diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/galign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/galign.go
index 14defb2cacd..d75a20dbfca 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/galign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/galign.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func Init(arch *gc.Arch) {
 	arch.REGSP = x86.REGSP
 	arch.MAXWIDTH = 1 << 50
 
-	arch.Defframe = defframe
+	arch.ZeroRange = zerorange
 	arch.Ginsnop = ginsnop
 
 	arch.SSAMarkMoves = ssaMarkMoves
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/ggen.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/ggen.go
index 85d9567c72c..41356a79431 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/ggen.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/ggen.go
@@ -14,56 +14,6 @@ import (
 // no floating point in note handlers on Plan 9
 var isPlan9 = objabi.GOOS == "plan9"
 
-func defframe(pp *gc.Progs, fn *gc.Node, sz int64) {
-	// fill in argument size, stack size
-	pp.Text.To.Type = obj.TYPE_TEXTSIZE
-
-	pp.Text.To.Val = int32(gc.Rnd(fn.Type.ArgWidth(), int64(gc.Widthptr)))
-	frame := uint32(gc.Rnd(sz, int64(gc.Widthreg)))
-	pp.Text.To.Offset = int64(frame)
-
-	// insert code to zero ambiguously live variables
-	// so that the garbage collector only sees initialized values
-	// when it looks for pointers.
-	p := pp.Text
-
-	hi := int64(0)
-	lo := hi
-	ax := uint32(0)
-	x0 := uint32(0)
-
-	// iterate through declarations - they are sorted in decreasing xoffset order.
-	for _, n := range fn.Func.Dcl {
-		if !n.Name.Needzero() {
-			continue
-		}
-		if n.Class != gc.PAUTO {
-			gc.Fatalf("needzero class %d", n.Class)
-		}
-		if n.Type.Width%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Xoffset%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Type.Width == 0 {
-			gc.Fatalf("var %L has size %d offset %d", n, int(n.Type.Width), int(n.Xoffset))
-		}
-
-		if lo != hi && n.Xoffset+n.Type.Width >= lo-int64(2*gc.Widthreg) {
-			// merge with range we already have
-			lo = n.Xoffset
-
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// zero old range
-		p = zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi, &ax, &x0)
-
-		// set new range
-		hi = n.Xoffset + n.Type.Width
-
-		lo = n.Xoffset
-	}
-
-	// zero final range
-	zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi, &ax, &x0)
-}
-
 // DUFFZERO consists of repeated blocks of 4 MOVUPSs + ADD,
 // See runtime/mkduff.go.
 const (
@@ -101,8 +51,12 @@ func dzDI(b int64) int64 {
 	return -dzClearStep * (dzBlockLen - tailSteps)
 }
 
-func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, frame int64, lo int64, hi int64, ax *uint32, x0 *uint32) *obj.Prog {
-	cnt := hi - lo
+func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, off, cnt int64, state *uint32) *obj.Prog {
+	const (
+		ax = 1 << iota
+		x0
+	)
+
 	if cnt == 0 {
 		return p
 	}
@@ -112,40 +66,40 @@ func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, frame int64, lo int64, hi int64, ax *u
 		if cnt%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 {
 			gc.Fatalf("zerorange count not a multiple of widthptr %d", cnt)
 		}
-		if *ax == 0 {
+		if *state&ax == 0 {
 			p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVQ, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 0, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_AX, 0)
-			*ax = 1
+			*state |= ax
 		}
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVL, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_AX, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, frame+lo)
-		lo += int64(gc.Widthptr)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVL, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_AX, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, off)
+		off += int64(gc.Widthptr)
 		cnt -= int64(gc.Widthptr)
 	}
 
 	if cnt == 8 {
-		if *ax == 0 {
+		if *state&ax == 0 {
 			p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVQ, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 0, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_AX, 0)
-			*ax = 1
+			*state |= ax
 		}
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVQ, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_AX, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, frame+lo)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVQ, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_AX, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, off)
 	} else if !isPlan9 && cnt <= int64(8*gc.Widthreg) {
-		if *x0 == 0 {
+		if *state&x0 == 0 {
 			p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AXORPS, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_X0, 0, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_X0, 0)
-			*x0 = 1
+			*state |= x0
 		}
 
 		for i := int64(0); i < cnt/16; i++ {
-			p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVUPS, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_X0, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, frame+lo+i*16)
+			p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVUPS, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_X0, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, off+i*16)
 		}
 
 		if cnt%16 != 0 {
-			p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVUPS, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_X0, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, frame+lo+cnt-int64(16))
+			p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVUPS, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_X0, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, off+cnt-int64(16))
 		}
 	} else if !gc.Nacl && !isPlan9 && (cnt <= int64(128*gc.Widthreg)) {
-		if *x0 == 0 {
+		if *state&x0 == 0 {
 			p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AXORPS, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_X0, 0, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_X0, 0)
-			*x0 = 1
+			*state |= x0
 		}
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, leaptr, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, frame+lo+dzDI(cnt), obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_DI, 0)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, leaptr, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, off+dzDI(cnt), obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_DI, 0)
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, obj.ADUFFZERO, obj.TYPE_NONE, 0, 0, obj.TYPE_ADDR, 0, dzOff(cnt))
 		p.To.Sym = gc.Duffzero
 
