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Race between PyMember_GetOne and PyMember_SetOne for _Py_T_OBJECT members under freethreading #128144

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@hawkinsp

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Bug description:

PyMember_GetOne does not use an atomic read when reading a _Py_T_OBJECT member, even though PyMember_SetOne uses an atomic write when updating such a member.

To demonstrate this, I'm using builtin_function_or_method's __module__, which is an example of a writeable _Py_T_OBJECT member in CPython's codebase. I don't know what field exactly was the source of the race when I found it in another codebase; it may or may not have been the same.

To reproduce, run the following code under CPython 3.13.1t with thread-sanitizer enabled:

import concurrent.futures
import functools
import threading

num_threads = 10

def closure(b, c):
  b.wait()
  for _ in range(100):
    x = c.__module__
    c.__module__ = 42

with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=num_threads) as executor:
  for i in range(100):
    b = threading.Barrier(num_threads)
    c = [].append
    for _ in range(num_threads):
      executor.submit(functools.partial(closure, b, c))

and you'll get this race:

WARNING: ThreadSanitizer: data race (pid=350546)
  Atomic write of size 8 at 0x7f03d4a7d1e0 by thread T1:
    #0 _Py_atomic_store_ptr_release /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/./Include/cpython/pyatomic_gcc.h:501:3 (python3.13+0x4a73a9) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #1 PyMember_SetOne /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Python/structmember.c:308:9 (python3.13+0x4a73a9)
    #2 member_set /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/descrobject.c:238:12 (python3.13+0x1ff85a) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #3 _PyObject_GenericSetAttrWithDict /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/object.c:1748:19 (python3.13+0x297b4e) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #4 PyObject_GenericSetAttr /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/object.c:1819:12 (python3.13+0x298667) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #5 PyObject_SetAttr /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/object.c:1385:15 (python3.13+0x294f8a) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #6 _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Python/generated_cases.c.h:5488:27 (python3.13+0x3f3f6d) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #7 _PyEval_EvalFrame /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/./Include/internal/pycore_ceval.h:119:16 (python3.13+0x3de62a) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #8 _PyEval_Vector /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Python/ceval.c:1811:12 (python3.13+0x3de62a)
    #9 _PyFunction_Vectorcall /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c (python3.13+0x1eb61f) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #10 _PyObject_VectorcallTstate /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/./Include/internal/pycore_call.h:168:11 (python3.13+0x571bb2) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #11 partial_vectorcall /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/./Modules/_functoolsmodule.c:252:16 (python3.13+0x571bb2)
    #12 _PyVectorcall_Call /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c:273:16 (python3.13+0x1eb293) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #13 _PyObject_Call /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c:348:16 (python3.13+0x1eb293)
    #14 PyObject_Call /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c:373:12 (python3.13+0x1eb315) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #15 _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Python/generated_cases.c.h:1355:26 (python3.13+0x3e46e2) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #16 _PyEval_EvalFrame /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/./Include/internal/pycore_ceval.h:119:16 (python3.13+0x3de62a) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #17 _PyEval_Vector /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Python/ceval.c:1811:12 (python3.13+0x3de62a)
    #18 _PyFunction_Vectorcall /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c (python3.13+0x1eb61f) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #19 _PyObject_VectorcallTstate /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/./Include/internal/pycore_call.h:168:11 (python3.13+0x1ef5ef) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #20 method_vectorcall /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/classobject.c:70:20 (python3.13+0x1ef5ef)
    #21 _PyVectorcall_Call /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c:273:16 (python3.13+0x1eb293) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #22 _PyObject_Call /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c:348:16 (python3.13+0x1eb293)
    #23 PyObject_Call /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c:373:12 (python3.13+0x1eb315) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #24 thread_run /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/./Modules/_threadmodule.c:337:21 (python3.13+0x564292) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #25 pythread_wrapper /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Python/thread_pthread.h:243:5 (python3.13+0x4bd637) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)

  Previous read of size 8 at 0x7f03d4a7d1e0 by thread T10:
    #0 PyMember_GetOne /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Python/structmember.c:86:13 (python3.13+0x4a6c64) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #1 member_get /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/descrobject.c:179:12 (python3.13+0x1ff6ca) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #2 _PyObject_GenericGetAttrWithDict /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/object.c:1635:19 (python3.13+0x295de1) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #3 PyObject_GenericGetAttr /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/object.c:1717:12 (python3.13+0x295c32) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #4 PyObject_GetAttr /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/object.c:1231:18 (python3.13+0x294597) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #5 _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Python/generated_cases.c.h:3766:28 (python3.13+0x3eddf0) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #6 _PyEval_EvalFrame /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/./Include/internal/pycore_ceval.h:119:16 (python3.13+0x3de62a) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #7 _PyEval_Vector /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Python/ceval.c:1811:12 (python3.13+0x3de62a)
    #8 _PyFunction_Vectorcall /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c (python3.13+0x1eb61f) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #9 _PyObject_VectorcallTstate /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/./Include/internal/pycore_call.h:168:11 (python3.13+0x571bb2) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #10 partial_vectorcall /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/./Modules/_functoolsmodule.c:252:16 (python3.13+0x571bb2)
    #11 _PyVectorcall_Call /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c:273:16 (python3.13+0x1eb293) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #12 _PyObject_Call /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c:348:16 (python3.13+0x1eb293)
    #13 PyObject_Call /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c:373:12 (python3.13+0x1eb315) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #14 _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Python/generated_cases.c.h:1355:26 (python3.13+0x3e46e2) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #15 _PyEval_EvalFrame /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/./Include/internal/pycore_ceval.h:119:16 (python3.13+0x3de62a) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #16 _PyEval_Vector /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Python/ceval.c:1811:12 (python3.13+0x3de62a)
    #17 _PyFunction_Vectorcall /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c (python3.13+0x1eb61f) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #18 _PyObject_VectorcallTstate /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/./Include/internal/pycore_call.h:168:11 (python3.13+0x1ef5ef) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #19 method_vectorcall /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/classobject.c:70:20 (python3.13+0x1ef5ef)
    #20 _PyVectorcall_Call /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c:273:16 (python3.13+0x1eb293) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #21 _PyObject_Call /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c:348:16 (python3.13+0x1eb293)
    #22 PyObject_Call /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Objects/call.c:373:12 (python3.13+0x1eb315) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #23 thread_run /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/./Modules/_threadmodule.c:337:21 (python3.13+0x564292) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)
    #24 pythread_wrapper /usr/local/google/home/phawkins/p/cpython/Python/thread_pthread.h:243:5 (python3.13+0x4bd637) (BuildId: 9c1c16fb1bb8a435fa6fa4c6944da5d41f654e96)

The fix is presumably to make the read atomic as well.

CPython versions tested on:

3.13

Operating systems tested on:

Linux

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  2. colesbury commented on Dec 21, 2024

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    I think this is fixed in main with #123211.

    It hasn't been backported to 3.13 because the change is fairly large and I haven't seen any crashes in real code due to it.

  3. kumaraditya303 commented on May 7, 2025

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    Closing as it is fixed in 3.14

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