[ python-Feature Requests-1572968 ] release GIL while doing I/O operations in the mmap module

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Feature Requests item #1572968, was opened at 2006-10-07 17:26
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Category: Python Library
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Lukas Lalinsky (luks)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: release GIL while doing I/O operations in the mmap module

Initial Comment:
There is a few system I/O calls in the mmap module that
can take some time. Would be be possible to put
Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS/Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS around
these to release the GIL and allow other Python threads
to do their work?

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Comment By: Josiah Carlson (josiahcarlson)
Date: 2006-10-16 15:12

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Can you come up with the listing of code blocks where it
would make sense to allow threads, or even provide a patch?

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