From: Mark Shannon <mark@hotpy.org>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:19:08 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: GH-125174: Make immortal objects more robust, following design from PEP 683 (GH-125251)
X-Git-Tag: v3.14.0a1~89
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c9014374c50d6ef64786d3e7d9c7e99053d5c9e2;p=thirdparty%2FPython%2Fcpython.git

GH-125174: Make immortal objects more robust, following design from PEP 683 (GH-125251)
---

diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_global_objects_fini_generated.h b/Include/internal/pycore_global_objects_fini_generated.h
index 3140a75a47c5..de68ef932572 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_global_objects_fini_generated.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_global_objects_fini_generated.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #ifdef Py_DEBUG
 static inline void
 _PyStaticObject_CheckRefcnt(PyObject *obj) {
-    if (Py_REFCNT(obj) < _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT) {
+    if (!_Py_IsImmortal(obj)) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Immortal Object has less refcnt than expected.\n");
         _PyObject_Dump(obj);
     }
diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_object.h b/Include/internal/pycore_object.h
index 0af13b1bcda2..8832692d03c2 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_object.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_object.h
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "pycore_pystate.h"       // _PyInterpreterState_GET()
 #include "pycore_uniqueid.h"      // _PyType_IncrefSlow
 
-
-#define _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT_LOOSE ((_Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT >> 1) + 1)
-
 // This value is added to `ob_ref_shared` for objects that use deferred
 // reference counting so that they are not immediately deallocated when the
 // non-deferred reference count drops to zero.
@@ -27,25 +24,8 @@ extern "C" {
 // `ob_ref_shared` are used for flags.
 #define _Py_REF_DEFERRED (PY_SSIZE_T_MAX / 8)
 
-// gh-121528, gh-118997: Similar to _Py_IsImmortal() but be more loose when
-// comparing the reference count to stay compatible with C extensions built
-// with the stable ABI 3.11 or older. Such extensions implement INCREF/DECREF
-// as refcnt++ and refcnt-- without taking in account immortal objects. For
-// example, the reference count of an immortal object can change from
-// _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT to _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT+1 (INCREF) or
-// _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT-1 (DECREF).
-//
-// This function should only be used in assertions. Otherwise, _Py_IsImmortal()
-// must be used instead.
-static inline int _Py_IsImmortalLoose(PyObject *op)
-{
-#if defined(Py_GIL_DISABLED)
-    return _Py_IsImmortal(op);
-#else
-    return (op->ob_refcnt >= _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT_LOOSE);
-#endif
-}
-#define _Py_IsImmortalLoose(op) _Py_IsImmortalLoose(_PyObject_CAST(op))
+/* For backwards compatibility -- Do not use this */
+#define _Py_IsImmortalLoose(op) _Py_IsImmortal
 
 
 /* Check if an object is consistent. For example, ensure that the reference
@@ -97,7 +77,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyObject_IsFreed(PyObject *);
 #else
 #define _PyObject_HEAD_INIT(type)         \
     {                                     \
-        .ob_refcnt = _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT, \
+        .ob_refcnt = _Py_IMMORTAL_INITIAL_REFCNT, \
         .ob_type = (type)                 \
     }
 #endif
@@ -184,7 +164,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_SetImmortalUntracked(PyObject *op);
 static inline void _Py_SetMortal(PyObject *op, Py_ssize_t refcnt)
 {
     if (op) {
-        assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(op));
+        assert(_Py_IsImmortal(op));
 #ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
         op->ob_tid = _Py_UNOWNED_TID;
         op->ob_ref_local = 0;
@@ -316,7 +296,7 @@ static inline void
 _Py_INCREF_TYPE(PyTypeObject *type)
 {
     if (!_PyType_HasFeature(type, Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE)) {
-        assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(type));
+        assert(_Py_IsImmortal(type));
         _Py_INCREF_IMMORTAL_STAT_INC();
         return;
     }
@@ -357,7 +337,7 @@ static inline void
 _Py_DECREF_TYPE(PyTypeObject *type)
 {
     if (!_PyType_HasFeature(type, Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE)) {
-        assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(type));
+        assert(_Py_IsImmortal(type));
         _Py_DECREF_IMMORTAL_STAT_INC();
         return;
     }
@@ -393,7 +373,7 @@ _PyObject_Init(PyObject *op, PyTypeObject *typeobj)
 {
     assert(op != NULL);
     Py_SET_TYPE(op, typeobj);
-    assert(_PyType_HasFeature(typeobj, Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE) || _Py_IsImmortalLoose(typeobj));
+    assert(_PyType_HasFeature(typeobj, Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE) || _Py_IsImmortal(typeobj));
     _Py_INCREF_TYPE(typeobj);
     _Py_NewReference(op);
 }
diff --git a/Include/object.h b/Include/object.h
index 418f2196062d..5be4dedadc20 100644
--- a/Include/object.h
+++ b/Include/object.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ whose size is determined when the object is allocated.
 #else
 #define PyObject_HEAD_INIT(type)    \
     {                               \
-        { _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT },    \
+        { _Py_IMMORTAL_INITIAL_REFCNT },    \
         (type)                      \
     },
 #endif
diff --git a/Include/refcount.h b/Include/refcount.h
index 9a4e15065eca..141cbd34dd72 100644
--- a/Include/refcount.h
+++ b/Include/refcount.h
@@ -21,25 +21,30 @@ cleanup during runtime finalization.
 
