diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index 4819c3d6cca4..f9532e09b608 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -892,8 +892,8 @@ static char *pointer(const char *fmt, char *buf, char *end, void *ptr,
 	case 'F':
 	case 'f':
 		ptr = dereference_function_descriptor(ptr);
-	case 's':
 		/* Fallthrough */
+	case 's':
 	case 'S':
 		return symbol_string(buf, end, ptr, spec, *fmt);
 	case 'R':
@@ -1156,8 +1156,7 @@ qualifier:
 int vsnprintf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
 	unsigned long long num;
-	char *str, *end, c;
-	int read;
+	char *str, *end;
 	struct printf_spec spec = {0};
 
 	/* Reject out-of-range values early.  Large positive sizes are
@@ -1176,8 +1175,7 @@ int vsnprintf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 
 	while (*fmt) {
 		const char *old_fmt = fmt;
-
-		read = format_decode(fmt, &spec);
+		int read = format_decode(fmt, &spec);
 
 		fmt += read;
 
@@ -1201,7 +1199,9 @@ int vsnprintf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 			spec.precision = va_arg(args, int);
 			break;
 
-		case FORMAT_TYPE_CHAR:
+		case FORMAT_TYPE_CHAR: {
+			char c;
+
 			if (!(spec.flags & LEFT)) {
 				while (--spec.field_width > 0) {
 					if (str < end)
@@ -1220,6 +1220,7 @@ int vsnprintf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 				++str;
 			}
 			break;
+		}
 
 		case FORMAT_TYPE_STR:
 			str = string(str, end, va_arg(args, char *), spec);
@@ -1464,7 +1465,6 @@ int vbin_printf(u32 *bin_buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
 	struct printf_spec spec = {0};
 	char *str, *end;
-	int read;
 
 	str = (char *)bin_buf;
 	end = (char *)(bin_buf + size);
@@ -1490,12 +1490,14 @@ do {									\
 } while (0)
 
 	while (*fmt) {
-		read = format_decode(fmt, &spec);
+		int read = format_decode(fmt, &spec);
 
 		fmt += read;
 
 		switch (spec.type) {
 		case FORMAT_TYPE_NONE:
+		case FORMAT_TYPE_INVALID:
+		case FORMAT_TYPE_PERCENT_CHAR:
 			break;
 
 		case FORMAT_TYPE_WIDTH:
@@ -1528,12 +1530,6 @@ do {									\
 				fmt++;
 			break;
 
-		case FORMAT_TYPE_PERCENT_CHAR:
-			break;
-
-		case FORMAT_TYPE_INVALID:
-			break;
-
 		case FORMAT_TYPE_NRCHARS: {
 			/* skip %n 's argument */
 			int qualifier = spec.qualifier;
@@ -1606,10 +1602,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vbin_printf);
  */
 int bstr_printf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, const u32 *bin_buf)
 {
-	unsigned long long num;
-	char *str, *end, c;
-	const char *args = (const char *)bin_buf;
 	struct printf_spec spec = {0};
+	char *str, *end;
+	const char *args = (const char *)bin_buf;
 
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE((int) size < 0))
 		return 0;
@@ -1639,10 +1634,8 @@ int bstr_printf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, const u32 *bin_buf)
 	}
 
 	while (*fmt) {
-		int read;
 		const char *old_fmt = fmt;
-
-		read = format_decode(fmt, &spec);
+		int read = format_decode(fmt, &spec);
 
 		fmt += read;
 
@@ -1666,7 +1659,9 @@ int bstr_printf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, const u32 *bin_buf)
 			spec.precision = get_arg(int);
 			break;
 
-		case FORMAT_TYPE_CHAR:
+		case FORMAT_TYPE_CHAR: {
+			char c;
+
 			if (!(spec.flags & LEFT)) {
 				while (--spec.field_width > 0) {
 					if (str < end)
@@ -1684,11 +1679,11 @@ int bstr_printf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, const u32 *bin_buf)
 				++str;
 			}
 			break;
+		}
 
 		case FORMAT_TYPE_STR: {
 			const char *str_arg = args;
-			size_t len = strlen(str_arg);
-			args += len + 1;
+			args += strlen(str_arg) + 1;
 			str = string(str, end, (char *)str_arg, spec);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1700,11 +1695,6 @@ int bstr_printf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, const u32 *bin_buf)
 			break;
 
 		case FORMAT_TYPE_PERCENT_CHAR:
-			if (str < end)
-				*str = '%';
-			++str;
-			break;
-
 		case FORMAT_TYPE_INVALID:
 			if (str < end)
 				*str = '%';
@@ -1715,15 +1705,15 @@ int bstr_printf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, const u32 *bin_buf)
 			/* skip */
 			break;
 
-		default:
+		default: {
+			unsigned long long num;
+
 			switch (spec.type) {
 
 			case FORMAT_TYPE_LONG_LONG:
 				num = get_arg(long long);
 				break;
 			case FORMAT_TYPE_ULONG:
-				num = get_arg(unsigned long);
-				break;
 			case FORMAT_TYPE_LONG:
 				num = get_arg(unsigned long);
 				break;
@@ -1753,8 +1743,9 @@ int bstr_printf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, const u32 *bin_buf)
 			}
 
 			str = number(str, end, num, spec);
-		}
-	}
+		} /* default: */
+		} /* switch(spec.type) */
+	} /* while(*fmt) */
 
 	if (size > 0) {
 		if (str < end)
@@ -1808,7 +1799,7 @@ int vsscanf(const char *buf, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 	char digit;
 	int num = 0;
 	int qualifier, base, field_width;
-	int is_sign = 0;
+	bool is_sign;
 
 	while (*fmt && *str) {
 		/* skip any white space in format */
@@ -1864,12 +1855,13 @@ int vsscanf(const char *buf, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		base = 10;
-		is_sign = 0;
 
 		if (!*fmt || !*str)
 			break;
 
+		base = 10;
+		is_sign = 0;
+
 		switch (*fmt++) {
 		case 'c':
 		{