diff --git a/eventlet/green/socket.py b/eventlet/green/socket.py
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+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from socket import _fileobject, fromfd as __fromfd, socketpair as __socketpair
+from socket import *
+
+from eventlet.greenio import GreenSocket as socket, GreenSSL as _GreenSSL
+from eventlet.twisteds.util import block_on as _block_on
+
+def fromfd(*args):
+    return socket(__fromfd(*args))
+
+def gethostbyname(name):
+    from twisted.internet import reactor
+    return _block_on(reactor.resolve(name))
+
+# XXX there're few more blocking functions in socket
+
+def socketpair(family=None, type=SOCK_STREAM, proto=0):
+    if family is None:
+        try:
+            family = AF_UNIX
+        except AttributeError:
+            family = AF_INET
+
+    a, b = __socketpair(family, type, proto)
+    return socket(a), socket(b)
+
+def ssl(sock, certificate=None, private_key=None):
+    from OpenSSL import SSL
+    context = SSL.Context(SSL.SSLv23_METHOD)
+    if certificate is not None:
+        context.use_certificate_file(certificate)
+    if private_key is not None:
+        context.use_privatekey_file(private_key)
+    context.set_verify(SSL.VERIFY_NONE, lambda *x: True)
+
+    ## TODO only do this on client sockets? how?
+    connection = SSL.Connection(context, sock)
+    connection.set_connect_state()
+    return _GreenSSL(connection)