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                        - Arnaldo

--- linux-2.4.0-test8-pre1/arch/i386/kernel/mtrr.c      Thu Jul 13 01:58:41 2000
+++ linux-2.4.0-test8-pre1.acme/arch/i386/kernel/mtrr.c Wed Aug 30 20:52:48 2000
@@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@
     char *ptr;
     char line[LINE_SIZE];
 
-    if ( !suser () ) return -EPERM;
+    if ( !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ) return -EPERM;
     /*  Can't seek (pwrite) on this device  */
     if (ppos != &file->f_pos) return -ESPIPE;
     memset (line, 0, LINE_SIZE);
@@ -1487,28 +1487,28 @@
       default:
        return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
       case MTRRIOC_ADD_ENTRY:
-       if ( !suser () ) return -EPERM;
+       if ( !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ) return -EPERM;
        if ( copy_from_user (&sentry, (void *) arg, sizeof sentry) )
            return -EFAULT;
        err = mtrr_file_add (sentry.base, sentry.size, sentry.type, 1, file);
        if (err < 0) return err;
        break;
       case MTRRIOC_SET_ENTRY:
-       if ( !suser () ) return -EPERM;
+       if ( !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ) return -EPERM;
        if ( copy_from_user (&sentry, (void *) arg, sizeof sentry) )
            return -EFAULT;
        err = mtrr_add (sentry.base, sentry.size, sentry.type, 0);
        if (err < 0) return err;
        break;
       case MTRRIOC_DEL_ENTRY:
-       if ( !suser () ) return -EPERM;
+       if ( !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ) return -EPERM;
        if ( copy_from_user (&sentry, (void *) arg, sizeof sentry) )
            return -EFAULT;
        err = mtrr_file_del (sentry.base, sentry.size, file);
        if (err < 0) return err;
        break;
       case MTRRIOC_KILL_ENTRY:
-       if ( !suser () ) return -EPERM;
+       if ( !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ) return -EPERM;
        if ( copy_from_user (&sentry, (void *) arg, sizeof sentry) )
            return -EFAULT;
        err = mtrr_del (-1, sentry.base, sentry.size);
-
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