Hi "Thomas, Thank you for the patch! Perhaps something to improve: [auto build test WARNING on 0fcfb00b28c0b7884635dacf38e46d60bf3d4eb1] url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Thomas-K-hnel/fs-ntfs3-Fixes-for-big-endian-systems/20211207-184206 base: 0fcfb00b28c0b7884635dacf38e46d60bf3d4eb1 config: arm64-randconfig-s031-20211207 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20211208/202112080045.huYZOn4p-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config) compiler: aarch64-linux-gcc (GCC) 11.2.0 reproduce: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.4-dirty # https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commit/2227622e39d3100d10077199481f05ccb9a17204 git remote add linux-review https://github.com/0day-ci/linux git fetch --no-tags linux-review Thomas-K-hnel/fs-ntfs3-Fixes-for-big-endian-systems/20211207-184206 git checkout 2227622e39d3100d10077199481f05ccb9a17204 # save the config file to linux build tree mkdir build_dir COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=gcc-11.2.0 make.cross C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' O=build_dir ARCH=arm64 SHELL=/bin/bash fs/ntfs3/ If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>) >> fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c:1498:37: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different base types) @@ expected unsigned long mask_to_set @@ got restricted __le32 [usertype] @@ fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c:1498:37: sparse: expected unsigned long mask_to_set fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c:1498:37: sparse: got restricted __le32 [usertype] >> fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c:1508:29: sparse: sparse: invalid assignment: &= >> fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c:1508:29: sparse: left side has type unsigned long >> fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c:1508:29: sparse: right side has type restricted __le32 >> fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c:1518:39: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different base types) @@ expected unsigned long mask_to_clear @@ got restricted __le32 [usertype] @@ fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c:1518:39: sparse: expected unsigned long mask_to_clear fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c:1518:39: sparse: got restricted __le32 [usertype] fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c:1528:31: sparse: sparse: invalid assignment: &= fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c:1528:31: sparse: left side has type unsigned long fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c:1528:31: sparse: right side has type restricted __le32 vim +1498 fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c 1492 1493 void ntfs_bitmap_set_le(unsigned long *map, unsigned int start, int len) 1494 { 1495 unsigned long *p = map + BIT_WORD(start); 1496 const unsigned int size = start + len; 1497 int bits_to_set = BITS_PER_LONG - (start % BITS_PER_LONG); > 1498 unsigned long mask_to_set = cpu_to_le32(BITMAP_FIRST_WORD_MASK(start)); 1499 1500 while (len - bits_to_set >= 0) { 1501 *p |= mask_to_set; 1502 len -= bits_to_set; 1503 bits_to_set = BITS_PER_LONG; 1504 mask_to_set = ~0UL; 1505 p++; 1506 } 1507 if (len) { > 1508 mask_to_set &= cpu_to_le32(BITMAP_LAST_WORD_MASK(size)); 1509 *p |= mask_to_set; 1510 } 1511 } 1512 1513 void ntfs_bitmap_clear_le(unsigned long *map, unsigned int start, int len) 1514 { 1515 unsigned long *p = map + BIT_WORD(start); 1516 const unsigned int size = start + len; 1517 int bits_to_clear = BITS_PER_LONG - (start % BITS_PER_LONG); > 1518 unsigned long mask_to_clear = cpu_to_le32(BITMAP_FIRST_WORD_MASK(start)); --- 0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service, Intel Corporation https://lists.01.org/hyperkitty/list/kbuild-all@xxxxxxxxxxxx