diff -r 265124610789 -r fea4c6760ca5 iro/tests/testloglock.py
--- a/iro/tests/testloglock.py	Sun Dec 18 16:43:22 2011 +0100
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-
-import unittest
-import os
-import tempfile
-import signal
-import threading
-import time
-
-class testLogLock(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_ThreadingAndLocks(self):
-        #create a thread, have that thread grab a lock, and sleep.
-        fd, file = tempfile.mkstemp('.nonlog')
-        _lock = threading.RLock()
-        os.close(fd)
-        def locker():
-            os.write(fd, 'Thread acquiring lock\n')
-            _lock.acquire()
-            os.write(fd, 'Thread acquired lock\n')
-            time.sleep(0.4)
-            os.write(fd, 'Thread releasing lock\n')
-            _lock.release()
-            os.write(fd, 'Thread released lock\n')
-
-        #Then in the main thread, throw a signal to self
-        def handleSignal(sigNum, frame):
-            os.write(fd, 'Main Thread acquiring lock\n')
-            lock = False
-            endtime = time.time() + 1.0
-            while not lock:
-                lock = _lock.acquire(blocking=0)
-                time.sleep(0.01)
-                if time.time() > endtime:
-                    break
-            if not lock:
-                os.write(fd, 'Main Thread could not acquire lock\n')
-                return
-            os.write(fd, 'Main Thread acquired lock\n')
-            os.write(fd, 'Main Thread releasing lock\n')
-            _lock.release()
-            os.write(fd, 'Main Thread released lock\n')
-
-        sighndlr = signal.signal(signal.SIGUSR1, handleSignal)
-        try:
-            fd = os.open(file, os.O_SYNC | os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT)
-            thread = threading.Thread(target=locker)
-            thread.start()
-            time.sleep(0.1)
-            os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGUSR1)
-            thread.join()
-
-            #check the results
-            os.close(fd)
-            fileconts = open(file, 'r').read()
-            self.assertTrue('Main Thread released lock' in fileconts)
-            self.assertEqual(fileconts,
-                '''Thread acquiring lock
-Thread acquired lock
-Main Thread acquiring lock
-Thread releasing lock
-Thread released lock
-Main Thread acquired lock
-Main Thread releasing lock
-Main Thread released lock
-''')
-
-            #Now try after acquiring the lock from the main thread
-            fd = os.open(file, os.O_SYNC | os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT)
-            _lock.acquire()
-            thread = threading.Thread(target=locker)
-            thread.start()
-            time.sleep(0.1)
-            os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGUSR1)
-            _lock.release()
-            thread.join()
-            os.close(fd)
-            fileconts = open(file, 'r').read()
-            self.assertEqual(fileconts,
-                '''Thread acquiring lock
-Main Thread acquiring lock
-Main Thread acquired lock
-Main Thread releasing lock
-Main Thread released lock
-Thread acquired lock
-Thread releasing lock
-Thread released lock
-''')
-
-        finally:
-            signal.signal(signal.SIGUSR1, sighndlr)
-            try:
-                os.close(fd)
-            except OSError:
-                pass
-            try:
-                os.unlink(file)
-            except OSError:
-                pass
-