dwarf: track type relocation state in Dwarf module

11 files changed, 436 insertions, 518 deletions

diff --git a/src/arch/aarch64/Emit.zig b/src/arch/aarch64/Emit.zig
index 3eb25dda7b..2a4e6cb985 100644
--- a/src/arch/aarch64/Emit.zig
+++ b/src/arch/aarch64/Emit.zig
@@ -386,18 +386,19 @@ fn dbgAdvancePCAndLine(self: *Emit, line: u32, column: u32) !void {
     const delta_line = @intCast(i32, line) - @intCast(i32, self.prev_di_line);
     const delta_pc: usize = self.code.items.len - self.prev_di_pc;
     switch (self.debug_output) {
-        .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
+        .dwarf => |dw| {
             // TODO Look into using the DWARF special opcodes to compress this data.
             // It lets you emit single-byte opcodes that add different numbers to
             // both the PC and the line number at the same time.
-            try dbg_out.dbg_line.ensureUnusedCapacity(11);
-            dbg_out.dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_pc);
-            leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_out.dbg_line.writer(), delta_pc) catch unreachable;
+            const dbg_line = dw.getDeclDebugLineBuffer();
+            try dbg_line.ensureUnusedCapacity(11);
+            dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_pc);
+            leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_line.writer(), delta_pc) catch unreachable;
             if (delta_line != 0) {
-                dbg_out.dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_line);
-                leb128.writeILEB128(dbg_out.dbg_line.writer(), delta_line) catch unreachable;
+                dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_line);
+                leb128.writeILEB128(dbg_line.writer(), delta_line) catch unreachable;
             }
-            dbg_out.dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.copy);
+            dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.copy);
             self.prev_di_pc = self.code.items.len;
             self.prev_di_line = line;
             self.prev_di_column = column;
@@ -586,8 +587,8 @@ fn mirDbgLine(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) !void {
 
 fn mirDebugPrologueEnd(self: *Emit) !void {
     switch (self.debug_output) {
-        .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
-            try dbg_out.dbg_line.append(DW.LNS.set_prologue_end);
+        .dwarf => |dw| {
+            try dw.getDeclDebugLineBuffer().append(DW.LNS.set_prologue_end);
             try self.dbgAdvancePCAndLine(self.prev_di_line, self.prev_di_column);
         },
         .plan9 => {},
@@ -597,8 +598,8 @@ fn mirDebugPrologueEnd(self: *Emit) !void {
 
 fn mirDebugEpilogueBegin(self: *Emit) !void {
     switch (self.debug_output) {
-        .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
-            try dbg_out.dbg_line.append(DW.LNS.set_epilogue_begin);
+        .dwarf => |dw| {
+            try dw.getDeclDebugLineBuffer().append(DW.LNS.set_epilogue_begin);
             try self.dbgAdvancePCAndLine(self.prev_di_line, self.prev_di_column);
         },
         .plan9 => {},
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/Emit.zig b/src/arch/arm/Emit.zig
index 1e03c4649b..62705651a6 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/Emit.zig
+++ b/src/arch/arm/Emit.zig
@@ -328,18 +328,19 @@ fn dbgAdvancePCAndLine(self: *Emit, line: u32, column: u32) !void {
     const delta_line = @intCast(i32, line) - @intCast(i32, self.prev_di_line);
     const delta_pc: usize = self.code.items.len - self.prev_di_pc;
     switch (self.debug_output) {
-        .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
+        .dwarf => |dw| {
             // TODO Look into using the DWARF special opcodes to compress this data.
             // It lets you emit single-byte opcodes that add different numbers to
             // both the PC and the line number at the same time.
-            try dbg_out.dbg_line.ensureUnusedCapacity(11);
-            dbg_out.dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_pc);
-            leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_out.dbg_line.writer(), delta_pc) catch unreachable;
+            const dbg_line = dw.getDeclDebugLineBuffer();
+            try dbg_line.ensureUnusedCapacity(11);
+            dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_pc);
+            leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_line.writer(), delta_pc) catch unreachable;
             if (delta_line != 0) {
-                dbg_out.dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_line);
-                leb128.writeILEB128(dbg_out.dbg_line.writer(), delta_line) catch unreachable;
+                dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_line);
+                leb128.writeILEB128(dbg_line.writer(), delta_line) catch unreachable;
             }
-            dbg_out.dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.copy);
+            dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.copy);
             self.prev_di_pc = self.code.items.len;
             self.prev_di_line = line;
             self.prev_di_column = column;
@@ -379,19 +380,17 @@ fn dbgAdvancePCAndLine(self: *Emit, line: u32, column: u32) !void {
 /// after codegen for this symbol is done.
 fn addDbgInfoTypeReloc(self: *Emit, ty: Type) !void {
     switch (self.debug_output) {
-        .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
+        .dwarf => |dw| {
             assert(ty.hasRuntimeBits());
-            const index = dbg_out.dbg_info.items.len;
-            try dbg_out.dbg_info.resize(index + 4); // DW.AT.type,  DW.FORM.ref4
-
-            const gop = try dbg_out.dbg_info_type_relocs.getOrPutContext(self.bin_file.allocator, ty, .{ .target = self.target.* });
-            if (!gop.found_existing) {
-                gop.value_ptr.* = .{
-                    .off = undefined,
-                    .relocs = .{},
-                };
-            }
-            try gop.value_ptr.relocs.append(self.bin_file.allocator, @intCast(u32, index));
+            const dbg_info = dw.getDeclDebugInfoBuffer();
+            const index = dbg_info.items.len;
+            try dbg_info.resize(index + 4); // DW.AT.type,  DW.FORM.ref4
+            const atom = switch (self.bin_file.tag) {
+                .elf => &self.function.mod_fn.owner_decl.link.elf.dbg_info_atom,
+                .macho => unreachable,
+                else => unreachable,
+            };
+            try dw.addTypeReloc(atom, ty, @intCast(u32, index), null);
         },
         .plan9 => {},
         .none => {},
@@ -409,16 +408,17 @@ fn genArgDbgInfo(self: *Emit, inst: Air.Inst.Index, arg_index: u32) !void {
     switch (mcv) {
         .register => |reg| {
             switch (self.debug_output) {
-                .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
-                    try dbg_out.dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(3);
-                    dbg_out.dbg_info.appendAssumeCapacity(link.File.Dwarf.abbrev_parameter);
-                    dbg_out.dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(&[2]u8{ // DW.AT.location, DW.FORM.exprloc
+                .dwarf => |dw| {
+                    const dbg_info = dw.getDeclDebugInfoBuffer();
+                    try dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(3);
+                    dbg_info.appendAssumeCapacity(link.File.Dwarf.abbrev_parameter);
+                    dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(&[2]u8{ // DW.AT.location, DW.FORM.exprloc
                         1, // ULEB128 dwarf expression length
                         reg.dwarfLocOp(),
                     });
-                    try dbg_out.dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(5 + name_with_null.len);
+                    try dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(5 + name_with_null.len);
                     try self.addDbgInfoTypeReloc(ty); // DW.AT.type,  DW.FORM.ref4
-                    dbg_out.dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(name_with_null); // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
+                    dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(name_with_null); // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
                 },
                 .plan9 => {},
                 .none => {},
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ fn genArgDbgInfo(self: *Emit, inst: Air.Inst.Index, arg_index: u32) !void {
         .stack_argument_offset,
         => {
             switch (self.debug_output) {
-                .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
+                .dwarf => |dw| {
                     const abi_size = math.cast(u32, ty.abiSize(self.target.*)) catch {
                         return self.fail("type '{}' too big to fit into stack frame", .{ty.fmt(target)});
                     };
@@ -442,7 +442,8 @@ fn genArgDbgInfo(self: *Emit, inst: Air.Inst.Index, arg_index: u32) !void {
                         else => unreachable,
                     };
 
-                    try dbg_out.dbg_info.append(link.File.Dwarf.abbrev_parameter);
+                    const dbg_info = dw.getDeclDebugInfoBuffer();
+                    try dbg_info.append(link.File.Dwarf.abbrev_parameter);
 
                     // Get length of the LEB128 stack offset
                     var counting_writer = std.io.countingWriter(std.io.null_writer);
@@ -450,13 +451,13 @@ fn genArgDbgInfo(self: *Emit, inst: Air.Inst.Index, arg_index: u32) !void {
 
                     // DW.AT.location, DW.FORM.exprloc
                     // ULEB128 dwarf expression length
-                    try leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_out.dbg_info.writer(), counting_writer.bytes_written + 1);
-                    try dbg_out.dbg_info.append(DW.OP.breg11);
-                    try leb128.writeILEB128(dbg_out.dbg_info.writer(), adjusted_stack_offset);
+                    try leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_info.writer(), counting_writer.bytes_written + 1);
+                    try dbg_info.append(DW.OP.breg11);
+                    try leb128.writeILEB128(dbg_info.writer(), adjusted_stack_offset);
 
