Commit 25c53f08a6

Jakub Konka <kubkon@jakubkonka.com>
2023-10-31 13:27:47
elf: redo strings management in the linker
* atom names - are stored locally and pulled from defining object's strtab * local symbols - same * global symbols - in principle, we could store them locally, but for better debugging experience - when things go wrong - we store the offsets in a global strtab used by the symbol resolver
1 parent f6de3ec
src/link/Elf/Atom.zig
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ next_index: Index = 0,
 pub const Alignment = @import("../../InternPool.zig").Alignment;
 
 pub fn name(self: Atom, elf_file: *Elf) []const u8 {
-    return elf_file.strtab.getAssumeExists(self.name_offset);
+    const file_ptr = self.file(elf_file).?;
+    return switch (file_ptr) {
+        inline else => |x| x.getString(self.name_offset),
+    };
 }
 
 pub fn file(self: Atom, elf_file: *Elf) ?File {
@@ -692,7 +695,7 @@ fn reportUndefined(
 ) !void {
     const rel_esym = switch (self.file(elf_file).?) {
         .zig_object => |x| x.elfSym(rel.r_sym()).*,
-        .object => |x| x.symtab[rel.r_sym()],
+        .object => |x| x.symtab.items[rel.r_sym()],
         else => unreachable,
     };
     const esym = sym.elfSym(elf_file);
src/link/Elf/eh_frame.zig
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub const Fde = struct {
     pub fn atom(fde: Fde, elf_file: *Elf) *Atom {
         const object = elf_file.file(fde.file_index).?.object;
         const rel = fde.relocs(elf_file)[0];
-        const sym = object.symtab[rel.r_sym()];
+        const sym = object.symtab.items[rel.r_sym()];
         const atom_index = object.atoms.items[sym.st_shndx];
         return elf_file.atom(atom_index).?;
     }
src/link/Elf/file.zig
@@ -68,9 +68,12 @@ pub const File = union(enum) {
     }
 
     pub fn resetGlobals(file: File, elf_file: *Elf) void {
-        switch (file) {
-            .linker_defined => unreachable,
-            inline else => |x| x.resetGlobals(elf_file),
+        for (file.globals()) |global_index| {
+            const global = elf_file.symbol(global_index);
+            const name_offset = global.name_offset;
+            global.* = .{};
+            global.name_offset = name_offset;
+            global.flags.global = true;
         }
     }
 
@@ -83,15 +86,14 @@ pub const File = union(enum) {
 
     pub fn markLive(file: File, elf_file: *Elf) void {
         switch (file) {
-            .linker_defined => unreachable,
+            .linker_defined => {},
             inline else => |x| x.markLive(elf_file),
         }
     }
 
     pub fn atoms(file: File) []const Atom.Index {
         return switch (file) {
-            .linker_defined => unreachable,
-            .shared_object => unreachable,
+            .linker_defined, .shared_object => &[0]Atom.Index{},
             .zig_object => |x| x.atoms.items,
             .object => |x| x.atoms.items,
         };
@@ -99,8 +101,7 @@ pub const File = union(enum) {
 
     pub fn locals(file: File) []const Symbol.Index {
         return switch (file) {
-            .linker_defined => unreachable,
-            .shared_object => unreachable,
+            .linker_defined, .shared_object => &[0]Symbol.Index{},
             inline else => |x| x.locals(),
         };
     }
@@ -111,6 +112,74 @@ pub const File = union(enum) {
         };
     }
 
+    pub fn updateSymtabSize(file: File, elf_file: *Elf) void {
+        const output_symtab_size = switch (file) {
+            inline else => |x| &x.output_symtab_size,
+        };
+        for (file.locals()) |local_index| {
+            const local = elf_file.symbol(local_index);
+            if (local.atom(elf_file)) |atom| if (!atom.flags.alive) continue;
+            const esym = local.elfSym(elf_file);
+            switch (esym.st_type()) {
+                elf.STT_SECTION, elf.STT_NOTYPE => continue,
+                else => {},
+            }
+            local.flags.output_symtab = true;
+            output_symtab_size.nlocals += 1;
+            output_symtab_size.strsize += @as(u32, @intCast(local.name(elf_file).len)) + 1;
+        }
+
+        for (file.globals()) |global_index| {
+            const global = elf_file.symbol(global_index);
+            const file_ptr = global.file(elf_file) orelse continue;
+            if (file_ptr.index() != file.index()) continue;
+            if (global.atom(elf_file)) |atom| if (!atom.flags.alive) continue;
+            global.flags.output_symtab = true;
+            if (global.isLocal()) {
+                output_symtab_size.nlocals += 1;
+            } else {
+                output_symtab_size.nglobals += 1;
+            }
+            output_symtab_size.strsize += @as(u32, @intCast(global.name(elf_file).len)) + 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn writeSymtab(file: File, elf_file: *Elf, ctx: anytype) void {
+        var ilocal = ctx.ilocal;
+        for (file.locals()) |local_index| {
+            const local = elf_file.symbol(local_index);
+            if (!local.flags.output_symtab) continue;
+            const out_sym = &elf_file.symtab.items[ilocal];
+            out_sym.st_name = @intCast(elf_file.strtab.items.len);
+            elf_file.strtab.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(local.name(elf_file));
+            elf_file.strtab.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
+            local.setOutputSym(elf_file, out_sym);
+            ilocal += 1;
+        }
+
+        var iglobal = ctx.iglobal;
+        for (file.globals()) |global_index| {
+            const global = elf_file.symbol(global_index);
+            const file_ptr = global.file(elf_file) orelse continue;
+            if (file_ptr.index() != file.index()) continue;
+            if (!global.flags.output_symtab) continue;
+            const st_name = @as(u32, @intCast(elf_file.strtab.items.len));
+            elf_file.strtab.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(global.name(elf_file));
+            elf_file.strtab.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
+            if (global.isLocal()) {
+                const out_sym = &elf_file.symtab.items[ilocal];
+                out_sym.st_name = st_name;
+                global.setOutputSym(elf_file, out_sym);
+                ilocal += 1;
+            } else {
+                const out_sym = &elf_file.symtab.items[iglobal];
+                out_sym.st_name = st_name;
+                global.setOutputSym(elf_file, out_sym);
+                iglobal += 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     pub const Index = u32;
 
     pub const Entry = union(enum) {
src/link/Elf/LinkerDefined.zig
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 index: File.Index,
 symtab: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(elf.Elf64_Sym) = .{},
+strtab: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{},
 symbols: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Symbol.Index) = .{},
 
 output_symtab_size: Elf.SymtabSize = .{},
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *LinkerDefined, allocator: Allocator) void {
     self.symtab.deinit(allocator);
+    self.strtab.deinit(allocator);
     self.symbols.deinit(allocator);
 }
 
@@ -13,16 +15,17 @@ pub fn addGlobal(self: *LinkerDefined, name: [:0]const u8, elf_file: *Elf) !u32
     const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
     try self.symtab.ensureUnusedCapacity(gpa, 1);
     try self.symbols.ensureUnusedCapacity(gpa, 1);
+    const name_off = @as(u32, @intCast(self.strtab.items.len));
+    try self.strtab.writer(gpa).print("{s}\x00", .{name});
     self.symtab.appendAssumeCapacity(.{
-        .st_name = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name),
+        .st_name = name_off,
         .st_info = elf.STB_GLOBAL << 4,
         .st_other = @intFromEnum(elf.STV.HIDDEN),
         .st_shndx = elf.SHN_ABS,
         .st_value = 0,
         .st_size = 0,
     });
-    const off = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
-    const gop = try elf_file.getOrPutGlobal(off);
+    const gop = try elf_file.getOrPutGlobal(name);
     self.symbols.addOneAssumeCapacity().* = gop.index;
     return gop.index;
 }
@@ -37,7 +40,6 @@ pub fn resolveSymbols(self: *LinkerDefined, elf_file: *Elf) void {
         const global = elf_file.symbol(index);
         if (self.asFile().symbolRank(this_sym, false) < global.symbolRank(elf_file)) {
             global.value = 0;
-            global.name_offset = global.name_offset;
             global.atom_index = 0;
             global.file_index = self.index;
             global.esym_index = sym_idx;
@@ -46,26 +48,6 @@ pub fn resolveSymbols(self: *LinkerDefined, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn updateSymtabSize(self: *LinkerDefined, elf_file: *Elf) void {
-    for (self.globals()) |global_index| {
-        const global = elf_file.symbol(global_index);
-        if (global.file(elf_file)) |file| if (file.index() != self.index) continue;
-        global.flags.output_symtab = true;
-        self.output_symtab_size.nlocals += 1;
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn writeSymtab(self: *LinkerDefined, elf_file: *Elf, ctx: anytype) void {
-    var ilocal = ctx.ilocal;
-    for (self.globals()) |global_index| {
-        const global = elf_file.symbol(global_index);
-        if (global.file(elf_file)) |file| if (file.index() != self.index) continue;
-        if (!global.flags.output_symtab) continue;
-        global.setOutputSym(elf_file, &ctx.symtab[ilocal]);
-        ilocal += 1;
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn globals(self: *LinkerDefined) []const Symbol.Index {
     return self.symbols.items;
 }
@@ -74,6 +56,11 @@ pub fn asFile(self: *LinkerDefined) File {
     return .{ .linker_defined = self };
 }
 
+pub fn getString(self: LinkerDefined, off: u32) [:0]const u8 {
+    assert(off < self.strtab.items.len);
+    return mem.sliceTo(@as([*:0]const u8, @ptrCast(self.strtab.items.ptr + off)), 0);
+}
+
 pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *LinkerDefined, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(formatSymtab) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .self = self,
@@ -101,12 +88,13 @@ fn formatSymtab(
     }
 }
 
-const std = @import("std");
+const assert = std.debug.assert;
 const elf = std.elf;
+const mem = std.mem;
+const std = @import("std");
 
-const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+const Allocator = mem.Allocator;
 const Elf = @import("../Elf.zig");
 const File = @import("file.zig").File;
 const LinkerDefined = @This();
-// const Object = @import("Object.zig");
 const Symbol = @import("Symbol.zig");
src/link/Elf/Object.zig
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ index: File.Index,
 
 header: ?elf.Elf64_Ehdr = null,
 shdrs: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(ElfShdr) = .{},
-strings: StringTable(.object_strings) = .{},
-symtab: []align(1) const elf.Elf64_Sym = &[0]elf.Elf64_Sym{},
-strtab: []const u8 = &[0]u8{},
-first_global: ?Symbol.Index = null,
 
+symtab: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(elf.Elf64_Sym) = .{},
+strtab: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{},
+first_global: ?Symbol.Index = null,
 symbols: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Symbol.Index) = .{},
 atoms: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Atom.Index) = .{},
 comdat_groups: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Elf.ComdatGroup.Index) = .{},
@@ -39,7 +38,8 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Object, allocator: Allocator) void {
     allocator.free(self.path);
     allocator.free(self.data);
     self.shdrs.deinit(allocator);
-    self.strings.deinit(allocator);
+    self.symtab.deinit(allocator);
+    self.strtab.deinit(allocator);
     self.symbols.deinit(allocator);
     self.atoms.deinit(allocator);
     self.comdat_groups.deinit(allocator);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub fn parse(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
         self.shdrs.appendAssumeCapacity(try ElfShdr.fromElf64Shdr(shdr));
     }
 
-    try self.strings.buffer.appendSlice(gpa, self.shdrContents(self.header.?.e_shstrndx));
+    try self.strtab.appendSlice(gpa, self.shdrContents(self.header.?.e_shstrndx));
 
     const symtab_index = for (self.shdrs.items, 0..) |shdr, i| switch (shdr.sh_type) {
         elf.SHT_SYMTAB => break @as(u16, @intCast(i)),
@@ -79,10 +79,22 @@ pub fn parse(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
         const shdr = shdrs[index];
         self.first_global = shdr.sh_info;
 
