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session: add "terminate and reset" support for protocol stacks
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index 9ed3339d418593507b61c649f3a8f09fc4a3a127..06842f9e9069230a44b03fef24e8cc5838a341c3 100644 (file)
@@ -48,12 +48,15 @@ static int convert_annotation(struct srd_decoder_inst *di, PyObject *obj,
        struct srd_proto_data_annotation *pda;
        int ann_class;
        char **ann_text;
+       PyGILState_STATE gstate;
+
+       gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
 
        /* Should be a list of [annotation class, [string, ...]]. */
        if (!PyList_Check(obj)) {
                srd_err("Protocol decoder %s submitted an annotation that"
                        " is not a list", di->decoder->name);
-               return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        /* Should have 2 elements. */
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ static int convert_annotation(struct srd_decoder_inst *di, PyObject *obj,
                srd_err("Protocol decoder %s submitted annotation list with "
                        "%zd elements instead of 2", di->decoder->name,
                        PyList_Size(obj));
-               return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        /*
@@ -72,13 +75,13 @@ static int convert_annotation(struct srd_decoder_inst *di, PyObject *obj,
        if (!PyLong_Check(py_tmp)) {
                srd_err("Protocol decoder %s submitted annotation list, but "
                        "first element was not an integer.", di->decoder->name);
-               return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+               goto err;
        }
        ann_class = PyLong_AsLong(py_tmp);
        if (!(pdo = g_slist_nth_data(di->decoder->annotations, ann_class))) {
                srd_err("Protocol decoder %s submitted data to unregistered "
                        "annotation class %d.", di->decoder->name, ann_class);
-               return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        /* Second element must be a list. */
@@ -86,12 +89,12 @@ static int convert_annotation(struct srd_decoder_inst *di, PyObject *obj,
        if (!PyList_Check(py_tmp)) {
                srd_err("Protocol decoder %s submitted annotation list, but "
                        "second element was not a list.", di->decoder->name);
-               return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+               goto err;
        }
        if (py_strseq_to_char(py_tmp, &ann_text) != SRD_OK) {
                srd_err("Protocol decoder %s submitted annotation list, but "
                        "second element was malformed.", di->decoder->name);
-               return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        pda = g_malloc(sizeof(struct srd_proto_data_annotation));
@@ -99,7 +102,14 @@ static int convert_annotation(struct srd_decoder_inst *di, PyObject *obj,
        pda->ann_text = ann_text;
        pdata->data = pda;
 
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
        return SRD_OK;
+
+err:
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
+       return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
 }
 
 static int convert_binary(struct srd_decoder_inst *di, PyObject *obj,
@@ -110,12 +120,15 @@ static int convert_binary(struct srd_decoder_inst *di, PyObject *obj,
        Py_ssize_t size;
        int bin_class;
        char *class_name, *buf;
+       PyGILState_STATE gstate;
+
+       gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
 
        /* Should be a list of [binary class, bytes]. */
        if (!PyList_Check(obj)) {
                srd_err("Protocol decoder %s submitted non-list for SRD_OUTPUT_BINARY.",
                        di->decoder->name);
-               return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        /* Should have 2 elements. */
@@ -123,7 +136,7 @@ static int convert_binary(struct srd_decoder_inst *di, PyObject *obj,
                srd_err("Protocol decoder %s submitted SRD_OUTPUT_BINARY list "
                                "with %zd elements instead of 2", di->decoder->name,
                                PyList_Size(obj));
-               return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        /* The first element should be an integer. */
@@ -131,13 +144,13 @@ static int convert_binary(struct srd_decoder_inst *di, PyObject *obj,
        if (!PyLong_Check(py_tmp)) {
                srd_err("Protocol decoder %s submitted SRD_OUTPUT_BINARY list, "
                        "but first element was not an integer.", di->decoder->name);
-               return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+               goto err;
        }
        bin_class = PyLong_AsLong(py_tmp);
        if (!(class_name = g_slist_nth_data(di->decoder->binary, bin_class))) {
                srd_err("Protocol decoder %s submitted SRD_OUTPUT_BINARY with "
                        "unregistered binary class %d.", di->decoder->name, bin_class);
-               return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        /* Second element should be bytes. */
@@ -145,19 +158,22 @@ static int convert_binary(struct srd_decoder_inst *di, PyObject *obj,
        if (!PyBytes_Check(py_tmp)) {
                srd_err("Protocol decoder %s submitted SRD_OUTPUT_BINARY list, "
                        "but second element was not bytes.", di->decoder->name);
-               return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        /* Consider an empty set of bytes a bug. */
        if (PyBytes_Size(py_tmp) == 0) {
                srd_err("Protocol decoder %s submitted SRD_OUTPUT_BINARY "
                                "with empty data set.", di->decoder->name);
-               return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        pdb = g_malloc(sizeof(struct srd_proto_data_binary));
        if (PyBytes_AsStringAndSize(py_tmp, &buf, &size) == -1)
-               return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+               goto err;
+
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
        pdb->bin_class = bin_class;
        pdb->size = size;
        if (!(pdb->data = g_try_malloc(pdb->size)))
@@ -166,36 +182,51 @@ static int convert_binary(struct srd_decoder_inst *di, PyObject *obj,
        pdata->data = pdb;
 
