diff --git a/Include/object.h b/Include/object.h index 13e88a6dc6f..6464f33be49 100644 --- a/Include/object.h +++ b/Include/object.h @@ -649,11 +649,11 @@ times. When deallocating a container object, it's possible to trigger an unbounded chain of deallocations, as each Py_DECREF in turn drops the refcount on "the -next" object in the chain to 0. This can easily lead to stack faults, and +next" object in the chain to 0. This can easily lead to stack overflows, especially in threads (which typically have less stack space to work with). -A container object that participates in cyclic gc can avoid this by -bracketing the body of its tp_dealloc function with a pair of macros: +A container object can avoid this by bracketing the body of its tp_dealloc +function with a pair of macros: static void mytype_dealloc(mytype *p) @@ -661,14 +661,14 @@ mytype_dealloc(mytype *p) ... declarations go here ... PyObject_GC_UnTrack(p); // must untrack first - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(p) + Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN(p, mytype_dealloc) ... The body of the deallocator goes here, including all calls ... ... to Py_DECREF on contained objects. ... - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(p) + Py_TRASHCAN_END // there should be no code after this } CAUTION: Never return from the middle of the body! If the body needs to -"get out early", put a label immediately before the Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END +"get out early", put a label immediately before the Py_TRASHCAN_END call, and goto it. Else the call-depth counter (see below) will stay above 0 forever, and the trashcan will never get emptied. @@ -684,6 +684,12 @@ notices this, and calls another routine to deallocate all the objects that may have been added to the list of deferred deallocations. In effect, a chain of N deallocations is broken into (N-1)/(PyTrash_UNWIND_LEVEL-1) pieces, with the call stack never exceeding a depth of PyTrash_UNWIND_LEVEL. + +Since the tp_dealloc of a subclass typically calls the tp_dealloc of the base +class, we need to ensure that the trashcan is only triggered on the tp_dealloc +of the actual class being deallocated. Otherwise we might end up with a +partially-deallocated object. To check this, the tp_dealloc function must be +passed as second argument to Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN(). */ /* The new thread-safe private API, invoked by the macros below. */ @@ -692,21 +698,38 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyTrash_thread_destroy_chain(void); #define PyTrash_UNWIND_LEVEL 50 -#define Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(op) \ +#define Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN_CONDITION(op, cond) \ do { \ - PyThreadState *_tstate = PyThreadState_GET(); \ - if (_tstate->trash_delete_nesting < PyTrash_UNWIND_LEVEL) { \ - ++_tstate->trash_delete_nesting; - /* The body of the deallocator is here. */ -#define Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(op) \ + PyThreadState *_tstate = NULL; \ + /* If "cond" is false, then _tstate remains NULL and the deallocator \ + * is run normally without involving the trashcan */ \ + if (cond) { \ + _tstate = PyThreadState_GET(); \ + if (_tstate->trash_delete_nesting >= PyTrash_UNWIND_LEVEL) { \ + /* Store the object (to be deallocated later) and jump past \ + * Py_TRASHCAN_END, skipping the body of the deallocator */ \ + _PyTrash_thread_deposit_object(_PyObject_CAST(op)); \ + break; \ + } \ + ++_tstate->trash_delete_nesting; \ + } + /* The body of the deallocator is here. */ +#define Py_TRASHCAN_END \ + if (_tstate) { \ --_tstate->trash_delete_nesting; \ if (_tstate->trash_delete_later && _tstate->trash_delete_nesting <= 0) \ _PyTrash_thread_destroy_chain(); \ } \ - else \ - _PyTrash_thread_deposit_object(_PyObject_CAST(op)); \ } while (0); +#define Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN(op, dealloc) Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN_CONDITION(op, \ + Py_TYPE(op)->tp_dealloc == (destructor)(dealloc)) + +/* For backwards compatibility, these macros enable the trashcan + * unconditionally */ +#define Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(op) Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN_CONDITION(op, 