-        const symtab = self.shdrContents(index);
-        const nsyms = @divExact(symtab.len, @sizeOf(elf.Elf64_Sym));
-        self.symtab = @as([*]align(1) const elf.Elf64_Sym, @ptrCast(symtab.ptr))[0..nsyms];
-        self.strtab = self.shdrContents(@as(u16, @intCast(shdr.sh_link)));
+        const raw_symtab = self.shdrContents(index);
+        const nsyms = @divExact(raw_symtab.len, @sizeOf(elf.Elf64_Sym));
+        const symtab = @as([*]align(1) const elf.Elf64_Sym, @ptrCast(raw_symtab.ptr))[0..nsyms];
+
+        const strtab_bias = @as(u32, @intCast(self.strtab.items.len));
+        try self.strtab.appendSlice(gpa, self.shdrContents(@as(u16, @intCast(shdr.sh_link))));
+
+        try self.symtab.ensureUnusedCapacity(gpa, symtab.len);
+        for (symtab) |sym| {
+            const out_sym = self.symtab.addOneAssumeCapacity();
+            out_sym.* = sym;
+            out_sym.st_name = if (sym.st_name == 0 and sym.st_type() == elf.STT_SECTION)
+                shdrs[sym.st_shndx].sh_name
+            else
+                sym.st_name + strtab_bias;
+        }
     }
 
     try self.initAtoms(elf_file);
@@ -108,16 +120,16 @@ fn initAtoms(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
 
         switch (shdr.sh_type) {
             elf.SHT_GROUP => {
-                if (shdr.sh_info >= self.symtab.len) {
+                if (shdr.sh_info >= self.symtab.items.len) {
                     // TODO convert into an error
                     log.debug("{}: invalid symbol index in sh_info", .{self.fmtPath()});
                     continue;
                 }
-                const group_info_sym = self.symtab[shdr.sh_info];
+                const group_info_sym = self.symtab.items[shdr.sh_info];
                 const group_signature = blk: {
                     if (group_info_sym.st_name == 0 and group_info_sym.st_type() == elf.STT_SECTION) {
                         const sym_shdr = shdrs[group_info_sym.st_shndx];
-                        break :blk self.strings.getAssumeExists(sym_shdr.sh_name);
+                        break :blk self.getString(sym_shdr.sh_name);
                     }
                     break :blk self.getString(group_info_sym.st_name);
                 };
@@ -133,11 +145,8 @@ fn initAtoms(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                // Note the assumption about a global strtab used here to disambiguate common
-                // COMDAT owners.
                 const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
-                const group_signature_off = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, group_signature);
-                const gop = try elf_file.getOrCreateComdatGroupOwner(group_signature_off);
+                const gop = try elf_file.getOrCreateComdatGroupOwner(group_signature);
                 const comdat_group_index = try elf_file.addComdatGroup();
                 const comdat_group = elf_file.comdatGroup(comdat_group_index);
                 comdat_group.* = .{
@@ -157,10 +166,9 @@ fn initAtoms(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
             => {},
 
             else => {
-                const name = self.strings.getAssumeExists(shdr.sh_name);
                 const shndx = @as(u16, @intCast(i));
                 if (self.skipShdr(shndx, elf_file)) continue;
-                try self.addAtom(shdr, shndx, name, elf_file);
+                try self.addAtom(shdr, shndx, elf_file);
             },
         }
     }
@@ -177,17 +185,11 @@ fn initAtoms(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
     };
 }
 
-fn addAtom(
-    self: *Object,
-    shdr: ElfShdr,
-    shndx: u16,
-    name: [:0]const u8,
-    elf_file: *Elf,
-) error{OutOfMemory}!void {
+fn addAtom(self: *Object, shdr: ElfShdr, shndx: u16, elf_file: *Elf) error{OutOfMemory}!void {
     const atom_index = try elf_file.addAtom();
     const atom = elf_file.atom(atom_index).?;
     atom.atom_index = atom_index;
-    atom.name_offset = try elf_file.strtab.insert(elf_file.base.allocator, name);
+    atom.name_offset = shdr.sh_name;
     atom.file_index = self.index;
     atom.input_section_index = shndx;
     self.atoms.items[shndx] = atom_index;
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ fn addAtom(
 
 fn initOutputSection(self: Object, elf_file: *Elf, shdr: ElfShdr) error{OutOfMemory}!u16 {
     const name = blk: {
-        const name = self.strings.getAssumeExists(shdr.sh_name);
+        const name = self.getString(shdr.sh_name);
         if (shdr.sh_flags & elf.SHF_MERGE != 0) break :blk name;
         const sh_name_prefixes: []const [:0]const u8 = &.{
             ".text",       ".data.rel.ro", ".data", ".rodata", ".bss.rel.ro",       ".bss",
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@ fn initOutputSection(self: Object, elf_file: *Elf, shdr: ElfShdr) error{OutOfMem
 
 fn skipShdr(self: *Object, index: u16, elf_file: *Elf) bool {
     const shdr = self.shdrs.items[index];
-    const name = self.strings.getAssumeExists(shdr.sh_name);
+    const name = self.getString(shdr.sh_name);
     const ignore = blk: {
         if (mem.startsWith(u8, name, ".note")) break :blk true;
         if (mem.startsWith(u8, name, ".comment")) break :blk true;
@@ -262,33 +264,24 @@ fn skipShdr(self: *Object, index: u16, elf_file: *Elf) bool {
 
 fn initSymtab(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
     const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
-    const first_global = self.first_global orelse self.symtab.len;
-    const shdrs = self.shdrs.items;
+    const first_global = self.first_global orelse self.symtab.items.len;
 
-    try self.symbols.ensureTotalCapacityPrecise(gpa, self.symtab.len);
+    try self.symbols.ensureTotalCapacityPrecise(gpa, self.symtab.items.len);
 
-    for (self.symtab[0..first_global], 0..) |sym, i| {
+    for (self.symtab.items[0..first_global], 0..) |sym, i| {
         const index = try elf_file.addSymbol();
         self.symbols.appendAssumeCapacity(index);
         const sym_ptr = elf_file.symbol(index);
-        const name = blk: {
-            if (sym.st_name == 0 and sym.st_type() == elf.STT_SECTION) {
-                const shdr = shdrs[sym.st_shndx];
-                break :blk self.strings.getAssumeExists(shdr.sh_name);
-            }
-            break :blk self.getString(sym.st_name);
-        };
         sym_ptr.value = sym.st_value;
-        sym_ptr.name_offset = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
+        sym_ptr.name_offset = sym.st_name;
         sym_ptr.esym_index = @as(u32, @intCast(i));
         sym_ptr.atom_index = if (sym.st_shndx == elf.SHN_ABS) 0 else self.atoms.items[sym.st_shndx];
         sym_ptr.file_index = self.index;
     }
 
-    for (self.symtab[first_global..]) |sym| {
+    for (self.symtab.items[first_global..]) |sym| {
         const name = self.getString(sym.st_name);
-        const off = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
-        const gop = try elf_file.getOrPutGlobal(off);
+        const gop = try elf_file.getOrPutGlobal(name);
         self.symbols.addOneAssumeCapacity().* = gop.index;
     }
 }
@@ -437,7 +430,7 @@ pub fn resolveSymbols(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     const first_global = self.first_global orelse return;
     for (self.globals(), 0..) |index, i| {
         const esym_index = @as(Symbol.Index, @intCast(first_global + i));
-        const esym = self.symtab[esym_index];
+        const esym = self.symtab.items[esym_index];
 
         if (esym.st_shndx == elf.SHN_UNDEF) continue;
 
@@ -467,7 +460,7 @@ pub fn claimUnresolved(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     const first_global = self.first_global orelse return;
     for (self.globals(), 0..) |index, i| {
         const esym_index = @as(u32, @intCast(first_global + i));
-        const esym = self.symtab[esym_index];
+        const esym = self.symtab.items[esym_index];
         if (esym.st_shndx != elf.SHN_UNDEF) continue;
 
         const global = elf_file.symbol(index);
@@ -491,20 +484,11 @@ pub fn claimUnresolved(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn resetGlobals(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) void {
-    for (self.globals()) |index| {
-        const global = elf_file.symbol(index);
-        const off = global.name_offset;
-        global.* = .{};
-        global.name_offset = off;
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn markLive(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     const first_global = self.first_global orelse return;
     for (self.globals(), 0..) |index, i| {
         const sym_idx = first_global + i;
-        const sym = self.symtab[sym_idx];
+        const sym = self.symtab.items[sym_idx];
         if (sym.st_bind() == elf.STB_WEAK) continue;
 
         const global = elf_file.symbol(index);
@@ -531,7 +515,7 @@ pub fn checkDuplicates(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     const first_global = self.first_global orelse return;
     for (self.globals(), 0..) |index, i| {
         const sym_idx = @as(u32, @intCast(first_global + i));
-        const this_sym = self.symtab[sym_idx];
+        const this_sym = self.symtab.items[sym_idx];
         const global = elf_file.symbol(index);
         const global_file = global.getFile(elf_file) orelse continue;
 
@@ -560,7 +544,7 @@ pub fn convertCommonSymbols(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
     const first_global = self.first_global orelse return;
     for (self.globals(), 0..) |index, i| {
         const sym_idx = @as(u32, @intCast(first_global + i));
-        const this_sym = self.symtab[sym_idx];
+        const this_sym = self.symtab.items[sym_idx];
         if (this_sym.st_shndx != elf.SHN_COMMON) continue;
 
         const global = elf_file.symbol(index);
@@ -584,8 +568,10 @@ pub fn convertCommonSymbols(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
         const name = if (is_tls) ".tls_common" else ".common";
 
         const atom = elf_file.atom(atom_index).?;
+        const name_offset = @as(u32, @intCast(self.strtab.items.len));
+        try self.strtab.writer(gpa).print("{s}\x00", .{name});
         atom.atom_index = atom_index;
-        atom.name_offset = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
+        atom.name_offset = name_offset;
         atom.file_index = self.index;
         atom.size = this_sym.st_size;
         const alignment = this_sym.st_value;
@@ -597,7 +583,7 @@ pub fn convertCommonSymbols(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
         const shdr = try self.shdrs.addOne(gpa);
         const sh_size = math.cast(usize, this_sym.st_size) orelse return error.Overflow;
         shdr.* = .{
-            .sh_name = try self.strings.insert(gpa, name),
+            .sh_name = name_offset,
             .sh_type = elf.SHT_NOBITS,
             .sh_flags = sh_flags,
             .sh_addr = 0,
@@ -665,56 +651,6 @@ pub fn allocateAtoms(self: Object, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn updateSymtabSize(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) void {
-    for (self.locals()) |local_index| {
-        const local = elf_file.symbol(local_index);
-        if (local.atom(elf_file)) |atom| if (!atom.flags.alive) continue;
-        const esym = local.elfSym(elf_file);
-        switch (esym.st_type()) {
-            elf.STT_SECTION, elf.STT_NOTYPE => continue,
-            else => {},
-        }
-        local.flags.output_symtab = true;
-        self.output_symtab_size.nlocals += 1;
-    }
-
-    for (self.globals()) |global_index| {
-        const global = elf_file.symbol(global_index);
-        if (global.file(elf_file)) |file| if (file.index() != self.index) continue;
-        if (global.atom(elf_file)) |atom| if (!atom.flags.alive) continue;
-        global.flags.output_symtab = true;
-        if (global.isLocal()) {
-            self.output_symtab_size.nlocals += 1;
-        } else {
-            self.output_symtab_size.nglobals += 1;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn writeSymtab(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf, ctx: anytype) void {
-    var ilocal = ctx.ilocal;
-    for (self.locals()) |local_index| {
-        const local = elf_file.symbol(local_index);
-        if (!local.flags.output_symtab) continue;
-        local.setOutputSym(elf_file, &ctx.symtab[ilocal]);
-        ilocal += 1;
-    }
-
-    var iglobal = ctx.iglobal;
-    for (self.globals()) |global_index| {
-        const global = elf_file.symbol(global_index);
-        if (global.file(elf_file)) |file| if (file.index() != self.index) continue;
-        if (!global.flags.output_symtab) continue;
-        if (global.isLocal()) {
-            global.setOutputSym(elf_file, &ctx.symtab[ilocal]);
-            ilocal += 1;
-        } else {
-            global.setOutputSym(elf_file, &ctx.symtab[iglobal]);
-            iglobal += 1;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn locals(self: Object) []const Symbol.Index {
     const end = self.first_global orelse self.symbols.items.len;
     return self.symbols.items[0..end];
@@ -760,11 +696,6 @@ pub fn codeDecompressAlloc(self: Object, elf_file: *Elf, atom_index: Atom.Index)
     } else return gpa.dupe(u8, data);
 }
 
