diff --git a/src/cmd/6l/asm.c b/src/cmd/6l/asm.c
index 53d539363c..d46721568c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6l/asm.c
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ addstring(Sym *s, char *str)
 	s->reachable = 1;
 	r = s->size;
 	n = strlen(str)+1;
+	elfsetstring(str, r);
 	while(n > 0) {
 		m = n;
 		if(m > sizeof(p->to.scon))
@@ -236,8 +237,8 @@ addsize(Sym *s, Sym *t)
 vlong
 datoff(vlong addr)
 {
-	if(addr >= INITDAT)
-		return addr - INITDAT + rnd(HEADR+textsize, INITRND);
+	if(addr >= segdata.vaddr)
+		return addr - segdata.vaddr + segdata.fileoff;
 	diag("datoff %#llx", addr);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -297,6 +298,8 @@ doelf(void)
 	elfstr[ElfStrText] = addstring(shstrtab, ".text");
 	elfstr[ElfStrData] = addstring(shstrtab, ".data");
 	elfstr[ElfStrBss] = addstring(shstrtab, ".bss");
+	addstring(shstrtab, ".elfdata");
+	addstring(shstrtab, ".rodata");
 	if(!debug['s']) {
 		elfstr[ElfStrGosymcounts] = addstring(shstrtab, ".gosymcounts");
 		elfstr[ElfStrGosymtab] = addstring(shstrtab, ".gosymtab");
@@ -466,16 +469,18 @@ asmb(void)
 	int32 v, magic;
 	int a, dynsym;
 	uchar *op1;
-	vlong vl, va, startva, fo, w, symo, elfsymo, elfstro, elfsymsize, machlink, etext;
+	vlong vl, va, startva, fo, w, symo, elfsymo, elfstro, elfsymsize, machlink, erodata;
 	vlong symdatva = SYMDATVA;
 	ElfEhdr *eh;
 	ElfPhdr *ph, *pph;
 	ElfShdr *sh;
+	Section *sect;
 
 	if(debug['v'])
 		Bprint(&bso, "%5.2f asmb\n", cputime());
 	Bflush(&bso);
 
+	segtext.fileoff = 0;
 	elftextsh = 0;
 	elfsymsize = 0;
 	elfstro = 0;
@@ -521,12 +526,13 @@ asmb(void)
 	datap = datsort(datap);
 
 	/* output read-only data in text segment */
-	etext = INITTEXT + textsize;
-	for(v = pc; v < etext; v += sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop) {
-		if(etext - v > sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop)
+	sect = segtext.sect->next;
+	erodata = sect->vaddr + sect->len;
+	for(v = pc; v < erodata; v += sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop) {
+		if(erodata - v > sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop)
 			datblk(v, sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop);
 		else
-			datblk(v, etext-v);
+			datblk(v, erodata-v);
 	}
 
 	switch(HEADTYPE) {
@@ -573,6 +579,7 @@ asmb(void)
 		textsize = INITDAT;
 	}
 
+	segdata.fileoff = seek(cout, 0, 1);
 	for(v = 0; v < datsize; v += sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop) {
 		if(datsize-v > sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop)
 			datblk(v+INITDAT, sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop);
@@ -736,40 +743,16 @@ asmb(void)
 			phsh(ph, sh);
 		}
 
-		ph = newElfPhdr();
-		ph->type = PT_LOAD;
-		ph->flags = PF_X+PF_R;
-		ph->vaddr = va - fo;
-		ph->paddr = va - fo;
-		ph->off = 0;
-		ph->filesz = w + fo;
-		ph->memsz = w + fo;
-		ph->align = INITRND;
-
-		fo = rnd(fo+w, INITRND);
-		va = rnd(va+w, INITRND);
-		w = datsize;
-
-		ph = newElfPhdr();
-		ph->type = PT_LOAD;
-		ph->flags = PF_W+PF_R;
-		ph->off = fo;
-		ph->vaddr = va;
-		ph->paddr = va;
-		ph->filesz = w;
-		ph->memsz = w+bsssize;
-		ph->align = INITRND;
+		elfphload(&segtext);
+		elfphload(&segdata);
 
