SSLContext.load_verify_locations leaks memory on Linux
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Description
| BPO | 40727 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @tiran, @asvetlov, @1st1, @Recursing |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-05-22.09:29:10.619>
labels = ['expert-SSL', '3.8', '3.9', 'performance', '3.7', 'library', 'expert-asyncio']
title = 'SSLContext.load_verify_locations leaks memory on Linux in async code'
updated_at = <Date 2020-05-22.10:32:24.242>
user = 'https://github.com/Recursing'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2020-05-22.10:32:24.242>
actor = 'Recursing'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)', 'asyncio', 'SSL']
creation = <Date 2020-05-22.09:29:10.619>
creator = 'Recursing'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 40727
keywords = []
message_count = 6.0
messages = ['369573', '369578', '369582', '369583', '369584', '369586']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['christian.heimes', 'asvetlov', 'yselivanov', 'Recursing']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'resource usage'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue40727'
versions = ['Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the SSLContext.load_verify_locations entry point and the Library (Lib), asyncio, and SSL components described in the issue. Reproduce the Linux memory leak in asynchronous code, then verify that repeated certificate-location loading no longer increases memory usage.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, python
- Domain
- performance, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100