diff --git a/lib/docs/main.js b/lib/docs/main.js
index b02b061eb4..18886f37fb 100644
--- a/lib/docs/main.js
+++ b/lib/docs/main.js
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
     if (!("type" in resolvedExpr)) {
       return null;
     }
-    let type = zigAnalysis.types[resolvedExpr.type];
+    let type = getType(resolvedExpr.type);
 
     outer: for (let i = 0; i < 10000; i += 1) {
       switch (type.kind) {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
           let child = type.child;
           let resolvedChild = resolveValue(child);
           if ("type" in resolvedChild) {
-            type = zigAnalysis.types[resolvedChild.type];
+            type = getType(resolvedChild.type);
             continue;
           } else {
             return null;
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
       }
 
       if ("declRef" in value.expr) {
-        value = zigAnalysis.decls[value.expr.declRef].value;
+        value = getDecl(value.expr.declRef).value;
         continue;
       }
 
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
       curNav.pkgObjs.push(pkg);
     }
 
-    let currentType = zigAnalysis.types[pkg.main];
+    let currentType = getType(pkg.main);
     curNav.declObjs = [currentType];
     for (let i = 0; i < curNav.declNames.length; i += 1) {
       let childDecl = findSubDecl(currentType, curNav.declNames[i]);
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
 
       let childDeclValue = resolveValue(childDecl.value).expr;
       if ("type" in childDeclValue) {
-        const t = zigAnalysis.types[childDeclValue.type];
+        const t = getType(childDeclValue.type);
         if (t.kind != typeKinds.Fn) {
           childDecl = t;
         }
@@ -478,19 +478,21 @@ var zigAnalysis;
     }
 
     if (lastIsDecl && last.kind === "const") {
-      let typeObj = zigAnalysis.types[resolveValue(last.value).expr.type];
-      if (typeObj && typeObj.kind === typeKinds.Fn) {
-        return renderFn(last);
+      const value = resolveValue(last.value);
+      if ("type" in value.expr) {
+        let typeObj = getType(value.expr.type);
+        if (typeObj.kind === typeKinds.Fn) {
+          return renderFn(last);
+        }
       }
-
       return renderValue(last);
     }
     
   }
     
   function renderDocTest(decl) {
-    if (!("decltest" in decl)) return;
-    const astNode = zigAnalysis.astNodes[decl.decltest];
+    if (!decl.decltest) return;
+    const astNode = getAstNode(decl.decltest);
     domSectDocTests.classList.remove("hidden");
     domDocTestsCode.innerHTML = astNode.code;
   }
@@ -498,7 +500,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
   function renderUnknownDecl(decl) {
     domDeclNoRef.classList.remove("hidden");
 
-    let docs = zigAnalysis.astNodes[decl.src].docs;
+    let docs = getAstNode(decl.src).docs;
     if (docs != null) {
       domTldDocs.innerHTML = markdown(docs);
     } else {
@@ -509,18 +511,18 @@ var zigAnalysis;
   }
 
   function typeIsErrSet(typeIndex) {
-    let typeObj = zigAnalysis.types[typeIndex];
+    let typeObj = getType(typeIndex);
     return typeObj.kind === typeKinds.ErrorSet;
   }
 
   function typeIsStructWithNoFields(typeIndex) {
-    let typeObj = zigAnalysis.types[typeIndex];
+    let typeObj = getType(typeIndex);
     if (typeObj.kind !== typeKinds.Struct) return false;
     return typeObj.fields.length == 0;
   }
 
   function typeIsGenericFn(typeIndex) {
-    let typeObj = zigAnalysis.types[typeIndex];
+    let typeObj = getType(typeIndex);
     if (typeObj.kind !== typeKinds.Fn) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -532,12 +534,12 @@ var zigAnalysis;
       let last = fnDecl.value.expr.refPath.length - 1;
       let lastExpr = fnDecl.value.expr.refPath[last];
       console.assert("declRef" in lastExpr);
-      fnDecl = zigAnalysis.decls[lastExpr.declRef];
+      fnDecl = getDecl(lastExpr.declRef);
     }
 
     let value = resolveValue(fnDecl.value);
     console.assert("type" in value.expr);
-    let typeObj = zigAnalysis.types[value.expr.type];
+    let typeObj = getType(value.expr.type);
 
     domFnProtoCode.innerHTML = exprName(value.expr, {
       wantHtml: true,
@@ -546,7 +548,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
     });
 
     let docsSource = null;
-    let srcNode = zigAnalysis.astNodes[fnDecl.src];
+    let srcNode = getAstNode(fnDecl.src);
     if (srcNode.docs != null) {
       docsSource = srcNode.docs;
     }
@@ -557,14 +559,14 @@ var zigAnalysis;
     if ("type" in retExpr) {
       let retIndex = retExpr.type;
       let errSetTypeIndex = null;
-      let retType = zigAnalysis.types[retIndex];
+      let retType = getType(retIndex);
       if (retType.kind === typeKinds.ErrorSet) {
         errSetTypeIndex = retIndex;
       } else if (retType.kind === typeKinds.ErrorUnion) {
         errSetTypeIndex = retType.err.type;
       }
       if (errSetTypeIndex != null) {
-        let errSetType = zigAnalysis.types[errSetTypeIndex];
+        let errSetType = getType(errSetTypeIndex);
         renderErrorSet(errSetType);
       }
     }
@@ -578,7 +580,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
         let call = zigAnalysis.calls[resolvedGenericRet.expr.call];
         let resolvedFunc = resolveValue({ expr: call.func });
         if (!("type" in resolvedFunc.expr)) return;
-        let callee = zigAnalysis.types[resolvedFunc.expr.type];
+        let callee = getType(resolvedFunc.expr.type);
         if (!callee.generic_ret) return;
         resolvedGenericRet = resolveValue({ expr: callee.generic_ret });
       }
@@ -591,7 +593,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
       }
 
       if (!("type" in resolvedGenericRet.expr)) return;
-      const genericType = zigAnalysis.types[resolvedGenericRet.expr.type];
+      const genericType = getType(resolvedGenericRet.expr.type);
       if (isContainerType(genericType)) {
         renderContainer(genericType);
       }
@@ -621,7 +623,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
       domFnNoExamples.classList.add("hidden");
     }
 
-    let protoSrcNode = zigAnalysis.astNodes[protoSrcIndex];
+    let protoSrcNode = getAstNode(protoSrcIndex);
     if (
       docsSource == null &&
       protoSrcNode != null &&
@@ -639,13 +641,13 @@ var zigAnalysis;
   function renderFnParamDocs(fnDecl, typeObj) {
     let docCount = 0;
 
-    let fnNode = zigAnalysis.astNodes[fnDecl.src];
+    let fnNode = getAstNode(fnDecl.src);
     let fields = fnNode.fields;
     let isVarArgs = fnNode.varArgs;
 
     for (let i = 0; i < fields.length; i += 1) {
       let field = fields[i];
-      let fieldNode = zigAnalysis.astNodes[field];
+      let fieldNode = getAstNode(field);
       if (fieldNode.docs != null) {
         docCount += 1;
       }
@@ -659,7 +661,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
 
     for (let i = 0; i < fields.length; i += 1) {
       let field = fields[i];
-      let fieldNode = zigAnalysis.astNodes[field];
+      let fieldNode = getAstNode(field);
       let docs = fieldNode.docs;
       if (fieldNode.docs == null) {
         continue;
@@ -967,17 +969,17 @@ var zigAnalysis;
       }
       case "switchOp": {
         let condExpr = zigAnalysis.exprs[expr.switchOp.cond_index];
-        let ast = zigAnalysis.astNodes[expr.switchOp.ast];
+        let ast = getAstNode(expr.switchOp.src);
         let file_name = expr.switchOp.file_name;
         let outer_decl_index = expr.switchOp.outer_decl;
-        let outer_decl = zigAnalysis.types[outer_decl_index];
+        let outer_decl = getType(outer_decl_index);
         let line = 0;
         // console.log(expr.switchOp)
         // console.log(outer_decl)
         while (outer_decl_index !== 0 && outer_decl.line_number > 0) {
           line += outer_decl.line_number;
           outer_decl_index = outer_decl.outer_decl;
-          outer_decl = zigAnalysis.types[outer_decl_index];
+          outer_decl = getType(outer_decl_index);
           // console.log(outer_decl)
         }
         line += ast.line + 1;
@@ -1028,8 +1030,8 @@ var zigAnalysis;
       case "fieldRef": {
         const enumObj = exprName({ type: expr.fieldRef.type }, opts);
         const field =
-          zigAnalysis.astNodes[enumObj.ast].fields[expr.fieldRef.index];
-        const name = zigAnalysis.astNodes[field].name;
+          getAstNode(enumObj.src).fields[expr.fieldRef.index];
+        const name = getAstNode(field).name;
         return name;
       }
       case "enumToInt": {
@@ -1452,13 +1454,13 @@ var zigAnalysis;
         return print_lhs + " " + operator + " " + print_rhs;
       }
       case "errorSets": {
-        const errUnionObj = zigAnalysis.types[expr.errorSets];
+        const errUnionObj = getType(expr.errorSets);
         let lhs = exprName(errUnionObj.lhs, opts);
         let rhs = exprName(errUnionObj.rhs, opts);
         return lhs + " || " + rhs;
       }
       case "errorUnion": {
-        const errUnionObj = zigAnalysis.types[expr.errorUnion];
+        const errUnionObj = getType(expr.errorUnion);
         let lhs = exprName(errUnionObj.lhs, opts);
         let rhs = exprName(errUnionObj.rhs, opts);
         return lhs + "!" + rhs;
@@ -1574,7 +1576,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
         return exprName(exprArg, opts);
       }
       case "declRef": {
-        return zigAnalysis.decls[expr.declRef].name;
+        return getDecl(expr.declRef).name;
       }
       case "refPath": {
         return expr.refPath.map((x) => exprName(x, opts)).join(".");
@@ -1611,7 +1613,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
         let name = "";
 
         let typeObj = expr.type;
-        if (typeof typeObj === "number") typeObj = zigAnalysis.types[typeObj];
+        if (typeof typeObj === "number") typeObj = getType(typeObj);
         switch (typeObj.kind) {
           default:
             throw "TODO";
@@ -1865,7 +1867,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
             if (fnObj.params) {
               let fields = null;
               let isVarArgs = false;
-              let fnNode = zigAnalysis.astNodes[fnObj.src];
+              let fnNode = getAstNode(fnObj.src);
               fields = fnNode.fields;
               isVarArgs = fnNode.varArgs;
 
@@ -1880,7 +1882,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
                 let paramValue = resolveValue({ expr: value });
 
                 if (fields != null) {
-                  let paramNode = zigAnalysis.astNodes[fields[i]];
+                  let paramNode = getAstNode(fields[i]);
 
                   if (paramNode.varArgs) {
                     payloadHtml += "...";
@@ -2046,7 +2048,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
   function shouldSkipParamName(typeRef, paramName) {
     let resolvedTypeRef = resolveValue({ expr: typeRef });
     if ("type" in resolvedTypeRef) {
-      let typeObj = zigAnalysis.types[resolvedTypeRef.type];
+      let typeObj = getType(resolvedTypeRef.type);
       if (typeObj.kind === typeKinds.Pointer) {
         let ptrObj = typeObj;
         if (getPtrSize(ptrObj) === pointerSizeEnum.One) {
@@ -2067,7 +2069,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
     if (
       rootIsStd &&
       typeObj ===
-        zigAnalysis.types[zigAnalysis.packages[zigAnalysis.rootPkg].main]
+        getType(zigAnalysis.packages[zigAnalysis.rootPkg].main)
     ) {
       name = "std";
     } else {
@@ -2189,7 +2191,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
 
     if (resolvedValue.expr.fieldRef) {
       const declRef = decl.value.expr.refPath[0].declRef;
-      const type = zigAnalysis.decls[declRef];
+      const type = getDecl(declRef);
       domFnProtoCode.innerHTML =
         '<span class="tok-kw">const</span> ' +
         escapeHtml(decl.name) +
@@ -2229,7 +2231,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
         ";";
     }
 
-    let docs = zigAnalysis.astNodes[decl.src].docs;
+    let docs = getAstNode(decl.src).docs;
     if (docs != null) {
       domTldDocs.innerHTML = markdown(docs);
       domTldDocs.classList.remove("hidden");
@@ -2246,7 +2248,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
       ": " +
       typeValueName(declTypeRef, true, true);
 
-    let docs = zigAnalysis.astNodes[decl.src].docs;
+    let docs = getAstNode(decl.src).docs;
     if (docs != null) {
       domTldDocs.innerHTML = markdown(docs);
       domTldDocs.classList.remove("hidden");
@@ -2266,7 +2268,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
     testsList
   ) {
     for (let i = 0; i < decls.length; i += 1) {
-      let decl = zigAnalysis.decls[decls[i]];
+      let decl = getDecl(decls[i]);
       let declValue = resolveValue(decl.value);
 
       if (decl.isTest) {
@@ -2282,7 +2284,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
       if (decl.kind === "const") {
         if ("type" in declValue.expr) {
           // We have the actual type expression at hand.
-          const typeExpr = zigAnalysis.types[declValue.expr.type];
+          const typeExpr = getType(declValue.expr.type);
           if (typeExpr.kind == typeKinds.Fn) {
             const funcRetExpr = resolveValue({
               expr: typeExpr.ret,
@@ -2310,7 +2312,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
               typesList.push(decl);
             }
           }
-        } else if ("typeRef" in declValue) {
+        } else if (declValue.typeRef) {
           if ("type" in declValue.typeRef && declValue.typeRef == typeTypeId) {
             // We don't know what the type expression is, but we know it's a type.
             typesList.push(decl);
@@ -2324,7 +2326,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
     }
   }
   function renderSourceFileLink(decl) {
-    let srcNode = zigAnalysis.astNodes[decl.src];
+    let srcNode = getAstNode(decl.src);
 
     return  "<a style=\"float: right;\" href=\"" +
       sourceFileUrlTemplate.replace("{{file}}",
@@ -2377,7 +2379,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
     testsList.sort(byNameProperty);
 
     if (container.src != null) {
-      let docs = zigAnalysis.astNodes[container.src].docs;
+      let docs = getAstNode(container.src).docs;
       if (docs != null) {
         domTldDocs.innerHTML = markdown(docs);
         domTldDocs.classList.remove("hidden");
@@ -2457,7 +2459,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
         });
         tdFnSrc.innerHTML = renderSourceFileLink(decl);
 
-        let docs = zigAnalysis.astNodes[decl.src].docs;
+        let docs = getAstNode(decl.src).docs;
         if (docs != null) {
           tdDesc.innerHTML = shortDescMarkdown(docs);
         } else {
@@ -2467,12 +2469,12 @@ var zigAnalysis;
       domSectFns.classList.remove("hidden");
     }
 
-    let containerNode = zigAnalysis.astNodes[container.src];
+    let containerNode = getAstNode(container.src);
     if (containerNode.fields && containerNode.fields.length > 0) {
       resizeDomList(domListFields, containerNode.fields.length, "<div></div>");
 
       for (let i = 0; i < containerNode.fields.length; i += 1) {
-        let fieldNode = zigAnalysis.astNodes[containerNode.fields[i]];
+        let fieldNode = getAstNode(containerNode.fields[i]);
         let divDom = domListFields.children[i];
         let fieldName = fieldNode.name;
         let docs = fieldNode.docs;
@@ -2528,7 +2530,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
 
         tdType.innerHTML = typeValueName(typeOfDecl(decl), true, true);
 
-        let docs = zigAnalysis.astNodes[decl.src].docs;
+        let docs = getAstNode(decl.src).docs;
         if (docs != null) {
           tdDesc.innerHTML = shortDescMarkdown(docs);
         } else {
@@ -2561,7 +2563,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
           wantLink: true,
         });
 
-        let docs = zigAnalysis.astNodes[decl.src].docs;
+        let docs = getAstNode(decl.src).docs;
         if (docs != null) {
           tdDesc.innerHTML = shortDescMarkdown(docs);
         } else {
@@ -2594,7 +2596,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
           wantLink: true,
         });
 
-        let docs = zigAnalysis.astNodes[decl.src].docs;
+        let docs = getAstNode(decl.src).docs;
         if (docs != null) {
           tdDesc.innerHTML = shortDescMarkdown(docs);
         } else {
@@ -2668,7 +2670,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
 
   function findTypeTypeId() {
     for (let i = 0; i < zigAnalysis.types.length; i += 1) {
-      if (zigAnalysis.types[i].kind == typeKinds.Type) {
+      if (getType(i).kind == typeKinds.Type) {
         return i;
       }
     }
@@ -2732,11 +2734,11 @@ var zigAnalysis;
       if ("value" in parentType) {
         const rv = resolveValue(parentType.value);
         if ("type" in rv.expr) {
-          const t = zigAnalysis.types[rv.expr.type];
+          const t = getType(rv.expr.type);
           if (t.kind == typeKinds.Fn && t.generic_ret != null) {
             const rgr = resolveValue({ expr: t.generic_ret });
             if ("type" in rgr.expr) {
-              parentType = zigAnalysis.types[rgr.expr.type];
+              parentType = getType(rgr.expr.type);
             }
           }
         }
@@ -2746,7 +2748,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
     if (!parentType.pubDecls) return null;
     for (let i = 0; i < parentType.pubDecls.length; i += 1) {
       let declIndex = parentType.pubDecls[i];
-      let childDecl = zigAnalysis.decls[declIndex];
+      let childDecl = getDecl(declIndex);
       if (childDecl.name === childName) {
         return childDecl;
       }
@@ -2754,7 +2756,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
     if (!parentType.privDecls) return null;
     for (let i = 0; i < parentType.privDecls.length; i += 1) {
       let declIndex = parentType.privDecls[i];
-      let childDecl = zigAnalysis.decls[declIndex];
+      let childDecl = getDecl(declIndex);
       if (childDecl.name === childName) {
         return childDecl;
       }
@@ -2805,7 +2807,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
       let stack = [
         {
           declNames: [],
-          type: zigAnalysis.types[pkg.main],
+          type: getType(pkg.main),
         },
       ];
       while (stack.length !== 0) {
@@ -2819,7 +2821,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
             let mainDeclIndex = t.pubDecls[declI];
             if (list[mainDeclIndex] != null) continue;
 
-            let decl = zigAnalysis.decls[mainDeclIndex];
+            let decl = getDecl(mainDeclIndex);
             let declVal = resolveValue(decl.value);
             let declNames = item.declNames.concat([decl.name]);
             list[mainDeclIndex] = {
@@ -2827,7 +2829,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
               declNames: declNames,
             };
             if ("type" in declVal.expr) {
-              let value = zigAnalysis.types[declVal.expr.type];
+              let value = getType(declVal.expr.type);
               if (declCanRepresentTypeKind(value.kind)) {
                 canonTypeDecls[declVal.type] = mainDeclIndex;
               }
@@ -2843,7 +2845,7 @@ var zigAnalysis;
               if (value.kind == typeKinds.Fn && value.generic_ret != null) {
                 let resolvedVal = resolveValue({ expr: value.generic_ret });
                 if ("type" in resolvedVal.expr) {
-                  let generic_type = zigAnalysis.types[resolvedVal.expr.type];
+                  let generic_type = getType(resolvedVal.expr.type);
                   if (isContainerType(generic_type)) {
                     stack.push({
                       declNames: declNames,
@@ -3394,11 +3396,11 @@ var zigAnalysis;
       let canonPath = getCanonDeclPath(declIndex);
       if (canonPath == null) continue;
 
-      let decl = zigAnalysis.decls[declIndex];
+      let decl = getDecl(declIndex);
       let lastPkgName = canonPath.pkgNames[canonPath.pkgNames.length - 1];
       let fullPathSearchText =
         lastPkgName + "." + canonPath.declNames.join(".");
-      let astNode = zigAnalysis.astNodes[decl.src];
+      let astNode = getAstNode(decl.src);
       let fileAndDocs = ""; //zigAnalysis.files[astNode.file];
       // TODO: understand what this piece of code is trying to achieve
       //       also right now `files` are expressed as a hashmap.
@@ -3513,4 +3515,169 @@ var zigAnalysis;
   function byNameProperty(a, b) {
     return operatorCompare(a.name, b.name);
   }
+
+
+  function getDecl(idx) {
+    const decl = zigAnalysis.decls[idx];
+    return {
+      name: decl[0],
+      kind: decl[1],
+      isTest: decl[2],
+      src: decl[3],
+      value: decl[4],
+      decltest: decl[5],
+    };
+  }
+  
+  function getAstNode(idx) {
+    const ast = zigAnalysis.astNodes[idx];
+    return {
+      file: ast[0],
+      line: ast[1],
+      col: ast[2],
+      name: ast[3],
+      code: ast[4],
+      docs: ast[5],
+      fields: ast[6],
+      comptime: ast[7],
+    };
+  }
+  
+  function getType(idx){
+    const ty = zigAnalysis.types[idx];
+    switch(ty[0]) {
+    default: 
+      throw "unhandled type kind!";
+    case 0: // Unanalyzed
+      throw "unanalyzed type!";
+    case 1: // Type
+    case 2: // Void 
+    case 3: //  Bool
+    case 4: //  NoReturn
+    case 5: //  Int
+    case 6: //  Float
+      return { kind: ty[0], name: ty[1]};
+    case 7: // Pointer
+      return {
+        kind: ty[0],
+        size: ty[1],
+        child: ty[2],
+        sentinel: ty[3],
+        align: ty[4],
+        address_space: ty[5],
+        bit_start: ty[6],
+        host_size: ty[7],
+        is_ref: ty[8],
+        is_allowzero: ty[9],
+        is_mutable: ty[10],
+        is_volatile: ty[11],
+        has_sentinel: ty[12],
+        has_align: ty[13],
+        has_addrspace: ty[14],
+        has_bit_range: ty[15],
+      };
+    case 8: // Array
+      return {
+        kind: ty[0],
+        len: ty[1],
+        child: ty[2],
+        sentinel: ty[3],
+      };
+    case 9: // Struct
+      return {
+        kind: ty[0],
+        name: ty[1],
+        src: ty[2],
+        privDecls: ty[3],
+        pubDecls: ty[4],
+        fields: ty[5],
+        line_number: ty[6],
+        outer_decl: ty[7],
+      };
+    case 10: // ComptimeExpr
+    case 11: // ComptimeFloat
+    case 12: // ComptimeInt
+    case 13: // Undefined
+    case 14: // Null
+      return { kind: ty[0], name: ty[1] };
+    case 15: // Optional
+      return {
+        kind: ty[0],
+        name: ty[1],
+        child: ty[2],
+      };
+    case 16: // ErrorUnion
+      return {
+        kind: ty[0],
+        lhs: ty[1],
+        rhs: ty[2],
+      };
+    case 17: // InferredErrorUnion
+      return {
+        kind: ty[0],
+        payload: ty[1],
+      };
+    case 18: // ErrorSet
+      return {
+        kind: ty[0],
+        name: ty[1],
+        fields: ty[2],
+      };
+    case 19: // Enum
+      return {
+        kind: ty[0],
+        name: ty[1],
+        src: ty[2],
+        privDecls: ty[3],
+        pubDecls: ty[4],
+      };
+    case 20: // Union
+      return {
+        kind: ty[0],
+        name: ty[1],
+        src: ty[2],
+        privDecls: ty[3],
+        pubDecls: ty[4],
+        fields: ty[5],
+      };    
+    case 21: // Fn
+      return {
+        kind: ty[0],
+        name: ty[1],
+        src: ty[2],
+        ret: ty[3],
+        generic_ret: ty[4],
+        params: ty[5],
+        lib_name: ty[6],
+        is_var_args: ty[7],
+        is_inferred_error: ty[8],
+        has_lib_name: ty[9],
+        has_cc: ty[10],
+        cc: ty[11],
+        align: ty[12],
+        has_align: ty[13],
+        is_test: ty[14],
+        is_extern: ty[15],
+      };
+    case 22: // BoundFn
+      return { kind: ty[0], name: ty[1] };
+    case 23: // Opaque
+      return {
+        kind: ty[0],
+        name: ty[1],
+        src: ty[2],
+        privDecls: ty[3],
+        pubDecls: ty[4],
+      };
+    case 24: // Frame
+    case 25: // AnyFrame
+    case 26: // Vector
+    case 27: // EnumLiteral
+      return { kind: ty[0], name: ty[1] };
+    }
+  }
+  
 })();
+
+
+
diff --git a/lib/std/child_process.zig b/lib/std/child_process.zig
index fb521eb784..f1604bb86c 100644
--- a/lib/std/child_process.zig
+++ b/lib/std/child_process.zig
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ pub const ChildProcess = struct {
                 // it, that's the error code returned by the child process.
                 _ = std.os.poll(&fd, 0) catch unreachable;
 
-                // According to eventfd(2) the descriptro is readable if the counter
+                // According to eventfd(2) the descriptor is readable if the counter
                 // has a value greater than 0
                 if ((fd[0].revents & std.os.POLL.IN) != 0) {
                     const err_int = try readIntFd(err_pipe[0]);
diff --git a/lib/std/linked_list.zig b/lib/std/linked_list.zig
index 5039e16583..577bae3d38 100644
--- a/lib/std/linked_list.zig
+++ b/lib/std/linked_list.zig
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ const std = @import("std.zig");
 const debug = std.debug;
 const assert = debug.assert;
 const testing = std.testing;
-const mem = std.mem;
-const Allocator = mem.Allocator;
 
 /// A singly-linked list is headed by a single forward pointer. The elements
 /// are singly linked for minimum space and pointer manipulation overhead at
diff --git a/src/Autodoc.zig b/src/Autodoc.zig
index e6e025b5b4..cb17c19cb3 100644
--- a/src/Autodoc.zig
+++ b/src/Autodoc.zig
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ pub fn generateZirData(self: *Autodoc) !void {
         try std.json.stringify(
             data,
             .{
-                .whitespace = .{ .indent = if (builtin.mode == .Debug) .{ .Space = 4 } else .None },
-                .emit_null_optional_fields = false,
+                .whitespace = .{ .indent = .None, .separator = false },
+                .emit_null_optional_fields = true,
             },
             out,
         );
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ const DocData = struct {
         w: anytype,
     ) !void {
         var jsw = std.json.writeStream(w, 15);
+        if (opts.whitespace) |ws| jsw.whitespace = ws;
         try jsw.beginObject();
         inline for (comptime std.meta.tags(std.meta.FieldEnum(DocData))) |f| {
             const f_name = @tagName(f);
@@ -449,6 +450,8 @@ const DocData = struct {
             w: anytype,
         ) !void {
             var jsw = std.json.writeStream(w, 15);
+            if (opts.whitespace) |ws| jsw.whitespace = ws;
+
             try jsw.beginObject();
             inline for (comptime std.meta.tags(std.meta.FieldEnum(DocPackage))) |f| {
                 const f_name = @tagName(f);
@@ -474,6 +477,22 @@ const DocData = struct {
         // The index in astNodes of the `test declname { }` node
         decltest: ?usize = null,
         _analyzed: bool, // omitted in json data
+
+        pub fn jsonStringify(
+            self: Decl,
+            opts: std.json.StringifyOptions,
+            w: anytype,
+        ) !void {
+            var jsw = std.json.writeStream(w, 15);
+            if (opts.whitespace) |ws| jsw.whitespace = ws;
+            try jsw.beginArray();
+            inline for (comptime std.meta.fields(Decl)) |f| {
+                try jsw.arrayElem();
+                try std.json.stringify(@field(self, f.name), opts, w);
+                jsw.state_index -= 1;
+            }
+            try jsw.endArray();
+        }
     };
 
     const AstNode = struct {
@@ -485,6 +504,22 @@ const DocData = struct {
         docs: ?[]const u8 = null,
         fields: ?[]usize = null, // index into astNodes
         @"comptime": bool = false,
+
+        pub fn jsonStringify(
+            self: AstNode,
+            opts: std.json.StringifyOptions,
+            w: anytype,
+        ) !void {
+            var jsw = std.json.writeStream(w, 15);
+            if (opts.whitespace) |ws| jsw.whitespace = ws;
+            try jsw.beginArray();
+            inline for (comptime std.meta.fields(AstNode)) |f| {
+                try jsw.arrayElem();
+                try std.json.stringify(@field(self, f.name), opts, w);
+                jsw.state_index -= 1;
+            }
+            try jsw.endArray();
+        }
     };
 
     const Type = union(enum) {
@@ -525,7 +560,6 @@ const DocData = struct {
             fields: ?[]Expr = null, // (use src->fields to find names)
             line_number: usize,
             outer_decl: usize,
-            ast: usize,
         },
         ComptimeExpr: struct { name: []const u8 },
         ComptimeFloat: struct { name: []const u8 },
@@ -548,7 +582,6 @@ const DocData = struct {
             src: usize, // index into astNodes
             privDecls: []usize = &.{}, // index into decls
             pubDecls: []usize = &.{}, // index into decls
-            ast: usize,
             // (use src->fields to find field names)
         },
         Union: struct {
@@ -557,7 +590,6 @@ const DocData = struct {
             privDecls: []usize = &.{}, // index into decls
             pubDecls: []usize = &.{}, // index into decls
             fields: []Expr = &.{}, // (use src->fields to find names)
-            ast: usize,
         },
         Fn: struct {
             name: []const u8,
@@ -582,7 +614,6 @@ const DocData = struct {
             src: usize, // index into astNodes
             privDecls: []usize = &.{}, // index into decls
             pubDecls: []usize = &.{}, // index into decls
-            ast: usize,
         },
         Frame: struct { name: []const u8 },
         AnyFrame: struct { name: []const u8 },
@@ -601,14 +632,15 @@ const DocData = struct {
         ) !void {
             const active_tag = std.meta.activeTag(self);
             var jsw = std.json.writeStream(w, 15);
-            try jsw.beginObject();
-            try jsw.objectField("kind");
+            if (opts.whitespace) |ws| jsw.whitespace = ws;
+            try jsw.beginArray();
+            try jsw.arrayElem();
             try jsw.emitNumber(@enumToInt(active_tag));
             inline for (comptime std.meta.fields(Type)) |case| {
                 if (@field(Type, case.name) == active_tag) {
                     const current_value = @field(self, case.name);
                     inline for (comptime std.meta.fields(case.field_type)) |f| {
-                        try jsw.objectField(f.name);
+                        try jsw.arrayElem();
                         if (f.field_type == std.builtin.TypeInfo.Pointer.Size) {
                             try jsw.emitNumber(@enumToInt(@field(current_value, f.name)));
                         } else {
@@ -618,7 +650,7 @@ const DocData = struct {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            try jsw.endObject();
+            try jsw.endArray();
         }
     };
 
@@ -686,7 +718,7 @@ const DocData = struct {
         const SwitchOp = struct {
             cond_index: usize,
             file_name: []const u8,
-            ast: usize,
+            src: usize,
             outer_decl: usize, // index in `types`
         };
         const BuiltinBin = struct {
@@ -704,7 +736,15 @@ const DocData = struct {
             end: ?usize = null,
             sentinel: ?usize = null, // index in `exprs`
         };
-        const Cmpxchg = struct { name: []const u8, type: usize, ptr: usize, expected_value: usize, new_value: usize, success_order: usize, failure_order: usize };
+        const Cmpxchg = struct {
+            name: []const u8,
+            type: usize,
+            ptr: usize,
+            expected_value: usize,
+            new_value: usize,
+            success_order: usize,
+            failure_order: usize,
+        };
         const As = struct {
             typeRefArg: ?usize, // index in `exprs`
             exprArg: usize, // index in `exprs`
@@ -721,11 +761,12 @@ const DocData = struct {
 
         pub fn jsonStringify(
             self: Expr,
-            opt: std.json.StringifyOptions,
+            opts: std.json.StringifyOptions,
             w: anytype,
         ) !void {
             const active_tag = std.meta.activeTag(self);
             var jsw = std.json.writeStream(w, 15);
+            if (opts.whitespace) |ws| jsw.whitespace = ws;
             try jsw.beginObject();
             try jsw.objectField(@tagName(active_tag));
             switch (self) {
@@ -742,7 +783,7 @@ const DocData = struct {
                         if (comptime std.mem.eql(u8, case.name, "builtinField"))
                             continue;
                         if (@field(Expr, case.name) == active_tag) {
-                            try std.json.stringify(@field(self, case.name), opt, w);
+                            try std.json.stringify(@field(self, case.name), opts, w);
                             jsw.state_index -= 1;
                             // TODO: we should not reach into the state of the
                             //       json writer, but alas, this is what's
@@ -1874,7 +1915,12 @@ fn walkInstruction(
             // log.debug("{s}", .{sep});
 
             const switch_index = self.exprs.items.len;
-            try self.exprs.append(self.arena, .{ .switchOp = .{ .cond_index = cond_index, .file_name = file.sub_file_path, .ast = ast_index, .outer_decl = type_index } });
+            try self.exprs.append(self.arena, .{ .switchOp = .{
+                .cond_index = cond_index,
+                .file_name = file.sub_file_path,
+                .src = ast_index,
+                .outer_decl = type_index,
+            } });
 
             return DocData.WalkResult{
                 .typeRef = .{ .type = @enumToInt(Ref.type_type) },
@@ -2505,7 +2551,6 @@ fn walkInstruction(
                             .src = self_ast_node_index,
                             .privDecls = priv_decl_indexes.items,
                             .pubDecls = decl_indexes.items,
-                            .ast = self_ast_node_index,
                         },
                     };
                     if (self.ref_paths_pending_on_types.get(type_slot_index)) |paths| {
@@ -2644,7 +2689,13 @@ fn walkInstruction(
                     self.ast_nodes.items[self_ast_node_index].fields = field_name_indexes.items;
 
                     self.types.items[type_slot_index] = .{
-                        .Union = .{ .name = "todo_name", .src = self_ast_node_index, .privDecls = priv_decl_indexes.items, .pubDecls = decl_indexes.items, .fields = field_type_refs.items, .ast = self_ast_node_index },
+                        .Union = .{
+                            .name = "todo_name",
+                            .src = self_ast_node_index,
+                            .privDecls = priv_decl_indexes.items,
+                            .pubDecls = decl_indexes.items,
+                            .fields = field_type_refs.items,
+                        },
                     };
 
                     if (self.ref_paths_pending_on_types.get(type_slot_index)) |paths| {
@@ -2796,7 +2847,12 @@ fn walkInstruction(
                     self.ast_nodes.items[self_ast_node_index].fields = field_name_indexes.items;
 
                     self.types.items[type_slot_index] = .{
-                        .Enum = .{ .name = "todo_name", .src = self_ast_node_index, .privDecls = priv_decl_indexes.items, .pubDecls = decl_indexes.items, .ast = self_ast_node_index },
+                        .Enum = .{
+                            .name = "todo_name",
+                            .src = self_ast_node_index,
+                            .privDecls = priv_decl_indexes.items,
+                            .pubDecls = decl_indexes.items,
+                        },
                     };
                     if (self.ref_paths_pending_on_types.get(type_slot_index)) |paths| {
                         for (paths.items) |resume_info| {
@@ -2910,7 +2966,15 @@ fn walkInstruction(
                     self.ast_nodes.items[self_ast_node_index].fields = field_name_indexes.items;
 
                     self.types.items[type_slot_index] = .{
-                        .Struct = .{ .name = "todo_name", .src = self_ast_node_index, .privDecls = priv_decl_indexes.items, .pubDecls = decl_indexes.items, .fields = field_type_refs.items, .line_number = self.ast_nodes.items[self_ast_node_index].line, .outer_decl = type_slot_index - 1, .ast = self_ast_node_index },
+                        .Struct = .{
+                            .name = "todo_name",
+                            .src = self_ast_node_index,
+                            .privDecls = priv_decl_indexes.items,
+                            .pubDecls = decl_indexes.items,
+                            .fields = field_type_refs.items,
+                            .line_number = self.ast_nodes.items[self_ast_node_index].line,
+                            .outer_decl = type_slot_index - 1,
+                        },
                     };
                     if (self.ref_paths_pending_on_types.get(type_slot_index)) |paths| {
                         for (paths.items) |resume_info| {
diff --git a/src/Compilation.zig b/src/Compilation.zig
index 597f5cffff..5a1abcb52b 100644
--- a/src/Compilation.zig
+++ b/src/Compilation.zig
@@ -1238,7 +1238,6 @@ pub fn create(gpa: Allocator, options: InitOptions) !*Compilation {
             options.target,
             options.is_native_abi,
             link_libc,
-            options.system_lib_names.len != 0 or options.frameworks.count() != 0,
             options.libc_installation,
             options.native_darwin_sdk != null,
         );
@@ -4522,7 +4521,6 @@ fn detectLibCIncludeDirs(
     target: Target,
     is_native_abi: bool,
     link_libc: bool,
-    link_system_libs: bool,
     libc_installation: ?*const LibCInstallation,
     has_macos_sdk: bool,
 ) !LibCDirs {
@@ -4539,7 +4537,7 @@ fn detectLibCIncludeDirs(
 
