reproduce: # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.4-52-g1cf3d98c-dirty # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ast/bpf.git/commit/?id=756274bdd4d38c46515f91b9246002a76bc673f1 git remote add ast-bpf https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ast/bpf.git git fetch --no-tags ast-bpf uptr_v3 git checkout 756274bdd4d38c46515f91b9246002a76bc673f1 # 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=x86_64 olddefconfig make W=1 C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ -fmax-errors=unlimited -fmax-warnings=unlimited' O=build_dir ARCH=x86_64 SHELL=/bin/bash kernel/bpf/