From dd90581873482f67922a4ace92dafdfdfed09f3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 09:16:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] 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.
---
 bfd/ChangeLog                                |   5 +
 bfd/elf.c                                    |  14 +--
 binutils/ChangeLog                           |   6 +
 binutils/readelf.c                           | 123 ++++++++++++++++++-
 binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s    |   2 +-
 binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s-64 |  10 +-
 gas/ChangeLog                                |  25 ++++
 gas/testsuite/gas/i386/ilp32/x86-64-unwind.d |   6 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-unwind.d       |  10 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/alias-ilp32.d         |   6 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/alias.d               |  10 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/group-1.d             |  10 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/group-2.d             |  10 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/secname-ilp32.d       |   6 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/secname.d             |  10 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/unwind-ilp32.d        |   6 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/unwind.d              |  10 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/xdata-ilp32.d         |   6 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/xdata.d               |   8 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/bspec-1.d             |   2 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/bspec-2.d             |   4 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/byte-1.d              |  10 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-1.d               |  10 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-2.d               |  10 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-3.d               |  10 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-4.d               |  10 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-5.d               |  10 +-
 gas/testsuite/gas/tic6x/scomm-directive-4.d  |   6 +-
 ld/ChangeLog                                 | 103 ++++++++++++++++
 ld/testsuite/ld-alpha/tlsbin.rd              |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-alpha/tlsbinr.rd             |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-alpha/tlspic.rd              |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-cris/libdso-2.d              |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/nogot1.d                |   1 +
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/pr12718.d               |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/pr12921.d               |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin-nacl.rd          |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin.rd               |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin2-nacl.rd         |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin2.rd              |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbindesc-nacl.rd      |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbindesc.rd           |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsdesc-nacl.rd         |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsdesc.rd              |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsgdesc-nacl.rd        |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsgdesc.rd             |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsnopic-nacl.rd        |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsnopic.rd             |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlspic-nacl.rd          |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlspic.rd               |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlspic2-nacl.rd         |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlspic2.rd              |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-ia64/tlsbin.rd               |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-ia64/tlspic.rd               |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-mips-elf/attr-gnu-4-10.d     |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-mips-elf/attr-gnu-4-50.d     |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-mips-elf/attr-gnu-4-60.d     |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-mips-elf/attr-gnu-4-70.d     |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-mmix/bspec1.d                |  10 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-mmix/bspec2.d                |  10 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-mmix/local1.d                |  10 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-mmix/local3.d                |  10 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-mmix/local5.d                |  10 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-mmix/local7.d                |  10 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-mmix/undef-3.d               |   8 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-powerpc/tlsexe.r             |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-powerpc/tlsexe32.r           |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-powerpc/tlsexetoc.r          |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-powerpc/tlsso.r              |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-powerpc/tlsso32.r            |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-powerpc/tlstocso.r           |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-s390/tlsbin.rd               |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-s390/tlsbin_64.rd            |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-s390/tlspic.rd               |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-s390/tlspic_64.rd            |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sh/sh64/crange1.rd           |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sh/sh64/crange2.rd           |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sh/sh64/crange3-cmpct.rd     |   8 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sh/sh64/crange3-media.rd     |   8 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sh/sh64/crange3.rd           |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sh/sh64/crangerel1.rd        |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sh/sh64/crangerel2.rd        |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sh/tlsbin-2.d                |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sh/tlspic-2.d                |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sparc/gotop32.rd             |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sparc/gotop64.rd             |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunbin32.rd         |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunbin64.rd         |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunnopic32.rd       |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunnopic64.rd       |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunpic32.rd         |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunpic64.rd         |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-tic6x/common.d               |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-1.rd             |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-1b.rd            |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-1r.rd            |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-1rb.rd           |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-app-1.rd         |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-app-1b.rd        |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-app-1r.rd        |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-app-1rb.rd       |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-noindex.rd       |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-tic6x/static-app-1.rd        |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-tic6x/static-app-1b.rd       |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-tic6x/static-app-1r.rd       |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-tic6x/static-app-1rb.rd      |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/ilp32-4-nacl.d        |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/ilp32-4.d             |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/nogot1.d              |   1 +
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr12718.d             |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr12921.d             |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/split-by-file-nacl.rd |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/split-by-file.rd      |   6 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin-nacl.rd        |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin.rd             |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin2-nacl.rd       |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin2.rd            |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbindesc-nacl.rd    |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbindesc.rd         |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsdesc-nacl.rd       |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsdesc.rd            |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsgdesc-nacl.rd      |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsgdesc.rd           |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic-nacl.rd        |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic.rd             |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic2-nacl.rd       |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic2.rd            |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-xtensa/tlsbin.rd             |   2 +-
 ld/testsuite/ld-xtensa/tlspic.rd             |   2 +-
 129 files changed, 548 insertions(+), 286 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index bb40525fca..ea810cdb66 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 274cd535fa..c3630d2c2a 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,
diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 5018e43dd5..e709a2d427 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2016-08-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s: Adjust expected ordering of
+	sections.
+	* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s-64: Likewise.