-fn getString(self: *Object, off: u32) [:0]const u8 {
-    assert(off < self.strtab.len);
-    return mem.sliceTo(@as([*:0]const u8, @ptrCast(self.strtab.ptr + off)), 0);
-}
-
 pub fn comdatGroupMembers(self: *Object, index: u16) []align(1) const u32 {
     const raw = self.shdrContents(index);
     const nmembers = @divExact(raw.len, @sizeOf(u32));
@@ -782,6 +713,11 @@ pub fn getRelocs(self: *Object, shndx: u32) []align(1) const elf.Elf64_Rela {
     return @as([*]align(1) const elf.Elf64_Rela, @ptrCast(raw.ptr))[0..num];
 }
 
+pub fn getString(self: Object, off: u32) [:0]const u8 {
+    assert(off < self.strtab.items.len);
+    return mem.sliceTo(@as([*:0]const u8, @ptrCast(self.strtab.items.ptr + off)), 0);
+}
+
 pub fn format(
     self: *Object,
     comptime unused_fmt_string: []const u8,
@@ -991,6 +927,5 @@ const Cie = eh_frame.Cie;
 const Elf = @import("../Elf.zig");
 const Fde = eh_frame.Fde;
 const File = @import("file.zig").File;
-const StringTable = @import("../strtab.zig").StringTable;
 const Symbol = @import("Symbol.zig");
 const Alignment = Atom.Alignment;
src/link/Elf/SharedObject.zig
@@ -4,19 +4,20 @@ index: File.Index,
 
 header: ?elf.Elf64_Ehdr = null,
 shdrs: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(ElfShdr) = .{},
-symtab: []align(1) const elf.Elf64_Sym = &[0]elf.Elf64_Sym{},
-strtab: []const u8 = &[0]u8{},
+
+symtab: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(elf.Elf64_Sym) = .{},
+strtab: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{},
 /// Version symtab contains version strings of the symbols if present.
 versyms: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(elf.Elf64_Versym) = .{},
 verstrings: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u32) = .{},
+symbols: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Symbol.Index) = .{},
+aliases: ?std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u32) = null,
 
+dynsym_sect_index: ?u16 = null,
 dynamic_sect_index: ?u16 = null,
 versym_sect_index: ?u16 = null,
 verdef_sect_index: ?u16 = null,
 
-symbols: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Symbol.Index) = .{},
-aliases: ?std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u32) = null,
-
 needed: bool,
 alive: bool,
 
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ pub fn isSharedObject(path: []const u8) !bool {
 pub fn deinit(self: *SharedObject, allocator: Allocator) void {
     allocator.free(self.path);
     allocator.free(self.data);
+    self.symtab.deinit(allocator);
+    self.strtab.deinit(allocator);
     self.versyms.deinit(allocator);
     self.verstrings.deinit(allocator);
     self.symbols.deinit(allocator);
@@ -51,7 +54,6 @@ pub fn parse(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
     self.header = try reader.readStruct(elf.Elf64_Ehdr);
     const shoff = std.math.cast(usize, self.header.?.e_shoff) orelse return error.Overflow;
 
-    var dynsym_index: ?u16 = null;
     const shdrs = @as(
         [*]align(1) const elf.Elf64_Shdr,
         @ptrCast(self.data.ptr + shoff),
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn parse(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
     for (shdrs, 0..) |shdr, i| {
         self.shdrs.appendAssumeCapacity(try ElfShdr.fromElf64Shdr(shdr));
         switch (shdr.sh_type) {
-            elf.SHT_DYNSYM => dynsym_index = @as(u16, @intCast(i)),
+            elf.SHT_DYNSYM => self.dynsym_sect_index = @as(u16, @intCast(i)),
             elf.SHT_DYNAMIC => self.dynamic_sect_index = @as(u16, @intCast(i)),
             elf.SHT_GNU_VERSYM => self.versym_sect_index = @as(u16, @intCast(i)),
             elf.SHT_GNU_VERDEF => self.verdef_sect_index = @as(u16, @intCast(i)),
@@ -69,20 +71,13 @@ pub fn parse(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
         }
     }
 
-    if (dynsym_index) |index| {
-        const shdr = self.shdrs.items[index];
-        const symtab = self.shdrContents(index);
-        const nsyms = @divExact(symtab.len, @sizeOf(elf.Elf64_Sym));
-        self.symtab = @as([*]align(1) const elf.Elf64_Sym, @ptrCast(symtab.ptr))[0..nsyms];
-        self.strtab = self.shdrContents(@as(u16, @intCast(shdr.sh_link)));
-    }
-
     try self.parseVersions(elf_file);
     try self.initSymtab(elf_file);
 }
 
 fn parseVersions(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
     const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
+    const symtab = self.getSymtabRaw();
 
     try self.verstrings.resize(gpa, 2);
     self.verstrings.items[elf.VER_NDX_LOCAL] = 0;
@@ -107,7 +102,7 @@ fn parseVersions(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
         }
     }
 
-    try self.versyms.ensureTotalCapacityPrecise(gpa, self.symtab.len);
+    try self.versyms.ensureTotalCapacityPrecise(gpa, symtab.len);
 
     if (self.versym_sect_index) |shndx| {
         const versyms_raw = self.shdrContents(shndx);
@@ -120,30 +115,39 @@ fn parseVersions(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
                 ver;
             self.versyms.appendAssumeCapacity(normalized_ver);
         }
-    } else for (0..self.symtab.len) |_| {
+    } else for (0..symtab.len) |_| {
         self.versyms.appendAssumeCapacity(elf.VER_NDX_GLOBAL);
     }
 }
 
 fn initSymtab(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
     const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
+    const symtab = self.getSymtabRaw();
+    const strtab = self.getStrtabRaw();
 
-    try self.symbols.ensureTotalCapacityPrecise(gpa, self.symtab.len);
+    try self.strtab.appendSlice(gpa, strtab);
+    try self.symtab.ensureTotalCapacityPrecise(gpa, symtab.len);
+    try self.symbols.ensureTotalCapacityPrecise(gpa, symtab.len);
 
-    for (self.symtab, 0..) |sym, i| {
+    for (symtab, 0..) |sym, i| {
         const hidden = self.versyms.items[i] & elf.VERSYM_HIDDEN != 0;
         const name = self.getString(sym.st_name);
         // We need to garble up the name so that we don't pick this symbol
         // during symbol resolution. Thank you GNU!
-        const off = if (hidden) blk: {
-            const full_name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(gpa, "{s}@{s}", .{
+        const name_off = if (hidden) blk: {
+            const mangled = try std.fmt.allocPrint(gpa, "{s}@{s}", .{
                 name,
                 self.versionString(self.versyms.items[i]),
             });
-            defer gpa.free(full_name);
-            break :blk try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, full_name);
-        } else try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
-        const gop = try elf_file.getOrPutGlobal(off);
+            defer gpa.free(mangled);
+            const name_off = @as(u32, @intCast(self.strtab.items.len));
+            try self.strtab.writer(gpa).print("{s}\x00", .{mangled});
+            break :blk name_off;
+        } else sym.st_name;
+        const out_sym = self.symtab.addOneAssumeCapacity();
+        out_sym.* = sym;
+        out_sym.st_name = name_off;
+        const gop = try elf_file.getOrPutGlobal(self.getString(name_off));
         self.symbols.addOneAssumeCapacity().* = gop.index;
     }
 }
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@ fn initSymtab(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
 pub fn resolveSymbols(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     for (self.globals(), 0..) |index, i| {
         const esym_index = @as(u32, @intCast(i));
-        const this_sym = self.symtab[esym_index];
+        const this_sym = self.symtab.items[esym_index];
 
         if (this_sym.st_shndx == elf.SHN_UNDEF) continue;
 
@@ -166,18 +170,9 @@ pub fn resolveSymbols(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn resetGlobals(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) void {
-    for (self.globals()) |index| {
-        const global = elf_file.symbol(index);
-        const off = global.name_offset;
-        global.* = .{};
-        global.name_offset = off;
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn markLive(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     for (self.globals(), 0..) |index, i| {
-        const sym = self.symtab[i];
+        const sym = self.symtab.items[i];
         if (sym.st_shndx != elf.SHN_UNDEF) continue;
 
         const global = elf_file.symbol(index);
@@ -193,27 +188,6 @@ pub fn markLive(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn updateSymtabSize(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) void {
-    for (self.globals()) |global_index| {
-        const global = elf_file.symbol(global_index);
-        if (global.file(elf_file)) |file| if (file.index() != self.index) continue;
-        if (global.isLocal()) continue;
-        global.flags.output_symtab = true;
-        self.output_symtab_size.nglobals += 1;
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn writeSymtab(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf, ctx: anytype) void {
-    var iglobal = ctx.iglobal;
-    for (self.globals()) |global_index| {
-        const global = elf_file.symbol(global_index);
-        if (global.file(elf_file)) |file| if (file.index() != self.index) continue;
-        if (!global.flags.output_symtab) continue;
-        global.setOutputSym(elf_file, &ctx.symtab[iglobal]);
-        iglobal += 1;
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn globals(self: SharedObject) []const Symbol.Index {
     return self.symbols.items;
 }
@@ -223,11 +197,6 @@ pub fn shdrContents(self: SharedObject, index: u16) []const u8 {
     return self.data[shdr.sh_offset..][0..shdr.sh_size];
 }
 
-pub fn getString(self: SharedObject, off: u32) [:0]const u8 {
-    assert(off < self.strtab.len);
-    return mem.sliceTo(@as([*:0]const u8, @ptrCast(self.strtab.ptr + off)), 0);
-}
-
 pub fn versionString(self: SharedObject, index: elf.Elf64_Versym) [:0]const u8 {
     const off = self.verstrings.items[index & elf.VERSYM_VERSION];
     return self.getString(off);
@@ -309,6 +278,25 @@ pub fn symbolAliases(self: *SharedObject, index: u32, elf_file: *Elf) []const u3
     return aliases.items[start..end];
 }
 
