avoid using char when it is not necessary

git-svn-id: svn://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/qemu/trunk@2204 c046a42c-6fe2-441c-8c8c-71466251a162

5 files changed, 110 insertions, 110 deletions

diff --git a/fpu/softfloat-native.c b/fpu/softfloat-native.c
index 1ef7cf29af..f20d5c45f6 100644
--- a/fpu/softfloat-native.c
+++ b/fpu/softfloat-native.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ float32 float32_sqrt( float32 a STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return sqrtf(a);
 }
-char float32_compare( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float32_compare( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     if (a < b) {
         return -1;
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ char float32_compare( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
         return 2;
     }
 }
-char float32_compare_quiet( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float32_compare_quiet( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     if (isless(a, b)) {
         return -1;
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ char float32_compare_quiet( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
         return 2;
     }
 }
-char float32_is_signaling_nan( float32 a1)
+int float32_is_signaling_nan( float32 a1)
 {
     float32u u;
     uint32_t a;
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ float64 float64_sqrt( float64 a STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return sqrt(a);
 }
-char float64_compare( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float64_compare( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     if (a < b) {
         return -1;
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ char float64_compare( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
         return 2;
     }
 }
-char float64_compare_quiet( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float64_compare_quiet( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     if (isless(a, b)) {
         return -1;
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ char float64_compare_quiet( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
         return 2;
     }
 }
-char float64_is_signaling_nan( float64 a1)
+int float64_is_signaling_nan( float64 a1)
 {
     float64u u;
     uint64_t a;
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ char float64_is_signaling_nan( float64 a1)
 
 }
 
-char float64_is_nan( float64 a1 )
+int float64_is_nan( float64 a1 )
 {
     float64u u;
     uint64_t a;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ floatx80 floatx80_sqrt( floatx80 a STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return sqrtl(a);
 }
-char floatx80_compare( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int floatx80_compare( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     if (a < b) {
         return -1;
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ char floatx80_compare( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
         return 2;
     }
 }
-char floatx80_compare_quiet( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int floatx80_compare_quiet( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     if (isless(a, b)) {
         return -1;
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ char floatx80_compare_quiet( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
         return 2;
     }
 }
-char floatx80_is_signaling_nan( floatx80 a1)
+int floatx80_is_signaling_nan( floatx80 a1)
 {
     floatx80u u;
     u.f = a1;
diff --git a/fpu/softfloat-native.h b/fpu/softfloat-native.h
index 05cf023f6d..8c27708771 100644
--- a/fpu/softfloat-native.h
+++ b/fpu/softfloat-native.h
@@ -152,38 +152,38 @@ INLINE float32 float32_div( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
 }
 float32 float32_rem( float32, float32  STATUS_PARAM);
 float32 float32_sqrt( float32  STATUS_PARAM);
-INLINE char float32_eq( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int float32_eq( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return a == b;
 }
-INLINE char float32_le( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int float32_le( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return a <= b;
 }
-INLINE char float32_lt( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int float32_lt( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return a < b;
 }
-INLINE char float32_eq_signaling( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int float32_eq_signaling( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return a <= b && a >= b;
 }
-INLINE char float32_le_quiet( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int float32_le_quiet( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return islessequal(a, b);
 }
-INLINE char float32_lt_quiet( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int float32_lt_quiet( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return isless(a, b);
 }
-INLINE char float32_unordered( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int float32_unordered( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return isunordered(a, b);
 
 }
-char float32_compare( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float32_compare_quiet( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float32_is_signaling_nan( float32 );
+int float32_compare( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float32_compare_quiet( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float32_is_signaling_nan( float32 );
 
 INLINE float32 float32_abs(float32 a)
 {
@@ -233,40 +233,40 @@ INLINE float64 float64_div( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
 }
 float64 float64_rem( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
 float64 float64_sqrt( float64 STATUS_PARAM );
-INLINE char float64_eq( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int float64_eq( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return a == b;
 }
-INLINE char float64_le( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int float64_le( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return a <= b;
 }
-INLINE char float64_lt( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int float64_lt( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return a < b;
 }
-INLINE char float64_eq_signaling( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int float64_eq_signaling( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return a <= b && a >= b;
 }
-INLINE char float64_le_quiet( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int float64_le_quiet( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return islessequal(a, b);
 }
-INLINE char float64_lt_quiet( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int float64_lt_quiet( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return isless(a, b);
 
