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/src/cpython/Python/qsbr.c
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/*
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 * Implementation of safe memory reclamation scheme using
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 * quiescent states.  See InternalDocs/qsbr.md.
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 *
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 * This is derived from the "GUS" safe memory reclamation technique
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 * in FreeBSD written by Jeffrey Roberson. It is heavily modified. Any bugs
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 * in this code are likely due to the modifications.
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 *
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 * The original copyright is preserved below.
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 *
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 * Copyright (c) 2019,2020 Jeffrey Roberson <jeff@FreeBSD.org>
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 *
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 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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 * are met:
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 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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 *    notice unmodified, this list of conditions, and the following
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 *    disclaimer.
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 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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 *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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 *
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 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
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 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
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 * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
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 * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
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 * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
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 * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
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 * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
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 * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
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 * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
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 * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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 */
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#include "Python.h"
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#include "pycore_interp.h"          // PyInterpreterState
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#include "pycore_pystate.h"         // _PyThreadState_GET()
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#include "pycore_qsbr.h"
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#include "pycore_tstate.h"          // _PyThreadStateImpl
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// Starting size of the array of qsbr thread states
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#define MIN_ARRAY_SIZE 8
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// Allocate a QSBR thread state from the freelist
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static struct _qsbr_thread_state *
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qsbr_allocate(struct _qsbr_shared *shared)
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{
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    struct _qsbr_thread_state *qsbr = shared->freelist;
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    if (qsbr == NULL) {
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        return NULL;
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    }
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    shared->freelist = qsbr->freelist_next;
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    qsbr->freelist_next = NULL;
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    qsbr->shared = shared;
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    qsbr->allocated = true;
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    return qsbr;
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}
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// Initialize (or reintialize) the freelist of QSBR thread states
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static void
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initialize_new_array(struct _qsbr_shared *shared)
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{
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    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i != shared->size; i++) {
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        struct _qsbr_thread_state *qsbr = &shared->array[i].qsbr;
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        if (qsbr->tstate != NULL) {
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            // Update the thread state pointer to its QSBR state
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            _PyThreadStateImpl *tstate = (_PyThreadStateImpl *)qsbr->tstate;
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            tstate->qsbr = qsbr;
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        }
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        if (!qsbr->allocated) {
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            // Push to freelist
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            qsbr->freelist_next = shared->freelist;
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            shared->freelist = qsbr;
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        }
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    }
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}
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// Grow the array of QSBR thread states. Returns 0 on success, -1 on failure.
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static int
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grow_thread_array(struct _qsbr_shared *shared)
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{
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    Py_ssize_t new_size = shared->size * 2;
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    if (new_size < MIN_ARRAY_SIZE) {
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        new_size = MIN_ARRAY_SIZE;
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    }
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    struct _qsbr_pad *array = PyMem_RawCalloc(new_size, sizeof(*array));
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    if (array == NULL) {
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        return -1;
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    }
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    struct _qsbr_pad *old = shared->array;
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    if (old != NULL) {
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        memcpy(array, shared->array, shared->size * sizeof(*array));
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    }
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    shared->array = array;
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    shared->size = new_size;
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    shared->freelist = NULL;
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    initialize_new_array(shared);
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    PyMem_RawFree(old);
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    return 0;
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}
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uint64_t
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_Py_qsbr_advance(struct _qsbr_shared *shared)
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{
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    // NOTE: with 64-bit sequence numbers, we don't have to worry too much
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    // about the wr_seq getting too far ahead of rd_seq, but if we ever use
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    // 32-bit sequence numbers, we'll need to be more careful.
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    return _Py_atomic_add_uint64(&shared->wr_seq, QSBR_INCR) + QSBR_INCR;
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}
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uint64_t
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_Py_qsbr_shared_next(struct _qsbr_shared *shared)
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{
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    return _Py_qsbr_shared_current(shared) + QSBR_INCR;
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}
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static uint64_t
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qsbr_poll_scan(struct _qsbr_shared *shared)
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{
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    // Synchronize with store in _Py_qsbr_attach(). We need to ensure that
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    // the reads from each thread's sequence number are not reordered to see
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    // earlier "offline" states.