     // If linking system libraries and targeting the native abi, default to
     // using the system libc installation.
-    if (link_system_libs and is_native_abi and !target.isMinGW()) {
+    if (is_native_abi and !target.isMinGW()) {
         if (target.isDarwin()) {
             return if (has_macos_sdk)
                 // For Darwin/macOS, we are all set with getDarwinSDK found earlier.
@@ -4551,74 +4549,29 @@ fn detectLibCIncludeDirs(
                 getZigShippedLibCIncludeDirsDarwin(arena, zig_lib_dir, target);
         }
         const libc = try arena.create(LibCInstallation);
-        libc.* = try LibCInstallation.findNative(.{ .allocator = arena, .verbose = true });
+        libc.* = LibCInstallation.findNative(.{ .allocator = arena }) catch |err| switch (err) {
+            error.CCompilerExitCode,
+            error.CCompilerCrashed,
+            error.CCompilerCannotFindHeaders,
+            error.UnableToSpawnCCompiler,
+            => |e| {
+                // We tried to integrate with the native system C compiler,
+                // however, it is not installed. So we must rely on our bundled
+                // libc files.
+                if (target_util.canBuildLibC(target)) {
+                    return detectLibCFromBuilding(arena, zig_lib_dir, target, has_macos_sdk);
+                }
+                return e;
+            },
+            else => |e| return e,
+        };
         return detectLibCFromLibCInstallation(arena, target, libc);
     }
 
     // If not linking system libraries, build and provide our own libc by
     // default if possible.
     if (target_util.canBuildLibC(target)) {
-        switch (target.os.tag) {
-            .macos => return if (has_macos_sdk)
-                // For Darwin/macOS, we are all set with getDarwinSDK found earlier.
-                LibCDirs{
-                    .libc_include_dir_list = &[0][]u8{},
-                    .libc_installation = null,
-                }
-            else
-                getZigShippedLibCIncludeDirsDarwin(arena, zig_lib_dir, target),
-            else => {
-                const generic_name = target_util.libCGenericName(target);
-                // Some architectures are handled by the same set of headers.
-                const arch_name = if (target.abi.isMusl())
-                    musl.archName(target.cpu.arch)
-                else if (target.cpu.arch.isThumb())
-                    // ARM headers are valid for Thumb too.
-                    switch (target.cpu.arch) {
-                        .thumb => "arm",
-                        .thumbeb => "armeb",
-                        else => unreachable,
-                    }
-                else
-                    @tagName(target.cpu.arch);
-                const os_name = @tagName(target.os.tag);
-                // Musl's headers are ABI-agnostic and so they all have the "musl" ABI name.
-                const abi_name = if (target.abi.isMusl()) "musl" else @tagName(target.abi);
-                const s = std.fs.path.sep_str;
-                const arch_include_dir = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
-                    arena,
-                    "{s}" ++ s ++ "libc" ++ s ++ "include" ++ s ++ "{s}-{s}-{s}",
-                    .{ zig_lib_dir, arch_name, os_name, abi_name },
-                );
-                const generic_include_dir = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
-                    arena,
-                    "{s}" ++ s ++ "libc" ++ s ++ "include" ++ s ++ "generic-{s}",
-                    .{ zig_lib_dir, generic_name },
-                );
-                const generic_arch_name = target_util.osArchName(target);
-                const arch_os_include_dir = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
-                    arena,
-                    "{s}" ++ s ++ "libc" ++ s ++ "include" ++ s ++ "{s}-{s}-any",
-                    .{ zig_lib_dir, generic_arch_name, os_name },
-                );
-                const generic_os_include_dir = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
-                    arena,
-                    "{s}" ++ s ++ "libc" ++ s ++ "include" ++ s ++ "any-{s}-any",
-                    .{ zig_lib_dir, os_name },
-                );
-
-                const list = try arena.alloc([]const u8, 4);
-                list[0] = arch_include_dir;
-                list[1] = generic_include_dir;
-                list[2] = arch_os_include_dir;
-                list[3] = generic_os_include_dir;
-
-                return LibCDirs{
-                    .libc_include_dir_list = list,
-                    .libc_installation = null,
-                };
-            },
-        }
+        return detectLibCFromBuilding(arena, zig_lib_dir, target, has_macos_sdk);
     }
 
     // If zig can't build the libc for the target and we are targeting the
@@ -4677,6 +4630,75 @@ fn detectLibCFromLibCInstallation(arena: Allocator, target: Target, lci: *const
     };
 }
 
+fn detectLibCFromBuilding(
+    arena: Allocator,
+    zig_lib_dir: []const u8,
+    target: std.Target,
+    has_macos_sdk: bool,
+) !LibCDirs {
+    switch (target.os.tag) {
+        .macos => return if (has_macos_sdk)
+            // For Darwin/macOS, we are all set with getDarwinSDK found earlier.
+            LibCDirs{
+                .libc_include_dir_list = &[0][]u8{},
+                .libc_installation = null,
+            }
+        else
+            getZigShippedLibCIncludeDirsDarwin(arena, zig_lib_dir, target),
+        else => {
+            const generic_name = target_util.libCGenericName(target);
+            // Some architectures are handled by the same set of headers.
+            const arch_name = if (target.abi.isMusl())
+                musl.archName(target.cpu.arch)
+            else if (target.cpu.arch.isThumb())
+                // ARM headers are valid for Thumb too.
+                switch (target.cpu.arch) {
+                    .thumb => "arm",
+                    .thumbeb => "armeb",
+                    else => unreachable,
+                }
+            else
+                @tagName(target.cpu.arch);
+            const os_name = @tagName(target.os.tag);
+            // Musl's headers are ABI-agnostic and so they all have the "musl" ABI name.
+            const abi_name = if (target.abi.isMusl()) "musl" else @tagName(target.abi);
+            const s = std.fs.path.sep_str;
+            const arch_include_dir = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
+                arena,
+                "{s}" ++ s ++ "libc" ++ s ++ "include" ++ s ++ "{s}-{s}-{s}",
+                .{ zig_lib_dir, arch_name, os_name, abi_name },
+            );
+            const generic_include_dir = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
+                arena,
+                "{s}" ++ s ++ "libc" ++ s ++ "include" ++ s ++ "generic-{s}",
+                .{ zig_lib_dir, generic_name },
+            );
+            const generic_arch_name = target_util.osArchName(target);
+            const arch_os_include_dir = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
+                arena,
+                "{s}" ++ s ++ "libc" ++ s ++ "include" ++ s ++ "{s}-{s}-any",
+                .{ zig_lib_dir, generic_arch_name, os_name },
+            );
+            const generic_os_include_dir = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
+                arena,
+                "{s}" ++ s ++ "libc" ++ s ++ "include" ++ s ++ "any-{s}-any",
+                .{ zig_lib_dir, os_name },
+            );
+
+            const list = try arena.alloc([]const u8, 4);
+            list[0] = arch_include_dir;
+            list[1] = generic_include_dir;
+            list[2] = arch_os_include_dir;
+            list[3] = generic_os_include_dir;
+
+            return LibCDirs{
+                .libc_include_dir_list = list,
+                .libc_installation = null,
+            };
+        },
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn get_libc_crt_file(comp: *Compilation, arena: Allocator, basename: []const u8) ![]const u8 {
     if (comp.wantBuildGLibCFromSource() or
         comp.wantBuildMuslFromSource() or
diff --git a/src/arch/aarch64/CodeGen.zig b/src/arch/aarch64/CodeGen.zig
index 884fd68d55..a54c8e059c 100644
--- a/src/arch/aarch64/CodeGen.zig
+++ b/src/arch/aarch64/CodeGen.zig
@@ -139,21 +139,10 @@ const MCValue = union(enum) {
     /// If the type is a pointer, it means the pointer address is at
     /// this memory location.
     memory: u64,
-    /// The value is in memory referenced indirectly via a GOT entry
-    /// index.
-    ///
-    /// If the type is a pointer, it means the pointer is referenced
-    /// indirectly via GOT.  When lowered, linker will emit
-    /// relocations of type ARM64_RELOC_GOT_LOAD_PAGE21 and
-    /// ARM64_RELOC_GOT_LOAD_PAGEOFF12.
-    got_load: u32,
-    /// The value is in memory referenced directly via symbol index.
-    ///
-    /// If the type is a pointer, it means the pointer is referenced
-    /// directly via symbol index.  When lowered, linker will emit a
-    /// relocation of type ARM64_RELOC_PAGE21 and
-    /// ARM64_RELOC_PAGEOFF12.
-    direct_load: u32,
+    /// The value is in memory but requires a linker relocation fixup:
+    /// * got - the value is referenced indirectly via GOT entry index (the linker emits a got-type reloc)
+    /// * direct - the value is referenced directly via symbol index index (the linker emits a displacement reloc)
+    linker_load: struct { @"type": enum { got, direct }, sym_index: u32 },
     /// The value is one of the stack variables.
     ///
     /// If the type is a pointer, it means the pointer address is in
@@ -2959,8 +2948,7 @@ fn load(self: *Self, dst_mcv: MCValue, ptr: MCValue, ptr_ty: Type) InnerError!vo
         .memory,
         .stack_offset,
         .stack_argument_offset,
-        .got_load,
-        .direct_load,
+        .linker_load,
         => {
             const addr_reg = try self.copyToTmpRegister(ptr_ty, ptr);
             try self.load(dst_mcv, .{ .register = addr_reg }, ptr_ty);
@@ -3197,8 +3185,7 @@ fn store(self: *Self, ptr: MCValue, value: MCValue, ptr_ty: Type, value_ty: Type
         .memory,
         .stack_offset,
         .stack_argument_offset,
-        .got_load,
-        .direct_load,
+        .linker_load,
         => {
             const addr_reg = try self.copyToTmpRegister(ptr_ty, ptr);
             try self.store(.{ .register = addr_reg }, value, ptr_ty, value_ty);
@@ -3493,7 +3480,10 @@ fn airCall(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, modifier: std.builtin.CallOptions.
                 const func = func_payload.data;
                 const fn_owner_decl = mod.declPtr(func.owner_decl);
                 try self.genSetReg(Type.initTag(.u64), .x30, .{
-                    .got_load = fn_owner_decl.link.macho.sym_index,
+                    .linker_load = .{
+                        .@"type" = .got,
+                        .sym_index = fn_owner_decl.link.macho.sym_index,
+                    },
                 });
                 // blr x30
                 _ = try self.addInst(.{
@@ -4427,8 +4417,7 @@ fn genSetStack(self: *Self, ty: Type, stack_offset: u32, mcv: MCValue) InnerErro
                 .register = cond_reg,
             });
         },
-        .got_load,
-        .direct_load,
+        .linker_load,
         .memory,
         .stack_argument_offset,
         .stack_offset,
@@ -4479,13 +4468,10 @@ fn genSetStack(self: *Self, ty: Type, stack_offset: u32, mcv: MCValue) InnerErro
                         });
                     },
                     .memory => |addr| try self.genSetReg(Type.usize, src_reg, .{ .immediate = addr }),
-                    .got_load,
-                    .direct_load,
-                    => |sym_index| {
-                        const tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (mcv) {
-                            .got_load => .load_memory_ptr_got,
-                            .direct_load => .load_memory_ptr_direct,
-                            else => unreachable,
+                    .linker_load => |load_struct| {
+                        const tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (load_struct.@"type") {
+                            .got => .load_memory_ptr_got,
+                            .direct => .load_memory_ptr_direct,
                         };
                         const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
                         _ = try self.addInst(.{
@@ -4494,7 +4480,7 @@ fn genSetStack(self: *Self, ty: Type, stack_offset: u32, mcv: MCValue) InnerErro
                                 .payload = try self.addExtra(Mir.LoadMemoryPie{
                                     .register = @enumToInt(src_reg),
                                     .atom_index = mod.declPtr(self.mod_fn.owner_decl).link.macho.sym_index,
-                                    .sym_index = sym_index,
+                                    .sym_index = load_struct.sym_index,
                                 }),
                             },
                         });
@@ -4594,13 +4580,10 @@ fn genSetReg(self: *Self, ty: Type, reg: Register, mcv: MCValue) InnerError!void
             });
         },
         .register_with_overflow => unreachable, // doesn't fit into a register
-        .got_load,
-        .direct_load,
-        => |sym_index| {
-            const tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (mcv) {
-                .got_load => .load_memory_got,
-                .direct_load => .load_memory_direct,
-                else => unreachable,
+        .linker_load => |load_struct| {
+            const tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (load_struct.@"type") {
+                .got => .load_memory_got,
+                .direct => .load_memory_direct,
             };
             const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
             _ = try self.addInst(.{
@@ -4609,7 +4592,7 @@ fn genSetReg(self: *Self, ty: Type, reg: Register, mcv: MCValue) InnerError!void
                     .payload = try self.addExtra(Mir.LoadMemoryPie{
                         .register = @enumToInt(reg),
                         .atom_index = mod.declPtr(self.mod_fn.owner_decl).link.macho.sym_index,
-                        .sym_index = sym_index,
+                        .sym_index = load_struct.sym_index,
                     }),
                 },
             });
@@ -4741,8 +4724,7 @@ fn genSetStackArgument(self: *Self, ty: Type, stack_offset: u32, mcv: MCValue) I
         .register_with_overflow => {
             return self.fail("TODO implement genSetStackArgument {}", .{mcv});
         },
-        .got_load,
-        .direct_load,
+        .linker_load,
         .memory,
         .stack_argument_offset,
         .stack_offset,
@@ -4785,13 +4767,10 @@ fn genSetStackArgument(self: *Self, ty: Type, stack_offset: u32, mcv: MCValue) I
                         });
                     },
                     .memory => |addr| try self.genSetReg(ptr_ty, src_reg, .{ .immediate = @intCast(u32, addr) }),
-                    .got_load,
-                    .direct_load,
-                    => |sym_index| {
-                        const tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (mcv) {
-                            .got_load => .load_memory_ptr_got,
-                            .direct_load => .load_memory_ptr_direct,
-                            else => unreachable,
+                    .linker_load => |load_struct| {
+                        const tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (load_struct.@"type") {
+                            .got => .load_memory_ptr_got,
+                            .direct => .load_memory_ptr_direct,
                         };
                         const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
                         _ = try self.addInst(.{
@@ -4800,7 +4779,7 @@ fn genSetStackArgument(self: *Self, ty: Type, stack_offset: u32, mcv: MCValue) I
                                 .payload = try self.addExtra(Mir.LoadMemoryPie{
                                     .register = @enumToInt(src_reg),
                                     .atom_index = mod.declPtr(self.mod_fn.owner_decl).link.macho.sym_index,
-                                    .sym_index = sym_index,
+                                    .sym_index = load_struct.sym_index,
                                 }),
                             },
                         });
@@ -5107,7 +5086,10 @@ fn lowerDeclRef(self: *Self, tv: TypedValue, decl_index: Module.Decl.Index) Inne
         // Because MachO is PIE-always-on, we defer memory address resolution until
         // the linker has enough info to perform relocations.
         assert(decl.link.macho.sym_index != 0);
-        return MCValue{ .got_load = decl.link.macho.sym_index };
+        return MCValue{ .linker_load = .{
+            .@"type" = .got,
+            .sym_index = decl.link.macho.sym_index,
+        } };
     } else if (self.bin_file.cast(link.File.Coff)) |_| {
         return self.fail("TODO codegen COFF const Decl pointer", .{});
     } else if (self.bin_file.cast(link.File.Plan9)) |p9| {
@@ -5129,7 +5111,10 @@ fn lowerUnnamedConst(self: *Self, tv: TypedValue) InnerError!MCValue {
         const vaddr = elf_file.local_symbols.items[local_sym_index].st_value;
         return MCValue{ .memory = vaddr };
     } else if (self.bin_file.cast(link.File.MachO)) |_| {
-        return MCValue{ .direct_load = local_sym_index };
+        return MCValue{ .linker_load = .{
+            .@"type" = .direct,
+            .sym_index = local_sym_index,
+        } };
     } else if (self.bin_file.cast(link.File.Coff)) |_| {
         return self.fail("TODO lower unnamed const in COFF", .{});
     } else if (self.bin_file.cast(link.File.Plan9)) |_| {
diff --git a/src/arch/aarch64/Emit.zig b/src/arch/aarch64/Emit.zig
index 00a2ff380a..9e243a3f86 100644
--- a/src/arch/aarch64/Emit.zig
+++ b/src/arch/aarch64/Emit.zig
@@ -681,12 +681,10 @@ fn mirCallExtern(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) !void {
         };
         // Add relocation to the decl.
         const atom = macho_file.atom_by_index_table.get(relocation.atom_index).?;
+        const target = macho_file.getGlobalByIndex(relocation.sym_index);
         try atom.relocs.append(emit.bin_file.allocator, .{
             .offset = offset,
-            .target = .{
-                .sym_index = relocation.sym_index,
-                .file = null,
-            },
+            .target = target,
             .addend = 0,
             .subtractor = null,
             .pcrel = true,
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/CodeGen.zig b/src/arch/arm/CodeGen.zig
index cefcf3b114..0eeb7a7ded 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/CodeGen.zig
+++ b/src/arch/arm/CodeGen.zig
@@ -438,9 +438,8 @@ fn gen(self: *Self) !void {
         // mov fp, sp
         _ = try self.addInst(.{
             .tag = .mov,
-            .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+            .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                 .rd = .fp,
-                .rn = .r0,
                 .op = Instruction.Operand.reg(.sp, Instruction.Operand.Shift.none),
             } },
         });
@@ -452,9 +451,7 @@ fn gen(self: *Self) !void {
             // The address of where to store the return value is in
             // r0. As this register might get overwritten along the
             // way, save the address to the stack.
-            const stack_offset = mem.alignForwardGeneric(u32, self.next_stack_offset, 4) + 4;
-            self.next_stack_offset = stack_offset;
-            self.max_end_stack = @maximum(self.max_end_stack, self.next_stack_offset);
+            const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(4, 4, null);
 
             try self.genSetStack(Type.usize, stack_offset, MCValue{ .register = .r0 });
             self.ret_mcv = MCValue{ .stack_offset = stack_offset };
@@ -491,14 +488,10 @@ fn gen(self: *Self) !void {
         const aligned_total_stack_end = mem.alignForwardGeneric(u32, total_stack_size, self.stack_align);
         const stack_size = aligned_total_stack_end - self.saved_regs_stack_space;
         self.max_end_stack = stack_size;
-        if (Instruction.Operand.fromU32(stack_size)) |op| {
-            self.mir_instructions.set(sub_reloc, .{
-                .tag = .sub,
-                .data = .{ .rr_op = .{ .rd = .sp, .rn = .sp, .op = op } },
-            });
-        } else {
-            return self.failSymbol("TODO ARM: allow larger stacks", .{});
-        }
+        self.mir_instructions.set(sub_reloc, .{
+            .tag = .sub_sp_scratch_r0,
+            .data = .{ .imm32 = stack_size },
+        });
 
         _ = try self.addInst(.{
             .tag = .dbg_epilogue_begin,
@@ -531,9 +524,8 @@ fn gen(self: *Self) !void {
         // mov sp, fp
         _ = try self.addInst(.{
             .tag = .mov,
-            .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+            .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                 .rd = .sp,
-                .rn = .r0,
                 .op = Instruction.Operand.reg(.fp, Instruction.Operand.Shift.none),
             } },
         });
@@ -895,17 +887,30 @@ fn ensureProcessDeathCapacity(self: *Self, additional_count: usize) !void {
     try table.ensureUnusedCapacity(self.gpa, additional_count);
 }
 
-fn allocMem(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, abi_size: u32, abi_align: u32) !u32 {
+fn allocMem(
+    self: *Self,
+    abi_size: u32,
+    abi_align: u32,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) !u32 {
+    assert(abi_size > 0);
+    assert(abi_align > 0);
+
     if (abi_align > self.stack_align)
         self.stack_align = abi_align;
+
     // TODO find a free slot instead of always appending
     const offset = mem.alignForwardGeneric(u32, self.next_stack_offset, abi_align) + abi_size;
     self.next_stack_offset = offset;
     self.max_end_stack = @maximum(self.max_end_stack, self.next_stack_offset);
-    try self.stack.putNoClobber(self.gpa, offset, .{
-        .inst = inst,
-        .size = abi_size,
-    });
+
+    if (maybe_inst) |inst| {
+        try self.stack.putNoClobber(self.gpa, offset, .{
+            .inst = inst,
+            .size = abi_size,
+        });
+    }
+
     return offset;
 }
 
@@ -927,35 +932,34 @@ fn allocMemPtr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !u32 {
     };
     // TODO swap this for inst.ty.ptrAlign
     const abi_align = elem_ty.abiAlignment(self.target.*);
-    return self.allocMem(inst, abi_size, abi_align);
+
+    return self.allocMem(abi_size, abi_align, inst);
 }
 
-fn allocRegOrMem(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, reg_ok: bool) !MCValue {
-    const elem_ty = self.air.typeOfIndex(inst);
+fn allocRegOrMem(self: *Self, elem_ty: Type, reg_ok: bool, maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index) !MCValue {
     const abi_size = math.cast(u32, elem_ty.abiSize(self.target.*)) orelse {
         const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
         return self.fail("type '{}' too big to fit into stack frame", .{elem_ty.fmt(mod)});
     };
     const abi_align = elem_ty.abiAlignment(self.target.*);
-    if (abi_align > self.stack_align)
-        self.stack_align = abi_align;
 
     if (reg_ok) {
         // Make sure the type can fit in a register before we try to allocate one.
         const ptr_bits = self.target.cpu.arch.ptrBitWidth();
         const ptr_bytes: u64 = @divExact(ptr_bits, 8);
         if (abi_size <= ptr_bytes) {
-            if (self.register_manager.tryAllocReg(inst, gp)) |reg| {
+            if (self.register_manager.tryAllocReg(maybe_inst, gp)) |reg| {
                 return MCValue{ .register = reg };
             }
         }
     }
-    const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(inst, abi_size, abi_align);
+
+    const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(abi_size, abi_align, maybe_inst);
     return MCValue{ .stack_offset = stack_offset };
 }
 
 pub fn spillInstruction(self: *Self, reg: Register, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
-    const stack_mcv = try self.allocRegOrMem(inst, false);
+    const stack_mcv = try self.allocRegOrMem(self.air.typeOfIndex(inst), false, inst);
     log.debug("spilling {} (%{d}) to stack mcv {any}", .{ reg, inst, stack_mcv });
 
     const reg_mcv = self.getResolvedInstValue(inst);
@@ -976,12 +980,13 @@ pub fn spillInstruction(self: *Self, reg: Register, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void
 /// occupied
 fn spillCompareFlagsIfOccupied(self: *Self) !void {
     if (self.cpsr_flags_inst) |inst_to_save| {
+        const ty = self.air.typeOfIndex(inst_to_save);
         const mcv = self.getResolvedInstValue(inst_to_save);
         const new_mcv = switch (mcv) {
-            .cpsr_flags => try self.allocRegOrMem(inst_to_save, true),
+            .cpsr_flags => try self.allocRegOrMem(ty, true, inst_to_save),
             .register_c_flag,
             .register_v_flag,
-            => try self.allocRegOrMem(inst_to_save, false),
+            => try self.allocRegOrMem(ty, false, inst_to_save),
             else => unreachable, // mcv doesn't occupy the compare flags
         };
 
@@ -1112,10 +1117,11 @@ fn truncRegister(
     });
 }
 
+/// Asserts that both operand_ty and dest_ty are integer types
 fn trunc(
     self: *Self,
     maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
-    operand: MCValue,
+    operand_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
     operand_ty: Type,
     dest_ty: Type,
 ) !MCValue {
@@ -1123,39 +1129,38 @@ fn trunc(
     const info_b = dest_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
 
     if (info_b.bits <= 32) {
-        const operand_reg = switch (operand) {
-            .register => |r| r,
-            else => operand_reg: {
-                if (info_a.bits <= 32) {
-                    break :operand_reg try self.copyToTmpRegister(operand_ty, operand);
-                } else {
-                    return self.fail("TODO load least significant word into register", .{});
-                }
-            },
+        if (info_a.bits > 32) {
+            return self.fail("TODO load least significant word into register", .{});
+        }
+
+        var operand_reg: Register = undefined;
+        var dest_reg: Register = undefined;
+
+        const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+            .{ .ty = operand_ty, .bind = operand_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &operand_reg },
         };
-        const operand_reg_lock = self.register_manager.lockReg(operand_reg);
-        defer if (operand_reg_lock) |reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
-
-        const dest_reg = if (maybe_inst) |inst| blk: {
-            const ty_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].ty_op;
-
-            if (operand == .register and self.reuseOperand(inst, ty_op.operand, 0, operand)) {
-                break :blk operand_reg;
-            } else {
-                break :blk try self.register_manager.allocReg(inst, gp);
-            }
-        } else try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp);
+        const write_args = [_]WriteArg{
+            .{ .ty = dest_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &dest_reg },
+        };
+        try self.allocRegs(
+            &read_args,
+            &write_args,
+            if (maybe_inst) |inst| .{
+                .corresponding_inst = inst,
+                .operand_mapping = &.{0},
+            } else null,
+        );
 
         switch (info_b.bits) {
             32 => {
                 try self.genSetReg(operand_ty, dest_reg, .{ .register = operand_reg });
-                return MCValue{ .register = dest_reg };
             },
             else => {
                 try self.truncRegister(operand_reg, dest_reg, info_b.signedness, info_b.bits);
-                return MCValue{ .register = dest_reg };
             },
         }
+
+        return MCValue{ .register = dest_reg };
     } else {
         return self.fail("TODO: truncate to ints > 32 bits", .{});
     }
@@ -1163,12 +1168,12 @@ fn trunc(
 
 fn airTrunc(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const ty_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].ty_op;
-    const operand = try self.resolveInst(ty_op.operand);
+    const operand_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = ty_op.operand };
     const operand_ty = self.air.typeOf(ty_op.operand);
     const dest_ty = self.air.typeOfIndex(inst);
 
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else blk: {
-        break :blk try self.trunc(inst, operand, operand_ty, dest_ty);
+        break :blk try self.trunc(inst, operand_bind, operand_ty, dest_ty);
     };
 
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ ty_op.operand, .none, .none });
@@ -1184,29 +1189,32 @@ fn airBoolToInt(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
 fn airNot(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const ty_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].ty_op;
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
-        const operand = try self.resolveInst(ty_op.operand);
+        const operand_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = ty_op.operand };
         const operand_ty = self.air.typeOf(ty_op.operand);
-        switch (operand) {
+        switch (try operand_bind.resolveToMcv(self)) {
             .dead => unreachable,
             .unreach => unreachable,
             .cpsr_flags => |cond| break :result MCValue{ .cpsr_flags = cond.negate() },
             else => {
                 switch (operand_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
                     .Bool => {
-                        const op_reg = switch (operand) {
-                            .register => |r| r,
-                            else => try self.copyToTmpRegister(operand_ty, operand),
-                        };
-                        const op_reg_lock = self.register_manager.lockRegAssumeUnused(op_reg);
-                        defer self.register_manager.unlockReg(op_reg_lock);
+                        var op_reg: Register = undefined;
+                        var dest_reg: Register = undefined;
 
-                        const dest_reg = blk: {
-                            if (operand == .register and self.reuseOperand(inst, ty_op.operand, 0, operand)) {
-                                break :blk op_reg;
-                            }
-
-                            break :blk try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp);
+                        const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+                            .{ .ty = operand_ty, .bind = operand_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &op_reg },
                         };
+                        const write_args = [_]WriteArg{
+                            .{ .ty = operand_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &dest_reg },
+                        };
+                        try self.allocRegs(
+                            &read_args,
+                            &write_args,
+                            ReuseMetadata{
+                                .corresponding_inst = inst,
+                                .operand_mapping = &.{0},
+                            },
+                        );
 
                         _ = try self.addInst(.{
                             .tag = .eor,
@@ -1223,26 +1231,28 @@ fn airNot(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
                     .Int => {
                         const int_info = operand_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
                         if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
-                            const op_reg = switch (operand) {
-                                .register => |r| r,
-                                else => try self.copyToTmpRegister(operand_ty, operand),
-                            };
-                            const op_reg_lock = self.register_manager.lockRegAssumeUnused(op_reg);
-                            defer self.register_manager.unlockReg(op_reg_lock);
+                            var op_reg: Register = undefined;
+                            var dest_reg: Register = undefined;
 
-                            const dest_reg = blk: {
-                                if (operand == .register and self.reuseOperand(inst, ty_op.operand, 0, operand)) {
-                                    break :blk op_reg;
-                                }
-
-                                break :blk try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp);
+                            const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+                                .{ .ty = operand_ty, .bind = operand_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &op_reg },
                             };
+                            const write_args = [_]WriteArg{
+                                .{ .ty = operand_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &dest_reg },
+                            };
+                            try self.allocRegs(
+                                &read_args,
+                                &write_args,
+                                ReuseMetadata{
+                                    .corresponding_inst = inst,
+                                    .operand_mapping = &.{0},
+                                },
+                            );
 
                             _ = try self.addInst(.{
                                 .tag = .mvn,
-                                .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+                                .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                                     .rd = dest_reg,
-                                    .rn = undefined,
                                     .op = Instruction.Operand.reg(op_reg, Instruction.Operand.Shift.none),
                                 } },
                             });
@@ -1267,11 +1277,11 @@ fn airNot(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
 fn minMax(
     self: *Self,
     tag: Air.Inst.Tag,
-    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
-    lhs: MCValue,
-    rhs: MCValue,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
     lhs_ty: Type,
     rhs_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
 ) !MCValue {
     switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
         .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM min/max on floats", .{}),
@@ -1281,34 +1291,25 @@ fn minMax(
             assert(lhs_ty.eql(rhs_ty, mod));
             const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
             if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
-                const lhs_is_register = lhs == .register;
-                const rhs_is_register = rhs == .register;
+                var lhs_reg: Register = undefined;
+                var rhs_reg: Register = undefined;
+                var dest_reg: Register = undefined;
 
-                const lhs_reg = switch (lhs) {
-                    .register => |r| r,
-                    else => try self.copyToTmpRegister(lhs_ty, lhs),
+                const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+                    .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = lhs_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &lhs_reg },
+                    .{ .ty = rhs_ty, .bind = rhs_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &rhs_reg },
                 };
-                const lhs_reg_lock = self.register_manager.lockReg(lhs_reg);
-                defer if (lhs_reg_lock) |reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
-
-                const rhs_reg = switch (rhs) {
-                    .register => |r| r,
-                    else => try self.copyToTmpRegister(rhs_ty, rhs),
+                const write_args = [_]WriteArg{
+                    .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &dest_reg },
                 };
-                const rhs_reg_lock = self.register_manager.lockReg(rhs_reg);
-                defer if (rhs_reg_lock) |reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
-
-                const dest_reg = if (maybe_inst) |inst| blk: {
-                    const bin_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].bin_op;
-
-                    if (lhs_is_register and self.reuseOperand(inst, bin_op.lhs, 0, lhs)) {
-                        break :blk lhs_reg;
-                    } else if (rhs_is_register and self.reuseOperand(inst, bin_op.rhs, 1, rhs)) {
-                        break :blk rhs_reg;
-                    } else {
-                        break :blk try self.register_manager.allocReg(inst, gp);
-                    }
-                } else try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp);
+                try self.allocRegs(
+                    &read_args,
+                    &write_args,
+                    if (maybe_inst) |inst| .{
+                        .corresponding_inst = inst,
+                        .operand_mapping = &.{ 0, 1 },
+                    } else null,
+                );
 
                 // lhs == reg should have been checked by airMinMax
                 //
@@ -1318,7 +1319,13 @@ fn minMax(
                 // register.
                 assert(lhs_reg != rhs_reg); // see note above
 
