diff --git a/libunwindstack/Android.bp b/libunwindstack/Android.bp
index 57c4c2e..bf7d69e 100644
--- a/libunwindstack/Android.bp
+++ b/libunwindstack/Android.bp
@@ -395,7 +395,9 @@
 
     srcs: [
         "benchmarks/unwind_benchmarks.cpp",
+        "benchmarks/ElfBenchmark.cpp",
         "benchmarks/SymbolBenchmark.cpp",
+        "benchmarks/Utils.cpp",
     ],
 
     data: [
diff --git a/libunwindstack/ElfInterface.cpp b/libunwindstack/ElfInterface.cpp
index 821e042..17470fd 100644
--- a/libunwindstack/ElfInterface.cpp
+++ b/libunwindstack/ElfInterface.cpp
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
       // Look for the .debug_frame and .gnu_debugdata.
       if (shdr.sh_name < sec_size) {
         std::string name;
-        if (memory_->ReadString(sec_offset + shdr.sh_name, &name)) {
+        if (memory_->ReadString(sec_offset + shdr.sh_name, &name, sec_size - shdr.sh_name)) {
           if (name == ".debug_frame") {
             debug_frame_offset_ = shdr.sh_offset;
             debug_frame_size_ = shdr.sh_size;
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
     } else if (shdr.sh_type == SHT_NOTE) {
       if (shdr.sh_name < sec_size) {
         std::string name;
-        if (memory_->ReadString(sec_offset + shdr.sh_name, &name) &&
+        if (memory_->ReadString(sec_offset + shdr.sh_name, &name, sec_size - shdr.sh_name) &&
             name == ".note.gnu.build-id") {
           gnu_build_id_offset_ = shdr.sh_offset;
           gnu_build_id_size_ = shdr.sh_size;
@@ -456,10 +456,11 @@
   for (const auto& entry : strtabs_) {
     if (entry.first == strtab_addr) {
       soname_offset = entry.second + soname_offset;
-      if (soname_offset >= entry.second + strtab_size) {
+      uint64_t soname_max = entry.second + strtab_size;
+      if (soname_offset >= soname_max) {
         return "";
       }
-      if (!memory_->ReadString(soname_offset, &soname_)) {
+      if (!memory_->ReadString(soname_offset, &soname_, soname_max - soname_offset)) {
         return "";
       }
       soname_type_ = SONAME_VALID;
@@ -608,7 +609,8 @@
     }
     std::string name;
     if (shdr.sh_type == SHT_NOTE && shdr.sh_name < sec_size &&
-        memory->ReadString(sec_offset + shdr.sh_name, &name) && name == ".note.gnu.build-id") {
+        memory->ReadString(sec_offset + shdr.sh_name, &name, sec_size - shdr.sh_name) &&
+        name == ".note.gnu.build-id") {
       *build_id_offset = shdr.sh_offset;
       *build_id_size = shdr.sh_size;
       return true;
diff --git a/libunwindstack/Memory.cpp b/libunwindstack/Memory.cpp
index fac9085..b4623fa 100644
--- a/libunwindstack/Memory.cpp
+++ b/libunwindstack/Memory.cpp
@@ -158,20 +158,30 @@
   return rc == size;
 }
 
