diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.c b/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.c
index 282cf2cb9..34e74fd57 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.c
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@
  * Each contiguous block has a header, so it is not just a simple attribute
  * length to FSB conversion.
  */
-int
+unsigned int
 xfs_attr3_rmt_blocks(
-	struct xfs_mount *mp,
-	int		attrlen)
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	unsigned int		attrlen)
 {
 	if (xfs_has_crc(mp)) {
-		int buflen = XFS_ATTR3_RMT_BUF_SPACE(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_blocksize);
+		unsigned int buflen = XFS_ATTR3_RMT_BUF_SPACE(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_blocksize);
 		return (attrlen + buflen - 1) / buflen;
 	}
 	return XFS_B_TO_FSB(mp, attrlen);
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ xfs_attr3_rmt_verify(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
 	struct xfs_buf		*bp,
 	void			*ptr,
-	int			fsbsize,
 	xfs_daddr_t		bno)
 {
 	struct xfs_attr3_rmt_hdr *rmt = ptr;
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ xfs_attr3_rmt_verify(
 		return __this_address;
 	if (be64_to_cpu(rmt->rm_blkno) != bno)
 		return __this_address;
-	if (be32_to_cpu(rmt->rm_bytes) > fsbsize - sizeof(*rmt))
+	if (be32_to_cpu(rmt->rm_bytes) > mp->m_attr_geo->blksize - sizeof(*rmt))
 		return __this_address;
 	if (be32_to_cpu(rmt->rm_offset) +
 				be32_to_cpu(rmt->rm_bytes) > XFS_XATTR_SIZE_MAX)
@@ -121,9 +120,9 @@ __xfs_attr3_rmt_read_verify(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount *mp = bp->b_mount;
 	char		*ptr;
-	int		len;
+	unsigned int	len;
 	xfs_daddr_t	bno;
-	int		blksize = mp->m_attr_geo->blksize;
+	unsigned int	blksize = mp->m_attr_geo->blksize;
 
 	/* no verification of non-crc buffers */
 	if (!xfs_has_crc(mp))
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ __xfs_attr3_rmt_read_verify(
 			*failaddr = __this_address;
 			return -EFSBADCRC;
 		}
-		*failaddr = xfs_attr3_rmt_verify(mp, bp, ptr, blksize, bno);
+		*failaddr = xfs_attr3_rmt_verify(mp, bp, ptr, bno);
 		if (*failaddr)
 			return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 		len -= blksize;
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ xfs_attr3_rmt_write_verify(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount *mp = bp->b_mount;
 	xfs_failaddr_t	fa;
-	int		blksize = mp->m_attr_geo->blksize;
+	unsigned int	blksize = mp->m_attr_geo->blksize;
 	char		*ptr;
 	int		len;
 	xfs_daddr_t	bno;
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ xfs_attr3_rmt_write_verify(
 	while (len > 0) {
 		struct xfs_attr3_rmt_hdr *rmt = (struct xfs_attr3_rmt_hdr *)ptr;
 
-		fa = xfs_attr3_rmt_verify(mp, bp, ptr, blksize, bno);
+		fa = xfs_attr3_rmt_verify(mp, bp, ptr, bno);
 		if (fa) {
 			xfs_verifier_error(bp, -EFSCORRUPTED, fa);
 			return;
@@ -280,20 +279,20 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_copyout(
 	struct xfs_buf		*bp,
 	struct xfs_inode	*dp,
 	xfs_ino_t		owner,
-	int			*offset,
-	int			*valuelen,
+	unsigned int		*offset,
+	unsigned int		*valuelen,
 	uint8_t			**dst)
 {
 	char			*src = bp->b_addr;
 	xfs_daddr_t		bno = xfs_buf_daddr(bp);
-	int			len = BBTOB(bp->b_length);
-	int			blksize = mp->m_attr_geo->blksize;
+	unsigned int		len = BBTOB(bp->b_length);
+	unsigned int		blksize = mp->m_attr_geo->blksize;
 
