reproduce (this is a W=1 build):
        # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=506aa8b02a8d6898c64cc095d233fbae1cef8b8a
        git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
        git fetch --no-tags linus master
        git checkout 506aa8b02a8d6898c64cc095d233fbae1cef8b8a
        # 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 drivers/dma-buf/