diff --git a/7.1.273 b/7.1.273
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02a6ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/7.1.273
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+To: vim-dev@vim.org
+Subject: Patch 7.1.273
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
+Mime-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+------------
+
+Patch 7.1.273
+Problem:    When profiling on Linux Vim exits early. (Liu Yubao)
+Solution:   When profiling don't exit on SIGPROF.
+Files:	    src/Makefile, src/os_unix.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.1.272/src/Makefile	Wed Mar 12 12:23:18 2008
+--- src/Makefile	Wed Mar 12 13:11:07 2008
+***************
+*** 545,551 ****
+  # For unknown reasons adding "-lc" fixes a linking problem with GCC.  That's
+  # probably a bug in the "-pg" implementation.
+  # Need to recompile everything after changing this: "make clean" "make".
+! #PROFILE_CFLAGS = -pg -g
+  #PROFILE_LIBS = -pg
+  #PROFILE_LIBS = -pg -lc
+  
+--- 545,551 ----
+  # For unknown reasons adding "-lc" fixes a linking problem with GCC.  That's
+  # probably a bug in the "-pg" implementation.
+  # Need to recompile everything after changing this: "make clean" "make".
+! #PROFILE_CFLAGS = -pg -g -DWE_ARE_PROFILING
+  #PROFILE_LIBS = -pg
+  #PROFILE_LIBS = -pg -lc
+  
+*** ../vim-7.1.272/src/os_unix.c	Sun Feb 10 22:25:12 2008
+--- src/os_unix.c	Wed Mar  5 22:15:41 2008
+***************
+*** 269,276 ****
+  #ifdef SIGVTALRM
+      {SIGVTALRM,	    "VTALRM",	TRUE},
+  #endif
+! #if defined(SIGPROF) && !defined(FEAT_MZSCHEME)
+!     /* MzScheme uses SIGPROF for its own needs */
+      {SIGPROF,	    "PROF",	TRUE},
+  #endif
+  #ifdef SIGXCPU
+--- 269,277 ----
+  #ifdef SIGVTALRM
+      {SIGVTALRM,	    "VTALRM",	TRUE},
+  #endif
+! #if defined(SIGPROF) && !defined(FEAT_MZSCHEME) && !defined(WE_ARE_PROFILING)
+!     /* MzScheme uses SIGPROF for its own needs; On Linux with profiling
+!      * this makes Vim exit.  WE_ARE_PROFILING is defined in Makefile.  */
+      {SIGPROF,	    "PROF",	TRUE},
+  #endif
+  #ifdef SIGXCPU
+*** ../vim-7.1.272/src/version.c	Wed Mar 12 12:22:56 2008
+--- src/version.c	Wed Mar 12 13:08:59 2008
+***************
+*** 668,669 ****
+--- 668,671 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     273,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
+hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
+114. You are counting items, you go "0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D...".
+
+ /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@Moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
+///        sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\
+\\\        download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
+ \\\            help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org    ///
diff --git a/README.patches b/README.patches
index a2910de..a62b12c 100644
--- a/README.patches
+++ b/README.patches
@@ -302,3 +302,6 @@ Individual patches for Vim 7.1:
   1576  7.1.268  always shows "+" at end of screen line with 'cursurline'
   6183  7.1.269  matchparen plugin has an arbitrary line number limit
   2861  7.1.270  ":?foo?" matches in current line since patch 7.1.025
+  1582  7.1.271  in tiny version ":!touch %" causes curbuf to be wrong
+  2334  7.1.272  buffer name [Location List] not used for buffer in other tab
+  2504  7.1.273  when profiling on Linux Vim exits early
diff --git a/vim.spec b/vim.spec
index 5617e31..3d2921c 100644
--- a/vim.spec
+++ b/vim.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #used for pre-releases:
 %define beta %{nil}
 %define vimdir vim71%{?beta}
-%define patchlevel 270
+%define patchlevel 273
 
 Summary: The VIM editor
 URL:     http://www.vim.org/
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@ Patch267: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.267
 Patch268: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.268
 Patch269: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.269
 Patch270: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.270
+Patch271: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.271
+Patch272: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.272
+Patch273: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.273
 
 Patch3000: vim-7.0-syntax.patch
 Patch3002: vim-7.1-nowarnings.patch
@@ -731,6 +734,9 @@ perl -pi -e "s,bin/nawk,bin/awk,g" runtime/tools/mve.awk
 %patch268 -p0
 %patch269 -p0
 %patch270 -p0
+%patch271 -p0
+%patch272 -p0
+%patch273 -p0
 
 
 # install spell files
@@ -1135,6 +1141,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/*/apps/*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar 12 2008 Karsten Hopp <karsten@redhat.com> 7.1.273-1
+- update to patchlevel 273, this fixes #436902
+
 * Tue Mar 11 2008 Karsten Hopp <karsten@redhat.com> 7.1.270-1
 - patchlevel 270
 - don't write swapfile on most common locations for USB-sticks (#436752)