reproduce:
        git clone https://github.com/intel/lkp-tests.git ~/lkp-tests
        # apt-get install sparse
        # sparse version: v0.6.4-66-g0196afe1-dirty
        # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=3ce485803da1b79b2692b6d0c2792829292ad838
        git remote add linux-next https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git
        git fetch --no-tags linux-next master
        git checkout 3ce485803da1b79b2692b6d0c2792829292ad838
        # save the config file
        mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config
        ~/lkp-tests/kbuild/make.cross C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ -fmax-errors=unlimited -fmax-warnings=unlimited' O=build_dir ARCH=mips olddefconfig
        ~/lkp-tests/kbuild/make.cross C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ -fmax-errors=unlimited -fmax-warnings=unlimited' O=build_dir ARCH=mips SHELL=/bin/bash drivers/mtd/ubi/