diff --git a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
index dcc43a81ae0e..902508e4fecc 100644
--- a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
+++ b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ struct hdsp_midi {
     struct snd_rawmidi           *rmidi;
     struct snd_rawmidi_substream *input;
     struct snd_rawmidi_substream *output;
-    char                     istimer; /* timer in use */
+    bool 		     istimer; /* timer in use */
     struct timer_list	     timer;
     spinlock_t               lock;
     int			     pending;
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ struct hdsp {
 	pid_t                 playback_pid;
 	int                   running;
 	int                   system_sample_rate;
-	const char           *channel_map;
+	const signed char    *channel_map;
 	int                   dev;
 	int                   irq;
 	unsigned long         port;
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ struct hdsp {
    where the data for that channel can be read/written from/to.
 */
 
-static const char channel_map_df_ss[HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS] = {
+static const signed char channel_map_df_ss[HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS] = {
 	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
 	18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
 };
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static const char channel_map_mf_ss[HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS] = { /* Multiface */
 	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1
 };
 
-static const char channel_map_ds[HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS] = {
+static const signed char channel_map_ds[HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS] = {
 	/* ADAT channels are remapped */
 	1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23,
 	/* channels 12 and 13 are S/PDIF */
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ static const char channel_map_ds[HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS] = {
 	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1
 };
 
-static const char channel_map_H9632_ss[HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS] = {
+static const signed char channel_map_H9632_ss[HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS] = {
 	/* ADAT channels */
 	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
 	/* SPDIF */
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ static const char channel_map_H9632_ss[HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS] = {
 	-1, -1
 };
 
-static const char channel_map_H9632_ds[HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS] = {
+static const signed char channel_map_H9632_ds[HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS] = {
 	/* ADAT */
 	1, 3, 5, 7,
 	/* SPDIF */
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static const char channel_map_H9632_ds[HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS] = {
 	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1
 };
 
-static const char channel_map_H9632_qs[HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS] = {
+static const signed char channel_map_H9632_qs[HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS] = {
 	/* ADAT is disabled in this mode */
 	/* SPDIF */
 	8, 9,
@@ -3939,7 +3939,7 @@ static snd_pcm_uframes_t snd_hdsp_hw_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream
 	return hdsp_hw_pointer(hdsp);
 }
 
-static char *hdsp_channel_buffer_location(struct hdsp *hdsp,
+static signed char *hdsp_channel_buffer_location(struct hdsp *hdsp,
 					     int stream,
 					     int channel)
 
@@ -3964,7 +3964,7 @@ static int snd_hdsp_playback_copy(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				  void __user *src, unsigned long count)
 {
 	struct hdsp *hdsp = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	char *channel_buf;
+	signed char *channel_buf;
 
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(pos + count > HDSP_CHANNEL_BUFFER_BYTES))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -3982,7 +3982,7 @@ static int snd_hdsp_playback_copy_kernel(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 					 void *src, unsigned long count)
 {
 	struct hdsp *hdsp = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	char *channel_buf;
+	signed char *channel_buf;
 
 	channel_buf = hdsp_channel_buffer_location(hdsp, substream->pstr->stream, channel);
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(!channel_buf))
@@ -3996,7 +3996,7 @@ static int snd_hdsp_capture_copy(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				 void __user *dst, unsigned long count)
 {
 	struct hdsp *hdsp = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	char *channel_buf;
+	signed char *channel_buf;
 
