--- /dev/null
+#ifndef Py_INTERNAL_BRC_H
+#define Py_INTERNAL_BRC_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "pycore_llist.h" // struct llist_node
+#include "pycore_lock.h" // PyMutex
+#include "pycore_object_stack.h" // _PyObjectStack
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#ifndef Py_BUILD_CORE
+# error "this header requires Py_BUILD_CORE define"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+
+// Prime number to avoid correlations with memory addresses.
+#define _Py_BRC_NUM_BUCKETS 257
+
+// Hash table bucket
+struct _brc_bucket {
+ // Mutex protects both the bucket and thread state queues in this bucket.
+ PyMutex mutex;
+
+ // Linked list of _PyThreadStateImpl objects hashed to this bucket.
+ struct llist_node root;
+};
+
+// Per-interpreter biased reference counting state
+struct _brc_state {
+ // Hash table of thread states by thread-id. Thread states within a bucket
+ // are chained using a doubly-linked list.
+ struct _brc_bucket table[_Py_BRC_NUM_BUCKETS];
+};
+
+// Per-thread biased reference counting state
+struct _brc_thread_state {
+ // Linked-list of thread states per hash bucket
+ struct llist_node bucket_node;
+
+ // Thread-id as determined by _PyThread_Id()
+ uintptr_t tid;
+
+ // Objects with refcounts to be merged (protected by bucket mutex)
+ _PyObjectStack objects_to_merge;
+
+ // Local stack of objects to be merged (not accessed by other threads)
+ _PyObjectStack local_objects_to_merge;
+};
+
+// Initialize/finalize the per-thread biased reference counting state
+void _Py_brc_init_thread(PyThreadState *tstate);
+void _Py_brc_remove_thread(PyThreadState *tstate);
+
+// Initialize per-interpreter state
+void _Py_brc_init_state(PyInterpreterState *interp);
+
+void _Py_brc_after_fork(PyInterpreterState *interp);
+
+// Enqueues an object to be merged by it's owning thread (tid). This
+// steals a reference to the object.
+void _Py_brc_queue_object(PyObject *ob);
+
+// Merge the refcounts of queued objects for the current thread.
+void _Py_brc_merge_refcounts(PyThreadState *tstate);
+
+#endif /* Py_GIL_DISABLED */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+#endif /* !Py_INTERNAL_BRC_H */
#define _PY_ASYNC_EXCEPTION_BIT 3
#define _PY_GC_SCHEDULED_BIT 4
#define _PY_EVAL_PLEASE_STOP_BIT 5
+#define _PY_EVAL_EXPLICIT_MERGE_BIT 6
/* Reserve a few bits for future use */
#define _PY_EVAL_EVENTS_BITS 8
#if defined(Py_GIL_DISABLED)
struct _mimalloc_interp_state mimalloc;
+ struct _brc_state brc; // biased reference counting state
#endif
// Per-interpreter state for the obmalloc allocator. For the main
#ifndef Py_INTERNAL_OBJECT_STACK_H
#define Py_INTERNAL_OBJECT_STACK_H
+#include "pycore_freelist.h" // _PyFreeListState
+
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
return obj;
}
+// Merge src into dst, leaving src empty
+extern void
+_PyObjectStack_Merge(_PyObjectStack *dst, _PyObjectStack *src);
+
// Remove all items from the stack
extern void
_PyObjectStack_Clear(_PyObjectStack *stack);
#include "pycore_freelist.h" // struct _Py_freelist_state
#include "pycore_mimalloc.h" // struct _mimalloc_thread_state
+#include "pycore_brc.h" // struct _brc_thread_state
// Every PyThreadState is actually allocated as a _PyThreadStateImpl. The
#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
struct _mimalloc_thread_state mimalloc;
struct _Py_freelist_state freelist_state;
+ struct _brc_thread_state brc;
#endif
} _PyThreadStateImpl;
self.test = test
def run(self):
del self.f
+ gc_collect()
self.test.assertEqual(LAST_FREED, 500)
SetExtra(f.__code__, FREE_INDEX, ctypes.c_voidp(500))
import threading
import time
+import unittest
import weakref
from concurrent import futures
from test import support
+from test.support import Py_GIL_DISABLED
def mul(x, y):
my_object_collected = threading.Event()
my_object_callback = weakref.ref(
my_object, lambda obj: my_object_collected.set())
- # Deliberately discarding the future.