 }
-INLINE char float64_unordered( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int float64_unordered( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return isunordered(a, b);
 
 }
-char float64_compare( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float64_compare_quiet( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float64_is_signaling_nan( float64 );
-flag float64_is_nan( float64 );
+int float64_compare( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float64_compare_quiet( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float64_is_signaling_nan( float64 );
+int float64_is_nan( float64 );
 
 INLINE float64 float64_abs(float64 a)
 {
@@ -315,39 +315,39 @@ INLINE floatx80 floatx80_div( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
 }
 floatx80 floatx80_rem( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
 floatx80 floatx80_sqrt( floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
-INLINE char floatx80_eq( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int floatx80_eq( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return a == b;
 }
-INLINE char floatx80_le( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int floatx80_le( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return a <= b;
 }
-INLINE char floatx80_lt( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int floatx80_lt( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return a < b;
 }
-INLINE char floatx80_eq_signaling( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int floatx80_eq_signaling( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return a <= b && a >= b;
 }
-INLINE char floatx80_le_quiet( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int floatx80_le_quiet( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return islessequal(a, b);
 }
-INLINE char floatx80_lt_quiet( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int floatx80_lt_quiet( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return isless(a, b);
 
 }
-INLINE char floatx80_unordered( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
+INLINE int floatx80_unordered( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
 {
     return isunordered(a, b);
 
 }
-char floatx80_compare( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
-char floatx80_compare_quiet( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
-char floatx80_is_signaling_nan( floatx80 );
+int floatx80_compare( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
+int floatx80_compare_quiet( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
+int floatx80_is_signaling_nan( floatx80 );
 
 INLINE floatx80 floatx80_abs(floatx80 a)
 {
diff --git a/fpu/softfloat-specialize.h b/fpu/softfloat-specialize.h
index d430f58a71..f9b6f0cbc6 100644
--- a/fpu/softfloat-specialize.h
+++ b/fpu/softfloat-specialize.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ typedef struct {
 | otherwise returns 0.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float32_is_nan( float32 a )
+int float32_is_nan( float32 a )
 {
 
     return ( 0xFF000000 < (bits32) ( a<<1 ) );
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ flag float32_is_nan( float32 a )
 | NaN; otherwise returns 0.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float32_is_signaling_nan( float32 a )
+int float32_is_signaling_nan( float32 a )
 {
 
     return ( ( ( a>>22 ) & 0x1FF ) == 0x1FE ) && ( a & 0x003FFFFF );
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static float32 propagateFloat32NaN( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
 | otherwise returns 0.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float64_is_nan( float64 a )
+int float64_is_nan( float64 a )
 {
 
     return ( LIT64( 0xFFE0000000000000 ) < (bits64) ( a<<1 ) );
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ flag float64_is_nan( float64 a )
 | NaN; otherwise returns 0.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float64_is_signaling_nan( float64 a )
+int float64_is_signaling_nan( float64 a )
 {
 
     return
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static float64 propagateFloat64NaN( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
 | NaN; otherwise returns 0.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag floatx80_is_nan( floatx80 a )
+int floatx80_is_nan( floatx80 a )
 {
 
     return ( ( a.high & 0x7FFF ) == 0x7FFF ) && (bits64) ( a.low<<1 );
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ flag floatx80_is_nan( floatx80 a )
 | signaling NaN; otherwise returns 0.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag floatx80_is_signaling_nan( floatx80 a )
+int floatx80_is_signaling_nan( floatx80 a )
 {
     bits64 aLow;
 
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static floatx80 propagateFloatx80NaN( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
 | otherwise returns 0.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float128_is_nan( float128 a )
+int float128_is_nan( float128 a )
 {
 
     return
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ flag float128_is_nan( float128 a )
 | signaling NaN; otherwise returns 0.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float128_is_signaling_nan( float128 a )
+int float128_is_signaling_nan( float128 a )
 {
 
     return
diff --git a/fpu/softfloat.c b/fpu/softfloat.c
index f24913a130..5dbfa81e43 100644
--- a/fpu/softfloat.c
+++ b/fpu/softfloat.c
@@ -2023,7 +2023,7 @@ float32 float32_sqrt( float32 a STATUS_PARAM )
 | according to the IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float32_eq( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float32_eq( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
 
