diff --git a/src/conf/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/src/conf/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index 5ff15e8787..d346442510 100644
--- a/src/conf/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/src/conf/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -2860,205 +2860,212 @@
       </interleave>
     </element>
   </define>
+
+  <define name="filesystemCommon">
+    <interleave>
+      <element name="target">
+        <attribute name="dir"/>
+        <empty/>
+      </element>
+      <optional>
+        <attribute name="accessmode">
+          <choice>
+            <value>passthrough</value>
+            <value>mapped</value>
+            <value>squash</value>
+          </choice>
+        </attribute>
+      </optional>
+      <optional>
+        <attribute name="multidevs">
+          <choice>
+            <value>default</value>
+            <value>remap</value>
+            <value>forbid</value>
+            <value>warn</value>
+          </choice>
+        </attribute>
+      </optional>
+      <optional>
+        <attribute name="fmode">
+          <ref name="createMode"/>
+        </attribute>
+      </optional>
+      <optional>
+        <attribute name="dmode">
+          <ref name="createMode"/>
+        </attribute>
+      </optional>
+      <optional>
+        <element name="readonly">
+          <empty/>
+        </element>
+      </optional>
+      <optional>
+        <ref name="deviceBoot"/>
+      </optional>
+      <optional>
+        <ref name="alias"/>
+      </optional>
+      <optional>
+        <ref name="acpi"/>
+      </optional>
+      <optional>
+        <ref name="address"/>
+      </optional>
+      <optional>
+        <element name="space_hard_limit">
+          <ref name="scaledInteger"/>
+        </element>
+      </optional>
+      <optional>
+        <element name="space_soft_limit">
+          <ref name="scaledInteger"/>
+        </element>
+      </optional>
+    </interleave>
+  </define>
+
   <define name="filesystem">
     <element name="filesystem">
-      <interleave>
-        <choice>
-          <group>
-            <attribute name="type">
-              <value>file</value>
-            </attribute>
-            <interleave>
-              <optional>
-                <ref name="fsDriver"/>
-              </optional>
-              <element name="source">
-                <attribute name="file">
-                  <ref name="absFilePath"/>
-                </attribute>
-                <empty/>
-              </element>
-            </interleave>
-          </group>
-          <group>
-            <attribute name="type">
-              <value>block</value>
-            </attribute>
-            <interleave>
-              <optional>
-                <ref name="fsDriver"/>
-              </optional>
-              <element name="source">
-                <attribute name="dev">
-                  <ref name="absFilePath"/>
-                </attribute>
-                <empty/>
-              </element>
-            </interleave>
-          </group>
-          <group>
-            <!-- type="mount" is default -->
+      <optional>
+        <attribute name="model">
+          <choice>
+            <value>virtio</value>
+            <value>virtio-transitional</value>
+            <value>virtio-non-transitional</value>
+          </choice>
+        </attribute>
+      </optional>
+      <choice>
+        <group>
+          <attribute name="type">
+            <value>file</value>
+          </attribute>
+          <interleave>
             <optional>
-              <attribute name="type">
-                <value>mount</value>
-              </attribute>
+              <ref name="fsDriver"/>
             </optional>
-            <interleave>
-              <optional>
-                <ref name="fsDriver"/>
-              </optional>
-              <optional>
-                <ref name="fsBinary"/>
-              </optional>
-              <element name="source">
-                <choice>
-                  <group>
-                    <attribute name="dir">
-                      <ref name="absDirPath"/>
-                    </attribute>
-                  </group>
-                  <group>
-                    <attribute name="socket">
-                      <ref name="absFilePath"/>
-                    </attribute>
-                  </group>
-                </choice>
-                <empty/>
-              </element>
-            </interleave>
-          </group>
-          <group>
-            <optional>
-              <attribute name="type">
-                <value>bind</value>
+            <element name="source">
+              <attribute name="file">
+                <ref name="absFilePath"/>
               </attribute>
-            </optional>
-            <interleave>
-              <optional>
-                <ref name="fsDriver"/>
-              </optional>
-              <element name="source">
-                <attribute name="dir">
-                  <ref name="absDirPath"/>
-                </attribute>
-                <empty/>
-              </element>
-            </interleave>
-          </group>
-          <group>
-            <attribute name="type">
-              <value>template</value>
-            </attribute>
-            <interleave>
-              <optional>
-                <ref name="fsDriver"/>
-              </optional>
-              <element name="source">
-                <attribute name="name">
-                  <ref name="genericName"/>
-                </attribute>
-                <empty/>
-              </element>
-            </interleave>
-          </group>
-          <group>
-            <attribute name="type">
-              <value>ram</value>
-            </attribute>
-            <interleave>
-              <optional>
-                <ref name="fsDriver"/>
-              </optional>
-              <element name="source">
