// Copyright (c) 2017-present PyO3 Project and Contributors //! Interaction with python's global interpreter lock use crate::{ffi, internal_tricks::Unsendable, PyAny, Python}; use std::cell::Cell; use std::ptr::NonNull; use std::{any, sync}; static START: sync::Once = sync::Once::new(); static START_PYO3: sync::Once = sync::Once::new(); thread_local! { /// This is a internal counter in pyo3 monitoring whether this thread has the GIL. /// /// It will be incremented whenever a GIL-holding RAII struct is created, and decremented /// whenever they are dropped. /// /// As a result, if this thread has the GIL, GIL_COUNT is greater than zero. static GIL_COUNT: Cell = Cell::new(0); } /// 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); // > 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. } init_once(); }); } #[doc(hidden)] pub fn init_once() { START_PYO3.call_once(|| unsafe { // initialize release pool POOL = Box::into_raw(Box::new(ReleasePool::new())); }); } /// 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 { owned: usize, borrowed: usize, gstate: ffi::PyGILState_STATE, // Stable solution for impl !Send no_send: Unsendable, } /// The Drop implementation for `GILGuard` will release the GIL. impl Drop for GILGuard { fn drop(&mut self) { unsafe { let pool: &'static mut ReleasePool = &mut *POOL; pool.drain(self.python(), self.owned, self.borrowed); ffi::PyGILState_Release(self.gstate); } decrement_gil_count(); } } /// Release pool struct ReleasePool { owned: ArrayList>, borrowed: ArrayList>, pointers: *mut Vec>, obj: Vec>, p: parking_lot::Mutex<*mut Vec>>, } impl ReleasePool { fn new() -> ReleasePool { ReleasePool { owned: ArrayList::new(), borrowed: ArrayList::new(), pointers: Box::into_raw(Box::new(Vec::with_capacity(256))), obj: Vec::with_capacity(8), p: parking_lot::Mutex::new(Box::into_raw(Box::new(Vec::with_capacity(256)))), } } unsafe fn release_pointers(&mut self) { let mut v = self.p.lock(); let vec = &mut **v; if vec.is_empty() { return; } // switch vectors std::mem::swap(&mut self.pointers, &mut *v); drop(v); // release PyObjects for ptr in vec.iter_mut() { ffi::Py_DECREF(ptr.as_ptr()); } vec.set_len(0); } pub unsafe fn drain(&mut self, _py: Python, owned: usize, borrowed: usize) { // Release owned objects(call decref) while owned < self.owned.len() { let last = self.owned.pop_back().unwrap(); ffi::Py_DECREF(last.as_ptr()); } // Release borrowed objects(don't call decref) self.borrowed.truncate(borrowed); self.release_pointers(); self.obj.clear(); } } static mut POOL: *mut ReleasePool = ::std::ptr::null_mut(); #[doc(hidden)] pub struct GILPool<'p> { py: Python<'p>, owned: usize, borrowed: usize, no_send: Unsendable, } impl<'p> GILPool<'p> { #[inline] pub fn new(py: Python) -> GILPool { increment_gil_count(); let p: &'static mut ReleasePool = unsafe { &mut *POOL }; GILPool { py, owned: p.owned.len(), borrowed: p.borrowed.len(), no_send: Unsendable::default(), } } } impl<'p> Drop for GILPool<'p> { fn drop(&mut self) { unsafe { let pool: &'static mut ReleasePool = &mut *POOL; pool.drain(self.py, self.owned, self.borrowed); } decrement_gil_count(); } } pub unsafe fn register_any<'p, T: 'static>(obj: T) -> &'p T { let pool: &'static mut ReleasePool = &mut *POOL; pool.obj.push(Box::new(obj)); pool.obj .last() .unwrap() .as_ref() .downcast_ref::() .unwrap() } pub unsafe fn register_pointer(obj: NonNull) { let pool = &mut *POOL; if gil_is_acquired() { ffi::Py_DECREF(obj.as_ptr()) } else { (**pool.p.lock()).push(obj); } } pub unsafe fn register_owned(_py: Python, obj: NonNull) -> &PyAny { let pool = &mut *POOL; &*(pool.owned.push_back(obj) as *const _ as *const PyAny) } pub unsafe fn register_borrowed(_py: Python, obj: NonNull) -> &PyAny { let pool = &mut *POOL; &*(pool.borrowed.push_back(obj) as *const _ as *const PyAny) } impl GILGuard { /// Acquires the global interpreter lock, which allows access to the Python runtime. /// /// If the Python runtime is not already initialized, this function will initialize it. /// See [prepare_freethreaded_python()](fn.prepare_freethreaded_python.html) for details. pub fn acquire() -> GILGuard { prepare_freethreaded_python(); unsafe { let gstate = ffi::PyGILState_Ensure(); // acquire GIL increment_gil_count(); // Release objects that were dropped since last GIL acquisition let pool: &'static mut ReleasePool = &mut *POOL; pool.release_pointers(); GILGuard { owned: pool.owned.len(), borrowed: pool.borrowed.len(), gstate, no_send: Unsendable::default(), } } } /// Retrieves the marker type that proves that the GIL was acquired. #[inline] pub fn python(&self) -> Python { unsafe { Python::assume_gil_acquired() } } } /// Increment pyo3's internal GIL count - to be called whenever GILPool or GILGuard is created. #[inline(always)] fn increment_gil_count() { GIL_COUNT.with(|c| c.set(c.get() + 1)) } /// Decrement pyo3's internal GIL count - to be called whenever GILPool or GILGuard is dropped. #[inline(always)] fn decrement_gil_count() { GIL_COUNT.