+pub fn getString(self: SharedObject, off: u32) [:0]const u8 {
+    assert(off < self.strtab.items.len);
+    return mem.sliceTo(@as([*:0]const u8, @ptrCast(self.strtab.items.ptr + off)), 0);
+}
+
+pub fn getSymtabRaw(self: SharedObject) []align(1) const elf.Elf64_Sym {
+    const index = self.dynsym_sect_index orelse return &[0]elf.Elf64_Sym{};
+    const raw_symtab = self.shdrContents(index);
+    const nsyms = @divExact(raw_symtab.len, @sizeOf(elf.Elf64_Sym));
+    const symtab = @as([*]align(1) const elf.Elf64_Sym, @ptrCast(raw_symtab.ptr))[0..nsyms];
+    return symtab;
+}
+
+pub fn getStrtabRaw(self: SharedObject) []const u8 {
+    const index = self.dynsym_sect_index orelse return &[0]u8{};
+    const shdr = self.shdrs.items[index];
+    return self.shdrContents(@as(u16, @intCast(shdr.sh_link)));
+}
+
 pub fn format(
     self: SharedObject,
     comptime unused_fmt_string: []const u8,
src/link/Elf/Symbol.zig
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ pub fn @"type"(symbol: Symbol, elf_file: *Elf) u4 {
 }
 
 pub fn name(symbol: Symbol, elf_file: *Elf) [:0]const u8 {
-    return elf_file.strtab.getAssumeExists(symbol.name_offset);
+    if (symbol.flags.global) return elf_file.strings.getAssumeExists(symbol.name_offset);
+    const file_ptr = symbol.file(elf_file).?;
+    return switch (file_ptr) {
+        inline else => |x| x.getString(symbol.name_offset),
+    };
 }
 
 pub fn atom(symbol: Symbol, elf_file: *Elf) ?*Atom {
@@ -71,11 +75,10 @@ pub fn file(symbol: Symbol, elf_file: *Elf) ?File {
 
 pub fn elfSym(symbol: Symbol, elf_file: *Elf) elf.Elf64_Sym {
     const file_ptr = symbol.file(elf_file).?;
-    switch (file_ptr) {
-        .zig_object => |x| return x.elfSym(symbol.esym_index).*,
-        .linker_defined => |x| return x.symtab.items[symbol.esym_index],
-        inline else => |x| return x.symtab[symbol.esym_index],
-    }
+    return switch (file_ptr) {
+        .zig_object => |x| x.elfSym(symbol.esym_index).*,
+        inline else => |x| x.symtab.items[symbol.esym_index],
+    };
 }
 
 pub fn symbolRank(symbol: Symbol, elf_file: *Elf) u32 {
@@ -201,10 +204,7 @@ pub fn setExtra(symbol: Symbol, extras: Extra, elf_file: *Elf) void {
 }
 
 pub fn setOutputSym(symbol: Symbol, elf_file: *Elf, out: *elf.Elf64_Sym) void {
-    const file_ptr = symbol.file(elf_file) orelse {
-        out.* = Elf.null_sym;
-        return;
-    };
+    const file_ptr = symbol.file(elf_file).?;
     const esym = symbol.elfSym(elf_file);
     const st_type = symbol.type(elf_file);
     const st_bind: u8 = blk: {
@@ -232,14 +232,11 @@ pub fn setOutputSym(symbol: Symbol, elf_file: *Elf, out: *elf.Elf64_Sym) void {
             break :blk symbol.value - elf_file.tlsAddress();
         break :blk symbol.value;
     };
-    out.* = .{
-        .st_name = symbol.name_offset,
-        .st_info = (st_bind << 4) | st_type,
-        .st_other = esym.st_other,
-        .st_shndx = st_shndx,
-        .st_value = st_value,
-        .st_size = esym.st_size,
-    };
+    out.st_info = (st_bind << 4) | st_type;
+    out.st_other = esym.st_other;
+    out.st_shndx = st_shndx;
+    out.st_value = st_value;
+    out.st_size = esym.st_size;
 }
 
 pub fn format(
@@ -340,6 +337,12 @@ pub const Flags = packed struct {
     /// Whether this symbol is weak.
     weak: bool = false,
 
+    /// Whether the symbol has its name interned in global symbol
+    /// resolver table.
+    /// This happens for any symbol that is considered a global
+    /// symbol, but is not necessarily an import or export.
+    global: bool = false,
+
     /// Whether the symbol makes into the output symtab.
     output_symtab: bool = false,
 
src/link/Elf/synthetic_sections.zig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub const DynamicSection = struct {
 
     pub fn addNeeded(dt: *DynamicSection, shared: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
         const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
-        const off = try elf_file.dynstrtab.insert(gpa, shared.soname());
+        const off = try elf_file.insertDynString(shared.soname());
         try dt.needed.append(gpa, off);
     }
 
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ pub const DynamicSection = struct {
             if (i > 0) try rpath.append(':');
             try rpath.appendSlice(path);
         }
-        dt.rpath = try elf_file.dynstrtab.insert(gpa, rpath.items);
+        dt.rpath = try elf_file.insertDynString(rpath.items);
     }
 
     pub fn setSoname(dt: *DynamicSection, soname: []const u8, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
-        dt.soname = try elf_file.dynstrtab.insert(elf_file.base.allocator, soname);
+        dt.soname = try elf_file.insertDynString(soname);
     }
 
     fn getFlags(dt: DynamicSection, elf_file: *Elf) ?u64 {
@@ -359,31 +359,24 @@ pub const ZigGotSection = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn updateSymtabSize(zig_got: *ZigGotSection, elf_file: *Elf) void {
-        _ = elf_file;
         zig_got.output_symtab_size.nlocals = @as(u32, @intCast(zig_got.entries.items.len));
-    }
-
-    pub fn updateStrtab(zig_got: ZigGotSection, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
-        const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
         for (zig_got.entries.items) |entry| {
-            const symbol_name = elf_file.symbol(entry).name(elf_file);
-            const name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(gpa, "{s}$ziggot", .{symbol_name});
-            defer gpa.free(name);
-            _ = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
+            const name = elf_file.symbol(entry).name(elf_file);
+            zig_got.output_symtab_size.strsize += @as(u32, @intCast(name.len + "$ziggot".len)) + 1;
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn writeSymtab(zig_got: ZigGotSection, elf_file: *Elf, ctx: anytype) !void {
-        const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
+    pub fn writeSymtab(zig_got: ZigGotSection, elf_file: *Elf, ctx: anytype) void {
         for (zig_got.entries.items, ctx.ilocal.., 0..) |entry, ilocal, index| {
             const symbol = elf_file.symbol(entry);
             const symbol_name = symbol.name(elf_file);
-            const name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(gpa, "{s}$ziggot", .{symbol_name});
-            defer gpa.free(name);
-            const st_name = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
+            const st_name = @as(u32, @intCast(elf_file.strtab.items.len));
+            elf_file.strtab.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(symbol_name);
+            elf_file.strtab.appendSliceAssumeCapacity("$ziggot");
+            elf_file.strtab.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
             const st_value = zig_got.entryAddress(@intCast(index), elf_file);
             const st_size = elf_file.archPtrWidthBytes();
-            ctx.symtab[ilocal] = .{
+            elf_file.symtab.items[ilocal] = .{
                 .st_name = st_name,
                 .st_info = elf.STT_OBJECT,
                 .st_other = 0,
@@ -767,25 +760,17 @@ pub const GotSection = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn updateSymtabSize(got: *GotSection, elf_file: *Elf) void {
-        _ = elf_file;
         got.output_symtab_size.nlocals = @as(u32, @intCast(got.entries.items.len));
-    }
-
-    pub fn updateStrtab(got: GotSection, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
-        const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
         for (got.entries.items) |entry| {
             const symbol_name = switch (entry.tag) {
                 .tlsld => "",
                 inline else => elf_file.symbol(entry.symbol_index).name(elf_file),
             };
-            const name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(gpa, "{s}${s}", .{ symbol_name, @tagName(entry.tag) });
-            defer gpa.free(name);
-            _ = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
+            got.output_symtab_size.strsize += @as(u32, @intCast(symbol_name.len + @tagName(entry.tag).len)) + 1 + 1;
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn writeSymtab(got: GotSection, elf_file: *Elf, ctx: anytype) !void {
-        const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
+    pub fn writeSymtab(got: GotSection, elf_file: *Elf, ctx: anytype) void {
         for (got.entries.items, ctx.ilocal..) |entry, ilocal| {
             const symbol = switch (entry.tag) {
                 .tlsld => null,
@@ -795,12 +780,14 @@ pub const GotSection = struct {
                 .tlsld => "",
                 inline else => symbol.?.name(elf_file),
             };
-            const name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(gpa, "{s}${s}", .{ symbol_name, @tagName(entry.tag) });
-            defer gpa.free(name);
-            const st_name = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
+            const st_name = @as(u32, @intCast(elf_file.strtab.items.len));
+            elf_file.strtab.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(symbol_name);
+            elf_file.strtab.appendAssumeCapacity('$');
+            elf_file.strtab.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(@tagName(entry.tag));
+            elf_file.strtab.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
             const st_value = entry.address(elf_file);
             const st_size: u64 = entry.len() * elf_file.archPtrWidthBytes();
-            ctx.symtab[ilocal] = .{
+            elf_file.symtab.items[ilocal] = .{
                 .st_name = st_name,
                 .st_info = elf.STT_OBJECT,
                 .st_other = 0,
@@ -922,30 +909,22 @@ pub const PltSection = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn updateSymtabSize(plt: *PltSection, elf_file: *Elf) void {
-        _ = elf_file;
         plt.output_symtab_size.nlocals = @as(u32, @intCast(plt.symbols.items.len));
-    }
-
-    pub fn updateStrtab(plt: PltSection, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
-        const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
         for (plt.symbols.items) |sym_index| {
-            const sym = elf_file.symbol(sym_index);
-            const name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(gpa, "{s}$plt", .{sym.name(elf_file)});
-            defer gpa.free(name);
-            _ = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
+            const name = elf_file.symbol(sym_index).name(elf_file);
+            plt.output_symtab_size.strsize += @as(u32, @intCast(name.len + "$plt".len)) + 1;
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn writeSymtab(plt: PltSection, elf_file: *Elf, ctx: anytype) !void {
-        const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
-
+    pub fn writeSymtab(plt: PltSection, elf_file: *Elf, ctx: anytype) void {
         var ilocal = ctx.ilocal;
         for (plt.symbols.items) |sym_index| {
             const sym = elf_file.symbol(sym_index);
-            const name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(gpa, "{s}$plt", .{sym.name(elf_file)});
-            defer gpa.free(name);
-            const st_name = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
-            ctx.symtab[ilocal] = .{
+            const st_name = @as(u32, @intCast(elf_file.strtab.items.len));
+            elf_file.strtab.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(sym.name(elf_file));
+            elf_file.strtab.appendSliceAssumeCapacity("$plt");
+            elf_file.strtab.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
+            elf_file.symtab.items[ilocal] = .{
                 .st_name = st_name,
                 .st_info = elf.STT_FUNC,
                 .st_other = 0,
@@ -1029,29 +1008,22 @@ pub const PltGotSection = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn updateSymtabSize(plt_got: *PltGotSection, elf_file: *Elf) void {
-        _ = elf_file;
         plt_got.output_symtab_size.nlocals = @as(u32, @intCast(plt_got.symbols.items.len));
-    }
-
-    pub fn updateStrtab(plt_got: PltGotSection, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
-        const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
         for (plt_got.symbols.items) |sym_index| {
-            const sym = elf_file.symbol(sym_index);
-            const name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(gpa, "{s}$pltgot", .{sym.name(elf_file)});
-            defer gpa.free(name);
-            _ = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
+            const name = elf_file.symbol(sym_index).name(elf_file);
+            plt_got.output_symtab_size.strsize += @as(u32, @intCast(name.len + "$pltgot".len)) + 1;
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn writeSymtab(plt_got: PltGotSection, elf_file: *Elf, ctx: anytype) !void {
-        const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
+    pub fn writeSymtab(plt_got: PltGotSection, elf_file: *Elf, ctx: anytype) void {
         var ilocal = ctx.ilocal;
         for (plt_got.symbols.items) |sym_index| {
             const sym = elf_file.symbol(sym_index);
-            const name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(gpa, "{s}$pltgot", .{sym.name(elf_file)});
-            defer gpa.free(name);
-            const st_name = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
-            ctx.symtab[ilocal] = .{
+            const st_name = @as(u32, @intCast(elf_file.strtab.items.len));
+            elf_file.strtab.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(sym.name(elf_file));
+            elf_file.strtab.appendSliceAssumeCapacity("$pltgot");
+            elf_file.strtab.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
+            elf_file.symtab.items[ilocal] = .{
                 .st_name = st_name,
                 .st_info = elf.STT_FUNC,
                 .st_other = 0,
@@ -1166,7 +1138,7 @@ pub const DynsymSection = struct {
             new_extra.dynamic = index;
             sym.setExtra(new_extra, elf_file);
         } else try sym.addExtra(.{ .dynamic = index }, elf_file);
-        const off = try elf_file.dynstrtab.insert(gpa, sym.name(elf_file));
+        const off = try elf_file.insertDynString(sym.name(elf_file));
         try dynsym.entries.append(gpa, .{ .symbol_index = sym_index, .off = off });
     }
 
