reproduce (this is a W=1 build): # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=1501b536818b99a643842296a062019d221716f7 git remote add bpf-next https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git git fetch --no-tags bpf-next master git checkout 1501b536818b99a643842296a062019d221716f7 # 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 kernel/bpf/