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authorDaniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>2006-06-21 13:57:21 +0000
committerDaniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>2006-06-21 13:57:21 +0000
commit134efc9aa4852768acccde71b80d74b85999b4ab (patch)
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* NEWS: Mention qSupported. * remote.c (struct remote_state): Add explicit_packet_size. (get_remote_packet_size): Check explicit_packet_size. (get_memory_packet_size): Likewise. (PACKET_qSupported): New enum value. (struct protocol_feature, remote_supported_packet) (remote_packet_size, remote_protocol_features) (remote_query_supported): New. (remote_open_1): Reset explicit_packet_size. Call remote_query_supported. (_initialize_remote): Register qSupported. gdb/doc/ * gdb.texinfo (Remote configuration): Document set / show remote supported-packets. (General Query Packets): Document qSupported packet. gdb/gdbserver/ * server.c (handle_query): Handle qSupported.
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The ARM Demon monitor support (RDP protocol, "target rdp").
+* New remote packets
+
+qSupported:
+ Tell a stub about GDB client features, and request remote target features.
+ The first feature implemented is PacketSize, which allows the target to
+ specify the size of packets it can handle - to minimize the number of
+ packets required and improve performance when connected to a remote
+ target.
+
*** Changes in GDB 6.5
* New targets