reproduce (this is a W=1 build): mkdir -p ~/bin wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross # install mips cross compiling tool for clang build # apt-get install binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=d21da223567ebdcd7c3ba53e77eddcf95082d218 git remote add tip https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git git fetch --no-tags tip x86/shstk git checkout d21da223567ebdcd7c3ba53e77eddcf95082d218 # save the config file mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=clang ~/bin/make.cross W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=mips olddefconfig COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=clang ~/bin/make.cross W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=mips SHELL=/bin/bash