@@ -153,13 +107,13 @@ func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, frame int64, lo int64, hi int64, ax *u
 			p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVUPS, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_X0, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_DI, -int64(8))
 		}
 	} else {
-		if *ax == 0 {
+		if *state&ax == 0 {
 			p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVQ, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 0, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_AX, 0)
-			*ax = 1
+			*state |= ax
 		}
 
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVQ, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, cnt/int64(gc.Widthreg), obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_CX, 0)
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, leaptr, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, frame+lo, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_DI, 0)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, leaptr, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, off, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_DI, 0)
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AREP, obj.TYPE_NONE, 0, 0, obj.TYPE_NONE, 0, 0)
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.ASTOSQ, obj.TYPE_NONE, 0, 0, obj.TYPE_NONE, 0, 0)
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm/galign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm/galign.go
index 809a142262e..9a4ed754d1a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm/galign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm/galign.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func Init(arch *gc.Arch) {
 	arch.REGSP = arm.REGSP
 	arch.MAXWIDTH = (1 << 32) - 1
 
-	arch.Defframe = defframe
+	arch.ZeroRange = zerorange
 	arch.Ginsnop = ginsnop
 
 	arch.SSAMarkMoves = func(s *gc.SSAGenState, b *ssa.Block) {}
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm/ggen.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm/ggen.go
index 71dd7c2471a..13f98eb4d02 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm/ggen.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm/ggen.go
@@ -10,54 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"cmd/internal/obj/arm"
 )
 
-func defframe(pp *gc.Progs, fn *gc.Node, sz int64) {
-	// fill in argument size, stack size
-	pp.Text.To.Type = obj.TYPE_TEXTSIZE
-
-	pp.Text.To.Val = int32(gc.Rnd(fn.Type.ArgWidth(), int64(gc.Widthptr)))
-	frame := uint32(gc.Rnd(sz, int64(gc.Widthreg)))
-	pp.Text.To.Offset = int64(frame)
-
-	// insert code to contain ambiguously live variables
-	// so that garbage collector only sees initialized values
-	// when it looks for pointers.
-	p := pp.Text
-
-	hi := int64(0)
-	lo := hi
-	r0 := uint32(0)
-	for _, n := range fn.Func.Dcl {
-		if !n.Name.Needzero() {
-			continue
-		}
-		if n.Class != gc.PAUTO {
-			gc.Fatalf("needzero class %d", n.Class)
-		}
-		if n.Type.Width%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Xoffset%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Type.Width == 0 {
-			gc.Fatalf("var %L has size %d offset %d", n, int(n.Type.Width), int(n.Xoffset))
-		}
-		if lo != hi && n.Xoffset+n.Type.Width >= lo-int64(2*gc.Widthptr) {
-			// merge with range we already have
-			lo = gc.Rnd(n.Xoffset, int64(gc.Widthptr))
-
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// zero old range
-		p = zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi, &r0)
-
-		// set new range
-		hi = n.Xoffset + n.Type.Width
-
-		lo = n.Xoffset
-	}
-
-	// zero final range
-	zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi, &r0)
-}
-
-func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, frame int64, lo int64, hi int64, r0 *uint32) *obj.Prog {
-	cnt := hi - lo
+func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, off, cnt int64, r0 *uint32) *obj.Prog {
 	if cnt == 0 {
 		return p
 	}
@@ -68,17 +21,17 @@ func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, frame int64, lo int64, hi int64, r0 *u
 
 	if cnt < int64(4*gc.Widthptr) {
 		for i := int64(0); i < cnt; i += int64(gc.Widthptr) {
-			p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm.AMOVW, obj.TYPE_REG, arm.REG_R0, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, arm.REGSP, 4+frame+lo+i)
+			p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm.AMOVW, obj.TYPE_REG, arm.REG_R0, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, arm.REGSP, 4+off+i)
 		}
 	} else if !gc.Nacl && (cnt <= int64(128*gc.Widthptr)) {
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 4+frame+lo, obj.TYPE_REG, arm.REG_R1, 0)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 4+off, obj.TYPE_REG, arm.REG_R1, 0)
 		p.Reg = arm.REGSP
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, obj.ADUFFZERO, obj.TYPE_NONE, 0, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, 0, 0)
 		p.To.Name = obj.NAME_EXTERN
 		p.To.Sym = gc.Duffzero
 		p.To.Offset = 4 * (128 - cnt/int64(gc.Widthptr))
 	} else {
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 4+frame+lo, obj.TYPE_REG, arm.REG_R1, 0)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 4+off, obj.TYPE_REG, arm.REG_R1, 0)
 		p.Reg = arm.REGSP
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, cnt, obj.TYPE_REG, arm.REG_R2, 0)
 		p.Reg = arm.REG_R1
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm64/galign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm64/galign.go
index 31448c6c3ad..b2d23e9447a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm64/galign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm64/galign.go
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ func Init(arch *gc.Arch) {
 	arch.REGSP = arm64.REGSP
 	arch.MAXWIDTH = 1 << 50
 
