python · serhiy-storchaka · May 19, 2022 · May 18, 2022 · May 18, 2022 · May 18, 2022
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-05-18-08-32-33.gh-issue-92914.tJUeTD.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-05-18-08-32-33.gh-issue-92914.tJUeTD.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Always round up the size allocated for lists up to 16 bytes.
diff --git a/Objects/listobject.c b/Objects/listobject.c
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ list_preallocate_exact(PyListObject *self, Py_ssize_t size)
     assert(self->ob_item == NULL);
     assert(size > 0);
 
+    /* Since the Python memory allocator has granularity of 16 bytes,
 #if SIZEOF_VOID_P > 4 
 #define ALIGNMENT              16               /* must be 2^N */ 
 #define ALIGNMENT_SHIFT         4 
 #else 
 #define ALIGNMENT               8               /* must be 2^N */ 
 #define ALIGNMENT_SHIFT         3 
 #endif 
 #if SIZEOF_VOID_P > 4 
 #define ALIGNMENT              16               /* must be 2^N */ 
 #define ALIGNMENT_SHIFT         4 
 #else 
 #define ALIGNMENT               8               /* must be 2^N */ 
 #define ALIGNMENT_SHIFT         3 
 #endif 
+     * there is no benefit of allocating space for the odd number of items,
+     * and there is no drawback of rounding it up.
+     */
+    if (sizeof(PyObject*) > 4) {
+        size = (size + 1) & ~(size_t)1;
+    }
+    else {
+        size = (size + 3) & ~(size_t)3;
+    }
     PyObject **items = PyMem_New(PyObject*, size);
     if (items == NULL) {
         PyErr_NoMemory();
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		Always round up the size allocated for lists up to 16 bytes.