1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/python/python-utils.c b/gdb/python/python-utils.c
index 912845f..8db81ec 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python-utils.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python-utils.c
@@ -46,6 +46,23 @@ make_cleanup_py_decref (PyObject *py)
   return make_cleanup (py_decref, (void *) py);
 }
 
+/* A cleanup function to restore the thread state.  */
+
+static void
+py_gil_restore (void *p)
+{
+  PyGILState_STATE *state = p;
+  PyGILState_Release (*state);
+}
+
+/* Return a new cleanup which will restore the Python GIL state.  */
+
+struct cleanup *
+make_cleanup_py_restore_gil (PyGILState_STATE *state)
+{
+  return make_cleanup (py_gil_restore, state);
+}
+
 /* Converts a Python 8-bit string to a unicode string object.  Assumes the
    8-bit string is in the host charset.  If an error occurs during conversion,
    returns NULL with a python exception set.