gh-109649: Add os.process_cpu_count() function

vstinner · vstinner · commit 7832caa8b6ef · 2023-09-29T15:30:43.000+02:00
* Fix test_posix.test_sched_getaffinity(): restore the old CPU mask
  when the test completes!
* Doc: Specify that os.cpu_count() counts *logicial* CPUs.
diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -5183,12 +5183,10 @@ Miscellaneous System Information
 
 .. function:: cpu_count()
 
-   Return the number of CPUs in the system. Returns ``None`` if undetermined.
-
-   This number is not equivalent to the number of CPUs the current process can
-   use.  The number of usable CPUs can be obtained with
-   ``len(os.sched_getaffinity(0))``
+   Return the number of logical CPUs in the system. Returns ``None`` if
+   undetermined.
 
+   See also the :func:`process_cpu_count` function.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.4
 
@@ -5202,6 +5200,17 @@ Miscellaneous System Information
    .. availability:: Unix.
 
 
+.. function:: process_cpu_count()
+
+   Get the number of logical CPUs usable by the current process. Returns
+   ``None`` if undetermined. It can be less than :func:`cpu_count` depending on
+   the process affinity.
+
+   See also the :func:`cpu_count` function.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.13
+
+
 .. function:: sysconf(name, /)
 
    Return integer-valued system configuration values. If the configuration value
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.13.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.13.rst
@@ -163,6 +163,13 @@ opcode
   documented or exposed through ``dis``, and were not intended to be
   used externally.
 
+os
+--
+
+* Add :func:`os.process_cpu_count` function to get the number of logical CPUs
+  usable by the current process.
+  (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`109649`.)
+
 pathlib
 -------
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_os.py b/Lib/test/test_os.py
@@ -3996,14 +3996,42 @@ def test_oserror_filename(self):
                     self.fail(f"No exception thrown by {func}")
 
 class CPUCountTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def check_cpu_count(self, cpus):
+        if cpus is None:
+            self.skipTest("Could not determine the number of CPUs")
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(cpus, int)
+        self.assertGreater(cpus, 0)
+
     def test_cpu_count(self):
         cpus = os.cpu_count()
-        if cpus is not None:
-            self.assertIsInstance(cpus, int)
-            self.assertGreater(cpus, 0)
-        else:
+        self.check_cpu_count(cpus)
+
+    def test_process_cpu_count(self):
+        cpus = os.process_cpu_count()
+        self.assertLessEqual(cpus, os.cpu_count())
+        self.check_cpu_count(cpus)
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(os, 'sched_setaffinity'),
+                         "don't have sched affinity support")
+    def test_process_cpu_count_affinity(self):
+        ncpu = os.cpu_count()
+        if ncpu is None:
             self.skipTest("Could not determine the number of CPUs")
 
+        # Disable one CPU
+        mask = os.sched_getaffinity(0)
+        if len(mask) <= 1:
+            self.skipTest(f"sched_getaffinity() returns less than "
+                          f"2 CPUs: {sorted(mask)}")
+        self.addCleanup(os.sched_setaffinity, 0, list(mask))
+        mask.pop()
+        os.sched_setaffinity(0, mask)
+
+        # test process_cpu_count()
+        affinity = os.process_cpu_count()
+        self.assertEqual(affinity, ncpu - 1)
+
 
 # FD inheritance check is only useful for systems with process support.
 @support.requires_subprocess()
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_posix.py b/Lib/test/test_posix.py
@@ -1205,6 +1205,7 @@ def test_sched_getaffinity(self):
     @requires_sched_affinity
     def test_sched_setaffinity(self):
         mask = posix.sched_getaffinity(0)
+        self.addCleanup(posix.sched_setaffinity, 0, list(mask))
         if len(mask) > 1:
             # Empty masks are forbidden
             mask.pop()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-09-21-16-21-19.gh-issue-109649.YYCjAF.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-09-21-16-21-19.gh-issue-109649.YYCjAF.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Add :func:`os.process_cpu_count` function to get the number of logical CPUs
+usable by the current process. Patch by Victor Stinner.
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -8134,39 +8134,45 @@ static PyObject *
 os_sched_getaffinity_impl(PyObject *module, pid_t pid)
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=f726f2c193c17a4f input=983ce7cb4a565980]*/
 {
-    int cpu, ncpus, count;
+    int ncpus = NCPUS_START;
     size_t setsize;
-    cpu_set_t *mask = NULL;
-    PyObject *res = NULL;
+    cpu_set_t *mask;
 
-    ncpus = NCPUS_START;
     while (1) {
         setsize = CPU_ALLOC_SIZE(ncpus);
         mask = CPU_ALLOC(ncpus);
-        if (mask == NULL)
+        if (mask == NULL) {
             return PyErr_NoMemory();
-        if (sched_getaffinity(pid, setsize, mask) == 0)
+        }
+        if (sched_getaffinity(pid, setsize, mask) == 0) {
             break;
+        }
         CPU_FREE(mask);
-        if (errno != EINVAL)
+        if (errno != EINVAL) {
             return posix_error();
+        }
         if (ncpus > INT_MAX / 2) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError, "could not allocate "
-                            "a large enough CPU set");
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
+                            "could not allocate a large enough CPU set");
             return NULL;
         }
-        ncpus = ncpus * 2;
+        ncpus *= 2;
     }
 