-                    try dbg_out.dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(5 + name_with_null.len);
+                    try dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(5 + name_with_null.len);
                     try self.addDbgInfoTypeReloc(ty); // DW.AT.type,  DW.FORM.ref4
-                    dbg_out.dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(name_with_null); // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
+                    dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(name_with_null); // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
                 },
                 .plan9 => {},
                 .none => {},
@@ -558,8 +559,8 @@ fn mirDbgLine(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) !void {
 
 fn mirDebugPrologueEnd(emit: *Emit) !void {
     switch (emit.debug_output) {
-        .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
-            try dbg_out.dbg_line.append(DW.LNS.set_prologue_end);
+        .dwarf => |dw| {
+            try dw.getDeclDebugLineBuffer().append(DW.LNS.set_prologue_end);
             try emit.dbgAdvancePCAndLine(emit.prev_di_line, emit.prev_di_column);
         },
         .plan9 => {},
@@ -569,8 +570,8 @@ fn mirDebugPrologueEnd(emit: *Emit) !void {
 
 fn mirDebugEpilogueBegin(emit: *Emit) !void {
     switch (emit.debug_output) {
-        .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
-            try dbg_out.dbg_line.append(DW.LNS.set_epilogue_begin);
+        .dwarf => |dw| {
+            try dw.getDeclDebugLineBuffer().append(DW.LNS.set_epilogue_begin);
             try emit.dbgAdvancePCAndLine(emit.prev_di_line, emit.prev_di_column);
         },
         .plan9 => {},
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv64/CodeGen.zig b/src/arch/riscv64/CodeGen.zig
index 8b697677c1..fa243819cf 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv64/CodeGen.zig
+++ b/src/arch/riscv64/CodeGen.zig
@@ -745,21 +745,17 @@ fn ensureProcessDeathCapacity(self: *Self, additional_count: usize) !void {
 /// after codegen for this symbol is done.
 fn addDbgInfoTypeReloc(self: *Self, ty: Type) !void {
     switch (self.debug_output) {
-        .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
+        .dwarf => |dw| {
             assert(ty.hasRuntimeBits());
-            const index = dbg_out.dbg_info.items.len;
-            try dbg_out.dbg_info.resize(index + 4); // DW.AT.type,  DW.FORM.ref4
-
-            const gop = try dbg_out.dbg_info_type_relocs.getOrPutContext(self.gpa, ty, .{
-                .target = self.target.*,
-            });
-            if (!gop.found_existing) {
-                gop.value_ptr.* = .{
-                    .off = undefined,
-                    .relocs = .{},
-                };
-            }
-            try gop.value_ptr.relocs.append(self.gpa, @intCast(u32, index));
+            const dbg_info = dw.getDeclDebugInfoBuffer();
+            const index = dbg_info.items.len;
+            try dbg_info.resize(index + 4); // DW.AT.type,  DW.FORM.ref4
+            const atom = switch (self.bin_file.tag) {
+                .elf => &self.mod_fn.owner_decl.link.elf.dbg_info_atom,
+                .macho => unreachable,
+                else => unreachable,
+            };
+            try dw.addTypeReloc(atom, ty, @intCast(u32, index), null);
         },
         .plan9 => {},
         .none => {},
@@ -1573,16 +1569,17 @@ fn genArgDbgInfo(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, mcv: MCValue, arg_index: u32
     switch (mcv) {
         .register => |reg| {
             switch (self.debug_output) {
-                .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
-                    try dbg_out.dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(3);
-                    dbg_out.dbg_info.appendAssumeCapacity(link.File.Dwarf.abbrev_parameter);
-                    dbg_out.dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(&[2]u8{ // DW.AT.location, DW.FORM.exprloc
+                .dwarf => |dw| {
+                    const dbg_info = dw.getDeclDebugInfoBuffer();
+                    try dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(3);
+                    dbg_info.appendAssumeCapacity(link.File.Dwarf.abbrev_parameter);
+                    dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(&[2]u8{ // DW.AT.location, DW.FORM.exprloc
                         1, // ULEB128 dwarf expression length
                         reg.dwarfLocOp(),
                     });
-                    try dbg_out.dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(5 + name_with_null.len);
+                    try dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(5 + name_with_null.len);
                     try self.addDbgInfoTypeReloc(ty); // DW.AT.type,  DW.FORM.ref4
-                    dbg_out.dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(name_with_null); // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
+                    dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(name_with_null); // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
                 },
                 .plan9 => {},
                 .none => {},
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv64/Emit.zig b/src/arch/riscv64/Emit.zig
index c34d2f4ff4..bfa4e00d00 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv64/Emit.zig
+++ b/src/arch/riscv64/Emit.zig
@@ -89,18 +89,19 @@ fn dbgAdvancePCAndLine(self: *Emit, line: u32, column: u32) !void {
     const delta_line = @intCast(i32, line) - @intCast(i32, self.prev_di_line);
     const delta_pc: usize = self.code.items.len - self.prev_di_pc;
     switch (self.debug_output) {
-        .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
+        .dwarf => |dw| {
             // TODO Look into using the DWARF special opcodes to compress this data.
             // It lets you emit single-byte opcodes that add different numbers to
             // both the PC and the line number at the same time.
-            try dbg_out.dbg_line.ensureUnusedCapacity(11);
-            dbg_out.dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_pc);
-            leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_out.dbg_line.writer(), delta_pc) catch unreachable;
+            const dbg_line = dw.getDeclDebugLineBuffer();
+            try dbg_line.ensureUnusedCapacity(11);
+            dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_pc);
+            leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_line.writer(), delta_pc) catch unreachable;
             if (delta_line != 0) {
-                dbg_out.dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_line);
-                leb128.writeILEB128(dbg_out.dbg_line.writer(), delta_line) catch unreachable;
+                dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_line);
+                leb128.writeILEB128(dbg_line.writer(), delta_line) catch unreachable;
             }
-            dbg_out.dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.copy);
+            dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.copy);
             self.prev_di_pc = self.code.items.len;
             self.prev_di_line = line;
             self.prev_di_column = column;
@@ -182,8 +183,8 @@ fn mirDbgLine(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) !void {
 
 fn mirDebugPrologueEnd(self: *Emit) !void {
     switch (self.debug_output) {
-        .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
-            try dbg_out.dbg_line.append(DW.LNS.set_prologue_end);
+        .dwarf => |dw| {
+            try dw.getDeclDebugLineBuffer().append(DW.LNS.set_prologue_end);
             try self.dbgAdvancePCAndLine(self.prev_di_line, self.prev_di_column);
         },
         .plan9 => {},
@@ -193,8 +194,8 @@ fn mirDebugPrologueEnd(self: *Emit) !void {
 
 fn mirDebugEpilogueBegin(self: *Emit) !void {
     switch (self.debug_output) {
-        .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
-            try dbg_out.dbg_line.append(DW.LNS.set_epilogue_begin);
+        .dwarf => |dw| {
+            try dw.getDeclDebugLineBuffer().append(DW.LNS.set_epilogue_begin);
             try self.dbgAdvancePCAndLine(self.prev_di_line, self.prev_di_column);
         },
         .plan9 => {},
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig b/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
index 5b252b6c0a..c95e86a424 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ pub fn generate(
     var emit = Emit{
         .mir = mir,
         .bin_file = bin_file,
+        .function = &function,
         .debug_output = debug_output,
         .target = &bin_file.options.target,
         .src_loc = src_loc,
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/Emit.zig b/src/arch/x86_64/Emit.zig
index 3ce77ffb73..4616d3ff3a 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/Emit.zig
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/Emit.zig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const testing = std.testing;
 
 const Air = @import("../../Air.zig");
 const Allocator = mem.Allocator;
+const CodeGen = @import("CodeGen.zig");
 const DebugInfoOutput = @import("../../codegen.zig").DebugInfoOutput;
 const DW = std.dwarf;
 const Encoder = bits.Encoder;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ const Type = @import("../../type.zig").Type;
 
