a.Type = obj.TYPE_INDIR
        }
        // Weirdness with statics: Might now have "<>".
-       isStatic := 0 // TODO: Really a boolean, but ctxt.Lookup wants a "version" integer.
+       isStatic := false
        if p.peek() == '<' {
-               isStatic = 1
+               isStatic = true
                p.next()
                p.get('>')
        }
        if p.peek() == '+' || p.peek() == '-' {
                a.Offset = int64(p.expr())
        }
-       a.Sym = p.ctxt.Lookup(name, isStatic)
+       if isStatic {
+               a.Sym = p.ctxt.LookupStatic(name)
+       } else {
+               a.Sym = p.ctxt.Lookup(name)
+       }
        if p.peek() == scanner.EOF {
                if prefix == 0 && p.isJump {
                        // Symbols without prefix or suffix are jump labels.
        p.get('(')
        reg := p.get(scanner.Ident).String()
        p.get(')')
-       p.setPseudoRegister(a, reg, isStatic != 0, prefix)
+       p.setPseudoRegister(a, reg, isStatic, prefix)
 }
 
 // setPseudoRegister sets the NAME field of addr for a pseudo-register reference such as (SB).
 
                return nil
        }
        if s.Lsym == nil {
-               s.Lsym = Ctxt.Lookup(linksymname(s), 0)
+               s.Lsym = Ctxt.Lookup(linksymname(s))
        }
        return s.Lsym
 }
        const prefix = "go.string."
        symdataname := prefix + symname
 
-       symdata := Ctxt.Lookup(symdataname, 0)
+       symdata := Ctxt.Lookup(symdataname)
 
        if !symdata.SeenGlobl() {
                // string data
 
 
                gotype := Linksym(ngotype(n))
                fnsym.Func.Autom = append(fnsym.Func.Autom, &obj.Auto{
-                       Asym:    Ctxt.Lookup(n.Sym.Name, 0),
+                       Asym:    Ctxt.Lookup(n.Sym.Name),
                        Aoffset: int32(n.Xoffset),
                        Name:    name,
                        Gotype:  gotype,
                        Name:   n.Sym.Name,
                        Abbrev: abbrev,
                        Offset: int32(offs),
-                       Type:   Ctxt.Lookup(typename, 0),
+                       Type:   Ctxt.Lookup(typename),
                })
        }
 
 
                str = p.Path
        }
 
-       s := Ctxt.Lookup("type..importpath."+p.Prefix+".", 0)
+       s := Ctxt.Lookup("type..importpath." + p.Prefix + ".")
        ot := dnameData(s, 0, str, "", nil, false)
        ggloblLSym(s, int32(ot), obj.DUPOK|obj.RODATA)
        p.Pathsym = s
                // type..importpath.""., which the linker will rewrite using the correct import path.
                // Every package that imports this one directly defines the symbol.
                // See also https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-dev/myb9s53HxGQ.
-               ns := Ctxt.Lookup(`type..importpath."".`, 0)
+               ns := Ctxt.Lookup(`type..importpath."".`)
                return dsymptrLSym(s, ot, ns, 0)
        }
 
                // type..importpath.""., which the linker will rewrite using the correct import path.
                // Every package that imports this one directly defines the symbol.
                // See also https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-dev/myb9s53HxGQ.
-               ns := Ctxt.Lookup(`type..importpath."".`, 0)
+               ns := Ctxt.Lookup(`type..importpath."".`)
                return dsymptrOffLSym(s, ot, ns, 0)
        }
 
                sname = fmt.Sprintf(`%s"".%d`, sname, dnameCount)
                dnameCount++
        }
-       s := Ctxt.Lookup(sname, 0)
+       s := Ctxt.Lookup(sname)
        if len(s.P) > 0 {
                return s
        }
        // process ptabs
        if localpkg.Name == "main" && len(ptabs) > 0 {
                ot := 0
-               s := Ctxt.Lookup("go.plugin.tabs", 0)
+               s := Ctxt.Lookup("go.plugin.tabs")
                for _, p := range ptabs {
                        // Dump ptab symbol into go.pluginsym package.
                        //
                ggloblLSym(s, int32(ot), int16(obj.RODATA))
 