     if (    ( ( extractFloat32Exp( a ) == 0xFF ) && extractFloat32Frac( a ) )
@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ flag float32_eq( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float32_le( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float32_le( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@ flag float32_le( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | according to the IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float32_lt( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float32_lt( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -2092,7 +2092,7 @@ flag float32_lt( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | according to the IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float32_eq_signaling( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float32_eq_signaling( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
 
     if (    ( ( extractFloat32Exp( a ) == 0xFF ) && extractFloat32Frac( a ) )
@@ -2112,7 +2112,7 @@ flag float32_eq_signaling( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float32_le_quiet( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float32_le_quiet( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -2138,7 +2138,7 @@ flag float32_le_quiet( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float32_lt_quiet( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float32_lt_quiet( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -2952,7 +2952,7 @@ float64 float64_sqrt( float64 a STATUS_PARAM )
 | according to the IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float64_eq( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float64_eq( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
 
     if (    ( ( extractFloat64Exp( a ) == 0x7FF ) && extractFloat64Frac( a ) )
@@ -2974,7 +2974,7 @@ flag float64_eq( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float64_le( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float64_le( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -2997,7 +2997,7 @@ flag float64_le( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | according to the IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float64_lt( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float64_lt( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -3021,7 +3021,7 @@ flag float64_lt( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | according to the IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float64_eq_signaling( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float64_eq_signaling( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
 
     if (    ( ( extractFloat64Exp( a ) == 0x7FF ) && extractFloat64Frac( a ) )
@@ -3041,7 +3041,7 @@ flag float64_eq_signaling( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float64_le_quiet( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float64_le_quiet( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -3067,7 +3067,7 @@ flag float64_le_quiet( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float64_lt_quiet( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float64_lt_quiet( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -3890,7 +3890,7 @@ floatx80 floatx80_sqrt( floatx80 a STATUS_PARAM )
 | Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag floatx80_eq( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int floatx80_eq( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
 
     if (    (    ( extractFloatx80Exp( a ) == 0x7FFF )
@@ -3920,7 +3920,7 @@ flag floatx80_eq( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag floatx80_le( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int floatx80_le( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -3953,7 +3953,7 @@ flag floatx80_le( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag floatx80_lt( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int floatx80_lt( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -3986,7 +3986,7 @@ flag floatx80_lt( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | according to the IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag floatx80_eq_signaling( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int floatx80_eq_signaling( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
 
     if (    (    ( extractFloatx80Exp( a ) == 0x7FFF )
@@ -4013,7 +4013,7 @@ flag floatx80_eq_signaling( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | to the IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag floatx80_le_quiet( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int floatx80_le_quiet( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -4049,7 +4049,7 @@ flag floatx80_le_quiet( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag floatx80_lt_quiet( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int floatx80_lt_quiet( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -5010,7 +5010,7 @@ float128 float128_sqrt( float128 a STATUS_PARAM )
 | according to the IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float128_eq( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float128_eq( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
 
     if (    (    ( extractFloat128Exp( a ) == 0x7FFF )
@@ -5040,7 +5040,7 @@ flag float128_eq( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float128_le( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float128_le( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -5072,7 +5072,7 @@ flag float128_le( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | according to the IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float128_lt( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float128_lt( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -5105,7 +5105,7 @@ flag float128_lt( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | according to the IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float128_eq_signaling( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float128_eq_signaling( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
 
     if (    (    ( extractFloat128Exp( a ) == 0x7FFF )
@@ -5132,7 +5132,7 @@ flag float128_eq_signaling( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float128_le_quiet( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float128_le_quiet( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -5168,7 +5168,7 @@ flag float128_le_quiet( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
 | Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-flag float128_lt_quiet( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
+int float128_lt_quiet( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM )
 {
     flag aSign, bSign;
 
@@ -5283,7 +5283,7 @@ unsigned int float64_to_uint32_round_to_zero( float64 a STATUS_PARAM )
 }
 
