From 0b0084a4551e7a5c880da36f0fc4b16dab96e4fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cody <sebastian.kotulla@gmx.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:21:26 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Declare module to be usable without GIL

---
 src/bitstruct/c.c | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/bitstruct/c.c b/src/bitstruct/c.c
index c2ea86a..c300e01 100644
--- a/src/bitstruct/c.c
+++ b/src/bitstruct/c.c
@@ -2605,6 +2605,14 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_c(void)
         return (NULL);
     }
 
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+    if (PyUnstable_Module_SetGIL(module_p, Py_MOD_GIL_NOT_USED) < 0) {
+        Py_DECREF(module_p);
+
+        return (NULL);
+    }
+#endif
+
     Py_INCREF(&compiled_format_type);
 
     if (PyModule_AddObject(module_p,
@@ -2616,6 +2624,8 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_c(void)
         return (NULL);
     }
 
+    Py_INCREF(&compiled_format_dict_type);
+
     if (PyModule_AddObject(module_p,
                            "CompiledFormatDict",
                            (PyObject *)&compiled_format_dict_type) < 0) {