diff --git a/src/debug/gosym/pclntab.go b/src/debug/gosym/pclntab.go
index 5d18410a78e..bf97976b3c3 100644
--- a/src/debug/gosym/pclntab.go
+++ b/src/debug/gosym/pclntab.go
@@ -279,13 +279,13 @@ func (t *LineTable) go12Funcs() []Func {
 		f := &funcs[i]
 		f.Entry = t.uintptr(t.functab[2*i*int(t.ptrsize):])
 		f.End = t.uintptr(t.functab[(2*i+2)*int(t.ptrsize):])
-		info := t.funcdata[t.uintptr(t.functab[(2*i+1)*int(t.ptrsize):]):]
+		info := t.funcData(uint32(i))
 		f.LineTable = t
-		f.FrameSize = int(t.binary.Uint32(info[t.ptrsize+2*4:]))
+		f.FrameSize = int(info.deferreturn())
 		f.Sym = &Sym{
 			Value:  f.Entry,
 			Type:   'T',
-			Name:   t.funcName(t.binary.Uint32(info[t.ptrsize:])),
+			Name:   t.funcName(info.nameoff()),
 			GoType: 0,
 			Func:   f,
 		}
@@ -293,10 +293,10 @@ func (t *LineTable) go12Funcs() []Func {
 	return funcs
 }
 
-// findFunc returns the func corresponding to the given program counter.
-func (t *LineTable) findFunc(pc uint64) []byte {
+// findFunc returns the funcData corresponding to the given program counter.
+func (t *LineTable) findFunc(pc uint64) funcData {
 	if pc < t.uintptr(t.functab) || pc >= t.uintptr(t.functab[len(t.functab)-int(t.ptrsize):]) {
-		return nil
+		return funcData{}
 	}
 
 	// The function table is a list of 2*nfunctab+1 uintptrs,
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ func (t *LineTable) findFunc(pc uint64) []byte {
 		m := nf / 2
 		fm := f[2*t.ptrsize*m:]
 		if t.uintptr(fm) <= pc && pc < t.uintptr(fm[2*t.ptrsize:]) {
-			return t.funcdata[t.uintptr(fm[t.ptrsize:]):]
+			data := t.funcdata[t.uintptr(fm[t.ptrsize:]):]
+			return funcData{t: t, data: data}
 		} else if pc < t.uintptr(fm) {
 			nf = m
 		} else {
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@ func (t *LineTable) findFunc(pc uint64) []byte {
 			nf -= m + 1
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+	return funcData{}
 }
 
 // readvarint reads, removes, and returns a varint from *pp.
@@ -361,6 +362,47 @@ func (t *LineTable) string(off uint32) string {
 	return t.stringFrom(t.funcdata, off)
 }
 
+// funcData is memory corresponding to an _func struct.
+type funcData struct {
+	t    *LineTable // LineTable this data is a part of
+	data []byte     // raw memory for the function
+}
+
+// funcData returns the ith funcData in t.functab.
+func (t *LineTable) funcData(i uint32) funcData {
+	data := t.funcdata[t.uintptr(t.functab[2*t.ptrsize*i+t.ptrsize:]):]
+	return funcData{t: t, data: data}
+}
+
+// IsZero reports whether f is the zero value.
+func (f funcData) IsZero() bool {
+	return f.t == nil && f.data == nil
+}
+
+// entryPC returns the func's entry PC.
+func (f funcData) entryPC() uint64 {
+	return f.t.uintptr(f.data)
+}
+
+func (f funcData) nameoff() uint32     { return f.field(1) }
+func (f funcData) deferreturn() uint32 { return f.field(3) }
+func (f funcData) pcfile() uint32      { return f.field(5) }
+func (f funcData) pcln() uint32        { return f.field(6) }
+func (f funcData) cuOffset() uint32    { return f.field(8) }
+
+// field returns the nth field of the _func struct.
+// It panics if n == 0 or n > 9; for n == 0, call f.entryPC.
+// Most callers should use a named field accessor (just above).
+func (f funcData) field(n uint32) uint32 {
+	if n == 0 || n > 9 {
+		panic("bad funcdata field")
+	}
+	sz0 := f.t.ptrsize
+	off := sz0 + (n-1)*4 // subsequent fields are 4 bytes each
+	data := f.data[off:]
+	return f.t.binary.Uint32(data)
+}
+
 // step advances to the next pc, value pair in the encoded table.
 func (t *LineTable) step(p *[]byte, pc *uint64, val *int32, first bool) bool {
 	uvdelta := t.readvarint(p)
@@ -451,11 +493,11 @@ func (t *LineTable) go12PCToLine(pc uint64) (line int) {
 	}()
 
 	f := t.findFunc(pc)
-	if f == nil {
+	if f.IsZero() {
 		return -1
 	}
-	entry := t.uintptr(f)
-	linetab := t.binary.Uint32(f[t.ptrsize+5*4:])
+	entry := f.entryPC()
+	linetab := f.pcln()
 	return int(t.pcvalue(linetab, entry, pc))
 }
 
@@ -468,11 +510,11 @@ func (t *LineTable) go12PCToFile(pc uint64) (file string) {
 	}()
 
 	f := t.findFunc(pc)
-	if f == nil {
+	if f.IsZero() {
 		return ""
 	}
-	entry := t.uintptr(f)
-	filetab := t.binary.Uint32(f[t.ptrsize+4*4:])
+	entry := f.entryPC()
+	filetab := f.pcfile()
 	fno := t.pcvalue(filetab, entry, pc)
 	if t.version == ver12 {
 		if fno <= 0 {
@@ -484,7 +526,7 @@ func (t *LineTable) go12PCToFile(pc uint64) (file string) {
 	if fno < 0 { // 0 is valid for ≥ 1.16
 		return ""
 	}
-	cuoff := t.binary.Uint32(f[t.ptrsize+7*4:])
+	cuoff := f.cuOffset()
 	if fnoff := t.binary.Uint32(t.cutab[(cuoff+uint32(fno))*4:]); fnoff != ^uint32(0) {
 		return t.stringFrom(t.filetab, fnoff)
 	}
@@ -510,13 +552,12 @@ func (t *LineTable) go12LineToPC(file string, line int) (pc uint64) {
 	// mapping file number to a list of functions with code from that file.
 	var cutab []byte
 	for i := uint32(0); i < t.nfunctab; i++ {
-		f := t.funcdata[t.uintptr(t.functab[2*t.ptrsize*i+t.ptrsize:]):]
-		entry := t.uintptr(f)
-		filetab := t.binary.Uint32(f[t.ptrsize+4*4:])
-		linetab := t.binary.Uint32(f[t.ptrsize+5*4:])
+		f := t.funcData(i)
+		entry := f.entryPC()
+		filetab := f.pcfile()
+		linetab := f.pcln()
 		if t.version == ver116 {
-			cuoff := t.binary.Uint32(f[t.ptrsize+7*4:]) * 4
-			cutab = t.cutab[cuoff:]
+			cutab = t.cutab[f.cuOffset()*4:]
 		}
 		pc := t.findFileLine(entry, filetab, linetab, int32(filenum), int32(line), cutab)
 		if pc != 0 {