Type Feedback Vector lives in the closure

src/snapshot/serialize.cc

 // Copyright 2012 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "src/snapshot/serialize.h"
 
 #include "src/accessors.h"
 #include "src/api.h"
 #include "src/base/platform/platform.h"
 #include "src/bootstrapper.h"
@@ skipping 1824 matching lines @@
   // All the internalized strings that the partial snapshot needs should be
   // either in the root table or in the partial snapshot cache.
   DCHECK(!obj->IsInternalizedString());
 
   if (SerializeKnownObject(obj, how_to_code, where_to_point, skip)) return;
 
   FlushSkip(skip);
 
   // Clear literal boilerplates.
   if (obj->IsJSFunction()) {
-    FixedArray* literals = JSFunction::cast(obj)->literals();
-    for (int i = 0; i < literals->length(); i++) literals->set_undefined(i);
+    LiteralsArray* literals = JSFunction::cast(obj)->literals();
+    for (int i = 0; i < literals->literals_count(); i++) {
+      literals->set_undefined(i);
+    }
+    // TODO(mvstanton): remove this line when the vector moves to the closure.
+    // We need to clear the vector so the serializer doesn't try to serialize
+    // the vector in the startup snapshot and the partial snapshot(s).
+    literals->set_feedback_vector(
+        TypeFeedbackVector::cast(isolate_->heap()->empty_fixed_array()));
   }
 
   // Object has not yet been serialized.  Serialize it here.
   ObjectSerializer serializer(this, obj, sink_, how_to_code, where_to_point);
   serializer.Serialize();
 }
 
 
 void Serializer::ObjectSerializer::SerializePrologue(AllocationSpace space,
                                                      int size, Map* map) {
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   SerializedCodeData* scd = new SerializedCodeData(cached_data);
   SanityCheckResult r = scd->SanityCheck(isolate, source);
   if (r == CHECK_SUCCESS) return scd;
   cached_data->Reject();
   source->GetIsolate()->counters()->code_cache_reject_reason()->AddSample(r);
   delete scd;
   return NULL;
 }
 }  // namespace internal
 }  // namespace v8