1) +#define Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(op) Py_TRASHCAN_END + #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API # define Py_CPYTHON_OBJECT_H diff --git a/Lib/test/test_capi.py b/Lib/test/test_capi.py index 31dab6a423e..8bcbd82b2d9 100644 --- a/Lib/test/test_capi.py +++ b/Lib/test/test_capi.py @@ -333,6 +333,49 @@ class CAPITest(unittest.TestCase): br'_Py_NegativeRefcount: Assertion failed: ' br'object has negative ref count') + def test_trashcan_subclass(self): + # bpo-35983: Check that the trashcan mechanism for "list" is NOT + # activated when its tp_dealloc is being called by a subclass + from _testcapi import MyList + L = None + for i in range(1000): + L = MyList((L,)) + + def test_trashcan_python_class1(self): + self.do_test_trashcan_python_class(list) + + def test_trashcan_python_class2(self): + from _testcapi import MyList + self.do_test_trashcan_python_class(MyList) + + def do_test_trashcan_python_class(self, base): + # Check that the trashcan mechanism works properly for a Python + # subclass of a class using the trashcan (this specific test assumes + # that the base class "base" behaves like list) + class PyList(base): + # Count the number of PyList instances to verify that there is + # no memory leak + num = 0 + def __init__(self, *args): + __class__.num += 1 + super().__init__(*args) + def __del__(self): + __class__.num -= 1 + + for parity in (0, 1): + L = None + # We need in the order of 2**20 iterations here such that a + # typical 8MB stack would overflow without the trashcan. + for i in range(2**20): + L = PyList((L,)) + L.attr = i + if parity: + # Add one additional nesting layer + L = (L,) + self.assertGreater(PyList.num, 0) + del L + self.assertEqual(PyList.num, 0) + class TestPendingCalls(unittest.TestCase): diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ordered_dict.py b/Lib/test/test_ordered_dict.py index b1d7f86a676..148a9bdc35e 100644 --- a/Lib/test/test_ordered_dict.py +++ b/Lib/test/test_ordered_dict.py @@ -459,7 +459,9 @@ class OrderedDictTests: self.assertEqual(list(MyOD(items).items()), items) def test_highly_nested(self): - # Issue 25395: crashes during garbage collection + # Issues 25395 and 35983: test that the trashcan mechanism works + # correctly for OrderedDict: deleting a highly nested OrderDict + # should not crash Python. OrderedDict = self.OrderedDict obj = None for _ in range(1000): @@ -468,7 +470,9 @@ class OrderedDictTests: support.gc_collect() def test_highly_nested_subclass(self): - # Issue 25395: crashes during garbage collection + # Issues 25395 and 35983: test that the trashcan mechanism works + # correctly for OrderedDict: deleting a highly nested OrderDict + # should not crash Python. OrderedDict = self.OrderedDict deleted = [] class MyOD(OrderedDict): diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2019-02-13-16-47-19.bpo-35983.bNxsXv.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2019-02-13-16-47-19.bpo-35983.bNxsXv.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..1138df635db --- /dev/null +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2019-02-13-16-47-19.bpo-35983.bNxsXv.rst @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +Added new trashcan macros to deal with a double deallocation that could occur +when the `tp_dealloc` of a subclass calls the `tp_dealloc` of a base class +and that base class uses the trashcan mechanism. Patch by Jeroen Demeyer. diff --git a/Modules/_elementtree.c b/Modules/_elementtree.c index e9a0ea21b29..f5fc4437deb 100644 --- a/Modules/_elementtree.c +++ b/Modules/_elementtree.c @@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ element_dealloc(ElementObject* self) { /* bpo-31095: UnTrack is needed before calling any callbacks */ PyObject_GC_UnTrack(self); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(self) + Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN(self, element_dealloc) if (self->weakreflist != NULL) PyObject_ClearWeakRefs((PyObject *) self); @@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ element_dealloc(ElementObject* self) RELEASE(sizeof(ElementObject), "destroy element"); Py_TYPE(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(self) + Py_TRASHCAN_END } /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */ diff --git a/Modules/_testcapimodule.c b/Modules/_testcapimodule.c index