 mir: Mir,
 bin_file: *link.File,
+function: *const CodeGen,
 debug_output: DebugInfoOutput,
 target: *const std.Target,
 err_msg: ?*ErrorMsg = null,
@@ -963,18 +965,19 @@ fn dbgAdvancePCAndLine(emit: *Emit, line: u32, column: u32) InnerError!void {
     const delta_pc: usize = emit.code.items.len - emit.prev_di_pc;
     log.debug("  (advance pc={d} and line={d})", .{ delta_line, delta_pc });
     switch (emit.debug_output) {
-        .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
+        .dwarf => |dw| {
             // TODO Look into using the DWARF special opcodes to compress this data.
             // It lets you emit single-byte opcodes that add different numbers to
             // both the PC and the line number at the same time.
-            try dbg_out.dbg_line.ensureUnusedCapacity(11);
-            dbg_out.dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_pc);
-            leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_out.dbg_line.writer(), delta_pc) catch unreachable;
+            const dbg_line = dw.getDeclDebugLineBuffer();
+            try dbg_line.ensureUnusedCapacity(11);
+            dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_pc);
+            leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_line.writer(), delta_pc) catch unreachable;
             if (delta_line != 0) {
-                dbg_out.dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_line);
-                leb128.writeILEB128(dbg_out.dbg_line.writer(), delta_line) catch unreachable;
+                dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.advance_line);
+                leb128.writeILEB128(dbg_line.writer(), delta_line) catch unreachable;
             }
-            dbg_out.dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.copy);
+            dbg_line.appendAssumeCapacity(DW.LNS.copy);
             emit.prev_di_line = line;
             emit.prev_di_column = column;
             emit.prev_di_pc = emit.code.items.len;
@@ -1022,8 +1025,8 @@ fn mirDbgPrologueEnd(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) InnerError!void {
     const tag = emit.mir.instructions.items(.tag)[inst];
     assert(tag == .dbg_prologue_end);
     switch (emit.debug_output) {
-        .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
-            try dbg_out.dbg_line.append(DW.LNS.set_prologue_end);
+        .dwarf => |dw| {
+            try dw.getDeclDebugLineBuffer().append(DW.LNS.set_prologue_end);
             log.debug("mirDbgPrologueEnd (line={d}, col={d})", .{ emit.prev_di_line, emit.prev_di_column });
             try emit.dbgAdvancePCAndLine(emit.prev_di_line, emit.prev_di_column);
         },
@@ -1036,8 +1039,8 @@ fn mirDbgEpilogueBegin(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) InnerError!void {
     const tag = emit.mir.instructions.items(.tag)[inst];
     assert(tag == .dbg_epilogue_begin);
     switch (emit.debug_output) {
-        .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
-            try dbg_out.dbg_line.append(DW.LNS.set_epilogue_begin);
+        .dwarf => |dw| {
+            try dw.getDeclDebugLineBuffer().append(DW.LNS.set_epilogue_begin);
             log.debug("mirDbgEpilogueBegin (line={d}, col={d})", .{ emit.prev_di_line, emit.prev_di_column });
             try emit.dbgAdvancePCAndLine(emit.prev_di_line, emit.prev_di_column);
         },
@@ -1063,16 +1066,17 @@ fn genArgDbgInfo(emit: *Emit, inst: Air.Inst.Index, mcv: MCValue, max_stack: u32
     switch (mcv) {
         .register => |reg| {
             switch (emit.debug_output) {
-                .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
-                    try dbg_out.dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(3);
-                    dbg_out.dbg_info.appendAssumeCapacity(link.File.Dwarf.abbrev_parameter);
-                    dbg_out.dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(&[2]u8{ // DW.AT.location, DW.FORM.exprloc
+                .dwarf => |dw| {
+                    const dbg_info = dw.getDeclDebugInfoBuffer();
+                    try dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(3);
+                    dbg_info.appendAssumeCapacity(link.File.Dwarf.abbrev_parameter);
+                    dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(&[2]u8{ // DW.AT.location, DW.FORM.exprloc
                         1, // ULEB128 dwarf expression length
                         reg.dwarfLocOp(),
                     });
-                    try dbg_out.dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(5 + name_with_null.len);
+                    try dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(5 + name_with_null.len);
                     try emit.addDbgInfoTypeReloc(ty); // DW.AT.type,  DW.FORM.ref4
-                    dbg_out.dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(name_with_null); // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
+                    dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(name_with_null); // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
                 },
                 .plan9 => {},
                 .none => {},
@@ -1080,25 +1084,26 @@ fn genArgDbgInfo(emit: *Emit, inst: Air.Inst.Index, mcv: MCValue, max_stack: u32
         },
         .stack_offset => |off| {
             switch (emit.debug_output) {
-                .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
+                .dwarf => |dw| {
                     // we add here +16 like we do in airArg in CodeGen since we refer directly to
                     // rbp as the start of function frame minus 8 bytes for caller's rbp preserved in the
                     // prologue, and 8 bytes for return address.
                     // TODO we need to make this more generic if we don't use rbp as the frame pointer
                     // for example when -fomit-frame-pointer is set.
                     const disp = @intCast(i32, max_stack) - off + 16;
-                    try dbg_out.dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(8);
-                    dbg_out.dbg_info.appendAssumeCapacity(link.File.Dwarf.abbrev_parameter);
-                    const fixup = dbg_out.dbg_info.items.len;
-                    dbg_out.dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(&[2]u8{ // DW.AT.location, DW.FORM.exprloc
+                    const dbg_info = dw.getDeclDebugInfoBuffer();
+                    try dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(8);
+                    dbg_info.appendAssumeCapacity(link.File.Dwarf.abbrev_parameter);
+                    const fixup = dbg_info.items.len;
+                    dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(&[2]u8{ // DW.AT.location, DW.FORM.exprloc
                         1, // we will backpatch it after we encode the displacement in LEB128
                         DW.OP.breg6, // .rbp TODO handle -fomit-frame-pointer
                     });
-                    leb128.writeILEB128(dbg_out.dbg_info.writer(), disp) catch unreachable;
-                    dbg_out.dbg_info.items[fixup] += @intCast(u8, dbg_out.dbg_info.items.len - fixup - 2);
-                    try dbg_out.dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(5 + name_with_null.len);
+                    leb128.writeILEB128(dbg_info.writer(), disp) catch unreachable;
+                    dbg_info.items[fixup] += @intCast(u8, dbg_info.items.len - fixup - 2);
+                    try dbg_info.ensureUnusedCapacity(5 + name_with_null.len);
                     try emit.addDbgInfoTypeReloc(ty); // DW.AT.type,  DW.FORM.ref4
-                    dbg_out.dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(name_with_null); // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
+                    dbg_info.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(name_with_null); // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
 
                 },
                 .plan9 => {},
@@ -1113,21 +1118,17 @@ fn genArgDbgInfo(emit: *Emit, inst: Air.Inst.Index, mcv: MCValue, max_stack: u32
 /// after codegen for this symbol is done.
 fn addDbgInfoTypeReloc(emit: *Emit, ty: Type) !void {
     switch (emit.debug_output) {
-        .dwarf => |dbg_out| {
+        .dwarf => |dw| {
             assert(ty.hasRuntimeBits());
-            const index = dbg_out.dbg_info.items.len;
-            try dbg_out.dbg_info.resize(index + 4); // DW.AT.type,  DW.FORM.ref4
-
-            const gop = try dbg_out.dbg_info_type_relocs.getOrPutContext(emit.bin_file.allocator, ty, .{
-                .target = emit.target.*,
-            });
-            if (!gop.found_existing) {
-                gop.value_ptr.* = .{
-                    .off = undefined,
-                    .relocs = .{},
-                };
-            }
-            try gop.value_ptr.relocs.append(emit.bin_file.allocator, @intCast(u32, index));
+            const dbg_info = dw.getDeclDebugInfoBuffer();
+            const index = dbg_info.items.len;
+            try dbg_info.resize(index + 4); // DW.AT.type,  DW.FORM.ref4
+            const atom = switch (emit.bin_file.tag) {
+                .elf => &emit.function.mod_fn.owner_decl.link.elf.dbg_info_atom,
+                .macho => &emit.function.mod_fn.owner_decl.link.macho.dbg_info_atom,
+                else => unreachable,
+            };
+            try dw.addTypeReloc(atom, ty, @intCast(u32, index), null);
         },
         .plan9 => {},
         .none => {},
diff --git a/src/codegen.zig b/src/codegen.zig
index f4803c77ea..fa84ad0d52 100644
--- a/src/codegen.zig
+++ b/src/codegen.zig
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@ pub const GenerateSymbolError = error{
 };
 
 pub const DebugInfoOutput = union(enum) {
-    dwarf: struct {
-        dbg_line: *std.ArrayList(u8),
-        dbg_info: *std.ArrayList(u8),
-        dbg_info_type_relocs: *link.File.Dwarf.DbgInfoTypeRelocsTable,
-    },
+    dwarf: *link.File.Dwarf,
     /// the plan9 debuginfo output is a bytecode with 4 opcodes
     /// assume all numbers/variables are bytes
     /// 0 w x y z -> interpret w x y z as a big-endian i32, and add it to the line offset
diff --git a/src/link/Dwarf.zig b/src/link/Dwarf.zig
index 199bf9df61..83222090c0 100644
--- a/src/link/Dwarf.zig
+++ b/src/link/Dwarf.zig
@@ -39,16 +39,22 @@ atom_last: ?*Atom = null,
 
 abbrev_table_offset: ?u64 = null,
 
+/// TODO replace with InternArena
 /// Table of debug symbol names.
 strtab: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{},
 
-deferred_error_sets_relocs: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u32) = .{},
+/// Lives only as long as the analysed Decl.
+/// Allocated with `initDeclState`.
+/// Freed with `commitDeclState`.
+decl_state: ?DeclState = null,
 
 /// List of atoms that are owned directly by the DWARF module.
 /// TODO convert links in DebugInfoAtom into indices and make
 /// sure every atom is owned by this module.
 managed_atoms: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(*Atom) = .{},
 
+global_abbrev_relocs: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(AbbrevRelocation) = .{},
+
 pub const Atom = struct {
     /// Previous/next linked list pointers.
     /// This is the linked list node for this Decl's corresponding .debug_info tag.
@@ -60,6 +66,54 @@ pub const Atom = struct {
     len: u32,
 };
 
