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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2016 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+import signal
+from . import OETestDecorator, registerDecorator
+from oeqa.core.exception import OEQATimeoutError
+
+@registerDecorator
+class OETimeout(OETestDecorator):
+    attrs = ('oetimeout',)
+
+    def setUpDecorator(self):
+        timeout = self.oetimeout
+        def _timeoutHandler(signum, frame):
+            raise OEQATimeoutError("Timed out after %s "
+                    "seconds of execution" % timeout)
+
+        self.logger.debug("Setting up a %d second(s) timeout" % self.oetimeout)
+        self.alarmSignal = signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, _timeoutHandler)
+        signal.alarm(self.oetimeout)
+
+    def tearDownDecorator(self):
+        signal.alarm(0)
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, self.alarmSignal)
+        self.logger.debug("Removed SIGALRM handler")