diff --git a/fs/ext4/balloc.c b/fs/ext4/balloc.c
index 752eddc..a7e9b2c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/balloc.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ unsigned ext4_init_block_bitmap(struct super_block *sb, struct buffer_head *bh,
 		 * essentially implementing a per-group read-only flag. */
 		if (!ext4_group_desc_csum_verify(sbi, block_group, gdp)) {
 			ext4_error(sb, __func__,
-				  "Checksum bad for group %lu\n", block_group);
+				  "Checksum bad for group %u\n", block_group);
 			gdp->bg_free_blocks_count = 0;
 			gdp->bg_free_inodes_count = 0;
 			gdp->bg_itable_unused = 0;
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ struct ext4_group_desc * ext4_get_group_desc(struct super_block *sb,
 	if (block_group >= sbi->s_groups_count) {
 		ext4_error(sb, "ext4_get_group_desc",
 			   "block_group >= groups_count - "
-			   "block_group = %lu, groups_count = %lu",
+			   "block_group = %u, groups_count = %u",
 			   block_group, sbi->s_groups_count);
 
 		return NULL;
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ struct ext4_group_desc * ext4_get_group_desc(struct super_block *sb,
 	if (!sbi->s_group_desc[group_desc]) {
 		ext4_error(sb, "ext4_get_group_desc",
 			   "Group descriptor not loaded - "
-			   "block_group = %lu, group_desc = %lu, desc = %lu",
+			   "block_group = %u, group_desc = %lu, desc = %lu",
 			   block_group, group_desc, offset);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ ext4_read_block_bitmap(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t block_group)
 	if (unlikely(!bh)) {
 		ext4_error(sb, __func__,
 			    "Cannot read block bitmap - "
-			    "block_group = %lu, block_bitmap = %llu",
+			    "block_group = %u, block_bitmap = %llu",
 			    block_group, bitmap_blk);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ ext4_read_block_bitmap(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t block_group)
 		put_bh(bh);
 		ext4_error(sb, __func__,
 			    "Cannot read block bitmap - "
-			    "block_group = %lu, block_bitmap = %llu",
+			    "block_group = %u, block_bitmap = %llu",
 			    block_group, bitmap_blk);
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 8370ffd..ba3ed65 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ ext4_group_first_block_no(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group_no)
 #define ERR_BAD_DX_DIR	-75000
 
 void ext4_get_group_no_and_offset(struct super_block *sb, ext4_fsblk_t blocknr,
-			unsigned long *blockgrpp, ext4_grpblk_t *offsetp);
+			ext4_group_t *blockgrpp, ext4_grpblk_t *offsetp);
 
 extern struct proc_dir_entry *ext4_proc_root;
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4_i.h b/fs/ext4/ext4_i.h
index acc0b72..0a9ebe5 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4_i.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4_i.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ typedef unsigned long long ext4_fsblk_t;
 typedef __u32 ext4_lblk_t;
 
 /* data type for block group number */
-typedef unsigned long ext4_group_t;
+typedef unsigned int ext4_group_t;
 
 #define rsv_start rsv_window._rsv_start
 #define rsv_end rsv_window._rsv_end
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
index c8ea50e..cfffdd2 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ unsigned ext4_init_inode_bitmap(struct super_block *sb, struct buffer_head *bh,
 	/* If checksum is bad mark all blocks and inodes use to prevent
 	 * allocation, essentially implementing a per-group read-only flag. */
 	if (!ext4_group_desc_csum_verify(sbi, block_group, gdp)) {
-		ext4_error(sb, __func__, "Checksum bad for group %lu\n",
+		ext4_error(sb, __func__, "Checksum bad for group %u\n",
 			   block_group);
 		gdp->bg_free_blocks_count = 0;
 		gdp->bg_free_inodes_count = 0;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ ext4_read_inode_bitmap(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t block_group)
 	if (unlikely(!bh)) {
 		ext4_error(sb, __func__,
 			    "Cannot read inode bitmap - "
-			    "block_group = %lu, inode_bitmap = %llu",
+			    "block_group = %u, inode_bitmap = %llu",
 			    block_group, bitmap_blk);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ ext4_read_inode_bitmap(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t block_group)
 		put_bh(bh);
 		ext4_error(sb, __func__,
 			    "Cannot read inode bitmap - "
-			    "block_group = %lu, inode_bitmap = %llu",
+			    "block_group = %u, inode_bitmap = %llu",
 			    block_group, bitmap_blk);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ got:
 	    ino > EXT4_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb)) {
 		ext4_error(sb, __func__,
 			   "reserved inode or inode > inodes count - "
-			   "block_group = %lu, inode=%lu", group,
+			   "block_group = %u, inode=%lu", group,
 			   ino + group * EXT4_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb));
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto fail;
diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index 444ad99..233d59d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static void mb_free_blocks_double(struct inode *inode, struct ext4_buddy *e4b,
 			    le32_to_cpu(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_es->s_first_data_block);
 
