diff --git a/libc/calls/groups.internal.h b/libc/calls/groups.internal.h
index d7d0c80b732..2fca2ca100e 100644
--- a/libc/calls/groups.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/groups.internal.h
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ COSMOPOLITAN_C_START_
 int sys_getgroups(int size, uint32_t list[]);
 int sys_setgroups(size_t size, const uint32_t list[]);
 
-const char *DescribeGidList(char[128], int, int, const uint32_t list[]);
+const char *_DescribeGidList(char[128], int, int, const uint32_t list[]);
 #define DescribeGidList(rc, length, gidlist) \
-  DescribeGidList(alloca(128), rc, length, gidlist)
+  _DescribeGidList(alloca(128), rc, length, gidlist)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_GROUPS_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/calls/printfds.c b/libc/calls/printfds.c
index 36cb548d7a2..4786357ef1e 100644
--- a/libc/calls/printfds.c
+++ b/libc/calls/printfds.c
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 ╚─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
 #include "libc/calls/internal.h"
 #include "libc/calls/state.internal.h"
-#include "libc/intrin/fds.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
+#include "libc/intrin/fds.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/kprintf.h"
 
 static const char *__fdkind2str(int x) {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void __printfds(struct Fd *fds, size_t fdslen) {
       continue;
     kprintf("%3d %s", i, __fdkind2str(fds[i].kind));
     if (fds[i].flags) {
-      kprintf(" flags=%s", (DescribeOpenFlags)(buf, fds[i].flags));
+      kprintf(" flags=%s", _DescribeOpenFlags(buf, fds[i].flags));
     }
     if (fds[i].mode)
       kprintf(" mode=%#o", fds[i].mode);
diff --git a/libc/calls/seccomp.c b/libc/calls/seccomp.c
index 3048745d0ac..1d004fe2d71 100644
--- a/libc/calls/seccomp.c
+++ b/libc/calls/seccomp.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int seccomp(unsigned operation, unsigned flags, void *args) {
   } else {
     rc = enosys();
   }
-  STRACE("seccomp(%s, %#x, %p) → %d% m", DescribeSeccompOperation(operation),
+  STRACE("seccomp(%s, %#x, %p) → %d% m", _DescribeSeccompOperation(operation),
          flags, args, rc);
   return rc;
 }
diff --git a/libc/calls/sig.c b/libc/calls/sig.c
index 247c567460c..9cb94f14131 100644
--- a/libc/calls/sig.c
+++ b/libc/calls/sig.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ textwindows int __sig_raise(volatile int sig, int sic) {
     char ssbuf[128];
     siginfo_t si = {.si_signo = sig, .si_code = sic};
     STRACE("__sig_raise(%G, %t) mask %s", sig, __sig_handler(rva),
-           (DescribeSigset)(ssbuf, 0, (sigset_t *)&pt->tib->tib_sigmask));
+           _DescribeSigset(ssbuf, 0, (sigset_t *)&pt->tib->tib_sigmask));
     __sig_handler(rva)(sig, &si, &ctx);
 
     // record this handler
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ static textwindows wontreturn void __sig_tramp(struct SignalFrame *sf) {
     // call the user's signal handler
     char ssbuf[2][128];
     STRACE("__sig_tramp(%G, %t) mask %s → %s", sig, __sig_handler(sf->rva),
-           (DescribeSigset)(ssbuf[0], 0, &sf->ctx.uc_sigmask),
-           (DescribeSigset)(ssbuf[1], 0, (sigset_t *)&tib->tib_sigmask));
+           _DescribeSigset(ssbuf[0], 0, &sf->ctx.uc_sigmask),
+           _DescribeSigset(ssbuf[1], 0, (sigset_t *)&tib->tib_sigmask));
     __sig_handler(sf->rva)(sig, &sf->si, &sf->ctx);
 
     // restore the signal mask that was used by the interrupted code
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/flock.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/flock.internal.h
index aea17b09e46..52b14ad6678 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/flock.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/flock.internal.h
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #include "libc/mem/alloca.h"
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_START_
 
-const char *DescribeFlock(char[300], int, const struct flock *);
-#define DescribeFlock(c, l) DescribeFlock(alloca(300), c, l)
+const char *_DescribeFlock(char[300], int, const struct flock *);
+#define DescribeFlock(c, l) _DescribeFlock(alloca(300), c, l)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_FLOCK_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/iovec.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/iovec.internal.h
index cfa58b479ad..6c6a3661a97 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/iovec.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/iovec.internal.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_IOVEC_INTERNAL_H_
 #define COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_IOVEC_INTERNAL_H_
-#include "libc/intrin/fds.h"
 #include "libc/calls/struct/iovec.h"
+#include "libc/intrin/fds.h"
 #include "libc/mem/alloca.h"
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_START_
 
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ ssize_t sys_send_nt(int, const struct iovec *, size_t, uint32_t);
 ssize_t sys_sendto_nt(int, const struct iovec *, size_t, uint32_t, const void *,
                       uint32_t);
 
-const char *DescribeIovec(char[300], ssize_t, const struct iovec *, int);
-#define DescribeIovec(x, y, z) DescribeIovec(alloca(300), x, y, z)
+const char *_DescribeIovec(char[300], ssize_t, const struct iovec *, int);
+#define DescribeIovec(x, y, z) _DescribeIovec(alloca(300), x, y, z)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_IOVEC_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/itimerval.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/itimerval.internal.h
index ababa1bee88..9bad9b7a04c 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/itimerval.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/itimerval.internal.h
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ int sys_getitimer(int, struct itimerval *);
 int sys_setitimer(int, const struct itimerval *, struct itimerval *);
 int sys_setitimer_nt(int, const struct itimerval *, struct itimerval *);
 
-const char *DescribeItimerval(char[90], int, const struct itimerval *);
-#define DescribeItimerval(rc, ts) DescribeItimerval(alloca(90), rc, ts)
+const char *_DescribeItimerval(char[90], int, const struct itimerval *);
+#define DescribeItimerval(rc, ts) _DescribeItimerval(alloca(90), rc, ts)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_ITIMERVAL_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/rlimit.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/rlimit.internal.h
index fa8ce920049..5818c6d5a9a 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/rlimit.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/rlimit.internal.h
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ int sys_getrlimit(int, struct rlimit *);
 int sys_setrlimit(int, const struct rlimit *);
 int sys_setrlimit_nt(int, const struct rlimit *);
 
-const char *DescribeRlimit(char[64], int, const struct rlimit *);
-#define DescribeRlimit(rc, rl) DescribeRlimit(alloca(64), rc, rl)
+const char *_DescribeRlimit(char[64], int, const struct rlimit *);
+#define DescribeRlimit(rc, rl) _DescribeRlimit(alloca(64), rc, rl)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_RLIMIT_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/sched_param.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/sched_param.internal.h
index 9df42312e25..565d661b3f9 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/sched_param.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/sched_param.internal.h
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #include "libc/mem/alloca.h"
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_START_
 
-const char *DescribeSchedParam(char[32], const struct sched_param *);
-#define DescribeSchedParam(x) DescribeSchedParam(alloca(32), x)
+const char *_DescribeSchedParam(char[32], const struct sched_param *);
+#define DescribeSchedParam(x) _DescribeSchedParam(alloca(32), x)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_SCHED_PARAM_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/sigaction.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/sigaction.internal.h
index bf69a81db07..19b1177a5d1 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/sigaction.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/sigaction.internal.h
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ void __sigenter_netbsd(int, siginfo_t *, void *);
 void __sigenter_freebsd(int, siginfo_t *, void *);
 void __sigenter_openbsd(int, siginfo_t *, void *);
 
-const char *DescribeSigaction(char[256], int, const struct sigaction *);
-#define DescribeSigaction(rc, sa) DescribeSigaction(alloca(256), rc, sa)
+const char *_DescribeSigaction(char[256], int, const struct sigaction *);
+#define DescribeSigaction(rc, sa) _DescribeSigaction(alloca(256), rc, sa)
 
 void _init_onntconsoleevent(void);
 
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/sigaltstack.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/sigaltstack.internal.h
index c95eea69643..b2416b56007 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/sigaltstack.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/sigaltstack.internal.h
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #include "libc/mem/alloca.h"
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_START_
 
-const char *DescribeSigaltstack(char[128], int, const struct sigaltstack *);
-#define DescribeSigaltstack(rc, ss) DescribeSigaltstack(alloca(128), rc, ss)
+const char *_DescribeSigaltstack(char[128], int, const struct sigaltstack *);
+#define DescribeSigaltstack(rc, ss) _DescribeSigaltstack(alloca(128), rc, ss)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_SIGALTSTACK_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/siginfo.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/siginfo.internal.h
index 99b2e4edaf9..d5479c464dc 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/siginfo.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/siginfo.internal.h
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ COSMOPOLITAN_C_START_
 
 int sys_sigqueueinfo(int, const siginfo_t *);
 
-const char *DescribeSiginfo(char[300], int, const siginfo_t *);
-#define DescribeSiginfo(x, y) DescribeSiginfo(alloca(300), x, y)
+const char *_DescribeSiginfo(char[300], int, const siginfo_t *);
+#define DescribeSiginfo(x, y) _DescribeSiginfo(alloca(300), x, y)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_SIGINFO_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/sigset.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/sigset.internal.h
index ad4fe0a784c..b31093dbbc8 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/sigset.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/sigset.internal.h
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ int sys_sigprocmask(int, const sigset_t *, sigset_t *);
 int sys_sigsuspend(const uint64_t *, uint64_t);
 int sys_sigpending(uint64_t *, size_t);
 
-const char *DescribeSigset(char[128], int, const sigset_t *);
-#define DescribeSigset(rc, ss) DescribeSigset(alloca(128), rc, ss)
+const char *_DescribeSigset(char[128], int, const sigset_t *);
+#define DescribeSigset(rc, ss) _DescribeSigset(alloca(128), rc, ss)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_SIGSET_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/stat.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/stat.internal.h
index 5d1c9fed644..eb9aa1ca6b0 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/stat.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/stat.internal.h
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ int sys_fstatat_nt(int, const char *, struct stat *, int);
 int sys_lstat_nt(const char *, struct stat *);
 int sys_fstat_metal(int, struct stat *);
 
-const char *DescribeStat(char[300], int, const struct stat *);
-#define DescribeStat(rc, st) DescribeStat(alloca(300), rc, st)
+const char *_DescribeStat(char[300], int, const struct stat *);
+#define DescribeStat(rc, st) _DescribeStat(alloca(300), rc, st)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_STAT_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/statfs.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/statfs.internal.h
index ab3919628b6..b98073dc412 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/statfs.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/statfs.internal.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ int sys_fstatfs_nt(int64_t, struct statfs *);
 int sys_statfs_nt(const char *, struct statfs *);
 void statfs2statvfs(struct statvfs *, const struct statfs *);
 
-const char *DescribeStatfs(char[300], int, const struct statfs *);
-#define DescribeStatfs(rc, sf) DescribeStatfs(alloca(300), rc, sf)
+const char *_DescribeStatfs(char[300], int, const struct statfs *);
+#define DescribeStatfs(rc, sf) _DescribeStatfs(alloca(300), rc, sf)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_STATFS_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/termios.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/termios.internal.h
index c116d4d044f..ac85545dcf6 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/termios.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/termios.internal.h
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 #include "libc/mem/alloca.h"
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_START_
 
