1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index 865cffd025..c652da84cf 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ void cpu_synchronize_all_pre_loadvm(void)
     }
 }
 
-static int do_vm_stop(RunState state)
+static int do_vm_stop(RunState state, bool send_stop)
 {
     int ret = 0;
 
@@ -1002,7 +1002,9 @@ static int do_vm_stop(RunState state)
         pause_all_vcpus();
         runstate_set(state);
         vm_state_notify(0, state);
-        qapi_event_send_stop(&error_abort);
+        if (send_stop) {
+            qapi_event_send_stop(&error_abort);
+        }
     }
 
     bdrv_drain_all();
@@ -1012,6 +1014,14 @@ static int do_vm_stop(RunState state)
     return ret;
 }
 
+/* Special vm_stop() variant for terminating the process.  Historically clients
+ * did not expect a QMP STOP event and so we need to retain compatibility.
+ */
+int vm_shutdown(void)
+{
+    return do_vm_stop(RUN_STATE_SHUTDOWN, false);
+}
+
 static bool cpu_can_run(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     if (cpu->stop) {
@@ -1994,7 +2004,7 @@ int vm_stop(RunState state)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    return do_vm_stop(state);
+    return do_vm_stop(state, true);
 }
 
 /**