pythongh-128679: Fix tracemalloc.stop() race conditions

tracemalloc_alloc(), tracemalloc_realloc(), PyTraceMalloc_Track(),
PyTraceMalloc_Untrack() and _PyTraceMalloc_TraceRef() now check
tracemalloc_config.tracing after calling TABLES_LOCK().

_PyTraceMalloc_Stop() now protects more code with TABLES_LOCK(),
especially setting tracemalloc_config.tracing to 1.

Add a test using PyTraceMalloc_Track() to test tracemalloc.stop()
race condition.

Lib/test/test_tracemalloc.py

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 from test.support.script_helper import (assert_python_ok, assert_python_failure,
                                         interpreter_requires_environment)
 from test import support
-from test.support import os_helper
 from test.support import force_not_colorized
+from test.support import os_helper
+from test.support import threading_helper
 
 try:
     import _testcapi
@@ -952,7 +953,6 @@ def check_env_var_invalid(self, nframe):
             return
         self.fail(f"unexpected output: {stderr!a}")
 
-
     def test_env_var_invalid(self):
         for nframe in INVALID_NFRAME:
             with self.subTest(nframe=nframe):
@@ -1101,6 +1101,12 @@ def test_stop_untrack(self):
         with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
             self.untrack()
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(_testcapi is None, 'need _testcapi')
+    @threading_helper.requires_working_threading()
+    def test_tracemalloc_track_race(self):
+        # gh-128679: Test fix for tracemalloc.stop() race condition
+        _testcapi.tracemalloc_track_race()
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-01-10-15-43-52.gh-issue-128679.KcfVVR.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Fix :func:`tracemalloc.stop` race condition. Fix :mod:`tracemalloc` to
+support calling :func:`tracemalloc.stop` in one thread, while another thread
+is tracing memory allocations. Patch by Victor Stinner.

Modules/_testcapimodule.c

@@ -3386,6 +3386,104 @@ test_atexit(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+
+static void
+tracemalloc_track_race_thread(void *data)
+{
+    PyTraceMalloc_Track(123, 10, 1);
+
+    PyThread_type_lock lock = (PyThread_type_lock)data;
+    PyThread_release_lock(lock);
+}
+
+// gh-128679: Test fix for tracemalloc.stop() race condition
+static PyObject *
+tracemalloc_track_race(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+#define NTHREAD 50
+    PyObject *tracemalloc = NULL;
+    PyObject *stop = NULL;
+    PyThread_type_lock locks[NTHREAD];
+    memset(locks, 0, sizeof(locks));
+
+    // Call tracemalloc.start()
+    tracemalloc = PyImport_ImportModule("tracemalloc");
+    if (tracemalloc == NULL) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+    PyObject *start = PyObject_GetAttrString(tracemalloc, "start");
+    if (start == NULL) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+    PyObject *res = PyObject_CallNoArgs(start);
+    Py_DECREF(start);
+    if (res == NULL) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+    Py_DECREF(res);
+
+    stop = PyObject_GetAttrString(tracemalloc, "stop");
+    Py_CLEAR(tracemalloc);
+    if (stop == NULL) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    // Start threads
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < NTHREAD; i++) {
+        PyThread_type_lock lock = PyThread_allocate_lock();
+        if (!lock) {
+            PyErr_NoMemory();
+            goto error;
+        }
+        locks[i] = lock;
+        PyThread_acquire_lock(lock, 1);
+
+        unsigned long thread;
+        thread = PyThread_start_new_thread(tracemalloc_track_race_thread,
+                                           (void*)lock);
+        if (thread == (unsigned long)-1) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "can't start new thread");
+            goto error;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Call tracemalloc.stop() while threads are running
+    res = PyObject_CallNoArgs(stop);
+    Py_CLEAR(stop);
+    if (res == NULL) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+    Py_DECREF(res);
+
+    // Wait until threads complete with the GIL released
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < NTHREAD; i++) {
+        PyThread_type_lock lock = locks[i];
+        PyThread_acquire_lock(lock, 1);
+        PyThread_release_lock(lock);
+    }
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+
+    // Free threads locks
+    for (size_t i=0; i < NTHREAD; i++) {
+        PyThread_type_lock lock = locks[i];
+        PyThread_free_lock(lock);
+    }
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+error:
+    Py_CLEAR(tracemalloc);
+    Py_CLEAR(stop);
+    for (size_t i=0; i < NTHREAD; i++) {
+        PyThread_type_lock lock = locks[i];
+        if (lock) {
+            PyThread_free_lock(lock);
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL;
+#undef NTHREAD
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef TestMethods[] = {
     {"set_errno",               set_errno,                       METH_VARARGS},
     {"test_config",             test_config,                     METH_NOARGS},
@@ -3532,6 +3630,7 @@ static PyMethodDef TestMethods[] = {
     {"test_critical_sections", test_critical_sections, METH_NOARGS},
     {"pyeval_getlocals", pyeval_getlocals, METH_NOARGS},
     {"test_atexit", test_atexit, METH_NOARGS},
+    {"tracemalloc_track_race", tracemalloc_track_race, METH_NOARGS},
     {NULL, NULL} /* sentinel */
 };
 

