diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index bd831a37c9..539d60c4e6 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ src/conf/nwfilter_params.c
 src/conf/object_event.c
 src/conf/secret_conf.c
 src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
+src/conf/storage_adapter_conf.c
 src/conf/storage_conf.c
 src/conf/virchrdev.c
 src/conf/virdomainobjlist.c
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index f0d8efe507..b129dd712d 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ NWFILTER_CONF_SOURCES =						\
 
 # Storage driver generic impl APIs
 STORAGE_CONF_SOURCES =                                         \
+		conf/storage_adapter_conf.h conf/storage_adapter_conf.c \
 		conf/storage_conf.h conf/storage_conf.c
 
 # Interface driver generic impl APIs
diff --git a/src/conf/storage_adapter_conf.c b/src/conf/storage_adapter_conf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd57125a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/conf/storage_adapter_conf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+/*
+ * storage_adapter_conf.c: helpers to handle storage pool adapter manipulation
+ *                         (derived from storage_conf.c)
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include "storage_adapter_conf.h"
+
+#include "viralloc.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
+#include "virlog.h"
+#include "virstring.h"
+#include "virutil.h"
+#include "virxml.h"
+
+#define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_STORAGE
+
+VIR_LOG_INIT("conf.storage_adapter_conf");
+
+VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virStoragePoolSourceAdapter,
+              VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_LAST,
+              "default", "scsi_host", "fc_host")
+
+
+void
+virStoragePoolSourceAdapterClear(virStoragePoolSourceAdapterPtr adapter)
+{
+    if (adapter->type == VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_FC_HOST) {
+        VIR_FREE(adapter->data.fchost.wwnn);
+        VIR_FREE(adapter->data.fchost.wwpn);
+        VIR_FREE(adapter->data.fchost.parent);
+        VIR_FREE(adapter->data.fchost.parent_wwnn);
+        VIR_FREE(adapter->data.fchost.parent_wwpn);
+        VIR_FREE(adapter->data.fchost.parent_fabric_wwn);
+    } else if (adapter->type ==
+               VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_SCSI_HOST) {
+        VIR_FREE(adapter->data.scsi_host.name);
+    }
+}
+
+
+int
+virStoragePoolDefParseSourceAdapter(virStoragePoolSourcePtr source,
+                                    xmlNodePtr node,
+                                    xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt)
+{
+    int ret = -1;
+    xmlNodePtr relnode = ctxt->node;
+    char *adapter_type = NULL;
+    char *managed = NULL;
+
+    ctxt->node = node;
+
+    if ((adapter_type = virXMLPropString(node, "type"))) {
+        if ((source->adapter.type =
+             virStoragePoolSourceAdapterTypeFromString(adapter_type)) <= 0) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
+                           _("Unknown pool adapter type '%s'"),
+                           adapter_type);
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        if (source->adapter.type ==
+            VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_FC_HOST) {
+            source->adapter.data.fchost.parent =
+                virXMLPropString(node, "parent");
+            managed = virXMLPropString(node, "managed");
+            if (managed) {
+                source->adapter.data.fchost.managed =
+                    virTristateBoolTypeFromString(managed);
+                if (source->adapter.data.fchost.managed < 0) {
+                    virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
+                                   _("unknown fc_host managed setting '%s'"),
+                                   managed);
+                    goto cleanup;
+                }
+            }
+
+            source->adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwnn =
+                virXMLPropString(node, "parent_wwnn");
+            source->adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwpn =
+                virXMLPropString(node, "parent_wwpn");
+            source->adapter.data.fchost.parent_fabric_wwn =
+                virXMLPropString(node, "parent_fabric_wwn");
+
+            source->adapter.data.fchost.wwpn = virXMLPropString(node, "wwpn");
+            source->adapter.data.fchost.wwnn = virXMLPropString(node, "wwnn");
+        } else if (source->adapter.type ==
+                   VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_SCSI_HOST) {
+
+            source->adapter.data.scsi_host.name =
+                virXMLPropString(node, "name");
+            if (virXPathNode("./parentaddr", ctxt)) {
+                xmlNodePtr addrnode = virXPathNode("./parentaddr/address",
+                                                   ctxt);
+                virPCIDeviceAddressPtr addr =
+                    &source->adapter.data.scsi_host.parentaddr;
+
+                if (!addrnode) {
+                    virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
+                                   _("Missing scsi_host PCI address element"));
+                    goto cleanup;
+                }
+                source->adapter.data.scsi_host.has_parent = true;
+                if (virPCIDeviceAddressParseXML(addrnode, addr) < 0)
+                    goto cleanup;
+                if ((virXPathInt("string(./parentaddr/@unique_id)",
+                                 ctxt,
+                                 &source->adapter.data.scsi_host.unique_id) < 0) ||
+                    (source->adapter.data.scsi_host.unique_id < 0)) {
+                    virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
+                                   _("Missing or invalid scsi adapter "
+                                     "'unique_id' value"));
+                    goto cleanup;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        char *wwnn = virXMLPropString(node, "wwnn");
+        char *wwpn = virXMLPropString(node, "wwpn");
+        char *parent = virXMLPropString(node, "parent");
+
+        /* "type" was not specified in the XML, so we must verify that
+         * "wwnn", "wwpn", "parent", or "parentaddr" are also not in the
+         * XML. If any are found, then we cannot just use "name" alone".
+         */
+
+        if (wwnn || wwpn || parent) {
+            VIR_FREE(wwnn);
+            VIR_FREE(wwpn);
+            VIR_FREE(parent);
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
+                           _("Use of 'wwnn', 'wwpn', and 'parent' attributes "
+                             "requires use of the adapter 'type'"));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        if (virXPathNode("./parentaddr", ctxt)) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
+                           _("Use of 'parent' element requires use "
+                             "of the adapter 'type'"));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        /* To keep back-compat, 'type' is not required to specify
+         * for scsi_host adapter.
+         */
+        if ((source->adapter.data.scsi_host.name =
+             virXMLPropString(node, "name")))
+            source->adapter.type =
+                VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_SCSI_HOST;
+    }
+
+    ret = 0;
+
+ cleanup:
