1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index 0712380737b3..0cecba059666 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -279,18 +279,12 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, bool from_file)
          * at open time.
          */
         if (type == SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN || !from_file) {
-                if (dmesg_restrict && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-                        return -EPERM;
+                if (dmesg_restrict && !capable(CAP_SYSLOG))
+                        goto warn; /* switch to return -EPERM after 2.6.39 */
                 if ((type != SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL &&
                      type != SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER) &&
-                    !capable(CAP_SYSLOG)) {
-                        /* remove after 2.6.38 */
-                        if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-                                WARN_ONCE(1, "Attempt to access syslog with "
-                                  "CAP_SYS_ADMIN but no CAP_SYSLOG "
-                                  "(deprecated and denied).\n");
-                        return -EPERM;
-                }
+                    !capable(CAP_SYSLOG))
+                        goto warn; /* switch to return -EPERM after 2.6.39 */
         }
 
         error = security_syslog(type);
@@ -434,6 +428,12 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, bool from_file)
         }
 out:
         return error;
+warn:
+        /* remove after 2.6.39 */
+        if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+                WARN_ONCE(1, "Attempt to access syslog with CAP_SYS_ADMIN "
+                  "but no CAP_SYSLOG (deprecated and denied).\n");
+        return -EPERM;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(syslog, int, type, char __user *, buf, int, len)