diff --git a/lib/hypervisor/hv_xen.py b/lib/hypervisor/hv_xen.py
index 1afc1d9f1082e868a8ad64bb058fe5db0c63ce14..20c7230c03978f2c96b4a59f4f9289bead122b48 100644
--- a/lib/hypervisor/hv_xen.py
+++ b/lib/hypervisor/hv_xen.py
@@ -43,6 +43,38 @@ VIF_BRIDGE_SCRIPT = utils.PathJoin(pathutils.XEN_CONFIG_DIR,
 _DOM0_NAME = "Domain-0"
 
 
+def _CreateConfigCpus(cpu_mask):
+  """Create a CPU config string for Xen's config file.
+
+  """
+  # Convert the string CPU mask to a list of list of int's
+  cpu_list = utils.ParseMultiCpuMask(cpu_mask)
+
+  if len(cpu_list) == 1:
+    all_cpu_mapping = cpu_list[0]
+    if all_cpu_mapping == constants.CPU_PINNING_OFF:
+      # If CPU pinning has 1 entry that's "all", then remove the
+      # parameter from the config file
+      return None
+    else:
+      # If CPU pinning has one non-all entry, mapping all vCPUS (the entire
+      # VM) to one physical CPU, using format 'cpu = "C"'
+      return "cpu = \"%s\"" % ",".join(map(str, all_cpu_mapping))
+  else:
+
+    def _GetCPUMap(vcpu):
+      if vcpu[0] == constants.CPU_PINNING_ALL_VAL:
+        cpu_map = constants.CPU_PINNING_ALL_XEN
+      else:
+        cpu_map = ",".join(map(str, vcpu))
+      return "\"%s\"" % cpu_map
+
+    # build the result string in format 'cpus = [ "c", "c", "c" ]',
+    # where each c is a physical CPU number, a range, a list, or any
+    # combination
+    return "cpus = [ %s ]" % ", ".join(map(_GetCPUMap, cpu_list))
+
+
 class XenHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
   """Xen generic hypervisor interface
 
@@ -119,39 +151,6 @@ class XenHypervisor(hv_base.BaseHypervisor):
     """
     utils.RemoveFile(XenHypervisor._ConfigFileName(instance_name))
 
-  @classmethod
-  def _CreateConfigCpus(cls, cpu_mask):
-    """Create a CPU config string that's compatible with Xen's
-    configuration file.
-
-    """
-    # Convert the string CPU mask to a list of list of int's
-    cpu_list = utils.ParseMultiCpuMask(cpu_mask)
-
-    if len(cpu_list) == 1:
-      all_cpu_mapping = cpu_list[0]
-      if all_cpu_mapping == constants.CPU_PINNING_OFF:
-        # If CPU pinning has 1 entry that's "all", then remove the
-        # parameter from the config file
-        return None
-      else:
-        # If CPU pinning has one non-all entry, mapping all vCPUS (the entire
-        # VM) to one physical CPU, using format 'cpu = "C"'
-        return "cpu = \"%s\"" % ",".join(map(str, all_cpu_mapping))
-    else:
-
-      def _GetCPUMap(vcpu):
-        if vcpu[0] == constants.CPU_PINNING_ALL_VAL:
-          cpu_map = constants.CPU_PINNING_ALL_XEN
-        else:
-          cpu_map = ",".join(map(str, vcpu))
-        return "\"%s\"" % cpu_map
-
-      # build the result string in format 'cpus = [ "c", "c", "c" ]',
-      # where each c is a physical CPU number, a range, a list, or any
-      # combination
-      return "cpus = [ %s ]" % ", ".join(map(_GetCPUMap, cpu_list))
-
   @staticmethod
   def _RunXmList(xmlist_errors):
     """Helper function for L{_GetXMList} to run "xm list".
@@ -676,7 +675,7 @@ class XenPvmHypervisor(XenHypervisor):
     config.write("memory = %d\n" % startup_memory)
     config.write("maxmem = %d\n" % instance.beparams[constants.BE_MAXMEM])
     config.write("vcpus = %d\n" % instance.beparams[constants.BE_VCPUS])
-    cpu_pinning = cls._CreateConfigCpus(hvp[constants.HV_CPU_MASK])
+    cpu_pinning = _CreateConfigCpus(hvp[constants.HV_CPU_MASK])
     if cpu_pinning:
       config.write("%s\n" % cpu_pinning)
     cpu_cap = hvp[constants.HV_CPU_CAP]
@@ -779,7 +778,7 @@ class XenHvmHypervisor(XenHypervisor):
     config.write("memory = %d\n" % startup_memory)
     config.write("maxmem = %d\n" % instance.beparams[constants.BE_MAXMEM])
     config.write("vcpus = %d\n" % instance.beparams[constants.BE_VCPUS])
-    cpu_pinning = cls._CreateConfigCpus(hvp[constants.HV_CPU_MASK])
+    cpu_pinning = _CreateConfigCpus(hvp[constants.HV_CPU_MASK])
     if cpu_pinning:
       config.write("%s\n" % cpu_pinning)
     cpu_cap = hvp[constants.HV_CPU_CAP]
diff --git a/test/py/ganeti.hypervisor.hv_xen_unittest.py b/test/py/ganeti.hypervisor.hv_xen_unittest.py
index dc868396e6b5a71941c283a9efb605e0bed65e78..824a562d7f8ad83d39c2cd4489d058cfc9b9cba5 100755
--- a/test/py/ganeti.hypervisor.hv_xen_unittest.py
+++ b/test/py/ganeti.hypervisor.hv_xen_unittest.py
@@ -44,5 +44,24 @@ class TestConsole(unittest.TestCase):
       self.assertEqual(cons.command[-1], instance.name)
 
 
+class TestCreateConfigCpus(unittest.TestCase):
+  def testEmpty(self):
+    for cpu_mask in [None, ""]:
+      self.assertEqual(hv_xen._CreateConfigCpus(cpu_mask),
+                       "cpus = [  ]")
+
+  def testAll(self):
+    self.assertEqual(hv_xen._CreateConfigCpus(constants.CPU_PINNING_ALL),
+                     None)
+
+  def testOne(self):
+    self.assertEqual(hv_xen._CreateConfigCpus("9"), "cpu = \"9\"")
+
+  def testMultiple(self):
+    self.assertEqual(hv_xen._CreateConfigCpus("0-2,4,5-5:3:all"),
+                     ("cpus = [ \"0,1,2,4,5\", \"3\", \"%s\" ]" %
+                      constants.CPU_PINNING_ALL_XEN))
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   testutils.GanetiTestProgram()