From 4dd6f49c9a8f7147fd4feb6309235632a3261de3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maurycy <5383+maurycy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 21:36:56 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 01/14] let me declare single limit

---
 Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h b/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h
index fa37fb7b2167ec..ea96b57314e4e5 100644
--- a/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h
+++ b/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ typedef enum _WIN32_THREADSTATE {
 #define MAX_STACK_CHUNK_SIZE (16 * 1024 * 1024)  /* 16 MB max for stack chunks */
 #define MAX_LONG_DIGITS 64  /* Allows values up to ~2^1920 */
 #define MAX_SET_TABLE_SIZE (1 << 20)  /* 1 million entries max for set iteration */
+#define MAX_FRAME_CHAIN_DEPTH (1024 + 512)  /* Iteration bound for frame chain walks */
 
 #ifndef MAX
 #define MAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))

From e71aaa566e24844d6a611d72c4b03a015aba3910 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maurycy <5383+maurycy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 21:37:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 02/14] use our new limit in process_frame_chain()

---
 Modules/_remote_debugging/frames.c | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Modules/_remote_debugging/frames.c b/Modules/_remote_debugging/frames.c
index 46968acc6ff1fe..fde3474a053919 100644
--- a/Modules/_remote_debugging/frames.c
+++ b/Modules/_remote_debugging/frames.c
@@ -305,9 +305,7 @@ process_frame_chain(
     uintptr_t frame_addr = ctx->frame_addr;
     uintptr_t prev_frame_addr = 0;
     uintptr_t last_frame_addr = 0;
-    const size_t MAX_FRAMES = 1024 + 512;
     size_t frame_count = 0;
-    assert(MAX_FRAMES > 0 && MAX_FRAMES < 10000);
 
     ctx->stopped_at_cached_frame = 0;
     ctx->last_frame_visited = 0;
@@ -318,12 +316,12 @@ process_frame_chain(
         uintptr_t stackpointer = 0;
         last_frame_addr = frame_addr;
 
-        if (++frame_count > MAX_FRAMES) {
+        if (++frame_count > MAX_FRAME_CHAIN_DEPTH) {
             PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Too many stack frames (possible infinite loop)");
             set_exception_cause(unwinder, PyExc_RuntimeError, "Frame chain iteration limit exceeded");
             return -1;
         }
-        assert(frame_count <= MAX_FRAMES);
+        assert(frame_count <= MAX_FRAME_CHAIN_DEPTH);
 
         if (ctx->chunks && ctx->chunks->count > 0) {
             if (parse_frame_from_chunks(unwinder, &frame, frame_addr, &next_frame_addr, &stackpointer, ctx->chunks) == 0) {

From 116da45f642473a69ab724456f3496536dd5e419 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maurycy <5383+maurycy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 21:37:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 03/14] add it in parse_async_frame_chain()

---
 Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c b/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c
index 44a9a3cbce0061..ba2a2bc612aad4 100644
--- a/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c
+++ b/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c
@@ -776,7 +776,13 @@ parse_async_frame_chain(
         return -1;
     }
 
+    size_t frame_count = 0;
     while ((void*)address_of_current_frame != NULL) {
+        if (++frame_count > MAX_FRAME_CHAIN_DEPTH) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Too many stack frames (possible infinite loop)");
+            set_exception_cause(unwinder, PyExc_RuntimeError, "Async frame chain iteration limit exceeded");
+            return -1;
+        }
         PyObject* frame_info = NULL;
         uintptr_t address_of_code_object;
         int res = parse_frame_object(

From 3e12939b13678e46924c4590b00f00dfe1c33e74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maurycy <5383+maurycy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 22:01:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 04/14] parse_coro_chain()

