GH-100719: Remove redundant gi_code field from generator object. (G…

…H-100749)

Include/cpython/genobject.h

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ extern "C" {
    and coroutine objects. */
 #define _PyGenObject_HEAD(prefix)                                           \
     PyObject_HEAD                                                           \
-    /* The code object backing the generator */                             \
-    PyCodeObject *prefix##_code;                                            \
     /* List of weak reference. */                                           \
     PyObject *prefix##_weakreflist;                                         \
     /* Name of the generator. */                                            \
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ extern "C" {
     char prefix##_running_async;                                            \
     /* The frame */                                                         \
     int8_t prefix##_frame_state;                                            \
-    PyObject *prefix##_iframe[1];
+    PyObject *prefix##_iframe[1];                                           \
 
 typedef struct {
     /* The gi_ prefix is intended to remind of generator-iterator. */
@@ -46,6 +44,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyGen_NewWithQualName(PyFrameObject *,
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyGen_SetStopIterationValue(PyObject *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyGen_FetchStopIterationValue(PyObject **);
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyGen_Finalize(PyObject *self);
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyCodeObject *) PyGen_GetCode(PyGenObject *gen);
 
 
 /* --- PyCoroObject ------------------------------------------------------- */

Include/internal/pycore_frame.h

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ _PyFrame_GetFrameObject(_PyInterpreterFrame *frame)
  * frames like the ones in generators and coroutines.
  */
 void
-_PyFrame_Clear(_PyInterpreterFrame * frame);
+_PyFrame_ClearExceptCode(_PyInterpreterFrame * frame);
 
 int
 _PyFrame_Traverse(_PyInterpreterFrame *frame, visitproc visit, void *arg);

Lib/test/test_capi/test_misc.py

@@ -1213,6 +1213,11 @@ def test_pendingcalls_non_threaded(self):
         self.pendingcalls_submit(l, n)
         self.pendingcalls_wait(l, n)
 
+    def test_gen_get_code(self):
+       def genf(): yield
+       gen = genf()
+       self.assertEqual(_testcapi.gen_get_code(gen), gen.gi_code)
+
 
 class SubinterpreterTest(unittest.TestCase):
 

Lib/test/test_sys.py

@@ -1460,7 +1460,7 @@ def bar(cls):
             check(bar, size('PP'))
         # generator
         def get_gen(): yield 1
-        check(get_gen(), size('P2P4P4c7P2ic??2P'))
+        check(get_gen(), size('PP4P4c7P2ic??2P'))
         # iterator
         check(iter('abc'), size('lP'))
         # callable-iterator

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2023-01-04-12-49-33.gh-issue-100719.uRPccL.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Remove gi_code field from generator (and coroutine and async generator)
+objects as it is redundant. The frame already includes a reference to the
+code object.

Modules/_testcapimodule.c

@@ -3076,6 +3076,16 @@ eval_get_func_desc(PyObject *self, PyObject *func)
     return PyUnicode_FromString(PyEval_GetFuncDesc(func));
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+gen_get_code(PyObject *self, PyObject *gen)
+{
+    if (!PyGen_Check(gen)) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "argument must be a generator object");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return (PyObject *)PyGen_GetCode((PyGenObject *)gen);
+}
+
 static PyObject *
 eval_eval_code_ex(PyObject *mod, PyObject *pos_args)
 {
@@ -3657,6 +3667,7 @@ static PyMethodDef TestMethods[] = {
     {"frame_getvarstring", test_frame_getvarstring, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
     {"eval_get_func_name", eval_get_func_name, METH_O, NULL},
     {"eval_get_func_desc", eval_get_func_desc, METH_O, NULL},
+    {"gen_get_code", gen_get_code, METH_O, NULL},
     {"get_feature_macros", get_feature_macros, METH_NOARGS, NULL},
     {"test_code_api", test_code_api, METH_NOARGS, NULL},
     {"settrace_to_record", settrace_to_record, METH_O, NULL},

Objects/genobject.c

@@ -24,6 +24,21 @@ static const char *NON_INIT_CORO_MSG = "can't send non-None value to a "
 static const char *ASYNC_GEN_IGNORED_EXIT_MSG =
                                  "async generator ignored GeneratorExit";
 
