(Data loss-inducing issue) VMs terminate unexpectedly when their networkVM shuts down

tetrahedra · July 11, 2026, 3:41pm

Opened Qubes issue:

Kernel panic in Whonix Workstation-based VMs when their upstream NetVM shuts down

opened 03:40PM - 11 Jul 26 UTC

P: default

[How to file a helpful issue](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/issue-tracking/) ###… Qubes OS release 4.3 ### Brief summary Whonix Workstation (17 and 18) based VMs experience a kernel panic when their NetVMs shut down. See logs here: https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/data-loss-inducing-issue-vms-terminate-unexpectedly-when-their-networkvm-shuts-down/41152/20 Discussion with Whonix devs here: https://forums.whonix.org/t/data-loss-inducing-issue-vms-terminate-unexpectedly-when-their-networkvm-shuts-down/23396/15 ### Steps to reproduce - start a Whonix Workstation-based VM that uses `sys-whonix` as its NetVM - from dom0, run `qvm-kill sys-whonix`, or, from a `sys-whonix` terminal, type `sudo reboot` - watch as the Workstation-based VM shuts down as `sys-whonix` does - Note kernel panic in logs (see link) ### Expected behavior Workstation-based VM stays running even if `sys-whonix` shuts down.