error[E0796]: reference of mutable static is disallowed --> $DIR/reference-of-mut-static-safe.rs:9:14 | LL | let _x = &X; | ^^ reference of mutable static | = note: mutable statics can be written to by multiple threads: aliasing violations or data races will cause undefined behavior help: shared references are dangerous since if there's any kind of mutation of that static while the reference lives, that's UB; use `addr_of!` instead to create a raw pointer | LL | let _x = addr_of!(X); | ~~~~~~~~~~~ error: aborting due to 1 previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0796`.