 		if(!debug['s']) {
-			ph = newElfPhdr();
-			ph->type = PT_LOAD;
-			ph->flags = PF_R;
-			ph->off = symo;
-			ph->vaddr = symdatva;
-			ph->paddr = symdatva;
-			ph->filesz = rnd(8+symsize+lcsize, INITRND);
-			ph->memsz = rnd(8+symsize+lcsize, INITRND);
-			ph->align = INITRND;
+			segsym.rwx = 04;
+			segsym.vaddr = symdatva;
+			segsym.len = rnd(8+symsize+lcsize, INITRND);
+			segsym.fileoff = symo;
+			segsym.filelen = segsym.len;
+			elfphload(&segsym);
 		}
 
 		/* Dynamic linking sections */
@@ -851,43 +834,14 @@ asmb(void)
 		ph->flags = PF_W+PF_R;
 		ph->align = 8;
 
-		fo = ELFRESERVE;
-		va = startva + fo;
-		w = textsize;
-
 		if(elftextsh != eh->shnum)
 			diag("elftextsh = %d, want %d", elftextsh, eh->shnum);
-		sh = newElfShdr(elfstr[ElfStrText]);
-		sh->type = SHT_PROGBITS;
-		sh->flags = SHF_ALLOC+SHF_EXECINSTR;
-		sh->addr = va;
-		sh->off = fo;
-		sh->size = w;
-		sh->addralign = 8;
-
-		fo = rnd(fo+w, INITRND);
-		va = rnd(va+w, INITRND);
-		w = datsize;
-
-		sh = newElfShdr(elfstr[ElfStrData]);
-		sh->type = SHT_PROGBITS;
-		sh->flags = SHF_WRITE+SHF_ALLOC;
-		sh->addr = va + elfdatsize;
-		sh->off = fo + elfdatsize;
-		sh->size = w - elfdatsize;
-		sh->addralign = 8;
-
-		fo += w;
-		va += w;
-		w = bsssize;
-
-		sh = newElfShdr(elfstr[ElfStrBss]);
-		sh->type = SHT_NOBITS;
-		sh->flags = SHF_WRITE+SHF_ALLOC;
-		sh->addr = va;
-		sh->off = fo;
-		sh->size = w;
-		sh->addralign = 8;
+		for(sect=segtext.sect; sect!=nil; sect=sect->next)
+			elfshbits(sect);
+		for(sect=segrodata.sect; sect!=nil; sect=sect->next)
+			elfshbits(sect);
+		for(sect=segdata.sect; sect!=nil; sect=sect->next)
+			elfshbits(sect);
 
 		if (!debug['s']) {
 			fo = symo;
diff --git a/src/cmd/6l/pass.c b/src/cmd/6l/pass.c
index 275844c9b4..ea3351239f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6l/pass.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6l/pass.c
@@ -45,10 +45,15 @@ dodata(void)
 	Sym *s;
 	Prog *p;
 	int32 t, u;
+	Section *sect;
 
 	if(debug['v'])
 		Bprint(&bso, "%5.2f dodata\n", cputime());
 	Bflush(&bso);
+	
+	segdata.rwx = 06;
+	segdata.vaddr = 0;	/* span will += INITDAT */
+
 	for(p = datap; p != P; p = p->link) {
 		curtext = p;	// for diag messages
 		s = p->from.sym;
@@ -79,6 +84,9 @@ dodata(void)
 		datsize += t;
 	}
 	elfdatsize = datsize;
+	
+	sect = addsection(&segdata, ".data", 06);
+	sect->vaddr = datsize;
 
 	/* allocate small guys */
 	for(i=0; i<NHASH; i++)
@@ -147,6 +155,7 @@ dodata(void)
 		}
 		datsize += u;
 	}
+	sect->len = datsize - sect->vaddr;
 }
 
 void
@@ -155,12 +164,16 @@ dobss(void)
 	int i;
 	Sym *s;
 	int32 t;
+	Section *sect;
 
 	if(dynptrsize > 0) {
 		/* dynamic pointer section between data and bss */
 		datsize = rnd(datsize, 8);
 	}
 
