From: Matthieu Longo <matthieu.longo@arm.com>
To: <gdb-patches@sourceware.org>, Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
Cc: Matthieu Longo <matthieu.longo@arm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 7/7] gdb/python: add accessor helpers for __dict__ in Python extension objects
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 17:56:24 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260309175624.236491-8-matthieu.longo@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260309175624.236491-1-matthieu.longo@arm.com>
Python extension objects that support __dict__ must inherit from
gdbpy_dict_wrapper, a wrapper class that stores the PyObject
corresponding to the __dict__ attribute. Because this dictionary
is not managed directly by Python, each extension objects must
provide appropriate accessors so that attributes stored in __dict__
are looked up correctly.
Currently, management of this dictionary is not centralized, and
each Python extension object implements its own logic to create,
access, and destroy it.
A previous patch centralized the creation logic; this patch focuses
on centralizing the access to the dictionary. It introduces two new
macros:
- gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter, which defines a getter for
__dict__.
- gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro, which sets tp_getattro and
tp_setattro in PyTypeObject to gdb_py_generic_getattro and
gdb_py_generic_setattro, respectively. These helpers already
centralizes attribute access for Python extension objects having
a __dict__.
Note: this macro will eventually be removed once Python extension
types are migrated to heap-allocated types.
---
gdb/python/py-corefile.c | 6 ++----
gdb/python/py-event.c | 6 ++----
gdb/python/py-inferior.c | 6 ++----
gdb/python/py-infthread.c | 6 ++----
gdb/python/py-objfile.c | 6 ++----
gdb/python/py-progspace.c | 6 ++----
gdb/python/py-ref.h | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
gdb/python/py-type.c | 8 +++-----
8 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-corefile.c b/gdb/python/py-corefile.c
index 0c2821cb07e..1daeabb5915 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-corefile.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-corefile.c
@@ -500,8 +500,7 @@ GDBPY_INITIALIZE_FILE (gdbpy_initialize_corefile);
static gdb_PyGetSetDef corefile_getset[] =
{
- { "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, nullptr,
- "The __dict__ for the gdb.Corefile.", nullptr },
+ gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("corefile"),
{ "filename", cfpy_get_filename, nullptr,
"The filename of a valid Corefile object.", nullptr },
{ nullptr }
@@ -537,8 +536,7 @@ PyTypeObject corefile_object_type =
0, /*tp_hash */
0, /*tp_call*/
0, /*tp_str*/
- gdb_py_generic_getattro, /*tp_getattro*/
- gdb_py_generic_setattro, /*tp_setattro*/
+ gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro,
0, /*tp_as_buffer*/
Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT, /*tp_flags*/
"GDB corefile object", /* tp_doc */
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-event.c b/gdb/python/py-event.c
index 8192d1cefa0..a7aa46dcb6f 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-event.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-event.c
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ GDBPY_INITIALIZE_FILE (gdbpy_initialize_event);
static gdb_PyGetSetDef event_object_getset[] =
{
- { "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, NULL,
- "The __dict__ for this event.", NULL },
+ gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("event"),
{ NULL }
};
@@ -123,8 +122,7 @@ PyTypeObject event_object_type =
0, /* tp_hash */
0, /* tp_call */
0, /* tp_str */
- gdb_py_generic_getattro, /* tp_getattro */
- gdb_py_generic_setattro, /* tp_setattro */
+ gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro,
0, /* tp_as_buffer */
Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE, /* tp_flags */
"GDB event object", /* tp_doc */
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-inferior.c b/gdb/python/py-inferior.c
index eaf224fe808..8df692f2545 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-inferior.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-inferior.c
@@ -1087,8 +1087,7 @@ GDBPY_INITIALIZE_FILE (gdbpy_initialize_inferior);
static gdb_PyGetSetDef inferior_object_getset[] =
{
- { "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, nullptr,
