diff --git a/libgo/runtime/go-cgo.c b/libgo/runtime/go-cgo.c
index 46eb1827a93..9ba1ea7d042 100644
--- a/libgo/runtime/go-cgo.c
+++ b/libgo/runtime/go-cgo.c
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ syscall_cgocall ()
   M* m;
   G* g;
 
+  if (runtime_needextram && runtime_cas (&runtime_needextram, 1, 0))
+    runtime_newextram ();
+
   m = runtime_m ();
   ++m->ncgocall;
   g = runtime_g ();
@@ -71,7 +74,24 @@ syscall_cgocalldone ()
 void
 syscall_cgocallback ()
 {
+  M *mp;
+
+  mp = runtime_m ();
+  if (mp == NULL)
+    {
+      runtime_needm ();
+      mp = runtime_m ();
+      mp->dropextram = true;
+    }
+
   runtime_exitsyscall ();
+
+  mp = runtime_m ();
+  if (mp->needextram)
+    {
+      mp->needextram = 0;
+      runtime_newextram ();
+    }
 }
 
 /* Prepare to return to C/C++ code from a callback to Go code.  */
@@ -79,7 +99,15 @@ syscall_cgocallback ()
 void
 syscall_cgocallbackdone ()
 {
+  M *mp;
+
   runtime_entersyscall ();
+  mp = runtime_m ();
+  if (mp->dropextram && runtime_g ()->ncgo == 0)
+    {
+      mp->dropextram = false;
+      runtime_dropm ();
+    }
 }
 
 /* Allocate memory and save it in a list visible to the Go garbage
diff --git a/libgo/runtime/go-defer.c b/libgo/runtime/go-defer.c
index c27de6ab463..3955e0f5cee 100644
--- a/libgo/runtime/go-defer.c
+++ b/libgo/runtime/go-defer.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ __go_undefer (_Bool *frame)
     {
       struct __go_defer_stack *d;
       void (*pfn) (void *);
+      M *m;
 
       d = g->defer;
       pfn = d->__pfn;
@@ -51,7 +52,14 @@ __go_undefer (_Bool *frame)
 	(*pfn) (d->__arg);
 
       g->defer = d->__next;
-      __go_free (d);
+
+      /* This may be called by a cgo callback routine to defer the
+	 call to syscall.CgocallBackDone, in which case we will not
+	 have a memory context.  Don't try to free anything in that
+	 case--the GC will release it later.  */
+      m = runtime_m ();
+      if (m != NULL && m->mcache != NULL)
+	__go_free (d);
 
       /* Since we are executing a defer function here, we know we are
 	 returning from the calling function.  If the calling
diff --git a/libgo/runtime/go-panic.c b/libgo/runtime/go-panic.c
index 530629ca339..7e284eeaa3d 100644
--- a/libgo/runtime/go-panic.c
+++ b/libgo/runtime/go-panic.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ __go_panic (struct __go_empty_interface arg)
     {
       struct __go_defer_stack *d;
       void (*pfn) (void *);
+      M *m;
 
       d = g->defer;
       if (d == NULL)
@@ -95,7 +96,14 @@ __go_panic (struct __go_empty_interface arg)
 	}
 
       g->defer = d->__next;
-      __go_free (d);
+
+      /* This may be called by a cgo callback routine to defer the
+	 call to syscall.CgocallBackDone, in which case we will not
+	 have a memory context.  Don't try to free anything in that
+	 case--the GC will release it later.  */
+      m = runtime_m ();
+      if (m != NULL && m->mcache != NULL)
+	__go_free (d);
     }
 
   /* The panic was not recovered.  */
diff --git a/libgo/runtime/proc.c b/libgo/runtime/proc.c
index d1f277a8bc8..d42ff3362ee 100644
--- a/libgo/runtime/proc.c
+++ b/libgo/runtime/proc.c
@@ -397,7 +397,8 @@ enum { MaxGomaxprocs = 1<<8 };
 Sched	runtime_sched;
 int32	runtime_gomaxprocs;
 bool	runtime_singleproc;
-bool	runtime_iscgo;
+bool	runtime_iscgo = true;
+uint32	runtime_needextram = 1;
 uint32	runtime_gcwaiting;
 M	runtime_m0;
 G	runtime_g0;	 // idle goroutine for m0
@@ -901,8 +902,8 @@ runtime_mstart(void* mp)
 
