bpo-46841: Use inline caching for UNPACK_SEQUENCE

Include/internal/pycore_code.h

@@ -68,9 +68,16 @@ typedef struct {
     _Py_CODEUNIT counter;
 } _PyBinaryOpCache;
 
+typedef struct {
+    _Py_CODEUNIT counter;
+} _PyUnpackSequenceCache;
+
 #define INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_BINARY_OP \
     (sizeof(_PyBinaryOpCache) / sizeof(_Py_CODEUNIT))
 
+#define INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_UNPACK_SEQUENCE \
+    (sizeof(_PyUnpackSequenceCache) / sizeof(_Py_CODEUNIT))
+
 /* Maximum size of code to quicken, in code units. */
 #define MAX_SIZE_TO_QUICKEN 5000
 
@@ -312,7 +319,7 @@ extern void _Py_Specialize_BinaryOp(PyObject *lhs, PyObject *rhs, _Py_CODEUNIT *
                              int oparg);
 extern void _Py_Specialize_CompareOp(PyObject *lhs, PyObject *rhs, _Py_CODEUNIT *instr, SpecializedCacheEntry *cache);
 extern void _Py_Specialize_UnpackSequence(PyObject *seq, _Py_CODEUNIT *instr,
-                                   SpecializedCacheEntry *cache);
+                                          int oparg);
 
 /* Deallocator function for static codeobjects used in deepfreeze.py */
 extern void _PyStaticCode_Dealloc(PyCodeObject *co);

Lib/importlib/_bootstrap_external.py

@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ def _write_atomic(path, data, mode=0o666):
 #     Python 3.11a5 3479 (Add PUSH_NULL opcode)
 #     Python 3.11a5 3480 (New CALL opcodes, second iteration)
 #     Python 3.11a5 3481 (Use inline CACHE instructions)
+#     Python 3.11a5 3482 (Use inline caching for UNPACK_SEQUENCE)
 
 #     Python 3.12 will start with magic number 3500
 
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ def _write_atomic(path, data, mode=0o666):
 # Whenever MAGIC_NUMBER is changed, the ranges in the magic_values array
 # in PC/launcher.c must also be updated.
 
-MAGIC_NUMBER = (3481).to_bytes(2, 'little') + b'\r\n'
+MAGIC_NUMBER = (3482).to_bytes(2, 'little') + b'\r\n'
 _RAW_MAGIC_NUMBER = int.from_bytes(MAGIC_NUMBER, 'little')  # For import.c
 
 _PYCACHE = '__pycache__'

Lib/opcode.py

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def jabs_op(name, op, entries=0):
 
 name_op('STORE_NAME', 90)       # Index in name list
 name_op('DELETE_NAME', 91)      # ""
-def_op('UNPACK_SEQUENCE', 92)   # Number of tuple items
+def_op('UNPACK_SEQUENCE', 92, 1)   # Number of tuple items
 jrel_op('FOR_ITER', 93)
 def_op('UNPACK_EX', 94)
 name_op('STORE_ATTR', 95)       # Index in name list

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-02-25-15-18-40.bpo-46841.tmLpgC.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Use inline caching for :opcode:`UNPACK_SEQUENCE`.

Python/ceval.c

@@ -2758,22 +2758,22 @@ _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault(PyThreadState *tstate, _PyInterpreterFrame *frame, int
             }
             STACK_GROW(oparg);
             Py_DECREF(seq);
+            JUMPBY(INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_UNPACK_SEQUENCE);
             DISPATCH();
         }
 
         TARGET(UNPACK_SEQUENCE_ADAPTIVE) {
             assert(cframe.use_tracing == 0);
-            SpecializedCacheEntry *cache = GET_CACHE();
-            if (cache->adaptive.counter == 0) {
+            _PyUnpackSequenceCache *cache = (_PyUnpackSequenceCache *)next_instr;
+            if (cache->counter == 0) {
                 PyObject *seq = TOP();
                 next_instr--;
-                _Py_Specialize_UnpackSequence(seq, next_instr, cache);
+                _Py_Specialize_UnpackSequence(seq, next_instr, oparg);
                 DISPATCH();
             }
             else {
                 STAT_INC(UNPACK_SEQUENCE, deferred);
-                cache->adaptive.counter--;
-                oparg = cache->adaptive.original_oparg;
+                cache->counter--;
                 JUMP_TO_INSTRUCTION(UNPACK_SEQUENCE);
             }
         }
@@ -2786,36 +2786,37 @@ _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault(PyThreadState *tstate, _PyInterpreterFrame *frame, int
             SET_TOP(Py_NewRef(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(seq, 1)));
             PUSH(Py_NewRef(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(seq, 0)));
             Py_DECREF(seq);
+            JUMPBY(INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_UNPACK_SEQUENCE);
             NOTRACE_DISPATCH();
         }
 
         TARGET(UNPACK_SEQUENCE_TUPLE) {
             PyObject *seq = TOP();
-            int len = GET_CACHE()->adaptive.original_oparg;
             DEOPT_IF(!PyTuple_CheckExact(seq), UNPACK_SEQUENCE);
-            DEOPT_IF(PyTuple_GET_SIZE(seq) != len, UNPACK_SEQUENCE);
+            DEOPT_IF(PyTuple_GET_SIZE(seq) != oparg, UNPACK_SEQUENCE);
             STAT_INC(UNPACK_SEQUENCE, hit);
             STACK_SHRINK(1);
             PyObject **items = _PyTuple_ITEMS(seq);
-            while (len--) {
-                PUSH(Py_NewRef(items[len]));
+            while (oparg--) {
+                PUSH(Py_NewRef(items[oparg]));
             }
             Py_DECREF(seq);
+            JUMPBY(INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_UNPACK_SEQUENCE);
             NOTRACE_DISPATCH();
         }
 