---
 Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h |  3 ++-
 Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c           | 22 ++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h b/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h
index ea96b57314e4e5..17137aeec90297 100644
--- a/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h
+++ b/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h
@@ -733,7 +733,8 @@ extern int parse_task(
 extern int parse_coro_chain(
     RemoteUnwinderObject *unwinder,
     uintptr_t coro_address,
-    PyObject *render_to
+    PyObject *render_to,
+    size_t depth
 );
 
 extern int parse_async_frame_chain(
diff --git a/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c b/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c
index ba2a2bc612aad4..4f4c129d14bbcf 100644
--- a/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c
+++ b/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ handle_yield_from_frame(
     RemoteUnwinderObject *unwinder,
     uintptr_t gi_iframe_addr,
     uintptr_t gen_type_addr,
-    PyObject *render_to
+    PyObject *render_to,
+    size_t depth
 ) {
     // Read the entire interpreter frame at once
     char iframe[SIZEOF_INTERP_FRAME];
@@ -309,7 +310,8 @@ handle_yield_from_frame(
                    doesn't match the type of whatever it points to
                    in its cr_await.
                 */
-                err = parse_coro_chain(unwinder, gi_await_addr, render_to);
+                err = parse_coro_chain(unwinder, gi_await_addr, render_to,
+                                       depth + 1);
                 if (err) {
                     set_exception_cause(unwinder, PyExc_RuntimeError, "Failed to parse coroutine chain in yield_from");
                     return -1;
@@ -325,10 +327,19 @@ int
 parse_coro_chain(
     RemoteUnwinderObject *unwinder,
     uintptr_t coro_address,
-    PyObject *render_to
+    PyObject *render_to,
+    size_t depth
 ) {
     assert((void*)coro_address != NULL);
 
+    if (depth >= MAX_FRAME_CHAIN_DEPTH) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
+            "Too many coroutine frames (possible infinite loop)");
+        set_exception_cause(unwinder, PyExc_RuntimeError,
+            "Coroutine chain depth limit exceeded");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     // Read the entire generator object at once
     char gen_object[SIZEOF_GEN_OBJ];
     int err = _Py_RemoteDebug_PagedReadRemoteMemory(
@@ -371,7 +382,8 @@ parse_coro_chain(
     Py_DECREF(name);
 
     if (frame_state == FRAME_SUSPENDED_YIELD_FROM) {
-        return handle_yield_from_frame(unwinder, gi_iframe_addr, gen_type_addr, render_to);
+        return handle_yield_from_frame(unwinder, gi_iframe_addr, gen_type_addr,
+                                       render_to, depth);
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -417,7 +429,7 @@ create_task_result(
     coro_addr = GET_MEMBER_NO_TAG(uintptr_t, task_obj, unwinder->async_debug_offsets.asyncio_task_object.task_coro);
 
     if ((void*)coro_addr != NULL) {
-        if (parse_coro_chain(unwinder, coro_addr, call_stack) < 0) {
+        if (parse_coro_chain(unwinder, coro_addr, call_stack, 0) < 0) {
             set_exception_cause(unwinder, PyExc_RuntimeError, "Failed to parse coroutine chain");
             goto error;
         }

From c46810c2f24a060948c6f7666a618c8ca5d018cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maurycy <5383+maurycy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 22:18:07 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 05/14] NEWS

---
 .../next/Library/2026-07-08-22-18-04.gh-issue-153364.JBFHEg.rst | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-07-08-22-18-04.gh-issue-153364.JBFHEg.rst

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-07-08-22-18-04.gh-issue-153364.JBFHEg.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-07-08-22-18-04.gh-issue-153364.JBFHEg.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..496886ac6cc819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-07-08-22-18-04.gh-issue-153364.JBFHEg.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Add limits to frame and coroutine-chain walks in the Tachyon sampling
+profiler. This avoids potential hangs. Patch by Maurycy Pawłowski-Wieroński.

From dd6e19a851391edf9f2a3d3d7d9e08df768b2ffe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maurycy <5383+maurycy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 23:07:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 06/14] async in the message?

---
 Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c b/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c
index 4f4c129d14bbcf..aeeccd3d67d61d 100644
--- a/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c
+++ b/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ parse_async_frame_chain(
     size_t frame_count = 0;
     while ((void*)address_of_current_frame != NULL) {
         if (++frame_count > MAX_FRAME_CHAIN_DEPTH) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Too many stack frames (possible infinite loop)");
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Too many async stack frames (possible infinite loop)");
             set_exception_cause(unwinder, PyExc_RuntimeError, "Async frame chain iteration limit exceeded");
             return -1;
         }

From 0972e00fd527f424fb6206b36b768ff71018c50a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maurycy <5383+maurycy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 23:10:41 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 07/14] test

