diff --git a/libc/bionic/pthread_rwlock.cpp b/libc/bionic/pthread_rwlock.cpp
index 83243ab46..f089940a8 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/pthread_rwlock.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/pthread_rwlock.cpp
@@ -62,18 +62,6 @@
 #define RWLOCKATTR_DEFAULT     0
 #define RWLOCKATTR_SHARED_MASK 0x0010
 
-static inline bool rwlock_is_shared(const pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock) {
-  return rwlock->attr == PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED;
-}
-
-static bool timespec_from_absolute(timespec* rel_timeout, const timespec* abs_timeout) {
-  if (abs_timeout != NULL) {
-    if (!timespec_from_absolute_timespec(*rel_timeout, *abs_timeout, CLOCK_REALTIME)) {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-  return true;
-}
 
 int pthread_rwlockattr_init(pthread_rwlockattr_t* attr) {
   *attr = PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE;
@@ -101,37 +89,33 @@ int pthread_rwlockattr_getpshared(const pthread_rwlockattr_t* attr, int* pshared
   return 0;
 }
 
-static inline atomic_int* STATE_ATOMIC_POINTER(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock) {
-    static_assert(sizeof(atomic_int) == sizeof(rwlock->state),
-                  "rwlock->state should actually be atomic_int in implementation.");
+struct pthread_rwlock_internal_t {
+  atomic_int state; // 0=unlock, -1=writer lock, +n=reader lock
+  atomic_int writer_thread_id;
+  atomic_uint pending_readers;
+  atomic_uint pending_writers;
+  int32_t attr;
 
-    // We prefer casting to atomic_int instead of declaring rwlock->state to be atomic_int directly.
-    // Because using the second method pollutes pthread.h, and causes an error when compiling libcxx.
-    return reinterpret_cast<atomic_int*>(&rwlock->state);
+  bool process_shared() const {
+    return attr == PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED;
+  }
+
+#if defined(__LP64__)
+  char __reserved[36];
+#else
+  char __reserved[20];
+#endif
+};
+
+static inline pthread_rwlock_internal_t* __get_internal_rwlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock_interface) {
+  static_assert(sizeof(pthread_rwlock_t) == sizeof(pthread_rwlock_internal_t),
+                "pthread_rwlock_t should actually be pthread_rwlock_internal_t in implementation.");
+  return reinterpret_cast<pthread_rwlock_internal_t*>(rwlock_interface);
 }
 
-static inline atomic_int* WRITER_THREAD_ID_ATOMIC_POINTER(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock) {
-    static_assert(sizeof(atomic_int) == sizeof(rwlock->writer_thread_id),
-                  "rwlock->writer_thread_id should actually be atomic_int in implementation.");
+int pthread_rwlock_init(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock_interface, const pthread_rwlockattr_t* attr) {
+  pthread_rwlock_internal_t* rwlock = __get_internal_rwlock(rwlock_interface);
 
-    return reinterpret_cast<atomic_int*>(&rwlock->writer_thread_id);
-}
-
-static inline atomic_uint* PENDING_READERS_ATOMIC_POINTER(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock) {
-    static_assert(sizeof(atomic_uint) == sizeof(rwlock->pending_readers),
-                  "rwlock->pending_readers should actually be atomic_uint in implementation.");
-
-    return reinterpret_cast<atomic_uint*>(&rwlock->pending_readers);
-}
-
-static inline atomic_uint* PENDING_WRITERS_ATOMIC_POINTER(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock) {
-    static_assert(sizeof(atomic_uint) == sizeof(rwlock->pending_writers),
-                  "rwlock->pending_writers should actually be atomic_uint in implementation.");
-
-    return reinterpret_cast<atomic_uint*>(&rwlock->pending_writers);
-}
-
-int pthread_rwlock_init(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock, const pthread_rwlockattr_t* attr) {
   if (__predict_true(attr == NULL)) {
     rwlock->attr = 0;
   } else {
@@ -145,53 +129,62 @@ int pthread_rwlock_init(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock, const pthread_rwlockattr_t* at
     }
   }
 
-  atomic_init(STATE_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock), 0);
-  atomic_init(WRITER_THREAD_ID_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock), 0);
-  atomic_init(PENDING_READERS_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock), 0);
-  atomic_init(PENDING_WRITERS_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock), 0);
+  atomic_init(&rwlock->state, 0);
+  atomic_init(&rwlock->writer_thread_id, 0);
+  atomic_init(&rwlock->pending_readers, 0);
+  atomic_init(&rwlock->pending_writers, 0);
 
   return 0;
 }
 
-int pthread_rwlock_destroy(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock) {
-  if (rwlock->state != 0) {
+int pthread_rwlock_destroy(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock_interface) {
+  pthread_rwlock_internal_t* rwlock = __get_internal_rwlock(rwlock_interface);
+
+  if (atomic_load_explicit(&rwlock->state, memory_order_relaxed) != 0) {
     return EBUSY;
   }
   return 0;
 }
 
