* elf.c (bfd_section_from_shdr): Make "name" const.

	* elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
	* elf32-i370.c (i370_elf_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
	* elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
	* elf32-sh64.c (sh64_backend_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
	* elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
	* elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
	* elf64-hppa.c (elf64_hppa_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
	* elfxx-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
	* elfxx-mips.h (_bfd_mips_elf_section_from_shdr): Likewise.

13 files changed, 37 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 1a9b48dde54..bd2d5ee566b 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+2002-06-04  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* elf.c (bfd_section_from_shdr): Make "name" const.
+	* elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
+	* elf32-i370.c (i370_elf_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
+	* elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
+	* elf32-sh64.c (sh64_backend_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
+	* elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
+	* elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
+	* elf64-hppa.c (elf64_hppa_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
+	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
+	* elfxx-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
+	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
+	* elfxx-mips.h (_bfd_mips_elf_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
+
 2002-06-03  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>
 
 	* elfxx-mips.c (ABI_64_P): Use backend's data to determine the
@@ -523,7 +538,7 @@
 2002-05-10  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Remove overflow checks
-	addend in 2002-05-09 commit.
+	added in 2002-05-09 commit.
 
 	* elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_size_stubs): Revert part of 2002-05-04,
 	don't look for stubs on all undefined syms.
diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
index 56aa16c218d..d771840722a 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ struct elf_backend_data
   /* A function to handle unusual section types when creating BFD
      sections from ELF sections.  */
   boolean (*elf_backend_section_from_shdr)
-    PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf32_Internal_Shdr *, char *));
+    PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf32_Internal_Shdr *, const char *));
 
   /* A function to convert machine dependent section header flags to
      BFD internal section header flags.  */
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 2ceba662317..a92827ff03b 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, shindex)
   Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr = elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex];
   Elf_Internal_Ehdr *ehdr = elf_elfheader (abfd);
   struct elf_backend_data *bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   name = elf_string_from_elf_strtab (abfd, hdr->sh_name);
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-i370.c b/bfd/elf32-i370.c
index fc82b47a080..e0ec33c2b8d 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-i370.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-i370.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static boolean i370_elf_create_dynamic_sections PARAMS ((bfd *,
 
 static boolean i370_elf_section_from_shdr PARAMS ((bfd *,
 						   Elf32_Internal_Shdr *,
-						   char *));
+						   const char *));
 static boolean i370_elf_fake_sections PARAMS ((bfd *,
 					       Elf32_Internal_Shdr *,
 					       asection *));
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static boolean
 i370_elf_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name)
      bfd *abfd;
      Elf32_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
-     char *name;
+     const char *name;
 {
   asection *newsect;
   flagword flags;
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-ppc.c b/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
index 31d9e0c3f3d..17c5d254a46 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static boolean ppc_elf_create_dynamic_sections
 
 static boolean ppc_elf_section_from_shdr PARAMS ((bfd *,
 						  Elf32_Internal_Shdr *,
-						  char *));
+						  const char *));
 static boolean ppc_elf_fake_sections
   PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf32_Internal_Shdr *, asection *));
 