+    ctxt->node = relnode;
+    VIR_FREE(adapter_type);
+    VIR_FREE(managed);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
+int
+virStoragePoolSourceAdapterValidate(virStoragePoolDefPtr ret)
+{
+    if (!ret->source.adapter.type) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
+                       _("missing storage pool source adapter"));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (ret->source.adapter.type ==
+        VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_FC_HOST) {
+        if (!ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.wwnn ||
+            !ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.wwpn) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
+                           _("'wwnn' and 'wwpn' must be specified for adapter "
+                             "type 'fchost'"));
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        if (!virValidateWWN(ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.wwnn) ||
+            !virValidateWWN(ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.wwpn))
+            return -1;
+
+        if ((ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwnn &&
+             !ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwpn)) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR,
+                           _("when providing parent_wwnn='%s', the "
+                             "parent_wwpn must also be provided"),
+                           ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwnn);
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        if (!ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwnn &&
+             ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwpn) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR,
+                           _("when providing parent_wwpn='%s', the "
+                             "parent_wwnn must also be provided"),
+                           ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwpn);
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        if (ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwnn &&
+            !virValidateWWN(ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwnn))
+            return -1;
+
+        if (ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwpn &&
+            !virValidateWWN(ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwpn))
+            return -1;
+
+        if (ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_fabric_wwn &&
+            !virValidateWWN(ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_fabric_wwn))
+            return -1;
+
+    } else if (ret->source.adapter.type ==
+               VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_SCSI_HOST) {
+        if (!ret->source.adapter.data.scsi_host.name &&
+            !ret->source.adapter.data.scsi_host.has_parent) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
+                           _("Either 'name' or 'parent' must be specified "
+                             "for the 'scsi_host' adapter"));
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        if (ret->source.adapter.data.scsi_host.name &&
+            ret->source.adapter.data.scsi_host.has_parent) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
+                           _("Both 'name' and 'parent' cannot be specified "
+                             "for the 'scsi_host' adapter"));
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+void
+virStoragePoolSourceAdapterFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
+                                  virStoragePoolSourcePtr src)
+{
+    virBufferAsprintf(buf, "<adapter type='%s'",
+                      virStoragePoolSourceAdapterTypeToString(src->adapter.type));
+
+    if (src->adapter.type == VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_FC_HOST) {
+        virBufferEscapeString(buf, " parent='%s'",
+                              src->adapter.data.fchost.parent);
+        if (src->adapter.data.fchost.managed)
+            virBufferAsprintf(buf, " managed='%s'",
+                              virTristateBoolTypeToString(src->adapter.data.fchost.managed));
+        virBufferEscapeString(buf, " parent_wwnn='%s'",
+                              src->adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwnn);
+        virBufferEscapeString(buf, " parent_wwpn='%s'",
+                              src->adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwpn);
+        virBufferEscapeString(buf, " parent_fabric_wwn='%s'",
+                              src->adapter.data.fchost.parent_fabric_wwn);
+
+        virBufferAsprintf(buf, " wwnn='%s' wwpn='%s'/>\n",
+                          src->adapter.data.fchost.wwnn,
+                          src->adapter.data.fchost.wwpn);
+    } else if (src->adapter.type ==
+               VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_SCSI_HOST) {
+        if (src->adapter.data.scsi_host.name) {
+            virBufferAsprintf(buf, " name='%s'/>\n",
+                              src->adapter.data.scsi_host.name);
+        } else {
+            virPCIDeviceAddress addr;
+            virBufferAddLit(buf, ">\n");
+            virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, 2);
+            virBufferAsprintf(buf, "<parentaddr unique_id='%d'>\n",
+                              src->adapter.data.scsi_host.unique_id);
+            virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, 2);
+            addr = src->adapter.data.scsi_host.parentaddr;
+            ignore_value(virPCIDeviceAddressFormat(buf, addr, false));
+            virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, -2);
+            virBufferAddLit(buf, "</parentaddr>\n");
+            virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, -2);
+            virBufferAddLit(buf, "</adapter>\n");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/conf/storage_adapter_conf.h b/src/conf/storage_adapter_conf.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5dbbc01f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/conf/storage_adapter_conf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * storage_adapter_conf.h: helpers to handle storage pool adapter manipulation
+ *                         (derived from storage_conf.h)
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __VIR_STORAGE_ADAPTER_CONF_H__
+# define __VIR_STORAGE_ADAPTER_CONF_H__
+
+# include "virpci.h"
+# include "virxml.h"
+
+# include "storage_conf.h"
+
+void
+virStoragePoolSourceAdapterClear(virStoragePoolSourceAdapterPtr adapter);
+
+int
+virStoragePoolDefParseSourceAdapter(virStoragePoolSourcePtr source,
+                                    xmlNodePtr node,
+                                    xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt);
+
+int
+virStoragePoolSourceAdapterValidate(virStoragePoolDefPtr ret);
+
+void
+virStoragePoolSourceAdapterFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
+                                  virStoragePoolSourcePtr src);
+
+#endif /* __VIR_STORAGE_ADAPTER_CONF_H__ */
diff --git a/src/conf/storage_conf.c b/src/conf/storage_conf.c
index 008c23f52a..c5bc936904 100644
--- a/src/conf/storage_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/storage_conf.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "node_device_conf.h"
+#include "storage_adapter_conf.h"
 #include "storage_conf.h"
 #include "virstoragefile.h"
 
