Initial free threaded bindings

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -489,6 +489,35 @@ jobs:
           echo PYO3_CONFIG_FILE=$PYO3_CONFIG_FILE >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - run: python3 -m nox -s test
 
+  test-free-threaded:
+    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'CI-build-full') || github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+    needs: [fmt]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      UNSAFE_PYO3_BUILD_FREE_THREADED: 1
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          save-if: ${{ github.event_name != 'merge_group' }}
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          components: rust-src
+      # TODO: replace with setup-python when there is support
+      - uses: deadsnakes/action@v3.1.0
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.13-dev'
+          nogil: true
+      - run: python3 -m sysconfig
+      - run: python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip && pip install nox
+      - run: nox -s ffi-check
+      - name: Run default nox sessions that should pass
+        run: nox -s clippy docs rustfmt ruff
+      - name: Run PyO3 tests with free-threaded Python (can fail)
+        # TODO fix the test crashes so we can unset this
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: nox -s test
+
   test-version-limits:
     needs: [fmt]
     if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'CI-build-full') || github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
@@ -627,6 +656,7 @@ jobs:
       - coverage
       - emscripten
       - test-debug
+      - test-free-threaded
       - test-version-limits
       - check-feature-powerset
       - test-cross-compilation

newsfragments/4421.added.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Added bindings for PyMutex.

newsfragments/4421.fixed.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Updated FFI bindings for free-threaded CPython 3.13 ABI

pyo3-build-config/src/impl_.rs

@@ -177,12 +177,18 @@ impl InterpreterConfig {
             PythonImplementation::GraalPy => out.push("cargo:rustc-cfg=GraalPy".to_owned()),
         }
 
-        if self.abi3 {
+        // If Py_GIL_DISABLED is set, do not build with limited API support
+        if self.abi3 && !self.build_flags.0.contains(&BuildFlag::Py_GIL_DISABLED) {
             out.push("cargo:rustc-cfg=Py_LIMITED_API".to_owned());
         }
 
         for flag in &self.build_flags.0 {
-            out.push(format!("cargo:rustc-cfg=py_sys_config=\"{}\"", flag));
+            match flag {
+                BuildFlag::Py_GIL_DISABLED => {
+                    out.push("cargo:rustc-cfg=Py_GIL_DISABLED".to_owned())
+                }
+                flag => out.push(format!("cargo:rustc-cfg=py_sys_config=\"{}\"", flag)),
+            }
         }
 
         out
@@ -2733,6 +2739,43 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_build_script_outputs_gil_disabled() {
+        let mut build_flags = BuildFlags::default();
+        build_flags.0.insert(BuildFlag::Py_GIL_DISABLED);
+        let interpreter_config = InterpreterConfig {
+            implementation: PythonImplementation::CPython,
+            version: PythonVersion {
+                major: 3,
+                minor: 13,
+            },
+            shared: true,
+            abi3: false,
+            lib_name: Some("python3".into()),
+            lib_dir: None,
+            executable: None,
+            pointer_width: None,
+            build_flags,
+            suppress_build_script_link_lines: false,
+            extra_build_script_lines: vec![],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            interpreter_config.build_script_outputs(),
+            [
+                "cargo:rustc-cfg=Py_3_6".to_owned(),
+                "cargo:rustc-cfg=Py_3_7".to_owned(),
+                "cargo:rustc-cfg=Py_3_8".to_owned(),
+                "cargo:rustc-cfg=Py_3_9".to_owned(),
+                "cargo:rustc-cfg=Py_3_10".to_owned(),
+                "cargo:rustc-cfg=Py_3_11".to_owned(),
+                "cargo:rustc-cfg=Py_3_12".to_owned(),
+                "cargo:rustc-cfg=Py_3_13".to_owned(),
+                "cargo:rustc-cfg=Py_GIL_DISABLED".to_owned(),
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_build_script_outputs_debug() {
         let mut build_flags = BuildFlags::default();

pyo3-build-config/src/lib.rs

@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ pub fn print_expected_cfgs() {
     }
 
     println!("cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(Py_LIMITED_API)");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)");
     println!("cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(PyPy)");
     println!("cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(GraalPy)");
     println!("cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(py_sys_config, values(\"Py_DEBUG\", \"Py_REF_DEBUG\", \"Py_TRACE_REFS\", \"COUNT_ALLOCS\"))");

pyo3-ffi/build.rs

@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ fn ensure_gil_enabled(interpreter_config: &InterpreterConfig) -> Result<()> {
         = help: set UNSAFE_PYO3_BUILD_FREE_THREADED=1 to suppress this check and build anyway for free-threaded Python",
         std::env::var("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").unwrap()
     );
+    if interpreter_config.abi3 {
+        warn!(
+            "The free-threaded build of CPython does not yet support abi3 so the build artifacts will be version-specific."
+        )
+    }
 