---
 Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py | 188 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 154 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py b/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py
index 6b1529aa173f01..5018e6f5eb60b1 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py
@@ -339,6 +339,40 @@ def _run_script_and_get_trace(
             finally:
                 _cleanup_sockets(client_socket, server_socket)
 
+    @contextmanager
+    def _target_process(self, script_body):
+        """Context manager for running a target process with socket sync."""
+        port = find_unused_port()
+        script = f"""\
+import socket
+sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+sock.connect(('localhost', {port}))
+{textwrap.dedent(script_body)}
+"""
+
+        with os_helper.temp_dir() as work_dir:
+            script_dir = os.path.join(work_dir, "script_pkg")
+            os.mkdir(script_dir)
+
+            server_socket = _create_server_socket(port)
+            script_name = _make_test_script(script_dir, "script", script)
+            client_socket = None
+
+            try:
+                with _managed_subprocess([sys.executable, script_name]) as p:
+                    client_socket, _ = server_socket.accept()
+                    server_socket.close()
+                    server_socket = None
+
+                    def make_unwinder(cache_frames=True):
+                        return RemoteUnwinder(
+                            p.pid, all_threads=True, cache_frames=cache_frames
+                        )
+
+                    yield p, client_socket, make_unwinder
+            finally:
+                _cleanup_sockets(client_socket, server_socket)
+
     def _find_frame_in_trace(self, stack_trace, predicate):
         """
         Find a frame matching predicate in stack trace.
@@ -2927,40 +2961,6 @@ class TestFrameCaching(RemoteInspectionTestBase):
     All tests verify cache reuse via object identity checks (assertIs).
     """
 
-    @contextmanager
-    def _target_process(self, script_body):
-        """Context manager for running a target process with socket sync."""
-        port = find_unused_port()
-        script = f"""\
-import socket
-sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-sock.connect(('localhost', {port}))
-{textwrap.dedent(script_body)}
-"""
-
-        with os_helper.temp_dir() as work_dir:
-            script_dir = os.path.join(work_dir, "script_pkg")
-            os.mkdir(script_dir)
-
-            server_socket = _create_server_socket(port)
-            script_name = _make_test_script(script_dir, "script", script)
-            client_socket = None
-
-            try:
-                with _managed_subprocess([sys.executable, script_name]) as p:
-                    client_socket, _ = server_socket.accept()
-                    server_socket.close()
-                    server_socket = None
-
-                    def make_unwinder(cache_frames=True):
-                        return RemoteUnwinder(
-                            p.pid, all_threads=True, cache_frames=cache_frames
-                        )
-
-                    yield p, client_socket, make_unwinder
-            finally:
-                _cleanup_sockets(client_socket, server_socket)
-
     def _get_frames_with_retry(self, unwinder, required_funcs):
         """Get frames containing required_funcs, with retry for transient errors."""
         for _ in range(MAX_TRIES):
@@ -3804,5 +3804,125 @@ def test_get_stats_disabled_raises(self):
             client_socket.sendall(b"done")
 