+
 2016-08-12  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	* readelf.c (process_symbol_table): Generate a warning if a local
diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index 586d13c7de..adbee937ca 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -5922,6 +5922,122 @@ process_section_headers (FILE * file)
        i < elf_header.e_shnum;
        i++, section++)
     {
+      /* Run some sanity checks on the section header.  */
+
+      /* Check the sh_link field.  */
+      switch (section->sh_type)
+	{
+	case SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX:
+	case SHT_GROUP:
+	case SHT_HASH:
+	case SHT_GNU_HASH:
+	case SHT_GNU_versym:
+	case SHT_REL:
+	case SHT_RELA:
+	  if (section->sh_link < 1
+	      || section->sh_link > elf_header.e_shnum
+	      || (section_headers[section->sh_link].sh_type != SHT_SYMTAB
+		  && section_headers[section->sh_link].sh_type != SHT_DYNSYM))
+	    warn (_("[%2u]: Link field (%u) should index a symtab section.\n"),
+		  i, section->sh_link);
+	  break;
+
+	case SHT_DYNAMIC:
+	case SHT_SYMTAB:
+	case SHT_DYNSYM:
+	case SHT_GNU_verneed:
+	case SHT_GNU_verdef:
+	case SHT_GNU_LIBLIST:
+	  if (section->sh_link < 1
+	      || section->sh_link > elf_header.e_shnum
+	      || section_headers[section->sh_link].sh_type != SHT_STRTAB)
+	    warn (_("[%2u]: Link field (%u) should index a string section.\n"),
+		  i, section->sh_link);
+	  break;
+
+	case SHT_INIT_ARRAY:
+	case SHT_FINI_ARRAY:
+	case SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY:
+	  if (section->sh_type < SHT_LOOS && section->sh_link != 0)
+	    warn (_("[%2u]: Unexpected value (%u) in link field.\n"),
+		  i, section->sh_link);
+	  break;
+
+	default:
+	  /* FIXME: Add support for target specific section types.  */
+#if 0 	  /* Currently we do not check other section types as there are too
+	     many special cases.  Stab sections for example have a type
+	     of SHT_PROGBITS but an sh_link field that links to the .stabstr
+	     section.  */
+	  if (section->sh_type < SHT_LOOS && section->sh_link != 0)
+	    warn (_("[%2u]: Unexpected value (%u) in link field.\n"),
+		  i, section->sh_link);
+#endif
+	  break;
+	}
+
+      /* Check the sh_info field.  */
+      switch (section->sh_type)
+	{
+	case SHT_REL:
+	case SHT_RELA:
+	  if (section->sh_info < 1
+	      || section->sh_info > elf_header.e_shnum
+	      || (section_headers[section->sh_info].sh_type != SHT_PROGBITS
+		  && section_headers[section->sh_info].sh_type != SHT_NOBITS
+		  && section_headers[section->sh_info].sh_type != SHT_NOTE
+		  && section_headers[section->sh_info].sh_type != SHT_INIT_ARRAY
+		  /* FIXME: Are other section types valid ?  */
+		  && section_headers[section->sh_info].sh_type < SHT_LOOS))
+	    {
+	      if (section->sh_info == 0
+		  && (streq (SECTION_NAME (section), ".rel.dyn")
+		      || streq (SECTION_NAME (section), ".rela.dyn")))
+		/* The .rel.dyn and .rela.dyn sections have an sh_info field
+		   of zero.  No idea why.  I would have expected the index
+		   of the .plt section.  */
+		   ;
+	      else
+		warn (_("[%2u]: Info field (%u) should index a relocatable section.\n"),
+		      i, section->sh_info);
+	    }
+	  break;
+
+	case SHT_DYNAMIC:
+	case SHT_HASH:
+	case SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX:
+	case SHT_INIT_ARRAY:
+	case SHT_FINI_ARRAY:
+	case SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY:
+	  if (section->sh_info != 0)
+	    warn (_("[%2u]: Unexpected value (%u) in info field.\n"),
+		  i, section->sh_info);
+	  break;
+
+	case SHT_GROUP:
+	case SHT_SYMTAB:
+	case SHT_DYNSYM:
+	  /* A symbol index - we assume that it is valid.  */
+	  break;
+
+	default:
+	  /* FIXME: Add support for target specific section types.  */
+	  if (section->sh_type == SHT_NOBITS)
+	    /* NOBITS section headers with non-zero sh_info fields can be
+	       created when a binary is stripped of everything but its debug
+	       information.  The stripped sections have their headers preserved but their types set to SHT_NOBITS.  so do not check this type of section.  */
+	    ;
+	  else if (section->sh_flags & SHF_INFO_LINK)
+	    {
+	      if (section->sh_info < 1 || section->sh_info > elf_header.e_shnum)
+		warn (_("[%2u]: Expected link to another section in info field"), i);
+	    }
+	  else if (section->sh_type < SHT_LOOS && section->sh_info != 0)
+	    warn (_("[%2u]: Unexpected value (%u) in info field.\n"),
+		  i, section->sh_info);
+	  break;
+	}
+
       printf ("  [%2u] ", i);
       if (do_section_details)
 	printf ("%s\n      ", printable_section_name (section));
@@ -11116,7 +11232,12 @@ process_symbol_table (FILE * file)
 	      putchar ('\n');
 
 	      if (ELF_ST_BIND (psym->st_info) == STB_LOCAL
-		  && si >= section->sh_info)
+		  && si >= section->sh_info
+		  /* Irix 5 and 6 MIPS binaries are known to ignore this requirement.  */
+		  && elf_header.e_machine != EM_MIPS
+		  /* Solaris binaries have been found to violate this requirement as
+		     well.  Not sure if this is a bug or an ABI requirement.  */
+		  && elf_header.e_ident[EI_OSABI] != ELFOSABI_SOLARIS)
 		warn (_("local symbol %u found at index >= %s's sh_info value of %u\n"),
 		      si, printable_section_name (section), section->sh_info);
 	    }
diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s
index fd62fdab64..5aae0cec9c 100644
--- a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ Section Headers:
 # MIPS targets put .reginfo, .mdebug, .MIPS.abiflags and .gnu.attributes here.
 # v850 targets put .call_table_data and .call_table_text here.
 #...
- +\[ .\] .shstrtab +STRTAB +00000000 0+.* 0+.* 00 .* +0 +0 +.
  +\[..\] .symtab +SYMTAB +00000000 0+.* 0+.* 10 +.. +.+ +4
  +\[..\] .strtab +STRTAB +00000000 0+.* 0+.* 00 .* +0 +0 +1
+ +\[..\] .shstrtab +STRTAB +00000000 0+.* 0+.* 00 .* +0 +0 +.
