reproduce: # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.4-66-g0196afe1 # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/linux-block.git/commit/?id=680367128b5e1961d8c56db7245b2a2d37feb910 git remote add axboe-block https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/linux-block.git git fetch --no-tags axboe-block rw_iter git checkout 680367128b5e1961d8c56db7245b2a2d37feb910 # 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/base/regmap/ drivers/bluetooth/ drivers/mtd/ubi/ drivers/opp/ drivers/regulator/ ipc/ kernel/ lib/ net/bluetooth/ security/ sound/core/ sound/soc/