[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-03-16 Thread Jesús Cea Avión
Jesús Cea Avión j...@jcea.es added the comment: I have problem getting your changes working in python 3.x. Yes, pybsddb supports py3k. The problem is line sys.exc_traceback = sys.last_traceback = None, that throws the following error under python 3.x: File

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-03-15 Thread Jesús Cea Avión
Jesús Cea Avión j...@jcea.es added the comment: Patch up-ported to pybsddb 4.8.4. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue7808 ___ ___

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-03-14 Thread Florent Xicluna
Florent Xicluna florent.xicl...@gmail.com added the comment: Jesús, your patch looks good. I prefer your approach. My use of the weakrefs was an ugly workaround, I admit. Maybe the close() method in the C module should be in charge of DECREFing the handlers and freeing memory. I did not look

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-03-13 Thread Jesús Cea Avión
Jesús Cea Avión j...@jcea.es added the comment: I confirm the leaks in the C code. How do you find them? I see your point with the weakrefs in the unittest, but I don't see why they are so important. We are creating a GC cycle, yes, but the GC will collect it eventually, beside the reference

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-03-13 Thread Florent Xicluna
Florent Xicluna florent.xicl...@gmail.com added the comment: The tool is called regrtest: ~ $ ./python -m test.regrtest -R 2:3: -uall test_bsddb3 Some devs and some buildbots hunt refleaks in the test suite. Even if the test-related refleaks are not important, they may hide real refleaks in

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-03-13 Thread Ezio Melotti
Ezio Melotti ezio.melo...@gmail.com added the comment: You need a debug build of Python to use -R: ./configure --with-pydebug make See also: http://www.python.org/dev/faq/#how-do-i-create-a-debug-build-of-python -- ___ Python tracker

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-03-13 Thread Florent Xicluna
Florent Xicluna florent.xicl...@gmail.com added the comment: I confirm the leaks in the C code. How do you find them? I've done it manually, disabling some tests, and running regrtest -R repeatedly until I isolate the function which is responsible. Then I studied the source code, looking for

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-03-13 Thread Jesús Cea Avión
Jesús Cea Avión j...@jcea.es added the comment: I have spend a few hours trying to understand the issue deeply, and I have an easier to understand version. It is bigger, but explain the issue good enough to use in a production program. Please, Florent, review. It pass the leak test. I rather

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-03-03 Thread Jesús Cea Avión
Jesús Cea Avión j...@jcea.es added the comment: Florent, Could you explain the changes to the unittest?. I don't understand them. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue7808 ___

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-03-03 Thread Florent Xicluna
Florent Xicluna florent.xicl...@gmail.com added the comment: Could you explain the changes to the unittest? The reference to self in the hooks were preventing the GC of the test case, as far as I understand, because it creates a cycle. When using weak references, there's no more dead cycles.

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-02-09 Thread Florent Xicluna
Changes by Florent Xicluna la...@yahoo.fr: Removed file: http://bugs.python.org/file16039/issue7808_bsddb3_refleak.diff ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue7808 ___

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-02-09 Thread Florent Xicluna
Florent Xicluna la...@yahoo.fr added the comment: Patch updated for latest trunk. -- Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file16183/issue7808_bsddb3_refleak_v2.diff ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue7808

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-02-09 Thread Ezio Melotti
Changes by Ezio Melotti ezio.melo...@gmail.com: -- nosy: +ezio.melotti ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue7808 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-02-09 Thread Florent Xicluna
Changes by Florent Xicluna la...@yahoo.fr: -- nosy: +pitrou ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue7808 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-02-09 Thread Florent Xicluna
Changes by Florent Xicluna la...@yahoo.fr: -- type: performance - resource usage ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue7808 ___ ___

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-01-29 Thread Florent Xicluna
New submission from Florent Xicluna la...@yahoo.fr: Patch proposed to fix the refleaks. -- keywords: +patch stage: - patch review Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file16039/issue7808_bsddb3_refleak.diff ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-01-29 Thread Florent Xicluna
Changes by Florent Xicluna la...@yahoo.fr: -- components: Extension Modules nosy: flox priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: test_bsddb3 leaks references type: performance versions: Python 2.6, Python 2.7 ___ Python tracker

[issue7808] test_bsddb3 leaks references

2010-01-29 Thread Florent Xicluna
Changes by Florent Xicluna la...@yahoo.fr: -- nosy: +jcea ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue7808 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list