diff --git a/block/elevator-fq.c b/block/elevator-fq.c
index 42d4279..8027f4c 100644
--- a/block/elevator-fq.c
+++ b/block/elevator-fq.c
@@ -2643,32 +2643,27 @@ ssize_t elv_fairness_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *name,
 ssize_t elv_slice_idle_show(struct request_queue *q, char *name)
 {
 	struct elv_fq_data *efqd;
-	unsigned int data;
+	unsigned long data;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
 	efqd = &q->elevator->efqd;
 	data = jiffies_to_msecs(efqd->elv_slice_idle);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
-	return sprintf(name, "%d\n", data);
+	return sprintf(name, "%lu\n", data);
 }
 
 ssize_t elv_slice_idle_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *name,
 			  size_t count)
 {
 	struct elv_fq_data *efqd;
-	unsigned int data;
+	unsigned long data;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	char *p = (char *)name;
 
 	data = simple_strtoul(p, &p, 10);
 
-	if (data < 0)
-		data = 0;
-	else if (data > INT_MAX)
-		data = INT_MAX;
-
 	data = msecs_to_jiffies(data);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
@@ -2683,32 +2678,27 @@ ssize_t elv_slice_idle_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *name,
 ssize_t elv_async_slice_idle_show(struct request_queue *q, char *name)
 {
 	struct elv_fq_data *efqd;
-	unsigned int data;
+	unsigned long data;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
 	efqd = &q->elevator->efqd;
 	data = jiffies_to_msecs(efqd->elv_async_slice_idle);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
-	return sprintf(name, "%d\n", data);
+	return sprintf(name, "%lu\n", data);
 }
 
 ssize_t elv_async_slice_idle_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *name,
 			  size_t count)
 {
 	struct elv_fq_data *efqd;
-	unsigned int data;
+	unsigned long data;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	char *p = (char *)name;
 
 	data = simple_strtoul(p, &p, 10);
 
-	if (data < 0)
-		data = 0;
-	else if (data > INT_MAX)
-		data = INT_MAX;
-
 	data = msecs_to_jiffies(data);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
@@ -2730,24 +2720,22 @@ ssize_t elv_slice_sync_show(struct request_queue *q, char *name)
 	efqd = &q->elevator->efqd;
 	data = efqd->elv_slice[1];
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
-	return sprintf(name, "%d\n", data);
+	return sprintf(name, "%lu\n", data);
 }
 
 ssize_t elv_slice_sync_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *name,
 			  size_t count)
 {
 	struct elv_fq_data *efqd;
-	unsigned int data;
+	unsigned long data;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	char *p = (char *)name;
 
 	data = simple_strtoul(p, &p, 10);
 
-	if (data < 0)
-		data = 0;
 	/* 100ms is the limit for now*/
-	else if (data > 100)
+	if (data > 100)
 		data = 100;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
@@ -2762,31 +2750,29 @@ ssize_t elv_slice_sync_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *name,
 ssize_t elv_slice_async_show(struct request_queue *q, char *name)
 {
 	struct elv_fq_data *efqd;
-	unsigned int data;
+	unsigned long data;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
 	efqd = &q->elevator->efqd;
 	data = efqd->elv_slice[0];
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
-	return sprintf(name, "%d\n", data);
+	return sprintf(name, "%lu\n", data);
 }
 
 ssize_t elv_slice_async_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *name,
 			  size_t count)
 {
 	struct elv_fq_data *efqd;
-	unsigned int data;
+	unsigned long data;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	char *p = (char *)name;
 
 	data = simple_strtoul(p, &p, 10);
 
-	if (data < 0)
-		data = 0;
 	/* 100ms is the limit for now*/
-	else if (data > 100)
+	if (data > 100)
 		data = 100;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
diff --git a/block/elevator-fq.h b/block/elevator-fq.h
index 4fe843a..46e4dbc 100644
--- a/block/elevator-fq.h
+++ b/block/elevator-fq.h
@@ -338,13 +338,13 @@ struct elv_fq_data {
 	 * have any notion of anticipation/idling. As of now, these are the
 	 * users of this functionality.
 	 */
-	unsigned int elv_slice_idle;
+	unsigned long elv_slice_idle;
 	/* idle slice for async queue */
-	unsigned int elv_async_slice_idle;
+	unsigned long elv_async_slice_idle;
 	struct timer_list idle_slice_timer;
 	struct work_struct unplug_work;
 
-	unsigned int elv_slice[2];
+	unsigned long elv_slice[2];
 
 	/* Fields for keeping track of average disk rate */
 	unsigned long rate_sectors; /* number of sectors finished */
