diff --git a/elf/Makefile b/elf/Makefile
index 7f039b5563..cfe4b3f9a5 100644
--- a/elf/Makefile
+++ b/elf/Makefile
@@ -219,11 +219,11 @@ install-rootsbin += ldconfig
 
 ldconfig-modules := \
   cache \
+  cachestrings \
   chroot_canon \
   ldconfig-parse \
   readlib \
   static-stubs \
-  stringtable \
   xmalloc \
   xstrdup \
   # ldconfig-modules
@@ -309,11 +309,11 @@ tests := \
   tst-array4 \
   tst-array5 \
   tst-auxv \
+  tst-cachestrings \
   tst-decorate-maps \
   tst-dl-hash \
   tst-env-setuid \
   tst-leaks1 \
-  tst-stringtable \
   tst-tls9 \
   tst-tunables-enable_secure-env \
   # tests
diff --git a/elf/cache.c b/elf/cache.c
index a6dc85dc0f..d8bc2f7135 100644
--- a/elf/cache.c
+++ b/elf/cache.c
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
 #include <ldconfig.h>
 #include <dl-cache.h>
 #include <version.h>
-#include <stringtable.h>
+#include <cachestrings.h>
 
 /* Used to store library names, paths, and other strings.  */
-static struct stringtable strings;
+static struct cachestrings strings;
 
 /* Keeping track of "glibc-hwcaps" subdirectories.  During cache
    construction, a linear search by name is performed to deduplicate
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct glibc_hwcaps_subdirectory
   struct glibc_hwcaps_subdirectory *next;
 
   /* Interned string with the subdirectory name.  */
-  struct stringtable_entry *name;
+  struct cachestrings_entry *name;
 
   /* Array index in the cache_extension_tag_glibc_hwcaps section in
      the stored cached file.  This is computed after all the
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct glibc_hwcaps_subdirectory
 const char *
 glibc_hwcaps_subdirectory_name (const struct glibc_hwcaps_subdirectory *dir)
 {
-  return dir->name->string;
+  return dir->name->E.string;
 }
 
 /* Linked list of known hwcaps subdirectory names.  */
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static struct glibc_hwcaps_subdirectory *hwcaps;
 struct glibc_hwcaps_subdirectory *
 new_glibc_hwcaps_subdirectory (const char *name)
 {
-  struct stringtable_entry *name_interned = stringtable_add (&strings, name);
+  struct cachestrings_entry *name_interned = cachestrings_add (&strings, name);
   for (struct glibc_hwcaps_subdirectory *p = hwcaps; p != NULL; p = p->next)
     if (p->name == name_interned)
       return p;
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ assign_glibc_hwcaps_indices (void)
 
 struct cache_entry
 {
-  struct stringtable_entry *lib; /* Library name.  */
-  struct stringtable_entry *path; /* Path to find library.  */
+  struct cachestrings_entry *lib; /* Library name.  */
+  struct cachestrings_entry *path; /* Path to find library.  */
   int flags;			/* Flags to indicate kind of library.  */
   unsigned int isa_level;	/* Required ISA level.  */
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static int
 compare (const struct cache_entry *e1, const struct cache_entry *e2)
 {
   /* We need to swap entries here to get the correct sort order.  */
-  int res = _dl_cache_libcmp (e2->lib->string, e1->lib->string);
+  int res = _dl_cache_libcmp (e2->lib->E.string, e1->lib->E.string);
   if (res == 0)
     {
       if (e1->flags < e2->flags)
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ compute_hwcap_value (struct cache_entry *entry)
 {
   if (entry->isa_level > DL_CACHE_HWCAP_ISA_LEVEL_MASK)
     error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("%s: ISA level is too high (%d > %d)"),
-	   entry->path->string, entry->isa_level,
+	   entry->path->E.string, entry->isa_level,
 	   DL_CACHE_HWCAP_ISA_LEVEL_MASK);
   return (DL_CACHE_HWCAP_EXTENSION
 	  | (((uint64_t) entry->isa_level) << 32)
@@ -548,8 +548,8 @@ save_cache (const char *cache_name)
       ++cache_entry_old_count;
     }
 
-  struct stringtable_finalized strings_finalized;
-  stringtable_finalize (&strings, &strings_finalized);
+  struct cachestrings_finalized strings_finalized;
+  cachestrings_finalize (&strings, &strings_finalized);
 
   /* Create the on disk cache structure.  */
   struct cache_file *file_entries = NULL;
@@ -758,16 +758,16 @@ add_to_cache (const char *path, const char *filename, const char *soname,
 {
   struct cache_entry *new_entry = xmalloc (sizeof (*new_entry));
 
-  struct stringtable_entry *path_interned;
+  struct cachestrings_entry *path_interned;
   {
     char *p;
     if (asprintf (&p, "%s/%s", path, filename) < 0)
       error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, _("Could not create library path"));
-    path_interned = stringtable_add (&strings, p);
+    path_interned = cachestrings_add (&strings, p);
     free (p);
   }
 