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    _Py_atomic_fence_seq_cst();
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    // Compute the minimum sequence number of all attached threads
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    uint64_t min_seq = _Py_atomic_load_uint64(&shared->wr_seq);
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    struct _qsbr_pad *array = shared->array;
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    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0, size = shared->size; i != size; i++) {
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        struct _qsbr_thread_state *qsbr = &array[i].qsbr;
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        uint64_t seq = _Py_atomic_load_uint64(&qsbr->seq);
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        if (seq != QSBR_OFFLINE && QSBR_LT(seq, min_seq)) {
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            min_seq = seq;
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        }
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    }
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    // Update the shared read sequence
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    uint64_t rd_seq = _Py_atomic_load_uint64(&shared->rd_seq);
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    if (QSBR_LT(rd_seq, min_seq)) {
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        // It's okay if the compare-exchange failed: another thread updated it
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        (void)_Py_atomic_compare_exchange_uint64(&shared->rd_seq, &rd_seq, min_seq);
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        rd_seq = min_seq;
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    }
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    return rd_seq;
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}
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bool
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_Py_qsbr_poll(struct _qsbr_thread_state *qsbr, uint64_t goal)
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{
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    assert(_Py_atomic_load_int_relaxed(&_PyThreadState_GET()->state) == _Py_THREAD_ATTACHED);
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    assert(((_PyThreadStateImpl *)_PyThreadState_GET())->qsbr == qsbr);
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    if (_Py_qbsr_goal_reached(qsbr, goal)) {
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        return true;
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    }
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    uint64_t rd_seq = qsbr_poll_scan(qsbr->shared);
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    return QSBR_LEQ(goal, rd_seq);
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}
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void
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_Py_qsbr_attach(struct _qsbr_thread_state *qsbr)
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{
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    assert(qsbr->seq == 0 && "already attached");
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    uint64_t seq = _Py_qsbr_shared_current(qsbr->shared);
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    _Py_atomic_store_uint64(&qsbr->seq, seq);  // needs seq_cst
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}
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void
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_Py_qsbr_detach(struct _qsbr_thread_state *qsbr)
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{
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    assert(qsbr->seq != 0 && "already detached");
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    _Py_atomic_store_uint64_release(&qsbr->seq, QSBR_OFFLINE);
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}
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_Py_qsbr_reserve(PyInterpreterState *interp)
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{
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    struct _qsbr_shared *shared = &interp->qsbr;
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    PyMutex_Lock(&shared->mutex);
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    // Try allocating from our internal freelist
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    struct _qsbr_thread_state *qsbr = qsbr_allocate(shared);
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    // If there are no free entries, we pause all threads, grow the array,
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    // and update the pointers in PyThreadState to entries in the new array.
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    if (qsbr == NULL) {
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        _PyEval_StopTheWorld(interp);
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        if (grow_thread_array(shared) == 0) {
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            qsbr = qsbr_allocate(shared);
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        }
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        _PyEval_StartTheWorld(interp);
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    }
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    // Return an index rather than the pointer because the array may be
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    // resized and the pointer invalidated.
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    Py_ssize_t index = -1;
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    if (qsbr != NULL) {
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        index = (struct _qsbr_pad *)qsbr - shared->array;
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    }
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    PyMutex_Unlock(&shared->mutex);
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    return index;
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}
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void
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_Py_qsbr_register(_PyThreadStateImpl *tstate, PyInterpreterState *interp,
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                  Py_ssize_t index)
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{
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    // Associate the QSBR state with the thread state
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    struct _qsbr_shared *shared = &interp->qsbr;
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    PyMutex_Lock(&shared->mutex);
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    struct _qsbr_thread_state *qsbr = &interp->qsbr.array[index].qsbr;
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    assert(qsbr->allocated && qsbr->tstate == NULL);
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    qsbr->tstate = (PyThreadState *)tstate;
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    tstate->qsbr = qsbr;
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    PyMutex_Unlock(&shared->mutex);
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}
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void
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_Py_qsbr_unregister(PyThreadState *tstate)
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{
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    struct _qsbr_shared *shared = &tstate->interp->qsbr;
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    struct _PyThreadStateImpl *tstate_imp = (_PyThreadStateImpl*) tstate;
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    // gh-119369: GIL must be released (if held) to prevent deadlocks, because
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    // we might not have an active tstate, which means that blocking on PyMutex
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    assert(!tstate->holds_gil);
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    PyMutex_Lock(&shared->mutex);
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    // NOTE: we must load (or reload) the thread state's qbsr inside the mutex
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    // because the array may have been resized (changing tstate->qsbr) while
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    // we waited to acquire the mutex.
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    struct _qsbr_thread_state *qsbr = tstate_imp->qsbr;
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    assert(qsbr->seq == 0 && "thread state must be detached");
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    assert(qsbr->allocated && qsbr->tstate == tstate);
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    tstate_imp->qsbr = NULL;
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    qsbr->tstate = NULL;
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    qsbr->allocated = false;
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    qsbr->freelist_next = shared->freelist;
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    shared->freelist = qsbr;
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    PyMutex_Unlock(&shared->mutex);
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}
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_Py_qsbr_fini(PyInterpreterState *interp)
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{
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    struct _qsbr_shared *shared = &interp->qsbr;
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    PyMem_RawFree(shared->array);
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    shared->array = NULL;
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    shared->size = 0;
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    shared->freelist = NULL;
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}
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void
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_Py_qsbr_after_fork(_PyThreadStateImpl *tstate)
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{
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    struct _qsbr_thread_state *this_qsbr = tstate->qsbr;
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    struct _qsbr_shared *shared = this_qsbr->shared;
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    _PyMutex_at_fork_reinit(&shared->mutex);
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    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i != shared->size; i++) {
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        struct _qsbr_thread_state *qsbr = &shared->array[i].qsbr;
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        if (qsbr != this_qsbr && qsbr->allocated) {
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            qsbr->tstate = NULL;
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            qsbr->allocated = false;
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            qsbr->freelist_next = shared->freelist;
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            shared->freelist = qsbr;
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        }
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    }
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}