changeset:   95292:28b465d8c519
user:        Victor Stinner <victor.stinner@gmail.com>
date:        Mon Mar 30 11:16:40 2015 +0200
files:       Python/random.c
description:
Issue #22181: os.urandom() now releases the GIL when the getrandom()
implementation is used.


diff -r e46c3138b5b3 -r 28b465d8c519 Python/random.c
--- a/Python/random.c	Mon Mar 30 01:56:27 2015 -0700
+++ b/Python/random.c	Mon Mar 30 11:16:40 2015 +0200
@@ -115,9 +115,18 @@
 
     while (0 < size) {
         errno = 0;
-        /* the libc doesn't expose getrandom() yet, see:
+
+        /* Use syscall() because the libc doesn't expose getrandom() yet, see:
          * https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17252 */
-        n = syscall(SYS_getrandom, buffer, size, flags);
+        if (raise) {
+            Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+            n = syscall(SYS_getrandom, buffer, size, flags);
+            Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+        }
+        else {
+            n = syscall(SYS_getrandom, buffer, size, flags);
+        }
+
         if (n < 0) {
             if (errno == ENOSYS) {
                 getrandom_works = 0;