-static int __pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock, const timespec* abs_timeout) {
-  if (__predict_false(__get_thread()->tid ==
-      atomic_load_explicit(WRITER_THREAD_ID_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock), memory_order_relaxed))) {
+static int __pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock(pthread_rwlock_internal_t* rwlock,
+                                        const timespec* abs_timeout_or_null) {
+
+  if (__predict_false(__get_thread()->tid == atomic_load_explicit(&rwlock->writer_thread_id,
+                                                                  memory_order_relaxed))) {
     return EDEADLK;
   }
 
-  timespec ts;
-  timespec* rel_timeout = (abs_timeout == NULL) ? NULL : &ts;
-
-  atomic_int* state_ptr = STATE_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock);
-
   while (true) {
-    int cur_state = atomic_load_explicit(state_ptr, memory_order_relaxed);
-    if (__predict_true(cur_state >= 0)) {
-      if (atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(state_ptr, &cur_state, cur_state + 1,
+    int old_state = atomic_load_explicit(&rwlock->state, memory_order_relaxed);
+    if (__predict_true(old_state >= 0)) {
+      if (atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(&rwlock->state, &old_state, old_state + 1,
                                                 memory_order_acquire, memory_order_relaxed)) {
         return 0;
       }
     } else {
-      if (!timespec_from_absolute(rel_timeout, abs_timeout)) {
-        return ETIMEDOUT;
+      timespec ts;
+      timespec* rel_timeout = NULL;
+
+      if (abs_timeout_or_null != NULL) {
+        rel_timeout = &ts;
+        if (!timespec_from_absolute_timespec(*rel_timeout, *abs_timeout_or_null, CLOCK_REALTIME)) {
+          return ETIMEDOUT;
+        }
       }
-      atomic_uint* pending_readers_ptr = PENDING_READERS_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock);
 
       // To avoid losing wake ups, the pending_readers increment should be observed before
       // futex_wait by all threads. A seq_cst fence instead of a seq_cst operation is used
       // here. Because only a seq_cst fence can ensure sequential consistency for non-atomic
       // operations in futex_wait.
-      atomic_fetch_add_explicit(pending_readers_ptr, 1, memory_order_relaxed);
+      atomic_fetch_add_explicit(&rwlock->pending_readers, 1, memory_order_relaxed);
+
       atomic_thread_fence(memory_order_seq_cst);
-      int ret = __futex_wait_ex(state_ptr, rwlock_is_shared(rwlock), cur_state, rel_timeout);
-      atomic_fetch_sub_explicit(pending_readers_ptr, 1, memory_order_relaxed);
+
+      int ret = __futex_wait_ex(&rwlock->state, rwlock->process_shared(), old_state,
+                                rel_timeout);
+
+      atomic_fetch_sub_explicit(&rwlock->pending_readers, 1, memory_order_relaxed);
+
       if (ret == -ETIMEDOUT) {
         return ETIMEDOUT;
       }
@@ -199,44 +192,49 @@ static int __pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock, const timespec
   }
 }
 
-static int __pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock, const timespec* abs_timeout) {
-  if (__predict_false(__get_thread()->tid ==
-      atomic_load_explicit(WRITER_THREAD_ID_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock), memory_order_relaxed))) {
+static int __pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock(pthread_rwlock_internal_t* rwlock,
+                                        const timespec* abs_timeout_or_null) {
+
+  if (__predict_false(__get_thread()->tid == atomic_load_explicit(&rwlock->writer_thread_id,
+                                                                  memory_order_relaxed))) {
     return EDEADLK;
   }
 
-  timespec ts;
-  timespec* rel_timeout = (abs_timeout == NULL) ? NULL : &ts;
-
-  atomic_int* state_ptr = STATE_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock);
-
   while (true) {
-    int cur_state = atomic_load_explicit(state_ptr, memory_order_relaxed);
-    if (__predict_true(cur_state == 0)) {
-      if (atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(state_ptr, &cur_state, -1,
+    int old_state = atomic_load_explicit(&rwlock->state, memory_order_relaxed);
+    if (__predict_true(old_state == 0)) {
+      if (atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(&rwlock->state, &old_state, -1,
                                                 memory_order_acquire, memory_order_relaxed)) {
         // writer_thread_id is protected by rwlock and can only be modified in rwlock write
         // owner thread. Other threads may read it for EDEADLK error checking, atomic operation
         // is safe enough for it.
-        atomic_store_explicit(WRITER_THREAD_ID_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock), __get_thread()->tid,
-                              memory_order_relaxed);
+        atomic_store_explicit(&rwlock->writer_thread_id, __get_thread()->tid, memory_order_relaxed);
         return 0;
       }
     } else {
-      if (!timespec_from_absolute(rel_timeout, abs_timeout)) {
-        return ETIMEDOUT;
-      }
+      timespec ts;
+      timespec* rel_timeout = NULL;
 