-  new_entry->lib = stringtable_add (&strings, soname);
+  new_entry->lib = cachestrings_add (&strings, soname);
   new_entry->path = path_interned;
   new_entry->flags = flags;
   new_entry->isa_level = isa_level;
diff --git a/elf/cachestrings.c b/elf/cachestrings.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c17c48bce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elf/cachestrings.c
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/* String tables for ld.so.cache construction.  Implementation.
+   Copyright (C) 2020-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+   by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <cachestrings.h>
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <error.h>
+#include <ldconfig.h>
+#include <libintl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define STRINGTABLE_ENTRY cachestrings_entry
+#define STRINGTABLE_STRUCT cachestrings
+#define STRINGTABLE_PREFIX cache_s_table_
+#include <stringtable-skeleton.h>
+
+struct cachestrings_entry *
+cachestrings_add (struct cachestrings *table, const char *string)
+{
+  struct cachestrings_entry *e = cache_s_table_add (table, string);
+  if (e == NULL)
+    error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, _("String table is too large"));
+  return e;
+}
+
+void
+cachestrings_free (struct cachestrings *table)
+{
+  cache_s_table_free (table);
+}
+
+/* Sort reversed strings in reverse lexicographic order.  This is used
+   for tail merging.  */
+static int
+finalize_compare (const void *l, const void *r)
+{
+  struct cachestrings_entry *left = *(struct cachestrings_entry **) l;
+  struct cachestrings_entry *right = *(struct cachestrings_entry **) r;
+  size_t to_compare;
+  if (left->E.length < right->E.length)
+    to_compare = left->E.length;
+  else
+    to_compare = right->E.length;
+  for (size_t i = 1; i <= to_compare; ++i)
+    {
+      unsigned char lch = left->E.string[left->E.length - i];
+      unsigned char rch = right->E.string[right->E.length - i];
+      if (lch != rch)
+        return rch - lch;
+    }
+  if (left->E.length == right->E.length)
+    return 0;
+  else if (left->E.length < right->E.length)
+    /* Longer strings should come first.  */
+    return 1;
+  else
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/* Add E to the array (identified via CLOSURE).  */
+static void
+cache_s_table_cb_list (struct cachestrings_entry *e, void *closure)
+{
+  struct cachestrings_entry ***pptr = closure;
+  **pptr = e;
+  ++*pptr;
+}
+
+/* Copy the string of E into the result buffer (a struct
+   cachestrings_finalized *).  */
+static void
+cache_s_table_cb_store (struct cachestrings_entry *e, void *closure)
+{
+  struct cachestrings_finalized *result = closure;
+  if (result->strings[e->offset] == '\0')
+    memcpy (&result->strings[e->offset], e->E.string, e->E.length + 1);
+}
+
+void
+cachestrings_finalize (struct cachestrings *table,
+                               struct cachestrings_finalized *result)
+{
+  size_t table_count = table->T.count;
+  if (table_count == 0)
+    {
+      result->strings = xstrdup ("");
+      result->size = 0;
+      return;
+    }
+
+  /* Optimize the order of the strings.  */
+  struct cachestrings_entry **array
+    = xcalloc (table_count, sizeof (*array));
+  {
+    struct cachestrings_entry **tmp = array;
+    cache_s_table_foreach (table, cache_s_table_cb_list, &tmp);
+    assert (tmp == array + table_count);
+  }
+  qsort (array, table_count, sizeof (*array), finalize_compare);
+
+  /* Assign offsets, using tail merging (sharing suffixes) if possible.  */
+  array[0]->offset = 0;
+  for (uint32_t j = 1; j < table_count; ++j)
+    {
+      struct cachestrings_entry *previous = array[j - 1];
+      struct cachestrings_entry *current = array[j];
+      if (previous->E.length >= current->E.length
+          && memcmp (&previous->E.string[previous->E.length
+                                         - current->E.length],
+                     current->E.string, current->E.length) == 0)
+        current->offset = (previous->offset + previous->E.length
+                           - current->E.length);
+      else if (__builtin_add_overflow (previous->offset,
+                                       previous->E.length + 1,
+                                       &current->offset))
+        error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("String table is too large"));
+    }
+
+  /* Allocate the result string.  */
+  {
+    struct cachestrings_entry *last = array[table_count - 1];
+    if (__builtin_add_overflow (last->offset, last->E.length + 1,
+                                &result->size))
+      error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("String table is too large"));
+  }
+  /* The strings are copied from the hash table, so the array is no
+     longer needed.  */
+  free (array);
+  result->strings = xcalloc (result->size, 1);
+
+  /* Copy the strings.  */
+  cache_s_table_foreach (table, cache_s_table_cb_store, result);
+}
diff --git a/elf/stringtable.h b/elf/cachestrings.h
similarity index 53%
rename from elf/stringtable.h
rename to elf/cachestrings.h
index 3f78ec43aa..c57c5100d1 100644
--- a/elf/stringtable.h
+++ b/elf/cachestrings.h
@@ -15,37 +15,35 @@
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#ifndef _STRINGTABLE_H
-#define _STRINGTABLE_H
+#ifndef CACHESTRINGS_H
+#define CACHESTRINGS_H
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stringtable.h>
 