        return SRD_OK;
+
+err:
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
+       return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
 }
 
 static int convert_meta(struct srd_proto_data *pdata, PyObject *obj)
 {
        long long intvalue;
        double dvalue;
+       PyGILState_STATE gstate;
+
+       gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
 
        if (pdata->pdo->meta_type == G_VARIANT_TYPE_INT64) {
                if (!PyLong_Check(obj)) {
                        PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "This output was registered "
                                        "as 'int', but something else was passed.");
-                       return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+                       goto err;
                }
                intvalue = PyLong_AsLongLong(obj);
                if (PyErr_Occurred())
-                       return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+                       goto err;
                pdata->data = g_variant_new_int64(intvalue);
        } else if (pdata->pdo->meta_type == G_VARIANT_TYPE_DOUBLE) {
                if (!PyFloat_Check(obj)) {
                        PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "This output was registered "
                                        "as 'float', but something else was passed.");
-                       return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+                       goto err;
                }
                dvalue = PyFloat_AsDouble(obj);
                if (PyErr_Occurred())
-                       return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+                       goto err;
                pdata->data = g_variant_new_double(dvalue);
        }
 
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
        return SRD_OK;
+
+err:
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
+       return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
 }
 
 static PyObject *Decoder_put(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
@@ -204,15 +235,18 @@ static PyObject *Decoder_put(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
        PyObject *py_data, *py_res;
        struct srd_decoder_inst *di, *next_di;
        struct srd_pd_output *pdo;
-       struct srd_proto_data *pdata;
+       struct srd_proto_data pdata;
        uint64_t start_sample, end_sample;
        int output_id;
        struct srd_pd_callback *cb;
+       PyGILState_STATE gstate;
+
+       gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
 
        if (!(di = srd_inst_find_by_obj(NULL, self))) {
                /* Shouldn't happen. */
                srd_dbg("put(): self instance not found.");
-               return NULL;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "KKiO", &start_sample, &end_sample,
@@ -222,13 +256,13 @@ static PyObject *Decoder_put(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
                 * Python raise it. This results in a much better trace in
                 * controller.c on the decode() method call.
                 */
-               return NULL;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        if (!(l = g_slist_nth(di->pd_output, output_id))) {
                srd_err("Protocol decoder %s submitted invalid output ID %d.",
                        di->decoder->name, output_id);
-               return NULL;
+               goto err;
        }
        pdo = l->data;
 
@@ -236,21 +270,23 @@ static PyObject *Decoder_put(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
                 di->inst_id, start_sample, end_sample,
                 output_type_name(pdo->output_type), output_id);
 
-       pdata = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct srd_proto_data));
-       pdata->start_sample = start_sample;
-       pdata->end_sample = end_sample;
-       pdata->pdo = pdo;
+       pdata.start_sample = start_sample;
+       pdata.end_sample = end_sample;
+       pdata.pdo = pdo;
+       pdata.data = NULL;
 