c52e3499638..04d75ace6ec 100644 --- a/Modules/_testcapimodule.c +++ b/Modules/_testcapimodule.c @@ -5451,6 +5451,76 @@ recurse_infinitely_error_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds) } +/* Test bpo-35983: create a subclass of "list" which checks that instances + * are not deallocated twice */ + +typedef struct { + PyListObject list; + int deallocated; +} MyListObject; + +static PyObject * +MyList_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds) +{ + PyObject* op = PyList_Type.tp_new(type, args, kwds); + ((MyListObject*)op)->deallocated = 0; + return op; +} + +void +MyList_dealloc(MyListObject* op) +{ + if (op->deallocated) { + /* We cannot raise exceptions here but we still want the testsuite + * to fail when we hit this */ + Py_FatalError("MyList instance deallocated twice"); + } + op->deallocated = 1; + PyList_Type.tp_dealloc((PyObject *)op); +} + +static PyTypeObject MyList_Type = { + PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0) + "MyList", + sizeof(MyListObject), + 0, + (destructor)MyList_dealloc, /* tp_dealloc */ + 0, /* tp_print */ + 0, /* tp_getattr */ + 0, /* tp_setattr */ + 0, /* tp_reserved */ + 0, /* tp_repr */ + 0, /* tp_as_number */ + 0, /* tp_as_sequence */ + 0, /* tp_as_mapping */ + 0, /* tp_hash */ + 0, /* tp_call */ + 0, /* tp_str */ + 0, /* tp_getattro */ + 0, /* tp_setattro */ + 0, /* tp_as_buffer */ + Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE, /* tp_flags */ + 0, /* tp_doc */ + 0, /* tp_traverse */ + 0, /* tp_clear */ + 0, /* tp_richcompare */ + 0, /* tp_weaklistoffset */ + 0, /* tp_iter */ + 0, /* tp_iternext */ + 0, /* tp_methods */ + 0, /* tp_members */ + 0, /* tp_getset */ + 0, /* &PyList_Type */ /* tp_base */ + 0, /* tp_dict */ + 0, /* tp_descr_get */ + 0, /* tp_descr_set */ + 0, /* tp_dictoffset */ + 0, /* tp_init */ + 0, /* tp_alloc */ + MyList_new, /* tp_new */ +}; + + /* Test PEP 560 */ typedef struct { @@ -5564,6 +5634,12 @@ PyInit__testcapi(void) Py_INCREF(&awaitType); PyModule_AddObject(m, "awaitType", (PyObject *)&awaitType); + MyList_Type.tp_base = &PyList_Type; + if (PyType_Ready(&MyList_Type) < 0) + return NULL; + Py_INCREF(&MyList_Type); + PyModule_AddObject(m, "MyList", (PyObject *)&MyList_Type); + if (PyType_Ready(&GenericAlias_Type) < 0) return NULL; Py_INCREF(&GenericAlias_Type); diff --git a/Objects/descrobject.c b/Objects/descrobject.c index 0fe9a441b82..8f1a823768f 100644 --- a/Objects/descrobject.c +++ b/Objects/descrobject.c @@ -1021,11 +1021,11 @@ static void wrapper_dealloc(wrapperobject *wp) { PyObject_GC_UnTrack(wp); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(wp) + Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN(wp, wrapper_dealloc) Py_XDECREF(wp->descr); Py_XDECREF(wp->self); PyObject_GC_Del(wp); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(wp) + Py_TRASHCAN_END } static PyObject * diff --git a/Objects/dictobject.c b/Objects/dictobject.c index c8c88d2c0fc..88ac1a9dcd0 100644 --- a/Objects/dictobject.c +++ b/Objects/dictobject.c @@ -1978,7 +1978,7 @@ dict_dealloc(PyDictObject *mp) /* bpo-31095: UnTrack is needed before calling any callbacks */ PyObject_GC_UnTrack(mp); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(mp) + Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN(mp, dict_dealloc) if (values != NULL) { if (values != empty_values) { for (i = 0, n = mp->ma_keys->dk_nentries; i < n; i++) { @@ -1996,7 +1996,7 @@ dict_dealloc(PyDictObject *mp) free_list[numfree++] = mp; else Py_TYPE(mp)->tp_free((PyObject *)mp); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(mp) + Py_TRASHCAN_END } diff --git a/Objects/listobject.c b/Objects/listobject.c index c29954283c4..08b3e89a957 100644 --- a/Objects/listobject.c +++ b/Objects/listobject.c @@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ list_dealloc(PyListObject *op) { Py_ssize_t i; PyObject_GC_UnTrack(op); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(op) + Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN(op, list_dealloc) if (op->ob_item != NULL) { /* Do it backwards, for Christian Tismer. There's a simple test case where somehow this reduces @@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ list_dealloc(PyListObject *op) free_list[numfree++] = op; else Py_TYPE(op)->tp_free((PyObject *)op); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(op) + Py_TRASHCAN_END } static PyObject * diff --git a/Objects/odictobject.c b/Objects/odictobject.c index 6c75a42f4ee..773827d85b3 100644 --- a/Objects/odictobject.c +++ b/Objects/odictobject.c @@ -1356,28 +1356,17 @@ static PyGetSetDef odict_getset[] = { static void odict_dealloc(PyODictObject *self) { - PyThreadState *tstate = _PyThreadState_GET(); - PyObject_GC_UnTrack(self); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(self) + Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN(self, odict_dealloc) Py_XDECREF(self->od_inst_dict); if (self->od_weakreflist != NULL) PyObject_ClearWeakRefs((PyObject *)self); _odict_clear_nodes(self); - - /* Call the base tp_dealloc(). Since it too uses the trashcan mechanism, - * temporarily decrement trash_delete_nesting to prevent triggering it - * and putting the partially deallocated object on the trashcan's - * to-be-deleted-later list. - */ - --tstate->trash_delete_nesting; - assert(_tstate->trash_delete_nesting < PyTrash_UNWIND_LEVEL); PyDict_Type.tp_dealloc((PyObject *)self); - ++tstate->trash_delete_nesting; - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(self) + Py_TRASHCAN_END } /* tp_repr */ diff --git a/Objects/setobject.c b/Objects/setobject.c index a43ecd52853..82e9639d288 100644 --- a/Objects/setobject.c +++ b/Objects/setobject.c @@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ set_dealloc(PySetObject *so) /* bpo-31095: UnTrack is needed before calling any callbacks */ PyObject_GC_UnTrack(so); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(so) + Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN(so, set_dealloc) if (so->weakreflist != NULL) PyObject_ClearWeakRefs((PyObject *) so); @@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ set_dealloc(PySetObject *so) if (so->table != so->smalltable) PyMem_DEL(so->table); Py_TYPE(so)->tp_free(so); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(so) + Py_TRASHCAN_END } static PyObject * diff --git a/Objects/tupleobject.c b/Objects/tupleobject.c index 75d2bf95e66..9f0fc1cc2c3 100644 --- a/Objects/tupleobject.c +++ b/Objects/tupleobject.c @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ tupledealloc(PyTupleObject *op) Py_ssize_t i; Py_ssize_t len = Py_SIZE(op); PyObject_GC_UnTrack(op); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(op) + Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN(op, tupledealloc) if (len > 0) { i = len; while (--i >= 0) @@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ tupledealloc(PyTupleObject *op) } Py_TYPE(op)->tp_free((PyObject *)op); done: - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(op) + Py_TRASHCAN_END } static PyObject * diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c index b28f494962e..bfbd320b1f5 100644 --- a/Objects/typeobject.c +++ b/Objects/typeobject.c @@ -1120,7 +1120,6 @@ subtype_dealloc(PyObject *self) { PyTypeObject *type, *base; destructor basedealloc; - PyThreadState *tstate = _PyThreadState_GET(); int has_finalizer; /* Extract the type; we expect it to be a heap type */ @@ -1174,11 +1173,7 @@ subtype_dealloc(PyObject *self) /* UnTrack and re-Track around the trashcan macro, alas */ /* See explanation at end of function for full disclosure */ PyObject_GC_UnTrack(self); - ++_PyRuntime.gc.trash_delete_nesting; - ++ tstate->trash_delete_nesting; - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(self); - --_PyRuntime.gc.trash_delete_nesting; - -- tstate->trash_delete_nesting; + Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN(self, subtype_dealloc); /* Find the nearest base with a different tp_dealloc */ base = type; @@ -1271,11 +1266,7 @@ subtype_dealloc(PyObject *self) Py_DECREF(type); endlabel: - ++_PyRuntime.gc.trash_delete_nesting; - ++ tstate->trash_delete_nesting; - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(self); - --_PyRuntime.gc.trash_delete_nesting; - -- tstate->trash_delete_nesting; + Py_TRASHCAN_END /* Explanation of the weirdness around the trashcan macros: @@ -1312,67 +1303,6 @@ subtype_dealloc(PyObject *self) looks like trash to gc too, and gc also tries to delete self then. But we're already deleting self. Double deallocation is a subtle disaster. - - Q. Why the bizarre (net-zero) manipulation of - _PyRuntime.trash_delete_nesting around the trashcan macros? - - A. Some base classes (e.g. list) also use the