-const char *DescribeTermios(char[1024], ssize_t, const struct termios *);
+const char *_DescribeTermios(char[1024], ssize_t, const struct termios *);
 
-#define DescribeTermios(rc, tio) DescribeTermios(alloca(1024), rc, tio)
+#define DescribeTermios(rc, tio) _DescribeTermios(alloca(1024), rc, tio)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_TERMIOS_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/timespec.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/timespec.internal.h
index fc15a20617b..bc4ff4d4791 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/timespec.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/timespec.internal.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ int sys_utimensat(int, const char *, const struct timespec[2], int);
 int sys_utimensat_nt(int, const char *, const struct timespec[2], int);
 int sys_utimensat_old(int, const char *, const struct timespec[2], int);
 
-const char *DescribeTimespec(char[45], int, const struct timespec *);
-#define DescribeTimespec(rc, ts) DescribeTimespec(alloca(45), rc, ts)
+const char *_DescribeTimespec(char[45], int, const struct timespec *);
+#define DescribeTimespec(rc, ts) _DescribeTimespec(alloca(45), rc, ts)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_TIMESPEC_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/timeval.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/timeval.internal.h
index ceaf8f73e16..a3cf06847c5 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/timeval.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/timeval.internal.h
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ int sys_lutimes(const char *, const struct timeval *);
 int sys_utimes(const char *, const struct timeval *);
 int sys_utimes_nt(const char *, const struct timeval[2]);
 
-const char *DescribeTimeval(char[45], int, const struct timeval *);
-#define DescribeTimeval(rc, ts) DescribeTimeval(alloca(45), rc, ts)
+const char *_DescribeTimeval(char[45], int, const struct timeval *);
+#define DescribeTimeval(rc, ts) _DescribeTimeval(alloca(45), rc, ts)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_TIMEVAL_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/winsize.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/winsize.internal.h
index 642b995d8fd..8c5e07fadc8 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/winsize.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/winsize.internal.h
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #ifndef COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_WINSIZE_INTERNAL_H_
 #define COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_WINSIZE_INTERNAL_H_
-#include "libc/intrin/fds.h"
 #include "libc/calls/struct/winsize.h"
+#include "libc/intrin/fds.h"
 #include "libc/mem/alloca.h"
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_START_
 
 int tcgetwinsize_nt(int, struct winsize *);
-const char *DescribeWinsize(char[64], int, const struct winsize *);
-#define DescribeWinsize(rc, ws) DescribeWinsize(alloca(64), rc, ws)
+const char *_DescribeWinsize(char[64], int, const struct winsize *);
+#define DescribeWinsize(rc, ws) _DescribeWinsize(alloca(64), rc, ws)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_CALLS_STRUCT_WINSIZE_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/fmt/magnumstrs.internal.h b/libc/fmt/magnumstrs.internal.h
index 77833499cac..8899b27ce00 100644
--- a/libc/fmt/magnumstrs.internal.h
+++ b/libc/fmt/magnumstrs.internal.h
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ extern const struct MagnumStr kSockOptnames[];
 extern const struct MagnumStr kTcpOptnames[];
 extern const struct MagnumStr kPollNames[];
 
-const char *DescribeMagnum(char *, const struct MagnumStr *, const char *, int);
+const char *_DescribeMagnum(char *, const struct MagnumStr *, const char *,
+                            int);
 
 __funline const char *GetMagnumStr(const struct MagnumStr *ms, int x) {
   int i;
diff --git a/libc/intrin/cp.c b/libc/intrin/cp.c
index d65670cee66..d98c36e6638 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/cp.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/cp.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void report_cancelation_point(int sysv_ordinal, int xnu_ordinal) {
   char bt[160];
   struct StackFrame *bp = __builtin_frame_address(0);
   kprintf("error: report_cancelation_point(%#x, %#x) %s\n", sysv_ordinal,
-          xnu_ordinal, (DescribeBacktrace)(bt, bp));
+          xnu_ordinal, _DescribeBacktrace(bt, bp));
   __builtin_trap();
 }
 
diff --git a/libc/intrin/createfile.c b/libc/intrin/createfile.c
index 265675a1bf5..3bac501f4da 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/createfile.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/createfile.c
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ CreateFile(const char16_t *lpFileName,                         //
                               opt_lpSecurity, dwCreationDisposition,
                               dwFlagsAndAttributes, opt_hTemplateFile);
   NTTRACE("CreateFile(%#hs, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %ld) → {%ld, %d}", lpFileName,
-          (DescribeNtFileAccessFlags)(buf_accessflags, dwDesiredAccess),
-          (DescribeNtFileShareFlags)(buf_shareflags, dwShareMode),
-          (DescribeNtSecurityAttributes)(buf_secattr, opt_lpSecurity),
-          DescribeNtCreationDisposition(dwCreationDisposition),
-          (DescribeNtFileFlagAttr)(buf_flagattr, dwFlagsAndAttributes),
+          _DescribeNtFileAccessFlags(buf_accessflags, dwDesiredAccess),
+          _DescribeNtFileShareFlags(buf_shareflags, dwShareMode),
+          _DescribeNtSecurityAttributes(buf_secattr, opt_lpSecurity),
+          _DescribeNtCreationDisposition(dwCreationDisposition),
+          _DescribeNtFileFlagAttr(buf_flagattr, dwFlagsAndAttributes),
           opt_hTemplateFile, hHandle, __imp_GetLastError());
   if (hHandle == -1) {
     switch (__imp_GetLastError()) {
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describearchprctlcode.c b/libc/intrin/describearchprctlcode.c
index 9c1fea1f9b7..b260b73baa1 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describearchprctlcode.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describearchprctlcode.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/arch.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeArchPrctlCode)(char buf[12], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeArchPrctlCode(char buf[12], int x) {
   if (x == ARCH_SET_FS)
     return "ARCH_SET_FS";
   if (x == ARCH_GET_FS)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describebacktrace.c b/libc/intrin/describebacktrace.c
index 440c4921c6a..8c92e93ebee 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describebacktrace.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describebacktrace.c
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ privileged static char *FormatHex(char *p, unsigned long x) {
   return p;
 }
 
-privileged dontinstrument const char *(
-    DescribeBacktrace)(char buf[N], const struct StackFrame *fr) {
+privileged dontinstrument const char *_DescribeBacktrace(
+    char buf[N], const struct StackFrame *fr) {
   char *p = buf;
   char *pe = p + N;
   bool gotsome = false;
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describebacktrace.h b/libc/intrin/describebacktrace.h
index c9e600d6617..ee86143173c 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describebacktrace.h
+++ b/libc/intrin/describebacktrace.h
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #include "libc/nexgen32e/stackframe.h"
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_START_
 
-const char *DescribeBacktrace(char[160], const struct StackFrame *) libcesque;
-#define DescribeBacktrace(x) DescribeBacktrace(alloca(160), x)
+const char *_DescribeBacktrace(char[160], const struct StackFrame *) libcesque;
+#define DescribeBacktrace(x) _DescribeBacktrace(alloca(160), x)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_INTRIN_DESCRIBEBACKTRACE_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describecancelstate.c b/libc/intrin/describecancelstate.c
index 4b58566666b..ccaa1d13918 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describecancelstate.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describecancelstate.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/thread/thread.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeCancelState)(char buf[12], int err, int *state) {
+const char *_DescribeCancelState(char buf[12], int err, int *state) {
   if (err)
     return "n/a";
   if (!state)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describecapability.c b/libc/intrin/describecapability.c
index 7ef9e97fd6f..67ddcf82936 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describecapability.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describecapability.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static const struct thatispacked {
     {CAP_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE, "CHECKPOINT_RESTORE"},  //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeCapability)(char buf[32], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeCapability(char buf[32], int x) {
   int i;
   for (i = 0; i < ARRAYLEN(kCapabilityName); ++i) {
     if (kCapabilityName[i].x == x) {
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeclockname.c b/libc/intrin/describeclockname.c
index c8e704ca59c..58d73b86f08 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeclockname.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeclockname.c
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
 /**
  * Describes clock_gettime() clock argument.
  */
-const char *(DescribeClockName)(char buf[32], int x) {
-  return DescribeMagnum(buf, kClockNames, "CLOCK_", x);
+const char *_DescribeClockName(char buf[32], int x) {
+  return _DescribeMagnum(buf, kClockNames, "CLOCK_", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describecontrolkeystate.c b/libc/intrin/describecontrolkeystate.c
index f8231d108a1..f2e75e300ef 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describecontrolkeystate.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describecontrolkeystate.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kControlKeyState[] = {
     {kNtEnhancedKey, "EnhancedKey"},            //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeControlKeyState)(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kControlKeyState, ARRAYLEN(kControlKeyState),
-                       "kNt", x);
+const char *_DescribeControlKeyState(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kControlKeyState, ARRAYLEN(kControlKeyState),
+                        "kNt", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describedirfd.c b/libc/intrin/describedirfd.c
index 6b33d8ebf10..36f72929671 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describedirfd.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describedirfd.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/at.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeDirfd)(char buf[12], int dirfd) {
+const char *_DescribeDirfd(char buf[12], int dirfd) {
   if (dirfd == AT_FDCWD)
     return "AT_FDCWD";
   FormatInt32(buf, dirfd);
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describednotify.c b/libc/intrin/describednotify.c
index 2739ccca10b..2a56e155797 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describednotify.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describednotify.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kDnotifyFlags[] = {
     {DN_MULTISHOT, "MULTISHOT"},  //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeDnotifyFlags)(char buf[80], int x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 80, kDnotifyFlags, ARRAYLEN(kDnotifyFlags), "DN_",
-                       x);
+const char *_DescribeDnotifyFlags(char buf[80], int x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 80, kDnotifyFlags, ARRAYLEN(kDnotifyFlags), "DN_",
+                        x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeerrnoresult.c b/libc/intrin/describeerrnoresult.c
index 0deed696e98..9f3817e022b 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeerrnoresult.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeerrnoresult.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "libc/log/libfatal.internal.h"
 #include "libc/str/str.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeErrno)(char buf[30], int ax) {
+const char *_DescribeErrno(char buf[30], int ax) {
   char *p = buf;
   const char *s;
   if (ax < 0) {
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describefcntlcmd.c b/libc/intrin/describefcntlcmd.c
index bcebd1b1965..dbdef851339 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describefcntlcmd.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describefcntlcmd.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/str/str.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeFcntlCmd)(char buf[20], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeFcntlCmd(char buf[20], int x) {
   const char *s;
   if (x >= 0 && (s = GetMagnumStr(kFcntlCmds, x))) {
     buf[0] = 'F';
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describefdset.c b/libc/intrin/describefdset.c
index 1ef26444d67..62ffccaadb9 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describefdset.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describefdset.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #define append(...) o += ksnprintf(buf + o, N - o, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-const char *(DescribeFdSet)(char buf[N], ssize_t rc, int nfds, fd_set *fds) {
+const char *_DescribeFdSet(char buf[N], ssize_t rc, int nfds, fd_set *fds) {
   int o = 0;
 
   if (!fds)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeflags.c b/libc/intrin/describeflags.c
index 10aa0ea1cab..b4ea4ed981f 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeflags.c
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 ╚─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 
-const char *DescribeFlags(char *p, size_t n, const struct DescribeFlags *d,
-                          size_t m, const char *prefix, unsigned x) {
+const char *_DescribeFlags(char *p, size_t n, const struct DescribeFlags *d,
+                           size_t m, const char *prefix, unsigned x) {
   bool t;
   char b[21];
   size_t i, j, k;
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeflags.h b/libc/intrin/describeflags.h
index 9bcf9621847..917ef0f46ea 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeflags.h
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeflags.h
@@ -8,121 +8,121 @@ struct thatispacked DescribeFlags {
   const char *name;
 };
 
