youknowone · Sep 19, 2026 · Sep 19, 2026 · Sep 19, 2026 · Sep 19, 2026 · Sep 19, 2026
diff --git a/crates/host_env/src/multiprocessing.rs b/crates/host_env/src/multiprocessing.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ pub struct SemHandle {
     raw: *mut sem_t,
 }
 
+// POSIX named semaphores are safe to post/wait from any thread that holds
+// a `sem_t *` to the same kernel object.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+unsafe impl Send for SemHandle {}
+#[cfg(unix)]
+unsafe impl Sync for SemHandle {}
+
 #[cfg(unix)]
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub enum SemError {
@@ -110,7 +117,9 @@ pub struct SemHandle {
     raw: HANDLE,
 }
 
+#[cfg(windows)]
 unsafe impl Send for SemHandle {}
+#[cfg(windows)]
 unsafe impl Sync for SemHandle {}
 
 #[cfg(unix)]

diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/multiprocessing.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/multiprocessing.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
         types::Constructor,
     };
     use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicI32, AtomicU32, Ordering};
+    use rustpython_common::lock::PyMutex;
     use rustpython_host_env::multiprocessing as host_multiprocessing;
 
     // These match the values in Lib/multiprocessing/synchronize.py
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
         name: Option<String>,
         last_tid: AtomicU32,
         count: AtomicI32,
+        /// Serializes owner bookkeeping. Dropped around blocking waits.
+        crit: PyMutex<()>,
     }
 
     type SemHandle = host_multiprocessing::SemHandle;
@@ -109,21 +112,26 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
             };
 
             // Check whether we already own the lock
-            if self.kind == RECURSIVE_MUTEX && ismine!(self) {
-                self.count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Release);
-                return Ok(true);
-            }
-
-            // Check whether we can acquire without blocking
-            match host_multiprocessing::wait_for_single_object(self.handle.as_raw(), 0) {
-                x if x == host_multiprocessing::wait_object_0() => {
-                    self.last_tid
-                        .store(host_multiprocessing::current_thread_id(), Ordering::Release);
+            {
+                let _crit = self.crit.lock();
+                if self.kind == RECURSIVE_MUTEX && ismine!(self) {
                     self.count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Release);
                     return Ok(true);
                 }
-                x if x == host_multiprocessing::wait_failed() => return Err(vm.new_last_os_error()),
-                _ => {}
+
+                // Check whether we can acquire without blocking
+                match host_multiprocessing::wait_for_single_object(self.handle.as_raw(), 0) {
+                    x if x == host_multiprocessing::wait_object_0() => {
+                        self.last_tid
+                            .store(host_multiprocessing::current_thread_id(), Ordering::Release);
+                        self.count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Release);
+                        return Ok(true);
+                    }
+                    x if x == host_multiprocessing::wait_failed() => {
+                        return Err(vm.new_last_os_error());
+                    }
+                    _ => {}
+                }
             }
 
             // Poll with signal checking (CPython uses WaitForMultipleObjectsEx
@@ -148,6 +156,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
 
                 match res {
                     x if x == host_multiprocessing::wait_object_0() => {
+                        let _crit = self.crit.lock();
                         self.last_tid
                             .store(host_multiprocessing::current_thread_id(), Ordering::Release);
                         self.count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Release);
@@ -173,6 +182,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn release(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+            let _crit = self.crit.lock();
             if self.kind == RECURSIVE_MUTEX {
                 if !ismine!(self) {
                     return Err(vm.new_assertion_error(
@@ -229,12 +239,14 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
                 name,
                 last_tid: AtomicU32::new(0),
                 count: AtomicI32::new(0),
+                crit: PyMutex::new(()),
             };
             zelf.into_ref_with_type(vm, cls).map(Into::into)
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn _after_fork(&self) {
+            let _crit = self.crit.lock();
             self.count.store(0, Ordering::Release);
             self.last_tid.store(0, Ordering::Release);
         }
@@ -246,6 +258,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn _count(&self) -> i32 {
+            let _crit = self.crit.lock();
             self.count.load(Ordering::Acquire)
         }
 
@@ -306,6 +319,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
                 name,
                 last_tid: AtomicU32::new(0),
                 count: AtomicI32::new(0),
+                crit: PyMutex::new(()),
             })
         }
     }
@@ -354,6 +368,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
         types::Constructor,
     };
     use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicI32, AtomicU64, Ordering};
+    use rustpython_common::lock::PyMutex;
     #[cfg(target_vendor = "apple")]
     use rustpython_host_env::multiprocessing::sem_t;
     use rustpython_host_env::multiprocessing::{
@@ -437,6 +452,8 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
         name: Option<String>,
         last_tid: AtomicU64, // unsigned long
         count: AtomicI32,    // int
+        /// Serializes owner bookkeeping. Dropped around blocking waits.
+        crit: PyMutex<()>,
     }
 
     type SemHandle = host_multiprocessing::SemHandle;
@@ -483,6 +500,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
                 .or_else(|| args.args.get(1))
                 .cloned();
 