-/* An entry in the string table.  Only the length and string fields are
-   expected to be used outside the string table code.  */
-struct stringtable_entry
+/* An entry in the string table.  Only the entry.length and
+   entry.string fields are expected to be used outside the string
+   table code.  */
+struct cachestrings_entry
 {
-  struct stringtable_entry *next; /* For collision resolution.  */
-  uint32_t length;                /* Length of then string.  */
-  uint32_t offset;                /* From start of finalized table.  */
-  char string[];                  /* Null-terminated string.  */
+  size_t offset;                /* From start of finalized table.  */
+  struct stringtable_entry E;
 };
 
-/* A string table.  Zero-initialization produces a valid atable.  */
-struct stringtable
+/* String table for use with ldconfig cache strings.  */
+struct cachestrings
 {
-  struct stringtable_entry **entries;  /* Array of hash table buckets.  */
-  uint32_t count;                 /* Number of elements in the table.  */
-  uint32_t allocated;             /* Length of the entries array.  */
+  struct stringtable T;
 };
 
 /* Adds STRING to TABLE.  May return the address of an existing entry.  */
-struct stringtable_entry *stringtable_add (struct stringtable *table,
-                                           const char *string);
+struct cachestrings_entry *cachestrings_add (struct cachestrings *table,
+                                             const char *string);
 
 /* Result of stringtable_finalize.  SIZE bytes at STRINGS should be
    written to the file.  */
-struct stringtable_finalized
+struct cachestrings_finalized
 {
   char *strings;
   size_t size;
@@ -53,12 +51,12 @@ struct stringtable_finalized
 
 /* Assigns offsets to string table entries and computes the serialized
    form of the string table.  */
-void stringtable_finalize (struct stringtable *table,
-                           struct stringtable_finalized *result);
+void cachestrings_finalize (struct cachestrings *,
+                            struct cachestrings_finalized *);
 
 /* Deallocate the string table (but not the TABLE pointer itself).
    (The table can be re-used for adding more strings without
    initialization.)  */
-void stringtable_free (struct stringtable *table);
+void cachestrings_free (struct cachestrings *table);
 