                ot = 0
-               s = Ctxt.Lookup("go.plugin.exports", 0)
+               s = Ctxt.Lookup("go.plugin.exports")
                for _, p := range ptabs {
                        ot = dsymptrLSym(s, ot, Linksym(p.s), 0)
                }
 
 func (DummyFrontend) AllocFrame(f *Func) {
 }
 func (d DummyFrontend) Syslook(s string) *obj.LSym {
-       return d.ctxt.Lookup(s, 0)
+       return d.ctxt.Lookup(s)
 }
 func (DummyFrontend) UseWriteBarrier() bool {
        return true // only writebarrier_test cares
 
                return
        }
 
-       deferreturn = ctxt.Lookup("runtime.deferreturn", 0)
+       deferreturn = ctxt.Lookup("runtime.deferreturn")
 
-       symdiv = ctxt.Lookup("_div", 0)
-       symdivu = ctxt.Lookup("_divu", 0)
-       symmod = ctxt.Lookup("_mod", 0)
-       symmodu = ctxt.Lookup("_modu", 0)
+       symdiv = ctxt.Lookup("_div")
+       symdivu = ctxt.Lookup("_divu")
+       symmod = ctxt.Lookup("_mod")
+       symmodu = ctxt.Lookup("_modu")
 
        var n int
 
 
                        if objabi.GOARM < 7 {
                                // Replace it with BL runtime.read_tls_fallback(SB) for ARM CPUs that lack the tls extension.
                                if progedit_tlsfallback == nil {
-                                       progedit_tlsfallback = ctxt.Lookup("runtime.read_tls_fallback", 0)
+                                       progedit_tlsfallback = ctxt.Lookup("runtime.read_tls_fallback")
                                }
 
                                // MOVW LR, R11
                //     CALL (R9)
                var sym *obj.LSym
                if p.As == obj.ADUFFZERO {
-                       sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffzero", 0)
+                       sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffzero")
                } else {
-                       sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffcopy", 0)
+                       sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffcopy")
                }
                offset := p.To.Offset
                p.As = AMOVW
                return
        }
 
-       symsfloat := c.ctxt.Lookup("_sfloat", 0)
+       symsfloat := c.ctxt.Lookup("_sfloat")
 
        wasfloat := 0
        for p := c.cursym.Func.Text; p != nil; p = p.Link {
        case !c.cursym.Func.Text.From.Sym.NeedCtxt():
                morestack = "runtime.morestack_noctxt"
        }
-       call.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup(morestack, 0)
+       call.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup(morestack)
 
        // B start
        b := obj.Appendp(call, c.newprog)
 
        case !c.cursym.Func.Text.From.Sym.NeedCtxt():
                morestack = "runtime.morestack_noctxt"
        }
-       call.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup(morestack, 0)
+       call.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup(morestack)
 
        // B    start
        jmp := obj.Appendp(call, c.newprog)
                //     CALL REGTMP
                var sym *obj.LSym
                if p.As == obj.ADUFFZERO {
-                       sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffzero", 0)
+                       sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffzero")
                } else {
-                       sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffcopy", 0)
+                       sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffcopy")
                }
                offset := p.To.Offset
                p.As = AMOVD
 
 func TestLinkgetlineFromPos(t *testing.T) {
        ctxt := new(Link)
        ctxt.hash = make(map[string]*LSym)
-       ctxt.vhash = make(map[string]*LSym)
+       ctxt.statichash = make(map[string]*LSym)
 
        afile := src.NewFileBase("a.go", "a.go")
        bfile := src.NewFileBase("b.go", "/foo/bar/b.go")
 