 #ifdef USING_SPLIT_STACK
 	{
-	  int dont_block_signals = 0;
-	  __splitstack_block_signals(&dont_block_signals, nil);
+		int dont_block_signals = 0;
+		__splitstack_block_signals(&dont_block_signals, nil);
 	}
 #endif
 
@@ -944,7 +945,7 @@ struct CgoThreadStart
 // Allocate a new m unassociated with any thread.
 // Can use p for allocation context if needed.
 M*
-runtime_allocm(P *p)
+runtime_allocm(P *p, int32 stacksize, byte** ret_g0_stack, size_t* ret_g0_stacksize)
 {
 	M *mp;
 
@@ -961,7 +962,7 @@ runtime_allocm(P *p)
 
 	mp = runtime_mal(sizeof *mp);
 	mcommoninit(mp);
-	mp->g0 = runtime_malg(-1, nil, nil);
+	mp->g0 = runtime_malg(stacksize, ret_g0_stack, ret_g0_stacksize);
 
 	if(p == m->p)
 		releasep();
@@ -1006,6 +1007,9 @@ static void unlockextra(M*);
 //
 // When the callback is done with the m, it calls dropm to
 // put the m back on the list.
+//
+// Unlike the gc toolchain, we start running on curg, since we are
+// just going to return and let the caller continue.
 void
 runtime_needm(void)
 {
@@ -1027,18 +1031,40 @@ runtime_needm(void)
 	mp->needextram = mp->schedlink == nil;
 	unlockextra(mp->schedlink);
 
-	// Install m and g (= m->g0) and set the stack bounds
-	// to match the current stack. We don't actually know
-	// how big the stack is, like we don't know how big any
-	// scheduling stack is, but we assume there's at least 32 kB,
-	// which is more than enough for us.
-	runtime_setmg(mp, mp->g0);
+	// Install m and g (= m->curg).
+	runtime_setmg(mp, mp->curg);
 
-	// We assume that the split stack support has been initialized
-	// for this new thread.
+	// Initialize g's context as in mstart.
+	initcontext();
+	g->status = Gsyscall;
+	g->entry = nil;
+	g->param = nil;
+#ifdef USING_SPLIT_STACK
+	__splitstack_getcontext(&g->stack_context[0]);
+#else
+	g->gcinitial_sp = &mp;
+	g->gcstack_size = 0;
+	g->gcnext_sp = &mp;
+#endif
+	getcontext(&g->context);
+
+	if(g->entry != nil) {
+		// Got here from mcall.
+		void (*pfn)(G*) = (void (*)(G*))g->entry;
+		G* gp = (G*)g->param;
+		pfn(gp);
+		*(int*)0x22 = 0x22;
+	}
 
 	// Initialize this thread to use the m.
 	runtime_minit();
+
+#ifdef USING_SPLIT_STACK
+	{
+		int dont_block_signals = 0;
+		__splitstack_block_signals(&dont_block_signals, nil);
+	}
+#endif
 }
 
 // newextram allocates an m and puts it on the extra list.
@@ -1049,15 +1075,17 @@ runtime_newextram(void)
 {
 	M *mp, *mnext;
 	G *gp;
+	byte *g0_sp, *sp;
+	size_t g0_spsize, spsize;
 
 	// Create extra goroutine locked to extra m.
 	// The goroutine is the context in which the cgo callback will run.
 	// The sched.pc will never be returned to, but setting it to
 	// runtime.goexit makes clear to the traceback routines where
 	// the goroutine stack ends.
-	mp = runtime_allocm(nil);
-	gp = runtime_malg(StackMin, nil, nil);
-	gp->status = Gsyscall;
+	mp = runtime_allocm(nil, StackMin, &g0_sp, &g0_spsize);
+	gp = runtime_malg(StackMin, &sp, &spsize);
+	gp->status = Gdead;
 	mp->curg = gp;
 	mp->locked = LockInternal;
 	mp->lockedg = gp;
@@ -1072,6 +1100,16 @@ runtime_newextram(void)
 	runtime_unlock(&runtime_sched);
 	gp->goid = runtime_xadd64(&runtime_sched.goidgen, 1);
 
