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Align faulthandler watchdog timeouts with CPython #9775

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youknowone merged 3 commits into RustPython:main from youknowdot:fix/watchdog-timeouts-20261110
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Align faulthandler watchdog timeouts with CPython #9775

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Align faulthandler watchdog timeouts with CPython
youknowdot Nov 9, 2026
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Mark watchdog regression module explicitly as test-only
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Separate faulthandler regression snippets
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87 changes: 72 additions & 15 deletions 87 crates/stdlib/src/faulthandler.rs
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Expand Up @@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ mod decl {
use crate::vm::{
AsObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
builtins::PyInt,
function::{ArgIntoBool, ArgIntoFloat, OptionalArg},
function::{ArgIntoBool, OptionalArg},
stdlib::time::pytime,
};
use alloc::sync::Arc;
use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicI32, Ordering};
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -673,7 +674,8 @@ mod decl {
return;
}
let timeout = Duration::from_micros(guard.timeout_us);
cvar.wait_for(&mut guard, timeout);
// A notification or spurious wake does not mean the deadline passed.
cvar.wait_while_for(&mut guard, |state| !state.cancel, timeout);

// Check if cancelled after wait
if guard.cancel {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -797,8 +799,9 @@ mod decl {
#[derive(FromArgs)]
#[allow(unused)]
struct DumpTracebackLaterArgs {
#[pyarg(positional, error_msg = "timeout must be a number (int or float)")]
timeout: ArgIntoFloat,
// Clinic converts repeat/exit before interpreting the timeout object.
#[pyarg(any)]
timeout: PyObjectRef,
#[pyarg(any, default = ArgIntoBool::FALSE)]
repeat: ArgIntoBool,
#[pyarg(any, default, py_default = "sys.stderr")]
Expand All @@ -811,20 +814,21 @@ mod decl {

#[pyfunction]
fn dump_traceback_later(args: DumpTracebackLaterArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
let timeout: f64 = args.timeout.into_float();

if timeout <= 0.0 {
let timeout = pytime::from_seconds_object(&args.timeout, pytime::Round::Up, vm)?;
let timeout_us = pytime::Round::Up.divide(timeout, 1_000);
if timeout_us <= 0 {
return Err(vm.new_value_error("timeout must be greater than 0"));
}

let (fd, _file) = get_fd_from_file_opt(args.file, vm)?;

// Convert timeout to microseconds
let timeout_us = (timeout * 1_000_000.0) as u64;
if timeout_us == 0 {
return Err(vm.new_value_error("timeout must be greater than 0"));
pytime::check_thread_timeout(timeout, vm)?;
// CPython also bounds the seconds passed to format_timeout by LONG_MAX.
#[allow(clippy::unnecessary_cast)] // c_long is i32 or i64.
let max_seconds = core::ffi::c_long::MAX as i64;
if timeout_us / 1_000_000 > max_seconds {
return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("timeout value is too large"));
}
let timeout_us = timeout_us as u64;

let (fd, _file) = get_fd_from_file_opt(args.file, vm)?;
let header = format_timeout(timeout_us);

// Snapshot thread frame slots so watchdog can dump tracebacks
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -929,7 +933,7 @@ mod decl {
#[derive(FromArgs)]
#[allow(unused)]
struct RegisterArgs {
#[pyarg(positional)]
#[pyarg(any)]
signum: i32,
#[pyarg(any, default, py_default = "sys.stderr")]
file: OptionalArg<PyObjectRef>,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1095,4 +1099,57 @@ mod decl {
suppress_crash_report();
host_faulthandler::raise_exception(args.code, args.flags);
}

#[cfg(test)]
#[cfg(any(unix, windows))]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use std::sync::mpsc;
use std::time::Instant;

#[test]
fn watchdog_notification_does_not_expire_timeout() {
let state = Arc::new((
Mutex::new(WatchdogState {
cancel: false,
fd: 2,
timeout_us: 60_000_000,
max_threads: 100,
repeat: false,
exit: false,
header: String::new(),
#[cfg(feature = "threading")]
thread_frame_slots: Vec::new(),
}),
Condvar::new(),
));
let worker_state = Arc::clone(&state);
let (done_tx, done_rx) = mpsc::channel();
let worker = thread::spawn(move || {
watchdog_thread(worker_state);
done_tx.send(()).unwrap();
});

