error[E0623]: lifetime mismatch --> $DIR/regions-reborrow-from-shorter-mut-ref.rs:6:5 | LL | fn copy_borrowed_ptr<'a, 'b>(p: &'a mut &'b mut isize) -> &'b mut isize { | --------------------- ------------- | | | this parameter and the return type are declared with different lifetimes... LL | &mut **p | ^^^^^^^^ ...but data from `p` is returned here error: aborting due to previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0623`.