 Key to Flags:
 #...
diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s-64 b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s-64
index d198300394..622b314503 100644
--- a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s-64
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s-64
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ Section Headers:
  +000000000000000[48] +0000000000000000 +WA +0 +0 +.*
  +\[ 4\] .bss +NOBITS +0000000000000000 +000000(4c|50|54|58)
  +0000000000000000 +0000000000000000 +WA +0 +0 +.*
- +\[ 5\] .shstrtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +[0-9a-f]+
- +00000000000000.. +0000000000000000 .* +0 +0 +.*
- +\[ 6\] .symtab +SYMTAB +0000000000000000 +0+.*
+ +\[ 5\] .symtab +SYMTAB +0000000000000000 +0+.*
 # aarch64-elf targets have one more data symbol.
- +0+.* +0000000000000018 +7 +(6|7) +8
- +\[ 7\] .strtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +0+.*
+ +0+.* +0000000000000018 +6 +(6|7) +8
+ +\[ 6\] .strtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +0+.*
  +0+.* +0000000000000000 .* +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 7\] .shstrtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +[0-9a-f]+
+ +00000000000000.. +0000000000000000 .* +0 +0 +.*
 Key to Flags:
 #...
diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 403f122cb3..d14b0d9cef 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@
+2016-08-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 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.
+
 2016-08-11  Richard Sandiford  <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
 
 	* config/tc-aarch64.c (parse_aarch64_imm_float): Reject -0.0.
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/i386/ilp32/x86-64-unwind.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/i386/ilp32/x86-64-unwind.d
index 5cea05ee84..5dc74d6cab 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/i386/ilp32/x86-64-unwind.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/i386/ilp32/x86-64-unwind.d
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Section Headers:
   \[ 2\] .data             PROGBITS        00000000 000034 000000 00  WA  0   0  1
   \[ 3\] .bss              NOBITS          00000000 000034 000000 00  WA  0   0  1
   \[ 4\] .eh_frame         X86_64_UNWIND   00000000 000034 000008 00   A  0   0  1
-  \[ 5\] .shstrtab         STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000036 00   .  0   0  1
-  \[ 6\] .symtab           SYMTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000050 10      7   5  4
-  \[ 7\] .strtab           STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000001 00   .  0   0  1
+  \[ 5\] .symtab           SYMTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000050 10      6   5  4
+  \[ 6\] .strtab           STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000001 00   .  0   0  1
+  \[ 7\] .shstrtab         STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000036 00   .  0   0  1
 Key to Flags:
 #pass
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-unwind.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-unwind.d
index 7a4c64c9db..89f1a65d07 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-unwind.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-unwind.d
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ Section Headers:
        0000000000000000  0000000000000000  WA       0     0     1
   \[ 4\] \.eh_frame         X86_64_UNWIND    0000000000000000  00000040
        0000000000000008  0000000000000000   A       0     0     1
-  \[ 5\] \.shstrtab         STRTAB           0000000000000000  [0-9a-f]+
-       0000000000000036  0000000000000000   .       0     0     1
-  \[ 6\] \.symtab           SYMTAB           0000000000000000  [0-9a-f]+
-       0000000000000078  0000000000000018           7     5     8
-  \[ 7\] \.strtab           STRTAB           0000000000000000  [0-9a-f]+
+  \[ 5\] \.symtab           SYMTAB           0000000000000000  [0-9a-f]+
+       0000000000000078  0000000000000018           6     5     8
+  \[ 6\] \.strtab           STRTAB           0000000000000000  [0-9a-f]+
        0000000000000001  0000000000000000   .       0     0     1
+  \[ 7\] \.shstrtab         STRTAB           0000000000000000  [0-9a-f]+
+       0000000000000036  0000000000000000   .       0     0     1
 Key to Flags:
 #...
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/alias-ilp32.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/alias-ilp32.d
index d882b3c6d7..df05d36211 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/alias-ilp32.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/alias-ilp32.d
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[ 2\] .data +PROGBITS +00000000 000040 000000 00 +WA +0 +0 +1
  +\[ 3\] .bss +NOBITS +00000000 000040 000000 00 +WA +0 +0 +1
  +\[ 4\] 1234 +PROGBITS +00000000 000040 000005 00 +WA +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 5\] .shstrtab +STRTAB +00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000031 00 +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 6\] .symtab +SYMTAB +00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000060 10 +7 +6 +4
- +\[ 7\] .strtab +STRTAB +00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000006 00 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 5\] .symtab +SYMTAB +00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000060 10 +6 +6 +4
+ +\[ 6\] .strtab +STRTAB +00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000006 00 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 7\] .shstrtab +STRTAB +00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000031 00 +0 +0 +1
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/alias.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/alias.d
index 398bff44da..23b9330998 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/alias.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/alias.d
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ Section Headers:
  +0000000000000000 +0000000000000000 +WA +0 +0 +1
  +\[ 4\] 1234 +PROGBITS +0000000000000000 +00000040
  +0000000000000005 +0000000000000000 +WA +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 5\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +[0-9a-f]+
- +0000000000000031 +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 6\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +0000000000000000 .*
- +0000000000000090 +0000000000000018 +7 +6 +8
- +\[ 7\] \.strtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 .*
+ +\[ 5\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +0000000000000000 .*
+ +0000000000000090 +0000000000000018 +6 +6 +8
+ +\[ 6\] \.strtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 .*
  +0000000000000006 +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 7\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +[0-9a-f]+
+ +0000000000000031 +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/group-1.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/group-1.d
index b4eab14dd8..b90bd886b8 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/group-1.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/group-1.d
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ Section Headers:
        0000000000000000  0000000000000000  WA       0     0     1
   \[ 5\] \.text             PROGBITS         0000000000000000  00000050