-	arch.Defframe = defframe
+	arch.PadFrame = padframe
+	arch.ZeroRange = zerorange
 	arch.Ginsnop = ginsnop
 
 	arch.SSAMarkMoves = func(s *gc.SSAGenState, b *ssa.Block) {}
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm64/ggen.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm64/ggen.go
index caf8545417d..7bbd8dd0646 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm64/ggen.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm64/ggen.go
@@ -11,82 +11,35 @@ import (
 	"cmd/internal/objabi"
 )
 
-func defframe(pp *gc.Progs, fn *gc.Node, sz int64) {
-	// fill in argument size, stack size
-	pp.Text.To.Type = obj.TYPE_TEXTSIZE
-
-	pp.Text.To.Val = int32(gc.Rnd(fn.Type.ArgWidth(), int64(gc.Widthptr)))
-	frame := uint32(gc.Rnd(sz, int64(gc.Widthreg)))
+var darwin = objabi.GOOS == "darwin"
 
+func padframe(frame int64) int64 {
 	// arm64 requires that the frame size (not counting saved LR)
 	// be empty or be 8 mod 16. If not, pad it.
 	if frame != 0 && frame%16 != 8 {
 		frame += 8
 	}
-
-	pp.Text.To.Offset = int64(frame)
-
-	// insert code to zero ambiguously live variables
-	// so that the garbage collector only sees initialized values
-	// when it looks for pointers.
-	p := pp.Text
-
-	hi := int64(0)
-	lo := hi
-
-	// iterate through declarations - they are sorted in decreasing xoffset order.
-	for _, n := range fn.Func.Dcl {
-		if !n.Name.Needzero() {
-			continue
-		}
-		if n.Class != gc.PAUTO {
-			gc.Fatalf("needzero class %d", n.Class)
-		}
-		if n.Type.Width%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Xoffset%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Type.Width == 0 {
-			gc.Fatalf("var %L has size %d offset %d", n, int(n.Type.Width), int(n.Xoffset))
-		}
-
-		if lo != hi && n.Xoffset+n.Type.Width >= lo-int64(2*gc.Widthreg) {
-			// merge with range we already have
-			lo = n.Xoffset
-
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// zero old range
-		p = zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi)
-
-		// set new range
-		hi = n.Xoffset + n.Type.Width
-
-		lo = n.Xoffset
-	}
-
-	// zero final range
-	zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi)
+	return frame
 }
 
-var darwin = objabi.GOOS == "darwin"
-
-func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, frame int64, lo int64, hi int64) *obj.Prog {
-	cnt := hi - lo
+func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, off, cnt int64, _ *uint32) *obj.Prog {
 	if cnt == 0 {
 		return p
 	}
 	if cnt < int64(4*gc.Widthptr) {
 		for i := int64(0); i < cnt; i += int64(gc.Widthptr) {
-			p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm64.AMOVD, obj.TYPE_REG, arm64.REGZERO, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, arm64.REGSP, 8+frame+lo+i)
+			p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm64.AMOVD, obj.TYPE_REG, arm64.REGZERO, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, arm64.REGSP, 8+off+i)
 		}
 	} else if cnt <= int64(128*gc.Widthptr) && !darwin { // darwin ld64 cannot handle BR26 reloc with non-zero addend
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm64.AMOVD, obj.TYPE_REG, arm64.REGSP, 0, obj.TYPE_REG, arm64.REGRT1, 0)
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm64.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 8+frame+lo-8, obj.TYPE_REG, arm64.REGRT1, 0)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm64.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 8+off-8, obj.TYPE_REG, arm64.REGRT1, 0)
 		p.Reg = arm64.REGRT1
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, obj.ADUFFZERO, obj.TYPE_NONE, 0, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, 0, 0)
 		p.To.Name = obj.NAME_EXTERN
 		p.To.Sym = gc.Duffzero
 		p.To.Offset = 4 * (128 - cnt/int64(gc.Widthptr))
 	} else {
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm64.AMOVD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 8+frame+lo-8, obj.TYPE_REG, arm64.REGTMP, 0)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm64.AMOVD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 8+off-8, obj.TYPE_REG, arm64.REGTMP, 0)
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm64.AMOVD, obj.TYPE_REG, arm64.REGSP, 0, obj.TYPE_REG, arm64.REGRT1, 0)
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, arm64.AADD, obj.TYPE_REG, arm64.REGTMP, 0, obj.TYPE_REG, arm64.REGRT1, 0)
 		p.Reg = arm64.REGRT1
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
index 7ff45a70b7b..9957fba5751 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
@@ -230,8 +230,9 @@ type Arch struct {
 	MAXWIDTH int64
 	Use387   bool // should 386 backend use 387 FP instructions instead of sse2.
 
