--- qemu-kvm-1.2.0/qemu-char.c~	2012-09-12 19:46:36.491936229 +0100
+++ qemu-kvm-1.2.0/qemu-char.c	2012-09-12 19:47:33.349972760 +0100
@@ -2268,9 +2268,8 @@
         }
         return ret;
     } else {
-        /* (Re-)connect for unconnected writing */
-        tcp_chr_connect(chr);
-        return 0;
+        /* XXX: indicate an error ? */
+        return len;
     }
 }