diff -r 0e506a370ebb Modules/resource.c
--- a/Modules/resource.c	Thu Aug 16 22:00:32 2012 +0200
+++ b/Modules/resource.c	Thu Aug 16 22:05:15 2012 +0200
@@ -52,8 +52,38 @@
     16          /* n_in_sequence */
 };
 
-static int initialized;
-static PyTypeObject StructRUsageType;
+typedef struct {
+  int initialized;
+  PyObject *StructRUsageType;
+} resourcestate;
+
+
+#define resource_state(o) ((resourcestate *)PyModule_GetState(o))
+
+static int
+resource_clear(PyObject *m)
+{
+   Py_CLEAR(resource_state(m)->StructRUsageType);
+   return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+resource_traverse(PyObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg)
+{
+    Py_VISIT(resource_state(m)->StructRUsageType);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+resource_free(void *m)
+{
+    resource_clear((PyObject *)m);
+}
+
+static PyModuleDef resourcemodule;
+
+#define resourcestate_global ((resourcestate *)PyModule_GetState(PyState_FindModule(&resourcemodule)))
+
 
 static PyObject *
 resource_getrusage(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
@@ -75,7 +105,7 @@
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    result = PyStructSequence_New(&StructRUsageType);
+    result = PyStructSequence_New((PyTypeObject *)resourcestate_global->StructRUsageType);
     if (!result)
         return NULL;
 
@@ -225,12 +255,12 @@
     PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
     "resource",
     NULL,
-    -1,
+    sizeof(resourcestate),
     resource_methods,
     NULL,
-    NULL,
-    NULL,
-    NULL
+    resource_traverse,
+    resource_clear,
+    resource_free
 };
 
 PyMODINIT_FUNC
@@ -238,20 +268,24 @@
 {
     PyObject *m, *v;
 
-    /* Create the module and add the functions */
-    m = PyModule_Create(&resourcemodule);
-    if (m == NULL)
-        return NULL;
+    m = PyState_FindModule(&resourcemodule);
+    if(m == NULL) {
+        /* Create the module and add the functions */
+        m = PyModule_Create(&resourcemodule);
+        if (m == NULL)
+            return NULL;
+        resource_state(m)->initialized = 0;
+    }
 
     /* Add some symbolic constants to the module */
     Py_INCREF(PyExc_OSError);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "error", PyExc_OSError);
-    if (!initialized)
-        PyStructSequence_InitType(&StructRUsageType,
-                                  &struct_rusage_desc);
-    Py_INCREF(&StructRUsageType);
+    if (!resource_state(m)->initialized)
+        resource_state(m)->StructRUsageType =
+                   (PyObject *)PyStructSequence_NewType(&struct_rusage_desc);
+    Py_INCREF(resource_state(m)->StructRUsageType);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "struct_rusage",
-                       (PyObject*) &StructRUsageType);
+                       resource_state(m)->StructRUsageType);
 
     /* insert constants */
 #ifdef RLIMIT_CPU
@@ -333,6 +367,6 @@
     if (v) {
         PyModule_AddObject(m, "RLIM_INFINITY", v);
     }
-    initialized = 1;
+    resource_state(m)->initialized = 1;
     return m;
 }