--- domain_conf.c.back	2008-12-04 15:31:40.000000000 +0000
+++ domain_conf.c	2008-12-04 20:30:31.000000000 +0000
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@
               "usb",
               "pci")
 
+VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainNetQemuAllocate, VIR_DOMAIN_NET_QEMU_ALLOC_LAST,
+              "true",
+              "false")
+
 #define virDomainReportError(conn, code, fmt...)                             \
         virReportErrorHelper(conn, VIR_FROM_DOMAIN, code, __FILE__,        \
                                __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, fmt)
@@ -787,6 +791,7 @@
     char *address = NULL;
     char *port = NULL;
     char *model = NULL;
+    char *qemu_alloc = NULL;
 
     if (VIR_ALLOC(def) < 0) {
         virDomainReportError(conn, VIR_ERR_NO_MEMORY, NULL);
@@ -800,6 +805,17 @@
                                  _("unknown interface type '%s'"), type);
             goto error;
         }
+	qemu_alloc =  virXMLPropString(node, "qemu");
+	if( qemu_alloc!=NULL){
+		 if ((def->qemu_allocate = virDomainNetQemuAllocateTypeFromString(qemu_alloc)) < 0) {
+           		 virDomainReportError(conn, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                                 _("unknown qemu alloc  '%s'"), qemu_alloc);
+        	    goto error;
+	        }
+
+	}else{
+		def->qemu_allocate = VIR_DOMAIN_NET_QEMU_ALLOC_TRUE; // by default the aloocation will be true
+	} 
     } else {
         def->type = VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_USER;
     }
@@ -818,6 +834,7 @@
                        (def->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE) &&
                        (xmlStrEqual(cur->name, BAD_CAST "source"))) {
                 bridge = virXMLPropString(cur, "bridge");
+
             } else if ((dev == NULL) &&
                        (def->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_ETHERNET) &&
                        xmlStrEqual(cur->name, BAD_CAST "source")) {