Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] char: do not use atexit cleanup handler

[Gerd Hoffmann]

  Hi,

> > > What about graphics threads ? In particular I'd be thinking of spice
> > > which uses threads and chardevs.
> > 
> > I think it should be quiesced after pause_all_vcpus returns.  Marc-André
> > should know, but it's better to check with Gerd.
> 
> In theory, spice_server_vm_stop() should be called at this point,

Yes, that should handle the qxl worker thread.

> and all chardev in spice are stopped too there, as well as the qxl
> worker processing thread (although the thread is not joined here
> neither..).

The chardevs are handled in iothread context anyway, so I don't think
they need any special care.

cheers,
  Gerd