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// Copyright (c) 2017-present PyO3 Project and Contributors //! Interaction with python's global interpreter lock use crate::{ffi, internal_tricks::Unsendable, Python}; use parking_lot::{const_mutex, Mutex}; use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell}; use std::{any, mem::ManuallyDrop, ptr::NonNull, sync}; static START: sync::Once = sync::Once::new(); /// Holds temporally owned objects. struct ObjectHolder { /// Objects owned by the current thread obj: Vec<NonNull<ffi::PyObject>>, /// Non-python objects(e.g., String) owned by the current thread any: Vec<Box<dyn any::Any>>, } impl ObjectHolder { fn new() -> Self { Self { obj: Vec::with_capacity(256), any: Vec::with_capacity(4), } } fn len(&self) -> (usize, usize) { (self.obj.len(), self.any.len()) } } thread_local! { /// This is a internal counter in pyo3 monitoring whether this thread has the GIL. /// /// It will be incremented whenever a GILPool is created, and decremented whenever they are /// dropped. /// /// As a result, if this thread has the GIL, GIL_COUNT is greater than zero. /// /// pub(crate) because it is manipulated temporarily by Python::allow_threads pub(crate) static GIL_COUNT: Cell<u32> = Cell::new(0); /// Temporally hold objects that will be released when the GILPool drops. static OWNED_OBJECTS: RefCell<ObjectHolder> = RefCell::new(ObjectHolder::new()); } /// Check whether the GIL is acquired. /// /// Note: This uses pyo3's internal count rather than PyGILState_Check for two reasons: /// 1) for performance /// 2) PyGILState_Check always returns 1 if the sub-interpreter APIs have ever been called, /// which could lead to incorrect conclusions that the GIL is held. fn gil_is_acquired() -> bool { GIL_COUNT.with(|c| c.get() > 0) } /// Prepares the use of Python in a free-threaded context. /// /// If the Python interpreter is not already initialized, this function /// will initialize it with disabled signal handling /// (Python will not raise the `KeyboardInterrupt` exception). /// Python signal handling depends on the notion of a 'main thread', which must be /// the thread that initializes the Python interpreter. /// /// If both the Python interpreter and Python threading are already initialized, /// this function has no effect. /// /// # Panic /// If the Python interpreter is initialized but Python threading is not, /// a panic occurs. /// It is not possible to safely access the Python runtime unless the main /// thread (the thread which originally initialized Python) also initializes /// threading. /// /// When writing an extension module, the `#[pymodule]` macro /// will ensure that Python threading is initialized. /// pub fn prepare_freethreaded_python() { // Protect against race conditions when Python is not yet initialized // and multiple threads concurrently call 'prepare_freethreaded_python()'. // Note that we do not protect against concurrent initialization of the Python runtime // by other users of the Python C API. START.call_once(|| unsafe { if ffi::Py_IsInitialized() != 0 { // If Python is already initialized, we expect Python threading to also be initialized, // as we can't make the existing Python main thread acquire the GIL. #[cfg(not(Py_3_7))] assert_ne!(ffi::PyEval_ThreadsInitialized(), 0); } else { // If Python isn't initialized yet, we expect that Python threading // isn't initialized either. #[cfg(not(Py_3_7))] assert_eq!(ffi::PyEval_ThreadsInitialized(), 0); // Initialize Python. // We use Py_InitializeEx() with initsigs=0 to disable Python signal handling. // Signal handling depends on the notion of a 'main thread', which doesn't exist in this case. // Note that the 'main thread' notion in Python isn't documented properly; // and running Python without one is not officially supported. // PyPy does not support the embedding API #[cfg(not(PyPy))] { ffi::Py_InitializeEx(0); // Make sure Py_Finalize will be called before exiting. extern "C" fn finalize() { unsafe { if ffi::Py_IsInitialized() != 0 { ffi::PyGILState_Ensure(); ffi::Py_Finalize(); } } } libc::atexit(finalize); } // > Changed in version 3.7: This function is now