diff --git a/src/lib/malloc.go b/src/lib/malloc.go
index e3896e94f2b..8e4397a0b14 100644
--- a/src/lib/malloc.go
+++ b/src/lib/malloc.go
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ package malloc
 type Stats struct {
 	Alloc	uint64;
 	Sys	uint64;
-};
+	Stacks	uint64;
+	InusePages	uint64;
+	NextGC	uint64;
+	EnableGC	bool;
+}
 
-func Alloc(uint64) *byte;
-func Free(*byte);
-func GetStats() *Stats;
-func Lookup(*byte) (*byte, uintptr);
+func Alloc(uint64) *byte
+func Free(*byte)
+func GetStats() *Stats
+func Lookup(*byte) (*byte, uintptr)
+func GC()
diff --git a/src/runtime/Makefile b/src/runtime/Makefile
index 03633a61d3a..e9c895ab60d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/src/runtime/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ LIBOFILES=\
 	mcentral.$O\
 	mem.$O\
 	mfixalloc.$O\
+	mgc0.$O\
 	mheap.$O\
 	msize.$O\
 	print.$O\
diff --git a/src/runtime/malloc.c b/src/runtime/malloc.c
index 258291da2a5..e518b5667a2 100644
--- a/src/runtime/malloc.c
+++ b/src/runtime/malloc.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ malloc(uintptr size)
 	uintptr npages;
 	MSpan *s;
 	void *v;
+	uint32 *ref;
 
 	if(m->mallocing)
 		throw("malloc - deadlock");
@@ -55,10 +56,25 @@ malloc(uintptr size)
 		v = (void*)(s->start << PageShift);
 	}
 
+	// setup for mark sweep
+	mlookup(v, nil, nil, &ref);
+	*ref = RefNone;
+
 	m->mallocing = 0;
 	return v;
 }
 
+void*
+mallocgc(uintptr size)
+{
+	void *v;
+
+	v = malloc(size);
+	if(mstats.inuse_pages > mstats.next_gc)
+		gc(0);
+	return v;
+}
+
 // Free the object whose base pointer is v.
 void
 free(void *v)
@@ -67,10 +83,14 @@ free(void *v)
 	uintptr page, tmp;
 	MSpan *s;
 	MCache *c;
+	uint32 *ref;
 
 	if(v == nil)
 		return;
 
+	mlookup(v, nil, nil, &ref);
+	*ref = RefFree;
+
 	// Find size class for v.
 	page = (uintptr)v >> PageShift;
 	sizeclass = MHeapMapCache_GET(&mheap.mapcache, page, tmp);
@@ -98,32 +118,51 @@ free(void *v)
 	MCache_Free(c, v, sizeclass, size);
 }
 
-void
-mlookup(void *v, byte **base, uintptr *size)
+int32
+mlookup(void *v, byte **base, uintptr *size, uint32 **ref)
 {
-	uintptr n, off;
+	uintptr n, i;
 	byte *p;
 	MSpan *s;
 
-	s = MHeap_Lookup(&mheap, (uintptr)v>>PageShift);
+	s = MHeap_LookupMaybe(&mheap, (uintptr)v>>PageShift);
 	if(s == nil) {
-		*base = nil;
-		*size = 0;
-		return;
+		if(base)
+			*base = nil;
+		if(size)
+			*size = 0;
+		if(ref)
+			*ref = 0;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	p = (byte*)((uintptr)s->start<<PageShift);
 	if(s->sizeclass == 0) {
 		// Large object.
-		*base = p;
-		*size = s->npages<<PageShift;
-		return;
+		if(base)
+			*base = p;
+		if(size)
+			*size = s->npages<<PageShift;
+		if(ref)
+			*ref = &s->gcref0;
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	n = class_to_size[s->sizeclass];
-	off = ((byte*)v - p)/n * n;
-	*base = p+off;
-	*size = n;
+	i = ((byte*)v - p)/n;
+	if(base)
+		*base = p + i*n;
+	if(size)
+		*size = n;
+	if((byte*)s->gcref < p || (byte*)s->gcref >= p+(s->npages<<PageShift)) {
+		printf("s->base sizeclass %d %p gcref %p block %D\n",
+			s->sizeclass, p, s->gcref, s->npages<<PageShift);
+		throw("bad gcref");
+	}
+	if(ref)
+		*ref = &s->gcref[i];
+
+	return 1;
 }
 
