char *kbuf; /* k-addr because vread() takes vmlist_lock rwlock */
        int err = 0;
 
-       if (!pfn_valid(PFN_DOWN(p)))
-               return -EIO;
-
        read = 0;
        if (p < (unsigned long) high_memory) {
                low_count = count;
                         * by the kernel or data corruption may occur
                         */
                        kbuf = xlate_dev_kmem_ptr((void *)p);
+                       if (!virt_addr_valid(kbuf))
+                               return -ENXIO;
 
                        if (copy_to_user(buf, kbuf, sz))
                                return -EFAULT;
                 * corruption may occur.
                 */
                ptr = xlate_dev_kmem_ptr((void *)p);
+               if (!virt_addr_valid(ptr))
+                       return -ENXIO;
 
                copied = copy_from_user(ptr, buf, sz);
                if (copied) {
        char *kbuf; /* k-addr because vwrite() takes vmlist_lock rwlock */
        int err = 0;
 
-       if (!pfn_valid(PFN_DOWN(p)))
-               return -EIO;
-
        if (p < (unsigned long) high_memory) {
                unsigned long to_write = min_t(unsigned long, count,
                                               (unsigned long)high_memory - p);