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-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/abi.rs5
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/asm.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/back/link.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/back/write.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/base.rs31
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/builder.rs32
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/callee.rs7
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/common.rs351
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/consts.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/debuginfo/gdb.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/debuginfo/metadata.rs5
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/glue.rs23
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/interfaces/backend.rs1
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/interfaces/common.rs61
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/interfaces/mod.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/intrinsic.rs84
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm/ffi.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/meth.rs22
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/block.rs53
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/constant.rs19
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/mod.rs7
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/operand.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/place.rs59
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/rvalue.rs65
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/type_.rs2
25 files changed, 492 insertions, 391 deletions
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/abi.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/abi.rs
index 5859446d32e..061371d0803 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/abi.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/abi.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 use llvm::{self, AttributePlace};
 use base;
 use builder::{Builder, MemFlags};
-use common::C_usize;
 use context::CodegenCx;
 use mir::place::PlaceRef;
 use mir::operand::OperandValue;
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ use type_::Type;
 use type_of::{LayoutLlvmExt, PointerKind};
 use value::Value;
 
-use interfaces::BuilderMethods;
+use interfaces::{BuilderMethods, CommonMethods};
 
 use rustc_target::abi::{HasDataLayout, LayoutOf, Size, TyLayout, Abi as LayoutAbi};
 use rustc::ty::{self, Ty};
@@ -245,7 +244,7 @@ impl ArgTypeExt<'ll, 'tcx> for ArgType<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>> {
                                   self.layout.align,
                                   bx.pointercast(llscratch, Type::i8p(cx)),
                                   scratch_align,
-                                  C_usize(cx, self.layout.size.bytes()),
+                                  CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, self.layout.size.bytes()),
                                   MemFlags::empty());
 
                 bx.lifetime_end(llscratch, scratch_size);
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/asm.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/asm.rs
index 5efa4d547ba..5ba4b47e008 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/asm.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/asm.rs
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 use llvm;
-use common::*;
+use context::CodegenCx;
 use type_::Type;
 use type_of::LayoutLlvmExt;
 use builder::Builder;
 use value::Value;
 
 use rustc::hir;
-use interfaces::BuilderMethods;
+use interfaces::{BuilderMethods, CommonMethods};
 
 use mir::place::PlaceRef;
 use mir::operand::OperandValue;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub fn codegen_inline_asm(
         let kind = llvm::LLVMGetMDKindIDInContext(bx.cx.llcx,
             key.as_ptr() as *const c_char, key.len() as c_uint);
 
-        let val: &'ll Value = C_i32(bx.cx, ia.ctxt.outer().as_u32() as i32);
+        let val: &'ll Value = CodegenCx::c_i32(bx.cx, ia.ctxt.outer().as_u32() as i32);
 
         llvm::LLVMSetMetadata(r, kind,
             llvm::LLVMMDNodeInContext(bx.cx.llcx, &val, 1));
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/back/link.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/back/link.rs
index 111637b6aa9..a7f0b885422 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/back/link.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/back/link.rs
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ fn link_natively(sess: &Session,
     // with some thread pool working in the background. It seems that no one
     // currently knows a fix for this so in the meantime we're left with this...
     info!("{:?}", &cmd);
-    let retry_on_segfault = env::var("RUSTC_RETRY_LINKER_ON_SEGFAULT").is_ok();
+    let retry_on_segfault = env::var("RUSTc_RETRY_LINKER_ON_SEGFAULT").is_ok();
     let mut prog;
     let mut i = 0;
     loop {
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/back/write.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/back/write.rs
index 8973852caa8..47a5bc25fd8 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/back/write.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/back/write.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ use syntax::ext::hygiene::Mark;
 use syntax_pos::MultiSpan;
 use syntax_pos::symbol::Symbol;
 use type_::Type;
-use context::{is_pie_binary, get_reloc_model};
-use common::{C_bytes_in_context, val_ty};
+use context::{is_pie_binary, get_reloc_model, CodegenCx};
+use interfaces::CommonMethods;
 use jobserver::{Client, Acquired};
 use rustc_demangle;
 
@@ -884,10 +884,10 @@ unsafe fn embed_bitcode(cgcx: &CodegenContext,
                         llcx: &llvm::Context,
                         llmod: &llvm::Module,
                         bitcode: Option<&[u8]>) {
-    let llconst = C_bytes_in_context(llcx, bitcode.unwrap_or(&[]));
+    let llconst = CodegenCx::c_bytes_in_context(llcx, bitcode.unwrap_or(&[]));
     let llglobal = llvm::LLVMAddGlobal(
         llmod,
-        val_ty(llconst),
+        CodegenCx::val_ty(llconst),
         "rustc.embedded.module\0".as_ptr() as *const _,
     );
     llvm::LLVMSetInitializer(llglobal, llconst);
@@ -904,10 +904,10 @@ unsafe fn embed_bitcode(cgcx: &CodegenContext,
     llvm::LLVMRustSetLinkage(llglobal, llvm::Linkage::PrivateLinkage);
     llvm::LLVMSetGlobalConstant(llglobal, llvm::True);
 
-    let llconst = C_bytes_in_context(llcx, &[]);
+    let llconst = CodegenCx::c_bytes_in_context(llcx, &[]);
     let llglobal = llvm::LLVMAddGlobal(
         llmod,
-        val_ty(llconst),
+        CodegenCx::val_ty(llconst),
         "rustc.embedded.cmdline\0".as_ptr() as *const _,
     );
     llvm::LLVMSetInitializer(llglobal, llconst);
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/base.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/base.rs
index c0e4fc92139..161b78c910e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/base.rs
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ use mir::place::PlaceRef;
 use attributes;
 use builder::{Builder, MemFlags};
 use callee;
-use common::{C_bool, C_bytes_in_context, C_usize};
 use rustc_mir::monomorphize::item::DefPathBasedNames;
-use common::{C_struct_in_context, C_array, val_ty, IntPredicate, RealPredicate};
+use common::{IntPredicate, RealPredicate};
 use consts;
 use context::CodegenCx;
 use debuginfo;
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ use rustc_data_structures::small_c_str::SmallCStr;
 use rustc_data_structures::sync::Lrc;
 use rustc_data_structures::indexed_vec::Idx;
 
-use interfaces::BuilderMethods;
+use interfaces::{BuilderMethods, CommonMethods};
 
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::cmp;
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ pub fn unsized_info(
     let (source, target) = cx.tcx.struct_lockstep_tails(source, target);
     match (&source.sty, &target.sty) {
         (&ty::Array(_, len), &ty::Slice(_)) => {
-            C_usize(cx, len.unwrap_usize(cx.tcx))
+            CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, len.unwrap_usize(cx.tcx))
         }
         (&ty::Dynamic(..), &ty::Dynamic(..)) => {
             // For now, upcasts are limited to changes in marker
@@ -351,8 +350,8 @@ fn cast_shift_rhs<'ll, F, G>(op: hir::BinOpKind,
 {
     // Shifts may have any size int on the rhs
     if op.is_shift() {
-        let mut rhs_llty = val_ty(rhs);
-        let mut lhs_llty = val_ty(lhs);
+        let mut rhs_llty = CodegenCx::val_ty(rhs);
+        let mut lhs_llty = CodegenCx::val_ty(lhs);
         if rhs_llty.kind() == TypeKind::Vector {
             rhs_llty = rhs_llty.element_type()
         }
@@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ pub fn from_immediate<'a, 'll: 'a, 'tcx: 'll>(
     bx: &Builder<'_ ,'ll, '_, &'ll Value>,
     val: &'ll Value
 ) -> &'ll Value {
-    if val_ty(val) == Type::i1(bx.cx()) {
+    if CodegenCx::val_ty(val) == Type::i1(bx.cx()) {
         bx.zext(val, Type::i8(bx.cx()))
     } else {
         val
@@ -434,7 +433,7 @@ pub fn call_memcpy<'a, 'll: 'a, 'tcx: 'll>(
     if flags.contains(MemFlags::NONTEMPORAL) {
         // HACK(nox): This is inefficient but there is no nontemporal memcpy.
         let val = bx.load(src, src_align);
-        let ptr = bx.pointercast(dst, val_ty(val).ptr_to());
+        let ptr = bx.pointercast(dst, CodegenCx::val_ty(val).ptr_to());
         bx.store_with_flags(val, ptr, dst_align, flags);
         return;
     }
@@ -460,7 +459,7 @@ pub fn memcpy_ty<'a, 'll: 'a, 'tcx: 'll>(
         return;
     }
 
-    call_memcpy(bx, dst, dst_align, src, src_align, C_usize(bx.cx(), size), flags);
+    call_memcpy(bx, dst, dst_align, src, src_align, CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx(), size), flags);
 }
 
 pub fn call_memset(
@@ -474,7 +473,7 @@ pub fn call_memset(
     let ptr_width = &bx.cx.sess().target.target.target_pointer_width;
     let intrinsic_key = format!("llvm.memset.p0i8.i{}", ptr_width);
     let llintrinsicfn = bx.cx.get_intrinsic(&intrinsic_key);
-    let volatile = C_bool(bx.cx, volatile);
+    let volatile = CodegenCx::c_bool(bx.cx, volatile);
     bx.call(llintrinsicfn, &[ptr, fill_byte, size, align, volatile], None)
 }
 
@@ -649,12 +648,12 @@ fn write_metadata<'a, 'gcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'gcx>,
     DeflateEncoder::new(&mut compressed, Compression::fast())
         .write_all(&metadata.raw_data).unwrap();
 
-    let llmeta = C_bytes_in_context(metadata_llcx, &compressed);
-    let llconst = C_struct_in_context(metadata_llcx, &[llmeta], false);
+    let llmeta = CodegenCx::c_bytes_in_context(metadata_llcx, &compressed);
+    let llconst = CodegenCx::c_struct_in_context(metadata_llcx, &[llmeta], false);
     let name = exported_symbols::metadata_symbol_name(tcx);
     let buf = CString::new(name).unwrap();
     let llglobal = unsafe {
-        llvm::LLVMAddGlobal(metadata_llmod, val_ty(llconst), buf.as_ptr())
+        llvm::LLVMAddGlobal(metadata_llmod, CodegenCx::val_ty(llconst), buf.as_ptr())
     };
     unsafe {
         llvm::LLVMSetInitializer(llglobal, llconst);
@@ -1140,7 +1139,7 @@ fn compile_codegen_unit<'a, 'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'a, 'tcx, 'tcx>,
             // Run replace-all-uses-with for statics that need it
             for &(old_g, new_g) in cx.statics_to_rauw.borrow().iter() {
                 unsafe {
-                    let bitcast = llvm::LLVMConstPointerCast(new_g, val_ty(old_g));
+                    let bitcast = llvm::LLVMConstPointerCast(new_g, CodegenCx::val_ty(old_g));
                     llvm::LLVMReplaceAllUsesWith(old_g, bitcast);
                     llvm::LLVMDeleteGlobal(old_g);
                 }
@@ -1151,11 +1150,11 @@ fn compile_codegen_unit<'a, 'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'a, 'tcx, 'tcx>,
             if !cx.used_statics.borrow().is_empty() {
                 let name = const_cstr!("llvm.used");
                 let section = const_cstr!("llvm.metadata");
-                let array = C_array(Type::i8(&cx).ptr_to(), &*cx.used_statics.borrow());
+                let array = CodegenCx::c_array(Type::i8(&cx).ptr_to(), &*cx.used_statics.borrow());
 
                 unsafe {
                     let g = llvm::LLVMAddGlobal(cx.llmod,
-                                                val_ty(array),
+                                                CodegenCx::val_ty(array),
                                                 name.as_ptr());
                     llvm::LLVMSetInitializer(g, array);
                     llvm::LLVMRustSetLinkage(g, llvm::Linkage::AppendingLinkage);
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/builder.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/builder.rs
index 28901071339..b994a745e3f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/builder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/builder.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use llvm::{AtomicRmwBinOp, AtomicOrdering, SynchronizationScope, AsmDialect};
 use llvm::{self, False, OperandBundleDef, BasicBlock};
 use common::{self, *};
+use context::CodegenCx;
 use type_;
 use value::Value;
 use libc::{c_uint, c_char};
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ use rustc::ty::TyCtxt;
 use rustc::ty::layout::{Align, Size};
 use rustc::session::{config, Session};
 use rustc_data_structures::small_c_str::SmallCStr;
-use interfaces::{BuilderMethods, Backend};
+use interfaces::{BuilderMethods, Backend, CommonMethods};
 use syntax;
 
