This approach exploits the dependency introduced in gh-103589; we know for sure that the _codec* extension modules will outlive _multibytecodec. This means we can store the cjk codec module state safely in the codec struct and modify the various codec handlers to accept the codec struct (iso. void *config). Then we add custom cjk module state where needed, and conveniently fetch it from the codec struct. (Quick and dirty explanation; see the code if what I wrote does not make sense 😎)

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BTW, I removed the initialized guards. I'm pretty sure we can do that, but I haven't verified it yet.

Also, we can split out cb2c9e7 as a separate PR. That may be beneficial regarding to future bisects; it will also make this PR easier to review.

Similarly, f6ed5df can be split up to do the arg spec changes first, and then move stuff to module state afterwards.

@vstinner, you want to take a look? :)

@erlend-aasland I will take a look by tomorrow

(Pulling in main to get the latest ref. leak fixes by Jelle)

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Thanks for the review, Dong-hee! Yes, it is complicated, but as shown in my competing PRs, other approaches are even more complicated.

Well done @erlend-aasland!

Well done @erlend-aasland!

Thanks, Victor :) This was a tricky one!