3 files changed, 53 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/misc/cgo/testplugin/plugin_test.go b/misc/cgo/testplugin/plugin_test.go
index 2875271c03..9055dbda04 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/testplugin/plugin_test.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/testplugin/plugin_test.go
@@ -196,3 +196,17 @@ func TestIssue25756(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestMethod(t *testing.T) {
+	// Exported symbol's method must be live.
+	goCmd(t, "build", "-buildmode=plugin", "-o", "plugin.so", "./method/plugin.go")
+	goCmd(t, "build", "-o", "method.exe", "./method/main.go")
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "./method.exe")
+	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%s: %v\n%s", strings.Join(cmd.Args, " "), err, out)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/misc/cgo/testplugin/testdata/method/main.go b/misc/cgo/testplugin/testdata/method/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e9189b450
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/cgo/testplugin/testdata/method/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Issue 42579: methods of symbols exported from plugin must be live.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"plugin"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	p, err := plugin.Open("plugin.so")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	x, err := p.Lookup("X")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	reflect.ValueOf(x).Elem().MethodByName("M").Call(nil)
+}
diff --git a/misc/cgo/testplugin/testdata/method/plugin.go b/misc/cgo/testplugin/testdata/method/plugin.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..240edd3bc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/cgo/testplugin/testdata/method/plugin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+func main() {}
+
+type T int
+
+func (T) M() { println("M") }
+
+var X T