+	sect = addsection(&segdata, ".bss", 06);
+	sect->vaddr = datsize;
+
 	/* now the bss */
 	bsssize = 0;
 	for(i=0; i<NHASH; i++)
@@ -175,6 +188,10 @@ dobss(void)
 		s->value = bsssize + dynptrsize + datsize;
 		bsssize += t;
 	}
+	sect->len = bsssize;
+	
+	segdata.len = datsize+bsssize;
+	segdata.filelen = datsize;
 
 	xdefine("data", SBSS, 0);
 	xdefine("edata", SBSS, datsize);
diff --git a/src/cmd/6l/span.c b/src/cmd/6l/span.c
index f18398a23a..49efa9a2e7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6l/span.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6l/span.c
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ span(void)
 {
 	Prog *p, *q;
 	int32 i, v;
-	vlong c, idat;
+	vlong c, idat, etext, rodata, erodata;
 	int m, n, again;
 	Sym *s;
+	Section *sect;
 
 	xdefine("etext", STEXT, 0L);
 	xdefine("rodata", SRODATA, 0L);
@@ -125,12 +126,13 @@ loop:
 		textsize = c;
 		goto loop;
 	}
-	xdefine("etext", STEXT, c);
+	etext = c;
 	
 	/*
 	 * allocate read-only data to the text segment.
 	 */
 	c = rnd(c, 8);
+	rodata = c;
 	xdefine("rodata", SRODATA, c);
 	for(i=0; i<NHASH; i++)
 	for(s = hash[i]; s != S; s = s->link) {
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ loop:
 		s->value = c;
 		c += v;
 	}
-	xdefine("erodata", SRODATA, c);
+	erodata = c;
 
 	if(INITRND) {
 		INITDAT = rnd(c, INITRND);
@@ -151,6 +153,10 @@ loop:
 			goto start;
 		}
 	}
+	
+	xdefine("etext", STEXT, etext);
+	xdefine("rodata", SRODATA, rodata);
+	xdefine("erodata", SRODATA, erodata);
 
 	if(debug['v'])
 		Bprint(&bso, "etext = %llux\n", c);
@@ -158,6 +164,23 @@ loop:
 	for(p = textp; p != P; p = p->pcond)
 		p->from.sym->value = p->pc;
 	textsize = c - INITTEXT;
+	
+	segtext.rwx = 05;
+	segtext.vaddr = INITTEXT - HEADR;
+	segtext.len = INITDAT - INITTEXT + HEADR;
+	segtext.filelen = textsize + HEADR;
+	
+	sect = addsection(&segtext, ".text", 05);
+	sect->vaddr = INITTEXT;
+	sect->len = etext - sect->vaddr;
+	
+	sect = addsection(&segtext, ".rodata", 04);
+	sect->vaddr = rodata;
+	sect->len = erodata - rodata;
+	
+	segdata.vaddr += INITDAT;
+	for(sect=segdata.sect; sect!=nil; sect=sect->next)
+		sect->vaddr += INITDAT;
 }
 
 void
@@ -166,12 +189,8 @@ xdefine(char *p, int t, vlong v)
 	Sym *s;
 
 	s = lookup(p, 0);
-	if(s->type == 0 || s->type == SXREF) {
-		s->type = t;
-		s->value = v;
-	}
-	if(s->type == STEXT && s->value == 0)
-		s->value = v;
+	s->type = t;
+	s->value = v;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/asm.c b/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
index 9e5790ecdc..0675b904b9 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ addstring(Sym *s, char *str)
 	s->reachable = 1;
 	r = s->size;
 	n = strlen(str)+1;
+	elfsetstring(str, r);
 	while(n > 0) {
 		m = n;
 		if(m > sizeof(p->to.scon))
@@ -227,11 +228,8 @@ addsize(Sym *s, Sym *t)
 vlong
 datoff(vlong addr)
 {
-	if(addr >= INITDAT) {
-		if(HEADTYPE == 8)
-			return addr - INITDAT + rnd(HEADR+textsize, 4096);
-		return addr - INITDAT + rnd(HEADR+textsize, INITRND);
-	}
+	if(addr >= segdata.vaddr)
+		return addr - segdata.vaddr + segdata.fileoff;
 	diag("datoff %#llx", addr);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -290,6 +288,10 @@ doelf(void)
 	elfstr[ElfStrText] = addstring(shstrtab, ".text");
 	elfstr[ElfStrData] = addstring(shstrtab, ".data");
 	elfstr[ElfStrBss] = addstring(shstrtab, ".bss");
+	addstring(shstrtab, ".elfdata");
+	if(HEADTYPE == 8)
+		addstring(shstrtab, ".closure");
+	addstring(shstrtab, ".rodata");
 	if(!debug['s']) {
 		elfstr[ElfStrGosymcounts] = addstring(shstrtab, ".gosymcounts");
 		elfstr[ElfStrGosymtab] = addstring(shstrtab, ".gosymtab");
@@ -455,12 +457,13 @@ asmb(void)
 	Prog *p;
 	int32 v, magic;
 	int a, dynsym;
-	uint32 va, fo, w, symo, startva, machlink, etext;
+	uint32 va, fo, w, symo, startva, machlink, erodata;
 	uchar *op1;
 	ulong expectpc;
 	ElfEhdr *eh;
 	ElfPhdr *ph, *pph;
 	ElfShdr *sh;
+	Section *sect;
 
