bpo-38140: Make dict and weakref offsets opaque for C heap types (#16076

)

* Make dict and weakref offsets opaque for C heap types

* Add news

Doc/c-api/type.rst

@@ -187,9 +187,8 @@ The following functions and structs are used to create
       * :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_cache`
       * :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_subclasses`
       * :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_weaklist`
+      * :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_vectorcall`
       * :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_print`
-      * :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_weaklistoffset`
-      * :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_dictoffset`
       * :c:member:`~PyBufferProcs.bf_getbuffer`
       * :c:member:`~PyBufferProcs.bf_releasebuffer`
 

Lib/test/test_capi.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import threading
 import time
 import unittest
+import weakref
 from test import support
 from test.support import MISSING_C_DOCSTRINGS
 from test.support.script_helper import assert_python_failure, assert_python_ok
@@ -437,6 +438,32 @@ def __del__(self):
         # Test that subtype_dealloc decref the newly assigned __class__ only once
         self.assertEqual(new_type_refcnt, sys.getrefcount(A))
 
+    def test_heaptype_with_dict(self):
+        inst = _testcapi.HeapCTypeWithDict()
+        inst.foo = 42
+        self.assertEqual(inst.foo, 42)
+        self.assertEqual(inst.dictobj, inst.__dict__)
+        self.assertEqual(inst.dictobj, {"foo": 42})
+
+        inst = _testcapi.HeapCTypeWithDict()
+        self.assertEqual({}, inst.__dict__)
+
+    def test_heaptype_with_negative_dict(self):
+        inst = _testcapi.HeapCTypeWithNegativeDict()
+        inst.foo = 42
+        self.assertEqual(inst.foo, 42)
+        self.assertEqual(inst.dictobj, inst.__dict__)
+        self.assertEqual(inst.dictobj, {"foo": 42})
+
+        inst = _testcapi.HeapCTypeWithNegativeDict()
+        self.assertEqual({}, inst.__dict__)
+
+    def test_heaptype_with_weakref(self):
+        inst = _testcapi.HeapCTypeWithWeakref()
+        ref = weakref.ref(inst)
+        self.assertEqual(ref(), inst)
+        self.assertEqual(inst.weakreflist, ref)
+
     def test_c_subclass_of_heap_ctype_with_tpdealloc_decrefs_once(self):
         subclass_instance = _testcapi.HeapCTypeSubclass()
         type_refcnt = sys.getrefcount(_testcapi.HeapCTypeSubclass)

Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2019-09-13-01-24-47.bpo-38140.y59qaO.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Make dict and weakref offsets opaque for C heap types by passing the offsets
+through PyMemberDef

Modules/_struct.c

@@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@ static struct PyMethodDef s_methods[] = {
 };
 
 static PyMemberDef s_members[] = {
-    {"__weaklistoffset__", T_NONE, offsetof(PyStructObject, weakreflist), READONLY},
+    {"__weaklistoffset__", T_PYSSIZET, offsetof(PyStructObject, weakreflist), READONLY},
     {NULL}  /* sentinel */
 };
 

Modules/_testcapimodule.c

@@ -6363,6 +6363,106 @@ static PyType_Spec HeapCTypeSubclassWithFinalizer_spec = {
     HeapCTypeSubclassWithFinalizer_slots
 };
 
