# Static rustc_lint::drop_forget_useless::DROPPING_REFERENCES

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    pub static DROPPING_REFERENCES: &Lint

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The `dropping_references` lint checks for calls to `std::mem::drop` with a reference instead of an owned value.

#### §Example

    let mut lock_guard = mutex.lock();
    std::mem::drop(&lock_guard); // Should have been drop(lock_guard), mutex
    // still locked
    operation_that_requires_mutex_to_be_unlocked();

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#### §Explanation

Calling `drop` on a reference will only drop the reference itself, which is a no-op. It will not call the `drop` method (from the `Drop` trait implementation) on the underlying referenced value, which is likely what was intended.