Gwenael: Remove nogil extension and introduce refcounted cypclass

Cython/Compiler/Code.py

@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@ class CCodeWriter(object):
             entry.cname, dll_linkage=dll_linkage))
         if entry.init is not None:
             self.put_safe(" = %s" % entry.type.literal_code(entry.init))
-        elif entry.type.is_pyobject:
+        elif entry.type.is_pyobject or entry.type.is_cyp_class:
             self.put(" = NULL")
         self.putln(";")
 
@@ -2050,8 +2050,8 @@ class CCodeWriter(object):
                 self.putln("%s = NULL;" % decl)
             elif type.is_memoryviewslice:
                 self.putln("%s = %s;" % (decl, type.literal_code(type.default_value)))
-            elif type.is_struct and type.is_extension_type and type.nogil:
-                self.putln("%s;" % decl)
+            elif type.is_cyp_class:
+                self.putln("%s = NULL;" % decl)
             else:
                 self.putln("%s%s;" % (static and "static " or "", decl))
 
@@ -2084,6 +2084,29 @@ class CCodeWriter(object):
             return ''
         return '%s ' % ' '.join([mapper(m,m) for m in modifiers])
 
+    # CyObjects reference counting
+
+    def put_cygotref(self, cname):
+        self.putln("Cy_GOTREF(%s);" % cname)
+
+    def put_cygiveref(self, cname):
+        self.putln("Cy_GIVEREF(%s);" % cname)
+
+    def put_cyxgiveref(self, cname):
+        self.putln("Cy_XGIVEREF(%s);" % cname)
+
+    def put_cyxgotref(self, cname):
+        self.putln("Cy_XGOTREF(%s);" % cname)
+
+    def put_cyincref(self, cname):
+        self.putln("Cy_INCREF(%s);" % cname)
+
+    def put_cydecref(self, cname):
+        self.putln("Cy_DECREF(%s);" % cname)
+
+    def put_cyxdecref(self, cname):
+        self.putln("Cy_XDECREF(%s);" % cname)
+
     # Python objects and reference counting
 
     def entry_as_pyobject(self, entry):

Cython/Compiler/ExprNodes.py

@@ -782,7 +782,10 @@ class ExprNode(Node):
         If the result is in a temp, it is already a new reference.
         """
         if not self.result_in_temp():
-            code.put_incref(self.result(), self.ctype())
+            if self.type.is_cyp_class and "NULL" not in self.result():
+                code.put_cyincref(self.result())
+            else:
+                code.put_incref(self.result(), self.ctype())
 
     def make_owned_memoryviewslice(self, code):
         """
@@ -824,7 +827,10 @@ class ExprNode(Node):
                 self.generate_subexpr_disposal_code(code)
                 self.free_subexpr_temps(code)
             if self.result():
-                code.put_decref_clear(self.result(), self.ctype(),
+                if self.type.is_cyp_class:
+                    code.put_cyxdecref(self.result())
+                else:
+                    code.put_decref_clear(self.result(), self.ctype(),
                                         have_gil=not self.in_nogil_context)
             if self.has_temp_moved:
                 code.globalstate.use_utility_code(
@@ -847,6 +853,8 @@ class ExprNode(Node):
                 self.free_subexpr_temps(code)
             elif self.type.is_pyobject:
                 code.putln("%s = 0;" % self.result())
+            elif self.type.is_cyp_class:
+                code.putln("%s = 0;" % self.result())
             elif self.type.is_memoryviewslice:
                 code.putln("%s.memview = NULL;" % self.result())
                 code.putln("%s.data = NULL;" % self.result())
@@ -1837,7 +1845,10 @@ class ImagNode(AtomicExprNode):
                     self.result(),
                     float(self.value),
                     code.error_goto_if_null(self.result(), self.pos)))
-            self.generate_gotref(code)
+            if self.type.is_cyp_class:
+                code.put_cygotref(self.result())
+            else:
+                self.generate_gotref(code)
 
 
 class NewExprNode(AtomicExprNode):
@@ -2319,8 +2330,9 @@ class NameNode(AtomicExprNode):
                         code.error_goto_if_null(self.result(), self.pos)))
             self.generate_gotref(code)
 
