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+- Issue #5238: Calling makefile() on an SSL object would prevent the
+  underlying socket from being closed until all objects get truely destroyed.
+
 - Issue #7943: Fix circular reference created when instantiating an SSL
   socket.  Initial patch by Péter Szabó.