Enhance GAS's .section directive so that it can take numeric values for the flags and type fields. (ELF only)

gas	* doc/as.texinfo (.section): Document that numeric values can now
	be used for the flags and type fields of the ELF target's .section
	directive.  Add notes about the restrictions on setting flags and
	types.
	* config/obj-elf.c (obj_elf_change_section): Allow known sections
	to be given processor specific section types.  Allow processor and
	application specific flags of a section to be set after
	definition.
	(obj_elf_parse_section_letters): Handle parsing numeric values.
	(obj_elf_section_type): Handle parsing numeric values.
	(obj_elf_section): Allow numeric type values.
	* config/obj-elf.h (obj_elf_change_section): Update prototype.
	* testsuite/gas/elf/section10.d: New test.
	* testsuite/gas/elf/section10.s: Source file for new test.
	* testsuite/gas/elf/elf.exp: Run the new test.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/ilp32/x86-64-unwind.d: Remove dependency upon
	the description of the flags produced by readelf.
	* testsuite/gas/tic6x/scomm-directive-4.d: Likewise.
	* NEWS: Mention the new feature.

bfd	* elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
	for length and type fields.  Use a signed value for the
	suffix_length field.

binutils* readelf.c (get_section_type_name): Add hex prefix to offsets
	printed for LOPROC and LOOS values.  Ensure that a result is
	always returned for the V850 target, even when an unrecognised
	processor specific value is encountered.
	(process_section_headers): Display key values in the order in
	which they appear to the user.  Add the "C (compressed)" value to
	the list.

ld	* testsuite/ld-i386/pr12718.d: Remove dependency upon the
	description of the flags produced by readelf.
	* testsuite/ld-i386/pr12921.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin-nacl.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbindesc-nacl.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbindesc.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-i386/tlsdesc-nacl.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-i386/tlsdesc.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-i386/tlsgdesc-nacl.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-i386/tlsgdesc.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-i386/tlsnopic-nacl.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-i386/tlsnopic.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-i386/tlspic-nacl.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-i386/tlspic.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-s390/tlsbin.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-s390/tlsbin_64.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-s390/tlspic.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-s390/tlspic_64.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-sh/tlsbin-2.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-sh/tlspic-2.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-tic6x/common.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-1.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-1b.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-1r.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-1rb.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-app-1.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-app-1b.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-app-1r.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-app-1rb.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-noindex.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-tic6x/static-app-1.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-tic6x/static-app-1b.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-tic6x/static-app-1r.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-tic6x/static-app-1rb.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/ilp32-4-nacl.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/ilp32-4.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr12718.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr12921.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/split-by-file-nacl.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/split-by-file.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin-nacl.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbindesc-nacl.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbindesc.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsdesc-nacl.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsdesc.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsgdesc-nacl.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsgdesc.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic-nacl.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-xtensa/tlsbin.rd: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-xtensa/tlspic.rd: Likewise.

1 files changed, 35 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/section10.s b/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/section10.s
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+	# Test numeric values for the section's flags field.
+	.section sec1, "0x06000000"
+	.word 1
+
+	# Make sure that a numeric value can be mixed with alpha values.
+	.section sec2, "a2048x"
+	.word 2
+
+	# Make sure that specifying further arguments to .sections is still supported
+	.section sec3, "0xfffff000MS", %progbits, 32
+	.word 3
+
+	# Make sure that extra flags can be set for well known sections as well.
+	.section .text, "0x04000006"
+	.word 4
+
+	# Test numeric values for the section's type field.
+	.section sec4, "ax", %0x60000011
+	.word 5
+
+	# Test both together, with a quoted type value.
+	.section sec5, "0xffff0000", "0x80000009"
+	.word 6
+
+	# Test that declaring an extended version of a known special section works.
+	.section .data.foo, "aw", %0xff000000
+	.word 7
+
+	# Check that .pushsection works as well.
+	.pushsection sec6, 2, "0x120004", %5678
+	.word 8
+
+	.popsection
+
+	# FIXME: We ought to check setting 64-bit flag values for 64-bit ELF targets...