 
+@requires_remote_subprocess_debugging()
+class TestFrameChainLimits(RemoteInspectionTestBase):
+    """Frame chain walks abort instead of looping/overflowing on deep chains."""
+
+    CHAIN_DEPTH = 1024 + 512 + 1
+
+    def _assert_unwinder_limit_error(self, unwind, expected_substring):
+        """Call unwind() until it raises the frame chain limit error.
+
+        unwind must construct the RemoteUnwinder and call it, so that
+        transient RuntimeErrors from either step are retried; a successful
+        call means the limit never triggered and fails immediately.
+        """
+        last_error = None
+        for _ in busy_retry(SHORT_TIMEOUT, error=False):
+            try:
+                unwind()
+            except TRANSIENT_ERRORS as e:
+                if expected_substring in str(e):
+                    return
+                last_error = e
+                continue
+            self.fail(
+                "frame chain limit did not trigger; call returned a result"
+            )
+        self.fail(
+            f"frame chain limit never raised; last transient error: "
+            f"{last_error!r}"
+        )
+
+    @skip_if_not_supported
+    @unittest.skipIf(
+        sys.platform == "linux" and not PROCESS_VM_READV_SUPPORTED,
+        "Test only runs on Linux with process_vm_readv support",
+    )
+    def test_get_stack_trace_deep_frame_chain_aborts(self):
+        """Test that a frame chain deeper than the limit aborts the
+        synchronous stack walk instead of walking it indefinitely."""
+        script_body = f"""\
+            import sys
+            sys.setrecursionlimit({self.CHAIN_DEPTH * 2})
+
+            def recurse(n):
+                if n <= 0:
+                    sock.sendall(b"ready")
+                    sock.recv(16)
+                    return
+                recurse(n - 1)
+
+            recurse({self.CHAIN_DEPTH})
+            """
+        with self._target_process(script_body) as (p, client_socket, _):
+            _wait_for_signal(client_socket, b"ready")
+            self._assert_unwinder_limit_error(
+                lambda: RemoteUnwinder(p.pid).get_stack_trace(),
+                "Too many stack frames",
+            )
+            client_socket.sendall(b"done")
+
+    @skip_if_not_supported
+    @unittest.skipIf(
+        sys.platform == "linux" and not PROCESS_VM_READV_SUPPORTED,
+        "Test only runs on Linux with process_vm_readv support",
+    )
+    def test_get_async_stack_trace_deep_frame_chain_aborts(self):
+        """Test that a frame chain deeper than the limit aborts the async
+        stack walk instead of walking it indefinitely."""
+        script_body = f"""\
+            import sys, asyncio
+            sys.setrecursionlimit({self.CHAIN_DEPTH * 2})
+
+            def recurse(n):
+                if n <= 0:
+                    sock.sendall(b"ready")
+                    sock.recv(16)
+                    return
+                recurse(n - 1)
+
+            async def deep():
+                recurse({self.CHAIN_DEPTH})
+
+            asyncio.run(deep())
+            """
+        with self._target_process(script_body) as (p, client_socket, _):
+            _wait_for_signal(client_socket, b"ready")
+            self._assert_unwinder_limit_error(
+                lambda: RemoteUnwinder(p.pid).get_async_stack_trace(),
+                "Too many async stack frames",
+            )
+            client_socket.sendall(b"done")
+
+    @skip_if_not_supported
+    @unittest.skipIf(
+        sys.platform == "linux" and not PROCESS_VM_READV_SUPPORTED,
+        "Test only runs on Linux with process_vm_readv support",
+    )
+    def test_get_all_awaited_by_deep_coro_chain_aborts(self):
+        """Test that a coroutine await chain deeper than the limit aborts
+        the walk instead of overflowing the C stack."""
+        script_body = f"""\
+            import sys, asyncio
+            sys.setrecursionlimit({self.CHAIN_DEPTH * 2})
+
+            async def chain(n):
+                if n <= 0:
+                    sock.sendall(b"ready")
+                    await asyncio.sleep(10_000)
+                    return
+                await chain(n - 1)
+
+            asyncio.run(chain({self.CHAIN_DEPTH}))
+            """
+        with self._target_process(script_body) as (p, client_socket, _):
+            _wait_for_signal(client_socket, b"ready")
+            self._assert_unwinder_limit_error(
+                lambda: RemoteUnwinder(p.pid).get_all_awaited_by(),
+                "Too many coroutine frames",
+            )
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()

From 3c5f78be31cfc3cd0b909f9e8b92088bf33c549a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maurycy <5383+maurycy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 23:36:27 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 08/14] no race

---
 Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py b/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py
index 5018e6f5eb60b1..98bc668754a1e8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py
@@ -3909,12 +3909,17 @@ def test_get_all_awaited_by_deep_coro_chain_aborts(self):
 
             async def chain(n):
                 if n <= 0:
-                    sock.sendall(b"ready")
                     await asyncio.sleep(10_000)
                     return
                 await chain(n - 1)
 
-            asyncio.run(chain({self.CHAIN_DEPTH}))
+            async def main():
+                task = asyncio.create_task(chain({self.CHAIN_DEPTH}))
+                await asyncio.sleep(0)
+                sock.sendall(b"ready")
+                await task
+
+            asyncio.run(main())
             """
         with self._target_process(script_body) as (p, client_socket, _):
             _wait_for_signal(client_socket, b"ready")

From 78c18f95c6dd9d5eba9c3844b1a93f69ab548338 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maurycy <5383+maurycy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:25:34 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 09/14] process_task_awaited_by

