3 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bbtests.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bbtests.py
index 17da0fd32c..0693ba8cf8 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bbtests.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bbtests.py
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ class BitbakeTests(OESelftestTestCase):
         result = bitbake('man-db -c patch', ignore_status=True)
         self.delete_recipeinc('man-db')
         bitbake('-cclean man-db')
-        line = self.getline(result, "Function failed: patch_do_patch")
-        self.assertTrue(line and line.startswith("ERROR:"), msg = "Incorrectly formed patch application didn't fail. bitbake output: %s" % result.output)
+        found = False
+        for l in result.output.split('\n'):
+            if l.startswith("ERROR:") and "failed" in l and "do_patch" in l:
+                found = l
+        self.assertTrue(found and found.startswith("ERROR:"), msg = "Incorrectly formed patch application didn't fail. bitbake output: %s" % result.output)
 
     def test_force_task_1(self):
         # test 1 from bug 5875
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
index 15e617c95a..1445e3ecfb 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class QemuTarget(BaseTarget):
             if os.path.exists(self.qemulog):
                 with open(self.qemulog, 'r') as f:
                     bb.error("Qemu log output from %s:\n%s" % (self.qemulog, f.read()))
-            raise bb.build.FuncFailed("%s - FAILED to start qemu - check the task log and the boot log" % self.pn)
+            raise RuntimeError("%s - FAILED to start qemu - check the task log and the boot log" % self.pn)
 
     def check(self):
         return self.runner.is_alive()
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class QemuTarget(BaseTarget):
             self.server_ip = self.runner.server_ip
             self.connection = SSHControl(ip=self.ip, logfile=self.sshlog)
         else:
-            raise bb.build.FuncFailed("%s - FAILED to re-start qemu - check the task log and the boot log" % self.pn)
+            raise RuntimError("%s - FAILED to re-start qemu - check the task log and the boot log" % self.pn)
 
     def run_serial(self, command, timeout=60):
         return self.runner.run_serial(command, timeout=timeout)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py
index 59ebfbe125..7140bc73d2 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py
@@ -337,8 +337,8 @@ def runqemu(pn, ssh=True, runqemuparams='', image_fstype=None, launch_cmd=None,
         qemu.deploy()
         try:
             qemu.start(params=qemuparams, ssh=ssh, runqemuparams=runqemuparams, launch_cmd=launch_cmd, discard_writes=discard_writes)
-        except bb.build.FuncFailed:
-            msg = 'Failed to start QEMU - see the logs in %s' % logdir
+        except EXception as e:
+            msg = str(e) + '\nFailed to start QEMU - see the logs in %s' % logdir
             if os.path.exists(qemu.qemurunnerlog):
                 with open(qemu.qemurunnerlog, 'r') as f:
                     msg = msg + "Qemurunner log output from %s:\n%s" % (qemu.qemurunnerlog, f.read())