gdb/python: add accessor helpers for __dict__ in Python extension objects

Python extension objects that support __dict__ must inherit from
gdbpy_dict_wrapper, a wrapper class that stores the PyObject
corresponding to the __dict__ attribute. Because this dictionary
is not managed directly by Python, each extension objects must
provide appropriate accessors so that attributes stored in __dict__
are looked up correctly.

Currently, management of this dictionary is not centralized, and
each Python extension object implements its own logic to create,
access, and destroy it.

A previous patch centralized the creation logic; this patch focuses
on centralizing the access to the dictionary. It introduces two new
macros:
- gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter, which defines a getter for
  __dict__.
- gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro, which sets tp_getattro and
  tp_setattro in PyTypeObject to gdb_py_generic_getattro and
  gdb_py_generic_setattro, respectively. These helpers already
  centralizes attribute access for Python extension objects having
  a __dict__.
  Note: this macro will eventually be removed once Python extension
  types are migrated to heap-allocated types.

Approved-By: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
This commit is contained in:
Matthieu Longo 2026-02-27 14:13:26 +00:00
parent a1b6e00e0e
commit 1c9bcee307
8 changed files with 31 additions and 31 deletions

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@ -500,8 +500,7 @@ GDBPY_INITIALIZE_FILE (gdbpy_initialize_corefile);
static gdb_PyGetSetDef corefile_getset[] =
{
{ "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, nullptr,
"The __dict__ for the gdb.Corefile.", nullptr },
gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("corefile"),
{ "filename", cfpy_get_filename, nullptr,
"The filename of a valid Corefile object.", nullptr },
{ nullptr }
@ -537,8 +536,7 @@ PyTypeObject corefile_object_type =
0, /*tp_hash */
0, /*tp_call*/
0, /*tp_str*/
gdb_py_generic_getattro, /*tp_getattro*/
gdb_py_generic_setattro, /*tp_setattro*/
gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro,
0, /*tp_as_buffer*/
Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT, /*tp_flags*/
"GDB corefile object", /* tp_doc */

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@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ GDBPY_INITIALIZE_FILE (gdbpy_initialize_event);
static gdb_PyGetSetDef event_object_getset[] =
{
{ "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, NULL,
"The __dict__ for this event.", NULL },
gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("event"),
{ NULL }
};
@ -123,8 +122,7 @@ PyTypeObject event_object_type =
0, /* tp_hash */
0, /* tp_call */
0, /* tp_str */
gdb_py_generic_getattro, /* tp_getattro */
gdb_py_generic_setattro, /* tp_setattro */
gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro,
0, /* tp_as_buffer */
Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE, /* tp_flags */
"GDB event object", /* tp_doc */

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@ -1087,8 +1087,7 @@ GDBPY_INITIALIZE_FILE (gdbpy_initialize_inferior);
static gdb_PyGetSetDef inferior_object_getset[] =
{
{ "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, nullptr,
"The __dict__ for this inferior.", nullptr },
gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("inferior"),
{ "arguments", infpy_get_args, infpy_set_args,
"Arguments to this program.", nullptr },
{ "num", infpy_get_num, NULL, "ID of inferior, as assigned by GDB.", NULL },
@ -1170,8 +1169,7 @@ PyTypeObject inferior_object_type =
0, /* tp_hash */
0, /* tp_call */
0, /* tp_str */
gdb_py_generic_getattro, /* tp_getattro */
gdb_py_generic_setattro, /* tp_setattro */
gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro,
0, /* tp_as_buffer */
Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT, /* tp_flags */
"GDB inferior object", /* tp_doc */

