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Align weak-reference comparison and ownership controls - #9710

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Summary

Align weak-reference and proxy controls with Python 3.15 in three Rust files (+101/-92).

  • Return raw weak-reference comparison results, preserve exact equality/inequality dispatch, and accept both proxy payload types as CPython does.
  • Unwrap both proxy operands through the existing binary helper. Release upgraded binary/ternary operands in argument order after callbacks, including errors, without forcing comparison results to bool.
  • Let the outer weak-reference hash result replace a recursively populated cache, or clear that cache on failure, before releasing the referent.
  • Give live and dead proxies their own repr without invoking referent repr; preserve lossless type-name formatting when composed with Preserve Unicode in shared qualified type names #9700.
  • Preserve Cell's raw comparison results while releasing owned contents in left-to-right order through a borrowed comparison call.

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Compared against pinned CPython d220409a13b77de7a6c30abe16ea90db01528edc weakrefobject.c, cellobject.c and weakrefobject.h. The external CPython oracle passes 149 assertions plus 20 additional exact-repr assertions covering raw results, exact operations, both proxy types, dead operands, repr callback bypass, reentrant hash cache outcomes, and callback/finalizer order.

Independent source/lifetime review passed on the final patch. An independent external oracle passed another 172 assertions, including direct proxy-slot dispatch, nested hash error/cache outcomes and last-owner finalizer visibility. Final threaded cargo check passed (1m03s) and all-target Clippy passed (1m34s), with exactly the 12 unchanged baseline diagnostics. Normal commit hooks passed without bypass. No Python tests, repository test logic, markers, Lib files or workflows are changed.

Limits and integration

Native RustPython execution remains unperformed because the required safety guard is not verified. External reference assertions and source review do not establish a native runtime pass; hosted CI remains necessary. Cross-thread hash critical-section equivalence and concurrent stress behavior are not established by this single-threaded compatibility work.

The pinned CPython runtime leaks earlier upgraded operands when a later proxy is dead, and can corrupt a pending hash exception during finalizer reentry. Those upstream anomalies are deliberately not reproduced: Rust retains safe cleanup and the original error. Traceback-owned operand lifetimes can separately delay finalizers.

Standalone surrogate module/qualname fidelity remains limited by the current shared helper; full lossless names require #9700. Constructor parsing remains unchanged. The patch preserves #9699's reversed-method area and composes with #9700's qualified-name return type change using the existing WTF-8 helper rather than a second formatter. Payload validation/ownership infrastructure from #8963/#8944/#8939 is not duplicated.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Comparisons involving weak references and proxies now handle equality, inequality, and other comparison operations more consistently, including when the referenced object is no longer available.
    • Weak proxy representations now show the referenced object’s type and ID while it is alive, and clearly indicate when the reference is dead.
    • Weak reference hashing now uses the referenced object’s computed hash and reports an error if the object is no longer available.

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Cell, weak-reference, and weak-proxy comparisons now use updated comparison behavior. Weak-reference hashing and proxy representation also change. The changes explicitly release cloned cell contents and upgraded referents after operations.

Changes: Comparison and ownership

Layer / File(s) Summary
Cell comparison
crates/vm/src/builtins/function.rs
Populated cells now compare through PyObject::rich_compare. The method explicitly drops both cloned contents before returning.
Weak-reference comparison and hashing
crates/vm/src/builtins/weakref.rs
PyWeak now handles equality and inequality through Comparable. Live references delegate comparison to their referents; dead references compare by identity. Hashing stores the computed value directly and drops the upgraded referent before returning.
Weak-proxy comparison and representation
crates/vm/src/builtins/weakproxy.rs
PyWeakProxy now implements rich comparison through proxy_binary_op. Proxy operations release upgraded operands after invocation. Representation now includes the proxy ID and either the live referent’s type and ID or a dead marker.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related issues

  • Issue 6839 tracks the Python 3.15 migration, which includes weak-reference, proxy, and cell comparison behavior covered by this change.

Suggested reviewers: changjoon-park, rlaisqls

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to a7a14

Concurrent hashing can leave an existing weak-reference dictionary key inaccessible after its referent dies. Protect successful cached hashes before merging.

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The title "Align weak-reference comparison and ownership controls" names the two main themes of the changeset: weak-reference comparison (PyWeak slot_richcompare/cmp, Cell and proxy comparison) and ownership controls (upgraded referents released in argument order, Cell contents dropped left-to-right). It is a single, specific, descriptive sentence and matches the PR objectives. It does not mention the proxy representation or hash cache changes, but that detail is expected to be omitted.

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Override slot_richcompare to preserve raw Python results while keeping meaningful boolean cmp adapters and NotImplemented handling.

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zelf.hash.store(
result.as_ref().copied().unwrap_or(hash::SENTINEL),
Ordering::Relaxed,
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Keep the cached hash when a concurrent hash fails.

The new PyWeak::hash stores SENTINEL after any failed referent hash, even when another thread has already cached a successful value. A dict that stored the weakref under that value then raises TypeError for d[w], w in d, and del d[w] once the referent is gone. Serialize the cache update with the referent hash, or do not clear a value that another call published.

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Review comment at @crates/vm/src/builtins/weakref.rs around lines 166 - 169:
Update PyWeak::hash so a failed referent hash does not overwrite a successful
hash cached by a concurrent call; serialize referent hashing and cache updates,
or otherwise ensure the failure path preserves any value another call has
published.

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