--- a/packet.c	Thu Feb 26 12:18:11 2009 +0000
+++ b/packet.c	Thu Feb 26 13:20:53 2009 +0000
@@ -46,16 +46,14 @@
 static void buf_compress(buffer * dest, buffer * src, unsigned int len);
 #endif
 
-/* non-blocking function writing out a current encrypted packet. Returns
- * DROPBEAR_SUCCESS if entire packet was written, DROPBEAR_FAILURE
- * otherwise */
-static int write_packet() {
+/* non-blocking function writing out a current encrypted packet */
+void write_packet() {
 
 	int len, written;
-	int ret = DROPBEAR_FAILURE;
 	buffer * writebuf = NULL;
 	
 	TRACE(("enter write_packet"))
+	dropbear_assert(!isempty(&ses.writequeue));
 
 	/* Get the next buffer in the queue of encrypted packets to write*/
 	writebuf = (buffer*)examine(&ses.writequeue);
@@ -86,19 +84,12 @@
 		dequeue(&ses.writequeue);
 		buf_free(writebuf);
 		writebuf = NULL;
-		ret = DROPBEAR_SUCCESS;
 	} else {
 		/* More packet left to write, leave it in the queue for later */
 		buf_incrpos(writebuf, written);
 	}
 
 	TRACE(("leave write_packet"))
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void write_packets() {
-	/* keep writing packets while we can. */
-	while (!isempty(&ses.writequeue) && write_packet() == DROPBEAR_SUCCESS) {}
 }
 
 /* Non-blocking function reading available portion of a packet into the