diff -up parted-1.8.6/include/parted/device.h.xvd parted-1.8.6/include/parted/device.h
--- parted-1.8.6/include/parted/device.h.xvd	2007-01-12 10:15:10.000000000 -0500
+++ parted-1.8.6/include/parted/device.h	2007-11-05 14:00:59.000000000 -0500
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ typedef enum {
         PED_DEVICE_UBD          = 8,
         PED_DEVICE_DASD         = 9,
         PED_DEVICE_VIODASD      = 10,
-        PED_DEVICE_SX8          = 11
+        PED_DEVICE_SX8          = 11,
 #ifdef ENABLE_DEVICE_MAPPER
-                                    ,
-        PED_DEVICE_DM           = 12
+        PED_DEVICE_DM           = 12,
 #endif
+        PED_DEVICE_XVD          = 13
 } PedDeviceType;
 
 typedef struct _PedDevice PedDevice;
diff -up parted-1.8.6/libparted/arch/linux.c.xvd parted-1.8.6/libparted/arch/linux.c
--- parted-1.8.6/libparted/arch/linux.c.xvd	2007-03-19 20:57:51.000000000 -0400
+++ parted-1.8.6/libparted/arch/linux.c	2007-11-05 14:00:59.000000000 -0500
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ struct blkdev_ioctl_param {
 #define VIODASD_MAJOR           112
 #define SX8_MAJOR1              160
 #define SX8_MAJOR2              161
+#define XVD_MAJOR               202
 
 #define SCSI_BLK_MAJOR(M) (                                             \
                 (M) == SCSI_DISK0_MAJOR                                 \
@@ -456,6 +457,8 @@ _device_probe_type (PedDevice* dev)
         } else if (_is_dm_major(dev_major)) {
                 dev->type = PED_DEVICE_DM;
 #endif
+        } else if (dev_major == XVD_MAJOR && (dev_minor % 0x10 == 0)) {
+                dev->type = PED_DEVICE_XVD;
         } else {
                 dev->type = PED_DEVICE_UNKNOWN;
         }
@@ -1158,6 +1161,11 @@ linux_new (const char* path)
                 break;
 #endif
 
+        case PED_DEVICE_XVD:
+                if (!init_generic (dev, _("Xen Virtual Block Device")))
+                        goto error_free_arch_specific;
+                break;
+
         case PED_DEVICE_UNKNOWN:
                 if (!init_generic (dev, _("Unknown")))
                         goto error_free_arch_specific;
diff -up parted-1.8.6/parted/parted.c.xvd parted-1.8.6/parted/parted.c
--- parted-1.8.6/parted/parted.c.xvd	2007-11-05 14:00:59.000000000 -0500
+++ parted-1.8.6/parted/parted.c	2007-11-05 14:02:10.000000000 -0500
@@ -1227,9 +1227,10 @@ do_print (PedDevice** dev)
         int             has_free_arg = 0;
         int             has_list_arg = 0;
         int             has_num_arg = 0;
-        char*           transport[13] = {"unknown", "scsi", "ide", "dac960",
+        char*           transport[14] = {"unknown", "scsi", "ide", "dac960",
                                          "cpqarray", "file", "ataraid", "i2o",
-                                         "ubd", "dasd", "viodasd", "sx8", "dm"};
+                                         "ubd", "dasd", "viodasd", "sx8", "dm",
+                                         "xvd"};
         char*           peek_word;
         char*           start;
         char*           end;