diff -up Python-2.7.3/Doc/library/asyncore.rst.use-poll-for-multiprocessing-socket-connection Python-2.7.3/Doc/library/asyncore.rst
--- Python-2.7.3/Doc/library/asyncore.rst.use-poll-for-multiprocessing-socket-connection	2013-02-21 15:21:41.204812979 -0500
+++ Python-2.7.3/Doc/library/asyncore.rst	2013-02-21 15:21:41.211812976 -0500
@@ -318,13 +318,10 @@ connections and dispatches the incoming
 
         def handle_accept(self):
             pair = self.accept()
-            if pair is None:
-                pass
-            else:
+            if pair is not None:
                 sock, addr = pair
                 print 'Incoming connection from %s' % repr(addr)
                 handler = EchoHandler(sock)
 
     server = EchoServer('localhost', 8080)
     asyncore.loop()
-
diff -up Python-2.7.3/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py.use-poll-for-multiprocessing-socket-connection Python-2.7.3/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
diff -up Python-2.7.3/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py.use-poll-for-multiprocessing-socket-connection Python-2.7.3/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
--- Python-2.7.3/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py.use-poll-for-multiprocessing-socket-connection	2013-02-21 15:21:41.199812979 -0500
+++ Python-2.7.3/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py	2013-02-21 15:21:41.208812978 -0500
@@ -1452,6 +1452,7 @@ class _TestConnection(BaseTestCase):
         self.assertTimingAlmostEqual(poll.elapsed, TIMEOUT1)
 
         conn.send(None)
+        time.sleep(.1)
 
         self.assertEqual(poll(TIMEOUT1), True)
         self.assertTimingAlmostEqual(poll.elapsed, 0)
diff -up Python-2.7.3/Modules/_multiprocessing/socket_connection.c.use-poll-for-multiprocessing-socket-connection Python-2.7.3/Modules/_multiprocessing/socket_connection.c
--- Python-2.7.3/Modules/_multiprocessing/socket_connection.c.use-poll-for-multiprocessing-socket-connection	2013-02-21 15:21:41.201812979 -0500
+++ Python-2.7.3/Modules/_multiprocessing/socket_connection.c	2013-02-21 15:21:41.215812978 -0500
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 #include "multiprocessing.h"
 
+#if defined(HAVE_POLL) && !defined(HAVE_BROKEN_POLL)
+#  include "poll.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
 #  define WRITE(h, buffer, length) send((SOCKET)h, buffer, length, 0)
 #  define READ(h, buffer, length) recv((SOCKET)h, buffer, length, 0)
@@ -155,6 +159,34 @@ conn_recv_string(ConnectionObject *conn,
 static int
 conn_poll(ConnectionObject *conn, double timeout, PyThreadState *_save)
 {
+#if defined(HAVE_POLL) && !defined(HAVE_BROKEN_POLL)
+    int res;
+    struct pollfd p;
+
+    p.fd = (int)conn->handle;
+    p.events = POLLIN | POLLPRI;
+    p.revents = 0;
+
+    if (timeout < 0) {
+        res = poll(&p, 1, -1);
+    } else {
+        res = poll(&p, 1, (int)(timeout * 1000 + 0.5));
+    }
+
+    if (res < 0) {
+        return MP_SOCKET_ERROR;
+    } else if (p.revents & (POLLNVAL|POLLERR)) {
+        Py_BLOCK_THREADS
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "poll() gave POLLNVAL or POLLERR");
+        Py_UNBLOCK_THREADS
+        return MP_EXCEPTION_HAS_BEEN_SET;
+    } else if (p.revents != 0) {
+        return TRUE;
+    } else {
+        assert(res == 0);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+#else
     int res;
     fd_set rfds;
 
@@ -190,6 +222,7 @@ conn_poll(ConnectionObject *conn, double
         assert(res == 0);
         return FALSE;
     }
+#endif
 }
 
 /*