 			ext4_error(sb, __func__, "double-free of inode"
-				   " %lu's block %llu(bit %u in group %lu)\n",
+				   " %lu's block %llu(bit %u in group %u)\n",
 				   inode ? inode->i_ino : 0, blocknr,
 				   first + i, e4b->bd_group);
 		}
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static void mb_cmp_bitmaps(struct ext4_buddy *e4b, void *bitmap)
 		b2 = (unsigned char *) bitmap;
 		for (i = 0; i < e4b->bd_sb->s_blocksize; i++) {
 			if (b1[i] != b2[i]) {
-				printk(KERN_ERR "corruption in group %lu "
+				printk(KERN_ERR "corruption in group %u "
 				       "at byte %u(%u): %x in copy != %x "
 				       "on disk/prealloc\n",
 				       e4b->bd_group, i, i * 8, b1[i], b2[i]);
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ static void ext4_mb_generate_buddy(struct super_block *sb,
 
 	if (free != grp->bb_free) {
 		ext4_error(sb, __func__,
-			"EXT4-fs: group %lu: %u blocks in bitmap, %u in gd\n",
+			"EXT4-fs: group %u: %u blocks in bitmap, %u in gd\n",
 			group, free, grp->bb_free);
 		/*
 		 * If we intent to continue, we consider group descritor
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ static int ext4_mb_init_cache(struct page *page, char *incore)
 		get_bh(bh[i]);
 		bh[i]->b_end_io = end_buffer_read_sync;
 		submit_bh(READ, bh[i]);
-		mb_debug("read bitmap for group %lu\n", first_group + i);
+		mb_debug("read bitmap for group %u\n", first_group + i);
 	}
 
 	/* wait for I/O completion */
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ ext4_mb_load_buddy(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
 	struct page *page;
 	int ret;
 
-	mb_debug("load group %lu\n", group);
+	mb_debug("load group %u\n", group);
 
 	blocks_per_page = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE / sb->s_blocksize;
 
