2 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
index c8123308e060..284f7852de8b 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static int linear_search_in_dir_item(struct cpu_key *key,
                 /* mark, that this generation number is used */
                 if (de->de_gen_number_bit_string)
                         set_bit(GET_GENERATION_NUMBER(deh_offset(deh)),
-                                (unsigned long *)de->de_gen_number_bit_string);
+                                de->de_gen_number_bit_string);
 
                 // calculate pointer to name and namelen
                 de->de_entry_num = i;
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static int reiserfs_add_entry(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
         struct reiserfs_de_head *deh;
         INITIALIZE_PATH(path);
         struct reiserfs_dir_entry de;
-        int bit_string[MAX_GENERATION_NUMBER / (sizeof(int) * 8) + 1];
+        DECLARE_BITMAP(bit_string, MAX_GENERATION_NUMBER + 1);
         int gen_number;
         char small_buf[32 + DEH_SIZE];  /* 48 bytes now and we avoid kmalloc
                                            if we create file with short name */
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static int reiserfs_add_entry(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 
         /* find the proper place for the new entry */
         memset(bit_string, 0, sizeof(bit_string));
-        de.de_gen_number_bit_string = (char *)bit_string;
+        de.de_gen_number_bit_string = bit_string;
         retval = reiserfs_find_entry(dir, name, namelen, &path, &de);
         if (retval != NAME_NOT_FOUND) {
                 if (buffer != small_buf)
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static int reiserfs_add_entry(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
         }
 
         gen_number =
-            find_first_zero_bit((unsigned long *)bit_string,
+            find_first_zero_bit(bit_string,
                                 MAX_GENERATION_NUMBER + 1);
         if (gen_number > MAX_GENERATION_NUMBER) {
                 /* there is no free generation number */
diff --git a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
index 7d51149bd793..dad78cecfd20 100644
--- a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ struct reiserfs_dir_entry {
         int de_entrylen;
         int de_namelen;
         char *de_name;
-        char *de_gen_number_bit_string;
+        unsigned long *de_gen_number_bit_string;
 
         __u32 de_dir_id;
         __u32 de_objectid;