diff --git a/collects/scribblings/reference/numbers.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/reference/numbers.scrbl
index 0ea020bffa..34ef4bc855 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/reference/numbers.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/reference/numbers.scrbl
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ cases where IEEE provides no specification (e.g., @scheme[(angle
 +inf.0+inf.0)]), the result corresponds to the limit approaching
 infinity, or @scheme[+nan.0] if no such limit exists.
 
-A @pidefterm{fixnum} is an exact integer whose two's complement
+A @deftech{fixnum} is an exact integer whose two's complement
 representation fit into 31 bits on a 32-bit platform or 63 bits on a
 64-bit platform. Two fixnums that are @scheme[=] are also the same
 according to @scheme[eq?]. Otherwise, the result of @scheme[eq?]
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/reference/time.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/reference/time.scrbl
index 7f4c935325..09c0516439 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/reference/time.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/reference/time.scrbl
@@ -56,36 +56,35 @@ especially on Unix platforms; consult the system documentation
 
 @defproc[(current-milliseconds) exact-integer?]{
 
-Returns the current ``time'' in fixnum milliseconds (possibly
+Returns the current ``time'' in @tech{fixnum} milliseconds (possibly
 negative). This time is based on a platform-specific starting date or
-on the machine's startup time. Since the result is a fixnum, the value
-increases only over a limited (though reasonably long) time.}
+on the machine's startup time. Since the result is a @tech{fixnum},
+the value increases only over a limited (though reasonably long)
+time.}
 
 
 @defproc[(current-inexact-milliseconds) real?]{
 
-Returns the current ``time'' in positive milliseconds, not necessarily
-an integer. This time is based on a platform-specific starting date or
-on the machine's startup time, but it never decreases (until the
-machine is turned off).}
+Like @scheme[current-milliseconds], but the result never decreases
+(until the machine is turned off).}
 
 
 @defproc[(current-process-milliseconds) exact-integer?]{
 
-Returns the amount of processor time in fixnum milliseconds that has
-been consumed by the Scheme process on the underlying operating
-system. (Under @|AllUnix|, this includes both user and system time.)
-The precision of the result is platform-specific, and since the result
-is a fixnum, the value increases only over a limited (though
-reasonably long) time.}
+Returns the amount of processor time in @tech{fixnum} milliseconds
+that has been consumed by the Scheme process on the underlying
+operating system. (Under @|AllUnix|, this includes both user and
+system time.)  The precision of the result is platform-specific, and
+since the result is a @tech{fixnum}, the value increases only over a
+limited (though reasonably long) time.}
 
 
 @defproc[(current-gc-milliseconds) exact-integer?]{
 
-Returns the amount of processor time in fixnum milliseconds that has
-been consumed by Scheme's garbage collection so far. This time is a
-portion of the time reported by
-@scheme[(current-process-milliseconds)].}
+Returns the amount of processor time in @tech{fixnum} milliseconds
+that has been consumed by Scheme's garbage collection so far. This
+time is a portion of the time reported by
+@scheme[(current-process-milliseconds)], and is similarly limited.}
 
 
 @defproc[(time-apply [proc procedure?]
diff --git a/src/mzscheme/src/fun.c b/src/mzscheme/src/fun.c
index 4a906d1290..d28b2db85c 100644
--- a/src/mzscheme/src/fun.c
+++ b/src/mzscheme/src/fun.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #    include <sys/types.h>
 #    include <sys/time.h>
 #    include <sys/resource.h>
+#    include <errno.h>
 #   endif /* USE_GETRUSAGE */
 #   ifdef USE_SYSCALL_GETRUSAGE
 #    include <sys/syscall.h>
@@ -7473,7 +7474,10 @@ long scheme_get_process_milliseconds(void)
   struct rusage use;
   long s, u;
 
-  getrusage(RUSAGE_SELF, &use);
+  do {
+    if (!getrusage(RUSAGE_SELF, &use))
+      break;
+  } while (errno == EINTR);
 
   s = use.ru_utime.tv_sec + use.ru_stime.tv_sec;
   u = use.ru_utime.tv_usec + use.ru_stime.tv_usec;