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Runtime: reference counts from callback reads and __cast_instance__; buffers stay exported for the LVGL call - #35
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…ffers stay exported for the LVGL call - Reading a callback back from a struct field (drv.open_cb) returned the callback dict's borrowed reference as a new one, so every read dropped the callback's reference count by one until it was freed. - A buffer passed as a void * (obj.send_event(code, buf)) was released before LVGL used the pointer, so Python code run during the call could resize it under LVGL. The export now lasts until the outermost LVGL call returns. - __cast_instance__ returned self without a reference, and a struct that owned its memory freed it twice once cast onto another struct's.
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Three reference bugs in
src/lvpy_runtime.c, on every Python build.Reading a callback back from a struct (
drv.open_cb,font.get_glyph_dsc, any callback field) returned the callback dict's borrowed reference as if it were new. Each read dropped the callback's reference count by one, so a few reads freed a callback that LVGL still calls.mp_lv_funcptrnow returns a reference of its own, andNonewhen the dict has no entry (it returned NULL with no exception set).A buffer passed where LVGL takes a
void *(obj.send_event(code, buf), auser_data, adst) was released before LVGL used the pointer. Python code run during the call, such as an event callback, could then resize abytearrayand leave LVGL reading freed memory. The buffer now stays exported until the outermost LVGL call returns, so resizing it during the call raisesBufferErrorand works again afterwards. A non-contiguous buffer is refused withBufferErrorrather than passed through.__cast_instance__returnedselfwithout a reference, and a struct that owned its memory freed it twice after being cast onto another struct's. It now lets go of its own memory and returns a new reference.tests/test_runtime_references.pychecks all three in a subprocess underMALLOC_PERTURB_. On the code before this change it fails three ways: the callback's count drops by 4 over 4 reads, the bytearray resizes mid-call, and__cast_instance__aborts with a double free. With the fix reverted by hand on this branch (a planted fault, since undone), the same three tests fail; with the fix, the full suite passes (28 tests).