-const char *DescribeFlags(char *, size_t, const struct DescribeFlags *, size_t,
-                          const char *, unsigned) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeFlags(char *, size_t, const struct DescribeFlags *,
+                           size_t, const char *, unsigned) libcesque;
 
-const char *DescribeArchPrctlCode(char[12], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeCancelState(char[12], int, int *) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeClockName(char[32], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeControlKeyState(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeDirfd(char[12], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeDnotifyFlags(char[80], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeErrno(char[30], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeFcntlCmd(char[20], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeFlockType(char[12], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeFutexOp(char[64], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeHow(char[12], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeInOutInt64(char[23], ssize_t, int64_t *) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeItimer(char[12], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeMapFlags(char[64], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeMapping(char[8], int, int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeMremapFlags(char[30], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeMsyncFlags(char[48], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtConsoleInFlags(char[256], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtConsoleOutFlags(char[128], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtCreationDisposition(uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtFileAccessFlags(char[512], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtFileFlagAttr(char[256], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtFileMapFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtFileShareFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtFiletypeFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtLockFileFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtMovFileInpFlags(char[256], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtPageFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtPipeModeFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtPipeOpenFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtProcAccessFlags(char[256], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtStartFlags(char[128], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeNtSymlinkFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeOpenFlags(char[128], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeOpenMode(char[15], int, int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribePersonalityFlags(char[128], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribePollFlags(char[64], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeProtFlags(char[48], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribePtrace(char[12], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribePtraceEvent(char[32], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeRlimitName(char[20], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeSchedPolicy(char[48], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeSeccompOperation(int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeSiCode(char[20], int, int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeSigaltstackFlags(char[22], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeSleepFlags(char[16], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeSockLevel(char[12], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeSockOptname(char[32], int, int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeSocketFamily(char[12], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeSocketProtocol(char[12], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeSocketType(char[64], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeStdioState(char[12], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeStringList(char[300], char *const[]) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeThreadCreateFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeVirtualKeyCode(char[32], uint32_t) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeWhence(char[12], int) libcesque;
-const char *DescribeWhichPrio(char[12], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeArchPrctlCode(char[12], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeCancelState(char[12], int, int *) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeClockName(char[32], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeControlKeyState(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeDirfd(char[12], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeDnotifyFlags(char[80], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeErrno(char[30], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeFcntlCmd(char[20], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeFlockType(char[12], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeFutexOp(char[64], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeHow(char[12], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeInOutInt64(char[23], ssize_t, int64_t *) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeItimer(char[12], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeMapFlags(char[64], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeMapping(char[8], int, int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeMremapFlags(char[30], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeMsyncFlags(char[48], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtConsoleInFlags(char[256], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtConsoleOutFlags(char[128], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtCreationDisposition(uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtFileAccessFlags(char[512], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtFileFlagAttr(char[256], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtFileMapFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtFileShareFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtFiletypeFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtLockFileFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtMovFileInpFlags(char[256], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtPageFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtPipeModeFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtPipeOpenFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtProcAccessFlags(char[256], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtStartFlags(char[128], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeNtSymlinkFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeOpenFlags(char[128], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeOpenMode(char[15], int, int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribePersonalityFlags(char[128], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribePollFlags(char[64], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeProtFlags(char[48], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribePtrace(char[12], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribePtraceEvent(char[32], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeRlimitName(char[20], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeSchedPolicy(char[48], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeSeccompOperation(int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeSiCode(char[20], int, int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeSigaltstackFlags(char[22], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeSleepFlags(char[16], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeSockLevel(char[12], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeSockOptname(char[32], int, int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeSocketFamily(char[12], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeSocketProtocol(char[12], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeSocketType(char[64], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeStdioState(char[12], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeStringList(char[300], char *const[]) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeThreadCreateFlags(char[64], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeVirtualKeyCode(char[32], uint32_t) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeWhence(char[12], int) libcesque;
+const char *_DescribeWhichPrio(char[12], int) libcesque;
 
-#define DescribeCancelState(x, y)    DescribeCancelState(alloca(12), x, y)
-#define DescribeClockName(x)         DescribeClockName(alloca(32), x)
-#define DescribeControlKeyState(x)   DescribeControlKeyState(alloca(64), x)
-#define DescribeDirfd(x)             DescribeDirfd(alloca(12), x)
-#define DescribeDnotifyFlags(x)      DescribeDnotifyFlags(alloca(80), x)
-#define DescribeErrno(x)             DescribeErrno(alloca(30), x)
-#define DescribeFcntlCmd(x)          DescribeFcntlCmd(alloca(20), x)
-#define DescribeFlockType(x)         DescribeFlockType(alloca(12), x)
-#define DescribeFutexOp(x)           DescribeFutexOp(alloca(64), x)
-#define DescribeHow(x)               DescribeHow(alloca(12), x)
-#define DescribeInOutInt64(rc, x)    DescribeInOutInt64(alloca(23), rc, x)
-#define DescribeItimer(x)            DescribeItimer(alloca(12), x)
-#define DescribeMapFlags(x)          DescribeMapFlags(alloca(64), x)
-#define DescribeMapping(x, y)        DescribeMapping(alloca(8), x, y)
-#define DescribeMremapFlags(x)       DescribeMremapFlags(alloca(30), x)
-#define DescribeMsyncFlags(x)        DescribeMsyncFlags(alloca(48), x)
-#define DescribeNtConsoleInFlags(x)  DescribeNtConsoleInFlags(alloca(256), x)
-#define DescribeNtConsoleOutFlags(x) DescribeNtConsoleOutFlags(alloca(128), x)
-#define DescribeNtFileAccessFlags(x) DescribeNtFileAccessFlags(alloca(512), x)
-#define DescribeNtFileFlagAttr(x)    DescribeNtFileFlagAttr(alloca(256), x)
-#define DescribeNtFileMapFlags(x)    DescribeNtFileMapFlags(alloca(64), x)
-#define DescribeNtFileShareFlags(x)  DescribeNtFileShareFlags(alloca(64), x)
-#define DescribeNtFiletypeFlags(x)   DescribeNtFiletypeFlags(alloca(64), x)
-#define DescribeNtLockFileFlags(x)   DescribeNtLockFileFlags(alloca(64), x)
-#define DescribeNtMovFileInpFlags(x) DescribeNtMovFileInpFlags(alloca(256), x)
-#define DescribeNtPageFlags(x)       DescribeNtPageFlags(alloca(64), x)
-#define DescribeNtPipeModeFlags(x)   DescribeNtPipeModeFlags(alloca(64), x)
-#define DescribeNtPipeOpenFlags(x)   DescribeNtPipeOpenFlags(alloca(64), x)
-#define DescribeNtProcAccessFlags(x) DescribeNtProcAccessFlags(alloca(256), x)
-#define DescribeNtStartFlags(x)      DescribeNtStartFlags(alloca(128), x)
-#define DescribeNtSymlinkFlags(x)    DescribeNtSymlinkFlags(alloca(64), x)
-#define DescribeOpenFlags(x)         DescribeOpenFlags(alloca(128), x)
-#define DescribeOpenMode(x, y)       DescribeOpenMode(alloca(15), x, y)
-#define DescribePersonalityFlags(p)  DescribePersonalityFlags(alloca(128), p)
-#define DescribePollFlags(p)         DescribePollFlags(alloca(64), p)
-#define DescribeProtFlags(x)         DescribeProtFlags(alloca(48), x)
-#define DescribePtrace(i)            DescribePtrace(alloca(12), i)
-#define DescribePtraceEvent(x)       DescribePtraceEvent(alloca(32), x)
-#define DescribeRlimitName(rl)       DescribeRlimitName(alloca(20), rl)
-#define DescribeSchedPolicy(x)       DescribeSchedPolicy(alloca(48), x)
-#define DescribeSiCode(x, y)         DescribeSiCode(alloca(20), x, y)
-#define DescribeSigaltstackFlags(x)  DescribeSigaltstackFlags(alloca(22), x)
-#define DescribeSleepFlags(x)        DescribeSleepFlags(alloca(16), x)
-#define DescribeSockLevel(x)         DescribeSockLevel(alloca(12), x)
-#define DescribeSockOptname(x, y)    DescribeSockOptname(alloca(32), x, y)
-#define DescribeSocketFamily(x)      DescribeSocketFamily(alloca(12), x)
-#define DescribeSocketProtocol(x)    DescribeSocketProtocol(alloca(12), x)
-#define DescribeSocketType(x)        DescribeSocketType(alloca(64), x)
-#define DescribeStdioState(x)        DescribeStdioState(alloca(12), x)
-#define DescribeStringList(x)        DescribeStringList(alloca(300), x)
-#define DescribeThreadCreateFlags(x) DescribeThreadCreateFlags(alloca(64), x)
-#define DescribeVirtualKeyCode(x)    DescribeVirtualKeyCode(alloca(32), x)
-#define DescribeWhence(x)            DescribeWhence(alloca(12), x)
-#define DescribeWhichPrio(x)         DescribeWhichPrio(alloca(12), x)
+#define DescribeCancelState(x, y)    _DescribeCancelState(alloca(12), x, y)
+#define DescribeClockName(x)         _DescribeClockName(alloca(32), x)
+#define DescribeControlKeyState(x)   _DescribeControlKeyState(alloca(64), x)
+#define DescribeDirfd(x)             _DescribeDirfd(alloca(12), x)
+#define DescribeDnotifyFlags(x)      _DescribeDnotifyFlags(alloca(80), x)
+#define DescribeErrno(x)             _DescribeErrno(alloca(30), x)
+#define DescribeFcntlCmd(x)          _DescribeFcntlCmd(alloca(20), x)
+#define DescribeFlockType(x)         _DescribeFlockType(alloca(12), x)
+#define DescribeFutexOp(x)           _DescribeFutexOp(alloca(64), x)
+#define DescribeHow(x)               _DescribeHow(alloca(12), x)
+#define DescribeInOutInt64(rc, x)    _DescribeInOutInt64(alloca(23), rc, x)
+#define DescribeItimer(x)            _DescribeItimer(alloca(12), x)
+#define DescribeMapFlags(x)          _DescribeMapFlags(alloca(64), x)
+#define DescribeMapping(x, y)        _DescribeMapping(alloca(8), x, y)
+#define DescribeMremapFlags(x)       _DescribeMremapFlags(alloca(30), x)
+#define DescribeMsyncFlags(x)        _DescribeMsyncFlags(alloca(48), x)
+#define DescribeNtConsoleInFlags(x)  _DescribeNtConsoleInFlags(alloca(256), x)
+#define DescribeNtConsoleOutFlags(x) _DescribeNtConsoleOutFlags(alloca(128), x)
+#define DescribeNtFileAccessFlags(x) _DescribeNtFileAccessFlags(alloca(512), x)
+#define DescribeNtFileFlagAttr(x)    _DescribeNtFileFlagAttr(alloca(256), x)
+#define DescribeNtFileMapFlags(x)    _DescribeNtFileMapFlags(alloca(64), x)
+#define DescribeNtFileShareFlags(x)  _DescribeNtFileShareFlags(alloca(64), x)
+#define DescribeNtFiletypeFlags(x)   _DescribeNtFiletypeFlags(alloca(64), x)
+#define DescribeNtLockFileFlags(x)   _DescribeNtLockFileFlags(alloca(64), x)
+#define DescribeNtMovFileInpFlags(x) _DescribeNtMovFileInpFlags(alloca(256), x)
+#define DescribeNtPageFlags(x)       _DescribeNtPageFlags(alloca(64), x)
+#define DescribeNtPipeModeFlags(x)   _DescribeNtPipeModeFlags(alloca(64), x)
+#define DescribeNtPipeOpenFlags(x)   _DescribeNtPipeOpenFlags(alloca(64), x)
+#define DescribeNtProcAccessFlags(x) _DescribeNtProcAccessFlags(alloca(256), x)
+#define DescribeNtStartFlags(x)      _DescribeNtStartFlags(alloca(128), x)
+#define DescribeNtSymlinkFlags(x)    _DescribeNtSymlinkFlags(alloca(64), x)
+#define DescribeOpenFlags(x)         _DescribeOpenFlags(alloca(128), x)
+#define DescribeOpenMode(x, y)       _DescribeOpenMode(alloca(15), x, y)
+#define DescribePersonalityFlags(p)  _DescribePersonalityFlags(alloca(128), p)
+#define DescribePollFlags(p)         _DescribePollFlags(alloca(64), p)
+#define DescribeProtFlags(x)         _DescribeProtFlags(alloca(48), x)
+#define DescribePtrace(i)            _DescribePtrace(alloca(12), i)
+#define DescribePtraceEvent(x)       _DescribePtraceEvent(alloca(32), x)
+#define DescribeRlimitName(rl)       _DescribeRlimitName(alloca(20), rl)
+#define DescribeSchedPolicy(x)       _DescribeSchedPolicy(alloca(48), x)
+#define DescribeSiCode(x, y)         _DescribeSiCode(alloca(20), x, y)
+#define DescribeSigaltstackFlags(x)  _DescribeSigaltstackFlags(alloca(22), x)
+#define DescribeSleepFlags(x)        _DescribeSleepFlags(alloca(16), x)
+#define DescribeSockLevel(x)         _DescribeSockLevel(alloca(12), x)
+#define DescribeSockOptname(x, y)    _DescribeSockOptname(alloca(32), x, y)
+#define DescribeSocketFamily(x)      _DescribeSocketFamily(alloca(12), x)
+#define DescribeSocketProtocol(x)    _DescribeSocketProtocol(alloca(12), x)
+#define DescribeSocketType(x)        _DescribeSocketType(alloca(64), x)
+#define DescribeStdioState(x)        _DescribeStdioState(alloca(12), x)
+#define DescribeStringList(x)        _DescribeStringList(alloca(300), x)
+#define DescribeThreadCreateFlags(x) _DescribeThreadCreateFlags(alloca(64), x)
+#define DescribeVirtualKeyCode(x)    _DescribeVirtualKeyCode(alloca(32), x)
+#define DescribeWhence(x)            _DescribeWhence(alloca(12), x)
+#define DescribeWhichPrio(x)         _DescribeWhichPrio(alloca(12), x)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_INTRIN_DESCRIBEFLAGS_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeflock.c b/libc/intrin/describeflock.c
index ea7b744bd87..7f95445c42c 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeflock.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeflock.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #define append(...) o += ksnprintf(buf + o, N - o, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-const char *(DescribeFlock)(char buf[N], int cmd, const struct flock *l) {
+const char *_DescribeFlock(char buf[N], int cmd, const struct flock *l) {
   int o = 0;
 