 	if(debug['v'])
 		Bprint(&bso, "%5.2f asmb\n", cputime());
@@ -523,20 +526,31 @@ asmb(void)
 		cbc -= a;
 	}
 	if(HEADTYPE == 8) {
-		while(pc < INITDAT) {
+		int32 etext;
+		
+		etext = rnd(segtext.vaddr + segtext.filelen, 4096);
+		while(pc < etext) {
 			cput(0xf4);	// hlt
 			pc++;
 		}
+		pc = segrodata.vaddr;
 	}
 	cflush();
-	
+
 	/* output read-only data in text segment */
-	etext = INITTEXT + textsize;
-	for(v = pc; v < etext; v += sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop) {
-		if(etext-v > sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop)
+	if(HEADTYPE == 8) {
+		// Native Client
+		sect = segrodata.sect;
+		segrodata.fileoff = seek(cout, 0, 1);
+	} else
+		sect = segtext.sect->next;
+
+	erodata = sect->vaddr + sect->len;
+	for(v = pc; v < erodata; v += sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop) {
+		if(erodata-v > sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop)
 			datblk(v, sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop, 1);
 		else
-			datblk(v, etext-v, 1);
+			datblk(v, erodata-v, 1);
 	}
 
 	switch(HEADTYPE) {
@@ -573,12 +587,12 @@ asmb(void)
 		// text segment file address to 4096 bytes,
 		// but text segment memory address rounds
 		// to INITRND (65536).
-		v = rnd(HEADR+textsize, 4096);
+		v = rnd(segrodata.fileoff+segrodata.filelen, 4096);
 		seek(cout, v, 0);
 		break;
 	Elfseek:
 	case 10:
-		v = rnd(HEADR+textsize, INITRND);
+		v = rnd(segtext.fileoff+segtext.filelen, INITRND);
 		seek(cout, v, 0);
 		break;
 	}
@@ -594,6 +608,7 @@ asmb(void)
 		textsize = INITDAT;
 	}
 
+	segdata.fileoff = seek(cout, 0, 1);
 	for(v = 0; v < datsize; v += sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop) {
 		if(datsize-v > sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop)
 			datblk(v, sizeof(buf)-Dbufslop, 0);
@@ -859,50 +874,18 @@ asmb(void)
 			phsh(ph, sh);
 		}
 
-		ph = newElfPhdr();
-		ph->type = PT_LOAD;
-		ph->flags = PF_X+PF_R;
-		if(HEADTYPE != 8) {	// Include header, but not on Native Client.
-			va -= fo;
-			w += fo;
-			fo = 0;
-		}
-		ph->vaddr = va;
-		ph->paddr = va;
-		ph->off = fo;
-		ph->filesz = w;
-		ph->memsz = INITDAT - va;
-		ph->align = INITRND;
-
-		// NaCl text segment file address rounds to 4096;
-		// only memory address rounds to INITRND.
-		if(HEADTYPE == 8)
-			fo = rnd(fo+w, 4096);
-		else
-			fo = rnd(fo+w, INITRND);
-		va = INITDAT;
-		w = datsize;
-
-		ph = newElfPhdr();
-		ph->type = PT_LOAD;
-		ph->flags = PF_W+PF_R;
-		ph->off = fo;
-		ph->vaddr = va;
-		ph->paddr = va;
-		ph->filesz = w;
-		ph->memsz = w+bsssize;
-		ph->align = INITRND;
+		elfphload(&segtext);
+		if(segrodata.len > 0)
+			elfphload(&segrodata);
+		elfphload(&segdata);
 
