diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index 9643c3bbeb3b..677bb926e7d6 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static inline void put_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 				    struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl)
 {
 	if (jl->j_refcount < 1) {
-		reiserfs_panic(s, "trans id %lu, refcount at %d",
+		reiserfs_panic(s, "trans id %u, refcount at %d",
 			       jl->j_trans_id, jl->j_refcount);
 	}
 	if (--jl->j_refcount == 0)
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ static void cleanup_freed_for_journal_list(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 }
 
 static int journal_list_still_alive(struct super_block *s,
-				    unsigned long trans_id)
+				    unsigned int trans_id)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(s);
 	struct list_head *entry = &journal->j_journal_list;
@@ -933,9 +933,9 @@ static int flush_older_commits(struct super_block *s,
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *other_jl;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *first_jl;
 	struct list_head *entry;
-	unsigned long trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
-	unsigned long other_trans_id;
-	unsigned long first_trans_id;
+	unsigned int trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
+	unsigned int other_trans_id;
+	unsigned int first_trans_id;
 
       find_first:
 	/*
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ static int flush_commit_list(struct super_block *s,
 	int i;
 	b_blocknr_t bn;
 	struct buffer_head *tbh = NULL;
-	unsigned long trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
+	unsigned int trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(s);
 	int barrier = 0;
 	int retval = 0;
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ static void remove_all_from_journal_list(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 */
 static int _update_journal_header_block(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 					unsigned long offset,
-					unsigned long trans_id)
+					unsigned int trans_id)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_journal_header *jh;
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ static int _update_journal_header_block(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 
 static int update_journal_header_block(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 				       unsigned long offset,
-				       unsigned long trans_id)
+				       unsigned int trans_id)
 {
 	return _update_journal_header_block(p_s_sb, offset, trans_id);
 }
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ static int flush_older_journal_lists(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 	struct list_head *entry;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *other_jl;
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
-	unsigned long trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
+	unsigned int trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
 
 	/* we know we are the only ones flushing things, no extra race
 	 * protection is required.
@@ -1758,13 +1758,13 @@ static int dirty_one_transaction(struct super_block *s,
 static int kupdate_transactions(struct super_block *s,
 				struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl,
 				struct reiserfs_journal_list **next_jl,
-				unsigned long *next_trans_id,
+				unsigned int *next_trans_id,
 				int num_blocks, int num_trans)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int written = 0;
 	int transactions_flushed = 0;
-	unsigned long orig_trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
+	unsigned int orig_trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
 	struct buffer_chunk chunk;
 	struct list_head *entry;
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(s);
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ static int flush_used_journal_lists(struct super_block *s,
 	int limit = 256;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *tjl;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *flush_jl;
-	unsigned long trans_id;
+	unsigned int trans_id;
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(s);
 
 	flush_jl = tjl = jl;
@@ -2023,7 +2023,7 @@ static int journal_compare_desc_commit(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 */
 static int journal_transaction_is_valid(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 					struct buffer_head *d_bh,
-					unsigned long *oldest_invalid_trans_id,
+					unsigned int *oldest_invalid_trans_id,
 					unsigned long *newest_mount_id)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_journal_desc *desc;
@@ -2124,18 +2124,18 @@ static void brelse_array(struct buffer_head **heads, int num)
 static int journal_read_transaction(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 				    unsigned long cur_dblock,
 				    unsigned long oldest_start,
-				    unsigned long oldest_trans_id,
+				    unsigned int oldest_trans_id,
 				    unsigned long newest_mount_id)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
 	struct reiserfs_journal_desc *desc;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_commit *commit;
-	unsigned long trans_id = 0;
+	unsigned int trans_id = 0;
 	struct buffer_head *c_bh;
 	struct buffer_head *d_bh;
 	struct buffer_head **log_blocks = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head **real_blocks = NULL;
-	unsigned long trans_offset;
+	unsigned int trans_offset;
 	int i;
 	int trans_half;
 
@@ -2356,8 +2356,8 @@ static int journal_read(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
 	struct reiserfs_journal_desc *desc;
-	unsigned long oldest_trans_id = 0;
-	unsigned long oldest_invalid_trans_id = 0;
+	unsigned int oldest_trans_id = 0;
+	unsigned int oldest_invalid_trans_id = 0;
 	time_t start;
 	unsigned long oldest_start = 0;
 	unsigned long cur_dblock = 0;
@@ -2970,7 +2970,7 @@ static void wake_queued_writers(struct super_block *s)
 		wake_up(&journal->j_join_wait);
 }
 
