1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/procps/nmeter.c b/procps/nmeter.c
index a01d19a6a..f0eb36740 100644
--- a/procps/nmeter.c
+++ b/procps/nmeter.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static s_stat* init_cr(const char *param UNUSED_PARAM)
 enum { CPU_FIELDCNT = 7 };
 S_STAT(cpu_stat)
         ullong old[CPU_FIELDCNT];
-        int bar_sz;
+        unsigned bar_sz;
         char bar[1];
 S_STAT_END(cpu_stat)
 
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ static void FAST_FUNC collect_cpu(cpu_stat *s)
         ullong data[CPU_FIELDCNT] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
         unsigned frac[CPU_FIELDCNT] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
         ullong all = 0;
-        int norm_all = 0;
-        int bar_sz = s->bar_sz;
+        unsigned norm_all = 0;
+        unsigned bar_sz = s->bar_sz;
         char *bar = s->bar;
         int i;
 
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@ static s_stat* init_cpu(const char *param)
 {
         int sz;
         cpu_stat *s;
-        sz = strtoul(param, NULL, 0); /* param can be "" */
-        if (sz < 10) sz = 10;
+        sz = param[0] ? strtoul(param, NULL, 0) : 10;
+        if (sz <= 0) sz = 1;
         if (sz > 1000) sz = 1000;
         s = xzalloc(sizeof(*s) + sz);
         /*s->bar[sz] = '\0'; - xzalloc did it */