} CHIP_TYPE, *PCHIP_TYPE;
 
 #ifdef VIAWET_DEBUG
-#define ASSERT(x)                                                      \
-do {                                                                   \
-       if (!(x)) {                                                     \
-               pr_err("assertion %s failed: file %s line %d\n", \
-                      #x, __func__, __LINE__);                         \
-               *(int *)0 = 0;                                          \
-       }                                                               \
-} while (0)
 #define DBG_PORT80(value)                   outb(value, 0x80)
 #else
-#define ASSERT(x)
 #define DBG_PORT80(value)
 #endif
 
 
        for (i = 0; i < pDevice->sOpts.nRxDescs0; i ++, curr += sizeof(SRxDesc)) {
                pDesc = &(pDevice->aRD0Ring[i]);
                pDesc->pRDInfo = alloc_rd_info();
-               ASSERT(pDesc->pRDInfo);
+
                if (!device_alloc_rx_buf(pDevice, pDesc))
                        dev_err(&pDevice->pcid->dev, "can not alloc rx bufs\n");
 
        for (i = 0; i < pDevice->sOpts.nRxDescs1; i ++, curr += sizeof(SRxDesc)) {
                pDesc = &(pDevice->aRD1Ring[i]);
                pDesc->pRDInfo = alloc_rd_info();
-               ASSERT(pDesc->pRDInfo);
+
                if (!device_alloc_rx_buf(pDevice, pDesc))
                        dev_err(&pDevice->pcid->dev, "can not alloc rx bufs\n");
 
        for (i = 0; i < pDevice->sOpts.nTxDescs[0]; i++, curr += sizeof(STxDesc)) {
                pDesc = &(pDevice->apTD0Rings[i]);
                pDesc->pTDInfo = alloc_td_info();
-               ASSERT(pDesc->pTDInfo);
+
                if (pDevice->flags & DEVICE_FLAGS_TX_ALIGN) {
                        pDesc->pTDInfo->buf = pDevice->tx0_bufs + (i)*PKT_BUF_SZ;
                        pDesc->pTDInfo->buf_dma = pDevice->tx_bufs_dma0 + (i)*PKT_BUF_SZ;
        for (i = 0; i < pDevice->sOpts.nTxDescs[1]; i++, curr += sizeof(STxDesc)) {
                pDesc = &(pDevice->apTD1Rings[i]);
                pDesc->pTDInfo = alloc_td_info();
-               ASSERT(pDesc->pTDInfo);
+
                if (pDevice->flags & DEVICE_FLAGS_TX_ALIGN) {
                        pDesc->pTDInfo->buf = pDevice->tx1_bufs + (i) * PKT_BUF_SZ;
                        pDesc->pTDInfo->buf_dma = pDevice->tx_bufs_dma1 + (i) * PKT_BUF_SZ;
        pRDInfo->skb = dev_alloc_skb((int)pDevice->rx_buf_sz);
        if (pRDInfo->skb == NULL)
                return false;
-       ASSERT(pRDInfo->skb);
 
        pRDInfo->skb_dma =
                dma_map_single(&pDevice->pcid->dev,