Add .nop assembler directive

Implement the '.nop SIZE[, CONTROL]' assembler directive, which emits
SIZE bytes filled with no-op instructions.  SIZE is absolute expression.
The optional CONTROL byte controls how no-op instructions should be
generated.  If the comma and @var{control} are omitted, CONTROL is
assumed to be zero.

For Intel 80386 and AMD x86-64 targets, CONTROL byte specifies the size
limit of a single no-op instruction.  The valid values of CONTROL byte
are between 0 and 8 for 16-bit mode, between 0 and 10 for 32-bit mode,
between 0 and 11 for 64-bit mode.  When 0 is used, the no-op size limit
is set to the maximum supported size.

2 new relax states, rs_space_nop and rs_fill_nop, are added to enum
_relax_state, which are similar to rs_space and rs_fill, respectively,
but they fill with no-op instructions, instead of a single byte.  A
target backend must override the default md_generate_nops to generate
proper no-op instructions.  Otherwise, an error of unimplemented .nop
directive will be issued whenever .nop directive is used.

	* NEWS: Mention .nop directive.
	* as.h (_relax_state): Add rs_space_nop and rs_fill_nop.
	* read.c (potable): Add .nop.
	(s_nop): New function.
	* read.h (s_nop): New prototype.
	* write.c (cvt_frag_to_fill): Handle rs_space_nop and
	rs_fill_nop.
	(md_generate_nops): New function.
	(relax_segment): Likewise.
	(write_contents): Use md_generate_nops for rs_fill_nop.
	* config/tc-i386.c (alt64_11): New.
	(alt64_patt): Likewise.
	(md_convert_frag): Handle rs_space_nop.
	(i386_output_nops): New function.
	(i386_generate_nops): Likewise.
	(i386_align_code): Call i386_output_nops.
	* config/tc-i386.h (i386_generate_nops): New.
	(md_generate_nops): Likewise.
	* doc/as.texinfo: Document .nop directive.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/i386.exp: Run .nop directive tests.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/nop-1.d: New file.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/nop-1.s: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/nop-2.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/nop-2.s: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/nop-3.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/nop-3.s: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/nop-4.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/nop-4.s: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/nop-5.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/nop-5.s: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/nop-6.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/nop-6.s: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/nop-bad-1.l: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/nop-bad-1.s: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-nop-1.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-nop-2.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-nop-3.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-nop-4.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-nop-5.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-nop-6.d: Likewise.

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diff --git a/gas/doc/as.texinfo b/gas/doc/as.texinfo
index f4e0fdd..3084bcb 100644
--- a/gas/doc/as.texinfo
+++ b/gas/doc/as.texinfo
@@ -4479,6 +4479,7 @@ Some machine configurations provide additional directives.
 * MRI::				@code{.mri @var{val}}
 * Noaltmacro::                  @code{.noaltmacro}
 * Nolist::                      @code{.nolist}
+* Nop::                         @code{.nop @var{size}[, @var{control}]}
 * Octa::                        @code{.octa @var{bignums}}
 * Offset::			@code{.offset @var{loc}}
 * Org::                         @code{.org @var{new-lc}, @var{fill}}
@@ -6101,6 +6102,23 @@ internal counter (which is zero initially).   @code{.list} increments the
 counter, and @code{.nolist} decrements it.  Assembly listings are
 generated whenever the counter is greater than zero.
 
+@node Nop
+@section @code{.nop @var{size}[, @var{control}]}
+
+@cindex @code{nop} directive
+@cindex filling memory with no-op instructions
+This directive emits @var{size} bytes filled with no-op instructions.
+@var{size} is absolute expression, which must be a positve value.
+@var{control} controls how no-op instructions should be generated.  If
+the comma and @var{control} are omitted, @var{control} is assumed to be
+zero.
+
+Note: For Intel 80386 and AMD x86-64 targets, @var{control} specifies
+the size limit of a no-op instruction.  The valid values of @var{control}
+are between 0 and 8 for 16-bit mode, between 0 and 10 for 32-bit mode,
+between 0 and 11 for 64-bit mode.  When 0 is used, the no-op instruction
+size limit is set to the maximum supported size.
+
 @node Octa
 @section @code{.octa @var{bignums}}