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by warthogkernel 5301 days ago
tl; dr: Recompile everything with FP set to hard instead of soft.

softfp was a compromise for a number of years but since we are mostly in the age of Cortex now for mobile/tablet markets, it should be possible to recompile the entire toolchain, kernel and apps for a significant speedup anywhere FP is used: 3D, OpenGL, OpenSSL etc.. However, binary only blobs such as 3D drivers need to be recompiled.

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The title is incorrect. This doesn't make device faster. Original title: "Ubuntu/ARM rebuilt with hardfp float-abi".