diff --git a/dev/flags/flags.c b/dev/flags/flags.c
index 3fd1b4b31..b16bed2ee 100644
--- a/dev/flags/flags.c
+++ b/dev/flags/flags.c
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 const char *show_as_words[] = { "ana", "chn", "conn", "sc", "stet", "strm", "task", "txn", "sd", };
 
 /* will be sufficient for even largest flag names */
-static char tmpbuf[4096];
+static char buf[4096];
+static size_t bsz = sizeof(buf);
 
 unsigned int get_show_as(const char *word)
 {
@@ -39,61 +40,6 @@ unsigned int get_show_as(const char *word)
 	}
 }
 
-void show_chn_ana(unsigned int f)
-{
-	chn_show_analysers(tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf), " | ", f);
-	printf("chn->ana    = %s\n", tmpbuf);
-}
-
-void show_chn_flags(unsigned int f)
-{
-	chn_show_flags(tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf), " | ", f);
-	printf("chn->flags  = %s\n", tmpbuf);
-}
-
-void show_conn_flags(unsigned int f)
-{
-	conn_show_flags(tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf), " | ", f);
-	printf("conn->flags = %s\n", tmpbuf);
-}
-
-void show_sd_flags(unsigned int f)
-{
-	se_show_flags(tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf), " | ", f);
-	printf("sd->flags = %s\n", tmpbuf);
-}
-
-void show_sc_flags(unsigned int f)
-{
-	sc_show_flags(tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf), " | ", f);
-	printf("sc->flags = %s\n", tmpbuf);
-}
-
-void show_strm_et(unsigned int f)
-{
-	strm_et_show_flags(tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf), " | ", f);
-	printf("strm->et = %s\n", tmpbuf);
-}
-
-void show_task_state(unsigned int f)
-{
-	task_show_state(tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf), " | ", f);
-	printf("task->state = %s\n", tmpbuf);
-}
-
-void show_txn_flags(unsigned int f)
-{
-	txn_show_flags(tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf), " | ", f);
-	printf("txn->flags = %s\n", tmpbuf);
-}
-
-void show_strm_flags(unsigned int f)
-{
-	strm_show_flags(tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf), " | ", f);
-	printf("strm->flags = %s\n", tmpbuf);
-	return;
-}
-
 void usage_exit(const char *name)
 {
 	int word, nbword;
@@ -169,15 +115,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (multi || use_stdin)
 			printf("### 0x%08x:\n", flags);
 
-		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_ANA)   show_chn_ana(flags);
-		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_CHN)   show_chn_flags(flags);
-		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_CONN)  show_conn_flags(flags);
-		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_SC)    show_sc_flags(flags);
-		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_SD)    show_sd_flags(flags);
-		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_SET)   show_strm_et(flags);
-		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_STRM)  show_strm_flags(flags);
-		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_TASK)  show_task_state(flags);
-		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_TXN)   show_txn_flags(flags);
+		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_ANA)   printf("chn->ana    = %s\n", (chn_show_analysers(buf, bsz, " | ", flags), buf));
+		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_CHN)   printf("chn->flags  = %s\n", (chn_show_flags    (buf, bsz, " | ", flags), buf));
+		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_CONN)  printf("conn->flags = %s\n", (conn_show_flags   (buf, bsz, " | ", flags), buf));
+		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_SC)    printf("sc->flags = %s\n",   (sc_show_flags     (buf, bsz, " | ", flags), buf));
+		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_SD)    printf("sd->flags = %s\n",   (se_show_flags     (buf, bsz, " | ", flags), buf));
+		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_SET)   printf("strm->et = %s\n",    (strm_et_show_flags(buf, bsz, " | ", flags), buf));
+		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_STRM)  printf("strm->flags = %s\n", (strm_show_flags   (buf, bsz, " | ", flags), buf));
+		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_TASK)  printf("task->state = %s\n", (task_show_state   (buf, bsz, " | ", flags), buf));
+		if (show_as & SHOW_AS_TXN)   printf("txn->flags = %s\n",  (txn_show_flags    (buf, bsz, " | ", flags), buf));
 	}
 	return 0;
 }