+            let _crit = self.crit.lock();
             if self.kind == RECURSIVE_MUTEX && ismine!(self) {
                 self.count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Release);
                 return Ok(true);
@@ -516,10 +534,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
             // if (res < 0 && errno == EAGAIN && blocking)
             if matches!(try_status, TryAcquireStatus::WouldBlock) && blocking {
                 // Couldn't acquire immediately, need to block.
-                //
-                // Save errno inside the allow_threads closure, before
-                // attach_thread() runs — matches CPython which saves
-                // `err = errno` before Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS.
+                drop(_crit);
 
                 #[cfg(not(target_vendor = "apple"))]
                 {
@@ -573,6 +588,9 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                let _crit = self.crit.lock();
+                self.mark_acquired();
+                return Ok(true);
             } else if !matches!(try_status, TryAcquireStatus::Acquired) {
                 // Non-blocking path failed, or blocking=false
                 match try_status {
@@ -583,17 +601,21 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
                 }
             }
 
+            self.mark_acquired();
+            Ok(true)
+        }
+
+        fn mark_acquired(&self) {
             self.count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Release);
             self.last_tid
                 .store(host_multiprocessing::current_thread_id(), Ordering::Release);
-
-            Ok(true)
         }
 
         /// Release the semaphore/lock.
         // _multiprocessing_SemLock_release_impl
         #[pymethod]
         fn release(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+            let _crit = self.crit.lock();
             if self.kind == RECURSIVE_MUTEX {
                 // if (!ISMINE(self))
                 if !ismine!(self) {
@@ -698,6 +720,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
                 name,
                 last_tid: AtomicU64::new(0),
                 count: AtomicI32::new(0),
+                crit: PyMutex::new(()),
             };
             zelf.into_ref_with_type(vm, cls).map(Into::into)
         }
@@ -706,6 +729,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
         // _multiprocessing_SemLock__after_fork_impl
         #[pymethod]
         fn _after_fork(&self) {
+            let _crit = self.crit.lock();
             self.count.store(0, Ordering::Release);
             // Also reset last_tid for safety
             self.last_tid.store(0, Ordering::Release);
@@ -722,6 +746,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
         // _multiprocessing_SemLock__count_impl
         #[pymethod]
         fn _count(&self) -> i32 {
+            let _crit = self.crit.lock();
             self.count.load(Ordering::Acquire)
         }
 
@@ -826,6 +851,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
                 name,
                 last_tid: AtomicU64::new(0),
                 count: AtomicI32::new(0),
+                crit: PyMutex::new(()),
             })
         }
     }

diff --git a/extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_multiprocessing_condition.py b/extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_multiprocessing_condition.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+"""Thread+process Condition notify must wake every waiter."""
+
+import multiprocessing
+import threading
+
+
+def wait_on_condition(cond, started, woken):
+    cond.acquire()
+    started.release()
+    cond.wait()
+    woken.release()
+    cond.release()
+
+
+def join_workers(workers):
+    for worker in workers:
+        worker.join(timeout=5)
+        assert not worker.is_alive()
+
+
+def wait_sem(sem, msg):
+    assert sem.acquire(timeout=5), msg
+
+
+def notify_all_six(ctx):
+    cond = ctx.Condition()
+    started = ctx.Semaphore(0)
+    woken = ctx.Semaphore(0)
+
+    workers = []
+    for _ in range(3):
+        proc = ctx.Process(target=wait_on_condition, args=(cond, started, woken))
+        proc.daemon = True
+        proc.start()
+        workers.append(proc)
+
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=wait_on_condition, args=(cond, started, woken))
+        thread.daemon = True
+        thread.start()
+        workers.append(thread)
+
+    for i in range(6):
+        wait_sem(started, f"waiter {i} did not enter Condition.wait()")
+
+    cond.acquire()
+    cond.notify_all()
+    cond.release()
+
+    for i in range(6):
+        wait_sem(woken, f"waiter {i} did not wake")
+    join_workers(workers)
+
+
+def notify_one_then_the_other(ctx):
+    cond = ctx.Condition()
+    started = ctx.Semaphore(0)
+    woken = ctx.Semaphore(0)
+
+    proc = ctx.Process(target=wait_on_condition, args=(cond, started, woken))
+    proc.daemon = True
+    proc.start()
+    thread = threading.Thread(target=wait_on_condition, args=(cond, started, woken))
+    thread.daemon = True
+    thread.start()
+
+    wait_sem(started, "process did not enter Condition.wait()")
+    wait_sem(started, "thread did not enter Condition.wait()")
+
+    cond.acquire()
+    cond.notify()
+    cond.release()
+    wait_sem(woken, "first waiter did not wake")
+
+    cond.acquire()
+    cond.notify()
+    cond.release()
+    wait_sem(woken, "second waiter did not wake")
+    join_workers([proc, thread])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    multiprocessing.freeze_support()
+    ctx = multiprocessing.get_context("spawn")
+    # Enough repeats to surface a lost-wakeup race in CI snippets.
+    for _ in range(20):
+        notify_all_six(ctx)
+        notify_one_then_the_other(ctx)