-#endif /* _STRINGTABLE_H */
+#endif /* CACHESTRINGS_H */
diff --git a/elf/stringtable.c b/elf/stringtable.c
deleted file mode 100644
index c59b417c2d..0000000000
--- a/elf/stringtable.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,209 +0,0 @@
-/* String tables for ld.so.cache construction.  Implementation.
-   Copyright (C) 2020-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
-   by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License, or
-   (at your option) any later version.
-
-   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-   GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <error.h>
-#include <ldconfig.h>
-#include <libintl.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stringtable.h>
-
-static void
-stringtable_init (struct stringtable *table)
-{
-  table->count = 0;
-
-  /* This needs to be a power of two.  128 is sufficient to keep track
-     of 42 DSOs without resizing (assuming two strings per DSOs).
-     glibc itself comes with more than 20 DSOs, so 64 would likely to
-     be too small.  */
-  table->allocated = 128;
-
-  table->entries = xcalloc (table->allocated, sizeof (table->entries[0]));
-}
-
-/* 32-bit FNV-1a hash function.  */
-static uint32_t
-fnv1a (const char *string, size_t length)
-{
-  const unsigned char *p = (const unsigned char *) string;
-  uint32_t hash = 2166136261U;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < length; ++i)
-    {
-      hash ^= p[i];
-      hash *= 16777619U;
-    }
-  return hash;
-}
-
-/* Double the capacity of the hash table.  */
-static void
-stringtable_rehash (struct stringtable *table)
-{
-  /* This computation cannot overflow because the old total in-memory
-     size of the hash table is larger than the computed value.  */
-  uint32_t new_allocated = table->allocated * 2;
-  struct stringtable_entry **new_entries
-    = xcalloc (new_allocated, sizeof (table->entries[0]));
-
-  uint32_t mask = new_allocated - 1;
-  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < table->allocated; ++i)
-    for (struct stringtable_entry *e = table->entries[i]; e != NULL; )
-      {
-        struct stringtable_entry *next = e->next;
-        uint32_t hash = fnv1a (e->string, e->length);
-        uint32_t new_index = hash & mask;
-        e->next = new_entries[new_index];
-        new_entries[new_index] = e;
-        e = next;
-      }
-
-  free (table->entries);
-  table->entries = new_entries;
-  table->allocated = new_allocated;
-}
-
-struct stringtable_entry *
-stringtable_add (struct stringtable *table, const char *string)
-{
-  /* Check for a zero-initialized table.  */
-  if (table->allocated == 0)
-    stringtable_init (table);
-
-  size_t length = strlen (string);
-  if (length > (1U << 30))
-    error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("String table string is too long"));
-  uint32_t hash = fnv1a (string, length);
-
-  /* Return a previously-existing entry.  */
-  for (struct stringtable_entry *e
-         = table->entries[hash & (table->allocated - 1)];
-       e != NULL; e = e->next)
-    if (e->length == length && memcmp (e->string, string, length) == 0)
-      return e;
-
-  /* Increase the size of the table if necessary.  Keep utilization
-     below two thirds.  */
-  if (table->count >= (1U << 30))
-    error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("String table has too many entries"));
-  if (table->count * 3 > table->allocated * 2)
-    stringtable_rehash (table);
-
-  /* Add the new table entry.  */
-  ++table->count;
-  struct stringtable_entry *e
-    = xmalloc (offsetof (struct stringtable_entry, string) + length + 1);
-  uint32_t index = hash & (table->allocated - 1);
-  e->next = table->entries[index];
-  table->entries[index] = e;
-  e->length = length;
-  e->offset = 0;
-  memcpy (e->string, string, length + 1);
-  return e;
-}
-
-/* Sort reversed strings in reverse lexicographic order.  This is used
-   for tail merging.  */
-static int
-finalize_compare (const void *l, const void *r)
-{
-  struct stringtable_entry *left = *(struct stringtable_entry **) l;
-  struct stringtable_entry *right = *(struct stringtable_entry **) r;
-  size_t to_compare;
-  if (left->length < right->length)
-    to_compare = left->length;
-  else
-    to_compare = right->length;
-  for (size_t i = 1; i <= to_compare; ++i)
-    {
-      unsigned char lch = left->string[left->length - i];
-      unsigned char rch = right->string[right->length - i];
-      if (lch != rch)
-        return rch - lch;
-    }
-  if (left->length == right->length)
-    return 0;
-  else if (left->length < right->length)
-    /* Longer strings should come first.  */
-    return 1;
-  else
-    return -1;
-}
-
-void
-stringtable_finalize (struct stringtable *table,
-                      struct stringtable_finalized *result)
-{
-  if (table->count == 0)
-    {
-      result->strings = xstrdup ("");
-      result->size = 0;
-      return;
-    }
-
-  /* Optimize the order of the strings.  */
-  struct stringtable_entry **array = xcalloc (table->count, sizeof (*array));
-  {
-    size_t j = 0;
-    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < table->allocated; ++i)
-      for (struct stringtable_entry *e = table->entries[i]; e != NULL;
-           e = e->next)
-        {
-          array[j] = e;
-          ++j;
-        }
-    assert (j == table->count);
-  }
-  qsort (array, table->count, sizeof (*array), finalize_compare);
-
-  /* Assign offsets, using tail merging (sharing suffixes) if possible.  */
-  array[0]->offset = 0;
-  for (uint32_t j = 1; j < table->count; ++j)
-    {
-      struct stringtable_entry *previous = array[j - 1];
-      struct stringtable_entry *current = array[j];
-      if (previous->length >= current->length
-          && memcmp (&previous->string[previous->length - current->length],
-                     current->string, current->length) == 0)
-        current->offset = (previous->offset + previous->length
-                           - current->length);
-      else if (__builtin_add_overflow (previous->offset,
-                                       previous->length + 1,
-                                       &current->offset))
-        error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("String table is too large"));
-    }
-
-  /* Allocate the result string.  */
-  {
-    struct stringtable_entry *last = array[table->count - 1];
-    if (__builtin_add_overflow (last->offset, last->length + 1,
-                                &result->size))
-      error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("String table is too large"));
-  }
-  /* The strings are copied from the hash table, so the array is no
-     longer needed.  */
-  free (array);
-  result->strings = xcalloc (result->size, 1);
-
-  /* Copy the strings.  */
-  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < table->allocated; ++i)
-    for (struct stringtable_entry *e = table->entries[i]; e != NULL;
-         e = e->next)
-      if (result->strings[e->offset] == '\0')
-        memcpy (&result->strings[e->offset], e->string, e->length + 1);
-}
diff --git a/elf/tst-stringtable.c b/elf/tst-cachestrings.c
similarity index 54%
rename from elf/tst-stringtable.c
rename to elf/tst-cachestrings.c
index 1f0727f38f..88196618ce 100644
--- a/elf/tst-stringtable.c
+++ b/elf/tst-cachestrings.c
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #if __GNUC_PREREQ (5, 0)
 #include <string.h>
-#include <stringtable.h>
+#define attribute_hidden
+#include <cachestrings.h>
 #include <support/check.h>
 #include <support/support.h>
 
@@ -28,72 +29,75 @@ do_test (void)
 {
   /* Empty string table.  */
   {
-    struct stringtable s = { 0, };
-    struct stringtable_finalized f;
-    stringtable_finalize (&s, &f);
+    struct cachestrings s = { 0, };
+    struct cachestrings_finalized f;
+    cachestrings_finalize (&s, &f);
     TEST_COMPARE_STRING (f.strings, "");
     TEST_COMPARE (f.size, 0);
     free (f.strings);
-    stringtable_free (&s);
+    cachestrings_free (&s);
   }
 