 use std::borrow::Cow;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ impl Backend for Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx>  {
         type Value = &'ll Value;
         type BasicBlock = &'ll BasicBlock;
         type Type = &'ll type_::Type;
+        type Context = &'ll llvm::Context;
 }
 
 impl BuilderMethods<'a, 'll, 'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx> {
@@ -525,10 +527,10 @@ impl BuilderMethods<'a, 'll, 'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx> {
         }
 
         unsafe {
-            let llty = val_ty(load);
+            let llty = CodegenCx::val_ty(load);
             let v = [
-                C_uint_big(llty, range.start),
-                C_uint_big(llty, range.end)
+                CodegenCx::c_uint_big(llty, range.start),
+                CodegenCx::c_uint_big(llty, range.end)
             ];
 
             llvm::LLVMSetMetadata(load, llvm::MD_range as c_uint,
@@ -575,7 +577,7 @@ impl BuilderMethods<'a, 'll, 'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx> {
                 // *always* point to a metadata value of the integer 1.
                 //
                 // [1]: http://llvm.org/docs/LangRef.html#store-instruction
-                let one = C_i32(self.cx, 1);
+                let one = CodegenCx::c_i32(self.cx, 1);
                 let node = llvm::LLVMMDNodeInContext(self.cx.llcx, &one, 1);
                 llvm::LLVMSetMetadata(store, llvm::MD_nontemporal as c_uint, node);
             }
@@ -758,7 +760,7 @@ impl BuilderMethods<'a, 'll, 'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx> {
 
         let argtys = inputs.iter().map(|v| {
             debug!("Asm Input Type: {:?}", *v);
-            val_ty(*v)
+            CodegenCx::val_ty(*v)
         }).collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
         debug!("Asm Output Type: {:?}", output);
@@ -857,11 +859,11 @@ impl BuilderMethods<'a, 'll, 'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx> {
 
     fn vector_splat(&self, num_elts: usize, elt: &'ll Value) -> &'ll Value {
         unsafe {
-            let elt_ty = val_ty(elt);
+            let elt_ty = CodegenCx::val_ty(elt);
             let undef = llvm::LLVMGetUndef(type_::Type::vector(elt_ty, num_elts as u64));
-            let vec = self.insert_element(undef, elt, C_i32(self.cx, 0));
+            let vec = self.insert_element(undef, elt, CodegenCx::c_i32(self.cx, 0));
             let vec_i32_ty = type_::Type::vector(type_::Type::i32(self.cx), num_elts as u64);
-            self.shuffle_vector(vec, undef, C_null(vec_i32_ty))
+            self.shuffle_vector(vec, undef, CodegenCx::c_null(vec_i32_ty))
         }
     }
 
@@ -1137,8 +1139,8 @@ impl BuilderMethods<'a, 'll, 'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx> {
     fn check_store<'b>(&self,
                        val: &'ll Value,
                        ptr: &'ll Value) -> &'ll Value {
-        let dest_ptr_ty = val_ty(ptr);
-        let stored_ty = val_ty(val);
+        let dest_ptr_ty = CodegenCx::val_ty(ptr);
+        let stored_ty = CodegenCx::val_ty(val);
         let stored_ptr_ty = stored_ty.ptr_to();
 
         assert_eq!(dest_ptr_ty.kind(), llvm::TypeKind::Pointer);
@@ -1158,7 +1160,7 @@ impl BuilderMethods<'a, 'll, 'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx> {
                       typ: &str,
                       llfn: &'ll Value,
                       args: &'b [&'ll Value]) -> Cow<'b, [&'ll Value]> {
-        let mut fn_ty = val_ty(llfn);
+        let mut fn_ty = CodegenCx::val_ty(llfn);
         // Strip off pointers
         while fn_ty.kind() == llvm::TypeKind::Pointer {
             fn_ty = fn_ty.element_type();
@@ -1170,7 +1172,7 @@ impl BuilderMethods<'a, 'll, 'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx> {
         let param_tys = fn_ty.func_params();
 
         let all_args_match = param_tys.iter()
-            .zip(args.iter().map(|&v| val_ty(v)))
+            .zip(args.iter().map(|&v| CodegenCx::val_ty(v)))
             .all(|(expected_ty, actual_ty)| *expected_ty == actual_ty);
 
         if all_args_match {
@@ -1181,7 +1183,7 @@ impl BuilderMethods<'a, 'll, 'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx> {
             .zip(args.iter())
             .enumerate()
             .map(|(i, (expected_ty, &actual_val))| {
-                let actual_ty = val_ty(actual_val);
+                let actual_ty = CodegenCx::val_ty(actual_val);
                 if expected_ty != actual_ty {
                     debug!("Type mismatch in function call of {:?}. \
                             Expected {:?} for param {}, got {:?}; injecting bitcast",
@@ -1225,7 +1227,7 @@ impl BuilderMethods<'a, 'll, 'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx> {
         let lifetime_intrinsic = self.cx.get_intrinsic(intrinsic);
 
         let ptr = self.pointercast(ptr, type_::Type::i8p(self.cx));
-        self.call(lifetime_intrinsic, &[C_u64(self.cx, size), ptr], None);
+        self.call(lifetime_intrinsic, &[CodegenCx::c_u64(self.cx, size), ptr], None);
     }
 
     fn call(&self, llfn: &'ll Value, args: &[&'ll Value],
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/callee.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/callee.rs
index c8c693257d5..ce3743bb8cb 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/callee.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/callee.rs
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@
 //! closure.
 
 use attributes;
-use common::{self, CodegenCx};
+use common::{CodegenCx};
 use consts;
 use declare;
 use llvm;
 use monomorphize::Instance;
 use type_of::LayoutLlvmExt;
 use value::Value;
+use interfaces::CommonMethods;
 
 use rustc::hir::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc::ty::{self, TypeFoldable};
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ pub fn get_fn(
         // This can occur on either a crate-local or crate-external
         // reference. It also occurs when testing libcore and in some
         // other weird situations. Annoying.
-        if common::val_ty(llfn) != llptrty {
+        if CodegenCx::val_ty(llfn) != llptrty {
             debug!("get_fn: casting {:?} to {:?}", llfn, llptrty);
             consts::ptrcast(llfn, llptrty)
         } else {
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ pub fn get_fn(
         }
     } else {
         let llfn = declare::declare_fn(cx, &sym, sig);
-        assert_eq!(common::val_ty(llfn), llptrty);
+        assert_eq!(CodegenCx::val_ty(llfn), llptrty);
         debug!("get_fn: not casting pointer!");
 
         if instance.def.is_inline(tcx) {
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/common.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/common.rs
index 88a8080819c..0736714240b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/common.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/common.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 //! Code that is useful in various codegen modules.
 
 use llvm::{self, TypeKind};
-use llvm::{True, False, Bool};
+use llvm::{True, False, Bool, BasicBlock};
 use rustc::hir::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc::middle::lang_items::LangItem;
 use abi;
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use declare;
 use type_::Type;
 use type_of::LayoutLlvmExt;
 use value::Value;
+use interfaces::{Backend, CommonMethods};
 
 use rustc::ty::{self, Ty, TyCtxt};
 use rustc::ty::layout::{HasDataLayout, LayoutOf};
@@ -192,225 +193,241 @@ impl Funclet<'ll> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn val_ty(v: &'ll Value) -> &'ll Type {
-    unsafe {
-        llvm::LLVMTypeOf(v)
-    }
+impl Backend for CodegenCx<'ll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
+    type Value = &'ll Value;
+    type BasicBlock = &'ll BasicBlock;
+    type Type = &'ll Type;
+    type Context = &'ll llvm::Context;
 }
 
-// LLVM constant constructors.
-pub fn C_null(t: &'ll Type) -> &'ll Value {
-    unsafe {
-        llvm::LLVMConstNull(t)
+impl<'ll, 'tcx : 'll> CommonMethods for CodegenCx<'ll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
+    fn val_ty(v: &'ll Value) -> &'ll Type {
+        unsafe {
+            llvm::LLVMTypeOf(v)
+        }
     }
-}
 
-pub fn C_undef(t: &'ll Type) -> &'ll Value {
-    unsafe {
-        llvm::LLVMGetUndef(t)
+    // LLVM constant constructors.
+    fn c_null(t: &'ll Type) -> &'ll Value {
+        unsafe {
+            llvm::LLVMConstNull(t)
+        }
     }
-}
 
-pub fn C_int(t: &'ll Type, i: i64) -> &'ll Value {
-    unsafe {
-        llvm::LLVMConstInt(t, i as u64, True)
+    fn c_undef(t: &'ll Type) -> &'ll Value {
+        unsafe {
+            llvm::LLVMGetUndef(t)
+        }
     }
-}
 
-pub fn C_uint(t: &'ll Type, i: u64) -> &'ll Value {
-    unsafe {
-        llvm::LLVMConstInt(t, i, False)
+    fn c_int(t: &'ll Type, i: i64) -> &'ll Value {
+        unsafe {
+            llvm::LLVMConstInt(t, i as u64, True)
+        }
     }
-}
 
-pub fn C_uint_big(t: &'ll Type, u: u128) -> &'ll Value {
-    unsafe {
-        let words = [u as u64, (u >> 64) as u64];
-        llvm::LLVMConstIntOfArbitraryPrecision(t, 2, words.as_ptr())
+    fn c_uint(t: &'ll Type, i: u64) -> &'ll Value {
+        unsafe {
+            llvm::LLVMConstInt(t, i, False)
+        }
     }
-}
 
-pub fn C_bool(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, val: bool) -> &'ll Value {
-    C_uint(Type::i1(cx), val as u64)
-}
-
-pub fn C_i32(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, i: i32) -> &'ll Value {
-    C_int(Type::i32(cx), i as i64)
-}
-
-pub fn C_u32(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, i: u32) -> &'ll Value {
-    C_uint(Type::i32(cx), i as u64)
-}
-
-pub fn C_u64(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, i: u64) -> &'ll Value {
-    C_uint(Type::i64(cx), i)
-}
+    fn c_uint_big(t: &'ll Type, u: u128) -> &'ll Value {
+        unsafe {
+            let words = [u as u64, (u >> 64) as u64];
+            llvm::LLVMConstIntOfArbitraryPrecision(t, 2, words.as_ptr())
+        }
+    }
 
-pub fn C_usize(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, i: u64) -> &'ll Value {
-    let bit_size = cx.data_layout().pointer_size.bits();
-    if bit_size < 64 {
-        // make sure it doesn't overflow
-        assert!(i < (1<<bit_size));
+    fn c_bool(&self, val: bool) -> &'ll Value {
+        Self::c_uint(Type::i1(&self), val as u64)
     }
 
-    C_uint(cx.isize_ty, i)
-}
+    fn c_i32(&self, i: i32) -> &'ll Value {
+        Self::c_int(Type::i32(&self), i as i64)
+    }
 
-pub fn C_u8(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, i: u8) -> &'ll Value {
-    C_uint(Type::i8(cx), i as u64)
-}
+    fn c_u32(&self, i: u32) -> &'ll Value {
+        Self::c_uint(Type::i32(&self), i as u64)
+    }
 
+    fn c_u64(&self, i: u64) -> &'ll Value {
+        Self::c_uint(Type::i64(&self), i)
+    }
 
-// This is a 'c-like' raw string, which differs from
-// our boxed-and-length-annotated strings.
-pub fn C_cstr(
-    cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>,
-    s: LocalInternedString,
-    null_terminated: bool,
-) -> &'ll Value {
-    unsafe {
-        if let Some(&llval) = cx.const_cstr_cache.borrow().get(&s) {
-            return llval;
+    fn c_usize(&self, i: u64) -> &'ll Value {
+        let bit_size = self.data_layout().pointer_size.bits();
+        if bit_size < 64 {
+            // make sure it doesn't overflow
+            assert!(i < (1<<bit_size));
         }
 
-        let sc = llvm::LLVMConstStringInContext(cx.llcx,
-                                                s.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
-                                                s.len() as c_uint,
-                                                !null_terminated as Bool);
-        let sym = cx.generate_local_symbol_name("str");
-        let g = declare::define_global(cx, &sym[..], val_ty(sc)).unwrap_or_else(||{
-            bug!("symbol `{}` is already defined", sym);
-        });
-        llvm::LLVMSetInitializer(g, sc);
-        llvm::LLVMSetGlobalConstant(g, True);
-        llvm::LLVMRustSetLinkage(g, llvm::Linkage::InternalLinkage);
-
-        cx.const_cstr_cache.borrow_mut().insert(s, g);
-        g
+        Self::c_uint(&self.isize_ty, i)
     }
-}
 