 		if(!debug['s'] && HEADTYPE != 8 && HEADTYPE != 11) {
-			ph = newElfPhdr();
-			ph->type = PT_LOAD;
-			ph->flags = PF_R;
-			ph->off = symo;
-			ph->vaddr = symdatva;
-			ph->paddr = symdatva;
-			ph->filesz = rnd(8+symsize+lcsize, INITRND);
-			ph->memsz = rnd(8+symsize+lcsize, INITRND);
-			ph->align = INITRND;
+			segsym.rwx = 04;
+			segsym.vaddr = symdatva;
+			segsym.len = rnd(8+symsize+lcsize, INITRND);
+			segsym.fileoff = symo;
+			segsym.filelen = segsym.len;
+			elfphload(&segsym);
 		}
 
 		/* Dynamic linking sections */
@@ -984,46 +967,12 @@ asmb(void)
 		ph->flags = PF_W+PF_R;
 		ph->align = 4;
 
-		fo = HEADR;
-		va = startva + fo;
-		w = textsize;
-
-		sh = newElfShdr(elfstr[ElfStrText]);
-		sh->type = SHT_PROGBITS;
-		sh->flags = SHF_ALLOC+SHF_EXECINSTR;
-		sh->addr = va;
-		sh->off = fo;
-		sh->size = w;
-		sh->addralign = 4;
-
-		// NaCl text segment file address rounds to 4096;
-		// only memory address rounds to INITRND.
-		if(HEADTYPE == 8)
-			fo = rnd(fo+w, 4096);
-		else
-			fo = rnd(fo+w, INITRND);
-		va = rnd(va+w, INITRND);
-		w = datsize;
-
-		sh = newElfShdr(elfstr[ElfStrData]);
-		sh->type = SHT_PROGBITS;
-		sh->flags = SHF_WRITE+SHF_ALLOC;
-		sh->addr = va + elfdatsize;
-		sh->off = fo + elfdatsize;
-		sh->size = w - elfdatsize;
-		sh->addralign = 4;
-
-		fo += w;
-		va += w;
-		w = bsssize;
-
-		sh = newElfShdr(elfstr[ElfStrBss]);
-		sh->type = SHT_NOBITS;
-		sh->flags = SHF_WRITE+SHF_ALLOC;
-		sh->addr = va;
-		sh->off = fo;
-		sh->size = w;
-		sh->addralign = 4;
+		for(sect=segtext.sect; sect!=nil; sect=sect->next)
+			elfshbits(sect);
+		for(sect=segrodata.sect; sect!=nil; sect=sect->next)
+			elfshbits(sect);
+		for(sect=segdata.sect; sect!=nil; sect=sect->next)
+			elfshbits(sect);
 
 		if (!debug['s']) {
 			fo = symo;
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/pass.c b/src/cmd/8l/pass.c
index dd27878725..bf09fd9111 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/pass.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/pass.c
@@ -45,10 +45,15 @@ dodata(void)
 	Sym *s;
 	Prog *p;
 	int32 t, u;
+	Section *sect;
 
 	if(debug['v'])
 		Bprint(&bso, "%5.2f dodata\n", cputime());
 	Bflush(&bso);
+
+	segdata.rwx = 06;
+	segdata.vaddr = 0;	/* span will += INITDAT */
+
 	for(p = datap; p != P; p = p->link) {
 		s = p->from.sym;
 		if(p->as == ADYNT || p->as == AINIT)
@@ -79,6 +84,9 @@ dodata(void)
 	}
 	elfdatsize = datsize;
 