-        elif entry.is_local and isinstance(entry.type, PyrexTypes.CythonExtensionType):
-            pass
+        elif entry.is_local and entry.type.is_cyp_class:
+            code.put_cygotref(self.result())
+            #pass
             # code.putln(entry.cname)
         elif entry.is_local or entry.in_closure or entry.from_closure or entry.type.is_memoryviewslice:
             # Raise UnboundLocalError for objects and memoryviewslices
@@ -2426,6 +2438,10 @@ class NameNode(AtomicExprNode):
                             assigned = False
                     if is_external_ref:
                         rhs.generate_giveref(code)
+            elif self.type.is_cyp_class:
+                code.put_cyxdecref(self.result())
+                if isinstance(rhs, NameNode):
+                    rhs.make_owned_reference(code)
             if not self.type.is_memoryviewslice:
                 if not assigned:
                     if overloaded_assignment:
@@ -2537,6 +2553,22 @@ class NameNode(AtomicExprNode):
                 else:
                     code.put_decref_clear(self.result(), self.ctype(),
                                           have_gil=not self.nogil)
+        elif self.entry.type.is_cyp_class:
+            if not self.cf_is_null:
+                if self.cf_maybe_null and not ignore_nonexisting:
+                    code.put_error_if_unbound(self.pos, self.entry)
+
+                if self.entry.in_closure:
+                    # generator
+                    if ignore_nonexisting and self.cf_maybe_null:
+                        code.put_cyxgotref(self.result())
+                    else:
+                        code.put_cygotref(self.result())
+                if ignore_nonexisting and self.cf_maybe_null:
+                    code.put_cyxdecref(self.result())
+                else:
+                    code.put_cydecref(self.result())
+                code.putln('%s = NULL;' % self.result())
         else:
             error(self.pos, "Deletion of C names not supported")
 
@@ -4135,6 +4167,8 @@ class IndexNode(_IndexingBaseNode):
                     code.error_goto_if(error_check % self.result(), self.pos)))
         if self.type.is_pyobject:
             self.generate_gotref(code)
+        elif self.type.is_cyp_class:
+            code.put_cygotref(self.result())
 
     def generate_setitem_code(self, value_code, code):
         if self.index.type.is_int:
@@ -5555,18 +5589,6 @@ class CallNode(ExprNode):
             self.analyse_c_function_call(env)
             self.type = type
             return True
-        elif type and type.is_struct and type.nogil:
-            args, kwds = self.explicit_args_kwds()
-            items = []
-            for arg, member in zip(args, type.scope.var_entries):
-                items.append(DictItemNode(pos=arg.pos, key=StringNode(pos=arg.pos, value=member.name), value=arg))
-            if kwds:
-                items += kwds.key_value_pairs
-            self.key_value_pairs = items
-            self.__class__ = DictNode
-            self.analyse_types(env)    # FIXME
-            self.coerce_to(type, env)
-            return True
 
     def is_lvalue(self):
         return self.type.is_reference
@@ -6069,6 +6091,8 @@ class SimpleCallNode(CallNode):
                     code.putln("%s%s; %s" % (lhs, rhs, goto_error))
                 if self.type.is_pyobject and self.result():
                     self.generate_gotref(code)
+                elif self.type.is_cyp_class and self.result():
+                    code.put_cygotref(self.result())
             if self.has_optional_args:
                 code.funcstate.release_temp(self.opt_arg_struct)
 
@@ -7073,6 +7097,8 @@ class AttributeNode(ExprNode):
             self.op = "->"
         elif obj_type.is_reference and obj_type.is_fake_reference:
             self.op = "->"
+        elif obj_type.is_cyp_class:
+            self.op = "->"
         else:
             self.op = "."
         if obj_type.has_attributes:
@@ -7223,12 +7249,9 @@ class AttributeNode(ExprNode):
                     # (AnalyseExpressionsTransform)
                     self.member = self.entry.cname
 
