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Summary
Return an errcheck callback's replacement result directly, including when ctypes has OUT parameters. Returning the exact argument tuple still requests normal OUT-parameter processing. Previously the replacement was overwritten by OUT values.
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This corrects the replacement-result decision only. Existing differences in the callback's argument tuple and snapshot timing remain separate.
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- Compared the identity-based decision with CPython 3.15.0
_ctypes.CFuncPtr call handling. A CPython 3.15 libc time OUT-parameter check returned a sentinel from errcheck, and returned the OUT integer when errcheck returned its argument tuple.
- Independent source review and normal commit hooks (including rustfmt) passed. Sequential local three-way file merges with Avoid locking across ctypes errcheck callbacks #9611, Fix ctypes argtypes handling #9613 and Fix ctypes restype assignment #9615 were clean.
- RustPython was not built or executed locally. No tests were added or changed; hosted CI is expected to run the existing ctypes tests.
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- Bug Fixes
- Results returned by an error-checking callback are now preserved instead of being replaced by processed output buffers.
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Return a replacement errcheck result directly instead of overwriting it with OUT parameter values. Returning the original argument tuple still requests normal OUT processing.
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build_result now returns a replacement value from errcheck immediately. It does not continue to process OUT buffers in that case.
Changes: _ctypes errcheck result handling
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Return replacement errcheck results crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/function.rs |
build_result returns a non-original-tuple value from errcheck before processing OUT buffers. |
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~5 minutes
Change: Bug fix
Possibly related PRs
- RustPython/RustPython#9611: Changes
_ctypes errcheck processing in the same file by handling the callback lock and snapshot through result and OUT-parameter processing.
Suggested reviewers: youknowone
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 5a128
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The change correctly preserves errcheck replacement results when OUT parameters exist. It is mergeable after normal checks; a focused regression test would improve confidence.
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Nitpick comments: 1
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crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/function.rs: 1
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1710-1710: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win
Add a regression test for an errcheck replacement when OUT parameters are present.
The existing errcheck tests call a function with no paramflags, so no OUT buffers exist on that path. No test in the inspected test sources sets paramflags with an OUT parameter and an errcheck replacement. A change that restores OUT extraction before the errcheck check would leave these tests passing.
Add a test that defines a function with a pure OUT parameter (PARAMFLAG_FOUT) and an errcheck that returns a replacement value. Assert that the call returns the replacement. The existing errcheck assertions run only on non-posix hosts, so place the new test where the target CI hosts run it.
The early return in build_result is correct. This is a regression-test gap, not a runtime defect.
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Review comment at @crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/function.rs at line 1710:
Add a regression test for build_result’s errcheck path using a function with a
pure OUT parameter (PARAMFLAG_FOUT) and an errcheck callback that returns a
replacement value. Assert the call returns that replacement, and place the test
under the same non-posix test configuration as the existing errcheck assertions
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Review comments at @crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/function.rs:
- Line 1710: Add a regression test for build_result’s errcheck path using a
function with a pure OUT parameter (PARAMFLAG_FOUT) and an errcheck callback
that returns a replacement value. Assert the call returns that replacement, and
place the test under the same non-posix test configuration as the existing
errcheck assertions so it runs on the target CI hosts.
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