diff --git a/arch/um/include/longjmp.h b/arch/um/include/longjmp.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..50f5df18e46d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/um/include/longjmp.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef __UML_LONGJMP_H
+#define __UML_LONGJMP_H
+
+#include <setjmp.h>
+#include "os.h"
+
+#define UML_SIGLONGJMP(buf, val) do { \
+	siglongjmp(*buf, val);		\
+} while(0)
+
+#define UML_SIGSETJMP(buf, enable) ({ \
+	int n; \
+	enable = get_signals(); \
+	n = sigsetjmp(*buf, 1); \
+	if(n != 0) \
+		set_signals(enable); \
+	n; })
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/main.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/main.c
index 98becd18f211..2878e89a674f 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/main.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/main.c
@@ -81,20 +81,8 @@ extern void scan_elf_aux( char **envp);
 int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 {
 	char **new_argv;
-	sigset_t mask;
 	int ret, i, err;
 
-	/* Enable all signals except SIGIO - in some environments, we can
-	 * enter with some signals blocked
-	 */
-
-	sigemptyset(&mask);
-	sigaddset(&mask, SIGIO);
-	if(sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &mask, NULL) < 0){
-		perror("sigprocmask");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
 #ifdef UML_CONFIG_CMDLINE_ON_HOST
 	/* Allocate memory for thread command lines */
 	if(argc < 2 || strlen(argv[1]) < THREAD_NAME_LEN - 1){
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/process.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/process.c
index 39815c6b5e45..7f5e2dac2a35 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/process.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/process.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "process.h"
 #include "irq_user.h"
 #include "kern_util.h"
+#include "longjmp.h"
 
 #define ARBITRARY_ADDR -1
 #define FAILURE_PID    -1
@@ -205,24 +206,13 @@ void init_new_thread_signals(int altstack)
 
 int run_kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, void **jmp_ptr)
 {
-       sigjmp_buf buf;
-       int n;
+	sigjmp_buf buf;
+	int n, enable;
 
-       *jmp_ptr = &buf;
-       n = sigsetjmp(buf, 1);
-       if(n != 0)
-               return(n);
-       (*fn)(arg);
-       return(0);
+	*jmp_ptr = &buf;
+	n = UML_SIGSETJMP(&buf, enable);
+	if(n != 0)
+		return(n);
+	(*fn)(arg);
+	return(0);
 }
-
-/*
- * Overrides for Emacs so that we follow Linus's tabbing style.
- * Emacs will notice this stuff at the end of the file and automatically
- * adjust the settings for this buffer only.  This must remain at the end
- * of the file.
- * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Local variables:
- * c-file-style: "linux"
- * End:
- */
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/signal.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/signal.c
index 56ca95931b41..f11b3124a0c8 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/signal.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/signal.c
@@ -20,23 +20,58 @@
 #include "mode.h"
 #include "os.h"
 
+/* These are the asynchronous signals.  SIGVTALRM and SIGARLM are handled
+ * together under SIGVTALRM_BIT.  SIGPROF is excluded because we want to
+ * be able to profile all of UML, not just the non-critical sections.  If
+ * profiling is not thread-safe, then that is not my problem.  We can disable
+ * profiling when SMP is enabled in that case.
+ */
+#define SIGIO_BIT 0
+#define SIGIO_MASK (1 << SIGIO_BIT)
+
+#define SIGVTALRM_BIT 1
+#define SIGVTALRM_MASK (1 << SIGVTALRM_BIT)
+
+#define SIGALRM_BIT 2
+#define SIGALRM_MASK (1 << SIGALRM_BIT)
+
+static int signals_enabled = 1;
+static int pending = 0;
+
 void sig_handler(ARCH_SIGHDLR_PARAM)
 {
 	struct sigcontext *sc;
+	int enabled;
+
+	/* Must be the first thing that this handler does - x86_64 stores
+	 * the sigcontext in %rdx, and we need to save it before it has a
+	 * chance to get trashed.
+	 */
 
 	ARCH_GET_SIGCONTEXT(sc, sig);
+
+	enabled = signals_enabled;
+	if(!enabled && (sig == SIGIO)){
+		pending |= SIGIO_MASK;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	block_signals();
+
 	CHOOSE_MODE_PROC(sig_handler_common_tt, sig_handler_common_skas,
 			 sig, sc);
+
+	set_signals(enabled);
 }
 
 extern int timer_irq_inited;
 