-                if obj.type.nogil:
-                    return "%s" % self.entry.func_cname
-                else:
-                    return "((struct %s *)%s%s%s)->%s" % (
-                        obj.type.vtabstruct_cname, obj_code, self.op,
-                        obj.type.vtabslot_cname, self.member)
+                return "((struct %s *)%s%s%s)->%s" % (
+                    obj.type.vtabstruct_cname, obj_code, self.op,
+                    obj.type.vtabslot_cname, self.member)
             elif self.result_is_used:
                 return self.member
             # Generating no code at all for unused access to optimised builtin
@@ -7329,6 +7352,11 @@ class AttributeNode(ExprNode):
                 from . import MemoryView
                 MemoryView.put_assign_to_memviewslice(
                         select_code, rhs, rhs.result(), self.type, code)
+            elif self.type.is_cyp_class:
+                rhs.make_owned_reference(code)
+                code.put_cygiveref(rhs.result())
+                code.put_cygotref(select_code)
+                code.put_cyxdecref(select_code)
 
             if not self.type.is_memoryviewslice:
                 code.putln(
@@ -8827,8 +8855,6 @@ class DictNode(ExprNode):
         #  pairs are evaluated and used one at a time.
         code.mark_pos(self.pos)
         self.allocate_temp_result(code)
-        if hasattr(self.type, 'nogil') and self.type.nogil:
-            code.putln("%s = (struct %s *)malloc(sizeof(struct %s));" % (self.result(), self.type.objstruct_cname, self.type.objstruct_cname))
 
         is_dict = self.type.is_pyobject
         if is_dict:
@@ -8886,11 +8912,6 @@ class DictNode(ExprNode):
                     code.putln('}')
                 if self.exclude_null_values:
                     code.putln('}')
-            elif self.type.nogil:
-                code.putln("%s->%s = %s;" % (
-                        self.result(),
-                        item.key.value,
-                        item.value.result()))
             else:
                 code.putln("%s.%s = %s;" % (
                         self.result(),
@@ -13519,7 +13540,10 @@ class CoerceToTempNode(CoercionNode):
             self.result(), self.arg.result_as(self.ctype())))
         if self.use_managed_ref:
             if not self.type.is_memoryviewslice:
-                code.put_incref(self.result(), self.ctype())
+                if self.type.is_cyp_class:
+                    code.put_cyincref(self.result())
+                else:
+                    code.put_incref(self.result(), self.ctype())
             else:
                 code.put_incref_memoryviewslice(self.result(), self.type,
                                             have_gil=not self.in_nogil_context)

Cython/Compiler/ModuleNode.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import cython
 cython.declare(Naming=object, Options=object, PyrexTypes=object, TypeSlots=object,
-               error=object, warning=object, py_object_type=object, UtilityCode=object,
+               error=object, warning=object, py_object_type=object, cy_object_type=object, UtilityCode=object,
                EncodedString=object, re=object)
 
 from collections import defaultdict
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from . import PyrexTypes
 from . import Pythran
 
 from .Errors import error, warning
-from .PyrexTypes import py_object_type
+from .PyrexTypes import py_object_type, cy_object_type
 from ..Utils import open_new_file, replace_suffix, decode_filename, build_hex_version
 from .Code import UtilityCode, IncludeCode
 from .StringEncoding import EncodedString, encoded_string_or_bytes_literal
@@ -980,17 +980,21 @@ class ModuleNode(Nodes.Node, Nodes.BlockNode):
             # Just let everything be public.
             code.put("struct %s" % type.cname)
             if type.base_classes:
-                base_class_decl = ", public ".join(
-                    [base_class.empty_declaration_code() for base_class in type.base_classes])
+                base_class_list = [base_class.empty_declaration_code() for base_class in type.base_classes]
+                if type.is_cyp_class and type.base_classes[-1] is cy_object_type:
+                    base_class_list[-1] = "virtual " + base_class_list[-1]
+                base_class_decl = ", public ".join(base_class_list)
                 code.put(" : public %s" % base_class_decl)
             code.putln(" {")
             self.generate_type_header_code(scope.type_entries, code)
+            self.generate_cyp_class_wrapper_definitions(scope.sue_entries, code)
             py_attrs = [e for e in scope.entries.values()
                         if e.type.is_pyobject and not e.is_inherited]
             has_virtual_methods = False
             constructor = None
             destructor = None
             for attr in scope.var_entries:
+                cname = attr.cname
                 if attr.type.is_cfunction and attr.type.is_static_method:
                     code.put("static ")
                 elif attr.name == "<init>":
@@ -1001,7 +1005,9 @@ class ModuleNode(Nodes.Node, Nodes.BlockNode):
                 elif attr.type.is_cfunction:
                     code.put("virtual ")
                     has_virtual_methods = True
-                code.putln("%s;" % attr.type.declaration_code(attr.cname))
+                elif attr.type.is_cyp_class:
+                    cname = "%s = NULL" % cname
+                code.putln("%s;" % attr.type.declaration_code(cname))
             is_implementing = 'init_module' in code.globalstate.parts
 
