[issue20526] python: Modules/gcmodule.c:379: visit_decref: Assertion `((gc)->gc.gc_refs >> (1)) != 0' failed.

[STINNER Victor]

STINNER Victor added the comment:

> To debug, since I guess it's due to a memory corruption because
> objects are deallocated while they're still in use, you could try
> to use valgrind.
> Unfortunately, since it's due to a race condition, the overhead
> will probably make it really hard to reproduce :-(

I added assert(_Py_Finalizing == NULL || _Py_Finalizing == PyThreadState_GET()) almost everywhere, but the assertion didn't fail. It looks like only the main thread is running between the interrupted wait_for_thread_shutdown() and the final "python: Modules/gcmodule.c:379: visit_decref: ... failed" assertion in PyGC_Collect().

I tried to add directly assert(_PyGCHead_REFS(gc) != 0) in _PyGCHead_SET_REFS(), but the assertion didn't fail.

I also ran Python in Valgrind: no error neither.

Ok...

I close this issue as won't fix because it was occur with #19466 applied, but I just reverted this patch.

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resolution:  -> wont fix
status: open -> closed

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