gh-119344: Make critical section API public (#119353)

This makes the following macros public as part of the non-limited C-API for
locking a single object or two objects at once.

* `Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION(op)` / `Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION()`
* `Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2(a, b)` / `Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION2()`

The supporting functions and structs used by the macros are also exposed for
cases where C macros are not available.

Doc/c-api/init.rst

@@ -2202,3 +2202,107 @@ The C-API provides a basic mutual exclusion lock.
    issue a fatal error.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.13
+
+.. _python-critical-section-api:
+
+Python Critical Section API
+---------------------------
+
+The critical section API provides a deadlock avoidance layer on top of
+per-object locks for :term:`free-threaded <free threading>` CPython.  They are
+intended to replace reliance on the :term:`global interpreter lock`, and are
+no-ops in versions of Python with the global interpreter lock.
+
+Critical sections avoid deadlocks by implicitly suspending active critical
+sections and releasing the locks during calls to :c:func:`PyEval_SaveThread`.
+When :c:func:`PyEval_RestoreThread` is called, the most recent critical section
+is resumed, and its locks reacquired.  This means the critical section API
+provides weaker guarantees than traditional locks -- they are useful because
+their behavior is similar to the :term:`GIL`.
+
+The functions and structs used by the macros are exposed for cases
+where C macros are not available. They should only be used as in the
+given macro expansions. Note that the sizes and contents of the structures may
+change in future Python versions.
+
+.. note::
+
+   Operations that need to lock two objects at once must use
+   :c:macro:`Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2`.  You *cannot* use nested critical
+   sections to lock more than one object at once, because the inner critical
+   section may suspend the outer critical sections.  This API does not provide
+   a way to lock more than two objects at once.
+
+Example usage::
+
+   static PyObject *
+   set_field(MyObject *self, PyObject *value)
+   {
+      Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION(self);
+      Py_SETREF(self->field, Py_XNewRef(value));
+      Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION();
+      Py_RETURN_NONE;
+   }
+
+In the above example, :c:macro:`Py_SETREF` calls :c:macro:`Py_DECREF`, which
+can call arbitrary code through an object's deallocation function.  The critical
+section API avoids potentital deadlocks due to reentrancy and lock ordering
+by allowing the runtime to temporarily suspend the critical section if the
+code triggered by the finalizer blocks and calls :c:func:`PyEval_SaveThread`.
+
+.. c:macro:: Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION(op)
+
+   Acquires the per-object lock for the object *op* and begins a
+   critical section.
+
+   In the free-threaded build, this macro expands to::
+
+      {
+          PyCriticalSection _py_cs;
+          PyCriticalSection_Begin(&_py_cs, (PyObject*)(op))
+
+   In the default build, this macro expands to ``{``.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.13
+
+.. c:macro:: Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION()
+
+   Ends the critical section and releases the per-object lock.
+
+   In the free-threaded build, this macro expands to::
+
+          PyCriticalSection_End(&_py_cs);
+      }
+
+   In the default build, this macro expands to ``}``.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.13
+
+.. c:macro:: Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2(a, b)
+
+   Acquires the per-objects locks for the objects *a* and *b* and begins a
+   critical section.  The locks are acquired in a consistent order (lowest
+   address first) to avoid lock ordering deadlocks.
+
+   In the free-threaded build, this macro expands to::
+
+      {
+          PyCriticalSection2 _py_cs2;
+          PyCriticalSection_Begin2(&_py_cs2, (PyObject*)(a), (PyObject*)(b))
+
+   In the default build, this macro expands to ``{``.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.13
+
+.. c:macro:: Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION2()
+
+   Ends the critical section and releases the per-object locks.
+
+   In the free-threaded build, this macro expands to::
+
+          PyCriticalSection_End2(&_py_cs2);
+      }
+
+   In the default build, this macro expands to ``}``.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.13

Include/Python.h

@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include "import.h"
 #include "abstract.h"
 #include "bltinmodule.h"
+#include "critical_section.h"
 #include "cpython/pyctype.h"
 #include "pystrtod.h"
 #include "pystrcmp.h"

