@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ What's New in Stackless 2.7.XX?
 
 *Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
 
+- https://github.com/stackless-dev/stackless/issues/227
+  Protect climb_stack_and_eval_frame from trivialization.
+  gcc-4.8.5 (and possibly other versions between 4.7 and 5.4) trivializes a
+  side-effect-only alloca. Patch by Milo Mirate.
+
 - https://github.com/stackless-dev/stackless/issues/220
   Improve the error handling in case of failed stack transfers / hard tasklet
   switches. Call Py_FatalError, if a clean recovery is impossible.
 
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ make_initial_stub(void)
     return result;
 }
 
+/* a write only variable used to prevent overly optimisation */
+intptr_t *global_goobledigoobs;
 static PyObject *
 climb_stack_and_eval_frame(PyFrameObject *f)
 {
@@ -286,6 +288,10 @@ climb_stack_and_eval_frame(PyFrameObject *f)
         goobledigoobs = alloca(needed * sizeof(intptr_t));
         if (goobledigoobs == NULL)
             return NULL;
+        /* hinder the compiler to optimise away 
+           goobledigoobs and the alloca call. 
+           This happens with gcc 4.7.x and -O2 */
+        global_goobledigoobs = goobledigoobs;
     }
     return slp_eval_frame(f);
 }
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ make_initial_stub(void)`
`267`	`267`	`return result;`
`268`	`268`	`}`
`269`	`269`
	`270`	`+/* a write only variable used to prevent overly optimisation */`
	`271`	`+intptr_t *global_goobledigoobs;`
`270`	`272`	`static PyObject *`
`271`	`273`	`climb_stack_and_eval_frame(PyFrameObject *f)`
`272`	`274`	`{`
`@@ -286,6 +288,10 @@ climb_stack_and_eval_frame(PyFrameObject *f)`
`286`	`288`	`goobledigoobs = alloca(needed * sizeof(intptr_t));`
`287`	`289`	`if (goobledigoobs == NULL)`
`288`	`290`	`return NULL;`
	`291`	`+ /* hinder the compiler to optimise away`
	`292`	`+ goobledigoobs and the alloca call.`
	`293`	`+ This happens with gcc 4.7.x and -O2 */`
	`294`	`+ global_goobledigoobs = goobledigoobs;`
`289`	`295`	`}`
`290`	`296`	`return slp_eval_frame(f);`
`291`	`297`	`}`