-// NB: Do not use `do_spill_noroot` to make this into a constant string, or
-// you will be kicked off fast isel. See issue #4352 for an example of this.
-pub fn C_str_slice(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, s: LocalInternedString) -> &'ll Value {
-    let len = s.len();
-    let cs = consts::ptrcast(C_cstr(cx, s, false),
-        cx.layout_of(cx.tcx.mk_str()).llvm_type(cx).ptr_to());
-    C_fat_ptr(cx, cs, C_usize(cx, len as u64))
-}
+    fn c_u8(&self, i: u8) -> &'ll Value {
+        Self::c_uint(Type::i8(&self), i as u64)
+    }
 
-pub fn C_fat_ptr(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, ptr: &'ll Value, meta: &'ll Value) -> &'ll Value {
-    assert_eq!(abi::FAT_PTR_ADDR, 0);
-    assert_eq!(abi::FAT_PTR_EXTRA, 1);
-    C_struct(cx, &[ptr, meta], false)
-}
 
-pub fn C_struct(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, elts: &[&'ll Value], packed: bool) -> &'ll Value {
-    C_struct_in_context(cx.llcx, elts, packed)
-}
+    // This is a 'c-like' raw string, which differs from
+    // our boxed-and-length-annotated strings.
+    fn c_cstr(
+        &self,
+        s: LocalInternedString,
+        null_terminated: bool,
+    ) -> &'ll Value {
+        unsafe {
+            if let Some(&llval) = &self.const_cstr_cache.borrow().get(&s) {
+                return llval;
+            }
 
-pub fn C_struct_in_context(
-    llcx: &'ll llvm::Context,
-    elts: &[&'ll Value],
-    packed: bool,
-) -> &'ll Value {
-    unsafe {
-        llvm::LLVMConstStructInContext(llcx,
-                                       elts.as_ptr(), elts.len() as c_uint,
-                                       packed as Bool)
+            let sc = llvm::LLVMConstStringInContext(&self.llcx,
+                                                    s.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
+                                                    s.len() as c_uint,
+                                                    !null_terminated as Bool);
+            let sym = &self.generate_local_symbol_name("str");
+            let g = declare::define_global(&self, &sym[..], Self::val_ty(sc)).unwrap_or_else(||{
+                bug!("symbol `{}` is already defined", sym);
+            });
+            llvm::LLVMSetInitializer(g, sc);
+            llvm::LLVMSetGlobalConstant(g, True);
+            llvm::LLVMRustSetLinkage(g, llvm::Linkage::InternalLinkage);
+
+            &self.const_cstr_cache.borrow_mut().insert(s, g);
+            g
+        }
     }
-}
 
-pub fn C_array(ty: &'ll Type, elts: &[&'ll Value]) -> &'ll Value {
-    unsafe {
-        return llvm::LLVMConstArray(ty, elts.as_ptr(), elts.len() as c_uint);
+    // NB: Do not use `do_spill_noroot` to make this into a constant string, or
+    // you will be kicked off fast isel. See issue #4352 for an example of this.
+    fn c_str_slice(&self, s: LocalInternedString) -> &'ll Value {
+        let len = s.len();
+        let cs = consts::ptrcast(&self.c_cstr(s, false),
+            &self.layout_of(&self.tcx.mk_str()).llvm_type(&self).ptr_to());
+        &self.c_fat_ptr(cs, &self.c_usize(len as u64))
     }
-}
 
-pub fn C_vector(elts: &[&'ll Value]) -> &'ll Value {
-    unsafe {
-        return llvm::LLVMConstVector(elts.as_ptr(), elts.len() as c_uint);
+    fn c_fat_ptr(
+        &self,
+        ptr: &'ll Value,
+        meta: &'ll Value
+    ) -> &'ll Value {
+        assert_eq!(abi::FAT_PTR_ADDR, 0);
+        assert_eq!(abi::FAT_PTR_EXTRA, 1);
+        &self.c_struct(&[ptr, meta], false)
     }
-}
 
-pub fn C_bytes(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, bytes: &[u8]) -> &'ll Value {
-    C_bytes_in_context(cx.llcx, bytes)
-}
+    fn c_struct(
+        &self,
+        elts: &[&'ll Value],
+        packed: bool
+    ) -> &'ll Value {
+        Self::c_struct_in_context(&self.llcx, elts, packed)
+    }
 
-pub fn C_bytes_in_context(llcx: &'ll llvm::Context, bytes: &[u8]) -> &'ll Value {
-    unsafe {
-        let ptr = bytes.as_ptr() as *const c_char;
-        return llvm::LLVMConstStringInContext(llcx, ptr, bytes.len() as c_uint, True);
+    fn c_struct_in_context(
+        llcx: &'a llvm::Context,
+        elts: &[&'a Value],
+        packed: bool,
+    ) -> &'a Value {
+        unsafe {
+            llvm::LLVMConstStructInContext(llcx,
+                                           elts.as_ptr(), elts.len() as c_uint,
+                                           packed as Bool)
+        }
     }
-}
 
-pub fn const_get_elt(v: &'ll Value, idx: u64) -> &'ll Value {
-    unsafe {
-        assert_eq!(idx as c_uint as u64, idx);
-        let us = &[idx as c_uint];
-        let r = llvm::LLVMConstExtractValue(v, us.as_ptr(), us.len() as c_uint);
+    fn c_array(ty: &'ll Type, elts: &[&'ll Value]) -> &'ll Value {
+        unsafe {
+            return llvm::LLVMConstArray(ty, elts.as_ptr(), elts.len() as c_uint);
+        }
+    }
 
-        debug!("const_get_elt(v={:?}, idx={}, r={:?})",
-               v, idx, r);
+    fn c_vector(elts: &[&'ll Value]) -> &'ll Value {
+        unsafe {
+            return llvm::LLVMConstVector(elts.as_ptr(), elts.len() as c_uint);
+        }
+    }
 
-        r
+    fn c_bytes(&self, bytes: &[u8]) -> &'ll Value {
+        Self::c_bytes_in_context(&self.llcx, bytes)
     }
-}
 
-pub fn const_get_real(v: &'ll Value) -> Option<(f64, bool)> {
-    unsafe {
-        if is_const_real(v) {
-            let mut loses_info: llvm::Bool = ::std::mem::uninitialized();
-            let r = llvm::LLVMConstRealGetDouble(v, &mut loses_info);
-            let loses_info = if loses_info == 1 { true } else { false };
-            Some((r, loses_info))
-        } else {
-            None
+    fn c_bytes_in_context(llcx: &'ll llvm::Context, bytes: &[u8]) -> &'ll Value {
+        unsafe {
+            let ptr = bytes.as_ptr() as *const c_char;
+            return llvm::LLVMConstStringInContext(llcx, ptr, bytes.len() as c_uint, True);
         }
     }
-}
 
-pub fn const_to_uint(v: &'ll Value) -> u64 {
-    unsafe {
-        llvm::LLVMConstIntGetZExtValue(v)
+    fn const_get_elt(v: &'ll Value, idx: u64) -> &'ll Value {
+        unsafe {
+            assert_eq!(idx as c_uint as u64, idx);
+            let us = &[idx as c_uint];
+            let r = llvm::LLVMConstExtractValue(v, us.as_ptr(), us.len() as c_uint);
+
+            debug!("const_get_elt(v={:?}, idx={}, r={:?})",
+                   v, idx, r);
+
+            r
+        }
     }
-}
 
-pub fn is_const_integral(v: &'ll Value) -> bool {
-    unsafe {
-        llvm::LLVMIsAConstantInt(v).is_some()
+    fn const_get_real(v: &'ll Value) -> Option<(f64, bool)> {
+        unsafe {
+            if Self::is_const_real(v) {
+                let mut loses_info: llvm::Bool = ::std::mem::uninitialized();
+                let r = llvm::LLVMConstRealGetDouble(v, &mut loses_info);
+                let loses_info = if loses_info == 1 { true } else { false };
+                Some((r, loses_info))
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        }
     }
-}
 
-pub fn is_const_real(v: &'ll Value) -> bool {
-    unsafe {
-        llvm::LLVMIsAConstantFP(v).is_some()
+    fn const_to_uint(v: &'ll Value) -> u64 {
+        unsafe {
+            llvm::LLVMConstIntGetZExtValue(v)
+        }
     }
-}
 
+    fn is_const_integral(v: &'ll Value) -> bool {
+        unsafe {
+            llvm::LLVMIsAConstantInt(v).is_some()
+        }
+    }
 
-#[inline]
-fn hi_lo_to_u128(lo: u64, hi: u64) -> u128 {
-    ((hi as u128) << 64) | (lo as u128)
-}
+    fn is_const_real(v: &'ll Value) -> bool {
+        unsafe {
+            llvm::LLVMIsAConstantFP(v).is_some()
+        }
+    }
 
-pub fn const_to_opt_u128(v: &'ll Value, sign_ext: bool) -> Option<u128> {
-    unsafe {
-        if is_const_integral(v) {
-            let (mut lo, mut hi) = (0u64, 0u64);
-            let success = llvm::LLVMRustConstInt128Get(v, sign_ext,
-                                                       &mut hi, &mut lo);
-            if success {
-                Some(hi_lo_to_u128(lo, hi))
+    fn const_to_opt_u128(v: &'ll Value, sign_ext: bool) -> Option<u128> {
+        unsafe {
+            if Self::is_const_integral(v) {
+                let (mut lo, mut hi) = (0u64, 0u64);
+                let success = llvm::LLVMRustConstInt128Get(v, sign_ext,
+                                                           &mut hi, &mut lo);
+                if success {
+                    Some(hi_lo_to_u128(lo, hi))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
             } else {
                 None
             }
-        } else {
-            None
         }
     }
 }
 
+#[inline]
+fn hi_lo_to_u128(lo: u64, hi: u64) -> u128 {
+    ((hi as u128) << 64) | (lo as u128)
+}
+
 pub fn langcall(tcx: TyCtxt,
                 span: Option<Span>,
                 msg: &str,
@@ -456,7 +473,7 @@ pub fn build_unchecked_rshift(
 }
 
 fn shift_mask_rhs(bx: &Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx>, rhs: &'ll Value) -> &'ll Value {
-    let rhs_llty = val_ty(rhs);
+    let rhs_llty = CodegenCx::val_ty(rhs);
     bx.and(rhs, shift_mask_val(bx, rhs_llty, rhs_llty, false))
 }
 
@@ -472,9 +489,9 @@ pub fn shift_mask_val(
             // i8/u8 can shift by at most 7, i16/u16 by at most 15, etc.
             let val = llty.int_width() - 1;
             if invert {
-                C_int(mask_llty, !val as i64)
+                CodegenCx::c_int(mask_llty, !val as i64)
             } else {
-                C_uint(mask_llty, val)
+                CodegenCx::c_uint(mask_llty, val)
             }
         },
         TypeKind::Vector => {
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/consts.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/consts.rs
index 9228870bf3a..eb43aa012aa 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/consts.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/consts.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use rustc::hir::Node;
 use debuginfo;
 use base;
 use monomorphize::MonoItem;
-use common::{CodegenCx, val_ty};
+use common::CodegenCx;
 use declare;
 use monomorphize::Instance;
 use syntax_pos::Span;
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use type_::Type;
 use type_of::LayoutLlvmExt;
 use value::Value;
 use rustc::ty::{self, Ty};
+use interfaces::CommonMethods;
 
 use rustc::ty::layout::{Align, LayoutOf};
 
@@ -72,13 +73,14 @@ pub fn addr_of_mut(
         let gv = match kind {
             Some(kind) if !cx.tcx.sess.fewer_names() => {
                 let name = cx.generate_local_symbol_name(kind);
-                let gv = declare::define_global(cx, &name[..], val_ty(cv)).unwrap_or_else(||{
-                    bug!("symbol `{}` is already defined", name);
+                let gv = declare::define_global(cx, &name[..],
+                    CodegenCx::val_ty(cv)).unwrap_or_else(||{
+                        bug!("symbol `{}` is already defined", name);
                 });
                 llvm::LLVMRustSetLinkage(gv, llvm::Linkage::PrivateLinkage);
                 gv
             },
-            _ => declare::define_private_global(cx, val_ty(cv)),
+            _ => declare::define_private_global(cx, CodegenCx::val_ty(cv)),
         };
         llvm::LLVMSetInitializer(gv, cv);
         set_global_alignment(cx, gv, align);
@@ -310,7 +312,7 @@ pub fn codegen_static<'a, 'tcx>(
 