- self.executor.submit(my_object.my_method)
+ fut = self.executor.submit(my_object.my_method)
del my_object
+ if Py_GIL_DISABLED:
+ # Due to biased reference counting, my_object might only be
+ # deallocated while the thread that created it runs -- if the
+ # thread is paused waiting on an event, it may not merge the
+ # refcount of the queued object. For that reason, we wait for the
+ # task to finish (so that it's no longer referenced) and force a
+ # GC to ensure that it is collected.
+ fut.result() # Wait for the task to finish.
+ support.gc_collect()
+ else:
+ del fut # Deliberately discard the future.
+
collected = my_object_collected.wait(timeout=support.SHORT_TIMEOUT)
self.assertTrue(collected,
"Stale reference not collected within timeout.")
# explicitly destroy the object to ensure that EventfulGCObj.__del__()
# is called while manager is still running.
+ support.gc_collect()
obj = None
support.gc_collect()
Python/ast_opt.o \
Python/ast_unparse.o \
Python/bltinmodule.o \
+ Python/brc.o \
Python/ceval.o \
Python/codecs.o \
Python/compile.o \
$(srcdir)/Include/internal/pycore_atexit.h \
$(srcdir)/Include/internal/pycore_bitutils.h \
$(srcdir)/Include/internal/pycore_blocks_output_buffer.h \
+ $(srcdir)/Include/internal/pycore_brc.h \
$(srcdir)/Include/internal/pycore_bytes_methods.h \
$(srcdir)/Include/internal/pycore_bytesobject.h \
$(srcdir)/Include/internal/pycore_call.h \
tstate->native_thread_id = PyThread_get_thread_native_id();
#endif
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+ _Py_brc_after_fork(tstate->interp);
+#endif
+
status = _PyEval_ReInitThreads(tstate);
if (_PyStatus_EXCEPTION(status)) {
goto fatal_error;
return make_dict_from_instance_attributes(interp, keys, values);
}
+static bool
+has_unique_reference(PyObject *op)
+{
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+ return (_Py_IsOwnedByCurrentThread(op) &&
+ op->ob_ref_local == 1 &&
+ _Py_atomic_load_ssize_relaxed(&op->ob_ref_shared) == 0);
+#else
+ return Py_REFCNT(op) == 1;
+#endif
+}
+
// Return true if the dict was dematerialized, false otherwise.
bool
_PyObject_MakeInstanceAttributesFromDict(PyObject *obj, PyDictOrValues *dorv)
return false;
}
assert(_PyType_HasFeature(Py_TYPE(obj), Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE));
- if (dict->ma_keys != CACHED_KEYS(Py_TYPE(obj)) || Py_REFCNT(dict) != 1) {
+ if (dict->ma_keys != CACHED_KEYS(Py_TYPE(obj)) ||
+ !has_unique_reference((PyObject *)dict))
+ {
return false;
}
assert(dict->ma_values);
/* Generic object operations; and implementation of None */
#include "Python.h"
+#include "pycore_brc.h" // _Py_brc_queue_object()
#include "pycore_call.h" // _PyObject_CallNoArgs()
#include "pycore_ceval.h" // _Py_EnterRecursiveCallTstate()
#include "pycore_context.h" // _PyContextTokenMissing_Type
&shared, new_shared));
if (should_queue) {
- // TODO: the inter-thread queue is not yet implemented. For now,
- // we just merge the refcount here.
