Problem:
When mysqld starts as a galera node, it creates 2 system threads
(applier & rollbacker) using start_wsrep_THD(). These threads are
created before plugin initialization (plugin_init()) for SST methods
like rsync and xtrabackup.

The threads' initialization itself can proceed in parallel to mysqld's
main thread of execution. As a result, the thread initialization code
(start_wsrep_THD()) can end up accessing some un/partially initialized
structures (like maria_hton, in this particular case) resulting in
segfault.

Solution:
Fixed by calling THD::init_for_queries() (which accesses maria_hton)
only after the plugins have been initialized.