// Wait for a real waiter so the notification cannot be lost before
// the watchdog starts. No Python frames are exposed to this worker.
let deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(5);
let notified = loop {
if state.1.notify_one() {
break true;
}
if Instant::now() >= deadline {
break false;
}
thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1));
};
let completed = done_rx.recv_timeout(Duration::from_millis(100));

// Always stop and join before asserting, including failure paths.
state.0.lock().cancel = true;
state.1.notify_all();
worker.join().unwrap();
assert!(notified, "watchdog did not start waiting");
assert!(matches!(completed, Err(mpsc::RecvTimeoutError::Timeout)));
}
}
}
2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion 2 crates/vm/src/stdlib/time/pytime.rs
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Expand Up @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ fn from_object(object: &PyObject, scale: i64, round: Round, vm: &VirtualMachine)

/// Check the platform wait limit after the caller has handled negative values
/// and any API-specific indefinite-wait sentinel.
pub(crate) fn check_thread_timeout(nanoseconds: i64, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
pub fn check_thread_timeout(nanoseconds: i64, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
if Round::Up.divide(nanoseconds, 1_000) > THREAD_TIMEOUT_MAX_MICROSECONDS {
Err(vm.new_overflow_error("timeout value is too large"))
} else {
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201 changes: 199 additions & 2 deletions 201 extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_faulthandler.py
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import faulthandler
import signal
import struct
import sys
import time

from testutils import assert_raises

# Faulthandler watchdogs use the same signed-nanosecond conversion as sleep.


def rejected_timeout(expected, message, timeout, **kwargs):
try:
with assert_raises(expected) as caught:
faulthandler.dump_traceback_later(timeout, **kwargs)
assert str(caught.exception) == message
finally:
faulthandler.cancel_dump_traceback_later()


# Keyword binding must reach timeout validation before inspecting the file.
try:
with assert_raises(ValueError) as caught:
faulthandler.dump_traceback_later(timeout=0, file=-1)
assert str(caught.exception) == "timeout must be greater than 0"
assert_raises(TypeError, faulthandler.dump_traceback_later)
assert_raises(TypeError, faulthandler.dump_traceback_later, 60, timeout=60)
assert_raises(TypeError, faulthandler.dump_traceback_later, 60, False, -1, False, 1)
finally:
faulthandler.cancel_dump_traceback_later()


# All probes below reject the file before arming a watchdog, including tiny
# positive durations that could expire before a subsequent cancellation.
file_error = "file is not a valid file descriptor"
for timeout in (1e-20, 5e-324, 1e-9):
rejected_timeout(ValueError, file_error, timeout, file=-1)
for timeout in (0, -0.0, -1, -1e-20, -5e-324):
rejected_timeout(ValueError, "timeout must be greater than 0", timeout, file=-1)
rejected_timeout(ValueError, "Invalid value NaN (not a number)", float("nan"), file=-1)
for timeout in (float("inf"), -float("inf"), 10**100, -(10**100), 9223372037):
rejected_timeout(
OverflowError, "timestamp out of range for C PyTime_t", timeout, file=-1
)
for timeout in (None, "60", object()):
rejected_timeout(
TypeError,
"must be real number, not " + type(timeout).__name__,
timeout,
file=-1,
)


calls = []


class TruthValue:
def __init__(self, name, error=None):
self.name = name
self.error = error

def __bool__(self):
calls.append(self.name)
if self.error is not None:
raise self.error
return False


class IndexedTimeout:
def __index__(self):
calls.append("index")
return 60

def __float__(self):
raise AssertionError("timeout must prefer __index__")


class FloatTimeout:
def __float__(self):
calls.append("float")
return 60.0


class InvalidFile:
def fileno(self):
calls.append("fileno")
return -1

def flush(self):
raise AssertionError("invalid descriptor must not be flushed")