             def generate_cpp_constructor_code(arg_decls, arg_names, is_implementing, py_attrs, constructor):
@@ -1084,6 +1090,10 @@ class ModuleNode(Nodes.Node, Nodes.BlockNode):
                   code.putln("%s& operator=(const %s& __Pyx_other);" % (type.cname, type.cname))
             code.putln("};")
 
+        if type.is_cyp_class:
+            code.globalstate.use_utility_code(
+                UtilityCode.load("CyObjects", "CyObjects.cpp", proto_block="utility_code_proto_before_types"))
+
     def generate_enum_definition(self, entry, code):
         code.mark_pos(entry.pos)
         type = entry.type
@@ -1197,7 +1207,6 @@ class ModuleNode(Nodes.Node, Nodes.BlockNode):
             self.sue_header_footer(type, "struct", type.objstruct_cname)
         code.putln(header)
         base_type = type.base_type
-        nogil = type.nogil
         if base_type:
             basestruct_cname = base_type.objstruct_cname
             if basestruct_cname == "PyTypeObject":
@@ -1208,16 +1217,6 @@ class ModuleNode(Nodes.Node, Nodes.BlockNode):
                     ("struct ", "")[base_type.typedef_flag],
                     basestruct_cname,
                     Naming.obj_base_cname))
-        elif nogil:
-            # Extension type with nogil keyword indicate it is a CPython-free struct
-            code.globalstate.use_utility_code(
-                UtilityCode.load_cached("CythonReferenceCounting", "ObjectHandling.c"))
-            code.putln(
-                "// nogil"
-            )
-            code.putln(
-                "int ob_refcnt;" # "CyObject_HEAD;" Sometimes the CythonReferenceCounting was put after the nogil extension declaration, WTF!!!
-            )
         else:
             code.putln(
                 "PyObject_HEAD")

Cython/Compiler/Parsing.py

@@ -2235,7 +2235,7 @@ def p_statement(s, ctx, first_statement = 0):
     elif s.sy == 'IF':
         return p_IF_statement(s, ctx)
     elif s.sy == '@':
-        if ctx.level not in ('module', 'class', 'c_class', 'class_nogil', 'function', 'property', 'module_pxd', 'c_class_pxd', 'other'):
+        if ctx.level not in ('module', 'class', 'c_class', 'function', 'property', 'module_pxd', 'c_class_pxd', 'other'):
             s.error('decorator not allowed here')
         s.level = ctx.level
         decorators = p_decorators(s)
@@ -2249,21 +2249,20 @@ def p_statement(s, ctx, first_statement = 0):
         return p_pass_statement(s, with_newline=1)
 