-      atomic_uint* pending_writers_ptr = PENDING_WRITERS_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock);
+      if (abs_timeout_or_null != NULL) {
+        rel_timeout = &ts;
+        if (!timespec_from_absolute_timespec(*rel_timeout, *abs_timeout_or_null, CLOCK_REALTIME)) {
+          return ETIMEDOUT;
+        }
+      }
 
       // To avoid losing wake ups, the pending_writers increment should be observed before
       // futex_wait by all threads. A seq_cst fence instead of a seq_cst operation is used
       // here. Because only a seq_cst fence can ensure sequential consistency for non-atomic
       // operations in futex_wait.
-      atomic_fetch_add_explicit(pending_writers_ptr, 1, memory_order_relaxed);
+      atomic_fetch_add_explicit(&rwlock->pending_writers, 1, memory_order_relaxed);
+
       atomic_thread_fence(memory_order_seq_cst);
-      int ret = __futex_wait_ex(state_ptr, rwlock_is_shared(rwlock), cur_state, rel_timeout);
-      atomic_fetch_sub_explicit(pending_writers_ptr, 1, memory_order_relaxed);
+
+      int ret = __futex_wait_ex(&rwlock->state, rwlock->process_shared(), old_state,
+                                rel_timeout);
+
+      atomic_fetch_sub_explicit(&rwlock->pending_writers, 1, memory_order_relaxed);
+
       if (ret == -ETIMEDOUT) {
         return ETIMEDOUT;
       }
@@ -244,86 +242,87 @@ static int __pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock, const timespec
   }
 }
 
-int pthread_rwlock_rdlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock) {
+int pthread_rwlock_rdlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock_interface) {
+  pthread_rwlock_internal_t* rwlock = __get_internal_rwlock(rwlock_interface);
+
   return __pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock(rwlock, NULL);
 }
 
-int pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock, const timespec* abs_timeout) {
+int pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock_interface, const timespec* abs_timeout) {
+  pthread_rwlock_internal_t* rwlock = __get_internal_rwlock(rwlock_interface);
+
   return __pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock(rwlock, abs_timeout);
 }
 
-int pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock) {
-  atomic_int* state_ptr = STATE_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock);
-  int cur_state = atomic_load_explicit(state_ptr, memory_order_relaxed);
+int pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock_interface) {
+  pthread_rwlock_internal_t* rwlock = __get_internal_rwlock(rwlock_interface);
 
-  while (cur_state >= 0) {
-    if (atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(state_ptr, &cur_state, cur_state + 1,
-                                              memory_order_acquire, memory_order_relaxed)) {
-      return 0;
-    }
+  int old_state = atomic_load_explicit(&rwlock->state, memory_order_relaxed);
+
+  while (old_state >= 0 && !atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(&rwlock->state, &old_state,
+                             old_state + 1, memory_order_acquire, memory_order_relaxed)) {
   }
-  return EBUSY;
+  return (old_state >= 0) ? 0 : EBUSY;
 }
 
-int pthread_rwlock_wrlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock) {
+int pthread_rwlock_wrlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock_interface) {
+  pthread_rwlock_internal_t* rwlock = __get_internal_rwlock(rwlock_interface);
+
   return __pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock(rwlock, NULL);
 }
 
-int pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock, const timespec* abs_timeout) {
+int pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock_interface, const timespec* abs_timeout) {
+  pthread_rwlock_internal_t* rwlock = __get_internal_rwlock(rwlock_interface);
+
   return __pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock(rwlock, abs_timeout);
 }
 
-int pthread_rwlock_trywrlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock) {
-  atomic_int* state_ptr = STATE_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock);
-  int cur_state = atomic_load_explicit(state_ptr, memory_order_relaxed);
+int pthread_rwlock_trywrlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock_interface) {
+  pthread_rwlock_internal_t* rwlock = __get_internal_rwlock(rwlock_interface);
 
-  while (cur_state == 0) {
-    if (atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(state_ptr, &cur_state, -1,
+  int old_state = atomic_load_explicit(&rwlock->state, memory_order_relaxed);
+
+  while (old_state == 0 && !atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(&rwlock->state, &old_state, -1,
                                               memory_order_acquire, memory_order_relaxed)) {
-      int tid = __get_thread()->tid;
-      atomic_store_explicit(WRITER_THREAD_ID_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock), tid, memory_order_relaxed);
-      return 0;
-    }
+  }
+  if (old_state == 0) {
+    atomic_store_explicit(&rwlock->writer_thread_id, __get_thread()->tid, memory_order_relaxed);
+    return 0;
   }
   return EBUSY;
 }
 
