reproduce: # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.4-66-g0196afe1 # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=d616a38d377f7204ebb905ef9b475870e02013c4 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 d616a38d377f7204ebb905ef9b475870e02013c4 # 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/fpga/