Index: linux-2.6.9-rc2/drivers/block/scsi_ioctl.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.9-rc2.orig/drivers/block/scsi_ioctl.c 2004-09-17 14:14:28.000000000 +1000 +++ linux-2.6.9-rc2/drivers/block/scsi_ioctl.c 2004-09-19 13:29:15.867212824 +1000 @@ -220,8 +220,6 @@ static int sg_io(struct file *file, requ return -EINVAL; if (copy_from_user(cmd, hdr->cmdp, hdr->cmd_len)) return -EFAULT; - if (verify_command(file, cmd)) - return -EPERM; /* * we'll do that later