+/// Represents state of the analysed Decl.
+/// Includes Decl's abbrev table of type Types, matching arena
+/// and a set of relocations that will be resolved once this
+/// Decl's inner Atom is assigned an offset within the DWARF section.
+pub const DeclState = struct {
+    dbg_line: std.ArrayList(u8),
+    dbg_info: std.ArrayList(u8),
+    abbrev_type_arena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
+    abbrev_table: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(AbbrevEntry) = .{},
+    abbrev_resolver: std.HashMapUnmanaged(
+        Type,
+        u32,
+        Type.HashContext64,
+        std.hash_map.default_max_load_percentage,
+    ) = .{},
+    abbrev_relocs: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(AbbrevRelocation) = .{},
+
+    fn init(gpa: Allocator) DeclState {
+        return .{
+            .dbg_line = std.ArrayList(u8).init(gpa),
+            .dbg_info = std.ArrayList(u8).init(gpa),
+            .abbrev_type_arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(gpa),
+        };
+    }
+
+    fn deinit(self: *DeclState, gpa: Allocator) void {
+        self.dbg_line.deinit();
+        self.dbg_info.deinit();
+        self.abbrev_type_arena.deinit();
+        self.abbrev_table.deinit(gpa);
+        self.abbrev_resolver.deinit(gpa);
+        self.abbrev_relocs.deinit(gpa);
+    }
+};
+
+pub const AbbrevEntry = struct {
+    atom: *const Atom,
+    @"type": Type,
+    offset: u32,
+};
+
+pub const AbbrevRelocation = struct {
+    target: u32,
+    atom: *const Atom,
+    offset: u32,
+    addend: u32,
+};
+
 pub const SrcFn = struct {
     /// Offset from the beginning of the Debug Line Program header that contains this function.
     off: u32,
@@ -82,22 +136,6 @@ pub const SrcFn = struct {
 
 pub const PtrWidth = enum { p32, p64 };
 
-pub const DbgInfoTypeRelocsTable = std.ArrayHashMapUnmanaged(
-    Type,
-    DbgInfoTypeReloc,
-    Type.HashContext32,
-    true,
-);
-
-pub const DbgInfoTypeReloc = struct {
-    /// Offset from `TextBlock.dbg_info_off` (the buffer that is local to a Decl).
-    /// This is where the .debug_info tag for the type is.
-    off: u32,
-    /// Offset from `TextBlock.dbg_info_off` (the buffer that is local to a Decl).
-    /// List of DW.AT.type / DW.FORM.ref4 that points to the type.
-    relocs: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u32),
-};
-
 pub const abbrev_compile_unit = 1;
 pub const abbrev_subprogram = 2;
 pub const abbrev_subprogram_retvoid = 3;
@@ -143,7 +181,7 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Dwarf) void {
     self.dbg_line_fn_free_list.deinit(gpa);
     self.atom_free_list.deinit(gpa);
     self.strtab.deinit(gpa);
-    self.deferred_error_sets_relocs.deinit(gpa);
+    self.global_abbrev_relocs.deinit(gpa);
 
     for (self.managed_atoms.items) |atom| {
         gpa.destroy(atom);
@@ -151,25 +189,22 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Dwarf) void {
     self.managed_atoms.deinit(gpa);
 }
 
-pub const DeclDebugBuffers = struct {
-    dbg_line_buffer: std.ArrayList(u8),
-    dbg_info_buffer: std.ArrayList(u8),
-    dbg_info_type_relocs: DbgInfoTypeRelocsTable,
-};
-
-pub fn initDeclDebugInfo(self: *Dwarf, decl: *Module.Decl) !DeclDebugBuffers {
+/// Initializes Decl's state and its matching output buffers.
+/// Call this before `commitDeclState`.
+pub fn initDeclState(self: *Dwarf, decl: *Module.Decl) !void {
     const tracy = trace(@src());
     defer tracy.end();
 
     const decl_name = try decl.getFullyQualifiedName(self.allocator);
     defer self.allocator.free(decl_name);
 
-    log.debug("initDeclDebugInfo {s}{*}", .{ decl_name, decl });
+    log.debug("initDeclState {s}{*}", .{ decl_name, decl });
 
     const gpa = self.allocator;
-    var dbg_line_buffer = std.ArrayList(u8).init(gpa);
-    var dbg_info_buffer = std.ArrayList(u8).init(gpa);
-    var dbg_info_type_relocs: DbgInfoTypeRelocsTable = .{};
+    assert(self.decl_state == null);
+    self.decl_state = DeclState.init(gpa);
+    const dbg_line_buffer = &self.decl_state.?.dbg_line;
+    const dbg_info_buffer = &self.decl_state.?.dbg_info;
 
     assert(decl.has_tv);
 
@@ -232,19 +267,17 @@ pub fn initDeclDebugInfo(self: *Dwarf, decl: *Module.Decl) !DeclDebugBuffers {
             dbg_info_buffer.items.len += ptr_width_bytes; // DW.AT.low_pc,  DW.FORM.addr
             assert(self.getRelocDbgInfoSubprogramHighPC() == dbg_info_buffer.items.len);
             dbg_info_buffer.items.len += 4; // DW.AT.high_pc,  DW.FORM.data4
+            //
             if (fn_ret_has_bits) {
-                const gop = try dbg_info_type_relocs.getOrPutContext(gpa, fn_ret_type, .{
-                    .target = self.target,
-                });
-                if (!gop.found_existing) {
-                    gop.value_ptr.* = .{
-                        .off = undefined,
-                        .relocs = .{},
-                    };
-                }
-                try gop.value_ptr.relocs.append(gpa, @intCast(u32, dbg_info_buffer.items.len));
+                const atom = switch (self.tag) {
+                    .elf => &decl.link.elf.dbg_info_atom,
+                    .macho => &decl.link.macho.dbg_info_atom,
+                    else => unreachable,
+                };
+                try self.addTypeReloc(atom, fn_ret_type, @intCast(u32, dbg_info_buffer.items.len), null);
                 dbg_info_buffer.items.len += 4; // DW.AT.type,  DW.FORM.ref4
             }
+
             dbg_info_buffer.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(decl_name_with_null); // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
 
         },
@@ -252,30 +285,28 @@ pub fn initDeclDebugInfo(self: *Dwarf, decl: *Module.Decl) !DeclDebugBuffers {
             // TODO implement .debug_info for global variables
         },
     }
-
-    return DeclDebugBuffers{
-        .dbg_info_buffer = dbg_info_buffer,
-        .dbg_line_buffer = dbg_line_buffer,
-        .dbg_info_type_relocs = dbg_info_type_relocs,
-    };
 }
 
-pub fn commitDeclDebugInfo(
+pub fn commitDeclState(
     self: *Dwarf,
     file: *File,
     module: *Module,
     decl: *Module.Decl,
     sym_addr: u64,
     sym_size: u64,
-    debug_buffers: *DeclDebugBuffers,
 ) !void {
     const tracy = trace(@src());
     defer tracy.end();
 
+    assert(self.decl_state != null); // Caller forgot to call `initDeclState`
+    defer {
+        self.decl_state.?.deinit(self.allocator);
+        self.decl_state = null;
+    }
+
     const gpa = self.allocator;
-    var dbg_line_buffer = &debug_buffers.dbg_line_buffer;
-    var dbg_info_buffer = &debug_buffers.dbg_info_buffer;
-    var dbg_info_type_relocs = &debug_buffers.dbg_info_type_relocs;
+    var dbg_line_buffer = &self.decl_state.?.dbg_line;
+    var dbg_info_buffer = &self.decl_state.?.dbg_info;
 
     const target_endian = self.target.cpu.arch.endian();
 
@@ -473,25 +504,21 @@ pub fn commitDeclDebugInfo(
     if (dbg_info_buffer.items.len == 0)
         return;
 
-    // We need this for the duration of this function only so that for composite
-    // types such as []const u32, if the type *u32 is non-existent, we create
-    // it synthetically and store the backing bytes in this arena. After we are
-    // done with the relocations, we can safely deinit the entire memory slab.
-    // TODO currently, we do not store the relocations for future use, however,
-    // if that is the case, we should move memory management to a higher scope,
-    // such as linker scope, or whatnot.
-    var dbg_type_arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(gpa);
-    defer dbg_type_arena.deinit();
-
-    var nested_ref4_relocs = std.ArrayList(u32).init(gpa);
-    defer nested_ref4_relocs.deinit();
+    const atom = switch (self.tag) {
+        .elf => &decl.link.elf.dbg_info_atom,
+        .macho => &decl.link.macho.dbg_info_atom,
+        else => unreachable,
+    };
+    const decl_state = &self.decl_state.?;
+
     {
         // Now we emit the .debug_info types of the Decl. These will count towards the size of
         // the buffer, so we have to do it before computing the offset, and we can't perform the actual
         // relocations yet.
-        var it: usize = 0;
-        while (it < dbg_info_type_relocs.count()) : (it += 1) {
-            const ty = dbg_info_type_relocs.keys()[it];
+        var sym_index: usize = 0;
+        while (sym_index < decl_state.abbrev_table.items.len) : (sym_index += 1) {
+            const symbol = &decl_state.abbrev_table.items[sym_index];
+            const ty = symbol.@"type";
             const deferred: bool = blk: {
                 if (ty.isAnyError()) break :blk true;
                 switch (ty.tag()) {
@@ -504,68 +531,38 @@ pub fn commitDeclDebugInfo(
             };
             if (deferred) continue;
 