 #define COMPARE(s, nan_exp)                                                  \
-INLINE char float ## s ## _compare_internal( float ## s a, float ## s b,     \
+INLINE int float ## s ## _compare_internal( float ## s a, float ## s b,      \
                                       int is_quiet STATUS_PARAM )            \
 {                                                                            \
     flag aSign, bSign;                                                       \
@@ -5317,12 +5317,12 @@ INLINE char float ## s ## _compare_internal( float ## s a, float ## s b,     \
     }                                                                        \
 }                                                                            \
                                                                              \
-char float ## s ## _compare( float ## s a, float ## s b STATUS_PARAM )       \
+int float ## s ## _compare( float ## s a, float ## s b STATUS_PARAM )        \
 {                                                                            \
     return float ## s ## _compare_internal(a, b, 0 STATUS_VAR);              \
 }                                                                            \
                                                                              \
-char float ## s ## _compare_quiet( float ## s a, float ## s b STATUS_PARAM ) \
+int float ## s ## _compare_quiet( float ## s a, float ## s b STATUS_PARAM )  \
 {                                                                            \
     return float ## s ## _compare_internal(a, b, 1 STATUS_VAR);              \
 }
diff --git a/fpu/softfloat.h b/fpu/softfloat.h
index 3dec119e4f..a326af8322 100644
--- a/fpu/softfloat.h
+++ b/fpu/softfloat.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ these four paragraphs for those parts of this code that are retained.
 | implementations of C, `flag', `uint8', and `int8' should all be `typedef'ed
 | to the same as `int'.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-typedef char flag;
+typedef uint8_t flag;
 typedef uint8_t uint8;
 typedef int8_t int8;
 typedef int uint16;
@@ -228,16 +228,16 @@ float32 float32_mul( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
 float32 float32_div( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
 float32 float32_rem( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
 float32 float32_sqrt( float32 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float32_eq( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float32_le( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float32_lt( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float32_eq_signaling( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float32_le_quiet( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float32_lt_quiet( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float32_compare( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float32_compare_quiet( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float32_is_signaling_nan( float32 );
-flag float64_is_nan( float64 a );
+int float32_eq( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float32_le( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float32_lt( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float32_eq_signaling( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float32_le_quiet( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float32_lt_quiet( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float32_compare( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float32_compare_quiet( float32, float32 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float32_is_signaling_nan( float32 );
+int float64_is_nan( float64 a );
 
 INLINE float32 float32_abs(float32 a)
 {
@@ -277,15 +277,15 @@ float64 float64_mul( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
 float64 float64_div( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
 float64 float64_rem( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
 float64 float64_sqrt( float64 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float64_eq( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float64_le( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float64_lt( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float64_eq_signaling( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float64_le_quiet( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float64_lt_quiet( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float64_compare( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float64_compare_quiet( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float64_is_signaling_nan( float64 );
+int float64_eq( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float64_le( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float64_lt( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float64_eq_signaling( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float64_le_quiet( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float64_lt_quiet( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float64_compare( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float64_compare_quiet( float64, float64 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float64_is_signaling_nan( float64 );
 
 INLINE float64 float64_abs(float64 a)
 {
@@ -322,13 +322,13 @@ floatx80 floatx80_mul( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
 floatx80 floatx80_div( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
 floatx80 floatx80_rem( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
 floatx80 floatx80_sqrt( floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
-char floatx80_eq( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
-char floatx80_le( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
-char floatx80_lt( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
-char floatx80_eq_signaling( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
-char floatx80_le_quiet( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
-char floatx80_lt_quiet( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
-char floatx80_is_signaling_nan( floatx80 );
+int floatx80_eq( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
+int floatx80_le( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
+int floatx80_lt( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
+int floatx80_eq_signaling( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
+int floatx80_le_quiet( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
+int floatx80_lt_quiet( floatx80, floatx80 STATUS_PARAM );
+int floatx80_is_signaling_nan( floatx80 );
 
 INLINE floatx80 floatx80_abs(floatx80 a)
 {
@@ -369,13 +369,13 @@ float128 float128_mul( float128, float128 STATUS_PARAM );
 float128 float128_div( float128, float128 STATUS_PARAM );
 float128 float128_rem( float128, float128 STATUS_PARAM );
 float128 float128_sqrt( float128 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float128_eq( float128, float128 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float128_le( float128, float128 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float128_lt( float128, float128 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float128_eq_signaling( float128, float128 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float128_le_quiet( float128, float128 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float128_lt_quiet( float128, float128 STATUS_PARAM );
-char float128_is_signaling_nan( float128 );
+int float128_eq( float128, float128 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float128_le( float128, float128 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float128_lt( float128, float128 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float128_eq_signaling( float128, float128 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float128_le_quiet( float128, float128 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float128_lt_quiet( float128, float128 STATUS_PARAM );
+int float128_is_signaling_nan( float128 );
 
 INLINE float128 float128_abs(float128 a)
 {