 
 // An LSym is the sort of symbol that is written to an object file.
 type LSym struct {
-       Name    string
-       Type    objabi.SymKind
-       Version int16
+       Name string
+       Type objabi.SymKind
        Attribute
 
        RefIdx int // Index of this symbol in the symbol reference list.
        AttrNoFrame
        AttrSeenGlobl
        AttrOnList
+       AttrStatic
 
        // MakeTypelink means that the type should have an entry in the typelink table.
        AttrMakeTypelink
 func (a Attribute) Wrapper() bool       { return a&AttrWrapper != 0 }
 func (a Attribute) NeedCtxt() bool      { return a&AttrNeedCtxt != 0 }
 func (a Attribute) NoFrame() bool       { return a&AttrNoFrame != 0 }
+func (a Attribute) Static() bool        { return a&AttrStatic != 0 }
 
 func (a *Attribute) Set(flag Attribute, value bool) {
        if value {
        {bit: AttrWrapper, s: "WRAPPER"},
        {bit: AttrNeedCtxt, s: "NEEDCTXT"},
        {bit: AttrNoFrame, s: "NOFRAME"},
+       {bit: AttrStatic, s: "STATIC"},
 }
 
 // TextAttrString formats a for printing in as part of a TEXT prog.
        Flag_optimize bool
        Bso           *bufio.Writer
        Pathname      string
-       hash          map[string]*LSym // name -> sym mapping for version == 0
-       vhash         map[string]*LSym // name -> sym mapping for version == 1
+       hash          map[string]*LSym // name -> sym mapping
+       statichash    map[string]*LSym // name -> sym mapping for static syms
        PosTable      src.PosTable
        InlTree       InlTree // global inlining tree used by gc/inl.go
        Imports       []string
 
        p.As = AJAL
        p.To.Type = obj.TYPE_BRANCH
        if c.cursym.CFunc() {
-               p.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestackc", 0)
+               p.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestackc")
        } else if !c.cursym.Func.Text.From.Sym.NeedCtxt() {
-               p.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestack_noctxt", 0)
+               p.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestack_noctxt")
        } else {
-               p.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestack", 0)
+               p.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestack")
        }
        p.Mark |= BRANCH
 
 
                return
        }
        var m map[string]int
-       switch s.Version {
-       case 0:
+       if !s.Static() {
                m = w.refIdx
-       case 1:
+       } else {
                m = w.vrefIdx
-       default:
-               log.Fatalf("%s: invalid version number %d", s.Name, s.Version)
        }
 
