diff -Nur linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro-32.h linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro-32.h
--- linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro-32.h	2016-04-20 08:41:04.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro-32.h	2016-04-27 16:18:41.729238756 +0200
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
 
 	.macro	fpu_save_single thread tmp=t0
+	.set push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
 	cfc1	\tmp,  fcr31
 	swc1	$f0,  THREAD_FPR0(\thread)
 	swc1	$f1,  THREAD_FPR1(\thread)
@@ -47,9 +49,12 @@
 	swc1	$f30, THREAD_FPR30(\thread)
 	swc1	$f31, THREAD_FPR31(\thread)
 	sw	\tmp, THREAD_FCR31(\thread)
+	.set pop
 	.endm
 
 	.macro	fpu_restore_single thread tmp=t0
+	.set push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
 	lw	\tmp, THREAD_FCR31(\thread)
 	lwc1	$f0,  THREAD_FPR0(\thread)
 	lwc1	$f1,  THREAD_FPR1(\thread)
@@ -84,6 +89,7 @@
 	lwc1	$f30, THREAD_FPR30(\thread)
 	lwc1	$f31, THREAD_FPR31(\thread)
 	ctc1	\tmp, fcr31
+	.set pop
 	.endm
 
 	.macro	cpu_save_nonscratch thread
diff -Nur linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro.h linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro.h
--- linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro.h	2016-04-20 08:41:04.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro.h	2016-04-27 16:18:41.729238756 +0200
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
 #endif /* CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC */
 
 	.macro	fpu_save_16even thread tmp=t0
+	.set	push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
 	cfc1	\tmp, fcr31
 	sdc1	$f0,  THREAD_FPR0(\thread)
 	sdc1	$f2,  THREAD_FPR2(\thread)
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@
 	.endm
 
 	.macro	fpu_restore_16even thread tmp=t0
+	.set	push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
 	lw	\tmp, THREAD_FCR31(\thread)
 	ldc1	$f0,  THREAD_FPR0(\thread)
 	ldc1	$f2,  THREAD_FPR2(\thread)
diff -Nur linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/include/asm/fpregdef.h linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/include/asm/fpregdef.h
--- linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/include/asm/fpregdef.h	2016-04-20 08:41:04.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/include/asm/fpregdef.h	2016-04-27 16:18:41.729238756 +0200
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@
 
 #include <asm/sgidefs.h>
 
+/*
+ * starting with binutils 2.24.51.20140729, MIPS binutils warn about mixing
+ * hardfloat and softfloat object files.  The kernel build uses soft-float by
+ * default, so we also need to pass -msoft-float along to GAS if it supports it.
+ * But this in turn causes assembler errors in files which access hardfloat
+ * registers.  We detect if GAS supports "-msoft-float" in the Makefile and
+ * explicitly put ".set hardfloat" where floating point registers are touched.
+ */
+#ifdef GAS_HAS_SET_HARDFLOAT
+#define SET_HARDFLOAT .set hardfloat
+#else
+#define SET_HARDFLOAT
+#endif
+
 #if _MIPS_SIM == _MIPS_SIM_ABI32
 
 /*
diff -Nur linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h
--- linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h	2016-04-20 08:41:04.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h	2016-04-27 16:18:41.729238756 +0200
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@
 /*
  * Macros to access the floating point coprocessor control registers
  */
-#define read_32bit_cp1_register(source)					\
+#define _read_32bit_cp1_register(source, gas_hardfloat)			\
 ({									\
 	int __res;							\
 									\
@@ -1261,12 +1261,21 @@
 	"	# gas fails to assemble cfc1 for some archs,	\n"	\
 	"	# like Octeon.					\n"	\
 	"	.set	mips1					\n"	\
+	"	"STR(gas_hardfloat)"				\n"	\
 	"	cfc1	%0,"STR(source)"			\n"	\
 	"	.set	pop					\n"	\
 	: "=r" (__res));						\
 	__res;								\
 })
 
