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To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] FRV: Implement the GDB remote protocol 'p' command to retrieve a register
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From: fche@redhat.com (Frank Ch. Eigler)
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:23:25 -0400
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1006090945531.4506@i5.linux-foundation.org> (Linus Torvalds's message of "Wed, 9 Jun 2010 09:48:06 -0700 (PDT)")
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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> writes:

>> Implement the GDB remote protocol 'p' command to retrieve a single register
>> value.
>
> Is there any value to this? [...]

Sure, much less data to transfer across a slowish serial link.

- FChE