        switch (pdo->output_type) {
        case SRD_OUTPUT_ANN:
                /* Annotations are only fed to callbacks. */
                if ((cb = srd_pd_output_callback_find(di->sess, pdo->output_type))) {
                        /* Convert from PyDict to srd_proto_data_annotation. */
-                       if (convert_annotation(di, py_data, pdata) != SRD_OK) {
+                       if (convert_annotation(di, py_data, &pdata) != SRD_OK) {
                                /* An error was already logged. */
                                break;
                        }
-                       cb->cb(pdata, cb->cb_data);
+                       Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+                       cb->cb(&pdata, cb->cb_data);
+                       Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
                }
                break;
        case SRD_OUTPUT_PYTHON:
@@ -269,28 +305,32 @@ static PyObject *Decoder_put(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
                if ((cb = srd_pd_output_callback_find(di->sess, pdo->output_type))) {
                        /* Frontends aren't really supposed to get Python
                         * callbacks, but it's useful for testing. */
-                       pdata->data = py_data;
-                       cb->cb(pdata, cb->cb_data);
+                       pdata.data = py_data;
+                       cb->cb(&pdata, cb->cb_data);
                }
                break;
        case SRD_OUTPUT_BINARY:
                if ((cb = srd_pd_output_callback_find(di->sess, pdo->output_type))) {
                        /* Convert from PyDict to srd_proto_data_binary. */
-                       if (convert_binary(di, py_data, pdata) != SRD_OK) {
+                       if (convert_binary(di, py_data, &pdata) != SRD_OK) {
                                /* An error was already logged. */
                                break;
                        }
-                       cb->cb(pdata, cb->cb_data);
+                       Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+                       cb->cb(&pdata, cb->cb_data);
+                       Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
                }
                break;
        case SRD_OUTPUT_META:
                if ((cb = srd_pd_output_callback_find(di->sess, pdo->output_type))) {
                        /* Annotations need converting from PyObject. */
-                       if (convert_meta(pdata, py_data) != SRD_OK) {
+                       if (convert_meta(&pdata, py_data) != SRD_OK) {
                                /* An exception was already set up. */
                                break;
                        }
-                       cb->cb(pdata, cb->cb_data);
+                       Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+                       cb->cb(&pdata, cb->cb_data);
+                       Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
                }
                break;
        default:
@@ -299,9 +339,14 @@ static PyObject *Decoder_put(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
                break;
        }
 
-       g_free(pdata);
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
 
        Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+err:
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
+       return NULL;
 }
 
 static PyObject *Decoder_register(PyObject *self, PyObject *args,
@@ -315,6 +360,12 @@ static PyObject *Decoder_register(PyObject *self, PyObject *args,
        int output_type;
        char *proto_id, *meta_name, *meta_descr;
        char *keywords[] = {"output_type", "proto_id", "meta", NULL};
+       PyGILState_STATE gstate;
+       gboolean is_meta;
+       GSList *l;
+       struct srd_pd_output *cmp;
+
+       gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
 
        meta_type_py = NULL;
        meta_type_gv = NULL;
@@ -322,7 +373,7 @@ static PyObject *Decoder_register(PyObject *self, PyObject *args,
 
        if (!(di = srd_inst_find_by_obj(NULL, self))) {
                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_Exception, "decoder instance not found");
-               return NULL;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        /* Default to instance id, which defaults to class id. */
@@ -331,21 +382,46 @@ static PyObject *Decoder_register(PyObject *self, PyObject *args,
                        &output_type, &proto_id,
                        &meta_type_py, &meta_name, &meta_descr)) {
                /* Let Python raise this exception. */
-               return NULL;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        /* Check if the meta value's type is supported. */
-       if (output_type == SRD_OUTPUT_META) {
+       is_meta = output_type == SRD_OUTPUT_META;
+       if (is_meta) {
                if (meta_type_py == &PyLong_Type)
                        meta_type_gv = G_VARIANT_TYPE_INT64;
                else if (meta_type_py == &PyFloat_Type)
                        meta_type_gv = G_VARIANT_TYPE_DOUBLE;
                else {
                        PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "Unsupported type.");
-                       return NULL;
+                       goto err;
                }
        }
 
+       srd_dbg("Instance %s checking registration type %d for %s.",
+               di->inst_id, output_type, proto_id);
+       pdo = NULL;
+       for (l = di->pd_output; l; l = l->next) {
+               cmp = l->data;
+               if (cmp->output_type != output_type)
+                       continue;
+               if (strcmp(cmp->proto_id, proto_id) != 0)
+                       continue;
+               if (is_meta && cmp->meta_type != meta_type_gv)
+                       continue;
+               if (is_meta && strcmp(cmp->meta_name, meta_name) != 0)
+                       continue;
+               if (is_meta && strcmp(cmp->meta_descr, meta_descr) != 0)
+                       continue;
+               pdo = cmp;
+               break;
+       }
+       if (pdo) {
+               py_new_output_id = Py_BuildValue("i", pdo->pdo_id);
+               PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+               return py_new_output_id;
+       }
+
        srd_dbg("Instance %s creating new output type %d for %s.",
                di->inst_id, output_type, proto_id);
 
