diff --git a/lib/flex_array.c b/lib/flex_array.c
index cf4e372..7baed2f 100644
--- a/lib/flex_array.c
+++ b/lib/flex_array.c
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@
  * capacity in the base structure.  Also note that no effort is made
  * to efficiently pack objects across page boundaries.
  */
-struct flex_array *flex_array_alloc(int element_size, int total, gfp_t flags)
+struct flex_array *flex_array_alloc(int element_size, unsigned int total,
+					gfp_t flags)
 {
 	struct flex_array *ret;
 	int max_size = nr_base_part_ptrs() * __elements_per_part(element_size);
@@ -115,7 +116,8 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int fa_element_to_part_nr(struct flex_array *fa, int element_nr)
+static int fa_element_to_part_nr(struct flex_array *fa,
+					unsigned int element_nr)
 {
 	return element_nr / __elements_per_part(fa->element_size);
 }
@@ -143,14 +145,12 @@
 	kfree(fa);
 }
 
-static int fa_index_inside_part(struct flex_array *fa, int element_nr)
+static unsigned int index_inside_part(struct flex_array *fa,
+					unsigned int element_nr)
 {
-	return element_nr % __elements_per_part(fa->element_size);
-}
+	unsigned int part_offset;
 
-static int index_inside_part(struct flex_array *fa, int element_nr)
-{
-	int part_offset = fa_index_inside_part(fa, element_nr);
+	part_offset = element_nr % __elements_per_part(fa->element_size);
 	return part_offset * fa->element_size;
 }
 
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@
  *
  * Locking must be provided by the caller.
  */
-int flex_array_put(struct flex_array *fa, int element_nr, void *src, gfp_t flags)
+int flex_array_put(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int element_nr, void *src,
+			gfp_t flags)
 {
 	int part_nr = fa_element_to_part_nr(fa, element_nr);
 	struct flex_array_part *part;
@@ -217,7 +218,8 @@
  *
  * Locking must be provided by the caller.
  */
-int flex_array_prealloc(struct flex_array *fa, int start, int end, gfp_t flags)
+int flex_array_prealloc(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int start,
+			unsigned int end, gfp_t flags)
 {
 	int start_part;
 	int end_part;
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@
  *
  * Locking must be provided by the caller.
  */
-void *flex_array_get(struct flex_array *fa, int element_nr)
+void *flex_array_get(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int element_nr)
 {
 	int part_nr = fa_element_to_part_nr(fa, element_nr);
 	struct flex_array_part *part;