reproduce (this is a W=1 build): # https://github.com/sean-jc/linux/commit/24697ba30b9aa885e58d744b4004e3ba1748e301 git remote add sean-jc https://github.com/sean-jc/linux git fetch --no-tags sean-jc x86/kvmclock_vs_tsc git checkout 24697ba30b9aa885e58d744b4004e3ba1748e301 # save the config file mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config make W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=x86_64 olddefconfig make W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=x86_64 SHELL=/bin/bash arch/x86/kernel/