Python/tracemalloc.c

@@ -538,12 +538,16 @@ tracemalloc_alloc(int use_calloc, void *ctx, size_t nelem, size_t elsize)
         return NULL;
 
     TABLES_LOCK();
-    if (ADD_TRACE(ptr, nelem * elsize) < 0) {
-        /* Failed to allocate a trace for the new memory block */
-        TABLES_UNLOCK();
-        alloc->free(alloc->ctx, ptr);
-        return NULL;
+
+    if (tracemalloc_config.tracing) {
+        if (ADD_TRACE(ptr, nelem * elsize) < 0) {
+            /* Failed to allocate a trace for the new memory block */
+            alloc->free(alloc->ctx, ptr);
+            ptr = NULL;
+        }
     }
+    // else: gh-128679: tracemalloc.stop() was called by another thread
+
     TABLES_UNLOCK();
     return ptr;
 }
@@ -559,11 +563,15 @@ tracemalloc_realloc(void *ctx, void *ptr, size_t new_size)
     if (ptr2 == NULL)
         return NULL;
 
+    TABLES_LOCK();
+    if (!tracemalloc_config.tracing) {
+        // gh-128679: tracemalloc.stop() was called by another thread
+        goto done;
+    }
+
     if (ptr != NULL) {
         /* an existing memory block has been resized */
 
-        TABLES_LOCK();
-
         /* tracemalloc_add_trace() updates the trace if there is already
            a trace at address ptr2 */
         if (ptr2 != ptr) {
@@ -582,20 +590,19 @@ tracemalloc_realloc(void *ctx, void *ptr, size_t new_size)
                allocating memory. */
             Py_FatalError("tracemalloc_realloc() failed to allocate a trace");
         }
-        TABLES_UNLOCK();
     }
     else {
         /* new allocation */
 
-        TABLES_LOCK();
         if (ADD_TRACE(ptr2, new_size) < 0) {
             /* Failed to allocate a trace for the new memory block */
-            TABLES_UNLOCK();
             alloc->free(alloc->ctx, ptr2);
-            return NULL;
+            ptr2 = NULL;
         }
-        TABLES_UNLOCK();
     }
+
+done:
+    TABLES_UNLOCK();
     return ptr2;
 }
 
@@ -614,7 +621,12 @@ tracemalloc_free(void *ctx, void *ptr)
     alloc->free(alloc->ctx, ptr);
 
     TABLES_LOCK();
-    REMOVE_TRACE(ptr);
+
+    if (tracemalloc_config.tracing) {
+        REMOVE_TRACE(ptr);
+    }
+    // else: gh-128679: tracemalloc.stop() was called by another thread
+
     TABLES_UNLOCK();
 }
 
@@ -779,17 +791,15 @@ tracemalloc_clear_filename(void *value)
 
 /* reentrant flag must be set to call this function and GIL must be held */
 static void
-tracemalloc_clear_traces(void)
+tracemalloc_clear_traces_unlocked(void)
 {
     /* The GIL protects variables against concurrent access */
     assert(PyGILState_Check());
 
-    TABLES_LOCK();
     _Py_hashtable_clear(tracemalloc_traces);
     _Py_hashtable_clear(tracemalloc_domains);
     tracemalloc_traced_memory = 0;
     tracemalloc_peak_traced_memory = 0;
-    TABLES_UNLOCK();
 
