@item @b{telnet_port} <@var{number}>
 @cindex telnet_port
 @*Port on which to listen for incoming telnet connections 
+@item @b{telnet_async} <@var{enable/disable}>
+@cindex telnet_async
+@*Enable/disable asynchronous messages. Default off. Slows down debugging
+if enabled and telnet session is open while stepping.
 @item @b{tcl_port} <@var{number}>
 @cindex tcl_port
 @*Port on which to listen for incoming TCL syntax. This port is intended as
 
        Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, cmd_entry, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, help, -1));
        Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, helptext, cmd_entry);
 }
+
+
+/* return global variable long value or 0 upon failure */
+long jim_global_long(const char *variable)
+{
+       Jim_Obj *objPtr=Jim_GetGlobalVariableStr(interp, variable, JIM_ERRMSG);
+       long t;
+       if (Jim_GetLong(interp, objPtr, &t)==JIM_OK)
+       {
+               return t;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
 
        struct command_s *commands;
        int current_target;
        /* Execute a command.
-        * 
+        *
         * If the command fails, it *MUST* return a value != ERROR_OK
         * (many commands break this rule, patches welcome!)
-        * 
+        *
         * This is *especially* important for commands such as writing
         * to flash or verifying memory. The reason is that those commands
         * can be used by programs to determine if the operation succeded
         * or not. If the operation failed, then a program can try
         * an alternative approach.
-        * 
+        *
         * Returning ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR will have the effect of
         * printing out the syntax of the command.
         */
 
 void register_jim(command_context_t *context, const char *name, int (*cmd)(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv), const char *help);
 
+long jim_global_long(const char *variable);
+
 #endif /* COMMAND_H */
 
 }
 
 add_help_text verify "synonym to verify_image"
+
+
+add_help_text telnet_async "<enable/disable> - enable/disable async messages. Default 0."
+
+global telnet_async_state
+set telnet_async_state 0
+proc telnet_async {state} {
+       global telnet_async_state
+       if {[string compare $state enable]==0} {
+               set telnet_async_state 1 
+       } elseif {[string compare $state disable]==0} {
+               set telnet_async_state 0 
+       } else {
+               return -code error "Illegal option $state"              
+       }
+}
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 int handle_exit_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
 int handle_telnet_port_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
 
+static int telnet_async()
+{
+       return jim_global_long("telnet_async_state");
+}
+
 static char *negotiate =
                "\xFF\xFB\x03"          /* IAC WILL Suppress Go Ahead */
                "\xFF\xFB\x01"          /* IAC WILL Echo */
        telnet_connection->next_history = 0;
        telnet_connection->current_history = 0;
 
-       log_add_callback(telnet_log_callback, connection);
+       if (telnet_async())
+               log_add_callback(telnet_log_callback, connection);
 
 
 
                                                        t_con->line_size = 0;
 
                                                        t_con->line_cursor = -1; /* to supress prompt in log callback during command execution */
+
+                                                       if (!telnet_async())
+                                                               log_add_callback(telnet_log_callback, connection);
+
                                                        retval = command_run_line(command_context, t_con->line);
+
+                                                       if (!telnet_async())
+                                                               log_remove_callback(telnet_log_callback, connection);
+
                                                        t_con->line_cursor = 0;
 
                                                        if (retval == ERROR_COMMAND_CLOSE_CONNECTION)