New submission from STINNER Victor <vstin...@python.org>:
Currently, setup.py doesn't build xxlimited and xxlimited_35 extension modules
with the limited C API if Python is built in debug mode. I only found two
functions affected by Py_DEBUG macro in the limited C API: Py_INCREF() and
Py_DECREF().
Example:
---
#if defined(Py_DEBUG) && !defined(Py_REF_DEBUG)
#define Py_REF_DEBUG
#endif
static inline void _Py_INCREF(PyObject *op)
{
#ifdef Py_REF_DEBUG
_Py_RefTotal++;
#endif
op->ob_refcnt++;
}
#define Py_INCREF(op) _Py_INCREF(_PyObject_CAST(op))
---
If Py_DEBUG is defined (Python built in debug mode), Py_INCREF() increments the
private _Py_RefTotal variable.
The limited C API is supposed to provide a stable ABI, but Py_INCREF() leaks
_Py_RefTotal implementation if Python is built in debug mode.
I propose to modify Py_INCREF() and Py_DECREF() of the limited C API to always
declare them as opaque function calls. The regular (non limited) C API will
continue to use the same static inline functions.
See also https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/25115 and bpo-41111 "[C API]
Convert a few stdlib extensions to the limited C API (PEP 384)".
Note: Py_XINCREF() and Py_XDECREF() should be fine.
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components: C API
messages: 389956
nosy: vstinner
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: [C API] Fix Py_INCREF and Py_DECREF in the limited C API for Python
built in debug mode
versions: Python 3.10
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