drm_radeon_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
        drm_radeon_surface_alloc_t alloc;
 
-       if (!dev_priv) {
-               DRM_ERROR("%s called with no initialization\n", __FUNCTION__);
-               return DRM_ERR(EINVAL);
-       }
-
        DRM_COPY_FROM_USER_IOCTL(alloc,
                                 (drm_radeon_surface_alloc_t __user *) data,
                                 sizeof(alloc));
        drm_radeon_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
        drm_radeon_surface_free_t memfree;
 
-       if (!dev_priv) {
-               DRM_ERROR("%s called with no initialization\n", __FUNCTION__);
-               return DRM_ERR(EINVAL);
-       }
-
        DRM_COPY_FROM_USER_IOCTL(memfree, (drm_radeon_surface_free_t __user *) data,
                                 sizeof(memfree));
 
 
        LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, filp);
 
-       if (!dev_priv) {
-               DRM_ERROR("%s called with no initialization\n", __FUNCTION__);
-               return DRM_ERR(EINVAL);
-       }
-
        DRM_GET_PRIV_WITH_RETURN(filp_priv, filp);
 
        DRM_COPY_FROM_USER_IOCTL(vertex, (drm_radeon_vertex_t __user *) data,
 
        LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, filp);
 
-       if (!dev_priv) {
-               DRM_ERROR("%s called with no initialization\n", __FUNCTION__);
-               return DRM_ERR(EINVAL);
-       }
-
        DRM_GET_PRIV_WITH_RETURN(filp_priv, filp);
 
        DRM_COPY_FROM_USER_IOCTL(elts, (drm_radeon_indices_t __user *) data,
 
        LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, filp);
 
-       if (!dev_priv) {
-               DRM_ERROR("%s called with no initialization\n", __FUNCTION__);
-               return DRM_ERR(EINVAL);
-       }
-
        DRM_COPY_FROM_USER_IOCTL(indirect,
                                 (drm_radeon_indirect_t __user *) data,
                                 sizeof(indirect));
 
        LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, filp);
 
-       if (!dev_priv) {
-               DRM_ERROR("%s called with no initialization\n", __FUNCTION__);
-               return DRM_ERR(EINVAL);
-       }
-
        DRM_GET_PRIV_WITH_RETURN(filp_priv, filp);
 
        DRM_COPY_FROM_USER_IOCTL(vertex, (drm_radeon_vertex2_t __user *) data,
 
        LOCK_TEST_WITH_RETURN(dev, filp);
 
-       if (!dev_priv) {
-               DRM_ERROR("%s called with no initialization\n", __FUNCTION__);
-               return DRM_ERR(EINVAL);
-       }
-
        DRM_GET_PRIV_WITH_RETURN(filp_priv, filp);
 
        DRM_COPY_FROM_USER_IOCTL(cmdbuf,
        drm_radeon_getparam_t param;
        int value;
 
-       if (!dev_priv) {
-               DRM_ERROR("%s called with no initialization\n", __FUNCTION__);
-               return DRM_ERR(EINVAL);
-       }
-
        DRM_COPY_FROM_USER_IOCTL(param, (drm_radeon_getparam_t __user *) data,
                                 sizeof(param));
 
        drm_radeon_setparam_t sp;
        struct drm_radeon_driver_file_fields *radeon_priv;
 
-       if (!dev_priv) {
-               DRM_ERROR("%s called with no initialization\n", __FUNCTION__);
-               return DRM_ERR(EINVAL);
-       }
-
        DRM_GET_PRIV_WITH_RETURN(filp_priv, filp);
 
        DRM_COPY_FROM_USER_IOCTL(sp, (drm_radeon_setparam_t __user *) data,