+/* Returns a borrowed reference */
+static inline PyCodeObject *
+_PyGen_GetCode(PyGenObject *gen) {
+    _PyInterpreterFrame *frame = (_PyInterpreterFrame *)(gen->gi_iframe);
+    return frame->f_code;
+}
+
+PyCodeObject *
+PyGen_GetCode(PyGenObject *gen) {
+    assert(PyGen_Check(gen));
+    PyCodeObject *res = _PyGen_GetCode(gen);
+    Py_INCREF(res);
+    return res;
+}
+
 static inline int
 exc_state_traverse(_PyErr_StackItem *exc_state, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
@@ -34,7 +49,6 @@ exc_state_traverse(_PyErr_StackItem *exc_state, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 static int
 gen_traverse(PyGenObject *gen, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-    Py_VISIT(gen->gi_code);
     Py_VISIT(gen->gi_name);
     Py_VISIT(gen->gi_qualname);
     if (gen->gi_frame_state < FRAME_CLEARED) {
@@ -88,8 +102,8 @@ _PyGen_Finalize(PyObject *self)
 
     /* If `gen` is a coroutine, and if it was never awaited on,
        issue a RuntimeWarning. */
-    if (gen->gi_code != NULL &&
-        ((PyCodeObject *)gen->gi_code)->co_flags & CO_COROUTINE &&
+    assert(_PyGen_GetCode(gen) != NULL);
+    if (_PyGen_GetCode(gen)->co_flags & CO_COROUTINE &&
         gen->gi_frame_state == FRAME_CREATED)
     {
         _PyErr_WarnUnawaitedCoroutine((PyObject *)gen);
@@ -137,12 +151,12 @@ gen_dealloc(PyGenObject *gen)
         _PyInterpreterFrame *frame = (_PyInterpreterFrame *)gen->gi_iframe;
         gen->gi_frame_state = FRAME_CLEARED;
         frame->previous = NULL;
-        _PyFrame_Clear(frame);
+        _PyFrame_ClearExceptCode(frame);
     }
-    if (((PyCodeObject *)gen->gi_code)->co_flags & CO_COROUTINE) {
+    if (_PyGen_GetCode(gen)->co_flags & CO_COROUTINE) {
         Py_CLEAR(((PyCoroObject *)gen)->cr_origin_or_finalizer);
     }
-    Py_CLEAR(gen->gi_code);
+    Py_DECREF(_PyGen_GetCode(gen));
     Py_CLEAR(gen->gi_name);
     Py_CLEAR(gen->gi_qualname);
     _PyErr_ClearExcState(&gen->gi_exc_state);
@@ -332,7 +346,7 @@ _PyGen_yf(PyGenObject *gen)
             /* Return immediately if the frame didn't start yet. SEND
                always come after LOAD_CONST: a code object should not start
                with SEND */
-            assert(_PyCode_CODE(gen->gi_code)[0].op.code != SEND);
+            assert(_PyCode_CODE(_PyGen_GetCode(gen))[0].op.code != SEND);
             return NULL;
         }
         _Py_CODEUNIT next = frame->prev_instr[1];
@@ -767,6 +781,21 @@ gen_getframe(PyGenObject *gen, void *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
     return _gen_getframe(gen, "gi_frame");
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+_gen_getcode(PyGenObject *gen, const char *const name)
+{
+    if (PySys_Audit("object.__getattr__", "Os", gen, name) < 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return Py_NewRef(_PyGen_GetCode(gen));
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+gen_getcode(PyGenObject *gen, void *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
+{
+    return _gen_getcode(gen, "gi_code");
+}
+
 static PyGetSetDef gen_getsetlist[] = {
     {"__name__", (getter)gen_get_name, (setter)gen_set_name,
      PyDoc_STR("name of the generator")},
@@ -777,11 +806,11 @@ static PyGetSetDef gen_getsetlist[] = {
     {"gi_running", (getter)gen_getrunning, NULL, NULL},
     {"gi_frame", (getter)gen_getframe,  NULL, NULL},
     {"gi_suspended", (getter)gen_getsuspended,  NULL, NULL},
+    {"gi_code", (getter)gen_getcode,  NULL, NULL},
     {NULL} /* Sentinel */
 };
 
 static PyMemberDef gen_memberlist[] = {
-    {"gi_code",      T_OBJECT, offsetof(PyGenObject, gi_code),     READONLY|PY_AUDIT_READ},
     {NULL}      /* Sentinel */
 };
 
