reproduce (this is a W=1 build): # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0e2cb6a90634f3dc80f16e882a683ee5761b0b0 git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git git fetch --no-tags linus master git checkout a0e2cb6a90634f3dc80f16e882a683ee5761b0b0 # 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=um olddefconfig make W=1 C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ -fmax-errors=unlimited -fmax-warnings=unlimited' O=build_dir ARCH=um SHELL=/bin/bash drivers/ata/ drivers/block/mtip32xx/ drivers/char/ipmi/ drivers/hwmon/ drivers/infiniband/core/ drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/ drivers/media/pci/saa7164/ drivers/media/radio/si470x/ drivers/media/test-drivers/vivid/ drivers/misc/ drivers/mmc/core/ drivers/nvdimm/ drivers/rapidio/ drivers/staging/most/video/ drivers/vdpa/vdpa_user/ io_uring/ kernel/bpf/