// function symbol names are prefixed here with '.' to avoid
	// a dependency on the reflect package.
	syms = make(map[string]any, len(md.ptab))
	for _, ptab := range md.ptab {
		symName := resolveNameOff(unsafe.Pointer(md.types), ptab.name)
		t := toRType((*_type)(unsafe.Pointer(md.types))).typeOff(ptab.typ) // TODO can this stack of conversions be simpler?
		var val any
		valp := (*[2]unsafe.Pointer)(unsafe.Pointer(&val))

		// Trigger panic for method on nil interface now.
		// Otherwise it happens in the wrapper and is confusing.
		n.X = cheapExpr(n.X, init)
		n.X = walkExpr(n.X, nil)

		tab := ir.NewUnaryExpr(base.Pos, ir.OITAB, n.X)
		check := ir.NewUnaryExpr(base.Pos, ir.OCHECKNIL, tab)
		init.Append(typecheck.Stmt(check))
	}

	typ := typecheck.MethodValueType(n)

	clos := ir.NewCompLitExpr(base.Pos, ir.OCOMPLIT, typ, nil)

	// so that a debugger-user sees the stop before the panic, and can examine the value.
	case OpAddr, OpLocalAddr, OpOffPtr, OpStructSelect, OpPhi, OpITab, OpIData,
		OpIMake, OpStringMake, OpSliceMake, OpStructMake0, OpStructMake1, OpStructMake2, OpStructMake3, OpStructMake4,
		OpConstBool, OpConst8, OpConst16, OpConst32, OpConst64, OpConst32F, OpConst64F, OpSB, OpSP,