#![allow(unused, clippy::needless_lifetimes, clippy::needless_pass_by_ref_mut)] #![warn(clippy::mut_from_ref)] struct Foo; impl Foo { fn this_wont_hurt_a_bit(&self) -> &mut Foo { unsafe { unimplemented!() } } } trait Ouch { fn ouch(x: &Foo) -> &mut Foo; } impl Ouch for Foo { fn ouch(x: &Foo) -> &mut Foo { unsafe { unimplemented!() } } } fn fail(x: &u32) -> &mut u16 { unsafe { unimplemented!() } } fn fail_lifetime<'a>(x: &'a u32, y: &mut u32) -> &'a mut u32 { unsafe { unimplemented!() } } fn fail_double<'a, 'b>(x: &'a u32, y: &'a u32, z: &'b mut u32) -> &'a mut u32 { unsafe { unimplemented!() } } // this is OK, because the result borrows y fn works<'a>(x: &u32, y: &'a mut u32) -> &'a mut u32 { unsafe { unimplemented!() } } // this is also OK, because the result could borrow y fn also_works<'a>(x: &'a u32, y: &'a mut u32) -> &'a mut u32 { unsafe { unimplemented!() } } unsafe fn also_broken(x: &u32) -> &mut u32 { unimplemented!() } fn without_unsafe(x: &u32) -> &mut u32 { unimplemented!() } fn main() { //TODO }