 MCache*
@@ -193,7 +232,7 @@ mal(uint32 n)
 //return oldmal(n);
 	void *v;
 
-	v = malloc(n);
+	v = mallocgc(n);
 
 	if(0) {
 		byte *p;
@@ -227,6 +266,7 @@ void*
 stackalloc(uint32 n)
 {
 	void *v;
+	uint32 *ref;
 
 //return oldmal(n);
 	if(m->mallocing) {
@@ -241,7 +281,10 @@ stackalloc(uint32 n)
 		unlock(&stacks);
 		return v;
 	}
-	return malloc(n);
+	v = malloc(n);
+	mlookup(v, nil, nil, &ref);
+	*ref = RefStack;
+	return v;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/runtime/malloc.h b/src/runtime/malloc.h
index ca05f0191ec..1da9f980dea 100644
--- a/src/runtime/malloc.h
+++ b/src/runtime/malloc.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ typedef	uintptr	PageID;		// address >> PageShift
 enum
 {
 	// Tunable constants.
-	NumSizeClasses = 133,		// Number of size classes (must match msize.c)
+	NumSizeClasses = 150,		// Number of size classes (must match msize.c)
 	MaxSmallSize = 32<<10,
 
 	FixAllocChunk = 128<<10,	// Chunk size for FixAlloc
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ struct MStats
 	uint64	alloc;
 	uint64	sys;
 	uint64	stacks;
+	uint64	inuse_pages;	// protected by mheap.Lock
+	uint64	next_gc;	// protected by mheap.Lock
+	bool	enablegc;
 };
 extern MStats mstats;
 
@@ -212,6 +215,10 @@ struct MSpan
 	uint32	ref;		// number of allocated objects in this span
 	uint32	sizeclass;	// size class
 	uint32	state;		// MSpanInUse or MSpanFree
+	union {
+		uint32	*gcref;	// sizeclass > 0
+		uint32	gcref0;	// sizeclass == 0
+	};
 };
 
 void	MSpan_Init(MSpan *span, PageID start, uintptr npages);
@@ -292,6 +299,7 @@ struct MHeapMapNode3
 void	MHeapMap_Init(MHeapMap *m, void *(*allocator)(uintptr));
 bool	MHeapMap_Preallocate(MHeapMap *m, PageID k, uintptr npages);
 MSpan*	MHeapMap_Get(MHeapMap *m, PageID k);
+MSpan*	MHeapMap_GetMaybe(MHeapMap *m, PageID k);
 void	MHeapMap_Set(MHeapMap *m, PageID k, MSpan *v);
 
 
@@ -364,7 +372,19 @@ void	MHeap_Init(MHeap *h, void *(*allocator)(uintptr));
 MSpan*	MHeap_Alloc(MHeap *h, uintptr npage, int32 sizeclass);
 void	MHeap_Free(MHeap *h, MSpan *s);
 MSpan*	MHeap_Lookup(MHeap *h, PageID p);
+MSpan*	MHeap_LookupMaybe(MHeap *h, PageID p);
+
+int32	mlookup(void *v, byte **base, uintptr *size, uint32 **ref);
+void	gc(int32 force);
+
+enum
+{
+	RefcountOverhead = 4,	// one uint32 per object
+
+	RefFree = 0,	// must be zero
+	RefManual,	// manual allocation - don't free
+	RefStack,		// stack segment - don't free and don't scan for pointers
+	RefNone,		// no references
+	RefSome,		// some references
+};
 
