diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c
index b650ff1cb022..91fb3714ebc2 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ register_cpus(void)
 arch_initcall(register_cpus);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
-static void sysrq_reboot_handler(int unused)
+static void sysrq_reboot_handler(u8 unused)
 {
 	machine_halt();
 }
diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kernel/sysrq.c b/arch/loongarch/kernel/sysrq.c
index 366baef72d29..e663c10fa39c 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/kernel/sysrq.c
+++ b/arch/loongarch/kernel/sysrq.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static void sysrq_tlbdump_othercpus(struct work_struct *dummy)
 static DECLARE_WORK(sysrq_tlbdump, sysrq_tlbdump_othercpus);
 #endif
 
-static void sysrq_handle_tlbdump(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_tlbdump(u8 key)
 {
 	sysrq_tlbdump_single(NULL);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/sysrq.c b/arch/mips/kernel/sysrq.c
index 9c1a2019113b..2e98049fe783 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/sysrq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/sysrq.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static void sysrq_tlbdump_othercpus(struct work_struct *dummy)
 static DECLARE_WORK(sysrq_tlbdump, sysrq_tlbdump_othercpus);
 #endif
 
-static void sysrq_handle_tlbdump(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_tlbdump(u8 key)
 {
 	sysrq_tlbdump_single(NULL);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
index fae747cc57d2..196eeba0a70b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
@@ -3991,7 +3991,7 @@ static void xmon_init(int enable)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
-static void sysrq_handle_xmon(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_xmon(u8 key)
 {
 	if (xmon_is_locked_down()) {
 		clear_all_bpt();
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
index b51d8fb0ecdc..4dee88af403f 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ void arch_trigger_cpumask_backtrace(const cpumask_t *mask, bool exclude_self)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
 
-static void sysrq_handle_globreg(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_globreg(u8 key)
 {
 	trigger_all_cpu_backtrace();
 }
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static void pmu_snapshot_all_cpus(void)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&global_cpu_snapshot_lock, flags);
 }
 
-static void sysrq_handle_globpmu(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_globpmu(u8 key)
 {
 	pmu_snapshot_all_cpus();
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index 61a5d450cc20..d612133e2cf7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static void drm_fb_helper_restore_work_fn(struct work_struct *ignored)
 
 static DECLARE_WORK(drm_fb_helper_restore_work, drm_fb_helper_restore_work_fn);
 
-static void drm_fb_helper_sysrq(int dummy1)
+static void drm_fb_helper_sysrq(u8 dummy1)
 {
 	schedule_work(&drm_fb_helper_restore_work);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/tty/sysrq.c b/drivers/tty/sysrq.c
index 262d0970ccb5..2d3a7836f835 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/sysrq.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/sysrq.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int __init sysrq_always_enabled_setup(char *str)
 __setup("sysrq_always_enabled", sysrq_always_enabled_setup);
 
 
-static void sysrq_handle_loglevel(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_loglevel(u8 key)
 {
 	u8 loglevel = key - '0';
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_loglevel_op = {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VT
-static void sysrq_handle_SAK(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_SAK(u8 key)
 {
 	struct work_struct *SAK_work = &vc_cons[fg_console].SAK_work;
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_SAK_op = {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VT
-static void sysrq_handle_unraw(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_unraw(u8 key)
 {
 	vt_reset_unicode(fg_console);
 }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_unraw_op = {
 #define sysrq_unraw_op (*(const struct sysrq_key_op *)NULL)
 #endif /* CONFIG_VT */
 
-static void sysrq_handle_crash(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_crash(u8 key)
 {
 	/* release the RCU read lock before crashing */
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_crash_op = {
 	.enable_mask	= SYSRQ_ENABLE_DUMP,
 };
 
-static void sysrq_handle_reboot(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_reboot(u8 key)
 {
 	lockdep_off();
 	local_irq_enable();
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_reboot_op = {
 
 const struct sysrq_key_op *__sysrq_reboot_op = &sysrq_reboot_op;
 
-static void sysrq_handle_sync(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_sync(u8 key)
 {
 	emergency_sync();
 }
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_sync_op = {
 	.enable_mask	= SYSRQ_ENABLE_SYNC,
 };
 
-static void sysrq_handle_show_timers(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_show_timers(u8 key)
 {
 	sysrq_timer_list_show();
 }
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_show_timers_op = {
 	.action_msg	= "Show clockevent devices & pending hrtimers (no others)",
 };
 