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@ -415,8 +415,7 @@ GDBPY_INITIALIZE_FILE (gdbpy_initialize_thread);
static gdb_PyGetSetDef thread_object_getset[] =
{
{ "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, nullptr,
"The __dict__ for this thread.", nullptr },
gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("thread"),
{ "name", thpy_get_name, thpy_set_name,
"The name of the thread, as set by the user or the OS.", NULL },
{ "details", thpy_get_details, NULL,
@ -479,8 +478,7 @@ PyTypeObject thread_object_type =
0, /*tp_hash */
0, /*tp_call*/
0, /*tp_str*/
gdb_py_generic_getattro, /*tp_getattro*/
gdb_py_generic_setattro, /*tp_setattro*/
gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro,
0, /*tp_as_buffer*/
Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT, /*tp_flags*/
"GDB thread object", /* tp_doc */

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@ -725,8 +725,7 @@ Look up a static-linkage global symbol in this objfile and return it." },
static gdb_PyGetSetDef objfile_getset[] =
{
{ "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, NULL,
"The __dict__ for this objfile.", NULL },
gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("objfile"),
{ "filename", objfpy_get_filename, NULL,
"The objfile's filename, or None.", NULL },
{ "username", objfpy_get_username, NULL,
@ -771,8 +770,7 @@ PyTypeObject objfile_object_type =
0, /*tp_hash */
0, /*tp_call*/
0, /*tp_str*/
gdb_py_generic_getattro, /*tp_getattro*/
gdb_py_generic_setattro, /*tp_setattro*/
gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro,
0, /*tp_as_buffer*/
Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT, /*tp_flags*/
"GDB objfile object", /* tp_doc */

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@ -751,8 +751,7 @@ GDBPY_INITIALIZE_FILE (gdbpy_initialize_pspace);
static gdb_PyGetSetDef pspace_getset[] =
{
{ "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, NULL,
"The __dict__ for this progspace.", NULL },
gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("progspace"),
{ "filename", pspy_get_filename, NULL,
"The filename of the progspace's main symbol file, or None.", nullptr },
{ "symbol_file", pspy_get_symbol_file, nullptr,
@ -814,8 +813,7 @@ PyTypeObject pspace_object_type =
0, /*tp_hash */
0, /*tp_call*/
0, /*tp_str*/
gdb_py_generic_getattro, /*tp_getattro*/
gdb_py_generic_setattro, /*tp_setattro*/
gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro,
0, /*tp_as_buffer*/
Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT, /*tp_flags*/
"GDB progspace object", /* tp_doc */

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@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ template<typename T = PyObject> using gdbpy_ref
Access to the dict requires a custom getter defined via PyGetSetDef.
gdb_PyGetSetDef my_object_getset[] =
{
{ "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, nullptr,
"The __dict__ for this object.", nullptr },
gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("object"),
...
{ nullptr }
};
@ -78,6 +77,21 @@ struct gdbpy_dict_wrapper : public PyObject
return &wrapper->dict;
}
#define gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter(object_name) \
{ \
"__dict__", /* name */ \
(getter) gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, \
(setter) nullptr, \
"The __dict__ for this " object_name ".", /* doc */ \
nullptr, /* closure */ \
}
#define gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro \
/*tp_getattro*/ \
gdb_py_generic_getattro, \
/*tp_setattro*/ \
gdb_py_generic_setattro
/* Allocate the dictionary pointed by 'dict'.
Note: this method should be called once the object was allocated,
when setting its attributes. */

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@ -1699,9 +1699,8 @@ PyTypeObject type_object_type =
static gdb_PyGetSetDef field_object_getset[] =
{
{ "__dict__", gdb_py_generic_dict_getter, NULL,
"The __dict__ for this field.", NULL },
{ NULL }
gdbpy_dict_wrapper_cfg_dict_getter ("field"),
{ nullptr }
};
PyTypeObject field_object_type =
@ -1722,8 +1721,7 @@ PyTypeObject field_object_type =
0, /*tp_hash */
0, /*tp_call*/
0, /*tp_str*/
gdb_py_generic_getattro, /*tp_getattro*/
gdb_py_generic_setattro, /*tp_setattro*/
gdbpy_dict_wrapper_getsetattro,
0, /*tp_as_buffer*/
Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT, /*tp_flags*/
"GDB field object", /* tp_doc */