called by Py_Initialize(), so you don’t have // > to call it yourself anymore. #[cfg(not(Py_3_7))] ffi::PyEval_InitThreads(); // PyEval_InitThreads() will acquire the GIL, // but we don't want to hold it at this point // (it's not acquired in the other code paths) // So immediately release the GIL: #[cfg(not(PyPy))] let _thread_state = ffi::PyEval_SaveThread(); // Note that the PyThreadState returned by PyEval_SaveThread is also held in TLS by the Python runtime, // and will be restored by PyGILState_Ensure. } }); } /// RAII type that represents the Global Interpreter Lock acquisition. /// /// # Example /// ``` /// use pyo3::Python; /// /// { /// let gil_guard = Python::acquire_gil(); /// let py = gil_guard.python(); /// } // GIL is released when gil_guard is dropped /// ``` #[must_use] pub struct GILGuard { gstate: ffi::PyGILState_STATE, pool: ManuallyDrop<Option<GILPool>>, } impl GILGuard { /// Acquires the global interpreter lock, which allows access to the Python runtime. This is /// safe to call multiple times without causing a deadlock. /// /// If the Python runtime is not already initialized, this function will initialize it. /// See [prepare_freethreaded_python()](fn.prepare_freethreaded_python.html) for details. /// /// If PyO3 does not yet have a `GILPool` for tracking owned PyObject references, then this /// new `GILGuard` will also contain a `GILPool`. pub fn acquire() -> GILGuard { prepare_freethreaded_python(); unsafe { let gstate = ffi::PyGILState_Ensure(); // acquire GIL // If there's already a GILPool, we should not create another or this could lead to // incorrect dangling references in safe code (see #864). let pool = if !gil_is_acquired() { Some(GILPool::new()) } else { None }; GILGuard { gstate, pool: ManuallyDrop::new(pool), } } } /// Retrieves the marker type that proves that the GIL was acquired. #[inline] pub fn python(&self) -> Python { unsafe { Python::assume_gil_acquired() } } } /// The Drop implementation for `GILGuard` will release the GIL. impl Drop for GILGuard { fn drop(&mut self) { unsafe { // Must drop the objects in the pool before releasing the GILGuard ManuallyDrop::drop(&mut self.pool); ffi::PyGILState_Release(self.gstate); } } } /// Thread-safe storage for objects which were inc_ref / dec_ref while the GIL was not held. struct ReferencePool { pointers_to_incref: Mutex<Vec<NonNull<ffi::PyObject>>>, pointers_to_decref: Mutex<Vec<NonNull<ffi::PyObject>>>, } impl ReferencePool { const fn new() -> Self { Self { pointers_to_incref: const_mutex(Vec::new()), pointers_to_decref: const_mutex(Vec::new()), } } fn register_incref(&self, obj: NonNull<ffi::PyObject>) { self.pointers_to_incref.lock().push(obj) } fn register_decref(&self, obj: NonNull<ffi::PyObject>) { self.pointers_to_decref.lock().push(obj) } fn update_counts(&self, _py: Python) { macro_rules! swap_vec_with_lock { // Get vec from one of ReferencePool's mutexes via lock, swap vec if needed, unlock. ($cell:expr) => {{ let mut locked = $cell.lock(); let mut out = Vec::new(); if !locked.is_empty() { std::mem::swap(&mut out, &mut *locked); } drop(locked); out }}; }; // Always increase reference counts first - as otherwise objects which have a // nonzero total reference count might be incorrectly dropped by Python during // this update. for ptr in swap_vec_with_lock!(self.pointers_to_incref) { unsafe { ffi::Py_INCREF(ptr.as_ptr()) }; } for ptr in swap_vec_with_lock!(self.pointers_to_decref) { unsafe { ffi::Py_DECREF(ptr.as_ptr()) }; } } } unsafe impl Sync for ReferencePool {} static POOL: ReferencePool = ReferencePool::new(); /// A RAII pool which PyO3 uses to store owned Python references. pub struct GILPool { /// Initial length of owned objects and anys. /// `Option` is used since TSL can be broken when `new` is called from `atexit`. start: Option<(usize, usize)>, no_send: Unsendable, } impl GILPool { /// Create a new `GILPool`. This function should only ever be called with the GIL. /// /// It is recommended not to use this API directly, but instead to use `Python::new_pool`, as /// that guarantees the GIL is held. /// /// # Safety /// As well as requiring the GIL, see the notes on `Python::new_pool`. #[inline] pub unsafe fn new() -> GILPool { increment_gil_count(); // Update counts of PyObjects / Py that have been cloned or dropped since last acquisition POOL.update_counts(Python::assume_gil_acquired()); GILPool { start: OWNED_OBJECTS.try_with(|o| o.borrow().len()).ok(), no_send: Unsendable::default(), } } /// Get the Python token associated with this `GILPool`. pub fn python(&self) -> Python { unsafe { Python::assume_gil_acquired() } } } impl Drop for GILPool { fn drop(&mut self) { unsafe { if let Some((obj_len_start, any_len_start)) = self.start { let dropping_obj = OWNED_OBJECTS.with(|holder| { // `holder` must be dropped before calling Py_DECREF, or Py_DECREF may call // `GILPool::drop` recursively, resulting in invalid borrowing. let mut holder = holder.borrow_mut(); holder.any.truncate(any_len_start); if obj_len_start < holder.obj.len() { holder.obj.split_off(obj_len_start) } else { Vec::new() } }); for obj in dropping_obj { ffi::Py_DECREF(obj.as_ptr()); } } } decrement_gil_count(); } } /// Register a Python object pointer inside the release pool, to have reference count increased /// next time the GIL is acquired in pyo3. /// /// If the GIL is held, the reference count will be increased immediately instead of being queued /// for later. /// /// # Safety /// The object must be an owned Python reference. pub unsafe fn register_incref(obj: NonNull<ffi::PyObject>) { if gil_is_acquired() { ffi::Py_INCREF(obj.as_ptr()) } else { POOL.register_incref(obj); } } /// Register a Python object pointer inside the release pool, to have reference count decreased /// next time the GIL is acquired in pyo3. /// /// If the GIL is held, the reference count will be decreased immediately instead of being queued /// for later. /// /// # Safety /// The object must be an owned Python reference. pub unsafe fn register_decref(obj: NonNull<ffi::PyObject>) { if gil_is_acquired() { ffi::Py_DECREF(obj.as_ptr()) } else { POOL.register_decref(obj); } } /// Register an owned object inside the GILPool. /// /// # Safety /// The object must be an owned Python reference. pub unsafe fn register_owned(_py: Python, obj: NonNull<ffi::PyObject>) { debug_assert!(gil_is_acquired()); // Ignoring the error means we do nothing if the TLS is broken. let _ = OWNED_OBJECTS.try_with(|holder| holder.borrow_mut().obj.push(obj)); } /// Register any value inside the GILPool. /// /// # Safety /// It is the caller's responsibility to ensure that the inferred lifetime 'p is not inferred by /// the Rust compiler to outlast the current GILPool. pub unsafe fn register_any<'p, T: 'static>(obj: T) -> &'p T { debug_assert!(gil_is_acquired()); OWNED_OBJECTS.with(|holder| { let boxed = Box::new(obj); let value_ref: *const T = &*boxed; holder.borrow_mut().any.push(boxed); &*value_ref }) } /// Increment pyo3's internal GIL count - to be called whenever GILPool or GILGuard is created. // Ignores the error in case this function called from `atexit`. #[inline(always)] fn increment_gil_count() { let _ = GIL_COUNT.with(|c| c.set(c.get() + 1)); } /// Decrement pyo3's internal GIL count - to be called whenever GILPool or GILGuard is dropped. // Ignores the error in case this function called from `atexit`. #[inline(always)] fn decrement_gil_count() { let _ = GIL_COUNT.try_with(|c| { let current = c.get(); debug_assert!( current > 0, "Negative GIL count detected. Please report this error to the PyO3 repo as a bug." ); c.set(current - 1); }); } /// Ensure the GIL is held, useful in implementation of APIs like PyErr::new where it's /// inconvenient to force the user to acquire the GIL. #[doc(hidden)] pub fn ensure_gil() -> EnsureGIL { if gil_is_acquired() { EnsureGIL(None) } else { EnsureGIL(Some(GILGuard::acquire())) } } /// Struct used internally which avoids acquiring the GIL where it's not necessary. #[doc(hidden)] pub struct EnsureGIL(Option<GILGuard>); impl EnsureGIL { /// Get the GIL token. /// /// # Safety /// If `self.0` is `None`, then this calls [Python::assume_gil_acquired]. /// Thus this method could be used to get access to a GIL token while the GIL is not held. /// Care should be taken to only use the returned