Include/cpython/critical_section.h

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+#ifndef Py_CPYTHON_CRITICAL_SECTION_H
+#  error "this header file must not be included directly"
+#endif
+
+// Python critical sections
+//
+// Conceptually, critical sections are a deadlock avoidance layer on top of
+// per-object locks. These helpers, in combination with those locks, replace
+// our usage of the global interpreter lock to provide thread-safety for
+// otherwise thread-unsafe objects, such as dict.
+//
+// NOTE: These APIs are no-ops in non-free-threaded builds.
+//
+// Straightforward per-object locking could introduce deadlocks that were not
+// present when running with the GIL. Threads may hold locks for multiple
+// objects simultaneously because Python operations can nest. If threads were
+// to acquire the same locks in different orders, they would deadlock.
+//
+// One way to avoid deadlocks is to allow threads to hold only the lock (or
+// locks) for a single operation at a time (typically a single lock, but some
+// operations involve two locks). When a thread begins a nested operation it
+// could suspend the locks for any outer operation: before beginning the nested
+// operation, the locks for the outer operation are released and when the
+// nested operation completes, the locks for the outer operation are
+// reacquired.
+//
+// To improve performance, this API uses a variation of the above scheme.
+// Instead of immediately suspending locks any time a nested operation begins,
+// locks are only suspended if the thread would block. This reduces the number
+// of lock acquisitions and releases for nested operations, while still
+// avoiding deadlocks.
+//
+// Additionally, the locks for any active operation are suspended around
+// other potentially blocking operations, such as I/O. This is because the
+// interaction between locks and blocking operations can lead to deadlocks in
+// the same way as the interaction between multiple locks.
+//
+// Each thread's critical sections and their corresponding locks are tracked in
+// a stack in `PyThreadState.critical_section`. When a thread calls
+// `_PyThreadState_Detach()`, such as before a blocking I/O operation or when
+// waiting to acquire a lock, the thread suspends all of its active critical
+// sections, temporarily releasing the associated locks. When the thread calls
+// `_PyThreadState_Attach()`, it resumes the top-most (i.e., most recent)
+// critical section by reacquiring the associated lock or locks.  See
+// `_PyCriticalSection_Resume()`.
+//
+// NOTE: Only the top-most critical section is guaranteed to be active.
+// Operations that need to lock two objects at once must use
+// `Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2()`. You *CANNOT* use nested critical sections
+// to lock more than one object at once, because the inner critical section
+// may  suspend the outer critical sections. This API does not provide a way
+// to lock more than two objects at once (though it could be added later
+// if actually needed).
+//
+// NOTE: Critical sections implicitly behave like reentrant locks because
+// attempting to acquire the same lock will suspend any outer (earlier)
+// critical sections. However, they are less efficient for this use case than
+// purposefully designed reentrant locks.
+//
+// Example usage:
+//  Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION(op);
+//  ...
+//  Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION();
+//
+// To lock two objects at once:
+//  Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2(op1, op2);
+//  ...
+//  Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION2();
+
+typedef struct PyCriticalSection PyCriticalSection;
+typedef struct PyCriticalSection2 PyCriticalSection2;
+
+PyAPI_FUNC(void)
+PyCriticalSection_Begin(PyCriticalSection *c, PyObject *op);
+
+PyAPI_FUNC(void)
+PyCriticalSection_End(PyCriticalSection *c);
+
+PyAPI_FUNC(void)
+PyCriticalSection2_Begin(PyCriticalSection2 *c, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
+
+PyAPI_FUNC(void)
+PyCriticalSection2_End(PyCriticalSection2 *c);
+
+#ifndef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+# define Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION(op)      \
+    {
+# define Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION()          \
+    }
+# define Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2(a, b)   \
+    {
+# define Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION2()         \
+    }
+#else /* !Py_GIL_DISABLED */
+
+// NOTE: the contents of this struct are private and may change betweeen
+// Python releases without a deprecation period.
+struct PyCriticalSection {
+    // Tagged pointer to an outer active critical section (or 0).
+    uintptr_t _cs_prev;
+
+    // Mutex used to protect critical section
+    PyMutex *_cs_mutex;
+};
+
+// A critical section protected by two mutexes. Use
+// Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2 and Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION2.
+// NOTE: the contents of this struct are private and may change betweeen
+// Python releases without a deprecation period.
+struct PyCriticalSection2 {
+    PyCriticalSection _cs_base;
+
+    PyMutex *_cs_mutex2;
+};
+
+# define Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION(op)                                  \
+    {                                                                   \
+        PyCriticalSection _py_cs;                                       \
+        PyCriticalSection_Begin(&_py_cs, _PyObject_CAST(op))
+
+# define Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION()                                      \
+        PyCriticalSection_End(&_py_cs);                                 \
+    }
+
+# define Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2(a, b)                               \
+    {                                                                   \
+        PyCriticalSection2 _py_cs2;                                     \
+        PyCriticalSection2_Begin(&_py_cs2, _PyObject_CAST(a), _PyObject_CAST(b))
+
+# define Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION2()                                     \
+        PyCriticalSection2_End(&_py_cs2);                               \
+    }
+
+#endif

Include/critical_section.h

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_H
+#define Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_H
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
+#  define Py_CPYTHON_CRITICAL_SECTION_H
+#  include "cpython/critical_section.h"
+#  undef Py_CPYTHON_CRITICAL_SECTION_H
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+#endif /* !Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_H */

