1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 48bc9a7b9c..9abc4e8322 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -828,6 +828,17 @@ Object *qdev_get_machine(void)
     return dev;
 }
 
+Object *machine_get_container(const char *name)
+{
+    Object *container, *machine;
+
+    machine = qdev_get_machine();
+    container = object_resolve_path_component(machine, name);
+    assert(object_dynamic_cast(container, TYPE_CONTAINER));
+
+    return container;
+}
+
 char *qdev_get_human_name(DeviceState *dev)
 {
     g_assert(dev != NULL);