-static void let_transaction_grow(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long trans_id)
+static void let_transaction_grow(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int trans_id)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	unsigned long bcount = journal->j_bcount;
@@ -3001,7 +3001,7 @@ static int do_journal_begin_r(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 			      int join)
 {
 	time_t now = get_seconds();
-	int old_trans_id;
+	unsigned int old_trans_id;
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle myth;
 	int sched_count = 0;
@@ -3824,7 +3824,7 @@ static int __commit_trans_jl(struct inode *inode, unsigned long id,
 
 int reiserfs_commit_for_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	unsigned long id = REISERFS_I(inode)->i_trans_id;
+	unsigned int id = REISERFS_I(inode)->i_trans_id;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl = REISERFS_I(inode)->i_jl;
 
 	/* for the whole inode, assume unset id means it was
@@ -3938,7 +3938,7 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl, *temp_jl;
 	struct list_head *entry, *safe;
 	unsigned long jindex;
-	unsigned long commit_trans_id;
+	unsigned int commit_trans_id;
 	int trans_half;
 
 	BUG_ON(th->t_refcount > 1);
@@ -3946,7 +3946,7 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 
 	/* protect flush_older_commits from doing mistakes if the
            transaction ID counter gets overflowed.  */
-	if (th->t_trans_id == ~0UL)
+	if (th->t_trans_id == ~0U)
 		flags |= FLUSH_ALL | COMMIT_NOW | WAIT;
 	flush = flags & FLUSH_ALL;
 	wait_on_commit = flags & WAIT;
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c b/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
index 37173fa07d15..370988efc8ad 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static int show_journal(struct seq_file *m, struct super_block *sb)
 		   /* incore fields */
 		   "j_1st_reserved_block: \t%i\n"
 		   "j_state: \t%li\n"
-		   "j_trans_id: \t%lu\n"
+		   "j_trans_id: \t%u\n"
 		   "j_mount_id: \t%lu\n"
 		   "j_start: \t%lu\n"
 		   "j_len: \t%lu\n"
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static int show_journal(struct seq_file *m, struct super_block *sb)
 		   "j_wcount: \t%i\n"
 		   "j_bcount: \t%lu\n"
 		   "j_first_unflushed_offset: \t%lu\n"
-		   "j_last_flush_trans_id: \t%lu\n"
+		   "j_last_flush_trans_id: \t%u\n"
 		   "j_trans_start_time: \t%li\n"
 		   "j_list_bitmap_index: \t%i\n"
 		   "j_must_wait: \t%i\n"
diff --git a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
index ab748a03fe97..bd52b949f8c9 100644
--- a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ struct reiserfs_transaction_handle {
 	int t_refcount;
 	int t_blocks_logged;	/* number of blocks this writer has logged */
 	int t_blocks_allocated;	/* number of blocks this writer allocated */
-	unsigned long t_trans_id;	/* sanity check, equals the current trans id */
+	unsigned int t_trans_id;	/* sanity check, equals the current trans id */
 	void *t_handle_save;	/* save existing current->journal_info */
 	unsigned displace_new_blocks:1;	/* if new block allocation occurres, that block
 					   should be displaced from others */
diff --git a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs_i.h b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs_i.h
index ce3663fb0101..201dd910b042 100644
--- a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs_i.h
+++ b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs_i.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct reiserfs_inode_info {
 	/* we use these for fsync or O_SYNC to decide which transaction
 	 ** needs to be committed in order for this inode to be properly
 	 ** flushed */
-	unsigned long i_trans_id;
+	unsigned int i_trans_id;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *i_jl;
 	struct mutex i_mmap;
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_POSIX_ACL
diff --git a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs_sb.h b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs_sb.h
index ccd38f351530..12fc2a0d13be 100644
--- a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs_sb.h
+++ b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs_sb.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ struct reiserfs_journal_list {
 	atomic_t j_commit_left;
 	atomic_t j_older_commits_done;	/* all commits older than this on disk */
 	struct mutex j_commit_mutex;
-	unsigned long j_trans_id;
+	unsigned int j_trans_id;
 	time_t j_timestamp;
 	struct reiserfs_list_bitmap *j_list_bitmap;
 	struct buffer_head *j_commit_bh;	/* commit buffer head */
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ struct reiserfs_journal {
 	int j_1st_reserved_block;	/* first block on s_dev of reserved area journal */
 
 	unsigned long j_state;
-	unsigned long j_trans_id;
+	unsigned int j_trans_id;
 	unsigned long j_mount_id;
 	unsigned long j_start;	/* start of current waiting commit (index into j_ap_blocks) */
 	unsigned long j_len;	/* length of current waiting commit */
@@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ struct reiserfs_journal {
 	int j_num_work_lists;	/* number that need attention from kreiserfsd */
 
 	/* debugging to make sure things are flushed in order */
-	int j_last_flush_id;
+	unsigned int j_last_flush_id;
 
 	/* debugging to make sure things are committed in order */
-	int j_last_commit_id;
+	unsigned int j_last_commit_id;
 
 	struct list_head j_bitmap_nodes;
 	struct list_head j_dirty_buffers;