reproduce (this is a W=1 build): # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jpoimboe/linux.git/commit/?id=2d3b706310cf49738d509258593dcd2e5a7251d5 git remote add jpoimboe https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jpoimboe/linux.git git fetch --no-tags jpoimboe objtool-diff git checkout 2d3b706310cf49738d509258593dcd2e5a7251d5 # save the config file mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config make W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=i386 olddefconfig make W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=i386 prepare