artifacts from looking at situations with owned = false

include/pybind11/cast.h

@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ PYBIND11_NOINLINE inline void instance::allocate_layout() {
 #endif
 #endif
         nonsimple.status = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t *>(&nonsimple.values_and_holders[flags_at]);
         nonsimple.status = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t *>(&nonsimple.values_and_holders[flags_at]);
     }
     }
-    aaa_owned = true;
+    aaa_owned = true;  // (ALMOST?) ALWAYS USED.
 }
 }
 
 
 PYBIND11_NOINLINE inline void instance::deallocate_layout() {
 PYBIND11_NOINLINE inline void instance::deallocate_layout() {
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ public:
 
 
         auto inst = reinterpret_steal<object>(make_new_instance(tinfo->type));
         auto inst = reinterpret_steal<object>(make_new_instance(tinfo->type));
         auto wrapper = reinterpret_cast<instance *>(inst.ptr());
         auto wrapper = reinterpret_cast<instance *>(inst.ptr());
-        wrapper->aaa_owned = false;
+        // wrapper->aaa_owned = false;  NOT NEEDED
         void *&valueptr = values_and_holders(wrapper).begin()->xxx_value_ptr<void>();  // holder_type not available here.
         void *&valueptr = values_and_holders(wrapper).begin()->xxx_value_ptr<void>();  // holder_type not available here.
 
 
         switch (policy) {
         switch (policy) {
@@ -526,12 +526,14 @@ public:
             case return_value_policy::take_ownership:
             case return_value_policy::take_ownership:
                 valueptr = src;
                 valueptr = src;
                 wrapper->aaa_owned = true;
                 wrapper->aaa_owned = true;
+                // to_cout("aaa_owned = true switch policy return_value_policy::automatic,take_ownership");
                 break;
                 break;
 
 
             case return_value_policy::automatic_reference:
             case return_value_policy::automatic_reference:
             case return_value_policy::reference:
             case return_value_policy::reference:
                 valueptr = src;
                 valueptr = src;
                 wrapper->aaa_owned = false;
                 wrapper->aaa_owned = false;
+                // to_cout("aaa_owned = false switch policy return_value_policy::automatic_reference,reference");
                 break;
                 break;
 
 
             case return_value_policy::copy:
             case return_value_policy::copy:
@@ -549,6 +551,7 @@ public:
 #endif
 #endif
                 }
                 }
                 wrapper->aaa_owned = true;
                 wrapper->aaa_owned = true;
+                // to_cout("aaa_owned = true switch policy return_value_policy::copy");
                 break;
                 break;
 
 
             case return_value_policy::move:
             case return_value_policy::move:
@@ -569,11 +572,13 @@ public:
 #endif
 #endif
                 }
                 }
                 wrapper->aaa_owned = true;
                 wrapper->aaa_owned = true;
+                // to_cout("aaa_owned = true switch policy return_value_policy::move");
                 break;
                 break;
 
 
             case return_value_policy::reference_internal:
             case return_value_policy::reference_internal:
                 valueptr = src;
                 valueptr = src;
                 wrapper->aaa_owned = false;
                 wrapper->aaa_owned = false;
+                // to_cout("aaa_owned = false switch policy return_value_policy::reference_internal");
                 keep_alive_impl(inst, parent);
                 keep_alive_impl(inst, parent);
                 break;
                 break;
 
 

include/pybind11/detail/class.h

@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ inline PyObject *make_new_instance(PyTypeObject *type) {
     // Allocate the value/holder internals:
     // Allocate the value/holder internals:
     inst->allocate_layout();
     inst->allocate_layout();
 
 
-    inst->aaa_owned = true;
+    inst->aaa_owned = true;  // (ALMOST?) ALWAYS USED.
 
 
     return self;
     return self;
 }
 }

include/pybind11/detail/common.h

@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@
 #include <typeindex>
 #include <typeindex>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 
+#include <iostream>
+
 #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3 /// Compatibility macros for various Python versions
 #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3 /// Compatibility macros for various Python versions
 #define PYBIND11_INSTANCE_METHOD_NEW(ptr, class_) PyInstanceMethod_New(ptr)
 #define PYBIND11_INSTANCE_METHOD_NEW(ptr, class_) PyInstanceMethod_New(ptr)
 #define PYBIND11_INSTANCE_METHOD_CHECK PyInstanceMethod_Check
 #define PYBIND11_INSTANCE_METHOD_CHECK PyInstanceMethod_Check
@@ -389,6 +391,10 @@ enum class return_value_policy : uint8_t {
 
 
 PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_BEGIN(detail)
 PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_BEGIN(detail)
 
 
+inline void to_cout(std::string msg) {
+    std::cout << std::endl << msg << std::endl;
+}
+
 inline static constexpr int log2(size_t n, int k = 0) { return (n <= 1) ? k : log2(n >> 1, k + 1); }
 inline static constexpr int log2(size_t n, int k = 0) { return (n <= 1) ? k : log2(n >> 1, k + 1); }
 
 
 // Returns the size as a multiple of sizeof(void *), rounded up.
 // Returns the size as a multiple of sizeof(void *), rounded up.