-void alarm_handler(ARCH_SIGHDLR_PARAM)
+static void real_alarm_handler(int sig, struct sigcontext *sc)
 {
-	struct sigcontext *sc;
-
-	ARCH_GET_SIGCONTEXT(sc, sig);
-	if(!timer_irq_inited) return;
+	if(!timer_irq_inited){
+		signals_enabled = 1;
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if(sig == SIGALRM)
 		switch_timers(0);
@@ -46,6 +81,29 @@ void alarm_handler(ARCH_SIGHDLR_PARAM)
 
 	if(sig == SIGALRM)
 		switch_timers(1);
+
+}
+
+void alarm_handler(ARCH_SIGHDLR_PARAM)
+{
+	struct sigcontext *sc;
+	int enabled;
+
+	ARCH_GET_SIGCONTEXT(sc, sig);
+
+	enabled = signals_enabled;
+	if(!signals_enabled){
+		if(sig == SIGVTALRM)
+			pending |= SIGVTALRM_MASK;
+		else pending |= SIGALRM_MASK;
+
+		return;
+	}
+
+	block_signals();
+
+	real_alarm_handler(sig, sc);
+	set_signals(enabled);
 }
 
 extern void do_boot_timer_handler(struct sigcontext * sc);
@@ -53,10 +111,22 @@ extern void do_boot_timer_handler(struct sigcontext * sc);
 void boot_timer_handler(ARCH_SIGHDLR_PARAM)
 {
 	struct sigcontext *sc;
+	int enabled;
 
 	ARCH_GET_SIGCONTEXT(sc, sig);
 
+	enabled = signals_enabled;
+	if(!enabled){
+		if(sig == SIGVTALRM)
+			pending |= SIGVTALRM_MASK;
+		else pending |= SIGALRM_MASK;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	block_signals();
+
 	do_boot_timer_handler(sc);
+	set_signals(enabled);
 }
 
 void set_sigstack(void *sig_stack, int size)
@@ -83,6 +153,7 @@ void set_handler(int sig, void (*handler)(int), int flags, ...)
 {
 	struct sigaction action;
 	va_list ap;
+	sigset_t sig_mask;
 	int mask;
 
 	va_start(ap, flags);
@@ -95,7 +166,12 @@ void set_handler(int sig, void (*handler)(int), int flags, ...)
 	action.sa_flags = flags;
 	action.sa_restorer = NULL;
 	if(sigaction(sig, &action, NULL) < 0)
-		panic("sigaction failed");
+		panic("sigaction failed - errno = %d\n", errno);
+
+	sigemptyset(&sig_mask);
+	sigaddset(&sig_mask, sig);
+	if(sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &sig_mask, NULL) < 0)
+		panic("sigprocmask failed - errno = %d\n", errno);
 }
 
 int change_sig(int signal, int on)
@@ -108,91 +184,74 @@ int change_sig(int signal, int on)
 	return(!sigismember(&old, signal));
 }
 
-/* Both here and in set/get_signal we don't touch SIGPROF, because we must not
- * disable profiling; it's safe because the profiling code does not interact
- * with the kernel code at all.*/
-
-static void change_signals(int type)
-{
-	sigset_t mask;
-
-	sigemptyset(&mask);
-	sigaddset(&mask, SIGVTALRM);
-	sigaddset(&mask, SIGALRM);
-	sigaddset(&mask, SIGIO);
-	if(sigprocmask(type, &mask, NULL) < 0)
-		panic("Failed to change signal mask - errno = %d", errno);
-}
-
 void block_signals(void)
 {
-	change_signals(SIG_BLOCK);
+	signals_enabled = 0;
 }
 
 void unblock_signals(void)
 {
-	change_signals(SIG_UNBLOCK);
-}
+	int save_pending;
 
-/* These are the asynchronous signals.  SIGVTALRM and SIGARLM are handled
- * together under SIGVTALRM_BIT.  SIGPROF is excluded because we want to
- * be able to profile all of UML, not just the non-critical sections.  If
- * profiling is not thread-safe, then that is not my problem.  We can disable
- * profiling when SMP is enabled in that case.
- */
-#define SIGIO_BIT 0
-#define SIGVTALRM_BIT 1
+	if(signals_enabled == 1)
+		return;
 
-static int enable_mask(sigset_t *mask)
-{
-	int sigs;
+	/* We loop because the IRQ handler returns with interrupts off.  So,
+	 * interrupts may have arrived and we need to re-enable them and
+	 * recheck pending.
+	 */
+	while(1){
+		/* Save and reset save_pending after enabling signals.  This
+		 * way, pending won't be changed while we're reading it.
+		 */
+		signals_enabled = 1;
 
