reproduce (this is a W=1 build): # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiggers/linux.git/commit/?id=b98dc0c0c9c02baa8b7790f278dfacd4d3c6634f git remote add ebiggers https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiggers/linux.git git fetch --no-tags ebiggers wip-nh-lib git checkout b98dc0c0c9c02baa8b7790f278dfacd4d3c6634f # 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 lib/crypto/