- "The __dict__ for this inferior.", nullptr },
+ gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("inferior"),
{ "arguments", infpy_get_args, infpy_set_args,
"Arguments to this program.", nullptr },
{ "num", infpy_get_num, NULL, "ID of inferior, as assigned by GDB.", NULL },
@@ -1170,8 +1169,7 @@ PyTypeObject inferior_object_type =
0, /* tp_hash */
0, /* tp_call */
0, /* tp_str */
- gdb_py_generic_getattro, /* tp_getattro */
- gdb_py_generic_setattro, /* tp_setattro */
+ gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro,
0, /* tp_as_buffer */
Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT, /* tp_flags */
"GDB inferior object", /* tp_doc */
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-infthread.c b/gdb/python/py-infthread.c
index 7afec0112fb..ae58936d99b 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-infthread.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-infthread.c
@@ -415,8 +415,7 @@ GDBPY_INITIALIZE_FILE (gdbpy_initialize_thread);
static gdb_PyGetSetDef thread_object_getset[] =
{
- { "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, nullptr,
- "The __dict__ for this thread.", nullptr },
+ gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("thread"),
{ "name", thpy_get_name, thpy_set_name,
"The name of the thread, as set by the user or the OS.", NULL },
{ "details", thpy_get_details, NULL,
@@ -479,8 +478,7 @@ PyTypeObject thread_object_type =
0, /*tp_hash */
0, /*tp_call*/
0, /*tp_str*/
- gdb_py_generic_getattro, /*tp_getattro*/
- gdb_py_generic_setattro, /*tp_setattro*/
+ gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro,
0, /*tp_as_buffer*/
Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT, /*tp_flags*/
"GDB thread object", /* tp_doc */
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-objfile.c b/gdb/python/py-objfile.c
index daf1b44747c..0002425f2c8 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-objfile.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-objfile.c
@@ -725,8 +725,7 @@ Look up a static-linkage global symbol in this objfile and return it." },
static gdb_PyGetSetDef objfile_getset[] =
{
- { "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, NULL,
- "The __dict__ for this objfile.", NULL },
+ gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("objfile"),
{ "filename", objfpy_get_filename, NULL,
"The objfile's filename, or None.", NULL },
{ "username", objfpy_get_username, NULL,
@@ -771,8 +770,7 @@ PyTypeObject objfile_object_type =
0, /*tp_hash */
0, /*tp_call*/
0, /*tp_str*/
- gdb_py_generic_getattro, /*tp_getattro*/
- gdb_py_generic_setattro, /*tp_setattro*/
+ gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro,
0, /*tp_as_buffer*/
Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT, /*tp_flags*/
"GDB objfile object", /* tp_doc */
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-progspace.c b/gdb/python/py-progspace.c
index d1a8479588f..37b92a64634 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-progspace.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-progspace.c
@@ -751,8 +751,7 @@ GDBPY_INITIALIZE_FILE (gdbpy_initialize_pspace);
static gdb_PyGetSetDef pspace_getset[] =
{
- { "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, NULL,
- "The __dict__ for this progspace.", NULL },
+ gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("progspace"),
{ "filename", pspy_get_filename, NULL,
"The filename of the progspace's main symbol file, or None.", nullptr },
{ "symbol_file", pspy_get_symbol_file, nullptr,
@@ -814,8 +813,7 @@ PyTypeObject pspace_object_type =
0, /*tp_hash */
0, /*tp_call*/
0, /*tp_str*/
- gdb_py_generic_getattro, /*tp_getattro*/
- gdb_py_generic_setattro, /*tp_setattro*/
+ gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro,
0, /*tp_as_buffer*/
Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT, /*tp_flags*/
"GDB progspace object", /* tp_doc */
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-ref.h b/gdb/python/py-ref.h
index f0cdb38498e..b2e3b87e59f 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-ref.h
+++ b/gdb/python/py-ref.h
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ template<typename T = PyObject> using gdbpy_ref
Access to the dict requires a custom getter defined via PyGetSetDef.
gdb_PyGetSetDef my_object_getset[] =
{
- { "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, nullptr,
- "The __dict__ for this object.", nullptr },
+ gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("object"),
...