@@ -1251,7 +1223,7 @@ pub const HashSection = struct {
         @memset(chains, 0);
 
         for (elf_file.dynsym.entries.items, 1..) |entry, i| {
-            const name = elf_file.dynstrtab.getAssumeExists(entry.off);
+            const name = elf_file.getDynString(entry.off);
             const hash = hasher(name) % buckets.len;
             chains[@as(u32, @intCast(i))] = buckets[hash];
             buckets[hash] = @as(u32, @intCast(i));
@@ -1490,7 +1462,7 @@ pub const VerneedSection = struct {
         sym.* = .{
             .vn_version = 1,
             .vn_cnt = 0,
-            .vn_file = try elf_file.dynstrtab.insert(gpa, soname),
+            .vn_file = try elf_file.insertDynString(soname),
             .vn_aux = 0,
             .vn_next = 0,
         };
@@ -1509,7 +1481,7 @@ pub const VerneedSection = struct {
             .vna_hash = HashSection.hasher(version),
             .vna_flags = 0,
             .vna_other = vern.index,
-            .vna_name = try elf_file.dynstrtab.insert(gpa, version),
+            .vna_name = try elf_file.insertDynString(version),
             .vna_next = 0,
         };
         verneed_sym.vn_cnt += 1;
src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ index: File.Index,
 
 local_esyms: std.MultiArrayList(ElfSym) = .{},
 global_esyms: std.MultiArrayList(ElfSym) = .{},
+strtab: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{},
 local_symbols: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Symbol.Index) = .{},
 global_symbols: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Symbol.Index) = .{},
 globals_lookup: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(u32, Symbol.Index) = .{},
@@ -74,8 +75,9 @@ pub fn init(self: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
     const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
 
     try self.atoms.append(gpa, 0); // null input section
+    try self.strtab.append(gpa, 0);
 
-    const name_off = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, std.fs.path.stem(self.path));
+    const name_off = try self.insertString(gpa, std.fs.path.stem(self.path));
     const symbol_index = try elf_file.addSymbol();
     try self.local_symbols.append(gpa, symbol_index);
     const symbol_ptr = elf_file.symbol(symbol_index);
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ pub fn init(self: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
 pub fn deinit(self: *ZigObject, allocator: Allocator) void {
     self.local_esyms.deinit(allocator);
     self.global_esyms.deinit(allocator);
+    self.strtab.deinit(allocator);
     self.local_symbols.deinit(allocator);
     self.global_symbols.deinit(allocator);
     self.globals_lookup.deinit(allocator);
@@ -379,15 +382,6 @@ pub fn scanRelocs(self: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf, undefs: anytype) !void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn resetGlobals(self: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf) void {
-    for (self.globals()) |index| {
-        const global = elf_file.symbol(index);
-        const off = global.name_offset;
-        global.* = .{};
-        global.name_offset = off;
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn markLive(self: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     for (self.globals(), 0..) |index, i| {
         const esym = self.global_esyms.items(.elf_sym)[i];
@@ -404,60 +398,6 @@ pub fn markLive(self: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn updateSymtabSize(self: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf) void {
-    for (self.locals()) |local_index| {
-        const local = elf_file.symbol(local_index);
-        const esym = local.elfSym(elf_file);
-        switch (esym.st_type()) {
-            elf.STT_SECTION, elf.STT_NOTYPE => {
-                local.flags.output_symtab = false;
-                continue;
-            },
-            else => {},
-        }
-        local.flags.output_symtab = true;
-        self.output_symtab_size.nlocals += 1;
-    }
-
-    for (self.globals()) |global_index| {
-        const global = elf_file.symbol(global_index);
-        if (global.file(elf_file)) |file| if (file.index() != self.index) {
-            global.flags.output_symtab = false;
-            continue;
-        };
-        global.flags.output_symtab = true;
-        if (global.isLocal()) {
-            self.output_symtab_size.nlocals += 1;
-        } else {
-            self.output_symtab_size.nglobals += 1;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn writeSymtab(self: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf, ctx: anytype) void {
-    var ilocal = ctx.ilocal;
-    for (self.locals()) |local_index| {
-        const local = elf_file.symbol(local_index);
-        if (!local.flags.output_symtab) continue;
-        local.setOutputSym(elf_file, &ctx.symtab[ilocal]);
-        ilocal += 1;
-    }
-
-    var iglobal = ctx.iglobal;
-    for (self.globals()) |global_index| {
-        const global = elf_file.symbol(global_index);
-        if (global.file(elf_file)) |file| if (file.index() != self.index) continue;
-        if (!global.flags.output_symtab) continue;
-        if (global.isLocal()) {
-            global.setOutputSym(elf_file, &ctx.symtab[ilocal]);
-            ilocal += 1;
-        } else {
-            global.setOutputSym(elf_file, &ctx.symtab[iglobal]);
-            iglobal += 1;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn symbol(self: *ZigObject, index: Symbol.Index) Symbol.Index {
     const is_global = index & global_symbol_bit != 0;
     const actual_index = index & symbol_mask;
@@ -727,7 +667,7 @@ fn updateDeclCode(
     sym.output_section_index = shdr_index;
     atom_ptr.output_section_index = shdr_index;
 
-    sym.name_offset = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, decl_name);
+    sym.name_offset = try self.insertString(gpa, decl_name);
     atom_ptr.flags.alive = true;
     atom_ptr.name_offset = sym.name_offset;
     esym.st_name = sym.name_offset;
@@ -967,7 +907,7 @@ fn updateLazySymbol(
             sym.ty.fmt(mod),
         });
         defer gpa.free(name);
-        break :blk try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
+        break :blk try self.insertString(gpa, name);
     };
 
     const src = if (sym.ty.getOwnerDeclOrNull(mod)) |owner_decl|
@@ -1100,7 +1040,7 @@ fn lowerConst(
 
     const phdr_index = elf_file.phdr_to_shdr_table.get(output_section_index).?;
     const local_sym = elf_file.symbol(sym_index);
-    const name_str_index = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
+    const name_str_index = try self.insertString(gpa, name);
     local_sym.name_offset = name_str_index;
     local_sym.output_section_index = output_section_index;
     const local_esym = &self.local_esyms.items(.elf_sym)[local_sym.esym_index];
@@ -1195,8 +1135,8 @@ pub fn updateExports(
         };
         const stt_bits: u8 = @as(u4, @truncate(esym.st_info));
         const exp_name = mod.intern_pool.stringToSlice(exp.opts.name);
-        const name_off = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, exp_name);
-        const global_esym_index = if (metadata.@"export"(self, elf_file, exp_name)) |exp_index|
+        const name_off = try self.insertString(gpa, exp_name);
+        const global_esym_index = if (metadata.@"export"(self, exp_name)) |exp_index|
             exp_index.*
         else blk: {
             const global_esym_index = try self.addGlobalEsym(gpa);
@@ -1205,7 +1145,7 @@ pub fn updateExports(
             global_esym.st_name = name_off;
             lookup_gop.value_ptr.* = global_esym_index;
             try metadata.exports.append(gpa, global_esym_index);
-            const gop = try elf_file.getOrPutGlobal(name_off);
+            const gop = try elf_file.getOrPutGlobal(exp_name);
             try self.global_symbols.append(gpa, gop.index);
             break :blk global_esym_index;
         };
@@ -1248,7 +1188,7 @@ pub fn deleteDeclExport(
     const metadata = self.decls.getPtr(decl_index) orelse return;
     const mod = elf_file.base.options.module.?;
     const exp_name = mod.intern_pool.stringToSlice(name);
-    const esym_index = metadata.@"export"(self, elf_file, exp_name) orelse return;
+    const esym_index = metadata.@"export"(self, exp_name) orelse return;
     log.debug("deleting export '{s}'", .{exp_name});
     const esym = &self.global_esyms.items(.elf_sym)[esym_index.*];
     _ = self.globals_lookup.remove(esym.st_name);
@@ -1265,19 +1205,31 @@ pub fn deleteDeclExport(
 pub fn getGlobalSymbol(self: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf, name: []const u8, lib_name: ?[]const u8) !u32 {
     _ = lib_name;
     const gpa = elf_file.base.allocator;
-    const off = try elf_file.strtab.insert(gpa, name);
+    const off = try self.insertString(gpa, name);
     const lookup_gop = try self.globals_lookup.getOrPut(gpa, off);
     if (!lookup_gop.found_existing) {
         const esym_index = try self.addGlobalEsym(gpa);
         const esym = self.elfSym(esym_index);
         esym.st_name = off;
         lookup_gop.value_ptr.* = esym_index;
-        const gop = try elf_file.getOrPutGlobal(off);
+        const gop = try elf_file.getOrPutGlobal(name);
         try self.global_symbols.append(gpa, gop.index);
     }
     return lookup_gop.value_ptr.*;
 }
 
+pub fn getString(self: ZigObject, off: u32) [:0]const u8 {
+    assert(off < self.strtab.items.len);
+    return mem.sliceTo(@as([*:0]const u8, @ptrCast(self.strtab.items.ptr + off)), 0);
+}
+
+pub fn insertString(self: *ZigObject, allocator: Allocator, name: []const u8) error{OutOfMemory}!u32 {
+    const off = @as(u32, @intCast(self.strtab.items.len));
+    try self.strtab.ensureUnusedCapacity(allocator, name.len + 1);
+    self.strtab.writer(allocator).print("{s}\x00", .{name}) catch unreachable;
+    return off;
+}
+
 pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(formatSymtab) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .self = self,
@@ -1350,9 +1302,9 @@ const DeclMetadata = struct {
     /// A list of all exports aliases of this Decl.
     exports: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Symbol.Index) = .{},
 
-    fn @"export"(m: DeclMetadata, zig_object: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf, name: []const u8) ?*u32 {
+    fn @"export"(m: DeclMetadata, zig_object: *ZigObject, name: []const u8) ?*u32 {
         for (m.exports.items) |*exp| {
-            const exp_name = elf_file.strtab.getAssumeExists(zig_object.elfSym(exp.*).st_name);
+            const exp_name = zig_object.getString(zig_object.elfSym(exp.*).st_name);
             if (mem.eql(u8, name, exp_name)) return exp;
         }
         return null;
src/link/MachO/DebugSymbols.zig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ debug_aranges_section_dirty: bool = false,
 debug_info_header_dirty: bool = false,
 debug_line_header_dirty: bool = false,
 
-strtab: StringTable(.strtab) = .{},
+strtab: StringTable = .{},
 relocs: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Reloc) = .{},
 
 pub const Reloc = struct {
@@ -567,5 +567,5 @@ const Allocator = mem.Allocator;
 const Dwarf = @import("../Dwarf.zig");
 const MachO = @import("../MachO.zig");
 const Module = @import("../../Module.zig");
-const StringTable = @import("../strtab.zig").StringTable;
+const StringTable = @import("../StringTable.zig");
 const Type = @import("../../type.zig").Type;
src/link/MachO/zld.zig
@@ -1227,7 +1227,6 @@ const LibStub = @import("../tapi.zig").LibStub;
 const Object = @import("Object.zig");
 const Platform = load_commands.Platform;
 const Section = MachO.Section;
-const StringTable = @import("../strtab.zig").StringTable;
 const SymbolWithLoc = MachO.SymbolWithLoc;
 const TableSection = @import("../table_section.zig").TableSection;
 const Trie = @import("Trie.zig");
src/link/Coff.zig
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ need_got_table: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(u32, void) = .{},
 locals_free_list: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u32) = .{},
 globals_free_list: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u32) = .{},
 
-strtab: StringTable(.strtab) = .{},
+strtab: StringTable = .{},
 strtab_offset: ?u32 = null,
 