-	Defframe func(*Progs, *Node, int64)
-	Ginsnop  func(*Progs)
+	PadFrame  func(int64) int64
+	ZeroRange func(*Progs, *obj.Prog, int64, int64, *uint32) *obj.Prog
+	Ginsnop   func(*Progs)
 
 	// SSAMarkMoves marks any MOVXconst ops that need to avoid clobbering flags.
 	SSAMarkMoves func(*SSAGenState, *ssa.Block)
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go
index 476a3294597..961d080442f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go
@@ -4456,8 +4456,7 @@ func genssa(f *ssa.Func, pp *Progs) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Add frame prologue. Zero ambiguously live variables.
-	thearch.Defframe(s.pp, e.curfn, e.stksize+s.maxarg)
+	defframe(&s, e)
 	if Debug['f'] != 0 {
 		frame(0)
 	}
@@ -4466,6 +4465,59 @@ func genssa(f *ssa.Func, pp *Progs) {
 	f.HTMLWriter = nil
 }
 
+func defframe(s *SSAGenState, e *ssafn) {
+	pp := s.pp
+
+	frame := Rnd(s.maxarg+e.stksize, int64(Widthreg))
+	if thearch.PadFrame != nil {
+		frame = thearch.PadFrame(frame)
+	}
+
+	// Fill in argument and frame size.
+	pp.Text.To.Type = obj.TYPE_TEXTSIZE
+	pp.Text.To.Val = int32(Rnd(e.curfn.Type.ArgWidth(), int64(Widthreg)))
+	pp.Text.To.Offset = frame
+
+	// Insert code to zero ambiguously live variables so that the
+	// garbage collector only sees initialized values when it
+	// looks for pointers.
+	p := pp.Text
+	var lo, hi int64
+
+	// Opaque state for backend to use. Current backends use it to
+	// keep track of which helper registers have been zeroed.
+	var state uint32
+
+	// Iterate through declarations. They are sorted in decreasing Xoffset order.
+	for _, n := range e.curfn.Func.Dcl {
+		if !n.Name.Needzero() {
+			continue
+		}
+		if n.Class != PAUTO {
+			Fatalf("needzero class %d", n.Class)
+		}
+		if n.Type.Size()%int64(Widthptr) != 0 || n.Xoffset%int64(Widthptr) != 0 || n.Type.Size() == 0 {
+			Fatalf("var %L has size %d offset %d", n, n.Type.Size(), n.Xoffset)
+		}
+
+		if lo != hi && n.Xoffset+n.Type.Size() >= lo-int64(2*Widthreg) {
+			// Merge with range we already have.
+			lo = n.Xoffset
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Zero old range
+		p = thearch.ZeroRange(pp, p, frame+lo, hi-lo, &state)
+
+		// Set new range.
+		lo = n.Xoffset
+		hi = lo + n.Type.Size()
+	}
+
+	// Zero final range.
+	thearch.ZeroRange(pp, p, frame+lo, hi-lo, &state)
+}
+
 type FloatingEQNEJump struct {
 	Jump  obj.As
 	Index int
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips/galign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips/galign.go
index cb72b6d728c..f0ef6cd1002 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips/galign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips/galign.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func Init(arch *gc.Arch) {
 	}
 	arch.REGSP = mips.REGSP
 	arch.MAXWIDTH = (1 << 31) - 1
-	arch.Defframe = defframe
+	arch.ZeroRange = zerorange
 	arch.Ginsnop = ginsnop
 	arch.SSAMarkMoves = func(s *gc.SSAGenState, b *ssa.Block) {}
 	arch.SSAGenValue = ssaGenValue
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips/ggen.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips/ggen.go
index 05a1bb56ec7..dafa341a13e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips/ggen.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips/ggen.go
@@ -10,64 +10,15 @@ import (
 	"cmd/internal/obj/mips"
 )
 
-func defframe(pp *gc.Progs, fn *gc.Node, sz int64) {
-	// fill in argument size, stack size
-	pp.Text.To.Type = obj.TYPE_TEXTSIZE
-
-	pp.Text.To.Val = int32(gc.Rnd(fn.Type.ArgWidth(), int64(gc.Widthptr)))
-	frame := uint32(gc.Rnd(sz, int64(gc.Widthreg)))
-	pp.Text.To.Offset = int64(frame)
-
-	// insert code to zero ambiguously live variables
-	// so that the garbage collector only sees initialized values
-	// when it looks for pointers.
-	p := pp.Text
-
-	hi := int64(0)
-	lo := hi
-
-	// iterate through declarations - they are sorted in decreasing xoffset order.
-	for _, n := range fn.Func.Dcl {
-		if !n.Name.Needzero() {
-			continue
-		}
-		if n.Class != gc.PAUTO {
-			gc.Fatalf("needzero class %d", n.Class)
-		}
-		if n.Type.Width%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Xoffset%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Type.Width == 0 {
-			gc.Fatalf("var %L has size %d offset %d", n, int(n.Type.Width), int(n.Xoffset))
-		}
-
-		if lo != hi && n.Xoffset+n.Type.Width >= lo-int64(2*gc.Widthreg) {
-			// merge with range we already have
-			lo = n.Xoffset
-
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// zero old range
-		p = zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi)
-
-		// set new range
-		hi = n.Xoffset + n.Type.Width
-
-		lo = n.Xoffset
-	}
-
-	// zero final range
-	zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi)
-}
-
 // TODO(mips): implement DUFFZERO
-func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, frame int64, lo int64, hi int64) *obj.Prog {
+func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, off, cnt int64, _ *uint32) *obj.Prog {
 
