Place .shstrtab section after .symtab and .strtab, thus restoring monotonically increasing section offsets.

bfd
  * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Assign number for the .shstrtab
  section after the symbol table and string table sections.

binutils
  * testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s: Adjust expected ordering of
  sections.
  * testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s-64: Likewise.

gas
  * testsuite/gas/i386/ilp32/x86-64-unwind.d: Adjust expected ordering
  of sections.
  * testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-unwind.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/ia64/alias-ilp32.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/ia64/alias.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/ia64/group-1.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/ia64/group-2.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/ia64/secname-ilp32.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/ia64/secname.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/ia64/unwind-ilp32.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/ia64/unwind.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/ia64/xdata-ilp32.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/ia64/xdata.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/mmix/bspec-1.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/mmix/bspec-2.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/mmix/byte-1.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-1.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-2.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-3.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-4.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-5.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/gas/tic6x/scomm-directive-4.d: Likewise.

ld
  * testsuite/ld-alpha/tlsbin.rd: Adjust expected ordering of sections.
  * testsuite/ld-alpha/tlsbinr.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-alpha/tlspic.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-cris/libdso-2.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-i386/nogot1.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-i386/pr12718.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-i386/pr12921.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin-nacl.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin2-nacl.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin2.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-i386/tlspic2-nacl.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-i386/tlspic2.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-ia64/tlsbin.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-ia64/tlspic.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/attr-gnu-4-10.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/attr-gnu-4-50.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/attr-gnu-4-60.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/attr-gnu-4-70.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-mmix/bspec1.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-mmix/bspec2.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-mmix/local1.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-mmix/local3.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-mmix/local5.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-mmix/local7.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-mmix/undef-3.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-powerpc/tlsexe.r: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-powerpc/tlsexe32.r: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-powerpc/tlsexetoc.r: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-powerpc/tlsso.r: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-powerpc/tlsso32.r: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-powerpc/tlstocso.r: 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/sh64/crange1.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sh/sh64/crange2.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sh/sh64/crange3-cmpct.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sh/sh64/crange3-media.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sh/sh64/crange3.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sh/sh64/crangerel1.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sh/sh64/crangerel2.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sh/tlsbin-2.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sh/tlspic-2.d: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sparc/gotop32.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sparc/gotop64.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunbin32.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunbin64.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunnopic32.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunnopic64.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunpic32.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunpic64.rd: 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/nogot1.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/tlsbin2-nacl.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin2.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-x86-64/tlspic2-nacl.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic2.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-xtensa/tlsbin.rd: Likewise.
  * testsuite/ld-xtensa/tlspic.rd: Likewise.

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index bb40525..ea810cd 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2016-08-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Assign number for the .shstrtab
+	section after the symbol table and string table sections.
+
 2016-08-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* elf64-ppc.c (struct ppc_link_hash_entry): Add weakref.
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 274cd53..c3630d2 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -3093,7 +3093,7 @@ elf_fake_sections (bfd *abfd, asection *asect, void *fsarg)
 	     compressed.  */
 	  asect->flags |= SEC_ELF_COMPRESS;
 
-	  /* If this section will be compressed, delay adding setion
+	  /* If this section will be compressed, delay adding section
 	     name to section name section after it is compressed in
 	     _bfd_elf_assign_file_positions_for_non_load.  */
 	  delay_st_name_p = TRUE;
@@ -3595,10 +3595,6 @@ assign_section_numbers (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *link_info)
 	d->rela.idx = 0;
     }
 
-  elf_shstrtab_sec (abfd) = section_number++;
-  _bfd_elf_strtab_addref (elf_shstrtab (abfd), t->shstrtab_hdr.sh_name);
-  elf_elfheader (abfd)->e_shstrndx = elf_shstrtab_sec (abfd);
-
   need_symtab = (bfd_get_symcount (abfd) > 0
 		|| (link_info == NULL
 		    && ((abfd->flags & (EXEC_P | DYNAMIC | HAS_RELOC))
@@ -3626,6 +3622,10 @@ assign_section_numbers (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *link_info)
       _bfd_elf_strtab_addref (elf_shstrtab (abfd), t->strtab_hdr.sh_name);
     }
 
+  elf_shstrtab_sec (abfd) = section_number++;
+  _bfd_elf_strtab_addref (elf_shstrtab (abfd), t->shstrtab_hdr.sh_name);
+  elf_elfheader (abfd)->e_shstrndx = elf_shstrtab_sec (abfd);
+
   if (section_number >= SHN_LORESERVE)
     {
       _bfd_error_handler (_("%B: too many sections: %u"),
@@ -6028,7 +6028,7 @@ _bfd_elf_assign_file_positions_for_non_load (bfd *abfd)
 			return FALSE;
 		      name = new_name;
 		    }
-		  /* Add setion name to section name section.  */
+		  /* Add section name to section name section.  */
 		  if (shdrp->sh_name != (unsigned int) -1)
 		    abort ();
 		  shdrp->sh_name
@@ -6036,7 +6036,7 @@ _bfd_elf_assign_file_positions_for_non_load (bfd *abfd)
 							  name, FALSE);
 		  d = elf_section_data (sec);
 
-		  /* Add reloc setion name to section name section.  */
+		  /* Add reloc section name to section name section.  */
 		  if (d->rel.hdr
 		      && !_bfd_elf_set_reloc_sh_name (abfd,
 						      d->rel.hdr,