Re: assertion (cnt <= tp->packets_out) failed

[Heikki Orsila]

Heikki Orsila wrote:
> There were big changes in tcp_output.c between rc1 and rc2, and the 
> bug is triggered when using e1000 with rc2 or later. And because the 
> bug does not happen on skge (new sk98 driver) it makes me guess it's a 
> race condition of sorts.. I am surprised this bug wasn't noticed with 
> rc2.

One more bit of info: there was no e1000 driver changes between rc1 and 
rc2, which increases the evidence that the error was induced by
tcp_output.c.

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