Description of problem: sparse-0.4.5-rc1 which is currently shipped in Fedora generates over 12,000 nuisance warnings on the Linux kernel. This is fixed upstream in sparse 0.5.0. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): sparse-0.4.5.rc1-2.fc19.x86_64 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Build the Linux kernel with C=1 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
Sigh...thanks for pointing out that there has been a release. I didn't see any mention of it on the mailing list, nor any tarballs on kernel.org. World's most secret release? In any case, I used git archive to generate a tarball and am doing package builds now. Stay tuned..
sparse-0.5.0-1.fc19 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 19. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/sparse-0.5.0-1.fc19
Package sparse-0.5.0-1.fc19: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 19 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing sparse-0.5.0-1.fc19' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2014-3185/sparse-0.5.0-1.fc19 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
sparse-0.5.0-1.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.