[Patches] [ python-Patches-1517042 ] Fix for Lib/test/crashers/gc_inspection.py

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Patches item #1517042, was opened at 2006-07-04 09:39
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Category: Core (C code)
Group: Python 2.5
Status: Open
Resolution: None
>Priority: 7
Submitted By: Collin Winter (collinwinter)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Fix for Lib/test/crashers/gc_inspection.py

Initial Comment:
The attached patch fixes the bug pointed out in
crashers/gc_inspection.py, namely that
gc.get_referrers() can be used to see objects (in this
case tuples) before their built, leading to segfaults.

The patch works by modifying
Objects/abstract.c:PySequence_AsTuple, wrapping the
call to PyIter_Next() with _PyObject_GC_TRACK/UNTRACK
calls. This has the effect of hiding the being-created
tuple from gc.get_referrers() while fetching the next
item from the iterator.

Also attached is a patch to crashers/gc_inspection.py
itself, which allows the test to actually pass (the
previous version would raise IndexErrors in the event
the test passed).

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