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From: Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Delayed "printf"
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Tim Wescott <seemywebsite@myfooter.really> writes:
> Just how dumb is it to have "printf" queue up the format string AND the 
> parameters into a buffer, to be printed out in some low-priority task?  

It's fine, just be sure that if there are pointer parameters (like for
%s in the format string) that the objects they point to survive long
enough for the logging task to print them.