1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/aio.h b/include/linux/aio.h
index 0decf66117c1..403d71dcb7c8 100644
--- a/include/linux/aio.h
+++ b/include/linux/aio.h
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ struct kioctx {
         struct list_head        active_reqs;    /* used for cancellation */
         struct list_head        run_list;       /* used for kicked reqs */
 
+        /* sys_io_setup currently limits this to an unsigned int */
         unsigned                max_reqs;
 
         struct aio_ring_info    ring_info;
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ static inline struct kiocb *list_kiocb(struct list_head *h)
 }
 
 /* for sysctl: */
-extern atomic_t aio_nr;
-extern unsigned aio_max_nr;
+extern unsigned long aio_nr;
+extern unsigned long aio_max_nr;
 
 #endif /* __LINUX__AIO_H */