FLAGS Attribute (LOAD_SEGMENT only)

The FLAGS attribute specifies segment permissions as a space separated list of the permissions in Table 9–3. By default, user defined segments receive READ, WRITE, and EXECUTE permissions. The default flags for the predefined segments described in Predefined Segments are supplied by the link-editor, and in some cases can be platform-dependent.

There are three forms allowed.

        FLAGS  = segment_flags...;
        FLAGS += segment_flags...;
        FLAGS -= segment_flags...;

The simple “=” assignment operator replaces the current flags with the new set, the “+=” form adds the new flags to the existing set, and the “-=” form removes the specified flags from the existing set.