+	sect = addsection(&segdata, ".data", 06);
+	sect->vaddr = datsize;
+
 	/* allocate small guys */
 	for(i=0; i<NHASH; i++)
 	for(s = hash[i]; s != S; s = s->link) {
@@ -143,8 +151,11 @@ dodata(void)
 		/* dynamic pointer section between data and bss */
 		datsize = rnd(datsize, 4);
 	}
+	sect->len = datsize - sect->vaddr;
 
 	/* now the bss */
+	sect = addsection(&segdata, ".bss", 06);
+	sect->vaddr = datsize;
 	bsssize = 0;
 	for(i=0; i<NHASH; i++)
 	for(s = hash[i]; s != S; s = s->link) {
@@ -156,6 +167,10 @@ dodata(void)
 		s->value = bsssize + dynptrsize + datsize;
 		bsssize += t;
 	}
+	sect->len = bsssize;
+
+	segdata.len = datsize+bsssize;
+	segdata.filelen = datsize;
 
 	xdefine("data", SBSS, 0);
 	xdefine("edata", SBSS, datsize);
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/span.c b/src/cmd/8l/span.c
index 373ab8a9c6..105d18b9f8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/span.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/span.c
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ void
 span(void)
 {
 	Prog *p, *q;
-	int32 i, v, c, idat;
+	int32 i, v, c, idat, etext, rodata, erodata;
 	int m, n, again;
 	Sym *s;
+	Section *sect;
 
 	xdefine("etext", STEXT, 0L);
 	xdefine("rodata", SRODATA, 0L);
@@ -110,13 +111,16 @@ start:
 		textsize = c;
 		n++;
 	}while(again);
-	xdefine("etext", STEXT, c);
+	etext = c;
+	c += textpad;
 	
 	/*
 	 * allocate read-only data to the text segment.
 	 */
+	if(HEADTYPE == 8)
+		c = rnd(c, INITRND);
 	c = rnd(c, 8);
-	xdefine("rodata", SRODATA, c);
+	rodata = c;
 	for(i=0; i<NHASH; i++)
 	for(s = hash[i]; s != S; s = s->link) {
 		if(s->type != SRODATA)
@@ -127,22 +131,59 @@ start:
 		s->value = c;
 		c += v;
 	}
-	xdefine("erodata", SRODATA, c);
+	erodata = c;
 
 	if(INITRND) {
-		INITDAT = rnd(c+textpad, INITRND);
+		INITDAT = rnd(c, INITRND);
 		if(INITDAT != idat) {
 			idat = INITDAT;
 			goto start;
 		}
 	}
 
+	xdefine("etext", STEXT, etext);
+	xdefine("rodata", SRODATA, rodata);
+	xdefine("erodata", SRODATA, erodata);
+
 	if(debug['v'])
 		Bprint(&bso, "etext = %lux\n", c);
 	Bflush(&bso);
 	for(p = textp; p != P; p = p->pcond)
 		p->from.sym->value = p->pc;
 	textsize = c - INITTEXT;
+
+	segtext.rwx = 05;
+	if(HEADTYPE == 8) {
+		segtext.vaddr = INITTEXT;
+		segtext.len = rodata - INITTEXT;
+		segtext.fileoff = HEADR;
+		segtext.filelen = etext - INITTEXT;
+
+		segrodata.rwx = 04;
+		segrodata.vaddr = rodata;
+		segrodata.len = erodata - rodata;
+		segrodata.filelen = segrodata.len;
+	} else {
+		segtext.vaddr = INITTEXT - HEADR;
+		segtext.len = INITDAT - INITTEXT + HEADR;
+		segtext.fileoff = 0;
+		segtext.filelen = segtext.len;
+	}
+
+	sect = addsection(&segtext, ".text", 05);
+	sect->vaddr = INITTEXT;
+	sect->len = etext - sect->vaddr;
+	
+	if(HEADTYPE == 8)
+		sect = addsection(&segrodata, ".rodata", 04);
+	else
+		sect = addsection(&segtext, ".rodata", 04);
+	sect->vaddr = rodata;
+	sect->len = erodata - rodata;
+
+	segdata.vaddr += INITDAT;
+	for(sect=segdata.sect; sect!=nil; sect=sect->next)
+		sect->vaddr += INITDAT;
 }
 
 void
@@ -151,12 +192,8 @@ xdefine(char *p, int t, int32 v)
 	Sym *s;
 
