pythongh-145801: Use gcc -fprofile-update=atomic for PGO builds (python#145802)

When Python build is optimized with GCC using PGO, use
-fprofile-update=atomic option to use atomic operations when updating
profile information. This option reduces the risk of gcov Data Files
(.gcda) corruption which can cause random GCC crashes.

Author: vstinner

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2026-03-11-11-58-42.gh-issue-145801.iCXa3v.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+When Python build is optimized with GCC using PGO, use
+``-fprofile-update=atomic`` option to use atomic operations when updating
+profile information. This option reduces the risk of gcov Data Files (.gcda)
+corruption which can cause random GCC crashes. Patch by Victor Stinner.

configure

@@ -2084,7 +2084,10 @@ case "$ac_cv_cc_name" in
     fi
     ;;
   gcc)
-    PGO_PROF_GEN_FLAG="-fprofile-generate"
+    AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG(
+        [-fprofile-update=atomic],
+        [PGO_PROF_GEN_FLAG="-fprofile-generate -fprofile-update=atomic"],
+        [PGO_PROF_GEN_FLAG="-fprofile-generate"])
     PGO_PROF_USE_FLAG="-fprofile-use -fprofile-correction"
     LLVM_PROF_MERGER="true"
     LLVM_PROF_FILE=""