diff --git a/include/linux/nodemask.h b/include/linux/nodemask.h
index 7b7155a6c984..3cc98ded3373 100644
--- a/include/linux/nodemask.h
+++ b/include/linux/nodemask.h
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
  * void nodes_shift_right(dst, src, n)	Shift right
  * void nodes_shift_left(dst, src, n)	Shift left
  *
- * int first_node(mask)			Number lowest set bit, or MAX_NUMNODES
- * int next_node(node, mask)		Next node past 'node', or MAX_NUMNODES
- * int next_node_in(node, mask)		Next node past 'node', or wrap to first,
+ * unsigned int first_node(mask)	Number lowest set bit, or MAX_NUMNODES
+ * unsigend int next_node(node, mask)	Next node past 'node', or MAX_NUMNODES
+ * unsigned int next_node_in(node, mask) Next node past 'node', or wrap to first,
  *					or MAX_NUMNODES
- * int first_unset_node(mask)		First node not set in mask, or 
+ * unsigned int first_unset_node(mask)	First node not set in mask, or
  *					MAX_NUMNODES
  *
  * nodemask_t nodemask_of_node(node)	Return nodemask with bit 'node' set
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static inline void __nodes_clear(nodemask_t *dstp, unsigned int nbits)
 
 #define node_test_and_set(node, nodemask) \
 			__node_test_and_set((node), &(nodemask))
-static inline int __node_test_and_set(int node, nodemask_t *addr)
+static inline bool __node_test_and_set(int node, nodemask_t *addr)
 {
 	return test_and_set_bit(node, addr->bits);
 }
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static inline void __nodes_complement(nodemask_t *dstp,
 
 #define nodes_equal(src1, src2) \
 			__nodes_equal(&(src1), &(src2), MAX_NUMNODES)
-static inline int __nodes_equal(const nodemask_t *src1p,
+static inline bool __nodes_equal(const nodemask_t *src1p,
 					const nodemask_t *src2p, unsigned int nbits)
 {
 	return bitmap_equal(src1p->bits, src2p->bits, nbits);
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static inline int __nodes_equal(const nodemask_t *src1p,
 
 #define nodes_intersects(src1, src2) \
 			__nodes_intersects(&(src1), &(src2), MAX_NUMNODES)
-static inline int __nodes_intersects(const nodemask_t *src1p,
+static inline bool __nodes_intersects(const nodemask_t *src1p,
 					const nodemask_t *src2p, unsigned int nbits)
 {
 	return bitmap_intersects(src1p->bits, src2p->bits, nbits);
@@ -206,20 +206,20 @@ static inline int __nodes_intersects(const nodemask_t *src1p,
 
 #define nodes_subset(src1, src2) \
 			__nodes_subset(&(src1), &(src2), MAX_NUMNODES)
-static inline int __nodes_subset(const nodemask_t *src1p,
+static inline bool __nodes_subset(const nodemask_t *src1p,
 					const nodemask_t *src2p, unsigned int nbits)
 {
 	return bitmap_subset(src1p->bits, src2p->bits, nbits);
 }
 
 #define nodes_empty(src) __nodes_empty(&(src), MAX_NUMNODES)
-static inline int __nodes_empty(const nodemask_t *srcp, unsigned int nbits)
+static inline bool __nodes_empty(const nodemask_t *srcp, unsigned int nbits)
 {
 	return bitmap_empty(srcp->bits, nbits);
 }
 
 #define nodes_full(nodemask) __nodes_full(&(nodemask), MAX_NUMNODES)
-static inline int __nodes_full(const nodemask_t *srcp, unsigned int nbits)
+static inline bool __nodes_full(const nodemask_t *srcp, unsigned int nbits)
 {
 	return bitmap_full(srcp->bits, nbits);
 }
@@ -250,15 +250,15 @@ static inline void __nodes_shift_left(nodemask_t *dstp,
           > MAX_NUMNODES, then the silly min_ts could be dropped. */
 
 #define first_node(src) __first_node(&(src))
-static inline int __first_node(const nodemask_t *srcp)
+static inline unsigned int __first_node(const nodemask_t *srcp)
 {
-	return min_t(int, MAX_NUMNODES, find_first_bit(srcp->bits, MAX_NUMNODES));
+	return min_t(unsigned int, MAX_NUMNODES, find_first_bit(srcp->bits, MAX_NUMNODES));
 }
 
 #define next_node(n, src) __next_node((n), &(src))
-static inline int __next_node(int n, const nodemask_t *srcp)
+static inline unsigned int __next_node(int n, const nodemask_t *srcp)
 {
-	return min_t(int,MAX_NUMNODES,find_next_bit(srcp->bits, MAX_NUMNODES, n+1));
+	return min_t(unsigned int, MAX_NUMNODES, find_next_bit(srcp->bits, MAX_NUMNODES, n+1));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static inline int __next_node(int n, const nodemask_t *srcp)
  * the first node in src if needed.  Returns MAX_NUMNODES if src is empty.
  */
 #define next_node_in(n, src) __next_node_in((n), &(src))
-int __next_node_in(int node, const nodemask_t *srcp);
+unsigned int __next_node_in(int node, const nodemask_t *srcp);
 
 static inline void init_nodemask_of_node(nodemask_t *mask, int node)
 {
@@ -286,9 +286,9 @@ static inline void init_nodemask_of_node(nodemask_t *mask, int node)
 })
 
 #define first_unset_node(mask) __first_unset_node(&(mask))
-static inline int __first_unset_node(const nodemask_t *maskp)
+static inline unsigned int __first_unset_node(const nodemask_t *maskp)
 {
-	return min_t(int,MAX_NUMNODES,
+	return min_t(unsigned int, MAX_NUMNODES,
 			find_first_zero_bit(maskp->bits, MAX_NUMNODES));
 }
 
@@ -428,11 +428,11 @@ static inline int num_node_state(enum node_states state)
 
 #define first_online_node	first_node(node_states[N_ONLINE])
 #define first_memory_node	first_node(node_states[N_MEMORY])
-static inline int next_online_node(int nid)
+static inline unsigned int next_online_node(int nid)
 {
 	return next_node(nid, node_states[N_ONLINE]);
 }
-static inline int next_memory_node(int nid)
+static inline unsigned int next_memory_node(int nid)
 {
 	return next_node(nid, node_states[N_MEMORY]);
 }
diff --git a/lib/nodemask.c b/lib/nodemask.c
index e42a5bf44d33..f6ad9c2775a8 100644
--- a/lib/nodemask.c
+++ b/lib/nodemask.c
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
 
-int __next_node_in(int node, const nodemask_t *srcp)
+unsigned int __next_node_in(int node, const nodemask_t *srcp)
 {
-	int ret = __next_node(node, srcp);
+	unsigned int ret = __next_node(node, srcp);
 
 	if (ret == MAX_NUMNODES)
 		ret = __first_node(srcp);