https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/3cb7eaec857503e4e343ced1e82c0864e16da729
commit: 3cb7eaec857503e4e343ced1e82c0864e16da729
branch: main
author: Kumar Aditya <[email protected]>
committer: kumaraditya303 <[email protected]>
date: 2026-04-14T16:02:23Z
summary:

gh-131798: constant fold special method lookups in JIT (#148432)

files:
M Include/internal/pycore_opcode_metadata.h
M Lib/test/test_capi/test_opt.py
M Python/bytecodes.c
M Python/optimizer_bytecodes.c
M Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
M Python/record_functions.c.h

diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_opcode_metadata.h 
b/Include/internal/pycore_opcode_metadata.h
index be7105cef5310f..da12e2f087d808 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_opcode_metadata.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_opcode_metadata.h
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ const struct opcode_metadata 
_PyOpcode_opcode_metadata[267] = {
     [LOAD_LOCALS] = { true, INSTR_FMT_IX, HAS_ERROR_FLAG },
     [LOAD_NAME] = { true, INSTR_FMT_IB, HAS_ARG_FLAG | HAS_NAME_FLAG | 
HAS_ERROR_FLAG | HAS_ESCAPES_FLAG },
     [LOAD_SMALL_INT] = { true, INSTR_FMT_IB, HAS_ARG_FLAG },
-    [LOAD_SPECIAL] = { true, INSTR_FMT_IB, HAS_ARG_FLAG | HAS_ERROR_FLAG | 
HAS_ERROR_NO_POP_FLAG | HAS_ESCAPES_FLAG },
+    [LOAD_SPECIAL] = { true, INSTR_FMT_IB, HAS_ARG_FLAG | HAS_ERROR_FLAG | 
HAS_ERROR_NO_POP_FLAG | HAS_ESCAPES_FLAG | HAS_RECORDS_VALUE_FLAG },
     [LOAD_SUPER_ATTR] = { true, INSTR_FMT_IBC, HAS_ARG_FLAG | HAS_NAME_FLAG | 
HAS_ERROR_FLAG | HAS_ESCAPES_FLAG },
     [LOAD_SUPER_ATTR_ATTR] = { true, INSTR_FMT_IBC, HAS_ARG_FLAG | 
HAS_NAME_FLAG | HAS_EXIT_FLAG | HAS_ERROR_FLAG | HAS_ESCAPES_FLAG },
     [LOAD_SUPER_ATTR_METHOD] = { true, INSTR_FMT_IBC, HAS_ARG_FLAG | 
HAS_NAME_FLAG | HAS_EXIT_FLAG | HAS_ERROR_FLAG | HAS_ERROR_NO_POP_FLAG | 
HAS_ESCAPES_FLAG | HAS_RECORDS_VALUE_FLAG },
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ _PyOpcode_macro_expansion[256] = {
     [LOAD_LOCALS] = { .nuops = 1, .uops = { { _LOAD_LOCALS, OPARG_SIMPLE, 0 } 
} },
     [LOAD_NAME] = { .nuops = 1, .uops = { { _LOAD_NAME, OPARG_SIMPLE, 0 } } },
     [LOAD_SMALL_INT] = { .nuops = 1, .uops = { { _LOAD_SMALL_INT, 
OPARG_SIMPLE, 0 } } },
-    [LOAD_SPECIAL] = { .nuops = 2, .uops = { { _INSERT_NULL, OPARG_SIMPLE, 0 
}, { _LOAD_SPECIAL, OPARG_SIMPLE, 0 } } },
+    [LOAD_SPECIAL] = { .nuops = 3, .uops = { { _RECORD_TOS_TYPE, OPARG_SIMPLE, 
0 }, { _INSERT_NULL, OPARG_SIMPLE, 0 }, { _LOAD_SPECIAL, OPARG_SIMPLE, 0 } } },
     [LOAD_SUPER_ATTR_ATTR] = { .nuops = 1, .uops = { { _LOAD_SUPER_ATTR_ATTR, 
OPARG_SIMPLE, 1 } } },
     [LOAD_SUPER_ATTR_METHOD] = { .nuops = 3, .uops = { { _RECORD_NOS, 
OPARG_SIMPLE, 0 }, { _GUARD_LOAD_SUPER_ATTR_METHOD, OPARG_SIMPLE, 1 }, { 
_LOAD_SUPER_ATTR_METHOD, OPARG_SIMPLE, 1 } } },
     [MAKE_CELL] = { .nuops = 1, .uops = { { _MAKE_CELL, OPARG_SIMPLE, 0 } } },
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_capi/test_opt.py b/Lib/test/test_capi/test_opt.py
index c144ab1106ccea..9c85f036b39ff4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_capi/test_opt.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_capi/test_opt.py
@@ -3435,6 +3435,25 @@ def f(n):
         self.assertNotIn("_LOAD_ATTR_METHOD_NO_DICT", uops)
         self.assertIn("_LOAD_CONST_INLINE_BORROW", uops)
 
