1 files changed, 39 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_threading_local.py b/Lib/test/test_threading_local.py
index 7f58e04..726117f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_threading_local.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_threading_local.py
@@ -67,6 +67,45 @@ class ThreadingLocalTest(unittest.TestCase):
         for t in threads:
             t.join()
 
+    def test_derived_cycle_dealloc(self):
+        # http://bugs.python.org/issue6990
+        class Local(threading.local):
+            pass
+        locals = None
+        passed = False
+        e1 = threading.Event()
+        e2 = threading.Event()
+
+        def f():
+            nonlocal passed
+            # 1) Involve Local in a cycle
+            cycle = [Local()]
+            cycle.append(cycle)
+            cycle[0].foo = 'bar'
+
+            # 2) GC the cycle (triggers threadmodule.c::local_clear
+            # before local_dealloc)
+            del cycle
+            gc.collect()
+            e1.set()
+            e2.wait()
+
+            # 4) New Locals should be empty
+            passed = all(not hasattr(local, 'foo') for local in locals)
+
+        t = threading.Thread(target=f)
+        t.start()
+        e1.wait()
+
+        # 3) New Locals should recycle the original's address. Creating
+        # them in the thread overwrites the thread state and avoids the
+        # bug
+        locals = [Local() for i in range(10)]
+        e2.set()
+        t.join()
+
+        self.assertTrue(passed)
+
 
 def test_main():
     suite = unittest.TestSuite()