     overridable = 0
+    nogil_flag = ctx.nogil
     if s.sy == 'cdef':
         cdef_flag = 1
         s.next()
     elif s.sy == 'cpdef':
-        if ctx.level == 'c_class_nogil':
-            s.error('cpdef statement not allowed in nogil extension type')
         s.level = ctx.level
         cdef_flag = 1
         overridable = 1
         s.next()
     if cdef_flag:
-        if ctx.level not in ('module', 'module_pxd', 'function', 'c_class', 'c_class_nogil', 'c_class_pxd'):
+        if ctx.level not in ('module', 'module_pxd', 'function', 'c_class', 'c_class_pxd'):
             s.error('cdef statement not allowed here')
         s.level = ctx.level
-        node = p_cdef_statement(s, ctx(overridable=overridable))
+        node = p_cdef_statement(s, ctx(overridable=overridable, nogil=nogil_flag))
         if decorators is not None:
             tup = (Nodes.CFuncDefNode, Nodes.CVarDefNode, Nodes.CClassDefNode)
             if ctx.allow_struct_enum_decorator:
@@ -2280,8 +2279,6 @@ def p_statement(s, ctx, first_statement = 0):
             # as part of a cdef class
             if ('pxd' in ctx.level) and (ctx.level != 'c_class_pxd'):
                 s.error('def statement not allowed here')
-            if ctx.level == 'c_class_nogil':
-               s.error('def statement not allowed in nogil extension type, only cdef with nogil is allowed')
             s.level = ctx.level
             return p_def_statement(s, decorators)
         elif s.sy == 'class':
@@ -2292,7 +2289,7 @@ def p_statement(s, ctx, first_statement = 0):
             if ctx.level not in ('module', 'module_pxd'):
                 s.error("include statement not allowed here")
             return p_include_statement(s, ctx)
-        elif ctx.level in ('c_class', 'c_class_nogil') and s.sy == 'IDENT' and s.systring == 'property':
+        elif ctx.level == 'c_class' and s.sy == 'IDENT' and s.systring == 'property':
             return p_property_decl(s)
         elif s.sy == 'pass' and ctx.level != 'property':
             return p_pass_statement(s, with_newline=True)
@@ -3068,9 +3065,11 @@ def p_cdef_statement(s, ctx):
         return p_cdef_extern_block(s, pos, ctx)
     elif p_nogil(s):
         ctx.nogil = 1
-        if ctx.overridable:
-            error(pos, "cdef blocks cannot be declared cpdef")
+    #    if ctx.overridable:
+    #        error(pos, "cdef blocks cannot be declared cpdef")
         return p_cdef_block(s, ctx)
+    elif ctx.overridable and ctx.nogil:
+        error(pos, "nogil blocks cannot be declared cpdef")
     elif s.sy == ':':
         if ctx.overridable:
             error(pos, "cdef blocks cannot be declared cpdef")
@@ -3081,7 +3080,7 @@ def p_cdef_statement(s, ctx):
         if ctx.overridable:
             error(pos, "Extension types cannot be declared cpdef")
         return p_c_class_definition(s, pos, ctx)
-    elif s.sy == 'IDENT' and s.systring == 'cppclass':
+    elif s.sy == 'IDENT' and s.systring in ('cppclass', 'cypclass'):
         return p_cpp_class_definition(s, pos, ctx)
     elif s.sy == 'IDENT' and s.systring in struct_enum_union:
         if ctx.level not in ('module', 'module_pxd'):
@@ -3276,7 +3275,7 @@ def p_c_modifiers(s):
     return []
 
 def p_c_func_or_var_declaration(s, pos, ctx):
-    cmethod_flag = ctx.level in ('c_class', 'c_class_pxd', 'c_class_nogil')
+    cmethod_flag = ctx.level in ('c_class', 'c_class_pxd')
     modifiers = p_c_modifiers(s)
     base_type = p_c_base_type(s, nonempty = 1, templates = ctx.templates)
     declarator = p_c_declarator(s, ctx(modifiers=modifiers), cmethod_flag = cmethod_flag,
@@ -3295,13 +3294,8 @@ def p_c_func_or_var_declaration(s, pos, ctx):
             fatal=False)
         s.next()
         p_test(s)  # Keep going, but ignore result.
-    if s.sy == 'nogil':
-        nogil = p_nogil(s)
-        s.next()
-        if ctx.level == 'c_class_nogil' and not nogil:
-            s.error("Only C function with nogil allowed in nogil extension")
     if s.sy == ':':
-        if ctx.level not in ('module', 'c_class', 'module_pxd', 'c_class_pxd', 'cpp_class', 'c_class_nogil') and not ctx.templates:
+        if ctx.level not in ('module', 'c_class', 'module_pxd', 'c_class_pxd', 'cpp_class') and not ctx.templates:
             s.error("C function definition not allowed here")
         doc, suite = p_suite_with_docstring(s, Ctx(level='function'))
         result = Nodes.CFuncDefNode(pos,
@@ -3329,7 +3323,7 @@ def p_c_func_or_var_declaration(s, pos, ctx):
             declarators.append(declarator)
         doc_line = s.start_line + 1
         s.expect_newline("Syntax error in C variable declaration", ignore_semicolon=True)
-        if ctx.level in ('c_class', 'c_class_pxd', 'c_class_nogil') and s.start_line == doc_line:
+        if ctx.level in ('c_class', 'c_class_pxd') and s.start_line == doc_line:
             doc = p_doc_string(s)
         else:
             doc = None
@@ -3530,12 +3524,9 @@ def p_c_class_definition(s, pos,  ctx):
         if ctx.visibility not in ('public', 'extern') and not ctx.api:
             error(s.position(), "Name options only allowed for 'public', 'api', or 'extern' C class")
         objstruct_name, typeobj_name, check_size = p_c_class_options(s)
-    nogil = p_nogil(s)
     if s.sy == ':':
         if ctx.level == 'module_pxd':
             body_level = 'c_class_pxd'
-        elif nogil:
-            body_level = 'c_class_nogil'
         else:
             body_level = 'c_class'
         doc, body = p_suite_with_docstring(s, Ctx(level=body_level))
@@ -3574,8 +3565,7 @@ def p_c_class_definition(s, pos,  ctx):
         check_size = check_size,
         in_pxd = ctx.level == 'module_pxd',
         doc = doc,
-        body = body,
-        nogil = nogil or ctx.nogil)
+        body = body)
 