-                _ = try self.binOpRegister(.cmp, .{ .register = lhs_reg }, .{ .register = rhs_reg }, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, null);
+                _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                    .tag = .cmp,
+                    .data = .{ .r_op_cmp = .{
+                        .rn = lhs_reg,
+                        .op = Instruction.Operand.reg(rhs_reg, Instruction.Operand.Shift.none),
+                    } },
+                });
 
                 const cond_choose_lhs: Condition = switch (tag) {
                     .max => switch (int_info.signedness) {
@@ -1337,9 +1344,8 @@ fn minMax(
                     _ = try self.addInst(.{
                         .tag = .mov,
                         .cond = cond_choose_lhs,
-                        .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+                        .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                             .rd = dest_reg,
-                            .rn = .r0,
                             .op = Instruction.Operand.reg(lhs_reg, Instruction.Operand.Shift.none),
                         } },
                     });
@@ -1348,9 +1354,8 @@ fn minMax(
                     _ = try self.addInst(.{
                         .tag = .mov,
                         .cond = cond_choose_rhs,
-                        .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+                        .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                             .rd = dest_reg,
-                            .rn = .r0,
                             .op = Instruction.Operand.reg(rhs_reg, Instruction.Operand.Shift.none),
                         } },
                     });
@@ -1368,15 +1373,17 @@ fn minMax(
 fn airMinMax(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const tag = self.air.instructions.items(.tag)[inst];
     const bin_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].bin_op;
-    const lhs = try self.resolveInst(bin_op.lhs);
-    const rhs = try self.resolveInst(bin_op.rhs);
     const lhs_ty = self.air.typeOf(bin_op.lhs);
     const rhs_ty = self.air.typeOf(bin_op.rhs);
 
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
+        const lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = bin_op.lhs };
+        const rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = bin_op.rhs };
+
+        const lhs = try self.resolveInst(bin_op.lhs);
         if (bin_op.lhs == bin_op.rhs) break :result lhs;
 
-        break :result try self.minMax(tag, inst, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty);
+        break :result try self.minMax(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst);
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ bin_op.lhs, bin_op.rhs, .none });
 }
@@ -1390,7 +1397,7 @@ fn airSlice(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
         const len = try self.resolveInst(bin_op.rhs);
         const len_ty = self.air.typeOf(bin_op.rhs);
 
-        const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(inst, 8, 4);
+        const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(8, 4, inst);
         try self.genSetStack(ptr_ty, stack_offset, ptr);
         try self.genSetStack(len_ty, stack_offset - 4, len);
         break :result MCValue{ .stack_offset = stack_offset };
@@ -1400,38 +1407,65 @@ fn airSlice(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
 
 fn airBinOp(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, tag: Air.Inst.Tag) !void {
     const bin_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].bin_op;
-    const lhs = try self.resolveInst(bin_op.lhs);
-    const rhs = try self.resolveInst(bin_op.rhs);
     const lhs_ty = self.air.typeOf(bin_op.lhs);
     const rhs_ty = self.air.typeOf(bin_op.rhs);
 
-    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst))
-        .dead
-    else
-        try self.binOp(tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, BinOpMetadata{
-            .lhs = bin_op.lhs,
-            .rhs = bin_op.rhs,
-            .inst = inst,
-        });
+    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
+        const lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = bin_op.lhs };
+        const rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = bin_op.rhs };
+
+        break :result switch (tag) {
+            .add => try self.addSub(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+            .sub => try self.addSub(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+
+            .mul => try self.mul(lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+
+            .div_float => try self.divFloat(lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+
+            .div_trunc => try self.div(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+            .div_floor => try self.div(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+
+            .div_exact => try self.divExact(lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+
+            .rem => try self.rem(lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+
+            .mod => try self.modulo(lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+
+            .addwrap => try self.wrappingArithmetic(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+            .subwrap => try self.wrappingArithmetic(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+            .mulwrap => try self.wrappingArithmetic(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+
+            .bit_and => try self.bitwise(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+            .bit_or => try self.bitwise(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+            .xor => try self.bitwise(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+
+            .shl_exact => try self.shiftExact(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+            .shr_exact => try self.shiftExact(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+
+            .shl => try self.shiftNormal(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+            .shr => try self.shiftNormal(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+
+            .bool_and => try self.booleanOp(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+            .bool_or => try self.booleanOp(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst),
+
+            else => unreachable,
+        };
+    };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ bin_op.lhs, bin_op.rhs, .none });
 }
 
 fn airPtrArithmetic(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, tag: Air.Inst.Tag) !void {
     const ty_pl = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].ty_pl;
     const bin_op = self.air.extraData(Air.Bin, ty_pl.payload).data;
-    const lhs = try self.resolveInst(bin_op.lhs);
-    const rhs = try self.resolveInst(bin_op.rhs);
     const lhs_ty = self.air.typeOf(bin_op.lhs);
     const rhs_ty = self.air.typeOf(bin_op.rhs);
 
-    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst))
-        .dead
-    else
-        try self.binOp(tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, BinOpMetadata{
-            .lhs = bin_op.lhs,
-            .rhs = bin_op.rhs,
-            .inst = inst,
-        });
+    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
+        const lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = bin_op.lhs };
+        const rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = bin_op.rhs };
+
+        break :result try self.ptrArithmetic(tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, inst);
+    };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ bin_op.lhs, bin_op.rhs, .none });
 }
 
@@ -1458,8 +1492,8 @@ fn airOverflow(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const ty_pl = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].ty_pl;
     const extra = self.air.extraData(Air.Bin, ty_pl.payload).data;
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
-        const lhs = try self.resolveInst(extra.lhs);
-        const rhs = try self.resolveInst(extra.rhs);
+        const lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = extra.lhs };
+        const rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = extra.rhs };
         const lhs_ty = self.air.typeOf(extra.lhs);
         const rhs_ty = self.air.typeOf(extra.rhs);
 
@@ -1475,17 +1509,16 @@ fn airOverflow(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
                 assert(lhs_ty.eql(rhs_ty, mod));
                 const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
                 if (int_info.bits < 32) {
-                    const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(inst, tuple_size, tuple_align);
+                    const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(tuple_size, tuple_align, inst);
 
                     try self.spillCompareFlagsIfOccupied();
-                    self.cpsr_flags_inst = null;
 
                     const base_tag: Air.Inst.Tag = switch (tag) {
                         .add_with_overflow => .add,
                         .sub_with_overflow => .sub,
                         else => unreachable,
                     };
-                    const dest = try self.binOp(base_tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, null);
+                    const dest = try self.addSub(base_tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, null);
                     const dest_reg = dest.register;
                     const dest_reg_lock = self.register_manager.lockRegAssumeUnused(dest_reg);
                     defer self.register_manager.unlockReg(dest_reg_lock);
@@ -1498,25 +1531,34 @@ fn airOverflow(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
                     try self.truncRegister(dest_reg, truncated_reg, int_info.signedness, int_info.bits);
 
                     // cmp dest, truncated
-                    _ = try self.binOp(.cmp_eq, dest, .{ .register = truncated_reg }, Type.usize, Type.usize, null);
+                    _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                        .tag = .cmp,
+                        .data = .{ .r_op_cmp = .{
+                            .rn = dest_reg,
+                            .op = Instruction.Operand.reg(truncated_reg, Instruction.Operand.Shift.none),
+                        } },
+                    });
 
                     try self.genSetStack(lhs_ty, stack_offset, .{ .register = truncated_reg });
                     try self.genSetStack(Type.initTag(.u1), stack_offset - overflow_bit_offset, .{ .cpsr_flags = .ne });
 
                     break :result MCValue{ .stack_offset = stack_offset };
                 } else if (int_info.bits == 32) {
+                    const lhs_immediate = try lhs_bind.resolveToImmediate(self);
+                    const rhs_immediate = try rhs_bind.resolveToImmediate(self);
+
                     // Only say yes if the operation is
                     // commutative, i.e. we can swap both of the
                     // operands
                     const lhs_immediate_ok = switch (tag) {
-                        .add_with_overflow => lhs == .immediate and Instruction.Operand.fromU32(lhs.immediate) != null,
+                        .add_with_overflow => if (lhs_immediate) |imm| Instruction.Operand.fromU32(imm) != null else false,
                         .sub_with_overflow => false,
                         else => unreachable,
                     };
                     const rhs_immediate_ok = switch (tag) {
                         .add_with_overflow,
                         .sub_with_overflow,
-                        => rhs == .immediate and Instruction.Operand.fromU32(rhs.immediate) != null,
+                        => if (rhs_immediate) |imm| Instruction.Operand.fromU32(imm) != null else false,
                         else => unreachable,
                     };
 
@@ -1531,12 +1573,12 @@ fn airOverflow(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
 
                     const dest = blk: {
                         if (rhs_immediate_ok) {
-                            break :blk try self.binOpImmediate(mir_tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, false, null);
+                            break :blk try self.binOpImmediateNew(mir_tag, lhs_bind, rhs_immediate.?, lhs_ty, false, null);
                         } else if (lhs_immediate_ok) {
                             // swap lhs and rhs
-                            break :blk try self.binOpImmediate(mir_tag, rhs, lhs, rhs_ty, true, null);
+                            break :blk try self.binOpImmediateNew(mir_tag, rhs_bind, lhs_immediate.?, rhs_ty, true, null);
                         } else {
-                            break :blk try self.binOpRegister(mir_tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, null);
+                            break :blk try self.binOpRegisterNew(mir_tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, null);
                         }
                     };
 
@@ -1563,8 +1605,8 @@ fn airMulWithOverflow(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const extra = self.air.extraData(Air.Bin, ty_pl.payload).data;
     if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) return self.finishAir(inst, .dead, .{ extra.lhs, extra.rhs, .none });
     const result: MCValue = result: {
-        const lhs = try self.resolveInst(extra.lhs);
-        const rhs = try self.resolveInst(extra.rhs);
+        const lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = extra.lhs };
+        const rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = extra.rhs };
         const lhs_ty = self.air.typeOf(extra.lhs);
         const rhs_ty = self.air.typeOf(extra.rhs);
 
@@ -1580,17 +1622,16 @@ fn airMulWithOverflow(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
                 assert(lhs_ty.eql(rhs_ty, mod));
                 const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
                 if (int_info.bits <= 16) {
-                    const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(inst, tuple_size, tuple_align);
+                    const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(tuple_size, tuple_align, inst);
 
                     try self.spillCompareFlagsIfOccupied();
-                    self.cpsr_flags_inst = null;
 
                     const base_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (int_info.signedness) {
                         .signed => .smulbb,
                         .unsigned => .mul,
                     };
 
-                    const dest = try self.binOpRegister(base_tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, null);
+                    const dest = try self.binOpRegisterNew(base_tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, null);
                     const dest_reg = dest.register;
                     const dest_reg_lock = self.register_manager.lockRegAssumeUnused(dest_reg);
                     defer self.register_manager.unlockReg(dest_reg_lock);
@@ -1603,62 +1644,48 @@ fn airMulWithOverflow(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
                     try self.truncRegister(dest_reg, truncated_reg, int_info.signedness, int_info.bits);
 
                     // cmp dest, truncated
-                    _ = try self.binOp(.cmp_eq, dest, .{ .register = truncated_reg }, Type.usize, Type.usize, null);
+                    _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                        .tag = .cmp,
+                        .data = .{ .r_op_cmp = .{
+                            .rn = dest_reg,
+                            .op = Instruction.Operand.reg(truncated_reg, Instruction.Operand.Shift.none),
+                        } },
+                    });
 
                     try self.genSetStack(lhs_ty, stack_offset, .{ .register = truncated_reg });
                     try self.genSetStack(Type.initTag(.u1), stack_offset - overflow_bit_offset, .{ .cpsr_flags = .ne });
 
                     break :result MCValue{ .stack_offset = stack_offset };
                 } else if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
-                    const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(inst, tuple_size, tuple_align);
+                    const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(tuple_size, tuple_align, inst);
 
                     try self.spillCompareFlagsIfOccupied();
-                    self.cpsr_flags_inst = null;
 
                     const base_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (int_info.signedness) {
                         .signed => .smull,
                         .unsigned => .umull,
                     };
 
-                    // TODO extract umull etc. to binOpTwoRegister
-                    // once MCValue.rr is implemented
-                    const lhs_is_register = lhs == .register;
-                    const rhs_is_register = rhs == .register;
+                    var lhs_reg: Register = undefined;
+                    var rhs_reg: Register = undefined;
+                    var rdhi: Register = undefined;
+                    var rdlo: Register = undefined;
+                    var truncated_reg: Register = undefined;
 
-                    const lhs_lock: ?RegisterLock = if (lhs_is_register)
-                        self.register_manager.lockReg(lhs.register)
-                    else
-                        null;
-                    defer if (lhs_lock) |reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
-
-                    const lhs_reg = if (lhs_is_register)
-                        lhs.register
-                    else
-                        try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp);
-                    const new_lhs_lock = self.register_manager.lockReg(lhs_reg);
-                    defer if (new_lhs_lock) |reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
-
-                    const rhs_reg = if (rhs_is_register)
-                        rhs.register
-                    else
-                        try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp);
-                    const new_rhs_lock = self.register_manager.lockReg(rhs_reg);
-                    defer if (new_rhs_lock) |reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
-
-                    const dest_regs = try self.register_manager.allocRegs(2, .{ null, null }, gp);
-                    const dest_regs_locks = self.register_manager.lockRegsAssumeUnused(2, dest_regs);
-                    defer for (dest_regs_locks) |reg| {
-                        self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
+                    const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+                        .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = lhs_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &lhs_reg },
+                        .{ .ty = rhs_ty, .bind = rhs_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &rhs_reg },
                     };
-                    const rdlo = dest_regs[0];
-                    const rdhi = dest_regs[1];
-
-                    if (!lhs_is_register) try self.genSetReg(lhs_ty, lhs_reg, lhs);
-                    if (!rhs_is_register) try self.genSetReg(rhs_ty, rhs_reg, rhs);
-
-                    const truncated_reg = try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp);
-                    const truncated_reg_lock = self.register_manager.lockRegAssumeUnused(truncated_reg);
-                    defer self.register_manager.unlockReg(truncated_reg_lock);
+                    const write_args = [_]WriteArg{
+                        .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &rdhi },
+                        .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &rdlo },
+                        .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &truncated_reg },
+                    };
+                    try self.allocRegs(
+                        &read_args,
+                        &write_args,
+                        null,
+                    );
 
                     _ = try self.addInst(.{
                         .tag = base_tag,
@@ -1677,14 +1704,19 @@ fn airMulWithOverflow(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
                     try self.genSetStack(lhs_ty, stack_offset, .{ .register = truncated_reg });
 
                     // cmp truncated, rdlo
-                    _ = try self.binOp(.cmp_eq, .{ .register = truncated_reg }, .{ .register = rdlo }, Type.usize, Type.usize, null);
+                    _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                        .tag = .cmp,
+                        .data = .{ .r_op_cmp = .{
+                            .rn = truncated_reg,
+                            .op = Instruction.Operand.reg(rdlo, Instruction.Operand.Shift.none),
+                        } },
+                    });
 
                     // mov rdlo, #0
                     _ = try self.addInst(.{
                         .tag = .mov,
-                        .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+                        .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                             .rd = rdlo,
-                            .rn = .r0,
                             .op = Instruction.Operand.fromU32(0).?,
                         } },
                     });
@@ -1693,23 +1725,27 @@ fn airMulWithOverflow(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
                     _ = try self.addInst(.{
                         .tag = .mov,
                         .cond = .ne,
-                        .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+                        .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                             .rd = rdlo,
-                            .rn = .r0,
                             .op = Instruction.Operand.fromU32(1).?,
                         } },
                     });
 
                     // cmp rdhi, #0
-                    _ = try self.binOp(.cmp_eq, .{ .register = rdhi }, .{ .immediate = 0 }, Type.usize, Type.usize, null);
+                    _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                        .tag = .cmp,
+                        .data = .{ .r_op_cmp = .{
+                            .rn = rdhi,
+                            .op = Instruction.Operand.fromU32(0).?,
+                        } },
+                    });
 
                     // movne rdlo, #1
                     _ = try self.addInst(.{
                         .tag = .mov,
                         .cond = .ne,
-                        .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+                        .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                             .rd = rdlo,
-                            .rn = .r0,
                             .op = Instruction.Operand.fromU32(1).?,
                         } },
                     });
@@ -1733,8 +1769,6 @@ fn airShlWithOverflow(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const extra = self.air.extraData(Air.Bin, ty_pl.payload).data;
     if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) return self.finishAir(inst, .dead, .{ extra.lhs, extra.rhs, .none });
     const result: MCValue = result: {
-        const lhs = try self.resolveInst(extra.lhs);
-        const rhs = try self.resolveInst(extra.rhs);
         const lhs_ty = self.air.typeOf(extra.lhs);
         const rhs_ty = self.air.typeOf(extra.rhs);
 
@@ -1748,30 +1782,109 @@ fn airShlWithOverflow(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
             .Int => {
                 const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
                 if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
-                    const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(inst, tuple_size, tuple_align);
-
-                    const lhs_lock: ?RegisterLock = if (lhs == .register)
-                        self.register_manager.lockRegAssumeUnused(lhs.register)
-                    else
-                        null;
-                    defer if (lhs_lock) |reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
+                    const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(tuple_size, tuple_align, inst);
 
                     try self.spillCompareFlagsIfOccupied();
-                    self.cpsr_flags_inst = null;
 
-                    // lsl dest, lhs, rhs
-                    const dest = try self.binOp(.shl, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, null);
-                    const dest_reg = dest.register;
-                    const dest_lock = self.register_manager.lockRegAssumeUnused(dest_reg);
-                    defer self.register_manager.unlockReg(dest_lock);
+                    const shr_mir_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (int_info.signedness) {
+                        .signed => Mir.Inst.Tag.asr,
+                        .unsigned => Mir.Inst.Tag.lsr,
+                    };
 
-                    // asr/lsr reconstructed, dest, rhs
-                    const reconstructed = try self.binOp(.shr, dest, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, null);
+                    var lhs_reg: Register = undefined;
+                    var rhs_reg: Register = undefined;
+                    var dest_reg: Register = undefined;
+                    var reconstructed_reg: Register = undefined;
+
+                    const rhs_mcv = try self.resolveInst(extra.rhs);
+                    const rhs_immediate_ok = rhs_mcv == .immediate and Instruction.Operand.fromU32(rhs_mcv.immediate) != null;
+
+                    const lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = extra.lhs };
+                    const rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = extra.rhs };
+
+                    if (rhs_immediate_ok) {
+                        const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+                            .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = lhs_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &lhs_reg },
+                        };
+                        const write_args = [_]WriteArg{
+                            .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &dest_reg },
+                            .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &reconstructed_reg },
+                        };
+                        try self.allocRegs(
+                            &read_args,
+                            &write_args,
+                            null,
+                        );
+
+                        // lsl dest, lhs, rhs
+                        _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                            .tag = .lsl,
+                            .data = .{ .rr_shift = .{
+                                .rd = dest_reg,
+                                .rm = lhs_reg,
+                                .shift_amount = Instruction.ShiftAmount.imm(@intCast(u5, rhs_mcv.immediate)),
+                            } },
+                        });
+
+                        try self.truncRegister(dest_reg, dest_reg, int_info.signedness, int_info.bits);
+
+                        // asr/lsr reconstructed, dest, rhs
+                        _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                            .tag = shr_mir_tag,
+                            .data = .{ .rr_shift = .{
+                                .rd = reconstructed_reg,
+                                .rm = dest_reg,
+                                .shift_amount = Instruction.ShiftAmount.imm(@intCast(u5, rhs_mcv.immediate)),
+                            } },
+                        });
+                    } else {
+                        const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+                            .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = lhs_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &lhs_reg },
+                            .{ .ty = rhs_ty, .bind = rhs_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &rhs_reg },
+                        };
+                        const write_args = [_]WriteArg{
+                            .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &dest_reg },
+                            .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &reconstructed_reg },
+                        };
+                        try self.allocRegs(
+                            &read_args,
+                            &write_args,
+                            null,
+                        );
+
+                        // lsl dest, lhs, rhs
+                        _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                            .tag = .lsl,
+                            .data = .{ .rr_shift = .{
+                                .rd = dest_reg,
+                                .rm = lhs_reg,
+                                .shift_amount = Instruction.ShiftAmount.reg(rhs_reg),
+                            } },
+                        });
+
+                        try self.truncRegister(dest_reg, dest_reg, int_info.signedness, int_info.bits);
+
+                        // asr/lsr reconstructed, dest, rhs
+                        _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                            .tag = shr_mir_tag,
+                            .data = .{ .rr_shift = .{
+                                .rd = reconstructed_reg,
+                                .rm = dest_reg,
+                                .shift_amount = Instruction.ShiftAmount.reg(rhs_reg),
+                            } },
+                        });
+                    }
 
                     // cmp lhs, reconstructed
-                    _ = try self.binOp(.cmp_eq, lhs, reconstructed, lhs_ty, lhs_ty, null);
+                    _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                        .tag = .cmp,
+                        .data = .{ .r_op_cmp = .{
+                            .rn = lhs_reg,
+                            .op = Instruction.Operand.reg(reconstructed_reg, Instruction.Operand.Shift.none),
+                        } },
+                    });
 
-                    try self.genSetStack(lhs_ty, stack_offset, dest);
+                    try self.genSetStack(lhs_ty, stack_offset, .{ .register = dest_reg });
                     try self.genSetStack(Type.initTag(.u1), stack_offset - overflow_bit_offset, .{ .cpsr_flags = .ne });
 
                     break :result MCValue{ .stack_offset = stack_offset };
@@ -1826,19 +1939,57 @@ fn airWrapOptional(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
 }
 
 /// Given an error union, returns the error
-fn errUnionErr(self: *Self, error_union_mcv: MCValue, error_union_ty: Type) !MCValue {
+fn errUnionErr(
+    self: *Self,
+    error_union_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    error_union_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) !MCValue {
     const err_ty = error_union_ty.errorUnionSet();
     const payload_ty = error_union_ty.errorUnionPayload();
     if (err_ty.errorSetIsEmpty()) {
         return MCValue{ .immediate = 0 };
     }
     if (!payload_ty.hasRuntimeBitsIgnoreComptime()) {
-        return error_union_mcv;
+        return try error_union_bind.resolveToMcv(self);
     }
 
     const err_offset = @intCast(u32, errUnionErrorOffset(payload_ty, self.target.*));
-    switch (error_union_mcv) {
-        .register => return self.fail("TODO errUnionErr for registers", .{}),
+    switch (try error_union_bind.resolveToMcv(self)) {
+        .register => {
+            var operand_reg: Register = undefined;
+            var dest_reg: Register = undefined;
+
+            const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+                .{ .ty = error_union_ty, .bind = error_union_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &operand_reg },
+            };
+            const write_args = [_]WriteArg{
+                .{ .ty = err_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &dest_reg },
+            };
+            try self.allocRegs(
+                &read_args,
+                &write_args,
+                if (maybe_inst) |inst| .{
+                    .corresponding_inst = inst,
+                    .operand_mapping = &.{0},
+                } else null,
+            );
+
+            const err_bit_offset = err_offset * 8;
+            const err_bit_size = @intCast(u32, err_ty.abiSize(self.target.*)) * 8;
+
+            _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                .tag = .ubfx, // errors are unsigned integers
+                .data = .{ .rr_lsb_width = .{
+                    .rd = dest_reg,
+                    .rn = operand_reg,
+                    .lsb = @intCast(u5, err_bit_offset),
+                    .width = @intCast(u6, err_bit_size),
+                } },
+            });
+
+            return MCValue{ .register = dest_reg };
+        },
         .stack_argument_offset => |off| {
             return MCValue{ .stack_argument_offset = off + err_offset };
         },
@@ -1855,27 +2006,66 @@ fn errUnionErr(self: *Self, error_union_mcv: MCValue, error_union_ty: Type) !MCV
 fn airUnwrapErrErr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const ty_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].ty_op;
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
+        const error_union_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = ty_op.operand };
         const error_union_ty = self.air.typeOf(ty_op.operand);
-        const mcv = try self.resolveInst(ty_op.operand);
-        break :result try self.errUnionErr(mcv, error_union_ty);
+
+        break :result try self.errUnionErr(error_union_bind, error_union_ty, inst);
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ ty_op.operand, .none, .none });
 }
 
 /// Given an error union, returns the payload
-fn errUnionPayload(self: *Self, error_union_mcv: MCValue, error_union_ty: Type) !MCValue {
+fn errUnionPayload(
+    self: *Self,
+    error_union_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    error_union_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) !MCValue {
     const err_ty = error_union_ty.errorUnionSet();
     const payload_ty = error_union_ty.errorUnionPayload();
     if (err_ty.errorSetIsEmpty()) {
-        return error_union_mcv;
+        return try error_union_bind.resolveToMcv(self);
     }
     if (!payload_ty.hasRuntimeBitsIgnoreComptime()) {
         return MCValue.none;
     }
 
     const payload_offset = @intCast(u32, errUnionPayloadOffset(payload_ty, self.target.*));
-    switch (error_union_mcv) {
-        .register => return self.fail("TODO errUnionPayload for registers", .{}),
+    switch (try error_union_bind.resolveToMcv(self)) {
+        .register => {
+            var operand_reg: Register = undefined;
+            var dest_reg: Register = undefined;
+
+            const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+                .{ .ty = error_union_ty, .bind = error_union_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &operand_reg },
+            };
+            const write_args = [_]WriteArg{
+                .{ .ty = err_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &dest_reg },
+            };
+            try self.allocRegs(
+                &read_args,
+                &write_args,
+                if (maybe_inst) |inst| .{
+                    .corresponding_inst = inst,
+                    .operand_mapping = &.{0},
+                } else null,
+            );
+
+            const payload_bit_offset = payload_offset * 8;
+            const payload_bit_size = @intCast(u32, payload_ty.abiSize(self.target.*)) * 8;
+
+            _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                .tag = if (payload_ty.isSignedInt()) Mir.Inst.Tag.sbfx else .ubfx,
+                .data = .{ .rr_lsb_width = .{
+                    .rd = dest_reg,
+                    .rn = operand_reg,
+                    .lsb = @intCast(u5, payload_bit_offset),
+                    .width = @intCast(u6, payload_bit_size),
+                } },
+            });
+
+            return MCValue{ .register = dest_reg };
+        },
         .stack_argument_offset => |off| {
             return MCValue{ .stack_argument_offset = off + payload_offset };
         },
@@ -1892,9 +2082,10 @@ fn errUnionPayload(self: *Self, error_union_mcv: MCValue, error_union_ty: Type)
 fn airUnwrapErrPayload(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const ty_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].ty_op;
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
+        const error_union_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = ty_op.operand };
         const error_union_ty = self.air.typeOf(ty_op.operand);
-        const error_union = try self.resolveInst(ty_op.operand);
-        break :result try self.errUnionPayload(error_union, error_union_ty);
+
+        break :result try self.errUnionPayload(error_union_bind, error_union_ty, inst);
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ ty_op.operand, .none, .none });
 }
@@ -1938,17 +2129,18 @@ fn airWrapErrUnionPayload(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const ty_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].ty_op;
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
         const error_union_ty = self.air.getRefType(ty_op.ty);
+        const error_ty = error_union_ty.errorUnionSet();
         const payload_ty = error_union_ty.errorUnionPayload();
         const operand = try self.resolveInst(ty_op.operand);
         if (!payload_ty.hasRuntimeBitsIgnoreComptime()) break :result operand;
 
         const abi_size = @intCast(u32, error_union_ty.abiSize(self.target.*));
         const abi_align = error_union_ty.abiAlignment(self.target.*);
-        const stack_offset = @intCast(u32, try self.allocMem(inst, abi_size, abi_align));
+        const stack_offset = @intCast(u32, try self.allocMem(abi_size, abi_align, inst));
         const payload_off = errUnionPayloadOffset(payload_ty, self.target.*);
         const err_off = errUnionErrorOffset(payload_ty, self.target.*);
         try self.genSetStack(payload_ty, stack_offset - @intCast(u32, payload_off), operand);
-        try self.genSetStack(Type.anyerror, stack_offset - @intCast(u32, err_off), .{ .immediate = 0 });
+        try self.genSetStack(error_ty, stack_offset - @intCast(u32, err_off), .{ .immediate = 0 });
 
         break :result MCValue{ .stack_offset = stack_offset };
     };
@@ -1960,16 +2152,17 @@ fn airWrapErrUnionErr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const ty_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].ty_op;
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
         const error_union_ty = self.air.getRefType(ty_op.ty);
+        const error_ty = error_union_ty.errorUnionSet();
         const payload_ty = error_union_ty.errorUnionPayload();
         const operand = try self.resolveInst(ty_op.operand);
         if (!payload_ty.hasRuntimeBitsIgnoreComptime()) break :result operand;
 
         const abi_size = @intCast(u32, error_union_ty.abiSize(self.target.*));
         const abi_align = error_union_ty.abiAlignment(self.target.*);
-        const stack_offset = @intCast(u32, try self.allocMem(inst, abi_size, abi_align));
+        const stack_offset = @intCast(u32, try self.allocMem(abi_size, abi_align, inst));
         const payload_off = errUnionPayloadOffset(payload_ty, self.target.*);
         const err_off = errUnionErrorOffset(payload_ty, self.target.*);
-        try self.genSetStack(Type.anyerror, stack_offset - @intCast(u32, err_off), operand);
+        try self.genSetStack(error_ty, stack_offset - @intCast(u32, err_off), operand);
         try self.genSetStack(payload_ty, stack_offset - @intCast(u32, payload_off), .undef);
 
         break :result MCValue{ .stack_offset = stack_offset };
@@ -2008,7 +2201,6 @@ fn airSliceLen(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
         const mcv = try self.resolveInst(ty_op.operand);
         switch (mcv) {
-            .dead, .unreach => unreachable,
             .register => unreachable, // a slice doesn't fit in one register
             .stack_argument_offset => |off| {
                 break :result MCValue{ .stack_argument_offset = off + 4 };
@@ -2019,7 +2211,7 @@ fn airSliceLen(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
             .memory => |addr| {
                 break :result MCValue{ .memory = addr + 4 };
             },
-            else => return self.fail("TODO implement slice_len for {}", .{mcv}),
+            else => unreachable, // invalid MCValue for a slice
         }
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ ty_op.operand, .none, .none });
@@ -2034,7 +2226,12 @@ fn airPtrSliceLenPtr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
             .ptr_stack_offset => |off| {
                 break :result MCValue{ .ptr_stack_offset = off - 4 };
             },
-            else => return self.fail("TODO implement ptr_slice_len_ptr for {}", .{mcv}),
+            else => {
+                const lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .mcv = mcv };
+                const rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .mcv = .{ .immediate = 4 } };
+
+                break :result try self.addSub(.add, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, Type.usize, Type.usize, null);
+            },
         }
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ ty_op.operand, .none, .none });
@@ -2049,91 +2246,96 @@ fn airPtrSlicePtrPtr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
             .ptr_stack_offset => |off| {
                 break :result MCValue{ .ptr_stack_offset = off };
             },
-            else => return self.fail("TODO implement ptr_slice_ptr_ptr for {}", .{mcv}),
+            else => {
+                if (self.reuseOperand(inst, ty_op.operand, 0, mcv)) {
+                    break :result mcv;
+                } else {
+                    break :result MCValue{ .register = try self.copyToTmpRegister(Type.usize, mcv) };
+                }
+            },
         }
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ ty_op.operand, .none, .none });
 }
 
+fn ptrElemVal(
+    self: *Self,
+    ptr_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    index_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    ptr_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) !MCValue {
+    const elem_ty = ptr_ty.childType();
+    const elem_size = @intCast(u32, elem_ty.abiSize(self.target.*));
+
+    switch (elem_size) {
+        1, 4 => {
+            var base_reg: Register = undefined;
+            var index_reg: Register = undefined;
+            var dest_reg: Register = undefined;
+
+            const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+                .{ .ty = ptr_ty, .bind = ptr_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &base_reg },
+                .{ .ty = Type.usize, .bind = index_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &index_reg },
+            };
+            const write_args = [_]WriteArg{
+                .{ .ty = elem_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &dest_reg },
+            };
+            try self.allocRegs(
+                &read_args,
+                &write_args,
+                if (maybe_inst) |inst| .{
+                    .corresponding_inst = inst,
+                    .operand_mapping = &.{ 0, 1 },
+                } else null,
+            );
+
+            const tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (elem_size) {
+                1 => .ldrb,
+                4 => .ldr,
+                else => unreachable,
+            };
+            const shift: u5 = switch (elem_size) {
+                1 => 0,
+                4 => 2,
+                else => unreachable,
+            };
+
+            _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                .tag = tag,
+                .data = .{ .rr_offset = .{
+                    .rt = dest_reg,
+                    .rn = base_reg,
+                    .offset = .{ .offset = Instruction.Offset.reg(index_reg, .{ .lsl = shift }) },
+                } },
+            });
+
+            return MCValue{ .register = dest_reg };
+        },
+        else => {
+            const addr = try self.ptrArithmetic(.ptr_add, ptr_bind, index_bind, ptr_ty, Type.usize, null);
+
+            const dest = try self.allocRegOrMem(elem_ty, true, maybe_inst);
+            try self.load(dest, addr, ptr_ty);
+            return dest;
+        },
+    }
+}
+
 fn airSliceElemVal(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
-    const is_volatile = false; // TODO
     const bin_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].bin_op;
-
-    if (!is_volatile and self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) return self.finishAir(inst, .dead, .{ bin_op.lhs, bin_op.rhs, .none });
-    const result: MCValue = result: {
-        const slice_mcv = try self.resolveInst(bin_op.lhs);
-
-        // TODO optimize for the case where the index is a constant,
-        // i.e. index_mcv == .immediate
-        const index_mcv = try self.resolveInst(bin_op.rhs);
-        const index_is_register = index_mcv == .register;
-
-        const slice_ty = self.air.typeOf(bin_op.lhs);
-        const elem_ty = slice_ty.childType();
-        const elem_size = @intCast(u32, elem_ty.abiSize(self.target.*));
-
+    const slice_ty = self.air.typeOf(bin_op.lhs);
+    const result: MCValue = if (!slice_ty.isVolatilePtr() and self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
         var buf: Type.SlicePtrFieldTypeBuffer = undefined;
-        const slice_ptr_field_type = slice_ty.slicePtrFieldType(&buf);
-
-        const index_lock: ?RegisterLock = if (index_is_register)
-            self.register_manager.lockRegAssumeUnused(index_mcv.register)
-        else
-            null;
-        defer if (index_lock) |reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
+        const ptr_ty = slice_ty.slicePtrFieldType(&buf);
 