 	s = lookup(p, 0);
-	if(s->type == 0 || s->type == SXREF) {
-		s->type = t;
-		s->value = v;
-	}
-	if(s->type == STEXT && s->value == 0)
-		s->value = v;
+	s->type = t;
+	s->value = v;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/dwarf.c b/src/cmd/ld/dwarf.c
index d21d05789c..add9277b36 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/dwarf.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/dwarf.c
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ enum
 vlong elfstrdbg[NElfStrDbg];
 
 void
-dwarfaddshstrings(Sym * shstrtab)
+dwarfaddshstrings(Sym *shstrtab)
 {
 	elfstrdbg[ElfStrDebugAbbrev]   = addstring(shstrtab, ".debug_abbrev");
 	elfstrdbg[ElfStrDebugAranges]  = addstring(shstrtab, ".debug_aranges");
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/elf.c b/src/cmd/ld/elf.c
index c5d58576dc..0ebdcf024c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/elf.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/elf.c
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ static	ElfPhdr	*phdr[NSECT];
 static	ElfShdr	*shdr[NSECT];
 static	char	*interp;
 
+typedef struct Elfstring Elfstring;
+struct Elfstring
+{
+	char *s;
+	int off;
+};
+
+static Elfstring elfstr[100];
+static int nelfstr;
+
 /*
  Initialize the global variable that describes the ELF header. It will be updated as
  we write section and prog headers.
@@ -122,6 +132,18 @@ elfwriteshdrs(void)
 	return hdr.shnum * ELF32SHDRSIZE;
 }
 
+void
+elfsetstring(char *s, int off)
+{
+	if(nelfstr >= nelem(elfstr)) {
+		diag("too many elf strings");
+		errorexit();
+	}
+	elfstr[nelfstr].s = s;
+	elfstr[nelfstr].off = off;
+	nelfstr++;
+}
+
 uint32
 elfwritephdrs(void)
 {
@@ -365,3 +387,61 @@ elfdynhash(int nsym)
 	free(chain);
 	free(buckets);
 }
+
+ElfPhdr*
+elfphload(Segment *seg)
+{
+	ElfPhdr *ph;
+	
+	ph = newElfPhdr();
+	ph->type = PT_LOAD;
+	if(seg->rwx & 4)
+		ph->flags |= PF_R;
+	if(seg->rwx & 2)
+		ph->flags |= PF_W;
+	if(seg->rwx & 1)
+		ph->flags |= PF_X;
+	ph->vaddr = seg->vaddr;
+	ph->paddr = seg->vaddr;
+	ph->memsz = seg->len;
+	ph->off = seg->fileoff;
+	ph->filesz = seg->filelen;
+	ph->align = INITRND;
+	
+	return ph;
+}
+
+ElfShdr*
+elfshbits(Section *sect)
+{
+	int i, off;
+	ElfShdr *sh;
+	
+	for(i=0; i<nelfstr; i++) {
+		if(strcmp(sect->name, elfstr[i].s) == 0) {
+			off = elfstr[i].off;
+			goto found;
+		}
+	}
+	diag("cannot find elf name %s", sect->name);
+	errorexit();
+	return nil;
+
+found:
+	sh = newElfShdr(off);
+	if(sect->vaddr < sect->seg->vaddr + sect->seg->filelen)
+		sh->type = SHT_PROGBITS;
+	else
+		sh->type = SHT_NOBITS;
+	sh->flags = SHF_ALLOC;
+	if(sect->rwx & 1)
+		sh->flags |= SHF_EXECINSTR;
+	if(sect->rwx & 2)
+		sh->flags |= SHF_WRITE;
+	sh->addr = sect->vaddr;
+	sh->addralign = PtrSize;
+	sh->size = sect->len;
+	sh->off = sect->seg->fileoff + sect->vaddr - sect->seg->vaddr;
+	
+	return sh;
+}
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/elf.h b/src/cmd/ld/elf.h
index 9b5fdb17e9..41a6b39669 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/elf.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/elf.h
@@ -965,6 +965,9 @@ extern	int	iself;
 int	elfwriteinterp(void);
 void	elfinterp(ElfShdr*, uint64, char*);
 void	elfdynhash(int);
+ElfPhdr* elfphload(Segment*);
+ElfShdr* elfshbits(Section*);
+void	elfsetstring(char*, int);
 
