1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/qemurunner.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/qemurunner.py
index f6e1007288..cb0be5603c 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/qemurunner.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/qemurunner.py
@@ -534,6 +534,10 @@ class QemuRunner:
             self.thread.stop()
             self.thread.join()
 
+    def allowexit(self):
+        if self.thread:
+            self.thread.allowexit()
+
     def restart(self, qemuparams = None):
         self.logger.warning("Restarting qemu process")
         if self.runqemu.poll() is None:
@@ -630,6 +634,7 @@ class LoggingThread(threading.Thread):
         self.logger = logger
         self.readsock = None
         self.running = False
+        self.canexit = False
 
         self.errorevents = select.POLLERR | select.POLLHUP | select.POLLNVAL
         self.readevents = select.POLLIN | select.POLLPRI
@@ -663,6 +668,9 @@ class LoggingThread(threading.Thread):
         self.close_ignore_error(self.writepipe)
         self.running = False
 
+    def allowexit(self):
+        self.canexit = True
+
     def eventloop(self):
         poll = select.poll()
         event_read_mask = self.errorevents | self.readevents
@@ -719,7 +727,9 @@ class LoggingThread(threading.Thread):
             # happened. But for this code it counts as an
             # error since the connection shouldn't go away
             # until qemu exits.
-            raise Exception("Console connection closed unexpectedly")
+            if not self.canexit:
+                raise Exception("Console connection closed unexpectedly")
+            return ''
 
         return data