"Invalid attr %p type %d len: %d",
+			    "Invalid attr %p type %u len: %u",
 			    nla, nla->nla_type, nla->nla_len);
-			uint32_t off = (char *)nla - (char *)npt->hdr;
+			off = (char *)nla - (char *)npt->hdr;
 			nlmsg_report_err_offset(npt, off);
 			return (EINVAL);
 		}
 
-		int nla_type = nla->nla_type & NLA_TYPE_MASK;
-		const struct nlattr_parser *s = search_states(ps, pslen, nla_type);
+		s = search_states(ps, pslen, nla->nla_type & NLA_TYPE_MASK);
 		if (s != NULL) {
-			void *ptr = (void *)((char *)target + s->off);
+			void *ptr;
+
+			ptr = (void *)((char *)target + s->off);
 			error = s->cb(nla, npt, s->arg, ptr);
 			if (error != 0) {
-				uint32_t off = (char *)nla - (char *)npt->hdr;
+				off = (char *)nla - (char *)npt->hdr;
 				nlmsg_report_err_offset(npt, off);
 				NL_LOG(LOG_DEBUG3,
 				    "parse failed at offset %u", off);
@@ -157,42 +160,43 @@ nl_parse_attrs_raw(struct nlattr *nla_head, int len,
 			}
 		} else {
 			/* Ignore non-specified attributes */
-			NL_LOG(LOG_DEBUG3, "ignoring attr %d", nla->nla_type);
+			NL_LOG(LOG_DEBUG3, "ignoring attr %u", nla->nla_type);
 		}
 	}
 	if (len >= sizeof(struct nlattr)) {
 		nla = (struct nlattr *)((char *)nla_head + (orig_len - len));
-		NL_LOG(LOG_DEBUG3, " >>> end %p attr_type %d len %d", nla,
+		NL_LOG(LOG_DEBUG3, " >>> end %p attr_type %u len %u", nla,
 		    nla->nla_type, nla->nla_len);
 	}
-	NL_LOG(LOG_DEBUG3, "end parse: %p remaining_len %d", nla, len);
+	NL_LOG(LOG_DEBUG3, "end parse: %p remaining_len %u", nla, len);
 
 	return (0);
 }
 
 void
-nl_get_attrs_bmask_raw(struct nlattr *nla_head, int len,
+nl_get_attrs_bmask_raw(struct nlattr *nla_head, uint32_t len,
     struct nlattr_bmask *bm)
 {
 	struct nlattr *nla = NULL;
+	uint16_t nla_type;
 
 	BIT_ZERO(NL_ATTR_BMASK_SIZE, bm);
 
 	NLA_FOREACH(nla, nla_head, len) {
 		if (nla->nla_len < sizeof(struct nlattr))
 			return;
-		int nla_type = nla->nla_type & NLA_TYPE_MASK;
+		nla_type = nla->nla_type & NLA_TYPE_MASK;
 		if (nla_type < NL_ATTR_BMASK_SIZE)
 			BIT_SET(NL_ATTR_BMASK_SIZE, nla_type, bm);
 		else
 			NL_LOG(LOG_DEBUG2,
-			    "Skipping type %d in the mask: too short",
+			    "Skipping type %u in the mask: too short",
 			    nla_type);
 	}
 }
 
 bool
-nl_has_attr(const struct nlattr_bmask *bm, unsigned int nla_type)
+nl_has_attr(const struct nlattr_bmask *bm, uint16_t nla_type)
 {
 	MPASS(nla_type < NL_ATTR_BMASK_SIZE);
 
diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_message_parser.h b/sys/netlink/netlink_message_parser.h
index 13d52d80ecdc..8492ecb3021b 100644
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_message_parser.h
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_message_parser.h
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ typedef bool strict_parser_f(void *hdr, struct nl_pstate *npt);
 typedef bool post_parser_f(void *parsed_attrs, struct nl_pstate *npt);
 
 struct nlhdr_parser {
-	int			nl_hdr_off; /* aligned netlink header size */
-	int			out_hdr_off; /* target header size */
-	int			fp_size;
-	int			np_size;
+	u_int			nl_hdr_off; /* aligned netlink header size */
+	u_int			out_hdr_off; /* target header size */
+	u_int			fp_size;
+	u_int			np_size;
 	const struct nlfield_parser	*fp; /* array of header field parsers */
 	const struct nlattr_parser	*np; /* array of attribute parsers */
 	strict_parser_f		*sp; /* Pre-parse strict validation function */
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ static const struct nlhdr_parser _name = {		\
 #define	NL_ATTR_BMASK_SIZE	128
 BITSET_DEFINE(nlattr_bmask, NL_ATTR_BMASK_SIZE);
 
