pyocd / pyocd/pyOCD

disable telnet when starting pyocd-gdbserver

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Description

Description

When user doesn't need to use telnet server there should be way to disable it. It just waste of cpu&memory (& one extra socket) which might be problematic in "low-end-hosts" like odroid.

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Research direction

Start at the pyocd-gdbserver startup path and trace where the telnet server is created. Add a way to disable telnet while preserving GDB server operation, and verify that the disabled mode does not allocate the extra socket or resources.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
embedded-iot
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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