Include/internal/pycore_critical_section.h

@@ -13,75 +13,9 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-// Implementation of Python critical sections
-//
-// Conceptually, critical sections are a deadlock avoidance layer on top of
-// per-object locks. These helpers, in combination with those locks, replace
-// our usage of the global interpreter lock to provide thread-safety for
-// otherwise thread-unsafe objects, such as dict.
-//
-// NOTE: These APIs are no-ops in non-free-threaded builds.
-//
-// Straightforward per-object locking could introduce deadlocks that were not
-// present when running with the GIL. Threads may hold locks for multiple
-// objects simultaneously because Python operations can nest. If threads were
-// to acquire the same locks in different orders, they would deadlock.
-//
-// One way to avoid deadlocks is to allow threads to hold only the lock (or
-// locks) for a single operation at a time (typically a single lock, but some
-// operations involve two locks). When a thread begins a nested operation it
-// could suspend the locks for any outer operation: before beginning the nested
-// operation, the locks for the outer operation are released and when the
-// nested operation completes, the locks for the outer operation are
-// reacquired.
-//
-// To improve performance, this API uses a variation of the above scheme.
-// Instead of immediately suspending locks any time a nested operation begins,
-// locks are only suspended if the thread would block. This reduces the number
-// of lock acquisitions and releases for nested operations, while still
-// avoiding deadlocks.
-//
-// Additionally, the locks for any active operation are suspended around
-// other potentially blocking operations, such as I/O. This is because the
-// interaction between locks and blocking operations can lead to deadlocks in
-// the same way as the interaction between multiple locks.
-//
-// Each thread's critical sections and their corresponding locks are tracked in
-// a stack in `PyThreadState.critical_section`. When a thread calls
-// `_PyThreadState_Detach()`, such as before a blocking I/O operation or when
-// waiting to acquire a lock, the thread suspends all of its active critical
-// sections, temporarily releasing the associated locks. When the thread calls
-// `_PyThreadState_Attach()`, it resumes the top-most (i.e., most recent)
-// critical section by reacquiring the associated lock or locks.  See
-// `_PyCriticalSection_Resume()`.
-//
-// NOTE: Only the top-most critical section is guaranteed to be active.
-// Operations that need to lock two objects at once must use
-// `Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2()`. You *CANNOT* use nested critical sections
-// to lock more than one object at once, because the inner critical section
-// may  suspend the outer critical sections. This API does not provide a way
-// to lock more than two objects at once (though it could be added later
-// if actually needed).
-//
-// NOTE: Critical sections implicitly behave like reentrant locks because
-// attempting to acquire the same lock will suspend any outer (earlier)
-// critical sections. However, they are less efficient for this use case than
-// purposefully designed reentrant locks.
-//
-// Example usage:
-//  Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION(op);
-//  ...
-//  Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION();
-//
-// To lock two objects at once:
-//  Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2(op1, op2);
-//  ...
-//  Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION2();
-
-
 // Tagged pointers to critical sections use the two least significant bits to
 // mark if the pointed-to critical section is inactive and whether it is a
-// _PyCriticalSection2 object.
+// PyCriticalSection2 object.
 #define _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_INACTIVE       0x1
 #define _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_TWO_MUTEXES    0x2
 #define _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_MASK           0x3
@@ -89,24 +23,13 @@ extern "C" {
 #ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
 # define Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION_MUT(mutex)                           \
     {                                                                   \
-        _PyCriticalSection _cs;                                         \
+        PyCriticalSection _py_cs;                                       \
-        _PyCriticalSection_Begin(&_cs, mutex)
+        _PyCriticalSection_BeginMutex(&_py_cs, mutex)
 
-# define Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION(op)                                  \
+# define Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2_MUT(m1, m2)                         \
-        Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION_MUT(&_PyObject_CAST(op)->ob_mutex)
-
-# define Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION()                                      \
-        _PyCriticalSection_End(&_cs);                                   \
-    }
-
-# define Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2(a, b)                               \
     {                                                                   \
-        _PyCriticalSection2 _cs2;                                       \
+        PyCriticalSection2 _py_cs2;                                     \
-        _PyCriticalSection2_Begin(&_cs2, &_PyObject_CAST(a)->ob_mutex, &_PyObject_CAST(b)->ob_mutex)
+        _PyCriticalSection2_BeginMutex(&_py_cs2, m1, m2)
-
-# define Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION2()                                     \
-        _PyCriticalSection2_End(&_cs2);                                 \
-    }
 
 // Specialized version of critical section locking to safely use
 // PySequence_Fast APIs without the GIL. For performance, the argument *to*
@@ -117,14 +40,14 @@ extern "C" {
     {                                                                   \
         PyObject *_orig_seq = _PyObject_CAST(original);                 \
         const bool _should_lock_cs = PyList_CheckExact(_orig_seq);      \
-        _PyCriticalSection _cs;                                         \
+        PyCriticalSection _cs;                                          \
         if (_should_lock_cs) {                                          \
-            _PyCriticalSection_Begin(&_cs, &_orig_seq->ob_mutex);       \
+            _PyCriticalSection_Begin(&_cs, _orig_seq);                  \
         }
 
 # define Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION_SEQUENCE_FAST()                        \
         if (_should_lock_cs) {                                          \
-            _PyCriticalSection_End(&_cs);                               \
+            PyCriticalSection_End(&_cs);                                \
         }                                                               \
     }
 
@@ -139,73 +62,57 @@ extern "C" {
 // possibility that the mutex would be swalled out in some code paths.
 #ifdef Py_DEBUG
 
