Re: [PATCH] tools: Use fputc() calls in some functions
From: Segher Boessenkool <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-23 15:17:09
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On Thu, Jul 23, 2026 at 06:47:00AM -0700, Andi Kleen wrote:
On Thu, Jul 23, 2026 at 12:25:25PM +0200, Markus Elfring wrote:quoted
From: Markus Elfring <redacted> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:13:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] tools: Use fputc() calls in some functions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Single characters should occasionally be transferred into the output. Thus use the corresponding function “fputc” (or even “putchar”). The source code was transformed by using the Coccinelle software.gcc already does this transformation automatically.
Yup. And the printf() form is much more regular, expected, readable. The primary consumers of source code are human beings, all programs should be written with that in mind! Segher