--- cpython-df2fdd42b375/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py	2013-08-26 20:28:21.000000000 +0000
+++ cpython/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py	2013-08-28 13:51:02.000000000 +0000
@@ -2923,29 +2923,21 @@
 
     ALLOWED_TYPES = ('processes',)
 
-    @classmethod
-    def _killer(cls, pid):
-        time.sleep(0.5)
-        os.kill(pid, signal.SIGUSR1)
-
-    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(signal, 'SIGUSR1'), 'requires SIGUSR1')
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(signal, 'alarm'), 'requires signal.alarm')
     def test_poll_eintr(self):
         got_signal = [False]
         def record(*args):
             got_signal[0] = True
         pid = os.getpid()
-        oldhandler = signal.signal(signal.SIGUSR1, record)
-        try:
-            killer = self.Process(target=self._killer, args=(pid,))
-            killer.start()
-            p = self.Process(target=time.sleep, args=(1,))
-            p.start()
-            p.join()
-            self.assertTrue(got_signal[0])
-            self.assertEqual(p.exitcode, 0)
-            killer.join()
-        finally:
-            signal.signal(signal.SIGUSR1, oldhandler)
+        oldhandler = signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, record)
+        self.addCleanup(signal.signal, signal.SIGALRM, oldhandler)
+        self.addCleanup(signal.alarm, 0)
+        signal.alarm(1)
+        p = self.Process(target=time.sleep, args=(2,))
+        p.start()
+        p.join()
+        self.assertTrue(got_signal[0])
+        self.assertEqual(p.exitcode, 0)
 
 #
 # Test to verify handle verification, see issue 3321