reproduce (this is a W=1 build): git checkout 254f49634ee16a731174d2ae34bc50bd5f45e731 b4 shazam https://lore.kernel.org/r/6-v1-045258567bd6+9fe-ib_uverbs_support_ko_jgg@nvidia.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 drivers/infiniband/core/