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Completely refactor Modules/_remote_debugging_module.c with improved code organization, replacing scattered reference counting and error handling with centralized goto error paths. This cleanup improves maintainability and reduces code duplication throughout the module while preserving the same external API.
Implement memory page caching optimization in Python/remote_debug.h to avoid repeated reads of the same memory regions during debugging operations. The cache stores previously read memory pages and reuses them for subsequent reads, significantly reducing system calls and improving performance.
Add code object caching mechanism with a new code_object_generation field that tracks when code object caches need invalidation. This allows efficient reuse of parsed code object metadata and eliminates redundant processing of the same code objects across debugging sessions.
Optimize memory operations by replacing multiple individual structure copies with single bulk reads for the same data structures. This reduces the number of memory operations and system calls required to gather debugging information from the target process.
Update Makefile.pre.in to include Python/remote_debug.h in the headers list, ensuring that changes to the remote debugging header force proper recompilation of dependent modules and maintain build consistency across the codebase.
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Completely refactor Modules/_remote_debugging_module.c with improved
code organization, replacing scattered reference counting and error
handling with centralized goto error paths. This cleanup improves
maintainability and reduces code duplication throughout the module while
preserving the same external API.
Implement memory page caching optimization in Python/remote_debug.h to
avoid repeated reads of the same memory regions during debugging
operations. The cache stores previously read memory pages and reuses
them for subsequent reads, significantly reducing system calls and
improving performance.
Add code object caching mechanism with a new code_object_generation
field in the interpreter state that tracks when code object caches need
invalidation. This allows efficient reuse of parsed code object metadata
and eliminates redundant processing of the same code objects across
debugging sessions.
Optimize memory operations by replacing multiple individual structure
copies with single bulk reads for the same data structures. This reduces
the number of memory operations and system calls required to gather
debugging information from the target process.
Update Makefile.pre.in to include Python/remote_debug.h in the headers
list, ensuring that changes to the remote debugging header force proper
recompilation of dependent modules and maintain build consistency across
the codebase.
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It's not easy to look at the _remote_debugging_module.c diff given the number of changes, but I went through the module in a checkout and it looks much cleaner now.
I like the caching, I like free-threading handling, and the Unwinder object. I found a race in your test, I'll fix that for you alongside some trivial pep8 nits.
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Completely refactor Modules/_remote_debugging_module.c with improved
code organization, replacing scattered reference counting and error
handling with centralized goto error paths. This cleanup improves
maintainability and reduces code duplication throughout the module while
preserving the same external API.
Implement memory page caching optimization in Python/remote_debug.h to
avoid repeated reads of the same memory regions during debugging
operations. The cache stores previously read memory pages and reuses
them for subsequent reads, significantly reducing system calls and
improving performance.
Add code object caching mechanism with a new code_object_generation
field in the interpreter state that tracks when code object caches need
invalidation. This allows efficient reuse of parsed code object metadata
and eliminates redundant processing of the same code objects across
debugging sessions.
Optimize memory operations by replacing multiple individual structure
copies with single bulk reads for the same data structures. This reduces
the number of memory operations and system calls required to gather
debugging information from the target process.
Update Makefile.pre.in to include Python/remote_debug.h in the headers
list, ensuring that changes to the remote debugging header force proper
recompilation of dependent modules and maintain build consistency across
the codebase.
Also, make the module compatible with the free threading build as an extra :)
Co-authored-by: Łukasz Langa <[email protected]>
(cherry picked from commit 42b25ad)
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gh-91048: Refactor and optimize remote debugging module (#134652)
Completely refactor Modules/_remote_debugging_module.c with improved
code organization, replacing scattered reference counting and error
handling with centralized goto error paths. This cleanup improves
maintainability and reduces code duplication throughout the module while
preserving the same external API.
Implement memory page caching optimization in Python/remote_debug.h to
avoid repeated reads of the same memory regions during debugging
operations. The cache stores previously read memory pages and reuses
them for subsequent reads, significantly reducing system calls and
improving performance.
Add code object caching mechanism with a new code_object_generation
field in the interpreter state that tracks when code object caches need
invalidation. This allows efficient reuse of parsed code object metadata
and eliminates redundant processing of the same code objects across
debugging sessions.
Optimize memory operations by replacing multiple individual structure
copies with single bulk reads for the same data structures. This reduces
the number of memory operations and system calls required to gather
debugging information from the target process.
Update Makefile.pre.in to include Python/remote_debug.h in the headers
list, ensuring that changes to the remote debugging header force proper
recompilation of dependent modules and maintain build consistency across
the codebase.
