[U-Boot] Compiler flag -msoft-float in arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/config.mk

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Holger Brunck <holger.brunck at keymile.com> writes:

> Hi all,
> I am wondering why arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/config.mk sets
> -msoft-float for all ppc 83xx processors. This is valid e.g. for
> MPC8321 but e.g. the MPC8360 has a hardware floating point
> unit. Shouldn't the config.mk file distinguish between different 83xx
> processors to set this flag only for those which don't have a FPU?

This has been discussed to death here before.  The short answer is
-msoft-float is correct.  The long answer is in the list archives.  The
last major debate on the topic was a month or two ago.

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