-	cnt := hi - lo
 	if cnt == 0 {
 		return p
 	}
 	if cnt < int64(4*gc.Widthptr) {
 		for i := int64(0); i < cnt; i += int64(gc.Widthptr) {
-			p = pp.Appendpp(p, mips.AMOVW, obj.TYPE_REG, mips.REGZERO, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, mips.REGSP, gc.Ctxt.FixedFrameSize()+frame+lo+i)
+			p = pp.Appendpp(p, mips.AMOVW, obj.TYPE_REG, mips.REGZERO, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, mips.REGSP, gc.Ctxt.FixedFrameSize()+off+i)
 		}
 	} else {
 		//fmt.Printf("zerorange frame:%v, lo: %v, hi:%v \n", frame ,lo, hi)
@@ -77,7 +28,7 @@ func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, frame int64, lo int64, hi int64) *obj.
 		//	MOVW	R0, (Widthptr)r1
 		//	ADD 	$Widthptr, r1
 		//	BNE		r1, r2, loop
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, mips.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, gc.Ctxt.FixedFrameSize()+frame+lo-4, obj.TYPE_REG, mips.REGRT1, 0)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, mips.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, gc.Ctxt.FixedFrameSize()+off-4, obj.TYPE_REG, mips.REGRT1, 0)
 		p.Reg = mips.REGSP
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, mips.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, cnt, obj.TYPE_REG, mips.REGRT2, 0)
 		p.Reg = mips.REGRT1
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips64/galign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips64/galign.go
index 698f60573da..91986ce6941 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips64/galign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips64/galign.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func Init(arch *gc.Arch) {
 	arch.REGSP = mips.REGSP
 	arch.MAXWIDTH = 1 << 50
 
-	arch.Defframe = defframe
+	arch.ZeroRange = zerorange
 	arch.Ginsnop = ginsnop
 
 	arch.SSAMarkMoves = func(s *gc.SSAGenState, b *ssa.Block) {}
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips64/ggen.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips64/ggen.go
index 9714a584ed5..41b86ebdd1d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips64/ggen.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips64/ggen.go
@@ -10,65 +10,16 @@ import (
 	"cmd/internal/obj/mips"
 )
 
-func defframe(pp *gc.Progs, fn *gc.Node, sz int64) {
-	// fill in argument size, stack size
-	pp.Text.To.Type = obj.TYPE_TEXTSIZE
-
-	pp.Text.To.Val = int32(gc.Rnd(fn.Type.ArgWidth(), int64(gc.Widthptr)))
-	frame := uint32(gc.Rnd(sz, int64(gc.Widthreg)))
-	pp.Text.To.Offset = int64(frame)
-
-	// insert code to zero ambiguously live variables
-	// so that the garbage collector only sees initialized values
-	// when it looks for pointers.
-	p := pp.Text
-
-	hi := int64(0)
-	lo := hi
-
-	// iterate through declarations - they are sorted in decreasing xoffset order.
-	for _, n := range fn.Func.Dcl {
-		if !n.Name.Needzero() {
-			continue
-		}
-		if n.Class != gc.PAUTO {
-			gc.Fatalf("needzero class %d", n.Class)
-		}
-		if n.Type.Width%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Xoffset%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Type.Width == 0 {
-			gc.Fatalf("var %L has size %d offset %d", n, int(n.Type.Width), int(n.Xoffset))
-		}
-
-		if lo != hi && n.Xoffset+n.Type.Width >= lo-int64(2*gc.Widthreg) {
-			// merge with range we already have
-			lo = n.Xoffset
-
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// zero old range
-		p = zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi)
-
-		// set new range
-		hi = n.Xoffset + n.Type.Width
-
-		lo = n.Xoffset
-	}
-
-	// zero final range
-	zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi)
-}
-
-func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, frame int64, lo int64, hi int64) *obj.Prog {
-	cnt := hi - lo
+func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, off, cnt int64, _ *uint32) *obj.Prog {
 	if cnt == 0 {
 		return p
 	}
 	if cnt < int64(4*gc.Widthptr) {
 		for i := int64(0); i < cnt; i += int64(gc.Widthptr) {
-			p = pp.Appendpp(p, mips.AMOVV, obj.TYPE_REG, mips.REGZERO, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, mips.REGSP, 8+frame+lo+i)
+			p = pp.Appendpp(p, mips.AMOVV, obj.TYPE_REG, mips.REGZERO, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, mips.REGSP, 8+off+i)
 		}
 	} else if cnt <= int64(128*gc.Widthptr) {
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, mips.AADDV, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 8+frame+lo-8, obj.TYPE_REG, mips.REGRT1, 0)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, mips.AADDV, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 8+off-8, obj.TYPE_REG, mips.REGRT1, 0)
 		p.Reg = mips.REGSP
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, obj.ADUFFZERO, obj.TYPE_NONE, 0, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, 0, 0)
 		p.To.Name = obj.NAME_EXTERN
@@ -81,7 +32,7 @@ func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, frame int64, lo int64, hi int64) *obj.
 		//	MOVV	R0, (Widthptr)r1
 		//	ADDV	$Widthptr, r1
 		//	BNE		r1, r2, loop
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, mips.AADDV, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 8+frame+lo-8, obj.TYPE_REG, mips.REGRT1, 0)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, mips.AADDV, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 8+off-8, obj.TYPE_REG, mips.REGRT1, 0)
 		p.Reg = mips.REGSP
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, mips.AADDV, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, cnt, obj.TYPE_REG, mips.REGRT2, 0)
 		p.Reg = mips.REGRT1
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/galign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/galign.go
index 3dbe8ff35c6..0f8122df6b8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/galign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/galign.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func Init(arch *gc.Arch) {
 	arch.REGSP = ppc64.REGSP
 	arch.MAXWIDTH = 1 << 50
 
