OpenOCD can handle certain target requests, currently debugmsg are only supported for arm7_9 and cortex_m3.
 See libdcc in the contrib dir for more details.
 @itemize @bullet
-@item @b{target_request debugmsgs} <@var{enable}|@var{disable}>
+@item @b{target_request debugmsgs} <@var{enable}|@var{disable}|@var{charmsg}>
 @cindex target_request debugmsgs
-@*Enable/disable target debugmsgs requests. debugmsgs enable messages to be sent to the debugger while the target is running.
+@*Enable/disable target debugmsgs requests. debugmsgs enable messages to be sent to the debugger while the target is running. @var{charmsg} recives the message like linux kernel ``Kernel low-level debugging via EmbeddedICE DCC channel'' option way.
 @end itemize
 
 @node JTAG Commands
 
 #include <string.h>
 
 command_t *target_request_cmd = NULL;
+static int charmsg_mode = 0;
 
 int target_asciimsg(target_t *target, u32 length)
 {
 int target_request(target_t *target, u32 request)
 {
        target_req_cmd_t target_req_cmd = request & 0xff;
-       
+
+       if ( charmsg_mode ) {
+               target_charmsg(target, target_req_cmd );
+               return ERROR_OK;
+       }
        switch (target_req_cmd)
        {
                case TARGET_REQ_TRACEMSG:
 
        if (argc > 0)
        {
-               if (!strcmp(args[0], "enable"))
+               if (!strcmp(args[0], "enable") || !strcmp(args[0], "charmsg"))
                {
                        /* don't register if this command context is already receiving */
                        if (!receiving)
                                receiving = 1;
                                add_debug_msg_receiver(cmd_ctx, target);
                        }
+                       charmsg_mode = !strcmp(args[0], "charmsg");
                }
                else if (!strcmp(args[0], "disable"))
                {
                }
                else
                {
-                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "usage: target_request debugmsgs ['enable'|'disable']");
+                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "usage: target_request debugmsgs ['enable'|'disable'|'charmsg']");
                }
        }
        
        command_print(cmd_ctx, "receiving debug messages from current target %s",
-                       (receiving) ? "enabled" : "disabled");
-       
+                     (receiving) ? (charmsg_mode?"charmsg":"enabled") : "disabled" );
        return ERROR_OK;
 }