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+2008-08-12  Pedro Alves  <pedro@codesourcery.com>
+
+       Add no-ack mode to the remote protocol --- optionally stop ACKing
+       packets and responses when we have a reliable communication
+       medium.
+
+       Based on Apple's GDB, by Jason Molenda <jmolenda@apple.com>
+
+       * remote.c (struct remote_state): Add noack_mode field.
+       (PACKET_QStartNoAckMode): New.
+       (remote_start_remote): Don't any outstanding packet here.
+       (remote_open_1): Clear noack_mode.  Ack any outstanding packet
+       here.  Activate noack mode if requested.
+       (remote_protocol_features): Add QStartNoAckMode.
+       (remote_open_1):
+       (putpkt_binary): Don't send ack in noack mode.
+       (read_frame): Don't recompute the checksum in noack mode.
+       (getpkt_sane): Skip sending ack if in noack mode.
+       (_initialize_remote): Add set/show remote noack mode.
+       * NEWS:  Note the new features.
+
 2008-08-11  Kevin Buettner  <kevinb@redhat.com>
 
        * rs6000-tdep.c (BL_MASK, BL_INSTRUCTION, BL_DISPLACEMENT_MASK):