reproduce: # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.4-47-g365b9520-dirty # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34bd6d227ffc99d8ce1ced20bbfceacb14651869 git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git git fetch --no-tags linus master git checkout 34bd6d227ffc99d8ce1ced20bbfceacb14651869 # save the config file mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config make W=1 C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ -fmax-errors=unlimited -fmax-warnings=unlimited' O=build_dir ARCH=i386 olddefconfig make W=1 C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ -fmax-errors=unlimited -fmax-warnings=unlimited' O=build_dir ARCH=i386 SHELL=/bin/bash drivers/cxl/core/ drivers/gpu/drm/ drivers/infiniband/core/ drivers/input/touchscreen/ drivers/thunderbolt/ fs/