#ifdef Py_REF_DEBUG
_Py_IncRefTotal(_PyInterpreterState_GET());
#endif
- Py_ssize_t refcount = _Py_ExplicitMergeRefcount(o, -1);
- if (refcount == 0) {
- _Py_Dealloc(o);
- }
+ _Py_brc_queue_object(o);
}
else if (new_shared == _Py_REF_MERGED) {
// refcount is zero AND merged
<ClCompile Include="..\Python\ast_opt.c" />
<ClCompile Include="..\Python\ast_unparse.c" />
<ClCompile Include="..\Python\bltinmodule.c" />
+ <ClCompile Include="..\Python\brc.c" />
<ClCompile Include="..\Python\bootstrap_hash.c" />
<ClCompile Include="..\Python\ceval.c" />
<ClCompile Include="..\Python\codecs.c" />
<ClCompile Include="..\Python\bltinmodule.c">
<Filter>Source Files</Filter>
</ClCompile>
+ <ClCompile Include="..\Python\brc.c">
+ <Filter>Python</Filter>
+ </ClCompile>
<ClCompile Include="..\Objects\boolobject.c">
<Filter>Source Files</Filter>
</ClCompile>
<ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_ast_state.h" />
<ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_atexit.h" />
<ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_bitutils.h" />
+ <ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_brc.h" />
<ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_bytes_methods.h" />
<ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_bytesobject.h" />
<ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_call.h" />
<ClCompile Include="..\Python\ast_unparse.c" />
<ClCompile Include="..\Python\bltinmodule.c" />
<ClCompile Include="..\Python\bootstrap_hash.c" />
+ <ClCompile Include="..\Python\brc.c" />
<ClCompile Include="..\Python\ceval.c" />
<ClCompile Include="..\Python\codecs.c" />
<ClCompile Include="..\Python\compile.c" />
<ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_bitutils.h">
<Filter>Include\internal</Filter>
</ClInclude>
+ <ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_brc.h">
+ <Filter>Include\internal</Filter>
+ </ClInclude>
<ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_bytes_methods.h">
<Filter>Include\internal</Filter>
</ClInclude>
<ClCompile Include="..\Python\bltinmodule.c">
<Filter>Python</Filter>
</ClCompile>
+ <ClCompile Include="..\Python\brc.c">
+ <Filter>Python</Filter>
+ </ClCompile>
<ClCompile Include="..\Python\ceval.c">
<Filter>Python</Filter>
</ClCompile>
--- /dev/null
+// Implementation of biased reference counting inter-thread queue.
+//
+// Biased reference counting maintains two refcount fields in each object:
+// ob_ref_local and ob_ref_shared. The true refcount is the sum of these two
+// fields. In some cases, when refcounting operations are split across threads,
+// the ob_ref_shared field can be negative (although the total refcount must
+// be at least zero). In this case, the thread that decremented the refcount
+// requests that the owning thread give up ownership and merge the refcount
+// fields. This file implements the mechanism for doing so.
+//
+// Each thread state maintains a queue of objects whose refcounts it should
+// merge. The thread states are stored in a per-interpreter hash table by
+// thread id. The hash table has a fixed size and uses a linked list to store
+// thread states within each bucket.
+//
+// The queueing thread uses the eval breaker mechanism to notify the owning
+// thread that it has objects to merge. Additionaly, all queued objects are
+// merged during GC.
+#include "Python.h"
+#include "pycore_object.h" // _Py_ExplicitMergeRefcount
+#include "pycore_brc.h" // struct _brc_thread_state
+#include "pycore_ceval.h" // _Py_set_eval_breaker_bit
+#include "pycore_llist.h" // struct llist_node
+#include "pycore_pystate.h" // _PyThreadStateImpl
+
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+
+// Get the hashtable bucket for a given thread id.
+static struct _brc_bucket *
+get_bucket(PyInterpreterState *interp, uintptr_t tid)
+{
+ return &interp->brc.table[tid % _Py_BRC_NUM_BUCKETS];
+}
+
+// Find the thread state in a hash table bucket by thread id.
+static _PyThreadStateImpl *
+find_thread_state(struct _brc_bucket *bucket, uintptr_t thread_id)
+{
+ struct llist_node *node;
+ llist_for_each(node, &bucket->root) {
+ // Get the containing _PyThreadStateImpl from the linked-list node.
+ _PyThreadStateImpl *ts = llist_data(node, _PyThreadStateImpl,
+ brc.bucket_node);
+ if (ts->brc.tid == thread_id) {
+ return ts;
+ }
+ }
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+// Enqueue an object to be merged by the owning thread. This steals a
+// reference to the object.
+void
+_Py_brc_queue_object(PyObject *ob)
+{
+ PyInterpreterState *interp = _PyInterpreterState_GET();
+
+ uintptr_t ob_tid = _Py_atomic_load_uintptr(&ob->ob_tid);
+ if (ob_tid == 0) {
+ // The owning thread may have concurrently decided to merge the
+ // refcount fields.
+ Py_DECREF(ob);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ struct _brc_bucket *bucket = get_bucket(interp, ob_tid);
+ PyMutex_Lock(&bucket->mutex);
+ _PyThreadStateImpl *tstate = find_thread_state(bucket, ob_tid);
+ if (tstate == NULL) {
+ // If we didn't find the owning thread then it must have already exited.
+ // It's safe (and necessary) to merge the refcount. Subtract one when
+ // merging because we've stolen a reference.
+ Py_ssize_t refcount = _Py_ExplicitMergeRefcount(ob, -1);
+ PyMutex_Unlock(&bucket->mutex);
+ if (refcount == 0) {
+ _Py_Dealloc(ob);
+ }
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (_PyObjectStack_Push(&tstate->brc.objects_to_merge, ob) < 0) {
+ PyMutex_Unlock(&bucket->mutex);
+
+ // Fall back to stopping all threads and manually merging the refcount
+ // if we can't enqueue the object to be merged.
+ _PyEval_StopTheWorld(interp);
+ Py_ssize_t refcount = _Py_ExplicitMergeRefcount(ob, -1);
+ _PyEval_StartTheWorld(interp);
+
+ if (refcount == 0) {
+ _Py_Dealloc(ob);
+ }
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // Notify owning thread
+ _Py_set_eval_breaker_bit(interp, _PY_EVAL_EXPLICIT_MERGE_BIT, 1);
+
+ PyMutex_Unlock(&bucket->mutex);
+}
+
+static void
+merge_queued_objects(_PyObjectStack *to_merge)
+{
+ PyObject *ob;
+ while ((ob = _PyObjectStack_Pop(to_merge)) != NULL) {
+ // Subtract one when merging because the queue had a reference.
+ Py_ssize_t refcount = _Py_ExplicitMergeRefcount(ob, -1);
+ if (refcount == 0) {
+ _Py_Dealloc(ob);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+// Process this thread's queue of objects to merge.
+void
+_Py_brc_merge_refcounts(PyThreadState *tstate)
+{
+ struct _brc_thread_state *brc = &((_PyThreadStateImpl *)tstate)->brc;
+ struct _brc_bucket *bucket = get_bucket(tstate->interp, brc->tid);
+
+ // Append all objects into a local stack. We don't want to hold the lock
+ // while calling destructors.
