1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index 3bc8a009bb..0311414c0a 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -202,6 +202,14 @@ static size_t type_object_get_size(TypeImpl *ti)
     return 0;
 }
 
+size_t object_type_get_instance_size(const char *typename)
+{
+    TypeImpl *type = type_get_by_name(typename);
+
+    g_assert(type != NULL);
+    return type_object_get_size(type);
+}
+
 static bool type_is_ancestor(TypeImpl *type, TypeImpl *target_type)
 {
     assert(target_type);