diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c b/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c
index ec85da201..70a22409a 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c
@@ -642,13 +642,10 @@ void dbChannelShow(dbChannel *chan, int level, const unsigned short indent)
     int count = ellCount(&chan->filters);
     int pre   = ellCount(&chan->pre_chain);
     int post  = ellCount(&chan->post_chain);
-    int i;
 
-    for (i = 0; i < indent; i++) printf(" ");
-    printf("channel name: %s\n", chan->name);
-    for (i = 0; i < indent; i++) printf(" ");
+    printf("%*schannel name: %s\n", indent, "", chan->name);
     /* FIXME: show field_type as text */
-    printf("  field_type=%d (%dB), %ld element%s, %d filter%s",
+    printf("%*s  field_type=%d (%dB), %ld element%s, %d filter%s", indent, "",
            chan->addr.field_type, chan->addr.field_size, elems, elems == 1 ? "" : "s",
            count, count == 1 ? "" : "s");
     if (count)
@@ -658,9 +655,8 @@ void dbChannelShow(dbChannel *chan, int level, const unsigned short indent)
     if (level > 0)
         dbChannelFilterShow(chan, level - 1, indent + 2);
     if (count) {
-        for (i = 0; i < indent; i++) printf(" ");
         /* FIXME: show field_type as text */
-        printf("  final field_type=%d (%dB), %ld element%s\n",
+        printf("%*s  final field_type=%d (%dB), %ld element%s\n", indent, "",
                chan->final_type, chan->final_field_size, felems, felems == 1 ? "" : "s");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/filters/ts.c b/src/ioc/db/filters/ts.c
index 26c56bfb8..5bf2d4898 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/filters/ts.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/filters/ts.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <chfPlugin.h>
 #include <db_field_log.h>
 
-static db_field_log* tsFilter(void* pvt, dbChannel *chan, db_field_log *pfl) {
+static db_field_log* filter(void* pvt, dbChannel *chan, db_field_log *pfl) {
     epicsTimeStamp now;
     epicsTimeGetCurrent(&now);
 
@@ -32,17 +32,15 @@ static db_field_log* tsFilter(void* pvt, dbChannel *chan, db_field_log *pfl) {
 static void channelRegisterPre(dbChannel *chan, void *pvt,
                                chPostEventFunc **cb_out, void **arg_out, db_field_log *probe)
 {
-    *cb_out = tsFilter;
+    *cb_out = filter;
 }
 
-void channel_report(dbChannel *chan, void *user, int level, const unsigned short indent)
+static void channel_report(dbChannel *chan, void *pvt, int level, const unsigned short indent)
 {
-    int i;
-    for (i = 0; i < indent; i++) printf(" ");
-    printf("  plugin ts\n");
+    printf("%*s  plugin ts\n", indent, "");
 }
 
-static chfPluginIf tsPif = {
+static chfPluginIf pif = {
     NULL, /* allocPvt, */
     NULL, /* freePvt, */
 
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ static void tsInitialize(void)
     if(!firstTime) return;
     firstTime = 0;
 
-    chfPluginRegister("ts", &tsPif, NULL);
+    chfPluginRegister("ts", &pif, NULL);
 }
 
 epicsExportRegistrar(tsInitialize);