reproduce (this is a W=1 build): git remote add brauner-vfs https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git git fetch brauner-vfs vfs.all git checkout brauner-vfs/vfs.all b4 shazam https://lore.kernel.org/r/adKJMRkQJXEwHs-j@redhat.com # apt-get install sparse # sparse: v0.6.5-rc1 # 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 fs/