-void*	malloc(uintptr size);
-void	free(void *v);
-void	mlookup(void *v, byte **base, uintptr *size);
diff --git a/src/runtime/malloc_go.cgo b/src/runtime/malloc_go.cgo
index 7c55c107848..6dcdaece205 100644
--- a/src/runtime/malloc_go.cgo
+++ b/src/runtime/malloc_go.cgo
@@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ func Free(p *byte) {
 }
 
 func Lookup(p *byte) (base *byte, size uintptr) {
-	mlookup(p, &base, &size);
+	mlookup(p, &base, &size, nil);
 }
 
 func GetStats() (s *MStats) {
 	s = &mstats;
 }
+
+func GC() {
+	gc(1);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/runtime/mcentral.c b/src/runtime/mcentral.c
index 5b07faf11aa..5c9f720c09a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/mcentral.c
+++ b/src/runtime/mcentral.c
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ MCentral_Free(MCentral *c, void *v)
 static bool
 MCentral_Grow(MCentral *c)
 {
-	int32 n, npages, size;
+	int32 i, n, npages, size;
 	MLink **tailp, *v;
-	byte *p, *end;
+	byte *p;
 	MSpan *s;
 
 	unlock(c);
@@ -174,14 +174,14 @@ MCentral_Grow(MCentral *c)
 	// Carve span into sequence of blocks.
 	tailp = &s->freelist;
 	p = (byte*)(s->start << PageShift);
-	end = p + (npages << PageShift);
 	size = class_to_size[c->sizeclass];
-	n = 0;
-	for(; p + size <= end; p += size) {
+	n = (npages << PageShift) / (size + RefcountOverhead);
+	s->gcref = (uint32*)(p + size*n);
+	for(i=0; i<n; i++) {
 		v = (MLink*)p;
 		*tailp = v;
 		tailp = &v->next;
-		n++;
+		p += size;
 	}
 	*tailp = nil;
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/mgc0.c b/src/runtime/mgc0.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3584bf75cab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/mgc0.c
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Garbage collector -- step 0.
+//
+// Stop the world, mark and sweep garbage collector.
+// NOT INTENDED FOR PRODUCTION USE.
+//
+// A mark and sweep collector provides a way to exercise
+// and test the memory allocator and the stack walking machinery
+// without also needing to get reference counting
+// exactly right.
+
+#include "runtime.h"
+#include "malloc.h"
+
+enum {
+	Debug = 0
+};
+
+extern byte etext[];
+extern byte end[];
+
+static void
+scanblock(int32 depth, byte *b, int64 n)
+{
+	int32 off;
+	void *obj;
+	uintptr size;
+	uint32 *ref;
+	void **vp;
+	int64 i;
+
+	if(Debug)
+		printf("%d scanblock %p %D\n", depth, b, n);
+	off = (uint32)(uintptr)b & 7;
+	if(off) {
+		b += 8 - off;
+		n -= 8 - off;
+	}
+
+	vp = (void**)b;
+	n /= 8;
+	for(i=0; i<n; i++) {
+		if(mlookup(vp[i], &obj, &size, &ref)) {
+			if(*ref == RefFree || *ref == RefStack)
+				continue;
+			if(*ref == RefNone) {
+				if(Debug)
+					printf("%d found at %p: ", depth, &vp[i]);
+				*ref = RefSome;
+				scanblock(depth+1, obj, size);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+scanstack(G *g)
+{
+	Stktop *stk;
+	byte *sp;
+
+	sp = g->sched.SP;
+	stk = (Stktop*)g->stackbase;
+	while(stk) {
+		scanblock(0, sp, (byte*)stk - sp);
+		sp = stk->oldsp;
+		stk = (Stktop*)stk->oldbase;
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+mark(void)
+{
+	G *gp;
+
+	// mark data+bss
+	scanblock(0, etext, end - etext);
+
+	// mark stacks
+	for(gp=allg; gp!=nil; gp=gp->alllink) {
+		switch(gp->status){
+		default:
+			printf("unexpected G.status %d\n", gp->status);
+			throw("mark - bad status");
+		case Gdead:
+			break;
+		case Grunning:
+			if(gp != g)
+				throw("mark - world not stopped");
+			scanstack(gp);
+			break;
+		case Grunnable:
+		case Gsyscall:
+		case Gwaiting:
+			scanstack(gp);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+sweepspan(MSpan *s)
+{
+	int32 i, n, npages, size;
+	byte *p;
+
+	if(s->state != MSpanInUse)
+		return;
+