         // boolean SSA values are i1, but they have to be stored in i8 slots,
         // otherwise some LLVM optimization passes don't work as expected
-        let mut val_llty = val_ty(v);
+        let mut val_llty = CodegenCx::val_ty(v);
         let v = if val_llty == Type::i1(cx) {
             val_llty = Type::i8(cx);
             llvm::LLVMConstZExt(v, val_llty)
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/debuginfo/gdb.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/debuginfo/gdb.rs
index c9652824ddb..252650e52ba 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/debuginfo/gdb.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/debuginfo/gdb.rs
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 
 use llvm;
 
-use common::{C_bytes, CodegenCx, C_i32};
+use common::CodegenCx;
 use builder::Builder;
 use declare;
 use rustc::session::config::DebugInfo;
 use type_::Type;
 use value::Value;
-use interfaces::BuilderMethods;
+use interfaces::{BuilderMethods, CommonMethods};
 
 use syntax::attr;
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub fn insert_reference_to_gdb_debug_scripts_section_global(bx: &Builder) {
         let gdb_debug_scripts_section = get_or_insert_gdb_debug_scripts_section_global(bx.cx);
         // Load just the first byte as that's all that's necessary to force
         // LLVM to keep around the reference to the global.
-        let indices = [C_i32(bx.cx, 0), C_i32(bx.cx, 0)];
+        let indices = [CodegenCx::c_i32(bx.cx, 0), CodegenCx::c_i32(bx.cx, 0)];
         let element = bx.inbounds_gep(gdb_debug_scripts_section, &indices);
         let volative_load_instruction = bx.volatile_load(element);
         unsafe {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn get_or_insert_gdb_debug_scripts_section_global(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>)
                 bug!("symbol `{}` is already defined", section_var_name)
             });
             llvm::LLVMSetSection(section_var, section_name.as_ptr() as *const _);
-            llvm::LLVMSetInitializer(section_var, C_bytes(cx, section_contents));
+            llvm::LLVMSetInitializer(section_var, CodegenCx::c_bytes(cx, section_contents));
             llvm::LLVMSetGlobalConstant(section_var, llvm::True);
             llvm::LLVMSetUnnamedAddr(section_var, llvm::True);
             llvm::LLVMRustSetLinkage(section_var, llvm::Linkage::LinkOnceODRLinkage);
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/debuginfo/metadata.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/debuginfo/metadata.rs
index 97a3ae9c9fa..e0bada7e886 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/debuginfo/metadata.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/debuginfo/metadata.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use super::namespace::mangled_name_of_instance;
 use super::type_names::compute_debuginfo_type_name;
 use super::{CrateDebugContext};
 use abi;
+use interfaces::CommonMethods;
 use value::Value;
 
 use llvm;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ use rustc::hir::def_id::{DefId, CrateNum, LOCAL_CRATE};
 use rustc::ich::NodeIdHashingMode;
 use rustc_data_structures::fingerprint::Fingerprint;
 use rustc::ty::Instance;
-use common::{CodegenCx, C_u64};
+use common::CodegenCx;
 use rustc::ty::{self, AdtKind, ParamEnv, Ty, TyCtxt};
 use rustc::ty::layout::{self, Align, HasDataLayout, Integer, IntegerExt, LayoutOf,
                         PrimitiveExt, Size, TyLayout};
@@ -1810,7 +1811,7 @@ fn set_members_of_composite_type(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>,
                     member_description.offset.bits(),
                     match member_description.discriminant {
                         None => None,
-                        Some(value) => Some(C_u64(cx, value)),
+                        Some(value) => Some(cx.c_u64(value)),
                     },
                     member_description.flags,
                     member_description.type_metadata))
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/glue.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/glue.rs
index 5b6dc7f738d..2846742cb59 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/glue.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/glue.rs
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ use std;
 
 use builder::Builder;
 use common::*;
+use context::CodegenCx;
 use meth;
 use rustc::ty::layout::LayoutOf;
 use rustc::ty::{self, Ty};
 use value::Value;
-use interfaces::BuilderMethods;
+use interfaces::{BuilderMethods, CommonMethods};
 
 pub fn size_and_align_of_dst(
     bx: &Builder<'_, 'll, 'tcx>,
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ pub fn size_and_align_of_dst(
         let (size, align) = bx.cx.size_and_align_of(t);
         debug!("size_and_align_of_dst t={} info={:?} size: {:?} align: {:?}",
                t, info, size, align);
-        let size = C_usize(bx.cx, size.bytes());
-        let align = C_usize(bx.cx, align.abi());
+        let size = CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, size.bytes());
+        let align = CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, align.abi());
         return (size, align);
     }
     match t.sty {
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ pub fn size_and_align_of_dst(
             // The info in this case is the length of the str, so the size is that
             // times the unit size.
             let (size, align) = bx.cx.size_and_align_of(unit);
-            (bx.mul(info.unwrap(), C_usize(bx.cx, size.bytes())),
-             C_usize(bx.cx, align.abi()))
+            (bx.mul(info.unwrap(), CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, size.bytes())),
+             CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, align.abi()))
         }
         _ => {
             let cx = bx.cx;
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@ pub fn size_and_align_of_dst(
             let sized_align = layout.align.abi();
             debug!("DST {} statically sized prefix size: {} align: {}",
                    t, sized_size, sized_align);
-            let sized_size = C_usize(cx, sized_size);
-            let sized_align = C_usize(cx, sized_align);
+            let sized_size = CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, sized_size);
+            let sized_align = CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, sized_align);
 
             // Recurse to get the size of the dynamically sized field (must be
             // the last field).
@@ -92,12 +93,12 @@ pub fn size_and_align_of_dst(
 
             // Choose max of two known alignments (combined value must
             // be aligned according to more restrictive of the two).
-            let align = match (const_to_opt_u128(sized_align, false),
-                               const_to_opt_u128(unsized_align, false)) {
+            let align = match (CodegenCx::const_to_opt_u128(sized_align, false),
+                               CodegenCx::const_to_opt_u128(unsized_align, false)) {
                 (Some(sized_align), Some(unsized_align)) => {
                     // If both alignments are constant, (the sized_align should always be), then
                     // pick the correct alignment statically.
-                    C_usize(cx, std::cmp::max(sized_align, unsized_align) as u64)
+                    CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, std::cmp::max(sized_align, unsized_align) as u64)
                 }
                 _ => bx.select(bx.icmp(IntPredicate::IntUGT, sized_align, unsized_align),
                                sized_align,
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ pub fn size_and_align_of_dst(
             //
             //   `(size + (align-1)) & -align`
 
-            let addend = bx.sub(align, C_usize(bx.cx, 1));
+            let addend = bx.sub(align, CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, 1));
             let size = bx.and(bx.add(size, addend), bx.neg(align));
 
             (size, align)
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/interfaces/backend.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/interfaces/backend.rs
index b2a6bf2dd8c..648ae15eb3f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/interfaces/backend.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/interfaces/backend.rs
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ pub trait Backend {
     type Value;
     type BasicBlock;
     type Type;
+    type Context;
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/interfaces/common.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/interfaces/common.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c43e3b7504a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/interfaces/common.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+use super::Backend;
+use syntax::symbol::LocalInternedString;
+
+pub trait CommonMethods : Backend {
+    fn val_ty(v: Self::Value) -> Self::Type;
+
+    // Constant constructors
+    fn c_null(t: Self::Type) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_undef(t: Self::Type) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_int(t: Self::Type, i: i64) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_uint(t: Self::Type, i: u64) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_uint_big(t: Self::Type, u: u128) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_bool(&self, val: bool) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_i32(&self, i: i32) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_u32(&self, i: u32) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_u64(&self, i: u64) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_usize(&self, i: u64) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_u8(&self, i: u8) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_cstr(
+        &self,
+        s: LocalInternedString,
+        null_terminated: bool,
+    ) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_str_slice(&self, s: LocalInternedString) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_fat_ptr(
+        &self,
+        ptr: Self::Value,
+        meta: Self::Value
+    ) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_struct(
+        &self,
+        elts: &[Self::Value],
+        packed: bool
+    ) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_struct_in_context(
+        llcx: Self::Context,
+        elts: &[Self::Value],
+        packed: bool,
+    ) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_array(ty: Self::Type, elts: &[Self::Value]) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_vector(elts: &[Self::Value]) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_bytes(&self, bytes: &[u8]) -> Self::Value;
+    fn c_bytes_in_context(llcx: Self::Context, bytes: &[u8]) -> Self::Value;
+
+    fn const_get_elt(v: Self::Value, idx: u64) -> Self::Value;
+    fn const_get_real(v: Self::Value) -> Option<(f64, bool)>;
+    fn const_to_uint(v: Self::Value) -> u64;
+    fn is_const_integral(v: Self::Value) -> bool;
+    fn is_const_real(v: Self::Value) -> bool;
+    fn const_to_opt_u128(v: Self::Value, sign_ext: bool) -> Option<u128>;
+}
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/interfaces/mod.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/interfaces/mod.rs
index b9a356874ba..77db6393f6c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/interfaces/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/interfaces/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 mod builder;
 mod backend;
+mod common;
 
 pub use self::builder::BuilderMethods;
 pub use self::backend::Backend;
+pub use self::common::CommonMethods;
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/intrinsic.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/intrinsic.rs
index f75fe0c4c0e..cb2f3cabf7c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/intrinsic.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/intrinsic.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use mir::place::PlaceRef;
 use mir::operand::{OperandRef, OperandValue};
 use base::*;
 use common::*;
+use context::CodegenCx;
 use declare;
 use glue;
 use type_::Type;
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ use syntax::symbol::Symbol;
 use builder::Builder;
 use value::Value;
 
-use interfaces::BuilderMethods;
+use interfaces::{BuilderMethods, CommonMethods};
 
 use rustc::session::Session;
 use syntax_pos::Span;
@@ -126,11 +127,11 @@ pub fn codegen_intrinsic_call(
         },
         "likely" => {
             let expect = cx.get_intrinsic(&("llvm.expect.i1"));
-            bx.call(expect, &[args[0].immediate(), C_bool(cx, true)], None)
+            bx.call(expect, &[args[0].immediate(), CodegenCx::c_bool(cx, true)], None)
         }
         "unlikely" => {
             let expect = cx.get_intrinsic(&("llvm.expect.i1"));
-            bx.call(expect, &[args[0].immediate(), C_bool(cx, false)], None)
+            bx.call(expect, &[args[0].immediate(), CodegenCx::c_bool(cx, false)], None)
         }
         "try" => {
             try_intrinsic(bx, cx,
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ pub fn codegen_intrinsic_call(
         }
         "size_of" => {
             let tp_ty = substs.type_at(0);
-            C_usize(cx, cx.size_of(tp_ty).bytes())
+            CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, cx.size_of(tp_ty).bytes())
         }
         "size_of_val" => {
             let tp_ty = substs.type_at(0);
@@ -155,12 +156,12 @@ pub fn codegen_intrinsic_call(
                     glue::size_and_align_of_dst(bx, tp_ty, Some(meta));
                 llsize
             } else {
-                C_usize(cx, cx.size_of(tp_ty).bytes())
+                CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, cx.size_of(tp_ty).bytes())
             }
         }
         "min_align_of" => {
             let tp_ty = substs.type_at(0);
-            C_usize(cx, cx.align_of(tp_ty).abi())
+            CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, cx.align_of(tp_ty).abi())
         }
         "min_align_of_val" => {
             let tp_ty = substs.type_at(0);
@@ -169,20 +170,20 @@ pub fn codegen_intrinsic_call(
                     glue::size_and_align_of_dst(bx, tp_ty, Some(meta));
                 llalign
             } else {
-                C_usize(cx, cx.align_of(tp_ty).abi())
+                CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, cx.align_of(tp_ty).abi())
             }
         }
         "pref_align_of" => {
             let tp_ty = substs.type_at(0);
-            C_usize(cx, cx.align_of(tp_ty).pref())
+            CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, cx.align_of(tp_ty).pref())
         }
         "type_name" => {
             let tp_ty = substs.type_at(0);
             let ty_name = Symbol::intern(&tp_ty.to_string()).as_str();
-            C_str_slice(cx, ty_name)
+            CodegenCx::c_str_slice(cx, ty_name)
         }
         "type_id" => {
-            C_u64(cx, cx.tcx.type_id_hash(substs.type_at(0)))
+            CodegenCx::c_u64(cx, cx.tcx.type_id_hash(substs.type_at(0)))
         }
         "init" => {
             let ty = substs.type_at(0);
@@ -191,7 +192,14 @@ pub fn codegen_intrinsic_call(
                 // If we store a zero constant, LLVM will drown in vreg allocation for large data
                 // structures, and the generated code will be awful. (A telltale sign of this is
                 // large quantities of `mov [byte ptr foo],0` in the generated code.)
-                memset_intrinsic(bx, false, ty, llresult, C_u8(cx, 0), C_usize(cx, 1));
+                memset_intrinsic(
+                    bx,
+                    false,
+                    ty,
+                    llresult,
+                    CodegenCx::c_u8(cx, 0),
+                    CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, 1)
+                );
             }
             return;
         }
@@ -202,7 +210,7 @@ pub fn codegen_intrinsic_call(
         "needs_drop" => {
             let tp_ty = substs.type_at(0);
 
