GCC should optimize printf("%s",foo) and printf("foo") into fputs(foo,stdout) and fputs("foo",stdout) respectively. As noted here:
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2000-09/msg00859.html We can capture stdout in an inline function using fixincl, perhaps adding the __always_inline__ attribute. Then do the above transformation. In at least the printf("%s", foo) case, the result fputs(foo,stdout) has the same number of arguments, so it might not even be a -Os problem. -- Summary: GCC should optimize printf("%s",foo) and printf("foo") into fputs(foo,stdout) Product: gcc Version: 4.1.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: enhancement Priority: P2 Component: tree-optimization AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: ghazi at gcc dot gnu dot org CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21988