   if (!l)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeflocktype.c b/libc/intrin/describeflocktype.c
index 67c13a02495..ffb13879f61 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeflocktype.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeflocktype.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "libc/fmt/itoa.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/f.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeFlockType)(char buf[12], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeFlockType(char buf[12], int x) {
   if (x == F_RDLCK)
     return "F_RDLCK";
   if (x == F_WRLCK)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describefutexop.c b/libc/intrin/describefutexop.c
index 7a4b0c7838e..7777a475547 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describefutexop.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describefutexop.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "libc/str/str.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/futex.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeFutexOp)(char buf[64], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeFutexOp(char buf[64], int x) {
 
   bool priv = false;
   if (x & FUTEX_PRIVATE_FLAG) {
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describegidlist.c b/libc/intrin/describegidlist.c
index c2c10613622..f915da80b67 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describegidlist.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describegidlist.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 
 #define N 128
 
-const char *(DescribeGidList)(char buf[N], int rc, int size,
-                              const uint32_t list[]) {
+const char *_DescribeGidList(char buf[N], int rc, int size,
+                             const uint32_t list[]) {
   if ((rc == -1) || (size < 0))
     return "n/a";
   if (!size)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describehow.c b/libc/intrin/describehow.c
index f4fc6798d54..9a92abd7adc 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describehow.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describehow.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/sig.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeHow)(char buf[12], int how) {
+const char *_DescribeHow(char buf[12], int how) {
   if (how == SIG_BLOCK)
     return "SIG_BLOCK";
   if (how == SIG_UNBLOCK)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeinoutint64.c b/libc/intrin/describeinoutint64.c
index 49fe1015bf3..19a8f31ad4a 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeinoutint64.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeinoutint64.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "libc/fmt/itoa.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeInOutInt64)(char buf[23], ssize_t rc, int64_t *x) {
+const char *_DescribeInOutInt64(char buf[23], ssize_t rc, int64_t *x) {
   if (!x)
     return "NULL";
   char *p = buf;
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeiovec.c b/libc/intrin/describeiovec.c
index a39c69c3f9f..30a2f3afbfe 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeiovec.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeiovec.c
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 
 #define append(...) o += ksnprintf(buf + o, N - o, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-const char *(DescribeIovec)(char buf[N], ssize_t rc, const struct iovec *iov,
-                            int iovlen) {
+const char *_DescribeIovec(char buf[N], ssize_t rc, const struct iovec *iov,
+                           int iovlen) {
   const char *d;
   int i, j, o = 0;
 
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeiovnt.c b/libc/intrin/describeiovnt.c
index 58e60ec4168..e33b493fb14 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeiovnt.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeiovnt.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "libc/macros.h"
 #include "libc/nt/winsock.h"
 
-void DescribeIovNt(const struct NtIovec *iov, uint32_t iovlen, ssize_t rem) {
+void _DescribeIovNt(const struct NtIovec *iov, uint32_t iovlen, ssize_t rem) {
   int i;
   if (kisdangerous(iov)) {
     kprintf("%p", iov);
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeitimer.c b/libc/intrin/describeitimer.c
index 98c4e2a8cb0..aa1f96c750b 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeitimer.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeitimer.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/itimer.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeItimer)(char buf[12], int which) {
+const char *_DescribeItimer(char buf[12], int which) {
   if (which == ITIMER_REAL)
     return "ITIMER_REAL";
   if (which == ITIMER_VIRTUAL)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeitimerval.c b/libc/intrin/describeitimerval.c
index 1e5661f509d..94af2a008d8 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeitimerval.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeitimerval.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 
 #define N 90
 
-const char *(DescribeItimerval)(char buf[N], int rc,
-                                const struct itimerval *it) {
+const char *_DescribeItimerval(char buf[N], int rc,
+                               const struct itimerval *it) {
   if (!it)
     return "NULL";
   if (rc == -1)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describemagnums.c b/libc/intrin/describemagnums.c
index fe76de780fa..c5540cfc1f0 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describemagnums.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describemagnums.c
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 #include "libc/fmt/magnumstrs.internal.h"
 #include "libc/str/str.h"
 
-const char *DescribeMagnum(char *b, const struct MagnumStr *m, const char *p,
-                           int x) {
+const char *_DescribeMagnum(char *b, const struct MagnumStr *m, const char *p,
+                            int x) {
   const char *s;
   if (x == 127)
     return "CLOCK_INVALID";
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describemapflags.c b/libc/intrin/describemapflags.c
index e46b28a3d1f..9367ee08328 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describemapflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describemapflags.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/map.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/prot.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeMapFlags)(char buf[64], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeMapFlags(char buf[64], int x) {
   const struct DescribeFlags kMapFlags[] = {
       {MAP_PRIVATE, "PRIVATE"},                  //
       {MAP_ANONYMOUS, "ANONYMOUS"},              //
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ const char *(DescribeMapFlags)(char buf[64], int x) {
       {MAP_NONBLOCK, "NONBLOCK"},                //
       {MAP_POPULATE, "POPULATE"},                //
   };
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kMapFlags, ARRAYLEN(kMapFlags), "MAP_", x);
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kMapFlags, ARRAYLEN(kMapFlags), "MAP_", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describemapping.c b/libc/intrin/describemapping.c
index 79f1cf706ad..6510e98483e 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describemapping.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describemapping.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ char *DescribeProt(char p[4], int prot) {
   return p;
 }
 
-const char *(DescribeMapping)(char p[8], int prot, int flags) {
+const char *_DescribeMapping(char p[8], int prot, int flags) {
   /* asan runtime depends on this function */
   DescribeProt(p, prot);
   p[3] = DescribeMapType(flags);
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describemremapflags.c b/libc/intrin/describemremapflags.c
index a4505131af6..152f8a4ce14 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describemremapflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describemremapflags.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kMremapFlags[] = {
     {MREMAP_FIXED, "FIXED"},      //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeMremapFlags)(char buf[30], int x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 30, kMremapFlags, ARRAYLEN(kMremapFlags), "MREMAP_",
-                       x);
+const char *_DescribeMremapFlags(char buf[30], int x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 30, kMremapFlags, ARRAYLEN(kMremapFlags),
+                        "MREMAP_", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describemsyncflags.c b/libc/intrin/describemsyncflags.c
index 2223afe6203..56a838e975f 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describemsyncflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describemsyncflags.c
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 #include "libc/macros.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/msync.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeMsyncFlags)(char buf[48], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeMsyncFlags(char buf[48], int x) {
   const struct DescribeFlags kMsyncFlags[] = {
       {MS_SYNC, "SYNC"},              //
       {MS_ASYNC, "ASYNC"},            //
       {MS_INVALIDATE, "INVALIDATE"},  //
   };
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 48, kMsyncFlags, ARRAYLEN(kMsyncFlags), "MS_", x);
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 48, kMsyncFlags, ARRAYLEN(kMsyncFlags), "MS_", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentconsolemodeinputflags.c b/libc/intrin/describentconsolemodeinputflags.c
index fdea2e24969..a53575481c8 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentconsolemodeinputflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentconsolemodeinputflags.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kConsoleModeInputFlags[] = {
     {kNtEnableVirtualTerminalInput, "VirtualTerminalInput"},  //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeNtConsoleInFlags)(char buf[256], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 256, kConsoleModeInputFlags,
-                       ARRAYLEN(kConsoleModeInputFlags), "kNtEnable", x);
+const char *_DescribeNtConsoleInFlags(char buf[256], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 256, kConsoleModeInputFlags,
+                        ARRAYLEN(kConsoleModeInputFlags), "kNtEnable", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentconsolemodeoutputflags.c b/libc/intrin/describentconsolemodeoutputflags.c
index 78f1d39d551..2686e765a3b 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentconsolemodeoutputflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentconsolemodeoutputflags.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kConsoleModeOutputFlags[] = {
     {kNtEnableLvbGridWorldwide, "EnableLvbGridWorldwide"},                    //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeNtConsoleOutFlags)(char buf[128], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 128, kConsoleModeOutputFlags,
-                       ARRAYLEN(kConsoleModeOutputFlags), "kNt", x);
+const char *_DescribeNtConsoleOutFlags(char buf[128], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 128, kConsoleModeOutputFlags,
+                        ARRAYLEN(kConsoleModeOutputFlags), "kNt", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentcreationdisposition.c b/libc/intrin/describentcreationdisposition.c
index 136a8119f9f..00636b1f73b 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentcreationdisposition.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentcreationdisposition.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/nt/enum/creationdisposition.h"
 
