reproduce (this is a W=1 build): # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=0d61d633fa4a23d2873e4770d6badae216d26e90 git remote add linux-next https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git git fetch --no-tags linux-next master git checkout 0d61d633fa4a23d2873e4770d6badae216d26e90 # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.4-73-gfbdde312 # 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/ufs/core/