 
 def p_c_class_options(s):
@@ -3756,7 +3746,8 @@ def p_template_definition(s):
     return name, required
 
 def p_cpp_class_definition(s, pos,  ctx):
-    # s.sy == 'cppclass'
+    # s.sy in ('cppclass', 'cypclass')
+    cypclass = s.systring == 'cypclass'
     s.next()
     module_path = []
     class_name = p_ident(s)
@@ -3787,7 +3778,7 @@ def p_cpp_class_definition(s, pos,  ctx):
         base_classes = []
     if s.sy == '[':
         error(s.position(), "Name options not allowed for C++ class")
-    nogil = p_nogil(s)
+    nogil = p_nogil(s) or cypclass
     if s.sy == ':':
         s.next()
         s.expect('NEWLINE')
@@ -3816,7 +3807,7 @@ def p_cpp_class_definition(s, pos,  ctx):
         visibility = ctx.visibility,
         in_pxd = ctx.level == 'module_pxd',
         attributes = attributes,
-        templates = templates)
+        templates = templates, cypclass=cypclass)
 
 def p_cpp_class_attribute(s, ctx):
     decorators = None

Cython/Compiler/Symtab.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from .Errors import warning, error, InternalError
 from .StringEncoding import EncodedString
 from . import Options, Naming
 from . import PyrexTypes
-from .PyrexTypes import py_object_type, unspecified_type
+from .PyrexTypes import py_object_type, cy_object_type, unspecified_type
 from .TypeSlots import (
     pyfunction_signature, pymethod_signature, richcmp_special_methods,
     get_special_method_signature, get_property_accessor_signature)
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ class Scope(object):
 
     def declare_cpp_class(self, name, scope,
             pos, cname = None, base_classes = (),
-            visibility = 'extern', templates = None):
+            visibility = 'extern', templates = None, cypclass=0):
         if cname is None:
             if self.in_cinclude or (visibility != 'private'):
                 cname = name
@@ -637,8 +637,12 @@ class Scope(object):
         base_classes = list(base_classes)
         entry = self.lookup_here(name)
         if not entry:
-            type = PyrexTypes.CppClassType(
-                name, scope, cname, base_classes, templates = templates)
+            if cypclass:
+                type = PyrexTypes.CypClassType(
+                    name, scope, cname, base_classes, templates = templates)
+            else:
+                type = PyrexTypes.CppClassType(
+                    name, scope, cname, base_classes, templates = templates)
             entry = self.declare_type(name, type, pos, cname,
                 visibility = visibility, defining = scope is not None)
             self.sue_entries.append(entry)
@@ -666,7 +670,7 @@ class Scope(object):
 