+typedef struct {
+    PyObject_HEAD
+    PyObject *dict;
+} HeapCTypeWithDictObject;
+
+static void
+heapctypewithdict_dealloc(HeapCTypeWithDictObject* self)
+{
+
+    PyTypeObject *tp = Py_TYPE(self);
+    Py_XDECREF(self->dict);
+    PyObject_DEL(self);
+    Py_DECREF(tp);
+}
+
+static PyGetSetDef heapctypewithdict_getsetlist[] = {
+    {"__dict__", PyObject_GenericGetDict, PyObject_GenericSetDict},
+    {NULL} /* Sentinel */
+};
+
+static struct PyMemberDef heapctypewithdict_members[] = {
+    {"dictobj", T_OBJECT, offsetof(HeapCTypeWithDictObject, dict)},
+    {"__dictoffset__", T_PYSSIZET, offsetof(HeapCTypeWithDictObject, dict), READONLY},
+    {NULL} /* Sentinel */
+};
+
+static PyType_Slot HeapCTypeWithDict_slots[] = {
+    {Py_tp_members, heapctypewithdict_members},
+    {Py_tp_getset, heapctypewithdict_getsetlist},
+    {Py_tp_dealloc, heapctypewithdict_dealloc},
+    {0, 0},
+};
+
+static PyType_Spec HeapCTypeWithDict_spec = {
+    "_testcapi.HeapCTypeWithDict",
+    sizeof(HeapCTypeWithDictObject),
+    0,
+    Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+    HeapCTypeWithDict_slots
+};
+
+static struct PyMemberDef heapctypewithnegativedict_members[] = {
+    {"dictobj", T_OBJECT, offsetof(HeapCTypeWithDictObject, dict)},
+    {"__dictoffset__", T_PYSSIZET, -sizeof(void*), READONLY},
+    {NULL} /* Sentinel */
+};
+
+static PyType_Slot HeapCTypeWithNegativeDict_slots[] = {
+    {Py_tp_members, heapctypewithnegativedict_members},
+    {Py_tp_getset, heapctypewithdict_getsetlist},
+    {Py_tp_dealloc, heapctypewithdict_dealloc},
+    {0, 0},
+};
+
+static PyType_Spec HeapCTypeWithNegativeDict_spec = {
+    "_testcapi.HeapCTypeWithNegativeDict",
+    sizeof(HeapCTypeWithDictObject),
+    0,
+    Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+    HeapCTypeWithNegativeDict_slots
+};
+
+typedef struct {
+    PyObject_HEAD
+    PyObject *weakreflist;
+} HeapCTypeWithWeakrefObject;
+
+static struct PyMemberDef heapctypewithweakref_members[] = {
+    {"weakreflist", T_OBJECT, offsetof(HeapCTypeWithWeakrefObject, weakreflist)},
+    {"__weaklistoffset__", T_PYSSIZET,
+      offsetof(HeapCTypeWithWeakrefObject, weakreflist), READONLY},
+    {NULL} /* Sentinel */
+};
+
+static void
+heapctypewithweakref_dealloc(HeapCTypeWithWeakrefObject* self)
+{
+
+    PyTypeObject *tp = Py_TYPE(self);
+    if (self->weakreflist != NULL)
+        PyObject_ClearWeakRefs((PyObject *) self);
+    Py_XDECREF(self->weakreflist);
+    PyObject_DEL(self);
+    Py_DECREF(tp);
+}
+
+static PyType_Slot HeapCTypeWithWeakref_slots[] = {
+    {Py_tp_members, heapctypewithweakref_members},
+    {Py_tp_dealloc, heapctypewithweakref_dealloc},
+    {0, 0},
+};
+
+static PyType_Spec HeapCTypeWithWeakref_spec = {
+    "_testcapi.HeapCTypeWithWeakref",
+    sizeof(HeapCTypeWithWeakrefObject),
+    0,
+    Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+    HeapCTypeWithWeakref_slots
+};
+
 static PyMethodDef meth_instance_methods[] = {
     {"meth_varargs", meth_varargs, METH_VARARGS},
     {"meth_varargs_keywords", (PyCFunction)(void(*)(void))meth_varargs_keywords, METH_VARARGS|METH_KEYWORDS},
@@ -6596,6 +6696,24 @@ PyInit__testcapi(void)
     Py_DECREF(subclass_bases);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "HeapCTypeSubclass", HeapCTypeSubclass);
 
+    PyObject *HeapCTypeWithDict = PyType_FromSpec(&HeapCTypeWithDict_spec);
+    if (HeapCTypeWithDict == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    PyModule_AddObject(m, "HeapCTypeWithDict", HeapCTypeWithDict);
+
+    PyObject *HeapCTypeWithNegativeDict = PyType_FromSpec(&HeapCTypeWithNegativeDict_spec);
+    if (HeapCTypeWithNegativeDict == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    PyModule_AddObject(m, "HeapCTypeWithNegativeDict", HeapCTypeWithNegativeDict);
+
+    PyObject *HeapCTypeWithWeakref = PyType_FromSpec(&HeapCTypeWithWeakref_spec);
+    if (HeapCTypeWithWeakref == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    PyModule_AddObject(m, "HeapCTypeWithWeakref", HeapCTypeWithWeakref);
+
     PyObject *subclass_with_finalizer_bases = PyTuple_Pack(1, HeapCTypeSubclass);
     if (subclass_with_finalizer_bases == NULL) {
         return NULL;