-bool Memory::ReadString(uint64_t addr, std::string* string, uint64_t max_read) {
-  string->clear();
-  uint64_t bytes_read = 0;
-  while (bytes_read < max_read) {
-    uint8_t value;
-    if (!ReadFully(addr, &value, sizeof(value))) {
-      return false;
+bool Memory::ReadString(uint64_t addr, std::string* dst, size_t max_read) {
+  char buffer[256];  // Large enough for 99% of symbol names.
+  size_t size = 0;   // Number of bytes which were read into the buffer.
+  for (size_t offset = 0; offset < max_read; offset += size) {
+    // Look for null-terminator first, so we can allocate string of exact size.
+    // If we know the end of valid memory range, do the reads in larger blocks.
+    size_t read = std::min(sizeof(buffer), max_read - offset);
+    size = Read(addr + offset, buffer, read);
+    if (size == 0) {
+      return false;  // We have not found end of string yet and we can not read more data.
     }
-    if (value == '\0') {
-      return true;
+    size_t length = strnlen(buffer, size);  // Index of the null-terminator.
+    if (length < size) {
+      // We found the null-terminator. Allocate the string and set its content.
+      if (offset == 0) {
+        // We did just single read, so the buffer already contains the whole string.
+        dst->assign(buffer, length);
+        return true;
+      } else {
+        // The buffer contains only the last block. Read the whole string again.
+        dst->assign(offset + length, '\0');
+        return ReadFully(addr, dst->data(), dst->size());
+      }
     }
-    string->push_back(value);
-    addr++;
-    bytes_read++;
   }
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/libunwindstack/benchmarks/ElfBenchmark.cpp b/libunwindstack/benchmarks/ElfBenchmark.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c108a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libunwindstack/benchmarks/ElfBenchmark.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <err.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <benchmark/benchmark.h>
+
+#include <unwindstack/Elf.h>
+#include <unwindstack/Memory.h>
+
+#include "Utils.h"
+
+static void BenchmarkElfCreate(benchmark::State& state, const std::string& elf_file) {
+#if defined(__BIONIC__)
+  uint64_t rss_bytes = 0;
+#endif
+  uint64_t alloc_bytes = 0;
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    state.PauseTiming();
+#if defined(__BIONIC__)
+    mallopt(M_PURGE, 0);
+    uint64_t rss_bytes_before = 0;
+    GatherRss(&rss_bytes_before);
+#endif
+    uint64_t alloc_bytes_before = mallinfo().uordblks;
+    auto file_memory = unwindstack::Memory::CreateFileMemory(elf_file, 0);
+    state.ResumeTiming();
+
+    unwindstack::Elf elf(file_memory.release());
+    if (!elf.Init() || !elf.valid()) {
+      errx(1, "Internal Error: Cannot open elf.");
+    }
+
+    state.PauseTiming();
+#if defined(__BIONIC__)
+    mallopt(M_PURGE, 0);
+#endif
+    alloc_bytes += mallinfo().uordblks - alloc_bytes_before;
+#if defined(__BIONIC__)
+    GatherRss(&rss_bytes);
+    rss_bytes -= rss_bytes_before;
+#endif
+    state.ResumeTiming();
+  }
+
+#if defined(__BIONIC__)
+  state.counters["RSS_BYTES"] = rss_bytes / static_cast<double>(state.iterations());
+#endif
+  state.counters["ALLOCATED_BYTES"] = alloc_bytes / static_cast<double>(state.iterations());
+}
+
+void BM_elf_create(benchmark::State& state) {
+  BenchmarkElfCreate(state, GetElfFile());
+}
+BENCHMARK(BM_elf_create);
+
+void BM_elf_create_compressed(benchmark::State& state) {
+  BenchmarkElfCreate(state, GetCompressedElfFile());
+}
+BENCHMARK(BM_elf_create_compressed);
diff --git a/libunwindstack/benchmarks/SymbolBenchmark.cpp b/libunwindstack/benchmarks/SymbolBenchmark.cpp
index a850ff0..73088da 100644
--- a/libunwindstack/benchmarks/SymbolBenchmark.cpp
+++ b/libunwindstack/benchmarks/SymbolBenchmark.cpp
@@ -22,33 +22,12 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include <android-base/file.h>
-#include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <benchmark/benchmark.h>
 
 #include <unwindstack/Elf.h>
 #include <unwindstack/Memory.h>
 
-#if defined(__BIONIC__)
-
-#include <meminfo/procmeminfo.h>
-#include <procinfo/process_map.h>
-
-static void Gather(uint64_t* rss_bytes) {
-  android::meminfo::ProcMemInfo proc_mem(getpid());
-  const std::vector<android::meminfo::Vma>& maps = proc_mem.MapsWithoutUsageStats();
-  for (auto& vma : maps) {
-    if (vma.name == "[anon:libc_malloc]" || android::base::StartsWith(vma.name, "[anon:scudo:") ||
-        android::base::StartsWith(vma.name, "[anon:GWP-ASan")) {
-      android::meminfo::Vma update_vma(vma);
-      if (!proc_mem.FillInVmaStats(update_vma)) {
-        err(1, "FillInVmaStats failed\n");
-      }
-      *rss_bytes += update_vma.usage.rss;
-    }
-  }
-}
-#endif
+#include "Utils.h"
 
 static void BenchmarkSymbolLookup(benchmark::State& state, std::vector<uint64_t> offsets,
                                   std::string elf_file, bool expect_found) {
@@ -66,7 +45,7 @@
 #if defined(__BIONIC__)
     mallopt(M_PURGE, 0);
     uint64_t rss_bytes_before = 0;
-    Gather(&rss_bytes_before);
+    GatherRss(&rss_bytes_before);
 #endif
     uint64_t alloc_bytes_before = mallinfo().uordblks;
     state.ResumeTiming();
@@ -88,7 +67,7 @@
 #endif
     alloc_bytes += mallinfo().uordblks - alloc_bytes_before;
 #if defined(__BIONIC__)
-    Gather(&rss_bytes);
+    GatherRss(&rss_bytes);
     rss_bytes -= rss_bytes_before;
 #endif
     state.ResumeTiming();
@@ -105,14 +84,6 @@
   BenchmarkSymbolLookup(state, std::vector<uint64_t>{pc}, elf_file, expect_found);
 }
 
