From: Tom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com>
To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Cc: Tom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com>
Subject: [PATCH 07/10] Return gdbpy_ref<> from frame_info_to_frame_object
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:03:53 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260220-python-safety-minor-v1-7-4c4b12e445af@adacore.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260220-python-safety-minor-v1-0-4c4b12e445af@adacore.com>
This changes frame_info_to_frame_object to return a gdbpy_ref<>,
using the type system to convey that a new reference is always
returned.
---
gdb/python/py-frame.c | 28 +++++++++++-----------------
gdb/python/py-framefilter.c | 2 +-
gdb/python/py-infevents.c | 2 +-
gdb/python/python-internal.h | 2 +-
4 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-frame.c b/gdb/python/py-frame.c
index 68c2628c297..c0defbdc7ef 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-frame.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-frame.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ frapy_function (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
/* Convert a frame_info struct to a Python Frame object.
Sets a Python exception and returns NULL on error. */
-PyObject *
+gdbpy_ref<>
frame_info_to_frame_object (const frame_info_ptr &frame)
{
gdbpy_ref<frame_object> frame_obj (PyObject_New (frame_object,
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ frame_info_to_frame_object (const frame_info_ptr &frame)
return gdbpy_handle_gdb_exception (nullptr, except);
}
- return (PyObject *) frame_obj.release ();
+ return gdbpy_ref<> (frame_obj.release ());
}
/* Implementation of gdb.Frame.older (self) -> gdb.Frame.
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ static PyObject *
frapy_older (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
{
frame_info_ptr frame, prev = NULL;
- PyObject *prev_obj = NULL; /* Initialize to appease gcc warning. */
try
{
@@ -417,15 +416,13 @@ frapy_older (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
return gdbpy_handle_gdb_exception (nullptr, except);
}
+ gdbpy_ref<> prev_obj;
if (prev)
prev_obj = frame_info_to_frame_object (prev);
else
- {
- Py_INCREF (Py_None);
- prev_obj = Py_None;
- }
+ prev_obj = gdbpy_ref<>::new_reference (Py_None);
- return prev_obj;
+ return prev_obj.release ();
}
/* Implementation of gdb.Frame.newer (self) -> gdb.Frame.
@@ -436,7 +433,6 @@ static PyObject *
frapy_newer (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
{
frame_info_ptr frame, next = NULL;
- PyObject *next_obj = NULL; /* Initialize to appease gcc warning. */
try
{
@@ -449,15 +445,13 @@ frapy_newer (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
return gdbpy_handle_gdb_exception (nullptr, except);
}
+ gdbpy_ref<> next_obj;
if (next)
next_obj = frame_info_to_frame_object (next);
else
- {
- Py_INCREF (Py_None);
- next_obj = Py_None;
- }
+ next_obj = gdbpy_ref<>::new_reference (Py_None);
- return next_obj;
+ return next_obj.release ();
}
/* Implementation of gdb.Frame.find_sal (self) -> gdb.Symtab_and_line.
@@ -660,7 +654,7 @@ frapy_static_link (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
if (link == nullptr)
Py_RETURN_NONE;
- return frame_info_to_frame_object (link);
+ return frame_info_to_frame_object (link).release ();
}
/* Implementation of gdb.newest_frame () -> gdb.Frame.
@@ -680,7 +674,7 @@ gdbpy_newest_frame (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
return gdbpy_handle_gdb_exception (nullptr, except);
}
- return frame_info_to_frame_object (frame);
+ return frame_info_to_frame_object (frame).release ();
}
/* Implementation of gdb.selected_frame () -> gdb.Frame.
@@ -700,7 +694,7 @@ gdbpy_selected_frame (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
return gdbpy_handle_gdb_exception (nullptr, except);
}
- return frame_info_to_frame_object (frame);
+ return frame_info_to_frame_object (frame).release ();
}
/* Implementation of gdb.stop_reason_string (Integer) -> String.
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-framefilter.c b/gdb/python/py-framefilter.c
index 7e54286abbc..26172d9f80e 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-framefilter.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-framefilter.c
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ static PyObject *
bootstrap_python_frame_filters (const frame_info_ptr &frame,
int frame_low, int frame_high)
{
- gdbpy_ref<> frame_obj (frame_info_to_frame_object (frame));
+ gdbpy_ref<> frame_obj = frame_info_to_frame_object (frame);
if (frame_obj == NULL)
return NULL;
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-infevents.c b/gdb/python/py-infevents.c
index 58c29de130e..1b27987d039 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-infevents.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-infevents.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ create_register_changed_event_object (const frame_info_ptr &frame,
if (event == NULL)
return NULL;
- gdbpy_ref<> frame_obj (frame_info_to_frame_object (frame));
+ gdbpy_ref<> frame_obj = frame_info_to_frame_object (frame);
if (frame_obj == NULL)
return NULL;
diff --git a/gdb/python/python-internal.h b/gdb/python/python-internal.h
index 6fa37cf85bd..0b816db196f 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python-internal.h
+++ b/gdb/python/python-internal.h
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ gdbpy_ref<> block_to_block_object (const struct block *block,
struct objfile *objfile);
gdbpy_ref<> value_to_value_object (struct value *v);
gdbpy_ref<> type_to_type_object (struct type *);
-PyObject *frame_info_to_frame_object (const frame_info_ptr &frame);
+gdbpy_ref<> frame_info_to_frame_object (const frame_info_ptr &frame);
PyObject *symtab_to_linetable_object (PyObject *symtab);
gdbpy_ref<> pspace_to_pspace_object (struct program_space *);
PyObject *pspy_get_printers (PyObject *, void *);
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-20 21:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-20 21:03 [PATCH 00/10] Mildly better refcount safety for Python Tom Tromey
2026-02-20 21:03 ` [PATCH 01/10] Return gdbpy_ref<> from symtab_and_line_to_sal_object Tom Tromey
2026-02-21 1:58 ` Simon Marchi
2026-02-21 2:13 ` Simon Marchi
2026-02-21 22:33 ` Tom Tromey
2026-02-23 12:28 ` Tom Tromey
2026-02-20 21:03 ` [PATCH 02/10] Return gdbpy_ref<> from symbol_to_symbol_object Tom Tromey
2026-02-21 2:28 ` Simon Marchi
2026-02-21 22:35 ` Tom Tromey
2026-02-20 21:03 ` [PATCH 03/10] Return gdbpy_ref<> from symtab_to_symtab_object Tom Tromey
2026-02-20 21:03 ` [PATCH 04/10] Return gdbpy_ref<> from block_to_block_object Tom Tromey
2026-02-20 21:03 ` [PATCH 05/10] Return gdbpy_ref<> from value_to_value_object Tom Tromey
2026-02-20 21:03 ` [PATCH 06/10] Return gdbpy_ref<> from type_to_type_object Tom Tromey
2026-02-20 21:03 ` Tom Tromey [this message]
2026-02-20 21:03 ` [PATCH 08/10] Return gdbpy_ref<> from symtab_to_linetable_object Tom Tromey
2026-02-20 21:03 ` [PATCH 09/10] Return gdbpy_ref<> from gdbarch_to_arch_object Tom Tromey
2026-02-20 21:03 ` [PATCH 10/10] Return gdbpy_ref<> from gdbpy_registry::lookup Tom Tromey
2026-02-21 2:31 ` [PATCH 00/10] Mildly better refcount safety for Python Simon Marchi
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