-#define  _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_ASSERT_OBJECT_LOCKED(op)                           \
+# define _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_ASSERT_OBJECT_LOCKED(op)                           \
     if (Py_REFCNT(op) != 1) {                                                    \
         _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_ASSERT_MUTEX_LOCKED(&_PyObject_CAST(op)->ob_mutex); \
     }
 
 #else   /* Py_DEBUG */
 
-#define  _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_ASSERT_OBJECT_LOCKED(op)
+# define _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_ASSERT_OBJECT_LOCKED(op)
 
 #endif  /* Py_DEBUG */
 
 #else  /* !Py_GIL_DISABLED */
 // The critical section APIs are no-ops with the GIL.
-# define Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION_MUT(mut)
+# define Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION_MUT(mut) {
-# define Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION(op)
+# define Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2_MUT(m1, m2) {
-# define Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION()
+# define Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION_SEQUENCE_FAST(original) {
-# define Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2(a, b)
+# define Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION_SEQUENCE_FAST() }
-# define Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION2()
-# define Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION_SEQUENCE_FAST(original)
-# define Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION_SEQUENCE_FAST()
 # define _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_ASSERT_MUTEX_LOCKED(mutex)
 # define _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_ASSERT_OBJECT_LOCKED(op)
 #endif  /* !Py_GIL_DISABLED */
 
-typedef struct {
-    // Tagged pointer to an outer active critical section (or 0).
-    // The two least-significant-bits indicate whether the pointed-to critical
-    // section is inactive and whether it is a _PyCriticalSection2 object.
-    uintptr_t prev;
-
-    // Mutex used to protect critical section
-    PyMutex *mutex;
-} _PyCriticalSection;
-
-// A critical section protected by two mutexes. Use
-// _PyCriticalSection2_Begin and _PyCriticalSection2_End.
-typedef struct {
-    _PyCriticalSection base;
-
-    PyMutex *mutex2;
-} _PyCriticalSection2;
-
-static inline int
-_PyCriticalSection_IsActive(uintptr_t tag)
-{
-    return tag != 0 && (tag & _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_INACTIVE) == 0;
-}
-
 // Resumes the top-most critical section.
 PyAPI_FUNC(void)
 _PyCriticalSection_Resume(PyThreadState *tstate);
 
 // (private) slow path for locking the mutex
 PyAPI_FUNC(void)
-_PyCriticalSection_BeginSlow(_PyCriticalSection *c, PyMutex *m);
+_PyCriticalSection_BeginSlow(PyCriticalSection *c, PyMutex *m);
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(void)
-_PyCriticalSection2_BeginSlow(_PyCriticalSection2 *c, PyMutex *m1, PyMutex *m2,
+_PyCriticalSection2_BeginSlow(PyCriticalSection2 *c, PyMutex *m1, PyMutex *m2,
                              int is_m1_locked);
 
+PyAPI_FUNC(void)
+_PyCriticalSection_SuspendAll(PyThreadState *tstate);
+
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+
+static inline int
+_PyCriticalSection_IsActive(uintptr_t tag)
+{
+    return tag != 0 && (tag & _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_INACTIVE) == 0;
+}
+
 static inline void
-_PyCriticalSection_Begin(_PyCriticalSection *c, PyMutex *m)
+_PyCriticalSection_BeginMutex(PyCriticalSection *c, PyMutex *m)
 {
     if (PyMutex_LockFast(&m->_bits)) {
         PyThreadState *tstate = _PyThreadState_GET();
-        c->mutex = m;
+        c->_cs_mutex = m;
-        c->prev = tstate->critical_section;
+        c->_cs_prev = tstate->critical_section;
         tstate->critical_section = (uintptr_t)c;
     }
     else {
@@ -213,14 +120,21 @@ _PyCriticalSection_Begin(_PyCriticalSection *c, PyMutex *m)
     }
 }
 
+static inline void
+_PyCriticalSection_Begin(PyCriticalSection *c, PyObject *op)
+{
+    _PyCriticalSection_BeginMutex(c, &op->ob_mutex);
+}
+#define PyCriticalSection_Begin _PyCriticalSection_Begin
+
 // Removes the top-most critical section from the thread's stack of critical
 // sections. If the new top-most critical section is inactive, then it is
 // resumed.
 static inline void
-_PyCriticalSection_Pop(_PyCriticalSection *c)
+_PyCriticalSection_Pop(PyCriticalSection *c)
 {
     PyThreadState *tstate = _PyThreadState_GET();
-    uintptr_t prev = c->prev;
+    uintptr_t prev = c->_cs_prev;
     tstate->critical_section = prev;
 
     if ((prev & _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_INACTIVE) != 0) {
@@ -229,20 +143,21 @@ _PyCriticalSection_Pop(_PyCriticalSection *c)
 }
 