+	p = (byte*)(s->start << PageShift);
+	if(s->sizeclass == 0) {
+		// Large block.
+		switch(s->gcref0) {
+		default:
+			throw("bad 'ref count'");
+		case RefFree:
+		case RefManual:
+		case RefStack:
+			break;
+		case RefNone:
+			if(Debug)
+				printf("free %D at %p\n", s->npages<<PageShift, p);
+			free(p);
+			break;
+		case RefSome:
+			s->gcref0 = RefNone;	// set up for next mark phase
+			break;
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Chunk full of small blocks.
+	// Must match computation in MCentral_Grow.
+	size = class_to_size[s->sizeclass];
+	npages = class_to_allocnpages[s->sizeclass];
+	n = (npages << PageShift) / (size + RefcountOverhead);
+	for(i=0; i<n; i++) {
+		switch(s->gcref[i]) {
+		default:
+			throw("bad 'ref count'");
+		case RefFree:
+		case RefManual:
+		case RefStack:
+			break;
+		case RefNone:
+			if(Debug)
+				printf("free %d at %p\n", size, p+i*size);
+			free(p + i*size);
+			break;
+		case RefSome:
+			s->gcref[i] = RefNone;	// set up for next mark phase
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+sweepspanlist(MSpan *list)
+{
+	MSpan *s, *next;
+
+	for(s=list->next; s != list; s=next) {
+		next = s->next;	// in case s gets moved
+		sweepspan(s);
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+sweep(void)
+{
+	int32 i;
+
+	// Sweep all the spans.
+
+	for(i=0; i<nelem(mheap.central); i++) {
+		// Sweep nonempty (has some free blocks available)
+		// before sweeping empty (is completely allocated),
+		// because finding something to free in a span from empty
+		// will move it into nonempty, and we must not sweep
+		// the same span twice.
+		sweepspanlist(&mheap.central[i].nonempty);
+		sweepspanlist(&mheap.central[i].empty);
+	}
+}
+
+// Semaphore, not Lock, so that the goroutine
+// reschedules when there is contention rather
+// than spinning.
+static uint32 gcsema = 1;
+
+// Initialized from $GOGC.  GOGC=off means no gc.
+//
+// Next gc is after we've allocated an extra amount of
+// memory proportional to the amount already in use.
+// If gcpercent=100 and we're using 4M, we'll gc again
+// when we get to 8M.  This keeps the gc cost in linear
+// proportion to the allocation cost.  Adjusting gcpercent
+// just changes the linear constant (and also the amount of
+// extra memory used).
+static int32 gcpercent = -2;
+
+void
+gc(int32 force)
+{
+	byte *p;
+
+	// The gc is turned off (via enablegc) until
+	// the bootstrap has completed.
+	// Also, malloc gets called in the guts
+	// of a number of libraries that might be
+	// holding locks.  To avoid priority inversion
+	// problems, don't bother trying to run gc
+	// while holding a lock.  The next mallocgc
+	// without a lock will do the gc instead.
+	if(!mstats.enablegc || m->locks > 0 || panicking)
+		return;
+
+	if(gcpercent == -2) {	// first time through
+		p = getenv("GOGC");
+		if(p == nil || p[0] == '\0')
+			gcpercent = 100;
+		else if(strcmp(p, (byte*)"off") == 0)
+			gcpercent = -1;
+		else
+			gcpercent = atoi(p);
+	}
+	if(gcpercent < 0)
+		return;
+
+	semacquire(&gcsema);
+	gosave(&g->sched);	// update g's stack pointer for scanstack
+	stoptheworld();
+	if(mheap.Lock.key != 0)
+		throw("mheap locked during gc");
+	if(force || mstats.inuse_pages >= mstats.next_gc) {
+		mark();
+		sweep();
+		mstats.next_gc = mstats.inuse_pages+mstats.inuse_pages*gcpercent/100;
+	}
+	starttheworld();
+	gosave(&g->sched);	// update g's stack pointer for debugging
+	semrelease(&gcsema);
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/mheap.c b/src/runtime/mheap.c
index 9f8e916147c..d1b504ed211 100644
--- a/src/runtime/mheap.c
+++ b/src/runtime/mheap.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ MHeap_Alloc(MHeap *h, uintptr npage, int32 sizeclass)
 