   /* String table with one empty string.  */
   {
-    struct stringtable s = { 0, };
-    struct stringtable_entry *e = stringtable_add (&s, "");
-    TEST_COMPARE_STRING (e->string, "");
-    TEST_COMPARE (e->length, 0);
-    TEST_COMPARE (s.count, 1);
-
-    struct stringtable_finalized f;
-    stringtable_finalize (&s, &f);
+    struct cachestrings s = { 0, };
+    struct cachestrings_entry *e = cachestrings_add (&s, "");
+    TEST_COMPARE_STRING (e->E.string, "");
+    TEST_COMPARE (e->E.length, 0);
+    TEST_COMPARE (e->offset, 0);
+    TEST_COMPARE (s.T.count, 1);
+
+    struct cachestrings_finalized f;
+    cachestrings_finalize (&s, &f);
     TEST_COMPARE (e->offset, 0);
     TEST_COMPARE_STRING (f.strings, "");
     TEST_COMPARE (f.size, 1);
     free (f.strings);
-    stringtable_free (&s);
+    cachestrings_free (&s);
   }
 
   /* String table with one non-empty string.  */
   {
-    struct stringtable s = { 0, };
-    struct stringtable_entry *e = stringtable_add (&s, "name");
-    TEST_COMPARE_STRING (e->string, "name");
-    TEST_COMPARE (e->length, 4);
-    TEST_COMPARE (s.count, 1);
-
-    struct stringtable_finalized f;
-    stringtable_finalize (&s, &f);
+    struct cachestrings s = { 0, };
+    struct cachestrings_entry *e = cachestrings_add (&s, "name");
+    TEST_COMPARE_STRING (e->E.string, "name");
+    TEST_COMPARE (e->E.length, 4);
+    TEST_COMPARE (e->offset, 0);
+    TEST_COMPARE (s.T.count, 1);
+
+    struct cachestrings_finalized f;
+    cachestrings_finalize (&s, &f);
     TEST_COMPARE (e->offset, 0);
     TEST_COMPARE_STRING (f.strings, "name");
     TEST_COMPARE (f.size, 5);
     free (f.strings);
-    stringtable_free (&s);
+    cachestrings_free (&s);
   }
 
   /* Two strings, one is a prefix of the other.  Tail-merging can only
      happen in one way in this case.  */
   {
-    struct stringtable s = { 0, };
-    struct stringtable_entry *suffix = stringtable_add (&s, "suffix");
-    TEST_COMPARE_STRING (suffix->string, "suffix");
-    TEST_COMPARE (suffix->length, 6);
-    TEST_COMPARE (s.count, 1);
-
-    struct stringtable_entry *prefix
-      = stringtable_add (&s, "prefix-suffix");
-    TEST_COMPARE_STRING (prefix->string, "prefix-suffix");
-    TEST_COMPARE (prefix->length, strlen ("prefix-suffix"));
-    TEST_COMPARE (s.count, 2);
-
-    struct stringtable_finalized f;
-    stringtable_finalize (&s, &f);
+    struct cachestrings s = { 0, };
+    struct cachestrings_entry *suffix
+      = cachestrings_add (&s, "suffix");
+    TEST_COMPARE_STRING (suffix->E.string, "suffix");
+    TEST_COMPARE (suffix->E.length, 6);
+    TEST_COMPARE (s.T.count, 1);
+
+    struct cachestrings_entry *prefix
+      = cachestrings_add (&s, "prefix-suffix");
+    TEST_COMPARE_STRING (prefix->E.string, "prefix-suffix");
+    TEST_COMPARE (prefix->E.length, strlen ("prefix-suffix"));
+    TEST_COMPARE (s.T.count, 2);
+
+    struct cachestrings_finalized f;
+    cachestrings_finalize (&s, &f);
     TEST_COMPARE (prefix->offset, 0);
     TEST_COMPARE (suffix->offset, strlen ("prefix-"));
     TEST_COMPARE_STRING (f.strings, "prefix-suffix");
     TEST_COMPARE (f.size, sizeof ("prefix-suffix"));
     free (f.strings);
-    stringtable_free (&s);
+    cachestrings_free (&s);
   }
 
   /* String table with various shared prefixes.  Triggers hash
@@ -101,38 +105,40 @@ do_test (void)
   {
     enum { count = 1500 };
     char *strings[2 * count];
-    struct stringtable_entry *entries[2 * count];
-    struct stringtable s = { 0, };
+    struct cachestrings_entry *entries[2 * count];
+    struct cachestrings s = { 0, };
     for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i)
       {
         strings[i] = xasprintf ("%d", i);
-        entries[i] = stringtable_add (&s, strings[i]);
-        TEST_COMPARE (entries[i]->length, strlen (strings[i]));
-        TEST_COMPARE_STRING (entries[i]->string, strings[i]);
+        entries[i] = cachestrings_add (&s, strings[i]);
+        TEST_COMPARE (entries[i]->E.length, strlen (strings[i]));
+        TEST_COMPARE_STRING (entries[i]->E.string, strings[i]);
         strings[i + count] = xasprintf ("prefix/%d", i);
-        entries[i + count] = stringtable_add (&s, strings[i + count]);
-        TEST_COMPARE (entries[i + count]->length, strlen (strings[i + count]));
-        TEST_COMPARE_STRING (entries[i + count]->string, strings[i + count]);
+        entries[i + count] = cachestrings_add (&s, strings[i + count]);
+        TEST_COMPARE (entries[i + count]->E.length,
+                      strlen (strings[i + count]));
+        TEST_COMPARE_STRING (entries[i + count]->E.string,
+                             strings[i + count]);
       }
 
