> > > Also, it seems -no-shutdown doesn't actually "stop the emulation" > > > as > > > said in the manual, it actually keeps the vm running (and using > > > cpu), > > > despite the OS trying to shutdown via ACPI. At least I tested so > > > with > > > Haiku (and acpi=true in kernel config), which properly exits QEMU > > > without -no-shutdown. > > > > Hmm, I think -no-shutdown should at least stop the CPUs executing. > > It is > > not really useful on its own though. The app managing QEMU would > > want to > > use the new JSON based monitor to listen for the SHUTDOWN event to > > be > > emitted, so it can detect the shutdown completing & then take > > action it > > wants either reset the guest, or kill QEMU, etc > > If I'm not missing something, -no-shutdown calls vm_stop(), which > calls > pause_all_vcpus().
Oh indeed, "info status" shows the VM as "paused". I was misled because the GUI window was still open... François.
