In 4.8.2 QA Build - Making the changes to BasePassPixelShader.usf listed below, adding two texture samples and then using the Preview Arrow toggle on the add node will hard crash the CPU, requiring a complete CPU reboot. Licensee reports only a Video Driver crash and engine crash.
In 4.9 and 4.10 - Crash on opening the project from above with BasePassPixelShader.usf - Shader Compiler actually crashes befor engine starts fully.
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void Main( FVertexFactoryInterpolantsVSToPS Interpolants, FBasePassInterpolantsVSToPS BasePassInterpolants, in INPUT_POSITION_QUALIFIERS float4 SvPosition : SV_Position, OPTIONAL_IsFrontFace, out float4 OutColor : SV_Target0 #if FEATURE_LEVEL >= FEATURE_LEVEL_SM4 && (MATERIALBLENDING_SOLID || MATERIALBLENDING_MASKED) && !NO_GBUFFER ,out float4 OutGBufferA : SV_Target1 ,out float4 OutGBufferB : SV_Target2 ,out float4 OutGBufferC : SV_Target3 ,out float4 OutGBufferD : SV_Target4 #if ALLOW_STATIC_LIGHTING ,out float4 OutGBufferE : SV_Target5 ,out float4 OutGBufferF : SV_Target6 // SQEX_DISPLAY_DRIVER_CRASH_TEST ,out float4 OutGBufferG : SV_Target7 // SQEX_DISPLAY_DRIVER_CRASH_TEST #if WRITES_VELOCITY_TO_GBUFFER // , out float4 OutGBufferVelocity : SV_Target6 // SQEX_DISPLAY_DRIVER_CRASH_TEST #endif #else #if WRITES_VELOCITY_TO_GBUFFER , out float4 OutGBufferVelocity : SV_Target5 #endif #endif #endif
RESULTS: IN 4.8.2 - Hard Crash, must reboot the computer. In 4.9 and 4.10, the Engine will crash with the callstack listed in callstack section
Fatal error: [Link Removed] [Line: 1201] Failed to compile default material /Engine/EngineMaterials/WorldGridMaterial.WorldGridMaterial!
UE4Editor_Engine!FShaderCompilingManager::ProcessCompiledShaderMaps() shadercompiler.cpp:1201 
UE4Editor_Engine!FShaderCompilingManager::FinishCompilation() shadercompiler.cpp:1632 
UE4Editor_Engine!FMaterialShaderMap::Compile() materialshader.cpp:1229 
UE4Editor_Engine!FMaterial::BeginCompileShaderMap() materialshared.cpp:1450 
UE4Editor_Engine!FMaterial::CacheShaders() materialshared.cpp:1377 
UE4Editor_Engine!FMaterial::CacheShaders() materialshared.cpp:1289 
UE4Editor_Engine!UMaterial::CacheShadersForResources() material.cpp:1843 
UE4Editor_Engine!UMaterial::CacheResourceShadersForRendering() material.cpp:1761 
UE4Editor_Engine!UMaterial::PostLoad() material.cpp:2375 
UE4Editor_CoreUObject!UObject::ConditionalPostLoad() obj.cpp:723 
UE4Editor_Engine!UMaterialInterface::PostLoadDefaultMaterials() material.cpp:386 
UE4Editor_Engine!UMaterial::PostLoad() material.cpp:2224 
UE4Editor_CoreUObject!UObject::ConditionalPostLoad() obj.cpp:723 
UE4Editor_CoreUObject!EndLoad() uobjectglobals.cpp:1285 
UE4Editor_CoreUObject!LoadPackageInternal() uobjectglobals.cpp:1041 
UE4Editor_CoreUObject!ResolveName() uobjectglobals.cpp:680 
UE4Editor_CoreUObject!StaticLoadObjectInternal() uobjectglobals.cpp:767 
UE4Editor_CoreUObject!StaticLoadObject() uobjectglobals.cpp:831 
UE4Editor_UnrealEd!ConstructorHelpersInternal::FindOrLoadObject<UStaticMesh>() constructorhelpers.h:32 
UE4Editor_UnrealEd!ConstructorHelpers::FObjectFinder<UStaticMesh>::FObjectFinder<UStaticMesh>() constructorhelpers.h:99 
UE4Editor_UnrealEd!UThumbnailManager::UThumbnailManager() thumbnailmanager.cpp:45 
UE4Editor_CoreUObject!UClass::CreateDefaultObject() class.cpp:2657 
UE4Editor_CoreUObject!UObjectLoadAllCompiledInDefaultProperties() uobjectbase.cpp:729 
UE4Editor_CoreUObject!ProcessNewlyLoadedUObjects() uobjectbase.cpp:820 
UE4Editor!FEngineLoop::PreInit() launchengineloop.cpp:1379 
UE4Editor!GuardedMain() launch.cpp:110 
UE4Editor!GuardedMainWrapper() launchwindows.cpp:126 
UE4Editor!WinMain() launchwindows.cpp:200 
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| Component | UE - Graphics Features | 
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| Affects Versions | 4.8.2, 4.9, 4.10 | 
| Created | Jul 27, 2015 | 
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| Resolved | Jul 27, 2015 | 
| Updated | Jul 14, 2021 |