python · kumaraditya303 · Apr 15, 2025 · Apr 15, 2025
diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c b/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c
@@ -6239,6 +6239,8 @@ _ctypes_mod_exec(PyObject *mod)
    }
    Py_ffi_closure_free(ptr);

+    _ctypes_init_fielddesc();
+
    ctypes_state *st = get_module_state(mod);
    st->_unpickle = PyObject_GetAttrString(mod, "_unpickle");
    if (st->_unpickle == NULL) {

diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/cfield.c b/Modules/_ctypes/cfield.c
@@ -1461,8 +1461,8 @@ _Py_COMP_DIAG_PUSH

 /* Delayed initialization. Windows cannot statically reference dynamically
   loaded addresses from DLLs. */
-static void
-_ctypes_init_fielddesc_locked(void)
+void
+_ctypes_init_fielddesc(void)
 {
    /* Fixed-width integers */

@@ -1659,30 +1659,14 @@ print(f"    formattable.simple_type_chars[i] = 0;")
 #undef FIXINT_FIELDDESC_FOR
 _Py_COMP_DIAG_POP

-static void
-_ctypes_init_fielddesc(void)
-{
-    static bool initialized = false;
-    static PyMutex mutex = {0};
-    PyMutex_Lock(&mutex);
-    if (!initialized) {
-        _ctypes_init_fielddesc_locked();
-        initialized = true;
-    }
-    PyMutex_Unlock(&mutex);
-}
-
 char *
 _ctypes_get_simple_type_chars(void) {
-    _ctypes_init_fielddesc();
    return formattable.simple_type_chars;
 }

 struct fielddesc *
 _ctypes_get_fielddesc(const char *fmt)
 {
-    _ctypes_init_fielddesc();
-
    struct fielddesc *result = NULL;
    switch(fmt[0]) {
 /*[python input]

diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/ctypes.h b/Modules/_ctypes/ctypes.h
@@ -537,6 +537,8 @@ extern int _ctypes_simple_instance(ctypes_state *st, PyObject *obj);

 PyObject *_ctypes_get_errobj(ctypes_state *st, int **pspace);

+extern void _ctypes_init_fielddesc(void);
+
 #ifdef USING_MALLOC_CLOSURE_DOT_C
 void Py_ffi_closure_free(void *p);
 void *Py_ffi_closure_alloc(size_t size, void** codeloc);