Just to confirm Dan. I was a fool and did not install the dummy handler for the masked signal I was using. I added the proper code over the weekend with no noticable effect (JDK 1.3 still sigtimedwait()'s on the signal :-(). --Chris - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/