-	arch.Defframe = defframe
+	arch.ZeroRange = zerorange
 	arch.Ginsnop = ginsnop2
 
 	arch.SSAMarkMoves = ssaMarkMoves
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/ggen.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/ggen.go
index 538ed962ecc..194e2a4192d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/ggen.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/ggen.go
@@ -10,72 +10,23 @@ import (
 	"cmd/internal/obj/ppc64"
 )
 
-func defframe(pp *gc.Progs, fn *gc.Node, sz int64) {
-	// fill in argument size, stack size
-	pp.Text.To.Type = obj.TYPE_TEXTSIZE
-
-	pp.Text.To.Val = int32(gc.Rnd(fn.Type.ArgWidth(), int64(gc.Widthptr)))
-	frame := uint32(gc.Rnd(sz, int64(gc.Widthreg)))
-	pp.Text.To.Offset = int64(frame)
-
-	// insert code to zero ambiguously live variables
-	// so that the garbage collector only sees initialized values
-	// when it looks for pointers.
-	p := pp.Text
-
-	hi := int64(0)
-	lo := hi
-
-	// iterate through declarations - they are sorted in decreasing xoffset order.
-	for _, n := range fn.Func.Dcl {
-		if !n.Name.Needzero() {
-			continue
-		}
-		if n.Class != gc.PAUTO {
-			gc.Fatalf("needzero class %d", n.Class)
-		}
-		if n.Type.Width%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Xoffset%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Type.Width == 0 {
-			gc.Fatalf("var %L has size %d offset %d", n, int(n.Type.Width), int(n.Xoffset))
-		}
-
-		if lo != hi && n.Xoffset+n.Type.Width >= lo-int64(2*gc.Widthreg) {
-			// merge with range we already have
-			lo = n.Xoffset
-
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// zero old range
-		p = zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi)
-
-		// set new range
-		hi = n.Xoffset + n.Type.Width
-
-		lo = n.Xoffset
-	}
-
-	// zero final range
-	zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi)
-}
-
-func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, frame int64, lo int64, hi int64) *obj.Prog {
-	cnt := hi - lo
+func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, off, cnt int64, _ *uint32) *obj.Prog {
 	if cnt == 0 {
 		return p
 	}
 	if cnt < int64(4*gc.Widthptr) {
 		for i := int64(0); i < cnt; i += int64(gc.Widthptr) {
-			p = pp.Appendpp(p, ppc64.AMOVD, obj.TYPE_REG, ppc64.REGZERO, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, ppc64.REGSP, gc.Ctxt.FixedFrameSize()+frame+lo+i)
+			p = pp.Appendpp(p, ppc64.AMOVD, obj.TYPE_REG, ppc64.REGZERO, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, ppc64.REGSP, gc.Ctxt.FixedFrameSize()+off+i)
 		}
 	} else if cnt <= int64(128*gc.Widthptr) {
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, ppc64.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, gc.Ctxt.FixedFrameSize()+frame+lo-8, obj.TYPE_REG, ppc64.REGRT1, 0)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, ppc64.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, gc.Ctxt.FixedFrameSize()+off-8, obj.TYPE_REG, ppc64.REGRT1, 0)
 		p.Reg = ppc64.REGSP
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, obj.ADUFFZERO, obj.TYPE_NONE, 0, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, 0, 0)
 		p.To.Name = obj.NAME_EXTERN
 		p.To.Sym = gc.Duffzero
 		p.To.Offset = 4 * (128 - cnt/int64(gc.Widthptr))
 	} else {
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, ppc64.AMOVD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, gc.Ctxt.FixedFrameSize()+frame+lo-8, obj.TYPE_REG, ppc64.REGTMP, 0)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, ppc64.AMOVD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, gc.Ctxt.FixedFrameSize()+off-8, obj.TYPE_REG, ppc64.REGTMP, 0)
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, ppc64.AADD, obj.TYPE_REG, ppc64.REGTMP, 0, obj.TYPE_REG, ppc64.REGRT1, 0)
 		p.Reg = ppc64.REGSP
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, ppc64.AMOVD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, cnt, obj.TYPE_REG, ppc64.REGTMP, 0)
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/galign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/galign.go
index 3d08de2cdd2..67ef14a4c64 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/galign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/galign.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func Init(arch *gc.Arch) {
 	arch.REGSP = s390x.REGSP
 	arch.MAXWIDTH = 1 << 50
 