 static inline void
-_PyCriticalSection_End(_PyCriticalSection *c)
+_PyCriticalSection_End(PyCriticalSection *c)
 {
-    PyMutex_Unlock(c->mutex);
+    PyMutex_Unlock(c->_cs_mutex);
     _PyCriticalSection_Pop(c);
 }
+#define PyCriticalSection_End _PyCriticalSection_End
 
 static inline void
-_PyCriticalSection2_Begin(_PyCriticalSection2 *c, PyMutex *m1, PyMutex *m2)
+_PyCriticalSection2_BeginMutex(PyCriticalSection2 *c, PyMutex *m1, PyMutex *m2)
 {
     if (m1 == m2) {
         // If the two mutex arguments are the same, treat this as a critical
         // section with a single mutex.
-        c->mutex2 = NULL;
+        c->_cs_mutex2 = NULL;
-        _PyCriticalSection_Begin(&c->base, m1);
+        _PyCriticalSection_BeginMutex(&c->_cs_base, m1);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -258,9 +173,9 @@ _PyCriticalSection2_Begin(_PyCriticalSection2 *c, PyMutex *m1, PyMutex *m2)
     if (PyMutex_LockFast(&m1->_bits)) {
         if (PyMutex_LockFast(&m2->_bits)) {
             PyThreadState *tstate = _PyThreadState_GET();
-            c->base.mutex = m1;
+            c->_cs_base._cs_mutex = m1;
-            c->mutex2 = m2;
+            c->_cs_mutex2 = m2;
-            c->base.prev = tstate->critical_section;
+            c->_cs_base._cs_prev = tstate->critical_section;
 
             uintptr_t p = (uintptr_t)c | _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_TWO_MUTEXES;
             tstate->critical_section = p;
@@ -275,19 +190,22 @@ _PyCriticalSection2_Begin(_PyCriticalSection2 *c, PyMutex *m1, PyMutex *m2)
 }
 
 static inline void
-_PyCriticalSection2_End(_PyCriticalSection2 *c)
+_PyCriticalSection2_Begin(PyCriticalSection2 *c, PyObject *a, PyObject *b)
 {
-    if (c->mutex2) {
+    _PyCriticalSection2_BeginMutex(c, &a->ob_mutex, &b->ob_mutex);
-        PyMutex_Unlock(c->mutex2);
-    }
-    PyMutex_Unlock(c->base.mutex);
-    _PyCriticalSection_Pop(&c->base);
 }
+#define PyCriticalSection2_Begin _PyCriticalSection2_Begin
 
-PyAPI_FUNC(void)
+static inline void
-_PyCriticalSection_SuspendAll(PyThreadState *tstate);
+_PyCriticalSection2_End(PyCriticalSection2 *c)
-
+{
-#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+    if (c->_cs_mutex2) {
+        PyMutex_Unlock(c->_cs_mutex2);
+    }
+    PyMutex_Unlock(c->_cs_base._cs_mutex);
+    _PyCriticalSection_Pop(&c->_cs_base);
+}
+#define PyCriticalSection2_End _PyCriticalSection2_End
 
 static inline void
 _PyCriticalSection_AssertHeld(PyMutex *mutex)
@@ -296,18 +214,18 @@ _PyCriticalSection_AssertHeld(PyMutex *mutex)
     PyThreadState *tstate = _PyThreadState_GET();
     uintptr_t prev = tstate->critical_section;
     if (prev & _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_TWO_MUTEXES) {
-        _PyCriticalSection2 *cs = (_PyCriticalSection2 *)(prev & ~_Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_MASK);
+        PyCriticalSection2 *cs = (PyCriticalSection2 *)(prev & ~_Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_MASK);
-        assert(cs != NULL && (cs->base.mutex == mutex || cs->mutex2 == mutex));
+        assert(cs != NULL && (cs->_cs_base._cs_mutex == mutex || cs->_cs_mutex2 == mutex));
     }
     else {
-        _PyCriticalSection *cs = (_PyCriticalSection *)(tstate->critical_section & ~_Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_MASK);
+        PyCriticalSection *cs = (PyCriticalSection *)(tstate->critical_section & ~_Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_MASK);
-        assert(cs != NULL && cs->mutex == mutex);
+        assert(cs != NULL && cs->_cs_mutex == mutex);
     }
 
 #endif
 }
 
-#endif
+#endif /* Py_GIL_DISABLED */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }

Makefile.pre.in

@@ -1004,6 +1004,7 @@ PYTHON_HEADERS= \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/codecs.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/compile.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/complexobject.h \
+		$(srcdir)/Include/critical_section.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/descrobject.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/dictobject.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/dynamic_annotations.h \
@@ -1082,6 +1083,7 @@ PYTHON_HEADERS= \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/compile.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/complexobject.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/context.h \
+		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/critical_section.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/descrobject.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/dictobject.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/fileobject.h \

Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2024-05-21-19-41-41.gh-issue-119344.QKvzQb.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The critical section API is now public as part of the non-limited C API.