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ static void mb_free_blocks(struct inode *inode, struct ext4_buddy *e4b,
 			    le32_to_cpu(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_es->s_first_data_block);
 			ext4_unlock_group(sb, e4b->bd_group);
 			ext4_error(sb, __func__, "double-free of inode"
-				   " %lu's block %llu(bit %u in group %lu)\n",
+				   " %lu's block %llu(bit %u in group %u)\n",
 				   inode ? inode->i_ino : 0, blocknr, block,
 				   e4b->bd_group);
 			ext4_lock_group(sb, e4b->bd_group);
@@ -1932,13 +1932,13 @@ static int ext4_mb_seq_history_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 	if (hs->op == EXT4_MB_HISTORY_ALLOC) {
 		fmt = "%-5u %-8u %-23s %-23s %-23s %-5u %-5u %-2u "
 			"%-5u %-5s %-5u %-6u\n";
-		sprintf(buf2, "%lu/%d/%u@%u", hs->result.fe_group,
+		sprintf(buf2, "%u/%d/%u@%u", hs->result.fe_group,
 			hs->result.fe_start, hs->result.fe_len,
 			hs->result.fe_logical);
-		sprintf(buf, "%lu/%d/%u@%u", hs->orig.fe_group,
+		sprintf(buf, "%u/%d/%u@%u", hs->orig.fe_group,
 			hs->orig.fe_start, hs->orig.fe_len,
 			hs->orig.fe_logical);
-		sprintf(buf3, "%lu/%d/%u@%u", hs->goal.fe_group,
+		sprintf(buf3, "%u/%d/%u@%u", hs->goal.fe_group,
 			hs->goal.fe_start, hs->goal.fe_len,
 			hs->goal.fe_logical);
 		seq_printf(seq, fmt, hs->pid, hs->ino, buf, buf3, buf2,
@@ -1947,20 +1947,20 @@ static int ext4_mb_seq_history_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 				hs->buddy ? 1 << hs->buddy : 0);
 	} else if (hs->op == EXT4_MB_HISTORY_PREALLOC) {
 		fmt = "%-5u %-8u %-23s %-23s %-23s\n";
-		sprintf(buf2, "%lu/%d/%u@%u", hs->result.fe_group,
+		sprintf(buf2, "%u/%d/%u@%u", hs->result.fe_group,
 			hs->result.fe_start, hs->result.fe_len,
 			hs->result.fe_logical);
-		sprintf(buf, "%lu/%d/%u@%u", hs->orig.fe_group,
+		sprintf(buf, "%u/%d/%u@%u", hs->orig.fe_group,
 			hs->orig.fe_start, hs->orig.fe_len,
 			hs->orig.fe_logical);
 		seq_printf(seq, fmt, hs->pid, hs->ino, buf, "", buf2);
 	} else if (hs->op == EXT4_MB_HISTORY_DISCARD) {
-		sprintf(buf2, "%lu/%d/%u", hs->result.fe_group,
+		sprintf(buf2, "%u/%d/%u", hs->result.fe_group,
 			hs->result.fe_start, hs->result.fe_len);
 		seq_printf(seq, "%-5u %-8u %-23s discard\n",
 				hs->pid, hs->ino, buf2);
 	} else if (hs->op == EXT4_MB_HISTORY_FREE) {
-		sprintf(buf2, "%lu/%d/%u", hs->result.fe_group,
+		sprintf(buf2, "%u/%d/%u", hs->result.fe_group,
 			hs->result.fe_start, hs->result.fe_len);
 		seq_printf(seq, "%-5u %-8u %-23s free\n",
 				hs->pid, hs->ino, buf2);
@@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@ static void *ext4_mb_seq_groups_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
 		return NULL;
 
 	group = *pos + 1;
-	return (void *) group;
+	return (void *) ((unsigned long) group);
 }
 
 static void *ext4_mb_seq_groups_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *pos)
@@ -2086,13 +2086,13 @@ static void *ext4_mb_seq_groups_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 	if (*pos < 0 || *pos >= sbi->s_groups_count)
 		return NULL;
 	group = *pos + 1;
-	return (void *) group;;
+	return (void *) ((unsigned long) group);
 }
 
 static int ext4_mb_seq_groups_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = seq->private;
-	long group = (long) v;
+	ext4_group_t group = (ext4_group_t) ((unsigned long) v);
 	int i;
 	int err;
 	struct ext4_buddy e4b;
@@ -2114,7 +2114,7 @@ static int ext4_mb_seq_groups_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 		sizeof(struct ext4_group_info);
 	err = ext4_mb_load_buddy(sb, group, &e4b);
 	if (err) {
-		seq_printf(seq, "#%-5lu: I/O error\n", group);
+		seq_printf(seq, "#%-5u: I/O error\n", group);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	ext4_lock_group(sb, group);
@@ -2122,7 +2122,7 @@ static int ext4_mb_seq_groups_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 	ext4_unlock_group(sb, group);
 	ext4_mb_release_desc(&e4b);
 