-	arch.Defframe = defframe
+	arch.ZeroRange = zerorange
 	arch.Ginsnop = ginsnop
 
 	arch.SSAMarkMoves = ssaMarkMoves
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/ggen.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/ggen.go
index 4672f83e0d6..d4928957028 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/ggen.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/ggen.go
@@ -16,83 +16,33 @@ import (
 // Must be between 256 and 4096.
 const clearLoopCutoff = 1024
 
-func defframe(pp *gc.Progs, fn *gc.Node, sz int64) {
-	// fill in argument size, stack size
-	pp.Text.To.Type = obj.TYPE_TEXTSIZE
-
-	pp.Text.To.Val = int32(gc.Rnd(fn.Type.ArgWidth(), int64(gc.Widthptr)))
-	frame := uint32(gc.Rnd(sz, int64(gc.Widthreg)))
-	pp.Text.To.Offset = int64(frame)
-
-	// insert code to zero ambiguously live variables
-	// so that the garbage collector only sees initialized values
-	// when it looks for pointers.
-	p := pp.Text
-
-	hi := int64(0)
-	lo := hi
-
-	// iterate through declarations - they are sorted in decreasing xoffset order.
-	for _, n := range fn.Func.Dcl {
-		if !n.Name.Needzero() {
-			continue
-		}
-		if n.Class != gc.PAUTO {
-			gc.Fatalf("needzero class %d", n.Class)
-		}
-		if n.Type.Width%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Xoffset%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Type.Width == 0 {
-			gc.Fatalf("var %L has size %d offset %d", n, int(n.Type.Width), int(n.Xoffset))
-		}
-
-		if lo != hi && n.Xoffset+n.Type.Width >= lo-int64(2*gc.Widthreg) {
-			// merge with range we already have
-			lo = n.Xoffset
-
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// zero old range
-		p = zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi)
-
-		// set new range
-		hi = n.Xoffset + n.Type.Width
-
-		lo = n.Xoffset
-	}
-
-	// zero final range
-	zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi)
-}
-
 // zerorange clears the stack in the given range.
-func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, frame int64, lo int64, hi int64) *obj.Prog {
-	cnt := hi - lo
+func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, off, cnt int64, _ *uint32) *obj.Prog {
 	if cnt == 0 {
 		return p
 	}
 
 	// Adjust the frame to account for LR.
-	frame += gc.Ctxt.FixedFrameSize()
-	offset := frame + lo
+	off += gc.Ctxt.FixedFrameSize()
 	reg := int16(s390x.REGSP)
 
-	// If the offset cannot fit in a 12-bit unsigned displacement then we
+	// If the off cannot fit in a 12-bit unsigned displacement then we
 	// need to create a copy of the stack pointer that we can adjust.
 	// We also need to do this if we are going to loop.
-	if offset < 0 || offset > 4096-clearLoopCutoff || cnt > clearLoopCutoff {
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, s390x.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, offset, obj.TYPE_REG, s390x.REGRT1, 0)
+	if off < 0 || off > 4096-clearLoopCutoff || cnt > clearLoopCutoff {
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, s390x.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, off, obj.TYPE_REG, s390x.REGRT1, 0)
 		p.Reg = int16(s390x.REGSP)
 		reg = s390x.REGRT1
-		offset = 0
+		off = 0
 	}
 
 	// Generate a loop of large clears.
 	if cnt > clearLoopCutoff {
 		n := cnt - (cnt % 256)
 		end := int16(s390x.REGRT2)
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, s390x.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, offset+n, obj.TYPE_REG, end, 0)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, s390x.AADD, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, off+n, obj.TYPE_REG, end, 0)
 		p.Reg = reg
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, s390x.AXC, obj.TYPE_MEM, reg, offset, obj.TYPE_MEM, reg, offset)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, s390x.AXC, obj.TYPE_MEM, reg, off, obj.TYPE_MEM, reg, off)
 		p.From3 = new(obj.Addr)
 		p.From3.Type = obj.TYPE_CONST
 		p.From3.Offset = 256
@@ -126,18 +76,18 @@ func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, frame int64, lo int64, hi int64) *obj.
 			case 2:
 				ins = s390x.AMOVH
 			}
-			p = pp.Appendpp(p, ins, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, reg, offset)
+			p = pp.Appendpp(p, ins, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, reg, off)
 