@@ -366,7 +442,14 @@ static PyObject *Decoder_register(PyObject *self, PyObject *args,
        di->pd_output = g_slist_append(di->pd_output, pdo);
        py_new_output_id = Py_BuildValue("i", pdo->pdo_id);
 
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
        return py_new_output_id;
+
+err:
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
+       return NULL;
 }
 
 static int get_term_type(const char *v)
@@ -405,9 +488,13 @@ static PyObject *get_current_pinvalues(const struct srd_decoder_inst *di)
        const uint8_t *sample_pos;
        int byte_offset, bit_offset;
        PyObject *py_pinvalues;
+       PyGILState_STATE gstate;
+
+       gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
 
        if (!di) {
                srd_err("Invalid decoder instance.");
+               PyGILState_Release(gstate);
                return NULL;
        }
 
@@ -427,6 +514,8 @@ static PyObject *get_current_pinvalues(const struct srd_decoder_inst *di)
                }
        }
 
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
        return py_pinvalues;
 }
 
@@ -448,6 +537,7 @@ static int create_term_list(PyObject *py_dict, GSList **term_list)
        struct srd_term *term;
        uint64_t num_samples_to_skip;
        char *term_str;
+       PyGILState_STATE gstate;
 
        if (!py_dict || !term_list)
                return SRD_ERR_ARG;
@@ -455,6 +545,8 @@ static int create_term_list(PyObject *py_dict, GSList **term_list)
        /* "Create" an empty GSList of terms. */
        *term_list = NULL;
 
+       gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
+
        /* Iterate over all items in the current dict. */
        while (PyDict_Next(py_dict, &pos, &py_key, &py_value)) {
                /* Check whether the current key is a string or a number. */
@@ -464,7 +556,7 @@ static int create_term_list(PyObject *py_dict, GSList **term_list)
                        /* Get the value string. */
                        if ((py_pydictitem_as_str(py_dict, py_key, &term_str)) != SRD_OK) {
                                srd_err("Failed to get the value.");
-                               return SRD_ERR;
+                               goto err;
                        }
                        term = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct srd_term));
                        term->type = get_term_type(term_str);
@@ -475,7 +567,7 @@ static int create_term_list(PyObject *py_dict, GSList **term_list)
                        /* TODO: Check if it's "skip". */
                        if ((py_pydictitem_as_long(py_dict, py_key, &num_samples_to_skip)) != SRD_OK) {
                                srd_err("Failed to get number of samples to skip.");
-                               return SRD_ERR;
+                               goto err;
                        }
                        term = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct srd_term));
                        term->type = SRD_TERM_SKIP;
@@ -483,14 +575,21 @@ static int create_term_list(PyObject *py_dict, GSList **term_list)
                        term->num_samples_already_skipped = 0;
                } else {
                        srd_err("Term key is neither a string nor a number.");
-                       return SRD_ERR;
+                       goto err;
                }
 
                /* Add the term to the list of terms. */
                *term_list = g_slist_append(*term_list, term);
        }
 
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
        return SRD_OK;
+
+err:
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
+       return SRD_ERR;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -510,14 +609,17 @@ static int set_new_condition_list(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
        GSList *term_list;
        PyObject *py_conditionlist, *py_conds, *py_dict;
        int i, num_conditions, ret;
+       PyGILState_STATE gstate;
 
        if (!self || !args)
                return SRD_ERR_ARG;
 
+       gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
+
        /* Get the decoder instance. */
        if (!(di = srd_inst_find_by_obj(NULL, self))) {
                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_Exception, "decoder instance not found");
-               return SRD_ERR;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        /*
@@ -526,27 +628,35 @@ static int set_new_condition_list(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
         */
        if (di->want_wait_terminate) {
                srd_dbg("%s: %s: Skip (want_term).", di->inst_id, __func__);
-               return SRD_ERR;
+               goto err;
        }
 