-temp_strtab: StringTable(.temp_strtab) = .{},
+temp_strtab: StringTable = .{},
 
 got_table: TableSection(SymbolWithLoc) = .{},
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ fn populateMissingMetadata(self: *Coff) !void {
     }
 
     if (self.strtab_offset == null) {
-        const file_size = @as(u32, @intCast(self.strtab.len()));
+        const file_size = @as(u32, @intCast(self.strtab.buffer.items.len));
         self.strtab_offset = self.findFreeSpace(file_size, @alignOf(u32)); // 4bytes aligned seems like a good idea here
         log.debug("found strtab free space 0x{x} to 0x{x}", .{ self.strtab_offset.?, self.strtab_offset.? + file_size });
     }
@@ -2142,7 +2142,7 @@ fn writeStrtab(self: *Coff) !void {
     if (self.strtab_offset == null) return;
 
     const allocated_size = self.allocatedSize(self.strtab_offset.?);
-    const needed_size = @as(u32, @intCast(self.strtab.len()));
+    const needed_size = @as(u32, @intCast(self.strtab.buffer.items.len));
 
     if (needed_size > allocated_size) {
         self.strtab_offset = null;
@@ -2154,10 +2154,10 @@ fn writeStrtab(self: *Coff) !void {
     var buffer = std.ArrayList(u8).init(self.base.allocator);
     defer buffer.deinit();
     try buffer.ensureTotalCapacityPrecise(needed_size);
-    buffer.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(self.strtab.items());
+    buffer.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(self.strtab.buffer.items);
     // Here, we do a trick in that we do not commit the size of the strtab to strtab buffer, instead
     // we write the length of the strtab to a temporary buffer that goes to file.
-    mem.writeInt(u32, buffer.items[0..4], @as(u32, @intCast(self.strtab.len())), .little);
+    mem.writeInt(u32, buffer.items[0..4], @as(u32, @intCast(self.strtab.buffer.items.len)), .little);
 
     try self.base.file.?.pwriteAll(buffer.items, self.strtab_offset.?);
 }
@@ -2325,7 +2325,7 @@ fn detectAllocCollision(self: *Coff, start: u32, size: u32) ?u32 {
     const end = start + padToIdeal(size);
 
     if (self.strtab_offset) |off| {
-        const tight_size = @as(u32, @intCast(self.strtab.len()));
+        const tight_size = @as(u32, @intCast(self.strtab.buffer.items.len));
         const increased_size = padToIdeal(tight_size);
         const test_end = off + increased_size;
         if (end > off and start < test_end) {
@@ -2666,7 +2666,7 @@ const InternPool = @import("../InternPool.zig");
 const Object = @import("Coff/Object.zig");
 const Relocation = @import("Coff/Relocation.zig");
 const TableSection = @import("table_section.zig").TableSection;
-const StringTable = @import("strtab.zig").StringTable;
+const StringTable = @import("StringTable.zig");
 const Type = @import("../type.zig").Type;
 const TypedValue = @import("../TypedValue.zig");
 
src/link/Dwarf.zig
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ abbrev_table_offset: ?u64 = null,
 
 /// TODO replace with InternPool
 /// Table of debug symbol names.
-strtab: StringTable(.strtab) = .{},
+strtab: StringTable = .{},
 
 /// Quick lookup array of all defined source files referenced by at least one Decl.
 /// They will end up in the DWARF debug_line header as two lists:
@@ -2760,6 +2760,6 @@ const LinkFn = File.LinkFn;
 const LinkerLoad = @import("../codegen.zig").LinkerLoad;
 const Module = @import("../Module.zig");
 const InternPool = @import("../InternPool.zig");
-const StringTable = @import("strtab.zig").StringTable;
+const StringTable = @import("StringTable.zig");
 const Type = @import("../type.zig").Type;
 const Value = @import("../value.zig").Value;
src/link/Elf.zig
@@ -66,13 +66,15 @@ page_size: u32,
 default_sym_version: elf.Elf64_Versym,
 
 /// .shstrtab buffer
-shstrtab: StringTable(.strtab) = .{},
+shstrtab: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{},
+/// .symtab buffer
+symtab: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(elf.Elf64_Sym) = .{},
 /// .strtab buffer
-strtab: StringTable(.strtab) = .{},
+strtab: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{},
 /// Dynamic symbol table. Only populated and emitted when linking dynamically.
 dynsym: DynsymSection = .{},
 /// .dynstrtab buffer
-dynstrtab: StringTable(.dynstrtab) = .{},
+dynstrtab: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{},
 /// Version symbol table. Only populated and emitted when linking dynamically.
 versym: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(elf.Elf64_Versym) = .{},
 /// .verneed section
@@ -156,9 +158,10 @@ start_stop_indexes: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u32) = .{},
 /// An array of symbols parsed across all input files.
 symbols: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Symbol) = .{},
 symbols_extra: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u32) = .{},
-resolver: std.AutoArrayHashMapUnmanaged(u32, Symbol.Index) = .{},
 symbols_free_list: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Symbol.Index) = .{},
 
+resolver: std.AutoArrayHashMapUnmanaged(u32, Symbol.Index) = .{},
+
 has_text_reloc: bool = false,
 num_ifunc_dynrelocs: usize = 0,
 
@@ -175,6 +178,10 @@ comdat_groups: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(ComdatGroup) = .{},
 comdat_groups_owners: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(ComdatGroupOwner) = .{},
 comdat_groups_table: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(u32, ComdatGroupOwner.Index) = .{},
 
+/// Global string table used to provide quick access to global symbol resolvers
+/// such as `resolver` and `comdat_groups_table`.
+strings: StringTable = .{},
+
 /// When allocating, the ideal_capacity is calculated by
 /// actual_capacity + (actual_capacity / ideal_factor)
 const ideal_factor = 3;
@@ -227,13 +234,15 @@ pub fn openPath(allocator: Allocator, sub_path: []const u8, options: link.Option
     // Append null file at index 0
     try self.files.append(allocator, .null);
     // Append null byte to string tables
-    try self.shstrtab.buffer.append(allocator, 0);
-    try self.strtab.buffer.append(allocator, 0);
+    try self.shstrtab.append(allocator, 0);
+    try self.strtab.append(allocator, 0);
     // There must always be a null shdr in index 0
     _ = try self.addSection(.{ .name = "" });
+    // Append null symbol in output symtab
+    try self.symtab.append(allocator, null_sym);
 
     if (!is_obj_or_ar) {
-        try self.dynstrtab.buffer.append(allocator, 0);
+        try self.dynstrtab.append(allocator, 0);
 
         // Initialize PT_PHDR program header
         const p_align: u16 = switch (self.ptr_width) {
@@ -347,6 +356,7 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Elf) void {
     }
     self.output_sections.deinit(gpa);
     self.shstrtab.deinit(gpa);
+    self.symtab.deinit(gpa);
     self.strtab.deinit(gpa);
     self.symbols.deinit(gpa);
     self.symbols_extra.deinit(gpa);
@@ -364,6 +374,7 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Elf) void {
     self.comdat_groups.deinit(gpa);
     self.comdat_groups_owners.deinit(gpa);
     self.comdat_groups_table.deinit(gpa);
+    self.strings.deinit(gpa);
 
     self.got.deinit(gpa);
     self.plt.deinit(gpa);
@@ -747,7 +758,7 @@ pub fn growAllocSection(self: *Elf, shdr_index: u16, needed_size: u64) !void {
         const new_offset = self.findFreeSpace(needed_size, self.page_size);
 
         log.debug("new '{s}' file offset 0x{x} to 0x{x}", .{
-            self.shstrtab.getAssumeExists(shdr.sh_name),
+            self.getShString(shdr.sh_name),
             new_offset,
             new_offset + existing_size,
         });
@@ -796,7 +807,7 @@ pub fn growNonAllocSection(
         const new_offset = self.findFreeSpace(needed_size, min_alignment);
 
         log.debug("new '{s}' file offset 0x{x} to 0x{x}", .{
-            self.shstrtab.getAssumeExists(shdr.sh_name),
+            self.getShString(shdr.sh_name),
             new_offset,
             new_offset + existing_size,
         });
@@ -1696,7 +1707,7 @@ fn accessLibPath(
 /// 6. Re-run symbol resolution on pruned objects and shared objects sets.
 fn resolveSymbols(self: *Elf) void {
     // Resolve symbols in the ZigObject. For now, we assume that it's always live.
-    if (self.zigObjectPtr()) |zig_object| zig_object.resolveSymbols(self);
+    if (self.zigObjectPtr()) |zig_object| zig_object.asFile().resolveSymbols(self);
     // Resolve symbols on the set of all objects and shared objects (even if some are unneeded).
     for (self.objects.items) |index| self.file(index).?.resolveSymbols(self);
     for (self.shared_objects.items) |index| self.file(index).?.resolveSymbols(self);
@@ -1705,7 +1716,7 @@ fn resolveSymbols(self: *Elf) void {
     self.markLive();
 
     // Reset state of all globals after marking live objects.
-    if (self.zigObjectPtr()) |zig_object| zig_object.resetGlobals(self);
+    if (self.zigObjectPtr()) |zig_object| zig_object.asFile().resetGlobals(self);
     for (self.objects.items) |index| self.file(index).?.resetGlobals(self);
     for (self.shared_objects.items) |index| self.file(index).?.resetGlobals(self);
 
@@ -1767,7 +1778,7 @@ fn resolveSymbols(self: *Elf) void {
 /// This routine will prune unneeded objects extracted from archives and
 /// unneeded shared objects.
 fn markLive(self: *Elf) void {
-    if (self.zigObjectPtr()) |zig_object| zig_object.markLive(self);
+    if (self.zigObjectPtr()) |zig_object| zig_object.asFile().markLive(self);
     for (self.objects.items) |index| {
         const file_ptr = self.file(index).?;
         if (file_ptr.isAlive()) file_ptr.markLive(self);
@@ -3358,7 +3369,7 @@ fn sortInitFini(self: *Elf) !void {
             elf.SHT_FINI_ARRAY,
             => is_init_fini = true,
             else => {
-                const name = self.shstrtab.getAssumeExists(shdr.sh_name);
+                const name = self.getShString(shdr.sh_name);
                 is_ctor_dtor = mem.indexOf(u8, name, ".ctors") != null or mem.indexOf(u8, name, ".dtors") != null;
             },
         }
@@ -3520,7 +3531,7 @@ fn sortPhdrs(self: *Elf) error{OutOfMemory}!void {
 
 fn shdrRank(self: *Elf, shndx: u16) u8 {
     const shdr = self.shdrs.items[shndx];
-    const name = self.shstrtab.getAssumeExists(shdr.sh_name);
+    const name = self.getShString(shdr.sh_name);
     const flags = shdr.sh_flags;
 
     switch (shdr.sh_type) {
@@ -3801,7 +3812,7 @@ fn updateSectionSizes(self: *Elf) !void {
     }
 
     if (self.dynstrtab_section_index) |index| {
-        self.shdrs.items[index].sh_size = self.dynstrtab.buffer.items.len;
+        self.shdrs.items[index].sh_size = self.dynstrtab.items.len;
     }
 
     if (self.versym_section_index) |index| {
@@ -3816,26 +3827,8 @@ fn updateSectionSizes(self: *Elf) !void {
         try self.updateSymtabSize();
     }
 
-    if (self.strtab_section_index) |index| {
-        // TODO I don't really this here but we need it to add symbol names from GOT and other synthetic
-        // sections into .strtab for easier debugging.
-        if (self.zig_got_section_index) |_| {
-            try self.zig_got.updateStrtab(self);
-        }
-        if (self.got_section_index) |_| {
-            try self.got.updateStrtab(self);
-        }
-        if (self.plt_section_index) |_| {
-            try self.plt.updateStrtab(self);
-        }
-        if (self.plt_got_section_index) |_| {
-            try self.plt_got.updateStrtab(self);
-        }
-        self.shdrs.items[index].sh_size = self.strtab.buffer.items.len;
-    }
-
     if (self.shstrtab_section_index) |index| {
-        self.shdrs.items[index].sh_size = self.shstrtab.buffer.items.len;
+        self.shdrs.items[index].sh_size = self.shstrtab.items.len;
     }
 }
 
