From 97eda71275a3433cff634b24fbe1af91703ac671 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kumar Aditya <kumaraditya@python.org>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:07:17 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix data race on clearing embedded values

---
 Lib/test/test_free_threading/test_dict.py | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 Objects/dictobject.c                      |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_free_threading/test_dict.py b/Lib/test/test_free_threading/test_dict.py
index dfe0634211d4b02..ad23290a92ab345 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_free_threading/test_dict.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_free_threading/test_dict.py
@@ -296,6 +296,24 @@ def reader():
 
         threading_helper.run_concurrently([clearer, reader, reader])
 
+    def test_racing_embedded_values_clear_and_lookup(self):
+        class C:
+            pass
+
+        obj = C()
+        def writer():
+            for _ in range(1000):
+                obj.x = 1
+                obj.y = 2
+                obj.z = 3
+                obj.__dict__.clear()
+
+        def reader():
+            for _ in range(1000):
+                obj.__dict__.get('x')
+
+        threading_helper.run_concurrently([writer, reader, reader])
+
     def test_racing_dict_update_and_method_lookup(self):
         # gh-144295: test race between dict modifications and method lookups.
         # Uses BytesIO because the race requires a type without Py_TPFLAGS_INLINE_VALUES
diff --git a/Objects/dictobject.c b/Objects/dictobject.c
index e279c8765dd464a..25dc81f726f59cb 100644
--- a/Objects/dictobject.c
+++ b/Objects/dictobject.c
@@ -3039,7 +3039,7 @@ clear_embedded_values(PyDictValues *values, Py_ssize_t nentries)
     assert(nentries <= SHARED_KEYS_MAX_SIZE);
     for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < nentries; i++) {
         refs[i] = values->values[i];
-        values->values[i] = NULL;
+        FT_ATOMIC_STORE_PTR_RELEASE(values->values[i], NULL);
     }
     values->size = 0;
     for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < nentries; i++) {