-    struct stringtable_finalized f;
-    stringtable_finalize (&s, &f);
+    struct cachestrings_finalized f;
+    cachestrings_finalize (&s, &f);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 2 * count; ++i)
       {
-        TEST_COMPARE (entries[i]->length, strlen (strings[i]));
-        TEST_COMPARE_STRING (entries[i]->string, strings[i]);
+        TEST_COMPARE (entries[i]->E.length, strlen (strings[i]));
+        TEST_COMPARE_STRING (entries[i]->E.string, strings[i]);
         TEST_COMPARE_STRING (f.strings + entries[i]->offset, strings[i]);
         free (strings[i]);
       }
 
     free (f.strings);
-    stringtable_free (&s);
+    cachestrings_free (&s);
   }
 
   /* Verify that maximum tail merging happens.  */
   {
-    struct stringtable s = { 0, };
+    struct cachestrings s = { 0, };
     const char *strings[] = {
       "",
       "a",
@@ -146,14 +152,14 @@ do_test (void)
       "ba",
       "baa",
     };
-    struct stringtable_entry *entries[array_length (strings)];
+    struct cachestrings_entry *entries[array_length (strings)];
     for (int i = 0; i < array_length (strings); ++i)
-      entries[i] = stringtable_add (&s, strings[i]);
+      entries[i] = cachestrings_add (&s, strings[i]);
     for (int i = 0; i < array_length (strings); ++i)
-      TEST_COMPARE_STRING (entries[i]->string, strings[i]);
+      TEST_COMPARE_STRING (entries[i]->E.string, strings[i]);
 
-    struct stringtable_finalized f;
-    stringtable_finalize (&s, &f);
+    struct cachestrings_finalized f;
+    cachestrings_finalize (&s, &f);
 
     /* There are only four different strings, "aaa", "ba", "baa",
        "bb".  The rest is shared in an unspecified fashion.  */
@@ -161,12 +167,12 @@ do_test (void)
 
     for (int i = 0; i < array_length (strings); ++i)
       {
-        TEST_COMPARE_STRING (entries[i]->string, strings[i]);
+        TEST_COMPARE_STRING (entries[i]->E.string, strings[i]);
         TEST_COMPARE_STRING (f.strings + entries[i]->offset, strings[i]);
       }
 
     free (f.strings);
-    stringtable_free (&s);
+    cachestrings_free (&s);
   }
 
   return 0;
@@ -178,8 +184,8 @@ do_test (void)
    possible to link against the actual build because it was built for
    use in ldconfig.  */
 #define _(arg) arg
-#include "stringtable.c"
-#include "stringtable_free.c"
+#define __set_errno(code) (void) (errno = (code))
+#include "cachestrings.c"
 #else
 #include <support/test-driver.h>
 