@@ -4074,7 +4067,7 @@ fn allocateNonAllocSections(self: *Elf) !void {
 
             if (self.isDebugSection(@intCast(shndx))) {
                 log.debug("moving {s} from 0x{x} to 0x{x}", .{
-                    self.shstrtab.getAssumeExists(shdr.sh_name),
+                    self.getShString(shdr.sh_name),
                     shdr.sh_offset,
                     new_offset,
                 });
@@ -4187,7 +4180,7 @@ fn writeAtoms(self: *Elf) !void {
 
         const atom_list = self.output_sections.get(@intCast(shndx)) orelse continue;
 
-        log.debug("writing atoms in '{s}' section", .{self.shstrtab.getAssumeExists(shdr.sh_name)});
+        log.debug("writing atoms in '{s}' section", .{self.getShString(shdr.sh_name)});
 
         // TODO really, really handle debug section separately
         const base_offset = if (self.isDebugSection(@intCast(shndx))) blk: {
@@ -4256,60 +4249,61 @@ fn updateSymtabSize(self: *Elf) !void {
     var sizes = SymtabSize{};
 
     if (self.zigObjectPtr()) |zig_object| {
-        zig_object.updateSymtabSize(self);
-        sizes.nlocals += zig_object.output_symtab_size.nlocals;
-        sizes.nglobals += zig_object.output_symtab_size.nglobals;
+        zig_object.asFile().updateSymtabSize(self);
+        sizes.add(zig_object.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
     for (self.objects.items) |index| {
-        const object = self.file(index).?.object;
-        object.updateSymtabSize(self);
-        sizes.nlocals += object.output_symtab_size.nlocals;
-        sizes.nglobals += object.output_symtab_size.nglobals;
+        const file_ptr = self.file(index).?;
+        file_ptr.updateSymtabSize(self);
+        sizes.add(file_ptr.object.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
     for (self.shared_objects.items) |index| {
-        const shared_object = self.file(index).?.shared_object;
-        shared_object.updateSymtabSize(self);
-        sizes.nglobals += shared_object.output_symtab_size.nglobals;
+        const file_ptr = self.file(index).?;
+        file_ptr.updateSymtabSize(self);
+        sizes.add(file_ptr.shared_object.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
     if (self.zig_got_section_index) |_| {
         self.zig_got.updateSymtabSize(self);
-        sizes.nlocals += self.zig_got.output_symtab_size.nlocals;
+        sizes.add(self.zig_got.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
     if (self.got_section_index) |_| {
         self.got.updateSymtabSize(self);
-        sizes.nlocals += self.got.output_symtab_size.nlocals;
+        sizes.add(self.got.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
     if (self.plt_section_index) |_| {
         self.plt.updateSymtabSize(self);
-        sizes.nlocals += self.plt.output_symtab_size.nlocals;
+        sizes.add(self.plt.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
     if (self.plt_got_section_index) |_| {
         self.plt_got.updateSymtabSize(self);
-        sizes.nlocals += self.plt_got.output_symtab_size.nlocals;
+        sizes.add(self.plt_got.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
     if (self.linker_defined_index) |index| {
-        const linker_defined = self.file(index).?.linker_defined;
-        linker_defined.updateSymtabSize(self);
-        sizes.nlocals += linker_defined.output_symtab_size.nlocals;
+        const file_ptr = self.file(index).?;
+        file_ptr.updateSymtabSize(self);
+        sizes.add(file_ptr.linker_defined.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
-    const shdr = &self.shdrs.items[self.symtab_section_index.?];
-    shdr.sh_info = sizes.nlocals + 1;
-    shdr.sh_link = self.strtab_section_index.?;
+    const symtab_shdr = &self.shdrs.items[self.symtab_section_index.?];
+    symtab_shdr.sh_info = sizes.nlocals + 1;
+    symtab_shdr.sh_link = self.strtab_section_index.?;
 
     const sym_size: u64 = switch (self.ptr_width) {
         .p32 => @sizeOf(elf.Elf32_Sym),
         .p64 => @sizeOf(elf.Elf64_Sym),
     };
     const needed_size = (sizes.nlocals + sizes.nglobals + 1) * sym_size;
-    shdr.sh_size = needed_size;
+    symtab_shdr.sh_size = needed_size;
+
+    const strtab = &self.shdrs.items[self.strtab_section_index.?];
+    strtab.sh_size = sizes.strsize + 1;
 }
 
 fn writeSyntheticSections(self: *Elf) !void {
@@ -4370,7 +4364,7 @@ fn writeSyntheticSections(self: *Elf) !void {
 
     if (self.dynstrtab_section_index) |shndx| {
         const shdr = self.shdrs.items[shndx];
-        try self.base.file.?.pwriteAll(self.dynstrtab.buffer.items, shdr.sh_offset);
+        try self.base.file.?.pwriteAll(self.dynstrtab.items, shdr.sh_offset);
     }
 
     if (self.eh_frame_section_index) |shndx| {
@@ -4440,12 +4434,7 @@ fn writeSyntheticSections(self: *Elf) !void {
 
     if (self.shstrtab_section_index) |index| {
         const shdr = self.shdrs.items[index];
-        try self.base.file.?.pwriteAll(self.shstrtab.buffer.items, shdr.sh_offset);
-    }
-
-    if (self.strtab_section_index) |index| {
-        const shdr = self.shdrs.items[index];
-        try self.base.file.?.pwriteAll(self.strtab.buffer.items, shdr.sh_offset);
+        try self.base.file.?.pwriteAll(self.shstrtab.items, shdr.sh_offset);
     }
 
     if (self.symtab_section_index) |_| {
@@ -4455,77 +4444,83 @@ fn writeSyntheticSections(self: *Elf) !void {
 
 fn writeSymtab(self: *Elf) !void {
     const gpa = self.base.allocator;
-    const shdr = &self.shdrs.items[self.symtab_section_index.?];
+    const symtab_shdr = self.shdrs.items[self.symtab_section_index.?];
+    const strtab_shdr = self.shdrs.items[self.strtab_section_index.?];
     const sym_size: u64 = switch (self.ptr_width) {
         .p32 => @sizeOf(elf.Elf32_Sym),
         .p64 => @sizeOf(elf.Elf64_Sym),
     };
-    const nsyms = math.cast(usize, @divExact(shdr.sh_size, sym_size)) orelse return error.Overflow;
+    const nsyms = math.cast(usize, @divExact(symtab_shdr.sh_size, sym_size)) orelse return error.Overflow;
+
+    log.debug("writing {d} symbols at 0x{x}", .{ nsyms, symtab_shdr.sh_offset });
 
-    log.debug("writing {d} symbols at 0x{x}", .{ nsyms, shdr.sh_offset });
+    try self.symtab.resize(gpa, nsyms);
+    try self.strtab.ensureUnusedCapacity(gpa, strtab_shdr.sh_size - 1);
 
-    const symtab = try gpa.alloc(elf.Elf64_Sym, nsyms);
-    defer gpa.free(symtab);
-    symtab[0] = null_sym;
+    const Ctx = struct {
+        ilocal: usize,
+        iglobal: usize,
 
-    var ctx: struct { ilocal: usize, iglobal: usize, symtab: []elf.Elf64_Sym } = .{
+        fn incr(this: *@This(), ss: SymtabSize) void {
+            this.ilocal += ss.nlocals;
+            this.iglobal += ss.nglobals;
+        }
+    };
+    var ctx: Ctx = .{
         .ilocal = 1,
-        .iglobal = shdr.sh_info,
-        .symtab = symtab,
+        .iglobal = symtab_shdr.sh_info,
     };
 
     if (self.zigObjectPtr()) |zig_object| {
-        zig_object.writeSymtab(self, ctx);
-        ctx.ilocal += zig_object.output_symtab_size.nlocals;
-        ctx.iglobal += zig_object.output_symtab_size.nglobals;
+        zig_object.asFile().writeSymtab(self, ctx);
+        ctx.incr(zig_object.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
     for (self.objects.items) |index| {
-        const object = self.file(index).?.object;
-        object.writeSymtab(self, ctx);
-        ctx.ilocal += object.output_symtab_size.nlocals;
-        ctx.iglobal += object.output_symtab_size.nglobals;
+        const file_ptr = self.file(index).?;
+        file_ptr.writeSymtab(self, ctx);
+        ctx.incr(file_ptr.object.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
     for (self.shared_objects.items) |index| {
-        const shared_object = self.file(index).?.shared_object;
-        shared_object.writeSymtab(self, ctx);
-        ctx.iglobal += shared_object.output_symtab_size.nglobals;
+        const file_ptr = self.file(index).?;
+        file_ptr.writeSymtab(self, ctx);
+        ctx.incr(file_ptr.shared_object.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
     if (self.zig_got_section_index) |_| {
-        try self.zig_got.writeSymtab(self, ctx);
-        ctx.ilocal += self.zig_got.output_symtab_size.nlocals;
+        self.zig_got.writeSymtab(self, ctx);
+        ctx.incr(self.zig_got.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
     if (self.got_section_index) |_| {
-        try self.got.writeSymtab(self, ctx);
-        ctx.ilocal += self.got.output_symtab_size.nlocals;
+        self.got.writeSymtab(self, ctx);
+        ctx.incr(self.got.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
     if (self.plt_section_index) |_| {
-        try self.plt.writeSymtab(self, ctx);
-        ctx.ilocal += self.plt.output_symtab_size.nlocals;
+        self.plt.writeSymtab(self, ctx);
+        ctx.incr(self.plt.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
     if (self.plt_got_section_index) |_| {
-        try self.plt_got.writeSymtab(self, ctx);
-        ctx.ilocal += self.plt_got.output_symtab_size.nlocals;
+        self.plt_got.writeSymtab(self, ctx);
+        ctx.incr(self.plt_got.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
     if (self.linker_defined_index) |index| {
-        const linker_defined = self.file(index).?.linker_defined;
-        linker_defined.writeSymtab(self, ctx);
-        ctx.ilocal += linker_defined.output_symtab_size.nlocals;
+        const file_ptr = self.file(index).?;
+        file_ptr.writeSymtab(self, ctx);
+        ctx.incr(file_ptr.linker_defined.output_symtab_size);
     }
 
     const foreign_endian = self.base.options.target.cpu.arch.endian() != builtin.cpu.arch.endian();
     switch (self.ptr_width) {
         .p32 => {
-            const buf = try gpa.alloc(elf.Elf32_Sym, symtab.len);
+            const buf = try gpa.alloc(elf.Elf32_Sym, self.symtab.items.len);
             defer gpa.free(buf);
 
-            for (buf, symtab) |*out, sym| {
+            for (buf, self.symtab.items) |*out, sym| {
                 out.* = .{
                     .st_name = sym.st_name,
                     .st_info = sym.st_info,
@@ -4536,15 +4531,17 @@ fn writeSymtab(self: *Elf) !void {
                 };
                 if (foreign_endian) mem.byteSwapAllFields(elf.Elf32_Sym, out);
             }
-            try self.base.file.?.pwriteAll(mem.sliceAsBytes(buf), shdr.sh_offset);
+            try self.base.file.?.pwriteAll(mem.sliceAsBytes(buf), symtab_shdr.sh_offset);
         },
         .p64 => {
             if (foreign_endian) {
-                for (symtab) |*sym| mem.byteSwapAllFields(elf.Elf64_Sym, sym);
+                for (self.symtab.items) |*sym| mem.byteSwapAllFields(elf.Elf64_Sym, sym);
             }
-            try self.base.file.?.pwriteAll(mem.sliceAsBytes(symtab), shdr.sh_offset);
+            try self.base.file.?.pwriteAll(mem.sliceAsBytes(self.symtab.items), symtab_shdr.sh_offset);
         },
     }
+
+    try self.base.file.?.pwriteAll(self.strtab.items, strtab_shdr.sh_offset);
 }
 