 #if SIZEOF_VOID_P > 4
 /*
-In 64+ bit systems, an object will be marked as immortal by setting all of the
-lower 32 bits of the reference count field, which is equal to: 0xFFFFFFFF
+In 64+ bit systems, any object whose 32 bit reference count is >= 2**31
+will be treated as immortal.
 
 Using the lower 32 bits makes the value backwards compatible by allowing
 C-Extensions without the updated checks in Py_INCREF and Py_DECREF to safely
-increase and decrease the objects reference count. The object would lose its
-immortality, but the execution would still be correct.
+increase and decrease the objects reference count.
+
+In order to offer sufficient resilience to C extensions using the stable ABI
+compiled against 3.11 or earlier, we set the initial value near the
+middle of the range (2**31, 2**32). That way the the refcount can be
+off by ~1 billion without affecting immortality.
 
 Reference count increases will use saturated arithmetic, taking advantage of
 having all the lower 32 bits set, which will avoid the reference count to go
 beyond the refcount limit. Immortality checks for reference count decreases will
 be done by checking the bit sign flag in the lower 32 bits.
+
 */
-#define _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT _Py_CAST(Py_ssize_t, UINT_MAX)
+#define _Py_IMMORTAL_INITIAL_REFCNT ((Py_ssize_t)(3UL << 30))
 
 #else
 /*
-In 32 bit systems, an object will be marked as immortal by setting all of the
-lower 30 bits of the reference count field, which is equal to: 0x3FFFFFFF
+In 32 bit systems, an object will be treated as immortal if its reference
+count equals or exceeds _Py_IMMORTAL_MINIMUM_REFCNT (2**30).
 
 Using the lower 30 bits makes the value backwards compatible by allowing
 C-Extensions without the updated checks in Py_INCREF and Py_DECREF to safely
@@ -47,9 +52,10 @@ increase and decrease the objects reference count. The object would lose its
 immortality, but the execution would still be correct.
 
 Reference count increases and decreases will first go through an immortality
-check by comparing the reference count field to the immortality reference count.
+check by comparing the reference count field to the minimum immortality refcount.
 */
-#define _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT _Py_CAST(Py_ssize_t, UINT_MAX >> 2)
+#define _Py_IMMORTAL_INITIAL_REFCNT ((Py_ssize_t)(3L << 29))
+#define _Py_IMMORTAL_MINIMUM_REFCNT ((Py_ssize_t)(1L << 30))
 #endif
 