-                <attribute name="usage">
-                  <ref name="unsignedLong"/>
-                </attribute>
-                <optional>
-                  <attribute name="units">
-                    <ref name="unit"/>
-                  </attribute>
-                </optional>
-                <empty/>
-              </element>
-            </interleave>
-          </group>
-        </choice>
-        <interleave>
-          <element name="target">
-            <attribute name="dir"/>
-            <empty/>
-          </element>
-          <optional>
-            <attribute name="accessmode">
-              <choice>
-                <value>passthrough</value>
-                <value>mapped</value>
-                <value>squash</value>
-              </choice>
-            </attribute>
-          </optional>
-          <optional>
-            <attribute name="multidevs">
-              <choice>
-                <value>default</value>
-                <value>remap</value>
-                <value>forbid</value>
-                <value>warn</value>
-              </choice>
-            </attribute>
-          </optional>
-          <optional>
-            <attribute name="fmode">
-              <ref name="createMode"/>
-            </attribute>
-          </optional>
-          <optional>
-            <attribute name="dmode">
-              <ref name="createMode"/>
-            </attribute>
-          </optional>
-          <optional>
-            <element name="readonly">
               <empty/>
             </element>
-          </optional>
-          <optional>
-            <ref name="deviceBoot"/>
-          </optional>
-          <optional>
-            <ref name="alias"/>
-          </optional>
-          <optional>
-            <ref name="acpi"/>
-          </optional>
-          <optional>
-            <ref name="address"/>
-          </optional>
-        </interleave>
-        <interleave>
-          <optional>
-            <element name="space_hard_limit">
-              <ref name="scaledInteger"/>
-            </element>
-          </optional>
-          <optional>
-            <element name="space_soft_limit">
-              <ref name="scaledInteger"/>
-            </element>
-          </optional>
-        </interleave>
-        <optional>
-          <attribute name="model">
-            <choice>
-              <value>virtio</value>
-              <value>virtio-transitional</value>
-              <value>virtio-non-transitional</value>
-            </choice>
+            <ref name="filesystemCommon"/>
+          </interleave>
+        </group>
+        <group>
+          <attribute name="type">
+            <value>block</value>
           </attribute>
-        </optional>
-      </interleave>
+          <interleave>
+            <optional>
+              <ref name="fsDriver"/>
+            </optional>
+            <element name="source">
+              <attribute name="dev">
+                <ref name="absFilePath"/>
+              </attribute>
+              <empty/>
+            </element>
+            <ref name="filesystemCommon"/>
+          </interleave>
+        </group>
+        <group>
+          <!-- type="mount" is default -->
+          <optional>
+            <attribute name="type">
+              <value>mount</value>
+            </attribute>
+          </optional>
+          <interleave>
+            <optional>
+              <ref name="fsDriver"/>
+            </optional>
+            <optional>
+              <ref name="fsBinary"/>
+            </optional>
+            <element name="source">
+              <choice>
+                <group>
+                  <attribute name="dir">
+                    <ref name="absDirPath"/>
+                  </attribute>
+                </group>
+                <group>
+                  <attribute name="socket">
+                    <ref name="absFilePath"/>
+                  </attribute>
+                </group>
+              </choice>
+              <empty/>
+            </element>
+            <ref name="filesystemCommon"/>
+          </interleave>
+        </group>
+        <group>
+          <optional>
+            <attribute name="type">
+              <value>bind</value>
+            </attribute>
+          </optional>
+          <interleave>
+            <optional>
+              <ref name="fsDriver"/>
+            </optional>
+            <element name="source">
+              <attribute name="dir">
+                <ref name="absDirPath"/>
+              </attribute>
+              <empty/>
+            </element>
+            <ref name="filesystemCommon"/>
+          </interleave>
+        </group>
+        <group>
+          <attribute name="type">
+            <value>template</value>
+          </attribute>
+          <interleave>
+            <optional>
+              <ref name="fsDriver"/>
+            </optional>
+            <element name="source">
+              <attribute name="name">
+                <ref name="genericName"/>
+              </attribute>
+              <empty/>
+            </element>
+            <ref name="filesystemCommon"/>
+          </interleave>
+        </group>
+        <group>
+          <attribute name="type">
+            <value>ram</value>
+          </attribute>
+          <interleave>
+            <optional>
+              <ref name="fsDriver"/>
+            </optional>
+            <element name="source">
+              <attribute name="usage">
+                <ref name="unsignedLong"/>
+              </attribute>
+              <optional>
+                <attribute name="units">
+                  <ref name="unit"/>
+                </attribute>
+              </optional>
+              <empty/>
+            </element>
+            <ref name="filesystemCommon"/>
+          </interleave>
+        </group>
+      </choice>
     </element>
   </define>
+
   <define name="fsDriver">
     <element name="driver">
       <!-- Annoying inconsistency. "disk" uses "name"