+#ifdef GAS_HAS_SET_HARDFLOAT
+#define read_32bit_cp1_register(source)					\
+	_read_32bit_cp1_register(source, .set hardfloat)
+#else
+#define read_32bit_cp1_register(source)					\
+	_read_32bit_cp1_register(source, )
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_AS_DSP
 #define rddsp(mask)							\
 ({									\
diff -Nur linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
--- linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S	2016-04-20 08:41:04.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S	2016-04-27 16:18:41.729238756 +0200
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@
 	.set	push
 	/* gas fails to assemble cfc1 for some archs (octeon).*/ \
 	.set	mips1
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
 	cfc1	a1, fcr31
 	li	a2, ~(0x3f << 12)
 	and	a2, a1
diff -Nur linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_fpu.S linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_fpu.S
--- linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_fpu.S	2016-04-20 08:41:04.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_fpu.S	2016-04-27 16:18:41.729238756 +0200
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 	.set	mips1
 	/* Save floating point context */
 LEAF(_save_fp_context)
+	.set	push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
 	li	v0, 0					# assume success
 	cfc1	t1,fcr31
 	EX(swc1 $f0,(SC_FPREGS+0)(a0))
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@
 	EX(sw	t1,(SC_FPC_CSR)(a0))
 	cfc1	t0,$0				# implementation/version
 	jr	ra
+	.set	pop
 	.set	nomacro
 	 EX(sw	t0,(SC_FPC_EIR)(a0))
 	.set	macro
@@ -80,6 +83,8 @@
  * stack frame which might have been changed by the user.
  */
 LEAF(_restore_fp_context)
+	.set	push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
 	li	v0, 0					# assume success
 	EX(lw t0,(SC_FPC_CSR)(a0))
 	EX(lwc1 $f0,(SC_FPREGS+0)(a0))
@@ -116,6 +121,7 @@
 	EX(lwc1 $f31,(SC_FPREGS+248)(a0))
 	jr	ra
 	 ctc1	t0,fcr31
+	.set	pop
 	END(_restore_fp_context)
 	.set	reorder
 
diff -Nur linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_switch.S linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_switch.S
--- linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_switch.S	2016-04-20 08:41:04.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_switch.S	2016-04-27 16:18:41.729238756 +0200
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@
 
 #define FPU_DEFAULT  0x00000000
 
+	.set push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
+
 LEAF(_init_fpu)
 	mfc0	t0, CP0_STATUS
 	li	t1, ST0_CU1
@@ -165,3 +168,5 @@
 	mtc1	t0, $f31
 	jr	ra
 	END(_init_fpu)
+
+	.set pop
diff -Nur linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S
--- linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S	2016-04-20 08:41:04.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S	2016-04-27 16:18:41.729238756 +0200
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@
 #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
 #include <asm/regdef.h>
 
+/* preprocessor replaces the fp in ".set fp=64" with $30 otherwise */
+#undef fp
+
 	.macro	EX insn, reg, src
 	.set	push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
 	.set	nomacro
 .ex\@:	\insn	\reg, \src
 	.set	pop
@@ -33,12 +37,17 @@
 	.set	mips3
 
 LEAF(_save_fp_context)
+	.set	push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
 	cfc1	t1, fcr31
+	.set	pop
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_64BIT) || defined(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2)
 	.set	push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2
-	.set	mips64r2
+	.set	mips32r2
+	.set	fp=64
 	mfc0	t0, CP0_STATUS
 	sll	t0, t0, 5
 	bgez	t0, 1f			# skip storing odd if FR=0
@@ -64,6 +73,8 @@
 1:	.set	pop
 #endif
 
+	.set push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
 	/* Store the 16 even double precision registers */
 	EX	sdc1 $f0, SC_FPREGS+0(a0)
 	EX	sdc1 $f2, SC_FPREGS+16(a0)
@@ -84,11 +95,14 @@
 	EX	sw t1, SC_FPC_CSR(a0)
 	jr	ra
 	 li	v0, 0					# success
+	.set pop
 	END(_save_fp_context)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS32_COMPAT
 	/* Save 32-bit process floating point context */
 LEAF(_save_fp_context32)
+	.set push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
 	cfc1	t1, fcr31
 
 	mfc0	t0, CP0_STATUS
@@ -134,6 +148,7 @@
 	EX	sw t1, SC32_FPC_CSR(a0)
 	cfc1	t0, $0				# implementation/version
 	EX	sw t0, SC32_FPC_EIR(a0)
+	.set pop
 