     _Py_hashtable_clear(tracemalloc_tracebacks);
 
@@ -963,6 +973,10 @@ _PyTraceMalloc_Stop(void)
     if (!tracemalloc_config.tracing)
         return;
 
+    // Lock to synchronize with tracemalloc_free() which checks
+    // 'tracing' while holding the lock.
+    TABLES_LOCK();
+
     /* stop tracing Python memory allocations */
     tracemalloc_config.tracing = 0;
 
@@ -973,11 +987,13 @@ _PyTraceMalloc_Stop(void)
     PyMem_SetAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_MEM, &allocators.mem);
     PyMem_SetAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_OBJ, &allocators.obj);
 
-    tracemalloc_clear_traces();
+    tracemalloc_clear_traces_unlocked();
 
     /* release memory */
     raw_free(tracemalloc_traceback);
     tracemalloc_traceback = NULL;
+
+    TABLES_UNLOCK();
 }
 
 
@@ -1307,20 +1323,19 @@ int
 PyTraceMalloc_Track(unsigned int domain, uintptr_t ptr,
                     size_t size)
 {
-    int res;
-    PyGILState_STATE gil_state;
+    PyGILState_STATE gil_state = PyGILState_Ensure();
+    TABLES_LOCK();
 
-    if (!tracemalloc_config.tracing) {
-        /* tracemalloc is not tracing: do nothing */
-        return -2;
+    int res;
+    if (tracemalloc_config.tracing) {
+        res = tracemalloc_add_trace(domain, ptr, size);
+    }
+    else {
+        // gh-128679: tracemalloc.stop() was called by another thread
+        res = -2;
     }
 
-    gil_state = PyGILState_Ensure();
-
-    TABLES_LOCK();
-    res = tracemalloc_add_trace(domain, ptr, size);
     TABLES_UNLOCK();
-
     PyGILState_Release(gil_state);
     return res;
 }
@@ -1329,16 +1344,20 @@ PyTraceMalloc_Track(unsigned int domain, uintptr_t ptr,
 int
 PyTraceMalloc_Untrack(unsigned int domain, uintptr_t ptr)
 {
-    if (!tracemalloc_config.tracing) {
+    TABLES_LOCK();
+
+    int result;
+    if (tracemalloc_config.tracing) {
+        tracemalloc_remove_trace(domain, ptr);
+        result = 0;
+    }
+    else {
         /* tracemalloc is not tracing: do nothing */
-        return -2;
+        result = -2;
     }
 
-    TABLES_LOCK();
-    tracemalloc_remove_trace(domain, ptr);
     TABLES_UNLOCK();
-
-    return 0;
+    return result;
 }
 
 
@@ -1376,16 +1395,21 @@ _PyTraceMalloc_TraceRef(PyObject *op, PyRefTracerEvent event, void* Py_UNUSED(ig
     int res = -1;
 
     TABLES_LOCK();
-    trace_t *trace = _Py_hashtable_get(tracemalloc_traces, TO_PTR(ptr));
-    if (trace != NULL) {
-        /* update the traceback of the memory block */
-        traceback_t *traceback = traceback_new();
-        if (traceback != NULL) {
-            trace->traceback = traceback;
-            res = 0;
+
+    if (tracemalloc_config.tracing) {
+        trace_t *trace = _Py_hashtable_get(tracemalloc_traces, TO_PTR(ptr));
+        if (trace != NULL) {
+            /* update the traceback of the memory block */
+            traceback_t *traceback = traceback_new();
+            if (traceback != NULL) {
+                trace->traceback = traceback;
+                res = 0;
+            }
         }
+        /* else: cannot track the object, its memory block size is unknown */
     }
-    /* else: cannot track the object, its memory block size is unknown */
+    // else: gh-128679: tracemalloc.stop() was called by another thread
+
     TABLES_UNLOCK();
 
     return res;
@@ -1418,7 +1442,9 @@ _PyTraceMalloc_ClearTraces(void)
         return;
     }
     set_reentrant(1);
-    tracemalloc_clear_traces();
+    TABLES_LOCK();
+    tracemalloc_clear_traces_unlocked();
+    TABLES_UNLOCK();
     set_reentrant(0);
 }