@@ -4673,9 +4673,6 @@ static long ext4_zero_range(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
trace_ext4_zero_range(inode, offset, len, mode);
- if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
- return -EINVAL;
-
/* Call ext4_force_commit to flush all data in case of data=journal. */
if (ext4_should_journal_data(inode)) {
ret = ext4_force_commit(inode->i_sb);
@@ -5438,9 +5435,6 @@ int ext4_collapse_range(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
if (!IS_ALIGNED(offset | len, EXT4_CLUSTER_SIZE(sb)))
return -EINVAL;
- if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
- return -EINVAL;
-
trace_ext4_collapse_range(inode, offset, len);
punch_start = offset >> EXT4_BLOCK_SIZE_BITS(sb);
@@ -5587,9 +5581,6 @@ int ext4_insert_range(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
if (!IS_ALIGNED(offset | len, EXT4_CLUSTER_SIZE(sb)))
return -EINVAL;
- if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
- return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
trace_ext4_insert_range(inode, offset, len);
offset_lblk = offset >> EXT4_BLOCK_SIZE_BITS(sb);
@@ -3916,9 +3916,6 @@ int ext4_punch_hole(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, loff_t length)
unsigned int credits;
int ret = 0;
- if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
- return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
trace_ext4_punch_hole(inode, offset, length, 0);
ext4_clear_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_MAY_INLINE_DATA);