 // Py_GIL_DISABLED builds indicate immortal objects using `ob_ref_local`, which is
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) Py_REFCNT(PyObject *ob);
     #else
         uint32_t local = _Py_atomic_load_uint32_relaxed(&ob->ob_ref_local);
         if (local == _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT_LOCAL) {
-            return _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT;
+            return _Py_IMMORTAL_INITIAL_REFCNT;
         }
         Py_ssize_t shared = _Py_atomic_load_ssize_relaxed(&ob->ob_ref_shared);
         return _Py_STATIC_CAST(Py_ssize_t, local) +
@@ -109,9 +115,9 @@ static inline Py_ALWAYS_INLINE int _Py_IsImmortal(PyObject *op)
     return (_Py_atomic_load_uint32_relaxed(&op->ob_ref_local) ==
             _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT_LOCAL);
 #elif SIZEOF_VOID_P > 4
-    return (_Py_CAST(PY_INT32_T, op->ob_refcnt) < 0);
+    return _Py_CAST(PY_INT32_T, op->ob_refcnt) < 0;
 #else
-    return (op->ob_refcnt == _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT);
+    return op->ob_refcnt >= _Py_IMMORTAL_MINIMUM_REFCNT;
 #endif
 }
 #define _Py_IsImmortal(op) _Py_IsImmortal(_PyObject_CAST(op))
@@ -236,7 +242,7 @@ static inline Py_ALWAYS_INLINE void Py_INCREF(PyObject *op)
     uint32_t new_local = local + 1;
     if (new_local == 0) {
         _Py_INCREF_IMMORTAL_STAT_INC();
-        // local is equal to _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT: do nothing
+        // local is equal to _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT_LOCAL: do nothing
         return;
     }
     if (_Py_IsOwnedByCurrentThread(op)) {
@@ -246,18 +252,14 @@ static inline Py_ALWAYS_INLINE void Py_INCREF(PyObject *op)
         _Py_atomic_add_ssize(&op->ob_ref_shared, (1 << _Py_REF_SHARED_SHIFT));
     }
 #elif SIZEOF_VOID_P > 4
-    // Portable saturated add, branching on the carry flag and set low bits
     PY_UINT32_T cur_refcnt = op->ob_refcnt_split[PY_BIG_ENDIAN];
-    PY_UINT32_T new_refcnt = cur_refcnt + 1;
-    if (new_refcnt == 0) {
+    if (((int32_t)cur_refcnt) < 0) {
+        // the object is immortal
         _Py_INCREF_IMMORTAL_STAT_INC();
-        // cur_refcnt is equal to _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT: the object is immortal,
-        // do nothing
         return;
     }
-    op->ob_refcnt_split[PY_BIG_ENDIAN] = new_refcnt;
+    op->ob_refcnt_split[PY_BIG_ENDIAN] = cur_refcnt + 1;
 #else
-    // Explicitly check immortality against the immortal value
     if (_Py_IsImmortal(op)) {
         _Py_INCREF_IMMORTAL_STAT_INC();
         return;
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
index d884f54940b4..eb5906f8944c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
@@ -2574,9 +2574,9 @@ class ShutdownTest(unittest.TestCase):
 class ImmortalTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     if sys.maxsize < (1 << 32):
-        IMMORTAL_REFCOUNT = (1 << 30) - 1
+        IMMORTAL_REFCOUNT = 3 << 29
     else:
-        IMMORTAL_REFCOUNT = (1 << 32) - 1
+        IMMORTAL_REFCOUNT = 3 << 30
 
     IMMORTALS = (None, True, False, Ellipsis, NotImplemented, *range(-5, 257))
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2024-10-10-12-04-56.gh-issue-125174._8h6T7.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2024-10-10-12-04-56.gh-issue-125174._8h6T7.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c7eaac32601b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2024-10-10-12-04-56.gh-issue-125174._8h6T7.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Make the handling of reference counts of immortal objects more robust.
+Immortal objects with reference counts that deviate from their original
+reference count by up to a billion (half a billion on 32 bit builds) are
+still counted as immortal.
diff --git a/Modules/_asynciomodule.c b/Modules/_asynciomodule.c
index 870084100a1b..0a769c46b87a 100644
--- a/Modules/_asynciomodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_asynciomodule.c
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ FutureObj_get_state(FutureObj *fut, void *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
     default:
         assert (0);
     }
-    assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(ret));
+    assert(_Py_IsImmortal(ret));
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/Objects/bytesobject.c b/Objects/bytesobject.c
index bf58e55e100b..dcc1aba76abb 100644
--- a/Objects/bytesobject.c
+++ b/Objects/bytesobject.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Py_LOCAL_INLINE(Py_ssize_t) _PyBytesWriter_GetSize(_PyBytesWriter *writer,
 static inline PyObject* bytes_get_empty(void)
 {
     PyObject *empty = &EMPTY->ob_base.ob_base;
-    assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(empty));
+    assert(_Py_IsImmortal(empty));
     return empty;
 }
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(const char *str, Py_ssize_t size)
     }
     if (size == 1 && str != NULL) {
         op = CHARACTER(*str & 255);
-        assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(op));
+        assert(_Py_IsImmortal(op));
         return (PyObject *)op;
     }
     if (size == 0) {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ PyBytes_FromString(const char *str)
     }
     else if (size == 1) {
         op = CHARACTER(*str & 255);
-        assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(op));
+        assert(_Py_IsImmortal(op));
         return (PyObject *)op;
     }
 
diff --git a/Objects/dictobject.c b/Objects/dictobject.c
index adfd91d1e4d6..12722eca6be5 100644
--- a/Objects/dictobject.c
+++ b/Objects/dictobject.c
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ _PyDict_DebugMallocStats(FILE *out)
 