        0000000000000010  0000000000000000 AXG       0     0     16
-  \[ 6\] \.shstrtab         STRTAB           0000000000000000  [0-9a-f]+
-       0000000000000033  0000000000000000           0     0     1
-  \[ 7\] \.symtab           SYMTAB           0000000000000000  .*
-       00000000000000c0  0000000000000018           8     8     8
-  \[ 8\] \.strtab           STRTAB           0000000000000000  .*
+  \[ 6\] \.symtab           SYMTAB           0000000000000000  .*
+       00000000000000c0  0000000000000018           7     8     8
+  \[ 7\] \.strtab           STRTAB           0000000000000000  .*
        000000000000000[7c]  0000000000000000           0     0     1
+  \[ 8\] \.shstrtab         STRTAB           0000000000000000  [0-9a-f]+
+       0000000000000033  0000000000000000           0     0     1
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/group-2.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/group-2.d
index 7370367b61..cc8413f7d4 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/group-2.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/group-2.d
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ Section Headers:
        0000000000000018  0000000000000000 ALG       5     5     8
   \[ 8\] \.rela\.gnu\.linkonc RELA             0000000000000000  .*
        0000000000000048  0000000000000018   I      10     7     8
-  \[ 9\] \.shstrtab         STRTAB           0000000000000000  [0-9a-f]+
-       0000000000000081  0000000000000000           0     0     1
-  \[10\] \.symtab           SYMTAB           0000000000000000  .*
-       00000000000000d8  0000000000000018          11     9     8
-  \[11\] \.strtab           STRTAB           0000000000000000  .*
+  \[ 9\] \.symtab           SYMTAB           0000000000000000  .*
+       00000000000000d8  0000000000000018          10     9     8
+  \[10\] \.strtab           STRTAB           0000000000000000  .*
        0000000000000005  0000000000000000           0     0     1
+  \[11\] \.shstrtab         STRTAB           0000000000000000  [0-9a-f]+
+       0000000000000081  0000000000000000           0     0     1
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/secname-ilp32.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/secname-ilp32.d
index 4146307463..0b8a77193d 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/secname-ilp32.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/secname-ilp32.d
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ Section Headers:
   \[ 2\] .data             PROGBITS        00000000 000040 000000 00  WA  0   0  1
   \[ 3\] .bss              NOBITS          00000000 000040 000000 00  WA  0   0  1
   \[ 4\] .foo              PROGBITS        00000000 000040 000008 00  WA  0   0  8
-  \[ 5\] .shstrtab         STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000031 00      0   0  1
-  \[ 6\] .symtab           SYMTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000050 10      7   5  4
-  \[ 7\] .strtab           STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000001 00      0   0  1
+  \[ 5\] .symtab           SYMTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000050 10      6   5  4
+  \[ 6\] .strtab           STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000001 00      0   0  1
+  \[ 7\] .shstrtab         STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000031 00      0   0  1
 Key to Flags:
 #...
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/secname.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/secname.d
index 79f1e3317d..9d02e1a5f4 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/secname.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/secname.d
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ Section Headers:
        0000000000000000  0000000000000000  WA       0     0     1
   \[ 4\] \.foo              PROGBITS         0000000000000000  00000040
        0000000000000008  0000000000000000  WA       0     0     8
-  \[ 5\] \.shstrtab         STRTAB           0000000000000000  [0-9a-f]+
-       0000000000000031  0000000000000000           0     0     1
-  \[ 6\] \.symtab           SYMTAB           0000000000000000  .*
-       0000000000000078  0000000000000018           7     5     8
-  \[ 7\] \.strtab           STRTAB           0000000000000000  .*
+  \[ 5\] \.symtab           SYMTAB           0000000000000000  .*
+       0000000000000078  0000000000000018           6     5     8
+  \[ 6\] \.strtab           STRTAB           0000000000000000  .*
        0000000000000001  0000000000000000           0     0     1
+  \[ 7\] \.shstrtab         STRTAB           0000000000000000  [0-9a-f]+
+       0000000000000031  0000000000000000           0     0     1
 Key to Flags:
 #...
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/unwind-ilp32.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/unwind-ilp32.d
index cd25b0d556..e96f89b479 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/unwind-ilp32.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/unwind-ilp32.d
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ Section Headers:
   \[ 3\] .bss              NOBITS          00000000 000040 000000 00  WA  0   0  1
   \[ 4\] .IA_64.unwind_inf PROGBITS        00000000 000040 000008 00   A  0   0  8
   \[ 5\] .IA_64.unwind     IA_64_UNWIND    00000000 000048 000008 00  AL  1   1  8
-  \[ 6\] .shstrtab         STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 00004d 00      0   0  1
-  \[ 7\] .symtab           SYMTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000060 10      8   6  4
-  \[ 8\] .strtab           STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000001 00      0   0  1
+  \[ 6\] .symtab           SYMTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000060 10      7   6  4
+  \[ 7\] .strtab           STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000001 00      0   0  1
+  \[ 8\] .shstrtab         STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 00004d 00      0   0  1
 Key to Flags:
 #...
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/unwind.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/unwind.d
index ce71a7a417..bdb7af8805 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/unwind.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/unwind.d
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ Section Headers:
        0000000000000008  0000000000000000   A       0     0     8
   \[ 5\] \.IA_64\.unwind     IA_64_UNWIND     0000000000000000  00000048
        0000000000000008  0000000000000000  AL       1     1     8
-  \[ 6\] \.shstrtab         STRTAB           0000000000000000  [0-9a-f]+
-       000000000000004d  0000000000000000           0     0     1
-  \[ 7\] \.symtab           SYMTAB           0000000000000000  .*
-       0000000000000090  0000000000000018           8     6     8
-  \[ 8\] \.strtab           STRTAB           0000000000000000  .*
+  \[ 6\] \.symtab           SYMTAB           0000000000000000  .*
+       0000000000000090  0000000000000018           7     6     8
+  \[ 7\] \.strtab           STRTAB           0000000000000000  .*
        0000000000000001  0000000000000000           0     0     1
+  \[ 8\] \.shstrtab         STRTAB           0000000000000000  [0-9a-f]+
+       000000000000004d  0000000000000000           0     0     1
 Key to Flags:
 #...
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/xdata-ilp32.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/xdata-ilp32.d
index 8c0bb30cd3..e5dd507c5b 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/xdata-ilp32.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/xdata-ilp32.d
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Section Headers:
   \[13\] \.xreal\[4\]         PROGBITS        00000000 [[:xdigit:]]+ 000020 00   A  0   0 16
   \[14\] \.xstr<1>          PROGBITS        00000000 [[:xdigit:]]+ 000003 00   A  0   0  1
   \[15\] \.xstr\{2\}          PROGBITS        00000000 [[:xdigit:]]+ 000004 00   A  0   0  1
-  \[16\] .shstrtab         STRTAB          00000000 [[:xdigit:]]+ [[:xdigit:]]+ 00      0   0  1
-  \[17\] .symtab           SYMTAB          00000000 [[:xdigit:]]+ [[:xdigit:]]+ 10     18  15  4
-  \[18\] .strtab           STRTAB          00000000 [[:xdigit:]]+ [[:xdigit:]]+ 00      0   0  1
+  \[16\] .symtab           SYMTAB          00000000 [[:xdigit:]]+ [[:xdigit:]]+ 10     17  15  4
+  \[17\] .strtab           STRTAB          00000000 [[:xdigit:]]+ [[:xdigit:]]+ 00      0   0  1
+  \[18\] .shstrtab         STRTAB          00000000 [[:xdigit:]]+ [[:xdigit:]]+ 00      0   0  1
 #pass
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/xdata.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/xdata.d
index dc23b789d8..eb128199b9 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/xdata.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/ia64/xdata.d
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ Section Headers:
        0000000000000003  0000000000000000   A       0     0     1
   \[15\] \.xstr\{2\}          PROGBITS         0000000000000000  [[:xdigit:]]+
        0000000000000004  0000000000000000   A       0     0     1
-  \[16\] \.shstrtab         STRTAB           0000000000000000  [[:xdigit:]]+
+  \[16\] \.symtab           SYMTAB           0000000000000000  [[:xdigit:]]+
+       [[:xdigit:]]+  0000000000000018          17    15     8
+  \[17\] \.strtab           STRTAB           0000000000000000  [[:xdigit:]]+
        [[:xdigit:]]+  0000000000000000           0     0     1
-  \[17\] \.symtab           SYMTAB           0000000000000000  [[:xdigit:]]+
-       [[:xdigit:]]+  0000000000000018          18    15     8
-  \[18\] \.strtab           STRTAB           0000000000000000  [[:xdigit:]]+
+  \[18\] \.shstrtab         STRTAB           0000000000000000  [[:xdigit:]]+
        [[:xdigit:]]+  0000000000000000           0     0     1
 #pass
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/bspec-1.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/bspec-1.d
index a18d2425f2..4bbda8da31 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/bspec-1.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/bspec-1.d
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ There are 9 section headers, starting at offset .*:
  +\[ 4\] \.MMIX\.spec_data\.2 +PROGBITS +0+ +0+44
  +0+4 +0+ +0 +0 +4
  +\[ 5\] \.rela\.MMIX\.spec_d +RELA +0+ +.*
- +0+18 +0+18 +I +7 +4 +8
+ +0+18 +0+18 +I +6 +4 +8
 #...
 Relocation section '\.rela\.MMIX\.spec_data\.2' at offset 0x[0-9a-f]+ contains 1 entries:
 .*
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/bspec-2.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/bspec-2.d
index a9ce03de89..ab3afd3514 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/bspec-2.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/bspec-2.d
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ There are 11 section headers, starting at offset .*:
   \[ 4\] \.MMIX\.spec_data\.2 PROGBITS         0+  0+48
        0+10  0+           0     0     8
   \[ 5\] \.rela\.MMIX\.spec_d RELA             0+  .*
- +0+30  0+18 +I +9 +4 +8
+ +0+30  0+18 +I +8 +4 +8
   \[ 6\] \.MMIX\.spec_data\.3 PROGBITS         0+  0+58
        0+8  0+           0     0     8
   \[ 7\] \.rela\.MMIX\.spec_d RELA             0+  .*
- +0+18 +0+18 +I +9 +6 +8
+ +0+18 +0+18 +I +8 +6 +8
 #...
 Relocation section '\.rela\.MMIX\.spec_data\.2' at offset .* contains 2 entries:
 .*
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/byte-1.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/byte-1.d
index b6c2768af8..a77eb0898b 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/byte-1.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/byte-1.d
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ Section Headers:
  +0000000000000000 +0000000000000000 +WA +0 +0 +1
  +\[ 3\] \.bss +NOBITS +0000000000000000 +00000056
  +0000000000000000 +0000000000000000 +WA +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 4\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +[0-9a-f]+
- +000000000000002c +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 5\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +0000000000000000 .*
- +00000000000000c0 +0000000000000018 +6 +7 +8
- +\[ 6\] \.strtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 .*
+ +\[ 4\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +0000000000000000 .*
+ +00000000000000c0 +0000000000000018 +5 +7 +8
+ +\[ 5\] \.strtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 .*
  +0000000000000018 +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 6\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +[0-9a-f]+
+ +000000000000002c +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-1.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-1.d
index e45b1d5c26..e46247d4f3 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-1.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-1.d
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ Section Headers:
  +0000000000000004 +0000000000000000 +WA +0 +0 +4
  +\[ 3\] \.bss +NOBITS +0000000000000000 +00000064
  +0000000000000000 +0000000000000000 +WA +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 4\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +[0-9a-f]+
- +000000000000002c +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 5\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +0000000000000000 .*
- +00000000000000c0 +0000000000000018 +6 +6 +8
- +\[ 6\] \.strtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 .*
+ +\[ 4\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +0000000000000000 .*
+ +00000000000000c0 +0000000000000018 +5 +6 +8
+ +\[ 5\] \.strtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 .*
  +000000000000002a +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 6\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +[0-9a-f]+
+ +000000000000002c +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-2.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-2.d
index b92cabbdee..8d7ec8bea1 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-2.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-2.d
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ Section Headers:
  +0000000000000000 +0000000000000000 +WA +0 +0 +1
  +\[ 3\] \.bss +NOBITS +0000000000000000 +00000048
  +0000000000000000 +0000000000000000 +WA +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 4\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +[0-9a-f]+
- +000000000000002c +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 5\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +0000000000000000 .*
- +0000000000000090 +0000000000000018 +6 +4 +8
- +\[ 6\] \.strtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 .*
+ +\[ 4\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +0000000000000000 .*
+ +0000000000000090 +0000000000000018 +5 +4 +8
+ +\[ 5\] \.strtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 .*
  +000000000000001a +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 6\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +[0-9a-f]+
+ +000000000000002c +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
 Key to Flags:
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diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-3.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-3.d
index 2c477dbb73..14a68fa736 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-3.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-3.d
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ Section Headers:
  +0000000000000008 +0000000000000000 +WA +0 +0 +4
  +\[ 3\] \.bss +NOBITS +0000000000000000 +00000054
  +0000000000000000 +0000000000000000 +WA +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 4\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +[0-9a-f]+
- +000000000000002c +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 5\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +0000000000000000 .*
- +00000000000000c0 +0000000000000018 +6 +5 +8
- +\[ 6\] \.strtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 .*
+ +\[ 4\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +0000000000000000 .*
+ +00000000000000c0 +0000000000000018 +5 +5 +8
+ +\[ 5\] \.strtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 .*
  +000000000000002e +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 6\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +[0-9a-f]+
+ +000000000000002c +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-4.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-4.d
index 1efc084452..935cc18356 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-4.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-4.d
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ Section Headers:
  +0000000000000004 +0000000000000000 +WA +0 +0 +4
  +\[ 3\] \.bss +NOBITS +0000000000000000 +0000005c
  +0000000000000000 +0000000000000000 +WA +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 4\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +[0-9a-f]+
- +000000000000002c +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 5\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +0000000000000000 .*
- +00000000000000c0 +0000000000000018 +6 +5 +8
- +\[ 6\] \.strtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 .*
+ +\[ 4\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +0000000000000000 .*
+ +00000000000000c0 +0000000000000018 +5 +5 +8
+ +\[ 5\] \.strtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 .*
  +000000000000003b +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 6\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +0000000000000000 +[0-9a-f]+
+ +000000000000002c +0000000000000000 +0 +0 +1
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 #...
 
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-5.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-5.d
index fa80a86e27..a8e7545216 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-5.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mmix/loc-5.d
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ Section Headers:
  +0+24 +0+ +WA +0 +0 +4
  +\[ 3\] \.bss +NOBITS +0+ +0+6c
  +0+ +0+ +WA +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 4\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+
- +0+2c +0+ +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 5\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +0+ .*
- +0+c0 +0+18 +6 +6 +8
- +\[ 6\] \.strtab +STRTAB +0+ .*
+ +\[ 4\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +0+ .*
+ +0+c0 +0+18 +5 +6 +8
+ +\[ 5\] \.strtab +STRTAB +0+ .*
  +0+27 +0+ +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 6\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+
+ +0+2c +0+ +0 +0 +1
 Key to Flags:
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diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/tic6x/scomm-directive-4.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/tic6x/scomm-directive-4.d
index 7822e8f3b2..219673d513 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/tic6x/scomm-directive-4.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/tic6x/scomm-directive-4.d
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ Section Headers:
   \[ 2\] \.data             PROGBITS        00000000 000034 000000 00  WA  0   0  1
   \[ 3\] \.bss              NOBITS          00000000 000034 000000 00  WA  0   0  1
   \[ 4\] \.c6xabi\.attribute C6000_ATTRIBUTE 00000000 000034 000013 00      0   0  1
-  \[ 5\] \.shstrtab         STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 00003f 00      0   0  1
-  \[ 6\] \.symtab           SYMTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 0000d0 10      7   5  4
-  \[ 7\] \.strtab           STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 00001d 00      0   0  1
+  \[ 5\] \.symtab           SYMTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 0000d0 10      6   5  4
+  \[ 6\] \.strtab           STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 00001d 00      0   0  1
+  \[ 7\] \.shstrtab         STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 00003f 00      0   0  1
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diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index a0e274b298..f75c42cffe 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,106 @@
+2016-08-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 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.
+
 2016-08-18  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* testsuite/ld-undefined/weak-undef.exp: Use unsupported not
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-alpha/tlsbin.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-alpha/tlsbin.rd
index 2184e5e731..21fb11a477 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-alpha/tlsbin.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-alpha/tlsbin.rd
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .tbss +NOBITS +[0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 00 WAT +0 +0 +1
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .dynamic +DYNAMIC +[0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 10 +WA +4 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got +PROGBITS +[0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 00 +WA +0 +0 +8
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
 #...
 
 Elf file type is EXEC \(Executable file\)
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-alpha/tlsbinr.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-alpha/tlsbinr.rd
index 0329ba95db..8b7b76a70a 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-alpha/tlsbinr.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-alpha/tlsbinr.rd
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.tbss +NOBITS +[0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 0+ WAT +0 +0 +1
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.dynamic +DYNAMIC +[0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 10 +WA +4 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.got +PROGBITS +[0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 0+ +WA +0 +0 +8
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.shstrtab +.*
 #...
 
 Elf file type is EXEC \(Executable file\)
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-alpha/tlspic.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-alpha/tlspic.rd
index 7a978475de..f1fb974e67 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-alpha/tlspic.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-alpha/tlspic.rd
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .tbss +NOBITS +[0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 0+ WAT +0 +0 +1
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .dynamic +DYNAMIC +[0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 10 +WA +3 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got +PROGBITS +[0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 0+ +WA +0 +0 +8
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
 #...
 
 Elf file type is DYN \(Shared object file\)
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-cris/libdso-2.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-cris/libdso-2.d
index 3b4777aa5d..aa4a7c8042 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-cris/libdso-2.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-cris/libdso-2.d
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ There are 13 section headers.*
  +\[ 7\] \.text +PROGBITS .*
  +\[ 8\] \.dynamic +DYNAMIC +.*
  +\[ 9\] \.got +PROGBITS .*
- +\[10\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +.*
- +\[11\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +.*
- +\[12\] \.strtab +STRTAB +.*
+ +\[10\] \.symtab +SYMTAB +.*
+ +\[11\] \.strtab +STRTAB +.*
+ +\[12\] \.shstrtab +STRTAB +.*
 #...
 Relocation section '\.rela\.dyn' at offset 0x[0-9a-f]+ contains 1 entries:
 #...
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/nogot1.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/nogot1.d
index a6c883240b..018c24d3a9 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/nogot1.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/nogot1.d
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 
 #...
 [ 	]*\[.*\][ 	]+\.dynamic[ 	]+DYNAMIC.*
+#...
 [ 	]*\[.*\][ 	]+.*STRTAB.*
 #pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/pr12718.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/pr12718.d
index 87905c37c2..ec51540a42 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/pr12718.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/pr12718.d
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[Nr\] Name +Type +Addr +Off +Size +ES +Flg +Lk +Inf +Al
  +\[ 0\] +NULL +0+ +0+ +0+ +0+ +0 +0 +0
  +\[ 1\] +.text +PROGBITS +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +000006 00 +AX +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 2\] +.shstrtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +0+ +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 3\] +.symtab +SYMTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ 10 +4 +[0-9] +4
- +\[ 4\] +.strtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ 00 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 2\] +.symtab +SYMTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ 10 +3 +[0-9] +4
+ +\[ 3\] +.strtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ 00 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 4\] +.shstrtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +0+ +0 +0 +1
 Key to Flags:
 #pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/pr12921.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/pr12921.d
index c72b04c13c..e49079b3c8 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/pr12921.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/pr12921.d
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[ 1\] .text +PROGBITS +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +0+1 00 +AX +0 +0 +4096
  +\[ 2\] .data +PROGBITS +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+000 +0+20 +00 +WA +0 +0 +4096
  +\[ 3\] .bss +NOBITS +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+020 +0+10000 +00 +WA +0 +0 +4096
- +\[ 4\] .shstrtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +0+2c +00 +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 5\] .symtab +SYMTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +10 +6 +[0-9] +4
- +\[ 6\] .strtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +00 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 4\] .symtab +SYMTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +10 +5 +[0-9] +4
+ +\[ 5\] .strtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +00 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 6\] .shstrtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +0+2c +00 +0 +0 +1
 Key to Flags:
 #pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin-nacl.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin-nacl.rd
index 1e1cf7cfc8..89a0673e97 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin-nacl.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin-nacl.rd
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.dynamic +DYNAMIC +0*10031060 .*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.got +PROGBITS +0*10031100 .*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.got\.plt +PROGBITS +0*10031124 .*
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin.rd
index 12b3e81eb7..23fffd1391 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/tlsbin.rd
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+  \[ 7\] .strtab           STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 00      0   0  1
+  \[ 8\] .shstrtab         STRTAB          00000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000040 00      0   0  1
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/nogot1.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/nogot1.d
index f6c4cf15e1..823a28a975 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/nogot1.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/nogot1.d
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 
 #...
 [ 	]*\[.*\][ 	]+\.dynamic[ 	]+DYNAMIC.*
+#...
 [ 	]*\[.*\][ 	]+.*STRTAB.*
 #pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr12718.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr12718.d
index 4b81d71bb9..07d17325d0 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr12718.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr12718.d
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[Nr\] Name +Type +Address +Off +Size +ES +Flg +Lk +Inf +Al
  +\[ 0\] +NULL +0+ +0+ +0+ +0+ +0 +0 +0
  +\[ 1\] +.text +PROGBITS +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +000006 00 +AX +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 2\] +.shstrtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +0+ +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 3\] +.symtab +SYMTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ 18 +4 +[0-9] +8
- +\[ 4\] +.strtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ 00 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 2\] +.symtab +SYMTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ 18 +3 +[0-9] +8
+ +\[ 3\] +.strtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ 00 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 4\] +.shstrtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +0+ +0 +0 +1
 Key to Flags:
 #pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr12921.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr12921.d
index 8d09616474..6fe6abee09 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr12921.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr12921.d
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[ 1\] .text +PROGBITS +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +0+1 00 +AX +0 +0 +4096
  +\[ 2\] .data +PROGBITS +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+000 +0+28 +00 +WA +0 +0 +4096
  +\[ 3\] .bss +NOBITS +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+028 +0+10000 +00 +WA +0 +0 +4096
- +\[ 4\] .shstrtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +0+2c +00 +0 +0 +1
- +\[ 5\] .symtab +SYMTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +18 +6 +[0-9] +8
- +\[ 6\] .strtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +00 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 4\] .symtab +SYMTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +18 +5 +[0-9] +8
+ +\[ 5\] .strtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +00 +0 +0 +1
+ +\[ 6\] .shstrtab +STRTAB +0+ +[0-9a-f]+ +0+2c +00 +0 +0 +1
 Key to Flags:
 #pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/split-by-file-nacl.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/split-by-file-nacl.rd
index d11988a19b..4e3e74a2e7 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/split-by-file-nacl.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/split-by-file-nacl.rd
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ Section Headers:
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   \[ 4\] .bss              NOBITS          0000000000000000 000043 000000 00  WA  0   0  1
   \[ 5\] .foo.0            PROGBITS        0000000000000003 000043 000003 00 AXl  0   0  1
-  \[ 6\] .shstrtab         STRTAB          0000000000000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000038 00      0   0  1
-  \[ 7\] .symtab           SYMTAB          0000000000000000 [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 18      8   [0-9]  8
-  \[ 8\] .strtab           STRTAB          0000000000000000 [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 00      0   0  1
+  \[ 6\] .symtab           SYMTAB          0000000000000000 [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 18      7   [0-9]  8
+  \[ 7\] .strtab           STRTAB          0000000000000000 [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 00      0   0  1
+  \[ 8\] .shstrtab         STRTAB          0000000000000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000038 00      0   0  1
 Key to Flags:
 #pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/split-by-file.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/split-by-file.rd
index d11988a19b..4e3e74a2e7 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/split-by-file.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/split-by-file.rd
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ Section Headers:
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   \[ 4\] .bss              NOBITS          0000000000000000 000043 000000 00  WA  0   0  1
   \[ 5\] .foo.0            PROGBITS        0000000000000003 000043 000003 00 AXl  0   0  1
-  \[ 6\] .shstrtab         STRTAB          0000000000000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000038 00      0   0  1
-  \[ 7\] .symtab           SYMTAB          0000000000000000 [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 18      8   [0-9]  8
-  \[ 8\] .strtab           STRTAB          0000000000000000 [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 00      0   0  1
+  \[ 6\] .symtab           SYMTAB          0000000000000000 [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 18      7   [0-9]  8
+  \[ 7\] .strtab           STRTAB          0000000000000000 [0-9a-f]+ [0-9a-f]+ 00      0   0  1
+  \[ 8\] .shstrtab         STRTAB          0000000000000000 [0-9a-f]+ 000038 00      0   0  1
 Key to Flags:
 #pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin-nacl.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin-nacl.rd
index 5de5e1ac95..42846442b3 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin-nacl.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin-nacl.rd
