From: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
To: Matthieu Longo <matthieu.longo@arm.com>
Cc: <gdb-patches@sourceware.org>, Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 5/7] gdb/python: flatten functions calling PyObject_New and use gdbpy_ref
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:07:28 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <875x74wyv3.fsf@tromey.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260309175624.236491-6-matthieu.longo@arm.com> (Matthieu Longo's message of "Mon, 9 Mar 2026 17:56:22 +0000")
>>>>> Matthieu Longo <matthieu.longo@arm.com> writes:
> This patch aims at systematically using gdbpy_ref<> at all call sites
> of PyObject_New(). This prepares for future patches that expect
> gdbby_ref<> parameters and affect return handling.
> As part of this change, flattening the affected functions so that the
> return logic becomes clearer and more flexible to adjust.
Thanks.
Approved-By: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
> + /* PyObject_New initializes the new object with a refcount of 1. This counts
> + for the reference we are keeping in the inferior corefile data. */
> + cfpy_inferior_corefile_data_key.set (inf, object.get ());
> - return gdbpy_ref<>::new_reference (result);
> + return gdbpy_ref<>::new_reference (object.release ());
Ok, now I see what you meant here.
It's a bit confusing without context since the .release really "should"
appear at the original assignment. But this is equivalent.
Tom
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-09 20:08 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 [this message]
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 ` [PATCH v3 7/7] gdb/python: add accessor helpers for __dict__ in Python extension objects Matthieu Longo
2026-03-13 18:09 ` 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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