Modules/_sre/sre.c

@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ _sre_SRE_Match_groupdict_impl(MatchObject *self, PyObject *default_value)
             goto exit;
         }
     }
-exit:
+exit:;
     Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION();
 
     return result;

Modules/_testcapimodule.c

@@ -3329,6 +3329,18 @@ function_set_warning(PyObject *Py_UNUSED(module), PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+test_critical_sections(PyObject *module, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
+{
+    Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION(module);
+    Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION();
+
+    Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2(module, module);
+    Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION2();
+
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef TestMethods[] = {
     {"set_errno",               set_errno,                       METH_VARARGS},
     {"test_config",             test_config,                     METH_NOARGS},
@@ -3470,6 +3482,7 @@ static PyMethodDef TestMethods[] = {
     {"check_pyimport_addmodule", check_pyimport_addmodule, METH_VARARGS},
     {"test_weakref_capi", test_weakref_capi, METH_NOARGS},
     {"function_set_warning", function_set_warning, METH_NOARGS},
+    {"test_critical_sections", test_critical_sections, METH_NOARGS},
     {NULL, NULL} /* sentinel */
 };
 

Objects/dictobject.c

@@ -3116,7 +3116,7 @@ _PyDict_FromKeys(PyObject *cls, PyObject *iterable, PyObject *value)
                 goto dict_iter_exit;
             }
         }
-dict_iter_exit:
+dict_iter_exit:;
         Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION();
     } else {
         while ((key = PyIter_Next(it)) != NULL) {

Objects/listobject.c

@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ PyList_SetItem(PyObject *op, Py_ssize_t i,
     p = self->ob_item + i;
     Py_XSETREF(*p, newitem);
     ret = 0;
-end:
+end:;
     Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION();
     return ret;
 }

Objects/typeobject.c

@@ -62,24 +62,13 @@ class object "PyObject *" "&PyBaseObject_Type"
 // be released and reacquired during a subclass update if there's contention
 // on the subclass lock.
 #define TYPE_LOCK &PyInterpreterState_Get()->types.mutex
-#define BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK()                                               \
+#define BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK() Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION_MUT(TYPE_LOCK)
-    {                                                                   \
+#define END_TYPE_LOCK() Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION()
-        _PyCriticalSection _cs;                                         \
-        _PyCriticalSection_Begin(&_cs, TYPE_LOCK);                      \
-
-#define END_TYPE_LOCK()                                                 \
-        _PyCriticalSection_End(&_cs);                                   \
-    }
 
 #define BEGIN_TYPE_DICT_LOCK(d) \
-    {                                                                   \
+    Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2_MUT(TYPE_LOCK, &_PyObject_CAST(d)->ob_mutex)
-        _PyCriticalSection2 _cs;                                        \
-        _PyCriticalSection2_Begin(&_cs, TYPE_LOCK,                      \
-                                  &_PyObject_CAST(d)->ob_mutex);        \
 
-#define END_TYPE_DICT_LOCK()                                            \
+#define END_TYPE_DICT_LOCK() Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION2()
-        _PyCriticalSection2_End(&_cs);                                  \
-    }
 
 #define ASSERT_TYPE_LOCK_HELD() \
     _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_ASSERT_MUTEX_LOCKED(TYPE_LOCK)
@@ -442,7 +431,7 @@ _PyType_GetBases(PyTypeObject *self)
     BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK();
     res = lookup_tp_bases(self);
     Py_INCREF(res);
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
 
     return res;
 }
@@ -513,7 +502,7 @@ _PyType_GetMRO(PyTypeObject *self)
     BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK();
     mro = lookup_tp_mro(self);
     Py_XINCREF(mro);
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
     return mro;
 #else
     return Py_XNewRef(lookup_tp_mro(self));
@@ -951,10 +940,10 @@ PyType_Watch(int watcher_id, PyObject* obj)
         return -1;
     }
     // ensure we will get a callback on the next modification
-    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK()
+    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK();
     assign_version_tag(interp, type);
     type->tp_watched |= (1 << watcher_id);
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1080,9 +1069,9 @@ PyType_Modified(PyTypeObject *type)
         return;
     }
 
-    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK()
+    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK();
     type_modified_unlocked(type);
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1161,9 +1150,9 @@ void
 _PyType_SetVersion(PyTypeObject *tp, unsigned int version)
 {
 
-    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK()
+    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK();
     set_version_unlocked(tp, version);
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
 }
 
 PyTypeObject *
@@ -1245,9 +1234,9 @@ int PyUnstable_Type_AssignVersionTag(PyTypeObject *type)
 {
     PyInterpreterState *interp = _PyInterpreterState_GET();
     int assigned;
-    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK()
+    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK();
     assigned = assign_version_tag(interp, type);
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
     return assigned;
 }
 
@@ -1532,7 +1521,7 @@ type_get_mro(PyTypeObject *type, void *context)
 {
     PyObject *mro;
 
-    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK()
+    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK();
     mro = lookup_tp_mro(type);
     if (mro == NULL) {
         mro = Py_None;
@@ -1540,7 +1529,7 @@ type_get_mro(PyTypeObject *type, void *context)
         Py_INCREF(mro);
     }
 