trashcan mechanism. - The following scenario used to be possible: - - - suppose the trashcan level is one below the trashcan limit - - - subtype_dealloc() is called - - - the trashcan limit is not yet reached, so the trashcan level - is incremented and the code between trashcan begin and end is - executed - - - this destroys much of the object's contents, including its - slots and __dict__ - - - basedealloc() is called; this is really list_dealloc(), or - some other type which also uses the trashcan macros - - - the trashcan limit is now reached, so the object is put on the - trashcan's to-be-deleted-later list - - - basedealloc() returns - - - subtype_dealloc() decrefs the object's type - - - subtype_dealloc() returns - - - later, the trashcan code starts deleting the objects from its - to-be-deleted-later list - - - subtype_dealloc() is called *AGAIN* for the same object - - - at the very least (if the destroyed slots and __dict__ don't - cause problems) the object's type gets decref'ed a second - time, which is *BAD*!!! - - The remedy is to make sure that if the code between trashcan - begin and end in subtype_dealloc() is called, the code between - trashcan begin and end in basedealloc() will also be called. - This is done by decrementing the level after passing into the - trashcan block, and incrementing it just before leaving the - block. - - But now it's possible that a chain of objects consisting solely - of objects whose deallocator is subtype_dealloc() will defeat - the trashcan mechanism completely: the decremented level means - that the effective level never reaches the limit. Therefore, we - *increment* the level *before* entering the trashcan block, and - matchingly decrement it after leaving. This means the trashcan - code will trigger a little early, but that's no big deal. - - Q. Are there any live examples of code in need of all this - complexity? - - A. Yes. See SF bug 668433 for code that crashed (when Python was - compiled in debug mode) before the trashcan level manipulations - were added. For more discussion, see SF patches 581742, 575073 - and bug 574207. */ } diff --git a/Python/hamt.c b/Python/hamt.c index 67af04c4377..b3cbf9ac820 100644 --- a/Python/hamt.c +++ b/Python/hamt.c @@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ hamt_node_bitmap_dealloc(PyHamtNode_Bitmap *self) Py_ssize_t i; PyObject_GC_UnTrack(self); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(self) + Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN(self, hamt_node_bitmap_dealloc) if (len > 0) { i = len; @@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ hamt_node_bitmap_dealloc(PyHamtNode_Bitmap *self) } Py_TYPE(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(self) + Py_TRASHCAN_END } #ifdef Py_DEBUG @@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ hamt_node_collision_dealloc(PyHamtNode_Collision *self) Py_ssize_t len = Py_SIZE(self); PyObject_GC_UnTrack(self); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(self) + Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN(self, hamt_node_collision_dealloc) if (len > 0) { @@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ hamt_node_collision_dealloc(PyHamtNode_Collision *self) } Py_TYPE(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(self) + Py_TRASHCAN_END } #ifdef Py_DEBUG @@ -1969,14 +1969,14 @@ hamt_node_array_dealloc(PyHamtNode_Array *self) Py_ssize_t i; PyObject_GC_UnTrack(self); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(self) + Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN(self, hamt_node_array_dealloc) for (i = 0; i < HAMT_ARRAY_NODE_SIZE; i++) { Py_XDECREF(self->a_array[i]); } Py_TYPE(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(self) + Py_TRASHCAN_END } #ifdef Py_DEBUG diff --git a/Python/traceback.c b/Python/traceback.c index bd1061ed43b..18bd0bf7341 100644 --- a/Python/traceback.c +++ b/Python/traceback.c @@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ static void tb_dealloc(PyTracebackObject *tb) { PyObject_GC_UnTrack(tb); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(tb) + Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN(tb, tb_dealloc) Py_XDECREF(tb->tb_next); Py_XDECREF(tb->tb_frame); PyObject_GC_Del(tb); - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(tb) + Py_TRASHCAN_END } static int