--- xorg-server-1.3.0.0/os/utils.c.jx	2007-04-25 13:28:05.000000000 -0400
+++ xorg-server-1.3.0.0/os/utils.c	2007-04-30 14:33:04.000000000 -0400
@@ -1725,6 +1725,8 @@
     int pid;
 } *pidlist;
 
+static sighandler_t old_alarm = NULL; /* XXX horrible awful hack */
+
 pointer
 Popen(char *command, char *type)
 {
@@ -1746,11 +1748,15 @@
 	return NULL;
     }
 
+    /* Ignore the smart scheduler while this is going on */
+    old_alarm = signal(SIGALRM, SIG_IGN);
+
     switch (pid = fork()) {
     case -1: 	/* error */
 	close(pdes[0]);
 	close(pdes[1]);
 	xfree(cur);
+	signal(SIGALRM, old_alarm);
 	return NULL;
     case 0:	/* child */
 	if (setgid(getgid()) == -1)
@@ -1926,6 +1932,8 @@
     /* allow EINTR again */
     OsReleaseSignals ();
     
+    signal(SIGALRM, old_alarm);
+
     return pid == -1 ? -1 : pstat;
 }