lib: bitmap: make nbits parameter of bitmap_equal unsigned

The compiler can generate slightly smaller and simpler code when it
knows that "nbits" is non-negative.  Since no-one passes a negative
bit-count, this shouldn't affect the semantics.
Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

include/linux/bitmap.h

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 extern int __bitmap_empty(const unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned int nbits);
 extern int __bitmap_full(const unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned int nbits);
 extern int __bitmap_equal(const unsigned long *bitmap1,
-                	const unsigned long *bitmap2, int bits);
+			  const unsigned long *bitmap2, unsigned int nbits);
 extern void __bitmap_complement(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src,
 			int bits);
 extern void __bitmap_shift_right(unsigned long *dst,

lib/bitmap.c

@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ int __bitmap_full(const unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned int bits)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__bitmap_full);
 
 int __bitmap_equal(const unsigned long *bitmap1,
-		const unsigned long *bitmap2, int bits)
+		const unsigned long *bitmap2, unsigned int bits)
 {
-	int k, lim = bits/BITS_PER_LONG;
+	unsigned int k, lim = bits/BITS_PER_LONG;
 	for (k = 0; k < lim; ++k)
 		if (bitmap1[k] != bitmap2[k])
 			return 0;