diff --git a/gcc/c-family/cilk.c b/gcc/c-family/cilk.c
index 82dd2cb..c9a4a4b 100644
--- a/gcc/c-family/cilk.c
+++ b/gcc/c-family/cilk.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ along with GCC; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
 #include "cgraph.h"
 #include "diagnostic.h"
 #include "cilk.h"
+#include "debug.h"
 
 enum add_variable_type {
     /* Reference to previously-defined variable.  */
@@ -573,6 +574,14 @@ create_cilk_wrapper_body (tree stmt, struct wrapper_data *wd)
 
   pop_cfun_to (outer);
 
+  /* It is rather unfortunate that Cilk creates trees this late
+     (during gimplification).  However, until this gets fixed,
+     specially handle emitting DWARF for this new function and
+     immediately clean up the limbo_die_list where the new function's
+     DIE will inevitably end up.  */
+  debug_hooks->early_global_decl (fndecl);
+  debug_hooks->early_finish ();
+
   /* Recognize the new function.  */
   call_graph_add_fn (fndecl);
   return fndecl;
diff --git a/gcc/cp/decl2.c b/gcc/cp/decl2.c
index 691688b..70abc99 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/decl2.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/decl2.c
@@ -4346,6 +4346,9 @@ emit_debug_for_namespace (tree name_space, void* data ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 
   check_global_declarations (vec, len);
 
+  /* FIXME: What does this do for templates?  I think we don't want to
+     send a template off to early_global_decl, but rather walk through
+     its specializations and emit them.  */
   for (tree t = level->names; t; t = TREE_CHAIN(t))
     debug_hooks->early_global_decl (t);
 
diff --git a/gcc/cp/optimize.c b/gcc/cp/optimize.c
index 62e32d2..ab3e93e 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/optimize.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/optimize.c
@@ -539,6 +539,10 @@ maybe_clone_body (tree fn)
       /* Start processing the function.  */
       start_preparsed_function (clone, NULL_TREE, SF_PRE_PARSED);
 
+      /* Generate early dwarf for the clone now that we have a body
+	 for it.  */
+      debug_hooks->early_global_decl (clone);
+
       /* Tell cgraph if both ctors or both dtors are known to have
 	 the same body.  */
       if (can_alias
diff --git a/gcc/dbxout.c b/gcc/dbxout.c
index 430a2eb..202ef8a 100644
--- a/gcc/dbxout.c
+++ b/gcc/dbxout.c
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ const struct gcc_debug_hooks dbx_debug_hooks =
   dbxout_init,
   dbxout_finish,
   debug_nothing_void,
+  debug_nothing_void,
   debug_nothing_int_charstar,
   debug_nothing_int_charstar,
   dbxout_start_source_file,
@@ -400,6 +401,7 @@ const struct gcc_debug_hooks xcoff_debug_hooks =
   dbxout_init,
   dbxout_finish,
   debug_nothing_void,
+  debug_nothing_void,
   debug_nothing_int_charstar,
   debug_nothing_int_charstar,
   dbxout_start_source_file,
diff --git a/gcc/debug.c b/gcc/debug.c
index 449d3a1..d0e00c0 100644
--- a/gcc/debug.c
+++ b/gcc/debug.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const struct gcc_debug_hooks do_nothing_debug_hooks =
 {
   debug_nothing_charstar,
   debug_nothing_charstar,
+  debug_nothing_void,			/* early_finish */
   debug_nothing_void,
   debug_nothing_int_charstar,
   debug_nothing_int_charstar,
diff --git a/gcc/debug.h b/gcc/debug.h
index f9485bc..a8d3f23 100644
--- a/gcc/debug.h
+++ b/gcc/debug.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ struct gcc_debug_hooks
   /* Output debug symbols.  */
   void (* finish) (const char *main_filename);
 
