[U-Boot] [PATCH 0/4] Buffer overruns in printf

Wolfgang Denk
2011-09-26T18:36:35Z

Dear Simon Glass,

In message <CAPnjgZ0y_TWJ4ANEXekGxNpeoJHhkth7hod_3Quu2HVcS=1wHA@mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> For sprintf() I agree - this is well understood and people are aware
> of it. For printf() I am not so sure.

We are a resource limited boot loader. We got for a small footprint,
and accept some resulting restrictions, if they are not really severe.
THe printf() restriction has not exactly frequently popped up before,
so I consider it a non-issue.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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