New in v2:
- Define PyMem_RawMalloc as PyMem_Malloc for Python < 3.4 and use
PyMem_RawMalloc in the code.
Since Python 3.4, the callback installed in PyOS_ReadlineFunctionPointer
should return a value allocated with PyMem_RawMalloc instead of
PyMem_Malloc. The reason is that PyMem_Malloc must be called with the
Python Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) held, which is not the case in the
context where this function is called. PyMem_RawMalloc was introduced
for cases like this.
In Python 3.6, it looks like they added an assert to verify that
PyMem_Malloc was not called without the GIL. The consequence is that
typing anything in the python-interactive mode of gdb crashes the
process. The same behavior was observed with the official package on
Arch Linux as well as with a manual Python build on Ubuntu 14.04.
This is what is shown with a debug build of Python 3.6 (the error with a
non-debug build is far less clear):
(gdb) pi
>>> print(1)
Fatal Python error: Python memory allocator called without holding the GIL
Current thread 0x00007f1459af8780 (most recent call first):
[1] 21326 abort ./gdb
and the backtrace:
#0 0x00007ffff618bc37 in raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
#1 0x00007ffff618f028 in abort () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
#2 0x00007ffff6b104d6 in Py_FatalError (msg=msg@entry=0x7ffff6ba15b8 "Python memory allocator called without holding the GIL") at Python/pylifecycle.c:1457
#3 0x00007ffff6a37a68 in _PyMem_DebugCheckGIL () at Objects/obmalloc.c:1972
#4 0x00007ffff6a3804e in _PyMem_DebugFree (ctx=0x7ffff6e65290 <_PyMem_Debug+48>, ptr=0x24f8830) at Objects/obmalloc.c:1994
#5 0x00007ffff6a38e1d in PyMem_Free (ptr=<optimized out>) at Objects/obmalloc.c:442
#6 0x00007ffff6b866c6 in _PyFaulthandler_Fini () at ./Modules/faulthandler.c:1369
#7 0x00007ffff6b104bd in Py_FatalError (msg=msg@entry=0x7ffff6ba15b8 "Python memory allocator called without holding the GIL") at Python/pylifecycle.c:1431
#8 0x00007ffff6a37a68 in _PyMem_DebugCheckGIL () at Objects/obmalloc.c:1972
#9 0x00007ffff6a37aa3 in _PyMem_DebugMalloc (ctx=0x7ffff6e65290 <_PyMem_Debug+48>, nbytes=5) at Objects/obmalloc.c:1980
#10 0x00007ffff6a38d91 in PyMem_Malloc (size=<optimized out>) at Objects/obmalloc.c:418
#11 0x000000000064dbe2 in gdbpy_readline_wrapper (sys_stdin=0x7ffff6514640 <_IO_2_1_stdin_>, sys_stdout=0x7ffff6514400 <_IO_2_1_stdout_>, prompt=0x7ffff4d4f7d0 ">>> ")
at /home/emaisin/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/python/py-gdb-readline.c:75
The documentation is very clear about it [1] and it was also mentioned
in the "What's New In Python 3.4" page [2].
[1] https://docs.python.org/3/c-api/veryhigh.html#c.PyOS_ReadlineFunctionPointer
[2] https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.4.html#changes-in-the-c-api
gdb/ChangeLog:
* python/python-internal.h (PyMem_RawMalloc): Define for
Python < 3.4.
* python/py-gdb-readline.c (gdbpy_readline_wrapper): Use
PyMem_RawMalloc instead of PyMem_Malloc.
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