From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:14:28 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Handle a possible race condition
X-Git-Tag: v3.3.0a3~12
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=34d94a21018e8172f4e57a96fb537427f9dbb251;p=python

Handle a possible race condition
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diff --git a/Lib/functools.py b/Lib/functools.py
index e4458f4920..8206c4a222 100644
--- a/Lib/functools.py
+++ b/Lib/functools.py
@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ def lru_cache(maxsize=100, typed=False):
                         return result
                 result = user_function(*args, **kwds)
                 with lock:
+                    if key in cache:
+                        # getting here means that this same key was added to the
+                        # cache while the lock was released.  since the link
+                        # update is already done, we need only return the
+                        # computed result and update the count of misses.
+                        pass
                     if currsize < maxsize:
                         # put result in a new link at the front of the queue
                         last = root[PREV]