         def declare_inherited_attributes(entry, base_classes):
             for base_class in base_classes:
-                if base_class is PyrexTypes.error_type:
+                if base_class is PyrexTypes.error_type or base_class is PyrexTypes.cy_object_type:
                     continue
                 if base_class.scope is None:
                     error(pos, "Cannot inherit from incomplete type")
@@ -1573,7 +1577,7 @@ class ModuleScope(Scope):
     def declare_c_class(self, name, pos, defining=0, implementing=0,
             module_name=None, base_type=None, objstruct_cname=None,
             typeobj_cname=None, typeptr_cname=None, visibility='private',
-            typedef_flag=0, api=0, nogil=0, check_size=None,
+            typedef_flag=0, api=0, check_size=None,
             buffer_defaults=None, shadow=0):
         # If this is a non-extern typedef class, expose the typedef, but use
         # the non-typedef struct internally to avoid needing forward
@@ -1606,15 +1610,8 @@ class ModuleScope(Scope):
         #  Make a new entry if needed
         #
         if not entry or shadow:
-            if nogil:
-                pass
-            if nogil:
-                type = PyrexTypes.CythonExtensionType(
-                        name, typedef_flag, base_type, visibility == 'extern', check_size=check_size)
-            else:
-                type = PyrexTypes.PyExtensionType(
-                        name, typedef_flag, base_type, visibility == 'extern', check_size=check_size)
-            type.nogil = nogil
+            type = PyrexTypes.PyExtensionType(
+                name, typedef_flag, base_type, visibility == 'extern', check_size=check_size)
             type.pos = pos
             type.buffer_defaults = buffer_defaults
             if objtypedef_cname is not None:
@@ -2334,8 +2331,7 @@ class CClassScope(ClassScope):
                           defining=0, modifiers=(), utility_code=None, overridable=False):
         name = self.mangle_class_private_name(name)
         if get_special_method_signature(name) and not self.parent_type.is_builtin_type:
-            if not(hasattr(self.parent_type, "nogil") and self.parent_type.nogil and self.parent_type.is_struct_or_union):
-                error(pos, "Special methods must be declared with 'def', not 'cdef'")
+            error(pos, "Special methods must be declared with 'def', not 'cdef'")
         args = type.args
         if not type.is_static_method:
             if not args:
@@ -2571,6 +2567,8 @@ class CppClassScope(Scope):
             type.return_type = PyrexTypes.c_void_type
         if name in ('<init>', '<del>') and type.nogil:
             for base in self.type.base_classes:
+                if base is cy_object_type:
+                    continue
                 base_entry = base.scope.lookup(name)
                 if base_entry and not base_entry.type.nogil:
                     error(pos, "Constructor cannot be called without GIL unless all base constructors can also be called without GIL")

Cython/Compiler/UtilNodes.py

@@ -198,10 +198,13 @@ class ResultRefNode(AtomicExprNode):
         pass
 
     def generate_assignment_code(self, rhs, code, overloaded_assignment=False):
-        if self.type.is_pyobject:
+        if self.type.is_pyobject or self.type.is_cyp_class:
             rhs.make_owned_reference(code)
             if not self.lhs_of_first_assignment:
-                code.put_decref(self.result(), self.ctype())
+                if self.type.is_pyobject:
+                    code.put_decref(self.result(), self.ctype())
+                elif self.type.is_cyp_class:
+                    code.put_cydecref(self.result())
         code.putln('%s = %s;' % (
             self.result(),
             rhs.result() if overloaded_assignment else rhs.result_as(self.ctype()),
@@ -248,6 +251,9 @@ class LetNodeMixin:
         else:
             if self.temp_type.is_pyobject:
                 code.put_decref_clear(self.temp, self.temp_type)
+            elif self.temp_type.is_cyp_class:
+                pass
+                #code.put_decref_clear(self.temp, self.temp_type)
             code.funcstate.release_temp(self.temp)
 
 