+        const slice_mcv = try self.resolveInst(bin_op.lhs);
         const base_mcv = slicePtr(slice_mcv);
 
-        switch (elem_size) {
-            1, 4 => {
-                const base_reg = switch (base_mcv) {
-                    .register => |r| r,
-                    else => try self.copyToTmpRegister(slice_ptr_field_type, base_mcv),
-                };
-                const base_reg_lock = self.register_manager.lockRegAssumeUnused(base_reg);
-                defer self.register_manager.unlockReg(base_reg_lock);
+        const base_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .mcv = base_mcv };
+        const index_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = bin_op.rhs };
 
-                const dst_reg = try self.register_manager.allocReg(inst, gp);
-                const dst_mcv = MCValue{ .register = dst_reg };
-                const dst_reg_lock = self.register_manager.lockRegAssumeUnused(dst_reg);
-                defer self.register_manager.unlockReg(dst_reg_lock);
-
-                const index_reg: Register = switch (index_mcv) {
-                    .register => |reg| reg,
-                    else => try self.copyToTmpRegister(Type.usize, index_mcv),
-                };
-                const index_reg_lock = self.register_manager.lockReg(index_reg);
-                defer if (index_reg_lock) |lock| self.register_manager.unlockReg(lock);
-
-                const tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (elem_size) {
-                    1 => .ldrb,
-                    4 => .ldr,
-                    else => unreachable,
-                };
-                const shift: u5 = switch (elem_size) {
-                    1 => 0,
-                    4 => 2,
-                    else => unreachable,
-                };
-
-                _ = try self.addInst(.{
-                    .tag = tag,
-                    .data = .{ .rr_offset = .{
-                        .rt = dst_reg,
-                        .rn = base_reg,
-                        .offset = .{ .offset = Instruction.Offset.reg(index_reg, .{ .lsl = shift }) },
-                    } },
-                });
-
-                break :result dst_mcv;
-            },
-            else => {
-                const dest = try self.allocRegOrMem(inst, true);
-                const addr = try self.binOp(.ptr_add, base_mcv, index_mcv, slice_ptr_field_type, Type.usize, null);
-                try self.load(dest, addr, slice_ptr_field_type);
-
-                break :result dest;
-            },
-        }
+        break :result try self.ptrElemVal(base_bind, index_bind, ptr_ty, inst);
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ bin_op.lhs, bin_op.rhs, .none });
 }
@@ -2143,27 +2345,94 @@ fn airSliceElemPtr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const extra = self.air.extraData(Air.Bin, ty_pl.payload).data;
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
         const slice_mcv = try self.resolveInst(extra.lhs);
-        const index_mcv = try self.resolveInst(extra.rhs);
         const base_mcv = slicePtr(slice_mcv);
 
-        const slice_ty = self.air.typeOf(extra.lhs);
+        const base_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .mcv = base_mcv };
+        const index_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = extra.rhs };
 
-        const addr = try self.binOp(.ptr_add, base_mcv, index_mcv, slice_ty, Type.usize, null);
+        const slice_ty = self.air.typeOf(extra.lhs);
+        const index_ty = self.air.typeOf(extra.rhs);
+
+        const addr = try self.ptrArithmetic(.ptr_add, base_bind, index_bind, slice_ty, index_ty, null);
         break :result addr;
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ extra.lhs, extra.rhs, .none });
 }
 
+fn arrayElemVal(
+    self: *Self,
+    array_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    index_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    array_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) InnerError!MCValue {
+    const elem_ty = array_ty.childType();
+
+    const mcv = try array_bind.resolveToMcv(self);
+    switch (mcv) {
+        .stack_offset,
+        .memory,
+        .stack_argument_offset,
+        => {
+            const ptr_to_mcv = switch (mcv) {
+                .stack_offset => |off| MCValue{ .ptr_stack_offset = off },
+                .memory => |addr| MCValue{ .immediate = @intCast(u32, addr) },
+                .stack_argument_offset => |off| blk: {
+                    const reg = try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp);
+
+                    _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                        .tag = .ldr_ptr_stack_argument,
+                        .data = .{ .r_stack_offset = .{
+                            .rt = reg,
+                            .stack_offset = off,
+                        } },
+                    });
+
+                    break :blk MCValue{ .register = reg };
+                },
+                else => unreachable,
+            };
+            const ptr_to_mcv_lock: ?RegisterLock = switch (ptr_to_mcv) {
+                .register => |reg| self.register_manager.lockRegAssumeUnused(reg),
+                else => null,
+            };
+            defer if (ptr_to_mcv_lock) |lock| self.register_manager.unlockReg(lock);
+
+            const base_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .mcv = ptr_to_mcv };
+
+            var ptr_ty_payload: Type.Payload.ElemType = .{
+                .base = .{ .tag = .single_mut_pointer },
+                .data = elem_ty,
+            };
+            const ptr_ty = Type.initPayload(&ptr_ty_payload.base);
+
+            return try self.ptrElemVal(base_bind, index_bind, ptr_ty, maybe_inst);
+        },
+        else => return self.fail("TODO implement array_elem_val for {}", .{mcv}),
+    }
+}
+
 fn airArrayElemVal(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const bin_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].bin_op;
-    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else return self.fail("TODO implement array_elem_val for {}", .{self.target.cpu.arch});
+    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
+        const array_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = bin_op.lhs };
+        const index_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = bin_op.rhs };
+        const array_ty = self.air.typeOf(bin_op.lhs);
+
+        break :result try self.arrayElemVal(array_bind, index_bind, array_ty, inst);
+    };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ bin_op.lhs, bin_op.rhs, .none });
 }
 
 fn airPtrElemVal(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
-    const is_volatile = false; // TODO
     const bin_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].bin_op;
-    const result: MCValue = if (!is_volatile and self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else return self.fail("TODO implement ptr_elem_val for {}", .{self.target.cpu.arch});
+    const ptr_ty = self.air.typeOf(bin_op.lhs);
+    const result: MCValue = if (!ptr_ty.isVolatilePtr() and self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
+        const base_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = bin_op.lhs };
+        const index_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = bin_op.rhs };
+
+        break :result try self.ptrElemVal(base_bind, index_bind, ptr_ty, inst);
+    };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ bin_op.lhs, bin_op.rhs, .none });
 }
 
@@ -2171,12 +2440,13 @@ fn airPtrElemPtr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const ty_pl = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].ty_pl;
     const extra = self.air.extraData(Air.Bin, ty_pl.payload).data;
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
-        const ptr_mcv = try self.resolveInst(extra.lhs);
-        const index_mcv = try self.resolveInst(extra.rhs);
+        const ptr_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = extra.lhs };
+        const index_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = extra.rhs };
 
         const ptr_ty = self.air.typeOf(extra.lhs);
+        const index_ty = self.air.typeOf(extra.rhs);
 
-        const addr = try self.binOp(.ptr_add, ptr_mcv, index_mcv, ptr_ty, Type.usize, null);
+        const addr = try self.ptrArithmetic(.ptr_add, ptr_bind, index_bind, ptr_ty, index_ty, null);
         break :result addr;
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ extra.lhs, extra.rhs, .none });
@@ -2240,7 +2510,13 @@ fn airUnaryMath(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
 }
 
-fn reuseOperand(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, operand: Air.Inst.Ref, op_index: Liveness.OperandInt, mcv: MCValue) bool {
+fn reuseOperand(
+    self: *Self,
+    inst: Air.Inst.Index,
+    operand: Air.Inst.Ref,
+    op_index: Liveness.OperandInt,
+    mcv: MCValue,
+) bool {
     if (!self.liveness.operandDies(inst, op_index))
         return false;
 
@@ -2362,16 +2638,18 @@ fn airLoad(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
         if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst) and !is_volatile)
             break :result MCValue.dead;
 
-        const dst_mcv: MCValue = blk: {
-            if (self.reuseOperand(inst, ty_op.operand, 0, ptr)) {
+        const dest_mcv: MCValue = blk: {
+            const ptr_fits_dest = elem_ty.abiSize(self.target.*) <= 4;
+            if (ptr_fits_dest and self.reuseOperand(inst, ty_op.operand, 0, ptr)) {
                 // The MCValue that holds the pointer can be re-used as the value.
                 break :blk ptr;
             } else {
-                break :blk try self.allocRegOrMem(inst, true);
+                break :blk try self.allocRegOrMem(elem_ty, true, inst);
             }
         };
-        try self.load(dst_mcv, ptr, self.air.typeOf(ty_op.operand));
-        break :result dst_mcv;
+        try self.load(dest_mcv, ptr, self.air.typeOf(ty_op.operand));
+
+        break :result dest_mcv;
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ ty_op.operand, .none, .none });
 }
@@ -2498,26 +2776,10 @@ fn structFieldPtr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, operand: Air.Inst.Ref, inde
                 break :result MCValue{ .ptr_stack_offset = off - struct_field_offset };
             },
             else => {
-                const offset_reg = try self.copyToTmpRegister(ptr_ty, .{
-                    .immediate = struct_field_offset,
-                });
-                const offset_reg_lock = self.register_manager.lockRegAssumeUnused(offset_reg);
-                defer self.register_manager.unlockReg(offset_reg_lock);
+                const lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .mcv = mcv };
+                const rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .mcv = .{ .immediate = struct_field_offset } };
 
-                const addr_reg = try self.copyToTmpRegister(ptr_ty, mcv);
-                const addr_reg_lock = self.register_manager.lockRegAssumeUnused(addr_reg);
-                defer self.register_manager.unlockReg(addr_reg_lock);
-
-                const dest = try self.binOp(
-                    .add,
-                    .{ .register = addr_reg },
-                    .{ .register = offset_reg },
-                    Type.usize,
-                    Type.usize,
-                    null,
-                );
-
-                break :result dest;
+                break :result try self.addSub(.add, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, Type.usize, Type.usize, null);
             },
         }
     };
@@ -2532,6 +2794,7 @@ fn airStructFieldVal(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
         const mcv = try self.resolveInst(operand);
         const struct_ty = self.air.typeOf(operand);
         const struct_field_offset = @intCast(u32, struct_ty.structFieldOffset(index, self.target.*));
+        const struct_field_ty = struct_ty.structFieldType(index);
 
         switch (mcv) {
             .dead, .unreach => unreachable,
@@ -2569,11 +2832,45 @@ fn airStructFieldVal(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
                 } else {
                     // Copy to new register
                     const dest_reg = try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp);
-                    try self.genSetReg(struct_ty.structFieldType(index), dest_reg, field);
+                    try self.genSetReg(struct_field_ty, dest_reg, field);
 
                     break :result MCValue{ .register = dest_reg };
                 }
             },
+            .register => {
+                var operand_reg: Register = undefined;
+                var dest_reg: Register = undefined;
+
+                const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+                    .{ .ty = struct_ty, .bind = .{ .mcv = mcv }, .class = gp, .reg = &operand_reg },
+                };
+                const write_args = [_]WriteArg{
+                    .{ .ty = struct_field_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &dest_reg },
+                };
+                try self.allocRegs(
+                    &read_args,
+                    &write_args,
+                    ReuseMetadata{
+                        .corresponding_inst = inst,
+                        .operand_mapping = &.{0},
+                    },
+                );
+
+                const field_bit_offset = struct_field_offset * 8;
+                const field_bit_size = @intCast(u32, struct_field_ty.abiSize(self.target.*)) * 8;
+
+                _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                    .tag = if (struct_field_ty.isSignedInt()) Mir.Inst.Tag.sbfx else .ubfx,
+                    .data = .{ .rr_lsb_width = .{
+                        .rd = dest_reg,
+                        .rn = operand_reg,
+                        .lsb = @intCast(u5, field_bit_offset),
+                        .width = @intCast(u6, field_bit_size),
+                    } },
+                });
+
+                break :result MCValue{ .register = dest_reg };
+            },
             else => return self.fail("TODO implement codegen struct_field_val for {}", .{mcv}),
         }
     };
@@ -2583,114 +2880,285 @@ fn airStructFieldVal(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
 
 fn airFieldParentPtr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const ty_pl = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].ty_pl;
-    const bin_op = self.air.extraData(Air.Bin, ty_pl.payload).data;
-    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else return self.fail("TODO implement airFieldParentPtr", .{});
-    return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ bin_op.lhs, bin_op.rhs, .none });
+    const extra = self.air.extraData(Air.FieldParentPtr, ty_pl.payload).data;
+    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
+        const field_ptr = try self.resolveInst(extra.field_ptr);
+        const struct_ty = self.air.getRefType(ty_pl.ty).childType();
+        const struct_field_offset = @intCast(u32, struct_ty.structFieldOffset(extra.field_index, self.target.*));
+        switch (field_ptr) {
+            .ptr_stack_offset => |off| {
+                break :result MCValue{ .ptr_stack_offset = off + struct_field_offset };
+            },
+            else => {
+                const lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .mcv = field_ptr };
+                const rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .mcv = .{ .immediate = struct_field_offset } };
+
+                break :result try self.addSub(.sub, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, Type.usize, Type.usize, null);
+            },
+        }
+    };
+    return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ extra.field_ptr, .none, .none });
 }
 
-/// Allocates a new register. If Inst in non-null, additionally tracks
-/// this register and the corresponding int and removes all previous
-/// tracking. Does not do the actual moving (that is handled by
-/// genSetReg).
-fn prepareNewRegForMoving(
+/// An argument to a Mir instruction which is read (and possibly also
+/// written to) by the respective instruction
+const ReadArg = struct {
+    ty: Type,
+    bind: Bind,
+    class: RegisterManager.RegisterBitSet,
+    reg: *Register,
+
+    const Bind = union(enum) {
+        inst: Air.Inst.Ref,
+        mcv: MCValue,
+
+        fn resolveToMcv(bind: Bind, function: *Self) InnerError!MCValue {
+            return switch (bind) {
+                .inst => |inst| try function.resolveInst(inst),
+                .mcv => |mcv| mcv,
+            };
+        }
+
+        fn resolveToImmediate(bind: Bind, function: *Self) InnerError!?u32 {
+            switch (bind) {
+                .inst => |inst| {
+                    // TODO resolve independently of inst_table
+                    const mcv = try function.resolveInst(inst);
+                    switch (mcv) {
+                        .immediate => |imm| return imm,
+                        else => return null,
+                    }
+                },
+                .mcv => |mcv| {
+                    switch (mcv) {
+                        .immediate => |imm| return imm,
+                        else => return null,
+                    }
+                },
+            }
+        }
+    };
+};
+
+/// An argument to a Mir instruction which is written to (but not read
+/// from) by the respective instruction
+const WriteArg = struct {
+    ty: Type,
+    bind: Bind,
+    class: RegisterManager.RegisterBitSet,
+    reg: *Register,
+
+    const Bind = union(enum) {
+        reg: Register,
+        none: void,
+    };
+};
+
+/// Holds all data necessary for enabling the potential reuse of
+/// operand registers as destinations
+const ReuseMetadata = struct {
+    corresponding_inst: Air.Inst.Index,
+
+    /// Maps every element index of read_args to the corresponding
+    /// index in the Air instruction
+    ///
+    /// When the order of read_args corresponds exactly to the order
+    /// of the inputs of the Air instruction, this would be e.g.
+    /// &.{ 0, 1 }. However, when the order is not the same or some
+    /// inputs to the Air instruction are omitted (e.g. when they can
+    /// be represented as immediates to the Mir instruction),
+    /// operand_mapping should reflect that fact.
+    operand_mapping: []const Liveness.OperandInt,
+};
+
+/// Allocate a set of registers for use as arguments for a Mir
+/// instruction
+///
+/// If the Mir instruction these registers are allocated for
+/// corresponds exactly to a single Air instruction, populate
+/// reuse_metadata in order to enable potential reuse of an operand as
+/// the destination (provided that that operand dies in this
+/// instruction).
+///
+/// Reusing an operand register as destination is the only time two
+/// arguments may share the same register. In all other cases,
+/// allocRegs guarantees that a register will never be allocated to
+/// more than one argument.
+///
+/// Furthermore, allocReg guarantees that all arguments which are
+/// already bound to registers before calling allocRegs will not
+/// change their register binding. This is done by locking these
+/// registers.
+fn allocRegs(
     self: *Self,
-    track_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
-    register_class: RegisterManager.RegisterBitSet,
-    mcv: MCValue,
-) !Register {
-    const branch = &self.branch_stack.items[self.branch_stack.items.len - 1];
-    const reg = try self.register_manager.allocReg(track_inst, register_class);
+    read_args: []const ReadArg,
+    write_args: []const WriteArg,
+    reuse_metadata: ?ReuseMetadata,
+) InnerError!void {
+    // Air instructions have exactly one output
+    assert(!(reuse_metadata != null and write_args.len != 1)); // see note above
 
-    if (track_inst) |inst| {
-        // Overwrite the MCValue associated with this inst
-        branch.inst_table.putAssumeCapacity(inst, .{ .register = reg });
+    // The operand mapping is a 1:1 mapping of read args to their
+    // corresponding operand index in the Air instruction
+    assert(!(reuse_metadata != null and reuse_metadata.?.operand_mapping.len != read_args.len)); // see note above
 
-        // If the previous MCValue occupied some space we track, we
-        // need to make sure it is marked as free now.
-        switch (mcv) {
-            .cpsr_flags => {
-                assert(self.cpsr_flags_inst.? == inst);
-                self.cpsr_flags_inst = null;
-            },
-            .register => |prev_reg| {
-                assert(!self.register_manager.isRegFree(prev_reg));
-                self.register_manager.freeReg(prev_reg);
-            },
-            else => {},
+    const locks = try self.gpa.alloc(?RegisterLock, read_args.len + write_args.len);
+    defer self.gpa.free(locks);
+    const read_locks = locks[0..read_args.len];
+    const write_locks = locks[read_args.len..];
+
+    std.mem.set(?RegisterLock, locks, null);
+    defer for (locks) |lock| {
+        if (lock) |locked_reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(locked_reg);
+    };
+
+    // When we reuse a read_arg as a destination, the corresponding
+    // MCValue of the read_arg will be set to .dead. In that case, we
+    // skip allocating this read_arg.
+    var reused_read_arg: ?usize = null;
+
+    // Lock all args which are already allocated to registers
+    for (read_args) |arg, i| {
+        const mcv = try arg.bind.resolveToMcv(self);
+        if (mcv == .register) {
+            read_locks[i] = self.register_manager.lockReg(mcv.register);
         }
     }
 
-    return reg;
+    for (write_args) |arg, i| {
+        if (arg.bind == .reg) {
+            write_locks[i] = self.register_manager.lockReg(arg.bind.reg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Allocate registers for all args which aren't allocated to
+    // registers yet
+    for (read_args) |arg, i| {
+        const mcv = try arg.bind.resolveToMcv(self);
+        if (mcv == .register) {
+            arg.reg.* = mcv.register;
+        } else {
+            const track_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index = switch (arg.bind) {
+                .inst => |inst| Air.refToIndex(inst).?,
+                else => null,
+            };
+            arg.reg.* = try self.register_manager.allocReg(track_inst, arg.class);
+            read_locks[i] = self.register_manager.lockReg(arg.reg.*);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (reuse_metadata != null) {
+        const inst = reuse_metadata.?.corresponding_inst;
+        const operand_mapping = reuse_metadata.?.operand_mapping;
+        const arg = write_args[0];
+        if (arg.bind == .reg) {
+            arg.reg.* = arg.bind.reg;
+        } else {
+            reuse_operand: for (read_args) |read_arg, i| {
+                if (read_arg.bind == .inst) {
+                    const operand = read_arg.bind.inst;
+                    const mcv = try self.resolveInst(operand);
+                    if (mcv == .register and
+                        std.meta.eql(arg.class, read_arg.class) and
+                        self.reuseOperand(inst, operand, operand_mapping[i], mcv))
+                    {
+                        arg.reg.* = mcv.register;
+                        write_locks[0] = null;
+                        reused_read_arg = i;
+                        break :reuse_operand;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                arg.reg.* = try self.register_manager.allocReg(inst, arg.class);
+                write_locks[0] = self.register_manager.lockReg(arg.reg.*);
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        for (write_args) |arg, i| {
+            if (arg.bind == .reg) {
+                arg.reg.* = arg.bind.reg;
+            } else {
+                arg.reg.* = try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, arg.class);
+                write_locks[i] = self.register_manager.lockReg(arg.reg.*);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // For all read_args which need to be moved from non-register to
+    // register, perform the move
+    for (read_args) |arg, i| {
+        if (reused_read_arg) |j| {
+            // Check whether this read_arg was reused
+            if (i == j) continue;
+        }
+
+        const mcv = try arg.bind.resolveToMcv(self);
+        if (mcv != .register) {
+            if (arg.bind == .inst) {
+                const branch = &self.branch_stack.items[self.branch_stack.items.len - 1];
+                const inst = Air.refToIndex(arg.bind.inst).?;
+
+                // Overwrite the MCValue associated with this inst
+                branch.inst_table.putAssumeCapacity(inst, .{ .register = arg.reg.* });
+
+                // If the previous MCValue occupied some space we track, we
+                // need to make sure it is marked as free now.
+                switch (mcv) {
+                    .cpsr_flags => {
+                        assert(self.cpsr_flags_inst.? == inst);
+                        self.cpsr_flags_inst = null;
+                    },
+                    .register => |prev_reg| {
+                        assert(!self.register_manager.isRegFree(prev_reg));
+                        self.register_manager.freeReg(prev_reg);
+                    },
+                    else => {},
+                }
+            }
+
+            try self.genSetReg(arg.ty, arg.reg.*, mcv);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
-/// Don't call this function directly. Use binOp instead.
+/// Wrapper around allocRegs and addInst tailored for specific Mir
+/// instructions which are binary operations acting on two registers
 ///
-/// Calling this function signals an intention to generate a Mir
-/// instruction of the form
-///
-///     op dest, lhs, rhs
-///
-/// Asserts that generating an instruction of that form is possible.
-fn binOpRegister(
+/// Returns the destination register
+fn binOpRegisterNew(
     self: *Self,
     mir_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag,
-    lhs: MCValue,
-    rhs: MCValue,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
     lhs_ty: Type,
     rhs_ty: Type,
-    metadata: ?BinOpMetadata,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
 ) !MCValue {
-    const lhs_is_register = lhs == .register;
-    const rhs_is_register = rhs == .register;
+    var lhs_reg: Register = undefined;
+    var rhs_reg: Register = undefined;
+    var dest_reg: Register = undefined;
 
-    const lhs_lock: ?RegisterLock = if (lhs_is_register)
-        self.register_manager.lockReg(lhs.register)
-    else
-        null;
-    defer if (lhs_lock) |reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
-
-    const lhs_reg = if (lhs_is_register) lhs.register else blk: {
-        const track_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index = if (metadata) |md| inst: {
-            break :inst Air.refToIndex(md.lhs).?;
-        } else null;
-
-        break :blk try self.prepareNewRegForMoving(track_inst, gp, lhs);
+    const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+        .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = lhs_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &lhs_reg },
+        .{ .ty = rhs_ty, .bind = rhs_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &rhs_reg },
     };
-    const new_lhs_lock = self.register_manager.lockReg(lhs_reg);
-    defer if (new_lhs_lock) |reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
-
-    const rhs_reg = if (rhs_is_register) rhs.register else blk: {
-        const track_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index = if (metadata) |md| inst: {
-            break :inst Air.refToIndex(md.rhs).?;
-        } else null;
-
-        break :blk try self.prepareNewRegForMoving(track_inst, gp, rhs);
+    const write_args = [_]WriteArg{
+        .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &dest_reg },
     };
-    const new_rhs_lock = self.register_manager.lockReg(rhs_reg);
-    defer if (new_rhs_lock) |reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
-
-    const dest_reg = switch (mir_tag) {
-        .cmp => .r0, // cmp has no destination regardless
-        else => if (metadata) |md| blk: {
-            if (lhs_is_register and self.reuseOperand(md.inst, md.lhs, 0, lhs)) {
-                break :blk lhs_reg;
-            } else if (rhs_is_register and self.reuseOperand(md.inst, md.rhs, 1, rhs)) {
-                break :blk rhs_reg;
-            } else {
-                break :blk try self.register_manager.allocReg(md.inst, gp);
-            }
-        } else try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp),
-    };
-
-    if (!lhs_is_register) try self.genSetReg(lhs_ty, lhs_reg, lhs);
-    if (!rhs_is_register) try self.genSetReg(rhs_ty, rhs_reg, rhs);
+    try self.allocRegs(
+        &read_args,
+        &write_args,
+        if (maybe_inst) |inst| .{
+            .corresponding_inst = inst,
+            .operand_mapping = &.{ 0, 1 },
+        } else null,
+    );
 
     const mir_data: Mir.Inst.Data = switch (mir_tag) {
         .add,
         .adds,
         .sub,
         .subs,
-        .cmp,
         .@"and",
         .orr,
         .eor,
@@ -2725,78 +3193,51 @@ fn binOpRegister(
     return MCValue{ .register = dest_reg };
 }
 
-/// Don't call this function directly. Use binOp instead.
+/// Wrapper around allocRegs and addInst tailored for specific Mir
+/// instructions which are binary operations acting on a register and
+/// an immediate
 ///
-/// Calling this function signals an intention to generate a Mir
-/// instruction of the form
-///
-///     op dest, lhs, #rhs_imm
-///
-/// Set lhs_and_rhs_swapped to true iff inst.bin_op.lhs corresponds to
-/// rhs and vice versa. This parameter is only used when maybe_inst !=
-/// null.
-///
-/// Asserts that generating an instruction of that form is possible.
-fn binOpImmediate(
+/// Returns the destination register
+fn binOpImmediateNew(
     self: *Self,
     mir_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag,
-    lhs: MCValue,
-    rhs: MCValue,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_immediate: u32,
     lhs_ty: Type,
     lhs_and_rhs_swapped: bool,
-    metadata: ?BinOpMetadata,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
 ) !MCValue {
-    const lhs_is_register = lhs == .register;
+    var lhs_reg: Register = undefined;
+    var dest_reg: Register = undefined;
 
-    const lhs_lock: ?RegisterLock = if (lhs_is_register)
-        self.register_manager.lockReg(lhs.register)
-    else
-        null;
-    defer if (lhs_lock) |reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
-
-    const lhs_reg = if (lhs_is_register) lhs.register else blk: {
-        const track_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index = if (metadata) |md| inst: {
-            break :inst Air.refToIndex(
-                if (lhs_and_rhs_swapped) md.rhs else md.lhs,
-            ).?;
-        } else null;
-
-        break :blk try self.prepareNewRegForMoving(track_inst, gp, lhs);
+    const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+        .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = lhs_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &lhs_reg },
     };
-    const new_lhs_lock = self.register_manager.lockReg(lhs_reg);
-    defer if (new_lhs_lock) |reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
-
-    const dest_reg = switch (mir_tag) {
-        .cmp => .r0, // cmp has no destination reg
-        else => if (metadata) |md| blk: {
-            if (lhs_is_register and self.reuseOperand(
-                md.inst,
-                if (lhs_and_rhs_swapped) md.rhs else md.lhs,
-                if (lhs_and_rhs_swapped) 1 else 0,
-                lhs,
-            )) {
-                break :blk lhs_reg;
-            } else {
-                break :blk try self.register_manager.allocReg(md.inst, gp);
-            }
-        } else try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp),
+    const write_args = [_]WriteArg{
+        .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &dest_reg },
     };
-
-    if (!lhs_is_register) try self.genSetReg(lhs_ty, lhs_reg, lhs);
+    const operand_mapping: []const Liveness.OperandInt = if (lhs_and_rhs_swapped) &.{1} else &.{0};
+    try self.allocRegs(
+        &read_args,
+        &write_args,
+        if (maybe_inst) |inst| .{
+            .corresponding_inst = inst,
+            .operand_mapping = operand_mapping,
+        } else null,
+    );
 
     const mir_data: Mir.Inst.Data = switch (mir_tag) {
         .add,
         .adds,
         .sub,
         .subs,
-        .cmp,
         .@"and",
         .orr,
         .eor,
         => .{ .rr_op = .{
             .rd = dest_reg,
             .rn = lhs_reg,
-            .op = Instruction.Operand.fromU32(rhs.immediate).?,
+            .op = Instruction.Operand.fromU32(rhs_immediate).?,
         } },
         .lsl,
         .asr,
@@ -2804,7 +3245,7 @@ fn binOpImmediate(
         => .{ .rr_shift = .{
             .rd = dest_reg,
             .rm = lhs_reg,
-            .shift_amount = Instruction.ShiftAmount.imm(@intCast(u5, rhs.immediate)),
+            .shift_amount = Instruction.ShiftAmount.imm(@intCast(u5, rhs_immediate)),
         } },
         else => unreachable,
     };
@@ -2817,417 +3258,502 @@ fn binOpImmediate(
     return MCValue{ .register = dest_reg };
 }
 
-const BinOpMetadata = struct {
-    inst: Air.Inst.Index,
-    lhs: Air.Inst.Ref,
-    rhs: Air.Inst.Ref,
-};
-
-/// For all your binary operation needs, this function will generate
-/// the corresponding Mir instruction(s). Returns the location of the
-/// result.
-///
-/// If the binary operation itself happens to be an Air instruction,
-/// pass the corresponding index in the inst parameter. That helps
-/// this function do stuff like reusing operands.
-///
-/// This function does not do any lowering to Mir itself, but instead
-/// looks at the lhs and rhs and determines which kind of lowering
-/// would be best suitable and then delegates the lowering to other
-/// functions.
-fn binOp(
+fn addSub(
     self: *Self,
     tag: Air.Inst.Tag,
-    lhs: MCValue,
-    rhs: MCValue,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
     lhs_ty: Type,
     rhs_ty: Type,
-    metadata: ?BinOpMetadata,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
 ) InnerError!MCValue {
-    switch (tag) {
-        .add,
-        .sub,
-        .cmp_eq,
-        => {
-            switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
-                .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on floats", .{}),
-                .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
-                .Int => {
-                    const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
-                    assert(lhs_ty.eql(rhs_ty, mod));
-                    const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
-                    if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
-                        // Only say yes if the operation is
-                        // commutative, i.e. we can swap both of the
-                        // operands
-                        const lhs_immediate_ok = switch (tag) {
-                            .add => lhs == .immediate and Instruction.Operand.fromU32(lhs.immediate) != null,
-                            .sub,
-                            .cmp_eq,
-                            => false,
-                            else => unreachable,
-                        };
-                        const rhs_immediate_ok = switch (tag) {
-                            .add,
-                            .sub,
-                            .cmp_eq,
-                            => rhs == .immediate and Instruction.Operand.fromU32(rhs.immediate) != null,
-                            else => unreachable,
-                        };
+    switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
+        .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on floats", .{}),
+        .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
+        .Int => {
+            const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
+            assert(lhs_ty.eql(rhs_ty, mod));
+            const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
+            if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
+                const lhs_immediate = try lhs_bind.resolveToImmediate(self);
+                const rhs_immediate = try rhs_bind.resolveToImmediate(self);
 
-                        const mir_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (tag) {
-                            .add => .add,
-                            .sub => .sub,
-                            .cmp_eq => .cmp,
-                            else => unreachable,
-                        };
+                // Only say yes if the operation is
+                // commutative, i.e. we can swap both of the
+                // operands
+                const lhs_immediate_ok = switch (tag) {
+                    .add => if (lhs_immediate) |imm| Instruction.Operand.fromU32(imm) != null else false,
+                    .sub => false,
+                    else => unreachable,
+                };
+                const rhs_immediate_ok = switch (tag) {
+                    .add,
+                    .sub,
+                    => if (rhs_immediate) |imm| Instruction.Operand.fromU32(imm) != null else false,
+                    else => unreachable,
+                };
 