for timeout, conversion in ((IndexedTimeout(), "index"), (FloatTimeout(), "float")):
calls.clear()
rejected_timeout(
RuntimeError,
"file.fileno() is not a valid file descriptor",
timeout,
repeat=TruthValue("repeat"),
exit=TruthValue("exit"),
file=InvalidFile(),
)
assert calls == ["repeat", "exit", conversion, "fileno"]

for failing_argument in ("repeat", "exit"):
calls.clear()
failure = RuntimeError(failing_argument + " failed")
rejected_timeout(
RuntimeError,
str(failure),
None,
repeat=TruthValue("repeat", failure if failing_argument == "repeat" else None),
exit=TruthValue("exit", failure if failing_argument == "exit" else None),
file=InvalidFile(),
)
assert calls == (["repeat"] if failing_argument == "repeat" else ["repeat", "exit"])

for timeout, expected, message in (
(0, ValueError, "timeout must be greater than 0"),
(float("nan"), ValueError, "Invalid value NaN (not a number)"),
(float("inf"), OverflowError, "timestamp out of range for C PyTime_t"),
):
calls.clear()
rejected_timeout(
expected,
message,
timeout,
repeat=TruthValue("repeat"),
exit=TruthValue("exit"),
file=InvalidFile(),
)
assert calls == ["repeat", "exit"]


class FailingIndex:
def __index__(self):
raise RuntimeError("index failed")

def __float__(self):
raise AssertionError("failed index must not fall back to float")


class FailingFloat:
def __float__(self):
raise RuntimeError("float failed")


class InvalidIndex:
def __index__(self):
return 60.0

def __float__(self):
raise AssertionError("invalid index must not fall back to float")


rejected_timeout(RuntimeError, "index failed", FailingIndex(), file=-1)
rejected_timeout(RuntimeError, "float failed", FailingFloat(), file=-1)
try:
assert_raises(TypeError, faulthandler.dump_traceback_later, InvalidIndex(), file=-1)
finally:
faulthandler.cancel_dump_traceback_later()


class FloatSubclass(float):
def __float__(self):
raise AssertionError("float subclass override must be bypassed")


class IndexedFloatSubclass(FloatSubclass):
def __index__(self):
return -1


rejected_timeout(ValueError, file_error, FloatSubclass(60), file=-1)
rejected_timeout(
ValueError, "timeout must be greater than 0", IndexedFloatSubclass(60), file=-1
)

# The platform limit and the signed C long seconds limit precede file lookup.
# This is below the signed-nanosecond limit on every tested platform.
if sys.platform == "win32":
rejected_timeout(OverflowError, "timeout value is too large", 4_294_968, file=-1)
elif struct.calcsize("l") == 4:
rejected_timeout(OverflowError, "timeout value is too large", 2**31, file=-1)
else:
rejected_timeout(ValueError, file_error, 9223372036, file=-1)

# Exercise the successful keyword path only with a long timeout, immediately
# cancelled. Wasm targets do not provide the native watchdog thread.
if sys.platform not in ("wasi", "emscripten"):
try:
assert faulthandler.dump_traceback_later(timeout=60) is None
finally:
faulthandler.cancel_dump_traceback_later()


# An invalid file proves register's signum keyword binds without installing
# any signal handler. This API is absent on Windows.
if hasattr(faulthandler, "register") and hasattr(signal, "SIGUSR1"):
with assert_raises(ValueError) as caught:
faulthandler.register(signum=signal.SIGUSR1, file=-1)
assert str(caught.exception) == "file is not a valid file descriptor"


# The watchdog's thread cap is keyword-only and uses Py_ssize_t conversion.
# Its output must distinguish an exact cap from a truncated thread dump.
if sys.platform not in ("wasi", "emscripten"):
import faulthandler

for cap in (None, 1.5):
assert_raises(TypeError, faulthandler.dump_traceback_later, 60, max_threads=cap)
for cap in (sys.maxsize + 1, -sys.maxsize - 2):
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