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Address slot members by byte offset #8811

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Keep slot values freelist-eligible
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Address slot members by byte offset
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Keep base slot offsets stable on subclasses
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Pack slot cells flush against the extension header
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Place weakref lists in front of slot cells
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24 changes: 11 additions & 13 deletions crates/capi/src/descrobject.rs
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Expand Up @@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use crate::util::CStrExt;
use core::ffi::{c_char, c_int, c_void};
use core::ptr::NonNull;
use rustpython_vm::builtins::{
DescriptorMemberDef, MemberAccess, MemberKind, PY_READONLY, PY_RELATIVE_OFFSET,
PyDescriptorOwned, PyGetSet, PyMappingProxy, PyMemberDescriptor, PyType,
DescriptorMemberDef, MemberAccess, MemberKind, PY_RELATIVE_OFFSET, PyDescriptorOwned, PyGetSet,
PyMappingProxy, PyMemberDescriptor, PyType,
};
use rustpython_vm::common::lock::PyRwLock;
use rustpython_vm::function::PySetterValue;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -145,17 +145,15 @@ impl PyMemberDef {
self.type_code
)));
};
if self.offset < 0 {
return Err(vm.new_system_error("PyDescr_NewMember does not support negative offsets"));
}
if self.flags & PY_RELATIVE_OFFSET != 0 {
return Err(
vm.new_system_error("PyDescr_NewMember does not support Py_RELATIVE_OFFSET")
);
let mut offset = self.offset;
let mut flags = self.flags;
if flags & PY_RELATIVE_OFFSET != 0 {
// type creation adds tp_basicsize and clears the flag before GetOne.
offset += (rustpython_vm::object::SIZEOF_PYOBJECT_HEAD + ty.slots.basicsize) as isize;
flags &= !PY_RELATIVE_OFFSET;
}

let doc = unsafe { self.doc.try_as_str_opt(vm) }?.map(str::to_owned);
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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printf '%s\n' '--- slot layout and cleanup symbols ---'
rg -n 'slot_region_layout|member_count|PyAtomicRef|dealloc|traverse|clear|gc_' crates/vm/src/object/core.rs crates/vm/src/object crates/capi/src --glob '*.rs' | head -240
printf '%s\n' '--- descriptor access and member kinds ---'
rg -n -C 8 'enum MemberKind|struct DescriptorMemberDef|MemberAccess|fn get|fn set|T_OBJECT_EX|PY_RELATIVE_OFFSET' crates/capi/src/descrobject.rs crates/capi/src --glob '*.rs' | head -320
printf '%s\n' '--- type creation relative offset handling ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- type creation and member registration ---'
rg -n -C 20 'PY_RELATIVE_OFFSET|RELATIVE_OFFSET|member_count|PyMemberDef|tp_members|members' crates/capi/src --glob '*.rs' | head -500
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rg -n -C 20 'PyDescr_NewMember|\\.build\\(.*PyMember|member\\.build|build_member|tp_members|members:' crates/capi/src crates/vm/src --glob '*.rs'
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rg -n -C 18 -e 'PyDescr_NewMember' -e 'member\.build' -e 'build_member' -e 'tp_members' crates/capi/src crates/vm/src --glob '*.rs' | head -500
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rg -n -C 15 'slot_cells\(\)|get_referents|try_traverse_obj|try_clear_obj|impl.*Traverse.*PyObject|impl.*MaybeTraverse' crates/vm/src/object/core.rs crates/vm/src/object --glob '*.rs' | head -350

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Reject PY_RELATIVE_OFFSET members until the slot layout supports them.

PyMemberDef::build converts a relative offset to a positive offset and uses MemberAccess::Slot. The slot accessor adds that offset to PyInner and casts the address to PyAtomicRef<PyObject>. Member cells are allocated and initialized only in the prefix before PyInner. Therefore, a relative member with offset = 0 can read PyInner memory as a pointer cell, and larger offsets can access memory outside the allocation. A setter can corrupt that memory.

MemberKind::Bool also reaches this pointer-cell path. T_INT and T_CHAR codes are rejected, but T_BOOL is accepted without an object-kind check.

Suggested fix 
         let Some(kind) = MemberKind::from_i32(self.type_code) else {
             return Err(vm.new_system_error(format!(
                 "PyDescr_NewMember does not support member type code {}",
                 self.type_code
             )));
         };
+        if self.flags & PY_RELATIVE_OFFSET != 0 {
+            return Err(
+                vm.new_system_error("PyDescr_NewMember does not support Py_RELATIVE_OFFSET")
+            );
+        }
         let mut offset = self.offset;
         let mut flags = self.flags;
-        if flags & PY_RELATIVE_OFFSET != 0 {
-            // type creation adds tp_basicsize and clears the flag before GetOne.
-            offset += (rustpython_vm::object::SIZEOF_PYOBJECT_HEAD + ty.slots.basicsize) as isize;
-            flags &= !PY_RELATIVE_OFFSET;
-        }
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In `@crates/capi/src/descrobject.rs` around lines 148 - 156, Update
PyMemberDef::build to reject PY_RELATIVE_OFFSET before adjusting the member
offset, and remove the relative-offset conversion path. Also prevent
MemberKind::Bool from reaching the pointer-cell slot accessor unless it has a
valid bool-specific access path.

