diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/ar.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/ar.go
index 31374d0635..13e29aa1a3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/ar.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/ar.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func hostArchive(ctxt *Link, name string) {
 			pname := fmt.Sprintf("%s(%s)", name, arhdr.name)
 			l = atolwhex(arhdr.size)
 
-			libgcc := Library{Pkg: "libgcc"}
+			libgcc := sym.Library{Pkg: "libgcc"}
 			h := ldobj(ctxt, f, &libgcc, l, pname, name, ArchiveObj)
 			f.Seek(h.off, 0)
 			h.ld(ctxt, f, h.pkg, h.length, h.pn)
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
index da1a042fb5..ba18ec2188 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
@@ -2112,7 +2112,7 @@ func (ctxt *Link) doelf() {
 		sort.Sort(byPkg(ctxt.Library))
 		h := sha1.New()
 		for _, l := range ctxt.Library {
-			io.WriteString(h, l.hash)
+			io.WriteString(h, l.Hash)
 		}
 		addgonote(ctxt, ".note.go.abihash", ELF_NOTE_GOABIHASH_TAG, h.Sum([]byte{}))
 		addgonote(ctxt, ".note.go.pkg-list", ELF_NOTE_GOPKGLIST_TAG, pkglistfornote)
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/ld.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/ld.go
index 4a9709dd35..f2a98e2d51 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/ld.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/ld.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 package ld
 
 import (
+	"cmd/link/internal/sym"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ func findlib(ctxt *Link, lib string) (string, bool) {
 	return pname, isshlib
 }
 
-func addlib(ctxt *Link, src string, obj string, lib string) *Library {
+func addlib(ctxt *Link, src string, obj string, lib string) *sym.Library {
 	pkg := pkgname(lib)
 
 	// already loaded?
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ func addlib(ctxt *Link, src string, obj string, lib string) *Library {
  *	pkg: package import path, e.g. container/vector
  *	shlib: path to shared library, or .shlibname file holding path
  */
-func addlibpath(ctxt *Link, srcref string, objref string, file string, pkg string, shlib string) *Library {
+func addlibpath(ctxt *Link, srcref string, objref string, file string, pkg string, shlib string) *sym.Library {
 	if l := ctxt.LibraryByPkg[pkg]; l != nil {
 		return l
 	}
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ func addlibpath(ctxt *Link, srcref string, objref string, file string, pkg strin
 		ctxt.Logf("%5.2f addlibpath: srcref: %s objref: %s file: %s pkg: %s shlib: %s\n", Cputime(), srcref, objref, file, pkg, shlib)
 	}
 
-	l := &Library{}
+	l := &sym.Library{}
 	ctxt.LibraryByPkg[pkg] = l
 	ctxt.Library = append(ctxt.Library, l)
 	l.Objref = objref
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
index 22c028a763..bec2f6f045 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func errorexit() {
 	Exit(0)
 }
 
-func loadinternal(ctxt *Link, name string) *Library {
+func loadinternal(ctxt *Link, name string) *sym.Library {
 	if *FlagLinkshared && ctxt.PackageShlib != nil {
 		if shlib := ctxt.PackageShlib[name]; shlib != "" {
 			return addlibpath(ctxt, "internal", "internal", "", name, shlib)
@@ -608,8 +608,8 @@ func (ctxt *Link) loadlib() {
 			if isRuntimeDepPkg(lib.Pkg) != doInternal {
 				continue
 			}
-			ctxt.Textp = append(ctxt.Textp, lib.textp...)
-			for _, s := range lib.dupTextSyms {
+			ctxt.Textp = append(ctxt.Textp, lib.Textp...)
+			for _, s := range lib.DupTextSyms {
 				if !s.Attr.OnList() {
 					ctxt.Textp = append(ctxt.Textp, s)
 					s.Attr |= sym.AttrOnList
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ func nextar(bp *bio.Reader, off int64, a *ArHdr) int64 {
 	return arsize + SAR_HDR
 }
 
-func genhash(ctxt *Link, lib *Library) {
+func genhash(ctxt *Link, lib *sym.Library) {
 	f, err := bio.Open(lib.File)
 	if err != nil {
 		Errorf(nil, "cannot open file %s for hash generation: %v", lib.File, err)
@@ -762,10 +762,10 @@ func genhash(ctxt *Link, lib *Library) {
 	}
 	h.Write(pkgDefBytes[0:firstEOL])
 	h.Write(pkgDefBytes[firstDoubleDollar : firstDoubleDollar+secondDoubleDollar])
-	lib.hash = hex.EncodeToString(h.Sum(nil))
+	lib.Hash = hex.EncodeToString(h.Sum(nil))
 }
 