-       idx := m[s.Name]
-       if idx != 0 {
+       if idx := m[s.Name]; idx != 0 {
                s.RefIdx = idx
                return
        }
        } else {
                w.writeString(s.Name)
        }
-       w.writeInt(int64(s.Version))
+       // Write "version".
+       if s.Static() {
+               w.writeInt(1)
+       } else {
+               w.writeInt(0)
+       }
        w.nRefs++
        s.RefIdx = w.nRefs
        m[s.Name] = w.nRefs
                        w.writeRef(d, false)
                }
                for _, f := range pc.File {
-                       fsym := w.ctxt.Lookup(f, 0)
+                       fsym := w.ctxt.Lookup(f)
                        w.writeRef(fsym, true)
                }
                for _, call := range pc.InlTree.nodes {
                        w.writeRef(call.Func, false)
                        f, _ := linkgetlineFromPos(w.ctxt, call.Pos)
-                       fsym := w.ctxt.Lookup(f, 0)
+                       fsym := w.ctxt.Lookup(f)
                        w.writeRef(fsym, true)
                }
        }
 func (w *objWriter) writeSymDebug(s *LSym) {
        ctxt := w.ctxt
        fmt.Fprintf(ctxt.Bso, "%s ", s.Name)
-       if s.Version != 0 {
-               fmt.Fprintf(ctxt.Bso, "v=%d ", s.Version)
-       }
        if s.Type != 0 {
                fmt.Fprintf(ctxt.Bso, "%v ", s.Type)
        }
+       if s.Static() {
+               fmt.Fprint(ctxt.Bso, "static ")
+       }
        if s.DuplicateOK() {
                fmt.Fprintf(ctxt.Bso, "dupok ")
        }
        }
        w.writeInt(int64(len(pc.File)))
        for _, f := range pc.File {
-               fsym := ctxt.Lookup(f, 0)
+               fsym := ctxt.Lookup(f)
                w.writeRefIndex(fsym)
        }
        w.writeInt(int64(len(pc.InlTree.nodes)))
        for _, call := range pc.InlTree.nodes {
                w.writeInt(int64(call.Parent))
                f, l := linkgetlineFromPos(w.ctxt, call.Pos)
-               fsym := ctxt.Lookup(f, 0)
+               fsym := ctxt.Lookup(f)
                w.writeRefIndex(fsym)
                w.writeInt(int64(l))
                w.writeRefIndex(call.Func)
                ctxt.Diag("dwarfSym of non-TEXT %v", s)
        }
        if s.Func.dwarfSym == nil {
-               s.Func.dwarfSym = ctxt.Lookup(dwarf.InfoPrefix+s.Name, int(s.Version))
+               s.Func.dwarfSym = ctxt.LookupDerived(s, dwarf.InfoPrefix+s.Name)
        }
        return s.Func.dwarfSym
 }
        if ctxt.DebugInfo != nil {
                vars = ctxt.DebugInfo(s, curfn)
        }
-       dwarf.PutFunc(dwCtxt{ctxt}, dsym, s.Name, s.Version == 0, s, s.Size, vars)
+       dwarf.PutFunc(dwCtxt{ctxt}, dsym, s.Name, !s.Static(), s, s.Size, vars)
 }
 
                                if p.From.Type != TYPE_CONST || p.From.Offset != objabi.FUNCDATA_ArgsPointerMaps {
                                        ctxt.Diag("FUNCDATA use of go_args_stackmap(SB) without FUNCDATA_ArgsPointerMaps")
                                }
-                               p.To.Sym = ctxt.Lookup(fmt.Sprintf("%s.args_stackmap", curtext.Name), int(curtext.Version))
+                               p.To.Sym = ctxt.LookupDerived(curtext, curtext.Name+".args_stackmap")
                        }
 
                }
                        p.From.Offset = objabi.FUNCDATA_ArgsPointerMaps
                        p.To.Type = TYPE_MEM
                        p.To.Name = NAME_EXTERN
-                       p.To.Sym = ctxt.Lookup(fmt.Sprintf("%s.args_stackmap", s.Name), int(s.Version))
+                       p.To.Sym = ctxt.LookupDerived(s, s.Name+".args_stackmap")
                }
        }
 
 
                                // that knows the name of the tls variable. Possibly
                                // we could add some assembly syntax so that the name
                                // of the variable does not have to be assumed.
-                               rel.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.tls_g", 0)
+                               rel.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.tls_g")
                                rel.Type = objabi.R_POWER_TLS
                        }
                        o1 = AOP_RRR(c.opstorex(p.As), uint32(p.From.Reg), uint32(p.To.Index), uint32(r))
                                rel := obj.Addrel(c.cursym)
                                rel.Off = int32(c.pc)
                                rel.Siz = 4
-                               rel.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.tls_g", 0)
+                               rel.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.tls_g")
                                rel.Type = objabi.R_POWER_TLS
                        }
                        o1 = AOP_RRR(c.oploadx(p.As), uint32(p.To.Reg), uint32(p.From.Index), uint32(r))
 
