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/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=38c8a9a52082579090e34c033d439ed2cd1a462d git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git git fetch --no-tags linus master git checkout 38c8a9a52082579090e34c033d439ed2cd1a462d # 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 fs/smb/client/