non-blocking API appears to be blocking for secure connections

I am encountering delays when using secure connections to AuroraDB, and wondering if the client lib (C-connector) is making lengthy system calls.

Here is a callstack when not connected (and want to connected):

#0  0x00007f34ce333394 in __libc_read (fd=227, buf=0x7e3bc664ed93, nbytes=5) at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/read.c:27
#1  0x00007f34cd1a8b7e in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.1
#2  0x00007f34cd1a3fba in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.1
#3  0x00007f34cd1a2e53 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.1
#4  0x00007f34cd1a3403 in BIO_read () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.1
#5  0x00007f34cd5e4913 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.1
#6  0x00007f34cd5e8fbd in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.1
#7  0x00007f34cd5e66c2 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.1
#8  0x00007f34cd5ed995 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.1
#9  0x00007f34cd5f8232 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.1
#10 0x00007f34cd5f8353 in SSL_read () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.1
#11 0x00007f34ccec5437 in ma_tls_read_async (pvio=pvio@entry=0x7e3bc6982110, buffer=buffer@entry=0x7e3bc7b9b5b0 "9", length=length@entry=16384) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/secure/openssl.c:589
#12 0x00007f34cceb54cc in ma_pvio_read (pvio=pvio@entry=0x7e3bc6982110, buffer=0x7e3bc7b9b5b0 "9", length=length@entry=16384) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/ma_pvio.c:228
#13 0x00007f34cceb56e3 in ma_pvio_cache_read (pvio=0x7e3bc6982110, buffer=buffer@entry=0x7e3bc7291cd0 "\021", length=length@entry=7) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/ma_pvio.c:297
#14 0x00007f34cceaba76 in ma_real_read (net=net@entry=0x7e13c7594fa8, complen=complen@entry=0x7e3bc756c628) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/ma_net.c:380
#15 0x00007f34cceac4ac in ma_net_read (net=net@entry=0x7e13c7594fa8) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/ma_net.c:555
#16 0x00007f34cceb1571 in ma_net_safe_read (mysql=mysql@entry=0x7e13c7594fa8) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c:200
#17 0x00007f34cceb4ca8 in mthd_my_read_query_result (mysql=0x7e13c7594fa8) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c:2314
#18 0x00007f34cceb27c2 in mthd_my_real_connect (mysql=0x7e13c7594fa8, host=<optimized out>, user=<optimized out>, passwd=0x7e13c74f03b0 "B1b-_1824b448ffb3f497064872ef54fe1a4a035451c1d8478b71e4ce4ce3e76f4f",
    db=0x7e13c74f1650 "test_gsilt_1m_common_main_xone_Load7d44167e04", port=<optimized out>, unix_socket=<optimized out>, client_flag=2147549344) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c:1678
#19 0x00007f34cceaf308 in mysql_real_connect (mysql=0x7e13c7594fa8, host=0x7e13c7594f70 "10.94.7.87", user=0x7e13c74f0774 "rwapp_355bf29784", passwd=0x7e13c74f03b0 "B1b-_1824b448ffb3f497064872ef54fe1a4a035451c1d8478b71e4ce4ce3e76f4f",
    db=0x7e13c74f1650 "test_gsilt_1m_common_main_xone_Load7d44167e04", port=3306, unix_socket=0x0, client_flag=2147549184) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c:1295
#20 0x00007f34cced7031 in mysql_real_connect_start_internal (d=<optimized out>) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/mariadb_async.c:332
#21 0x00007f34cceda851 in my_context_spawn (c=0x7e3bc69c3000, f=0x7e3bc664ed93, d=0x5) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/ma_context.c:201

and callstack when already connected:

#0  0x00007ffb4282d394 in __libc_read (fd=232, buf=0x7f023b656033, nbytes=5) at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/read.c:27
#1  0x00007ffb416a2b7e in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.1
#2  0x00007ffb4169dfba in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.1
#3  0x00007ffb4169ce53 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.1
#4  0x00007ffb4169d403 in BIO_read () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.1
#5  0x00007ffb41ade913 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.1
#6  0x00007ffb41ae2fbd in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.1
#7  0x00007ffb41ae06c2 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.1
#8  0x00007ffb41ae7995 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.1
#9  0x00007ffb41af2232 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.1
#10 0x00007ffb41af2353 in SSL_read () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.1
#11 0x00007ffb413bf437 in ma_tls_read_async (pvio=pvio@entry=0x7f023b6495f0, buffer=buffer@entry=0x7f023b6fedf0 "\035", length=length@entry=16384) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/secure/openssl.c:589
#12 0x00007ffb413af4cc in ma_pvio_read (pvio=pvio@entry=0x7f023b6495f0, buffer=0x7f023b6fedf0 "\035", length=length@entry=16384) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/ma_pvio.c:228
#13 0x00007ffb413af6e3 in ma_pvio_cache_read (pvio=0x7f023b6495f0, buffer=buffer@entry=0x7f023b85e810 "\001", length=length@entry=7) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/ma_pvio.c:297
#14 0x00007ffb413a5a76 in ma_real_read (net=net@entry=0x7eda3bab9088, complen=complen@entry=0x7f023b898f08) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/ma_net.c:380
#15 0x00007ffb413a64ac in ma_net_read (net=net@entry=0x7eda3bab9088) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/ma_net.c:555
#16 0x00007ffb413ab571 in ma_net_safe_read (mysql=mysql@entry=0x7eda3bab9088) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c:200
#17 0x00007ffb413ad82b in mthd_my_send_cmd (mysql=0x7eda3bab9088, command=<optimized out>, arg=0x7ffb413d8232 "", length=<optimized out>, skipp_check=0 '\000', opt_arg=<optimized out>)
    at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c:427
#18 0x00007ffb413adad8 in mysql_ping (mysql=0x7eda3bab9088) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c:2792
#19 0x00007ffb413d12e4 in mysql_ping_start_internal (d=<optimized out>) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/mariadb_async.c:1028
#20 0x00007ffb413d4851 in my_context_spawn (c=0x7f023bb4f480, f=0x7f023b656033, d=0x5) at /mariadb-connector-c-3.1.12-src/libmariadb/ma_context.c:201

Using a more recent version (3.2.6) did not make a difference.