[patch, avr] PR32968: Assert that .progmem is located in the lower 64k

[Georg-Johann Lay]

The patch adds an assertion that makes sure that no progmem data is
allocated past 0xffff.

Ok for trunk?

Johann

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AVR: ld/32968 - Assert that .progmem data resides in the lower 64 KiB.

This patch locates the linker stubs / trampolines *after* all the .progmem
sections.  This is the natural placement since progmem data has to reside
in the lower 64 KiB (it is accessed using LPM), whereas the linker stubs
are only required to be located in the lower 128 KiB of program memory.
(They must be in the range of EICALL / EIJMP with EIND = 0.)

The current location of the linker stubs was motivated by an invalid test
case from PR13812 that allocates more than 64 KiB of progmem data.

The patch adds an assertion that makes sure that no progmem data is
allocated past 0xffff.

Data that is accessed using ELPM should be located to .progmemx so that
no .progmem addresses are wasted.  .progmemx was introduced in 2017 and
is used by __memx, __flashx and by the current AVR-LibC.
(The compiler uses .jumptables.gcc for its jump dispatch tables since
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63223 / GCC v4.9.2).

	PR ld/32968
ld/
	* scripttempl/avr.sc: Move the trampolines section after the
	.progmem sections.  Assert that .progmem is in the lower 64 KiB.
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