Objects/typeobject.c

@@ -2853,15 +2853,27 @@ PyType_FromSpecWithBases(PyType_Spec *spec, PyObject *bases)
     PyTypeObject *type, *base;
 
     PyType_Slot *slot;
-    Py_ssize_t nmembers;
+    Py_ssize_t nmembers, weaklistoffset, dictoffset;
     char *s, *res_start;
 
-    nmembers = 0;
+    nmembers = weaklistoffset = dictoffset = 0;
     for (slot = spec->slots; slot->slot; slot++) {
         if (slot->slot == Py_tp_members) {
             nmembers = 0;
             for (memb = slot->pfunc; memb->name != NULL; memb++) {
                 nmembers++;
+                if (strcmp(memb->name, "__weaklistoffset__") == 0) {
+                    // The PyMemberDef must be a Py_ssize_t and readonly
+                    assert(memb->type == T_PYSSIZET);
+                    assert(memb->flags == READONLY);
+                    weaklistoffset = memb->offset;
+                }
+                if (strcmp(memb->name, "__dictoffset__") == 0) {
+                    // The PyMemberDef must be a Py_ssize_t and readonly
+                    assert(memb->type == T_PYSSIZET);
+                    assert(memb->flags == READONLY);
+                    dictoffset = memb->offset;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -2990,6 +3002,17 @@ PyType_FromSpecWithBases(PyType_Spec *spec, PyObject *bases)
         res->ht_cached_keys = _PyDict_NewKeysForClass();
     }
 
+    if (weaklistoffset) {
+        type->tp_weaklistoffset = weaklistoffset;
+        if (PyDict_DelItemString((PyObject *)type->tp_dict, "__weaklistoffset__") < 0)
+            goto fail;
+    }
+    if (dictoffset) {
+        type->tp_dictoffset = dictoffset;
+        if (PyDict_DelItemString((PyObject *)type->tp_dict, "__dictoffset__") < 0)
+            goto fail;
+    }
+
     /* Set type.__module__ */
     s = strrchr(spec->name, '.');
     if (s != NULL) {

Parser/asdl_c.py

@@ -724,6 +724,11 @@ def visitModule(self, mod):
     return Py_BuildValue("O()", Py_TYPE(self));
 }
 
+static PyMemberDef ast_type_members[] = {
+    {"__dictoffset__", T_PYSSIZET, offsetof(AST_object, dict), READONLY},
+    {NULL}  /* Sentinel */
+};
+
 static PyMethodDef ast_type_methods[] = {
     {"__reduce__", ast_type_reduce, METH_NOARGS, NULL},
     {NULL}
@@ -740,6 +745,7 @@ def visitModule(self, mod):
     {Py_tp_setattro, PyObject_GenericSetAttr},
     {Py_tp_traverse, ast_traverse},
     {Py_tp_clear, ast_clear},
+    {Py_tp_members, ast_type_members},
     {Py_tp_methods, ast_type_methods},
     {Py_tp_getset, ast_type_getsets},
     {Py_tp_init, ast_type_init},
@@ -930,7 +936,6 @@ def visitModule(self, mod):
         self.emit("if (init_identifiers() < 0) return 0;", 1)
         self.emit("state->AST_type = PyType_FromSpec(&AST_type_spec);", 1)
         self.emit("if (!state->AST_type) return 0;", 1)
-        self.emit("((PyTypeObject*)state->AST_type)->tp_dictoffset = offsetof(AST_object, dict);", 1)
         self.emit("if (add_ast_fields() < 0) return 0;", 1)
         for dfn in mod.dfns:
             self.visit(dfn)
@@ -1372,6 +1377,7 @@ def main(srcfile, dump_module=False):
             f.write('\n')
             f.write('#include "Python.h"\n')
             f.write('#include "%s-ast.h"\n' % mod.name)
+            f.write('#include "structmember.h"\n')
             f.write('\n')
 
             generate_module_def(f, mod)