3 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
index e8c9ef03495b..aef5ec24908e 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ static void edac_mc_workq_teardown(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
  *	user space has updated our poll period value, need to
  *	reset our workq delays
  */
-void edac_mc_reset_delay_period(int value)
+void edac_mc_reset_delay_period(unsigned long value)
 {
 	struct mem_ctl_info *mci;
 	struct list_head *item;
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ void edac_mc_reset_delay_period(int value)
 	list_for_each(item, &mc_devices) {
 		mci = list_entry(item, struct mem_ctl_info, link);
 
-		edac_mc_workq_setup(mci, (unsigned long) value);
+		edac_mc_workq_setup(mci, value);
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&mem_ctls_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
index 8ec1747b1c39..b335c6ab5efe 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
@@ -52,18 +52,20 @@ int edac_mc_get_poll_msec(void)
 
 static int edac_set_poll_msec(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	long l;
+	unsigned long l;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!val)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = kstrtol(val, 0, &l);
+	ret = kstrtoul(val, 0, &l);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	if (!l || ((int)l != l))
+
+	if (l < 1000)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	*((int *)kp->arg) = l;
+
+	*((unsigned long *)kp->arg) = l;
 
 	/* notify edac_mc engine to reset the poll period */
 	edac_mc_reset_delay_period(l);
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_module.h b/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
index 3d139c6e7fe3..f2118bfcf8df 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ extern void edac_device_workq_setup(struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev,
 extern void edac_device_workq_teardown(struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev);
 extern void edac_device_reset_delay_period(struct edac_device_ctl_info
 					   *edac_dev, unsigned long value);
-extern void edac_mc_reset_delay_period(int value);
+extern void edac_mc_reset_delay_period(unsigned long value);
 
 extern void *edac_align_ptr(void **p, unsigned size, int n_elems);