reproduce: # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.4-66-g0196afe1 # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jic23/iio.git/commit/?id=6415477ba63dea58b5cbf9ddcae75f18f33c71a4 git remote add jic23-iio https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jic23/iio.git git fetch --no-tags jic23-iio togreg git checkout 6415477ba63dea58b5cbf9ddcae75f18f33c71a4 # 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 drivers/iio/proximity/