Python in contexts where it is certain the /// GIL continues to be held. pub unsafe fn python(&self) -> Python { match &self.0 { Some(gil) => gil.python(), None => Python::assume_gil_acquired(), } } } #[cfg(test)] mod test { use super::{gil_is_acquired, GILPool, GIL_COUNT, OWNED_OBJECTS, POOL}; use crate::{ffi, gil, AsPyPointer, IntoPyPointer, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject}; use std::ptr::NonNull; fn get_object(py: Python) -> PyObject { // Convenience function for getting a single unique object, using `new_pool` so as to leave // the original pool state unchanged. let pool = unsafe { py.new_pool() }; let py = pool.python(); let obj = py.eval("object()", None, None).unwrap(); obj.to_object(py) } fn owned_object_count() -> usize { OWNED_OBJECTS.with(|holder| holder.borrow().obj.len()) } #[test] fn test_owned() { let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let py = gil.python(); let obj = get_object(py); let obj_ptr = obj.as_ptr(); // Ensure that obj does not get freed let _ref = obj.clone_ref(py); unsafe { { let pool = py.new_pool(); gil::register_owned(pool.python(), NonNull::new_unchecked(obj.into_ptr())); assert_eq!(owned_object_count(), 1); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 2); } { let _pool = py.new_pool(); assert_eq!(owned_object_count(), 0); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 1); } } } #[test] fn test_owned_nested() { let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let py = gil.python(); let obj = get_object(py); // Ensure that obj does not get freed let _ref = obj.clone_ref(py); let obj_ptr = obj.as_ptr(); unsafe { { let _pool = py.new_pool(); assert_eq!(owned_object_count(), 0); gil::register_owned(py, NonNull::new_unchecked(obj.into_ptr())); assert_eq!(owned_object_count(), 1); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 2); { let _pool = py.new_pool(); let obj = get_object(py); gil::register_owned(py, NonNull::new_unchecked(obj.into_ptr())); assert_eq!(owned_object_count(), 2); } assert_eq!(owned_object_count(), 1); } { assert_eq!(owned_object_count(), 0); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 1); } } } #[test] fn test_pyobject_drop_with_gil_decreases_refcnt() { let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let py = gil.python(); let obj = get_object(py); // Ensure that obj does not get freed let _ref = obj.clone_ref(py); let obj_ptr = obj.as_ptr(); unsafe { { assert_eq!(owned_object_count(), 0); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 2); } // With the GIL held, obj can be dropped immediately drop(obj); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 1); } } #[test] fn test_pyobject_drop_without_gil_doesnt_decrease_refcnt() { let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let py = gil.python(); let obj = get_object(py); // Ensure that obj does not get freed let _ref = obj.clone_ref(py); let obj_ptr = obj.as_ptr(); unsafe { { assert_eq!(owned_object_count(), 0); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 2); } // Without the GIL held, obj cannot be dropped until the next GIL acquire drop(gil); drop(obj); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 2); { // Next time the GIL is acquired, the object is released let _gil = Python::acquire_gil(); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 1); } } } #[test] fn test_gil_counts() { // Check GILGuard and GILPool both increase counts correctly let get_gil_count = || GIL_COUNT.with(|c| c.get()); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 0); let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 1); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 1); let pool = unsafe { GILPool::new() }; assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 2); let pool2 = unsafe { GILPool::new() }; assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 3); drop(pool); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 2); // Creating a new GILGuard should not increment the gil count if a GILPool already exists let gil2 = Python::acquire_gil(); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 2); drop(pool2); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 1); drop(gil2); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 1); drop(gil); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 0); } #[test] fn test_allow_threads() { // allow_threads should temporarily release GIL in Py03's internal tracking too. let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let py = gil.python(); assert!