bitfield layout wrong in ctypes

[thesamprice]

BPO	39858
Nosy	@thesamprice
Files	ctypeSizeTest.py: Example test code

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title = 'bitfield layout wrong in ctypes'
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[thesamprice]

if 8 1 byte fields are included in a ctype field, it allows an extra byte to be included in the packing when there is no room left for the next field.

If I put the bitfields in a child structure then I get expected results.

In [35]: run ctypeSizeTest.py
Size is 4 Expected 3
0 0x10000 a0
0 0x10001 a1
0 0x10002 a2
0 0x10003 a3
0 0x10004 a4
0 0x10005 a5
0 0x10006 a6
0 0x10007 a7
0 0x40008 b0 <- Expected to be at offset 1, not 0.
2 0xc0000 b1 <- Expected to be at offset 1, not 2
Size is 3 Expected 3
0 0x1 a
1 0x40000 b0
1 0xc0004 b1

[thesamprice]

Does not happen on windows.

Error is in cfield.c

#ifndef MS_WIN32
 } else if (bitsize /* this is a bitfield request */
 && *pfield_size /* we have a bitfield open */
 && dict->size * 8 >= *pfield_size
 && (*pbitofs + bitsize) <= dict->size * 8) {
 /* expand bit field */
 fieldtype = EXPAND_BITFIELD;
#endif

Specifically dict->size * 8 >= *pfield_size
if *bitofs == *pfield_size then the current field is filled, and expanding the bitfield should not be done.

Consider adding this *pfield_size != *bitofs
#ifndef MS_WIN32
 } else if (bitsize /* this is a bitfield request */
 && *pfield_size /* we have a bitfield open */
 && *pfield_size != *pbitofs /* Current field has been filled, start new one */
 && dict->size * 8 >= *pfield_size
 && (*pbitofs + bitsize) <= dict->size * 8) {
 /* expand bit field */
 fieldtype = EXPAND_BITFIELD;
#endif