 	ASSERT(len >= blksize);
 
 	while (len > 0 && *valuelen > 0) {
-		int hdr_size = 0;
-		int byte_cnt = XFS_ATTR3_RMT_BUF_SPACE(mp, blksize);
+		unsigned int hdr_size = 0;
+		unsigned int byte_cnt = XFS_ATTR3_RMT_BUF_SPACE(mp, blksize);
 
 		byte_cnt = min(*valuelen, byte_cnt);
 
@@ -329,20 +328,20 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_copyin(
 	struct xfs_mount *mp,
 	struct xfs_buf	*bp,
 	xfs_ino_t	ino,
-	int		*offset,
-	int		*valuelen,
+	unsigned int	*offset,
+	unsigned int	*valuelen,
 	uint8_t		**src)
 {
 	char		*dst = bp->b_addr;
 	xfs_daddr_t	bno = xfs_buf_daddr(bp);
-	int		len = BBTOB(bp->b_length);
-	int		blksize = mp->m_attr_geo->blksize;
+	unsigned int	len = BBTOB(bp->b_length);
+	unsigned int	blksize = mp->m_attr_geo->blksize;
 
 	ASSERT(len >= blksize);
 
 	while (len > 0 && *valuelen > 0) {
-		int hdr_size;
-		int byte_cnt = XFS_ATTR3_RMT_BUF_SPACE(mp, blksize);
+		unsigned int hdr_size;
+		unsigned int byte_cnt = XFS_ATTR3_RMT_BUF_SPACE(mp, blksize);
 
 		byte_cnt = min(*valuelen, byte_cnt);
 		hdr_size = xfs_attr3_rmt_hdr_set(mp, dst, ino, *offset,
@@ -388,12 +387,12 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_get(
 	struct xfs_buf		*bp;
 	xfs_dablk_t		lblkno = args->rmtblkno;
 	uint8_t			*dst = args->value;
-	int			valuelen;
+	unsigned int		valuelen;
 	int			nmap;
 	int			error;
-	int			blkcnt = args->rmtblkcnt;
+	unsigned int		blkcnt = args->rmtblkcnt;
 	int			i;
-	int			offset = 0;
+	unsigned int		offset = 0;
 
 	trace_xfs_attr_rmtval_get(args);
 
@@ -451,7 +450,7 @@ xfs_attr_rmt_find_hole(
 	struct xfs_inode	*dp = args->dp;
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = dp->i_mount;
 	int			error;
-	int			blkcnt;
+	unsigned int		blkcnt;
 	xfs_fileoff_t		lfileoff = 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -480,11 +479,11 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_set_value(
 	struct xfs_bmbt_irec	map;
 	xfs_dablk_t		lblkno;
 	uint8_t			*src = args->value;
-	int			blkcnt;
-	int			valuelen;
+	unsigned int		blkcnt;
+	unsigned int		valuelen;
 	int			nmap;
 	int			error;
-	int			offset = 0;
+	unsigned int		offset = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Roll through the "value", copying the attribute value to the
@@ -643,7 +642,7 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_invalidate(
 	struct xfs_da_args	*args)
 {
 	xfs_dablk_t		lblkno;
-	int			blkcnt;
+	unsigned int		blkcnt;
 	int			error;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.h b/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.h
index d097ec6c4..c64b04f91 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.h
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #ifndef __XFS_ATTR_REMOTE_H__
 #define	__XFS_ATTR_REMOTE_H__
 
-int xfs_attr3_rmt_blocks(struct xfs_mount *mp, int attrlen);
+unsigned int xfs_attr3_rmt_blocks(struct xfs_mount *mp, unsigned int attrlen);
 
 int xfs_attr_rmtval_get(struct xfs_da_args *args);
 int xfs_attr_rmtval_stale(struct xfs_inode *ip, struct xfs_bmbt_irec *map,