{ nullptr }
};
@@ -78,6 +77,21 @@ struct gdbpy_dict_wrapper : public PyObject
return &wrapper->dict;
}
+ #define gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter(object_name) \
+ { \
+ "__dict__", /* name */ \
+ (getter) gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, \
+ (setter) nullptr, \
+ "The __dict__ for this " object_name ".", /* doc */ \
+ nullptr, /* closure */ \
+ }
+
+ #define gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro\
+ /*tp_getattro*/ \
+ gdb_py_generic_getattro, \
+ /*tp_setattro*/ \
+ gdb_py_generic_setattro
+
bool
allocate_dict ()
{
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-type.c b/gdb/python/py-type.c
index 0893da5aec9..263d48a9365 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-type.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-type.c
@@ -1700,9 +1700,8 @@ PyTypeObject type_object_type =
static gdb_PyGetSetDef field_object_getset[] =
{
- { "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, NULL,
- "The __dict__ for this field.", NULL },
- { NULL }
+ gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("field"),
+ { nullptr }
};
PyTypeObject field_object_type =
@@ -1723,8 +1722,7 @@ PyTypeObject field_object_type =
0, /*tp_hash */
0, /*tp_call*/
0, /*tp_str*/
- gdb_py_generic_getattro, /*tp_getattro*/
- gdb_py_generic_setattro, /*tp_setattro*/
+ gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro,
0, /*tp_as_buffer*/
Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT, /*tp_flags*/
"GDB field object", /* tp_doc */
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-09 18:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-09 17:56 [PATCH v3 0/7] gdb: more fixes for Python limited C API support Matthieu Longo
2026-03-09 17:56 ` [PATCH v3 1/7] gdb: introduce rgb_color type to simplify existing code Matthieu Longo
2026-03-09 19:22 ` Tom Tromey
2026-03-11 15:03 ` Simon Marchi
2026-03-11 17:55 ` Matthieu Longo
2026-03-11 18:04 ` Simon Marchi
2026-03-11 18:16 ` Tom Tromey
2026-03-09 17:56 ` [PATCH v3 2/7] gdb: fail configure if Python version is too old for limited API Matthieu Longo
2026-03-24 18:53 ` Tom Tromey
2026-03-31 10:16 ` Matthieu Longo
2026-04-07 13:36 ` Matthieu Longo
2026-04-07 20:39 ` Tom Tromey
2026-03-09 17:56 ` [PATCH v3 3/7] gdb: add new helpers for retrieving a type's fully qualified name Matthieu Longo
2026-03-24 18:44 ` Tom Tromey
2026-03-09 17:56 ` [PATCH v3 4/7] gdb/python: allow ref_ptr<T, Policy>::new_reference to accept subclasses of T Matthieu Longo
2026-03-09 19:40 ` Tom Tromey
2026-03-10 12:26 ` Matthieu Longo
2026-03-09 17:56 ` [PATCH v3 5/7] gdb/python: flatten functions calling PyObject_New and use gdbpy_ref Matthieu Longo
2026-03-09 20:07 ` Tom Tromey
2026-03-09 17:56 ` [PATCH v3 6/7] gdb/python: add gdbpy_dict_wrapper:allocate_dict helper Matthieu Longo
2026-03-09 20:09 ` Tom Tromey
2026-03-10 12:26 ` Matthieu Longo
2026-03-09 17:56 ` Matthieu Longo [this message]
2026-03-13 18:09 ` [PATCH v3 7/7] gdb/python: add accessor helpers for __dict__ in Python extension objects Tom Tromey
2026-03-23 10:28 ` [PATCH v3 0/7] gdb: more fixes for Python limited C API support Matthieu Longo
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