 #define DK_MASK(dk) (DK_SIZE(dk)-1)
 
+#define _Py_DICT_IMMORTAL_INITIAL_REFCNT PY_SSIZE_T_MIN
+
 static void free_keys_object(PyDictKeysObject *keys, bool use_qsbr);
 
 /* PyDictKeysObject has refcounts like PyObject does, so we have the
@@ -428,7 +430,8 @@ static void free_keys_object(PyDictKeysObject *keys, bool use_qsbr);
 static inline void
 dictkeys_incref(PyDictKeysObject *dk)
 {
-    if (FT_ATOMIC_LOAD_SSIZE_RELAXED(dk->dk_refcnt) == _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT) {
+    if (FT_ATOMIC_LOAD_SSIZE_RELAXED(dk->dk_refcnt) < 0) {
+        assert(FT_ATOMIC_LOAD_SSIZE_RELAXED(dk->dk_refcnt) == _Py_DICT_IMMORTAL_INITIAL_REFCNT);
         return;
     }
 #ifdef Py_REF_DEBUG
@@ -440,7 +443,8 @@ dictkeys_incref(PyDictKeysObject *dk)
 static inline void
 dictkeys_decref(PyInterpreterState *interp, PyDictKeysObject *dk, bool use_qsbr)
 {
-    if (FT_ATOMIC_LOAD_SSIZE_RELAXED(dk->dk_refcnt) == _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT) {
+    if (FT_ATOMIC_LOAD_SSIZE_RELAXED(dk->dk_refcnt) < 0) {
+        assert(FT_ATOMIC_LOAD_SSIZE_RELAXED(dk->dk_refcnt) == _Py_DICT_IMMORTAL_INITIAL_REFCNT);
         return;
     }
     assert(FT_ATOMIC_LOAD_SSIZE(dk->dk_refcnt) > 0);
@@ -586,7 +590,7 @@ estimate_log2_keysize(Py_ssize_t n)
  * (which cannot fail and thus can do no allocation).
  */
 static PyDictKeysObject empty_keys_struct = {
-        _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT, /* dk_refcnt */
+        _Py_DICT_IMMORTAL_INITIAL_REFCNT, /* dk_refcnt */
         0, /* dk_log2_size */
         0, /* dk_log2_index_bytes */
         DICT_KEYS_UNICODE, /* dk_kind */
diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index a97a90089032..27d06cc08125 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -2453,7 +2453,7 @@ _Py_SetImmortalUntracked(PyObject *op)
     op->ob_ref_local = _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT_LOCAL;
     op->ob_ref_shared = 0;
 #else
-    op->ob_refcnt = _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT;
+    op->ob_refcnt = _Py_IMMORTAL_INITIAL_REFCNT;
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/Objects/structseq.c b/Objects/structseq.c
index 609274283540..56a7851b9878 100644
--- a/Objects/structseq.c
+++ b/Objects/structseq.c
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ _PyStructSequence_FiniBuiltin(PyInterpreterState *interp, PyTypeObject *type)
     assert(type->tp_name != NULL);
     assert(type->tp_base == &PyTuple_Type);
     assert((type->tp_flags & _Py_TPFLAGS_STATIC_BUILTIN));
-    assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(type));
+    assert(_Py_IsImmortal(type));
 
     // Cannot delete a type if it still has subclasses
     if (_PyType_HasSubclasses(type)) {
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index 5380633fa114..d90bb5825fd4 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ set_tp_bases(PyTypeObject *self, PyObject *bases, int initial)
             assert(PyTuple_GET_SIZE(bases) == 1);
             assert(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(bases, 0) == (PyObject *)self->tp_base);
             assert(self->tp_base->tp_flags & _Py_TPFLAGS_STATIC_BUILTIN);
-            assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(self->tp_base));
+            assert(_Py_IsImmortal(self->tp_base));
         }
         _Py_SetImmortal(bases);
     }
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ clear_tp_bases(PyTypeObject *self, int final)
                     Py_CLEAR(self->tp_bases);
                 }
                 else {
-                    assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(self->tp_bases));
+                    assert(_Py_IsImmortal(self->tp_bases));
                     _Py_ClearImmortal(self->tp_bases);
                 }
             }
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ clear_tp_mro(PyTypeObject *self, int final)
                     Py_CLEAR(self->tp_mro);
                 }
                 else {
-                    assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(self->tp_mro));
+                    assert(_Py_IsImmortal(self->tp_mro));
                     _Py_ClearImmortal(self->tp_mro);
                 }
             }
@@ -5966,7 +5966,7 @@ fini_static_type(PyInterpreterState *interp, PyTypeObject *type,
                  int isbuiltin, int final)
 {
     assert(type->tp_flags & _Py_TPFLAGS_STATIC_BUILTIN);
-    assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose((PyObject *)type));
+    assert(_Py_IsImmortal((PyObject *)type));
 
