tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linusw/linux-nomadik.git ux500-href-dts-fixups head: 3f62443c165ea1c988d9b0855292785a28906698 commit: 3f62443c165ea1c988d9b0855292785a28906698 [30/30] hacks config: x86_64-randconfig-s021-20210418 (attached as .config) compiler: gcc-9 (Debian 9.3.0-22) 9.3.0 reproduce: # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.3-280-g2cd6d34e-dirty # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linusw/linux-nomadik.git/... git remote add nomadik https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linusw/linux-nomadik.git git fetch --no-tags nomadik ux500-href-dts-fixups git checkout 3f62443c165ea1c988d9b0855292785a28906698 # save the attached .config to linux build tree make W=1 C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' W=1 ARCH=x86_64 If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp(a)intel.com&gt; sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>) init/initramfs.c:675:9: sparse: sparse: mixing declarations and code vim +670 init/initramfs.c 667 668 static int __init populate_rootfs(void) 669 { --- 0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service, Intel Corporation https://lists.01.org/hyperkitty/list/kbuild-all@lists.01.org