@@ -100,10 +101,6 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virStoragePartedFs,
               "ext2", "ext2",
               "extended")
 
-VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virStoragePoolSourceAdapter,
-              VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_LAST,
-              "default", "scsi_host", "fc_host")
-
 typedef const char *(*virStorageVolFormatToString)(int format);
 typedef int (*virStorageVolFormatFromString)(const char *format);
 
@@ -342,22 +339,6 @@ virStorageVolDefFree(virStorageVolDefPtr def)
     VIR_FREE(def);
 }
 
-static void
-virStoragePoolSourceAdapterClear(virStoragePoolSourceAdapterPtr adapter)
-{
-    if (adapter->type == VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_FC_HOST) {
-        VIR_FREE(adapter->data.fchost.wwnn);
-        VIR_FREE(adapter->data.fchost.wwpn);
-        VIR_FREE(adapter->data.fchost.parent);
-        VIR_FREE(adapter->data.fchost.parent_wwnn);
-        VIR_FREE(adapter->data.fchost.parent_wwpn);
-        VIR_FREE(adapter->data.fchost.parent_fabric_wwn);
-    } else if (adapter->type ==
-               VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_SCSI_HOST) {
-        VIR_FREE(adapter->data.scsi_host.name);
-    }
-}
-
 void
 virStoragePoolSourceDeviceClear(virStoragePoolSourceDevicePtr dev)
 {
@@ -462,127 +443,6 @@ virStoragePoolObjRemove(virStoragePoolObjListPtr pools,
     }
 }
 