-	seq_printf(seq, "#%-5lu: %-5u %-5u %-5u [", group, sg.info.bb_free,
+	seq_printf(seq, "#%-5u: %-5u %-5u %-5u [", group, sg.info.bb_free,
 			sg.info.bb_fragments, sg.info.bb_first_free);
 	for (i = 0; i <= 13; i++)
 		seq_printf(seq, " %-5u", i <= sb->s_blocksize_bits + 1 ?
@@ -2457,7 +2457,7 @@ static int ext4_mb_init_backend(struct super_block *sb)
 		desc = ext4_get_group_desc(sb, i, NULL);
 		if (desc == NULL) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR
-				"EXT4-fs: can't read descriptor %lu\n", i);
+				"EXT4-fs: can't read descriptor %u\n", i);
 			goto err_freebuddy;
 		}
 		if (ext4_mb_add_groupinfo(sb, i, desc) != 0)
@@ -2652,7 +2652,7 @@ static void release_blocks_on_commit(journal_t *journal, transaction_t *txn)
 	list_for_each_safe(l, ltmp, &txn->t_private_list) {
 		entry = list_entry(l, struct ext4_free_data, list);
 
-		mb_debug("gonna free %u blocks in group %lu (0x%p):",
+		mb_debug("gonna free %u blocks in group %u (0x%p):",
 			 entry->count, entry->group, entry);
 
 		err = ext4_mb_load_buddy(sb, entry->group, &e4b);
@@ -2824,7 +2824,7 @@ ext4_mb_mark_diskspace_used(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac,
 	if (!gdp)
 		goto out_err;
 
-	ext4_debug("using block group %lu(%d)\n", ac->ac_b_ex.fe_group,
+	ext4_debug("using block group %u(%d)\n", ac->ac_b_ex.fe_group,
 			gdp->bg_free_blocks_count);
 
 	err = ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle, gdp_bh);
@@ -3346,7 +3346,7 @@ static void ext4_mb_generate_from_pa(struct super_block *sb, void *bitmap,
 		preallocated += len;
 		count++;
 	}
-	mb_debug("prellocated %u for group %lu\n", preallocated, group);
+	mb_debug("prellocated %u for group %u\n", preallocated, group);
 }
 
 static void ext4_mb_pa_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
@@ -3363,7 +3363,7 @@ static void ext4_mb_pa_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 static void ext4_mb_put_pa(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac,
 			struct super_block *sb, struct ext4_prealloc_space *pa)
 {
-	unsigned long grp;
+	ext4_group_t grp;
 
 	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&pa->pa_count) || pa->pa_free != 0)
 		return;
@@ -3692,7 +3692,7 @@ ext4_mb_discard_group_preallocations(struct super_block *sb,
 	int busy = 0;
 	int free = 0;
 
-	mb_debug("discard preallocation for group %lu\n", group);
+	mb_debug("discard preallocation for group %u\n", group);
 
 	if (list_empty(&grp->bb_prealloc_list))
 		return 0;
@@ -3700,14 +3700,14 @@ ext4_mb_discard_group_preallocations(struct super_block *sb,
 	bitmap_bh = ext4_read_block_bitmap(sb, group);
 	if (bitmap_bh == NULL) {
 		ext4_error(sb, __func__, "Error in reading block "
-				"bitmap for %lu\n", group);
+				"bitmap for %u\n", group);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	err = ext4_mb_load_buddy(sb, group, &e4b);
 	if (err) {
 		ext4_error(sb, __func__, "Error in loading buddy "
-				"information for %lu\n", group);
+				"information for %u\n", group);
 		put_bh(bitmap_bh);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -3874,14 +3874,14 @@ repeat:
 		err = ext4_mb_load_buddy(sb, group, &e4b);
 		if (err) {
 			ext4_error(sb, __func__, "Error in loading buddy "
-					"information for %lu\n", group);
+					"information for %u\n", group);
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		bitmap_bh = ext4_read_block_bitmap(sb, group);
 		if (bitmap_bh == NULL) {
 			ext4_error(sb, __func__, "Error in reading block "
-					"bitmap for %lu\n", group);
+					"bitmap for %u\n", group);
 			ext4_mb_release_desc(&e4b);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -4146,7 +4146,7 @@ ext4_mb_discard_lg_preallocations(struct super_block *sb,
 		ext4_get_group_no_and_offset(sb, pa->pa_pstart, &group, NULL);
 		if (ext4_mb_load_buddy(sb, group, &e4b)) {
 			ext4_error(sb, __func__, "Error in loading buddy "
-					"information for %lu\n", group);
+					"information for %u\n", group);
 			continue;
 		}
 		ext4_lock_group(sb, group);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/resize.c b/fs/ext4/resize.c
index b6ec184..498ccbc 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/resize.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/resize.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int verify_group_input(struct super_block *sb,
 	ext4_get_group_no_and_offset(sb, start, NULL, &offset);
 	if (group != sbi->s_groups_count)
 		ext4_warning(sb, __func__,
-			     "Cannot add at group %u (only %lu groups)",
+			     "Cannot add at group %u (only %u groups)",
 			     input->group, sbi->s_groups_count);
 	else if (offset != 0)
 			ext4_warning(sb, __func__, "Last group not full");
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ static void update_backups(struct super_block *sb,
 exit_err:
 	if (err) {
 		ext4_warning(sb, __func__,
-			     "can't update backup for group %lu (err %d), "
+			     "can't update backup for group %u (err %d), "
 			     "forcing fsck on next reboot", group, err);
 		sbi->s_mount_state &= ~EXT4_VALID_FS;
 		sbi->s_es->s_state &= cpu_to_le16(~EXT4_VALID_FS);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 7b3ba42..d4c84f4 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ static int ext4_setup_super(struct super_block *sb, struct ext4_super_block *es,
 
