1 files changed, 66 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lang/python24/files/patch-Objects::weakrefobject.c b/lang/python24/files/patch-Objects::weakrefobject.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7d20300d78e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python24/files/patch-Objects::weakrefobject.c
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+--- Objects/weakrefobject.c.orig	Tue Jul 15 06:46:23 2003
++++ Objects/weakrefobject.c	Fri Nov 21 11:39:53 2003
+@@ -53,17 +53,43 @@
+         if (*list == self)
+             *list = self->wr_next;
+         self->wr_object = Py_None;
+-        self->wr_callback = NULL;
+         if (self->wr_prev != NULL)
+             self->wr_prev->wr_next = self->wr_next;
+         if (self->wr_next != NULL)
+             self->wr_next->wr_prev = self->wr_prev;
+         self->wr_prev = NULL;
+         self->wr_next = NULL;
+-        Py_XDECREF(callback);
++    }
++    if (callback != NULL) {
++        Py_DECREF(callback);
++        self->wr_callback = NULL;
+     }
+ }
+ 
++/* Cyclic gc uses this to *just* clear the passed-in reference, leaving
++ * the callback intact and uncalled.  It must be possible to call self's
++ * tp_dealloc() after calling this, so self has to be left in a sane enough
++ * state for that to work.  We expect tp_dealloc to decref the callback
++ * then.  The reason for not letting clear_weakref() decref the callback
++ * right now is that if the callback goes away, that may in turn trigger
++ * another callback (if a weak reference to the callback exists) -- running
++ * arbitrary Python code in the middle of gc is a disaster.  The convolution
++ * here allows gc to delay triggering such callbacks until the world is in
++ * a sane state again.
++ */
++void
++_PyWeakref_ClearRef(PyWeakReference *self)
++{
++    PyObject *callback;
++
++    assert(self != NULL);
++    assert(PyWeakref_Check(self));
++    /* Preserve and restore the callback around clear_weakref. */
++    callback = self->wr_callback;
++    self->wr_callback = NULL;
++    clear_weakref(self);
++    self->wr_callback = callback;
++}
+ 
+ static void
+ weakref_dealloc(PyWeakReference *self)
+@@ -117,7 +143,7 @@
+     self->hash = PyObject_Hash(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(self));
+     return self->hash;
+ }
+-    
++
+ 
+ static PyObject *
+ weakref_repr(PyWeakReference *self)
+@@ -324,7 +350,7 @@
+ WRAP_BINARY(proxy_ixor, PyNumber_InPlaceXor)
+ WRAP_BINARY(proxy_ior, PyNumber_InPlaceOr)
+ 
+-static int 
++static int
+ proxy_nonzero(PyWeakReference *proxy)
+ {
+     PyObject *o = PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy);