2 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/python/python-internal.h b/gdb/python/python-internal.h
index b5d9840..b157d22 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python-internal.h
+++ b/gdb/python/python-internal.h
@@ -684,6 +684,31 @@ class gdbpy_enter_varobj : public gdbpy_enter
 
 };
 
+/* The opposite of gdb_enter: this releases the GIL around a region,
+   allowing other Python threads to run.  No Python APIs may be used
+   while this is active.  */
+class gdbpy_allow_threads
+{
+public:
+
+  gdbpy_allow_threads ()
+    : m_save (PyEval_SaveThread ())
+  {
+    gdb_assert (m_save != nullptr);
+  }
+
+  ~gdbpy_allow_threads ()
+  {
+    PyEval_RestoreThread (m_save);
+  }
+
+  DISABLE_COPY_AND_ASSIGN (gdbpy_allow_threads);
+
+private:
+
+  PyThreadState *m_save;
+};
+
 extern struct gdbarch *python_gdbarch;
 extern const struct language_defn *python_language;
 
diff --git a/gdb/python/python.c b/gdb/python/python.c
index b23aede..c23db2c 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python.c
@@ -576,6 +576,8 @@ execute_gdb_command (PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
 
   TRY
     {
+      gdbpy_allow_threads allow_threads;
+
       struct interp *interp;
 
       std::string arg_copy = arg;
@@ -898,6 +900,7 @@ gdbpy_parse_and_eval (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 
   TRY
     {
+      gdbpy_allow_threads allow_threads;
       result = parse_and_eval (expr_str);
     }
   CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)