diff --git a/include/stringtable-skeleton.h b/include/stringtable-skeleton.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..041cf8e3aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/stringtable-skeleton.h
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/* Template for defining string tables.
+   Copyright (C) 2020-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* To use the stringtable facility, you need to include
+   <stringtable-skeleton.h> and define the parameter macros.
+
+   The tables are intrusive: you need to define your own types,
+   embedding struct stringtable_entry and struct stringtable.
+
+   A minimal example looks like this:
+
+     #include <stringtable.h>
+
+     struct table_entry
+     {
+       struct stringtable_entry E;
+     };
+
+     struct table
+     {
+       struct stringtable T;
+     };
+
+     #define STRINGTABLE_ENTRY table_entry
+     #define STRINGTABLE_STRUCT table
+     #define STRINGTABLE_PREFIX table_
+     #include <stringtable-skeleton.h>
+
+   The struct STRINGTABLE_ENTRY type must have a
+
+     struct stringtable_entry E;
+
+   member at the end.
+
+   The struct STRINGTABLE_STRUCT type must have a
+
+     struct stringtable T;
+
+   member (not necessarily at the end).  The T member must be
+   zero-initialized before the functions described below are called.
+
+   Including <stringtable-skeleton.h> defines the following functions:
+
+   STRINGTABLE_ENTRY *
+   STRINGTABLE_PREFIX_add (struct STRINGTABLE_STRUCT *table,
+                           const char *string);
+
+     Add STRING to TABLE.  Returns NULL on memory allocation failure.
+
+   void STRINGTABLE_PREFIX_free (struct STRINGTABLE_STRUCT *table);
+
+     Deallocate TABLE and all its entries.
+
+   void STRINGTABLE_PREFIX_foreach (struct STRINGTABLE_STRUCT *table,
+                                    void (*cb) (struct STRINGTABLE_ENTRY *,
+                                                void *),
+                                    void *closure);
+
+     Iterate over all entries in TABLE, calling CB for each entry
+     with CLOSURE as the second argument.
+*/
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define STRINGTABLE_ENTRY_OFFSET (offsetof (struct STRINGTABLE_ENTRY, E))
+
+_Static_assert (STRINGTABLE_ENTRY_OFFSET + sizeof (struct stringtable_entry)
+                == sizeof (struct STRINGTABLE_ENTRY),
+                "entry member must come last");
+
+#define STRINGTABLE_CONCAT0(prefix, name) prefix##name
+#define STRINGTABLE_CONCAT1(prefix, name) STRINGTABLE_CONCAT0(prefix, name)
+#define STRINGTABLE_NAME(name) STRINGTABLE_CONCAT1(STRINGTABLE_PREFIX, name)
+
+
+__attribute__ ((unused)) static struct STRINGTABLE_ENTRY *
+STRINGTABLE_NAME(add) (struct STRINGTABLE_STRUCT *table,
+                       const char *string)
+{
+  return __stringtable_add (&table->T, string, STRINGTABLE_ENTRY_OFFSET);
+}
+
+__attribute__ ((unused)) static void
+STRINGTABLE_NAME(free) (struct STRINGTABLE_STRUCT *table)
+{
+  __stringtable_free (&table->T, STRINGTABLE_ENTRY_OFFSET);
+}
+
+static inline void
+STRINGTABLE_NAME(foreach) (struct STRINGTABLE_STRUCT *table,
+                           void (*callback) (struct STRINGTABLE_ENTRY *,
+                                             void *),
+                           void *closure)
+{
+  struct stringtable_entry **p = table->T.entries;
+  if (p == NULL)
+    return;
+  struct stringtable_entry **end = p + table->T.allocated;
+  for (; p != end; ++p)
+    for (struct stringtable_entry *e = *p; e != NULL; e = e->next)
+      callback ((struct STRINGTABLE_ENTRY *) ((char *) e -
+                                              STRINGTABLE_ENTRY_OFFSET),
+                closure);
+}
+
+#undef STRINGTABLE_CONCAT0
+#undef STRINGTABLE_CONCAT1
+#undef STRINGTABLE_NAME
+#undef STRINGTABLE_ENTRY_OFFSET
+#undef STRINGTABLE_ENTRY
+#undef STRINGTABLE_STRUCT
+#undef STRINGTABLE_PREFIX
diff --git a/include/stringtable.h b/include/stringtable.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0933289e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/stringtable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/* Support facilities for string tables.
+   Copyright (C) 2020-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* See <stringtable-skeleton.h> for a way to use this file.  */
+
+#ifndef STRINGTABLE_H
+#define STRINGTABLE_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/* Common part of hash table entries.  Used for the E member.  */
+struct stringtable_entry
+{
+  struct stringtable_entry *next; /* For collision resolution.  */
+  uint32_t length;                /* Length of the string.  */
+  char string[];                  /* Null-terminated string.  */
+};
+
+/* Common fields of a string table.  Used for the T member.
+   Zero-initialization produces a valid table.  */
+struct stringtable
+{
+  struct stringtable_entry **entries;  /* Array of hash table buckets.  */
+  uint32_t count;                 /* Number of elements in the table.  */
+  uint32_t allocated;             /* Length of the entries array.  */
+};
+
+/* 32-bit FNV-1a hash function.  */
+uint32_t __fnv1a (const char *string, size_t length) attribute_hidden;
+
+/*  Internal functions.  ENTRY_OFFSET is the offset of the
+    stringtable_entry structs from the start of the malloc
+    allocation.  */
+void *__stringtable_add (struct stringtable *, const char *,
+                         size_t entry_offset) attribute_hidden;
+void __stringtable_free (struct stringtable *, size_t entry_offset)
+  attribute_hidden;
+
+#endif /* STRINGTABLE_H */
diff --git a/misc/Makefile b/misc/Makefile
index fc44de9934..856cf38ae7 100644
--- a/misc/Makefile
+++ b/misc/Makefile
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ routines := \
   fdatasync \
   fgetxattr \
   flistxattr \
+  fnv1a \
   fremovexattr \
   fsetxattr \
   fstab \
@@ -187,6 +188,8 @@ routines := \
   setxattr \
   single_threaded \
   sstk \
+  stringtable_add \
+  stringtable_free \
   stty \
   swapoff \
   swapon \
diff --git a/misc/fnv1a.c b/misc/fnv1a.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc091f6515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/fnv1a.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/* Simple hash function, used in string tables.
+   Copyright (C) 2020-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <stringtable.h>
+
+uint32_t
+__fnv1a (const char *string, size_t length)
+{
