mod safe { use std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut; pub fn split_at_mut(self_: &mut [T], mid: usize) -> (&mut [T], &mut [T]) { let len = self_.len(); let ptr = self_.as_mut_ptr(); unsafe { assert!(mid <= len); (from_raw_parts_mut(ptr, len - mid), // BUG: should be "mid" instead of "len - mid" from_raw_parts_mut(ptr.offset(mid as isize), len - mid)) } } } fn main() { let mut array = [1,2,3,4]; let (a, b) = safe::split_at_mut(&mut array, 0); //~^ ERROR borrow stack a[1] = 5; b[1] = 6; }