                //     BL (CTR)
                var sym *obj.LSym
                if p.As == obj.ADUFFZERO {
-                       sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffzero", 0)
+                       sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffzero")
                } else {
-                       sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffcopy", 0)
+                       sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffcopy")
                }
                offset := p.To.Offset
                p.As = AMOVD
                                rel := obj.Addrel(c.cursym)
                                rel.Off = 0
                                rel.Siz = 8
-                               rel.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup(".TOC.", 0)
+                               rel.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup(".TOC.")
                                rel.Type = objabi.R_ADDRPOWER_PCREL
                        }
 
 
        var morestacksym *obj.LSym
        if c.cursym.CFunc() {
-               morestacksym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestackc", 0)
+               morestacksym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestackc")
        } else if !c.cursym.Func.Text.From.Sym.NeedCtxt() {
-               morestacksym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestack_noctxt", 0)
+               morestacksym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestack_noctxt")
        } else {
-               morestacksym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestack", 0)
+               morestacksym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestack")
        }
 
        if c.ctxt.Flag_shared {
 
        p.As = ABL
        p.To.Type = obj.TYPE_BRANCH
        if c.cursym.CFunc() {
-               p.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestackc", 0)
+               p.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestackc")
        } else if !c.cursym.Func.Text.From.Sym.NeedCtxt() {
-               p.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestack_noctxt", 0)
+               p.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestack_noctxt")
        } else {
-               p.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestack", 0)
+               p.To.Sym = c.ctxt.Lookup("runtime.morestack")
        }
 
        // BR   start
 
                _64bit uintptr     // size on 64bit platforms
        }{
                {Addr{}, 32, 48},
-               {LSym{}, 60, 104},
+               {LSym{}, 56, 104},
                {Prog{}, 124, 184},
        }
 
 
 func Linknew(arch *LinkArch) *Link {
        ctxt := new(Link)
        ctxt.hash = make(map[string]*LSym)
-       ctxt.vhash = make(map[string]*LSym)
+       ctxt.statichash = make(map[string]*LSym)
        ctxt.Arch = arch
        ctxt.Pathname = objabi.WorkingDir()
 
        return ctxt
 }
 
-// Lookup looks up the symbol with name name and version v.
-// If it does not exist, it creates it.
-func (ctxt *Link) Lookup(name string, v int) *LSym {
-       return ctxt.LookupInit(name, v, nil)
+// LookupDerived looks up or creates the symbol with name name derived from symbol s.
+// The resulting symbol will be static iff s is.
+func (ctxt *Link) LookupDerived(s *LSym, name string) *LSym {
+       if s.Static() {
+               return ctxt.LookupStatic(name)
+       }
+       return ctxt.Lookup(name)
 }
 
-// LookupInit looks up the symbol with name name and version v.
-// If it does not exist, it creates it and passes it to initfn for one-time initialization.
-func (ctxt *Link) LookupInit(name string, v int, init func(s *LSym)) *LSym {
-       var m map[string]*LSym
-       switch v {
-       case 0:
-               m = ctxt.hash
-       case 1:
-               m = ctxt.vhash
-       default:
-               ctxt.Diag("LookupInit: bad version %d", v)
-       }
-       if s := m[name]; s != nil {
-               return s
+// LookupStatic looks up the static symbol with name name.
+// If it does not exist, it creates it.
+func (ctxt *Link) LookupStatic(name string) *LSym {
+       s := ctxt.statichash[name]
+       if s == nil {
+               s = &LSym{Name: name, Attribute: AttrStatic}
+               ctxt.statichash[name] = s
        }
+       return s
+}
+
+// Lookup looks up the symbol with name name.
+// If it does not exist, it creates it.
+func (ctxt *Link) Lookup(name string) *LSym {
+       return ctxt.LookupInit(name, nil)
+}
 