-const char *DescribeNtCreationDisposition(uint32_t x) {
+const char *_DescribeNtCreationDisposition(uint32_t x) {
   switch (x) {
     case kNtCreateNew:
       return "kNtCreateNew";
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentfileaccessflags.c b/libc/intrin/describentfileaccessflags.c
index b1d935a55a3..582f519e4b9 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentfileaccessflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentfileaccessflags.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kFileAccessflags[] = {
     {kNtTokenAdjustSessionid, "kNtTokenAdjustSessionid"},
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeNtFileAccessFlags)(char buf[512], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 512, kFileAccessflags, ARRAYLEN(kFileAccessflags),
+const char *_DescribeNtFileAccessFlags(char buf[512], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 512, kFileAccessflags, ARRAYLEN(kFileAccessflags),
                        "", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentfileflagattr.c b/libc/intrin/describentfileflagattr.c
index 5dc9ee8ccc5..4dc9528df28 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentfileflagattr.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentfileflagattr.c
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kFileFlags[] = {
     {kNtFileFlagFirstPipeInstance, "FlagFirstPipeInstance"},            //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeNtFileFlagAttr)(char buf[256], uint32_t x) {
+const char *_DescribeNtFileFlagAttr(char buf[256], uint32_t x) {
   if (x == -1u)
     return "-1u";
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 256, kFileFlags, ARRAYLEN(kFileFlags), "kNtFile",
-                       x);
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 256, kFileFlags, ARRAYLEN(kFileFlags), "kNtFile",
+                        x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentfilemapflags.c b/libc/intrin/describentfilemapflags.c
index 316fb089452..08ba982421a 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentfilemapflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentfilemapflags.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kFileMapFlags[] = {
     {kNtFileMapLargePages, "LargePages"},          //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeNtFileMapFlags)(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kFileMapFlags, ARRAYLEN(kFileMapFlags),
-                       "kNtFileMap", x);
+const char *_DescribeNtFileMapFlags(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kFileMapFlags, ARRAYLEN(kFileMapFlags),
+                        "kNtFileMap", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentfileshareflags.c b/libc/intrin/describentfileshareflags.c
index 49e771979f8..52f3aeee49f 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentfileshareflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentfileshareflags.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kFileShareflags[] = {
     {kNtFileShareDelete, "Delete"},  //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeNtFileShareFlags)(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kFileShareflags, ARRAYLEN(kFileShareflags),
-                       "kNtFileShare", x);
+const char *_DescribeNtFileShareFlags(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kFileShareflags, ARRAYLEN(kFileShareflags),
+                        "kNtFileShare", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentfiletypeflags.c b/libc/intrin/describentfiletypeflags.c
index 5f7c9d1343c..7cecebc0498 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentfiletypeflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentfiletypeflags.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kFiletypeFlags[] = {
     {kNtFileTypeChar, "Char"},      //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeNtFiletypeFlags)(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kFiletypeFlags, ARRAYLEN(kFiletypeFlags),
-                       "kNtFileType", x);
+const char *_DescribeNtFiletypeFlags(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kFiletypeFlags, ARRAYLEN(kFiletypeFlags),
+                        "kNtFileType", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentlockfileflags.c b/libc/intrin/describentlockfileflags.c
index a32a75bca3f..007b5c74d65 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentlockfileflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentlockfileflags.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kNtLockFileFlags[] = {
     {kNtLockfileExclusiveLock, "ExclusiveLock"},      //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeNtLockFileFlags)(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kNtLockFileFlags, ARRAYLEN(kNtLockFileFlags),
-                       "kNtLockfile", x);
+const char *_DescribeNtLockFileFlags(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kNtLockFileFlags, ARRAYLEN(kNtLockFileFlags),
+                        "kNtLockfile", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentmovfileinpflags.c b/libc/intrin/describentmovfileinpflags.c
index e4ba860ca49..311a3992b62 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentmovfileinpflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentmovfileinpflags.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kMoveFileInputFlags[] = {
     {kNtMovefileFailIfNotTrackable, "FailIfNotTrackable"},  //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeNtMovFileInpFlags)(char buf[256], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 256, kMoveFileInputFlags,
-                       ARRAYLEN(kMoveFileInputFlags), "kNtMovefile", x);
+const char *_DescribeNtMovFileInpFlags(char buf[256], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 256, kMoveFileInputFlags,
+                        ARRAYLEN(kMoveFileInputFlags), "kNtMovefile", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentoverlapped.c b/libc/intrin/describentoverlapped.c
index c516c51d895..c21e231e5f7 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentoverlapped.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentoverlapped.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/kprintf.h"
 #include "libc/macros.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeNtOverlapped)(char b[128], const struct NtOverlapped *o) {
+const char *_DescribeNtOverlapped(char b[128], const struct NtOverlapped *o) {
   int i = 0, n = 128;
   bool gotsome = false;
   if (!o)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentoverlapped.h b/libc/intrin/describentoverlapped.h
index 009dad0c1b4..b7d97f6d395 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentoverlapped.h
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentoverlapped.h
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #include "libc/nt/struct/overlapped.h"
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_START_
 
-const char *DescribeNtOverlapped(char[128], const struct NtOverlapped *);
-#define DescribeNtOverlapped(x) DescribeNtOverlapped(alloca(128), x)
+const char *_DescribeNtOverlapped(char[128], const struct NtOverlapped *);
+#define DescribeNtOverlapped(x) _DescribeNtOverlapped(alloca(128), x)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_INTRIN_DESCRIBENTOVERLAPPED_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentpageflags.c b/libc/intrin/describentpageflags.c
index 55ef2e63c81..aac644adba9 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentpageflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentpageflags.c
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kPageFlags[] = {
     {kNtSecWritecombine, "SecWritecombine"},            //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeNtPageFlags)(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kPageFlags, ARRAYLEN(kPageFlags), "kNt", x);
+const char *_DescribeNtPageFlags(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kPageFlags, ARRAYLEN(kPageFlags), "kNt", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentpipemodeflags.c b/libc/intrin/describentpipemodeflags.c
index f64125eb81b..0c8f58bfcdb 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentpipemodeflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentpipemodeflags.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kPipeModeFlags[] = {
     //{kNtPipeTypeByte, "TypeByte"},                        // 0x00000000
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeNtPipeModeFlags)(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kPipeModeFlags, ARRAYLEN(kPipeModeFlags),
-                       "kNtPipe", x);
+const char *_DescribeNtPipeModeFlags(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kPipeModeFlags, ARRAYLEN(kPipeModeFlags),
+                        "kNtPipe", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentpipeopenflags.c b/libc/intrin/describentpipeopenflags.c
index 8f4b0d783f4..623075468ce 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentpipeopenflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentpipeopenflags.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kPipeOpenFlags[] = {
     {kNtAccessSystemSecurity, "kNtAccessSystemSecurity"},
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeNtPipeOpenFlags)(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kPipeOpenFlags, ARRAYLEN(kPipeOpenFlags), "",
-                       x);
+const char *_DescribeNtPipeOpenFlags(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kPipeOpenFlags, ARRAYLEN(kPipeOpenFlags), "",
+                        x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentprocaccessflags.c b/libc/intrin/describentprocaccessflags.c
index 732f7df186b..63b94754baf 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentprocaccessflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentprocaccessflags.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kProcessAccessflags[] = {
     {kNtProcessSynchronize, "Synchronize"},                          //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeNtProcAccessFlags)(char buf[256], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 256, kProcessAccessflags,
-                       ARRAYLEN(kProcessAccessflags), "kNtProcess", x);
+const char *_DescribeNtProcAccessFlags(char buf[256], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 256, kProcessAccessflags,
+                        ARRAYLEN(kProcessAccessflags), "kNtProcess", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentsecurityattributes.c b/libc/intrin/describentsecurityattributes.c
index 058c2a49ffb..674fe2f2877 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentsecurityattributes.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentsecurityattributes.c
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/nt/struct/securityattributes.h"
 
-const char *(
-    DescribeNtSecurityAttributes)(char buf[32],
-                                  const struct NtSecurityAttributes *p) {
+const char *_DescribeNtSecurityAttributes(
+    char buf[32], const struct NtSecurityAttributes *p) {
   FormatInt64(buf, (uintptr_t)p);
   return buf;
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentstartflags.c b/libc/intrin/describentstartflags.c
index 082dd026f1c..6af9c87448a 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentstartflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentstartflags.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kNtStartFlags[] = {
     {kNtStartfUntrustedsource, "Untrustedsource"},    //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeNtStartFlags)(char buf[128], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 128, kNtStartFlags, ARRAYLEN(kNtStartFlags),
-                       "kNtStartf", x);
+const char *_DescribeNtStartFlags(char buf[128], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 128, kNtStartFlags, ARRAYLEN(kNtStartFlags),
+                        "kNtStartf", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describentsymlinkflags.c b/libc/intrin/describentsymlinkflags.c
index 2da9dfb1019..c9924fba581 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describentsymlinkflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describentsymlinkflags.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kSymbolicLinkflags[] = {
     {kNtSymbolicLinkFlagAllowUnprivilegedCreate, "AllowUnprivilegedCreate"},  //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeNtSymlinkFlags)(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kSymbolicLinkflags,
-                       ARRAYLEN(kSymbolicLinkflags), "kNtSymbolicLinkFlag", x);
+const char *_DescribeNtSymlinkFlags(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kSymbolicLinkflags,
+                        ARRAYLEN(kSymbolicLinkflags), "kNtSymbolicLinkFlag", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeopenflags.c b/libc/intrin/describeopenflags.c
index c8741e9ef6b..0f640288fa5 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeopenflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeopenflags.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 /**
  * Describes clock_gettime() clock argument.
  */
-const char *(DescribeOpenFlags)(char buf[128], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeOpenFlags(char buf[128], int x) {
   char *p;
   int i, n;
   const char *pipe;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const char *(DescribeOpenFlags)(char buf[128], int x) {
       d[i].flag = MAGNUM_NUMBER(kOpenFlags, i);
       d[i].name = MAGNUM_STRING(kOpenFlags, i);
     }
-    DescribeFlags(p, 128 - (p - buf), d, n, "O_", x);
+    _DescribeFlags(p, 128 - (p - buf), d, n, "O_", x);
   }
   return buf;
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeopenmode.c b/libc/intrin/describeopenmode.c
index bbfa86e8ea9..bfcc3397e8d 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeopenmode.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeopenmode.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static bool IsCreatingFile(int flags) {
          (IsLinux() && (flags & O_TMPFILE_LINUX) == O_TMPFILE_LINUX);
 }
 
