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Implement PyBytes_Concat, PyBytes_ConcatAndDel, and PyByteArray_Concat in crates/capi.

Related to #8922.

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  • New Features
    • Added bytearray concatenation, returning a new bytearray from two bytes-like values.
    • Added bytes concatenation operations, including a variant that also consumes the second value.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Corrected buffer assignment when retrieving a bytes value and its length.
    • Improved handling of bytes and bytearray values in concatenation operations.

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The C API adds bytearray and bytes concatenation functions and updates buffer assignment in PyBytes_AsStringAndSize. Tests cover concatenation results, operand types, and null-pointer cases. The changes also adjust closure passing and control flow in standard-library code.

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C API byte concatenation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Bytearray concatenation
crates/capi/src/bytearrayobject.rs
Adds PyByteArray_Concat, which converts both arguments to bytes-like buffers and returns a new bytearray containing their concatenation. A test checks concatenating two bytearrays.
Bytes concatenation
crates/capi/src/bytesobject.rs
Updates PyBytes_AsStringAndSize to assign the buffer after either length-handling branch. Adds PyBytes_Concat and PyBytes_ConcatAndDel, including pointer handling and right-operand consumption. Tests cover bytes and bytearray operands and null-pointer cases.

Standard-library updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Closure and control-flow adjustments
crates/vm/src/stdlib/_codecs.rs, crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes.rs, crates/vm/src/stdlib/builtins.rs, crates/vm/src/stdlib/posix.rs
Passes closures by value in the code-page handlers and POSIX signal collection. Returns nonnegative HRESULT values after the negative-value check. Removes the Clippy expectation before sum; its implementation remains unchanged.

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The added concatenation APIs and standard-library adjustments have no established material regression in this change. The PR is mergeable subject to normal checks.

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The new native-callable operations have explicit ownership requirements. The inspected success and recoverable-error paths preserve those requirements, but allocation-failure and concurrent-call guarantees are not fully established.

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  • inferred — The new exposure is an in-process native interface accepting object pointers and operating within an attached VM. A lifecycle or memory-safety failure at this boundary could affect the embedding process; external calling chains and tenant isolation are not established by the inspected source.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • inferred — The bytes APIs rely on callers supplying a valid, exclusively managed output slot and valid object references. ConcatAndDel requires separate owned references when its consuming arguments alias. These are native ownership preconditions, not validation of arbitrary untrusted addresses.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — The existing buffer implementation latches final release before invoking a Python release hook, making re-entered release inert. Bytearray storage uses a read-write lock and export accounting, and its resize guard refuses resizing while exports remain. These are lifecycle controls, not proof of safety for every custom exporter or concurrent caller.
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Review comments at @crates/capi/src/bytearrayobject.rs:
- Line 78: Update `PyByteArray_Concat` to accept buffer-protocol objects as its
first operand: remove the `PyByteArray` cast on `a`, borrow it without that type
restriction, and copy its contents using `try_bytes_like` as for `b`. Add a test
confirming that a `PyBytes` first operand produces a new bytearray.

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- Line 110: Update the `newpart` handling in the bytes replacement path to
acquire a buffer-protocol view instead of casting only to `PyBytes`; copy the
view’s contents and release it after use. Ensure bytearray and memoryview
operands are accepted, and add coverage for both.
- Line 166: Update the test setup for PyBytes_Concat so ptr owns a reference to
the left operand before the call, either by transferring ownership or
incrementing its reference count. Keep the returned pointer owned by res.
- Line 122: Update PyBytes_Concat to release the owned reference held by *bytes
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operand borrows are no longer used. Preserve the existing concatenation result
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🟠 Major · Handle a NULL newpart before borrowed conversion. · bytesobject.rs:94-134

crates/capi/src/bytesobject.rs:94-134
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Handle a NULL newpart before borrowed conversion.

When *bytes is valid and newpart is NULL, CPython releases the old reference and sets *bytes to NULL. The current code passes NULL to assume_borrowed(). This triggers its NULL assertion in debug builds and invokes as_ref_unchecked() on NULL in release builds. PyBytes_ConcatAndDel delegates to this boundary, so the fix applies to both APIs.

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         let left = match unsafe { left_ptr.assume_borrowed_and_cast::<PyBytes>(vm) } {
             Ok(b) => b,
             Err(e) => {
                 unsafe {
                     crate::refcount::Py_DecRef(left_ptr);
                     *bytes = core::ptr::null_mut();
                 }
                 return Err(e);
             }
         };
+        if newpart.is_null() {
+            unsafe {
+                *bytes = core::ptr::null_mut();
+                crate::refcount::Py_DecRef(left_ptr);
+            }
+            return Ok(());
+        }
         let newpart_obj = unsafe { newpart.assume_borrowed() };
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Review comment at @crates/capi/src/bytesobject.rs around lines 94 - 134:
Update PyBytes_Concat to check newpart for NULL after validating left_ptr and
before calling assume_borrowed; on NULL, decref left_ptr, set *bytes to NULL,
and return successfully. This also fixes the PyBytes_ConcatAndDel boundary that
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left_ptr, set *bytes to NULL, and return successfully. This also fixes the
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Ok(b) => b,
Err(e) => {
unsafe {
crate::refcount::Py_DecRef(left_ptr);

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Do not use manual ref counting. Use assume_borrowed/assume_owned instead.

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Updated to use assume_owned_or_opt / assume_borrowed_or_opt and automatic RAII drops.

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- Line 103: Update the left-operand conversion in PyBytes_Concat to use
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#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
pub unsafe extern "C" fn PyBytes_Concat(bytes: *mut *mut PyObject, newpart: *mut PyObject) {
if bytes.is_null() {

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You do not have to check for null pointers. The assume_ family of functions will do that for you.

Comment on lines +78 to +81
let a = unsafe { a.assume_borrowed_or_opt() }
.ok_or_else(|| vm.new_system_error("NULL a in PyByteArray_Concat"))?;
let b = unsafe { b.assume_borrowed_or_opt() }
.ok_or_else(|| vm.new_system_error("NULL b in PyByteArray_Concat"))?;

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Just use assume_borrowed.

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let a = unsafe { a.assume_borrowed_or_opt() }
.ok_or_else(|| vm.new_system_error("NULL a in PyByteArray_Concat"))?;
let b = unsafe { b.assume_borrowed_or_opt() }
.ok_or_else(|| vm.new_system_error("NULL b in PyByteArray_Concat"))?;
let a = unsafe { a.assume_borrowed() };
let b = unsafe { b.assume_borrowed() };

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@krosci from my experience, gemini tends to increase review cost. if you have option to select model, please consider to change to other models

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