 /*
  * Total amount of space to reserve at the start of the file
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/lib.c b/src/cmd/ld/lib.c
index c91705c6ba..0cdc6778fc 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/lib.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/lib.c
@@ -908,3 +908,19 @@ mangle(char *file)
 	fprint(2, "%s: mangled input file\n", file);
 	errorexit();
 }
+
+Section*
+addsection(Segment *seg, char *name, int rwx)
+{
+	Section **l;
+	Section *sect;
+	
+	for(l=&seg->sect; *l; l=&(*l)->next)
+		;
+	sect = mal(sizeof *sect);
+	sect->rwx = rwx;
+	sect->name = name;
+	sect->seg = seg;
+	*l = sect;
+	return sect;
+}
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/lib.h b/src/cmd/ld/lib.h
index 501b6a2cbc..092161e14b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/lib.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/lib.h
@@ -40,6 +40,34 @@ struct Library
 	char *pkg;	// import path
 };
 
+// Terrible but standard terminology.
+// A segment describes a block of file to load into memory.
+// A section further describes the pieces of that block for
+// use in debuggers and such.
+
+typedef struct Segment Segment;
+typedef struct Section Section;
+
+struct Segment
+{
+	uchar	rwx;		// permission as usual unix bits (5 = r-x etc)
+	uvlong	vaddr;	// virtual address
+	uvlong	len;		// length in memory
+	uvlong	fileoff;	// file offset
+	uvlong	filelen;	// length on disk
+	Section*	sect;
+};
+
+struct Section
+{
+	uchar	rwx;
+	char	*name;
+	uvlong	vaddr;
+	uvlong	len;
+	Section	*next;	// in segment list
+	Segment	*seg;
+};
+
 extern	char	symname[];
 extern	char	*libdir[];
 extern	int	nlibdir;
@@ -65,8 +93,14 @@ EXTERN	char*	outfile;
 EXTERN	int32	nsymbol;
 EXTERN	char*	thestring;
 
+EXTERN	Segment	segtext;
+EXTERN	Segment	segdata;
+EXTERN	Segment	segrodata;	// NaCl only
+EXTERN	Segment	segsym;
+
 void	addlib(char *src, char *obj);
 void	addlibpath(char *srcref, char *objref, char *file, char *pkg);
+Section*	addsection(Segment*, char*, int);
 void	copyhistfrog(char *buf, int nbuf);
 void	addhist(int32 line, int type);
 void	histtoauto(void);
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/nacl/386/closure.c b/src/pkg/runtime/nacl/386/closure.c
index 6a27d6ec6f..977e6301e6 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/nacl/386/closure.c
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/nacl/386/closure.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void
 {
 	byte *p, **ret;
 	int32 e, i, n, off;
-	extern byte data[], etext[];
+	extern byte rodata[], etext[];
 	ClosureData *d, **block;
 	ClosureDataList *l;
 	ClosureFreeList *f;
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ void
 			clos.code = (byte*)(((uintptr)etext + 65535) & ~65535);
 			clos.ecode = clos.code;
 			mheap.closure_min = clos.code;
-			mheap.closure_max = data;
+			mheap.closure_max = rodata;
 		}
-		if(clos.ecode+ClosureChunk > data) {
+		if(clos.ecode+ClosureChunk > rodata) {
 			// Last ditch effort: garbage collect and hope.
 			unlock(&clos);
 			gc(1);
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/nacl/mem.c b/src/pkg/runtime/nacl/mem.c
index f6fbe5016d..0bdd38211e 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/nacl/mem.c
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/nacl/mem.c
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 #include "os.h"
 #include "malloc.h"
 
+enum {
+	NaclPage = 0x10000
+};
+
 void*
 SysAlloc(uintptr n)
 {
@@ -21,6 +25,8 @@ SysUnused(void *v, uintptr n)
 void
 SysFree(void *v, uintptr n)
 {
+	// round to page size or else nacl prints annoying log messages
+	n = (n+NaclPage-1) & ~(NaclPage-1);
 	runtime_munmap(v, n);
 }