-static int
-virStoragePoolDefParseSourceAdapter(virStoragePoolSourcePtr source,
-                                    xmlNodePtr node,
-                                    xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt)
-{
-    int ret = -1;
-    xmlNodePtr relnode = ctxt->node;
-    char *adapter_type = NULL;
-    char *managed = NULL;
-
-    ctxt->node = node;
-
-    if ((adapter_type = virXMLPropString(node, "type"))) {
-        if ((source->adapter.type =
-             virStoragePoolSourceAdapterTypeFromString(adapter_type)) <= 0) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
-                           _("Unknown pool adapter type '%s'"),
-                           adapter_type);
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
-
-        if (source->adapter.type ==
-            VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_FC_HOST) {
-            source->adapter.data.fchost.parent =
-                virXMLPropString(node, "parent");
-            managed = virXMLPropString(node, "managed");
-            if (managed) {
-                source->adapter.data.fchost.managed =
-                    virTristateBoolTypeFromString(managed);
-                if (source->adapter.data.fchost.managed < 0) {
-                    virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
-                                   _("unknown fc_host managed setting '%s'"),
-                                   managed);
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-            }
-
-            source->adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwnn =
-                virXMLPropString(node, "parent_wwnn");
-            source->adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwpn =
-                virXMLPropString(node, "parent_wwpn");
-            source->adapter.data.fchost.parent_fabric_wwn =
-                virXMLPropString(node, "parent_fabric_wwn");
-
-            source->adapter.data.fchost.wwpn = virXMLPropString(node, "wwpn");
-            source->adapter.data.fchost.wwnn = virXMLPropString(node, "wwnn");
-        } else if (source->adapter.type ==
-                   VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_SCSI_HOST) {
-
-            source->adapter.data.scsi_host.name =
-                virXMLPropString(node, "name");
-            if (virXPathNode("./parentaddr", ctxt)) {
-                xmlNodePtr addrnode = virXPathNode("./parentaddr/address",
-                                                   ctxt);
-                virPCIDeviceAddressPtr addr =
-                    &source->adapter.data.scsi_host.parentaddr;
-
-                if (!addrnode) {
-                    virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
-                                   _("Missing scsi_host PCI address element"));
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-                source->adapter.data.scsi_host.has_parent = true;
-                if (virPCIDeviceAddressParseXML(addrnode, addr) < 0)
-                    goto cleanup;
-                if ((virXPathInt("string(./parentaddr/@unique_id)",
-                                 ctxt,
-                                 &source->adapter.data.scsi_host.unique_id) < 0) ||
-                    (source->adapter.data.scsi_host.unique_id < 0)) {
-                    virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
-                                   _("Missing or invalid scsi adapter "
-                                     "'unique_id' value"));
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    } else {
-        char *wwnn = virXMLPropString(node, "wwnn");
-        char *wwpn = virXMLPropString(node, "wwpn");
-        char *parent = virXMLPropString(node, "parent");
-
-        /* "type" was not specified in the XML, so we must verify that
-         * "wwnn", "wwpn", "parent", or "parentaddr" are also not in the
-         * XML. If any are found, then we cannot just use "name" alone".
-         */
-
-        if (wwnn || wwpn || parent) {
-            VIR_FREE(wwnn);
-            VIR_FREE(wwpn);
-            VIR_FREE(parent);
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
-                           _("Use of 'wwnn', 'wwpn', and 'parent' attributes "
-                             "requires use of the adapter 'type'"));
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
-
-        if (virXPathNode("./parentaddr", ctxt)) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
-                           _("Use of 'parent' element requires use "
-                             "of the adapter 'type'"));
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
-
-        /* To keep back-compat, 'type' is not required to specify
-         * for scsi_host adapter.
-         */
-        if ((source->adapter.data.scsi_host.name =
-             virXMLPropString(node, "name")))
-            source->adapter.type =
-                VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_SCSI_HOST;
-    }
-
-    ret = 0;
-
- cleanup:
-    ctxt->node = relnode;
-    VIR_FREE(adapter_type);
-    VIR_FREE(managed);
-    return ret;
-}
-
 
 static int
 virStoragePoolDefParseSource(xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt,
@@ -850,81 +710,6 @@ virStorageDefParsePerms(xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt,
     return ret;
 }
 