-func objfile(ctxt *Link, lib *Library) {
+func objfile(ctxt *Link, lib *sym.Library) {
 	pkg := objabi.PathToPrefix(lib.Pkg)
 
 	if ctxt.Debugvlog > 1 {
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ func hostlinkArchArgs(arch *sys.Arch) []string {
 // ldobj loads an input object. If it is a host object (an object
 // compiled by a non-Go compiler) it returns the Hostobj pointer. If
 // it is a Go object, it returns nil.
-func ldobj(ctxt *Link, f *bio.Reader, lib *Library, length int64, pn string, file string, whence int) *Hostobj {
+func ldobj(ctxt *Link, f *bio.Reader, lib *sym.Library, length int64, pn string, file string, whence int) *Hostobj {
 	pkg := objabi.PathToPrefix(lib.Pkg)
 
 	eof := f.Offset() + length
@@ -1460,7 +1460,7 @@ func ldobj(ctxt *Link, f *bio.Reader, lib *Library, length int64, pn string, fil
 	f.Seek(import1, 0)
 
 	LoadObjFile(ctxt.Arch, ctxt.Syms, f, lib, eof-f.Offset(), pn)
-	lib.addImports(ctxt, pn)
+	addImports(ctxt, lib, pn)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -2199,16 +2199,16 @@ const (
 	visited
 )
 
-func postorder(libs []*Library) []*Library {
-	order := make([]*Library, 0, len(libs)) // hold the result
-	mark := make(map[*Library]markKind, len(libs))
+func postorder(libs []*sym.Library) []*sym.Library {
+	order := make([]*sym.Library, 0, len(libs)) // hold the result
+	mark := make(map[*sym.Library]markKind, len(libs))
 	for _, lib := range libs {
 		dfs(lib, mark, &order)
 	}
 	return order
 }
 
-func dfs(lib *Library, mark map[*Library]markKind, order *[]*Library) {
+func dfs(lib *sym.Library, mark map[*sym.Library]markKind, order *[]*sym.Library) {
 	if mark[lib] == visited {
 		return
 	}
@@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@ func dfs(lib *Library, mark map[*Library]markKind, order *[]*Library) {
 		panic("found import cycle while visiting " + lib.Pkg)
 	}
 	mark[lib] = visiting
-	for _, i := range lib.imports {
+	for _, i := range lib.Imports {
 		dfs(i, mark, order)
 	}
 	mark[lib] = visited
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/link.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/link.go
index 25db52f3f4..4c00b30f18 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/link.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/link.go
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ type Link struct {
 
 	Tlsg         *sym.Symbol
 	Libdir       []string
-	Library      []*Library
-	LibraryByPkg map[string]*Library
+	Library      []*sym.Library
+	LibraryByPkg map[string]*sym.Library
 	Shlibs       []Shlib
 	Tlsoffset    int
 	Textp        []*sym.Symbol
@@ -98,32 +98,15 @@ func (l *Link) Logf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	l.Bso.Flush()
 }
 
-type Library struct {
-	Objref        string
-	Srcref        string
-	File          string
-	Pkg           string
-	Shlib         string
-	hash          string
-	importStrings []string
-	imports       []*Library
-	textp         []*sym.Symbol // text symbols defined in this library
-	dupTextSyms   []*sym.Symbol // dupok text symbols defined in this library
-}
-
-func (l Library) String() string {
-	return l.Pkg
-}
-
-func (l *Library) addImports(ctxt *Link, pn string) {
+func addImports(ctxt *Link, l *sym.Library, pn string) {
 	pkg := objabi.PathToPrefix(l.Pkg)
-	for _, importStr := range l.importStrings {
+	for _, importStr := range l.ImportStrings {
 		lib := addlib(ctxt, pkg, pn, importStr)
 		if lib != nil {
-			l.imports = append(l.imports, lib)
+			l.Imports = append(l.Imports, lib)
 		}
 	}
-	l.importStrings = nil
+	l.ImportStrings = nil
 }
 
 type Pciter struct {
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/objfile.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/objfile.go
index 221183891f..77ef1418f0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/objfile.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/objfile.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type objReader struct {
 	rd              *bufio.Reader
 	arch            *sys.Arch
 	syms            *sym.Symbols
-	lib             *Library
+	lib             *sym.Library
 	pn              string
 	dupSym          *sym.Symbol
 	localSymVersion int
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type objReader struct {
 	file        []*sym.Symbol
 }
 