 		// Handle clears that would require multiple move instructions with XC.
 		default:
-			p = pp.Appendpp(p, s390x.AXC, obj.TYPE_MEM, reg, offset, obj.TYPE_MEM, reg, offset)
+			p = pp.Appendpp(p, s390x.AXC, obj.TYPE_MEM, reg, off, obj.TYPE_MEM, reg, off)
 			p.From3 = new(obj.Addr)
 			p.From3.Type = obj.TYPE_CONST
 			p.From3.Offset = n
 		}
 
 		cnt -= n
-		offset += n
+		off += n
 	}
 
 	return p
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/galign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/galign.go
index 69f2011d25c..6b32e1e27af 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/galign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/galign.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func Init(arch *gc.Arch) {
 	}
 	arch.MAXWIDTH = (1 << 32) - 1
 
-	arch.Defframe = defframe
+	arch.ZeroRange = zerorange
 	arch.Ginsnop = ginsnop
 
 	arch.SSAMarkMoves = ssaMarkMoves
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/ggen.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/ggen.go
index 550893936ff..0c183cb3742 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/ggen.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/ggen.go
@@ -10,54 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"cmd/internal/obj/x86"
 )
 
-func defframe(pp *gc.Progs, fn *gc.Node, sz int64) {
-	// fill in argument size, stack size
-	pp.Text.To.Type = obj.TYPE_TEXTSIZE
-
-	pp.Text.To.Val = int32(gc.Rnd(fn.Type.ArgWidth(), int64(gc.Widthptr)))
-	frame := uint32(gc.Rnd(sz, int64(gc.Widthreg)))
-	pp.Text.To.Offset = int64(frame)
-
-	// insert code to zero ambiguously live variables
-	// so that the garbage collector only sees initialized values
-	// when it looks for pointers.
-	p := pp.Text
-
-	hi := int64(0)
-	lo := hi
-	ax := uint32(0)
-	for _, n := range fn.Func.Dcl {
-		if !n.Name.Needzero() {
-			continue
-		}
-		if n.Class != gc.PAUTO {
-			gc.Fatalf("needzero class %d", n.Class)
-		}
-		if n.Type.Width%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Xoffset%int64(gc.Widthptr) != 0 || n.Type.Width == 0 {
-			gc.Fatalf("var %L has size %d offset %d", n, int(n.Type.Width), int(n.Xoffset))
-		}
-		if lo != hi && n.Xoffset+n.Type.Width >= lo-int64(2*gc.Widthptr) {
-			// merge with range we already have
-			lo = n.Xoffset
-
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// zero old range
-		p = zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi, &ax)
-
-		// set new range
-		hi = n.Xoffset + n.Type.Width
-
-		lo = n.Xoffset
-	}
-
-	// zero final range
-	zerorange(pp, p, int64(frame), lo, hi, &ax)
-}
-
-func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, frame int64, lo int64, hi int64, ax *uint32) *obj.Prog {
-	cnt := hi - lo
+func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, off, cnt int64, ax *uint32) *obj.Prog {
 	if cnt == 0 {
 		return p
 	}
@@ -68,15 +21,15 @@ func zerorange(pp *gc.Progs, p *obj.Prog, frame int64, lo int64, hi int64, ax *u
 
 	if cnt <= int64(4*gc.Widthreg) {
 		for i := int64(0); i < cnt; i += int64(gc.Widthreg) {
-			p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVL, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_AX, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, frame+lo+i)
+			p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVL, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_AX, 0, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, off+i)
 		}
 	} else if !gc.Nacl && cnt <= int64(128*gc.Widthreg) {
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.ALEAL, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, frame+lo, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_DI, 0)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.ALEAL, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, off, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_DI, 0)
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, obj.ADUFFZERO, obj.TYPE_NONE, 0, 0, obj.TYPE_ADDR, 0, 1*(128-cnt/int64(gc.Widthreg)))
 		p.To.Sym = gc.Duffzero
 	} else {
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AMOVL, obj.TYPE_CONST, 0, cnt/int64(gc.Widthreg), obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_CX, 0)
-		p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.ALEAL, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, frame+lo, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_DI, 0)
+		p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.ALEAL, obj.TYPE_MEM, x86.REG_SP, off, obj.TYPE_REG, x86.REG_DI, 0)
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.AREP, obj.TYPE_NONE, 0, 0, obj.TYPE_NONE, 0, 0)
 		p = pp.Appendpp(p, x86.ASTOSL, obj.TYPE_NONE, 0, 0, obj.TYPE_NONE, 0, 0)
 	}