Re: KERNEL: assertion (!sk->sk_forward_alloc) failed at net/...

From: Mark Nipper
Date: Wed Mar 29 2006 - 02:47:34 EST


On 28 Mar 2006, David S. Miller wrote:
> It's being discussed at the proper place, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> You have an e1000 card right? A temporary workaround is to disable
> TSO on that interface.

Okay. Sorry for the duplicate. I just wasn't sure if
anyone saw the first one.

Yes, it is an e1000. I disabled TSO via ethtool. Do I
need to reboot or anything and do this right away to avoid
problems or will the few assertions I've seen thus far not cause
any badness in the kernel?

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