reproduce (this is a W=1 build): # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9c3681f9b9fd12cdbc4a542df599f1837512f3d5 git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git git fetch --no-tags linus master git checkout 9c3681f9b9fd12cdbc4a542df599f1837512f3d5 # save the config file mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config make W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=um olddefconfig make W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=um SHELL=/bin/bash