+  /* Run cleanups necessary after early debug generation.  */
+  void (* early_finish) (void);
+
   /* Called from cgraph_optimize before starting to assemble
      functions/variables/toplevel asms.  */
   void (* assembly_start) (void);
diff --git a/gcc/dwarf2out.c b/gcc/dwarf2out.c
index e3ccda2..bf9268a 100644
--- a/gcc/dwarf2out.c
+++ b/gcc/dwarf2out.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ along with GCC; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
 #include "tree-dfa.h"
 #include "gdb/gdb-index.h"
 #include "rtl-iter.h"
+#include "print-tree.h"
 
 static void dwarf2out_source_line (unsigned int, const char *, int, bool);
 static rtx_insn *last_var_location_insn;
@@ -2424,6 +2425,7 @@ build_cfa_aligned_loc (dw_cfa_location *cfa,
 
 static void dwarf2out_init (const char *);
 static void dwarf2out_finish (const char *);
+static void dwarf2out_early_finish (void);
 static void dwarf2out_assembly_start (void);
 static void dwarf2out_define (unsigned int, const char *);
 static void dwarf2out_undef (unsigned int, const char *);
@@ -2451,6 +2453,7 @@ const struct gcc_debug_hooks dwarf2_debug_hooks =
 {
   dwarf2out_init,
   dwarf2out_finish,
+  dwarf2out_early_finish,
   dwarf2out_assembly_start,
   dwarf2out_define,
   dwarf2out_undef,
@@ -4903,6 +4906,25 @@ new_die (enum dwarf_tag tag_value, dw_die_ref parent_die, tree t)
     {
       limbo_die_node *limbo_node;
 
+      /* No DIEs created after early dwarf should end up in limbo,
+	 because the limbo list should not persist past LTO streaming.
+	 If some corner case (Cilk), is creating definitions too late,
+	 it should itself take care of calling
+	 dwarf2out_early_global_decl() and flushing the limbo_die_list
+	 afterwards via dwarf2out_early_finish().  See cilk.c for an
+	 example of such stupidity.  */
+      if (tag_value != DW_TAG_compile_unit
+	  && !early_dwarf_dumping
+	  /* FIXME: Allow late limbo DIE creation for LTO, especially
+	     in the ltrans stage, but once we implement LTO dwarf
+	     streaming, we should remove this exception.  */
+	  && !in_lto_p)
+	{
+	  fprintf (stderr, "symbol ended up in limbo too late:");
+	  debug_tree (t);
+	  gcc_unreachable ();
+	}
+
       limbo_node = ggc_cleared_alloc<limbo_die_node> ();
       limbo_node->die = die;
       limbo_node->created_for = t;
@@ -18277,9 +18299,10 @@ dwarf2out_abstract_function (tree decl)
   current_function_decl = decl;
 
   was_abstract = DECL_ABSTRACT_P (decl);
-  set_decl_abstract_flags (decl, 1);
+  if (!was_abstract)
+    set_decl_abstract_flags (decl, 1);
   dwarf2out_decl (decl);
-  if (! was_abstract)
+  if (!was_abstract)
     set_decl_abstract_flags (decl, 0);
 
   current_function_decl = save_fn;
@@ -18443,14 +18466,23 @@ gen_subprogram_die (tree decl, dw_die_ref context_die)
       if (old_die && old_die->die_parent == NULL)
 	add_child_die (context_die, old_die);
 
-      subr_die = new_die (DW_TAG_subprogram, context_die, decl);
-      add_abstract_origin_attribute (subr_die, origin);
-      /*  This is where the actual code for a cloned function is.
-	  Let's emit linkage name attribute for it.  This helps
-	  debuggers to e.g, set breakpoints into
-	  constructors/destructors when the user asks "break
-	  K::K".  */
-      add_linkage_name (subr_die, decl);
+      if (old_die && get_AT_ref (old_die, DW_AT_abstract_origin))
+	{
+	  /* If we have a DW_AT_abstract_origin we have a working
+	     cached version.  */
+	  subr_die = old_die;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  subr_die = new_die (DW_TAG_subprogram, context_die, decl);
+	  add_abstract_origin_attribute (subr_die, origin);
+	  /*  This is where the actual code for a cloned function is.
+	      Let's emit linkage name attribute for it.  This helps
+	      debuggers to e.g, set breakpoints into
+	      constructors/destructors when the user asks "break
+	      K::K".  */
+	  add_linkage_name (subr_die, decl);
+	}
     }
   /* A cached copy, possibly from early dwarf generation.  Reuse as
      much as possible.  */
@@ -21738,6 +21770,9 @@ lookup_filename (const char *file_name)
 {
   struct dwarf_file_data * created;
 
