Re: [rfc] Remote file transfer support

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>]

> Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:36:50 -0500
> From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>
> Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
> 
> Is this better?
> 
> The @dfn{Host I/O} packets allow @value{GDBN} to perform I/O
> operations on the far side of a remote link.  For example, Host I/O is
> used to upload and download files to a remote target with its own
> filesystem.  Host I/O uses the same constant values and data structure
> layout as the target-initiated File-I/O protocol.  However, the
> Host I/O packets are structured differently.  The target-initiated
> protocol relies on target memory to store parameters and buffers.
> Host I/O requests are initiated by @value{GDBN}, and the
> target's memory is not involved.  @xref{File-I/O Remote Protocol
> Extension}, for more details on the target-initiated protocol.

Yes, thanks.

> Here's my latest patch, which should correct all the problems you
> found.  I also fixed cleanup when a write error occurs.

Thanks, the documentation patch is approved.