@@ -790,7 +819,7 @@ gen_sizeof(PyGenObject *gen, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     Py_ssize_t res;
     res = offsetof(PyGenObject, gi_iframe) + offsetof(_PyInterpreterFrame, localsplus);
-    PyCodeObject *code = gen->gi_code;
+    PyCodeObject *code = _PyGen_GetCode(gen);
     res += _PyFrame_NumSlotsForCodeObject(code) * sizeof(PyObject *);
     return PyLong_FromSsize_t(res);
 }
@@ -878,7 +907,6 @@ make_gen(PyTypeObject *type, PyFunctionObject *func)
         return NULL;
     }
     gen->gi_frame_state = FRAME_CLEARED;
-    gen->gi_code = (PyCodeObject *)Py_NewRef(func->func_code);
     gen->gi_weakreflist = NULL;
     gen->gi_exc_state.exc_value = NULL;
     gen->gi_exc_state.previous_item = NULL;
@@ -960,20 +988,18 @@ gen_new_with_qualname(PyTypeObject *type, PyFrameObject *f,
     f->f_frame = frame;
     frame->owner = FRAME_OWNED_BY_GENERATOR;
     assert(PyObject_GC_IsTracked((PyObject *)f));
-    gen->gi_code = PyFrame_GetCode(f);
-    Py_INCREF(gen->gi_code);
     Py_DECREF(f);
     gen->gi_weakreflist = NULL;
     gen->gi_exc_state.exc_value = NULL;
     gen->gi_exc_state.previous_item = NULL;
     if (name != NULL)
         gen->gi_name = Py_NewRef(name);
     else
-        gen->gi_name = Py_NewRef(gen->gi_code->co_name);
+        gen->gi_name = Py_NewRef(_PyGen_GetCode(gen)->co_name);
     if (qualname != NULL)
         gen->gi_qualname = Py_NewRef(qualname);
     else
-        gen->gi_qualname = Py_NewRef(gen->gi_code->co_qualname);
+        gen->gi_qualname = Py_NewRef(_PyGen_GetCode(gen)->co_qualname);
     _PyObject_GC_TRACK(gen);
     return (PyObject *)gen;
 }
@@ -1001,7 +1027,7 @@ static int
 gen_is_coroutine(PyObject *o)
 {
     if (PyGen_CheckExact(o)) {
-        PyCodeObject *code = (PyCodeObject *)((PyGenObject*)o)->gi_code;
+        PyCodeObject *code = _PyGen_GetCode((PyGenObject*)o);
         if (code->co_flags & CO_ITERABLE_COROUTINE) {
             return 1;
         }
@@ -1110,6 +1136,12 @@ cr_getframe(PyCoroObject *coro, void *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
     return _gen_getframe((PyGenObject *)coro, "cr_frame");
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+cr_getcode(PyCoroObject *coro, void *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
+{
+    return _gen_getcode((PyGenObject *)coro, "cr_code");
+}
+
 
 static PyGetSetDef coro_getsetlist[] = {
     {"__name__", (getter)gen_get_name, (setter)gen_set_name,
@@ -1120,12 +1152,12 @@ static PyGetSetDef coro_getsetlist[] = {
      PyDoc_STR("object being awaited on, or None")},
     {"cr_running", (getter)cr_getrunning, NULL, NULL},
     {"cr_frame", (getter)cr_getframe, NULL, NULL},
+    {"cr_code", (getter)cr_getcode, NULL, NULL},
     {"cr_suspended", (getter)cr_getsuspended, NULL, NULL},
     {NULL} /* Sentinel */
 };
 
 static PyMemberDef coro_memberlist[] = {
-    {"cr_code",      T_OBJECT, offsetof(PyCoroObject, cr_code),     READONLY|PY_AUDIT_READ},
     {"cr_origin",    T_OBJECT, offsetof(PyCoroObject, cr_origin_or_finalizer),   READONLY},
     {NULL}      /* Sentinel */
 };
@@ -1514,6 +1546,12 @@ ag_getframe(PyAsyncGenObject *ag, void *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
     return _gen_getframe((PyGenObject *)ag, "ag_frame");
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+ag_getcode(PyGenObject *gen, void *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
+{
+    return _gen_getcode(gen, "ag__code");
+}
+
 static PyGetSetDef async_gen_getsetlist[] = {
     {"__name__", (getter)gen_get_name, (setter)gen_set_name,
      PyDoc_STR("name of the async generator")},
@@ -1522,13 +1560,13 @@ static PyGetSetDef async_gen_getsetlist[] = {
     {"ag_await", (getter)coro_get_cr_await, NULL,
      PyDoc_STR("object being awaited on, or None")},
      {"ag_frame",  (getter)ag_getframe, NULL, NULL},
+     {"ag_code",  (getter)ag_getcode, NULL, NULL},
     {NULL} /* Sentinel */
 };
 
 static PyMemberDef async_gen_memberlist[] = {
     {"ag_running", T_BOOL,   offsetof(PyAsyncGenObject, ag_running_async),
         READONLY},
-    {"ag_code",    T_OBJECT, offsetof(PyAsyncGenObject, ag_code),    READONLY|PY_AUDIT_READ},
     {NULL}      /* Sentinel */
 };
 

