Use Python SharedMemory as the backend

pshmem/shmem.py

@@ -5,11 +5,19 @@
 ##
 
 import sys
+from multiprocessing import shared_memory
 
 import numpy as np
-import sysv_ipc
 
-from .utils import mpi_data_type, random_shm_key
+from .utils import (
+    mpi_data_type,
+    random_shm_key,
+    remove_shm_from_resource_tracker,
+)
+
+# Monkey patch resource_tracker.  Remove once upstream CPython
+# changes are merged.
+remove_shm_from_resource_tracker()
 
 
 class MPIShared(object):
@@ -149,7 +157,7 @@ def __init__(self, shape, dtype, comm, comm_node=None, comm_node_rank=None):
         if self._rank == 0:
             # Get a random 64bit integer between the supported range of keys
             self._shm_index = random_shm_key()
-            # Name, just used for printing
+            # Name, used as global tag.
             self._name = f"MPIShared_{self._shm_index}"
         if self._comm is not None:
             self._shm_index = self._comm.bcast(self._shm_index, root=0)
@@ -177,10 +185,8 @@ def __init__(self, shape, dtype, comm, comm_node=None, comm_node_rank=None):
                 # First rank on each node creates the buffer
                 if self._noderank == 0:
                     try:
-                        self._shmem = sysv_ipc.SharedMemory(
-                            self._shm_index,
-                            flags=sysv_ipc.IPC_CREX,
-                            size=int(nbytes),
+                        self._shmem = shared_memory.SharedMemory(
+                            name=self._name, create=True, size=int(nbytes),
                         )
                     except Exception as e:
                         msg = "Process {}: {}".format(self._rank, self._name)
@@ -199,8 +205,8 @@ def __init__(self, shape, dtype, comm, comm_node=None, comm_node_rank=None):
                 # Other ranks on the node attach
                 if self._noderank != 0:
                     try:
-                        self._shmem = sysv_ipc.SharedMemory(
-                            self._shm_index, flags=0, size=0
+                        self._shmem = shared_memory.SharedMemory(
+                            name=self._name, create=False, size=int(nbytes)
                         )
                     except Exception as e:
                         msg = "Process {}: {}".format(self._rank, self._name)
@@ -216,7 +222,7 @@ def __init__(self, shape, dtype, comm, comm_node=None, comm_node_rank=None):
                 self._flat = np.ndarray(
                     self._n,
                     dtype=self._dtype,
-                    buffer=self._shmem,
+                    buffer=self._shmem.buf,
                 )
 
                 # Initialize to zero.
@@ -230,19 +236,6 @@ def __init__(self, shape, dtype, comm, comm_node=None, comm_node_rank=None):
                 if self._nodecomm is not None:
                     self._nodecomm.barrier()
 
-                # Now the rank zero process will call remove() to mark the shared
-                # memory segment for removal.  However, this will not actually
-                # be removed until all processes detach.
-                if self._noderank == 0:
-                    try:
-                        self._shmem.remove()
-                    except sysv_ipc.ExistentialError:
-                        msg = "Process {}: {}".format(self._rank, self._name)
-                        msg += " failed to remove shared memory"
-                        msg += ": {}".format(e)
-                        print(msg, flush=True)
-                        raise
-
     def __del__(self):
         self.close()
 
@@ -370,7 +363,9 @@ def close(self):
             del self._flat
         if hasattr(self, "_shmem"):
             if self._shmem is not None:
-                self._shmem.detach()
+                self._shmem.close()
+                if self._noderank == 0:
+                    self._shmem.unlink()
                 del self._shmem
                 self._shmem = None
         self._flat = None

pshmem/test.py

@@ -432,9 +432,14 @@ def test_zero(self):
     #     dims = (200, 1000000)
     #     dt = np.float64
     #     shm = MPIShared(dims, dt, self.comm)
+    #     if self.comm is None or self.comm.rank == 0:
+    #         temp = np.ones(dims, dtype=dt)
+    #     else:
+    #         temp = None
+    #     shm.set(temp, fromrank=0)
+    #     del temp
     #     import time
     #     time.sleep(60)
-    #     shm.close()
     #     del shm
     #     return
 

pshmem/utils.py

@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 ##
 
 import random
+import sys
+# Import for monkey patching resource tracker
+from multiprocessing import resource_tracker
 
 import numpy as np
-import sysv_ipc
 
 
 def mpi_data_type(comm, dt):
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ def mpi_data_type(comm, dt):
 
 
 def random_shm_key():
-    """Get a random 64bit integer in the range supported by shmget()
+    """Get a random positive integer for using in shared memory naming.
 
     The python random library is used, and seeded with the default source
     (either system time or os.urandom).
@@ -57,8 +59,30 @@ def random_shm_key():
         (int):  The random integer.
 
     """
-    min_val = sysv_ipc.KEY_MIN
-    max_val = sysv_ipc.KEY_MAX
+    min_val = 0
+    max_val = sys.maxsize
     # Seed with default source of randomness
     random.seed(a=None)
     return random.randint(min_val, max_val)
+
+
+def remove_shm_from_resource_tracker():
+    """Monkey-patch multiprocessing.resource_tracker so SharedMemory won't be tracked
+
+    More details at: https://bugs.python.org/issue38119
+    """
+
+    def fix_register(name, rtype):
+        if rtype == "shared_memory":
+            return
+        return resource_tracker._resource_tracker.register(self, name, rtype)
+    resource_tracker.register = fix_register
+
+    def fix_unregister(name, rtype):
+        if rtype == "shared_memory":
+            return
+        return resource_tracker._resource_tracker.unregister(self, name, rtype)
+    resource_tracker.unregister = fix_unregister
+
+    if "shared_memory" in resource_tracker._CLEANUP_FUNCS:
+        del resource_tracker._CLEANUP_FUNCS["shared_memory"]

setup.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def readme():
     scripts=None,
     license="BSD",
     python_requires=">=3.8.0",
-    install_requires=["numpy", "sysv_ipc"],
+    install_requires=["numpy"],
     extras_require={"mpi": ["mpi4py>=3.0"]},
     cmdclass=versioneer.get_cmdclass(),
     classifiers=[