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-rw-r--r--Modules/_bsddb.c7
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_bsddb.c b/Modules/_bsddb.c
index 52d83ec..02973aa 100644
--- a/Modules/_bsddb.c
+++ b/Modules/_bsddb.c
@@ -312,10 +312,9 @@ static Py_buffer * _malloc_view(PyObject *obj)
"Py_buffer malloc failed");
return NULL;
}
- /* XXX(gps): PyBUF_LOCKDATA is desired to prevent other theads from
- trashing the data buffer while we release the GIL during the db
- operation. see http://bugs.python.org/issue1035 */
- if (PyObject_GetBuffer(obj, view, PyBUF_SIMPLE) == -1) {
+ /* We use PyBUF_LOCK to prevent other threads from trashing the data
+ buffer while we release the GIL. http://bugs.python.org/issue1035 */
+ if (PyObject_GetBuffer(obj, view, PyBUF_LOCK) == -1) {
PyMem_Free(view);
return NULL;
}