[U-Boot] [PATCH 3/4] Make printf and vprintf safe from buffer overruns

Wolfgang Denk
2011-09-25T20:14:17Z

Dear Simon Glass,

In message <CAPnjgZ0-8wU4Hj3pdmfNMWnj4EPUmQ69U_UARaRt5CbqQv0Ofg@mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> Yes, indeed. Could we go as far as removing CONFIG_SYS_PBSIZE, and
> just use a standard value?

If you can find one that fits for all boards? Keep in mind that
printf() gets used before relocation, when available stack space may
be _very_ limited.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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