-	sigs = sigismember(mask, SIGIO) ? 0 : 1 << SIGIO_BIT;
-	sigs |= sigismember(mask, SIGVTALRM) ? 0 : 1 << SIGVTALRM_BIT;
-	sigs |= sigismember(mask, SIGALRM) ? 0 : 1 << SIGVTALRM_BIT;
-	return(sigs);
+		save_pending = pending;
+		if(save_pending == 0)
+			return;
+
+		pending = 0;
+
+		/* We have pending interrupts, so disable signals, as the
+		 * handlers expect them off when they are called.  They will
+		 * be enabled again above.
+		 */
+
+		signals_enabled = 0;
+
+		/* Deal with SIGIO first because the alarm handler might
+		 * schedule, leaving the pending SIGIO stranded until we come
+		 * back here.
+		 */
+		if(save_pending & SIGIO_MASK)
+			CHOOSE_MODE_PROC(sig_handler_common_tt,
+					 sig_handler_common_skas, SIGIO, NULL);
+
+		if(save_pending & SIGALRM_MASK)
+			real_alarm_handler(SIGALRM, NULL);
+
+		if(save_pending & SIGVTALRM_MASK)
+			real_alarm_handler(SIGVTALRM, NULL);
+	}
 }
 
 int get_signals(void)
 {
-	sigset_t mask;
-
-	if(sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, NULL, &mask) < 0)
-		panic("Failed to get signal mask");
-	return(enable_mask(&mask));
+	return signals_enabled;
 }
 
 int set_signals(int enable)
 {
-	sigset_t mask;
 	int ret;
+	if(signals_enabled == enable)
+		return enable;
 
-	sigemptyset(&mask);
-	if(enable & (1 << SIGIO_BIT))
-		sigaddset(&mask, SIGIO);
-	if(enable & (1 << SIGVTALRM_BIT)){
-		sigaddset(&mask, SIGVTALRM);
-		sigaddset(&mask, SIGALRM);
-	}
+	ret = signals_enabled;
+	if(enable)
+		unblock_signals();
+	else block_signals();
 
-	/* This is safe - sigprocmask is guaranteed to copy locally the
-	 * value of new_set, do his work and then, at the end, write to
-	 * old_set.
-	 */
-	if(sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &mask, &mask) < 0)
-		panic("Failed to enable signals");
-	ret = enable_mask(&mask);
-	sigemptyset(&mask);
-	if((enable & (1 << SIGIO_BIT)) == 0)
-		sigaddset(&mask, SIGIO);
-	if((enable & (1 << SIGVTALRM_BIT)) == 0){
-		sigaddset(&mask, SIGVTALRM);
-		sigaddset(&mask, SIGALRM);
-	}
-	if(sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &mask, NULL) < 0)
-		panic("Failed to block signals");
-
-	return(ret);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void os_usr1_signal(int on)
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/skas/process.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/skas/process.c
index b959b2618b7f..120a21c5883f 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/skas/process.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/skas/process.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "mem.h"
 #include "uml-config.h"
 #include "process.h"
+#include "longjmp.h"
 
 int is_skas_winch(int pid, int fd, void *data)
 {
@@ -433,6 +434,7 @@ void new_thread(void *stack, void **switch_buf_ptr, void **fork_buf_ptr,
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	sigjmp_buf switch_buf, fork_buf;
+	int enable;
 
 	*switch_buf_ptr = &switch_buf;
 	*fork_buf_ptr = &fork_buf;
@@ -447,7 +449,7 @@ void new_thread(void *stack, void **switch_buf_ptr, void **fork_buf_ptr,
 	 */
 	flags = get_signals();
 	block_signals();
-	if(sigsetjmp(fork_buf, 1) == 0)
+	if(UML_SIGSETJMP(&fork_buf, enable) == 0)
 		new_thread_proc(stack, handler);
 
 	remove_sigstack();
@@ -458,20 +460,22 @@ void new_thread(void *stack, void **switch_buf_ptr, void **fork_buf_ptr,
 void thread_wait(void *sw, void *fb)
 {
 	sigjmp_buf buf, **switch_buf = sw, *fork_buf;
+	int enable;
 
 	*switch_buf = &buf;
 	fork_buf = fb;
-	if(sigsetjmp(buf, 1) == 0)
+	if(UML_SIGSETJMP(&buf, enable) == 0)
 		siglongjmp(*fork_buf, INIT_JMP_REMOVE_SIGSTACK);
 }
 
 void switch_threads(void *me, void *next)
 {
 	sigjmp_buf my_buf, **me_ptr = me, *next_buf = next;
+	int enable;
 
