> Indeed. I also wonder why dump_kind_p does not check if dumping is > active at all? Thus, inside check dump_file / alternate dump_file for NULL.
I am testing a patch which includes a check for dump_file/alternate_dump_file in dump_kind_p. This is in addition to checking flags. >> 2. dump_kind_p seems to always return 0 if current_function_decl is >> NULL. However, that precludes its use in IPA passes in which this >> can happen regularly. Why is this restriction necessary? > > Arguably a bug. Not sure why it was done this way. Yes, it is a bug. I am fixing this as well. Thanks, Sharad
