(merge 3.2) Issue #12469: Run wakeup and pending signal tests in a subprocess
to run the test in a fresh process with only one thread and to not change
signal handling of the parent process.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 6678ace..517c611 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -981,6 +981,10 @@
 Tests
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+- Issue #12469: Run wakeup and pending signal tests in a subprocess to run the
+  test in a fresh process with only one thread and to not change signal
+  handling of the parent process.
+
 - Issue #8716: Avoid crashes caused by Aqua Tk on OSX when attempting to run
   test_tk or test_ttk_guionly under a username that is not currently logged
   in to the console windowserver (as may be the case under buildbot or ssh).