     Ok(())
 }

pyo3-ffi/src/cpython/initconfig.rs

@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ pub struct PyConfig {
     pub int_max_str_digits: c_int,
     #[cfg(Py_3_13)]
     pub cpu_count: c_int,
+    #[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+    pub enable_gil: c_int,
     pub pathconfig_warnings: c_int,
     #[cfg(Py_3_10)]
     pub program_name: *mut wchar_t,
@@ -177,6 +179,8 @@ pub struct PyConfig {
     pub _is_python_build: c_int,
     #[cfg(all(Py_3_9, not(Py_3_10)))]
     pub _orig_argv: PyWideStringList,
+    #[cfg(all(Py_3_13, py_sys_config = "Py_DEBUG"))]
+    pub run_presite: *mut wchar_t,
 }
 
 extern "C" {

pyo3-ffi/src/cpython/lock.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+use std::marker::PhantomPinned;
+use std::sync::atomic::AtomicU8;
+
+#[repr(transparent)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct PyMutex {
+    pub(crate) _bits: AtomicU8,
+    pub(crate) _pin: PhantomPinned,
+}
+
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn PyMutex_Lock(m: *mut PyMutex);
+    pub fn PyMutex_UnLock(m: *mut PyMutex);
+}

pyo3-ffi/src/cpython/mod.rs

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ pub(crate) mod import;
 pub(crate) mod initconfig;
 // skipped interpreteridobject.h
 pub(crate) mod listobject;
+#[cfg(Py_3_13)]
+pub(crate) mod lock;
 pub(crate) mod longobject;
 #[cfg(all(Py_3_9, not(PyPy)))]
 pub(crate) mod methodobject;
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ pub use self::import::*;
 #[cfg(all(Py_3_8, not(PyPy)))]
 pub use self::initconfig::*;
 pub use self::listobject::*;
+#[cfg(Py_3_13)]
+pub use self::lock::*;
 pub use self::longobject::*;
 #[cfg(all(Py_3_9, not(PyPy)))]
 pub use self::methodobject::*;

pyo3-ffi/src/cpython/weakrefobject.rs

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ pub struct _PyWeakReference {
     pub wr_next: *mut crate::PyWeakReference,
     #[cfg(Py_3_11)]
     pub vectorcall: Option<crate::vectorcallfunc>,
+    #[cfg(all(Py_3_13, Py_GIL_DISABLED))]
+    pub weakrefs_lock: *mut crate::PyMutex,
 }
 
 // skipped _PyWeakref_GetWeakrefCount

pyo3-ffi/src/moduleobject.rs

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ pub struct PyModuleDef_Base {
     pub m_copy: *mut PyObject,
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::declare_interior_mutable_const)]
 pub const PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT: PyModuleDef_Base = PyModuleDef_Base {
     ob_base: PyObject_HEAD_INIT,
     m_init: None,

pyo3-ffi/src/object.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 use crate::pyport::{Py_hash_t, Py_ssize_t};
+#[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+use crate::PyMutex;
+#[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+use std::marker::PhantomPinned;
 use std::mem;
 use std::os::raw::{c_char, c_int, c_uint, c_ulong, c_void};
 use std::ptr;
+#[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicIsize, AtomicU32, AtomicU8, Ordering::Relaxed};
 
 #[cfg(Py_LIMITED_API)]
 opaque_struct!(PyTypeObject);
@@ -22,12 +28,33 @@ pub const _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT: Py_ssize_t = {
     }
 };
 
+#[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+pub const _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT_LOCAL: u32 = u32::MAX;
+#[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+pub const _Py_REF_SHARED_SHIFT: isize = 2;
+
+#[allow(clippy::declare_interior_mutable_const)]
 pub const PyObject_HEAD_INIT: PyObject = PyObject {
     #[cfg(py_sys_config = "Py_TRACE_REFS")]
     _ob_next: std::ptr::null_mut(),
     #[cfg(py_sys_config = "Py_TRACE_REFS")]
     _ob_prev: std::ptr::null_mut(),
-    #[cfg(Py_3_12)]
+    #[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+    ob_tid: 0,
+    #[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+    _padding: 0,
+    #[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+    ob_mutex: PyMutex {
+        _bits: AtomicU8::new(0),
+        _pin: PhantomPinned,
+    },
+    #[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+    ob_gc_bits: 0,
+    #[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+    ob_ref_local: AtomicU32::new(_Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT_LOCAL),
+    #[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+    ob_ref_shared: AtomicIsize::new(0),
+    #[cfg(all(not(Py_GIL_DISABLED), Py_3_12))]
     ob_refcnt: PyObjectObRefcnt { ob_refcnt: 1 },
     #[cfg(not(Py_3_12))]
     ob_refcnt: 1,
@@ -67,6 +94,19 @@ pub struct PyObject {
     pub _ob_next: *mut PyObject,
     #[cfg(py_sys_config = "Py_TRACE_REFS")]
     pub _ob_prev: *mut PyObject,
+    #[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+    pub ob_tid: libc::uintptr_t,
+    #[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+    pub _padding: u16,
+    #[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+    pub ob_mutex: PyMutex, // per-object lock
+    #[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+    pub ob_gc_bits: u8, // gc-related state
+    #[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+    pub ob_ref_local: AtomicU32, // local reference count
+    #[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+    pub ob_ref_shared: AtomicIsize, // shared reference count
+    #[cfg(not(Py_GIL_DISABLED))]
     pub ob_refcnt: PyObjectObRefcnt,
     #[cfg(PyPy)]
     pub ob_pypy_link: Py_ssize_t,
@@ -91,6 +131,18 @@ pub unsafe fn Py_Is(x: *mut PyObject, y: *mut PyObject) -> c_int {
 }
 