-            C_bool(cx, bx.cx.type_needs_drop(tp_ty))
+            CodegenCx::c_bool(cx, bx.cx.type_needs_drop(tp_ty))
         }
         "offset" => {
             let ptr = args[0].immediate();
@@ -279,9 +287,9 @@ pub fn codegen_intrinsic_call(
             };
             bx.call(expect, &[
                 args[0].immediate(),
-                C_i32(cx, rw),
+                CodegenCx::c_i32(cx, rw),
                 args[1].immediate(),
-                C_i32(cx, cache_type)
+                CodegenCx::c_i32(cx, cache_type)
             ], None)
         },
         "ctlz" | "ctlz_nonzero" | "cttz" | "cttz_nonzero" | "ctpop" | "bswap" |
@@ -294,12 +302,12 @@ pub fn codegen_intrinsic_call(
                 Some((width, signed)) =>
                     match name {
                         "ctlz" | "cttz" => {
-                            let y = C_bool(bx.cx, false);
+                            let y = CodegenCx::c_bool(bx.cx, false);
                             let llfn = cx.get_intrinsic(&format!("llvm.{}.i{}", name, width));
                             bx.call(llfn, &[args[0].immediate(), y], None)
                         }
                         "ctlz_nonzero" | "cttz_nonzero" => {
-                            let y = C_bool(bx.cx, true);
+                            let y = CodegenCx::c_bool(bx.cx, true);
                             let llvm_name = &format!("llvm.{}.i{}", &name[..4], width);
                             let llfn = cx.get_intrinsic(llvm_name);
                             bx.call(llfn, &[args[0].immediate(), y], None)
@@ -380,7 +388,7 @@ pub fn codegen_intrinsic_call(
                             } else {
                                 // rotate_left: (X << (S % BW)) | (X >> ((BW - S) % BW))
                                 // rotate_right: (X << ((BW - S) % BW)) | (X >> (S % BW))
-                                let width = C_uint(Type::ix(cx, width), width);
+                                let width = CodegenCx::c_uint(Type::ix(cx, width), width);
                                 let shift = bx.urem(raw_shift, width);
                                 let inv_shift = bx.urem(bx.sub(width, raw_shift), width);
                                 let shift1 = bx.shl(val, if is_left { shift } else { inv_shift });
@@ -717,7 +725,7 @@ fn copy_intrinsic(
 ) -> &'ll Value {
     let cx = bx.cx;
     let (size, align) = cx.size_and_align_of(ty);
-    let size = C_usize(cx, size.bytes());
+    let size = CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, size.bytes());
     let align = align.abi();
     let dst_ptr = bx.pointercast(dst, Type::i8p(cx));
     let src_ptr = bx.pointercast(src, Type::i8p(cx));
@@ -738,8 +746,8 @@ fn memset_intrinsic(
 ) -> &'ll Value {
     let cx = bx.cx;
     let (size, align) = cx.size_and_align_of(ty);
-    let size = C_usize(cx, size.bytes());
-    let align = C_i32(cx, align.abi() as i32);
+    let size = CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, size.bytes());
+    let align = CodegenCx::c_i32(cx, align.abi() as i32);
     let dst = bx.pointercast(dst, Type::i8p(cx));
     call_memset(bx, dst, val, bx.mul(size, count), align, volatile)
 }
@@ -755,7 +763,7 @@ fn try_intrinsic(
     if bx.sess().no_landing_pads() {
         bx.call(func, &[data], None);
         let ptr_align = bx.tcx().data_layout.pointer_align;
-        bx.store(C_null(Type::i8p(&bx.cx)), dest, ptr_align);
+        bx.store(CodegenCx::c_null(Type::i8p(&bx.cx)), dest, ptr_align);
     } else if wants_msvc_seh(bx.sess()) {
         codegen_msvc_try(bx, cx, func, data, local_ptr, dest);
     } else {
@@ -836,7 +844,7 @@ fn codegen_msvc_try(
         let slot = bx.alloca(i64p, "slot", ptr_align);
         bx.invoke(func, &[data], normal.llbb(), catchswitch.llbb(), None);
 
-        normal.ret(C_i32(cx, 0));
+        normal.ret(CodegenCx::c_i32(cx, 0));
 
         let cs = catchswitch.catch_switch(None, None, 1);
         catchswitch.add_handler(cs, catchpad.llbb());
@@ -846,19 +854,19 @@ fn codegen_msvc_try(
             Some(did) => ::consts::get_static(cx, did),
             None => bug!("msvc_try_filter not defined"),
         };
-        let tok = catchpad.catch_pad(cs, &[tydesc, C_i32(cx, 0), slot]);
+        let tok = catchpad.catch_pad(cs, &[tydesc, CodegenCx::c_i32(cx, 0), slot]);
         let addr = catchpad.load(slot, ptr_align);
 
         let i64_align = bx.tcx().data_layout.i64_align;
         let arg1 = catchpad.load(addr, i64_align);
-        let val1 = C_i32(cx, 1);
+        let val1 = CodegenCx::c_i32(cx, 1);
         let arg2 = catchpad.load(catchpad.inbounds_gep(addr, &[val1]), i64_align);
         let local_ptr = catchpad.bitcast(local_ptr, i64p);
         catchpad.store(arg1, local_ptr, i64_align);
         catchpad.store(arg2, catchpad.inbounds_gep(local_ptr, &[val1]), i64_align);
         catchpad.catch_ret(tok, caught.llbb());
 
-        caught.ret(C_i32(cx, 1));
+        caught.ret(CodegenCx::c_i32(cx, 1));
     });
 
     // Note that no invoke is used here because by definition this function
@@ -914,7 +922,7 @@ fn codegen_gnu_try(
         let data = llvm::get_param(bx.llfn(), 1);
         let local_ptr = llvm::get_param(bx.llfn(), 2);
         bx.invoke(func, &[data], then.llbb(), catch.llbb(), None);
-        then.ret(C_i32(cx, 0));
+        then.ret(CodegenCx::c_i32(cx, 0));
 
         // Type indicator for the exception being thrown.
         //
@@ -924,11 +932,11 @@ fn codegen_gnu_try(
         // rust_try ignores the selector.
         let lpad_ty = Type::struct_(cx, &[Type::i8p(cx), Type::i32(cx)], false);
         let vals = catch.landing_pad(lpad_ty, bx.cx.eh_personality(), 1);
-        catch.add_clause(vals, C_null(Type::i8p(cx)));
+        catch.add_clause(vals, CodegenCx::c_null(Type::i8p(cx)));
         let ptr = catch.extract_value(vals, 0);
         let ptr_align = bx.tcx().data_layout.pointer_align;
         catch.store(ptr, catch.bitcast(local_ptr, Type::i8p(cx).ptr_to()), ptr_align);
-        catch.ret(C_i32(cx, 1));
+        catch.ret(CodegenCx::c_i32(cx, 1));
     });
 
     // Note that no invoke is used here because by definition this function
@@ -1106,8 +1114,8 @@ fn generic_simd_intrinsic(
         let indices: Option<Vec<_>> = (0..n)
             .map(|i| {
                 let arg_idx = i;
-                let val = const_get_elt(vector, i as u64);
-                match const_to_opt_u128(val, true) {
+                let val = CodegenCx::const_get_elt(vector, i as u64);
+                match CodegenCx::const_to_opt_u128(val, true) {
                     None => {
                         emit_error!("shuffle index #{} is not a constant", arg_idx);
                         None
@@ -1117,18 +1125,18 @@ fn generic_simd_intrinsic(
                                     arg_idx, total_len);
                         None
                     }
-                    Some(idx) => Some(C_i32(bx.cx, idx as i32)),
+                    Some(idx) => Some(CodegenCx::c_i32(bx.cx, idx as i32)),
                 }
             })
             .collect();
         let indices = match indices {
             Some(i) => i,
-            None => return Ok(C_null(llret_ty))
+            None => return Ok(CodegenCx::c_null(llret_ty))
         };
 
         return Ok(bx.shuffle_vector(args[0].immediate(),
                                     args[1].immediate(),
-                                    C_vector(&indices)))
+                                    CodegenCx::c_vector(&indices)))
     }
 
     if name == "simd_insert" {
@@ -1379,7 +1387,7 @@ fn generic_simd_intrinsic(
 
         // Alignment of T, must be a constant integer value:
         let alignment_ty = Type::i32(bx.cx);
-        let alignment = C_i32(bx.cx, bx.cx.align_of(in_elem).abi() as i32);
+        let alignment = CodegenCx::c_i32(bx.cx, bx.cx.align_of(in_elem).abi() as i32);
 
         // Truncate the mask vector to a vector of i1s:
         let (mask, mask_ty) = {
@@ -1479,7 +1487,7 @@ fn generic_simd_intrinsic(
 
         // Alignment of T, must be a constant integer value:
         let alignment_ty = Type::i32(bx.cx);
-        let alignment = C_i32(bx.cx, bx.cx.align_of(in_elem).abi() as i32);
+        let alignment = CodegenCx::c_i32(bx.cx, bx.cx.align_of(in_elem).abi() as i32);
 
         // Truncate the mask vector to a vector of i1s:
         let (mask, mask_ty) = {
@@ -1541,7 +1549,7 @@ fn generic_simd_intrinsic(
                             //   code is generated
                             // * if the accumulator of the fmul isn't 1, incorrect
                             //   code is generated
-                            match const_get_real(acc) {
+                            match CodegenCx::const_get_real(acc) {
                                 None => return_error!("accumulator of {} is not a constant", $name),
                                 Some((v, loses_info)) => {
                                     if $name.contains("mul") && v != 1.0_f64 {
@@ -1557,8 +1565,8 @@ fn generic_simd_intrinsic(
                         } else {
                             // unordered arithmetic reductions do not:
                             match f.bit_width() {
-                                32 => C_undef(Type::f32(bx.cx)),
-                                64 => C_undef(Type::f64(bx.cx)),
+                                32 => CodegenCx::c_undef(Type::f32(bx.cx)),
+                                64 => CodegenCx::c_undef(Type::f64(bx.cx)),
                                 v => {
                                     return_error!(r#"
 unsupported {} from `{}` with element `{}` of size `{}` to `{}`"#,
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm/ffi.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm/ffi.rs
index 2bbb82f3196..e35daee0a70 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm/ffi.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm/ffi.rs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ pub enum TypeKind {
     Double = 3,
     X86_FP80 = 4,
     FP128 = 5,
-    PPC_FP128 = 6,
+    PPc_FP128 = 6,
     Label = 7,
     Integer = 8,
     Function = 9,
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/meth.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/meth.rs
index 46508211c5b..90f24836426 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/meth.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/meth.rs
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
 
 use abi::{FnType, FnTypeExt};
 use callee;
-use common::*;
+use context::CodegenCx;
 use builder::Builder;
 use consts;
 use monomorphize;
 use type_::Type;
 use value::Value;
 
