diff -up Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py.ppc Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py

--- Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py.ppc	2014-10-08 04:18:13.000000000 -0400

+++ Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py	2015-01-12 05:56:15.922833055 -0500

@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ class ExceptionTests(unittest.TestCase):

         self.assertIsNone(e.__context__)

         self.assertIsNone(e.__cause__)

+    @unittest.skip('rhbz#846849')

     def testChainingDescriptors(self):

         try:

             raise Exception()

diff -up Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_io.py.ppc Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_io.py

--- Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_io.py.ppc	2015-01-12 05:56:15.922833055 -0500

+++ Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_io.py	2015-01-12 05:58:23.482833055 -0500

@@ -3296,12 +3296,15 @@ class SignalsTest(unittest.TestCase):

                 if e.errno != errno.EBADF:

                     raise

+    @unittest.skip('rhbz#846849')

     def test_interrupted_write_unbuffered(self):

         self.check_interrupted_write(b"xy", b"xy", mode="wb", buffering=0)

+    @unittest.skip('rhbz#846849')

     def test_interrupted_write_buffered(self):

         self.check_interrupted_write(b"xy", b"xy", mode="wb")

+    @unittest.skip('rhbz#846849')

     # Issue #22331: The test hangs on FreeBSD 7.2

     @support.requires_freebsd_version(8)

     def test_interrupted_write_text(self):

diff -up Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_raise.py.ppc Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_raise.py

--- Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_raise.py.ppc	2014-10-08 04:18:14.000000000 -0400

+++ Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_raise.py	2015-01-12 05:56:15.922833055 -0500

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ class TestRaise(unittest.TestCase):

 class TestCause(unittest.TestCase):

+    @unittest.skip('rhbz#846849')

     def testCauseSyntax(self):

         try:

             try:

diff -up Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_traceback.py.ppc Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_traceback.py

--- Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_traceback.py.ppc	2014-10-08 04:18:14.000000000 -0400

+++ Python-3.4.2/Lib/test/test_traceback.py	2015-01-12 05:56:15.922833055 -0500

@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ class BaseExceptionReportingTests:

         self.check_zero_div(blocks[0])

         self.assertIn('inner_raise() # Marker', blocks[2])

+    @unittest.skip('rhbz#846849')

     def test_context_suppression(self):

         try:

             try: