[i386] Add explicit flags and type on all .section declarations

Try to avoid future problems caused by implicit section flags and/or
type information by instituting a policy that all .section
declarations must explicitly state the flags and type.

Most of this change was achieved using

    perl -pi \
      -e 's/".text"$/".text", "ax", \@progbits/ ; ' \
      -e 's/".text16"$/".text16", "ax", \@progbits/ ; ' \
      -e 's/".text16.null"$/".text16.null", "ax", \@progbits/ ; ' \
      -e 's/".text16.data"$/".text16.data", "aw", \@progbits/ ; ' \
      -e 's/".data"$/".data", "aw", \@progbits/ ; ' \
      -e 's/".data16"$/".data16", "aw", \@progbits/ ; ' \
      -e 's/".bss"$/".bss", "aw", \@nobits/ ; ' \
      -e 's/".bss16"$/".bss16", "aw", \@nobits/ ; ' \
      -e 's/".prefix"$/".prefix", "ax", \@progbits/ ; ' \
      -e 's/".prefix.lib"$/".prefix.lib", "awx", \@progbits/ ; ' \
      -e 's/".prefix.data"$/".prefix.data", "aw", \@progbits/ ; ' \
      -e 's/".weak"$/".weak", "a", \@nobits/ ; ' \
      `git grep -l '\.section'`

10 files changed, 85 insertions, 102 deletions

diff --git a/src/arch/i386/core/gdbidt.S b/src/arch/i386/core/gdbidt.S
index 64c29e4b4..cd8b38a9e 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/core/gdbidt.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/core/gdbidt.S
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * Interrupt Descriptor Table
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".data16"
+	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
 	.globl idtr
 idtr:
 idt_limit:
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ idt_fixed:
  * Destroys %ax, %bx, and %di.
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.globl idt_init
 idt_init:
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ idt_init:
  * Interrupt handlers
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text"
+	.section ".text", "ax", @progbits
 	.code32
 
 /* POSIX signal numbers for reporting traps to GDB */
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/drivers/net/undiisr.S b/src/arch/i386/drivers/net/undiisr.S
index a6c6c381e..2b31b4149 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/drivers/net/undiisr.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/drivers/net/undiisr.S
@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@
 	
 	.text
 	.arch i386
-	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
-	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
 	.code16
 
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 	.globl undiisr
 undiisr:
 	
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ exit:	/* Restore registers and return */
 	popw	%ds
 	iret
 
-	.section ".data16"
+	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
 undinet_params:
 status:			.word	0
 funcflag:		.word	0
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/firmware/pcbios/e820mangler.S b/src/arch/i386/firmware/pcbios/e820mangler.S
index 53e2d7c55..4ba3fb141 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/firmware/pcbios/e820mangler.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/firmware/pcbios/e820mangler.S
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
 	
 	.text
 	.arch i386
-	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
-	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
-	.section ".text16.data", "aw", @progbits
 	.code16
 
 #define SMAP 0x534d4150
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@
  *
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".data16"
+	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
 	.align 16
 	.globl hidemem_base
 	.globl hidemem_umalloc
@@ -94,7 +91,7 @@ memory_windows_end:
  *  %ecx:%ebx	Length of windowed region
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 window_region:
 	/* Convert (start,len) to (start, end) */
 	addl	%eax, %ebx
@@ -132,7 +129,7 @@ window_region:
  *  %ax		Modified memory above 1M in 1kB blocks
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 patch_1m:
 	pushal
 	/* Convert to (start,len) format and call truncate */
@@ -162,7 +159,7 @@ patch_1m:
  *  %bx		Modified memory above 16M in 64kB blocks
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 patch_16m:
 	pushal
 	/* Convert to (start,len) format and call truncate */
@@ -193,7 +190,7 @@ patch_16m:
  *  %bx		Modified memory above 16MB, in 64kB blocks
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 patch_1m_16m:
 	call	patch_1m
 	call	patch_16m
@@ -219,7 +216,7 @@ patch_1m_16m:
  *
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 get_underlying_e820:
 
 	/* If the requested region is in the cache, return it */
@@ -308,22 +305,22 @@ get_underlying_e820:
 	jmp	get_underlying_e820
 	.size	get_underlying_e820, . - get_underlying_e820
 
-	.section ".data16"
+	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
 underlying_e820_index:
 	.word	0xffff /* Initialise to an invalid value */
 	.size underlying_e820_index, . - underlying_e820_index
 
-	.section ".bss16"
+	.section ".bss16", "aw", @nobits
 underlying_e820_ebx:
 	.long	0
 	.size underlying_e820_ebx, . - underlying_e820_ebx
 
-	.section ".bss16"
+	.section ".bss16", "aw", @nobits
 underlying_e820_cache:
 	.space	E820MAXSIZE
 	.size underlying_e820_cache, . - underlying_e820_cache
 
-	.section ".bss16"
+	.section ".bss16", "aw", @nobits
 underlying_e820_cache_size:
 	.long	0
 	.size	underlying_e820_cache_size, . - underlying_e820_cache_size
@@ -342,7 +339,7 @@ underlying_e820_cache_size:
  *
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 get_windowed_e820:
 
 	/* Preserve registers */
@@ -417,7 +414,7 @@ get_windowed_e820:
  *
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 get_nonempty_e820:
 
 	/* Record entry parameters */
@@ -462,7 +459,7 @@ get_nonempty_e820:
  *
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 get_mangled_e820:
 
 	/* Get a nonempty region */
@@ -496,7 +493,7 @@ get_mangled_e820:
  * INT 15,e820 handler
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 int15_e820:
 	pushw	%ds
 	pushw	%cs:rm_ds
@@ -510,7 +507,7 @@ int15_e820:
  * INT 15,e801 handler
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 int15_e801:
 	/* Call previous handler */
 	pushfw
@@ -536,7 +533,7 @@ int15_e801:
  * INT 15,88 handler
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 int15_88:
 	/* Call previous handler */
 	pushfw
@@ -557,7 +554,7 @@ int15_88:
  * INT 15 handler
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 	.globl int15
 int15:
 	/* See if we want to intercept this call */
@@ -580,7 +577,7 @@ int15:
 	ljmp	*%cs:int15_vector
 	.size int15, . - int15
 	
-	.section ".text16.data"
+	.section ".text16.data", "aw", @progbits
 	.globl int15_vector
 int15_vector:
 	.long 0
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/interface/pxe/pxe_entry.S b/src/arch/i386/interface/pxe/pxe_entry.S
index 8dd1a2ea4..68b7374f6 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/interface/pxe/pxe_entry.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/interface/pxe/pxe_entry.S
@@ -18,15 +18,12 @@
  */
 
 	.arch i386
-	.section ".text16", "awx", @progbits
-	.section ".text16.data", "aw", @progbits
-	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * !PXE structure
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16.data"
+	.section ".text16.data", "aw", @progbits
 	.globl ppxe
 	.align 16
 ppxe:
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ pxe_segments:
 	.size	ppxe, . - ppxe
 
 	/* Define undiheader=0 as a weak symbol for non-ROM builds */
-	.section ".weak"
+	.section ".weak", "a", @nobits
 	.weak	undiheader
 undiheader:
 
@@ -64,7 +61,7 @@ undiheader:
  * PXENV+ structure
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16.data"
+	.section ".text16.data", "aw", @progbits
 	.globl pxenv
 	.align 16
 pxenv:
@@ -108,12 +105,12 @@ pxenv:
 	 * somebody at Wyse has difficulty distinguishing between the
 	 * words "may" and "must"...
 	 */
-	.section ".text16.null"
+	.section ".text16.null", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
 pxenv_null_entry:
 	jmp	pxenv_entry
 
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
 pxenv_entry:
 	pushl	$pxe_api_call
@@ -137,7 +134,7 @@ pxenv_entry:
  *   none
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
 pxe_entry:
 pxe_entry_sp:
@@ -186,7 +183,7 @@ pxe_entry_common:
  *   none
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.globl	pxe_int_1a
 pxe_int_1a:
@@ -205,6 +202,6 @@ pxe_int_1a:
 	popfw
 	ljmp	*%cs:pxe_int_1a_vector
 
-	.section ".text16.data"
+	.section ".text16.data", "aw", @progbits
 	.globl	pxe_int_1a_vector
 pxe_int_1a_vector:	.long 0
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/libprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/libprefix.S
index 56ca64d94..34eacb90c 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/libprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/libprefix.S
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
  */
 
 	.arch i386
-	.section ".prefix.lib", "awx", @progbits
-	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
 
 /**
  * High memory temporary load address
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@
  *   %ds:di : next character in output buffer (if applicable)
  *****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".prefix.lib"
+	.section ".prefix.lib", "awx", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.globl	print_character
 print_character:
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ print_character:
  *   %ds:di : next character in output buffer (if applicable)
  *****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".prefix.lib"
+	.section ".prefix.lib", "awx", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.globl	print_message
 print_message:
@@ -123,7 +121,7 @@ print_message:
  *   %ds:di : next character in output buffer (if applicable)
  *****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".prefix.lib"
+	.section ".prefix.lib", "awx", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.globl	print_hex_dword
 print_hex_dword:
@@ -171,7 +169,7 @@ print_hex_nibble:
  *   %ds:di : next character in output buffer (if applicable)
  *****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".prefix.lib"
+	.section ".prefix.lib", "awx", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.globl	print_pci_busdevfn
 print_pci_busdevfn:
@@ -208,7 +206,7 @@ print_pci_busdevfn:
  *   %ds:di : next character in output buffer (if applicable)
  *****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".prefix.lib"
+	.section ".prefix.lib", "awx", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.globl	print_kill_line
 print_kill_line:
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ print_kill_line:
 #ifndef KEEP_IT_REAL
 
 	/* GDT for protected-mode calls */
-	.section ".prefix.lib"
+	.section ".prefix.lib", "awx", @progbits
 	.align 16
 pm_call_vars:
 gdt:
@@ -279,7 +277,7 @@ gdt_end:
 	.equ	gdt_length, . - gdt
 	.size	gdt, . - gdt
 
-	.section ".prefix.lib"
+	.section ".prefix.lib", "awx", @progbits
 	.align 16
 pm_saved_gdt:	
 	.long	0, 0
@@ -288,7 +286,7 @@ pm_saved_gdt:
 	.equ	pm_call_vars_size, . - pm_call_vars
 #define PM_CALL_VAR(x) ( -pm_call_vars_size + ( (x) - pm_call_vars ) )
 
-	.section ".prefix.lib"
+	.section ".prefix.lib", "awx", @progbits
 	.code16
 pm_call:
 	/* Preserve registers, flags, and RM return point */
@@ -411,7 +409,7 @@ set_seg_base:
  *   None
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".prefix.lib"
+	.section ".prefix.lib", "awx", @progbits
 	.code16
 copy_bytes:
 	pushl %ecx
@@ -436,7 +434,7 @@ copy_bytes:
  *   none
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".prefix.lib"
+	.section ".prefix.lib", "awx", @progbits
 	.code16
 install_block:
 	
@@ -533,7 +531,7 @@ install_block:
  *   none
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".prefix.lib"
+	.section ".prefix.lib", "awx", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.globl	alloc_basemem
 alloc_basemem:
@@ -581,7 +579,7 @@ alloc_basemem:
  *   none
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.globl	free_basemem
 free_basemem:
@@ -613,7 +611,7 @@ free_basemem:
 	ret
 	.size free_basemem, . - free_basemem
 
-	.section ".text16.data"
+	.section ".text16.data", "aw", @progbits
 	.globl	hooked_bios_interrupts
 hooked_bios_interrupts:
 	.word	0
@@ -633,7 +631,7 @@ hooked_bios_interrupts:
  *   none
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".prefix.lib"
+	.section ".prefix.lib", "awx", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.globl install
 install:
@@ -668,7 +666,7 @@ install:
  *   none
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".prefix.lib"
+	.section ".prefix.lib", "awx", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.globl install_prealloc
 install_prealloc:
@@ -750,7 +748,7 @@ install_prealloc:
 	.size install_prealloc, . - install_prealloc
 
 	/* Vectors for far calls to .text16 functions */
-	.section ".data16"
+	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
 #ifdef KEEP_IT_REAL
 init_libkir_vector:
 	.word init_libkir
@@ -781,7 +779,7 @@ prot_call_vector:
  *   none
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.globl uninstall
 uninstall:
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/nbiprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/nbiprefix.S
index d1753e30b..4fb4acb13 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/nbiprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/nbiprefix.S
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 	.text
 	.arch i386
-	.section ".prefix", "ax", @progbits
-	.section ".prefix.data", "aw", @progbits
 	.code16
-	.section ".prefix"
+	.section ".prefix", "ax", @progbits
 	.org 0
 
 nbi_header:
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/pxeprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/pxeprefix.S
index d1eb962f5..3578fff78 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/pxeprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/pxeprefix.S
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 	.text
 	.arch i386
 	.org 0
-	.section ".prefix", "ax", @progbits
-	.section ".prefix.data", "aw", @progbits
 	.code16
 
 #include <undi.h>
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@
  * Entry point:	set operating context, print welcome message
  *****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".prefix"
+	.section ".prefix", "ax", @progbits
 	/* Set up our non-stack segment registers */
 	jmp	$0x7c0, $1f
 1:	movw	%cs, %ax
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@
 	movw	$10f, %si
 	xorw	%di, %di
 	call	print_message
-	.section ".prefix.data"
+	.section ".prefix.data", "aw", @progbits
 10:	.asciz	"PXE->EB:"
 	.previous
 
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ detect_pxenv:
 	movb	$',', %al
 	call	print_character
 	jmp	99f
-	.section ".prefix.data"
+	.section ".prefix.data", "aw", @progbits
 10:	.asciz	" PXENV+ at "
 	.previous
 
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ detect_ppxe:
 	movb	$',', %al
 	call	print_character
 	jmp	99f
-	.section ".prefix.data"
+	.section ".prefix.data", "aw", @progbits
 10:	.asciz	" !PXE at "
 	.previous
 
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ check_have_stack:
 	movw	$10f, %si
 	call	print_message
 	jmp	finished
-	.section ".prefix.data"
+	.section ".prefix.data", "aw", @progbits
 10:	.asciz	" No PXE stack found!\n"
 	.previous
 99:	
@@ -169,7 +167,7 @@ print_structure_information:
 	call	print_message
 	les	entry_segoff, %bx
 	call	print_segoff
-	.section ".prefix.data"
+	.section ".prefix.data", "aw", @progbits
 10:	.asciz	" entry point at "
 	.previous
 	/* Print UNDI code segment */
@@ -177,7 +175,7 @@ print_structure_information:
 	call	print_message
 	les	undi_code_segoff, %bx
 	call	print_segoff
-	.section ".prefix.data"
+	.section ".prefix.data", "aw", @progbits
 10:	.asciz	"\n         UNDI code segment "
 	.previous
 	/* Print UNDI data segment */
@@ -185,7 +183,7 @@ print_structure_information:
 	call	print_message
 	les	undi_data_segoff, %bx
 	call	print_segoff
-	.section ".prefix.data"
+	.section ".prefix.data", "aw", @progbits
 10:	.asciz	", data segment "
 	.previous
 	/* Print UNDI memory usage */
@@ -199,7 +197,7 @@ print_structure_information:
 	call	print_word
 	movw	$20f, %si
 	call	print_message
-	.section ".prefix.data"
+	.section ".prefix.data", "aw", @progbits
 10:	.asciz	" ("
 20:	.asciz	"kB)\n"
 	.previous
@@ -233,7 +231,7 @@ pci_physical_device:
 	movb	$0x0a, %al
 	call	print_character
 	jmp	99f
-	.section ".prefix.data"
+	.section ".prefix.data", "aw", @progbits
 10:	.asciz	"         UNDI device is PCI "
 	.previous
 
@@ -241,7 +239,7 @@ no_physical_device:
 	/* No device found, or device type not understood */
 	movw	$10f, %si
 	call	print_message
-	.section ".prefix.data"
+	.section ".prefix.data", "aw", @progbits
 10:	.asciz	"         Unable to determine UNDI physical device\n"
 	.previous
 
@@ -308,7 +306,7 @@ print_free_basemem:
 	call	print_word
 	movw	$20f, %si
 	call	print_message
-	.section ".prefix.data"
+	.section ".prefix.data", "aw", @progbits
 10:	.asciz	"         "
 20:	.asciz	"kB free base memory after PXE unload\n"
 	.previous
@@ -503,7 +501,7 @@ print_pxe_error:
 	call	print_message
 	popw	%si
 	ret
-	.section ".prefix.data"
+	.section ".prefix.data", "aw", @progbits
 10:	.asciz	"         UNDI API call "
 20:	.asciz	" failed: status code "
 30:	.asciz	"\n"
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/transitions/librm.S b/src/arch/i386/transitions/librm.S
index 7e9fd45d4..8cf1f7f5c 100755
--- a/src/arch/i386/transitions/librm.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/transitions/librm.S
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
 #define SIZEOF_I386_ALL_REGS	( SIZEOF_REAL_MODE_REGS + SIZEOF_I386_FLAGS )
 	
 	.arch i386
-	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
-	.section ".text16.data", "aw", @progbits
-	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Global descriptor table
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@
 #else
 #define RM_LIMIT_16_19__AVL__SIZE__GRANULARITY 0x00
 #endif
-	.section ".data16"
+	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
 	.align 16
 gdt:
 gdtr:		/* The first GDT entry is unused, the GDTR can fit here. */
@@ -99,7 +96,7 @@ gdt_end:
  *   %edi : Physical base of protected-mode code (virt_offset)
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.globl init_librm
 init_librm:
@@ -149,7 +146,7 @@ init_librm:
 	popl	%eax
 	lret
 
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.weak idt_init
 set_seg_base:
@@ -177,7 +174,7 @@ idt_init: /* Reuse the return opcode here */
  *
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
 real_to_prot:
 	/* Make sure we have our data segment available */
@@ -209,7 +206,7 @@ real_to_prot:
 	orb	$CR0_PE, %al
 	movl	%eax, %cr0
 	data32 ljmp	$VIRTUAL_CS, $1f
-	.section ".text"
+	.section ".text", "ax", @progbits
 	.code32
 1:
 	/* Set up protected-mode data segments and stack pointer */
@@ -240,7 +237,7 @@ real_to_prot:
 	ret
 
 	/* Default IDTR with no interrupts */
-	.section ".data16"
+	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
 	.weak idtr
 idtr:
 rm_idtr:
@@ -266,7 +263,7 @@ rm_idtr:
  *
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".text"
+	.section ".text", "ax", @progbits
 	.code32
 prot_to_real:
 	/* Add return address to data to be moved to RM stack */
@@ -296,7 +293,7 @@ prot_to_real:
 	movw	%ax, %gs
 	movw	%ax, %ss
 	ljmp	$REAL_CS, $1f
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
 1:
 	/* Switch to real mode */
@@ -328,13 +325,13 @@ p2r_jump_target:
 	 * rather than .data16 because code needs to be able to locate
 	 * the data segment.
 	 */
-	.section ".data16"
+	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
 p2r_jump_vector:
 	.word	p2r_jump_target
 	.globl rm_cs
 rm_cs:	.word 0
 	.globl rm_ds
-	.section ".text16.data"
+	.section ".text16.data", "aw", @progbits
 rm_ds:	.word 0
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -378,7 +375,7 @@ rm_ds:	.word 0
 #define PC_OFFSET_FUNCTION ( PC_OFFSET_RETADDR + 4 )
 #define PC_OFFSET_END ( PC_OFFSET_FUNCTION + 4 )
 
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
 	.globl prot_call
 prot_call:
@@ -403,7 +400,7 @@ prot_call:
 	movl	$PC_OFFSET_END, %ecx
 	pushl	$1f
 	jmp	real_to_prot
-	.section ".text"
+	.section ".text", "ax", @progbits
 	.code32
 1:
 	/* Set up environment expected by C code */
@@ -419,7 +416,7 @@ prot_call:
 	movl	$PC_OFFSET_END, %ecx
 	pushl	$1f
 	jmp	prot_to_real
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
 1:	
 	/* Reload GDT and IDT, restore registers and flags and return */
@@ -475,7 +472,7 @@ prot_call:
 #define RC_OFFSET_FUNCTION ( RC_OFFSET_RETADDR + 4 )
 #define RC_OFFSET_END ( RC_OFFSET_FUNCTION + 4 )
 
-	.section ".text"
+	.section ".text", "ax", @progbits
 	.code32
 	.globl real_call
 real_call:
@@ -487,7 +484,7 @@ real_call:
 	movl	$( RC_OFFSET_RETADDR + 4 /* function pointer copy */ ), %ecx
 	pushl	$1f
 	jmp	prot_to_real
-	.section ".text16"
+	.section ".text16", "ax", @progbits
 	.code16
 1:
 	/* Call real-mode function */
@@ -503,7 +500,7 @@ real_call:
 	movl	$RC_OFFSET_RETADDR, %ecx
 	pushl	$1f
 	jmp	real_to_prot
-	.section ".text"
+	.section ".text", "ax", @progbits
 	.code32
 1:
 	/* Restore registers and return */
@@ -514,7 +511,7 @@ real_call:
 	/* Function vector, used because "call xx(%sp)" is not a valid
 	 * 16-bit expression.
 	 */
-	.section ".data16"
+	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
 rc_function:	.word 0, 0
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -551,7 +548,7 @@ rc_function:	.word 0, 0
  * to us.
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".data"
+	.section ".data", "aw", @progbits
 	.globl rm_sp
 rm_sp:	.word 0
 	.globl rm_ss
@@ -567,13 +564,13 @@ pm_esp:	.long _estack
  ****************************************************************************
  */
 	/* Internal copies, created by init_librm (which runs in real mode) */
-	.section ".data16"
+	.section ".data16", "aw", @progbits
 _virt_offset:	.long 0
 _text16:	.long 0
 _data16:	.long 0
 
 	/* Externally-visible copies, created by real_to_prot */
-	.section ".data"
+	.section ".data", "aw", @progbits
 	.globl virt_offset
 virt_offset:	.long 0	
 	.globl text16
diff --git a/src/image/embed.S b/src/image/embed.S
index 4541bfdc2..ef7d693bc 100644
--- a/src/image/embed.S
+++ b/src/image/embed.S
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-	.section ".data", "aw"
+	.section ".data", "aw", @progbits
 	.balign 4
 	.globl _embedded_image_start
 _embedded_image_start:
diff --git a/src/tests/gdbstub_test.S b/src/tests/gdbstub_test.S
index bd293836b..739b0527a 100644
--- a/src/tests/gdbstub_test.S
+++ b/src/tests/gdbstub_test.S
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 	.arch i386
 
-	.section ".data"
+	.section ".data", "aw", @progbits
 watch_me:
 	.long 0xfeedbeef
 
-	.section ".text"
+	.section ".text", "ax", @progbits
 	.code32
 gdbstub_test:
 	/* 1. Read registers test */