 
-int pthread_rwlock_unlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock) {
-  int tid = __get_thread()->tid;
-  atomic_int* state_ptr = STATE_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock);
-  atomic_uint* pending_readers_ptr = PENDING_READERS_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock);
-  atomic_uint* pending_writers_ptr = PENDING_WRITERS_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock);
+int pthread_rwlock_unlock(pthread_rwlock_t* rwlock_interface) {
+  pthread_rwlock_internal_t* rwlock = __get_internal_rwlock(rwlock_interface);
 
-  int cur_state = atomic_load_explicit(state_ptr, memory_order_relaxed);
-  if (__predict_false(cur_state == 0)) {
+  int old_state = atomic_load_explicit(&rwlock->state, memory_order_relaxed);
+  if (__predict_false(old_state == 0)) {
     return EPERM;
-  } else if (cur_state == -1) {
-    atomic_int* writer_thread_id_ptr = WRITER_THREAD_ID_ATOMIC_POINTER(rwlock);
-    if (atomic_load_explicit(writer_thread_id_ptr, memory_order_relaxed) != tid) {
+  } else if (old_state == -1) {
+    if (atomic_load_explicit(&rwlock->writer_thread_id, memory_order_relaxed) != __get_thread()->tid) {
       return EPERM;
     }
     // We're no longer the owner.
-    atomic_store_explicit(writer_thread_id_ptr, 0, memory_order_relaxed);
+    atomic_store_explicit(&rwlock->writer_thread_id, 0, memory_order_relaxed);
     // Change state from -1 to 0.
-    atomic_store_explicit(state_ptr, 0, memory_order_release);
-    goto wakeup_waiters;
+    atomic_store_explicit(&rwlock->state, 0, memory_order_release);
 
-  } else { // cur_state > 0
+  } else { // old_state > 0
     // Reduce state by 1.
-    while (!atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(state_ptr, &cur_state, cur_state - 1,
-                                                  memory_order_release, memory_order_relaxed)) {
-      if (cur_state <= 0) {
-        return EPERM;
-      }
+    while (old_state > 0 && !atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(&rwlock->state, &old_state,
+                               old_state - 1, memory_order_release, memory_order_relaxed)) {
     }
-    if (cur_state == 1) {
-      goto wakeup_waiters;
-    }
-  }
-  return 0;
 
-wakeup_waiters:
+    if (old_state <= 0) {
+      return EPERM;
+    } else if (old_state > 1) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    // old_state = 1, which means the last reader calling unlock. It has to wake up waiters.
+  }
+
+  // If having waiters, wake up them.
   // To avoid losing wake ups, the update of state should be observed before reading
   // pending_readers/pending_writers by all threads. Use read locking as an example:
   //     read locking thread                        unlocking thread
@@ -335,9 +334,9 @@ wakeup_waiters:
   // in a situation that the locking thread reads state as negative and needs to wait,
   // while the unlocking thread reads pending_readers as zero and doesn't need to wake up waiters.
   atomic_thread_fence(memory_order_seq_cst);
-  if (__predict_false(atomic_load_explicit(pending_readers_ptr, memory_order_relaxed) > 0 ||
-                      atomic_load_explicit(pending_writers_ptr, memory_order_relaxed) > 0)) {
-    __futex_wake_ex(state_ptr, rwlock_is_shared(rwlock), INT_MAX);
+  if (__predict_false(atomic_load_explicit(&rwlock->pending_readers, memory_order_relaxed) > 0 ||
+                      atomic_load_explicit(&rwlock->pending_writers, memory_order_relaxed) > 0)) {
+    __futex_wake_ex(&rwlock->state, rwlock->process_shared(), INT_MAX);
   }
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libc/include/pthread.h b/libc/include/pthread.h
index 1fe61e29c..c701e30a7 100644
--- a/libc/include/pthread.h
+++ b/libc/include/pthread.h
@@ -87,28 +87,14 @@ typedef long pthread_condattr_t;
 typedef long pthread_rwlockattr_t;
 
 typedef struct {
-#if !defined(__LP64__)
-  pthread_mutex_t __unused_lock;
-  pthread_cond_t __unused_cond;
-#endif
-  int32_t state; // 0=unlock, -1=writer lock, +n=reader lock
-  int32_t writer_thread_id;
-  uint32_t pending_readers;
-  uint32_t pending_writers;
-  int32_t attr;
-#ifdef __LP64__
-  char __reserved[36];
+#if defined(__LP64__)
+  char __private[56];
 #else
-  char __reserved[12];
+  char __private[40];
 #endif
-
 } pthread_rwlock_t;
 
-#ifdef __LP64__
-  #define PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER  { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, { 0 } }
-#else
-  #define PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER  { PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER, PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, { 0 } }
-#endif
+#define PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER  { { 0 } }
 
 typedef int pthread_key_t;