---
 Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h | 12 +++--
 Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c           | 51 ++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h b/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h
index 17137aeec90297..cc7c548ba2103f 100644
--- a/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h
+++ b/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h
@@ -482,7 +482,8 @@ typedef int (*thread_processor_func)(
 typedef int (*set_entry_processor_func)(
     RemoteUnwinderObject *unwinder,
     uintptr_t key_addr,
-    void *context
+    void *context,
+    size_t depth
 );
 
 typedef int (*interpreter_processor_func)(
@@ -749,7 +750,8 @@ extern int iterate_set_entries(
     RemoteUnwinderObject *unwinder,
     uintptr_t set_addr,
     set_entry_processor_func processor,
-    void *context
+    void *context,
+    size_t depth
 );
 
 /* Task awaited_by processing */
@@ -757,7 +759,8 @@ extern int process_task_awaited_by(
     RemoteUnwinderObject *unwinder,
     uintptr_t task_address,
     set_entry_processor_func processor,
-    void *context
+    void *context,
+    size_t depth
 );
 
 extern int process_single_task_node(
@@ -770,7 +773,8 @@ extern int process_single_task_node(
 extern int process_task_and_waiters(
     RemoteUnwinderObject *unwinder,
     uintptr_t task_addr,
-    PyObject *result
+    PyObject *result,
+    size_t depth
 );
 
 extern int find_running_task_in_thread(
diff --git a/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c b/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c
index aeeccd3d67d61d..58eb43d2c6d534 100644
--- a/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c
+++ b/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ iterate_set_entries(
     RemoteUnwinderObject *unwinder,
     uintptr_t set_addr,
     set_entry_processor_func processor,
-    void *context
+    void *context,
+    size_t depth
 ) {
     char set_object[SIZEOF_SET_OBJ];
     if (_Py_RemoteDebug_PagedReadRemoteMemory(&unwinder->handle, set_addr,
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ iterate_set_entries(
 
             if (ref_cnt) {
                 // Process this valid set entry
-                if (processor(unwinder, key_addr, context) < 0) {
+                if (processor(unwinder, key_addr, context, depth) < 0) {
                     return -1;
                 }
                 els++;
@@ -526,15 +527,22 @@ parse_task(
  * ============================================================================ */
 
 // Forward declaration for mutual recursion
-static int process_waiter_task(RemoteUnwinderObject *unwinder, uintptr_t key_addr, void *context);
+static int process_waiter_task(
+    RemoteUnwinderObject *unwinder,
+    uintptr_t key_addr,
+    void *context,
+    size_t depth
+);
 
 // Processor function for parsing tasks in sets
 static int
 process_task_parser(
     RemoteUnwinderObject *unwinder,
     uintptr_t key_addr,
-    void *context
+    void *context,
+    size_t depth
 ) {
+    (void)depth;
     PyObject *awaited_by = (PyObject *)context;
     return parse_task(unwinder, key_addr, awaited_by);
 }
@@ -545,7 +553,8 @@ parse_task_awaited_by(
     uintptr_t task_address,
     PyObject *awaited_by
 ) {
-    return process_task_awaited_by(unwinder, task_address, process_task_parser, awaited_by);
+    return process_task_awaited_by(
+        unwinder, task_address, process_task_parser, awaited_by, 0);
 }
 
 int
@@ -553,7 +562,8 @@ process_task_awaited_by(
     RemoteUnwinderObject *unwinder,
     uintptr_t task_address,
     set_entry_processor_func processor,
-    void *context
+    void *context,
+    size_t depth
 ) {
     // Read the entire TaskObj at once
     char task_obj[SIZEOF_TASK_OBJ];
@@ -572,10 +582,11 @@ process_task_awaited_by(
     char awaited_by_is_a_set = GET_MEMBER(char, task_obj, unwinder->async_debug_offsets.asyncio_task_object.task_awaited_by_is_set);
 
     if (awaited_by_is_a_set) {
-        return iterate_set_entries(unwinder, task_ab_addr, processor, context);
+        return iterate_set_entries(
+            unwinder, task_ab_addr, processor, context, depth);
     } else {
         // Single task waiting
-        return processor(unwinder, task_ab_addr, context);
+        return processor(unwinder, task_ab_addr, context, depth);
     }
 }
 