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ static boolean
 ppc_elf_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name)
      bfd *abfd;
      Elf32_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
-     char *name;
+     const char *name;
 {
   asection *newsect;
   flagword flags;
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-sh64.c b/bfd/elf32-sh64.c
index 1eb4f118012..9e12b1900b9 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-sh64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-sh64.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static boolean sh64_elf_link_output_symbol_hook
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const char *, Elf_Internal_Sym *,
 	   asection *));
 static boolean sh64_backend_section_from_shdr
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf_Internal_Shdr *, char *));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf_Internal_Shdr *, const char *));
 static void sh64_elf_final_write_processing PARAMS ((bfd *, boolean));
 static boolean sh64_bfd_elf_copy_private_section_data
   PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, bfd *, asection *));
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ boolean
 sh64_backend_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name)
      bfd *abfd;
      Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
-     char *name;
+     const char *name;
 {
   flagword flags = 0;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-v850.c b/bfd/elf32-v850.c
index ae0a0c4e88b..553cb4e0153 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-v850.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-v850.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* V850-specific support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
+   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static boolean v850_elf_link_output_symbol_hook
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const char *,
 	   Elf_Internal_Sym *, asection *));
 static boolean v850_elf_section_from_shdr
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf_Internal_Shdr *, char *));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf_Internal_Shdr *, const char *));
 static boolean v850_elf_gc_sweep_hook
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *,
 	   const Elf_Internal_Rela *));
@@ -2135,7 +2135,7 @@ static boolean
 v850_elf_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name)
      bfd *               abfd;
      Elf_Internal_Shdr * hdr;
-     char *              name;
+     const char *        name;
 {
   /* There ought to be a place to keep ELF backend specific flags, but
      at the moment there isn't one.  We just keep track of the
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
index fcc33d14d12..c172c4f2306 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static boolean elf64_alpha_mkobject
 static boolean elf64_alpha_object_p
   PARAMS((bfd *));
 static boolean elf64_alpha_section_from_shdr
-  PARAMS((bfd *, Elf64_Internal_Shdr *, char *));
+  PARAMS((bfd *, Elf64_Internal_Shdr *, const char *));
 static boolean elf64_alpha_section_flags
   PARAMS((flagword *, Elf64_Internal_Shdr *));
 static boolean elf64_alpha_fake_sections
@@ -2353,7 +2353,7 @@ static boolean
 elf64_alpha_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name)
      bfd *abfd;
      Elf64_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
-     char *name;
+     const char *name;
 {
   asection *newsect;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-hppa.c b/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
index c6ea4f43764..bc16061d281 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static boolean elf64_hppa_object_p
   PARAMS ((bfd *));
 
 static boolean elf64_hppa_section_from_shdr
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf64_Internal_Shdr *, char *));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf64_Internal_Shdr *, const char *));
 
 static void elf64_hppa_post_process_headers
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *));
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ static boolean
 elf64_hppa_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name)
      bfd *abfd;
      Elf64_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
-     char *name;
+     const char *name;
 {
   asection *newsect;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
index 6b17b2b7c63..8e1935dfb9d 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static boolean ppc64_elf_set_private_flags
 static boolean ppc64_elf_merge_private_bfd_data
   PARAMS ((bfd *, bfd *));
 static boolean ppc64_elf_section_from_shdr
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf64_Internal_Shdr *, char *));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf64_Internal_Shdr *, const char *));
 
 
 /* The name of the dynamic interpreter.  This is put in the .interp
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ static boolean
 ppc64_elf_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name)
      bfd *abfd;
      Elf64_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
-     char *name;
+     const char *name;
 {
   asection *newsect;
   flagword flags;
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c b/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c
index 943159b15b5..bfa6391e760 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static boolean elfNN_ia64_relax_section
 static boolean is_unwind_section_name
   PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, const char *));
 static boolean elfNN_ia64_section_from_shdr
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, ElfNN_Internal_Shdr *, char *));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, ElfNN_Internal_Shdr *, const char *));
 static boolean elfNN_ia64_section_flags
   PARAMS ((flagword *, ElfNN_Internal_Shdr *));
 static boolean elfNN_ia64_fake_sections
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ static boolean
 elfNN_ia64_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name)
      bfd *abfd;
      ElfNN_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
-     char *name;
+     const char *name;
 {
   asection *newsect;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
index f3464d5391f..67179ee18d9 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
@@ -3351,7 +3351,7 @@ boolean
 _bfd_mips_elf_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name)
      bfd *abfd;
      Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
-     char *name;
+     const char *name;
 {
   flagword flags = 0;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-mips.h b/bfd/elfxx-mips.h
index 959bfa6c899..13d03f15da0 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-mips.h
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-mips.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ extern void _bfd_mips_elf_symbol_processing
 extern boolean _bfd_mips_elf_section_processing
   PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf_Internal_Shdr *));
 extern boolean _bfd_mips_elf_section_from_shdr
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf_Internal_Shdr *, char *));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf_Internal_Shdr *, const char *));
 extern boolean _bfd_mips_elf_fake_sections
   PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf_Internal_Shdr *, asection *));
 extern boolean _bfd_mips_elf_section_from_bfd_section