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On Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 12:10:58AM +0200, Danilo Krummrich wrote: > Before: > > struct MyDriver { > pdev: ARef, > bar: Devres>, > } > > let io = self.bar.access(dev)?; > io.read32(OFFSET); > > After: > > struct MyDriver<'a> { > pdev: &'a pci::Device, > bar: pci::Bar<'a, BAR_SIZE>, > } > > self.bar.read32(OFFSET); I think we should establish a convention for how to name the lifetime early. Using just the generic name 'a is probably not ideal. How about using 'dev for lifetimes that correspond to the lifetime of the device being bound? Alice