<parent>

In the hierarchy of host devices as detected by libvirt, specifies the name of the parent of a host device.

Text content

The name that libvirt uses to identify the parent of the host device. For host devices that do not have a parent, the value is computer.

Selected attributes

None.

Usage

Managing mediated devices with libvirt

Parent elements

<device> as a root element

Child elements

None.

Example

<device>
  ...
  <parent>css_0_0_0072</parent>
  ...
</device>