-            const value_ptr = dbg_info_type_relocs.getPtrContext(ty, .{
-                .target = self.target,
-            }).?;
-            value_ptr.off = @intCast(u32, dbg_info_buffer.items.len);
-            try self.addDbgInfoType(
-                dbg_type_arena.allocator(),
-                module,
-                ty,
-                dbg_info_buffer,
-                dbg_info_type_relocs,
-                &nested_ref4_relocs,
-            );
+            symbol.offset = @intCast(u32, dbg_info_buffer.items.len);
+            try self.addDbgInfoType(decl_state.abbrev_type_arena.allocator(), module, atom, ty, dbg_info_buffer);
         }
     }
 
-    const atom = switch (self.tag) {
-        .elf => &decl.link.elf.dbg_info_atom,
-        .macho => &decl.link.macho.dbg_info_atom,
-        else => unreachable,
-    };
     try self.updateDeclDebugInfoAllocation(file, atom, @intCast(u32, dbg_info_buffer.items.len));
 
-    {
-        // Now that we have the offset assigned we can finally perform type relocations.
-        for (dbg_info_type_relocs.keys()) |ty| {
-            const value = dbg_info_type_relocs.getContext(ty, .{
-                .target = self.target,
-            }).?;
-            for (value.relocs.items) |off| {
-                const deferred: bool = blk: {
-                    if (ty.isAnyError()) break :blk true;
-                    switch (ty.tag()) {
-                        .error_set_inferred => {
-                            if (!ty.castTag(.error_set_inferred).?.data.is_resolved) break :blk true;
-                        },
-                        else => {},
-                    }
-                    break :blk false;
-                };
-                if (deferred) {
-                    // Defer until later
-                    try self.deferred_error_sets_relocs.append(self.allocator, atom.off + off);
-                } else {
-                    mem.writeInt(
-                        u32,
-                        dbg_info_buffer.items[off..][0..4],
-                        atom.off + value.off,
-                        target_endian,
-                    );
-                }
+    while (decl_state.abbrev_relocs.popOrNull()) |reloc| {
+        const symbol = decl_state.abbrev_table.items[reloc.target];
+        const ty = symbol.@"type";
+        const deferred: bool = blk: {
+            if (ty.isAnyError()) break :blk true;
+            switch (ty.tag()) {
+                .error_set_inferred => {
+                    if (!ty.castTag(.error_set_inferred).?.data.is_resolved) break :blk true;
+                },
+                else => {},
             }
-        }
-        // Offsets to positions with known a priori relative displacement values.
-        // Here, we just need to add the offset of the atom to the read value in the
-        // relocated cell.
-        // TODO Should probably generalise this with type relocs.
-        for (nested_ref4_relocs.items) |off| {
-            const addend = mem.readInt(u32, dbg_info_buffer.items[off..][0..4], target_endian);
+            break :blk false;
+        };
+        if (deferred) {
+            try self.global_abbrev_relocs.append(gpa, .{
+                .target = undefined,
+                .offset = reloc.offset,
+                .atom = reloc.atom,
+                .addend = reloc.addend,
+            });
+        } else {
             mem.writeInt(
                 u32,
-                dbg_info_buffer.items[off..][0..4],
-                atom.off + addend,
+                dbg_info_buffer.items[reloc.offset..][0..@sizeOf(u32)],
+                symbol.atom.off + symbol.offset + reloc.addend,
                 target_endian,
             );
         }
@@ -574,77 +571,6 @@ pub fn commitDeclDebugInfo(
     try self.writeDeclDebugInfo(file, atom, dbg_info_buffer.items);
 }
 
-pub fn commitErrorSetDebugInfo(self: *Dwarf, file: *File, module: *Module) !void {
-    if (self.deferred_error_sets_relocs.items.len == 0) return; // Nothing to do
-
-    const gpa = self.allocator;
-    var arena_alloc = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(gpa);
-    defer arena_alloc.deinit();
-    const arena = arena_alloc.allocator();
-
-    const error_set = try arena.create(Module.ErrorSet);
-    const ty = try Type.Tag.error_set.create(arena, error_set);
-    var names = Module.ErrorSet.NameMap{};
-    try names.ensureUnusedCapacity(arena, module.global_error_set.count());
-    var it = module.global_error_set.keyIterator();
-    while (it.next()) |key| {
-        names.putAssumeCapacityNoClobber(key.*, {});
-    }
-    error_set.names = names;
-
-    var dbg_info_buffer = std.ArrayList(u8).init(arena);
-    try self.addDbgInfoErrorSet(arena, module, ty, &dbg_info_buffer);
-
-    const atom = try gpa.create(Atom);
-    errdefer gpa.destroy(atom);
-    atom.* = .{
-        .prev = null,
-        .next = null,
-        .off = 0,
-        .len = 0,
-    };
-    try self.managed_atoms.append(gpa, atom);
-    try self.updateDeclDebugInfoAllocation(file, atom, @intCast(u32, dbg_info_buffer.items.len));
-    try self.writeDeclDebugInfo(file, atom, dbg_info_buffer.items);
-
-    const file_pos = blk: {
-        switch (self.tag) {
-            .elf => {
-                const elf_file = file.cast(File.Elf).?;
-                const debug_info_sect = &elf_file.sections.items[elf_file.debug_info_section_index.?];
-                break :blk debug_info_sect.sh_offset;
-            },
-            .macho => {
-                const macho_file = file.cast(File.MachO).?;
-                const d_sym = &macho_file.d_sym.?;
-                const dwarf_segment = &d_sym.load_commands.items[d_sym.dwarf_segment_cmd_index.?].segment;
-                const debug_info_sect = &dwarf_segment.sections.items[d_sym.debug_info_section_index.?];
-                break :blk debug_info_sect.offset;
-            },
-            else => unreachable,
-        }
-    };
-
-    const target_endian = self.target.cpu.arch.endian();
-    var buf: [@sizeOf(u32)]u8 = undefined;
-    while (self.deferred_error_sets_relocs.popOrNull()) |reloc| {
-        mem.writeInt(u32, &buf, atom.off, target_endian);
-
-        switch (self.tag) {
-            .elf => {
-                const elf_file = file.cast(File.Elf).?;
-                try elf_file.base.file.?.pwriteAll(&buf, file_pos + reloc);
-            },
-            .macho => {
-                const macho_file = file.cast(File.MachO).?;
-                const d_sym = &macho_file.d_sym.?;
-                try d_sym.file.pwriteAll(&buf, file_pos + reloc);
-            },
-            else => unreachable,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 fn updateDeclDebugInfoAllocation(self: *Dwarf, file: *File, atom: *Atom, len: u32) !void {
     const tracy = trace(@src());
     defer tracy.end();
@@ -904,14 +830,12 @@ fn addDbgInfoType(
     self: *Dwarf,
     arena: Allocator,
     module: *Module,
+    atom: *Atom,
     ty: Type,
     dbg_info_buffer: *std.ArrayList(u8),
-    dbg_info_type_relocs: *DbgInfoTypeRelocsTable,
-    nested_ref4_relocs: *std.ArrayList(u32),
 ) error{OutOfMemory}!void {
     const target = self.target;
     const target_endian = self.target.cpu.arch.endian();
-    var relocs = std.ArrayList(struct { ty: Type, reloc: u32 }).init(arena);
 
