#[derive(Clone, Copy)] struct S { a: u8, b: u16, } #[derive(Clone, Copy)] union U { s: S, c: u32, } fn main() { unsafe { { let mut u = U { s: S { a: 0, b: 1 } }; let ra = &mut u.s.a; let b = u.s.b; // OK ra.use_mut(); } { let mut u = U { s: S { a: 0, b: 1 } }; let ra = &mut u.s.a; let b = u.c; //~ ERROR cannot use `u.c` because it was mutably borrowed ra.use_mut(); } } } trait Fake { fn use_mut(&mut self) { } fn use_ref(&self) { } } impl Fake for T { }