reproduce (this is a W=1 build): # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm.git/commit/?id=591558d3350ffa9764039f27ac357be01387ace0 git remote add akpm-mm https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm.git git fetch --no-tags akpm-mm mm-new git checkout 591558d3350ffa9764039f27ac357be01387ace0 # 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=x86_64 olddefconfig make W=1 C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ -fmax-errors=unlimited -fmax-warnings=unlimited' O=build_dir ARCH=x86_64 SHELL=/bin/bash mm/