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(pos + count > HDSP_CHANNEL_BUFFER_BYTES))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -4014,7 +4014,7 @@ static int snd_hdsp_capture_copy_kernel(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 					void *dst, unsigned long count)
 {
 	struct hdsp *hdsp = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	char *channel_buf;
+	signed char *channel_buf;
 
 	channel_buf = hdsp_channel_buffer_location(hdsp, substream->pstr->stream, channel);
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(!channel_buf))
@@ -4028,7 +4028,7 @@ static int snd_hdsp_hw_silence(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			       unsigned long count)
 {
 	struct hdsp *hdsp = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	char *channel_buf;
+	signed char *channel_buf;
 
 	channel_buf = hdsp_channel_buffer_location (hdsp, substream->pstr->stream, channel);
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(!channel_buf))
diff --git a/sound/pci/rme9652/rme9652.c b/sound/pci/rme9652/rme9652.c
index 1d614fe89a6a..e7c320afefe8 100644
--- a/sound/pci/rme9652/rme9652.c
+++ b/sound/pci/rme9652/rme9652.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ struct snd_rme9652 {
 	int last_spdif_sample_rate;	/* so that we can catch externally ... */
 	int last_adat_sample_rate;	/* ... induced rate changes            */
 
-	const char *channel_map;
+	const signed char *channel_map;
 
 	struct snd_card *card;
 	struct snd_pcm *pcm;
@@ -247,12 +247,12 @@ struct snd_rme9652 {
    where the data for that channel can be read/written from/to.
 */
 
-static const char channel_map_9652_ss[26] = {
+static const signed char channel_map_9652_ss[26] = {
 	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
 	18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
 };
 
-static const char channel_map_9636_ss[26] = {
+static const signed char channel_map_9636_ss[26] = {
 	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 
 	/* channels 16 and 17 are S/PDIF */
 	24, 25,
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static const char channel_map_9636_ss[26] = {
 	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1
 };
 
-static const char channel_map_9652_ds[26] = {
+static const signed char channel_map_9652_ds[26] = {
 	/* ADAT channels are remapped */
 	1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23,
 	/* channels 12 and 13 are S/PDIF */
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static const char channel_map_9652_ds[26] = {
 	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1
 };
 
-static const char channel_map_9636_ds[26] = {
+static const signed char channel_map_9636_ds[26] = {
 	/* ADAT channels are remapped */
 	1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15,
 	/* channels 8 and 9 are S/PDIF */
@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@ static snd_pcm_uframes_t snd_rme9652_hw_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substr
 	return rme9652_hw_pointer(rme9652);
 }
 
-static char *rme9652_channel_buffer_location(struct snd_rme9652 *rme9652,
+static signed char *rme9652_channel_buffer_location(struct snd_rme9652 *rme9652,
 					     int stream,
 					     int channel)
 
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ static int snd_rme9652_playback_copy(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				     void __user *src, unsigned long count)
 {
 	struct snd_rme9652 *rme9652 = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	char *channel_buf;
+	signed char *channel_buf;
 
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(pos + count > RME9652_CHANNEL_BUFFER_BYTES))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@ static int snd_rme9652_playback_copy_kernel(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 					    void *src, unsigned long count)
 {
 	struct snd_rme9652 *rme9652 = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	char *channel_buf;
+	signed char *channel_buf;
 
 	channel_buf = rme9652_channel_buffer_location(rme9652,
 						      substream->pstr->stream,
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@ static int snd_rme9652_capture_copy(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				    void __user *dst, unsigned long count)
 {
 	struct snd_rme9652 *rme9652 = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	char *channel_buf;
+	signed char *channel_buf;
 
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(pos + count > RME9652_CHANNEL_BUFFER_BYTES))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ static int snd_rme9652_capture_copy_kernel(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 					   void *dst, unsigned long count)
 {
 	struct snd_rme9652 *rme9652 = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	char *channel_buf;
+	signed char *channel_buf;
 
 	channel_buf = rme9652_channel_buffer_location(rme9652,
 						      substream->pstr->stream,
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ static int snd_rme9652_hw_silence(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				  unsigned long count)
 {
 	struct snd_rme9652 *rme9652 = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	char *channel_buf;
+	signed char *channel_buf;
 
 	channel_buf = rme9652_channel_buffer_location (rme9652,
 						       substream->pstr->stream,
