6 files changed, 33 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/objfile/elf.go b/src/cmd/internal/objfile/elf.go
index 3bad034097..c8114603d7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/objfile/elf.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/objfile/elf.go
@@ -106,6 +106,15 @@ func (f *elfFile) goarch() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (f *elfFile) loadAddress() (uint64, error) {
+	for _, p := range f.elf.Progs {
+		if p.Type == elf.PT_LOAD {
+			return p.Vaddr, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown load address")
+}
+
 func (f *elfFile) dwarf() (*dwarf.Data, error) {
 	return f.elf.DWARF()
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/objfile/goobj.go b/src/cmd/internal/objfile/goobj.go
index 5a084a94be..43435efc68 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/objfile/goobj.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/objfile/goobj.go
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ func (f *goobjFile) goarch() string {
 	return "GOARCH unimplemented for debug/goobj files"
 }
 
+func (f *goobjFile) loadAddress() (uint64, error) {
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown load address")
+}
+
 func (f *goobjFile) dwarf() (*dwarf.Data, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("no DWARF data in go object file")
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/objfile/macho.go b/src/cmd/internal/objfile/macho.go
index 754674d757..1d22a09b13 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/objfile/macho.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/objfile/macho.go
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ func (x uint64s) Len() int           { return len(x) }
 func (x uint64s) Swap(i, j int)      { x[i], x[j] = x[j], x[i] }
 func (x uint64s) Less(i, j int) bool { return x[i] < x[j] }
 
+func (f *machoFile) loadAddress() (uint64, error) {
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown load address")
+}
+
 func (f *machoFile) dwarf() (*dwarf.Data, error) {
 	return f.macho.DWARF()
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/objfile/objfile.go b/src/cmd/internal/objfile/objfile.go
index 48ed9ed489..e5d99f086b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/objfile/objfile.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/objfile/objfile.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type rawFile interface {
 	pcln() (textStart uint64, symtab, pclntab []byte, err error)
 	text() (textStart uint64, text []byte, err error)
 	goarch() string
+	loadAddress() (uint64, error)
 	dwarf() (*dwarf.Data, error)
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +96,13 @@ func (f *File) GOARCH() string {
 	return f.raw.goarch()
 }
 
+// LoadAddress returns the expected load address of the file.
+// This differs from the actual load address for a position-independent
+// executable.
+func (f *File) LoadAddress() (uint64, error) {
+	return f.raw.loadAddress()
+}
+
 // DWARF returns DWARF debug data for the file, if any.
 // This is for cmd/pprof to locate cgo functions.
 func (f *File) DWARF() (*dwarf.Data, error) {
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/objfile/pe.go b/src/cmd/internal/objfile/pe.go
index c024762371..46b2317242 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/objfile/pe.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/objfile/pe.go
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ func (f *peFile) goarch() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (f *peFile) loadAddress() (uint64, error) {
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown load address")
+}
+
 func (f *peFile) dwarf() (*dwarf.Data, error) {
 	return f.pe.DWARF()
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/objfile/plan9obj.go b/src/cmd/internal/objfile/plan9obj.go
index 6ee389dc2e..3e34f65ae7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/objfile/plan9obj.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/objfile/plan9obj.go
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ func (f *plan9File) goarch() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (f *plan9File) loadAddress() (uint64, error) {
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown load address")
+}
+
 func (f *plan9File) dwarf() (*dwarf.Data, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("no DWARF data in Plan 9 file")
 }