+  if (!file_name)
+    return NULL;
+
   /* Check to see if the file name that was searched on the previous
      call matches this file name.  If so, return the index.  */
   if (file_table_last_lookup
@@ -24739,10 +24774,19 @@ optimize_location_lists (dw_die_ref die)
 static void
 dwarf2out_finish (const char *filename)
 {
-  limbo_die_node *node, *next_node;
   comdat_type_node *ctnode;
   dw_die_ref main_comp_unit_die;
 
+  /* If the limbo list has anything, it should be things that were
+     created after the compilation proper.  Anything from the early
+     dwarf pass, should have parents and should never be in the limbo
+     list this late.  */
+  for (limbo_die_node *node = limbo_die_list; node; node = node->next)
+    gcc_assert (!node->die->dumped_early);
+
+  /* Flush out any latecomers to the limbo party.  */
+  dwarf2out_early_finish();
+
   /* PCH might result in DW_AT_producer string being restored from the
      header compilation, so always fill it with empty string initially
      and overwrite only here.  */
@@ -24767,55 +24811,6 @@ dwarf2out_finish (const char *filename)
 	add_comp_dir_attribute (comp_unit_die ());
     }
 
-  /* Traverse the limbo die list, and add parent/child links.  The only
-     dies without parents that should be here are concrete instances of
-     inline functions, and the comp_unit_die.  We can ignore the comp_unit_die.
-     For concrete instances, we can get the parent die from the abstract
-     instance.  */
-  for (node = limbo_die_list; node; node = next_node)
-    {
-      dw_die_ref die = node->die;
-      next_node = node->next;
-
-      if (die->die_parent == NULL)
-	{
-	  dw_die_ref origin = get_AT_ref (die, DW_AT_abstract_origin);
-
-	  if (origin && origin->die_parent)
-	    add_child_die (origin->die_parent, die);
-	  else if (is_cu_die (die))
-	    ;
-	  else if (seen_error ())
-	    /* It's OK to be confused by errors in the input.  */
-	    add_child_die (comp_unit_die (), die);
-	  else
-	    {
-	      /* In certain situations, the lexical block containing a
-		 nested function can be optimized away, which results
-		 in the nested function die being orphaned.  Likewise
-		 with the return type of that nested function.  Force
-		 this to be a child of the containing function.
-
-		 It may happen that even the containing function got fully
-		 inlined and optimized out.  In that case we are lost and
-		 assign the empty child.  This should not be big issue as
-		 the function is likely unreachable too.  */
-	      gcc_assert (node->created_for);
-
-	      if (DECL_P (node->created_for))
-		origin = get_context_die (DECL_CONTEXT (node->created_for));
-	      else if (TYPE_P (node->created_for))
-		origin = scope_die_for (node->created_for, comp_unit_die ());
-	      else
-		origin = comp_unit_die ();
-
-	      add_child_die (origin, die);
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-
-  limbo_die_list = NULL;
-
 #if ENABLE_ASSERT_CHECKING
   {
     dw_die_ref die = comp_unit_die (), c;
@@ -24863,6 +24858,7 @@ dwarf2out_finish (const char *filename)
   /* Traverse the DIE's and add add sibling attributes to those DIE's
      that have children.  */
   add_sibling_attributes (comp_unit_die ());
+  limbo_die_node *node;
   for (node = limbo_die_list; node; node = node->next)
     add_sibling_attributes (node->die);
   for (ctnode = comdat_type_list; ctnode != NULL; ctnode = ctnode->next)
@@ -25124,6 +25120,66 @@ dwarf2out_finish (const char *filename)
     output_indirect_strings ();
 }
 
