--- gdb/remote.c.orig	Mon Feb 25 02:59:06 2008
+++ gdb/remote.c	Sat Jun 26 15:31:40 2010
@@ -6102,8 +6102,9 @@ remote_xfer_partial (struct target_ops *ops, enum targ
 				     [PACKET_qXfer_spu_write]);
     }
 
-  /* Only handle flash writes.  */
-  if (writebuf != NULL)
+  /* Only handle flash writes.  Zero OFFSET and LENGTH is just a size
+   * query only, so proceed anyway. */
+  if (writebuf != NULL && !(offset == 0 && len == 0))
     {
       LONGEST xfered;