+	// The context for gp will be set up in runtime_needm.  But
+	// here we need to set up the context for g0.
+	getcontext(&mp->g0->context);
+	mp->g0->context.uc_stack.ss_sp = g0_sp;
+#ifdef MAKECONTEXT_STACK_TOP
+	mp->g0->context.uc_stack.ss_sp += g0_spsize;
+#endif
+	mp->g0->context.uc_stack.ss_size = g0_spsize;
+	makecontext(&mp->g0->context, kickoff, 0);
+
 	// Add m to the extra list.
 	mnext = lockextra(true);
 	mp->schedlink = mnext;
@@ -1114,6 +1152,8 @@ runtime_dropm(void)
 	mp = m;
 	runtime_setmg(nil, nil);
 
+	mp->curg->status = Gdead;
+
 	mnext = lockextra(true);
 	mp->schedlink = mnext;
 	unlockextra(mp);
@@ -1159,6 +1199,29 @@ unlockextra(M *mp)
 	runtime_atomicstorep(&runtime_extram, mp);
 }
 
+static int32
+countextra()
+{
+	M *mp, *mc;
+	int32 c;
+
+	for(;;) {
+		mp = runtime_atomicloadp(&runtime_extram);
+		if(mp == MLOCKED) {
+			runtime_osyield();
+			continue;
+		}
+		if(!runtime_casp(&runtime_extram, mp, MLOCKED)) {
+			runtime_osyield();
+			continue;
+		}
+		c = 0;
+		for(mc = mp; mc != nil; mc = mc->schedlink)
+			c++;
+		runtime_atomicstorep(&runtime_extram, mp);
+		return c;
+	}
+}
 
 // Create a new m.  It will start off with a call to fn, or else the scheduler.
 static void
@@ -1166,7 +1229,7 @@ newm(void(*fn)(void), P *p)
 {
 	M *mp;
 
-	mp = runtime_allocm(p);
+	mp = runtime_allocm(p, -1, nil, nil);
 	mp->nextp = p;
 	mp->mstartfn = fn;
 
@@ -2348,7 +2411,7 @@ checkdead(void)
 	int32 run, grunning, s;
 
 	// -1 for sysmon
-	run = runtime_sched.mcount - runtime_sched.nmidle - runtime_sched.mlocked - 1;
+	run = runtime_sched.mcount - runtime_sched.nmidle - runtime_sched.mlocked - 1 - countextra();
 	if(run > 0)
 		return;
 	if(run < 0) {
diff --git a/libgo/runtime/runtime.h b/libgo/runtime/runtime.h
index 5b2a64f5110..78fd388186a 100644
--- a/libgo/runtime/runtime.h
+++ b/libgo/runtime/runtime.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ struct	M
 	GCStats	gcstats;
 	bool	racecall;
 	bool	needextram;
+	bool	dropextram;	// for gccgo: drop after call is done.
 	void*	racepc;
 	void	(*waitunlockf)(Lock*);
 	void*	waitlock;
@@ -450,6 +451,7 @@ extern	G*	runtime_lastg;
 extern	M*	runtime_allm;
 extern	P**	runtime_allp;
 extern	int32	runtime_gomaxprocs;
+extern	uint32	runtime_needextram;
 extern	bool	runtime_singleproc;
 extern	uint32	runtime_panicking;
 extern	uint32	runtime_gcwaiting;		// gc is waiting to run
@@ -518,6 +520,8 @@ G*	runtime_malg(int32, byte**, size_t*);
 void	runtime_mpreinit(M*);
 void	runtime_minit(void);
 void	runtime_unminit(void);
+void	runtime_needm(void);
+void	runtime_dropm(void);
 void	runtime_signalstack(byte*, int32);
 MCache*	runtime_allocmcache(void);
 void	runtime_freemcache(MCache*);