-use interfaces::BuilderMethods;
+use interfaces::{BuilderMethods, CommonMethods};
 
 use rustc::ty::{self, Ty};
 use rustc::ty::layout::HasDataLayout;
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> VirtualIndex {
 
         let llvtable = bx.pointercast(llvtable, fn_ty.ptr_to_llvm_type(bx.cx).ptr_to());
         let ptr_align = bx.tcx().data_layout.pointer_align;
-        let ptr = bx.load(bx.inbounds_gep(llvtable, &[C_usize(bx.cx, self.0)]), ptr_align);
+        let ptr = bx.load(
+            bx.inbounds_gep(llvtable, &[CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, self.0)]),
+            ptr_align
+        );
         bx.nonnull_metadata(ptr);
         // Vtable loads are invariant
         bx.set_invariant_load(ptr);
@@ -60,7 +63,10 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> VirtualIndex {
 
         let llvtable = bx.pointercast(llvtable, Type::isize(bx.cx).ptr_to());
         let usize_align = bx.tcx().data_layout.pointer_align;
-        let ptr = bx.load(bx.inbounds_gep(llvtable, &[C_usize(bx.cx, self.0)]), usize_align);
+        let ptr = bx.load(
+            bx.inbounds_gep(llvtable, &[CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, self.0)]),
+            usize_align
+        );
         // Vtable loads are invariant
         bx.set_invariant_load(ptr);
         ptr
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@ pub fn get_vtable(
     }
 
     // Not in the cache. Build it.
-    let nullptr = C_null(Type::i8p(cx));
+    let nullptr = CodegenCx::c_null(Type::i8p(cx));
 
     let methods = tcx.vtable_methods(trait_ref.with_self_ty(tcx, ty));
     let methods = methods.iter().cloned().map(|opt_mth| {
@@ -106,11 +112,11 @@ pub fn get_vtable(
     // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     let components: Vec<_> = [
         callee::get_fn(cx, monomorphize::resolve_drop_in_place(cx.tcx, ty)),
-        C_usize(cx, size.bytes()),
-        C_usize(cx, align.abi())
+        CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, size.bytes()),
+        CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, align.abi())
     ].iter().cloned().chain(methods).collect();
 
-    let vtable_const = C_struct(cx, &components, false);
+    let vtable_const = CodegenCx::c_struct(cx, &components, false);
     let align = cx.data_layout().pointer_align;
     let vtable = consts::addr_of(cx, vtable_const, align, Some("vtable"));
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/block.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/block.rs
index a95b0e9001e..d9a9cdebd66 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/block.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/block.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ use abi::{Abi, ArgType, ArgTypeExt, FnType, FnTypeExt, LlvmType, PassMode};
 use base;
 use callee;
 use builder::{Builder, MemFlags};
-use common::{self, C_bool, C_str_slice, C_struct, C_u32, C_uint_big, C_undef, IntPredicate};
+use common::{self, IntPredicate};
+use context::CodegenCx;
 use consts;
 use meth;
 use monomorphize;
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ use type_of::LayoutLlvmExt;
 use type_::Type;
 use value::Value;
 
-use interfaces::BuilderMethods;
+use interfaces::{BuilderMethods, CommonMethods};
 
 use syntax::symbol::Symbol;
 use syntax_pos::Pos;
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                     slot.storage_dead(&bx);
 
                     if !bx.sess().target.target.options.custom_unwind_resume {
-                        let mut lp = C_undef(self.landing_pad_type());
+                        let mut lp = CodegenCx::c_undef(self.landing_pad_type());
                         lp = bx.insert_value(lp, lp0, 0);
                         lp = bx.insert_value(lp, lp1, 1);
                         bx.resume(lp);
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                         }
                     } else {
                         let switch_llty = bx.cx.layout_of(switch_ty).immediate_llvm_type(bx.cx);
-                        let llval = C_uint_big(switch_llty, values[0]);
+                        let llval = CodegenCx::c_uint_big(switch_llty, values[0]);
                         let cmp = bx.icmp(IntPredicate::IntEQ, discr.immediate(), llval);
                         bx.cond_br(cmp, lltrue, llfalse);
                     }
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                                            values.len());
                     let switch_llty = bx.cx.layout_of(switch_ty).immediate_llvm_type(bx.cx);
                     for (&value, target) in values.iter().zip(targets) {
-                        let llval = C_uint_big(switch_llty, value);
+                        let llval = CodegenCx::c_uint_big(switch_llty, value);
                         let llbb = llblock(self, *target);
                         bx.add_case(switch, llval, llbb)
                     }
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
 
             mir::TerminatorKind::Assert { ref cond, expected, ref msg, target, cleanup } => {
                 let cond = self.codegen_operand(&bx, cond).immediate();
-                let mut const_cond = common::const_to_opt_u128(cond, false).map(|c| c == 1);
+                let mut const_cond = CodegenCx::const_to_opt_u128(cond, false).map(|c| c == 1);
 
                 // This case can currently arise only from functions marked
                 // with #[rustc_inherit_overflow_checks] and inlined from
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
 
                 // Pass the condition through llvm.expect for branch hinting.
                 let expect = bx.cx.get_intrinsic(&"llvm.expect.i1");
-                let cond = bx.call(expect, &[cond, C_bool(bx.cx, expected)], None);
+                let cond = bx.call(expect, &[cond, CodegenCx::c_bool(bx.cx, expected)], None);
 
                 // Create the failure block and the conditional branch to it.
                 let lltarget = llblock(self, target);
@@ -364,9 +365,9 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                 // Get the location information.
                 let loc = bx.sess().source_map().lookup_char_pos(span.lo());
                 let filename = Symbol::intern(&loc.file.name.to_string()).as_str();
-                let filename = C_str_slice(bx.cx, filename);
-                let line = C_u32(bx.cx, loc.line as u32);
-                let col = C_u32(bx.cx, loc.col.to_usize() as u32 + 1);
+                let filename = CodegenCx::c_str_slice(bx.cx, filename);
+                let line = CodegenCx::c_u32(bx.cx, loc.line as u32);
+                let col = CodegenCx::c_u32(bx.cx, loc.col.to_usize() as u32 + 1);
                 let align = tcx.data_layout.aggregate_align
                     .max(tcx.data_layout.i32_align)
                     .max(tcx.data_layout.pointer_align);
@@ -377,7 +378,8 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                         let len = self.codegen_operand(&mut bx, len).immediate();
                         let index = self.codegen_operand(&mut bx, index).immediate();
 
-                        let file_line_col = C_struct(bx.cx, &[filename, line, col], false);
+                        let file_line_col = CodegenCx::c_struct(bx.cx,
+                             &[filename, line, col], false);
                         let file_line_col = consts::addr_of(bx.cx,
                                                             file_line_col,
                                                             align,
@@ -388,10 +390,12 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                     _ => {
                         let str = msg.description();
                         let msg_str = Symbol::intern(str).as_str();
-                        let msg_str = C_str_slice(bx.cx, msg_str);
-                        let msg_file_line_col = C_struct(bx.cx,
-                                                         &[msg_str, filename, line, col],
-                                                         false);
+                        let msg_str = CodegenCx::c_str_slice(bx.cx, msg_str);
+                        let msg_file_line_col = CodegenCx::c_struct(
+                            bx.cx,
+                            &[msg_str, filename, line, col],
+                            false
+                        );
                         let msg_file_line_col = consts::addr_of(bx.cx,
                                                                 msg_file_line_col,
                                                                 align,
@@ -497,9 +501,9 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                 {
                     let loc = bx.sess().source_map().lookup_char_pos(span.lo());
                     let filename = Symbol::intern(&loc.file.name.to_string()).as_str();
-                    let filename = C_str_slice(bx.cx, filename);
-                    let line = C_u32(bx.cx, loc.line as u32);
-                    let col = C_u32(bx.cx, loc.col.to_usize() as u32 + 1);
+                    let filename = bx.cx.c_str_slice(filename);
+                    let line = bx.cx.c_u32(loc.line as u32);
+                    let col = bx.cx.c_u32(loc.col.to_usize() as u32 + 1);
                     let align = tcx.data_layout.aggregate_align
                         .max(tcx.data_layout.i32_align)
                         .max(tcx.data_layout.pointer_align);
@@ -510,10 +514,11 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                         if intrinsic == Some("init") { "zeroed" } else { "uninitialized" }
                     );
                     let msg_str = Symbol::intern(&str).as_str();
-                    let msg_str = C_str_slice(bx.cx, msg_str);
-                    let msg_file_line_col = C_struct(bx.cx,
-                                                     &[msg_str, filename, line, col],
-                                                     false);
+                    let msg_str = bx.cx.c_str_slice(msg_str);
+                    let msg_file_line_col = bx.cx.c_struct(
+                        &[msg_str, filename, line, col],
+                        false,
+                    );
                     let msg_file_line_col = consts::addr_of(bx.cx,
                                                             msg_file_line_col,
                                                             align,
@@ -558,7 +563,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                     let dest = match ret_dest {
                         _ if fn_ty.ret.is_indirect() => llargs[0],
                         ReturnDest::Nothing => {
-                            C_undef(fn_ty.ret.memory_ty(bx.cx).ptr_to())
+                            CodegenCx::c_undef(fn_ty.ret.memory_ty(bx.cx).ptr_to())
                         }
                         ReturnDest::IndirectOperand(dst, _) |
                         ReturnDest::Store(dst) => dst.llval,
@@ -739,7 +744,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                       arg: &ArgType<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>>) {
         // Fill padding with undef value, where applicable.
         if let Some(ty) = arg.pad {
-            llargs.push(C_undef(ty.llvm_type(bx.cx)));
+            llargs.push(CodegenCx::c_undef(ty.llvm_type(bx.cx)));
         }
 
         if arg.is_ignore() {
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/constant.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/constant.rs
index 44cd11bd79e..ed1ef2db681 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/constant.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/constant.rs
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@ use rustc::ty::{self, Ty};
 use rustc::ty::layout::{self, HasDataLayout, LayoutOf, Size};
 use builder::Builder;
 use common::{CodegenCx};
-use common::{C_bytes, C_struct, C_uint_big, C_undef, C_usize};
 use consts;
 use type_of::LayoutLlvmExt;
 use type_::Type;
 use syntax::ast::Mutability;
 use syntax::source_map::Span;
 use value::Value;
-use interfaces::BuilderMethods;
+use interfaces::{BuilderMethods, CommonMethods};
 
 use super::super::callee;
 use super::FunctionCx;
@@ -41,11 +40,11 @@ pub fn scalar_to_llvm(
     match cv {
         Scalar::Bits { size: 0, .. } => {
             assert_eq!(0, layout.value.size(cx).bytes());
-            C_undef(Type::ix(cx, 0))
+            CodegenCx::c_undef(Type::ix(cx, 0))
         },
         Scalar::Bits { bits, size } => {
             assert_eq!(size as u64, layout.value.size(cx).bytes());
-            let llval = C_uint_big(Type::ix(cx, bitsize), bits);
+            let llval = CodegenCx::c_uint_big(Type::ix(cx, bitsize), bits);
             if layout.value == layout::Pointer {
                 unsafe { llvm::LLVMConstIntToPtr(llval, llty) }
             } else {
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ pub fn scalar_to_llvm(
             };
             let llval = unsafe { llvm::LLVMConstInBoundsGEP(
                 consts::bitcast(base_addr, Type::i8p(cx)),
-                &C_usize(cx, ptr.offset.bytes()),
+                &CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, ptr.offset.bytes()),
                 1,
             ) };
             if layout.value != layout::Pointer {
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ pub fn const_alloc_to_llvm(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, alloc: &Allocation) -> &'ll
         assert_eq!(offset as usize as u64, offset);
         let offset = offset as usize;
         if offset > next_offset {
-            llvals.push(C_bytes(cx, &alloc.bytes[next_offset..offset]));
+            llvals.push(CodegenCx::c_bytes(cx, &alloc.bytes[next_offset..offset]));
         }
         let ptr_offset = read_target_uint(
             dl.endian,
@@ -115,10 +114,10 @@ pub fn const_alloc_to_llvm(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, alloc: &Allocation) -> &'ll
         next_offset = offset + pointer_size;
     }
     if alloc.bytes.len() >= next_offset {
-        llvals.push(C_bytes(cx, &alloc.bytes[next_offset ..]));
+        llvals.push(CodegenCx::c_bytes(cx, &alloc.bytes[next_offset ..]));
     }
 