 	*me_ptr = &my_buf;
-	if(sigsetjmp(my_buf, 1) == 0)
-		siglongjmp(*next_buf, 1);
+	if(UML_SIGSETJMP(&my_buf, enable) == 0)
+		UML_SIGLONGJMP(next_buf, 1);
 }
 
 static sigjmp_buf initial_jmpbuf;
@@ -484,14 +488,14 @@ static sigjmp_buf *cb_back;
 int start_idle_thread(void *stack, void *switch_buf_ptr, void **fork_buf_ptr)
 {
 	sigjmp_buf **switch_buf = switch_buf_ptr;
-	int n;
+	int n, enable;
 
 	set_handler(SIGWINCH, (__sighandler_t) sig_handler,
 		    SA_ONSTACK | SA_RESTART, SIGUSR1, SIGIO, SIGALRM,
 		    SIGVTALRM, -1);
 
 	*fork_buf_ptr = &initial_jmpbuf;
-	n = sigsetjmp(initial_jmpbuf, 1);
+	n = UML_SIGSETJMP(&initial_jmpbuf, enable);
 	switch(n){
 	case INIT_JMP_NEW_THREAD:
 		new_thread_proc((void *) stack, new_thread_handler);
@@ -501,7 +505,7 @@ int start_idle_thread(void *stack, void *switch_buf_ptr, void **fork_buf_ptr)
 		break;
 	case INIT_JMP_CALLBACK:
 		(*cb_proc)(cb_arg);
-		siglongjmp(*cb_back, 1);
+		UML_SIGLONGJMP(cb_back, 1);
 		break;
 	case INIT_JMP_HALT:
 		kmalloc_ok = 0;
@@ -512,20 +516,21 @@ int start_idle_thread(void *stack, void *switch_buf_ptr, void **fork_buf_ptr)
 	default:
 		panic("Bad sigsetjmp return in start_idle_thread - %d\n", n);
 	}
-	siglongjmp(**switch_buf, 1);
+	UML_SIGLONGJMP(*switch_buf, 1);
 }
 
 void initial_thread_cb_skas(void (*proc)(void *), void *arg)
 {
 	sigjmp_buf here;
+	int enable;
 
 	cb_proc = proc;
 	cb_arg = arg;
 	cb_back = &here;
 
 	block_signals();
-	if(sigsetjmp(here, 1) == 0)
-		siglongjmp(initial_jmpbuf, INIT_JMP_CALLBACK);
+	if(UML_SIGSETJMP(&here, enable) == 0)
+		UML_SIGLONGJMP(&initial_jmpbuf, INIT_JMP_CALLBACK);
 	unblock_signals();
 
 	cb_proc = NULL;
@@ -536,13 +541,13 @@ void initial_thread_cb_skas(void (*proc)(void *), void *arg)
 void halt_skas(void)
 {
 	block_signals();
-	siglongjmp(initial_jmpbuf, INIT_JMP_HALT);
+	UML_SIGLONGJMP(&initial_jmpbuf, INIT_JMP_HALT);
 }
 
 void reboot_skas(void)
 {
 	block_signals();
-	siglongjmp(initial_jmpbuf, INIT_JMP_REBOOT);
+	UML_SIGLONGJMP(&initial_jmpbuf, INIT_JMP_REBOOT);
 }
 
 void switch_mm_skas(struct mm_id *mm_idp)
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/trap.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/trap.c
index 321e1c8e227d..a9f6b26f9828 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/trap.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/trap.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "user_util.h"
 #include "os.h"
 #include "mode.h"
+#include "longjmp.h"
 
 void usr2_handler(int sig, union uml_pt_regs *regs)
 {
@@ -36,5 +37,5 @@ void do_longjmp(void *b, int val)
 {
 	sigjmp_buf *buf = b;
 
-	siglongjmp(*buf, val);
+	UML_SIGLONGJMP(buf, val);
 }
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/uaccess.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/uaccess.c
index 38d710158c3d..166fb66995df 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/uaccess.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/uaccess.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <setjmp.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include "longjmp.h"
 
 unsigned long __do_user_copy(void *to, const void *from, int n,
 			     void **fault_addr, void **fault_catcher,
@@ -13,10 +14,11 @@ unsigned long __do_user_copy(void *to, const void *from, int n,
 					int n), int *faulted_out)
 {
 	unsigned long *faddrp = (unsigned long *) fault_addr, ret;
+	int enable;
 
 	sigjmp_buf jbuf;
 	*fault_catcher = &jbuf;
-	if(sigsetjmp(jbuf, 1) == 0){
+	if(UML_SIGSETJMP(&jbuf, enable) == 0){
 		(*op)(to, from, n);
 		ret = 0;
 		*faulted_out = 0;
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/util.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/util.c
index d224434d5610..e32065e2fdc8 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/util.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/util.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "ptrace_user.h"
 #include "uml-config.h"
 #include "os.h"
+#include "longjmp.h"
 
 void stack_protections(unsigned long address)
 {