@@ -579,8 +579,6 @@ static int inotify_update_existing_watch(struct fsnotify_group *group,
/* don't allow invalid bits: we don't want flags set */
mask = inotify_arg_to_mask(arg);
- if (unlikely(!(mask & IN_ALL_EVENTS)))
- return -EINVAL;
fsn_mark = fsnotify_find_inode_mark(group, inode);
if (!fsn_mark)
@@ -632,8 +630,6 @@ static int inotify_new_watch(struct fsnotify_group *group,
/* don't allow invalid bits: we don't want flags set */
mask = inotify_arg_to_mask(arg);
- if (unlikely(!(mask & IN_ALL_EVENTS)))
- return -EINVAL;
tmp_i_mark = kmem_cache_alloc(inotify_inode_mark_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
if (unlikely(!tmp_i_mark))