From 6e1ffb168bc10339483f3b39e8e519c6d165f0a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Victor Nova <lost@losttech.software>
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2021 17:04:02 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] when process is exiting, there's no need to save live .NET
 objects as they won't be resurrected

---
 src/runtime/pythonengine.cs | 1 +
 src/runtime/runtime.cs      | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/runtime/pythonengine.cs b/src/runtime/pythonengine.cs
index c93443025..1338e2631 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pythonengine.cs
+++ b/src/runtime/pythonengine.cs
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ static void OnDomainUnload(object _, EventArgs __)
 
         static void OnProcessExit(object _, EventArgs __)
         {
+            Runtime.ProcessIsTerminating = true;
             Shutdown();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/runtime.cs b/src/runtime/runtime.cs
index 1db86bc49..a2ee45e9c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/runtime.cs
+++ b/src/runtime/runtime.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ internal static int GetRun()
         }
 
         internal static bool HostedInPython;
+        internal static bool ProcessIsTerminating;
 
         /// Initialize the runtime...
         /// </summary>
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ internal static void Shutdown()
 
             var state = PyGILState_Ensure();
 
-            if (!HostedInPython)
+            if (!HostedInPython && !ProcessIsTerminating)
             {
                 // avoid saving dead objects
                 TryCollectingGarbage(runs: 3);