@@ -674,15 +685,25 @@ int
 process_task_and_waiters(
     RemoteUnwinderObject *unwinder,
     uintptr_t task_addr,
-    PyObject *result
+    PyObject *result,
+    size_t depth
 ) {
+    if (depth >= MAX_FRAME_CHAIN_DEPTH) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
+            "Too many task waiters (possible infinite loop)");
+        set_exception_cause(unwinder, PyExc_RuntimeError,
+            "Task waiter chain depth limit exceeded");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     // First, add this task to the result
     if (process_single_task_node(unwinder, task_addr, NULL, result) < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
 
     // Now find all tasks that are waiting for this task and process them
-    return process_task_awaited_by(unwinder, task_addr, process_waiter_task, result);
+    return process_task_awaited_by(
+        unwinder, task_addr, process_waiter_task, result, depth + 1);
 }
 
 // Processor function for task waiters
@@ -690,10 +711,10 @@ static int
 process_waiter_task(
     RemoteUnwinderObject *unwinder,
     uintptr_t key_addr,
-    void *context
+    void *context,
+    size_t depth
 ) {
-    PyObject *result = (PyObject *)context;
-    return process_task_and_waiters(unwinder, key_addr, result);
+    return process_task_and_waiters(unwinder, key_addr, (PyObject *)context, depth);
 }
 
 /* ============================================================================
@@ -996,7 +1017,9 @@ process_running_task_chain(
     }
 
     // Now find all tasks that are waiting for this task and process them
-    if (process_task_awaited_by(unwinder, running_task_addr, process_waiter_task, result) < 0) {
+    if (process_task_awaited_by(
+            unwinder, running_task_addr, process_waiter_task, result, 1) < 0)
+    {
         return -1;
     }
 

From 21d764ef751592db91e6519ec2cfdfd1884cdcca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maurycy <5383+maurycy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:25:43 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 10/14] process_task_awaited_by limit test

---
 Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py b/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py
index 98bc668754a1e8..0ae523782b7892 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py
@@ -3863,6 +3863,36 @@ def recurse(n):
             )
             client_socket.sendall(b"done")
 
+    @skip_if_not_supported
+    @unittest.skipIf(
+        sys.platform == "linux" and not PROCESS_VM_READV_SUPPORTED,
+        "Test only runs on Linux with process_vm_readv support",
+    )
+    def test_get_async_stack_trace_deep_task_waiter_chain_aborts(self):
+        """Test that a task waiter chain deeper than the limit aborts
+        the walk instead of overflowing the C stack."""
+        script_body = f"""\
+            import asyncio
+
+            async def chain(n):
+                if n <= 0:
+                    sock.sendall(b"ready")
+                    sock.recv(16)
+                    return
+
+                task = asyncio.create_task(chain(n - 1))
+                await task
+
+            asyncio.run(chain({self.CHAIN_DEPTH}))
+            """
+        with self._target_process(script_body) as (p, client_socket, _):
+            _wait_for_signal(client_socket, b"ready")
+            self._assert_unwinder_limit_error(
+                lambda: RemoteUnwinder(p.pid).get_async_stack_trace(),
+                "Too many task waiters",
+            )
+            client_socket.sendall(b"done")
+
     @skip_if_not_supported
     @unittest.skipIf(
         sys.platform == "linux" and not PROCESS_VM_READV_SUPPORTED,

From 000287efb4aea797b8a3e25badc49d5e7b0b2591 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maurycy <5383+maurycy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:26:19 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 11/14] NEWS

---
 .../Library/2026-07-08-22-18-04.gh-issue-153364.JBFHEg.rst   | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-07-08-22-18-04.gh-issue-153364.JBFHEg.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-07-08-22-18-04.gh-issue-153364.JBFHEg.rst
index 496886ac6cc819..dfc05a5d428cec 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-07-08-22-18-04.gh-issue-153364.JBFHEg.rst
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-07-08-22-18-04.gh-issue-153364.JBFHEg.rst
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-Add limits to frame and coroutine-chain walks in the Tachyon sampling
-profiler. This avoids potential hangs. Patch by Maurycy Pawłowski-Wieroński.
+Add limits to frame, coroutine and task-waiter walks in the Tachyon sampling
+profiler. This avoids potential hangs and stack overflows.  Patch by Maurycy
+Pawłowski-Wieroński.