-                        if (rhs_immediate_ok) {
-                            return try self.binOpImmediate(mir_tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, false, metadata);
-                        } else if (lhs_immediate_ok) {
-                            // swap lhs and rhs
-                            return try self.binOpImmediate(mir_tag, rhs, lhs, rhs_ty, true, metadata);
+                const mir_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (tag) {
+                    .add => .add,
+                    .sub => .sub,
+                    else => unreachable,
+                };
+
+                if (rhs_immediate_ok) {
+                    return try self.binOpImmediateNew(mir_tag, lhs_bind, rhs_immediate.?, lhs_ty, false, maybe_inst);
+                } else if (lhs_immediate_ok) {
+                    // swap lhs and rhs
+                    return try self.binOpImmediateNew(mir_tag, rhs_bind, lhs_immediate.?, rhs_ty, true, maybe_inst);
+                } else {
+                    return try self.binOpRegisterNew(mir_tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, maybe_inst);
+                }
+            } else {
+                return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on integers > u32/i32", .{});
+            }
+        },
+        else => unreachable,
+    }
+}
+
+fn mul(
+    self: *Self,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    lhs_ty: Type,
+    rhs_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) InnerError!MCValue {
+    switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
+        .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on floats", .{}),
+        .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
+        .Int => {
+            const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
+            assert(lhs_ty.eql(rhs_ty, mod));
+            const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
+            if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
+                // TODO add optimisations for multiplication
+                // with immediates, for example a * 2 can be
+                // lowered to a << 1
+                return try self.binOpRegisterNew(.mul, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, maybe_inst);
+            } else {
+                return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on integers > u32/i32", .{});
+            }
+        },
+        else => unreachable,
+    }
+}
+
+fn divFloat(
+    self: *Self,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    lhs_ty: Type,
+    rhs_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) InnerError!MCValue {
+    _ = lhs_bind;
+    _ = rhs_bind;
+    _ = lhs_ty;
+    _ = rhs_ty;
+    _ = maybe_inst;
+
+    switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
+        .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on floats", .{}),
+        .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
+        else => unreachable,
+    }
+}
+
+fn div(
+    self: *Self,
+    tag: Air.Inst.Tag,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    lhs_ty: Type,
+    rhs_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) InnerError!MCValue {
+    _ = tag;
+
+    switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
+        .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on floats", .{}),
+        .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
+        .Int => {
+            const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
+            assert(lhs_ty.eql(rhs_ty, mod));
+            const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
+            if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
+                switch (int_info.signedness) {
+                    .signed => {
+                        return self.fail("TODO ARM signed integer division", .{});
+                    },
+                    .unsigned => {
+                        const rhs_immediate = try rhs_bind.resolveToImmediate(self);
+
+                        if (rhs_immediate) |imm| {
+                            if (std.math.isPowerOfTwo(imm)) {
+                                const shift = std.math.log2_int(u32, imm);
+                                return try self.binOpImmediateNew(.lsr, lhs_bind, shift, lhs_ty, false, maybe_inst);
+                            } else {
+                                return self.fail("TODO ARM integer division by constants", .{});
+                            }
                         } else {
-                            return try self.binOpRegister(mir_tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, metadata);
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on integers > u32/i32", .{});
-                    }
-                },
-                else => unreachable,
-            }
-        },
-        .mul => {
-            switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
-                .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on floats", .{}),
-                .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
-                .Int => {
-                    const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
-                    assert(lhs_ty.eql(rhs_ty, mod));
-                    const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
-                    if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
-                        // TODO add optimisations for multiplication
-                        // with immediates, for example a * 2 can be
-                        // lowered to a << 1
-                        return try self.binOpRegister(.mul, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, metadata);
-                    } else {
-                        return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on integers > u32/i32", .{});
-                    }
-                },
-                else => unreachable,
-            }
-        },
-        .div_float => {
-            switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
-                .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on floats", .{}),
-                .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
-                else => unreachable,
-            }
-        },
-        .div_trunc, .div_floor => {
-            switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
-                .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on floats", .{}),
-                .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
-                .Int => {
-                    const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
-                    assert(lhs_ty.eql(rhs_ty, mod));
-                    const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
-                    if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
-                        switch (int_info.signedness) {
-                            .signed => {
-                                return self.fail("TODO ARM signed integer division", .{});
-                            },
-                            .unsigned => {
-                                switch (rhs) {
-                                    .immediate => |imm| {
-                                        if (std.math.isPowerOfTwo(imm)) {
-                                            const shift = MCValue{ .immediate = std.math.log2_int(u32, imm) };
-                                            return try self.binOp(.shr, lhs, shift, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, metadata);
-                                        } else {
-                                            return self.fail("TODO ARM integer division by constants", .{});
-                                        }
-                                    },
-                                    else => return self.fail("TODO ARM integer division", .{}),
-                                }
-                            },
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        return self.fail("TODO ARM integer division for integers > u32/i32", .{});
-                    }
-                },
-                else => unreachable,
-            }
-        },
-        .div_exact => {
-            switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
-                .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on floats", .{}),
-                .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
-                .Int => return self.fail("TODO ARM div_exact", .{}),
-                else => unreachable,
-            }
-        },
-        .rem => {
-            switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
-                .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on floats", .{}),
-                .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
-                .Int => {
-                    const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
-                    assert(lhs_ty.eql(rhs_ty, mod));
-                    const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
-                    if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
-                        switch (int_info.signedness) {
-                            .signed => {
-                                return self.fail("TODO ARM signed integer mod", .{});
-                            },
-                            .unsigned => {
-                                switch (rhs) {
-                                    .immediate => |imm| {
-                                        if (std.math.isPowerOfTwo(imm)) {
-                                            const log2 = std.math.log2_int(u32, imm);
-
-                                            const lhs_is_register = lhs == .register;
-
-                                            const lhs_lock: ?RegisterLock = if (lhs_is_register)
-                                                self.register_manager.lockReg(lhs.register)
-                                            else
-                                                null;
-                                            defer if (lhs_lock) |reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
-
-                                            const lhs_reg = if (lhs_is_register) lhs.register else blk: {
-                                                const track_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index = if (metadata) |md| inst: {
-                                                    break :inst Air.refToIndex(md.lhs).?;
-                                                } else null;
-
-                                                break :blk try self.prepareNewRegForMoving(track_inst, gp, lhs);
-                                            };
-                                            const new_lhs_lock = self.register_manager.lockReg(lhs_reg);
-                                            defer if (new_lhs_lock) |reg| self.register_manager.unlockReg(reg);
-
-                                            const dest_reg = if (metadata) |md| blk: {
-                                                if (lhs_is_register and self.reuseOperand(md.inst, md.lhs, 0, lhs)) {
-                                                    break :blk lhs_reg;
-                                                } else {
-                                                    break :blk try self.register_manager.allocReg(md.inst, gp);
-                                                }
-                                            } else try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp);
-
-                                            if (!lhs_is_register) try self.genSetReg(lhs_ty, lhs_reg, lhs);
-
-                                            try self.truncRegister(lhs_reg, dest_reg, int_info.signedness, log2);
-                                            return MCValue{ .register = dest_reg };
-                                        } else {
-                                            return self.fail("TODO ARM integer mod by constants", .{});
-                                        }
-                                    },
-                                    else => return self.fail("TODO ARM integer mod", .{}),
-                                }
-                            },
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        return self.fail("TODO ARM integer division for integers > u32/i32", .{});
-                    }
-                },
-                else => unreachable,
-            }
-        },
-        .mod => {
-            switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
-                .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on floats", .{}),
-                .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
-                .Int => return self.fail("TODO ARM mod", .{}),
-                else => unreachable,
-            }
-        },
-        .addwrap,
-        .subwrap,
-        .mulwrap,
-        => {
-            const base_tag: Air.Inst.Tag = switch (tag) {
-                .addwrap => .add,
-                .subwrap => .sub,
-                .mulwrap => .mul,
-                else => unreachable,
-            };
-
-            // Generate an add/sub/mul
-            const result = try self.binOp(base_tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, metadata);
-
-            // Truncate if necessary
-            switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
-                .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
-                .Int => {
-                    const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
-                    if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
-                        const result_reg = result.register;
-
-                        if (int_info.bits < 32) {
-                            try self.truncRegister(result_reg, result_reg, int_info.signedness, int_info.bits);
-                            return result;
-                        } else return result;
-                    } else {
-                        return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on integers > u32/i32", .{});
-                    }
-                },
-                else => unreachable,
-            }
-        },
-        .bit_and,
-        .bit_or,
-        .xor,
-        => {
-            switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
-                .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
-                .Int => {
-                    const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
-                    assert(lhs_ty.eql(rhs_ty, mod));
-                    const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
-                    if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
-                        const lhs_immediate_ok = lhs == .immediate and Instruction.Operand.fromU32(lhs.immediate) != null;
-                        const rhs_immediate_ok = rhs == .immediate and Instruction.Operand.fromU32(rhs.immediate) != null;
-
-                        const mir_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (tag) {
-                            .bit_and => .@"and",
-                            .bit_or => .orr,
-                            .xor => .eor,
-                            else => unreachable,
-                        };
-
-                        if (rhs_immediate_ok) {
-                            return try self.binOpImmediate(mir_tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, false, metadata);
-                        } else if (lhs_immediate_ok) {
-                            // swap lhs and rhs
-                            return try self.binOpImmediate(mir_tag, rhs, lhs, rhs_ty, true, metadata);
-                        } else {
-                            return try self.binOpRegister(mir_tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, metadata);
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on integers > u32/i32", .{});
-                    }
-                },
-                else => unreachable,
-            }
-        },
-        .shl_exact,
-        .shr_exact,
-        => {
-            switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
-                .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
-                .Int => {
-                    const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
-                    if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
-                        const rhs_immediate_ok = rhs == .immediate;
-
-                        const mir_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (tag) {
-                            .shl_exact => .lsl,
-                            .shr_exact => switch (lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*).signedness) {
-                                .signed => Mir.Inst.Tag.asr,
-                                .unsigned => Mir.Inst.Tag.lsr,
-                            },
-                            else => unreachable,
-                        };
-
-                        if (rhs_immediate_ok) {
-                            return try self.binOpImmediate(mir_tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, false, metadata);
-                        } else {
-                            return try self.binOpRegister(mir_tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, metadata);
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on integers > u32/i32", .{});
-                    }
-                },
-                else => unreachable,
-            }
-        },
-        .shl,
-        .shr,
-        => {
-            const base_tag: Air.Inst.Tag = switch (tag) {
-                .shl => .shl_exact,
-                .shr => .shr_exact,
-                else => unreachable,
-            };
-
-            // Generate a shl_exact/shr_exact
-            const result = try self.binOp(base_tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, metadata);
-
-            // Truncate if necessary
-            switch (tag) {
-                .shr => return result,
-                .shl => switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
-                    .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
-                    .Int => {
-                        const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
-                        if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
-                            const result_reg = result.register;
-
-                            if (int_info.bits < 32) {
-                                try self.truncRegister(result_reg, result_reg, int_info.signedness, int_info.bits);
-                                return result;
-                            } else return result;
-                        } else {
-                            return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on integers > u32/i32", .{});
+                            return self.fail("TODO ARM integer division", .{});
                         }
                     },
+                }
+            } else {
+                return self.fail("TODO ARM integer division for integers > u32/i32", .{});
+            }
+        },
+        else => unreachable,
+    }
+}
+
+fn divExact(
+    self: *Self,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    lhs_ty: Type,
+    rhs_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) InnerError!MCValue {
+    _ = lhs_bind;
+    _ = rhs_bind;
+    _ = lhs_ty;
+    _ = rhs_ty;
+    _ = maybe_inst;
+
+    switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
+        .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on floats", .{}),
+        .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
+        .Int => return self.fail("TODO ARM div_exact", .{}),
+        else => unreachable,
+    }
+}
+
+fn rem(
+    self: *Self,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    lhs_ty: Type,
+    rhs_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) InnerError!MCValue {
+    switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
+        .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on floats", .{}),
+        .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
+        .Int => {
+            const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
+            assert(lhs_ty.eql(rhs_ty, mod));
+            const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
+            if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
+                switch (int_info.signedness) {
+                    .signed => {
+                        return self.fail("TODO ARM signed integer mod", .{});
+                    },
+                    .unsigned => {
+                        const rhs_immediate = try rhs_bind.resolveToImmediate(self);
+
+                        if (rhs_immediate) |imm| {
+                            if (std.math.isPowerOfTwo(imm)) {
+                                const log2 = std.math.log2_int(u32, imm);
+
+                                var lhs_reg: Register = undefined;
+                                var dest_reg: Register = undefined;
+
+                                const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+                                    .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = lhs_bind, .class = gp, .reg = &lhs_reg },
+                                };
+                                const write_args = [_]WriteArg{
+                                    .{ .ty = lhs_ty, .bind = .none, .class = gp, .reg = &dest_reg },
+                                };
+                                try self.allocRegs(
+                                    &read_args,
+                                    &write_args,
+                                    if (maybe_inst) |inst| .{
+                                        .corresponding_inst = inst,
+                                        .operand_mapping = &.{0},
+                                    } else null,
+                                );
+
+                                try self.truncRegister(lhs_reg, dest_reg, int_info.signedness, log2);
+
+                                return MCValue{ .register = dest_reg };
+                            } else {
+                                return self.fail("TODO ARM integer mod by constants", .{});
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            return self.fail("TODO ARM integer mod", .{});
+                        }
+                    },
+                }
+            } else {
+                return self.fail("TODO ARM integer division for integers > u32/i32", .{});
+            }
+        },
+        else => unreachable,
+    }
+}
+
+fn modulo(
+    self: *Self,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    lhs_ty: Type,
+    rhs_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) InnerError!MCValue {
+    _ = lhs_bind;
+    _ = rhs_bind;
+    _ = lhs_ty;
+    _ = rhs_ty;
+    _ = maybe_inst;
+
+    switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
+        .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on floats", .{}),
+        .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
+        .Int => return self.fail("TODO ARM mod", .{}),
+        else => unreachable,
+    }
+}
+
+fn wrappingArithmetic(
+    self: *Self,
+    tag: Air.Inst.Tag,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    lhs_ty: Type,
+    rhs_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) InnerError!MCValue {
+    const base_tag: Air.Inst.Tag = switch (tag) {
+        .addwrap => .add,
+        .subwrap => .sub,
+        .mulwrap => .mul,
+        else => unreachable,
+    };
+
+    // Generate an add/sub/mul
+    const result = try self.addSub(base_tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, maybe_inst);
+
+    // Truncate if necessary
+    switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
+        .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
+        .Int => {
+            const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
+            if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
+                const result_reg = result.register;
+
+                if (int_info.bits < 32) {
+                    try self.truncRegister(result_reg, result_reg, int_info.signedness, int_info.bits);
+                    return result;
+                } else return result;
+            } else {
+                return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on integers > u32/i32", .{});
+            }
+        },
+        else => unreachable,
+    }
+}
+
+fn bitwise(
+    self: *Self,
+    tag: Air.Inst.Tag,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    lhs_ty: Type,
+    rhs_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) InnerError!MCValue {
+    switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
+        .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
+        .Int => {
+            const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
+            assert(lhs_ty.eql(rhs_ty, mod));
+            const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
+            if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
+                const lhs_immediate = try lhs_bind.resolveToImmediate(self);
+                const rhs_immediate = try rhs_bind.resolveToImmediate(self);
+
+                const lhs_immediate_ok = if (lhs_immediate) |imm| Instruction.Operand.fromU32(imm) != null else false;
+                const rhs_immediate_ok = if (rhs_immediate) |imm| Instruction.Operand.fromU32(imm) != null else false;
+
+                const mir_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (tag) {
+                    .bit_and => .@"and",
+                    .bit_or => .orr,
+                    .xor => .eor,
                     else => unreachable,
-                },
-                else => unreachable,
+                };
+
+                if (rhs_immediate_ok) {
+                    return try self.binOpImmediateNew(mir_tag, lhs_bind, rhs_immediate.?, lhs_ty, false, maybe_inst);
+                } else if (lhs_immediate_ok) {
+                    // swap lhs and rhs
+                    return try self.binOpImmediateNew(mir_tag, rhs_bind, lhs_immediate.?, rhs_ty, true, maybe_inst);
+                } else {
+                    return try self.binOpRegisterNew(mir_tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, maybe_inst);
+                }
+            } else {
+                return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on integers > u32/i32", .{});
             }
         },
-        .bool_and,
-        .bool_or,
-        => {
-            switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
-                .Bool => {
-                    const lhs_immediate_ok = lhs == .immediate;
-                    const rhs_immediate_ok = rhs == .immediate;
+        else => unreachable,
+    }
+}
 
-                    const mir_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (tag) {
-                        .bool_and => .@"and",
-                        .bool_or => .orr,
-                        else => unreachable,
-                    };
+fn shiftExact(
+    self: *Self,
+    tag: Air.Inst.Tag,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    lhs_ty: Type,
+    rhs_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) InnerError!MCValue {
+    switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
+        .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
+        .Int => {
+            const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
+            if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
+                const rhs_immediate = try rhs_bind.resolveToImmediate(self);
 
-                    if (rhs_immediate_ok) {
-                        return try self.binOpImmediate(mir_tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, false, metadata);
-                    } else if (lhs_immediate_ok) {
-                        // swap lhs and rhs
-                        return try self.binOpImmediate(mir_tag, rhs, lhs, rhs_ty, true, metadata);
-                    } else {
-                        return try self.binOpRegister(mir_tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, metadata);
-                    }
-                },
-                else => unreachable,
+                const mir_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (tag) {
+                    .shl_exact => .lsl,
+                    .shr_exact => switch (lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*).signedness) {
+                        .signed => Mir.Inst.Tag.asr,
+                        .unsigned => Mir.Inst.Tag.lsr,
+                    },
+                    else => unreachable,
+                };
+
+                if (rhs_immediate) |imm| {
+                    return try self.binOpImmediateNew(mir_tag, lhs_bind, imm, lhs_ty, false, maybe_inst);
+                } else {
+                    return try self.binOpRegisterNew(mir_tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, maybe_inst);
+                }
+            } else {
+                return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on integers > u32/i32", .{});
             }
         },
-        .ptr_add,
-        .ptr_sub,
-        => {
-            switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
-                .Pointer => {
-                    const ptr_ty = lhs_ty;
-                    const elem_ty = switch (ptr_ty.ptrSize()) {
-                        .One => ptr_ty.childType().childType(), // ptr to array, so get array element type
-                        else => ptr_ty.childType(),
-                    };
-                    const elem_size = @intCast(u32, elem_ty.abiSize(self.target.*));
+        else => unreachable,
+    }
+}
 
-                    if (elem_size == 1) {
-                        const base_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (tag) {
-                            .ptr_add => .add,
-                            .ptr_sub => .sub,
-                            else => unreachable,
-                        };
+fn shiftNormal(
+    self: *Self,
+    tag: Air.Inst.Tag,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    lhs_ty: Type,
+    rhs_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) InnerError!MCValue {
+    const base_tag: Air.Inst.Tag = switch (tag) {
+        .shl => .shl_exact,
+        .shr => .shr_exact,
+        else => unreachable,
+    };
 
-                        return try self.binOpRegister(base_tag, lhs, rhs, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, metadata);
-                    } else {
-                        // convert the offset into a byte offset by
-                        // multiplying it with elem_size
-                        const offset = try self.binOp(.mul, rhs, .{ .immediate = elem_size }, Type.usize, Type.usize, null);
-                        const addr = try self.binOp(tag, lhs, offset, Type.initTag(.manyptr_u8), Type.usize, null);
-                        return addr;
-                    }
-                },
+    // Generate a shl_exact/shr_exact
+    const result = try self.shiftExact(base_tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, maybe_inst);
+
+    // Truncate if necessary
+    switch (tag) {
+        .shr => return result,
+        .shl => switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
+            .Vector => return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on vectors", .{}),
+            .Int => {
+                const int_info = lhs_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
+                if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
+                    const result_reg = result.register;
+
+                    if (int_info.bits < 32) {
+                        try self.truncRegister(result_reg, result_reg, int_info.signedness, int_info.bits);
+                        return result;
+                    } else return result;
+                } else {
+                    return self.fail("TODO ARM binary operations on integers > u32/i32", .{});
+                }
+            },
+            else => unreachable,
+        },
+        else => unreachable,
+    }
+}
+
+fn booleanOp(
+    self: *Self,
+    tag: Air.Inst.Tag,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    lhs_ty: Type,
+    rhs_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) InnerError!MCValue {
+    switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
+        .Bool => {
+            const lhs_immediate = try lhs_bind.resolveToImmediate(self);
+            const rhs_immediate = try rhs_bind.resolveToImmediate(self);
+
+            const mir_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag = switch (tag) {
+                .bool_and => .@"and",
+                .bool_or => .orr,
                 else => unreachable,
+            };
+
+            if (rhs_immediate) |imm| {
+                return try self.binOpImmediateNew(mir_tag, lhs_bind, imm, lhs_ty, false, maybe_inst);
+            } else if (lhs_immediate) |imm| {
+                // swap lhs and rhs
+                return try self.binOpImmediateNew(mir_tag, rhs_bind, imm, rhs_ty, true, maybe_inst);
+            } else {
+                return try self.binOpRegisterNew(mir_tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, lhs_ty, rhs_ty, maybe_inst);
+            }
+        },
+        else => unreachable,
+    }
+}
+
+fn ptrArithmetic(
+    self: *Self,
+    tag: Air.Inst.Tag,
+    lhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    lhs_ty: Type,
+    rhs_ty: Type,
+    maybe_inst: ?Air.Inst.Index,
+) InnerError!MCValue {
+    switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
+        .Pointer => {
+            const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
+            assert(rhs_ty.eql(Type.usize, mod));
+
+            const ptr_ty = lhs_ty;
+            const elem_ty = switch (ptr_ty.ptrSize()) {
+                .One => ptr_ty.childType().childType(), // ptr to array, so get array element type
+                else => ptr_ty.childType(),
+            };
+            const elem_size = @intCast(u32, elem_ty.abiSize(self.target.*));
+
+            const base_tag: Air.Inst.Tag = switch (tag) {
+                .ptr_add => .add,
+                .ptr_sub => .sub,
+                else => unreachable,
+            };
+
+            if (elem_size == 1) {
+                return try self.addSub(base_tag, lhs_bind, rhs_bind, Type.usize, Type.usize, maybe_inst);
+            } else {
+                // convert the offset into a byte offset by
+                // multiplying it with elem_size
+                const imm_bind = ReadArg.Bind{ .mcv = .{ .immediate = elem_size } };
+
+                const offset = try self.mul(rhs_bind, imm_bind, Type.usize, Type.usize, null);
+                const offset_bind = ReadArg.Bind{ .mcv = offset };
+
+                const addr = try self.addSub(base_tag, lhs_bind, offset_bind, Type.usize, Type.usize, null);
+                return addr;
             }
         },
         else => unreachable,
@@ -3312,9 +3838,8 @@ fn genInlineMemcpy(
     // mov count, #0
     _ = try self.addInst(.{
         .tag = .mov,
-        .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+        .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
             .rd = count,
-            .rn = .r0,
             .op = Instruction.Operand.imm(0, 0),
         } },
     });
@@ -3323,8 +3848,7 @@ fn genInlineMemcpy(
     // cmp count, len
     _ = try self.addInst(.{
         .tag = .cmp,
-        .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
-            .rd = .r0,
+        .data = .{ .r_op_cmp = .{
             .rn = count,
             .op = Instruction.Operand.reg(len, Instruction.Operand.Shift.none),
         } },
@@ -3418,9 +3942,8 @@ fn genInlineMemsetCode(
     // mov count, #0
     _ = try self.addInst(.{
         .tag = .mov,
-        .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+        .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
             .rd = count,
-            .rn = .r0,
             .op = Instruction.Operand.imm(0, 0),
         } },
     });
@@ -3429,8 +3952,7 @@ fn genInlineMemsetCode(
     // cmp count, len
     _ = try self.addInst(.{
         .tag = .cmp,
-        .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
-            .rd = .r0,
+        .data = .{ .r_op_cmp = .{
             .rn = count,
             .op = Instruction.Operand.reg(len, Instruction.Operand.Shift.none),
         } },
@@ -3568,7 +4090,7 @@ fn airArg(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
         .register => |reg| blk: {
             const abi_size = @intCast(u32, ty.abiSize(self.target.*));
             const abi_align = ty.abiAlignment(self.target.*);
-            const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(inst, abi_size, abi_align);
+            const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(abi_size, abi_align, inst);
             try self.genSetStack(ty, stack_offset, MCValue{ .register = reg });
 
             break :blk MCValue{ .stack_offset = stack_offset };
@@ -3655,7 +4177,7 @@ fn airCall(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, modifier: std.builtin.CallOptions.
         const ret_ty = fn_ty.fnReturnType();
         const ret_abi_size = @intCast(u32, ret_ty.abiSize(self.target.*));
         const ret_abi_align = @intCast(u32, ret_ty.abiAlignment(self.target.*));
-        const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(inst, ret_abi_size, ret_abi_align);
+        const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(ret_abi_size, ret_abi_align, inst);
 
         var ptr_ty_payload: Type.Payload.ElemType = .{
             .base = .{ .tag = .single_mut_pointer },
@@ -3843,14 +4365,7 @@ fn airRetLoad(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
                 const abi_size = @intCast(u32, ret_ty.abiSize(self.target.*));
                 const abi_align = ret_ty.abiAlignment(self.target.*);
 
-                // This is essentially allocMem without the
-                // instruction tracking
-                if (abi_align > self.stack_align)
-                    self.stack_align = abi_align;
-                // TODO find a free slot instead of always appending
-                const offset = mem.alignForwardGeneric(u32, self.next_stack_offset, abi_align) + abi_size;
-                self.next_stack_offset = offset;
-                self.max_end_stack = @maximum(self.max_end_stack, self.next_stack_offset);
+                const offset = try self.allocMem(abi_size, abi_align, null);
 
                 const tmp_mcv = MCValue{ .stack_offset = offset };
                 try self.load(tmp_mcv, ptr, ptr_ty);
@@ -3871,32 +4386,16 @@ fn airCmp(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, op: math.CompareOperator) !void {
     const lhs_ty = self.air.typeOf(bin_op.lhs);
 
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else blk: {
-        const operands: BinOpOperands = .{ .inst = .{
-            .inst = inst,
-            .lhs = bin_op.lhs,
-            .rhs = bin_op.rhs,
-        } };
-        break :blk try self.cmp(operands, lhs_ty, op);
+        break :blk try self.cmp(.{ .inst = bin_op.lhs }, .{ .inst = bin_op.rhs }, lhs_ty, op);
     };
 
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ bin_op.lhs, bin_op.rhs, .none });
 }
 
-const BinOpOperands = union(enum) {
-    inst: struct {
-        inst: Air.Inst.Index,
-        lhs: Air.Inst.Ref,
-        rhs: Air.Inst.Ref,
-    },
-    mcv: struct {
-        lhs: MCValue,
-        rhs: MCValue,
-    },
-};
-
 fn cmp(
     self: *Self,
-    operands: BinOpOperands,
+    lhs: ReadArg.Bind,
+    rhs: ReadArg.Bind,
     lhs_ty: Type,
     op: math.CompareOperator,
 ) !MCValue {
@@ -3926,22 +4425,47 @@ fn cmp(
     if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
         try self.spillCompareFlagsIfOccupied();
 
-        switch (operands) {
-            .inst => |inst_op| {
-                const metadata: BinOpMetadata = .{
-                    .inst = inst_op.inst,
-                    .lhs = inst_op.lhs,
-                    .rhs = inst_op.rhs,
-                };
-                const lhs = try self.resolveInst(inst_op.lhs);
-                const rhs = try self.resolveInst(inst_op.rhs);
+        var lhs_reg: Register = undefined;
+        var rhs_reg: Register = undefined;
 
-                self.cpsr_flags_inst = inst_op.inst;
-                _ = try self.binOp(.cmp_eq, lhs, rhs, int_ty, int_ty, metadata);
-            },
-            .mcv => |mcv_op| {
-                _ = try self.binOp(.cmp_eq, mcv_op.lhs, mcv_op.rhs, int_ty, int_ty, null);
-            },
+        const rhs_immediate = try rhs.resolveToImmediate(self);
+        const rhs_immediate_ok = if (rhs_immediate) |imm| Instruction.Operand.fromU32(imm) != null else false;
+
+        if (rhs_immediate_ok) {
+            const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+                .{ .ty = int_ty, .bind = lhs, .class = gp, .reg = &lhs_reg },
+            };
+            try self.allocRegs(
+                &read_args,
+                &.{},
+                null, // we won't be able to reuse a register as there are no write_regs
+            );
+
+            _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                .tag = .cmp,
+                .data = .{ .r_op_cmp = .{
+                    .rn = lhs_reg,
+                    .op = Instruction.Operand.fromU32(rhs_immediate.?).?,
+                } },
+            });
+        } else {
+            const read_args = [_]ReadArg{
+                .{ .ty = int_ty, .bind = lhs, .class = gp, .reg = &lhs_reg },
+                .{ .ty = int_ty, .bind = rhs, .class = gp, .reg = &rhs_reg },
+            };
+            try self.allocRegs(
+                &read_args,
+                &.{},
+                null, // we won't be able to reuse a register as there are no write_regs
+            );
+
+            _ = try self.addInst(.{
+                .tag = .cmp,
+                .data = .{ .r_op_cmp = .{
+                    .rn = lhs_reg,
+                    .op = Instruction.Operand.reg(rhs_reg, Instruction.Operand.Shift.none),
+                } },
+            });
         }
 
         return switch (int_info.signedness) {
@@ -4020,9 +4544,7 @@ fn condBr(self: *Self, condition: MCValue) !Mir.Inst.Index {
             // bne ...
             _ = try self.addInst(.{
                 .tag = .cmp,
-                .cond = .al,
-                .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
-                    .rd = .r0,
+                .data = .{ .r_op_cmp = .{
                     .rn = reg,
                     .op = Instruction.Operand.imm(1, 0),
                 } },
@@ -4132,7 +4654,7 @@ fn airCondBr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
             if (else_value == .dead)
                 continue;
             // The instruction is only overridden in the else branch.
-            var i: usize = self.branch_stack.items.len - 2;
+            var i: usize = self.branch_stack.items.len - 1;
             while (true) {
                 i -= 1; // If this overflows, the question is: why wasn't the instruction marked dead?
                 if (self.branch_stack.items[i].inst_table.get(else_key)) |mcv| {
@@ -4159,7 +4681,7 @@ fn airCondBr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
         if (then_value == .dead)
             continue;
         const parent_mcv = blk: {
-            var i: usize = self.branch_stack.items.len - 2;
+            var i: usize = self.branch_stack.items.len - 1;
             while (true) {
                 i -= 1;
                 if (self.branch_stack.items[i].inst_table.get(then_key)) |mcv| {
@@ -4185,52 +4707,105 @@ fn airCondBr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     return self.finishAir(inst, .unreach, .{ .none, .none, .none });
 }
 
-fn isNull(self: *Self, ty: Type, operand: MCValue) !MCValue {
-    if (ty.isPtrLikeOptional()) {
-        assert(ty.abiSize(self.target.*) == 4);
+fn isNull(
+    self: *Self,
+    operand_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    operand_ty: Type,
+) !MCValue {
+    if (operand_ty.isPtrLikeOptional()) {
+        assert(operand_ty.abiSize(self.target.*) == 4);
 
-        const reg_mcv: MCValue = switch (operand) {
-            .register => operand,
-            else => .{ .register = try self.copyToTmpRegister(ty, operand) },
-        };
-
-        _ = try self.addInst(.{
-            .tag = .cmp,
-            .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
-                .rd = undefined,
-                .rn = reg_mcv.register,
-                .op = Instruction.Operand.fromU32(0).?,
-            } },
-        });
-
-        return MCValue{ .cpsr_flags = .eq };
+        const imm_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .mcv = .{ .immediate = 0 } };
+        return self.cmp(operand_bind, imm_bind, Type.usize, .eq);
     } else {
         return self.fail("TODO implement non-pointer optionals", .{});
     }
 }
 
-fn isNonNull(self: *Self, ty: Type, operand: MCValue) !MCValue {
-    const is_null_result = try self.isNull(ty, operand);
+fn isNonNull(
+    self: *Self,
+    operand_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    operand_ty: Type,
+) !MCValue {
+    const is_null_result = try self.isNull(operand_bind, operand_ty);
     assert(is_null_result.cpsr_flags == .eq);
 
     return MCValue{ .cpsr_flags = .ne };
 }
 
-fn isErr(self: *Self, ty: Type, operand: MCValue) !MCValue {
-    const error_type = ty.errorUnionSet();
-    const error_int_type = Type.initTag(.u16);
+fn airIsNull(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
+    const un_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].un_op;
+    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
+        const operand_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = un_op };
+        const operand_ty = self.air.typeOf(un_op);
+
+        break :result try self.isNull(operand_bind, operand_ty);
+    };
+    return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
+}
+
+fn airIsNullPtr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
+    const un_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].un_op;
+    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
+        const operand_ptr = try self.resolveInst(un_op);
+        const ptr_ty = self.air.typeOf(un_op);
+        const elem_ty = ptr_ty.elemType();
+
+        const operand = try self.allocRegOrMem(elem_ty, true, null);
+        try self.load(operand, operand_ptr, ptr_ty);
+
+        break :result try self.isNull(.{ .mcv = operand }, elem_ty);
+    };
+    return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
+}
+
+fn airIsNonNull(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
+    const un_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].un_op;
+    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
+        const operand_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = un_op };
+        const operand_ty = self.air.typeOf(un_op);
+
+        break :result try self.isNonNull(operand_bind, operand_ty);
+    };
+    return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
+}
+
+fn airIsNonNullPtr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
+    const un_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].un_op;
+    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
+        const operand_ptr = try self.resolveInst(un_op);
+        const ptr_ty = self.air.typeOf(un_op);
+        const elem_ty = ptr_ty.elemType();
+
+        const operand = try self.allocRegOrMem(elem_ty, true, null);
+        try self.load(operand, operand_ptr, ptr_ty);
+
+        break :result try self.isNonNull(.{ .mcv = operand }, elem_ty);
+    };
+    return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
+}
+
+fn isErr(
+    self: *Self,
+    error_union_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    error_union_ty: Type,
+) !MCValue {
+    const error_type = error_union_ty.errorUnionSet();
 
     if (error_type.errorSetIsEmpty()) {
         return MCValue{ .immediate = 0 }; // always false
     }
 
-    const error_mcv = try self.errUnionErr(operand, ty);
-    _ = try self.binOp(.cmp_eq, error_mcv, .{ .immediate = 0 }, error_int_type, error_int_type, null);
-    return MCValue{ .cpsr_flags = .hi };
+    const error_mcv = try self.errUnionErr(error_union_bind, error_union_ty, null);
+    return try self.cmp(.{ .mcv = error_mcv }, .{ .mcv = .{ .immediate = 0 } }, error_type, .gt);
 }
 
-fn isNonErr(self: *Self, ty: Type, operand: MCValue) !MCValue {
-    const is_err_result = try self.isErr(ty, operand);
+fn isNonErr(
+    self: *Self,
+    error_union_bind: ReadArg.Bind,
+    error_union_ty: Type,
+) !MCValue {
+    const is_err_result = try self.isErr(error_union_bind, error_union_ty);
     switch (is_err_result) {
         .cpsr_flags => |cond| {
             assert(cond == .hi);
@@ -4244,74 +4819,13 @@ fn isNonErr(self: *Self, ty: Type, operand: MCValue) !MCValue {
     }
 }
 
