reproduce: # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.4-66-g0196afe1 # https://github.com/jgunthorpe/linux/commit/f9030d6456384b4e46476575a470ac246c37548a git remote add jgunthorpe https://github.com/jgunthorpe/linux git fetch --no-tags jgunthorpe iommu_pt_all git checkout f9030d6456384b4e46476575a470ac246c37548a # 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/iommu/generic_pt/fmt/