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let readonly = self.flags & PY_READONLY != 0;

let descriptor = PyMemberDescriptor {
common: PyDescriptorOwned {
Expand All @@ -166,11 +164,11 @@ impl PyMemberDef {
member: DescriptorMemberDef {
name: name.to_owned(),
kind,
offset: self.offset,
flags: if readonly { PY_READONLY } else { 0 },
offset,
flags,
doc,
},
// Instance members live in the slot array. `offset` is that index.
// `offset` is a byte offset from the object to a pointer cell.
access: MemberAccess::Slot,
};

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22 changes: 10 additions & 12 deletions crates/vm/src/builtins/descriptor.rs
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Expand Up @@ -355,9 +355,9 @@ pub(crate) type MemberSetterFunc =

/// Where `PyMemberDef.offset` points.
///
/// Builtin payloads keep fields behind locks, so a byte offset from the
/// object header does not address them. Slot members use `offset` as an
/// index into the instance slot array. Function members ignore `offset`.
/// Slot members use a byte offset from the object to an inline pointer cell.
/// Builtin payloads keep fields behind locks, so those members use a function
/// and ignore `offset`.
#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
pub enum MemberAccess {
Func {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -415,10 +415,10 @@ pub struct PyMemberDescriptor {
}

impl PyMemberDescriptor {
/// Slot index for an instance-slot member. `None` when the offset is not a slot.
pub(crate) fn slot_offset(&self) -> Option<usize> {
/// Byte offset of an instance-slot member. `None` when this is not a slot.
pub(crate) fn slot_offset(&self) -> Option<isize> {
match self.access {
MemberAccess::Slot => Some(self.member.offset as usize),
MemberAccess::Slot => Some(self.member.offset),
_ => None,
}
}
Expand All @@ -436,9 +436,7 @@ impl PyMemberDescriptor {
}
match self.access {
MemberAccess::Func { get, .. } => get(vm, obj),
MemberAccess::Slot => {
get_slot_from_object(&obj, self.member.offset as usize, &self.member, vm)
}
MemberAccess::Slot => get_slot_from_object(&obj, self.member.offset, &self.member, vm),
MemberAccess::TupleItem => {
let index = self.member.offset as usize;
let tuple = obj.downcast_ref::<PyTuple>().ok_or_else(|| {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -468,7 +466,7 @@ impl PyMemberDescriptor {
None => Err(vm.new_attribute_error("readonly attribute")),
},
MemberAccess::Slot => {
set_slot_at_object(&obj, self.member.offset as usize, &self.member, value, vm)
set_slot_at_object(&obj, self.member.offset, &self.member, value, vm)
}
MemberAccess::TupleItem => Err(vm.new_attribute_error("readonly attribute")),
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -566,7 +564,7 @@ impl PyMemberDescriptor {
// PyMember_GetOne for a value stored in the instance slot array.
fn get_slot_from_object(
obj: &PyObject,
offset: usize,
offset: isize,
member: &PyMemberDef,
vm: &VirtualMachine,
) -> PyResult {
Expand All @@ -589,7 +587,7 @@ fn get_slot_from_object(
// PyMember_SetOne for a value stored in the instance slot array.
fn set_slot_at_object(
obj: &PyObject,
offset: usize,
offset: isize,
member: &PyMemberDef,
value: PySetterValue,
vm: &VirtualMachine,
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Expand Up @@ -2782,7 +2782,7 @@ impl Constructor for PyType {
let member_def = PyMemberDef {
name: mangled_name.clone(),
kind: MemberKind::ObjectEx,
offset: offset as isize,
offset: crate::object::slot_member_offset(offset),
flags: 0,
doc: None,
};
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Expand Up @@ -6291,7 +6291,7 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {

if type_version != 0 && owner.class().tp_version_tag.load(Acquire) == type_version {
let slot_offset =
self.code.instructions.read_cache_u32(cache_base + 3) as usize;
self.code.instructions.read_cache_u32(cache_base + 3) as i32 as isize;
if let Some(value) = owner.get_slot(slot_offset) {
self.pop_stackref();
if oparg.is_method() {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -6381,7 +6381,7 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {

if version_match {
let slot_offset =
self.code.instructions.read_cache_u16(cache_base + 3) as usize;
self.code.instructions.read_cache_u16(cache_base + 3) as i16 as isize;

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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  crates/vm/src/frame.rs \
  crates/vm/src/builtins/descriptor.rs \
  crates/vm/src/builtins/type.rs \
  crates/vm/src/object/core.rs \
  crates/capi/src/descrobject.rs

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printf '%s\n' '--- slot access ---'
sed -n '2165,2205p' crates/vm/src/object/core.rs

printf '%s\n' '--- slot offset construction and member definitions ---'
rg -n -C 5 'slot_member_offset|PyMemberDef|MemberDef|offset:|member\.offset|offset as (u|i)|write_cache_u16' \
  crates/vm/src/builtins/descriptor.rs \
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  crates/vm/src/frame.rs

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Do not specialize stores with offsets outside the signed 16-bit range.

StoreAttrSlot stores an isize offset as u16 and reads it as i16. Python slot layouts and C member descriptors use isize offsets without an i16 range check. An out-of-range offset therefore becomes a different address, and owner.set_slot can write through an unrelated pointer.

Suggested fix 
                 && let Some(offset) = member_descr
                     .slot_offset()
+                    .filter(|offset| i16::try_from(*offset).is_ok())
                     .filter(|_| !member_descr.member.readonly())
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In `@crates/vm/src/frame.rs` at line 6384, Update the StoreAttrSlot specialization
that reads the cached offset as i16: only specialize when
member_descr.slot_offset() fits in the signed 16-bit range, so larger offsets
use the non-specialized path.

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let owner = self.pop_value();
let value = self.pop_value();
owner.set_slot(slot_offset, Some(value));
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