+/* Perform any cleanups needed after the early debug generation pass
+   has run.  */
+
+static void
+dwarf2out_early_finish (void)
+{
+  /* Traverse the limbo die list, and add parent/child links.  The only
+     dies without parents that should be here are concrete instances of
+     inline functions, and the comp_unit_die.  We can ignore the comp_unit_die.
+     For concrete instances, we can get the parent die from the abstract
+     instance.
+
+     The point here is to flush out the limbo list so that it is empty
+     and we don't need to stream it for LTO.  */
+  limbo_die_node *node, *next_node;
+  for (node = limbo_die_list; node; node = next_node)
+    {
+      dw_die_ref die = node->die;
+      next_node = node->next;
+
+      if (die->die_parent == NULL)
+	{
+	  dw_die_ref origin = get_AT_ref (die, DW_AT_abstract_origin);
+
+	  if (origin && origin->die_parent)
+	    add_child_die (origin->die_parent, die);
+	  else if (is_cu_die (die))
+	    ;
+	  else if (seen_error ())
+	    /* It's OK to be confused by errors in the input.  */
+	    add_child_die (comp_unit_die (), die);
+	  else
+	    {
+	      /* In certain situations, the lexical block containing a
+		 nested function can be optimized away, which results
+		 in the nested function die being orphaned.  Likewise
+		 with the return type of that nested function.  Force
+		 this to be a child of the containing function.
+
+		 It may happen that even the containing function got fully
+		 inlined and optimized out.  In that case we are lost and
+		 assign the empty child.  This should not be big issue as
+		 the function is likely unreachable too.  */
+	      gcc_assert (node->created_for);
+
+	      if (DECL_P (node->created_for))
+		origin = get_context_die (DECL_CONTEXT (node->created_for));
+	      else if (TYPE_P (node->created_for))
+		origin = scope_die_for (node->created_for, comp_unit_die ());
+	      else
+		origin = comp_unit_die ();
+
+	      add_child_die (origin, die);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  limbo_die_list = NULL;
+}
+
 /* Reset all state within dwarf2out.c so that we can rerun the compiler
    within the same process.  For use by toplev::finalize.  */
 
diff --git a/gcc/sdbout.c b/gcc/sdbout.c
index d7b2d6b..43b8cf2 100644
--- a/gcc/sdbout.c
+++ b/gcc/sdbout.c
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ const struct gcc_debug_hooks sdb_debug_hooks =
 {
   sdbout_init,			         /* init */
   sdbout_finish,		         /* finish */
+  debug_nothing_void,			 /* early_finish */
   debug_nothing_void,			 /* assembly_start */
   debug_nothing_int_charstar,	         /* define */
   debug_nothing_int_charstar,	         /* undef */
diff --git a/gcc/toplev.c b/gcc/toplev.c
index 42a2cdc..6b58ed2 100644
--- a/gcc/toplev.c
+++ b/gcc/toplev.c
@@ -2136,6 +2136,21 @@ toplev::main (int argc, char **argv)
   if (version_flag)
     print_version (stderr, "");
 
+  /* FIXME: Temporary debugging aid to know which LTO phase we are in
+     without having to pass -v to the driver and all its verbosity.  */
+  if (0)
+    {
+      fprintf(stderr, "MAIN: cc1*\n");
+      if (flag_lto)
+	fprintf(stderr, "\tMAIN: flag_lto\n");
+      if (in_lto_p)
+	fprintf(stderr, "\tMAIN: in_lto_p\n");
+      if (flag_wpa)
+	fprintf(stderr, "\tMAIN: flag_wpa\n");
+      if (flag_ltrans)
+	fprintf(stderr, "\tMAIN: flag_ltrans\n");
+    }
+
   if (help_flag)
     print_plugins_help (stderr, "");
 
diff --git a/gcc/tree.c b/gcc/tree.c
index 8743763..80b4287 100644
--- a/gcc/tree.c
+++ b/gcc/tree.c
@@ -5730,6 +5730,10 @@ free_lang_data (void)
 {
   unsigned i;
 
+  /* Clean up anything that needs cleaning up after initial debug
+     generation.  */
+  (*debug_hooks->early_finish) ();
+
   /* If we are the LTO frontend we have freed lang-specific data already.  */
   if (in_lto_p
       /* FIXME: Eventually we need to remove this so the function
diff --git a/gcc/vmsdbgout.c b/gcc/vmsdbgout.c
index 5cb66bc..6da48eb 100644
--- a/gcc/vmsdbgout.c
+++ b/gcc/vmsdbgout.c
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ static void vmsdbgout_abstract_function (tree);
 const struct gcc_debug_hooks vmsdbg_debug_hooks
 = {vmsdbgout_init,
    vmsdbgout_finish,
+   debug_nothing_void,
    vmsdbgout_assembly_start,
    vmsdbgout_define,
    vmsdbgout_undef,
