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.

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 017bbc1..29aac39 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2016-02-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 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.
+
 2016-02-10  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	PR ld/19601
diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
index 6a04f04..ea4d59a 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
@@ -731,15 +731,15 @@ typedef enum {
 struct bfd_elf_special_section
 {
   const char *prefix;
-  int prefix_length;
+  unsigned int prefix_length;
   /* 0 means name must match PREFIX exactly.
      -1 means name must start with PREFIX followed by an arbitrary string.
      -2 means name must match PREFIX exactly or consist of PREFIX followed
      by a dot then anything.
      > 0 means name must start with the first PREFIX_LENGTH chars of
      PREFIX and finish with the last SUFFIX_LENGTH chars of PREFIX.  */
-  int suffix_length;
-  int type;
+  signed int suffix_length;
+  unsigned int type;
   bfd_vma attr;
 };