diff --git a/internal/abi/llgo_autogen.lla b/internal/abi/llgo_autogen.lla
index 4f8bcd99..c349a176 100644
Binary files a/internal/abi/llgo_autogen.lla and b/internal/abi/llgo_autogen.lla differ
diff --git a/internal/abi/type.go b/internal/abi/type.go
index 17b61967..085a6475 100644
--- a/internal/abi/type.go
+++ b/internal/abi/type.go
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ type Type struct {
 	PtrToThis TypeOff // type for pointer to this type, may be zero
 }
 
-func (t *Type) Kind() Kind { return Kind(t.Kind_ & KindMask) }
-
 // A Kind represents the specific kind of type that a Type represents.
 // The zero Kind is not a valid kind.
 type Kind uint
@@ -86,12 +84,14 @@ const (
 	UnsafePointer
 )
 
+/*
 const (
 	// TODO (khr, drchase) why aren't these in TFlag?  Investigate, fix if possible.
 	KindDirectIface = 1 << 5
 	KindGCProg      = 1 << 6 // Type.gc points to GC program
 	KindMask        = (1 << 5) - 1
 )
+*/
 
 // TFlag is used by a Type to signal what extra type information is
 // available in the memory directly following the Type value.
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ type StructField struct {
 	Offset uintptr // byte offset of field
 }
 
+func (f *StructField) Embedded() bool {
+	return f.Name.IsEmbedded()
+}
+
 type StructType struct {
 	Type
 	PkgPath Name
@@ -225,6 +229,16 @@ type Imethod struct {
 	Typ  TypeOff // .(*FuncType) underneath
 }
 
+func (t *Type) Kind() Kind { return Kind(t.Kind_) }
+
+// Size returns the size of data with type t.
+func (t *Type) Size() uintptr { return t.Size_ }
+
+// Align returns the alignment of data with type t.
+func (t *Type) Align() int { return int(t.Align_) }
+
+func (t *Type) FieldAlign() int { return int(t.FieldAlign_) }
+
 func (t *Type) Common() *Type {
 	return t
 }
diff --git a/internal/runtime/llgo_autogen.lla b/internal/runtime/llgo_autogen.lla
index 1514f257..e6491d05 100644
Binary files a/internal/runtime/llgo_autogen.lla and b/internal/runtime/llgo_autogen.lla differ
diff --git a/internal/runtime/z_type.go b/internal/runtime/z_type.go
index e70a81ff..f9915453 100644
--- a/internal/runtime/z_type.go
+++ b/internal/runtime/z_type.go
@@ -78,9 +78,36 @@ var (
 func basicType(kind abi.Kind) *Type {
 	return &Type{
 		Size_: sizeBasicTypes[kind],
-		Hash:  uint32(kind),
+		Hash:  uint32(kind), // TODO(xsw): hash
 		Kind_: uint8(kind),
 	}
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// StructField returns a struct field.
+func StructField(name string, typ *Type, off uintptr, tag string, exported, embedded bool) abi.StructField {
+	n := abi.NewName(name, tag, exported, embedded)
+	return abi.StructField{
+		Name:   n,
+		Typ:    typ,
+		Offset: off,
+	}
+}
+
+// Struct returns a struct type.
+func Struct(size uintptr, pkgPath string, fields ...abi.StructField) *Type {
+	npkg := abi.NewName(pkgPath, "", false, false)
+	ret := &abi.StructType{
+		Type: Type{
+			Size_: size,
+			Hash:  uint32(abi.Struct), // TODO(xsw): hash
+			Kind_: uint8(abi.Struct),
+		},
+		PkgPath: npkg,
+		Fields:  fields,
+	}
+	return &ret.Type
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------