python · picnixz · Jun 8, 2025 · Jun 8, 2025 · Jun 8, 2025 · Jun 8, 2025
@@ -1043,40 +1043,59 @@ def test_gil(self):
 
     def test_sha256_gil(self):
         gil_minsize = hashlib_helper.find_gil_minsize(['_sha2', '_hashlib'])
+        data = b'1' + b'#' * gil_minsize + b'1'
+        expected = hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest()
+
         m = hashlib.sha256()
         m.update(b'1')
         m.update(b'#' * gil_minsize)
         m.update(b'1')
-        self.assertEqual(
-            m.hexdigest(),
-            '1cfceca95989f51f658e3f3ffe7f1cd43726c9e088c13ee10b46f57cef135b94'
-        )
+        self.assertEqual(m.hexdigest(), expected)
 
-        m = hashlib.sha256(b'1' + b'#' * gil_minsize + b'1')
-        self.assertEqual(
-            m.hexdigest(),
-            '1cfceca95989f51f658e3f3ffe7f1cd43726c9e088c13ee10b46f57cef135b94'
-        )
+    @threading_helper.reap_threads
+    @threading_helper.requires_working_threading()
+    def test_threaded_hashing_fast(self):
+        # Same as test_threaded_hashing_slow() but only tests "fast" functions
+        # since otherwise test_hashlib.py becomes too slow during development.
+        for name in ['md5', 'sha1', 'sha256', 'sha3_256', 'blake2s']:
+            if constructor := getattr(hashlib, name, None):
+                with self.subTest(name):
+                    self.do_test_threaded_hashing(constructor, is_shake=False)
+        if shake_128 := getattr(hashlib, 'shake_128', None):
+            self.do_test_threaded_hashing(shake_128, is_shake=True)
 
+    @requires_resource('cpu')
     @threading_helper.reap_threads
     @threading_helper.requires_working_threading()
-    def test_threaded_hashing(self):
+    def test_threaded_hashing_slow(self):
+        for algorithm, constructors in self.constructors_to_test.items():
+            is_shake = algorithm in self.shakes
+            for constructor in constructors:
+                with self.subTest(constructor.__name__, is_shake=is_shake):
+                    self.do_test_threaded_hashing(constructor, is_shake)
+
+    def do_test_threaded_hashing(self, constructor, is_shake):
         # Updating the same hash object from several threads at once
         # using data chunk sizes containing the same byte sequences.
         #
         # If the internal locks are working to prevent multiple
         # updates on the same object from running at once, the resulting
         # hash will be the same as doing it single threaded upfront.
-        hasher = hashlib.sha1()
+        #
+        # Be careful when choosing num_threads, len(smallest_data)
+        # and len(data) // len(smallest_data) as the obtained chunk
+        # size needs to satisfy some conditions below.
         num_threads = 5
-        smallest_data = b'swineflu'
+        smallest_data = os.urandom(8)
         data = smallest_data * 200000
-        expected_hash = hashlib.sha1(data*num_threads).hexdigest()
+
+        h1 = constructor(usedforsecurity=False)
+        h2 = constructor(data * num_threads, usedforsecurity=False)
 
         def hash_in_chunks(chunk_size):
             index = 0
             while index < len(data):
-                hasher.update(data[index:index + chunk_size])
+                h1.update(data[index:index + chunk_size])
                 index += chunk_size
 
         threads = []
@@ -1093,7 +1112,10 @@ def hash_in_chunks(chunk_size):
         for thread in threads:
             thread.join()
 
-        self.assertEqual(expected_hash, hasher.hexdigest())
+        if is_shake:
+            self.assertEqual(h1.hexdigest(16), h2.hexdigest(16))
+        else:
+            self.assertEqual(h1.hexdigest(), h2.hexdigest())
 
     def test_get_fips_mode(self):
         fips_mode = self.is_fips_mode

@@ -278,21 +278,15 @@ get_hashlib_state(PyObject *module)
 }
 
 typedef struct {
-    PyObject_HEAD
+    HASHLIB_OBJECT_HEAD
     EVP_MD_CTX *ctx;    /* OpenSSL message digest context */
-    // Prevents undefined behavior via multiple threads entering the C API.
-    bool use_mutex;
-    PyMutex mutex;      /* OpenSSL context lock */
 } HASHobject;
 
 #define HASHobject_CAST(op) ((HASHobject *)(op))
 
 typedef struct {
-    PyObject_HEAD
+    HASHLIB_OBJECT_HEAD
     HMAC_CTX *ctx;            /* OpenSSL hmac context */
-    // Prevents undefined behavior via multiple threads entering the C API.
-    bool use_mutex;
-    PyMutex mutex;  /* HMAC context lock */
 } HMACobject;
 
