Since libvirt is specifying '-no-shutdown', this bug is more likely a libvirt than qemu bug. Re-assigning.
** Package changed: qemu-kvm (Ubuntu) => libvirt (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/981658 Title: ubuntu12.04 guest kernel 3.2.14 ubuntu flavour is not able to shotdown succesfully To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/+bug/981658/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs