1 files changed, 3 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
index 3eec948d1b7e..5b197d6bb6d9 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
@@ -1019,9 +1019,6 @@ static long nvm_ioctl_info(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
         struct nvm_tgt_type *tt;
         int tgt_iter = 0;
 
-        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-                return -EPERM;
-
         info = memdup_user(arg, sizeof(struct nvm_ioctl_info));
         if (IS_ERR(info))
                 return -EFAULT;
@@ -1060,9 +1057,6 @@ static long nvm_ioctl_get_devices(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
         struct nvm_dev *dev;
         int i = 0;
 
-        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-                return -EPERM;
-
         devices = kzalloc(sizeof(struct nvm_ioctl_get_devices), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!devices)
                 return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1103,9 +1097,6 @@ static long nvm_ioctl_dev_create(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
         struct nvm_ioctl_create create;
 
-        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-                return -EPERM;
-
         if (copy_from_user(&create, arg, sizeof(struct nvm_ioctl_create)))
                 return -EFAULT;
 
@@ -1141,9 +1132,6 @@ static long nvm_ioctl_dev_remove(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
         struct nvm_dev *dev;
         int ret = 0;
 
-        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-                return -EPERM;
-
         if (copy_from_user(&remove, arg, sizeof(struct nvm_ioctl_remove)))
                 return -EFAULT;
 
@@ -1168,9 +1156,6 @@ static long nvm_ioctl_dev_init(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
         struct nvm_ioctl_dev_init init;
 
-        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-                return -EPERM;
-
         if (copy_from_user(&init, arg, sizeof(struct nvm_ioctl_dev_init)))
                 return -EFAULT;
 
@@ -1187,9 +1172,6 @@ static long nvm_ioctl_dev_factory(struct file *file, void __user *arg)
 {
         struct nvm_ioctl_dev_factory fact;
 
-        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-                return -EPERM;
-
         if (copy_from_user(&fact, arg, sizeof(struct nvm_ioctl_dev_factory)))
                 return -EFAULT;
 
@@ -1205,6 +1187,9 @@ static long nvm_ctl_ioctl(struct file *file, uint cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
         void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 
+        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+                return -EPERM;
+
         switch (cmd) {
         case NVM_INFO:
                 return nvm_ioctl_info(file, argp);