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
     return mro;
 }
 
@@ -3121,9 +3110,9 @@ static PyObject *
 mro_implementation(PyTypeObject *type)
 {
     PyObject *mro;
-    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK()
+    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK();
     mro = mro_implementation_unlocked(type);
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
     return mro;
 }
 
@@ -3310,9 +3299,9 @@ static int
 mro_internal(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject **p_old_mro)
 {
     int res;
-    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK()
+    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK();
     res = mro_internal_unlocked(type, 0, p_old_mro);
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
     return res;
 }
 
@@ -5173,7 +5162,7 @@ get_module_by_def(PyTypeObject *type, PyModuleDef *def)
     }
 
     PyObject *res = NULL;
-    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK()
+    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK();
 
     PyObject *mro = lookup_tp_mro(type);
     // The type must be ready
@@ -5200,7 +5189,7 @@ get_module_by_def(PyTypeObject *type, PyModuleDef *def)
             break;
         }
     }
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
     return res;
 }
 
@@ -5458,13 +5447,13 @@ _PyType_LookupRef(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *name)
 
     int has_version = 0;
     int version = 0;
-    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK()
+    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK();
     res = find_name_in_mro(type, name, &error);
     if (MCACHE_CACHEABLE_NAME(name)) {
         has_version = assign_version_tag(interp, type);
         version = type->tp_version_tag;
     }
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
 
     /* Only put NULL results into cache if there was no error. */
     if (error) {
@@ -8454,14 +8443,14 @@ PyType_Ready(PyTypeObject *type)
     }
 
     int res;
-    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK()
+    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK();
     if (!(type->tp_flags & Py_TPFLAGS_READY)) {
         res = type_ready(type, 1);
     } else {
         res = 0;
         assert(_PyType_CheckConsistency(type));
     }
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
     return res;
 }
 
@@ -8495,7 +8484,7 @@ init_static_type(PyInterpreterState *interp, PyTypeObject *self,
     int res;
     BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK();
     res = type_ready(self, initial);
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
     if (res < 0) {
         _PyStaticType_ClearWeakRefs(interp, self);
         managed_static_type_state_clear(interp, self, isbuiltin, initial);
@@ -8967,7 +8956,7 @@ hackcheck(PyObject *self, setattrofunc func, const char *what)
     int res;
     BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK();
     res = hackcheck_unlocked(self, func, what);
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
     return res;
 }
 
@@ -10896,14 +10885,14 @@ fixup_slot_dispatchers(PyTypeObject *type)
     // This lock isn't strictly necessary because the type has not been
     // exposed to anyone else yet, but update_ont_slot calls find_name_in_mro
     // where we'd like to assert that the type is locked.
-    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK()
+    BEGIN_TYPE_LOCK();
 
     assert(!PyErr_Occurred());
     for (pytype_slotdef *p = slotdefs; p->name; ) {
         p = update_one_slot(type, p);
     }
 
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
 }
 
 static void
@@ -11192,7 +11181,7 @@ _super_lookup_descr(PyTypeObject *su_type, PyTypeObject *su_obj_type, PyObject *
        another thread can modify it after we end the critical section
        below  */
     Py_XINCREF(mro);
-    END_TYPE_LOCK()
+    END_TYPE_LOCK();
 
     if (mro == NULL)
         return NULL;

PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj

@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\codecs.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\compile.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\complexobject.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\critical_section.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\abstract.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\bytearrayobject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\bytesobject.h" />
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\compile.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\complexobject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\context.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\critical_section.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\descrobject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\dictobject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\fileobject.h" />

PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters

@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\complexobject.h">
       <Filter>Include</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\critical_section.h">
+      <Filter>Include</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\datetime.h">
       <Filter>Include</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
@@ -378,6 +381,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\context.h">
       <Filter>Include\cpython</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\critical_section.h">
+      <Filter>Include\cpython</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\descrobject.h">
       <Filter>Include\cpython</Filter>
     </ClInclude>

Python/critical_section.c

@@ -3,85 +3,96 @@
 #include "pycore_lock.h"
 #include "pycore_critical_section.h"
 
-static_assert(_Alignof(_PyCriticalSection) >= 4,
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+static_assert(_Alignof(PyCriticalSection) >= 4,
               "critical section must be aligned to at least 4 bytes");
+#endif
 
 void
-_PyCriticalSection_BeginSlow(_PyCriticalSection *c, PyMutex *m)
+_PyCriticalSection_BeginSlow(PyCriticalSection *c, PyMutex *m)
 {
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
     PyThreadState *tstate = _PyThreadState_GET();
-    c->mutex = NULL;
+    c->_cs_mutex = NULL;
-    c->prev = (uintptr_t)tstate->critical_section;
+    c->_cs_prev = (uintptr_t)tstate->critical_section;
     tstate->critical_section = (uintptr_t)c;
 