-static void sysrq_handle_mountro(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_mountro(u8 key)
 {
 	emergency_remount();
 }
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_mountro_op = {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
-static void sysrq_handle_showlocks(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_showlocks(u8 key)
 {
 	debug_show_all_locks();
 }
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static void sysrq_showregs_othercpus(struct work_struct *dummy)
 
 static DECLARE_WORK(sysrq_showallcpus, sysrq_showregs_othercpus);
 
-static void sysrq_handle_showallcpus(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_showallcpus(u8 key)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Fall back to the workqueue based printing if the
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_showallcpus_op = {
 #define sysrq_showallcpus_op (*(const struct sysrq_key_op *)NULL)
 #endif
 
-static void sysrq_handle_showregs(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_showregs(u8 key)
 {
 	struct pt_regs *regs = NULL;
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_showregs_op = {
 	.enable_mask	= SYSRQ_ENABLE_DUMP,
 };
 
-static void sysrq_handle_showstate(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_showstate(u8 key)
 {
 	show_state();
 	show_all_workqueues();
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_showstate_op = {
 	.enable_mask	= SYSRQ_ENABLE_DUMP,
 };
 
-static void sysrq_handle_showstate_blocked(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_showstate_blocked(u8 key)
 {
 	show_state_filter(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_showstate_blocked_op = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACING
 #include <linux/ftrace.h>
 
-static void sysrq_ftrace_dump(int key)
+static void sysrq_ftrace_dump(u8 key)
 {
 	ftrace_dump(DUMP_ALL);
 }
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_ftrace_dump_op = {
 #define sysrq_ftrace_dump_op (*(const struct sysrq_key_op *)NULL)
 #endif
 
-static void sysrq_handle_showmem(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_showmem(u8 key)
 {
 	show_mem(0, NULL);
 }
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ static void send_sig_all(int sig)
 	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 }
 
-static void sysrq_handle_term(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_term(u8 key)
 {
 	send_sig_all(SIGTERM);
 	console_loglevel = CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL_DEBUG;
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static void moom_callback(struct work_struct *ignored)
 
 static DECLARE_WORK(moom_work, moom_callback);
 
-static void sysrq_handle_moom(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_moom(u8 key)
 {
 	schedule_work(&moom_work);
 }
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_moom_op = {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
-static void sysrq_handle_thaw(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_thaw(u8 key)
 {
 	emergency_thaw_all();
 }
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_thaw_op = {
 #define sysrq_thaw_op (*(const struct sysrq_key_op *)NULL)
 #endif
 
-static void sysrq_handle_kill(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_kill(u8 key)
 {
 	send_sig_all(SIGKILL);
 	console_loglevel = CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL_DEBUG;
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_kill_op = {
 	.enable_mask	= SYSRQ_ENABLE_SIGNAL,
 };
 
-static void sysrq_handle_unrt(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_unrt(u8 key)
 {
 	normalize_rt_tasks();
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/sysrq.h b/include/linux/sysrq.h
index 3a582ec7a2f1..bb8d07814b0e 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysrq.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysrq.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #define SYSRQ_ENABLE_RTNICE	0x0100
 
 struct sysrq_key_op {
-	void (* const handler)(int);
+	void (* const handler)(u8);
 	const char * const help_msg;
 	const char * const action_msg;
 	const int enable_mask;
diff --git a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
index d5e9ccde3ab8..621037a0aa87 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ static int __init opt_kgdb_con(char *str)
 early_param("kgdbcon", opt_kgdb_con);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
-static void sysrq_handle_dbg(int key)
+static void sysrq_handle_dbg(u8 key)
 {
 	if (!dbg_io_ops) {
 		pr_crit("ERROR: No KGDB I/O module available\n");
diff --git a/kernel/power/poweroff.c b/kernel/power/poweroff.c
index 562aa0e450ed..1f306f158696 100644
--- a/kernel/power/poweroff.c
+++ b/kernel/power/poweroff.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static void do_poweroff(struct work_struct *dummy)
 
 static DECLARE_WORK(poweroff_work, do_poweroff);
 
-static void handle_poweroff(int key)
+static void handle_poweroff(u8 key)
 {
 	/* run sysrq poweroff on boot cpu */
 	schedule_work_on(cpumask_first(cpu_online_mask), &poweroff_work);
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
index b10b8349bb2a..6f06dc12904a 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ static bool sysrq_rcu;
 module_param(sysrq_rcu, bool, 0444);
 
 /* Dump grace-period-request information due to commandeered sysrq. */
-static void sysrq_show_rcu(int key)
+static void sysrq_show_rcu(u8 key)
 {
 	show_rcu_gp_kthreads();
 }