+  const unsigned char *p = (const unsigned char *) string;
+  uint32_t hash = 2166136261U;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < length; ++i)
+    {
+      hash ^= p[i];
+      hash *= 16777619U;
+    }
+  return hash;
+}
diff --git a/misc/stringtable_add.c b/misc/stringtable_add.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c39a699270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/stringtable_add.c
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/* Generic implementation for adding strings to string tables.
+   Copyright (C) 2020-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <stringtable.h>
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+static bool
+__stringtable_init (struct stringtable *table)
+{
+  table->count = 0;
+
+  /* This needs to be a power of two.  */
+  table->allocated = 16;
+
+  table->entries = calloc (table->allocated, sizeof (table->entries[0]));
+  return table->entries != NULL;
+}
+
+/* Double the capacity of the hash table.  */
+static bool
+__stringtable_rehash (struct stringtable *table)
+{
+  uint32_t new_allocated = table->allocated * 2;
+  if (new_allocated < table->allocated)
+    {
+      __set_errno (ENOMEM);
+      return false;
+    }
+
+  struct stringtable_entry **new_entries
+    = calloc (new_allocated, sizeof (table->entries[0]));
+  if (new_entries == NULL)
+    return false;
+
+  uint32_t mask = new_allocated - 1;
+  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < table->allocated; ++i)
+    for (struct stringtable_entry *e = table->entries[i]; e != NULL; )
+      {
+        struct stringtable_entry *next = e->next;
+        uint32_t hash = __fnv1a (e->string, e->length);
+        uint32_t new_index = hash & mask;
+        e->next = new_entries[new_index];
+        new_entries[new_index] = e;
+        e = next;
+      }
+
+  free (table->entries);
+  table->entries = new_entries;
+  table->allocated = new_allocated;
+  return true;
+}
+
+void *
+__stringtable_add (struct stringtable *table, const char *string,
+                   size_t entry_offset)
+{
+  /* Check for a zero-initialized table.  */
+  if (table->allocated == 0 && !__stringtable_init (table))
+    return NULL;
+
+  size_t length = strlen (string);
+  if (length != (uint32_t) length)
+    {
+      /* String is too long to store.  */
+      __set_errno (ENOMEM);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  uint32_t hash = __fnv1a (string, length);
+
+  /* Return a previously-existing entry.  */
+  for (struct stringtable_entry *e
+         = table->entries[hash & (table->allocated - 1)];
+       e != NULL; e = e->next)
+    if (e->length == length && memcmp (e->string, string, length) == 0)
+      return (char *) e - entry_offset;
+
+  /* Increase the size of the table if necessary.  Keep utilization
+     below two thirds.  */
+  if (table->count >= UINT32_MAX / 3)
+    {
+      __set_errno (ENOMEM);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  if (table->count * 3 > table->allocated * 2)
+    if (!__stringtable_rehash (table))
+      return NULL;
+
+  /* Add the new table entry.  No overflow is possible because length
+     must be less than half of the address space size.  */
+  char *base = malloc (entry_offset
+                       + offsetof (struct stringtable_entry, string)
+                       + length + 1);
+  if (base == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+  /* Extra data is zero-initialized.  */
+  memset (base, 0, entry_offset);
+
+  struct stringtable_entry *e
+    = (struct stringtable_entry *) (base + entry_offset);
+  e->length = length;
+  memcpy (e->string, string, length + 1);
+
+  ++table->count;
+  uint32_t index = hash & (table->allocated - 1);
+  e->next = table->entries[index];
+  table->entries[index] = e;
+  return (char *) e - entry_offset;
+}
diff --git a/misc/stringtable_free.c b/misc/stringtable_free.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00e477f340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/stringtable_free.c
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/* Generic implementation for freeing string tables.
+   Copyright (C) 2020-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <stringtable.h>
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+void
+__stringtable_free (struct stringtable *table,
+                    size_t entry_offset)
+{
+  size_t allocated = table->allocated;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < allocated; ++i)
+    {
+      struct stringtable_entry *e = table->entries[i];
+      while (e != NULL)
+        {
+          struct stringtable_entry *next = e->next;
+          /* The allocated pointer is at an offset before the entry.  */
+          free ((char *) e - entry_offset);
+          e = next;
+        }
+    }
+  free (table->entries);
+  table->entries = NULL;
+  table->allocated = 0;
+  table->count = 0;
+}
diff --git a/support/Makefile b/support/Makefile
index 1dae2802cf..2d10be3166 100644
--- a/support/Makefile
+++ b/support/Makefile
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ libsupport-routines = \
   support_spawn_wrap \
   support_stack_alloc \
   support_stat_nanoseconds \
+  support_stringtable \
   support_subprocess \
   support_test_compare_blob \
   support_test_compare_failure \
diff --git a/elf/stringtable_free.c b/support/support_stringtable.c
similarity index 56%
rename from elf/stringtable_free.c
rename to support/support_stringtable.c
index 6ac73f6a8a..b809516fa9 100644
--- a/elf/stringtable_free.c
+++ b/support/support_stringtable.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-/* String tables for ld.so.cache construction.  Deallocation (for tests only).
-   Copyright (C) 2020-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Separate build of stringtables for use in tests.
+   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -15,19 +15,6 @@
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stringtable.h>
-
-void
-stringtable_free (struct stringtable *table)
-{
-  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < table->allocated; ++i)
-    for (struct stringtable_entry *e = table->entries[i]; e != NULL; )
-      {
-        struct stringtable_entry *next = e->next;
-        free (e);
-        e = next;
-      }
-  free (table->entries);
-  *table = (struct stringtable) { 0, };
-}
+#include <misc/fnv1a.c>
+#include <misc/stringtable_add.c>
+#include <misc/stringtable_free.c>
