Re: [PATCH V4] PR gdb/33747: gdb/ser-unix: modernize and fix custom baud rate support on musl

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:26:21 +0530
> Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org, kevinb@redhat.com, macro@orcam.me.uk,
>         Randy.MacLeod@windriver.com, Sundeep.Kokkonda@windriver.com,
>         schwab@linux-m68k.org, tromey@sourceware.org, simark@simark.ca
> From: Sunil Kumar Dora <sunilkumar.dora@windriver.com>
> 
> > This entry could be more useful if it explained which GDB
> > functionalities are affected by these changes.  Otherwise, I'm not
> > sure it will be clear to the reader whether and when should he/she be
> > bothered or excited by these changes.
> >
> > Reviewed-By: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
> 
> Hi Eli,
> 
> Thanks for the review.
> You're right — the NEWS entry was too focused on implementation details.
> 
> For V5 I simplified it to this:
> 
> * GDB now supports arbitrary (non-standard) baud rates for serial
>    connections to remote targets.
> 
> Please let me know if this looks good or if you'd like any small change.

Yes, that's much more clear, thanks.

But perhaps mention the OS/libc configurations where this is
supported, as I understand not all the supported targets are affected.