This is fixing a LIPO bug when there -fexception is on. When compilation is finished, compile_file calls dw2_output_indirect_constants, which may generate decls like DW.ref.__gxx_personality_v0 (generated in dw2_output_indirect_constant_1). This function is a global function, but does not have associated varpool node. So original code will segfault when checking if the varpool node is from auxiliary module.
Verified that the segfault is fixed with the patch. Regression test on-going. OK for google-4_8 branch if reg test is green? Thanks, Dehao Index: gcc/varasm.c =================================================================== --- gcc/varasm.c (revision 203910) +++ gcc/varasm.c (working copy) @@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ notice_global_symbol (tree decl) if (L_IPO_COMP_MODE && ((TREE_CODE (decl) == FUNCTION_DECL && cgraph_is_auxiliary (decl)) - || (TREE_CODE (decl) == VAR_DECL + || (TREE_CODE (decl) == VAR_DECL && varpool_get_node (decl) && varpool_is_auxiliary (varpool_get_node (decl))))) return;