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); }) } use self::array_list::ArrayList; mod array_list { use std::collections::LinkedList; const BLOCK_SIZE: usize = 256; /// A container type for Release Pool /// See #271 for why this is crated pub(super) struct ArrayList { inner: LinkedList<[Option; BLOCK_SIZE]>, length: usize, } impl ArrayList { pub fn new() -> Self { ArrayList { inner: LinkedList::new(), length: 0, } } pub fn push_back(&mut self, item: T) -> &T { let next_idx = self.next_idx(); if next_idx == 0 { self.inner.push_back([None; BLOCK_SIZE]); } self.inner.back_mut().unwrap()[next_idx] = Some(item); self.length += 1; self.inner.back().unwrap()[next_idx].as_ref().unwrap() } pub fn pop_back(&mut self) -> Option { self.length -= 1; let current_idx = self.next_idx(); if current_idx == 0 { let last_list = self.inner.pop_back()?; return last_list[0]; } self.inner.back().and_then(|arr| arr[current_idx]) } pub fn len(&self) -> usize { self.length } pub fn truncate(&mut self, new_len: usize) { if self.length <= new_len { return; } while self.inner.len() > (new_len + BLOCK_SIZE - 1) / BLOCK_SIZE { self.inner.pop_back(); } self.length = new_len; } fn next_idx(&self) -> usize { self.length % BLOCK_SIZE } } } #[cfg(test)] mod test { use super::{GILPool, NonNull, ReleasePool, GIL_COUNT, POOL}; use crate::object::PyObject; use crate::AsPyPointer; use crate::Python; use crate::ToPyObject; use crate::{ffi, gil}; fn get_object() -> PyObject { // Convenience function for getting a single unique object let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let py = gil.python(); let obj = py.eval("object()", None, None).unwrap(); obj.to_object(py) } #[test] fn test_owned() { let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let py = gil.python(); let obj = get_object(); let obj_ptr = obj.as_ptr(); // Ensure that obj does not get freed let _ref = obj.clone_ref(py); unsafe { let p: &'static mut ReleasePool = &mut *POOL; { let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let py = gil.python(); let _ = gil::register_owned(py, obj.into_nonnull()); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 2); assert_eq!(p.owned.len(), 1); } { let _gil = Python::acquire_gil(); assert_eq!(p.owned.len(), 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(); // Ensure that obj does not get freed let _ref = obj.clone_ref(py); let obj_ptr = obj.as_ptr(); unsafe { let p: &'static mut ReleasePool = &mut *POOL; { let _pool = GILPool::new(py); assert_eq!(p.owned.len(), 0); let _ = gil::register_owned(py, obj.into_nonnull()); assert_eq!(p.owned.len(), 1); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 2); { let _pool = GILPool::new(py); let obj = get_object(); let _ = gil::register_owned(py, obj.into_nonnull()); assert_eq!(p.owned.len(), 2); } assert_eq!(p.owned.len(), 1); } { assert_eq!(p.owned.len(), 0); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 1); } } } #[test] fn test_borrowed() { gil::init_once(); unsafe { let p: &'static mut ReleasePool = &mut *POOL; let obj = get_object(); let obj_ptr = obj.as_ptr(); { let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let py = gil.python(); assert_eq!(p.borrowed.len(), 0); gil::register_borrowed(py, NonNull::new(obj_ptr).unwrap()); assert_eq!(p.borrowed.len(), 1); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 1); } { let _gil = Python::acquire_gil(); assert_eq!(p.borrowed.len(), 0); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 1); } } } #[test] fn test_borrowed_nested() { gil::init_once(); unsafe { let p: &'static mut ReleasePool = &mut *POOL; let obj = get_object(); let obj_ptr = obj.as_ptr(); { let gil = Python::acquire_gil(); let py = gil.python(); assert_eq!(p.borrowed.len(), 0); gil::register_borrowed(py, NonNull::new(obj_ptr).unwrap()); assert_eq!(p.borrowed.len(), 1); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 1); { let _pool = GILPool::new(py); assert_eq!(p.borrowed.len(), 1); gil::register_borrowed(py, NonNull::new(obj_ptr).unwrap()); assert_eq!(p.borrowed.len(), 2); } assert_eq!(p.borrowed.len(), 1); assert_eq!(ffi::Py_REFCNT(obj_ptr), 1); } { let _gil = Python::acquire_gil(); assert_eq!(p.borrowed.len(), 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(); // Ensure that obj does not get freed let _ref = obj.clone_ref(py); let obj_ptr = obj.as_ptr(); unsafe { let p: &'static mut ReleasePool = &mut *POOL; { assert_eq!(p.owned.len(), 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(); // Ensure that obj does not get freed let _ref = obj.clone_ref(py); let obj_ptr = obj.as_ptr(); unsafe { let p: &'static mut ReleasePool = &mut *POOL; { assert_eq!(p.owned.len(), 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); let py = gil.python(); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 1); let pool = GILPool::new(py); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 2); let pool2 = GILPool::new(py); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 3); drop(pool); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 2); let gil2 = Python::acquire_gil(); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 3); drop(gil2); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 2); drop(pool2); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 1); drop(gil); assert_eq!(get_gil_count(), 0); } }