allow userspace to modify scsi command filter on per device basis

This patch exports the per-gendisk command filter to user space through
sysfs, so it can be changed by the system administrator.
All users of the old cmd filter have been converted to use the new one.

Original patch from Peter Jones.

Signed-off-by: Adel Gadllah <adel.gadllah@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Jones <pjones@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

5 files changed, 361 insertions, 128 deletions

diff --git a/block/Makefile b/block/Makefile
index 045f7b6..208000b 100644
--- a/block/Makefile
+++ b/block/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLOCK) := elevator.o blk-core.o blk-tag.o blk-sysfs.o \
 			blk-barrier.o blk-settings.o blk-ioc.o blk-map.o \
-			blk-exec.o blk-merge.o ioctl.o genhd.o scsi_ioctl.o
+			blk-exec.o blk-merge.o ioctl.o genhd.o scsi_ioctl.o \
+			cmd-filter.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG)	+= bsg.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP)	+= noop-iosched.o
diff --git a/block/bsg.c b/block/bsg.c
index f0b7cd3..439940c 100644
--- a/block/bsg.c
+++ b/block/bsg.c
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ struct bsg_device {
 	char name[BUS_ID_SIZE];
 	int max_queue;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter *cmd_filter;
+	mode_t *f_mode;
 };
 
 enum {
 	BSG_F_BLOCK		= 1,
-	BSG_F_WRITE_PERM	= 2,
 };
 
 #define BSG_DEFAULT_CMDS	64
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ unlock:
 }
 
 static int blk_fill_sgv4_hdr_rq(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
-				struct sg_io_v4 *hdr, int has_write_perm)
+				struct sg_io_v4 *hdr, struct bsg_device *bd)
 {
 	if (hdr->request_len > BLK_MAX_CDB) {
 		rq->cmd = kzalloc(hdr->request_len, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -185,7 +186,8 @@ static int blk_fill_sgv4_hdr_rq(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	if (hdr->subprotocol == BSG_SUB_PROTOCOL_SCSI_CMD) {
-		if (blk_verify_command(rq->cmd, has_write_perm))
+		if (blk_cmd_filter_verify_command(bd->cmd_filter, rq->cmd,
+						 bd->f_mode))
 			return -EPERM;
 	} else if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
 		return -EPERM;
@@ -263,8 +265,7 @@ bsg_map_hdr(struct bsg_device *bd, struct sg_io_v4 *hdr)
 	rq = blk_get_request(q, rw, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rq)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	ret = blk_fill_sgv4_hdr_rq(q, rq, hdr, test_bit(BSG_F_WRITE_PERM,
-						       &bd->flags));
+	ret = blk_fill_sgv4_hdr_rq(q, rq, hdr, bd);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -566,12 +567,23 @@ static inline void bsg_set_block(struct bsg_device *bd, struct file *file)
 		set_bit(BSG_F_BLOCK, &bd->flags);
 }
 
-static inline void bsg_set_write_perm(struct bsg_device *bd, struct file *file)
+static void bsg_set_cmd_filter(struct bsg_device *bd,
+			   struct file *file)
 {
-	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
-		set_bit(BSG_F_WRITE_PERM, &bd->flags);
-	else
-		clear_bit(BSG_F_WRITE_PERM, &bd->flags);
+	struct inode *inode;
+	struct gendisk *disk;
+
+	if (!file)
+		return;
+
+	inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	if (!inode)
+		return;
+
+	disk = inode->i_bdev->bd_disk;
+
+	bd->cmd_filter = &disk->cmd_filter;
+	bd->f_mode = &file->f_mode;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -595,6 +607,8 @@ bsg_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 	dprintk("%s: read %Zd bytes\n", bd->name, count);
 
 	bsg_set_block(bd, file);
+	bsg_set_cmd_filter(bd, file);
+
 	bytes_read = 0;
 	ret = __bsg_read(buf, count, bd, NULL, &bytes_read);
 	*ppos = bytes_read;
@@ -668,7 +682,7 @@ bsg_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 	dprintk("%s: write %Zd bytes\n", bd->name, count);
 
 	bsg_set_block(bd, file);
-	bsg_set_write_perm(bd, file);
+	bsg_set_cmd_filter(bd, file);
 
 	bytes_written = 0;
 	ret = __bsg_write(bd, buf, count, &bytes_written);
@@ -771,7 +785,9 @@ static struct bsg_device *bsg_add_device(struct inode *inode,
 	}
 
 	bd->queue = rq;
+
 	bsg_set_block(bd, file);
+	bsg_set_cmd_filter(bd, file);
 
 	atomic_set(&bd->ref_count, 1);
 	mutex_lock(&bsg_mutex);
diff --git a/block/cmd-filter.c b/block/cmd-filter.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35e327c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block/cmd-filter.c
@@ -0,0 +1,325 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2004 Peter M. Jones <pjones@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public Licens
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/genhd.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/parser.h>
+#include <linux/capability.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+
+#include <scsi/scsi.h>
+#include <linux/cdrom.h>
+
+int blk_cmd_filter_verify_command(struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter *filter,
+				  unsigned char *cmd, mode_t *f_mode)
+{
+	/* root can do any command. */
+	if (capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* if there's no filter set, assume we're filtering everything out */
+	if (!filter)
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	/* Anybody who can open the device can do a read-safe command */
+	if (test_bit(cmd[0], filter->read_ok))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Write-safe commands require a writable open */
+	if (test_bit(cmd[0], filter->write_ok) && (*f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
+		return 0;
+
+	return -EPERM;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_cmd_filter_verify_command);
+
+int blk_verify_command(struct file *file, unsigned char *cmd)
+{
+	struct gendisk *disk;
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	if (!file)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	if (!inode)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	disk = inode->i_bdev->bd_disk;
+
+	return blk_cmd_filter_verify_command(&disk->cmd_filter,
+						 cmd, &file->f_mode);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_verify_command);
+
+/* and now, the sysfs stuff */
+static ssize_t rcf_cmds_show(struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter *filter, char *page,
+			     int rw)
+{
+	char *npage = page;
+	unsigned long *okbits;
+	int i;
+
+	if (rw == READ)
+		okbits = filter->read_ok;
+	else
+		okbits = filter->write_ok;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < BLK_SCSI_MAX_CMDS; i++) {
+		if (test_bit(i, okbits)) {
+			sprintf(npage, "%02x", i);
+			npage += 2;
+			if (i < BLK_SCSI_MAX_CMDS - 1)
+				sprintf(npage++, " ");
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (npage != page)
+		npage += sprintf(npage, "\n");
+
+	return npage - page;
+}
+
+static ssize_t rcf_readcmds_show(struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter *filter, char *page)
+{
+	return rcf_cmds_show(filter, page, READ);
+}
+
+static ssize_t rcf_writecmds_show(struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter *filter,
+				 char *page)
+{
+	return rcf_cmds_show(filter, page, WRITE);
+}
+
+static ssize_t rcf_cmds_store(struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter *filter,
+			      const char *page, size_t count, int rw)
+{
+	ssize_t ret = 0;
+	unsigned long okbits[BLK_SCSI_CMD_PER_LONG], *target_okbits;
+	int cmd, status, len;
+	substring_t ss;
+
+	memset(&okbits, 0, sizeof(okbits));
+
+	for (len = strlen(page); len > 0; len -= 3) {
+		if (len < 2)
+			break;
+		ss.from = (char *) page + ret;
+		ss.to = (char *) page + ret + 2;
+		ret += 3;
+		status = match_hex(&ss, &cmd);
+		/* either of these cases means invalid input, so do nothing. */
+		if (status || cmd >= BLK_SCSI_MAX_CMDS)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		__set_bit(cmd, okbits);
+	}
+
+	if (rw == READ)
+		target_okbits = filter->read_ok;
+	else
+		target_okbits = filter->write_ok;
+
+	memmove(target_okbits, okbits, sizeof(okbits));
+	return count;
+}
+
+static ssize_t rcf_readcmds_store(struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter *filter,
+				  const char *page, size_t count)
+{
+	return rcf_cmds_store(filter, page, count, READ);
+}
+
+static ssize_t rcf_writecmds_store(struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter *filter,
+				   const char *page, size_t count)
+{
+	return rcf_cmds_store(filter, page, count, WRITE);
+}
+
+struct rcf_sysfs_entry {
+	struct attribute attr;
+	ssize_t (*show)(struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter *, char *);
+	ssize_t (*store)(struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter *, const char *, size_t);
+};
+
+static struct rcf_sysfs_entry rcf_readcmds_entry = {
+	.attr = { .name = "read_table", .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR },
+	.show = rcf_readcmds_show,
+	.store = rcf_readcmds_store,
+};
+
+static struct rcf_sysfs_entry rcf_writecmds_entry = {
+	.attr = {.name = "write_table", .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR },
+	.show = rcf_writecmds_show,
+	.store = rcf_writecmds_store,
+};
+
+static struct attribute *default_attrs[] = {
+	&rcf_readcmds_entry.attr,
+	&rcf_writecmds_entry.attr,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+#define to_rcf(atr) container_of((atr), struct rcf_sysfs_entry, attr)
+
+static ssize_t
+rcf_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, char *page)
+{
+	struct rcf_sysfs_entry *entry = to_rcf(attr);
+	struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter *filter;
+
+	filter = container_of(kobj, struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter, kobj);
+	if (entry->show)
+		return entry->show(filter, page);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+rcf_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
+			const char *page, size_t length)
+{
+	struct rcf_sysfs_entry *entry = to_rcf(attr);
+	struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter *filter;
+
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	if (!entry->store)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	filter = container_of(kobj, struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter, kobj);
+	return entry->store(filter, page, length);
+}
+
+static struct sysfs_ops rcf_sysfs_ops = {
+	.show = rcf_attr_show,
+	.store = rcf_attr_store,
+};
+
+static struct kobj_type rcf_ktype = {
+	.sysfs_ops = &rcf_sysfs_ops,
+	.default_attrs = default_attrs,
+};
+
+static void rcf_set_defaults(struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter *filter)
+{
+	/* Basic read-only commands */
+	__set_bit(TEST_UNIT_READY, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(REQUEST_SENSE, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(READ_6, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(READ_10, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(READ_12, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(READ_16, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(READ_BUFFER, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(READ_DEFECT_DATA, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(READ_LONG, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(INQUIRY, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(MODE_SENSE, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(MODE_SENSE_10, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(LOG_SENSE, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(START_STOP, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_VERIFY_10, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(VERIFY_16, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_READ_BUFFER_CAPACITY, filter->read_ok);
+
+	/* Audio CD commands */
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_PLAY_CD, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_PLAY_AUDIO_10, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_PLAY_AUDIO_MSF, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_PLAY_AUDIO_TI, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_PAUSE_RESUME, filter->read_ok);
+
+	/* CD/DVD data reading */
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_READ_CD, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_READ_CD_MSF, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_READ_DISC_INFO, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_READ_CDVD_CAPACITY, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_READ_DVD_STRUCTURE, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_READ_HEADER, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_READ_TRACK_RZONE_INFO, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_READ_SUBCHANNEL, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_READ_TOC_PMA_ATIP, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_REPORT_KEY, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_SCAN, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_GET_CONFIGURATION, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_READ_FORMAT_CAPACITIES, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_GET_EVENT_STATUS_NOTIFICATION, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_GET_PERFORMANCE, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_SEEK, filter->read_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_STOP_PLAY_SCAN, filter->read_ok);
+
+	/* Basic writing commands */
+	__set_bit(WRITE_6, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(WRITE_10, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(WRITE_VERIFY, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(WRITE_12, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(WRITE_VERIFY_12, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(WRITE_16, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(WRITE_LONG, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(WRITE_LONG_2, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(ERASE, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_MODE_SELECT_10, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(MODE_SELECT, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(LOG_SELECT, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_BLANK, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_CLOSE_TRACK, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_FLUSH_CACHE, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_FORMAT_UNIT, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_REPAIR_RZONE_TRACK, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_RESERVE_RZONE_TRACK, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_SEND_DVD_STRUCTURE, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_SEND_EVENT, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_SEND_KEY, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_SEND_OPC, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_SEND_CUE_SHEET, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_SET_SPEED, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_PREVENT_ALLOW_MEDIUM_REMOVAL, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_LOAD_UNLOAD, filter->write_ok);
+	__set_bit(GPCMD_SET_STREAMING, filter->write_ok);
+}
+
+int blk_register_filter(struct gendisk *disk)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter *filter = &disk->cmd_filter;
+	struct kobject *parent = kobject_get(disk->holder_dir->parent);
+
+	if (!parent)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&filter->kobj, &rcf_ktype, parent,
+				 "%s", "cmd_filter");
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	rcf_set_defaults(filter);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void blk_unregister_filter(struct gendisk *disk)
+{
+	struct blk_scsi_cmd_filter *filter = &disk->cmd_filter;
+
+	kobject_put(&filter->kobj);
+	kobject_put(disk->holder_dir->parent);
+}
+
diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 43e468e..9074f38 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ void add_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
 			    disk->minors, NULL, exact_match, exact_lock, disk);
 	register_disk(disk);
 	blk_register_queue(disk);
+	blk_register_filter(disk);
 
 	bdi = &disk->queue->backing_dev_info;
 	bdi_register_dev(bdi, MKDEV(disk->major, disk->first_minor));
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(del_gendisk);	/* in partitions/check.c */
 
 void unlink_gendisk(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
+	blk_unregister_filter(disk);
 	sysfs_remove_link(&disk->dev.kobj, "bdi");
 	bdi_unregister(&disk->queue->backing_dev_info);
 	blk_unregister_queue(disk);
diff --git a/block/scsi_ioctl.c b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
index 78199c0..c5b9bcf 100644
--- a/block/scsi_ioctl.c
+++ b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
@@ -105,120 +105,12 @@ static int sg_emulated_host(struct request_queue *q, int __user *p)
 	return put_user(1, p);
 }
 
-#define CMD_READ_SAFE	0x01
-#define CMD_WRITE_SAFE	0x02
-#define CMD_WARNED	0x04
-#define safe_for_read(cmd)	[cmd] = CMD_READ_SAFE
-#define safe_for_write(cmd)	[cmd] = CMD_WRITE_SAFE
-
-int blk_verify_command(unsigned char *cmd, int has_write_perm)
-{
-	static unsigned char cmd_type[256] = {
-
-		/* Basic read-only commands */
-		safe_for_read(TEST_UNIT_READY),
-		safe_for_read(REQUEST_SENSE),
-		safe_for_read(READ_6),
-		safe_for_read(READ_10),
-		safe_for_read(READ_12),
-		safe_for_read(READ_16),
-		safe_for_read(READ_BUFFER),
-		safe_for_read(READ_DEFECT_DATA),
-		safe_for_read(READ_LONG),
-		safe_for_read(INQUIRY),
-		safe_for_read(MODE_SENSE),
-		safe_for_read(MODE_SENSE_10),
-		safe_for_read(LOG_SENSE),
-		safe_for_read(START_STOP),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_VERIFY_10),
-		safe_for_read(VERIFY_16),
-
-		/* Audio CD commands */
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_PLAY_CD),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_PLAY_AUDIO_10),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_PLAY_AUDIO_MSF),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_PLAY_AUDIO_TI),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_PAUSE_RESUME),
-
-		/* CD/DVD data reading */
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_READ_BUFFER_CAPACITY),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_READ_CD),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_READ_CD_MSF),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_READ_DISC_INFO),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_READ_CDVD_CAPACITY),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_READ_DVD_STRUCTURE),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_READ_HEADER),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_READ_TRACK_RZONE_INFO),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_READ_SUBCHANNEL),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_READ_TOC_PMA_ATIP),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_REPORT_KEY),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_SCAN),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_GET_CONFIGURATION),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_READ_FORMAT_CAPACITIES),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_GET_EVENT_STATUS_NOTIFICATION),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_GET_PERFORMANCE),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_SEEK),
-		safe_for_read(GPCMD_STOP_PLAY_SCAN),
-
-		/* Basic writing commands */
-		safe_for_write(WRITE_6),
-		safe_for_write(WRITE_10),
-		safe_for_write(WRITE_VERIFY),
-		safe_for_write(WRITE_12),
-		safe_for_write(WRITE_VERIFY_12),
-		safe_for_write(WRITE_16),
-		safe_for_write(WRITE_LONG),
-		safe_for_write(WRITE_LONG_2),
-		safe_for_write(ERASE),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_MODE_SELECT_10),
-		safe_for_write(MODE_SELECT),
-		safe_for_write(LOG_SELECT),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_BLANK),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_CLOSE_TRACK),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_FLUSH_CACHE),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_FORMAT_UNIT),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_REPAIR_RZONE_TRACK),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_RESERVE_RZONE_TRACK),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_SEND_DVD_STRUCTURE),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_SEND_EVENT),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_SEND_KEY),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_SEND_OPC),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_SEND_CUE_SHEET),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_SET_SPEED),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_PREVENT_ALLOW_MEDIUM_REMOVAL),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_LOAD_UNLOAD),
-		safe_for_write(GPCMD_SET_STREAMING),
-	};
-	unsigned char type = cmd_type[cmd[0]];
-
-	/* Anybody who can open the device can do a read-safe command */
-	if (type & CMD_READ_SAFE)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* Write-safe commands just require a writable open.. */
-	if ((type & CMD_WRITE_SAFE) && has_write_perm)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* And root can do any command.. */
-	if (capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!type) {
-		cmd_type[cmd[0]] = CMD_WARNED;
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "scsi: unknown opcode 0x%02x\n", cmd[0]);
-	}
-
-	/* Otherwise fail it with an "Operation not permitted" */
-	return -EPERM;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_verify_command);
-
 static int blk_fill_sghdr_rq(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
-			     struct sg_io_hdr *hdr, int has_write_perm)
+			     struct sg_io_hdr *hdr, struct file *file)
 {
 	if (copy_from_user(rq->cmd, hdr->cmdp, hdr->cmd_len))
 		return -EFAULT;
-	if (blk_verify_command(rq->cmd, has_write_perm))
+	if (blk_verify_command(file, rq->cmd))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	/*
@@ -287,7 +179,7 @@ static int sg_io(struct file *file, struct request_queue *q,
 		struct gendisk *bd_disk, struct sg_io_hdr *hdr)
 {
 	unsigned long start_time;
-	int writing = 0, ret = 0, has_write_perm = 0;
+	int writing = 0, ret = 0;
 	struct request *rq;
 	char sense[SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE];
 	struct bio *bio;
@@ -316,10 +208,7 @@ static int sg_io(struct file *file, struct request_queue *q,
 	if (!rq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (file)
-		has_write_perm = file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE;
-
-	if (blk_fill_sghdr_rq(q, rq, hdr, has_write_perm)) {
+	if (blk_fill_sghdr_rq(q, rq, hdr, file)) {
 		blk_put_request(rq);
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
@@ -451,7 +340,7 @@ int sg_scsi_ioctl(struct file *file, struct request_queue *q,
 	if (in_len && copy_from_user(buffer, sic->data + cmdlen, in_len))
 		goto error;
 
-	err = blk_verify_command(rq->cmd, file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE);
+	err = blk_verify_command(file, rq->cmd);
 	if (err)
 		goto error;