     PyMutex_Lock(m);
-    c->mutex = m;
+    c->_cs_mutex = m;
+#endif
 }
 
 void
-_PyCriticalSection2_BeginSlow(_PyCriticalSection2 *c, PyMutex *m1, PyMutex *m2,
+_PyCriticalSection2_BeginSlow(PyCriticalSection2 *c, PyMutex *m1, PyMutex *m2,
                               int is_m1_locked)
 {
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
     PyThreadState *tstate = _PyThreadState_GET();
-    c->base.mutex = NULL;
+    c->_cs_base._cs_mutex = NULL;
-    c->mutex2 = NULL;
+    c->_cs_mutex2 = NULL;
-    c->base.prev = tstate->critical_section;
+    c->_cs_base._cs_prev = tstate->critical_section;
     tstate->critical_section = (uintptr_t)c | _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_TWO_MUTEXES;
 
     if (!is_m1_locked) {
         PyMutex_Lock(m1);
     }
     PyMutex_Lock(m2);
-    c->base.mutex = m1;
+    c->_cs_base._cs_mutex = m1;
-    c->mutex2 = m2;
+    c->_cs_mutex2 = m2;
+#endif
 }
 
-static _PyCriticalSection *
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+static PyCriticalSection *
 untag_critical_section(uintptr_t tag)
 {
-    return (_PyCriticalSection *)(tag & ~_Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_MASK);
+    return (PyCriticalSection *)(tag & ~_Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_MASK);
 }
+#endif
 
 // Release all locks held by critical sections. This is called by
 // _PyThreadState_Detach.
 void
 _PyCriticalSection_SuspendAll(PyThreadState *tstate)
 {
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
     uintptr_t *tagptr = &tstate->critical_section;
     while (_PyCriticalSection_IsActive(*tagptr)) {
-        _PyCriticalSection *c = untag_critical_section(*tagptr);
+        PyCriticalSection *c = untag_critical_section(*tagptr);
 
-        if (c->mutex) {
+        if (c->_cs_mutex) {
-            PyMutex_Unlock(c->mutex);
+            PyMutex_Unlock(c->_cs_mutex);
             if ((*tagptr & _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_TWO_MUTEXES)) {
-                _PyCriticalSection2 *c2 = (_PyCriticalSection2 *)c;
+                PyCriticalSection2 *c2 = (PyCriticalSection2 *)c;
-                if (c2->mutex2) {
+                if (c2->_cs_mutex2) {
-                    PyMutex_Unlock(c2->mutex2);
+                    PyMutex_Unlock(c2->_cs_mutex2);
                 }
             }
         }
 
         *tagptr |= _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_INACTIVE;
-        tagptr = &c->prev;
+        tagptr = &c->_cs_prev;
     }
+#endif
 }
 
 void
 _PyCriticalSection_Resume(PyThreadState *tstate)
 {
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
     uintptr_t p = tstate->critical_section;
-    _PyCriticalSection *c = untag_critical_section(p);
+    PyCriticalSection *c = untag_critical_section(p);
     assert(!_PyCriticalSection_IsActive(p));
 
-    PyMutex *m1 = c->mutex;
+    PyMutex *m1 = c->_cs_mutex;
-    c->mutex = NULL;
+    c->_cs_mutex = NULL;
 
     PyMutex *m2 = NULL;
-    _PyCriticalSection2 *c2 = NULL;
+    PyCriticalSection2 *c2 = NULL;
     if ((p & _Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_TWO_MUTEXES)) {
-        c2 = (_PyCriticalSection2 *)c;
+        c2 = (PyCriticalSection2 *)c;
-        m2 = c2->mutex2;
+        m2 = c2->_cs_mutex2;
-        c2->mutex2 = NULL;
+        c2->_cs_mutex2 = NULL;
     }
 
     if (m1) {
@@ -91,10 +102,47 @@ _PyCriticalSection_Resume(PyThreadState *tstate)
         PyMutex_Lock(m2);
     }
 
-    c->mutex = m1;
+    c->_cs_mutex = m1;
     if (m2) {
-        c2->mutex2 = m2;
+        c2->_cs_mutex2 = m2;
     }
 
     tstate->critical_section &= ~_Py_CRITICAL_SECTION_INACTIVE;
+#endif
+}
+
+#undef PyCriticalSection_Begin
+void
+PyCriticalSection_Begin(PyCriticalSection *c, PyObject *op)
+{
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+    _PyCriticalSection_Begin(c, op);
+#endif
+}
+
+#undef PyCriticalSection_End
+void
+PyCriticalSection_End(PyCriticalSection *c)
+{
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+    _PyCriticalSection_End(c);
+#endif
+}
+
+#undef PyCriticalSection2_Begin
+void
+PyCriticalSection2_Begin(PyCriticalSection2 *c, PyObject *a, PyObject *b)
+{
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+    _PyCriticalSection2_Begin(c, a, b);
+#endif
+}
+
+#undef PyCriticalSection2_End
+void
+PyCriticalSection2_End(PyCriticalSection2 *c)
+{
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+    _PyCriticalSection2_End(c);
+#endif
 }