Also, make the module compatible with the free threading build as an extra :)
Co-authored-by: Łukasz Langa <[email protected]>
(cherry picked from commit 42b25ad)
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Hi! The buildbot iOS ARM64 Simulator 3.14 (tier-3) has failed when building commit 1822f33.
What do you need to do:
- Don't panic.
- Check the buildbot page in the devguide if you don't know what the buildbots are or how they work.
- Go to the page of the buildbot that failed (https://buildbot.python.org/#/builders/1722/builds/161) and take a look at the build logs.
- Check if the failure is related to this commit (1822f33) or if it is a false positive.
- If the failure is related to this commit, please, reflect that on the issue and make a new Pull Request with a fix.
You can take a look at the buildbot page here:
https://buildbot.python.org/#/builders/1722/builds/161
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configure: WARNING: no system libmpdecimal found; falling back to bundled libmpdecimal (deprecated and scheduled for removal in Python 3.15)
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In file included from ../../Modules/_remote_debugging_module.c:31:
../../Modules/../Python/remote_debug.h:139:20: error: call to undeclared function 'pid_to_task'; ISO C99 and later do not support implicit function declarations [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
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Completely refactor Modules/_remote_debugging_module.c with improved
code organization, replacing scattered reference counting and error
handling with centralized goto error paths. This cleanup improves
maintainability and reduces code duplication throughout the module while
preserving the same external API.
Implement memory page caching optimization in Python/remote_debug.h to
avoid repeated reads of the same memory regions during debugging
operations. The cache stores previously read memory pages and reuses
them for subsequent reads, significantly reducing system calls and
improving performance.
Add code object caching mechanism with a new code_object_generation
field in the interpreter state that tracks when code object caches need
invalidation. This allows efficient reuse of parsed code object metadata
and eliminates redundant processing of the same code objects across
debugging sessions.
Optimize memory operations by replacing multiple individual structure
copies with single bulk reads for the same data structures. This reduces
the number of memory operations and system calls required to gather
debugging information from the target process.
Update Makefile.pre.in to include Python/remote_debug.h in the headers
list, ensuring that changes to the remote debugging header force proper
recompilation of dependent modules and maintain build consistency across
the codebase.
Also, make the module compatible with the free threading build as an extra :)
Co-authored-by: Łukasz Langa <[email protected]>
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Completely refactor Modules/_remote_debugging_module.c with improved
code organization, replacing scattered reference counting and error
handling with centralized goto error paths. This cleanup improves
maintainability and reduces code duplication throughout the module while
preserving the same external API.
Implement memory page caching optimization in Python/remote_debug.h to
avoid repeated reads of the same memory regions during debugging
operations. The cache stores previously read memory pages and reuses
them for subsequent reads, significantly reducing system calls and
improving performance.
Add code object caching mechanism with a new code_object_generation
field in the interpreter state that tracks when code object caches need
invalidation. This allows efficient reuse of parsed code object metadata
and eliminates redundant processing of the same code objects across
debugging sessions.
Optimize memory operations by replacing multiple individual structure
copies with single bulk reads for the same data structures. This reduces
the number of memory operations and system calls required to gather
debugging information from the target process.
Update Makefile.pre.in to include Python/remote_debug.h in the headers
list, ensuring that changes to the remote debugging header force proper
recompilation of dependent modules and maintain build consistency across
the codebase.
Also, make the module compatible with the free threading build as an extra :)
Co-authored-by: Łukasz Langa <[email protected]>
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Completely refactor Modules/_remote_debugging_module.c with improved
code organization, replacing scattered reference counting and error
handling with centralized goto error paths. This cleanup improves
maintainability and reduces code duplication throughout the module while
preserving the same external API.
Implement memory page caching optimization in Python/remote_debug.h to
avoid repeated reads of the same memory regions during debugging
operations. The cache stores previously read memory pages and reuses
them for subsequent reads, significantly reducing system calls and
improving performance.
Add code object caching mechanism with a new code_object_generation
field in the interpreter state that tracks when code object caches need
invalidation. This allows efficient reuse of parsed code object metadata
and eliminates redundant processing of the same code objects across
debugging sessions.
Optimize memory operations by replacing multiple individual structure
copies with single bulk reads for the same data structures. This reduces
the number of memory operations and system calls required to gather
debugging information from the target process.
Update Makefile.pre.in to include Python/remote_debug.h in the headers
list, ensuring that changes to the remote debugging header force proper
recompilation of dependent modules and maintain build consistency across
the codebase.
Also, make the module compatible with the free threading build as an extra :)
Co-authored-by: Łukasz Langa <[email protected]>
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