 #define HMACobject_CAST(op) ((HMACobject *)(op))
@@ -700,9 +694,9 @@ static int
 _hashlib_HASH_copy_locked(HASHobject *self, EVP_MD_CTX *new_ctx_p)
 {
     int result;
-    ENTER_HASHLIB(self);
+    HASHLIB_ACQUIRE_LOCK(self);
     result = EVP_MD_CTX_copy(new_ctx_p, self->ctx);
-    LEAVE_HASHLIB(self);
+    HASHLIB_RELEASE_LOCK(self);
     if (result == 0) {
         notify_smart_ssl_error_occurred_in(Py_STRINGIFY(EVP_MD_CTX_copy));
         return -1;
@@ -802,27 +796,13 @@ _hashlib_HASH_update_impl(HASHobject *self, PyObject *obj)
 {
     int result;
     Py_buffer view;
-
     GET_BUFFER_VIEW_OR_ERROUT(obj, &view);
-
-    if (!self->use_mutex && view.len >= HASHLIB_GIL_MINSIZE) {
-        self->use_mutex = true;
-    }
-    if (self->use_mutex) {
-        Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
-        PyMutex_Lock(&self->mutex);
-        result = _hashlib_HASH_hash(self, view.buf, view.len);
-        PyMutex_Unlock(&self->mutex);
-        Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
-    } else {
-        result = _hashlib_HASH_hash(self, view.buf, view.len);
-    }
-
+    HASHLIB_EXTERNAL_INSTRUCTIONS_LOCKED(
+        self, view.len,
+        result = _hashlib_HASH_hash(self, view.buf, view.len)
+    );
     PyBuffer_Release(&view);
-
-    if (result == -1)
-        return NULL;
-    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+    return result < 0 ? NULL : Py_None;
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef HASH_methods[] = {
@@ -1144,15 +1124,12 @@ _hashlib_HASH(PyObject *module, const char *digestname, PyObject *data_obj,
     }
 
     if (view.buf && view.len) {
-        if (view.len >= HASHLIB_GIL_MINSIZE) {
-            /* We do not initialize self->lock here as this is the constructor
-             * where it is not yet possible to have concurrent access. */
-            Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
-            result = _hashlib_HASH_hash(self, view.buf, view.len);
-            Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
-        } else {
-            result = _hashlib_HASH_hash(self, view.buf, view.len);
-        }
+        /* Do not use self->mutex here as this is the constructor
+         * where it is not yet possible to have concurrent access. */
+        HASHLIB_EXTERNAL_INSTRUCTIONS_UNLOCKED(
+            view.len,
+            result = _hashlib_HASH_hash(self, view.buf, view.len)
+        );
         if (result == -1) {
             assert(PyErr_Occurred());
             Py_CLEAR(self);
@@ -1813,9 +1790,9 @@ static int
 locked_HMAC_CTX_copy(HMAC_CTX *new_ctx_p, HMACobject *self)
 {
     int result;
-    ENTER_HASHLIB(self);
+    HASHLIB_ACQUIRE_LOCK(self);
     result = HMAC_CTX_copy(new_ctx_p, self->ctx);
-    LEAVE_HASHLIB(self);
+    HASHLIB_RELEASE_LOCK(self);
     if (result == 0) {
         notify_smart_ssl_error_occurred_in(Py_STRINGIFY(HMAC_CTX_copy));
         return -1;
@@ -1846,24 +1823,12 @@ _hmac_update(HMACobject *self, PyObject *obj)
     Py_buffer view = {0};
 
     GET_BUFFER_VIEW_OR_ERROR(obj, &view, return 0);
-
-    if (!self->use_mutex && view.len >= HASHLIB_GIL_MINSIZE) {
-        self->use_mutex = true;
-    }
-    if (self->use_mutex) {
-        Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
-        PyMutex_Lock(&self->mutex);
-        r = HMAC_Update(self->ctx,
-                        (const unsigned char *)view.buf,
-                        (size_t)view.len);
-        PyMutex_Unlock(&self->mutex);
-        Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
-    } else {
-        r = HMAC_Update(self->ctx,
-                        (const unsigned char *)view.buf,
-                        (size_t)view.len);
-    }
-
+    HASHLIB_EXTERNAL_INSTRUCTIONS_LOCKED(
+        self, view.len,
+        r = HMAC_Update(
+            self->ctx, (const unsigned char *)view.buf, (size_t)view.len
+        )
+    );
     PyBuffer_Release(&view);
 
     if (r == 0) {

@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ type_to_impl(PyTypeObject *type)
 }
 
 typedef struct {
-    PyObject_HEAD
+    HASHLIB_OBJECT_HEAD
     union {
         Hacl_Hash_Blake2s_state_t *blake2s_state;
         Hacl_Hash_Blake2b_state_t *blake2b_state;
@@ -364,8 +364,6 @@ typedef struct {
 #endif
     };
     blake2_impl impl;
-    bool use_mutex;
-    PyMutex mutex;
 } Blake2Object;
 