(gil_is_acquired()); py.allow_threads(move || { assert!(!gil_is_acquired()); let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); assert!(gil_is_acquired()); drop(gil); assert!(!gil_is_acquired()); }); assert!(gil_is_acquired()); } #[test] fn dropping_gil_does_not_invalidate_references() { // Acquiring GIL for the second time should be safe - see #864 let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let py = gil.python(); let obj; let gil2 = Python::acquire_gil(); obj = py.eval("object()", None, None).unwrap(); drop(gil2); // After gil2 drops, obj should still have a reference count of one assert_eq!(obj.get_refcnt(), 1); } #[test] fn test_clone_with_gil() { let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let py = gil.python(); let obj = get_object(py); let count = obj.get_refcnt(py); // Cloning with the GIL should increase reference count immediately #[allow(clippy::redundant_clone)] let c = obj.clone(); assert_eq!(count + 1, c.get_refcnt(py)); } #[test] fn test_clone_without_gil() { let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let py = gil.python(); let obj = get_object(py); let count = obj.get_refcnt(py); // Cloning without GIL should not update reference count drop(gil); let c = obj.clone(); assert_eq!( count, obj.get_refcnt(unsafe { Python::assume_gil_acquired() }) ); // Acquring GIL will clear this pending change let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let py = gil.python(); // Total reference count should be one higher assert_eq!(count + 1, obj.get_refcnt(py)); // Clone dropped drop(c); // Overall count is now back to the original, and should be no pending change assert_eq!(count, obj.get_refcnt(py)); } #[test] fn test_clone_in_other_thread() { let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let py = gil.python(); let obj = get_object(py); let count = obj.get_refcnt(py); // Move obj to a thread which does not have the GIL, and clone it let t = std::thread::spawn(move || { // Cloning without GIL should not update reference count #[allow(clippy::redundant_clone)] let _ = obj.clone(); assert_eq!( count, obj.get_refcnt(unsafe { Python::assume_gil_acquired() }) ); // Return obj so original thread can continue to use obj }); let obj = t.join().unwrap(); let ptr = NonNull::new(obj.as_ptr()).unwrap(); // The pointer should appear once in the incref pool, and once in the // decref pool (for the clone being created and also dropped) assert_eq!(&*POOL.pointers_to_incref.lock(), &vec![ptr]); assert_eq!(&*POOL.pointers_to_decref.lock(), &vec![ptr]); // Re-acquring GIL will clear these pending changes drop(gil); let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); assert!(POOL.pointers_to_incref.lock().is_empty()); assert!(POOL.pointers_to_decref.lock().is_empty()); // Overall count is still unchanged assert_eq!(count, obj.get_refcnt(gil.python())); } #[test] fn test_update_counts_does_not_deadlock() { // update_counts can run arbitrary Python code during Py_DECREF. // if the locking is implemented incorrectly, it will deadlock. let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let obj = get_object(gil.python()); unsafe { unsafe extern "C" fn capsule_drop(capsule: *mut ffi::PyObject) { // This line will implicitly call update_counts // -> and so cause deadlock if update_counts is not handling recursion correctly. let pool = GILPool::new(); // Rebuild obj so that it can be dropped PyObject::from_owned_ptr( pool.python(), ffi::PyCapsule_GetPointer(capsule, std::ptr::null()) as _, ); } let ptr = obj.into_ptr(); let capsule = ffi::PyCapsule_New(ptr as _, std::ptr::null(), Some(capsule_drop)); POOL.register_decref(NonNull::new(capsule).unwrap()); // Updating the counts will call decref on the capsule, which calls capsule_drop POOL.update_counts(gil.python()) } } }