[PATCH 3/4][MSP430] Remove .either placement code from place_orphan

[Jozef Lawrynowicz <jozef.l@somniumtech.com>]

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This patch removes the existing ".either" placement functionality from
place_orphan. With the addition of the new placement functionality in
Patch 2, this existing code is no longer necessary. place_orphan now
places all orphaned .either sections in the lower memory region.

The tests added in patch 2 pass when built with todays GCC trunk and
binutils master.

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From 5eb4de4ca70d8488741f43561cb8724db5aceba5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jozef Lawrynowicz <jozef.l@somniumtech.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:42:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] MSP430: Remove .either placement code from place_orphan

---
 ld/emultempl/msp430.em | 56 ++++++++++++++------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ld/emultempl/msp430.em b/ld/emultempl/msp430.em
index 15c60a7..0b3b12a 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/msp430.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/msp430.em
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan (asection * s,
   char * buf = NULL;
   lang_output_section_statement_type * lower;
   lang_output_section_statement_type * upper;
-  lang_output_section_statement_type * os;
 
   if ((s->flags & SEC_ALLOC) == 0)
     return NULL;
@@ -257,57 +256,32 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan (asection * s,
   /* Find the corresponding lower and upper sections.  */
   lower = lang_output_section_find (lower_name);
   upper = lang_output_section_find (upper_name);
-  /* If the upper section does not exist, try again without the suffix.  */
-  if (upper == NULL)
-    upper = lang_output_section_find (name);
 
-  if (lower == NULL)
+  if (lower == NULL && upper == NULL)
     {
-      os = upper;
-      if (upper == NULL)
-        {
-          einfo ("%P: error: no section named %s or %s in linker script\n", lower_name, upper_name);
-	  goto end;
-	}
+      einfo ("%P: error: no section named %s or %s in linker script\n",
+	     lower_name, upper_name);
+      goto end;
     }
-  else if (upper == NULL)
-    os = lower;
-  else if (lower->region == NULL)
-    os = lower;
-  /* If the section is too big for the region containing
-     the lower section then do not even try to use it.  */
-  else if (lower->region->length < s->size)
-    os = upper;
-  else
+  else if (lower == NULL)
     {
-      bfd_size_type amount = 0;
-      struct lang_output_section_statement_struct * p;
-
-      amount += scan_children (lower->children.head);
-
-      /* Also check forwards for other statements assigned to the same region.  */
-      for (p = lower->next; p != NULL; p = p->next)
-	if (p->region == lower->region)
-	  amount += scan_children (p->children.head);
-
-      /* Scan backwards as well.  */      
-      for (p = lower->prev; p != NULL; p = p->prev)
-	if (p->region == lower->region)
-	  amount += scan_children (p->children.head);
-
-      if (amount + s->size >= lower->region->length)
-	os = upper;
-      else
-	os = lower;
+      lower = lang_output_section_find (name);
+      if (lower == NULL)
+	{
+	  einfo ("%P: error: no section named %s in linker script\n", name);
+	  goto end;
+	}
     }
 
-  lang_add_section (& os->children, s, NULL, os);
+  /* Always place orphaned sections in lower. Optimal placement of either
+   * sections is performed later, once section sizes have been finalized.  */
+  lang_add_section (& lower->children, s, NULL, lower);
  end:
   free (upper_name);
   free (lower_name);
   if (buf)
     free (buf);
-  return os;
+  return lower;
 }
 EOF
 fi
-- 
1.8.3.1