[U-Boot] Discussion topics / issues

[Jeroen Hofstee]

Hello Wolfgang,

On 10-10-14 14:22, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
>> It does not mention puts() vs. printf(), if it is indeed meant to be
>> u-boot policy.
> This is not just U-Boot philosophy, but something that I would
> consider a matter of course when writing code - using the appropriate
> tools for the task at hand.  If all you want to do is sendout a
> constant string to the utput device, there is no need to invoke a
> function that provides fancy formatting options.
>
> Don't we always try to use the smallest, most efficient tool that is
> suited for a task?

calling printf("%s\n", "string") gets translated into puts by the
compiler. There should be no difference in the binary.

Regards,
Jeroen