reproduce: # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.4-66-g0196afe1 # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/deller/linux-fbdev.git/commit/?id=0a2b548593fa9beef459b3cc272ee1875007b94a git remote add deller-fbdev https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/deller/linux-fbdev.git git fetch --no-tags deller-fbdev for-next git checkout 0a2b548593fa9beef459b3cc272ee1875007b94a # 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/video/