reproduce (this is a W=1 build): git remote add trace https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace git fetch trace for-next git checkout trace/for-next b4 shazam https://lore.kernel.org/r/176071774097.175601.10233017390618260565.stgit@devnote2 # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.4-71-g610d841d # 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 kernel/