 /// Always 4 or 8 depending on whether this is 32-bit ELF or 64-bit ELF.
@@ -4925,7 +4922,7 @@ pub fn addSection(self: *Elf, opts: AddSectionOpts) !u16 {
     const index = @as(u16, @intCast(self.shdrs.items.len));
     const shdr = try self.shdrs.addOne(gpa);
     shdr.* = .{
-        .sh_name = try self.shstrtab.insert(gpa, opts.name),
+        .sh_name = try self.insertShString(opts.name),
         .sh_type = opts.type,
         .sh_flags = opts.flags,
         .sh_addr = 0,
@@ -4941,7 +4938,7 @@ pub fn addSection(self: *Elf, opts: AddSectionOpts) !u16 {
 
 pub fn sectionByName(self: *Elf, name: [:0]const u8) ?u16 {
     for (self.shdrs.items, 0..) |*shdr, i| {
-        const this_name = self.shstrtab.getAssumeExists(shdr.sh_name);
+        const this_name = self.getShString(shdr.sh_name);
         if (mem.eql(u8, this_name, name)) return @as(u16, @intCast(i));
     } else return null;
 }
@@ -5114,13 +5111,15 @@ const GetOrPutGlobalResult = struct {
     index: Symbol.Index,
 };
 
-pub fn getOrPutGlobal(self: *Elf, name_off: u32) !GetOrPutGlobalResult {
+pub fn getOrPutGlobal(self: *Elf, name: []const u8) !GetOrPutGlobalResult {
     const gpa = self.base.allocator;
+    const name_off = try self.strings.insert(gpa, name);
     const gop = try self.resolver.getOrPut(gpa, name_off);
     if (!gop.found_existing) {
         const index = try self.addSymbol();
         const global = self.symbol(index);
         global.name_offset = name_off;
+        global.flags.global = true;
         gop.value_ptr.* = index;
     }
     return .{
@@ -5130,7 +5129,7 @@ pub fn getOrPutGlobal(self: *Elf, name_off: u32) !GetOrPutGlobalResult {
 }
 
 pub fn globalByName(self: *Elf, name: []const u8) ?Symbol.Index {
-    const name_off = self.strtab.getOffset(name) orelse return null;
+    const name_off = self.strings.getOffset(name) orelse return null;
     return self.resolver.get(name_off);
 }
 
@@ -5148,8 +5147,9 @@ const GetOrCreateComdatGroupOwnerResult = struct {
     index: ComdatGroupOwner.Index,
 };
 
-pub fn getOrCreateComdatGroupOwner(self: *Elf, off: u32) !GetOrCreateComdatGroupOwnerResult {
+pub fn getOrCreateComdatGroupOwner(self: *Elf, name: [:0]const u8) !GetOrCreateComdatGroupOwnerResult {
     const gpa = self.base.allocator;
+    const off = try self.strings.insert(gpa, name);
     const gop = try self.comdat_groups_table.getOrPut(gpa, off);
     if (!gop.found_existing) {
         const index = @as(ComdatGroupOwner.Index, @intCast(self.comdat_groups_owners.items.len));
@@ -5239,6 +5239,30 @@ fn addErrorWithNotesAssumeCapacity(self: *Elf, note_count: usize) error{OutOfMem
     return .{ .index = index };
 }
 
+pub fn getShString(self: Elf, off: u32) [:0]const u8 {
+    assert(off < self.shstrtab.items.len);
+    return mem.sliceTo(@as([*:0]const u8, @ptrCast(self.shstrtab.items.ptr + off)), 0);
+}
+
+pub fn insertShString(self: *Elf, name: [:0]const u8) error{OutOfMemory}!u32 {
+    const off = @as(u32, @intCast(self.shstrtab.items.len));
+    try self.shstrtab.ensureUnusedCapacity(self.base.allocator, name.len + 1);
+    self.shstrtab.writer(self.base.allocator).print("{s}\x00", .{name}) catch unreachable;
+    return off;
+}
+
+pub fn getDynString(self: Elf, off: u32) [:0]const u8 {
+    assert(off < self.dynstrtab.items.len);
+    return mem.sliceTo(@as([*:0]const u8, @ptrCast(self.dynstrtab.items.ptr + off)), 0);
+}
+
+pub fn insertDynString(self: *Elf, name: []const u8) error{OutOfMemory}!u32 {
+    const off = @as(u32, @intCast(self.dynstrtab.items.len));
+    try self.dynstrtab.ensureUnusedCapacity(self.base.allocator, name.len + 1);
+    self.dynstrtab.writer(self.base.allocator).print("{s}\x00", .{name}) catch unreachable;
+    return off;
+}
+
 fn reportUndefined(self: *Elf, undefs: anytype) !void {
     const gpa = self.base.allocator;
     const max_notes = 4;
@@ -5340,8 +5364,8 @@ fn formatShdr(
     _ = unused_fmt_string;
     const shdr = ctx.shdr;
     try writer.print("{s} : @{x} ({x}) : align({x}) : size({x})", .{
-        ctx.elf_file.shstrtab.getAssumeExists(shdr.sh_name), shdr.sh_offset,
-        shdr.sh_addr,                                        shdr.sh_addralign,
+        ctx.elf_file.getShString(shdr.sh_name), shdr.sh_offset,
+        shdr.sh_addr,                           shdr.sh_addralign,
         shdr.sh_size,
     });
 }
@@ -5516,6 +5540,13 @@ pub const ComdatGroup = struct {
 pub const SymtabSize = struct {
     nlocals: u32 = 0,
     nglobals: u32 = 0,
+    strsize: u32 = 0,
+
+    fn add(ss: *SymtabSize, other: SymtabSize) void {
+        ss.nlocals += other.nlocals;
+        ss.nglobals += other.nglobals;
+        ss.strsize += other.strsize;
+    }
 };
 
 pub const null_sym = elf.Elf64_Sym{
@@ -5621,7 +5652,7 @@ const PltSection = synthetic_sections.PltSection;
 const PltGotSection = synthetic_sections.PltGotSection;
 const SharedObject = @import("Elf/SharedObject.zig");
 const Symbol = @import("Elf/Symbol.zig");
-const StringTable = @import("strtab.zig").StringTable;
+const StringTable = @import("StringTable.zig");
 const TypedValue = @import("../TypedValue.zig");
 const VerneedSection = synthetic_sections.VerneedSection;
 const ZigGotSection = synthetic_sections.ZigGotSection;
src/link/MachO.zig
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ globals_free_list: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u32) = .{},
 dyld_stub_binder_index: ?u32 = null,
 dyld_private_atom_index: ?Atom.Index = null,
 
-strtab: StringTable(.strtab) = .{},
+strtab: StringTable = .{},
 
 got_table: TableSection(SymbolWithLoc) = .{},
 stub_table: TableSection(SymbolWithLoc) = .{},
@@ -5643,7 +5643,7 @@ const Module = @import("../Module.zig");
 const InternPool = @import("../InternPool.zig");
 const Platform = load_commands.Platform;
 const Relocation = @import("MachO/Relocation.zig");
-const StringTable = @import("strtab.zig").StringTable;
+const StringTable = @import("StringTable.zig");
 const TableSection = @import("table_section.zig").TableSection;
 const Trie = @import("MachO/Trie.zig");
 const Type = @import("../type.zig").Type;
src/link/strtab.zig
@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
-const mem = std.mem;
-
-const Allocator = mem.Allocator;
-const StringIndexAdapter = std.hash_map.StringIndexAdapter;
-const StringIndexContext = std.hash_map.StringIndexContext;
-
-pub fn StringTable(comptime log_scope: @Type(.EnumLiteral)) type {
-    return struct {
-        const Self = @This();
-
-        const log = std.log.scoped(log_scope);
-
-        buffer: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{},
-        table: std.HashMapUnmanaged(u32, bool, StringIndexContext, std.hash_map.default_max_load_percentage) = .{},
-
-        pub fn deinit(self: *Self, gpa: Allocator) void {
-            self.buffer.deinit(gpa);
-            self.table.deinit(gpa);
-        }
-
-        pub fn toOwnedSlice(self: *Self, gpa: Allocator) []const u8 {
-            const result = self.buffer.toOwnedSlice(gpa);
-            self.table.clearRetainingCapacity();
-            return result;
-        }
-
-        pub const PrunedResult = struct {
-            buffer: []const u8,
-            idx_map: std.AutoHashMap(u32, u32),
-        };
-
-        pub fn toPrunedResult(self: *Self, gpa: Allocator) !PrunedResult {
-            var buffer = std.ArrayList(u8).init(gpa);
-            defer buffer.deinit();
-            try buffer.ensureTotalCapacity(self.buffer.items.len);
-            buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
-
-            var idx_map = std.AutoHashMap(u32, u32).init(gpa);
-            errdefer idx_map.deinit();
-            try idx_map.ensureTotalCapacity(self.table.count());
-
-            var it = self.table.iterator();
-            while (it.next()) |entry| {
-                const off = entry.key_ptr.*;
-                const save = entry.value_ptr.*;
-                if (!save) continue;
-                const new_off = @as(u32, @intCast(buffer.items.len));
-                buffer.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(self.getAssumeExists(off));
-                idx_map.putAssumeCapacityNoClobber(off, new_off);
-            }
-
-            self.buffer.clearRetainingCapacity();
-            self.table.clearRetainingCapacity();
-
-            return PrunedResult{
-                .buffer = buffer.toOwnedSlice(),
-                .idx_map = idx_map,
-            };
-        }
-
-        pub fn insert(self: *Self, gpa: Allocator, string: []const u8) !u32 {
-            const gop = try self.table.getOrPutContextAdapted(gpa, @as([]const u8, string), StringIndexAdapter{
-                .bytes = &self.buffer,
-            }, StringIndexContext{
-                .bytes = &self.buffer,
-            });
-            if (gop.found_existing) {
-                const off = gop.key_ptr.*;
-                gop.value_ptr.* = true;
-                log.debug("reusing string '{s}' at offset 0x{x}", .{ string, off });
-                return off;
-            }
-
-            try self.buffer.ensureUnusedCapacity(gpa, string.len + 1);
-            const new_off = @as(u32, @intCast(self.buffer.items.len));
-
-            log.debug("writing new string '{s}' at offset 0x{x}", .{ string, new_off });
-
-            self.buffer.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(string);
-            self.buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
-
-            gop.key_ptr.* = new_off;
-            gop.value_ptr.* = true;
-
-            return new_off;
-        }
-
-        pub fn delete(self: *Self, string: []const u8) void {
-            const value_ptr = self.table.getPtrAdapted(@as([]const u8, string), StringIndexAdapter{
-                .bytes = &self.buffer,
-            }) orelse return;
-            value_ptr.* = false;
-            log.debug("marked '{s}' for deletion", .{string});
-        }
-
-        pub fn getOffset(self: *Self, string: []const u8) ?u32 {
-            return self.table.getKeyAdapted(string, StringIndexAdapter{
-                .bytes = &self.buffer,
-            });
-        }
-
-        pub fn get(self: Self, off: u32) ?[:0]const u8 {
-            log.debug("getting string at 0x{x}", .{off});
-            if (off >= self.buffer.items.len) return null;
-            return mem.sliceTo(@as([*:0]const u8, @ptrCast(self.buffer.items.ptr + off)), 0);
-        }
-
-        pub fn getAssumeExists(self: Self, off: u32) [:0]const u8 {
-            return self.get(off) orelse unreachable;
-        }
-
-        pub fn items(self: Self) []const u8 {
-            return self.buffer.items;
-        }
-
-        pub fn len(self: Self) usize {
-            return self.buffer.items.len;
-        }
-    };
-}
CMakeLists.txt
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ set(ZIG_STAGE2_SOURCES
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/link/Plan9/aout.zig"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/link/Wasm.zig"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/link/msdos-stub.bin"
-    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/link/strtab.zig"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/link/StringTable.zig"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/link/tapi.zig"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/link/tapi/Tokenizer.zig"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/link/tapi/parse.zig"