trait Mirror { type Image; fn coerce(self) -> Self::Image; } impl Mirror for T { type Image = T; fn coerce(self) -> Self { self } } trait Foo<'x, T> { fn foo(self) -> &'x T; } impl<'s, 'x, T: 'x> Foo<'x, T> for &'s T where &'s T: Foo2<'x, T> { fn foo(self) -> &'x T { self.foo2() } } trait Foo2<'x, T> { fn foo2(self) -> &'x T; } // example 1 - fails leak check impl<'x> Foo2<'x, u32> for &'x u32 { fn foo2(self) -> &'x u32 { self } } // example 2 - OK with this issue impl<'x, 'a: 'x> Foo2<'x, i32> for &'a i32 { fn foo2(self) -> &'x i32 { self } } // example 3 - fails due to issue #XYZ + Leak-check impl<'x, T> Foo2<'x, u64> for T where T: Mirror { fn foo2(self) -> &'x u64 { self.coerce() } } // example 4 - fails due to issue #XYZ impl<'x, 'a: 'x, T> Foo2<'x, i64> for T where T: Mirror { fn foo2(self) -> &'x i64 { self.coerce() } } trait RefFoo { fn ref_foo(&self) -> &'static T; } impl RefFoo for T where for<'a> &'a T: Foo<'static, T> { fn ref_foo(&self) -> &'static T { self.foo() } } fn coerce_lifetime1(a: &u32) -> &'static u32 { >::ref_foo(a) //~^ ERROR cannot infer } fn coerce_lifetime2(a: &i32) -> &'static i32 { >::ref_foo(a) //~^ ERROR cannot infer } fn coerce_lifetime3(a: &u64) -> &'static u64 { >::ref_foo(a) //~^ ERROR cannot infer } fn coerce_lifetime4(a: &i64) -> &'static i64 { >::ref_foo(a) //~^ ERROR cannot infer } fn main() {}