-    C_struct(cx, &llvals, true)
+    CodegenCx::c_struct(cx, &llvals, true)
 }
 
 pub fn codegen_static_initializer(
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                         bug!("simd shuffle field {:?}", field)
                     }
                 }).collect();
-                let llval = C_struct(bx.cx, &values?, false);
+                let llval = CodegenCx::c_struct(bx.cx, &values?, false);
                 Ok((llval, c.ty))
             })
             .unwrap_or_else(|_| {
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                 // We've errored, so we don't have to produce working code.
                 let ty = self.monomorphize(&ty);
                 let llty = bx.cx.layout_of(ty).llvm_type(bx.cx);
-                (C_undef(llty), ty)
+                (CodegenCx::c_undef(llty), ty)
             })
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/mod.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/mod.rs
index 783e96d90e3..e3546688e2b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-use common::{C_i32, C_null};
 use libc::c_uint;
 use llvm::{self, BasicBlock};
 use llvm::debuginfo::DIScope;
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ use monomorphize::Instance;
 use abi::{ArgTypeExt, FnType, FnTypeExt, PassMode};
 use type_::Type;
 use value::Value;
-use interfaces::BuilderMethods;
+use interfaces::{BuilderMethods, CommonMethods};
 
 use syntax_pos::{DUMMY_SP, NO_EXPANSION, BytePos, Span};
 use syntax::symbol::keywords;
@@ -421,8 +420,8 @@ fn create_funclets(
                 // C++ personality function, but `catch (...)` has no type so
                 // it's null. The 64 here is actually a bitfield which
                 // represents that this is a catch-all block.
-                let null = C_null(Type::i8p(bx.cx));
-                let sixty_four = C_i32(bx.cx, 64);
+                let null = CodegenCx::c_null(Type::i8p(bx.cx));
+                let sixty_four = CodegenCx::c_i32(bx.cx, 64);
                 cleanup = cp_bx.catch_pad(cs, &[null, sixty_four, null]);
                 cp_bx.br(llbb);
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/operand.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/operand.rs
index 88b2d07edd1..9e88c60d2f2 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/operand.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/operand.rs
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ use rustc::ty;
 use rustc::ty::layout::{self, Align, LayoutOf, TyLayout};
 
 use base;
-use common::{CodegenCx, C_undef, C_usize};
+use common::CodegenCx;
 use builder::{Builder, MemFlags};
 use value::Value;
 use type_of::LayoutLlvmExt;
 use type_::Type;
 use glue;
 
-use interfaces::BuilderMethods;
+use interfaces::{BuilderMethods, CommonMethods};
 
 use std::fmt;
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl OperandRef<'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                    layout: TyLayout<'tcx>) -> OperandRef<'tcx, &'ll Value> {
         assert!(layout.is_zst());
         OperandRef {
-            val: OperandValue::Immediate(C_undef(layout.immediate_llvm_type(cx))),
+            val: OperandValue::Immediate(CodegenCx::c_undef(layout.immediate_llvm_type(cx))),
             layout
         }
     }
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ impl OperandRef<'tcx, &'ll Value> {
             debug!("Operand::immediate_or_packed_pair: packing {:?} into {:?}",
                    self, llty);
             // Reconstruct the immediate aggregate.
-            let mut llpair = C_undef(llty);
+            let mut llpair = CodegenCx::c_undef(llty);
             llpair = bx.insert_value(llpair, base::from_immediate(bx, a), 0);
             llpair = bx.insert_value(llpair, base::from_immediate(bx, b), 1);
             llpair
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ impl OperandRef<'tcx, &'ll Value> {
             // `#[repr(simd)]` types are also immediate.
             (OperandValue::Immediate(llval), &layout::Abi::Vector { .. }) => {
                 OperandValue::Immediate(
-                    bx.extract_element(llval, C_usize(bx.cx, i as u64)))
+                    bx.extract_element(llval, CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, i as u64)))
             }
 
             _ => bug!("OperandRef::extract_field({:?}): not applicable", self)
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                         // We've errored, so we don't have to produce working code.
                         let layout = bx.cx.layout_of(ty);
                         PlaceRef::new_sized(
-                            C_undef(layout.llvm_type(bx.cx).ptr_to()),
+                            CodegenCx::c_undef(layout.llvm_type(bx.cx).ptr_to()),
                             layout,
                             layout.align,
                         ).load(bx)
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/place.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/place.rs
index cc0ed33d44d..1360c0307b3 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/place.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/place.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use rustc::mir;
 use rustc::mir::tcx::PlaceTy;
 use base;
 use builder::Builder;
-use common::{CodegenCx, C_undef, C_usize, C_u8, C_u32, C_uint, C_null, C_uint_big, IntPredicate};
+use common::{CodegenCx, IntPredicate};
 use consts;
 use type_of::LayoutLlvmExt;
 use type_::Type;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use value::Value;
 use glue;
 use mir::constant::const_alloc_to_llvm;
 
-use interfaces::BuilderMethods;
+use interfaces::{BuilderMethods, CommonMethods};
 
 use super::{FunctionCx, LocalRef};
 use super::operand::{OperandRef, OperandValue};
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl PlaceRef<'tcx, &'ll Value> {
 
         let llval = unsafe { LLVMConstInBoundsGEP(
             consts::bitcast(base_addr, Type::i8p(bx.cx)),
-            &C_usize(bx.cx, offset.bytes()),
+            &CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, offset.bytes()),
             1,
         )};
         let llval = consts::bitcast(llval, layout.llvm_type(bx.cx).ptr_to());
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl PlaceRef<'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                 assert_eq!(count, 0);
                 self.llextra.unwrap()
             } else {
-                C_usize(cx, count)
+                CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, count)
             }
         } else {
             bug!("unexpected layout `{:#?}` in PlaceRef::len", self.layout)
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ impl PlaceRef<'tcx, &'ll Value> {
 
         let meta = self.llextra;
 
-        let unaligned_offset = C_usize(cx, offset.bytes());
+        let unaligned_offset = CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, offset.bytes());
 
         // Get the alignment of the field
         let (_, unsized_align) = glue::size_and_align_of_dst(bx, field.ty, meta);
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ impl PlaceRef<'tcx, &'ll Value> {
         //   (unaligned offset + (align - 1)) & -align
 
         // Calculate offset
-        let align_sub_1 = bx.sub(unsized_align, C_usize(cx, 1u64));
+        let align_sub_1 = bx.sub(unsized_align, CodegenCx::c_usize(cx, 1u64));
         let offset = bx.and(bx.add(unaligned_offset, align_sub_1),
         bx.neg(unsized_align));
 
@@ -289,14 +289,14 @@ impl PlaceRef<'tcx, &'ll Value> {
     ) -> &'ll Value {
         let cast_to = bx.cx.layout_of(cast_to).immediate_llvm_type(bx.cx);
         if self.layout.abi.is_uninhabited() {
-            return C_undef(cast_to);
+            return CodegenCx::c_undef(cast_to);
         }
         match self.layout.variants {
             layout::Variants::Single { index } => {
                 let discr_val = self.layout.ty.ty_adt_def().map_or(
                     index.as_u32() as u128,
                     |def| def.discriminant_for_variant(bx.cx.tcx, index).val);
-                return C_uint_big(cast_to, discr_val);
+                return CodegenCx::c_uint_big(cast_to, discr_val);
             }
             layout::Variants::Tagged { .. } |
             layout::Variants::NicheFilling { .. } => {},
@@ -327,22 +327,23 @@ impl PlaceRef<'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                 if niche_variants.start() == niche_variants.end() {
                     // FIXME(eddyb) Check the actual primitive type here.
                     let niche_llval = if niche_start == 0 {
-                        // HACK(eddyb) Using `C_null` as it works on all types.
-                        C_null(niche_llty)
+                        // HACK(eddyb) Using `c_null` as it works on all types.
+                        CodegenCx::c_null(niche_llty)
                     } else {
-                        C_uint_big(niche_llty, niche_start)
+                        CodegenCx::c_uint_big(niche_llty, niche_start)
                     };
                     bx.select(bx.icmp(IntPredicate::IntEQ, lldiscr, niche_llval),
-                        C_uint(cast_to, niche_variants.start().as_u32() as u64),
-                        C_uint(cast_to, dataful_variant.as_u32() as u64))
+                        CodegenCx::c_uint(cast_to, niche_variants.start().as_u32() as u64),
+                        CodegenCx::c_uint(cast_to, dataful_variant.as_u32() as u64))
                 } else {
                     // Rebase from niche values to discriminant values.
                     let delta = niche_start.wrapping_sub(niche_variants.start().as_u32() as u128);
-                    let lldiscr = bx.sub(lldiscr, C_uint_big(niche_llty, delta));
-                    let lldiscr_max = C_uint(niche_llty, niche_variants.end().as_u32() as u64);
+                    let lldiscr = bx.sub(lldiscr, CodegenCx::c_uint_big(niche_llty, delta));
+                    let lldiscr_max =
+                        CodegenCx::c_uint(niche_llty, niche_variants.end().as_u32() as u64);
                     bx.select(bx.icmp(IntPredicate::IntULE, lldiscr, lldiscr_max),
                         bx.intcast(lldiscr, cast_to, false),
-                        C_uint(cast_to, dataful_variant.as_u32() as u64))
+                        CodegenCx::c_uint(cast_to, dataful_variant.as_u32() as u64))
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ impl PlaceRef<'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                     .discriminant_for_variant(bx.tcx(), variant_index)
                     .val;
                 bx.store(
-                    C_uint_big(ptr.layout.llvm_type(bx.cx), to),
+                    CodegenCx::c_uint_big(ptr.layout.llvm_type(bx.cx), to),
                     ptr.llval,
                     ptr.align);
             }
@@ -380,10 +381,10 @@ impl PlaceRef<'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                         // Issue #34427: As workaround for LLVM bug on ARM,
                         // use memset of 0 before assigning niche value.
                         let llptr = bx.pointercast(self.llval, Type::i8(bx.cx).ptr_to());
-                        let fill_byte = C_u8(bx.cx, 0);
+                        let fill_byte = CodegenCx::c_u8(bx.cx, 0);
                         let (size, align) = self.layout.size_and_align();
-                        let size = C_usize(bx.cx, size.bytes());
-                        let align = C_u32(bx.cx, align.abi() as u32);
+                        let size = CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, size.bytes());
+                        let align = CodegenCx::c_u32(bx.cx, align.abi() as u32);
                         base::call_memset(bx, llptr, fill_byte, size, align, false);
                     }
 
@@ -394,10 +395,10 @@ impl PlaceRef<'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                         .wrapping_add(niche_start);
                     // FIXME(eddyb) Check the actual primitive type here.
                     let niche_llval = if niche_value == 0 {
-                        // HACK(eddyb) Using `C_null` as it works on all types.
-                        C_null(niche_llty)
+                        // HACK(eddyb) Using `c_null` as it works on all types.
+                        CodegenCx::c_null(niche_llty)
                     } else {
-                        C_uint_big(niche_llty, niche_value)
+                        CodegenCx::c_uint_big(niche_llty, niche_value)
                     };
                     OperandValue::Immediate(niche_llval).store(bx, niche);
                 }
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ impl PlaceRef<'tcx, &'ll Value> {
     pub fn project_index(&self, bx: &Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx>, llindex: &'ll Value)
                          -> PlaceRef<'tcx, &'ll Value> {
         PlaceRef {
-            llval: bx.inbounds_gep(self.llval, &[C_usize(bx.cx, 0), llindex]),
+            llval: bx.inbounds_gep(self.llval, &[CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, 0), llindex]),
             llextra: None,
             layout: self.layout.field(bx.cx, 0),
             align: self.align
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                         // so we generate an abort
                         let fnname = bx.cx.get_intrinsic(&("llvm.trap"));
                         bx.call(fnname, &[], None);
-                        let llval = C_undef(layout.llvm_type(bx.cx).ptr_to());
+                        let llval = CodegenCx::c_undef(layout.llvm_type(bx.cx).ptr_to());
                         PlaceRef::new_sized(llval, layout, layout.align)
                     }
                 }
@@ -516,20 +517,20 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                     mir::ProjectionElem::ConstantIndex { offset,
                                                          from_end: false,
                                                          min_length: _ } => {
-                        let lloffset = C_usize(bx.cx, offset as u64);
+                        let lloffset = CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, offset as u64);
                         cg_base.project_index(bx, lloffset)
                     }
                     mir::ProjectionElem::ConstantIndex { offset,
                                                          from_end: true,
                                                          min_length: _ } => {
-                        let lloffset = C_usize(bx.cx, offset as u64);
+                        let lloffset = CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, offset as u64);
                         let lllen = cg_base.len(bx.cx);
                         let llindex = bx.sub(lllen, lloffset);
                         cg_base.project_index(bx, llindex)
                     }
                     mir::ProjectionElem::Subslice { from, to } => {
                         let mut subslice = cg_base.project_index(bx,
-                            C_usize(bx.cx, from as u64));
+                            CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, from as u64));
                         let projected_ty = PlaceTy::Ty { ty: cg_base.layout.ty }
                             .projection_ty(tcx, &projection.elem)
                             .to_ty(bx.tcx());
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
 