         TARGET(UNPACK_SEQUENCE_LIST) {
             PyObject *seq = TOP();
-            int len = GET_CACHE()->adaptive.original_oparg;
             DEOPT_IF(!PyList_CheckExact(seq), UNPACK_SEQUENCE);
-            DEOPT_IF(PyList_GET_SIZE(seq) != len, UNPACK_SEQUENCE);
+            DEOPT_IF(PyList_GET_SIZE(seq) != oparg, UNPACK_SEQUENCE);
             STAT_INC(UNPACK_SEQUENCE, hit);
             STACK_SHRINK(1);
             PyObject **items = _PyList_ITEMS(seq);
-            while (len--) {
-                PUSH(Py_NewRef(items[len]));
+            while (oparg--) {
+                PUSH(Py_NewRef(items[oparg]));
             }
             Py_DECREF(seq);
+            JUMPBY(INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_UNPACK_SEQUENCE);
             NOTRACE_DISPATCH();
         }
 
@@ -5600,7 +5601,7 @@ MISS_WITH_CACHE(CALL)
 MISS_WITH_INLINE_CACHE(BINARY_OP)
 MISS_WITH_CACHE(COMPARE_OP)
 MISS_WITH_CACHE(BINARY_SUBSCR)
-MISS_WITH_CACHE(UNPACK_SEQUENCE)
+MISS_WITH_INLINE_CACHE(UNPACK_SEQUENCE)
 MISS_WITH_OPARG_COUNTER(STORE_SUBSCR)
 
 LOAD_ATTR_INSTANCE_VALUE_miss:

Python/specialize.c

@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ static uint8_t cache_requirements[256] = {
     [PRECALL] = 2, /* _PyAdaptiveEntry and _PyObjectCache/_PyCallCache */
     [STORE_ATTR] = 1,  // _PyAdaptiveEntry
     [COMPARE_OP] = 1, /* _PyAdaptiveEntry */
-    [UNPACK_SEQUENCE] = 1,  // _PyAdaptiveEntry
 };
 
 Py_ssize_t _Py_QuickenedCount = 0;
@@ -2133,39 +2132,39 @@ unpack_sequence_fail_kind(PyObject *seq)
 #endif
 
 void
-_Py_Specialize_UnpackSequence(PyObject *seq, _Py_CODEUNIT *instr,
-                              SpecializedCacheEntry *cache)
+_Py_Specialize_UnpackSequence(PyObject *seq, _Py_CODEUNIT *instr, int oparg)
 {
-    _PyAdaptiveEntry *adaptive = &cache->adaptive;
+    assert(_PyOpcode_InlineCacheEntries[UNPACK_SEQUENCE] ==
+           INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_UNPACK_SEQUENCE);
+    _PyUnpackSequenceCache *cache = (_PyUnpackSequenceCache *)(instr + 1);
     if (PyTuple_CheckExact(seq)) {
-        if (PyTuple_GET_SIZE(seq) != adaptive->original_oparg) {
+        if (PyTuple_GET_SIZE(seq) != oparg) {
             SPECIALIZATION_FAIL(UNPACK_SEQUENCE, SPEC_FAIL_EXPECTED_ERROR);
             goto failure;
         }
         if (PyTuple_GET_SIZE(seq) == 2) {
-            *instr = _Py_MAKECODEUNIT(UNPACK_SEQUENCE_TWO_TUPLE,
-                                      _Py_OPARG(*instr));
+            *instr = _Py_MAKECODEUNIT(UNPACK_SEQUENCE_TWO_TUPLE, oparg);
             goto success;
         }
-        *instr = _Py_MAKECODEUNIT(UNPACK_SEQUENCE_TUPLE, _Py_OPARG(*instr));
+        *instr = _Py_MAKECODEUNIT(UNPACK_SEQUENCE_TUPLE, oparg);
         goto success;
     }
     if (PyList_CheckExact(seq)) {
-        if (PyList_GET_SIZE(seq) != adaptive->original_oparg) {
+        if (PyList_GET_SIZE(seq) != oparg) {
             SPECIALIZATION_FAIL(UNPACK_SEQUENCE, SPEC_FAIL_EXPECTED_ERROR);
             goto failure;
         }
-        *instr = _Py_MAKECODEUNIT(UNPACK_SEQUENCE_LIST, _Py_OPARG(*instr));
+        *instr = _Py_MAKECODEUNIT(UNPACK_SEQUENCE_LIST, oparg);
         goto success;
     }
     SPECIALIZATION_FAIL(UNPACK_SEQUENCE, unpack_sequence_fail_kind(seq));
 failure:
     STAT_INC(UNPACK_SEQUENCE, failure);
-    cache_backoff(adaptive);
+    cache->counter = ADAPTIVE_CACHE_BACKOFF;
     return;
 success:
     STAT_INC(UNPACK_SEQUENCE, success);
-    adaptive->counter = initial_counter_value();
+    cache->counter = initial_counter_value();
 }
 
 #ifdef Py_STATS