-std::string GetElfFile() {
-  return android::base::GetExecutableDirectory() + "/benchmarks/files/libart_arm.so";
-}
-
-std::string GetSortedElfFile() {
-  return android::base::GetExecutableDirectory() + "/benchmarks/files/boot_arm.oat";
-}
-
 void BM_symbol_not_present(benchmark::State& state) {
   BenchmarkSymbolLookup(state, 0, GetElfFile(), false);
 }
@@ -136,23 +107,23 @@
 BENCHMARK(BM_symbol_find_multiple);
 
 void BM_symbol_not_present_from_sorted(benchmark::State& state) {
-  BenchmarkSymbolLookup(state, 0, GetSortedElfFile(), false);
+  BenchmarkSymbolLookup(state, 0, GetSymbolSortedElfFile(), false);
 }
 BENCHMARK(BM_symbol_not_present_from_sorted);
 
 void BM_symbol_find_single_from_sorted(benchmark::State& state) {
-  BenchmarkSymbolLookup(state, 0x138638, GetSortedElfFile(), true);
+  BenchmarkSymbolLookup(state, 0x138638, GetSymbolSortedElfFile(), true);
 }
 BENCHMARK(BM_symbol_find_single_from_sorted);
 
 void BM_symbol_find_single_many_times_from_sorted(benchmark::State& state) {
-  BenchmarkSymbolLookup(state, std::vector<uint64_t>(15, 0x138638), GetSortedElfFile(), true);
+  BenchmarkSymbolLookup(state, std::vector<uint64_t>(15, 0x138638), GetSymbolSortedElfFile(), true);
 }
 BENCHMARK(BM_symbol_find_single_many_times_from_sorted);
 
 void BM_symbol_find_multiple_from_sorted(benchmark::State& state) {
   BenchmarkSymbolLookup(state,
                         std::vector<uint64_t>{0x138638, 0x84350, 0x14df18, 0x1f3a38, 0x1f3ca8},
-                        GetSortedElfFile(), true);
+                        GetSymbolSortedElfFile(), true);
 }
 BENCHMARK(BM_symbol_find_multiple_from_sorted);
diff --git a/libunwindstack/benchmarks/Utils.cpp b/libunwindstack/benchmarks/Utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c92f109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libunwindstack/benchmarks/Utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <err.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <android-base/file.h>
+#include <android-base/strings.h>
+#include <benchmark/benchmark.h>
+
+#include <unwindstack/Elf.h>
+#include <unwindstack/Memory.h>
+
+std::string GetElfFile() {
+  return android::base::GetExecutableDirectory() + "/benchmarks/files/libart_arm.so";
+}
+
+std::string GetSymbolSortedElfFile() {
+  return android::base::GetExecutableDirectory() + "/benchmarks/files/boot_arm.oat";
+}
+
+std::string GetCompressedElfFile() {
+  // Both are the same right now.
+  return GetSymbolSortedElfFile();
+}
+
+#if defined(__BIONIC__)
+
+#include <meminfo/procmeminfo.h>
+#include <procinfo/process_map.h>
+
+void GatherRss(uint64_t* rss_bytes) {
+  android::meminfo::ProcMemInfo proc_mem(getpid());
+  const std::vector<android::meminfo::Vma>& maps = proc_mem.MapsWithoutUsageStats();
+  for (auto& vma : maps) {
+    if (vma.name == "[anon:libc_malloc]" || android::base::StartsWith(vma.name, "[anon:scudo:") ||
+        android::base::StartsWith(vma.name, "[anon:GWP-ASan")) {
+      android::meminfo::Vma update_vma(vma);
+      if (!proc_mem.FillInVmaStats(update_vma)) {
+        err(1, "FillInVmaStats failed\n");
+      }
+      *rss_bytes += update_vma.usage.rss;
+    }
+  }
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/libunwindstack/benchmarks/Utils.h b/libunwindstack/benchmarks/Utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bee6efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libunwindstack/benchmarks/Utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LIBUNWINDSTACK_UTILS_H
+#define _LIBUNWINDSTACK_UTILS_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+std::string GetElfFile();
+
+std::string GetSymbolSortedElfFile();
+
+std::string GetCompressedElfFile();
+
+#if defined(__BIONIC__)
+
+#include <meminfo/procmeminfo.h>
+#include <procinfo/process_map.h>
+
+void GatherRss(uint64_t* rss_bytes);
+
+#endif
+
+#endif  // _LIBUNWINDSTACK_UTILS_h
diff --git a/libunwindstack/include/unwindstack/Memory.h b/libunwindstack/include/unwindstack/Memory.h
index 26252b6..3d81878 100644
--- a/libunwindstack/include/unwindstack/Memory.h
+++ b/libunwindstack/include/unwindstack/Memory.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                                                      uint64_t end);
   static std::unique_ptr<Memory> CreateFileMemory(const std::string& path, uint64_t offset);
 