     switch (ty.zigTypeTag()) {
         .NoReturn => unreachable,
@@ -970,7 +894,7 @@ fn addDbgInfoType(
                 // DW.AT.type, DW.FORM.ref4
                 var index = dbg_info_buffer.items.len;
                 try dbg_info_buffer.resize(index + 4);
-                try relocs.append(.{ .ty = Type.bool, .reloc = @intCast(u32, index) });
+                try self.addTypeReloc(atom, Type.bool, @intCast(u32, index), null);
                 // DW.AT.data_member_location, DW.FORM.sdata
                 try dbg_info_buffer.ensureUnusedCapacity(6);
                 dbg_info_buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
@@ -982,7 +906,7 @@ fn addDbgInfoType(
                 // DW.AT.type, DW.FORM.ref4
                 index = dbg_info_buffer.items.len;
                 try dbg_info_buffer.resize(index + 4);
-                try relocs.append(.{ .ty = payload_ty, .reloc = @intCast(u32, index) });
+                try self.addTypeReloc(atom, payload_ty, @intCast(u32, index), null);
                 // DW.AT.data_member_location, DW.FORM.sdata
                 const offset = abi_size - payload_ty.abiSize(target);
                 try leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_info_buffer.writer(), offset);
@@ -1011,7 +935,7 @@ fn addDbgInfoType(
                 try dbg_info_buffer.resize(index + 4);
                 var buf = try arena.create(Type.SlicePtrFieldTypeBuffer);
                 const ptr_ty = ty.slicePtrFieldType(buf);
-                try relocs.append(.{ .ty = ptr_ty, .reloc = @intCast(u32, index) });
+                try self.addTypeReloc(atom, ptr_ty, @intCast(u32, index), null);
                 // DW.AT.data_member_location, DW.FORM.sdata
                 try dbg_info_buffer.ensureUnusedCapacity(6);
                 dbg_info_buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
@@ -1023,7 +947,7 @@ fn addDbgInfoType(
                 // DW.AT.type, DW.FORM.ref4
                 index = dbg_info_buffer.items.len;
                 try dbg_info_buffer.resize(index + 4);
-                try relocs.append(.{ .ty = Type.initTag(.usize), .reloc = @intCast(u32, index) });
+                try self.addTypeReloc(atom, Type.usize, @intCast(u32, index), null);
                 // DW.AT.data_member_location, DW.FORM.sdata
                 try dbg_info_buffer.ensureUnusedCapacity(2);
                 dbg_info_buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(@sizeOf(usize));
@@ -1035,7 +959,7 @@ fn addDbgInfoType(
                 // DW.AT.type, DW.FORM.ref4
                 const index = dbg_info_buffer.items.len;
                 try dbg_info_buffer.resize(index + 4);
-                try relocs.append(.{ .ty = ty.childType(), .reloc = @intCast(u32, index) });
+                try self.addTypeReloc(atom, ty.childType(), @intCast(u32, index), null);
             }
         },
         .Struct => blk: {
@@ -1059,7 +983,7 @@ fn addDbgInfoType(
                         // DW.AT.type, DW.FORM.ref4
                         var index = dbg_info_buffer.items.len;
                         try dbg_info_buffer.resize(index + 4);
-                        try relocs.append(.{ .ty = field, .reloc = @intCast(u32, index) });
+                        try self.addTypeReloc(atom, field, @intCast(u32, index), null);
                         // DW.AT.data_member_location, DW.FORM.sdata
                         const field_off = ty.structFieldOffset(field_index, target);
                         try leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_info_buffer.writer(), field_off);
@@ -1090,7 +1014,7 @@ fn addDbgInfoType(
                         // DW.AT.type, DW.FORM.ref4
                         var index = dbg_info_buffer.items.len;
                         try dbg_info_buffer.resize(index + 4);
-                        try relocs.append(.{ .ty = field.ty, .reloc = @intCast(u32, index) });
+                        try self.addTypeReloc(atom, field.ty, @intCast(u32, index), null);
                         // DW.AT.data_member_location, DW.FORM.sdata
                         const field_off = ty.structFieldOffset(field_index, target);
                         try leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_info_buffer.writer(), field_off);
@@ -1169,14 +1093,8 @@ fn addDbgInfoType(
                 dbg_info_buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
                 // DW.AT.type, DW.FORM.ref4
                 const inner_union_index = dbg_info_buffer.items.len;
-                try dbg_info_buffer.ensureUnusedCapacity(4);
-                mem.writeInt(
-                    u32,
-                    dbg_info_buffer.addManyAsArrayAssumeCapacity(4),
-                    @intCast(u32, inner_union_index + 5),
-                    target_endian,
-                );
-                try nested_ref4_relocs.append(@intCast(u32, inner_union_index));
+                try dbg_info_buffer.resize(inner_union_index + 4);
+                try self.addTypeReloc(atom, ty, @intCast(u32, inner_union_index), 5);
                 // DW.AT.data_member_location, DW.FORM.sdata
                 try leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_info_buffer.writer(), payload_offset);
             }
@@ -1203,7 +1121,7 @@ fn addDbgInfoType(
                 // DW.AT.type, DW.FORM.ref4
                 const index = dbg_info_buffer.items.len;
                 try dbg_info_buffer.resize(index + 4);
-                try relocs.append(.{ .ty = field.ty, .reloc = @intCast(u32, index) });
+                try self.addTypeReloc(atom, field.ty, @intCast(u32, index), null);
                 // DW.AT.data_member_location, DW.FORM.sdata
                 try dbg_info_buffer.append(0);
             }
@@ -1220,7 +1138,7 @@ fn addDbgInfoType(
                 // DW.AT.type, DW.FORM.ref4
                 const index = dbg_info_buffer.items.len;
                 try dbg_info_buffer.resize(index + 4);
-                try relocs.append(.{ .ty = union_obj.tag_ty, .reloc = @intCast(u32, index) });
+                try self.addTypeReloc(atom, union_obj.tag_ty, @intCast(u32, index), null);
                 // DW.AT.data_member_location, DW.FORM.sdata
                 try leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_info_buffer.writer(), tag_offset);
 
@@ -1229,7 +1147,40 @@ fn addDbgInfoType(
             }
         },
         .ErrorSet => {
-            try self.addDbgInfoErrorSet(arena, module, ty, dbg_info_buffer);
+            // DW.AT.enumeration_type
+            try dbg_info_buffer.append(abbrev_enum_type);
+            // DW.AT.byte_size, DW.FORM.sdata
+            const abi_size = ty.abiSize(target);
+            try leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_info_buffer.writer(), abi_size);
+            // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
+            const name = try ty.nameAllocArena(arena, target);
+            try dbg_info_buffer.writer().print("{s}\x00", .{name});
+
+            // DW.AT.enumerator
+            const no_error = "(no error)";
+            try dbg_info_buffer.ensureUnusedCapacity(no_error.len + 2 + @sizeOf(u64));
+            dbg_info_buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(abbrev_enum_variant);
+            // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
+            dbg_info_buffer.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(no_error);
+            dbg_info_buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
+            // DW.AT.const_value, DW.FORM.data8
+            mem.writeInt(u64, dbg_info_buffer.addManyAsArrayAssumeCapacity(8), 0, target_endian);
+
+            const error_names = ty.errorSetNames();
+            for (error_names) |error_name| {
+                const kv = module.getErrorValue(error_name) catch unreachable;
+                // DW.AT.enumerator
+                try dbg_info_buffer.ensureUnusedCapacity(error_name.len + 2 + @sizeOf(u64));
+                dbg_info_buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(abbrev_enum_variant);
+                // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
+                dbg_info_buffer.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(error_name);
+                dbg_info_buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
+                // DW.AT.const_value, DW.FORM.data8
+                mem.writeInt(u64, dbg_info_buffer.addManyAsArrayAssumeCapacity(8), kv.value, target_endian);
+            }
+
+            // DW.AT.enumeration_type delimit children
+            try dbg_info_buffer.append(0);
         },
         .ErrorUnion => {
             const error_ty = ty.errorUnionSet();
@@ -1255,7 +1206,7 @@ fn addDbgInfoType(
             // DW.AT.type, DW.FORM.ref4
             var index = dbg_info_buffer.items.len;
             try dbg_info_buffer.resize(index + 4);
-            try relocs.append(.{ .ty = payload_ty, .reloc = @intCast(u32, index) });
+            try self.addTypeReloc(atom, payload_ty, @intCast(u32, index), null);
             // DW.AT.data_member_location, DW.FORM.sdata
             try leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_info_buffer.writer(), payload_off);
 
@@ -1268,7 +1219,7 @@ fn addDbgInfoType(
             // DW.AT.type, DW.FORM.ref4
             index = dbg_info_buffer.items.len;
             try dbg_info_buffer.resize(index + 4);
-            try relocs.append(.{ .ty = error_ty, .reloc = @intCast(u32, index) });
+            try self.addTypeReloc(atom, error_ty, @intCast(u32, index), null);
             // DW.AT.data_member_location, DW.FORM.sdata
             try dbg_info_buffer.append(0);
 
@@ -1280,65 +1231,6 @@ fn addDbgInfoType(
             try dbg_info_buffer.append(abbrev_pad1);
         },
     }
-
-    for (relocs.items) |rel| {
-        const gop = try dbg_info_type_relocs.getOrPutContext(self.allocator, rel.ty, .{
-            .target = self.target,
-        });
-        if (!gop.found_existing) {
-            gop.value_ptr.* = .{
-                .off = undefined,
-                .relocs = .{},
-            };
-        }
-        try gop.value_ptr.relocs.append(self.allocator, rel.reloc);
-    }
-}
-
-fn addDbgInfoErrorSet(
-    self: *Dwarf,
-    arena: Allocator,
-    module: *Module,
-    ty: Type,
-    dbg_info_buffer: *std.ArrayList(u8),
-) error{OutOfMemory}!void {
-    const target = self.target;
-    const target_endian = self.target.cpu.arch.endian();
-
-    // DW.AT.enumeration_type
-    try dbg_info_buffer.append(abbrev_enum_type);
-    // DW.AT.byte_size, DW.FORM.sdata
-    const abi_size = ty.abiSize(target);
-    try leb128.writeULEB128(dbg_info_buffer.writer(), abi_size);
-    // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
-    const name = try ty.nameAllocArena(arena, target);
-    try dbg_info_buffer.writer().print("{s}\x00", .{name});
-
-    // DW.AT.enumerator
-    const no_error = "(no error)";
-    try dbg_info_buffer.ensureUnusedCapacity(no_error.len + 2 + @sizeOf(u64));
-    dbg_info_buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(abbrev_enum_variant);
-    // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
-    dbg_info_buffer.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(no_error);
-    dbg_info_buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
-    // DW.AT.const_value, DW.FORM.data8
-    mem.writeInt(u64, dbg_info_buffer.addManyAsArrayAssumeCapacity(8), 0, target_endian);
-
-    const error_names = ty.errorSetNames();
-    for (error_names) |error_name| {
-        const kv = module.getErrorValue(error_name) catch unreachable;
-        // DW.AT.enumerator
-        try dbg_info_buffer.ensureUnusedCapacity(error_name.len + 2 + @sizeOf(u64));
-        dbg_info_buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(abbrev_enum_variant);
-        // DW.AT.name, DW.FORM.string
-        dbg_info_buffer.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(error_name);
-        dbg_info_buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(0);
-        // DW.AT.const_value, DW.FORM.data8
-        mem.writeInt(u64, dbg_info_buffer.addManyAsArrayAssumeCapacity(8), kv.value, target_endian);
-    }
-
-    // DW.AT.enumeration_type delimit children
-    try dbg_info_buffer.append(0);
 }
 
