tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master head: e71ba9452f0b5b2e8dc8aa5445198cd9214a6a62 commit: 68c5debcc06d6d24f15dbf978780fc5efc147d5e arm64: implement CPPC FFH support using AMUs date: 8 weeks ago config: arm64-randconfig-s032-20210106 (attached as .config) compiler: aarch64-linux-gcc (GCC) 9.3.0 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: v0.6.3-208-g46a52ca4-dirty # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=68c5debcc06d6d24f15dbf978780fc5efc147d5e git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git git fetch --no-tags linus master git checkout 68c5debcc06d6d24f15dbf978780fc5efc147d5e # save the attached .config to linux build tree COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=gcc-9.3.0 make.cross C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' ARCH=arm64 If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate Reported-by: kernel test robot "sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)" >> arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c:367:22: sparse: sparse: dereference of noderef expression vim +367 arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c 362 363 int cpc_read_ffh(int cpu, struct cpc_reg *reg, u64 *val) 364 { 365 int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP; 366 > 367 switch ((u64)reg->address) { 368 case 0x0: 369 ret = counters_read_on_cpu(cpu, cpu_read_corecnt, val); 370 break; 371 case 0x1: 372 ret = counters_read_on_cpu(cpu, cpu_read_constcnt, val); 373 break; 374 } 375 376 if (!ret) { 377 *val &= GENMASK_ULL(reg->bit_offset + reg->bit_width - 1, 378 reg->bit_offset); 379 *val >>= reg->bit_offset; 380 } 381 382 return ret; 383 } 384 --- 0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service, Intel Corporation https://lists.01.org/hyperkitty/list/kbuild-all@lists.01.org