 	jr	ra
 	 li	v0, 0					# success
@@ -150,8 +165,10 @@
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_64BIT) || defined(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2)
 	.set	push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2
-	.set	mips64r2
+	.set	mips32r2
+	.set	fp=64
 	mfc0	t0, CP0_STATUS
 	sll	t0, t0, 5
 	bgez	t0, 1f			# skip loading odd if FR=0
@@ -175,6 +192,8 @@
 	EX	ldc1 $f31, SC_FPREGS+248(a0)
 1:	.set pop
 #endif
+	.set push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
 	EX	ldc1 $f0, SC_FPREGS+0(a0)
 	EX	ldc1 $f2, SC_FPREGS+16(a0)
 	EX	ldc1 $f4, SC_FPREGS+32(a0)
@@ -192,6 +211,7 @@
 	EX	ldc1 $f28, SC_FPREGS+224(a0)
 	EX	ldc1 $f30, SC_FPREGS+240(a0)
 	ctc1	t1, fcr31
+	.set pop
 	jr	ra
 	 li	v0, 0					# success
 	END(_restore_fp_context)
@@ -199,6 +219,8 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS32_COMPAT
 LEAF(_restore_fp_context32)
 	/* Restore an o32 sigcontext.  */
+	.set push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
 	EX	lw t1, SC32_FPC_CSR(a0)
 
 	mfc0	t0, CP0_STATUS
@@ -242,6 +264,7 @@
 	ctc1	t1, fcr31
 	jr	ra
 	 li	v0, 0					# success
+	.set pop
 	END(_restore_fp_context32)
 #endif
 
diff -Nur linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_switch.S linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_switch.S
--- linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_switch.S	2016-04-20 08:41:04.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_switch.S	2016-04-27 16:18:41.729238756 +0200
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 #include <asm/asmmacro.h>
 
+/* preprocessor replaces the fp in ".set fp=64" with $30 otherwise */
+#undef fp
+
 /*
  * Offset to the current process status flags, the first 32 bytes of the
  * stack are not used.
@@ -151,6 +154,9 @@
 
 #define FPU_DEFAULT  0x00000000
 
+	.set push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
+
 LEAF(_init_fpu)
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC
 	/* Rather than manipulate per-VPE Status, set per-TC bit in TCStatus */
@@ -231,7 +237,8 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2
 	.set    push
-	.set    mips64r2
+	.set    mips32r2
+	.set	fp=64
 	sll     t0, t0, 5			# is Status.FR set?
 	bgez    t0, 1f				# no: skip setting upper 32b
 
@@ -290,3 +297,5 @@
 #endif
 	jr	ra
 	END(_init_fpu)
+
+	.set pop	/* SET_HARDFLOAT */
diff -Nur linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/kernel/r6000_fpu.S linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/kernel/r6000_fpu.S
--- linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/kernel/r6000_fpu.S	2016-04-20 08:41:04.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/kernel/r6000_fpu.S	2016-04-27 16:18:41.729238756 +0200
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 
 	.set	noreorder
 	.set	mips2
+	.set	push
+	SET_HARDFLOAT
+
 	/* Save floating point context */
 	LEAF(_save_fp_context)
 	mfc0	t0,CP0_STATUS
@@ -85,3 +88,5 @@
 1:	jr	ra
 	 nop
 	END(_restore_fp_context)
+
+	.set pop	/* SET_HARDFLOAT */
diff -Nur linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/Makefile linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/Makefile
--- linux-3.14.67.orig/arch/mips/Makefile	2016-04-20 08:41:04.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-3.14.67/arch/mips/Makefile	2016-04-27 16:18:41.729238756 +0200
@@ -93,6 +93,15 @@
 KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE		+= -mlong-calls
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE		+= -mlong-calls
 
+#
+# pass -msoft-float to GAS if it supports it.  However on newer binutils
+# (specifically newer than 2.24.51.20140728) we then also need to explicitly
+# set ".set hardfloat" in all files which manipulate floating point registers.
+#
+ifneq ($(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-msoft-float,),)
+	cflags-y		+= -DGAS_HAS_SET_HARDFLOAT -Wa,-msoft-float
+endif
+
 cflags-y += -ffreestanding
 
 #