This error occurs when there is an unsatisfied outlives bound involving an elided region and a generic type parameter or associated type. Erroneous code example: ```compile_fail,E0311 fn no_restriction(x: &()) -> &() { with_restriction::(x) } fn with_restriction<'a, T: 'a>(x: &'a ()) -> &'a () { x } ``` Why doesn't this code compile? It helps to look at the lifetime bounds that are automatically added by the compiler. For more details see the documentation for [lifetime elision]( https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/lifetime-elision.html). The compiler elides the lifetime of `x` and the return type to some arbitrary lifetime `'anon` in `no_restriction()`. The only information available to the compiler is that `'anon` is valid for the duration of the function. When calling `with_restriction()`, the compiler requires the completely unrelated type parameter `T` to outlive `'anon` because of the `T: 'a` bound in `with_restriction()`. This causes an error because `T` is not required to outlive `'anon` in `no_restriction()`. If `no_restriction()` were to use `&T` instead of `&()` as an argument, the compiler would have added an implied bound, causing this to compile. This error can be resolved by explicitly naming the elided lifetime for `x` and then explicitly requiring that the generic parameter `T` outlives that lifetime: ``` fn no_restriction<'a, T: 'a>(x: &'a ()) -> &'a () { with_restriction::(x) } fn with_restriction<'a, T: 'a>(x: &'a ()) -> &'a () { x } ```