static mut PTR: *mut u8 = 0 as *mut _; fn fun1(x: &mut u8) { unsafe { PTR = x; } } fn fun2() { // Now we use a pointer we are not allowed to use let _x = unsafe { *PTR }; //~ ERROR: borrow stack } fn main() { let mut val = 0; let val = &mut val; fun1(val); *val = 2; // this invalidates any raw ptrs `fun1` might have created. fun2(); // if they now use a raw ptr they break our reference }