 pub fn writeDbgAbbrev(self: *Dwarf, file: *File) !void {
@@ -2059,3 +1951,115 @@ fn padToIdeal(actual_size: anytype) @TypeOf(actual_size) {
     return std.math.add(@TypeOf(actual_size), actual_size, actual_size / ideal_factor) catch
         std.math.maxInt(@TypeOf(actual_size));
 }
+
+pub fn addTypeReloc(self: *Dwarf, atom: *const Atom, ty: Type, offset: u32, addend: ?u32) !void {
+    const decl_state = &self.decl_state.?;
+    const gpa = self.allocator;
+    const resolv = decl_state.abbrev_resolver.getContext(ty, .{
+        .target = self.target,
+    }) orelse blk: {
+        const sym_index = @intCast(u32, decl_state.abbrev_table.items.len);
+        try decl_state.abbrev_table.append(gpa, .{
+            .atom = atom,
+            .@"type" = ty,
+            .offset = undefined,
+        });
+        log.debug("@{d}: {}", .{ sym_index, ty.fmtDebug() });
+        try decl_state.abbrev_resolver.putNoClobberContext(gpa, ty, sym_index, .{
+            .target = self.target,
+        });
+        break :blk decl_state.abbrev_resolver.getContext(ty, .{
+            .target = self.target,
+        }).?;
+    };
+    const add: u32 = addend orelse 0;
+
+    log.debug("{x}: @{d} + {x}", .{ offset, resolv, add });
+    try decl_state.abbrev_relocs.append(gpa, .{
+        .target = resolv,
+        .atom = atom,
+        .offset = offset,
+        .addend = add,
+    });
+}
+
+pub fn getDeclDebugLineBuffer(self: *Dwarf) *std.ArrayList(u8) {
+    return &self.decl_state.?.dbg_line;
+}
+
+pub fn getDeclDebugInfoBuffer(self: *Dwarf) *std.ArrayList(u8) {
+    return &self.decl_state.?.dbg_info;
+}
+
+pub fn flushModule(self: *Dwarf, file: *File, module: *Module) !void {
+    if (self.global_abbrev_relocs.items.len > 0) {
+        const gpa = self.allocator;
+        var arena_alloc = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(gpa);
+        defer arena_alloc.deinit();
+        const arena = arena_alloc.allocator();
+
+        const error_set = try arena.create(Module.ErrorSet);
+        const error_ty = try Type.Tag.error_set.create(arena, error_set);
+        var names = Module.ErrorSet.NameMap{};
+        try names.ensureUnusedCapacity(arena, module.global_error_set.count());
+        var it = module.global_error_set.keyIterator();
+        while (it.next()) |key| {
+            names.putAssumeCapacityNoClobber(key.*, {});
+        }
+        error_set.names = names;
+
+        const atom = try gpa.create(Atom);
+        errdefer gpa.destroy(atom);
+        atom.* = .{
+            .prev = null,
+            .next = null,
+            .off = 0,
+            .len = 0,
+        };
+
+        var dbg_info_buffer = std.ArrayList(u8).init(arena);
+        try self.addDbgInfoType(arena, module, atom, error_ty, &dbg_info_buffer);
+
+        try self.managed_atoms.append(gpa, atom);
+        try self.updateDeclDebugInfoAllocation(file, atom, @intCast(u32, dbg_info_buffer.items.len));
+        try self.writeDeclDebugInfo(file, atom, dbg_info_buffer.items);
+
+        const file_pos = blk: {
+            switch (self.tag) {
+                .elf => {
+                    const elf_file = file.cast(File.Elf).?;
+                    const debug_info_sect = &elf_file.sections.items[elf_file.debug_info_section_index.?];
+                    break :blk debug_info_sect.sh_offset;
+                },
+                .macho => {
+                    const macho_file = file.cast(File.MachO).?;
+                    const d_sym = &macho_file.d_sym.?;
+                    const dwarf_segment = &d_sym.load_commands.items[d_sym.dwarf_segment_cmd_index.?].segment;
+                    const debug_info_sect = &dwarf_segment.sections.items[d_sym.debug_info_section_index.?];
+                    break :blk debug_info_sect.offset;
+                },
+                else => unreachable,
+            }
+        };
+
+        var buf: [@sizeOf(u32)]u8 = undefined;
+        mem.writeInt(u32, &buf, atom.off, self.target.cpu.arch.endian());
+
+        while (self.global_abbrev_relocs.popOrNull()) |reloc| {
+            switch (self.tag) {
+                .elf => {
+                    const elf_file = file.cast(File.Elf).?;
+                    try elf_file.base.file.?.pwriteAll(&buf, file_pos + reloc.atom.off + reloc.offset);
+                },
+                .macho => {
+                    const macho_file = file.cast(File.MachO).?;
+                    const d_sym = &macho_file.d_sym.?;
+                    try d_sym.file.pwriteAll(&buf, file_pos + reloc.atom.off + reloc.offset);
+                },
+                else => unreachable,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    assert(self.decl_state == null);
+}
diff --git a/src/link/Elf.zig b/src/link/Elf.zig
index dda2841db8..771a57b26e 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf.zig
@@ -958,8 +958,8 @@ pub fn flushModule(self: *Elf, comp: *Compilation) !void {
     const target_endian = self.base.options.target.cpu.arch.endian();
     const foreign_endian = target_endian != builtin.cpu.arch.endian();
 
-    if (self.dwarf) |*dwarf| {
-        try dwarf.commitErrorSetDebugInfo(&self.base, module);
+    if (self.dwarf) |*dw| {
+        try dw.flushModule(&self.base, module);
     }
 
     {
@@ -2232,13 +2232,6 @@ pub fn freeDecl(self: *Elf, decl: *Module.Decl) void {
     }
 }
 
-fn deinitRelocs(gpa: Allocator, table: *link.File.Dwarf.DbgInfoTypeRelocsTable) void {
-    for (table.values()) |*value| {
-        value.relocs.deinit(gpa);
-    }
-    table.deinit(gpa);
-}
-
 fn getDeclPhdrIndex(self: *Elf, decl: *Module.Decl) !u16 {
     const ty = decl.ty;
     const zig_ty = ty.zigTypeTag();
@@ -2346,26 +2339,13 @@ pub fn updateFunc(self: *Elf, module: *Module, func: *Module.Fn, air: Air, liven
     const decl = func.owner_decl;
     self.freeUnnamedConsts(decl);
 
-    var debug_buffers_buf: Dwarf.DeclDebugBuffers = undefined;
-    const debug_buffers = if (self.dwarf) |*dw| blk: {
-        debug_buffers_buf = try dw.initDeclDebugInfo(decl);
-        break :blk &debug_buffers_buf;
-    } else null;
-    defer {
-        if (debug_buffers) |dbg| {
-            dbg.dbg_line_buffer.deinit();
-            dbg.dbg_info_buffer.deinit();
-            deinitRelocs(self.base.allocator, &dbg.dbg_info_type_relocs);
-        }
+    if (self.dwarf) |*dw| {
+        try dw.initDeclState(decl);
     }
 
-    const res = if (debug_buffers) |dbg|
+    const res = if (self.dwarf) |*dw|
         try codegen.generateFunction(&self.base, decl.srcLoc(), func, air, liveness, &code_buffer, .{
-            .dwarf = .{
-                .dbg_line = &dbg.dbg_line_buffer,
-                .dbg_info = &dbg.dbg_info_buffer,
-                .dbg_info_type_relocs = &dbg.dbg_info_type_relocs,
-            },
+            .dwarf = dw,
         })
     else
         try codegen.generateFunction(&self.base, decl.srcLoc(), func, air, liveness, &code_buffer, .none);
@@ -2379,15 +2359,8 @@ pub fn updateFunc(self: *Elf, module: *Module, func: *Module.Fn, air: Air, liven
         },
     };
     const local_sym = try self.updateDeclCode(decl, code, elf.STT_FUNC);
-    if (debug_buffers) |dbg| {
-        try self.dwarf.?.commitDeclDebugInfo(
-            &self.base,
-            module,
-            decl,
-            local_sym.st_value,
-            local_sym.st_size,
-            dbg,
-        );
+    if (self.dwarf) |*dw| {
+        try dw.commitDeclState(&self.base, module, decl, local_sym.st_value, local_sym.st_size);
     }
 
     // Since we updated the vaddr and the size, each corresponding export symbol also needs to be updated.
@@ -2421,31 +2394,18 @@ pub fn updateDecl(self: *Elf, module: *Module, decl: *Module.Decl) !void {
     var code_buffer = std.ArrayList(u8).init(self.base.allocator);
     defer code_buffer.deinit();
 
-    var debug_buffers_buf: Dwarf.DeclDebugBuffers = undefined;
-    const debug_buffers = if (self.dwarf) |*dw| blk: {
-        debug_buffers_buf = try dw.initDeclDebugInfo(decl);
-        break :blk &debug_buffers_buf;
-    } else null;
-    defer {
-        if (debug_buffers) |dbg| {
-            dbg.dbg_line_buffer.deinit();
-            dbg.dbg_info_buffer.deinit();
-            deinitRelocs(self.base.allocator, &dbg.dbg_info_type_relocs);
-        }
+    if (self.dwarf) |*dw| {
+        try dw.initDeclState(decl);
     }
 
