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diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index 607d40b..1d9a33a 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
*/
#if defined(__APPLE__)
+#include <mach/mach.h>
+
#if defined(__has_builtin)
#if __has_builtin(__builtin_available)
#define HAVE_BUILTIN_AVAILABLE 1
@@ -6745,6 +6747,104 @@ os_register_at_fork_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *before,
}
#endif /* HAVE_FORK */
+// Common code to raise a warning if we detect there is more than one thread
+// running in the process. Best effort, silent if unable to count threads.
+// Constraint: Quick. Never overcounts. Never leaves an error set.
+//
+// This code might do an import, thus acquiring the import lock, which
+// PyOS_BeforeFork() also does. As this should only be called from
+// the parent process, it is in the same thread so that works.
+static void warn_about_fork_with_threads(const char* name) {
+ // TODO: Consider making an `os` module API to return the current number
+ // of threads in the process. That'd presumably use this platform code but
+ // raise an error rather than using the inaccurate fallback.
+ Py_ssize_t num_python_threads = 0;
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(HAVE_GETPID)
+ mach_port_t macos_self = mach_task_self();
+ mach_port_t macos_task;
+ if (task_for_pid(macos_self, getpid(), &macos_task) == KERN_SUCCESS) {
+ thread_array_t macos_threads;
+ mach_msg_type_number_t macos_n_threads;
+ if (task_threads(macos_task, &macos_threads,
+ &macos_n_threads) == KERN_SUCCESS) {
+ num_python_threads = macos_n_threads;
+ }
+ }
+#elif defined(__linux__)
+ // Linux /proc/self/stat 20th field is the number of threads.
+ FILE* proc_stat = fopen("/proc/self/stat", "r");
+ if (proc_stat) {
+ size_t n;
+ // Size chosen arbitrarily. ~60% more bytes than a 20th column index
+ // observed on the author's workstation.
+ char stat_line[160];
+ n = fread(&stat_line, 1, 159, proc_stat);
+ stat_line[n] = '\0';
+ fclose(proc_stat);
+
+ char *saveptr = NULL;
+ char *field = strtok_r(stat_line, " ", &saveptr);
+ unsigned int idx;
+ for (idx = 19; idx && field; --idx) {
+ field = strtok_r(NULL, " ", &saveptr);
+ }
+ if (idx == 0 && field) { // found the 20th field
+ num_python_threads = atoi(field); // 0 on error
+ }
+ }
+#endif
+ if (num_python_threads <= 0) {
+ // Fall back to just the number our threading module knows about.
+ // An incomplete view of the world, but better than nothing.
+ PyObject *threading = PyImport_GetModule(&_Py_ID(threading));
+ if (!threading) {
+ PyErr_Clear();
+ return;
+ }
+ PyObject *threading_active =
+ PyObject_GetAttr(threading, &_Py_ID(_active));
+ if (!threading_active) {
+ PyErr_Clear();
+ Py_DECREF(threading);
+ return;
+ }
+ PyObject *threading_limbo =
+ PyObject_GetAttr(threading, &_Py_ID(_limbo));
+ if (!threading_limbo) {
+ PyErr_Clear();
+ Py_DECREF(threading);
+ Py_DECREF(threading_active);
+ return;
+ }
+ Py_DECREF(threading);
+ // Duplicating what threading.active_count() does but without holding
+ // threading._active_limbo_lock so our count could be inaccurate if
+ // these dicts are mid-update from another thread. Not a big deal.
+ // Worst case if someone replaced threading._active or threading._limbo
+ // with non-dicts, we get -1 from *Length() below and undercount.
+ // Nobody should, but we're best effort so we clear errors and move on.
+ num_python_threads = (PyMapping_Length(threading_active)
+ + PyMapping_Length(threading_limbo));
+ PyErr_Clear();
+ Py_DECREF(threading_active);
+ Py_DECREF(threading_limbo);
+ }
+ if (num_python_threads > 1) {
+ PyErr_WarnFormat(
+ PyExc_DeprecationWarning, 1,
+#ifdef HAVE_GETPID
+ "This process (pid=%d) is multi-threaded, "
+#else
+ "This process is multi-threaded, "
+#endif
+ "use of %s() may lead to deadlocks in the child.",
+#ifdef HAVE_GETPID
+ getpid(),
+#endif
+ name);
+ PyErr_Clear();
+ }
+}
#ifdef HAVE_FORK1
/*[clinic input]
@@ -6771,6 +6871,7 @@ os_fork1_impl(PyObject *module)
/* child: this clobbers and resets the import lock. */
PyOS_AfterFork_Child();
} else {
+ warn_about_fork_with_threads("fork1");
/* parent: release the import lock. */
PyOS_AfterFork_Parent();
}
@@ -6810,6 +6911,7 @@ os_fork_impl(PyObject *module)
/* child: this clobbers and resets the import lock. */
PyOS_AfterFork_Child();
} else {
+ warn_about_fork_with_threads("fork");
/* parent: release the import lock. */
PyOS_AfterFork_Parent();
}
@@ -7479,6 +7581,7 @@ os_forkpty_impl(PyObject *module)
/* child: this clobbers and resets the import lock. */
PyOS_AfterFork_Child();
} else {
+ warn_about_fork_with_threads("forkpty");
/* parent: release the import lock. */
PyOS_AfterFork_Parent();
}