-       s := &LSym{Name: name, Version: int16(v)}
-       m[name] = s
-       if init != nil {
-               init(s)
+// LookupInit looks up the symbol with name name.
+// If it does not exist, it creates it and
+// passes it to init for one-time initialization.
+func (ctxt *Link) LookupInit(name string, init func(s *LSym)) *LSym {
+       s := ctxt.hash[name]
+       if s == nil {
+               s = &LSym{Name: name}
+               ctxt.hash[name] = s
+               if init != nil {
+                       init(s)
+               }
        }
        return s
 }
 func (ctxt *Link) Float32Sym(f float32) *LSym {
        i := math.Float32bits(f)
        name := fmt.Sprintf("$f32.%08x", i)
-       return ctxt.LookupInit(name, 0, func(s *LSym) {
+       return ctxt.LookupInit(name, func(s *LSym) {
                s.Size = 4
                s.Set(AttrLocal, true)
        })
 func (ctxt *Link) Float64Sym(f float64) *LSym {
        i := math.Float64bits(f)
        name := fmt.Sprintf("$f64.%016x", i)
-       return ctxt.LookupInit(name, 0, func(s *LSym) {
+       return ctxt.LookupInit(name, func(s *LSym) {
                s.Size = 8
                s.Set(AttrLocal, true)
        })
 
 func (ctxt *Link) Int64Sym(i int64) *LSym {
        name := fmt.Sprintf("$i64.%016x", uint64(i))
-       return ctxt.LookupInit(name, 0, func(s *LSym) {
+       return ctxt.LookupInit(name, func(s *LSym) {
                s.Size = 8
                s.Set(AttrLocal, true)
        })
 
 
        switch ctxt.Headtype {
        case objabi.Hplan9:
-               plan9privates = ctxt.Lookup("_privates", 0)
+               plan9privates = ctxt.Lookup("_privates")
        case objabi.Hnacl:
-               deferreturn = ctxt.Lookup("runtime.deferreturn", 0)
+               deferreturn = ctxt.Lookup("runtime.deferreturn")
        }
 
        for i := 1; optab[i].as != 0; i++ {
                                                                r.Off = int32(p.Pc + int64(asmbuf.Len()))
                                                                r.Type = objabi.R_CALL
                                                                r.Siz = 4
-                                                               r.Sym = ctxt.Lookup("__x86.get_pc_thunk."+strings.ToLower(rconv(int(dst))), 0)
+                                                               r.Sym = ctxt.Lookup("__x86.get_pc_thunk." + strings.ToLower(rconv(int(dst))))
                                                                asmbuf.PutInt32(0)
 
                                                                asmbuf.Put2(0x8B, byte(2<<6|reg[dst]|(reg[dst]<<3)))
 
                //     CALL $reg
                var sym *obj.LSym
                if p.As == obj.ADUFFZERO {
-                       sym = ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffzero", 0)
+                       sym = ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffzero")
                } else {
-                       sym = ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffcopy", 0)
+                       sym = ctxt.Lookup("runtime.duffcopy")
                }
                offset := p.To.Offset
                p.As = mov
                p1.As = ALEAL
                p1.From.Type = obj.TYPE_MEM
                p1.From.Name = obj.NAME_STATIC
-               p1.From.Sym = ctxt.Lookup("_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_", 0)
+               p1.From.Sym = ctxt.Lookup("_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_")
                p1.To.Type = obj.TYPE_REG
                p1.To.Reg = REG_BX
 
        r.RegTo2 = 1
        q.As = obj.ACALL
        thunkname := "__x86.get_pc_thunk." + strings.ToLower(rconv(int(dst)))
-       q.To.Sym = ctxt.LookupInit(thunkname, 0, func(s *obj.LSym) { s.Set(obj.AttrLocal, true) })
+       q.To.Sym = ctxt.LookupInit(thunkname, func(s *obj.LSym) { s.Set(obj.AttrLocal, true) })
        q.To.Type = obj.TYPE_MEM
        q.To.Name = obj.NAME_EXTERN
        r.As = p.As
        case !cursym.Func.Text.From.Sym.NeedCtxt():
                morestack = "runtime.morestack_noctxt"
        }
-       call.To.Sym = ctxt.Lookup(morestack, 0)
+       call.To.Sym = ctxt.Lookup(morestack)
        // When compiling 386 code for dynamic linking, the call needs to be adjusted
        // to follow PIC rules. This in turn can insert more instructions, so we need
        // to keep track of the start of the call (where the jump will be to) and the