diff --git a/drivers/staging/qlge/qlge_dbg.c b/drivers/staging/qlge/qlge_dbg.c
index a6ac9f796d81..ac162176f6f5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/qlge/qlge_dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/qlge/qlge_dbg.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int ql_read_serdes_reg(struct ql_adapter *qdev, u32 reg, u32 *data)
 
 static void ql_get_both_serdes(struct ql_adapter *qdev, u32 addr,
 			       u32 *direct_ptr, u32 *indirect_ptr,
-			unsigned int direct_valid, unsigned int indirect_valid)
+			       bool direct_valid, bool indirect_valid)
 {
 	unsigned int status;
 
@@ -136,13 +136,12 @@ static int ql_get_serdes_regs(struct ql_adapter *qdev,
 			      struct ql_mpi_coredump *mpi_coredump)
 {
 	int status;
-	unsigned int xfi_direct_valid, xfi_indirect_valid, xaui_direct_valid;
-	unsigned int xaui_indirect_valid, i;
+	bool xfi_direct_valid = false, xfi_indirect_valid = false;
+	bool xaui_direct_valid = true, xaui_indirect_valid = true;
+	unsigned int i;
 	u32 *direct_ptr, temp;
 	u32 *indirect_ptr;
 
-	xfi_direct_valid = xfi_indirect_valid = 0;
-	xaui_direct_valid = xaui_indirect_valid = 1;
 
 	/* The XAUI needs to be read out per port */
 	status = ql_read_other_func_serdes_reg(qdev,
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ static int ql_get_serdes_regs(struct ql_adapter *qdev,
 
 	if ((temp & XG_SERDES_ADDR_XAUI_PWR_DOWN) ==
 				XG_SERDES_ADDR_XAUI_PWR_DOWN)
-		xaui_indirect_valid = 0;
+		xaui_indirect_valid = false;
 
 	status = ql_read_serdes_reg(qdev, XG_SERDES_XAUI_HSS_PCS_START, &temp);
 
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ static int ql_get_serdes_regs(struct ql_adapter *qdev,
 
 	if ((temp & XG_SERDES_ADDR_XAUI_PWR_DOWN) ==
 				XG_SERDES_ADDR_XAUI_PWR_DOWN)
-		xaui_direct_valid = 0;
+		xaui_direct_valid = false;
 
 	/*
 	 * XFI register is shared so only need to read one
@@ -176,18 +175,18 @@ static int ql_get_serdes_regs(struct ql_adapter *qdev,
 		/* now see if i'm NIC 1 or NIC 2 */
 		if (qdev->func & 1)
 			/* I'm NIC 2, so the indirect (NIC1) xfi is up. */
-			xfi_indirect_valid = 1;
+			xfi_indirect_valid = true;
 		else
-			xfi_direct_valid = 1;
+			xfi_direct_valid = true;
 	}
 	if ((temp & XG_SERDES_ADDR_XFI2_PWR_UP) ==
 					XG_SERDES_ADDR_XFI2_PWR_UP) {
 		/* now see if i'm NIC 1 or NIC 2 */
 		if (qdev->func & 1)
 			/* I'm NIC 2, so the indirect (NIC1) xfi is up. */
-			xfi_direct_valid = 1;
+			xfi_direct_valid = true;
 		else
-			xfi_indirect_valid = 1;
+			xfi_indirect_valid = true;
 	}
 
 	/* Get XAUI_AN register block. */