     // TODO implement .debug_info for global variables
     const decl_val = if (decl.val.castTag(.variable)) |payload| payload.data.init else decl.val;
-    const res = if (debug_buffers) |dbg|
+    const res = if (self.dwarf) |*dw|
         try codegen.generateSymbol(&self.base, decl.srcLoc(), .{
             .ty = decl.ty,
             .val = decl_val,
         }, &code_buffer, .{
-            .dwarf = .{
-                .dbg_line = &dbg.dbg_line_buffer,
-                .dbg_info = &dbg.dbg_info_buffer,
-                .dbg_info_type_relocs = &dbg.dbg_info_type_relocs,
-            },
+            .dwarf = dw,
         }, .{
             .parent_atom_index = decl.link.elf.local_sym_index,
         })
@@ -2468,8 +2428,8 @@ pub fn updateDecl(self: *Elf, module: *Module, decl: *Module.Decl) !void {
     };
 
     const local_sym = try self.updateDeclCode(decl, code, elf.STT_OBJECT);
-    if (debug_buffers) |dbg| {
-        try self.dwarf.?.commitDeclDebugInfo(&self.base, module, decl, local_sym.st_value, local_sym.st_size, dbg);
+    if (self.dwarf) |*dw| {
+        try dw.commitDeclState(&self.base, module, decl, local_sym.st_value, local_sym.st_size);
     }
 
     // Since we updated the vaddr and the size, each corresponding export symbol also needs to be updated.
diff --git a/src/link/MachO.zig b/src/link/MachO.zig
index e613772f22..31ada3b4ee 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO.zig
@@ -453,6 +453,12 @@ pub fn flushModule(self: *MachO, comp: *Compilation) !void {
     const directory = self.base.options.emit.?.directory; // Just an alias to make it shorter to type.
     const full_out_path = try directory.join(arena, &[_][]const u8{self.base.options.emit.?.sub_path});
 
+    if (self.d_sym) |*d_sym| {
+        if (self.base.options.module) |module| {
+            try d_sym.dwarf.flushModule(&self.base, module);
+        }
+    }
+
     // If there is no Zig code to compile, then we should skip flushing the output file because it
     // will not be part of the linker line anyway.
     const module_obj_path: ?[]const u8 = if (self.base.options.module) |module| blk: {
@@ -3670,32 +3676,17 @@ pub fn updateFunc(self: *MachO, module: *Module, func: *Module.Fn, air: Air, liv
     var code_buffer = std.ArrayList(u8).init(self.base.allocator);
     defer code_buffer.deinit();
 
-    var debug_buffers_buf: link.File.Dwarf.DeclDebugBuffers = undefined;
-    const debug_buffers = if (self.d_sym) |*d_sym| blk: {
-        debug_buffers_buf = try d_sym.initDeclDebugInfo(module, decl);
-        break :blk &debug_buffers_buf;
-    } else null;
-    defer {
-        if (debug_buffers) |dbg| {
-            dbg.dbg_line_buffer.deinit();
-            dbg.dbg_info_buffer.deinit();
-            for (dbg.dbg_info_type_relocs.values()) |*value| {
-                value.relocs.deinit(self.base.allocator);
-            }
-            dbg.dbg_info_type_relocs.deinit(self.base.allocator);
-        }
+    if (self.d_sym) |*d_sym| {
+        try d_sym.dwarf.initDeclState(decl);
     }
 
-    const res = if (debug_buffers) |dbg|
+    const res = if (self.d_sym) |*d_sym|
         try codegen.generateFunction(&self.base, decl.srcLoc(), func, air, liveness, &code_buffer, .{
-            .dwarf = .{
-                .dbg_line = &dbg.dbg_line_buffer,
-                .dbg_info = &dbg.dbg_info_buffer,
-                .dbg_info_type_relocs = &dbg.dbg_info_type_relocs,
-            },
+            .dwarf = &d_sym.dwarf,
         })
     else
         try codegen.generateFunction(&self.base, decl.srcLoc(), func, air, liveness, &code_buffer, .none);
+
     switch (res) {
         .appended => {
             try decl.link.macho.code.appendSlice(self.base.allocator, code_buffer.items);
@@ -3707,12 +3698,10 @@ pub fn updateFunc(self: *MachO, module: *Module, func: *Module.Fn, air: Air, liv
         },
     }
 
-    _ = try self.placeDecl(decl, decl.link.macho.code.items.len);
+    const symbol = try self.placeDecl(decl, decl.link.macho.code.items.len);
 
-    if (debug_buffers) |db| {
-        if (self.d_sym) |*d_sym| {
-            try d_sym.commitDeclDebugInfo(module, decl, db);
-        }
+    if (self.d_sym) |*d_sym| {
+        try d_sym.dwarf.commitDeclState(&self.base, module, decl, symbol.n_value, decl.link.macho.size);
     }
 
     // Since we updated the vaddr and the size, each corresponding export symbol also
@@ -3812,33 +3801,17 @@ pub fn updateDecl(self: *MachO, module: *Module, decl: *Module.Decl) !void {
     var code_buffer = std.ArrayList(u8).init(self.base.allocator);
     defer code_buffer.deinit();
 
-    var debug_buffers_buf: link.File.Dwarf.DeclDebugBuffers = undefined;
-    const debug_buffers = if (self.d_sym) |*d_sym| blk: {
-        debug_buffers_buf = try d_sym.initDeclDebugInfo(module, decl);
-        break :blk &debug_buffers_buf;
-    } else null;
-    defer {
-        if (debug_buffers) |dbg| {
-            dbg.dbg_line_buffer.deinit();
-            dbg.dbg_info_buffer.deinit();
-            for (dbg.dbg_info_type_relocs.values()) |*value| {
-                value.relocs.deinit(self.base.allocator);
-            }
-            dbg.dbg_info_type_relocs.deinit(self.base.allocator);
-        }
+    if (self.d_sym) |*d_sym| {
+        try d_sym.dwarf.initDeclState(decl);
     }
 
     const decl_val = if (decl.val.castTag(.variable)) |payload| payload.data.init else decl.val;
-    const res = if (debug_buffers) |dbg|
+    const res = if (self.d_sym) |*d_sym|
         try codegen.generateSymbol(&self.base, decl.srcLoc(), .{
             .ty = decl.ty,
             .val = decl_val,
         }, &code_buffer, .{
-            .dwarf = .{
-                .dbg_line = &dbg.dbg_line_buffer,
-                .dbg_info = &dbg.dbg_info_buffer,
-                .dbg_info_type_relocs = &dbg.dbg_info_type_relocs,
-            },
+            .dwarf = &d_sym.dwarf,
         }, .{
             .parent_atom_index = decl.link.macho.local_sym_index,
         })
@@ -3870,7 +3843,11 @@ pub fn updateDecl(self: *MachO, module: *Module, decl: *Module.Decl) !void {
             },
         }
     };
-    _ = try self.placeDecl(decl, code.len);
+    const symbol = try self.placeDecl(decl, code.len);
+
+    if (self.d_sym) |*d_sym| {
+        try d_sym.dwarf.commitDeclState(&self.base, module, decl, symbol.n_value, decl.link.macho.size);
+    }
 
     // Since we updated the vaddr and the size, each corresponding export symbol also
     // needs to be updated.
@@ -4084,8 +4061,9 @@ fn placeDecl(self: *MachO, decl: *Module.Decl, code_len: usize) !*macho.nlist_64
 }
 
 pub fn updateDeclLineNumber(self: *MachO, module: *Module, decl: *const Module.Decl) !void {
+    _ = module;
     if (self.d_sym) |*d_sym| {
-        try d_sym.updateDeclLineNumber(module, decl);
+        try d_sym.dwarf.updateDeclLineNumber(&self.base, decl);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/DebugSymbols.zig b/src/link/MachO/DebugSymbols.zig
index 9fc2828ea1..885f0ca6a8 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/DebugSymbols.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/DebugSymbols.zig
@@ -645,25 +645,3 @@ fn writeStringTable(self: *DebugSymbols) !void {
 
     self.load_commands_dirty = true;
 }
-
-pub fn updateDeclLineNumber(self: *DebugSymbols, module: *Module, decl: *const Module.Decl) !void {
-    _ = module;
-    return self.dwarf.updateDeclLineNumber(&self.base.base, decl);
-}
-
-/// Caller owns the returned memory.
-pub fn initDeclDebugInfo(self: *DebugSymbols, module: *Module, decl: *Module.Decl) !Dwarf.DeclDebugBuffers {
-    _ = module;
-    return self.dwarf.initDeclDebugInfo(decl);
-}
-
-pub fn commitDeclDebugInfo(
-    self: *DebugSymbols,
-    module: *Module,
-    decl: *Module.Decl,
-    debug_buffers: *Dwarf.DeclDebugBuffers,
-) !void {
-    const symbol = self.base.locals.items[decl.link.macho.local_sym_index];
-    const atom = &decl.link.macho;
-    return self.dwarf.commitDeclDebugInfo(&self.base.base, module, decl, symbol.n_value, atom.size, debug_buffers);
-}