     type_dealloc_common(type);
 
diff --git a/Python/bytecodes.c b/Python/bytecodes.c
index 87cca3fc1d37..34fdfcb05e3c 100644
--- a/Python/bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/bytecodes.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ dummy_func(
             EXIT_IF(!PyLong_CheckExact(value_o));
             STAT_INC(TO_BOOL, hit);
             if (_PyLong_IsZero((PyLongObject *)value_o)) {
-                assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(value_o));
+                assert(_Py_IsImmortal(value_o));
                 DEAD(value);
                 res = PyStackRef_False;
             }
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ dummy_func(
             EXIT_IF(!PyUnicode_CheckExact(value_o));
             STAT_INC(TO_BOOL, hit);
             if (value_o == &_Py_STR(empty)) {
-                assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(value_o));
+                assert(_Py_IsImmortal(value_o));
                 DEAD(value);
                 res = PyStackRef_False;
             }
diff --git a/Python/executor_cases.c.h b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
index 57e15f33ca77..ef110e2e2a79 100644
--- a/Python/executor_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
             }
             STAT_INC(TO_BOOL, hit);
             if (_PyLong_IsZero((PyLongObject *)value_o)) {
-                assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(value_o));
+                assert(_Py_IsImmortal(value_o));
                 res = PyStackRef_False;
             }
             else {
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
             }
             STAT_INC(TO_BOOL, hit);
             if (value_o == &_Py_STR(empty)) {
-                assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(value_o));
+                assert(_Py_IsImmortal(value_o));
                 res = PyStackRef_False;
             }
             else {
diff --git a/Python/generated_cases.c.h b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
index 7656ce6bb7e3..7023aea369db 100644
--- a/Python/generated_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
@@ -7840,7 +7840,7 @@
             DEOPT_IF(!PyLong_CheckExact(value_o), TO_BOOL);
             STAT_INC(TO_BOOL, hit);
             if (_PyLong_IsZero((PyLongObject *)value_o)) {
-                assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(value_o));
+                assert(_Py_IsImmortal(value_o));
                 res = PyStackRef_False;
             }
             else {
@@ -7902,7 +7902,7 @@
             DEOPT_IF(!PyUnicode_CheckExact(value_o), TO_BOOL);
             STAT_INC(TO_BOOL, hit);
             if (value_o == &_Py_STR(empty)) {
-                assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(value_o));
+                assert(_Py_IsImmortal(value_o));
                 res = PyStackRef_False;
             }
             else {
diff --git a/Python/import.c b/Python/import.c
index 460b1fe225c7..acf849f14562 100644
--- a/Python/import.c
+++ b/Python/import.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ del_cached_def(struct extensions_cache_value *value)
        However, this decref would be problematic if the module def were
        dynamically allocated, it were the last ref, and this function
        were called with an interpreter other than the def's owner. */
-    assert(value->def == NULL || _Py_IsImmortalLoose(value->def));
+    assert(value->def == NULL || _Py_IsImmortal(value->def));
 
     Py_XDECREF(value->def->m_base.m_copy);
     value->def->m_base.m_copy = NULL;
diff --git a/Tools/cases_generator/analyzer.py b/Tools/cases_generator/analyzer.py
index 9c2981a68ac9..60f5d010a7a0 100644
--- a/Tools/cases_generator/analyzer.py
+++ b/Tools/cases_generator/analyzer.py
@@ -614,7 +614,6 @@ NON_ESCAPING_FUNCTIONS = (
     "_Py_EnterRecursiveCallTstateUnchecked",
     "_Py_ID",
     "_Py_IsImmortal",
-    "_Py_IsImmortalLoose",
     "_Py_LeaveRecursiveCallPy",
     "_Py_LeaveRecursiveCallTstate",
     "_Py_NewRef",