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GH-81381: Add longer comment _PyType_AllocNoTrack() (GH-100954)
The details on the "nitems+1" expression is a bit subtle so add a longer comment about it.
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_PyType_AllocNoTrack(PyTypeObject *type, Py_ssize_t nitems)
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{
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PyObject *obj;
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/* The +1 on nitems is needed for most types but not all. We could save a
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* bit of space by allocating one less item in certain cases, depending on
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* the type. However, given the extra complexity (e.g. an additional type
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* flag to indicate when that is safe) it does not seem worth the memory
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* savings. An example type that doesn't need the +1 is a subclass of
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* tuple. See GH-100659 and GH-81381. */
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const size_t size = _PyObject_VAR_SIZE(type, nitems+1);
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/* note that we need to add one, for the sentinel */
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const size_t presize = _PyType_PreHeaderSize(type);
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char *alloc = PyObject_Malloc(size + presize);
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