Python/ceval.c

@@ -1604,41 +1604,6 @@ initialize_locals(PyThreadState *tstate, PyFunctionObject *func,
     return -1;
 }
 
-/* Consumes references to func, locals and all the args */
-static _PyInterpreterFrame *
-_PyEvalFramePushAndInit(PyThreadState *tstate, PyFunctionObject *func,
-                        PyObject *locals, PyObject* const* args,
-                        size_t argcount, PyObject *kwnames)
-{
-    PyCodeObject * code = (PyCodeObject *)func->func_code;
-    CALL_STAT_INC(frames_pushed);
-    _PyInterpreterFrame *frame = _PyThreadState_PushFrame(tstate, code->co_framesize);
-    if (frame == NULL) {
-        goto fail;
-    }
-    _PyFrame_Initialize(frame, func, locals, code, 0);
-    PyObject **localsarray = &frame->localsplus[0];
-    if (initialize_locals(tstate, func, localsarray, args, argcount, kwnames)) {
-        assert(frame->owner != FRAME_OWNED_BY_GENERATOR);
-        _PyEvalFrameClearAndPop(tstate, frame);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    return frame;
-fail:
-    /* Consume the references */
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < argcount; i++) {
-        Py_DECREF(args[i]);
-    }
-    if (kwnames) {
-        Py_ssize_t kwcount = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(kwnames);
-        for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < kwcount; i++) {
-            Py_DECREF(args[i+argcount]);
-        }
-    }
-    PyErr_NoMemory();
-    return NULL;
-}
-
 static void
 clear_thread_frame(PyThreadState *tstate, _PyInterpreterFrame * frame)
 {
@@ -1649,7 +1614,8 @@ clear_thread_frame(PyThreadState *tstate, _PyInterpreterFrame * frame)
         tstate->datastack_top);
     tstate->c_recursion_remaining--;
     assert(frame->frame_obj == NULL || frame->frame_obj->f_frame == frame);
-    _PyFrame_Clear(frame);
+    _PyFrame_ClearExceptCode(frame);
+    Py_DECREF(frame->f_code);
     tstate->c_recursion_remaining++;
     _PyThreadState_PopFrame(tstate, frame);
 }
@@ -1665,7 +1631,7 @@ clear_gen_frame(PyThreadState *tstate, _PyInterpreterFrame * frame)
     gen->gi_exc_state.previous_item = NULL;
     tstate->c_recursion_remaining--;
     assert(frame->frame_obj == NULL || frame->frame_obj->f_frame == frame);
-    _PyFrame_Clear(frame);
+    _PyFrame_ClearExceptCode(frame);
     tstate->c_recursion_remaining++;
     frame->previous = NULL;
 }
@@ -1681,6 +1647,39 @@ _PyEvalFrameClearAndPop(PyThreadState *tstate, _PyInterpreterFrame * frame)
     }
 }
 
+/* Consumes references to func, locals and all the args */
+static _PyInterpreterFrame *
+_PyEvalFramePushAndInit(PyThreadState *tstate, PyFunctionObject *func,
+                        PyObject *locals, PyObject* const* args,
+                        size_t argcount, PyObject *kwnames)
+{
+    PyCodeObject * code = (PyCodeObject *)func->func_code;
+    CALL_STAT_INC(frames_pushed);
+    _PyInterpreterFrame *frame = _PyThreadState_PushFrame(tstate, code->co_framesize);
+    if (frame == NULL) {
+        goto fail;
+    }
+    _PyFrame_Initialize(frame, func, locals, code, 0);
+    if (initialize_locals(tstate, func, frame->localsplus, args, argcount, kwnames)) {
+        assert(frame->owner == FRAME_OWNED_BY_THREAD);
+        clear_thread_frame(tstate, frame);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return frame;
+fail:
+    /* Consume the references */
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < argcount; i++) {
+        Py_DECREF(args[i]);
+    }
+    if (kwnames) {
+        Py_ssize_t kwcount = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(kwnames);
+        for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < kwcount; i++) {
+            Py_DECREF(args[i+argcount]);
+        }
+    }
+    PyErr_NoMemory();
+    return NULL;
+}
 
 PyObject *
 _PyEval_Vector(PyThreadState *tstate, PyFunctionObject *func,