                         if subslice.layout.is_unsized() {
                             subslice.llextra = Some(bx.sub(cg_base.llextra.unwrap(),
-                                C_usize(bx.cx, (from as u64) + (to as u64))));
+                                CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, (from as u64) + (to as u64))));
                         }
 
                         // Cast the place pointer type to the new
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/rvalue.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/rvalue.rs
index 577d73be2ed..38557f02606 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/rvalue.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/rvalue.rs
@@ -19,18 +19,15 @@ use std::{u128, i128};
 use base;
 use builder::Builder;
 use callee;
-use common::{self, val_ty};
-use common::{
-    C_bool, C_u8, C_i32, C_u32, C_u64, C_undef, C_null, C_usize,
-    C_uint, C_uint_big, IntPredicate, RealPredicate
-};
+use common::{self, IntPredicate, RealPredicate};
+use context::CodegenCx;
 use consts;
 use monomorphize;
 use type_::Type;
 use type_of::LayoutLlvmExt;
 use value::Value;
 
-use interfaces::BuilderMethods;
+use interfaces::{BuilderMethods, CommonMethods};
 
 use super::{FunctionCx, LocalRef};
 use super::operand::{OperandRef, OperandValue};
@@ -106,28 +103,28 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                     return bx;
                 }
 
-                let start = dest.project_index(&bx, C_usize(bx.cx, 0)).llval;
+                let start = dest.project_index(&bx, CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, 0)).llval;
 
                 if let OperandValue::Immediate(v) = cg_elem.val {
-                    let align = C_i32(bx.cx, dest.align.abi() as i32);
-                    let size = C_usize(bx.cx, dest.layout.size.bytes());
+                    let align = CodegenCx::c_i32(bx.cx, dest.align.abi() as i32);
+                    let size = CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, dest.layout.size.bytes());
 
                     // Use llvm.memset.p0i8.* to initialize all zero arrays
-                    if common::is_const_integral(v) && common::const_to_uint(v) == 0 {
-                        let fill = C_u8(bx.cx, 0);
+                    if CodegenCx::is_const_integral(v) && CodegenCx::const_to_uint(v) == 0 {
+                        let fill = CodegenCx::c_u8(bx.cx, 0);
                         base::call_memset(&bx, start, fill, size, align, false);
                         return bx;
                     }
 
                     // Use llvm.memset.p0i8.* to initialize byte arrays
                     let v = base::from_immediate(&bx, v);
-                    if common::val_ty(v) == Type::i8(bx.cx) {
+                    if CodegenCx::val_ty(v) == Type::i8(bx.cx) {
                         base::call_memset(&bx, start, v, size, align, false);
                         return bx;
                     }
                 }
 
-                let count = C_usize(bx.cx, count);
+                let count = CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, count);
                 let end = dest.project_index(&bx, count).llval;
 
                 let header_bx = bx.build_sibling_block("repeat_loop_header");
@@ -135,7 +132,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                 let next_bx = bx.build_sibling_block("repeat_loop_next");
 
                 bx.br(header_bx.llbb());
-                let current = header_bx.phi(common::val_ty(start), &[start], &[bx.llbb()]);
+                let current = header_bx.phi(CodegenCx::val_ty(start), &[start], &[bx.llbb()]);
 
                 let keep_going = header_bx.icmp(IntPredicate::IntNE, current, end);
                 header_bx.cond_br(keep_going, body_bx.llbb(), next_bx.llbb());
@@ -143,7 +140,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                 cg_elem.val.store(&body_bx,
                     PlaceRef::new_sized(current, cg_elem.layout, dest.align));
 
-                let next = body_bx.inbounds_gep(current, &[C_usize(bx.cx, 1)]);
+                let next = body_bx.inbounds_gep(current, &[CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, 1)]);
                 body_bx.br(header_bx.llbb());
                 header_bx.add_incoming_to_phi(current, next, body_bx.llbb());
 
@@ -296,7 +293,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                         let ll_t_out = cast.immediate_llvm_type(bx.cx);
                         if operand.layout.abi.is_uninhabited() {
                             return (bx, OperandRef {
-                                val: OperandValue::Immediate(C_undef(ll_t_out)),
+                                val: OperandValue::Immediate(CodegenCx::c_undef(ll_t_out)),
                                 layout: cast,
                             });
                         }
@@ -310,7 +307,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                                     let discr_val = def
                                         .discriminant_for_variant(bx.cx.tcx, index)
                                         .val;
-                                    let discr = C_uint_big(ll_t_out, discr_val);
+                                    let discr = CodegenCx::c_uint_big(ll_t_out, discr_val);
                                     return (bx, OperandRef {
                                         val: OperandValue::Immediate(discr),
                                         layout: cast,
@@ -341,7 +338,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                                     base::call_assume(&bx, bx.icmp(
                                         IntPredicate::IntULE,
                                         llval,
-                                        C_uint_big(ll_t_in, *scalar.valid_range.end())
+                                        CodegenCx::c_uint_big(ll_t_in, *scalar.valid_range.end())
                                     ));
                                 }
                             }
@@ -492,7 +489,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
 
             mir::Rvalue::NullaryOp(mir::NullOp::SizeOf, ty) => {
                 assert!(bx.cx.type_is_sized(ty));
-                let val = C_usize(bx.cx, bx.cx.size_of(ty).bytes());
+                let val = CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, bx.cx.size_of(ty).bytes());
                 let tcx = bx.tcx();
                 (bx, OperandRef {
                     val: OperandValue::Immediate(val),
@@ -503,8 +500,8 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
             mir::Rvalue::NullaryOp(mir::NullOp::Box, content_ty) => {
                 let content_ty: Ty<'tcx> = self.monomorphize(&content_ty);
                 let (size, align) = bx.cx.size_and_align_of(content_ty);
-                let llsize = C_usize(bx.cx, size.bytes());
-                let llalign = C_usize(bx.cx, align.abi());
+                let llsize = CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, size.bytes());
+                let llalign = CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, align.abi());
                 let box_layout = bx.cx.layout_of(bx.tcx().mk_box(content_ty));
                 let llty_ptr = box_layout.llvm_type(bx.cx);
 
@@ -551,7 +548,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
             if let LocalRef::Operand(Some(op)) = self.locals[index] {
                 if let ty::Array(_, n) = op.layout.ty.sty {
                     let n = n.unwrap_usize(bx.cx.tcx);
-                    return common::C_usize(bx.cx, n);
+                    return CodegenCx::c_usize(bx.cx, n);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -609,7 +606,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
             mir::BinOp::Shr => common::build_unchecked_rshift(bx, input_ty, lhs, rhs),
             mir::BinOp::Ne | mir::BinOp::Lt | mir::BinOp::Gt |
             mir::BinOp::Eq | mir::BinOp::Le | mir::BinOp::Ge => if is_unit {
-                C_bool(bx.cx, match op {
+                CodegenCx::c_bool(bx.cx, match op {
                     mir::BinOp::Ne | mir::BinOp::Lt | mir::BinOp::Gt => false,
                     mir::BinOp::Eq | mir::BinOp::Le | mir::BinOp::Ge => true,
                     _ => unreachable!()
@@ -688,7 +685,7 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
         // while the current crate doesn't use overflow checks.
         if !bx.cx.check_overflow {
             let val = self.codegen_scalar_binop(bx, op, lhs, rhs, input_ty);
-            return OperandValue::Pair(val, C_bool(bx.cx, false));
+            return OperandValue::Pair(val, CodegenCx::c_bool(bx.cx, false));
         }
 
         let (val, of) = match op {
@@ -707,12 +704,12 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx, &'ll Value> {
                  bx.extract_value(res, 1))
             }
             mir::BinOp::Shl | mir::BinOp::Shr => {
-                let lhs_llty = val_ty(lhs);
-                let rhs_llty = val_ty(rhs);
+                let lhs_llty = CodegenCx::val_ty(lhs);
+                let rhs_llty = CodegenCx::val_ty(rhs);
                 let invert_mask = common::shift_mask_val(&bx, lhs_llty, rhs_llty, true);
                 let outer_bits = bx.and(rhs, invert_mask);
 
-                let of = bx.icmp(IntPredicate::IntNE, outer_bits, C_null(rhs_llty));
+                let of = bx.icmp(IntPredicate::IntNE, outer_bits, CodegenCx::c_null(rhs_llty));
                 let val = self.codegen_scalar_binop(bx, op, lhs, rhs, input_ty);
 
                 (val, of)
@@ -839,9 +836,9 @@ fn cast_int_to_float(bx: &Builder<'_, 'll, '_>,
         use rustc_apfloat::Float;
         const MAX_F32_PLUS_HALF_ULP: u128 = ((1 << (Single::PRECISION + 1)) - 1)
                                             << (Single::MAX_EXP - Single::PRECISION as i16);
-        let max = C_uint_big(int_ty, MAX_F32_PLUS_HALF_ULP);
+        let max = CodegenCx::c_uint_big(int_ty, MAX_F32_PLUS_HALF_ULP);
         let overflow = bx.icmp(IntPredicate::IntUGE, x, max);
-        let infinity_bits = C_u32(bx.cx, ieee::Single::INFINITY.to_bits() as u32);
+        let infinity_bits = CodegenCx::c_u32(bx.cx, ieee::Single::INFINITY.to_bits() as u32);
         let infinity = consts::bitcast(infinity_bits, float_ty);
         bx.select(overflow, infinity, bx.uitofp(x, float_ty))
     } else {
@@ -910,8 +907,8 @@ fn cast_float_to_int(bx: &Builder<'_, 'll, '_>,
     }
     let float_bits_to_llval = |bits| {
         let bits_llval = match float_ty.float_width() {
-            32 => C_u32(bx.cx, bits as u32),
-            64 => C_u64(bx.cx, bits as u64),
+            32 => CodegenCx::c_u32(bx.cx, bits as u32),
+            64 => CodegenCx::c_u64(bx.cx, bits as u64),
             n => bug!("unsupported float width {}", n),
         };
         consts::bitcast(bits_llval, float_ty)
@@ -966,8 +963,8 @@ fn cast_float_to_int(bx: &Builder<'_, 'll, '_>,
     // performed is ultimately up to the backend, but at least x86 does perform them.
     let less_or_nan = bx.fcmp(RealPredicate::RealULT, x, f_min);
     let greater = bx.fcmp(RealPredicate::RealOGT, x, f_max);
-    let int_max = C_uint_big(int_ty, int_max(signed, int_ty));
-    let int_min = C_uint_big(int_ty, int_min(signed, int_ty) as u128);
+    let int_max = CodegenCx::c_uint_big(int_ty, int_max(signed, int_ty));
+    let int_min = CodegenCx::c_uint_big(int_ty, int_min(signed, int_ty) as u128);
     let s0 = bx.select(less_or_nan, int_min, fptosui_result);
     let s1 = bx.select(greater, int_max, s0);
 
@@ -976,7 +973,7 @@ fn cast_float_to_int(bx: &Builder<'_, 'll, '_>,
     // Therefore we only need to execute this step for signed integer types.
     if signed {
         // LLVM has no isNaN predicate, so we use (x == x) instead
-        bx.select(bx.fcmp(RealPredicate::RealOEQ, x, x), s1, C_uint(int_ty, 0))
+        bx.select(bx.fcmp(RealPredicate::RealOEQ, x, x), s1, CodegenCx::c_uint(int_ty, 0))
     } else {
         s1
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/type_.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/type_.rs
index 07a537a343a..e78cf5dfa8d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/type_.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/type_.rs
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ impl Type {
             TypeKind::Float => 32,
             TypeKind::Double => 64,
             TypeKind::X86_FP80 => 80,
-            TypeKind::FP128 | TypeKind::PPC_FP128 => 128,
+            TypeKind::FP128 | TypeKind::PPc_FP128 => 128,
             _ => bug!("llvm_float_width called on a non-float type")
         }
     }