 	ext4_commit_super(sb, es, 1);
 	if (test_opt(sb, DEBUG))
-		printk(KERN_INFO "[EXT4 FS bs=%lu, gc=%lu, "
+		printk(KERN_INFO "[EXT4 FS bs=%lu, gc=%u, "
 				"bpg=%lu, ipg=%lu, mo=%04lx]\n",
 			sb->s_blocksize,
 			sbi->s_groups_count,
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ static int ext4_fill_flex_info(struct super_block *sb)
 				     sizeof(struct flex_groups), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (sbi->s_flex_groups == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "EXT4-fs: not enough memory for "
-				"%lu flex groups\n", flex_group_count);
+				"%u flex groups\n", flex_group_count);
 		goto failed;
 	}
 
@@ -1552,14 +1552,14 @@ static int ext4_check_descriptors(struct super_block *sb)
 		block_bitmap = ext4_block_bitmap(sb, gdp);
 		if (block_bitmap < first_block || block_bitmap > last_block) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "EXT4-fs: ext4_check_descriptors: "
-			       "Block bitmap for group %lu not in group "
+			       "Block bitmap for group %u not in group "
 			       "(block %llu)!\n", i, block_bitmap);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		inode_bitmap = ext4_inode_bitmap(sb, gdp);
 		if (inode_bitmap < first_block || inode_bitmap > last_block) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "EXT4-fs: ext4_check_descriptors: "
-			       "Inode bitmap for group %lu not in group "
+			       "Inode bitmap for group %u not in group "
 			       "(block %llu)!\n", i, inode_bitmap);
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -1567,14 +1567,14 @@ static int ext4_check_descriptors(struct super_block *sb)
 		if (inode_table < first_block ||
 		    inode_table + sbi->s_itb_per_group - 1 > last_block) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "EXT4-fs: ext4_check_descriptors: "
-			       "Inode table for group %lu not in group "
+			       "Inode table for group %u not in group "
 			       "(block %llu)!\n", i, inode_table);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		spin_lock(sb_bgl_lock(sbi, i));
 		if (!ext4_group_desc_csum_verify(sbi, i, gdp)) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "EXT4-fs: ext4_check_descriptors: "
-			       "Checksum for group %lu failed (%u!=%u)\n",
+			       "Checksum for group %u failed (%u!=%u)\n",
 			       i, le16_to_cpu(ext4_group_desc_csum(sbi, i,
 			       gdp)), le16_to_cpu(gdp->bg_checksum));
 			if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
@@ -3059,7 +3059,7 @@ static int ext4_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 				if (!ext4_group_desc_csum_verify(sbi, g, gdp)) {
 					printk(KERN_ERR
 	       "EXT4-fs: ext4_remount: "
-		"Checksum for group %lu failed (%u!=%u)\n",
+		"Checksum for group %u failed (%u!=%u)\n",
 		g, le16_to_cpu(ext4_group_desc_csum(sbi, g, gdp)),
 					       le16_to_cpu(gdp->bg_checksum));
 					err = -EINVAL;
