diff --git a/kern/libkern/stdio.c b/kern/libkern/stdio.c
index 2375f1d..d02e59b 100644
--- a/kern/libkern/stdio.c
+++ b/kern/libkern/stdio.c
@@ -1,23 +1,16 @@
+#include <uart.h>
 #include <mini-printf.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
-#include <uart.h>
 
-/** Helper routine to put characters into our uart device */
-static int stdout_puts(char *s, int len, void *unused) {
+int stdout_puts(char *s, int len, void *unused) {
     (void)unused;
-    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) uart_putc(s[i]);
+    // Example: UART write loop
+    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+        uart_putc(s[i]);   // <-- your low-level "put char" routine
+    }
     return len;
 }
 
-/**
- * Printf-like functionality for the kernel.
- *
- * %%       - print '%',
- * %c       - character,
- * %s       - string,
- * %d, %u   - decimal integer,
- * %x, %X   - hex integer,
- */
 int kprintf(const char *restrict fmt, ...) {
     va_list ap;
     va_start(ap, fmt);