-       /* Parse the argument of self.wait() into 'py_conds'. */
-       if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &py_conds)) {
+       /*
+        * Parse the argument of self.wait() into 'py_conds', and check
+        * the data type. The argument is optional, None is assumed in
+        * its absence. None or an empty dict or an empty list mean that
+        * there is no condition, and the next available sample shall
+        * get returned to the caller.
+        */
+       py_conds = Py_None;
+       if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|O", &py_conds)) {
                /* Let Python raise this exception. */
-               return SRD_ERR;
+               goto err;
        }
-
-       /* Check whether 'py_conds' is a dict or a list. */
-       if (PyList_Check(py_conds)) {
+       if (py_conds == Py_None) {
+               /* 'py_conds' is None. */
+               goto ret_9999;
+       } else if (PyList_Check(py_conds)) {
                /* 'py_conds' is a list. */
                py_conditionlist = py_conds;
                num_conditions = PyList_Size(py_conditionlist);
                if (num_conditions == 0)
-                       return 9999; /* The PD invoked self.wait([]). */
+                       goto ret_9999; /* The PD invoked self.wait([]). */
                Py_IncRef(py_conditionlist);
        } else if (PyDict_Check(py_conds)) {
                /* 'py_conds' is a dict. */
                if (PyDict_Size(py_conds) == 0)
-                       return 9999; /* The PD invoked self.wait({}). */
+                       goto ret_9999; /* The PD invoked self.wait({}). */
                /* Make a list and put the dict in there for convenience. */
                py_conditionlist = PyList_New(1);
                Py_IncRef(py_conds);
@@ -554,7 +664,7 @@ static int set_new_condition_list(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
                num_conditions = 1;
        } else {
                srd_err("Condition list is neither a list nor a dict.");
-               return SRD_ERR;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        /* Free the old condition list. */
@@ -582,38 +692,108 @@ static int set_new_condition_list(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 
        Py_DecRef(py_conditionlist);
 
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
        return ret;
+
+err:
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
+       return SRD_ERR;
+
+ret_9999:
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
+       return 9999;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a SKIP condition list for condition-less .wait() calls.
+ *
+ * @param di Decoder instance.
+ * @param count Number of samples to skip.
+ *
+ * @retval SRD_OK The new condition list was set successfully.
+ * @retval SRD_ERR There was an error setting the new condition list.
+ *                 The contents of di->condition_list are undefined.
+ *
+ * This routine is a reduced and specialized version of the @ref
+ * set_new_condition_list() and @ref create_term_list() routines which
+ * gets invoked when .wait() was called without specifications for
+ * conditions. This minor duplication of the SKIP term list creation
+ * simplifies the logic and avoids the creation of expensive Python
+ * objects with "constant" values which the caller did not pass in the
+ * first place. It results in maximum sharing of match handling code
+ * paths.
+ */
+static int set_skip_condition(struct srd_decoder_inst *di, uint64_t count)
+{
+       struct srd_term *term;
+       GSList *term_list;
+
+       condition_list_free(di);
+       term = g_malloc0(sizeof(*term));
+       term->type = SRD_TERM_SKIP;
+       term->num_samples_to_skip = count;
+       term->num_samples_already_skipped = 0;
+       term_list = g_slist_append(NULL, term);
+       di->condition_list = g_slist_append(di->condition_list, term_list);
+
+       return SRD_OK;
 }
 
 static PyObject *Decoder_wait(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
        int ret;
+       uint64_t skip_count;
        unsigned int i;
        gboolean found_match;
        struct srd_decoder_inst *di;
        PyObject *py_pinvalues, *py_matched;
+       PyGILState_STATE gstate;
 
        if (!self || !args)
                return NULL;
 
+       gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
+
        if (!(di = srd_inst_find_by_obj(NULL, self))) {
                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_Exception, "decoder instance not found");
+               PyGILState_Release(gstate);
                Py_RETURN_NONE;
        }
 
        ret = set_new_condition_list(self, args);
        if (ret < 0) {
                srd_dbg("%s: %s: Aborting wait().", di->inst_id, __func__);
-               return NULL;
+               goto err;
        }
        if (ret == 9999) {
-               /* Empty condition list, automatic match. */
-               PyObject_SetAttrString(di->py_inst, "matched", Py_None);
-               /* Leave self.samplenum unchanged (== di->abs_cur_samplenum). */
-               return get_current_pinvalues(di);
+               /*
+                * Empty condition list, automatic match. Arrange for the
+                * execution of regular match handling code paths such that
+                * the next available sample is returned to the caller.
+                * Make sure to skip one sample when "anywhere within the
+                * stream", yet make sure to not skip sample number 0.
+                */
+               if (di->abs_cur_samplenum)
+                       skip_count = 1;
+               else if (!di->condition_list)
+                       skip_count = 0;
+               else
+                       skip_count = 1;
+               ret = set_skip_condition(di, skip_count);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       srd_dbg("%s: %s: Cannot setup condition-less wait().",
+                               di->inst_id, __func__);
+                       goto err;
+               }
        }
 
