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diff --git a/gdb/target.h b/gdb/target.h
index c7046be..32234f7 100644
--- a/gdb/target.h
+++ b/gdb/target.h
@@ -265,13 +265,17 @@ typedef enum target_xfer_status
ULONGEST len,
ULONGEST *xfered_len);
-/* Request that OPS transfer up to LEN 8-bit bytes of the target's
- OBJECT. The OFFSET, for a seekable object, specifies the
- starting point. The ANNEX can be used to provide additional
- data-specific information to the target.
-
- Return the number of bytes actually transfered, or a negative error
- code (an 'enum target_xfer_error' value) if the transfer is not
+/* Request that OPS transfer up to LEN addressable units of the target's
+ OBJECT. When reading from a memory object, the size of an addressable unit
+ is architecture dependent and can be found using
+ gdbarch_addressable_memory_unit_size. Otherwise, an addressable unit is 1
+ byte long. BUF should point to a buffer large enough to hold the read data,
+ taking into account the addressable unit size. The OFFSET, for a seekable
+ object, specifies the starting point. The ANNEX can be used to provide
+ additional data-specific information to the target.
+
+ Return the number of addressable units actually transferred, or a negative
+ error code (an 'enum target_xfer_error' value) if the transfer is not
supported or otherwise fails. Return of a positive value less than
LEN indicates that no further transfer is possible. Unlike the raw
to_xfer_partial interface, callers of these functions do not need
@@ -300,6 +304,21 @@ extern VEC(memory_read_result_s)* read_memory_robust (struct target_ops *ops,
const ULONGEST offset,
const LONGEST len);
+/* Request that OPS transfer up to LEN addressable units from BUF to the
+ target's OBJECT. When writing to a memory object, the addressable unit
+ size is architecture dependent and can be found using
+ gdbarch_addressable_memory_unit_size. Otherwise, an addressable unit is 1
+ byte long. The OFFSET, for a seekable object, specifies the starting point.
+ The ANNEX can be used to provide additional data-specific information to
+ the target.
+
+ Return the number of addressable units actually transferred, or a negative
+ error code (an 'enum target_xfer_status' value) if the transfer is not
+ supported or otherwise fails. Return of a positive value less than
+ LEN indicates that no further transfer is possible. Unlike the raw
+ to_xfer_partial interface, callers of these functions do not need to
+ retry partial transfers. */
+
extern LONGEST target_write (struct target_ops *ops,
enum target_object object,
const char *annex, const gdb_byte *buf,