(Merge 3.4) Issue #22585: os.urandom() now releases the GIL when the

getentropy() is used (OpenBSD 5.6+).

Python/random.c

@@ -81,16 +81,24 @@ py_getentropy(unsigned char *buffer, Py_ssize_t size, int fatal)
 {
     while (size > 0) {
         Py_ssize_t len = Py_MIN(size, 256);
-        int res = getentropy(buffer, len);
+        int res;
+
+        if (!fatal) {
+            Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+            res = getentropy(buffer, len);
+            Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+
             if (res < 0) {
-            if (fatal) {
-                Py_FatalError("getentropy() failed");
-            }
-            else {
                 PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
                 return -1;
             }
         }
+        else {
+            res = getentropy(buffer, len);
+            if (res < 0)
+                Py_FatalError("getentropy() failed");
+        }
+
         buffer += len;
         size -= len;
     }