 	lock(h);
 	s = MHeap_AllocLocked(h, npage, sizeclass);
+	if(s != nil)
+		mstats.inuse_pages += npage;
 	unlock(h);
 	return s;
 }
@@ -108,6 +110,11 @@ HaveSpan:
 		for(n=0; n<npage; n++)
 			if(MHeapMapCache_GET(&h->mapcache, s->start+n, tmp) != 0)
 				MHeapMapCache_SET(&h->mapcache, s->start+n, 0);
+
+		// Need a list of large allocated spans.
+		// They have sizeclass == 0, so use heap.central[0].empty,
+		// since central[0] is otherwise unused.
+		MSpanList_Insert(&h->central[0].empty, s);
 	} else {
 		// Save cache entries for this span.
 		// If there's a size class, there aren't that many pages.
@@ -191,17 +198,38 @@ MHeap_Grow(MHeap *h, uintptr npage)
 }
 
 // Look up the span at the given page number.
+// Page number is guaranteed to be in map
+// and is guaranteed to be start or end of span.
 MSpan*
 MHeap_Lookup(MHeap *h, PageID p)
 {
 	return MHeapMap_Get(&h->map, p);
 }
 
+// Look up the span at the given page number.
+// Page number is *not* guaranteed to be in map
+// and may be anywhere in the span.
+// Map entries for the middle of a span are only
+// valid for allocated spans.  Free spans may have
+// other garbage in their middles, so we have to
+// check for that.
+MSpan*
+MHeap_LookupMaybe(MHeap *h, PageID p)
+{
+	MSpan *s;
+
+	s = MHeapMap_GetMaybe(&h->map, p);
+	if(s == nil || p < s->start || p - s->start >= s->npages)
+		return nil;
+	return s;
+}
+
 // Free the span back into the heap.
 void
 MHeap_Free(MHeap *h, MSpan *s)
 {
 	lock(h);
+	mstats.inuse_pages -= s->npages;
 	MHeap_FreeLocked(h, s);
 	unlock(h);
 }
@@ -266,6 +294,31 @@ MHeapMap_Get(MHeapMap *m, PageID k)
 	return m->p[i1]->p[i2]->s[i3];
 }
 