-static int
-virStoragePoolSourceAdapterValidate(virStoragePoolDefPtr ret)
-{
-    if (!ret->source.adapter.type) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
-                       _("missing storage pool source adapter"));
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    if (ret->source.adapter.type ==
-        VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_FC_HOST) {
-        if (!ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.wwnn ||
-            !ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.wwpn) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
-                           _("'wwnn' and 'wwpn' must be specified for adapter "
-                             "type 'fchost'"));
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        if (!virValidateWWN(ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.wwnn) ||
-            !virValidateWWN(ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.wwpn))
-            return -1;
-
-        if ((ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwnn &&
-             !ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwpn)) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR,
-                           _("when providing parent_wwnn='%s', the "
-                             "parent_wwpn must also be provided"),
-                           ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwnn);
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        if (!ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwnn &&
-             ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwpn) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR,
-                           _("when providing parent_wwpn='%s', the "
-                             "parent_wwnn must also be provided"),
-                           ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwpn);
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        if (ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwnn &&
-            !virValidateWWN(ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwnn))
-            return -1;
-
-        if (ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwpn &&
-            !virValidateWWN(ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwpn))
-            return -1;
-
-        if (ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_fabric_wwn &&
-            !virValidateWWN(ret->source.adapter.data.fchost.parent_fabric_wwn))
-            return -1;
-
-    } else if (ret->source.adapter.type ==
-               VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_SCSI_HOST) {
-        if (!ret->source.adapter.data.scsi_host.name &&
-            !ret->source.adapter.data.scsi_host.has_parent) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
-                           _("Either 'name' or 'parent' must be specified "
-                             "for the 'scsi_host' adapter"));
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        if (ret->source.adapter.data.scsi_host.name &&
-            ret->source.adapter.data.scsi_host.has_parent) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
-                           _("Both 'name' and 'parent' cannot be specified "
-                             "for the 'scsi_host' adapter"));
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 
 static virStoragePoolDefPtr
 virStoragePoolDefParseXML(xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt)
@@ -1122,50 +907,6 @@ virStoragePoolDefParseFile(const char *filename)
     return virStoragePoolDefParse(NULL, filename);
 }
 
-static void
-virStoragePoolSourceAdapterFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
-                                  virStoragePoolSourcePtr src)
-{
-    virBufferAsprintf(buf, "<adapter type='%s'",
-                      virStoragePoolSourceAdapterTypeToString(src->adapter.type));
-
-    if (src->adapter.type == VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_FC_HOST) {
-        virBufferEscapeString(buf, " parent='%s'",
-                              src->adapter.data.fchost.parent);
-        if (src->adapter.data.fchost.managed)
-            virBufferAsprintf(buf, " managed='%s'",
-                              virTristateBoolTypeToString(src->adapter.data.fchost.managed));
-        virBufferEscapeString(buf, " parent_wwnn='%s'",
-                              src->adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwnn);
-        virBufferEscapeString(buf, " parent_wwpn='%s'",
-                              src->adapter.data.fchost.parent_wwpn);
-        virBufferEscapeString(buf, " parent_fabric_wwn='%s'",
-                              src->adapter.data.fchost.parent_fabric_wwn);
-
-        virBufferAsprintf(buf, " wwnn='%s' wwpn='%s'/>\n",
-                          src->adapter.data.fchost.wwnn,
-                          src->adapter.data.fchost.wwpn);
-    } else if (src->adapter.type ==
-               VIR_STORAGE_POOL_SOURCE_ADAPTER_TYPE_SCSI_HOST) {
-        if (src->adapter.data.scsi_host.name) {
-            virBufferAsprintf(buf, " name='%s'/>\n",
-                              src->adapter.data.scsi_host.name);
-        } else {
-            virPCIDeviceAddress addr;
-            virBufferAddLit(buf, ">\n");
-            virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, 2);
-            virBufferAsprintf(buf, "<parentaddr unique_id='%d'>\n",
-                              src->adapter.data.scsi_host.unique_id);
-            virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, 2);
-            addr = src->adapter.data.scsi_host.parentaddr;
-            ignore_value(virPCIDeviceAddressFormat(buf, addr, false));
-            virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, -2);
-            virBufferAddLit(buf, "</parentaddr>\n");
-            virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, -2);
-            virBufferAddLit(buf, "</adapter>\n");
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 static int
 virStoragePoolSourceFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 3f8381eb4e..75e0f36c8f 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -847,6 +847,13 @@ virDomainSnapshotStateTypeToString;
 virDomainSnapshotUpdateRelations;
 
 
+# conf/storage_adapter_conf.h
+virStoragePoolDefParseSourceAdapter;
+virStoragePoolSourceAdapterClear;
+virStoragePoolSourceAdapterFormat;
+virStoragePoolSourceAdapterValidate;
+
+
 # conf/storage_conf.h
 virStoragePartedFsTypeToString;
 virStoragePoolDefFormat;