diff --git a/ipc/msgutil.c b/ipc/msgutil.c
index 491e71f..7e70959 100644
--- a/ipc/msgutil.c
+++ b/ipc/msgutil.c
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@
 	/* the next part of the message follows immediately */
 };
 
-#define DATALEN_MSG	(int)(PAGE_SIZE-sizeof(struct msg_msg))
-#define DATALEN_SEG	(int)(PAGE_SIZE-sizeof(struct msg_msgseg))
+#define DATALEN_MSG	((size_t)PAGE_SIZE-sizeof(struct msg_msg))
+#define DATALEN_SEG	((size_t)PAGE_SIZE-sizeof(struct msg_msgseg))
 
 
-static struct msg_msg *alloc_msg(int len)
+static struct msg_msg *alloc_msg(size_t len)
 {
 	struct msg_msg *msg;
 	struct msg_msgseg **pseg;
-	int alen;
+	size_t alen;
 
 	alen = min(len, DATALEN_MSG);
 	msg = kmalloc(sizeof(*msg) + alen, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct msg_msg *load_msg(const void __user *src, int len)
+struct msg_msg *load_msg(const void __user *src, size_t len)
 {
 	struct msg_msg *msg;
 	struct msg_msgseg *seg;
 	int err = -EFAULT;
-	int alen;
+	size_t alen;
 
 	msg = alloc_msg(len);
 	if (msg == NULL)
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@
 struct msg_msg *copy_msg(struct msg_msg *src, struct msg_msg *dst)
 {
 	struct msg_msgseg *dst_pseg, *src_pseg;
-	int len = src->m_ts;
-	int alen;
+	size_t len = src->m_ts;
+	size_t alen;
 
 	BUG_ON(dst == NULL);
 	if (src->m_ts > dst->m_ts)
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
 }
 #endif
-int store_msg(void __user *dest, struct msg_msg *msg, int len)
+int store_msg(void __user *dest, struct msg_msg *msg, size_t len)
 {
-	int alen;
+	size_t alen;
 	struct msg_msgseg *seg;
 
 	alen = min(len, DATALEN_MSG);