-    res = PySet_New(NULL);
-    if (res == NULL)
+    PyObject *res = PySet_New(NULL);
+    if (res == NULL) {
         goto error;
-    for (cpu = 0, count = CPU_COUNT_S(setsize, mask); count; cpu++) {
+    }
+
+    int cpu = 0;
+    int count = CPU_COUNT_S(setsize, mask);
+    for (; count; cpu++) {
         if (CPU_ISSET_S(cpu, setsize, mask)) {
             PyObject *cpu_num = PyLong_FromLong(cpu);
             --count;
-            if (cpu_num == NULL)
+            if (cpu_num == NULL) {
                 goto error;
+            }
             if (PySet_Add(res, cpu_num)) {
                 Py_DECREF(cpu_num);
                 goto error;
@@ -8178,12 +8184,12 @@ os_sched_getaffinity_impl(PyObject *module, pid_t pid)
     return res;
 
 error:
-    if (mask)
+    if (mask) {
         CPU_FREE(mask);
+    }
     Py_XDECREF(res);
     return NULL;
 }
-
 #endif /* HAVE_SCHED_SETAFFINITY */
 
 #endif /* HAVE_SCHED_H */
@@ -14334,44 +14340,96 @@ os_get_terminal_size_impl(PyObject *module, int fd)
 /*[clinic input]
 os.cpu_count
 
-Return the number of CPUs in the system; return None if indeterminable.
+Return the number of logical CPUs in the system.
 
-This number is not equivalent to the number of CPUs the current process can
-use.  The number of usable CPUs can be obtained with
-``len(os.sched_getaffinity(0))``
+Return None if indeterminable.
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 os_cpu_count_impl(PyObject *module)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=5fc29463c3936a9c input=e7c8f4ba6dbbadd3]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=5fc29463c3936a9c input=ba2f6f8980a0e2eb]*/
 {
-    int ncpu = 0;
+    int ncpu;
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
-#ifdef MS_WINDOWS_DESKTOP
+# ifdef MS_WINDOWS_DESKTOP
     ncpu = GetActiveProcessorCount(ALL_PROCESSOR_GROUPS);
-#endif
+# else
+    ncpu = 0;
+# endif
+
 #elif defined(__hpux)
     ncpu = mpctl(MPC_GETNUMSPUS, NULL, NULL);
+
 #elif defined(HAVE_SYSCONF) && defined(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN)
     ncpu = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN);
+
 #elif defined(__VXWORKS__)
     ncpu = _Py_popcount32(vxCpuEnabledGet());
+
 #elif defined(__DragonFly__) || \
       defined(__OpenBSD__)   || \
       defined(__FreeBSD__)   || \
       defined(__NetBSD__)    || \
       defined(__APPLE__)
-    int mib[2];
+    ncpu = 0;
     size_t len = sizeof(ncpu);
-    mib[0] = CTL_HW;
-    mib[1] = HW_NCPU;
-    if (sysctl(mib, 2, &ncpu, &len, NULL, 0) != 0)
+    int mib[2] = {CTL_HW, HW_NCPU};
+    if (sysctl(mib, 2, &ncpu, &len, NULL, 0) != 0) {
         ncpu = 0;
+    }
 #endif
-    if (ncpu >= 1)
-        return PyLong_FromLong(ncpu);
-    else
+
+    if (ncpu < 1) {
         Py_RETURN_NONE;
+    }
+    return PyLong_FromLong(ncpu);
+}
+
+
+/*[clinic input]
+os.process_cpu_count
+
+Get the number of logical CPUs usable by the current process.
+
+Return None if indeterminable.
+[clinic start generated code]*/
+
+static PyObject *
+os_process_cpu_count_impl(PyObject *module)
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=dc750a336e010b50 input=b9b63acbae0dbe45]*/
+{
+#if defined(HAVE_SCHED_H) && defined(HAVE_SCHED_SETAFFINITY)
+    int ncpus = NCPUS_START;
+    cpu_set_t *mask;
+    size_t setsize;
+
+    while (1) {
+        setsize = CPU_ALLOC_SIZE(ncpus);
+        mask = CPU_ALLOC(ncpus);
+        if (mask == NULL) {
+            return PyErr_NoMemory();
+        }
+        if (sched_getaffinity(0, setsize, mask) == 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+        CPU_FREE(mask);
+        if (errno != EINVAL) {
+            return posix_error();
+        }
+        if (ncpus > INT_MAX / 2) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
+                            "could not allocate a large enough CPU set");
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        ncpus *= 2;
+    }
+
+    int ncpu = CPU_COUNT_S(setsize, mask);
+    CPU_FREE(mask);
+    return PyLong_FromLong(ncpu);
+#else
+    return os_cpu_count_impl(NULL);
+#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -15968,6 +16026,7 @@ static PyMethodDef posix_methods[] = {
 
     OS_GET_TERMINAL_SIZE_METHODDEF
     OS_CPU_COUNT_METHODDEF
+    OS_PROCESS_CPU_COUNT_METHODDEF
     OS_GET_INHERITABLE_METHODDEF
     OS_SET_INHERITABLE_METHODDEF
     OS_GET_HANDLE_INHERITABLE_METHODDEF

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@`
	`1`	+Add :func:`os.process_cpu_count` function to get the number of logical CPUs
	`2`	`+usable by the current process. Patch by Victor Stinner.`