diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 525ac68..544b00f 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -2944,7 +2944,7 @@
         Mutex::Autolock _l(t->mLock);
         for (size_t j = 0; j < t->mEffectChains.size(); j++) {
             sp<EffectChain> ec = t->mEffectChains[j];
-            if (ec->sessionId() > AUDIO_SESSION_OUTPUT_MIX) {
+            if (!audio_is_global_session(ec->sessionId())) {
                 chains.push(ec);
             }
         }
@@ -3346,6 +3346,13 @@
             lStatus = BAD_VALUE;
             goto Exit;
         }
+    } else if (sessionId == AUDIO_SESSION_DEVICE) {
+        if (!modifyDefaultAudioEffectsAllowed(pid, callingUid)) {
+            ALOGE("%s: device effect permission denied for uid %d", __func__, callingUid);
+            lStatus = PERMISSION_DENIED;
+            goto Exit;
+        }
+        //TODO: add check on device ID when added to arguments
     } else {
         // general sessionId.
 
@@ -3381,7 +3388,7 @@
         // check recording permission for visualizer
         if ((memcmp(&desc.type, SL_IID_VISUALIZATION, sizeof(effect_uuid_t)) == 0) &&
             // TODO: Do we need to start/stop op - i.e. is there recording being performed?
-            !recordingAllowed(opPackageName, pid, IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingUid())) {
+            !recordingAllowed(opPackageName, pid, callingUid)) {
             lStatus = PERMISSION_DENIED;
             goto Exit;
         }
@@ -3479,7 +3486,7 @@
         sp<Client> client = registerPid(pid);
 
         // create effect on selected output thread
-        bool pinned = (sessionId > AUDIO_SESSION_OUTPUT_MIX) && isSessionAcquired_l(sessionId);
+        bool pinned = !audio_is_global_session(sessionId) && isSessionAcquired_l(sessionId);
         handle = thread->createEffect_l(client, effectClient, priority, sessionId,
                 &desc, enabled, &lStatus, pinned);
         if (lStatus != NO_ERROR && lStatus != ALREADY_EXISTS) {