-fn airIsNull(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
-    const un_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].un_op;
-
-    try self.spillCompareFlagsIfOccupied();
-    self.cpsr_flags_inst = inst;
-
-    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
-        const operand = try self.resolveInst(un_op);
-        const ty = self.air.typeOf(un_op);
-        break :result try self.isNull(ty, operand);
-    };
-    return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
-}
-
-fn airIsNullPtr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
-    const un_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].un_op;
-    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
-        const operand_ptr = try self.resolveInst(un_op);
-        const ptr_ty = self.air.typeOf(un_op);
-        const operand: MCValue = blk: {
-            if (self.reuseOperand(inst, un_op, 0, operand_ptr)) {
-                // The MCValue that holds the pointer can be re-used as the value.
-                break :blk operand_ptr;
-            } else {
-                break :blk try self.allocRegOrMem(inst, true);
-            }
-        };
-        try self.load(operand, operand_ptr, ptr_ty);
-        break :result try self.isNull(ptr_ty.elemType(), operand);
-    };
-    return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
-}
-
-fn airIsNonNull(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
-    const un_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].un_op;
-    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
-        const operand = try self.resolveInst(un_op);
-        const ty = self.air.typeOf(un_op);
-        break :result try self.isNonNull(ty, operand);
-    };
-    return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
-}
-
-fn airIsNonNullPtr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
-    const un_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].un_op;
-    const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
-        const operand_ptr = try self.resolveInst(un_op);
-        const ptr_ty = self.air.typeOf(un_op);
-        const operand: MCValue = blk: {
-            if (self.reuseOperand(inst, un_op, 0, operand_ptr)) {
-                // The MCValue that holds the pointer can be re-used as the value.
-                break :blk operand_ptr;
-            } else {
-                break :blk try self.allocRegOrMem(inst, true);
-            }
-        };
-        try self.load(operand, operand_ptr, ptr_ty);
-        break :result try self.isNonNull(ptr_ty.elemType(), operand);
-    };
-    return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
-}
-
 fn airIsErr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const un_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].un_op;
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
-        const operand = try self.resolveInst(un_op);
-        const ty = self.air.typeOf(un_op);
-        break :result try self.isErr(ty, operand);
+        const error_union_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = un_op };
+        const error_union_ty = self.air.typeOf(un_op);
+
+        break :result try self.isErr(error_union_bind, error_union_ty);
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
 }
@@ -4321,16 +4835,12 @@ fn airIsErrPtr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
         const operand_ptr = try self.resolveInst(un_op);
         const ptr_ty = self.air.typeOf(un_op);
-        const operand: MCValue = blk: {
-            if (self.reuseOperand(inst, un_op, 0, operand_ptr)) {
-                // The MCValue that holds the pointer can be re-used as the value.
-                break :blk operand_ptr;
-            } else {
-                break :blk try self.allocRegOrMem(inst, true);
-            }
-        };
+        const elem_ty = ptr_ty.elemType();
+
+        const operand = try self.allocRegOrMem(elem_ty, true, null);
         try self.load(operand, operand_ptr, ptr_ty);
-        break :result try self.isErr(ptr_ty.elemType(), operand);
+
+        break :result try self.isErr(.{ .mcv = operand }, elem_ty);
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
 }
@@ -4338,9 +4848,10 @@ fn airIsErrPtr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
 fn airIsNonErr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const un_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].un_op;
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
-        const operand = try self.resolveInst(un_op);
-        const ty = self.air.typeOf(un_op);
-        break :result try self.isNonErr(ty, operand);
+        const error_union_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = un_op };
+        const error_union_ty = self.air.typeOf(un_op);
+
+        break :result try self.isNonErr(error_union_bind, error_union_ty);
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
 }
@@ -4350,16 +4861,12 @@ fn airIsNonErrPtr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
         const operand_ptr = try self.resolveInst(un_op);
         const ptr_ty = self.air.typeOf(un_op);
-        const operand: MCValue = blk: {
-            if (self.reuseOperand(inst, un_op, 0, operand_ptr)) {
-                // The MCValue that holds the pointer can be re-used as the value.
-                break :blk operand_ptr;
-            } else {
-                break :blk try self.allocRegOrMem(inst, true);
-            }
-        };
+        const elem_ty = ptr_ty.elemType();
+
+        const operand = try self.allocRegOrMem(elem_ty, true, null);
         try self.load(operand, operand_ptr, ptr_ty);
-        break :result try self.isNonErr(ptr_ty.elemType(), operand);
+
+        break :result try self.isNonErr(.{ .mcv = operand }, elem_ty);
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
 }
@@ -4456,14 +4963,7 @@ fn airSwitch(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
         defer self.gpa.free(branch_into_prong_relocs);
 
         for (items) |item, idx| {
-            const condition = try self.resolveInst(pl_op.operand);
-            const item_mcv = try self.resolveInst(item);
-
-            const operands: BinOpOperands = .{ .mcv = .{
-                .lhs = condition,
-                .rhs = item_mcv,
-            } };
-            const cmp_result = try self.cmp(operands, condition_ty, .neq);
+            const cmp_result = try self.cmp(.{ .inst = pl_op.operand }, .{ .inst = item }, condition_ty, .neq);
             branch_into_prong_relocs[idx] = try self.condBr(cmp_result);
         }
 
@@ -4579,7 +5079,7 @@ fn br(self: *Self, block: Air.Inst.Index, operand: Air.Inst.Ref) !void {
                 .none, .dead, .unreach => unreachable,
                 .register, .stack_offset, .memory => operand_mcv,
                 .immediate, .stack_argument_offset, .cpsr_flags => blk: {
-                    const new_mcv = try self.allocRegOrMem(block, true);
+                    const new_mcv = try self.allocRegOrMem(self.air.typeOfIndex(block), true, block);
                     try self.setRegOrMem(self.air.typeOfIndex(block), new_mcv, operand_mcv);
                     break :blk new_mcv;
                 },
@@ -4832,9 +5332,8 @@ fn genSetStack(self: *Self, ty: Type, stack_offset: u32, mcv: MCValue) InnerErro
                     .register_v_flag => .vs,
                     else => unreachable,
                 },
-                .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+                .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                     .rd = cond_reg,
-                    .rn = .r0,
                     .op = Instruction.Operand.fromU32(1).?,
                 } },
             });
@@ -4935,9 +5434,8 @@ fn genSetReg(self: *Self, ty: Type, reg: Register, mcv: MCValue) InnerError!void
             // mov reg, 0
             _ = try self.addInst(.{
                 .tag = .mov,
-                .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+                .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                     .rd = reg,
-                    .rn = .r0,
                     .op = zero,
                 } },
             });
@@ -4946,9 +5444,8 @@ fn genSetReg(self: *Self, ty: Type, reg: Register, mcv: MCValue) InnerError!void
             _ = try self.addInst(.{
                 .tag = .mov,
                 .cond = condition,
-                .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+                .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                     .rd = reg,
-                    .rn = .r0,
                     .op = one,
                 } },
             });
@@ -4957,18 +5454,16 @@ fn genSetReg(self: *Self, ty: Type, reg: Register, mcv: MCValue) InnerError!void
             if (Instruction.Operand.fromU32(x)) |op| {
                 _ = try self.addInst(.{
                     .tag = .mov,
-                    .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+                    .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                         .rd = reg,
-                        .rn = .r0,
                         .op = op,
                     } },
                 });
             } else if (Instruction.Operand.fromU32(~x)) |op| {
                 _ = try self.addInst(.{
                     .tag = .mvn,
-                    .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+                    .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                         .rd = reg,
-                        .rn = .r0,
                         .op = op,
                     } },
                 });
@@ -4984,9 +5479,8 @@ fn genSetReg(self: *Self, ty: Type, reg: Register, mcv: MCValue) InnerError!void
                 } else {
                     _ = try self.addInst(.{
                         .tag = .mov,
-                        .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+                        .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                             .rd = reg,
-                            .rn = .r0,
                             .op = Instruction.Operand.imm(@truncate(u8, x), 0),
                         } },
                     });
@@ -5028,9 +5522,8 @@ fn genSetReg(self: *Self, ty: Type, reg: Register, mcv: MCValue) InnerError!void
                     // orr reg, reg, #0xdd, 8
                     _ = try self.addInst(.{
                         .tag = .mov,
-                        .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+                        .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                             .rd = reg,
-                            .rn = .r0,
                             .op = Instruction.Operand.imm(@truncate(u8, x), 0),
                         } },
                     });
@@ -5069,9 +5562,8 @@ fn genSetReg(self: *Self, ty: Type, reg: Register, mcv: MCValue) InnerError!void
             // mov reg, src_reg
             _ = try self.addInst(.{
                 .tag = .mov,
-                .data = .{ .rr_op = .{
+                .data = .{ .r_op_mov = .{
                     .rd = reg,
-                    .rn = .r0,
                     .op = Instruction.Operand.reg(src_reg, Instruction.Operand.Shift.none),
                 } },
             });
@@ -5307,7 +5799,7 @@ fn airArrayToSlice(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
         const array_ty = ptr_ty.childType();
         const array_len = @intCast(u32, array_ty.arrayLen());
 
-        const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(inst, 8, 8);
+        const stack_offset = try self.allocMem(8, 8, inst);
         try self.genSetStack(ptr_ty, stack_offset, ptr);
         try self.genSetStack(Type.initTag(.usize), stack_offset - 4, .{ .immediate = array_len });
         break :result MCValue{ .stack_offset = stack_offset };
@@ -5461,15 +5953,24 @@ fn airTry(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const extra = self.air.extraData(Air.Try, pl_op.payload);
     const body = self.air.extra[extra.end..][0..extra.data.body_len];
     const result: MCValue = result: {
+        const error_union_bind: ReadArg.Bind = .{ .inst = pl_op.operand };
         const error_union_ty = self.air.typeOf(pl_op.operand);
-        const error_union = try self.resolveInst(pl_op.operand);
-        const is_err_result = try self.isErr(error_union_ty, error_union);
+        const error_union_size = @intCast(u32, error_union_ty.abiSize(self.target.*));
+        const error_union_align = error_union_ty.abiAlignment(self.target.*);
+
+        // The error union will die in the body. However, we need the
+        // error union after the body in order to extract the payload
+        // of the error union, so we create a copy of it
+        const error_union_copy = try self.allocMem(error_union_size, error_union_align, null);
+        try self.genSetStack(error_union_ty, error_union_copy, try error_union_bind.resolveToMcv(self));
+
+        const is_err_result = try self.isErr(error_union_bind, error_union_ty);
         const reloc = try self.condBr(is_err_result);
 
         try self.genBody(body);
-
         try self.performReloc(reloc);
-        break :result try self.errUnionPayload(error_union, error_union_ty);
+
+        break :result try self.errUnionPayload(.{ .mcv = .{ .stack_offset = error_union_copy } }, error_union_ty, null);
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ pl_op.operand, .none, .none });
 }
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/Emit.zig b/src/arch/arm/Emit.zig
index cf749792f0..188f5a5cfe 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/Emit.zig
+++ b/src/arch/arm/Emit.zig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const link = @import("../../link.zig");
 const Module = @import("../../Module.zig");
 const Type = @import("../../type.zig").Type;
 const ErrorMsg = Module.ErrorMsg;
+const Target = std.Target;
 const assert = std.debug.assert;
 const DW = std.dwarf;
 const leb128 = std.leb;
@@ -93,6 +94,8 @@ pub fn emitMir(
             .sub => try emit.mirDataProcessing(inst),
             .subs => try emit.mirDataProcessing(inst),
 
+            .sub_sp_scratch_r0 => try emit.mirSubStackPointer(inst),
+
             .asr => try emit.mirShift(inst),
             .lsl => try emit.mirShift(inst),
             .lsr => try emit.mirShift(inst),
@@ -190,6 +193,24 @@ fn instructionSize(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) usize {
         .dbg_epilogue_begin,
         .dbg_prologue_end,
         => return 0,
+
+        .sub_sp_scratch_r0 => {
+            const imm32 = emit.mir.instructions.items(.data)[inst].imm32;
+
+            if (imm32 == 0) {
+                return 0 * 4;
+            } else if (Instruction.Operand.fromU32(imm32) != null) {
+                // sub
+                return 1 * 4;
+            } else if (Target.arm.featureSetHas(emit.target.cpu.features, .has_v7)) {
+                // movw; movt; sub
+                return 3 * 4;
+            } else {
+                // mov; orr; orr; orr; sub
+                return 5 * 4;
+            }
+        },
+
         else => return 4,
     }
 }
@@ -385,20 +406,75 @@ fn dbgAdvancePCAndLine(self: *Emit, line: u32, column: u32) !void {
 fn mirDataProcessing(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) !void {
     const tag = emit.mir.instructions.items(.tag)[inst];
     const cond = emit.mir.instructions.items(.cond)[inst];
-    const rr_op = emit.mir.instructions.items(.data)[inst].rr_op;
 
     switch (tag) {
-        .add => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.add(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
-        .adds => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.adds(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
-        .@"and" => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.@"and"(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
-        .cmp => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.cmp(cond, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
-        .eor => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.eor(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
-        .mov => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.mov(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.op)),
-        .mvn => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.mvn(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.op)),
-        .orr => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.orr(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
-        .rsb => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.rsb(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
-        .sub => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.sub(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
-        .subs => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.subs(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
+        .add,
+        .adds,
+        .@"and",
+        .eor,
+        .orr,
+        .rsb,
+        .sub,
+        .subs,
+        => {
+            const rr_op = emit.mir.instructions.items(.data)[inst].rr_op;
+            switch (tag) {
+                .add => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.add(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
+                .adds => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.adds(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
+                .@"and" => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.@"and"(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
+                .eor => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.eor(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
+                .orr => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.orr(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
+                .rsb => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.rsb(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
+                .sub => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.sub(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
+                .subs => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.subs(cond, rr_op.rd, rr_op.rn, rr_op.op)),
+                else => unreachable,
+            }
+        },
+        .cmp => {
+            const r_op_cmp = emit.mir.instructions.items(.data)[inst].r_op_cmp;
+            try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.cmp(cond, r_op_cmp.rn, r_op_cmp.op));
+        },
+        .mov,
+        .mvn,
+        => {
+            const r_op_mov = emit.mir.instructions.items(.data)[inst].r_op_mov;
+            switch (tag) {
+                .mov => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.mov(cond, r_op_mov.rd, r_op_mov.op)),
+                .mvn => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.mvn(cond, r_op_mov.rd, r_op_mov.op)),
+                else => unreachable,
+            }
+        },
+        else => unreachable,
+    }
+}
+
+fn mirSubStackPointer(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) !void {
+    const tag = emit.mir.instructions.items(.tag)[inst];
+    const cond = emit.mir.instructions.items(.cond)[inst];
+    const imm32 = emit.mir.instructions.items(.data)[inst].imm32;
+
+    switch (tag) {
+        .sub_sp_scratch_r0 => {
+            if (imm32 == 0) return;
+
+            const operand = Instruction.Operand.fromU32(imm32) orelse blk: {
+                const scratch: Register = .r0;
+
+                if (Target.arm.featureSetHas(emit.target.cpu.features, .has_v7)) {
+                    try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.movw(cond, scratch, @truncate(u16, imm32)));
+                    try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.movt(cond, scratch, @truncate(u16, imm32 >> 16)));
+                } else {
+                    try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.mov(cond, scratch, Instruction.Operand.imm(@truncate(u8, imm32), 0)));
+                    try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.orr(cond, scratch, scratch, Instruction.Operand.imm(@truncate(u8, imm32 >> 8), 12)));
+                    try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.orr(cond, scratch, scratch, Instruction.Operand.imm(@truncate(u8, imm32 >> 16), 8)));
+                    try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.orr(cond, scratch, scratch, Instruction.Operand.imm(@truncate(u8, imm32 >> 24), 4)));
+                }
+
+                break :blk Instruction.Operand.reg(scratch, Instruction.Operand.Shift.none);
+            };
+
+            try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.sub(cond, .sp, .sp, operand));
+        },
         else => unreachable,
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/Mir.zig b/src/arch/arm/Mir.zig
index d5da7e5d4e..38cf4da3fd 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/Mir.zig
+++ b/src/arch/arm/Mir.zig
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ pub const Inst = struct {
         strh,
         /// Subtract
         sub,
+        /// Pseudo-instruction: Subtract 32-bit immediate from stack
+        ///
+        /// r0 can be used by Emit as a scratch register for loading
+        /// the immediate
+        sub_sp_scratch_r0,
         /// Subtract, update condition flags
         subs,
         /// Supervisor Call
@@ -144,6 +149,10 @@ pub const Inst = struct {
         ///
         /// Used by e.g. svc
         imm24: u24,
+        /// A 32-bit immediate value.
+        ///
+        /// Used by e.g. sub_sp_scratch_r0
+        imm32: u32,
         /// Index into `extra`. Meaning of what can be found there is context-dependent.
         ///
         /// Used by e.g. load_memory
@@ -166,6 +175,20 @@ pub const Inst = struct {
             rd: Register,
             imm16: u16,
         },
+        /// A register and an operand
+        ///
+        /// Used by mov and mvn
+        r_op_mov: struct {
+            rd: Register,
+            op: bits.Instruction.Operand,
+        },
+        /// A register and an operand
+        ///
+        /// Used by cmp
+        r_op_cmp: struct {
+            rn: Register,
+            op: bits.Instruction.Operand,
+        },
         /// Two registers and a shift amount
         ///
         /// Used by e.g. lsl
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig b/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
index 25e8695e82..05d7f2b73b 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
@@ -128,15 +128,11 @@ pub const MCValue = union(enum) {
     /// The value is in memory at a hard-coded address.
     /// If the type is a pointer, it means the pointer address is at this memory location.
     memory: u64,
-    /// The value is in memory referenced indirectly via a GOT entry index.
-    /// If the type is a pointer, it means the pointer is referenced indirectly via GOT.
-    /// When lowered, linker will emit a relocation of type X86_64_RELOC_GOT.
-    got_load: u32,
-    imports_load: u32,
-    /// The value is in memory referenced directly via symbol index.
-    /// If the type is a pointer, it means the pointer is referenced directly via symbol index.
-    /// When lowered, linker will emit a relocation of type X86_64_RELOC_SIGNED.
-    direct_load: u32,
+    /// The value is in memory but requires a linker relocation fixup:
+    /// * got - the value is referenced indirectly via GOT entry index (the linker emits a got-type reloc)
+    /// * direct - the value is referenced directly via symbol index index (the linker emits a displacement reloc)
+    /// * import - the value is referenced indirectly via import entry index (the linker emits an import-type reloc)
+    linker_load: struct { @"type": enum { got, direct, import }, sym_index: u32 },
     /// The value is one of the stack variables.
     /// If the type is a pointer, it means the pointer address is in the stack at this offset.
     stack_offset: i32,
@@ -150,9 +146,7 @@ pub const MCValue = union(enum) {
             .memory,
             .stack_offset,
             .ptr_stack_offset,
-            .direct_load,
-            .got_load,
-            .imports_load,
+            .linker_load,
             => true,
             else => false,
         };
@@ -165,26 +159,6 @@ pub const MCValue = union(enum) {
         };
     }
 
-    fn isMutable(mcv: MCValue) bool {
-        return switch (mcv) {
-            .none => unreachable,
-            .unreach => unreachable,
-            .dead => unreachable,
-
-            .immediate,
-            .memory,
-            .eflags,
-            .ptr_stack_offset,
-            .undef,
-            .register_overflow,
-            => false,
-
-            .register,
-            .stack_offset,
-            => true,
-        };
-    }
-
     fn isRegister(mcv: MCValue) bool {
         return switch (mcv) {
             .register => true,
@@ -2307,11 +2281,7 @@ fn airArrayElemVal(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
                 .data = .{ .imm = @bitCast(u32, -off) },
             });
         },
-        .memory,
-        .got_load,
-        .direct_load,
-        .imports_load,
-        => {
+        .memory, .linker_load => {
             try self.loadMemPtrIntoRegister(addr_reg, Type.usize, array);
         },
         else => return self.fail("TODO implement array_elem_val when array is {}", .{array}),
@@ -2652,11 +2622,7 @@ fn load(self: *Self, dst_mcv: MCValue, ptr: MCValue, ptr_ty: Type) InnerError!vo
                 else => return self.fail("TODO implement loading from register into {}", .{dst_mcv}),
             }
         },
-        .memory,
-        .got_load,
-        .direct_load,
-        .imports_load,
-        => {
+        .memory, .linker_load => {
             const reg = try self.copyToTmpRegister(ptr_ty, ptr);
             try self.load(dst_mcv, .{ .register = reg }, ptr_ty);
         },
@@ -2691,10 +2657,7 @@ fn airLoad(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
 
 fn loadMemPtrIntoRegister(self: *Self, reg: Register, ptr_ty: Type, ptr: MCValue) InnerError!void {
     switch (ptr) {
-        .got_load,
-        .direct_load,
-        .imports_load,
-        => |sym_index| {
+        .linker_load => |load_struct| {
             const abi_size = @intCast(u32, ptr_ty.abiSize(self.target.*));
             const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
             const fn_owner_decl = mod.declPtr(self.mod_fn.owner_decl);
@@ -2702,11 +2665,10 @@ fn loadMemPtrIntoRegister(self: *Self, reg: Register, ptr_ty: Type, ptr: MCValue
                 fn_owner_decl.link.macho.sym_index
             else
                 fn_owner_decl.link.coff.sym_index;
-            const flags: u2 = switch (ptr) {
-                .got_load => 0b00,
-                .direct_load => 0b01,
-                .imports_load => 0b10,
-                else => unreachable,
+            const flags: u2 = switch (load_struct.@"type") {
+                .got => 0b00,
+                .direct => 0b01,
+                .import => 0b10,
             };
             _ = try self.addInst(.{
                 .tag = .lea_pic,
@@ -2717,7 +2679,7 @@ fn loadMemPtrIntoRegister(self: *Self, reg: Register, ptr_ty: Type, ptr: MCValue
                 .data = .{
                     .relocation = .{
                         .atom_index = atom_index,
-                        .sym_index = sym_index,
+                        .sym_index = load_struct.sym_index,
                     },
                 },
             });
@@ -2801,9 +2763,7 @@ fn store(self: *Self, ptr: MCValue, value: MCValue, ptr_ty: Type, value_ty: Type
                 .register => |src_reg| {
                     try self.genInlineMemcpyRegisterRegister(value_ty, reg, src_reg, 0);
                 },
-                .got_load,
-                .direct_load,
-                .imports_load,
+                .linker_load,
                 .memory,
                 .stack_offset,
                 => {
@@ -2822,11 +2782,7 @@ fn store(self: *Self, ptr: MCValue, value: MCValue, ptr_ty: Type, value_ty: Type
                 },
             }
         },
-        .got_load,
-        .direct_load,
-        .imports_load,
-        .memory,
-        => {
+        .linker_load, .memory => {
             const value_lock: ?RegisterLock = switch (value) {
                 .register => |reg| self.register_manager.lockReg(reg),
                 else => null,
@@ -2894,11 +2850,7 @@ fn store(self: *Self, ptr: MCValue, value: MCValue, ptr_ty: Type, value_ty: Type
                 .register => {
                     return self.store(new_ptr, value, ptr_ty, value_ty);
                 },
-                .got_load,
-                .direct_load,
-                .imports_load,
-                .memory,
-                => {
+                .linker_load, .memory => {
                     if (abi_size <= 8) {
                         const tmp_reg = try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp);
                         const tmp_reg_lock = self.register_manager.lockRegAssumeUnused(tmp_reg);
@@ -3606,9 +3558,7 @@ fn genBinOpMir(self: *Self, mir_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag, dst_ty: Type, dst_mcv: MCValu
                     });
                 },
                 .memory,
-                .got_load,
-                .direct_load,
-                .imports_load,
+                .linker_load,
                 .eflags,
                 => {
                     assert(abi_size <= 8);
@@ -3694,10 +3644,7 @@ fn genBinOpMir(self: *Self, mir_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag, dst_ty: Type, dst_mcv: MCValu
                 => {
                     return self.fail("TODO implement x86 ADD/SUB/CMP source memory", .{});
                 },
-                .got_load,
-                .direct_load,
-                .imports_load,
-                => {
+                .linker_load => {
                     return self.fail("TODO implement x86 ADD/SUB/CMP source symbol at index in linker", .{});
                 },
                 .eflags => {
@@ -3708,10 +3655,7 @@ fn genBinOpMir(self: *Self, mir_tag: Mir.Inst.Tag, dst_ty: Type, dst_mcv: MCValu
         .memory => {
             return self.fail("TODO implement x86 ADD/SUB/CMP destination memory", .{});
         },
-        .got_load,
-        .direct_load,
-        .imports_load,
-        => {
+        .linker_load => {
             return self.fail("TODO implement x86 ADD/SUB/CMP destination symbol at index", .{});
         },
     }
@@ -3779,10 +3723,7 @@ fn genIntMulComplexOpMir(self: *Self, dst_ty: Type, dst_mcv: MCValue, src_mcv: M
                 .memory => {
                     return self.fail("TODO implement x86 multiply source memory", .{});
                 },
-                .got_load,
-                .direct_load,
-                .imports_load,
-                => {
+                .linker_load => {
                     return self.fail("TODO implement x86 multiply source symbol at index in linker", .{});
                 },
                 .eflags => {
@@ -3826,10 +3767,7 @@ fn genIntMulComplexOpMir(self: *Self, dst_ty: Type, dst_mcv: MCValue, src_mcv: M
                 .memory, .stack_offset => {
                     return self.fail("TODO implement x86 multiply source memory", .{});
                 },
-                .got_load,
-                .direct_load,
-                .imports_load,
-                => {
+                .linker_load => {
                     return self.fail("TODO implement x86 multiply source symbol at index in linker", .{});
                 },
                 .eflags => {
@@ -3840,10 +3778,7 @@ fn genIntMulComplexOpMir(self: *Self, dst_ty: Type, dst_mcv: MCValue, src_mcv: M
         .memory => {
             return self.fail("TODO implement x86 multiply destination memory", .{});
         },
-        .got_load,
-        .direct_load,
-        .imports_load,
-        => {
+        .linker_load => {
             return self.fail("TODO implement x86 multiply destination symbol at index in linker", .{});
         },
     }
@@ -4006,9 +3941,7 @@ fn airCall(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, modifier: std.builtin.CallOptions.
             .unreach => unreachable,
             .dead => unreachable,
             .memory => unreachable,
-            .got_load => unreachable,
-            .direct_load => unreachable,
-            .imports_load => unreachable,
+            .linker_load => unreachable,
             .eflags => unreachable,
             .register_overflow => unreachable,
         }
@@ -4066,7 +3999,10 @@ fn airCall(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, modifier: std.builtin.CallOptions.
                 const func = func_payload.data;
                 const fn_owner_decl = mod.declPtr(func.owner_decl);
                 try self.genSetReg(Type.initTag(.usize), .rax, .{
-                    .got_load = fn_owner_decl.link.coff.sym_index,
+                    .linker_load = .{
+                        .@"type" = .got,
+                        .sym_index = fn_owner_decl.link.coff.sym_index,
+                    },
                 });
                 _ = try self.addInst(.{
                     .tag = .call,
@@ -4087,7 +4023,10 @@ fn airCall(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, modifier: std.builtin.CallOptions.
                 }
                 const sym_index = try coff_file.getGlobalSymbol(mem.sliceTo(decl_name, 0));
                 try self.genSetReg(Type.initTag(.usize), .rax, .{
-                    .imports_load = sym_index,
+                    .linker_load = .{
+                        .@"type" = .import,
+                        .sym_index = sym_index,
+                    },
                 });
                 _ = try self.addInst(.{
                     .tag = .call,
@@ -4119,7 +4058,12 @@ fn airCall(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, modifier: std.builtin.CallOptions.
                 const func = func_payload.data;
                 const fn_owner_decl = mod.declPtr(func.owner_decl);
                 const sym_index = fn_owner_decl.link.macho.sym_index;
-                try self.genSetReg(Type.initTag(.usize), .rax, .{ .got_load = sym_index });
+                try self.genSetReg(Type.initTag(.usize), .rax, .{
+                    .linker_load = .{
+                        .@"type" = .got,
+                        .sym_index = sym_index,
+                    },
+                });
                 // callq *%rax
                 _ = try self.addInst(.{
                     .tag = .call,
@@ -4505,11 +4449,7 @@ fn genVarDbgInfo(
                     leb128.writeILEB128(dbg_info.writer(), -off) catch unreachable;
                     dbg_info.items[fixup] += @intCast(u8, dbg_info.items.len - fixup - 2);
                 },
-                .memory,
-                .got_load,
-                .direct_load,
-                .imports_load,
-                => {
+                .memory, .linker_load => {
                     const ptr_width = @intCast(u8, @divExact(self.target.cpu.arch.ptrBitWidth(), 8));
                     const is_ptr = switch (tag) {
                         .dbg_var_ptr => true,
@@ -4540,10 +4480,11 @@ fn genVarDbgInfo(
                         try dbg_info.append(DW.OP.deref);
                     }
                     switch (mcv) {
-                        .got_load,
-                        .direct_load,
-                        .imports_load,
-                        => |index| try dw.addExprlocReloc(index, offset, is_ptr),
+                        .linker_load => |load_struct| try dw.addExprlocReloc(
+                            load_struct.sym_index,
+                            offset,
+                            is_ptr,
+                        ),
                         else => {},
                     }
                 },
@@ -5587,11 +5528,7 @@ fn genSetStackArg(self: *Self, ty: Type, stack_offset: i32, mcv: MCValue) InnerE
                 else => return self.fail("TODO implement inputs on stack for {} with abi size > 8", .{mcv}),
             }
         },
-        .memory,
-        .direct_load,
-        .got_load,
-        .imports_load,
-        => {
+        .memory, .linker_load => {
             if (abi_size <= 8) {
                 const reg = try self.copyToTmpRegister(ty, mcv);
                 return self.genSetStackArg(ty, stack_offset, MCValue{ .register = reg });
@@ -5835,11 +5772,7 @@ fn genSetStack(self: *Self, ty: Type, stack_offset: i32, mcv: MCValue, opts: Inl
                 },
             }
         },
-        .memory,
-        .got_load,
-        .direct_load,
-        .imports_load,
-        => {
+        .memory, .linker_load => {
             if (abi_size <= 8) {
                 const reg = try self.copyToTmpRegister(ty, mcv);
                 return self.genSetStack(ty, stack_offset, MCValue{ .register = reg }, opts);
@@ -5959,11 +5892,7 @@ fn genInlineMemcpy(
     const tmp_reg = regs[4].to8();
 
     switch (dst_ptr) {
-        .memory,
-        .got_load,
-        .direct_load,
-        .imports_load,
-        => {
+        .memory, .linker_load => {
             try self.loadMemPtrIntoRegister(dst_addr_reg, Type.usize, dst_ptr);
         },
         .ptr_stack_offset, .stack_offset => |off| {
@@ -5992,11 +5921,7 @@ fn genInlineMemcpy(
     }
 
     switch (src_ptr) {
-        .memory,
-        .got_load,
-        .direct_load,
-        .imports_load,
-        => {
+        .memory, .linker_load => {
             try self.loadMemPtrIntoRegister(src_addr_reg, Type.usize, src_ptr);
         },
         .ptr_stack_offset, .stack_offset => |off| {
@@ -6120,11 +6045,7 @@ fn genInlineMemset(
     const index_reg = regs[1].to64();
 
     switch (dst_ptr) {
-        .memory,
-        .got_load,
-        .direct_load,
-        .imports_load,
-        => {
+        .memory, .linker_load => {
             try self.loadMemPtrIntoRegister(addr_reg, Type.usize, dst_ptr);
         },
         .ptr_stack_offset, .stack_offset => |off| {
@@ -6356,10 +6277,7 @@ fn genSetReg(self: *Self, ty: Type, reg: Register, mcv: MCValue) InnerError!void
                 .data = undefined,
             });
         },
-        .direct_load,
-        .got_load,
-        .imports_load,
-        => {
+        .linker_load => {
             switch (ty.zigTypeTag()) {
                 .Float => {
                     const base_reg = try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp);
@@ -6753,11 +6671,7 @@ fn airMemcpy(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     // TODO Is this the only condition for pointer dereference for memcpy?
     const src: MCValue = blk: {
         switch (src_ptr) {
-            .got_load,
-            .direct_load,
-            .imports_load,
-            .memory,
-            => {
+            .linker_load, .memory => {
                 const reg = try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp);
                 try self.loadMemPtrIntoRegister(reg, src_ty, src_ptr);
                 _ = try self.addInst(.{
@@ -6997,10 +6911,16 @@ fn lowerDeclRef(self: *Self, tv: TypedValue, decl_index: Module.Decl.Index) Inne
         return MCValue{ .memory = got_addr };
     } else if (self.bin_file.cast(link.File.MachO)) |_| {
         assert(decl.link.macho.sym_index != 0);
-        return MCValue{ .got_load = decl.link.macho.sym_index };
+        return MCValue{ .linker_load = .{
+            .@"type" = .got,
+            .sym_index = decl.link.macho.sym_index,
+        } };
     } else if (self.bin_file.cast(link.File.Coff)) |_| {
         assert(decl.link.coff.sym_index != 0);
-        return MCValue{ .got_load = decl.link.coff.sym_index };
+        return MCValue{ .linker_load = .{
+            .@"type" = .got,
+            .sym_index = decl.link.coff.sym_index,
+        } };
     } else if (self.bin_file.cast(link.File.Plan9)) |p9| {
         try p9.seeDecl(decl_index);
         const got_addr = p9.bases.data + decl.link.plan9.got_index.? * ptr_bytes;
@@ -7019,9 +6939,15 @@ fn lowerUnnamedConst(self: *Self, tv: TypedValue) InnerError!MCValue {
         const vaddr = elf_file.local_symbols.items[local_sym_index].st_value;
         return MCValue{ .memory = vaddr };
     } else if (self.bin_file.cast(link.File.MachO)) |_| {
-        return MCValue{ .direct_load = local_sym_index };
+        return MCValue{ .linker_load = .{
+            .@"type" = .direct,
+            .sym_index = local_sym_index,
+        } };
     } else if (self.bin_file.cast(link.File.Coff)) |_| {
-        return MCValue{ .direct_load = local_sym_index };
+        return MCValue{ .linker_load = .{
+            .@"type" = .direct,
+            .sym_index = local_sym_index,
+        } };
     } else if (self.bin_file.cast(link.File.Plan9)) |_| {
         return self.fail("TODO lower unnamed const in Plan9", .{});
     } else {
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/Emit.zig b/src/arch/x86_64/Emit.zig
index 45e58be972..e99f6ff4f5 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/Emit.zig
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/Emit.zig
@@ -1021,10 +1021,14 @@ fn mirLeaPic(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) InnerError!void {
             .@"type" = switch (ops.flags) {
                 0b00 => .got,
                 0b01 => .direct,
-                0b10 => .imports,
+                0b10 => .import,
+                else => unreachable,
+            },
+            .target = switch (ops.flags) {
+                0b00, 0b01 => .{ .sym_index = relocation.sym_index, .file = null },
+                0b10 => coff_file.getGlobalByIndex(relocation.sym_index),
                 else => unreachable,
             },
-            .target = .{ .sym_index = relocation.sym_index, .file = null },
             .offset = @intCast(u32, end_offset - 4),
             .addend = 0,
             .pcrel = true,
@@ -1142,12 +1146,10 @@ fn mirCallExtern(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) InnerError!void {
     if (emit.bin_file.cast(link.File.MachO)) |macho_file| {
         // Add relocation to the decl.
         const atom = macho_file.atom_by_index_table.get(relocation.atom_index).?;
+        const target = macho_file.getGlobalByIndex(relocation.sym_index);
         try atom.relocs.append(emit.bin_file.allocator, .{
             .offset = offset,
-            .target = .{
-                .sym_index = relocation.sym_index,
-                .file = null,
-            },
+            .target = target,
             .addend = 0,
             .subtractor = null,
             .pcrel = true,
@@ -1157,16 +1159,17 @@ fn mirCallExtern(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) InnerError!void {
     } else if (emit.bin_file.cast(link.File.Coff)) |coff_file| {
         // Add relocation to the decl.
         const atom = coff_file.atom_by_index_table.get(relocation.atom_index).?;
+        const target = coff_file.getGlobalByIndex(relocation.sym_index);
         try atom.addRelocation(coff_file, .{
             .@"type" = .direct,
-            .target = .{ .sym_index = relocation.sym_index, .file = null },
+            .target = target,
             .offset = offset,
             .addend = 0,
             .pcrel = true,
             .length = 2,
         });
     } else {
-        return emit.fail("TODO implement call_extern for linking backends different than MachO", .{});
+        return emit.fail("TODO implement call_extern for linking backends different than MachO and COFF", .{});
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/autodoc/render_source.zig b/src/autodoc/render_source.zig
index ceba230276..aa9eca7e95 100644
--- a/src/autodoc/render_source.zig
+++ b/src/autodoc/render_source.zig
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pub fn genHtml(
     );
 
     const source = try src.getSource(allocator);
-    try tokenizeAndPrintRaw(allocator, out, source.bytes);
+    try tokenizeAndPrintRaw(out, source.bytes);
     try out.writeAll(
         \\</body>
         \\</html>
@@ -150,13 +150,9 @@ const end_line = "</span>\n";
 var line_counter: usize = 1;
 
 pub fn tokenizeAndPrintRaw(
-    allocator: Allocator,
     out: anytype,
-    raw_src: [:0]const u8,
+    src: [:0]const u8,
 ) !void {
-    const src = try allocator.dupeZ(u8, raw_src);
-    defer allocator.free(src);
-
     line_counter = 1;
 
     try out.print("<pre><code>" ++ start_line, .{line_counter});
diff --git a/src/glibc.zig b/src/glibc.zig
index 4e33867169..3dd7565e96 100644
--- a/src/glibc.zig
+++ b/src/glibc.zig
@@ -719,17 +719,16 @@ pub fn buildSharedObjects(comp: *Compilation) !void {
                 .lt => continue,
                 .gt => {
                     // TODO Expose via compile error mechanism instead of log.
-                    log.err("invalid target glibc version: {}", .{target_version});
+                    log.warn("invalid target glibc version: {}", .{target_version});
                     return error.InvalidTargetGLibCVersion;
                 },
             }
-        } else {
+        } else blk: {
             const latest_index = metadata.all_versions.len - 1;
-            // TODO Expose via compile error mechanism instead of log.
-            log.err("zig does not yet provide glibc version {}, the max provided version is {}", .{
+            log.warn("zig cannot build new glibc version {}; providing instead {}", .{
                 target_version, metadata.all_versions[latest_index],
             });
-            return error.InvalidTargetGLibCVersion;
+            break :blk latest_index;
         };
 
