SDK GIL-holding transform blocks Codex agent requests
Cluster 93650. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #93773 on 24 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.
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- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #93773. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These items concern a freeze or hang caused by the SDK's maybe_transform function holding the Python GIL during request transformation for Codex payloads. A fix routes Codex payloads around this transform to avoid the blockage.
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Fixes on record
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#93773 fix: route codex payloads around the SDK's GIL-holding request transform (#93650)
files:
agent/auxiliary_client.py,agent/codex_runtime.py,contributors/emails/[redacted:email],tests/agent/test_auxiliary_client.py,tests/run_agent/test_codex_sdk_transform_bypass.py,tests/run_agent/test_native_compaction.py,tests/run_agent/test_run_agent_codex_responses.py
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: merged via another change 1
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#93681 fix: route codex payloads around the SDK's GIL-holding request transform (#93650) · merged via another change →
#93773,#93650
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#93650Agent-wide freeze: SDK maybe_transform can wedge for hours holding the GIL before the request is sent (codex_responses)
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- 24 Aug 2026