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Re: [patch/rfc] to_read/write_partial -> to_xfer_partial


   Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 13:46:31 -0700
   From: Kevin Buettner <kevinb@redhat.com>

   On Oct 27,  3:25pm, Andrew Cagney wrote:

   > Per: http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb-patches/2003-10/msg00641.html

   > > Having taken the change to this point, I'm now wondering if the
   > > read/write partial methods should be merged into:
   > > to_xfer_partial (targ, object, annex,
   > > offset, len,
   > > readbuf, writebuf)
   > > as that would make migrating existing targets easier.
   > 
   > Having implemented bfd-target and remote-target versions 
   > to_read/write_partial, I think this switch is going to make life easier. 

   Could you offer a few more details on why you think that merging the
   read/write methods into a single xfer method will make it easier to
   migrate existing targets?

Yes please.  Personally I find xfer much more confusing than seperate
read/write methods.

Mark


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