         {
diff --git a/src/link/Coff.zig b/src/link/Coff.zig
index 49263df225..013a0c0475 100644
--- a/src/link/Coff.zig
+++ b/src/link/Coff.zig
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ pub const Reloc = struct {
     @"type": enum {
         got,
         direct,
-        imports,
+        import,
     },
     target: SymbolWithLoc,
     offset: u32,
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ pub const Reloc = struct {
         switch (self.@"type") {
             .got => return coff_file.getGotAtomForSymbol(self.target),
             .direct => return coff_file.getAtomForSymbol(self.target),
-            .imports => return coff_file.getImportAtomForSymbol(self.target),
+            .import => return coff_file.getImportAtomForSymbol(self.target),
         }
     }
 };
@@ -1423,23 +1423,22 @@ fn resolveGlobalSymbol(self: *Coff, current: SymbolWithLoc) !void {
     const sym = self.getSymbol(current);
     const sym_name = self.getSymbolName(current);
 
-    const global_index = self.resolver.get(sym_name) orelse {
-        const name = try gpa.dupe(u8, sym_name);
-        const global_index = try self.allocateGlobal();
-        self.globals.items[global_index] = current;
-        try self.resolver.putNoClobber(gpa, name, global_index);
+    const gop = try self.getOrPutGlobalPtr(sym_name);
+    if (!gop.found_existing) {
+        gop.value_ptr.* = current;
         if (sym.section_number == .UNDEFINED) {
-            try self.unresolved.putNoClobber(gpa, global_index, false);
+            try self.unresolved.putNoClobber(gpa, self.getGlobalIndex(sym_name).?, false);
         }
         return;
-    };
+    }
 
     log.debug("TODO finish resolveGlobalSymbols implementation", .{});
 
     if (sym.section_number == .UNDEFINED) return;
 
-    _ = self.unresolved.swapRemove(global_index);
-    self.globals.items[global_index] = current;
+    _ = self.unresolved.swapRemove(self.getGlobalIndex(sym_name).?);
+
+    gop.value_ptr.* = current;
 }
 
 pub fn flush(self: *Coff, comp: *Compilation, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
@@ -1544,25 +1543,26 @@ pub fn getDeclVAddr(
 }
 
 pub fn getGlobalSymbol(self: *Coff, name: []const u8) !u32 {
-    if (self.resolver.get(name)) |global_index| {
-        return self.globals.items[global_index].sym_index;
+    const gop = try self.getOrPutGlobalPtr(name);
+    const global_index = self.getGlobalIndex(name).?;
+
+    if (gop.found_existing) {
+        return global_index;
     }
 
-    const gpa = self.base.allocator;
     const sym_index = try self.allocateSymbol();
-    const global_index = try self.allocateGlobal();
     const sym_loc = SymbolWithLoc{ .sym_index = sym_index, .file = null };
-    self.globals.items[global_index] = sym_loc;
+    gop.value_ptr.* = sym_loc;
 
+    const gpa = self.base.allocator;
     const sym_name = try gpa.dupe(u8, name);
     const sym = self.getSymbolPtr(sym_loc);
     try self.setSymbolName(sym, sym_name);
     sym.storage_class = .EXTERNAL;
 
-    try self.resolver.putNoClobber(gpa, sym_name, global_index);
     try self.unresolved.putNoClobber(gpa, global_index, true);
 
-    return sym_index;
+    return global_index;
 }
 
 pub fn updateDeclLineNumber(self: *Coff, module: *Module, decl: *Module.Decl) !void {
@@ -2061,6 +2061,49 @@ pub fn getSymbolName(self: *const Coff, sym_loc: SymbolWithLoc) []const u8 {
     return self.strtab.get(offset).?;
 }
 
+/// Returns pointer to the global entry for `name` if one exists.
+pub fn getGlobalPtr(self: *Coff, name: []const u8) ?*SymbolWithLoc {
+    const global_index = self.resolver.get(name) orelse return null;
+    return &self.globals.items[global_index];
+}
+
+/// Returns the global entry for `name` if one exists.
+pub fn getGlobal(self: *const Coff, name: []const u8) ?SymbolWithLoc {
+    const global_index = self.resolver.get(name) orelse return null;
+    return self.globals.items[global_index];
+}
+
+/// Returns the index of the global entry for `name` if one exists.
+pub fn getGlobalIndex(self: *const Coff, name: []const u8) ?u32 {
+    return self.resolver.get(name);
+}
+
+/// Returns global entry at `index`.
+pub fn getGlobalByIndex(self: *const Coff, index: u32) SymbolWithLoc {
+    assert(index < self.globals.items.len);
+    return self.globals.items[index];
+}
+
+const GetOrPutGlobalPtrResult = struct {
+    found_existing: bool,
+    value_ptr: *SymbolWithLoc,
+};
+
+/// Return pointer to the global entry for `name` if one exists.
+/// Puts a new global entry for `name` if one doesn't exist, and
+/// returns a pointer to it.
+pub fn getOrPutGlobalPtr(self: *Coff, name: []const u8) !GetOrPutGlobalPtrResult {
+    if (self.getGlobalPtr(name)) |ptr| {
+        return GetOrPutGlobalPtrResult{ .found_existing = true, .value_ptr = ptr };
+    }
+    const gpa = self.base.allocator;
+    const global_index = try self.allocateGlobal();
+    const global_name = try gpa.dupe(u8, name);
+    _ = try self.resolver.put(gpa, global_name, global_index);
+    const ptr = &self.globals.items[global_index];
+    return GetOrPutGlobalPtrResult{ .found_existing = false, .value_ptr = ptr };
+}
+
 /// Returns atom if there is an atom referenced by the symbol described by `sym_loc` descriptor.
 /// Returns null on failure.
 pub fn getAtomForSymbol(self: *Coff, sym_loc: SymbolWithLoc) ?*Atom {
diff --git a/src/link/Coff/Atom.zig b/src/link/Coff/Atom.zig
index ffd8fe45e6..39e04b2641 100644
--- a/src/link/Coff/Atom.zig
+++ b/src/link/Coff/Atom.zig
@@ -111,13 +111,3 @@ pub fn addBaseRelocation(self: *Atom, coff_file: *Coff, offset: u32) !void {
     }
     try gop.value_ptr.append(gpa, offset);
 }
-
-pub fn addBinding(self: *Atom, coff_file: *Coff, target: SymbolWithLoc) !void {
-    const gpa = coff_file.base.allocator;
-    log.debug("  (adding binding to target %{d} in %{d})", .{ target.sym_index, self.sym_index });
-    const gop = try coff_file.bindings.getOrPut(gpa, self);
-    if (!gop.found_existing) {
-        gop.value_ptr.* = .{};
-    }
-    try gop.value_ptr.append(gpa, target);
-}
diff --git a/src/link/MachO.zig b/src/link/MachO.zig
index 429bf64eb2..a6720f8dd3 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO.zig
@@ -131,17 +131,12 @@ la_symbol_ptr_section_index: ?u8 = null,
 data_section_index: ?u8 = null,
 
 locals: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(macho.nlist_64) = .{},
-globals: std.StringArrayHashMapUnmanaged(SymbolWithLoc) = .{},
-// FIXME Jakub
-// TODO storing index into globals might be dangerous if we delete a global
-// while not having everything resolved. Actually, perhaps `unresolved`
-// should not be stored at the global scope? Is this possible?
-// Otherwise, audit if this can be a problem.
-// An alternative, which I still need to investigate for perf reasons is to
-// store all global names in an adapted with context strtab.
+globals: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(SymbolWithLoc) = .{},
+resolver: std.StringHashMapUnmanaged(u32) = .{},
 unresolved: std.AutoArrayHashMapUnmanaged(u32, bool) = .{},
 
 locals_free_list: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u32) = .{},
+globals_free_list: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u32) = .{},
 
 dyld_stub_binder_index: ?u32 = null,
 dyld_private_atom: ?*Atom = null,
@@ -1917,7 +1912,7 @@ fn allocateSpecialSymbols(self: *MachO) !void {
         "___dso_handle",
         "__mh_execute_header",
     }) |name| {
-        const global = self.globals.get(name) orelse continue;
+        const global = self.getGlobal(name) orelse continue;
         if (global.file != null) continue;
         const sym = self.getSymbolPtr(global);
         const seg = self.segments.items[self.text_segment_cmd_index.?];
@@ -2048,16 +2043,11 @@ fn writeAtomsIncremental(self: *MachO) !void {
 
 pub fn createGotAtom(self: *MachO, target: SymbolWithLoc) !*Atom {
     const gpa = self.base.allocator;
-    const sym_index = @intCast(u32, self.locals.items.len);
-    try self.locals.append(gpa, .{
-        .n_strx = 0,
-        .n_type = macho.N_SECT,
-        .n_sect = 0,
-        .n_desc = 0,
-        .n_value = 0,
-    });
-
+    const sym_index = try self.allocateSymbol();
     const atom = try MachO.createEmptyAtom(gpa, sym_index, @sizeOf(u64), 3);
+    const sym = atom.getSymbolPtr(self);
+    sym.n_type = macho.N_SECT;
+
     try atom.relocs.append(gpa, .{
         .offset = 0,
         .target = target,
@@ -2074,7 +2064,7 @@ pub fn createGotAtom(self: *MachO, target: SymbolWithLoc) !*Atom {
 
     const target_sym = self.getSymbol(target);
     if (target_sym.undf()) {
-        const global = self.globals.get(self.getSymbolName(target)).?;
+        const global = self.getGlobal(self.getSymbolName(target)).?;
         try atom.bindings.append(gpa, .{
             .target = global,
             .offset = 0,
@@ -2093,20 +2083,15 @@ pub fn createGotAtom(self: *MachO, target: SymbolWithLoc) !*Atom {
 
 pub fn createTlvPtrAtom(self: *MachO, target: SymbolWithLoc) !*Atom {
     const gpa = self.base.allocator;
-    const sym_index = @intCast(u32, self.locals.items.len);
-    try self.locals.append(gpa, .{
-        .n_strx = 0,
-        .n_type = macho.N_SECT,
-        .n_sect = 0,
-        .n_desc = 0,
-        .n_value = 0,
-    });
-
+    const sym_index = try self.allocateSymbol();
     const atom = try MachO.createEmptyAtom(gpa, sym_index, @sizeOf(u64), 3);
+    const sym = atom.getSymbolPtr(self);
+    sym.n_type = macho.N_SECT;
+
     const target_sym = self.getSymbol(target);
     assert(target_sym.undf());
 
-    const global = self.globals.get(self.getSymbolName(target)).?;
+    const global = self.getGlobal(self.getSymbolName(target)).?;
     try atom.bindings.append(gpa, .{
         .target = global,
         .offset = 0,
@@ -2130,15 +2115,10 @@ fn createDyldPrivateAtom(self: *MachO) !void {
     if (self.dyld_private_atom != null) return;
 
     const gpa = self.base.allocator;
-    const sym_index = @intCast(u32, self.locals.items.len);
-    try self.locals.append(gpa, .{
-        .n_strx = 0,
-        .n_type = macho.N_SECT,
-        .n_sect = 0,
-        .n_desc = 0,
-        .n_value = 0,
-    });
+    const sym_index = try self.allocateSymbol();
     const atom = try MachO.createEmptyAtom(gpa, sym_index, @sizeOf(u64), 3);
+    const sym = atom.getSymbolPtr(self);
+    sym.n_type = macho.N_SECT;
     self.dyld_private_atom = atom;
 
     try self.allocateAtomCommon(atom, self.data_section_index.?);
@@ -2163,15 +2143,11 @@ fn createStubHelperPreambleAtom(self: *MachO) !void {
         .aarch64 => 2,
         else => unreachable,
     };
-    const sym_index = @intCast(u32, self.locals.items.len);
-    try self.locals.append(gpa, .{
-        .n_strx = 0,
-        .n_type = macho.N_SECT,
-        .n_sect = 0,
-        .n_desc = 0,
-        .n_value = 0,
-    });
+    const sym_index = try self.allocateSymbol();
     const atom = try MachO.createEmptyAtom(gpa, sym_index, size, alignment);
+    const sym = atom.getSymbolPtr(self);
+    sym.n_type = macho.N_SECT;
+
     const dyld_private_sym_index = self.dyld_private_atom.?.sym_index;
     switch (arch) {
         .x86_64 => {
@@ -2288,15 +2264,11 @@ pub fn createStubHelperAtom(self: *MachO) !*Atom {
         .aarch64 => 2,
         else => unreachable,
     };
-    const sym_index = @intCast(u32, self.locals.items.len);
-    try self.locals.append(gpa, .{
-        .n_strx = 0,
-        .n_type = macho.N_SECT,
-        .n_sect = 0,
-        .n_desc = 0,
-        .n_value = 0,
-    });
+    const sym_index = try self.allocateSymbol();
     const atom = try MachO.createEmptyAtom(gpa, sym_index, stub_size, alignment);
+    const sym = atom.getSymbolPtr(self);
+    sym.n_type = macho.N_SECT;
+
     try atom.relocs.ensureTotalCapacity(gpa, 1);
 
     switch (arch) {
@@ -2352,15 +2324,11 @@ pub fn createStubHelperAtom(self: *MachO) !*Atom {
 
 pub fn createLazyPointerAtom(self: *MachO, stub_sym_index: u32, target: SymbolWithLoc) !*Atom {
     const gpa = self.base.allocator;
-    const sym_index = @intCast(u32, self.locals.items.len);
-    try self.locals.append(gpa, .{
-        .n_strx = 0,
-        .n_type = macho.N_SECT,
-        .n_sect = 0,
-        .n_desc = 0,
-        .n_value = 0,
-    });
+    const sym_index = try self.allocateSymbol();
     const atom = try MachO.createEmptyAtom(gpa, sym_index, @sizeOf(u64), 3);
+    const sym = atom.getSymbolPtr(self);
+    sym.n_type = macho.N_SECT;
+
     try atom.relocs.append(gpa, .{
         .offset = 0,
         .target = .{ .sym_index = stub_sym_index, .file = null },
@@ -2376,7 +2344,7 @@ pub fn createLazyPointerAtom(self: *MachO, stub_sym_index: u32, target: SymbolWi
     });
     try atom.rebases.append(gpa, 0);
 
-    const global = self.globals.get(self.getSymbolName(target)).?;
+    const global = self.getGlobal(self.getSymbolName(target)).?;
     try atom.lazy_bindings.append(gpa, .{
         .target = global,
         .offset = 0,
@@ -2403,15 +2371,11 @@ pub fn createStubAtom(self: *MachO, laptr_sym_index: u32) !*Atom {
         .aarch64 => 3 * @sizeOf(u32),
         else => unreachable, // unhandled architecture type
     };
-    const sym_index = @intCast(u32, self.locals.items.len);
-    try self.locals.append(gpa, .{
-        .n_strx = 0,
-        .n_type = macho.N_SECT,
-        .n_sect = 0,
-        .n_desc = 0,
-        .n_value = 0,
-    });
+    const sym_index = try self.allocateSymbol();
     const atom = try MachO.createEmptyAtom(gpa, sym_index, stub_size, alignment);
+    const sym = atom.getSymbolPtr(self);
+    sym.n_type = macho.N_SECT;
+
     switch (arch) {
         .x86_64 => {
             // jmp
@@ -2472,7 +2436,7 @@ pub fn createStubAtom(self: *MachO, laptr_sym_index: u32) !*Atom {
 fn createTentativeDefAtoms(self: *MachO) !void {
     const gpa = self.base.allocator;
 
-    for (self.globals.values()) |global| {
+    for (self.globals.items) |global| {
         const sym = self.getSymbolPtr(global);
         if (!sym.tentative()) continue;
 
@@ -2516,51 +2480,44 @@ fn createTentativeDefAtoms(self: *MachO) !void {
 
 fn createMhExecuteHeaderSymbol(self: *MachO) !void {
     if (self.base.options.output_mode != .Exe) return;
-    if (self.globals.get("__mh_execute_header")) |global| {
+    if (self.getGlobal("__mh_execute_header")) |global| {
         const sym = self.getSymbol(global);
         if (!sym.undf() and !(sym.pext() or sym.weakDef())) return;
     }
 
     const gpa = self.base.allocator;
-    const n_strx = try self.strtab.insert(gpa, "__mh_execute_header");
-    const sym_index = @intCast(u32, self.locals.items.len);
-    try self.locals.append(gpa, .{
-        .n_strx = n_strx,
+    const sym_index = try self.allocateSymbol();
+    const sym_loc = SymbolWithLoc{ .sym_index = sym_index, .file = null };
+    const sym = self.getSymbolPtr(sym_loc);
+    sym.* = .{
+        .n_strx = try self.strtab.insert(gpa, "__mh_execute_header"),
         .n_type = macho.N_SECT | macho.N_EXT,
         .n_sect = 0,
         .n_desc = macho.REFERENCED_DYNAMICALLY,
         .n_value = 0,
-    });
-
-    const name = try gpa.dupe(u8, "__mh_execute_header");
-    const gop = try self.globals.getOrPut(gpa, name);
-    defer if (gop.found_existing) gpa.free(name);
-    gop.value_ptr.* = .{
-        .sym_index = sym_index,
-        .file = null,
     };
+
+    const gop = try self.getOrPutGlobalPtr("__mh_execute_header");
+    gop.value_ptr.* = sym_loc;
 }
 
 fn createDsoHandleSymbol(self: *MachO) !void {
-    const global = self.globals.getPtr("___dso_handle") orelse return;
-    const sym = self.getSymbolPtr(global.*);
-    if (!sym.undf()) return;
+    const global = self.getGlobalPtr("___dso_handle") orelse return;
+    if (!self.getSymbol(global.*).undf()) return;
 
     const gpa = self.base.allocator;
-    const n_strx = try self.strtab.insert(gpa, "___dso_handle");
-    const sym_index = @intCast(u32, self.locals.items.len);
-    try self.locals.append(gpa, .{
-        .n_strx = n_strx,
+    const sym_index = try self.allocateSymbol();
+    const sym_loc = SymbolWithLoc{ .sym_index = sym_index, .file = null };
+    const sym = self.getSymbolPtr(sym_loc);
+    sym.* = .{
+        .n_strx = try self.strtab.insert(gpa, "___dso_handle"),
         .n_type = macho.N_SECT | macho.N_EXT,
         .n_sect = 0,
         .n_desc = macho.N_WEAK_DEF,
         .n_value = 0,
-    });
-    global.* = .{
-        .sym_index = sym_index,
-        .file = null,
     };
-    _ = self.unresolved.swapRemove(@intCast(u32, self.globals.getIndex("___dso_handle").?));
+    global.* = sym_loc;
+    _ = self.unresolved.swapRemove(self.getGlobalIndex("___dso_handle").?);
 }
 
 fn resolveGlobalSymbol(self: *MachO, current: SymbolWithLoc) !void {
@@ -2568,19 +2525,14 @@ fn resolveGlobalSymbol(self: *MachO, current: SymbolWithLoc) !void {
     const sym = self.getSymbol(current);
     const sym_name = self.getSymbolName(current);
 
-    const name = try gpa.dupe(u8, sym_name);
-    const global_index = @intCast(u32, self.globals.values().len);
-    const gop = try self.globals.getOrPut(gpa, name);
-    defer if (gop.found_existing) gpa.free(name);
-
+    const gop = try self.getOrPutGlobalPtr(sym_name);
     if (!gop.found_existing) {
         gop.value_ptr.* = current;
         if (sym.undf() and !sym.tentative()) {
-            try self.unresolved.putNoClobber(gpa, global_index, false);
+            try self.unresolved.putNoClobber(gpa, self.getGlobalIndex(sym_name).?, false);
         }
         return;
     }
-
     const global = gop.value_ptr.*;
     const global_sym = self.getSymbol(global);
 
@@ -2619,7 +2571,7 @@ fn resolveGlobalSymbol(self: *MachO, current: SymbolWithLoc) !void {
     }
     if (sym.undf() and !sym.tentative()) return;
 
-    _ = self.unresolved.swapRemove(@intCast(u32, self.globals.getIndex(name).?));
+    _ = self.unresolved.swapRemove(self.getGlobalIndex(sym_name).?);
 
     gop.value_ptr.* = current;
 }
@@ -2664,7 +2616,7 @@ fn resolveSymbolsInObject(self: *MachO, object_id: u16) !void {
         const sym_loc = SymbolWithLoc{ .sym_index = sym_index, .file = object_id };
         self.resolveGlobalSymbol(sym_loc) catch |err| switch (err) {
             error.MultipleSymbolDefinitions => {
-                const global = self.globals.get(sym_name).?;
+                const global = self.getGlobal(sym_name).?;
                 log.err("symbol '{s}' defined multiple times", .{sym_name});
                 if (global.file) |file| {
                     log.err("  first definition in '{s}'", .{self.objects.items[file].name});
@@ -2684,7 +2636,8 @@ fn resolveSymbolsInArchives(self: *MachO) !void {
     const cpu_arch = self.base.options.target.cpu.arch;
     var next_sym: usize = 0;
     loop: while (next_sym < self.unresolved.count()) {
-        const global = self.globals.values()[self.unresolved.keys()[next_sym]];
+        const global_index = self.unresolved.keys()[next_sym];
+        const global = self.globals.items[global_index];
         const sym_name = self.getSymbolName(global);
 
         for (self.archives.items) |archive| {
@@ -2710,10 +2663,11 @@ fn resolveSymbolsInArchives(self: *MachO) !void {
 fn resolveSymbolsInDylibs(self: *MachO) !void {
     if (self.dylibs.items.len == 0) return;
 
+    const gpa = self.base.allocator;
     var next_sym: usize = 0;
     loop: while (next_sym < self.unresolved.count()) {
         const global_index = self.unresolved.keys()[next_sym];
-        const global = self.globals.values()[global_index];
+        const global = self.globals.items[global_index];
         const sym = self.getSymbolPtr(global);
         const sym_name = self.getSymbolName(global);
 
@@ -2722,7 +2676,7 @@ fn resolveSymbolsInDylibs(self: *MachO) !void {
 
             const dylib_id = @intCast(u16, id);
             if (!self.referenced_dylibs.contains(dylib_id)) {
-                try self.referenced_dylibs.putNoClobber(self.base.allocator, dylib_id, {});
+                try self.referenced_dylibs.putNoClobber(gpa, dylib_id, {});
             }
 
             const ordinal = self.referenced_dylibs.getIndex(dylib_id) orelse unreachable;
@@ -2760,7 +2714,7 @@ fn resolveSymbolsAtLoading(self: *MachO) !void {
     var next_sym: usize = 0;
     while (next_sym < self.unresolved.count()) {
         const global_index = self.unresolved.keys()[next_sym];
-        const global = self.globals.values()[global_index];
+        const global = self.globals.items[global_index];
         const sym = self.getSymbolPtr(global);
         const sym_name = self.getSymbolName(global);
 
@@ -2800,26 +2754,27 @@ fn resolveDyldStubBinder(self: *MachO) !void {
     if (self.unresolved.count() == 0) return; // no need for a stub binder if we don't have any imports
 
     const gpa = self.base.allocator;
-    const n_strx = try self.strtab.insert(gpa, "dyld_stub_binder");
-    const sym_index = @intCast(u32, self.locals.items.len);
-    try self.locals.append(gpa, .{
-        .n_strx = n_strx,
+    const sym_index = try self.allocateSymbol();
+    const sym_loc = SymbolWithLoc{ .sym_index = sym_index, .file = null };
+    const sym = self.getSymbolPtr(sym_loc);
+    const sym_name = "dyld_stub_binder";
+    sym.* = .{
+        .n_strx = try self.strtab.insert(gpa, sym_name),
         .n_type = macho.N_UNDF,
         .n_sect = 0,
         .n_desc = 0,
         .n_value = 0,
-    });
-    const sym_name = try gpa.dupe(u8, "dyld_stub_binder");
-    const global = SymbolWithLoc{ .sym_index = sym_index, .file = null };
-    try self.globals.putNoClobber(gpa, sym_name, global);
-    const sym = &self.locals.items[sym_index];
+    };
+    const gop = try self.getOrPutGlobalPtr(sym_name);
+    gop.value_ptr.* = sym_loc;
+    const global = gop.value_ptr.*;
 
     for (self.dylibs.items) |dylib, id| {
         if (!dylib.symbols.contains(sym_name)) continue;
 
         const dylib_id = @intCast(u16, id);
         if (!self.referenced_dylibs.contains(dylib_id)) {
-            try self.referenced_dylibs.putNoClobber(self.base.allocator, dylib_id, {});
+            try self.referenced_dylibs.putNoClobber(gpa, dylib_id, {});
         }
 
         const ordinal = self.referenced_dylibs.getIndex(dylib_id) orelse unreachable;
@@ -3050,14 +3005,20 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *MachO) void {
     self.stubs_free_list.deinit(gpa);
     self.stubs_table.deinit(gpa);
     self.strtab.deinit(gpa);
+
     self.locals.deinit(gpa);
+    self.globals.deinit(gpa);
     self.locals_free_list.deinit(gpa);
+    self.globals_free_list.deinit(gpa);
     self.unresolved.deinit(gpa);
 
-    for (self.globals.keys()) |key| {
-        gpa.free(key);
+    {
+        var it = self.resolver.keyIterator();
+        while (it.next()) |key_ptr| {
+            gpa.free(key_ptr.*);
+        }
+        self.resolver.deinit(gpa);
     }
-    self.globals.deinit(gpa);
 
     for (self.objects.items) |*object| {
         object.deinit(gpa);
@@ -3211,6 +3172,29 @@ fn allocateSymbol(self: *MachO) !u32 {
     return index;
 }
 
+fn allocateGlobal(self: *MachO) !u32 {
+    try self.globals.ensureUnusedCapacity(self.base.allocator, 1);
+
+    const index = blk: {
+        if (self.globals_free_list.popOrNull()) |index| {
+            log.debug("  (reusing global index {d})", .{index});
+            break :blk index;
+        } else {
+            log.debug("  (allocating symbol index {d})", .{self.globals.items.len});
+            const index = @intCast(u32, self.globals.items.len);
+            _ = self.globals.addOneAssumeCapacity();
+            break :blk index;
+        }
+    };
+
+    self.globals.items[index] = .{
+        .sym_index = 0,
+        .file = null,
+    };
+
+    return index;
+}
+
 pub fn allocateGotEntry(self: *MachO, target: SymbolWithLoc) !u32 {
     const gpa = self.base.allocator;
     try self.got_entries.ensureUnusedCapacity(gpa, 1);
@@ -3832,7 +3816,7 @@ pub fn updateDeclExports(
 
         self.resolveGlobalSymbol(sym_loc) catch |err| switch (err) {
             error.MultipleSymbolDefinitions => {
-                const global = self.globals.get(exp_name).?;
+                const global = self.getGlobal(exp_name).?;
                 if (sym_loc.sym_index != global.sym_index and global.file != null) {
                     _ = try module.failed_exports.put(module.gpa, exp, try Module.ErrorMsg.create(
                         gpa,
@@ -3869,11 +3853,13 @@ pub fn deleteExport(self: *MachO, exp: Export) void {
     };
     self.locals_free_list.append(gpa, sym_index) catch {};
 
-    if (self.globals.get(sym_name)) |global| blk: {
-        if (global.sym_index != sym_index) break :blk;
-        if (global.file != null) break :blk;
-        const kv = self.globals.fetchSwapRemove(sym_name);
-        gpa.free(kv.?.key);
+    if (self.resolver.fetchRemove(sym_name)) |entry| {
+        defer gpa.free(entry.key);
+        self.globals_free_list.append(gpa, entry.value) catch {};
+        self.globals.items[entry.value] = .{
+            .sym_index = 0,
+            .file = null,
+        };
     }
 }
 
@@ -4864,32 +4850,26 @@ pub fn addAtomToSection(self: *MachO, atom: *Atom, sect_id: u8) !void {
 
 pub fn getGlobalSymbol(self: *MachO, name: []const u8) !u32 {
     const gpa = self.base.allocator;
+
     const sym_name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(gpa, "_{s}", .{name});
-    const global_index = @intCast(u32, self.globals.values().len);
-    const gop = try self.globals.getOrPut(gpa, sym_name);
-    defer if (gop.found_existing) gpa.free(sym_name);
+    defer gpa.free(sym_name);
+    const gop = try self.getOrPutGlobalPtr(sym_name);
+    const global_index = self.getGlobalIndex(sym_name).?;
 
     if (gop.found_existing) {
-        // TODO audit this: can we ever reference anything from outside the Zig module?
-        assert(gop.value_ptr.file == null);
-        return gop.value_ptr.sym_index;
+        return global_index;
     }
 
-    const sym_index = @intCast(u32, self.locals.items.len);
-    try self.locals.append(gpa, .{
-        .n_strx = try self.strtab.insert(gpa, sym_name),
-        .n_type = macho.N_UNDF,
-        .n_sect = 0,
-        .n_desc = 0,
-        .n_value = 0,
-    });
-    gop.value_ptr.* = .{
-        .sym_index = sym_index,
-        .file = null,
-    };
+    const sym_index = try self.allocateSymbol();
+    const sym_loc = SymbolWithLoc{ .sym_index = sym_index, .file = null };
+    gop.value_ptr.* = sym_loc;
+
+    const sym = self.getSymbolPtr(sym_loc);
+    sym.n_strx = try self.strtab.insert(gpa, sym_name);
+
     try self.unresolved.putNoClobber(gpa, global_index, true);
 
-    return sym_index;
+    return global_index;
 }
 
 fn getSegmentAllocBase(self: MachO, indices: []const ?u8) struct { vmaddr: u64, fileoff: u64 } {
@@ -5055,7 +5035,7 @@ fn writeDyldInfoData(self: *MachO, ncmds: *u32, lc_writer: anytype) !void {
         if (self.base.options.output_mode == .Exe) {
             for (&[_]SymbolWithLoc{
                 try self.getEntryPoint(),
-                self.globals.get("__mh_execute_header").?,
+                self.getGlobal("__mh_execute_header").?,
             }) |global| {
                 const sym = self.getSymbol(global);
                 const sym_name = self.getSymbolName(global);
@@ -5068,7 +5048,7 @@ fn writeDyldInfoData(self: *MachO, ncmds: *u32, lc_writer: anytype) !void {
             }
         } else {
             assert(self.base.options.output_mode == .Lib);
-            for (self.globals.values()) |global| {
+            for (self.globals.items) |global| {
                 const sym = self.getSymbol(global);
 
                 if (sym.undf()) continue;
@@ -5271,9 +5251,9 @@ fn writeFunctionStarts(self: *MachO, ncmds: *u32, lc_writer: anytype) !void {
     // We need to sort by address first
     var addresses = std.ArrayList(u64).init(gpa);
     defer addresses.deinit();
-    try addresses.ensureTotalCapacityPrecise(self.globals.count());
+    try addresses.ensureTotalCapacityPrecise(self.globals.items.len);
 
