Allow empty handles to escape handle scopes.

src/api.h

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 template <class T>
 static inline T* ToApi(v8::internal::Handle<v8::internal::Object> obj) {
   return reinterpret_cast<T*>(obj.location());
 }
 
 
 template <class T>
 v8::internal::Handle<T> v8::internal::Handle<T>::EscapeFrom(
     v8::HandleScope* scope) {
-  return Utils::OpenHandle(*scope->Close(Utils::ToLocal(*this)));
+  v8::internal::Handle<T> handle;
+  if (!is_null()) {
+    handle = *this;
+  }
+  return Utils::OpenHandle(*scope->Close(Utils::ToLocal(handle)));
 }
 
 
 // Implementations of ToLocal
 
 #define MAKE_TO_LOCAL(Name, From, To)                                       \
   Local<v8::To> Utils::Name(v8::internal::Handle<v8::internal::From> obj) { \
-    ASSERT(!obj->IsTheHole());                                              \
+    ASSERT(obj.is_null() || !obj->IsTheHole());                             \
     return Local<To>(reinterpret_cast<To*>(obj.location()));                \
   }
 
 MAKE_TO_LOCAL(ToLocal, Context, Context)
 MAKE_TO_LOCAL(ToLocal, Object, Value)
 MAKE_TO_LOCAL(ToLocal, JSFunction, Function)
 MAKE_TO_LOCAL(ToLocal, String, String)
 MAKE_TO_LOCAL(ToLocal, JSObject, Object)
 MAKE_TO_LOCAL(ToLocal, JSArray, Array)
 MAKE_TO_LOCAL(ToLocal, Proxy, External)
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 #ifdef DEBUG
   v8::ImplementationUtilities::ZapHandleRange(
       spare_,
       &spare_[kHandleBlockSize]);
 #endif
 }
 
 } }  // namespace v8::internal
 
 #endif  // V8_API_H_