 #define _Blake2Object_CAST(op)  ((Blake2Object *)(op))
@@ -422,7 +420,7 @@ new_Blake2Object(PyTypeObject *type)
     } while (0)
 
 static void
-update(Blake2Object *self, uint8_t *buf, Py_ssize_t len)
+blake2_update_unlocked(Blake2Object *self, uint8_t *buf, Py_ssize_t len)
 {
     switch (self->impl) {
         // blake2b_256_state and blake2s_128_state must be if'd since
@@ -646,14 +644,12 @@ py_blake2_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *data, int digest_size,
     if (data != NULL) {
         Py_buffer buf;
         GET_BUFFER_VIEW_OR_ERROR(data, &buf, goto error);
-        if (buf.len >= HASHLIB_GIL_MINSIZE) {
-            Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
-            update(self, buf.buf, buf.len);
-            Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
-        }
-        else {
-            update(self, buf.buf, buf.len);
-        }
+        /* Do not use self->mutex here as this is the constructor
+         * where it is not yet possible to have concurrent access. */
+        HASHLIB_EXTERNAL_INSTRUCTIONS_UNLOCKED(
+            buf.len,
+            blake2_update_unlocked(self, buf.buf, buf.len)
+        );
         PyBuffer_Release(&buf);
     }
 
@@ -744,7 +740,7 @@ py_blake2s_new_impl(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *data_obj, int digest_size,
 }
 
 static int
-blake2_blake2b_copy_locked(Blake2Object *self, Blake2Object *cpy)
+blake2_blake2b_copy_unlocked(Blake2Object *self, Blake2Object *cpy)
 {
     assert(cpy != NULL);
 #define BLAKE2_COPY(TYPE, STATE_ATTR)                                       \
@@ -801,9 +797,9 @@ _blake2_blake2b_copy_impl(Blake2Object *self)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    ENTER_HASHLIB(self);
-    rc = blake2_blake2b_copy_locked(self, cpy);
-    LEAVE_HASHLIB(self);
+    HASHLIB_ACQUIRE_LOCK(self);
+    rc = blake2_blake2b_copy_unlocked(self, cpy);
+    HASHLIB_RELEASE_LOCK(self);
     if (rc < 0) {
         Py_DECREF(cpy);
         return NULL;
@@ -825,25 +821,12 @@ _blake2_blake2b_update_impl(Blake2Object *self, PyObject *data)
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=99330230068e8c99 input=ffc4aa6a6a225d31]*/
 {
     Py_buffer buf;
-
     GET_BUFFER_VIEW_OR_ERROUT(data, &buf);
-
-    if (!self->use_mutex && buf.len >= HASHLIB_GIL_MINSIZE) {
-        self->use_mutex = true;
-    }
-    if (self->use_mutex) {
-        Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
-        PyMutex_Lock(&self->mutex);
-        update(self, buf.buf, buf.len);
-        PyMutex_Unlock(&self->mutex);
-        Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
-    }
-    else {
-        update(self, buf.buf, buf.len);
-    }
-
+    HASHLIB_EXTERNAL_INSTRUCTIONS_LOCKED(
+        self, buf.len,
+        blake2_update_unlocked(self, buf.buf, buf.len)
+    );
     PyBuffer_Release(&buf);
-
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
@@ -881,9 +864,9 @@ _blake2_blake2b_digest_impl(Blake2Object *self)
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=31ab8ad477f4a2f7 input=7d21659e9c5fff02]*/
 {
     uint8_t digest_length = 0, digest[HACL_HASH_BLAKE2B_OUT_BYTES];
-    ENTER_HASHLIB(self);
+    HASHLIB_ACQUIRE_LOCK(self);
     digest_length = blake2_blake2b_compute_digest(self, digest);
-    LEAVE_HASHLIB(self);
+    HASHLIB_RELEASE_LOCK(self);
     return PyBytes_FromStringAndSize((const char *)digest, digest_length);
 }
 
@@ -898,9 +881,9 @@ _blake2_blake2b_hexdigest_impl(Blake2Object *self)
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=5ef54b138db6610a input=76930f6946351f56]*/
 {
     uint8_t digest_length = 0, digest[HACL_HASH_BLAKE2B_OUT_BYTES];
-    ENTER_HASHLIB(self);
+    HASHLIB_ACQUIRE_LOCK(self);
     digest_length = blake2_blake2b_compute_digest(self, digest);
-    LEAVE_HASHLIB(self);
+    HASHLIB_RELEASE_LOCK(self);
     return _Py_strhex((const char *)digest, digest_length);
 }