-void nl_get_attrs_bmask_raw(struct nlattr *nla_head, int len,
+void nl_get_attrs_bmask_raw(struct nlattr *nla_head, uint32_t len,
     struct nlattr_bmask *bm);
-bool nl_has_attr(const struct nlattr_bmask *bm, unsigned int nla_type);
+bool nl_has_attr(const struct nlattr_bmask *bm, uint16_t nla_type);
 
-int nl_parse_attrs_raw(struct nlattr *nla_head, int len,
-    const struct nlattr_parser *ps, int pslen, struct nl_pstate *npt,
+int nl_parse_attrs_raw(struct nlattr *nla_head, uint16_t len,
+    const struct nlattr_parser *ps, u_int pslen, struct nl_pstate *npt,
     void *target);
 
 int nlattr_get_flag(struct nlattr *nla, struct nl_pstate *npt,
@@ -226,10 +226,9 @@ void nlmsg_report_cookie_u32(struct nl_pstate *npt, uint32_t val);
  * the list of direct function calls without iteration.
  */
 static inline int
-nl_parse_header(void *hdr, int len, const struct nlhdr_parser *parser,
+nl_parse_header(void *hdr, uint32_t len, const struct nlhdr_parser *parser,
     struct nl_pstate *npt, void *target)
 {
-	struct nlattr *nla;
 	int error;
 
 	if (__predict_false(len < parser->nl_hdr_off)) {
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ nl_parse_header(void *hdr, int len, const struct nlhdr_parser *parser,
 		return (EINVAL);
 
 	/* Extract fields first */
-	for (int i = 0; i < parser->fp_size; i++) {
+	for (u_int i = 0; i < parser->fp_size; i++) {
 		const struct nlfield_parser *fp = &parser->fp[i];
 		void *src = (char *)hdr + fp->off_in;
 		void *dst = (char *)target + fp->off_out;
@@ -268,9 +267,9 @@ nl_parse_header(void *hdr, int len, const struct nlhdr_parser *parser,
 			return (error);
 	}
 
-	nla = (struct nlattr *)((char *)hdr + parser->nl_hdr_off);
-	error = nl_parse_attrs_raw(nla, len - parser->nl_hdr_off, parser->np,
-	    parser->np_size, npt, target);
+	error = nl_parse_attrs_raw(
+	    (struct nlattr *)((char *)hdr + parser->nl_hdr_off),
+	    len - parser->nl_hdr_off, parser->np, parser->np_size, npt, target);
 
 	if (parser->post_parse != NULL && error == 0) {
 		if (!parser->post_parse(target, npt))
@@ -284,10 +283,8 @@ static inline int
 nl_parse_nested(struct nlattr *nla, const struct nlhdr_parser *parser,
     struct nl_pstate *npt, void *target)
 {
-	struct nlattr *nla_head = (struct nlattr *)NLA_DATA(nla);
-
-	return (nl_parse_attrs_raw(nla_head, NLA_DATA_LEN(nla), parser->np,
-	    parser->np_size, npt, target));
+	return (nl_parse_attrs_raw((struct nlattr *)NLA_DATA(nla),
+	    NLA_DATA_LEN(nla), parser->np, parser->np_size, npt, target));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -330,12 +327,9 @@ static inline void
 nl_get_attrs_bmask_nlmsg(struct nlmsghdr *hdr,
     const struct nlhdr_parser *parser, struct nlattr_bmask *bm)
 {
-	struct nlattr *nla_head;
-
-	nla_head = (struct nlattr *)((char *)(hdr + 1) + parser->nl_hdr_off);
-	int len = hdr->nlmsg_len - sizeof(*hdr) - parser->nl_hdr_off;
-
-	nl_get_attrs_bmask_raw(nla_head, len, bm);
+	nl_get_attrs_bmask_raw(
+	    (struct nlattr *)((char *)(hdr + 1) + parser->nl_hdr_off),
+	    hdr->nlmsg_len - sizeof(*hdr) - parser->nl_hdr_off, bm);
 }
 
 #endif