return atomic_add_return(-i,v);
 }
 
-#define atomic_cmpxchg(v, old, new) ((int)cmpxchg(&((v)->counter), old, new))
-#define atomic_xchg(v, new) (xchg(&((v)->counter), new))
+#define atomic_cmpxchg(v, old, new) (cmpxchg(&((v)->counter), (old), (new)))
+#define atomic_xchg(v, new) (xchg(&((v)->counter), (new)))
 
 /**
  * atomic_add_unless - add unless the number is already a given value
  */
 #define atomic_add_unless(v, a, u)                             \
 ({                                                             \
-       int c, old;                                             \
+       __typeof__((v)->counter) c, old;                        \
        c = atomic_read(v);                                     \
        for (;;) {                                              \
                if (unlikely(c == (u)))                         \