-const char *(DescribeOpenMode)(char buf[15], int flags, int mode) {
+const char *_DescribeOpenMode(char buf[15], int flags, int mode) {
   if (!IsCreatingFile(flags)) {
     return "";
   }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describepersonalityflags.c b/libc/intrin/describepersonalityflags.c
index ea2ce49eeca..88fab320374 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describepersonalityflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describepersonalityflags.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kPersonalityFlags[] = {
     {UNAME26, "UNAME26"},                        //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribePersonalityFlags)(char buf[128], int x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 128, kPersonalityFlags, ARRAYLEN(kPersonalityFlags),
-                       "", x);
+const char *_DescribePersonalityFlags(char buf[128], int x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 128, kPersonalityFlags,
+                        ARRAYLEN(kPersonalityFlags), "", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describepollfds.c b/libc/intrin/describepollfds.c
index 60691a98475..94ebd2da5d9 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describepollfds.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describepollfds.c
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 
 #define append(...) o += ksnprintf(buf + o, N - o, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-const char *(DescribePollFds)(char buf[N], ssize_t rc, struct pollfd *fds,
-                              size_t nfds) {
+const char *_DescribePollFds(char buf[N], ssize_t rc, struct pollfd *fds,
+                             size_t nfds) {
   char b64[64];
   int i, o = 0;
 
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ const char *(DescribePollFds)(char buf[N], ssize_t rc, struct pollfd *fds,
   for (i = 0; i < nfds; ++i) {
     if (i)
       append(", ");
-    append("{%d, %s", fds[i].fd, (DescribePollFlags)(b64, fds[i].events));
+    append("{%d, %s", fds[i].fd, _DescribePollFlags(b64, fds[i].events));
     if (rc >= 0) {
-      append(", [%s]", (DescribePollFlags)(b64, fds[i].revents));
+      append(", [%s]", _DescribePollFlags(b64, fds[i].revents));
     }
     append("}");
   }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describepollflags.c b/libc/intrin/describepollflags.c
index f552d965171..6445b4e54c7 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describepollflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describepollflags.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "libc/nt/enum/filemapflags.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/poll.h"
 
-const char *(DescribePollFlags)(char buf[64], int x) {
+const char *_DescribePollFlags(char buf[64], int x) {
   const struct DescribeFlags kPollFlags[] = {
       {POLLIN, "IN"},          // order matters
       {POLLOUT, "OUT"},        // order matters
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ const char *(DescribePollFlags)(char buf[64], int x) {
       {POLLWRBAND, "WRBAND"},  //
       {POLLWRNORM, "WRNORM"},  //
   };
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kPollFlags, ARRAYLEN(kPollFlags), "POLL", x);
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kPollFlags, ARRAYLEN(kPollFlags), "POLL", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeprotflags.c b/libc/intrin/describeprotflags.c
index 03492a9b231..44008757bab 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeprotflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeprotflags.c
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 #include "libc/macros.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/prot.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeProtFlags)(char buf[48], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeProtFlags(char buf[48], int x) {
   const struct DescribeFlags kProtFlags[] = {
       {PROT_READ, "READ"},    //
       {PROT_WRITE, "WRITE"},  //
       {PROT_EXEC, "EXEC"},    //
       {PROT_GUARD, "GUARD"},  //
   };
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 48, kProtFlags, ARRAYLEN(kProtFlags), "PROT_", x);
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 48, kProtFlags, ARRAYLEN(kProtFlags), "PROT_", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeptrace.c b/libc/intrin/describeptrace.c
index d4c6f4fece8..84baa0e5d5a 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeptrace.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeptrace.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/ptrace.h"
 
-const char *(DescribePtrace)(char buf[12], int x) {
+const char *_DescribePtrace(char buf[12], int x) {
   if (x == -1)
     return "-1";
   if (x == PTRACE_TRACEME)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeptraceevent.c b/libc/intrin/describeptraceevent.c
index b3ba1ee180b..11c0c4699d3 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeptraceevent.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeptraceevent.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/ptrace.h"
 
-const char *(DescribePtraceEvent)(char buf[32], int x) {
+const char *_DescribePtraceEvent(char buf[32], int x) {
   if (x == PTRACE_EVENT_FORK)
     return "PTRACE_EVENT_FORK";
   if (x == PTRACE_EVENT_VFORK)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describerlimit.c b/libc/intrin/describerlimit.c
index feb7574ee55..7c58a965be5 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describerlimit.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describerlimit.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "libc/str/str.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/rlim.h"
 
-const char *DescribeRlimit(char buf[64], int rc, const struct rlimit *rlim) {
+const char *_DescribeRlimit(char buf[64], int rc, const struct rlimit *rlim) {
   if (rc == -1)
     return "n/a";
   if (!rlim)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describerlimitname.c b/libc/intrin/describerlimitname.c
index 15ee5a7b93b..1872e779265 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describerlimitname.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describerlimitname.c
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 /**
  * Describes setrlimit() / getrlimit() argument.
  */
-const char *(DescribeRlimitName)(char buf[20], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeRlimitName(char buf[20], int x) {
   if (x == 127)
     return "n/a";
-  return DescribeMagnum(buf, kRlimitNames, "RLIMIT_", x);
+  return _DescribeMagnum(buf, kRlimitNames, "RLIMIT_", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeschedparam.c b/libc/intrin/describeschedparam.c
index 369f52d936c..f559ffad5c5 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeschedparam.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeschedparam.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 /**
  * Describes clock_gettime() clock argument.
  */
-const char *(DescribeSchedParam)(char buf[32], const struct sched_param *x) {
+const char *_DescribeSchedParam(char buf[32], const struct sched_param *x) {
   char *p;
   if (!x)
     return "0";
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeschedpolicy.c b/libc/intrin/describeschedpolicy.c
index 5e65a554f16..24c7eb67ca7 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeschedpolicy.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeschedpolicy.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 /**
  * Describes clock_gettime() clock argument.
  */
-const char *(DescribeSchedPolicy)(char buf[48], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeSchedPolicy(char buf[48], int x) {
   char *p = buf;
   if (x == -1) {
     goto DoNumber;
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describeseccompoperation.c b/libc/intrin/describeseccompoperation.c
index a18b18d6fc4..824f1084105 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describeseccompoperation.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describeseccompoperation.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "libc/calls/struct/seccomp.internal.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 
-const char *DescribeSeccompOperation(int x) {
+const char *_DescribeSeccompOperation(int x) {
   switch (x) {
     case SECCOMP_SET_MODE_STRICT:
       return "SECCOMP_SET_MODE_STRICT";
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describesicode.c b/libc/intrin/describesicode.c
index 56dcf898d11..a9e33ca4a36 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describesicode.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describesicode.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static void NameIt(char p[20], const char *s, int si_code) {
 /**
  * Returns symbolic name for siginfo::si_code value.
  */
-const char *(DescribeSiCode)(char b[20], int sig, int si_code) {
+const char *_DescribeSiCode(char b[20], int sig, int si_code) {
   NameIt(b, "SI_", si_code);
   if (si_code == SI_QUEUE) {
     strcpy(b + 3, "QUEUE"); /* sent by sigqueue(2) */
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describesigaction.c b/libc/intrin/describesigaction.c
index e9c0413d3b3..5a7a417a661 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describesigaction.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describesigaction.c
@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ static const char *DescribeSigFlags(char buf[64], int x) {
       {SA_ONESHOT, "ONESHOT"},      //
       {0x04000000, "RESTORER"},     //
   };
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kSigFlags, ARRAYLEN(kSigFlags), "SA_", x);
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kSigFlags, ARRAYLEN(kSigFlags), "SA_", x);
 }
 
 #define N 256
 
 #define append(...) o += ksnprintf(buf + o, N - o, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-const char *(DescribeSigaction)(char buf[N], int rc,
-                                const struct sigaction *sa) {
+const char *_DescribeSigaction(char buf[N], int rc,
+                               const struct sigaction *sa) {
   int o = 0;
   char b64[64];
 
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describesigaltstack.c b/libc/intrin/describesigaltstack.c
index 32cdb3bc246..71ed5033597 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describesigaltstack.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describesigaltstack.c
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/kprintf.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeSigaltstack)(char buf[128], int rc,
-                                  const struct sigaltstack *ss) {
+const char *_DescribeSigaltstack(char buf[128], int rc,
+                                 const struct sigaltstack *ss) {
   if (rc == -1)
     return "n/a";
   if (!ss)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describesigaltstackflags.c b/libc/intrin/describesigaltstackflags.c
index 537ebae65fa..33354d07e19 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describesigaltstackflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describesigaltstackflags.c
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 #include "libc/macros.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/ss.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeSigaltstackFlags)(char buf[22], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeSigaltstackFlags(char buf[22], int x) {
   const struct DescribeFlags kSigaltstackFlags[] = {
       {SS_ONSTACK, "ONSTACK"},  //
       {SS_DISABLE, "DISABLE"},  //
   };
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 48, kSigaltstackFlags, ARRAYLEN(kSigaltstackFlags),
-                       "SS_", x);
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 48, kSigaltstackFlags, ARRAYLEN(kSigaltstackFlags),
+                        "SS_", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describesiginfo.c b/libc/intrin/describesiginfo.c
index 8235b078baf..074e0944249 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describesiginfo.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describesiginfo.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #define append(...) i += ksnprintf(buf + i, N - i, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-const char *(DescribeSiginfo)(char buf[N], int rc, const siginfo_t *si) {
+const char *_DescribeSiginfo(char buf[N], int rc, const siginfo_t *si) {
   int i = 0;
 
