diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 827f8badd143..a9fe3d88af99 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ static struct io_context *rq_ioc(struct bio *bio)
  * Returns ERR_PTR on failure, with @q->queue_lock held.
  * Returns request pointer on success, with @q->queue_lock *not held*.
  */
-static struct request *__get_request(struct request_list *rl, int rw_flags,
+static struct request *__get_request(struct request_list *rl, u64 rw_flags,
 				     struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = rl->q;
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ rq_starved:
  * Returns ERR_PTR on failure, with @q->queue_lock held.
  * Returns request pointer on success, with @q->queue_lock *not held*.
  */
-static struct request *get_request(struct request_queue *q, int rw_flags,
+static struct request *get_request(struct request_queue *q, u64 rw_flags,
 				   struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	const bool is_sync = rw_is_sync(rw_flags) != 0;
@@ -1711,9 +1711,10 @@ static blk_qc_t blk_queue_bio(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 {
 	const bool sync = !!(bio->bi_rw & REQ_SYNC);
 	struct blk_plug *plug;
-	int el_ret, rw_flags, where = ELEVATOR_INSERT_SORT;
+	int el_ret, where = ELEVATOR_INSERT_SORT;
 	struct request *req;
 	unsigned int request_count = 0;
+	u64 rw_flags;
 
 	/*
 	 * low level driver can indicate that it wants pages above a
diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index e3c591dd8f19..3e3b47b6a72f 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -4285,7 +4285,7 @@ static inline int __cfq_may_queue(struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
 	return ELV_MQUEUE_MAY;
 }
 
-static int cfq_may_queue(struct request_queue *q, int rw)
+static int cfq_may_queue(struct request_queue *q, u64 rw)
 {
 	struct cfq_data *cfqd = q->elevator->elevator_data;
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index c3555c9c672f..5b9a615fd2df 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ void elv_dispatch_sort(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 {
 	sector_t boundary;
 	struct list_head *entry;
-	int stop_flags;
+	u64 stop_flags;
 
 	if (q->last_merge == rq)
 		q->last_merge = NULL;
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ void elv_merge_requests(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
 			     struct request *next)
 {
 	struct elevator_queue *e = q->elevator;
-	const int next_sorted = next->cmd_flags & REQ_SORTED;
+	const bool next_sorted = (next->cmd_flags & REQ_SORTED) != 0;
 
 	if (next_sorted && e->type->ops.elevator_merge_req_fn)
 		e->type->ops.elevator_merge_req_fn(q, rq, next);
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ void elv_put_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 		e->type->ops.elevator_put_req_fn(rq);
 }
 
-int elv_may_queue(struct request_queue *q, int rw)
+int elv_may_queue(struct request_queue *q, u64 rw)
 {
 	struct elevator_queue *e = q->elevator;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 7e5d7e018bea..930bd4c5b7ff 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static inline unsigned int blk_queue_cluster(struct request_queue *q)
 /*
  * We regard a request as sync, if either a read or a sync write
  */
-static inline bool rw_is_sync(unsigned int rw_flags)
+static inline bool rw_is_sync(u64 rw_flags)
 {
 	return !(rw_flags & REQ_WRITE) || (rw_flags & REQ_SYNC);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/include/linux/elevator.h
index 638b324f0291..a06cca4d0f1a 100644
--- a/include/linux/elevator.h
+++ b/include/linux/elevator.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ typedef int (elevator_dispatch_fn) (struct request_queue *, int);
 typedef void (elevator_add_req_fn) (struct request_queue *, struct request *);
 typedef struct request *(elevator_request_list_fn) (struct request_queue *, struct request *);
 typedef void (elevator_completed_req_fn) (struct request_queue *, struct request *);
-typedef int (elevator_may_queue_fn) (struct request_queue *, int);
+typedef int (elevator_may_queue_fn) (struct request_queue *, u64);
 
 typedef void (elevator_init_icq_fn) (struct io_cq *);
 typedef void (elevator_exit_icq_fn) (struct io_cq *);
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ extern struct request *elv_former_request(struct request_queue *, struct request
 extern struct request *elv_latter_request(struct request_queue *, struct request *);
 extern int elv_register_queue(struct request_queue *q);
 extern void elv_unregister_queue(struct request_queue *q);
-extern int elv_may_queue(struct request_queue *, int);
+extern int elv_may_queue(struct request_queue *, u64);
 extern void elv_completed_request(struct request_queue *, struct request *);
 extern int elv_set_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
 			   struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask);
