diff --git a/configure.d/1_vfs_ioctl.conf b/configure.d/1_vfs_ioctl.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8813cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure.d/1_vfs_ioctl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Copyright(c) 2012-2020 Intel Corporation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
+#
+
+. $(dirname $3)/conf_framework
+
+check() {
+    cur_name=$(basename $2)
+    config_file_path=$1
+    if compile_module $cur_name "vfs_ioctl(NULL, 0, 0);" "linux/fs.h"
+    then
+        echo $cur_name "1" >> $config_file_path
+    else
+        echo $cur_name "2" >> $config_file_path
+    fi
+}
+
+apply() {
+    case "$1" in
+    "1")
+        add_function "
+        static inline int cas_vfs_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
+                unsigned long arg)
+        {
+            return vfs_ioctl(file, cmd, arg);
+        }" ;;
+    "2")
+        add_function "
+        static inline int cas_vfs_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
+                unsigned long arg)
+        {
+            int error = -ENOTTY;
+
+            if (!file->f_op->unlocked_ioctl)
+                goto out;
+
+            error = file->f_op->unlocked_ioctl(file, cmd, arg);
+            if (error == -ENOIOCTLCMD)
+                error = -ENOTTY;
+        out:
+            return error;
+        }" ;;
+    *)
+        exit 1
+    esac
+}
+
+conf_run $@
diff --git a/modules/cas_disk/exp_obj.c b/modules/cas_disk/exp_obj.c
index 2916d78..0af9ad0 100644
--- a/modules/cas_disk/exp_obj.c
+++ b/modules/cas_disk/exp_obj.c
@@ -217,22 +217,54 @@ static int _casdsk_get_next_part_no(struct block_device *bd)
 	return part_no;
 }
 
-static int _casdsk_del_partitions(struct block_device *bd)
+static int _casdsk_del_partitions(struct casdsk_disk *dsk)
 {
-	int result = 0;
-	int part_no;
+	struct block_device *bd = casdsk_disk_get_blkdev(dsk);
+	struct file *bd_file;
+	unsigned long __user usr_bpart;
+	unsigned long __user usr_barg;
 	struct blkpg_partition bpart;
 	struct blkpg_ioctl_arg barg;
+	int result = 0;
+	int part_no;
 
-	memset(&bpart, 0, sizeof(struct blkpg_partition));
-	memset(&barg, 0, sizeof(struct blkpg_ioctl_arg));
-	barg.data = (void __force __user *) &bpart;
+	bd_file = filp_open(dsk->path, 0, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(bd_file))
+		return PTR_ERR(bd_file);
+
+	usr_bpart = cas_vm_mmap(NULL, 0, sizeof(bpart));
+	if (IS_ERR((void *)usr_bpart)) {
+		result = PTR_ERR((void *)usr_bpart);
+		goto out_map_bpart;
+	}
+
+	usr_barg = cas_vm_mmap(NULL, 0, sizeof(barg));
+	if (IS_ERR((void *)usr_barg)) {
+		result = PTR_ERR((void *)usr_barg);
+		goto out_map_barg;
+	}
+
+
+	memset(&bpart, 0, sizeof(bpart));
+	memset(&barg, 0, sizeof(barg));
+	barg.data = (void __user *)usr_bpart;
 	barg.op = BLKPG_DEL_PARTITION;
 
+	result = copy_to_user((void __user *)usr_barg, &barg, sizeof(barg));
+	if (result) {
+		result = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_copy;
+	}
 
 	while ((part_no = _casdsk_get_next_part_no(bd))) {
 		bpart.pno = part_no;
-		result = ioctl_by_bdev(bd, BLKPG, (unsigned long) &barg);
+		result = copy_to_user((void __user *)usr_bpart, &bpart,
+				sizeof(bpart));
+		if (result) {
+			result = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		}
+		result = cas_vfs_ioctl(bd_file, BLKPG, usr_barg);
 		if (result == 0) {
 			printk(CASDSK_KERN_INFO "Partition %d on %s hidden\n",
 				part_no, bd->bd_disk->disk_name);
@@ -243,6 +275,12 @@ static int _casdsk_del_partitions(struct block_device *bd)
 		}
 	}
 
+out_copy:
+	cas_vm_munmap(usr_barg, sizeof(barg));
+out_map_barg:
+	cas_vm_munmap(usr_bpart, sizeof(bpart));
+out_map_bpart:
+	filp_close(bd_file, NULL);
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -262,7 +300,7 @@ static int _casdsk_exp_obj_hide_parts(struct casdsk_disk *dsk)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (disk_max_parts(dsk->bd->bd_disk) > 1) {
-		if (_casdsk_del_partitions(bd)) {
+		if (_casdsk_del_partitions(dsk)) {
 			printk(CASDSK_KERN_ERR "Error deleting a partition on thedevice %s\n",
 				gdsk->disk_name);