+MSpan*
+MHeapMap_GetMaybe(MHeapMap *m, PageID k)
+{
+	int32 i1, i2, i3;
+	MHeapMapNode2 *p2;
+	MHeapMapNode3 *p3;
+
+	i3 = k & MHeapMap_Level3Mask;
+	k >>= MHeapMap_Level3Bits;
+	i2 = k & MHeapMap_Level2Mask;
+	k >>= MHeapMap_Level2Bits;
+	i1 = k & MHeapMap_Level1Mask;
+	k >>= MHeapMap_Level1Bits;
+	if(k != 0)
+		throw("MHeapMap_Get");
+
+	p2 = m->p[i1];
+	if(p2 == nil)
+		return nil;
+	p3 = p2->p[i2];
+	if(p3 == nil)
+		return nil;
+	return p3->s[i3];
+}
+
 void
 MHeapMap_Set(MHeapMap *m, PageID k, MSpan *s)
 {
diff --git a/src/runtime/msize.c b/src/runtime/msize.c
index ff1ca720092..62d5c3ad99b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/msize.c
+++ b/src/runtime/msize.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ SizeToClass(int32 size)
 void
 InitSizes(void)
 {
-	int32 align, sizeclass, size, nextsize, n;
+	int32 align, sizeclass, size, osize, nextsize, n;
 	uint32 i;
 	uintptr allocsize, npages;
 
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ InitSizes(void)
 		// the leftover is less than 1/8 of the total,
 		// so wasted space is at most 12.5%.
 		allocsize = PageSize;
-		while(allocsize%size > (PageSize/8))
+		osize = size + RefcountOverhead;
+		while(allocsize%osize > (PageSize/8))
 			allocsize += PageSize;
 		npages = allocsize >> PageShift;
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ InitSizes(void)
 		// different sizes.
 		if(sizeclass > 1
 		&& npages == class_to_allocnpages[sizeclass-1]
-		&& allocsize/size == allocsize/class_to_size[sizeclass-1]) {
+		&& allocsize/osize == allocsize/(class_to_size[sizeclass-1]+RefcountOverhead)) {
 			class_to_size[sizeclass-1] = size;
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/src/runtime/proc.c b/src/runtime/proc.c
index 943792f4945..7435830ff67 100644
--- a/src/runtime/proc.c
+++ b/src/runtime/proc.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "runtime.h"
-#include "malloc.h"	/* so that acid generated from proc.c includes malloc data structures */
+#include "malloc.h"
 
 typedef struct Sched Sched;
 
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ initdone(void)
 {
 	// Let's go.
 	sched.predawn = 0;
+	mstats.enablegc = 1;
 
 	// If main·init_function started other goroutines,
 	// kick off new ms to handle them, like ready
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ malg(int32 stacksize)
 	byte *stk;
 
 	// 160 is the slop amount known to the stack growth code
-	g = mal(sizeof(G));
+	g = malloc(sizeof(G));
 	stk = stackalloc(160 + stacksize);
 	g->stack0 = stk;
 	g->stackguard = stk + 160;
@@ -444,7 +445,7 @@ matchmg(void)
 			m->nextg = g;
 			notewakeup(&m->havenextg);
 		}else{
-			m = mal(sizeof(M));
+			m = malloc(sizeof(M));
 			m->g0 = malg(8192);
 			m->nextg = g;
 			m->id = sched.mcount++;
@@ -525,6 +526,8 @@ scheduler(void)
 void
 sys·Gosched(void)
 {
+	if(g == m->g0)
+		throw("gosched of g0");
 	if(gosave(&g->sched) == 0){
 		g = m->g0;
 		gogo(&m->sched);
diff --git a/src/runtime/rt1_amd64_darwin.c b/src/runtime/rt1_amd64_darwin.c
index 453bd519c2b..b614756721f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/rt1_amd64_darwin.c
+++ b/src/runtime/rt1_amd64_darwin.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ sighandler(int32 sig, struct siginfo *info, void *context)
 {
 	if(panicking)	// traceback already printed
 		sys_Exit(2);
+	panicking = 1;
 