+ PyMutex_Lock(&bucket->mutex);
+ _PyObjectStack_Merge(&brc->local_objects_to_merge, &brc->objects_to_merge);
+ PyMutex_Unlock(&bucket->mutex);
+
+ // Process the local stack until it's empty
+ merge_queued_objects(&brc->local_objects_to_merge);
+}
+
+void
+_Py_brc_init_state(PyInterpreterState *interp)
+{
+ struct _brc_state *brc = &interp->brc;
+ for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < _Py_BRC_NUM_BUCKETS; i++) {
+ llist_init(&brc->table[i].root);
+ }
+}
+
+void
+_Py_brc_init_thread(PyThreadState *tstate)
+{
+ struct _brc_thread_state *brc = &((_PyThreadStateImpl *)tstate)->brc;
+ brc->tid = _Py_ThreadId();
+
+ // Add ourself to the hashtable
+ struct _brc_bucket *bucket = get_bucket(tstate->interp, brc->tid);
+ PyMutex_Lock(&bucket->mutex);
+ llist_insert_tail(&bucket->root, &brc->bucket_node);
+ PyMutex_Unlock(&bucket->mutex);
+}
+
+void
+_Py_brc_remove_thread(PyThreadState *tstate)
+{
+ struct _brc_thread_state *brc = &((_PyThreadStateImpl *)tstate)->brc;
+ struct _brc_bucket *bucket = get_bucket(tstate->interp, brc->tid);
+
+ // We need to fully process any objects to merge before removing ourself
+ // from the hashtable. It is not safe to perform any refcount operations
+ // after we are removed. After that point, other threads treat our objects
+ // as abandoned and may merge the objects' refcounts directly.
+ bool empty = false;
+ while (!empty) {
+ // Process the local stack until it's empty
+ merge_queued_objects(&brc->local_objects_to_merge);
+
+ PyMutex_Lock(&bucket->mutex);
+ empty = (brc->objects_to_merge.head == NULL);
+ if (empty) {
+ llist_remove(&brc->bucket_node);
+ }
+ else {
+ _PyObjectStack_Merge(&brc->local_objects_to_merge,
+ &brc->objects_to_merge);
+ }
+ PyMutex_Unlock(&bucket->mutex);
+ }
+
+ assert(brc->local_objects_to_merge.head == NULL);
+ assert(brc->objects_to_merge.head == NULL);
+}
+
+void
+_Py_brc_after_fork(PyInterpreterState *interp)
+{
+ // Unlock all bucket mutexes. Some of the buckets may be locked because
+ // locks can be handed off to a parked thread (see lock.c). We don't have
+ // to worry about consistency here, becuase no thread can be actively
+ // modifying a bucket, but it might be paused (not yet woken up) on a
+ // PyMutex_Lock while holding that lock.
+ for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < _Py_BRC_NUM_BUCKETS; i++) {
+ _PyMutex_at_fork_reinit(&interp->brc.table[i].mutex);
+ }
+}
+
+#endif /* Py_GIL_DISABLED */
}
}
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+ /* Objects with refcounts to merge */
+ if (_Py_eval_breaker_bit_is_set(interp, _PY_EVAL_EXPLICIT_MERGE_BIT)) {
+ _Py_set_eval_breaker_bit(interp, _PY_EVAL_EXPLICIT_MERGE_BIT, 0);
+ _Py_brc_merge_refcounts(tstate);
+ }
+#endif
+
/* GC scheduled to run */
if (_Py_eval_breaker_bit_is_set(interp, _PY_GC_SCHEDULED_BIT)) {
_Py_set_eval_breaker_bit(interp, _PY_GC_SCHEDULED_BIT, 0);
// Cyclic garbage collector implementation for free-threaded build.
#include "Python.h"
+#include "pycore_brc.h" // struct _brc_thread_state
#include "pycore_ceval.h" // _Py_set_eval_breaker_bit()
#include "pycore_context.h"
#include "pycore_dict.h" // _PyDict_MaybeUntrack()
op->ob_tid -= 1;
}
-// Merge refcounts while the world is stopped.
-static void
+static Py_ssize_t
merge_refcount(PyObject *op, Py_ssize_t extra)
{
assert(_PyInterpreterState_GET()->stoptheworld.world_stopped);
op->ob_tid = 0;
op->ob_ref_local = 0;
op->ob_ref_shared = _Py_REF_SHARED(refcount, _Py_REF_MERGED);
+ return refcount;
}
static void
return err;
}
+static void
+merge_queued_objects(_PyThreadStateImpl *tstate, struct collection_state *state)
+{
+ struct _brc_thread_state *brc = &tstate->brc;
+ _PyObjectStack_Merge(&brc->local_objects_to_merge, &brc->objects_to_merge);
+
+ PyObject *op;
+ while ((op = _PyObjectStack_Pop(&brc->local_objects_to_merge)) != NULL) {
+ // Subtract one when merging because the queue had a reference.
