diff --git a/gcc/go/gofrontend/MERGE b/gcc/go/gofrontend/MERGE
index 5104e7b3dba..f3c52bfaa86 100644
--- a/gcc/go/gofrontend/MERGE
+++ b/gcc/go/gofrontend/MERGE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-565b5cd0f49a00ca20941ea042c07ebe6ddf3553
+946aa5ab2e82d045a2a3b2f18ba2c5b00e957c4b
 
 The first line of this file holds the git revision number of the last
 merge done from the gofrontend repository.
diff --git a/gcc/go/gofrontend/export.cc b/gcc/go/gofrontend/export.cc
index d021ac4c6b1..963f0bfe842 100644
--- a/gcc/go/gofrontend/export.cc
+++ b/gcc/go/gofrontend/export.cc
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class Type_hash_alias_identical
     return type->hash_for_method(NULL,
 				 (Type::COMPARE_ERRORS
 				  | Type::COMPARE_TAGS
+				  | Type::COMPARE_EMBEDDED_INTERFACES
 				  | Type::COMPARE_ALIASES));
   }
 };
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ class Type_alias_identical
     return Type::are_identical(t1, t2,
 			       (Type::COMPARE_ERRORS
 				| Type::COMPARE_TAGS
+                                | Type::COMPARE_EMBEDDED_INTERFACES
 				| Type::COMPARE_ALIASES),
 			       NULL);
   }
@@ -295,6 +297,16 @@ Find_types_to_prepare::type(Type* type)
   if (type->is_abstract())
     return TRAVERSE_SKIP_COMPONENTS;
 
+  // For interfaces make sure that embedded methods are sorted, since the
+  // comparison function we use for indexing types relies on it (this call has
+  // to happen before the set_type_index call below).
+  if (type->classification() == Type::TYPE_INTERFACE)
+    {
+      Interface_type* it = type->interface_type();
+      if (it != NULL)
+        it->sort_embedded();
+    }
+
   if (!this->exp_->set_type_index(type))
     {
       // We've already seen this type.
@@ -408,6 +420,9 @@ Export::prepare_types(const std::vector<Named_object*>* exports,
     {
       if (!(*p)->is_type())
 	continue;
+      Interface_type* it = (*p)->type_value()->interface_type();
+      if (it != NULL)
+        it->sort_embedded();
       this->set_type_index((*p)->type_value());
     }
 
diff --git a/gcc/go/gofrontend/types.cc b/gcc/go/gofrontend/types.cc
index e12e6706006..e9cbfd8ed1a 100644
--- a/gcc/go/gofrontend/types.cc
+++ b/gcc/go/gofrontend/types.cc
@@ -8808,10 +8808,19 @@ Interface_type::is_identical(const Interface_type* t, int flags) const
   if (!this->methods_are_finalized_ || !t->methods_are_finalized_)
     return false;
 
+  // Consult a flag to see whether we need to compare based on
+  // parse methods or all methods.
+  Typed_identifier_list* methods = (((flags & COMPARE_EMBEDDED_INTERFACES) != 0)
+				      ? this->parse_methods_
+                                      : this->all_methods_);
+  Typed_identifier_list* tmethods = (((flags & COMPARE_EMBEDDED_INTERFACES) != 0)
+				       ? t->parse_methods_
+				       : t->all_methods_);
+
   // We require the same methods with the same types.  The methods
   // have already been sorted.
-  if (this->all_methods_ == NULL || t->all_methods_ == NULL)
-    return this->all_methods_ == t->all_methods_;
+  if (methods == NULL || tmethods == NULL)
+    return methods == tmethods;
 
   if (this->assume_identical(this, t) || t->assume_identical(t, this))
     return true;
@@ -8823,11 +8832,11 @@ Interface_type::is_identical(const Interface_type* t, int flags) const
   ai.next = hold_ai;
   this->assume_identical_ = &ai;
 
-  Typed_identifier_list::const_iterator p1 = this->all_methods_->begin();
+  Typed_identifier_list::const_iterator p1 = methods->begin();
   Typed_identifier_list::const_iterator p2;
-  for (p2 = t->all_methods_->begin(); p2 != t->all_methods_->end(); ++p1, ++p2)
+  for (p2 = tmethods->begin(); p2 != tmethods->end(); ++p1, ++p2)
     {
-      if (p1 == this->all_methods_->end())
+      if (p1 == methods->end())
 	break;
       if (p1->name() != p2->name()
 	  || !Type::are_identical(p1->type(), p2->type(), flags, NULL))
@@ -8836,7 +8845,7 @@ Interface_type::is_identical(const Interface_type* t, int flags) const
 
   this->assume_identical_ = hold_ai;
 
-  return p1 == this->all_methods_->end() && p2 == t->all_methods_->end();
+  return p1 == methods->end() && p2 == tmethods->end();
 }
 
 // Return true if T1 and T2 are assumed to be identical during a type
diff --git a/gcc/go/gofrontend/types.h b/gcc/go/gofrontend/types.h
index 976d41a4c09..07121dd4756 100644
--- a/gcc/go/gofrontend/types.h
+++ b/gcc/go/gofrontend/types.h
@@ -577,6 +577,11 @@ class Type
   // Compare aliases: treat an alias to T as distinct from T.
   static const int COMPARE_ALIASES = 4;
 
+  // When comparing interface types compare the interface embedding heirarchy,
+  // if any, rather than only comparing method sets. Useful primarily when
+  // exporting types.
+  static const int COMPARE_EMBEDDED_INTERFACES = 8;
+
   // Return true if two types are identical.  If this returns false,
   // and REASON is not NULL, it may set *REASON.
   static bool
@@ -3165,6 +3170,15 @@ class Interface_type : public Type
   methods_are_finalized() const
   { return this->methods_are_finalized_; }
 
+  // Sort embedded interfaces by name. Needed when we are preparing
+  // to emit types into the export data.
+  void
+  sort_embedded()
+  {
+    if (parse_methods_ != NULL)
+      parse_methods_->sort_by_name();
+  }
+
  protected:
   int
   do_traverse(Traverse*);