for i := int64(0); i < nptr; i++ {
			if (mask[i/8]>>uint(i%8))&1 != 0 {
				p.w.Ptr(sval/ptrsize + i)
			}
		}
		return
	}

	// Copy program.
	prog := decodetypeGcprog(p.ctxt, typ)
	p.w.ZeroUntil(sval / ptrsize)
	p.w.Append(prog[4:], nptr)
}

// cutoff is the maximum data section size permitted by the linker
// (see issue #9862).