-    for (self.globals.values()) |global| {
+    for (self.globals.items) |global| {
         const sym = self.getSymbol(global);
         if (sym.undf()) continue;
         if (sym.n_desc == N_DESC_GCED) continue;
@@ -5453,7 +5433,7 @@ fn writeSymtab(self: *MachO, lc: *macho.symtab_command) !SymtabCtx {
         if (sym.n_desc == N_DESC_GCED) continue; // GCed, skip
         const sym_loc = SymbolWithLoc{ .sym_index = @intCast(u32, sym_id), .file = null };
         if (self.symbolIsTemp(sym_loc)) continue; // local temp symbol, skip
-        if (self.globals.contains(self.getSymbolName(sym_loc))) continue; // global symbol is either an export or import, skip
+        if (self.getGlobal(self.getSymbolName(sym_loc)) != null) continue; // global symbol is either an export or import, skip
         try locals.append(sym);
     }
 
@@ -5463,7 +5443,7 @@ fn writeSymtab(self: *MachO, lc: *macho.symtab_command) !SymtabCtx {
             if (sym.n_desc == N_DESC_GCED) continue; // GCed, skip
             const sym_loc = SymbolWithLoc{ .sym_index = @intCast(u32, sym_id), .file = @intCast(u32, object_id) };
             if (self.symbolIsTemp(sym_loc)) continue; // local temp symbol, skip
-            if (self.globals.contains(self.getSymbolName(sym_loc))) continue; // global symbol is either an export or import, skip
+            if (self.getGlobal(self.getSymbolName(sym_loc)) != null) continue; // global symbol is either an export or import, skip
             var out_sym = sym;
             out_sym.n_strx = try self.strtab.insert(gpa, self.getSymbolName(sym_loc));
             try locals.append(out_sym);
@@ -5477,7 +5457,7 @@ fn writeSymtab(self: *MachO, lc: *macho.symtab_command) !SymtabCtx {
     var exports = std.ArrayList(macho.nlist_64).init(gpa);
     defer exports.deinit();
 
-    for (self.globals.values()) |global| {
+    for (self.globals.items) |global| {
         const sym = self.getSymbol(global);
         if (sym.undf()) continue; // import, skip
         if (sym.n_desc == N_DESC_GCED) continue; // GCed, skip
@@ -5491,7 +5471,7 @@ fn writeSymtab(self: *MachO, lc: *macho.symtab_command) !SymtabCtx {
 
     var imports_table = std.AutoHashMap(SymbolWithLoc, u32).init(gpa);
 
-    for (self.globals.values()) |global| {
+    for (self.globals.items) |global| {
         const sym = self.getSymbol(global);
         if (sym.n_strx == 0) continue; // no name, skip
         if (!sym.undf()) continue; // not an import, skip
@@ -5798,6 +5778,49 @@ pub fn getSymbolName(self: *MachO, sym_with_loc: SymbolWithLoc) []const u8 {
     }
 }
 
+/// Returns pointer to the global entry for `name` if one exists.
+pub fn getGlobalPtr(self: *MachO, name: []const u8) ?*SymbolWithLoc {
+    const global_index = self.resolver.get(name) orelse return null;
+    return &self.globals.items[global_index];
+}
+
+/// Returns the global entry for `name` if one exists.
+pub fn getGlobal(self: *const MachO, name: []const u8) ?SymbolWithLoc {
+    const global_index = self.resolver.get(name) orelse return null;
+    return self.globals.items[global_index];
+}
+
+/// Returns the index of the global entry for `name` if one exists.
+pub fn getGlobalIndex(self: *const MachO, name: []const u8) ?u32 {
+    return self.resolver.get(name);
+}
+
+/// Returns global entry at `index`.
+pub fn getGlobalByIndex(self: *const MachO, index: u32) SymbolWithLoc {
+    assert(index < self.globals.items.len);
+    return self.globals.items[index];
+}
+
+const GetOrPutGlobalPtrResult = struct {
+    found_existing: bool,
+    value_ptr: *SymbolWithLoc,
+};
+
+/// Return pointer to the global entry for `name` if one exists.
+/// Puts a new global entry for `name` if one doesn't exist, and
+/// returns a pointer to it.
+pub fn getOrPutGlobalPtr(self: *MachO, name: []const u8) !GetOrPutGlobalPtrResult {
+    if (self.getGlobalPtr(name)) |ptr| {
+        return GetOrPutGlobalPtrResult{ .found_existing = true, .value_ptr = ptr };
+    }
+    const gpa = self.base.allocator;
+    const global_index = try self.allocateGlobal();
+    const global_name = try gpa.dupe(u8, name);
+    _ = try self.resolver.put(gpa, global_name, global_index);
+    const ptr = &self.globals.items[global_index];
+    return GetOrPutGlobalPtrResult{ .found_existing = false, .value_ptr = ptr };
+}
+
 /// Returns atom if there is an atom referenced by the symbol described by `sym_with_loc` descriptor.
 /// Returns null on failure.
 pub fn getAtomForSymbol(self: *MachO, sym_with_loc: SymbolWithLoc) ?*Atom {
@@ -5834,7 +5857,7 @@ pub fn getTlvPtrAtomForSymbol(self: *MachO, sym_with_loc: SymbolWithLoc) ?*Atom
 /// Asserts output mode is executable.
 pub fn getEntryPoint(self: MachO) error{MissingMainEntrypoint}!SymbolWithLoc {
     const entry_name = self.base.options.entry orelse "_main";
-    const global = self.globals.get(entry_name) orelse {
+    const global = self.getGlobal(entry_name) orelse {
         log.err("entrypoint '{s}' not found", .{entry_name});
         return error.MissingMainEntrypoint;
     };
@@ -6342,9 +6365,9 @@ fn logSymtab(self: *MachO) void {
     }
 
     log.debug("globals table:", .{});
-    for (self.globals.keys()) |name, id| {
-        const value = self.globals.values()[id];
-        log.debug("  {s} => %{d} in object({?d})", .{ name, value.sym_index, value.file });
+    for (self.globals.items) |global| {
+        const name = self.getSymbolName(global);
+        log.debug("  {s} => %{d} in object({?d})", .{ name, global.sym_index, global.file });
     }
 
     log.debug("GOT entries:", .{});
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Atom.zig b/src/link/MachO/Atom.zig
index dd818ea936..5b242a2013 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Atom.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Atom.zig
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ pub fn parseRelocs(self: *Atom, relocs: []align(1) const macho.relocation_info,
                 subtractor = sym_loc;
             } else {
                 const sym_name = context.macho_file.getSymbolName(sym_loc);
-                subtractor = context.macho_file.globals.get(sym_name).?;
+                subtractor = context.macho_file.getGlobal(sym_name).?;
             }
             // Verify that *_SUBTRACTOR is followed by *_UNSIGNED.
             if (relocs.len <= i + 1) {
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ pub fn parseRelocs(self: *Atom, relocs: []align(1) const macho.relocation_info,
                 break :target sym_loc;
             } else {
                 const sym_name = context.macho_file.getSymbolName(sym_loc);
-                break :target context.macho_file.globals.get(sym_name).?;
+                break :target context.macho_file.getGlobal(sym_name).?;
             }
         };
         const offset = @intCast(u32, rel.r_address - context.base_offset);
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ pub fn resolveRelocs(self: *Atom, macho_file: *MachO) !void {
                 // If there is no atom for target, we still need to check for special, atom-less
                 // symbols such as `___dso_handle`.
                 const target_name = macho_file.getSymbolName(rel.target);
-                assert(macho_file.globals.contains(target_name));
+                assert(macho_file.getGlobal(target_name) != null);
                 const atomless_sym = macho_file.getSymbol(rel.target);
                 log.debug("    | atomless target '{s}'", .{target_name});
                 break :blk atomless_sym.n_value;
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/DebugSymbols.zig b/src/link/MachO/DebugSymbols.zig
index ffff0fe5f8..a991ba8882 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/DebugSymbols.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/DebugSymbols.zig
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ fn writeSymtab(self: *DebugSymbols, lc: *macho.symtab_command) !void {
         if (sym.n_desc == MachO.N_DESC_GCED) continue; // GCed, skip
         const sym_loc = MachO.SymbolWithLoc{ .sym_index = @intCast(u32, sym_id), .file = null };
         if (self.base.symbolIsTemp(sym_loc)) continue; // local temp symbol, skip
-        if (self.base.globals.contains(self.base.getSymbolName(sym_loc))) continue; // global symbol is either an export or import, skip
+        if (self.base.getGlobal(self.base.getSymbolName(sym_loc)) != null) continue; // global symbol is either an export or import, skip
         var out_sym = sym;
         out_sym.n_strx = try self.strtab.insert(gpa, self.base.getSymbolName(sym_loc));
         try locals.append(out_sym);
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ fn writeSymtab(self: *DebugSymbols, lc: *macho.symtab_command) !void {
     var exports = std.ArrayList(macho.nlist_64).init(gpa);
     defer exports.deinit();
 
-    for (self.base.globals.values()) |global| {
+    for (self.base.globals.items) |global| {
         const sym = self.base.getSymbol(global);
         if (sym.undf()) continue; // import, skip
         if (sym.n_desc == MachO.N_DESC_GCED) continue; // GCed, skip
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/dead_strip.zig b/src/link/MachO/dead_strip.zig
index eb2be6e5fe..c8c4950730 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/dead_strip.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/dead_strip.zig
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fn collectRoots(roots: *std.AutoHashMap(*Atom, void), macho_file: *MachO) !void
         else => |other| {
             assert(other == .Lib);
             // Add exports as GC roots
-            for (macho_file.globals.values()) |global| {
+            for (macho_file.globals.items) |global| {
                 const sym = macho_file.getSymbol(global);
                 if (!sym.sect()) continue;
                 const atom = macho_file.getAtomForSymbol(global) orelse {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ fn collectRoots(roots: *std.AutoHashMap(*Atom, void), macho_file: *MachO) !void
     }
 
     // TODO just a temp until we learn how to parse unwind records
-    if (macho_file.globals.get("___gxx_personality_v0")) |global| {
+    if (macho_file.getGlobal("___gxx_personality_v0")) |global| {
         if (macho_file.getAtomForSymbol(global)) |atom| {
             _ = try roots.getOrPut(atom);
             log.debug("adding root", .{});
diff --git a/src/translate_c.zig b/src/translate_c.zig
index 014f6b1934..f969bf1c8b 100644
--- a/src/translate_c.zig
+++ b/src/translate_c.zig
@@ -5957,20 +5957,36 @@ fn zigifyEscapeSequences(ctx: *Context, m: *MacroCtx) ![]const u8 {
     return bytes[0..i];
 }
 
+/// non-ASCII characters (c > 127) are also treated as non-printable by fmtSliceEscapeLower.
+/// If a C string literal or char literal in a macro is not valid UTF-8, we need to escape
+/// non-ASCII characters so that the Zig source we output will itself be UTF-8.
+fn escapeUnprintables(ctx: *Context, m: *MacroCtx) ![]const u8 {
+    const zigified = try zigifyEscapeSequences(ctx, m);
+    if (std.unicode.utf8ValidateSlice(zigified)) return zigified;
+
+    const formatter = std.fmt.fmtSliceEscapeLower(zigified);
+    const encoded_size = @intCast(usize, std.fmt.count("{s}", .{formatter}));
+    var output = try ctx.arena.alloc(u8, encoded_size);
+    return std.fmt.bufPrint(output, "{s}", .{formatter}) catch |err| switch (err) {
+        error.NoSpaceLeft => unreachable,
+        else => |e| return e,
+    };
+}
+
 fn parseCPrimaryExprInner(c: *Context, m: *MacroCtx, scope: *Scope) ParseError!Node {
     const tok = m.next().?;
     const slice = m.slice();
     switch (tok) {
         .CharLiteral => {
             if (slice[0] != '\'' or slice[1] == '\\' or slice.len == 3) {
-                return Tag.char_literal.create(c.arena, try zigifyEscapeSequences(c, m));
+                return Tag.char_literal.create(c.arena, try escapeUnprintables(c, m));
             } else {
                 const str = try std.fmt.allocPrint(c.arena, "0x{s}", .{std.fmt.fmtSliceHexLower(slice[1 .. slice.len - 1])});
                 return Tag.integer_literal.create(c.arena, str);
             }
         },
         .StringLiteral => {
-            return Tag.string_literal.create(c.arena, try zigifyEscapeSequences(c, m));
+            return Tag.string_literal.create(c.arena, try escapeUnprintables(c, m));
         },
         .IntegerLiteral, .FloatLiteral => {
             return parseCNumLit(c, m);
diff --git a/src/type.zig b/src/type.zig
index c4f1782954..5de0611667 100644
--- a/src/type.zig
+++ b/src/type.zig
@@ -2042,6 +2042,9 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
                 try writer.writeAll("fn(");
                 for (fn_info.param_types) |param_ty, i| {
                     if (i != 0) try writer.writeAll(", ");
+                    if (fn_info.paramIsComptime(i)) {
+                        try writer.writeAll("comptime ");
+                    }
                     if (std.math.cast(u5, i)) |index| if (@truncate(u1, fn_info.noalias_bits >> index) != 0) {
                         try writer.writeAll("noalias ");
                     };
diff --git a/test/behavior/alignof.zig b/test/behavior/alignof.zig
index b065e4b87f..d6491ff22e 100644
--- a/test/behavior/alignof.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/alignof.zig
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const Foo = struct {
 test "@alignOf(T) before referencing T" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     comptime try expect(@alignOf(Foo) != maxInt(usize));
     if (native_arch == .x86_64) {
         comptime try expect(@alignOf(Foo) == 4);
diff --git a/test/behavior/array.zig b/test/behavior/array.zig
index b99ac27651..54f87927f5 100644
--- a/test/behavior/array.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/array.zig
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ test "nested arrays of integers" {
 
 test "implicit comptime in array type size" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     var arr: [plusOne(10)]bool = undefined;
     try expect(arr.len == 11);
@@ -245,7 +244,6 @@ const Sub = struct { b: u8 };
 const Str = struct { a: []Sub };
 test "set global var array via slice embedded in struct" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     var s = Str{ .a = s_array[0..] };
 
@@ -298,7 +296,6 @@ fn testArrayByValAtComptime(b: [2]u8) u8 {
 
 test "comptime evaluating function that takes array by value" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const arr = [_]u8{ 1, 2 };
     const x = comptime testArrayByValAtComptime(arr);
@@ -427,7 +424,6 @@ test "anonymous literal in array" {
 
 test "access the null element of a null terminated array" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
         fn doTheTest() !void {
@@ -484,7 +480,6 @@ test "sentinel element count towards the ABI size calculation" {
 test "zero-sized array with recursive type definition" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const U = struct {
         fn foo(comptime T: type, comptime n: usize) type {
diff --git a/test/behavior/basic.zig b/test/behavior/basic.zig
index f66f3b833d..7e49cd1d88 100644
--- a/test/behavior/basic.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/basic.zig
@@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ fn nine() u8 {
 
 test "struct inside function" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     try testStructInFn();
     comptime try testStructInFn();
@@ -514,7 +513,6 @@ var global_foo: *i32 = undefined;
 
 test "peer result location with typed parent, runtime condition, comptime prongs" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const S = struct {
         fn doTheTest(arg: i32) i32 {
@@ -643,7 +641,6 @@ test "global constant is loaded with a runtime-known index" {
 
 test "multiline string literal is null terminated" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const s1 =
         \\one
@@ -1060,7 +1057,6 @@ comptime {
 
 test "switch inside @as gets correct type" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     var a: u32 = 0;
     var b: [2]u32 = undefined;
diff --git a/test/behavior/bitcast.zig b/test/behavior/bitcast.zig
index 27a0692a44..3a7719191d 100644
--- a/test/behavior/bitcast.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/bitcast.zig
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ test "@bitCast extern structs at runtime and comptime" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_wasm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const Full = extern struct {
         number: u16,
diff --git a/test/behavior/cast.zig b/test/behavior/cast.zig
index 4c6dab2dbb..dac3c12b0d 100644
--- a/test/behavior/cast.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/cast.zig
@@ -523,7 +523,6 @@ fn testCastConstArrayRefToConstSlice() !void {
 
 test "peer type resolution: error and [N]T" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     try expect(mem.eql(u8, try testPeerErrorAndArray(0), "OK"));
     comptime try expect(mem.eql(u8, try testPeerErrorAndArray(0), "OK"));
@@ -548,7 +547,6 @@ fn testPeerErrorAndArray2(x: u8) anyerror![]const u8 {
 test "single-item pointer of array to slice to unknown length pointer" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     try testCastPtrOfArrayToSliceAndPtr();
     comptime try testCastPtrOfArrayToSliceAndPtr();
@@ -578,7 +576,6 @@ fn testCastPtrOfArrayToSliceAndPtr() !void {
 test "cast *[1][*]const u8 to [*]const ?[*]const u8" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const window_name = [1][*]const u8{"window name"};
@@ -649,7 +646,6 @@ test "@floatCast cast down" {
 test "peer type resolution: unreachable, error set, unreachable" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const Error = error{
         FileDescriptorAlreadyPresentInSet,
@@ -922,7 +918,6 @@ test "peer cast *[N:x]T to *[N]T" {
 
 test "peer cast [*:x]T to [*]T" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
@@ -964,7 +959,6 @@ test "peer cast [:x]T to [*:x]T" {
 
 test "peer type resolution implicit cast to return type" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
         fn doTheTest() !void {
@@ -984,7 +978,6 @@ test "peer type resolution implicit cast to return type" {
 
 test "peer type resolution implicit cast to variable type" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
@@ -1009,7 +1002,6 @@ test "variable initialization uses result locations properly with regards to the
 
 test "cast between C pointer with different but compatible types" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
         fn foo(arg: [*]c_ushort) u16 {
@@ -1026,7 +1018,6 @@ test "cast between C pointer with different but compatible types" {
 
 test "peer type resolve string lit with sentinel-terminated mutable slice" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     var array: [4:0]u8 = undefined;
@@ -1079,7 +1070,6 @@ test "comptime float casts" {
 test "pointer reinterpret const float to int" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     // The hex representation is 0x3fe3333333333303.
     const float: f64 = 5.99999999999994648725e-01;
diff --git a/test/behavior/comptime_memory.zig b/test/behavior/comptime_memory.zig
index 8fa5fc503e..f9c0073d34 100644
--- a/test/behavior/comptime_memory.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/comptime_memory.zig
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ fn bigToNativeEndian(comptime T: type, v: T) T {
 test "type pun endianness" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage1) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     comptime {
         const StructOfBytes = extern struct { x: [4]u8 };
@@ -398,7 +397,6 @@ test "offset field ptr by enclosing array element size" {
 test "accessing reinterpreted memory of parent object" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage1) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     const S = extern struct {
         a: f32,
         b: [4]u8,
diff --git a/test/behavior/const_slice_child.zig b/test/behavior/const_slice_child.zig
index 2006d6c280..5a6525d152 100644
--- a/test/behavior/const_slice_child.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/const_slice_child.zig
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ var argv: [*]const [*]const u8 = undefined;
 test "const slice child" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const strs = [_][*]const u8{ "one", "two", "three" };
     argv = &strs;
diff --git a/test/behavior/enum.zig b/test/behavior/enum.zig
index 28c8785e64..e2645058f7 100644
--- a/test/behavior/enum.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/enum.zig
@@ -606,7 +606,6 @@ fn testEnumWithSpecifiedTagValues(x: MultipleChoice) !void {
 }
 
 test "enum with specified tag values" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     try testEnumWithSpecifiedTagValues(MultipleChoice.C);
@@ -614,7 +613,6 @@ test "enum with specified tag values" {
 }
 
 test "non-exhaustive enum" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const S = struct {
@@ -677,7 +675,6 @@ test "empty non-exhaustive enum" {
 }
 
 test "single field non-exhaustive enum" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const S = struct {
@@ -741,7 +738,6 @@ test "cast integer literal to enum" {
 }
 
 test "enum with specified and unspecified tag values" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     try testEnumWithSpecifiedAndUnspecifiedTagValues(MultipleChoice2.D);
@@ -925,7 +921,6 @@ test "enum literal casting to tagged union" {
 const Bar = enum { A, B, C, D };
 
 test "enum literal casting to error union with payload enum" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     var bar: error{B}!Bar = undefined;
@@ -1132,7 +1127,6 @@ test "tag name functions are unique" {
 
 test "size of enum with only one tag which has explicit integer tag type" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const E = enum(u8) { nope = 10 };
diff --git a/test/behavior/error.zig b/test/behavior/error.zig
index 684b01a797..d483afc300 100644
--- a/test/behavior/error.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/error.zig
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ fn testErrorSetType() !void {
 
 test "explicit error set cast" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     try testExplicitErrorSetCast(Set1.A);
@@ -282,7 +281,6 @@ test "inferred empty error set comptime catch" {
 }
 
 test "error union peer type resolution" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     try testErrorUnionPeerTypeResolution(1);
@@ -327,7 +325,6 @@ fn foo3(b: usize) Error!usize {
 
 test "error: Infer error set from literals" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     _ = nullLiteral("n") catch |err| handleErrors(err);
     _ = floatLiteral("n") catch |err| handleErrors(err);
@@ -700,7 +697,6 @@ test "ret_ptr doesn't cause own inferred error set to be resolved" {
 
 test "simple else prong allowed even when all errors handled" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_wasm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
diff --git a/test/behavior/eval.zig b/test/behavior/eval.zig
index bc1c3628d7..47d2e4374e 100644
--- a/test/behavior/eval.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/eval.zig
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ fn constExprEvalOnSingleExprBlocksFn(x: i32, b: bool) i32 {
 }
 
 test "constant expressions" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     var array: [array_size]u8 = undefined;
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ test "pointer to type" {
 test "a type constructed in a global expression" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     var l: List = undefined;
     l.array[0] = 10;
@@ -338,7 +336,6 @@ fn doesAlotT(comptime T: type, value: usize) T {
 }
 
 test "@setEvalBranchQuota at same scope as generic function call" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     try expect(doesAlotT(u32, 2) == 2);
@@ -565,7 +562,6 @@ test "inlined loop has array literal with elided runtime scope on first iteratio
 }
 
 test "ptr to local array argument at comptime" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     comptime {
@@ -806,7 +802,6 @@ test "array concatenation sets the sentinel - value" {
 test "array concatenation sets the sentinel - pointer" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage1) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     var a = [2]u3{ 1, 7 };
@@ -956,7 +951,6 @@ test "const local with comptime init through array init" {
 
 test "closure capture type of runtime-known parameter" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
         fn b(c: anytype) !void {
@@ -1074,7 +1068,6 @@ test "comptime break operand passing through runtime switch converted to runtime
 
 test "no dependency loop for alignment of self struct" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
         fn doTheTest() !void {
@@ -1111,7 +1104,6 @@ test "no dependency loop for alignment of self struct" {
 
 test "no dependency loop for alignment of self bare union" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
         fn doTheTest() !void {
@@ -1148,7 +1140,6 @@ test "no dependency loop for alignment of self bare union" {
 
 test "no dependency loop for alignment of self tagged union" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
         fn doTheTest() !void {
@@ -1336,7 +1327,6 @@ test "lazy sizeof is resolved in division" {
 }
 
 test "lazy value is resolved as slice operand" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const A = struct { a: u32 };
diff --git a/test/behavior/field_parent_ptr.zig b/test/behavior/field_parent_ptr.zig
index 3aefb0ef47..570a1f9522 100644
--- a/test/behavior/field_parent_ptr.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/field_parent_ptr.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const expect = @import("std").testing.expect;
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
 
 test "@fieldParentPtr non-first field" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) return error.SkipZigTest;
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ test "@fieldParentPtr non-first field" {
 }
 
 test "@fieldParentPtr first field" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) return error.SkipZigTest;
diff --git a/test/behavior/for.zig b/test/behavior/for.zig
index da6f0717ae..7f2cd2ab8d 100644
--- a/test/behavior/for.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/for.zig
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const expectEqual = std.testing.expectEqual;
 const mem = std.mem;
 
 test "continue in for loop" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const array = [_]i32{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ test "for with null and T peer types and inferred result location type" {
 }
 
 test "2 break statements and an else" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const S = struct {
@@ -177,7 +175,6 @@ fn mangleString(s: []u8) void {
 }
 
 test "for copies its payload" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
@@ -213,7 +210,6 @@ test "for on slice with allowzero ptr" {
 
 test "else continue outer for" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     var i: usize = 6;
     var buf: [5]u8 = undefined;
diff --git a/test/behavior/generics.zig b/test/behavior/generics.zig
index 398829ae61..a82456aa70 100644
--- a/test/behavior/generics.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/generics.zig
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ fn max_f64(a: f64, b: f64) f64 {
 
 test "type constructed by comptime function call" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     var l: SimpleList(10) = undefined;
diff --git a/test/behavior/merge_error_sets.zig b/test/behavior/merge_error_sets.zig
index 725ff5f9da..9033e7795a 100644
--- a/test/behavior/merge_error_sets.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/merge_error_sets.zig
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ fn foo() C!void {
 }
 
 test "merge error sets" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (foo()) {
diff --git a/test/behavior/pointers.zig b/test/behavior/pointers.zig
index dcdea1ff80..91d398e84d 100644
--- a/test/behavior/pointers.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/pointers.zig
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ fn testDerefPtr() !void {
 }
 
 test "pointer arithmetic" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     var ptr: [*]const u8 = "abcd";
@@ -65,8 +63,6 @@ test "initialize const optional C pointer to null" {
 }
 
 test "assigning integer to C pointer" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     var x: i32 = 0;
@@ -83,8 +79,6 @@ test "assigning integer to C pointer" {
 }
 
 test "C pointer comparison and arithmetic" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-
     const S = struct {
         fn doTheTest() !void {
             var ptr1: [*c]u32 = 0;
@@ -150,7 +144,6 @@ test "peer type resolution with C pointer and const pointer" {
 }
 
 test "implicit casting between C pointer and optional non-C pointer" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
@@ -281,8 +274,6 @@ test "array initialization types" {
 
 test "null terminated pointer" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
         fn doTheTest() !void {
@@ -299,8 +290,6 @@ test "null terminated pointer" {
 
 test "allow any sentinel" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
         fn doTheTest() !void {
@@ -315,8 +304,6 @@ test "allow any sentinel" {
 
 test "pointer sentinel with enums" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
         const Number = enum {
@@ -337,7 +324,6 @@ test "pointer sentinel with enums" {
 test "pointer sentinel with optional element" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
         fn doTheTest() !void {
diff --git a/test/behavior/ptrcast.zig b/test/behavior/ptrcast.zig
index c827cb6ef7..21e8b544a8 100644
--- a/test/behavior/ptrcast.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/ptrcast.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const expect = std.testing.expect;
 const native_endian = builtin.target.cpu.arch.endian();
 
 test "reinterpret bytes as integer with nonzero offset" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     try testReinterpretBytesAsInteger();
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ fn testReinterpretWithOffsetAndNoWellDefinedLayout() !void {
 }
 
 test "reinterpret bytes inside auto-layout struct as integer with nonzero offset" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     try testReinterpretStructWrappedBytesAsInteger();
@@ -179,7 +177,6 @@ test "lower reinterpreted comptime field ptr" {
 }
 
 test "reinterpret struct field at comptime" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const numNative = comptime Bytes.init(0x12345678);
diff --git a/test/behavior/sizeof_and_typeof.zig b/test/behavior/sizeof_and_typeof.zig
index ab2d59bf83..748fefa695 100644
--- a/test/behavior/sizeof_and_typeof.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/sizeof_and_typeof.zig
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ test "@sizeOf on compile-time types" {
 }
 
 test "@TypeOf() with multiple arguments" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) return error.SkipZigTest;
     {
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ const P = packed struct {
 };
 
 test "@offsetOf" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     // Packed structs have fixed memory layout
diff --git a/test/behavior/slice.zig b/test/behavior/slice.zig
index 5e0498342c..b9bae08878 100644
--- a/test/behavior/slice.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/slice.zig
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ comptime {
 
 test "slicing" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     var array: [20]i32 = undefined;
 
@@ -269,7 +268,6 @@ fn sliceSum(comptime q: []const u8) i32 {
 
 test "slice type with custom alignment" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const LazilyResolvedType = struct {
         anything: i32,
@@ -283,7 +281,6 @@ test "slice type with custom alignment" {
 
 test "obtaining a null terminated slice" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     // here we have a normal array
     var buf: [50]u8 = undefined;
diff --git a/test/behavior/struct.zig b/test/behavior/struct.zig
index 12c874f8ba..12d45be9ae 100644
--- a/test/behavior/struct.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/struct.zig
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ top_level_field: i32,
 
 test "top level fields" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     var instance = @This(){
         .top_level_field = 1234,
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ fn testMutation(foo: *StructFoo) void {
 
 test "struct byval assign" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     var foo1: StructFoo = undefined;
     var foo2: StructFoo = undefined;
@@ -240,7 +238,6 @@ test "usingnamespace within struct scope" {
 
 test "struct field init with catch" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const S = struct {
         fn doTheTest() !void {
@@ -281,7 +278,6 @@ const Val = struct {
 test "struct point to self" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     var root: Node = undefined;
     root.val.x = 1;
@@ -297,7 +293,6 @@ test "struct point to self" {
 
 test "void struct fields" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const foo = VoidStructFieldsFoo{
         .a = void{},
@@ -761,7 +756,6 @@ test "packed struct with u0 field access" {
 }
 
 test "access to global struct fields" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
@@ -1260,7 +1254,6 @@ test "typed init through error unions and optionals" {
 
 test "initialize struct with empty literal" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct { x: i32 = 1234 };
     var s: S = .{};
@@ -1362,7 +1355,6 @@ test "store to comptime field" {
 
 test "struct field init value is size of the struct" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const namespace = struct {
         const S = extern struct {
diff --git a/test/behavior/switch.zig b/test/behavior/switch.zig
index d218fb6bc6..9552ea5008 100644
--- a/test/behavior/switch.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/switch.zig
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ test "switch on const enum with var" {
 }
 
 test "anon enum literal used in switch on union enum" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const Foo = union(enum) {
@@ -490,7 +489,6 @@ test "switch prongs with error set cases make a new error set type for capture v
 }
 
 test "return result loc and then switch with range implicit casted to error union" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const S = struct {
diff --git a/test/behavior/this.zig b/test/behavior/this.zig
index 71a083d2f0..527fff53fe 100644
--- a/test/behavior/this.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/this.zig
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ test "this refer to module call private fn" {
 }
 
 test "this refer to container" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     var pt: Point(i32) = undefined;
diff --git a/test/behavior/translate_c_macros.zig b/test/behavior/translate_c_macros.zig
index 314a9028df..04d217f488 100644
--- a/test/behavior/translate_c_macros.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/translate_c_macros.zig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const expectEqual = std.testing.expectEqual;
 const expectEqualStrings = std.testing.expectEqualStrings;
 
 const h = @cImport(@cInclude("behavior/translate_c_macros.h"));
+const latin1 = @cImport(@cInclude("behavior/translate_c_macros_not_utf8.h"));
 
 test "casting to void with a macro" {
     h.IGNORE_ME_1(42);
@@ -134,3 +135,14 @@ test "string literal macro with embedded tab character" {
 
     try expectEqualStrings("hello\t", h.EMBEDDED_TAB);
 }
+
+test "string and char literals that are not UTF-8 encoded. Issue #12784" {
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_wasm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+
+    try expectEqual(@as(u8, '\xA9'), latin1.UNPRINTABLE_CHAR);
+    try expectEqualStrings("\xA9\xA9\xA9", latin1.UNPRINTABLE_STRING);
+}
diff --git a/test/behavior/translate_c_macros_not_utf8.h b/test/behavior/translate_c_macros_not_utf8.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a7fa4cc6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/behavior/translate_c_macros_not_utf8.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// Note: This file is encoded with ISO/IEC 8859-1 (latin1), not UTF-8.
+// Do not change the encoding
+
+#define UNPRINTABLE_STRING "İİİ"
+#define UNPRINTABLE_CHAR 'İ'
diff --git a/test/behavior/try.zig b/test/behavior/try.zig
index b0559d4549..59309e53d0 100644
--- a/test/behavior/try.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/try.zig
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const expect = std.testing.expect;
 
 test "try on error union" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     try tryOnErrorUnionImpl();
diff --git a/test/behavior/typename.zig b/test/behavior/typename.zig
index 3bc8c58389..63e36488e0 100644
--- a/test/behavior/typename.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/typename.zig
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ test "top level decl" {
     );
     // generic fn
     try expectEqualStrings(
-        "fn(type) type",
+        "fn(comptime type) type",
         @typeName(@TypeOf(TypeFromFn)),
     );
 }
@@ -244,5 +244,5 @@ test "comptime parameters not converted to anytype in function type" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const T = fn (fn (type) void, void) void;
-    try expectEqualStrings("fn(fn(type) void, void) void", @typeName(T));
+    try expectEqualStrings("fn(comptime fn(comptime type) void, void) void", @typeName(T));
 }
diff --git a/test/behavior/union.zig b/test/behavior/union.zig
index b94034adf4..ddad27e150 100644
--- a/test/behavior/union.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/union.zig
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ const FooExtern = extern union {
 };
 
 test "basic extern unions" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     var foo = FooExtern{ .int = 1 };
diff --git a/test/behavior/usingnamespace.zig b/test/behavior/usingnamespace.zig
index 426f0aa6b9..83f720ff85 100644
--- a/test/behavior/usingnamespace.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/usingnamespace.zig
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ test "two files usingnamespace import each other" {
 }
 
 test {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
 
     const AA = struct {
diff --git a/test/behavior/while.zig b/test/behavior/while.zig
index 62d5bf90fa..333ed1bd77 100644
--- a/test/behavior/while.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/while.zig
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ test "while with optional as condition with else" {
 
 test "while with error union condition" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     numbers_left = 10;
diff --git a/test/cases/compile_errors/comptime_param_coersion.zig b/test/cases/compile_errors/comptime_param_coersion.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8441929249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/compile_errors/comptime_param_coersion.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+pub export fn entry() void {
+    comptime var x: fn (comptime i32, comptime i32) void = undefined;
+    x = bar;
+}
+pub export fn entry1() void {
+    comptime var x: fn (i32, i32) void = undefined;
+    x = foo;
+}
+
+fn foo(comptime _: i32, comptime _: i32) void {}
+fn bar(comptime _: i32, _: i32) void {}
+
+// error
+// backend=stage2
+// target=native
+//
+// :3:9: error: expected type 'fn(comptime i32, comptime i32) void', found 'fn(comptime i32, i32) void'
+// :3:9: note: non-comptime parameter 1 cannot cast into a comptime parameter
+// :7:9: error: expected type 'fn(i32, i32) void', found 'fn(comptime i32, comptime i32) void'
+// :7:9: note: generic function cannot cast into a non-generic function