-  virtual bool ReadString(uint64_t addr, std::string* string, uint64_t max_read = UINT64_MAX);
+  virtual bool ReadString(uint64_t addr, std::string* dst, size_t max_read);
 
   virtual void Clear() {}
 
diff --git a/libunwindstack/tests/MemoryTest.cpp b/libunwindstack/tests/MemoryTest.cpp
index 3655984..8a8eb24 100644
--- a/libunwindstack/tests/MemoryTest.cpp
+++ b/libunwindstack/tests/MemoryTest.cpp
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@
   memory.SetMemory(100, name.c_str(), name.size() + 1);
 
   std::string dst_name;
-  ASSERT_TRUE(memory.ReadString(100, &dst_name));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(memory.ReadString(100, &dst_name, 100));
   ASSERT_EQ("string_in_memory", dst_name);
 
-  ASSERT_TRUE(memory.ReadString(107, &dst_name));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(memory.ReadString(107, &dst_name, 100));
   ASSERT_EQ("in_memory", dst_name);
 
   // Set size greater than string.
@@ -82,15 +82,56 @@
 
   std::string dst_name;
   // Read from a non-existant address.
-  ASSERT_FALSE(memory.ReadString(100, &dst_name));
+  ASSERT_FALSE(memory.ReadString(100, &dst_name, 100));
 
   // This should fail because there is no terminating '\0'.
-  ASSERT_FALSE(memory.ReadString(0, &dst_name));
+  ASSERT_FALSE(memory.ReadString(0, &dst_name, 100));
 
   // This should pass because there is a terminating '\0'.
   memory.SetData8(name.size(), '\0');
-  ASSERT_TRUE(memory.ReadString(0, &dst_name));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(memory.ReadString(0, &dst_name, 100));
   ASSERT_EQ("short", dst_name);
 }
 
+TEST(MemoryTest, read_string_long) {
+  // This string should be greater than 768 characters long (greater than 3 times
+  // the buffer in the ReadString function) to read multiple blocks.
+  static constexpr char kLongString[] =
+      "one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen "
+      "sixteen seventeen eightteen nineteen twenty twenty-one twenty-two twenty-three twenty-four "
+      "twenty-five twenty-six twenty-seven twenty-eight twenty-nine thirty thirty-one thirty-two "
+      "thirty-three thirty-four thirty-five thirty-six thirty-seven thirty-eight thirty-nine forty "
+      "forty-one forty-two forty-three forty-four forty-five forty-size forty-seven forty-eight "
+      "forty-nine fifty fifty-one fifty-two fifty-three fifty-four fifty-five fifty-six "
+      "fifty-seven fifty-eight fifty-nine sixty sixty-one sixty-two sixty-three sixty-four "
+      "sixty-five sixty-six sixty-seven sixty-eight sixty-nine seventy seventy-one seventy-two "
+      "seventy-three seventy-four seventy-five seventy-six seventy-seven seventy-eight "
+      "seventy-nine eighty";
+
+  MemoryFake memory;
+
+  memory.SetMemory(100, kLongString, sizeof(kLongString));
+
+  std::string dst_name;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(memory.ReadString(100, &dst_name, sizeof(kLongString)));
+  ASSERT_EQ(kLongString, dst_name);
+
+  std::string expected_str(kLongString, 255);
+  memory.SetMemory(100, expected_str.data(), expected_str.length() + 1);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(memory.ReadString(100, &dst_name, 256));
+  ASSERT_EQ(expected_str, dst_name);
+  ASSERT_FALSE(memory.ReadString(100, &dst_name, 255));
+
+  expected_str = std::string(kLongString, 256);
+  memory.SetMemory(100, expected_str.data(), expected_str.length() + 1);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(memory.ReadString(100, &dst_name, 257));
+  ASSERT_EQ(expected_str, dst_name);
+  ASSERT_FALSE(memory.ReadString(100, &dst_name, 256));
+
+  expected_str = std::string(kLongString, 299);
+  memory.SetMemory(100, expected_str.data(), expected_str.length() + 1);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(memory.ReadString(100, &dst_name, 300));
+  ASSERT_EQ(expected_str, dst_name);
+}
+
 }  // namespace unwindstack