         _STRUCT_MCONTEXT64 *uc_mcontext = get_uc_mcontext(context);
         _STRUCT_X86_THREAD_STATE64 *ss = get___ss(uc_mcontext);
@@ -282,11 +283,13 @@ lock(Lock *l)
 
 	if(xadd(&l->key, 1) > 1)	// someone else has it; wait
 		mach_semacquire(l->sema);
+	m->locks++;
 }
 
 void
 unlock(Lock *l)
 {
+	m->locks--;
 	if(xadd(&l->key, -1) > 0)	// someone else is waiting
 		mach_semrelease(l->sema);
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/rt1_amd64_linux.c b/src/runtime/rt1_amd64_linux.c
index 74032e4c145..c0c20380538 100644
--- a/src/runtime/rt1_amd64_linux.c
+++ b/src/runtime/rt1_amd64_linux.c
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ lock(Lock *l)
 {
 	uint32 v;
 
+	m->locks++;
+
 again:
 	v = l->key;
 	if((v&1) == 0){
@@ -349,6 +351,8 @@ unlock(Lock *l)
 {
 	uint32 v;
 
+	m->locks--;
+
 	// Atomically get value and clear lock bit.
 again:
 	v = l->key;
diff --git a/src/runtime/runtime.c b/src/runtime/runtime.c
index 00e3638ab9c..a972b753f47 100644
--- a/src/runtime/runtime.c
+++ b/src/runtime/runtime.c
@@ -147,21 +147,25 @@ args(int32 c, uint8 **v)
 void
 goargs(void)
 {
-	string* goargv;
-	string* envv;
+	string *gargv;
+	string *genvv;
 	int32 i, envc;
 
-	goargv = (string*)argv;
-	for (i=0; i<argc; i++)
-		goargv[i] = gostring(argv[i]);
-	sys·Args.array = (byte*)argv;
+	for(envc=0; argv[argc+1+envc] != 0; envc++)
+		;
+
+	gargv = malloc(argc*sizeof gargv[0]);
+	genvv = malloc(envc*sizeof genvv[0]);
+
+	for(i=0; i<argc; i++)
+		gargv[i] = gostring(argv[i]);
+	sys·Args.array = (byte*)gargv;
 	sys·Args.nel = argc;
 	sys·Args.cap = argc;
 
-	envv = goargv + argc + 1;  // skip 0 at end of argv
-	for (envc = 0; envv[envc] != 0; envc++)
-		envv[envc] = gostring((uint8*)envv[envc]);
-	sys·Envs.array = (byte*)envv;
+	for(i=0; i<envc; i++)
+		genvv[i] = gostring(argv[argc+1+i]);
+	sys·Envs.array = (byte*)genvv;
 	sys·Envs.nel = envc;
 	sys·Envs.cap = envc;
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/runtime.h b/src/runtime/runtime.h
index 170657d86b9..5552c9e94d2 100644
--- a/src/runtime/runtime.h
+++ b/src/runtime/runtime.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ struct	M
 	int32	siz2;
 	int32	id;
 	int32	mallocing;
+	int32	locks;
 	Note	havenextg;
 	G*	nextg;
 	M*	schedlink;
@@ -304,6 +305,9 @@ bool	ifaceeq(Iface, Iface);
 uint64	ifacehash(Iface);
 uint64	nohash(uint32, void*);
 uint32	noequal(uint32, void*, void*);
+void*	malloc(uintptr size);
+void*	mallocgc(uintptr size);
+void	free(void *v);
 
 #pragma	varargck	argpos	printf	1
 
diff --git a/test/gc.go b/test/gc.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df9d05e1871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/gc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// $G $F.go && $L $F.$A && ./$A.out
+
+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+import "malloc"
+
+func mk2() {
+	b := new([10000]byte);
+//	println(b, "stored at", &b);
+}
+
+func mk1() {
+	mk2();
+}
+
+func main() {
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		mk1();
+		malloc.GC();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/gc1.go b/test/gc1.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d746e9c6235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/gc1.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// $G $F.go && $L $F.$A && ./$A.out
+
+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+func main() {
+	for i := 0; i < 1000000; i++ {
+		x := new([100]byte);
+	}
+}