Cython/Utility/CyObjects.cpp

+/////////////// CyObjects.proto ///////////////
+
+#if !defined(__GNUC__)
+#define GCC_VERSION (__GNUC__ * 10000 \
+                     + __GNUC_MINOR__ * 100 \
+                     + __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__)
+/* Test for GCC > 4.9.0 */
+#if GCC_VERSION < 40900
+#error atomic.h works only with GCC newer than version 4.9
+#endif /* GNUC >= 4.9 */
+
+#endif /* Has GCC */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+  #if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+    #include <atomic>
+    using namespace std;
+    #define CyObject_ATOMIC_REFCOUNT_TYPE atomic_int
+
+    class CyObject {
+        private:
+          CyObject_ATOMIC_REFCOUNT_TYPE ob_refcnt;
+        public:
+          CyObject(): ob_refcnt(1) {}
+          virtual ~CyObject() {}
+          void CyObject_INCREF();
+          int CyObject_DECREF();
+    };
+
+    static inline int _Cy_DECREF(CyObject *op) {
+        return op->CyObject_DECREF();
+    }
+
+    static inline void _Cy_INCREF(CyObject *op) {
+        op->CyObject_INCREF();
+    }
+
+    /* Cast argument to CyObject* type. */
+    #define _CyObject_CAST(op) op
+
+    #define Cy_INCREF(op) do {if (op != NULL) {_Cy_INCREF(_CyObject_CAST(op));}} while(0)
+    #define Cy_DECREF(op) do {if (_Cy_DECREF(_CyObject_CAST(op))) {op = NULL;}} while(0)
+    #define Cy_XDECREF(op) do {if (op != NULL) {Cy_DECREF(op);}} while(0)
+    #define Cy_GOTREF(op)
+    #define Cy_XGOTREF(op)
+    #define Cy_GIVEREF(op)
+    #define Cy_XGIVEREF(op)
+  #endif
+#endif
+
+
+/////////////// CyObjects ///////////////
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+  #include <cstdlib>
+  #include <cstddef>
+// atomic is already included in ModuleSetupCode
+//  #include <atomic>
+#else
+  #error C++ needed for cython+ nogil classes
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+void CyObject::CyObject_INCREF()
+{
+  atomic_fetch_add(&(this->ob_refcnt), 1);
+}
+
+int CyObject::CyObject_DECREF()
+{
+  if (atomic_fetch_sub(&(this->ob_refcnt), 1) == 1) {
+    delete this;
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}

Cython/Utility/ObjectHandling.c

@@ -1851,51 +1851,6 @@ try_unpack:
     return 0;
 }
 
-/////////////// CythonReferenceCounting.proto ///////////////
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-
-#if !defined(__GNUC__)
-#define GCC_VERSION (__GNUC__ * 10000 \
-                     + __GNUC_MINOR__ * 100 \
-                     + __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__)
-/* Test for GCC > 4.9.0 */
-#if GCC_VERSION < 40900
-#error atomic.h works only with GCC newer than version 4.9
-#endif /* GNUC >= 4.9 */
-
-#endif /* Has GCC */
-
-// #include <stdatomic.h>
-
-/* CyObject_HEAD defines the initial segment of every CyObject. */
-#define CyObject_HEAD                   \
-    int ob_refcnt;               \
-    void (*cdealloc)();
-
-struct CyObject {
-  CyObject_HEAD
-};
-
-/* Cast argument to PyObject* type. */
-#define _CyObject_CAST(op) ((struct CyObject*)(op))
-
-// XXX: Without scope analysis this is useless...
-/*
-static inline void _Cy_DECREF(struct CyObject *op) {
-  if (atomic_fetch_sub(&(op->ob_refcnt), 1) == 1) {
-    op->cdealloc(op);
-  }
-}
-
-static inline void _Cy_INCREF(struct CyObject *op) {
-  atomic_fetch_add(&(op->ob_refcnt), 1);
-}
-
-#define Cy_INCREF(op) _Cy_INCREF(_CyObject_CAST(op))
-#define Cy_DECREF(op) _Cy_DECREF(_CyObject_CAST(op))
-*/
 
 /////////////// UnpackUnboundCMethod.proto ///////////////
 

nogil_test/nogil_extension.pyx

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from libc.stdio cimport printf
 
 
 # cdef class SomeMemory:
-cdef class SomeMemory nogil:
+ccdef class SomeMemory:
   """
   This is a cdef class which is also called
   a extensino type. It is a kind of C struct
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ cdef class SomeMemory nogil:
   We would like to be able to define "nogil"
   extension types:
   
-  cdef class SomeMemory nogil:
+  ccdef class SomeMemory:
   
   where all methods are "nogil" and memory
   allocation does not depend on python runtime
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ cdef class SomeMemory nogil:
       # self.b = b
       pass
 
-  cdef void cdealloc(self) nogil:
+  cdef void cdealloc(self):
       pass
 
-  cdef void foo1(self) nogil:
+  cdef void foo1(self):
     """
     It is possible to define native C/Cython methods
     that release the GIL (cool...)

test.pyx

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from libc.stdio cimport printf
 
 
 # cdef class SomeMemory:
-cdef class SomeMemory nogil:
+ccdef class SomeMemory:
   """
   This is a cdef class which is also called
   a extensino type. It is a kind of C struct