-func LoadObjFile(arch *sys.Arch, syms *sym.Symbols, f *bio.Reader, lib *Library, length int64, pn string) {
+func LoadObjFile(arch *sys.Arch, syms *sym.Symbols, f *bio.Reader, lib *sym.Library, length int64, pn string) {
 	start := f.Offset()
 	r := &objReader{
 		rd:              f.Reader,
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (r *objReader) loadObjFile() {
 		if lib == "" {
 			break
 		}
-		r.lib.importStrings = append(r.lib.importStrings, lib)
+		r.lib.ImportStrings = append(r.lib.ImportStrings, lib)
 	}
 
 	// sym.Symbol references
@@ -319,14 +319,14 @@ overwrite:
 				log.Fatalf("symbol %s listed multiple times", s.Name)
 			}
 			s.Attr |= sym.AttrOnList
-			r.lib.textp = append(r.lib.textp, s)
+			r.lib.Textp = append(r.lib.Textp, s)
 		} else {
 			// there may ba a dup in another package
 			// put into a temp list and add to text later
 			if !isdup {
-				r.lib.dupTextSyms = append(r.lib.dupTextSyms, s)
+				r.lib.DupTextSyms = append(r.lib.DupTextSyms, s)
 			} else {
-				r.lib.dupTextSyms = append(r.lib.dupTextSyms, dup)
+				r.lib.DupTextSyms = append(r.lib.DupTextSyms, dup)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/sym.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/sym.go
index 9b60cedbbf..1c75ead6c1 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/sym.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/sym.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func linknew(arch *sys.Arch) *Link {
 		Syms:         sym.NewSymbols(),
 		Out:          &OutBuf{arch: arch},
 		Arch:         arch,
-		LibraryByPkg: make(map[string]*Library),
+		LibraryByPkg: make(map[string]*sym.Library),
 	}
 
 	if objabi.GOARCH != arch.Name {
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/symtab.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/symtab.go
index a6100e306e..b5b0db4779 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/symtab.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/symtab.go
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func Asmplan9sym(ctxt *Link) {
 
 var symt *sym.Symbol
 
-type byPkg []*Library
+type byPkg []*sym.Library
 
 func (libs byPkg) Len() int {
 	return len(libs)
@@ -500,13 +500,13 @@ func (ctxt *Link) symtab() {
 			s := ctxt.Syms.Lookup("go.link.pkghashbytes."+l.Pkg, 0)
 			s.Attr |= sym.AttrReachable
 			s.Type = sym.SRODATA
-			s.Size = int64(len(l.hash))
-			s.P = []byte(l.hash)
+			s.Size = int64(len(l.Hash))
+			s.P = []byte(l.Hash)
 			str := ctxt.Syms.Lookup("go.link.pkghash."+l.Pkg, 0)
 			str.Attr |= sym.AttrReachable
 			str.Type = sym.SRODATA
 			str.AddAddr(ctxt.Arch, s)
-			str.AddUint(ctxt.Arch, uint64(len(l.hash)))
+			str.AddUint(ctxt.Arch, uint64(len(l.Hash)))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ func (ctxt *Link) symtab() {
 			// pkghashes[i].name
 			addgostring(ctxt, pkghashes, fmt.Sprintf("go.link.pkgname.%d", i), l.Pkg)
 			// pkghashes[i].linktimehash
-			addgostring(ctxt, pkghashes, fmt.Sprintf("go.link.pkglinkhash.%d", i), string(l.hash))
+			addgostring(ctxt, pkghashes, fmt.Sprintf("go.link.pkglinkhash.%d", i), string(l.Hash))
 			// pkghashes[i].runtimehash
 			hash := ctxt.Syms.ROLookup("go.link.pkghash."+l.Pkg, 0)
 			pkghashes.AddAddr(ctxt.Arch, hash)
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/sym/library.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/sym/library.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee96f4aaa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/sym/library.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright 2017 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 sym
+
+type Library struct {
+	Objref        string
+	Srcref        string
+	File          string
+	Pkg           string
+	Shlib         string
+	Hash          string
+	ImportStrings []string
+	Imports       []*Library
+	Textp         []*Symbol // text symbols defined in this library
+	DupTextSyms   []*Symbol // dupok text symbols defined in this library
+}
+
+func (l Library) String() string {
+	return l.Pkg
+}