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .dynamic +DYNAMIC +0+10030410 [0-9a-f]+ 0+140 10 +WA +6 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got +PROGBITS +0+10030550 [0-9a-f]+ 0+20 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got.plt +PROGBITS +0+10030570 [0-9a-f]+ 0+20 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin.rd
index 6f73b983da..a34775de2c 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin.rd
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .dynamic +DYNAMIC +0+601298 0+1298 0+140 10 +WA +4 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got +PROGBITS +0+6013d8 0+13d8 0+20 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got.plt +PROGBITS +0+6013f8 0+13f8 0+20 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin2-nacl.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin2-nacl.rd
index 110927b37a..1f5b782217 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin2-nacl.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin2-nacl.rd
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .dynamic +DYNAMIC +0+10030410 [0-9a-f]+ 0+100 10 +WA +5 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got +PROGBITS +0+10030510 [0-9a-f]+ 0+28 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got.plt +PROGBITS +0+10030538 [0-9a-f]+ 0+18 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin2.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin2.rd
index b283648a8a..5fb159942b 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin2.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbin2.rd
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .dynamic +DYNAMIC +0+601298 0+1298 0+100 10 +WA +4 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got +PROGBITS +0+601398 0+1398 0+28 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got.plt +PROGBITS +0+6013c0 0+13c0 0+18 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbindesc-nacl.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbindesc-nacl.rd
index 39a5abe2fa..2c046f4fd3 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbindesc-nacl.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbindesc-nacl.rd
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ Section Headers:
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  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got +PROGBITS +0+100304d0 0+4d0 0+20 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got.plt +PROGBITS +0+100304f0 0+4f0 0+18 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbindesc.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbindesc.rd
index 8c9a342689..c94014a993 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbindesc.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsbindesc.rd
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .dynamic +DYNAMIC +0+601260 0+1260 0+100 10 +WA +4 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got +PROGBITS +0+601360 0+1360 0+20 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got.plt +PROGBITS +0+601380 0+1380 0+18 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsdesc-nacl.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsdesc-nacl.rd
index db196a5a9a..7c9d77a7ec 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsdesc-nacl.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsdesc-nacl.rd
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .dynamic +DYNAMIC +0+100104b0 [0-9a-f]+ 0+150 10 +WA +5 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got +PROGBITS +0+10010600 [0-9a-f]+ 0+48 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got.plt +PROGBITS +0+10010648 [0-9a-f]+ 0+68 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
 #...
 
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsdesc.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsdesc.rd
index 6a636a0ab9..18060c0c59 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsdesc.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsdesc.rd
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .dynamic +DYNAMIC +0+2011b8 0+11b8 0+150 10 +WA +3 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got +PROGBITS +0+201308 0+1308 0+48 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got.plt +PROGBITS +0+201350 0+1350 0+68 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
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diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsgdesc-nacl.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsgdesc-nacl.rd
index 8614af5d45..934ba03eb4 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsgdesc-nacl.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsgdesc-nacl.rd
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.dynamic +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.got +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.got.plt +.*
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
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diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsgdesc.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsgdesc.rd
index 5d845c78f0..729d12e64d 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsgdesc.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsgdesc.rd
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.dynamic +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.got +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.got.plt +.*
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] \.shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
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diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic-nacl.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic-nacl.rd
index f98e39b29b..740e399a4b 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic-nacl.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic-nacl.rd
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .dynamic +DYNAMIC +0+10010510 [0-9a-f]+ 0+130 10 +WA +5 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got +PROGBITS +0+10010640 [0-9a-f]+ 0+90 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got.plt +PROGBITS +0+100106d0 [0-9a-f]+ 0+20 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
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diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic.rd
index 589666b703..3f5d54426e 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic.rd
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .dynamic +DYNAMIC +0+201380 0+1380 0+130 10 +WA +3 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got +PROGBITS +0+2014b0 0+14b0 0+90 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got.plt +PROGBITS +0+201540 0+1540 0+20 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
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diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic2-nacl.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic2-nacl.rd
index 1919b3f544..cbc0a757a7 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic2-nacl.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic2-nacl.rd
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ Section Headers:
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .dynamic +DYNAMIC +0+10010528 [0-9a-f]+ 0+130 10 +WA +5 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got +PROGBITS +0+10010658 [0-9a-f]+ 0+98 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got.plt +PROGBITS +0+100106f0 [0-9a-f]+ 0+20 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
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diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic2.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic2.rd
index 3c7b8c1d2f..684ae2147a 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic2.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic2.rd
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ Section Headers:
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  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got +PROGBITS +0+201480 0+1480 0+98 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .got.plt +PROGBITS +0+201518 0+1518 0+18 08 +WA +0 +0 +8
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
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diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-xtensa/tlsbin.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-xtensa/tlsbin.rd
index 23611392df..dcd2b04bcf 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-xtensa/tlsbin.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-xtensa/tlsbin.rd
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ Section Headers:
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  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .xt.lit +PROGBITS +0+ .*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .xt.prop +PROGBITS +0+ .*
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
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diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-xtensa/tlspic.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-xtensa/tlspic.rd
index 379334c4a7..b6f7067f4c 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-xtensa/tlspic.rd
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-xtensa/tlspic.rd
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ Section Headers:
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  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .xt.lit +PROGBITS +0+ .*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .xt.prop +PROGBITS +0+ .*
- +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .symtab +.*
  +\[[ 0-9]+\] .strtab +.*
+ +\[[ 0-9]+\] .shstrtab +.*
 Key to Flags:
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-- 
2.34.1