bpo-44348: Revert "bpo-39573: Py_TYPE becomes a static inline function (GH-26493)" (GH-26596)

This reverts commit f3fa63ec75 as is
causing crashes in some Windows tests in the buildbots.

Doc/c-api/structures.rst

@@ -99,10 +99,7 @@ the definition of all other Python objects.
 
    Return a :term:`borrowed reference`.
 
-   Use the :c:func:`Py_SET_TYPE` function to set an object type.
-
-   .. versionchanged:: 3.11
-      :c:func:`Py_TYPE()` is changed to an inline static function.
+   The :c:func:`Py_SET_TYPE` function must be used to set an object type.
 
 
 .. c:function:: int Py_IS_TYPE(PyObject *o, PyTypeObject *type)
@@ -124,10 +121,9 @@ the definition of all other Python objects.
 
    Get the reference count of the Python object *o*.
 
-   Use the :c:func:`Py_SET_REFCNT()` function to set an object reference count.
-
    .. versionchanged:: 3.10
       :c:func:`Py_REFCNT()` is changed to the inline static function.
+      Use :c:func:`Py_SET_REFCNT()` to set an object reference count.
 
 
 .. c:function:: void Py_SET_REFCNT(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t refcnt)
@@ -141,10 +137,7 @@ the definition of all other Python objects.
 
    Get the size of the Python object *o*.
 
-   Use the :c:func:`Py_SET_SIZE` function to set an object size.
-
-   .. versionchanged:: 3.11
-      :c:func:`Py_SIZE()` is changed to an inline static function.
+   The :c:func:`Py_SET_SIZE` function must be used to set an object size.
 
 
 .. c:function:: void Py_SET_SIZE(PyVarObject *o, Py_ssize_t size)

Doc/whatsnew/3.11.rst

@@ -154,34 +154,6 @@ Porting to Python 3.11
   (:c:member:`PyTypeObject.tp_traverse`).
   (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :issue:`44263`.)
 
-* Since :c:func:`Py_TYPE()` is changed to a inline static function,
-  ``Py_TYPE(obj) = new_type`` must be replaced with
-  ``Py_SET_TYPE(obj, new_type)``: see the :c:func:`Py_SET_TYPE()` function
-  (available since Python 3.9). For backward compatibility, this macro can be
-  used::
-
-      #if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900A4 && !defined(Py_SET_TYPE)
-      static inline void _Py_SET_TYPE(PyObject *ob, PyTypeObject *type)
-      { ob->ob_type = type; }
-      #define Py_SET_TYPE(ob, type) _Py_SET_TYPE(_PyObject_CAST(ob), type)
-      #endif
-
-  (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :issue:`39573`.)
-
-* Since :c:func:`Py_SIZE()` is changed to a inline static function,
-  ``Py_SIZE(obj) = new_size`` must be replaced with
-  ``Py_SET_SIZE(obj, new_size)``: see the :c:func:`Py_SET_SIZE()` function
-  (available since Python 3.9). For backward compatibility, this macro can be
-  used::
-
-      #if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900A4 && !defined(Py_SET_SIZE)
-      static inline void _Py_SET_SIZE(PyVarObject *ob, Py_ssize_t size)
-      { ob->ob_size = size; }
-      #define Py_SET_SIZE(ob, size) _Py_SET_SIZE((PyVarObject*)(ob), size)
-      #endif
-
-  (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :issue:`39573`.)
-
 Deprecated
 ----------
 

Include/object.h

@@ -134,16 +134,10 @@ static inline Py_ssize_t _Py_REFCNT(const PyObject *ob) {
 
 
 // bpo-39573: The Py_SET_TYPE() function must be used to set an object type.
-static inline PyTypeObject* _Py_TYPE(const PyObject *ob) {
-    return ob->ob_type;
-}
-#define Py_TYPE(ob) _Py_TYPE(_PyObject_CAST_CONST(ob))
+#define Py_TYPE(ob)             (_PyObject_CAST(ob)->ob_type)
 
 // bpo-39573: The Py_SET_SIZE() function must be used to set an object size.
-static inline Py_ssize_t _Py_SIZE(const PyVarObject *ob) {
-    return ob->ob_size;
-}
-#define Py_SIZE(ob) _Py_SIZE(_PyVarObject_CAST_CONST(ob))
+#define Py_SIZE(ob)             (_PyVarObject_CAST(ob)->ob_size)
 
 
 static inline int _Py_IS_TYPE(const PyObject *ob, const PyTypeObject *type) {

Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2021-06-03-00-59-48.bpo-39573.-elHTJ.rst

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Convert the :c:func:`Py_TYPE` and :c:func:`Py_SIZE` macros to static inline
-functions. The :c:func:`Py_SET_TYPE` and :c:func:`Py_SET_SIZE` functions
-must now be used to set an object type and size. Patch by Victor Stinner.

Modules/_testcapimodule.c

@@ -5423,9 +5423,10 @@ test_set_type_size(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
     assert(Py_TYPE(obj) == &PyList_Type);
     assert(Py_SIZE(obj) == 0);
 
-    // bpo-39573: Test Py_SET_TYPE() and Py_SET_SIZE() functions.
-    Py_SET_TYPE(obj, &PyList_Type);
-    Py_SET_SIZE(obj, 0);
+    // bpo-39573: Check that Py_TYPE() and Py_SIZE() can be used
+    // as l-values to set an object type and size.
+    Py_TYPE(obj) = &PyList_Type;
+    Py_SIZE(obj) = 0;
 
     Py_DECREF(obj);
     Py_RETURN_NONE;