        while (1) {
+
+               Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+
                /* Wait for new samples to process, or termination request. */
                g_mutex_lock(&di->data_mutex);
                while (!di->got_new_samples && !di->want_wait_terminate)
@@ -629,6 +809,8 @@ static PyObject *Decoder_wait(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
                found_match = FALSE;
                ret = process_samples_until_condition_match(di, &found_match);
 
+               Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+
                /* If there's a match, set self.samplenum etc. and return. */
                if (found_match) {
                        /* Set self.samplenum to the (absolute) sample number that matched. */
@@ -644,11 +826,13 @@ static PyObject *Decoder_wait(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
                        } else {
                                PyObject_SetAttrString(di->py_inst, "matched", Py_None);
                        }
-       
+
                        py_pinvalues = get_current_pinvalues(di);
 
                        g_mutex_unlock(&di->data_mutex);
 
+                       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
                        return py_pinvalues;
                }
 
@@ -671,13 +855,20 @@ static PyObject *Decoder_wait(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
                        srd_dbg("%s: %s: Will return from wait().",
                                di->inst_id, __func__);
                        g_mutex_unlock(&di->data_mutex);
-                       return NULL;
+                       goto err;
                }
 
                g_mutex_unlock(&di->data_mutex);
        }
 
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
        Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+err:
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
+       return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -692,40 +883,45 @@ static PyObject *Decoder_wait(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
  */
 static PyObject *Decoder_has_channel(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
-       int idx, max_idx;
+       int idx, count;
        struct srd_decoder_inst *di;
-       PyObject *py_channel;
+       PyGILState_STATE gstate;
 
        if (!self || !args)
                return NULL;
 
+       gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
+
        if (!(di = srd_inst_find_by_obj(NULL, self))) {
                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_Exception, "decoder instance not found");
-               return NULL;
+               goto err;
        }
 
-       /* Parse the argument of self.has_channel() into 'py_channel'. */
-       if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &py_channel)) {
+       /*
+        * Get the integer argument of self.has_channel(). Check for
+        * the range of supported PD input channel numbers.
+        */
+       if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &idx)) {
                /* Let Python raise this exception. */
-               return NULL;
+               goto err;
        }
 
-       if (!PyLong_Check(py_channel)) {
-               PyErr_SetString(PyExc_Exception, "channel index not a number");
-               return NULL;
+       count = g_slist_length(di->decoder->channels) +
+               g_slist_length(di->decoder->opt_channels);
+       if (idx < 0 || idx >= count) {
+               srd_err("Invalid index %d, PD channel count %d.", idx, count);
+               PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "invalid channel index");
+               goto err;
        }
 
-       idx = PyLong_AsLong(py_channel);
-       max_idx = g_slist_length(di->decoder->channels)
-               + g_slist_length(di->decoder->opt_channels) - 1;
-
-       if (idx < 0 || idx > max_idx) {
-               srd_err("Invalid channel index %d/%d.", idx, max_idx);
-               PyErr_SetString(PyExc_Exception, "invalid channel");
-               return NULL;
-       }
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
 
        return (di->dec_channelmap[idx] == -1) ? Py_False : Py_True;
+
+err:
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
+       return NULL;
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef Decoder_methods[] = {
@@ -756,11 +952,20 @@ SRD_PRIV PyObject *srd_Decoder_type_new(void)
                { Py_tp_new, (void *)&PyType_GenericNew },
                { 0, NULL }
        };
+       PyObject *py_obj;
+       PyGILState_STATE gstate;
+
+       gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
+
        spec.name = "sigrokdecode.Decoder";
        spec.basicsize = sizeof(srd_Decoder);
        spec.itemsize = 0;
        spec.flags = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE;
        spec.slots = slots;
 
-       return PyType_FromSpec(&spec);
+       py_obj = PyType_FromSpec(&spec);
+
+       PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+
+       return py_obj;
 }