--- a/ticoff/Makefile	Fri Apr 04 18:56:23 2014 +0000
+++ b/ticoff/Makefile	Sat Apr 05 19:14:43 2014 +0000
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 CC=	gcc
 CFLAGS=	-O2
 PROG=	tiobjd
-OBJS=	armdis.o atcommon.o basics.o disasm.o globals.o lowlevel.o main.o \
-	profile.o reloc.o symtab.o tables.o thumbdis.o
+OBJS=	armdis.o atcommon.o basics.o disasm.o globals.o hints.o lowlevel.o \
+	main.o profile.o reloc.o symtab.o tables.o thumbdis.o
 HDRS=	coffconst.h filestruct.h globals.h intstruct.h
 
 all:	${PROG}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/ticoff/hints.c	Sat Apr 05 19:14:43 2014 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/*
+ * Parsing of the disassembly hints file
+ */
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+#include "intstruct.h"
+#include "globals.h"
+
+static char *filename_for_err;
+static int lineno;
+static struct internal_scnhdr *section;
+static struct hint **hint_link;
+
+static void
+set_section(name)
+	char *name;
+{
+	unsigned n;
+	struct internal_scnhdr *sec = 0;
+
+	for (n = 0; n < nsections; n++)
+		if (!strcmp(sections[n].name, name)) {
+			sec = sections + n;
+			break;
+		}
+	if (!sec) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s line %d: no section named \"%s\" in %s\n",
+			filename_for_err, lineno, name, objfilename);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	if (sec->sectype_hint || sec->hints) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s line %d: [%s] given more than once\n",
+			filename_for_err, lineno, name);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	section = sec;
+	hint_link = &sec->hints;
+}
+
+static void
+set_mode(arg)
+	char *arg;
+{
+	char *cp;
+
+	if (!section) {
+		fprintf(stderr,
+			"%s line %d: error: mode line outside of section\n",
+			filename_for_err, lineno);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	if (section->sectype_hint) {
+		fprintf(stderr,
+			"%s line %d: mode given more than once for [%s]\n",
+			filename_for_err, lineno, section->name);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	while (isspace(*arg))
+		arg++;
+	if (!*arg) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s line %d: mode line: missing argument\n",
+			filename_for_err, lineno);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	for (cp = arg; *cp && !isspace(*cp); cp++)
+		;
+	if (*cp)
+		*cp++ = '\0';
+	if (!strcmp(arg, "code"))
+		section->sectype_hint = SECTYPE_CODE;
+	else if (!strcmp(arg, "data"))
+		section->sectype_hint = SECTYPE_DATA;
+	else if (!strcmp(arg, "bss"))
+		section->sectype_hint = SECTYPE_BSS;
+	else {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s line %d: unknown mode \"%s\"\n",
+			filename_for_err, lineno, arg);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+regular_hint(arg1, arg2)
+	char *arg1, *arg2;
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "error: regular hints not implemented yet\n");
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+read_hints_file(filename)
+	char *filename;
+{
+	FILE *f;
+	char linebuf[128], *cp, *np;
+
+	f = fopen(filename, "r");
+	if (!f) {
+		perror(filename);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	filename_for_err = filename;
+	for (lineno = 1; fgets(linebuf, sizeof linebuf, f); lineno++) {
+		for (cp = linebuf; isspace(*cp); cp++)
+			;
+		if (!*cp || *cp == '#')
+			continue;
+		if (*cp == '[') {
+			np = ++cp;
+			cp = index(cp, ']');
+			if (!cp) {
+				fprintf(stderr,
+					"%s line %d: invalid section syntax\n",
+					filename, lineno);
+				exit(1);
+			}
+			*cp = '\0';
+			set_section(np);
+			continue;
+		}
+		for (np = cp; *cp && !isspace(*cp); cp++)
+			;
+		if (*cp)
+			*cp++ = '\0';
+		if (!strcmp(np, "mode")) {
+			set_mode(cp);
+			continue;
+		}
+		regular_hint(np, cp);
+	}
+	fclose(f);
+	return(0);
+}

--- a/ticoff/intstruct.h	Fri Apr 04 18:56:23 2014 +0000
+++ b/ticoff/intstruct.h	Sat Apr 05 19:14:43 2014 +0000
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@
 	unsigned	nsymbols;
 	struct internal_syment **sorted_symbols;
 	struct internal_reloc *int_relocs;
+	int		sectype_hint;
+	struct hint	*hints;
 };
 
+#define	SECTYPE_CODE	1
+#define	SECTYPE_DATA	2
+#define	SECTYPE_BSS	3
+
 struct internal_syment {
 	unsigned	number;
 	char		*name;
@@ -34,3 +40,16 @@
 	int		type;
 	char		*typestr;
 };
+
+struct hint {
+	unsigned	pos;
+	int		type;
+	unsigned	nitems;
+	int		linebrk;
+	struct hint	*next;
+};
+
+#define	HINT_D8		1
+#define	HINT_D16	2
+#define	HINT_ASCIZ	3
+#define	HINT_D32	4

--- a/ticoff/main.c	Fri Apr 04 18:56:23 2014 +0000
+++ b/ticoff/main.c	Sat Apr 05 19:14:43 2014 +0000
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 {
 	struct cmdtab *tp;
 
-	if (argc != 3) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s <objfile> <op>\n", argv[0]);
+	if (argc < 3) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s <objfile> <op> [args]\n", argv[0]);
 		exit(1);
 	}
 	objfilename = argv[1];
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@
 			argv[2]);
 		exit(1);
 	}
-	return tp->func();
+	return tp->func(argc - 2, argv + 2);
 }

--- a/ticoff/tables.c	Fri Apr 04 18:56:23 2014 +0000
+++ b/ticoff/tables.c	Sat Apr 05 19:14:43 2014 +0000
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
 		sections[n].nsymbols = 0;
 		sections[n].sorted_symbols = 0;
 		sections[n].int_relocs = 0;
+		sections[n].sectype_hint = 0;
+		sections[n].hints = 0;
 	}
 }