From 353f815e63e3c7c48a02b5647af01e6b915ce1d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maurycy <5383+maurycy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:09:09 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 12/14] MAX_TASK_WAITER_CHAIN_DEPTH

---
 Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h | 1 +
 Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c           | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h b/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h
index cc7c548ba2103f..b8872755ea8c10 100644
--- a/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h
+++ b/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ typedef enum _WIN32_THREADSTATE {
 #define MAX_LONG_DIGITS 64  /* Allows values up to ~2^1920 */
 #define MAX_SET_TABLE_SIZE (1 << 20)  /* 1 million entries max for set iteration */
 #define MAX_FRAME_CHAIN_DEPTH (1024 + 512)  /* Iteration bound for frame chain walks */
+#define MAX_TASK_WAITER_CHAIN_DEPTH 512
 
 #ifndef MAX
 #define MAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
diff --git a/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c b/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c
index 58eb43d2c6d534..352edb8cb982d3 100644
--- a/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c
+++ b/Modules/_remote_debugging/asyncio.c
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ process_task_and_waiters(
     PyObject *result,
     size_t depth
 ) {
-    if (depth >= MAX_FRAME_CHAIN_DEPTH) {
+    if (depth >= MAX_TASK_WAITER_CHAIN_DEPTH) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
             "Too many task waiters (possible infinite loop)");
         set_exception_cause(unwinder, PyExc_RuntimeError,

From f66866b073851dfc47e825dccd1d1e1057050323 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maurycy <5383+maurycy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:39:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 13/14] TASK_WAITER_CHAIN_DEPTH in test

---
 Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py b/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py
index 0ae523782b7892..be965938a534d8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py
@@ -3809,6 +3809,7 @@ class TestFrameChainLimits(RemoteInspectionTestBase):
     """Frame chain walks abort instead of looping/overflowing on deep chains."""
 
     CHAIN_DEPTH = 1024 + 512 + 1
+    TASK_WAITER_CHAIN_DEPTH = 512 + 1
 
     def _assert_unwinder_limit_error(self, unwind, expected_substring):
         """Call unwind() until it raises the frame chain limit error.
@@ -3883,7 +3884,7 @@ async def chain(n):
                 task = asyncio.create_task(chain(n - 1))
                 await task
 
-            asyncio.run(chain({self.CHAIN_DEPTH}))
+            asyncio.run(chain({self.TASK_WAITER_CHAIN_DEPTH}))
             """
         with self._target_process(script_body) as (p, client_socket, _):
             _wait_for_signal(client_socket, b"ready")

From c9f1ebdd29c58bed29103f01804ab6374011e189 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maurycy <5383+maurycy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:05:41 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 14/14] TASK_WAITER_CHAIN_DEPTH 256

---
 Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py          | 3 ++-
 Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py b/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py
index be965938a534d8..a66a0b4e83bc70 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_external_inspection.py
@@ -3809,7 +3809,8 @@ class TestFrameChainLimits(RemoteInspectionTestBase):
     """Frame chain walks abort instead of looping/overflowing on deep chains."""
 
     CHAIN_DEPTH = 1024 + 512 + 1
-    TASK_WAITER_CHAIN_DEPTH = 512 + 1
+
+    TASK_WAITER_CHAIN_DEPTH = 256 + 1
 
     def _assert_unwinder_limit_error(self, unwind, expected_substring):
         """Call unwind() until it raises the frame chain limit error.
diff --git a/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h b/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h
index b8872755ea8c10..1f190e595e7427 100644
--- a/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h
+++ b/Modules/_remote_debugging/_remote_debugging.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ typedef enum _WIN32_THREADSTATE {
 #define MAX_LONG_DIGITS 64  /* Allows values up to ~2^1920 */
 #define MAX_SET_TABLE_SIZE (1 << 20)  /* 1 million entries max for set iteration */
 #define MAX_FRAME_CHAIN_DEPTH (1024 + 512)  /* Iteration bound for frame chain walks */
-#define MAX_TASK_WAITER_CHAIN_DEPTH 512
+#define MAX_TASK_WAITER_CHAIN_DEPTH 256
 
 #ifndef MAX
 #define MAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))