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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Objects/dictobject.c b/Objects/dictobject.c
index 11963ec..2854efc 100644
--- a/Objects/dictobject.c
+++ b/Objects/dictobject.c
@@ -427,16 +427,20 @@ dictresize(dictobject *mp, int minused)
is_oldtable_malloced = oldtable != mp->ma_smalltable;
if (newsize == MINSIZE) {
- /* Either a large table is shrinking, or we can't get any
- smaller. */
+ /* A large table is shrinking, or we can't get any smaller. */
newtable = mp->ma_smalltable;
if (newtable == oldtable) {
- if (mp->ma_fill < mp->ma_size)
+ if (mp->ma_fill == mp->ma_used) {
+ /* No dummies, so no point doing anything. */
return 0;
- /* The small table is entirely full. We're not
- going to resise it, but need to rebuild it
- anyway to purge old dummy entries. */
- assert(mp->ma_fill > mp->ma_used); /* a dummy exists */
+ }
+ /* We're not going to resize it, but rebuild the
+ table anyway to purge old dummy entries.
+ Subtle: This is *necessary* if fill==size,
+ as lookdict needs at least one virgin slot to
+ terminate failing searches. If fill < size, it's
+ merely desirable, as dummies slow searches. */
+ assert(mp->ma_fill > mp->ma_used);
memcpy(small_copy, oldtable, sizeof(small_copy));
oldtable = small_copy;
}