use std::ptr; // This code should remain unsafe because of the two unsafe operations here, // even if in a hypothetical future we deem all &raw (const|mut) *ptr exprs safe. static mut BYTE: u8 = 0; static mut BYTE_PTR: *mut u8 = ptr::addr_of_mut!(BYTE); // An unsafe static's ident is a place expression in its own right, so despite the above being safe // (it's fine to create raw refs to places!) the following derefs the ptr before creating its ref! static mut DEREF_BYTE_PTR: *mut u8 = ptr::addr_of_mut!(*BYTE_PTR); //~^ ERROR: use of mutable static //~| ERROR: dereference of raw pointer fn main() { let _ = unsafe { DEREF_BYTE_PTR }; }