 #[inline]
+#[cfg(Py_GIL_DISABLED)]
+pub unsafe fn Py_REFCNT(ob: *mut PyObject) -> Py_ssize_t {
+    let local = (*ob).ob_ref_local.load(Relaxed);
+    if local == _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT_LOCAL {
+        return _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT;
+    }
+    let shared = (*ob).ob_ref_shared.load(Relaxed);
+    local as Py_ssize_t + Py_ssize_t::from(shared >> _Py_REF_SHARED_SHIFT)
+}
+
+#[inline]
+#[cfg(not(Py_GIL_DISABLED))]
 #[cfg(Py_3_12)]
 pub unsafe fn Py_REFCNT(ob: *mut PyObject) -> Py_ssize_t {
     (*ob).ob_refcnt.ob_refcnt
@@ -134,7 +186,7 @@ pub unsafe fn Py_IS_TYPE(ob: *mut PyObject, tp: *mut PyTypeObject) -> c_int {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-#[cfg(all(Py_3_12, target_pointer_width = "64"))]
+#[cfg(all(not(Py_GIL_DISABLED), Py_3_12, target_pointer_width = "64"))]
 pub unsafe fn _Py_IsImmortal(op: *mut PyObject) -> c_int {
     (((*op).ob_refcnt.ob_refcnt as crate::PY_INT32_T) < 0) as c_int
 }
@@ -507,8 +559,14 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn Py_INCREF(op: *mut PyObject) {
-    // On limited API or with refcount debugging, let the interpreter do refcounting
-    #[cfg(any(Py_LIMITED_API, py_sys_config = "Py_REF_DEBUG", GraalPy))]
+    // On limited API, the free-threaded build, or with refcount debugging, let the interpreter do refcounting
+    // TODO: reimplement the logic in the header in the free-threaded build, for a little bit of performance.
+    #[cfg(any(
+        Py_GIL_DISABLED,
+        Py_LIMITED_API,
+        py_sys_config = "Py_REF_DEBUG",
+        GraalPy
+    ))]
     {
         // _Py_IncRef was added to the ABI in 3.10; skips null checks
         #[cfg(all(Py_3_10, not(PyPy)))]
@@ -523,7 +581,12 @@ pub unsafe fn Py_INCREF(op: *mut PyObject) {
     }
 
     // version-specific builds are allowed to directly manipulate the reference count
-    #[cfg(not(any(any(Py_LIMITED_API, py_sys_config = "Py_REF_DEBUG", GraalPy))))]
+    #[cfg(not(any(
+        Py_GIL_DISABLED,
+        Py_LIMITED_API,
+        py_sys_config = "Py_REF_DEBUG",
+        GraalPy
+    )))]
     {
         #[cfg(all(Py_3_12, target_pointer_width = "64"))]
         {
@@ -559,9 +622,11 @@ pub unsafe fn Py_INCREF(op: *mut PyObject) {
     track_caller
 )]
 pub unsafe fn Py_DECREF(op: *mut PyObject) {
-    // On limited API or with refcount debugging, let the interpreter do refcounting
+    // On limited API, the free-threaded build, or with refcount debugging, let the interpreter do refcounting
     // On 3.12+ we implement refcount debugging to get better assertion locations on negative refcounts
+    // TODO: reimplement the logic in the header in the free-threaded build, for a little bit of performance.
     #[cfg(any(
+        Py_GIL_DISABLED,
         Py_LIMITED_API,
         all(py_sys_config = "Py_REF_DEBUG", not(Py_3_12)),
         GraalPy
@@ -580,6 +645,7 @@ pub unsafe fn Py_DECREF(op: *mut PyObject) {
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(any(
+        Py_GIL_DISABLED,
         Py_LIMITED_API,
         all(py_sys_config = "Py_REF_DEBUG", not(Py_3_12)),
         GraalPy

src/impl_/pymodule.rs

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ impl ModuleDef {
         doc: &'static CStr,
         initializer: ModuleInitializer,
     ) -> Self {
+        #[allow(clippy::declare_interior_mutable_const)]
         const INIT: ffi::PyModuleDef = ffi::PyModuleDef {
             m_base: ffi::PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
             m_name: std::ptr::null(),

tests/test_dict_iter.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use pyo3::types::IntoPyDict;
 
 #[test]
 #[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", ignore)] // Not sure why this fails.
+#[cfg_attr(Py_GIL_DISABLED, ignore)] // test deadlocks in GIL-disabled build, TODO: fix deadlock
 fn iter_dict_nosegv() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
         const LEN: usize = 10_000_000;