+    def test_cached_load_special(self):
+        class CM:
+            def __enter__(self):
+                return self
+            def __exit__(self, *args):
+                pass
+        def f(n):
+            cm = CM()
+            x = 0
+            for _ in range(n):
+                with cm:
+                    x += 1
+            return x
+        res, ex = self._run_with_optimizer(f, TIER2_THRESHOLD)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(ex)
+        self.assertEqual(res, TIER2_THRESHOLD)
+        uops = get_opnames(ex)
+        self.assertNotIn("_LOAD_SPECIAL", uops)
+
     def test_store_fast_refcount_elimination(self):
         def foo(x):
             # Since x is known to be
diff --git a/Python/bytecodes.c b/Python/bytecodes.c
index dc21f084f74c49..6d51679884d57e 100644
--- a/Python/bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/bytecodes.c
@@ -3883,6 +3883,7 @@ dummy_func(
         }
 
         macro(LOAD_SPECIAL) =
+            _RECORD_TOS_TYPE +
             _INSERT_NULL +
             _LOAD_SPECIAL;
 
diff --git a/Python/optimizer_bytecodes.c b/Python/optimizer_bytecodes.c
index 055e79ed9a3d14..76ce5cffb573e1 100644
--- a/Python/optimizer_bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/optimizer_bytecodes.c
@@ -1845,8 +1845,30 @@ dummy_func(void) {
     }
 
     op(_LOAD_SPECIAL, (method_and_self[2] -- method_and_self[2])) {
-        method_and_self[0] = sym_new_not_null(ctx);
-        method_and_self[1] = sym_new_unknown(ctx);
+        bool optimized = false;
+        PyTypeObject *type = sym_get_probable_type(method_and_self[1]);
+        if (type != NULL) {
+            PyObject *name = _Py_SpecialMethods[oparg].name;
+            PyObject *descr = _PyType_Lookup(type, name);
+            if (descr != NULL && (Py_TYPE(descr)->tp_flags & 
Py_TPFLAGS_METHOD_DESCRIPTOR)) {
+                ADD_OP(_GUARD_TYPE_VERSION, 0, type->tp_version_tag);
+                bool immortal = _Py_IsImmortal(descr) || (type->tp_flags & 
Py_TPFLAGS_IMMUTABLETYPE);
+                ADD_OP(immortal ? _LOAD_CONST_INLINE_BORROW : 
_LOAD_CONST_INLINE,
+                       0, (uintptr_t)descr);
+                ADD_OP(_SWAP, 3, 0);
+                ADD_OP(_POP_TOP, 0, 0);
+                if ((type->tp_flags & Py_TPFLAGS_IMMUTABLETYPE) == 0) {
+                    PyType_Watch(TYPE_WATCHER_ID, (PyObject *)type);
+                    _Py_BloomFilter_Add(dependencies, type);
+                }
+                method_and_self[0] = sym_new_const(ctx, descr);
+                optimized = true;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!optimized) {
+            method_and_self[0] = sym_new_not_null(ctx);
+            method_and_self[1] = sym_new_unknown(ctx);
+        }
     }
 
     op(_JUMP_TO_TOP, (--)) {
diff --git a/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h b/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
index 620ac604950c0b..547460e1a75581 100644
--- a/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
@@ -3555,8 +3555,30 @@
         case _LOAD_SPECIAL: {
             JitOptRef *method_and_self;
             method_and_self = &stack_pointer[-2];
-            method_and_self[0] = sym_new_not_null(ctx);
-            method_and_self[1] = sym_new_unknown(ctx);
+            bool optimized = false;
+            PyTypeObject *type = sym_get_probable_type(method_and_self[1]);
+            if (type != NULL) {
+                PyObject *name = _Py_SpecialMethods[oparg].name;
+                PyObject *descr = _PyType_Lookup(type, name);
+                if (descr != NULL && (Py_TYPE(descr)->tp_flags & 
Py_TPFLAGS_METHOD_DESCRIPTOR)) {
+                    ADD_OP(_GUARD_TYPE_VERSION, 0, type->tp_version_tag);
+                    bool immortal = _Py_IsImmortal(descr) || (type->tp_flags & 
Py_TPFLAGS_IMMUTABLETYPE);
+                    ADD_OP(immortal ? _LOAD_CONST_INLINE_BORROW : 
_LOAD_CONST_INLINE,
+                        0, (uintptr_t)descr);
+                    ADD_OP(_SWAP, 3, 0);
+                    ADD_OP(_POP_TOP, 0, 0);
+                    if ((type->tp_flags & Py_TPFLAGS_IMMUTABLETYPE) == 0) {
+                        PyType_Watch(TYPE_WATCHER_ID, (PyObject *)type);
+                        _Py_BloomFilter_Add(dependencies, type);
+                    }
+                    method_and_self[0] = sym_new_const(ctx, descr);
+                    optimized = true;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!optimized) {
+                method_and_self[0] = sym_new_not_null(ctx);
+                method_and_self[1] = sym_new_unknown(ctx);
+            }
             break;
         }
 
diff --git a/Python/record_functions.c.h b/Python/record_functions.c.h
index 48181961aac582..376dac501fe622 100644
--- a/Python/record_functions.c.h
+++ b/Python/record_functions.c.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ const _PyOpcodeRecordEntry _PyOpcode_RecordEntries[256] = {
         [STORE_ATTR_WITH_HINT] = {1, {_RECORD_TOS_TYPE_INDEX}},
         [STORE_ATTR_SLOT] = {1, {_RECORD_TOS_TYPE_INDEX}},
         [FOR_ITER_GEN] = {1, {_RECORD_NOS_GEN_FUNC_INDEX}},
+        [LOAD_SPECIAL] = {1, {_RECORD_TOS_TYPE_INDEX}},
         [LOAD_ATTR_METHOD_WITH_VALUES] = {1, {_RECORD_TOS_TYPE_INDEX}},
         [LOAD_ATTR_METHOD_NO_DICT] = {1, {_RECORD_TOS_TYPE_INDEX}},
         [LOAD_ATTR_NONDESCRIPTOR_WITH_VALUES] = {1, {_RECORD_TOS_TYPE_INDEX}},

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