   if (rc == -1)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describesigset.c b/libc/intrin/describesigset.c
index e05758d49ea..ee15291551f 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describesigset.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describesigset.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #define append(...) o += ksnprintf(buf + o, N - o, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-const char *(DescribeSigset)(char buf[N], int rc, const sigset_t *ss) {
+const char *_DescribeSigset(char buf[N], int rc, const sigset_t *ss) {
   int olderr;
   bool gotsome;
   const char *s;
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describesleepflags.c b/libc/intrin/describesleepflags.c
index 858a254f6b1..2bcfaf4d703 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describesleepflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describesleepflags.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 /**
  * Describes clock_nanosleep() flags argument.
  */
-const char *(DescribeSleepFlags)(char buf[16], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeSleepFlags(char buf[16], int x) {
   switch (x) {
     case 0:
       return "0";
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describesocketfamily.c b/libc/intrin/describesocketfamily.c
index e4bacb527d3..1144ec8da2c 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describesocketfamily.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describesocketfamily.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/af.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeSocketFamily)(char buf[12], int family) {
+const char *_DescribeSocketFamily(char buf[12], int family) {
   if (family == AF_UNIX)
     return "AF_UNIX";
   if (family == AF_INET)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describesocketprotocol.c b/libc/intrin/describesocketprotocol.c
index 39086245f3d..16059fa1f47 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describesocketprotocol.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describesocketprotocol.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/ipproto.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeSocketProtocol)(char buf[12], int family) {
+const char *_DescribeSocketProtocol(char buf[12], int family) {
   if (family == IPPROTO_IP)
     return "IPPROTO_IP";
   if (family == IPPROTO_ICMP)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describesockettype.c b/libc/intrin/describesockettype.c
index f28ffc5b829..c8084b57308 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describesockettype.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describesockettype.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "libc/str/str.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/sock.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeSocketType)(char buf[64], int type) {
+const char *_DescribeSocketType(char buf[64], int type) {
   int x;
   char *p;
   p = buf;
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describesocklevel.c b/libc/intrin/describesocklevel.c
index 8edadadc5d1..d2b981a3610 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describesocklevel.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describesocklevel.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 /**
  * Describes setsockopt() level arguments.
  */
-const char *(DescribeSockLevel)(char buf[12], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeSockLevel(char buf[12], int x) {
   if (x == SOL_SOCKET)
     return "SOL_SOCKET";
   if (x == SOL_IP)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describesockoptname.c b/libc/intrin/describesockoptname.c
index baf37f81b9c..adf162606ec 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describesockoptname.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describesockoptname.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 /**
  * Describes setsockopt() optname arguments.
  */
-const char *(DescribeSockOptname)(char buf[32], int l, int x) {
+const char *_DescribeSockOptname(char buf[32], int l, int x) {
   char *p;
   const char *s;
   const struct MagnumStr *ms;
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describestat.c b/libc/intrin/describestat.c
index 102e58ef7a7..530708568cc 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describestat.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describestat.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #define append(...) o += ksnprintf(buf + o, N - o, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-const char *(DescribeStat)(char buf[N], int rc, const struct stat *st) {
+const char *_DescribeStat(char buf[N], int rc, const struct stat *st) {
   int o = 0;
 
   if (rc == -1)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describestatfs.c b/libc/intrin/describestatfs.c
index 787062edc23..439fb925f83 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describestatfs.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describestatfs.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #define append(...) i += ksnprintf(buf + i, N - i, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-const char *(DescribeStatfs)(char buf[N], int rc, const struct statfs *f) {
+const char *_DescribeStatfs(char buf[N], int rc, const struct statfs *f) {
   int i = 0;
   char ibuf[21];
   int64_t flags;
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describestdiostate.c b/libc/intrin/describestdiostate.c
index 822bd2ed9b2..ec7fdba3ece 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describestdiostate.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describestdiostate.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/str/str.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeStdioState)(char buf[12], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeStdioState(char buf[12], int x) {
   if (!x)
     return "";
   if (x == -1)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describestringlist.c b/libc/intrin/describestringlist.c
index 9f0e5949f1f..67baea91e76 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describestringlist.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describestringlist.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #define append(...) o += ksnprintf(buf + o, N - o, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-const char *(DescribeStringList)(char buf[N], char *const list[]) {
+const char *_DescribeStringList(char buf[N], char *const list[]) {
   int i, o = 0;
 
   if (!list)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describetermios.c b/libc/intrin/describetermios.c
index 36ad691bd0c..1cbb4069428 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describetermios.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describetermios.c
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 
 #define append(...) o += ksnprintf(buf + o, N - o, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-const char *(DescribeTermios)(char buf[N], ssize_t rc,
-                              const struct termios *tio) {
+const char *_DescribeTermios(char buf[N], ssize_t rc,
+                             const struct termios *tio) {
   int o = 0;
   char b128[128];
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const char *(DescribeTermios)(char buf[N], ssize_t rc,
       {IUTF8, "IUTF8"},      //
   };
   append(".c_iflag=%s",
-         DescribeFlags(b128, 128, kInput, ARRAYLEN(kInput), "", tio->c_iflag));
+         _DescribeFlags(b128, 128, kInput, ARRAYLEN(kInput), "", tio->c_iflag));
 
   struct DescribeFlags kOutput[] = {
       {OPOST, "OPOST"},    //
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ const char *(DescribeTermios)(char buf[N], ssize_t rc,
       {VT1, "VT1"},        //
       {FF1, "FF1"},        //
   };
-  append(", .c_oflag=%s", DescribeFlags(b128, 128, kOutput, ARRAYLEN(kOutput),
-                                        "", tio->c_oflag));
+  append(", .c_oflag=%s", _DescribeFlags(b128, 128, kOutput, ARRAYLEN(kOutput),
+                                         "", tio->c_oflag));
 
   struct DescribeFlags kControl[] = {
       {CS8, "CS8"},          //
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ const char *(DescribeTermios)(char buf[N], ssize_t rc,
       {CLOCAL, "CLOCAL"},    //
       {CRTSCTS, "CRTSCTS"},  //
   };
-  append(", .c_cflag=%s", DescribeFlags(b128, 128, kControl, ARRAYLEN(kControl),
-                                        "", tio->c_cflag));
+  append(", .c_cflag=%s", _DescribeFlags(b128, 128, kControl,
+                                         ARRAYLEN(kControl), "", tio->c_cflag));
 
   struct DescribeFlags kLocal[] = {
       {ISIG, "ISIG"},        //
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ const char *(DescribeTermios)(char buf[N], ssize_t rc,
          ".c_cc[VTIME]=%d, "
          ".c_cc[VINTR]=CTRL(%#c), "
          ".c_cc[VQUIT]=CTRL(%#c)",
-         DescribeFlags(b128, 128, kLocal, ARRAYLEN(kLocal), "", tio->c_lflag),
+         _DescribeFlags(b128, 128, kLocal, ARRAYLEN(kLocal), "", tio->c_lflag),
          tio->c_cc[VMIN], tio->c_cc[VTIME], CTRL(tio->c_cc[VINTR]),
          CTRL(tio->c_cc[VQUIT]));
 
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describethreadcreationflags.c b/libc/intrin/describethreadcreationflags.c
index a53064a27a3..d77faee1055 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describethreadcreationflags.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describethreadcreationflags.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kThreadCreationFlags[] = {
     {kNtStackSizeParamIsAReservation, "kNtStackSizeParamIsAReservation"},  //
 };
 
-const char *(DescribeThreadCreateFlags)(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kThreadCreationFlags,
-                       ARRAYLEN(kThreadCreationFlags), "", x);
+const char *_DescribeThreadCreateFlags(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kThreadCreationFlags,
+                        ARRAYLEN(kThreadCreationFlags), "", x);
 }
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describetimespec.c b/libc/intrin/describetimespec.c
index a07f0c9924d..121c7f4798d 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describetimespec.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describetimespec.c
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/kprintf.h"
 #include "libc/str/str.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeTimespec)(char buf[45], int rc,
-                               const struct timespec *ts) {
+const char *_DescribeTimespec(char buf[45], int rc, const struct timespec *ts) {
   if (rc == -1)
     return "n/a";
   if (!ts)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describetimeval.c b/libc/intrin/describetimeval.c
index 896b10c3dfb..10d0abb3d6a 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describetimeval.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describetimeval.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/kprintf.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeTimeval)(char buf[45], int rc, const struct timeval *tv) {
+const char *_DescribeTimeval(char buf[45], int rc, const struct timeval *tv) {
   if (!tv)
     return "NULL";
   if (rc == -1)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describevirtualkeycode.c b/libc/intrin/describevirtualkeycode.c
index 4131b31f3b2..8655ca08147 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describevirtualkeycode.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describevirtualkeycode.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static const struct VirtualKeyCodeName {
 };
 // clang-format on
 
-const char *(DescribeVirtualKeyCode)(char buf[32], uint32_t x) {
+const char *_DescribeVirtualKeyCode(char buf[32], uint32_t x) {
   for (int i = 0; i < ARRAYLEN(kVirtualKeyCodeNames); ++i) {
     if (x == kVirtualKeyCodeNames[i].code) {
       return kVirtualKeyCodeNames[i].name;
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describewhence.c b/libc/intrin/describewhence.c
index 3d166fcbd66..3c0820b7c02 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describewhence.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describewhence.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "libc/fmt/itoa.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeWhence)(char buf[12], int whence) {
+const char *_DescribeWhence(char buf[12], int whence) {
   if (whence == SEEK_SET)
     return "SEEK_SET";
   if (whence == SEEK_CUR)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describewhichprio.c b/libc/intrin/describewhichprio.c
index c72bf5ecab6..121e026f92d 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describewhichprio.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describewhichprio.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/prio.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeWhichPrio)(char buf[12], int x) {
+const char *_DescribeWhichPrio(char buf[12], int x) {
   if (x == PRIO_PROCESS)
     return "PRIO_PROCESS";
   if (x == PRIO_PGRP)
diff --git a/libc/intrin/describewinsize.c b/libc/intrin/describewinsize.c
index de671b7ead0..a84c15907bf 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/describewinsize.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/describewinsize.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #define append(...) o += ksnprintf(buf + o, N - o, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-const char *(DescribeWinsize)(char buf[N], int rc, const struct winsize *ws) {
+const char *_DescribeWinsize(char buf[N], int rc, const struct winsize *ws) {
   int o = 0;
   if (!ws)
     return "NULL";
diff --git a/libc/intrin/mmap.c b/libc/intrin/mmap.c
index 4a1c02486ad..f1028736994 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/mmap.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/mmap.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       char bt[160];                                                       \
       struct StackFrame *bp = __builtin_frame_address(0);                 \
       kprintf("%!s:%d: assertion failed: %!s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, #x); \
-      kprintf("bt %!s\n", (DescribeBacktrace)(bt, bp));                   \
+      kprintf("bt %!s\n", _DescribeBacktrace(bt, bp));                    \
       __print_maps(0);                                                    \
       __builtin_trap();                                                   \
     }                                                                     \
diff --git a/libc/intrin/printmaps.c b/libc/intrin/printmaps.c
index 48a84127d39..0747a50dc07 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/printmaps.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/printmaps.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void __print_maps(size_t limit) {
   for (struct Tree *e = tree_first(__maps.maps); e; e = tree_next(e)) {
     struct Map *map = MAP_TREE_CONTAINER(e);
     kprintf("%012lx-%012lx %!s", map->addr, map->addr + map->size,
-            (DescribeMapping)(mappingbuf, map->prot, map->flags));
+            _DescribeMapping(mappingbuf, map->prot, map->flags));
     sizefmt(sb, map->size, 1024);
     kprintf(" %!sb", sb);
     if (map->hand && map->hand != -1)
diff --git a/libc/log/printwindowsmemory.c b/libc/log/printwindowsmemory.c
index a305aae675e..9353b00eea8 100644
--- a/libc/log/printwindowsmemory.c
+++ b/libc/log/printwindowsmemory.c
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kNtMemState[] = {
 };
 
