From: Eric Wong Date: 2015-10-27T08:54:07+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:71212] Re: [Ruby trunk - Feature #11607] [PATCH] fiddle: release GVL for ffi_call Yes, user must check if the function is MT-safe. Probably fine for most library functions... Maybe releasing GVL can be optional, but I would rather avoid exposing implementation detail or new APIs...