bpo-41103: Resurrect the old buffer protocol. (GH-27437) (GH-27441)

Revert "bpo-41103: Remove old buffer protocol support (GH-21117)"

This reverts commit 6f8a6ee59cb7f99f68df8ee9c3e8c8cf19af3eed.
(cherry picked from commit ce5e1a6809b714eb0383219190a076d9f883e008)

Co-authored-by: Inada Naoki <songofacandy@gmail.com>
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/abstract.rst b/Doc/c-api/abstract.rst
index f5df09f..1823f9d 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/abstract.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/abstract.rst
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
    mapping.rst
    iter.rst
    buffer.rst
+   objbuffer.rst
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/objbuffer.rst b/Doc/c-api/objbuffer.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b82a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Doc/c-api/objbuffer.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+.. highlight:: c
+
+Old Buffer Protocol
+-------------------
+
+.. deprecated:: 3.0
+
+These functions were part of the "old buffer protocol" API in Python 2.
+In Python 3, this protocol doesn't exist anymore but the functions are still
+exposed to ease porting 2.x code.  They act as a compatibility wrapper
+around the :ref:`new buffer protocol <bufferobjects>`, but they don't give
+you control over the lifetime of the resources acquired when a buffer is
+exported.
+
+Therefore, it is recommended that you call :c:func:`PyObject_GetBuffer`
+(or the ``y*`` or ``w*`` :ref:`format codes <arg-parsing>` with the
+:c:func:`PyArg_ParseTuple` family of functions) to get a buffer view over
+an object, and :c:func:`PyBuffer_Release` when the buffer view can be released.
+
+
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_AsCharBuffer(PyObject *obj, const char **buffer, Py_ssize_t *buffer_len)
+
+   Returns a pointer to a read-only memory location usable as character-based
+   input.  The *obj* argument must support the single-segment character buffer
+   interface.  On success, returns ``0``, sets *buffer* to the memory location
+   and *buffer_len* to the buffer length.  Returns ``-1`` and sets a
+   :exc:`TypeError` on error.
+
+
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_AsReadBuffer(PyObject *obj, const void **buffer, Py_ssize_t *buffer_len)
+
+   Returns a pointer to a read-only memory location containing arbitrary data.
+   The *obj* argument must support the single-segment readable buffer
+   interface.  On success, returns ``0``, sets *buffer* to the memory location
+   and *buffer_len* to the buffer length.  Returns ``-1`` and sets a
+   :exc:`TypeError` on error.
+
+
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_CheckReadBuffer(PyObject *o)
+
+   Returns ``1`` if *o* supports the single-segment readable buffer interface.
+   Otherwise returns ``0``.  This function always succeeds.
+
+   Note that this function tries to get and release a buffer, and exceptions
+   which occur while calling corresponding functions will get suppressed.
+   To get error reporting use :c:func:`PyObject_GetBuffer()` instead.
+
+
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_AsWriteBuffer(PyObject *obj, void **buffer, Py_ssize_t *buffer_len)
+
+   Returns a pointer to a writable memory location.  The *obj* argument must
+   support the single-segment, character buffer interface.  On success,
+   returns ``0``, sets *buffer* to the memory location and *buffer_len* to the
+   buffer length.  Returns ``-1`` and sets a :exc:`TypeError` on error.
+
diff --git a/Doc/data/refcounts.dat b/Doc/data/refcounts.dat
index 29cd89e..f5e2131 100644
--- a/Doc/data/refcounts.dat
+++ b/Doc/data/refcounts.dat
@@ -1571,6 +1571,21 @@
 PyObject_ASCII:PyObject*::+1:
 PyObject_ASCII:PyObject*:o:0:
 
+PyObject_AsCharBuffer:int:::
+PyObject_AsCharBuffer:PyObject*:obj:0:
+PyObject_AsCharBuffer:const char**:buffer::
+PyObject_AsCharBuffer:Py_ssize_t*:buffer_len::
+
+PyObject_AsReadBuffer:int:::
+PyObject_AsReadBuffer:PyObject*:obj:0:
+PyObject_AsReadBuffer:const void**:buffer::
+PyObject_AsReadBuffer:Py_ssize_t*:buffer_len::
+
+PyObject_AsWriteBuffer:int:::
+PyObject_AsWriteBuffer:PyObject*:obj:0:
+PyObject_AsWriteBuffer:void**:buffer::
+PyObject_AsWriteBuffer:Py_ssize_t*:buffer_len::
+
 PyObject_Bytes:PyObject*::+1:
 PyObject_Bytes:PyObject*:o:0:
 
@@ -1606,6 +1621,9 @@
 PyObject_CheckBuffer:int:::
 PyObject_CheckBuffer:PyObject*:obj:0:
 
+PyObject_CheckReadBuffer:int:::
+PyObject_CheckReadBuffer:PyObject*:o:0:
+
 PyObject_DelAttr:int:::
 PyObject_DelAttr:PyObject*:o:0:
 PyObject_DelAttr:PyObject*:attr_name:0:
diff --git a/Doc/data/stable_abi.dat b/Doc/data/stable_abi.dat
index e373e23..be9225b 100644
--- a/Doc/data/stable_abi.dat
+++ b/Doc/data/stable_abi.dat
@@ -462,7 +462,10 @@
 function,PyOS_vsnprintf,3.2,
 type,PyObject,3.2,
 function,PyObject_ASCII,3.2,
+function,PyObject_AsCharBuffer,3.2,
 function,PyObject_AsFileDescriptor,3.2,
+function,PyObject_AsReadBuffer,3.2,
+function,PyObject_AsWriteBuffer,3.2,
 function,PyObject_Bytes,3.2,
 function,PyObject_Call,3.2,
 function,PyObject_CallFunction,3.2,
@@ -472,6 +475,7 @@
 function,PyObject_CallNoArgs,3.10,
 function,PyObject_CallObject,3.2,
 function,PyObject_Calloc,3.7,
+function,PyObject_CheckReadBuffer,3.2,
 function,PyObject_ClearWeakRefs,3.2,
 function,PyObject_DelItem,3.2,
 function,PyObject_DelItemString,3.2,
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst
index d84ee13..5af1693 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst
@@ -2109,11 +2109,6 @@
 Removed
 -------
 
-* ``PyObject_AsCharBuffer()``, ``PyObject_AsReadBuffer()``, ``PyObject_CheckReadBuffer()``,
-  and ``PyObject_AsWriteBuffer()`` are removed. Please migrate to new buffer protocol;
-  :c:func:`PyObject_GetBuffer` and :c:func:`PyBuffer_Release`.
-  (Contributed by Inada Naoki in :issue:`41103`.)
-
 * Removed ``Py_UNICODE_str*`` functions manipulating ``Py_UNICODE*`` strings.
   (Contributed by Inada Naoki in :issue:`41123`.)