 static const char *DescribeNtMemState(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kNtMemState, ARRAYLEN(kNtMemState), "kNtMem",
-                       x);
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kNtMemState, ARRAYLEN(kNtMemState), "kNtMem",
+                        x);
 }
 
 static const struct DescribeFlags kNtMemType[] = {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kNtMemType[] = {
 };
 
 static const char *DescribeNtMemType(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kNtMemType, ARRAYLEN(kNtMemType), "kNtMem", x);
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kNtMemType, ARRAYLEN(kNtMemType), "kNtMem", x);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void PrintWindowsMemory(const char *high, size_t size) {
             mi.AllocationBase, mi.BaseAddress, b[0],
             DescribeNtMemState(b[1], mi.State),
             DescribeNtMemType(b[2], mi.Type),
-            (DescribeNtPageFlags)(b[3], mi.AllocationProtect),
-            (DescribeNtPageFlags)(b[4], mi.Protect), stop);
+            _DescribeNtPageFlags(b[3], mi.AllocationProtect),
+            _DescribeNtPageFlags(b[4], mi.Protect), stop);
   }
 }
diff --git a/libc/proc/posix_spawn.c b/libc/proc/posix_spawn.c
index 467c791beec..e0f13f5a5be 100644
--- a/libc/proc/posix_spawn.c
+++ b/libc/proc/posix_spawn.c
@@ -302,30 +302,30 @@ static textwindows errno_t posix_spawn_nt_impl(
         case _POSIX_SPAWN_CLOSE:
           err = spawnfds_close(&fds, a->fildes);
           STRACE("spawnfds_close(%d) → %s", a->fildes,
-                 (DescribeErrno)(errno_buf, err));
+                 _DescribeErrno(errno_buf, err));
           break;
         case _POSIX_SPAWN_DUP2:
           err = spawnfds_dup2(&fds, a->fildes, a->newfildes);
           STRACE("spawnfds_dup2(%d, %d) → %s", a->fildes, a->newfildes,
-                 (DescribeErrno)(errno_buf, err));
+                 _DescribeErrno(errno_buf, err));
           break;
         case _POSIX_SPAWN_OPEN:
           err = spawnfds_open(&fds, dirhand, a->path, a->oflag, a->mode,
                               a->fildes);
           STRACE("spawnfds_open(%#s, %s, %s, %d) → %s", a->path,
-                 (DescribeOpenFlags)(oflags_buf, a->oflag),
-                 (DescribeOpenMode)(openmode_buf, a->oflag, a->mode), a->fildes,
-                 (DescribeErrno)(errno_buf, err));
+                 _DescribeOpenFlags(oflags_buf, a->oflag),
+                 _DescribeOpenMode(openmode_buf, a->oflag, a->mode), a->fildes,
+                 _DescribeErrno(errno_buf, err));
           break;
         case _POSIX_SPAWN_CHDIR:
           err = spawnfds_chdir(&fds, dirhand, a->path, &dirhand);
           STRACE("spawnfds_chdir(%#s) → %s", a->path,
-                 (DescribeErrno)(errno_buf, err));
+                 _DescribeErrno(errno_buf, err));
           break;
         case _POSIX_SPAWN_FCHDIR:
           err = spawnfds_fchdir(&fds, a->fildes, &dirhand);
           STRACE("spawnfds_fchdir(%d) → %s", a->fildes,
-                 (DescribeErrno)(errno_buf, err));
+                 _DescribeErrno(errno_buf, err));
           break;
         default:
           __builtin_unreachable();
diff --git a/libc/sock/select.internal.h b/libc/sock/select.internal.h
index d565635a6dd..5de28441a29 100644
--- a/libc/sock/select.internal.h
+++ b/libc/sock/select.internal.h
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #include "libc/sock/select.h"
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_START_
 
-const char *DescribeFdSet(char[100], ssize_t, int, fd_set *) libcesque;
-#define DescribeFdSet(x, y, z) DescribeFdSet(alloca(100), x, y, z)
+const char *_DescribeFdSet(char[100], ssize_t, int, fd_set *) libcesque;
+#define DescribeFdSet(x, y, z) _DescribeFdSet(alloca(100), x, y, z)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_SOCK_SELECT_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/sock/sockdebug.c b/libc/sock/sockdebug.c
index d26bc3a4b82..cb2631e04d3 100644
--- a/libc/sock/sockdebug.c
+++ b/libc/sock/sockdebug.c
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/ipproto.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/sock.h"
 
-const char *(DescribeSockaddr)(char buf[128], const struct sockaddr *sa,
-                               size_t sasize) {
+const char *_DescribeSockaddr(char buf[128], const struct sockaddr *sa,
+                              size_t sasize) {
   int e;
   size_t n;
   char *p, ip[72];
diff --git a/libc/sock/struct/pollfd.internal.h b/libc/sock/struct/pollfd.internal.h
index 70b452258c2..0594fa57cae 100644
--- a/libc/sock/struct/pollfd.internal.h
+++ b/libc/sock/struct/pollfd.internal.h
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ int sys_ppoll(struct pollfd *, size_t, const struct timespec *,
 int sys_poll_metal(struct pollfd *, size_t, unsigned);
 int sys_poll_nt(struct pollfd *, uint64_t, uint32_t *, const sigset_t *);
 
-const char *DescribePollFds(char[300], ssize_t, struct pollfd *, size_t);
-#define DescribePollFds(x, y, z) DescribePollFds(alloca(300), x, y, z)
+const char *_DescribePollFds(char[300], ssize_t, struct pollfd *, size_t);
+#define DescribePollFds(x, y, z) _DescribePollFds(alloca(300), x, y, z)
 
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_END_
 #endif /* COSMOPOLITAN_LIBC_SOCK_STRUCT_POLLFD_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/sock/struct/sockaddr.internal.h b/libc/sock/struct/sockaddr.internal.h
index 59d996d4ab7..724478d2ce9 100644
--- a/libc/sock/struct/sockaddr.internal.h
+++ b/libc/sock/struct/sockaddr.internal.h
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ union sockaddr_storage_linux {
   struct sockaddr_un sun;
 };
 
-const char *DescribeSockaddr(char[128], const struct sockaddr *, size_t);
-#define DescribeSockaddr(sa, sz) DescribeSockaddr(alloca(128), sa, sz)
+const char *_DescribeSockaddr(char[128], const struct sockaddr *, size_t);
+#define DescribeSockaddr(sa, sz) _DescribeSockaddr(alloca(128), sa, sz)
 
 void __convert_bsd_to_sockaddr(struct sockaddr_storage *);
 void __convert_sockaddr_to_bsd(struct sockaddr_storage *);
diff --git a/libc/stdio/printargs.c b/libc/stdio/printargs.c
index 16226c8c28a..b2100812808 100644
--- a/libc/stdio/printargs.c
+++ b/libc/stdio/printargs.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ textstartup void __printargs(const char *prologue) {
       if (i && (u.pfds[i].revents & POLLNVAL))
         continue;
       PRINT(" ☼ %d (revents=%#hx fcntl(F_GETFL)=%s isatty()=%hhhd)", i,
-            u.pfds[i].revents, (DescribeOpenFlags)(oflagbuf, fcntl(i, F_GETFL)),
+            u.pfds[i].revents, _DescribeOpenFlags(oflagbuf, fcntl(i, F_GETFL)),
             isatty(i));
     }
   } else {
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ textstartup void __printargs(const char *prologue) {
         rlim.rlim_cur = -1;
       if (rlim.rlim_max == RLIM_INFINITY)
         rlim.rlim_max = -1;
-      PRINT(" ☼ %-20s %,16ld %,16ld", (DescribeRlimitName)(buf, i),
+      PRINT(" ☼ %-20s %,16ld %,16ld", _DescribeRlimitName(buf, i),
             rlim.rlim_cur, rlim.rlim_max);
       gotsome = true;
     }
diff --git a/test/libc/calls/sigprocmask_test.c b/test/libc/calls/sigprocmask_test.c
index e794b2b3cfa..5d378bb6b84 100644
--- a/test/libc/calls/sigprocmask_test.c
+++ b/test/libc/calls/sigprocmask_test.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const char *DescribeMask(void) {
   sigset_t ss;
   _Thread_local static char buf[128];
   unassert(!sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0, &ss));
-  return (DescribeSigset)(buf, 0, &ss);
+  return _DescribeSigset(buf, 0, &ss);
 }
 
 TEST(sigprocmask, testMultipleBlockedDeliveries) {
diff --git a/test/libc/intrin/describeflags_test.c b/test/libc/intrin/describeflags_test.c
index 65be2c1e790..a805f560511 100644
--- a/test/libc/intrin/describeflags_test.c
+++ b/test/libc/intrin/describeflags_test.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kFlags[] = {
 
 const char *DescribeIt(uint32_t x) {
   static char s[64];
-  return DescribeFlags(s, ARRAYLEN(s), kFlags, ARRAYLEN(kFlags), "x", x);
+  return _DescribeFlags(s, ARRAYLEN(s), kFlags, ARRAYLEN(kFlags), "x", x);
 }
 
 TEST(describeflags, test) {
diff --git a/tool/viz/rlimit.c b/tool/viz/rlimit.c
index 1e4296b26d6..6923626ec07 100644
--- a/tool/viz/rlimit.c
+++ b/tool/viz/rlimit.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   for (i = 0; i < RLIM_NLIMITS; ++i) {
     rc = getrlimit(i, &rlim);
     printf("SETRLIMIT(%-20s, %,16ld, %,16ld) → %d %s\n",
-           (DescribeRlimitName)(rlnbuf, i), rlim.rlim_cur, rlim.rlim_max, rc,
+           _DescribeRlimitName(rlnbuf, i), rlim.rlim_cur, rlim.rlim_max, rc,
            !rc ? "" : strerror(errno));
   }
 
diff --git a/tool/viz/virtualquery.c b/tool/viz/virtualquery.c
index 27e0fc9e0bf..92558fa606a 100644
--- a/tool/viz/virtualquery.c
+++ b/tool/viz/virtualquery.c
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kNtMemState[] = {
 };
 
 const char *DescribeNtMemState(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kNtMemState, ARRAYLEN(kNtMemState), "kNtMem",
-                       x);
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kNtMemState, ARRAYLEN(kNtMemState), "kNtMem",
+                        x);
 }
 
 static const struct DescribeFlags kNtMemType[] = {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static const struct DescribeFlags kNtMemType[] = {
 };
 
 const char *DescribeNtMemType(char buf[64], uint32_t x) {
-  return DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kNtMemType, ARRAYLEN(kNtMemType), "kNtMem", x);
+  return _DescribeFlags(buf, 64, kNtMemType, ARRAYLEN(kNtMemType), "kNtMem", x);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     printf("%.12lx %.12lx %10s %16s %16s %32s %32s\n", mi.AllocationBase,
            mi.BaseAddress, b[0], DescribeNtMemState(b[1], mi.State),
            DescribeNtMemType(b[2], mi.Type),
-           (DescribeNtPageFlags)(b[3], mi.AllocationProtect),
-           (DescribeNtPageFlags)(b[4], mi.Protect));
+           _DescribeNtPageFlags(b[3], mi.AllocationProtect),
+           _DescribeNtPageFlags(b[4], mi.Protect));
   }
 }