Pass as a slice of strings instead.  For 2-5 strings, implement
dedicated routines so no slices are needed.

static call counts in the go binary:
 2 strings: 342 occurrences
 3 strings:  98
 4 strings:  30
 5 strings:  13
6+ strings:  14

Why?  C varags, bad for stack scanning and copying.

R=golang-dev, iant
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/36380043