+ Py_ssize_t refcount = merge_refcount(op, -1);
+
+ if (!_PyObject_GC_IS_TRACKED(op) && refcount == 0) {
+ // GC objects with zero refcount are handled subsequently by the
+ // GC as if they were cyclic trash, but we have to handle dead
+ // non-GC objects here. Add one to the refcount so that we can
+ // decref and deallocate the object once we start the world again.
+ op->ob_ref_shared += (1 << _Py_REF_SHARED_SHIFT);
+#ifdef Py_REF_DEBUG
+ _Py_IncRefTotal(_PyInterpreterState_GET());
+#endif
+ worklist_push(&state->objs_to_decref, op);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+static void
+merge_all_queued_objects(PyInterpreterState *interp, struct collection_state *state)
+{
+ HEAD_LOCK(&_PyRuntime);
+ for (PyThreadState *p = interp->threads.head; p != NULL; p = p->next) {
+ merge_queued_objects((_PyThreadStateImpl *)p, state);
+ }
+ HEAD_UNLOCK(&_PyRuntime);
+}
+
// Subtract an incoming reference from the computed "gc_refs" refcount.
static int
visit_decref(PyObject *op, void *arg)
gc_collect_internal(PyInterpreterState *interp, struct collection_state *state)
{
_PyEval_StopTheWorld(interp);
+ // merge refcounts for all queued objects
+ merge_all_queued_objects(interp, state);
+
// Find unreachable objects
int err = deduce_unreachable_heap(interp, state);
if (err < 0) {
clear_weakrefs(state);
_PyEval_StartTheWorld(interp);
+ // Deallocate any object from the refcount merge step
+ cleanup_worklist(&state->objs_to_decref);
+
// Call weakref callbacks and finalizers after unpausing other threads to
// avoid potential deadlocks.
call_weakref_callbacks(state);
}
}
+void
+_PyObjectStack_Merge(_PyObjectStack *dst, _PyObjectStack *src)
+{
+ if (src->head == NULL) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (dst->head != NULL) {
+ // First, append dst to the bottom of src
+ _PyObjectStackChunk *last = src->head;
+ while (last->prev != NULL) {
+ last = last->prev;
+ }
+ last->prev = dst->head;
+ }
+
+ // Now that src has all the chunks, set dst to src
+ dst->head = src->head;
+ src->head = NULL;
+}
+
void
_PyObjectStackChunk_ClearFreeList(_PyFreeListState *free_lists, int is_finalization)
{
_PyGC_InitState(&interp->gc);
PyConfig_InitPythonConfig(&interp->config);
_PyType_InitCache(interp);
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+ _Py_brc_init_state(interp);
+#endif
for (int i = 0; i < _PY_MONITORING_UNGROUPED_EVENTS; i++) {
interp->monitors.tools[i] = 0;
}
tstate->datastack_limit = NULL;
tstate->what_event = -1;
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+ // Initialize biased reference counting inter-thread queue
+ _Py_brc_init_thread(tstate);
+#endif
+
if (interp->stoptheworld.requested || _PyRuntime.stoptheworld.requested) {
// Start in the suspended state if there is an ongoing stop-the-world.
tstate->state = _Py_THREAD_SUSPENDED;
_PyFreeListState *freelist_state = &((_PyThreadStateImpl*)tstate)->freelist_state;
_Py_ClearFreeLists(freelist_state, 1);
_PySlice_ClearCache(freelist_state);
+
+ // Remove ourself from the biased reference counting table of threads.
+ _Py_brc_remove_thread(tstate);
#endif
_PyThreadState_ClearMimallocHeaps(tstate);