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diff --git a/gdb/serial.h b/gdb/serial.h
index 11554d789c1..4b2c1f37ecd 100644
--- a/gdb/serial.h
+++ b/gdb/serial.h
@@ -54,14 +54,16 @@ extern void serial_un_fdopen (serial_t scb);
#define SERIAL_UN_FDOPEN(SERIAL_T) serial_un_fdopen ((SERIAL_T))
/* Read one char from the serial device with TIMEOUT seconds to wait
- or -1 to wait forever. Use timeout of 0 to effect a poll. Returns
- unsigned char if ok, else one of the following codes. Note that
- all error return-codes are guaranteed to be < 0. */
+ or -1 to wait forever. Use timeout of 0 to effect a poll.
+ Infinite waits are not permitted. Returns unsigned char if ok, else
+ one of the following codes. Note that all error return-codes are
+ guaranteed to be < 0. */
enum serial_rc {
SERIAL_ERROR = -1, /* General error. */
- SERIAL_TIMEOUT = -2, /* Timeout during read. ui_loop_hook() can,
- unfortunatly, force this to be returned. */
+ SERIAL_TIMEOUT = -2, /* Timeout or data-not-ready during read.
+ Unfortunatly, through ui_loop_hook(), this
+ can also be a QUIT indication. */
SERIAL_EOF = -3 /* General end-of-file or remote target
connection closed, indication. Includes
things like the line dropping dead. */