diff --git a/include/linux/bitmap.h b/include/linux/bitmap.h
index 83c1c7d25073..210037833356 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitmap.h
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ extern void bitmap_onto(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *orig,
 		const unsigned long *relmap, int bits);
 extern void bitmap_fold(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *orig,
 		int sz, int bits);
-extern int bitmap_find_free_region(unsigned long *bitmap, int bits, int order);
-extern void bitmap_release_region(unsigned long *bitmap, int pos, int order);
-extern int bitmap_allocate_region(unsigned long *bitmap, int pos, int order);
+extern int bitmap_find_free_region(unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned int bits, int order);
+extern void bitmap_release_region(unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned int pos, int order);
+extern int bitmap_allocate_region(unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned int pos, int order);
 extern void bitmap_copy_le(void *dst, const unsigned long *src, int nbits);
 extern int bitmap_ord_to_pos(const unsigned long *bitmap, int n, int bits);
 
diff --git a/lib/bitmap.c b/lib/bitmap.c
index 2714df9f5cdb..c2f3807b3601 100644
--- a/lib/bitmap.c
+++ b/lib/bitmap.c
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ enum {
 	REG_OP_RELEASE,		/* clear all bits in region */
 };
 
-static int __reg_op(unsigned long *bitmap, int pos, int order, int reg_op)
+static int __reg_op(unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned int pos, int order, int reg_op)
 {
 	int nbits_reg;		/* number of bits in region */
 	int index;		/* index first long of region in bitmap */
@@ -1108,11 +1108,11 @@ done:
  * Return the bit offset in bitmap of the allocated region,
  * or -errno on failure.
  */
-int bitmap_find_free_region(unsigned long *bitmap, int bits, int order)
+int bitmap_find_free_region(unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned int bits, int order)
 {
-	int pos, end;		/* scans bitmap by regions of size order */
+	unsigned int pos, end;		/* scans bitmap by regions of size order */
 
-	for (pos = 0 ; (end = pos + (1 << order)) <= bits; pos = end) {
+	for (pos = 0 ; (end = pos + (1U << order)) <= bits; pos = end) {
 		if (!__reg_op(bitmap, pos, order, REG_OP_ISFREE))
 			continue;
 		__reg_op(bitmap, pos, order, REG_OP_ALLOC);
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_find_free_region);
  *
  * No return value.
  */
-void bitmap_release_region(unsigned long *bitmap, int pos, int order)
+void bitmap_release_region(unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned int pos, int order)
 {
 	__reg_op(bitmap, pos, order, REG_OP_RELEASE);
 }
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_release_region);
  * Return 0 on success, or %-EBUSY if specified region wasn't
  * free (not all bits were zero).
  */
-int bitmap_allocate_region(unsigned long *bitmap, int pos, int order)
+int bitmap_allocate_region(unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned int pos, int order)
 {
 	if (!__reg_op(bitmap, pos, order, REG_OP_ISFREE))
 		return -EBUSY;