diff --git a/block/src/fixed_vhd_async.rs b/block/src/fixed_vhd_async.rs
index dd12a7291..6b51d070f 100644
--- a/block/src/fixed_vhd_async.rs
+++ b/block/src/fixed_vhd_async.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl DiskFile for FixedVhdDiskAsync {
         ) as Box<dyn AsyncIo>)
     }
 
-    fn fd(&mut self) -> BorrowedDiskFd {
+    fn fd(&mut self) -> BorrowedDiskFd<'_> {
         BorrowedDiskFd::new(self.0.as_raw_fd())
     }
 }
diff --git a/block/src/fixed_vhd_sync.rs b/block/src/fixed_vhd_sync.rs
index 107a805bd..b1f2118f1 100644
--- a/block/src/fixed_vhd_sync.rs
+++ b/block/src/fixed_vhd_sync.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl DiskFile for FixedVhdDiskSync {
         ) as Box<dyn AsyncIo>)
     }
 
-    fn fd(&mut self) -> BorrowedDiskFd {
+    fn fd(&mut self) -> BorrowedDiskFd<'_> {
         BorrowedDiskFd::new(self.0.as_raw_fd())
     }
 }
diff --git a/block/src/qcow/vec_cache.rs b/block/src/qcow/vec_cache.rs
index 752d0ad6c..67068fdde 100644
--- a/block/src/qcow/vec_cache.rs
+++ b/block/src/qcow/vec_cache.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ impl<T: Cacheable> CacheMap<T> {
         self.map.get_mut(&index)
     }
 
-    pub fn iter_mut(&mut self) -> IterMut<usize, T> {
+    pub fn iter_mut(&mut self) -> IterMut<'_, usize, T> {
         self.map.iter_mut()
     }
 
diff --git a/block/src/qcow_sync.rs b/block/src/qcow_sync.rs
index d17d26ca7..f07e245e0 100644
--- a/block/src/qcow_sync.rs
+++ b/block/src/qcow_sync.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl DiskFile for QcowDiskSync {
         Ok(Box::new(QcowSync::new(self.qcow_file.clone())) as Box<dyn AsyncIo>)
     }
 
-    fn fd(&mut self) -> BorrowedDiskFd {
+    fn fd(&mut self) -> BorrowedDiskFd<'_> {
         let lock = self.qcow_file.lock().unwrap();
         BorrowedDiskFd::new(lock.as_raw_fd())
     }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl QcowSync {
 }
 
 impl AsyncAdaptor<QcowFile> for Arc<Mutex<QcowFile>> {
-    fn file(&mut self) -> MutexGuard<QcowFile> {
+    fn file(&mut self) -> MutexGuard<'_, QcowFile> {
         self.lock().unwrap()
     }
 }
diff --git a/block/src/raw_async.rs b/block/src/raw_async.rs
index 889d47057..496445c6a 100644
--- a/block/src/raw_async.rs
+++ b/block/src/raw_async.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl DiskFile for RawFileDisk {
         }
     }
 
-    fn fd(&mut self) -> BorrowedDiskFd {
+    fn fd(&mut self) -> BorrowedDiskFd<'_> {
         BorrowedDiskFd::new(self.file.as_raw_fd())
     }
 }
diff --git a/block/src/raw_async_aio.rs b/block/src/raw_async_aio.rs
index e203593e5..9ef0c6261 100644
--- a/block/src/raw_async_aio.rs
+++ b/block/src/raw_async_aio.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl DiskFile for RawFileDiskAio {
         }
     }
 
-    fn fd(&mut self) -> BorrowedDiskFd {
+    fn fd(&mut self) -> BorrowedDiskFd<'_> {
         BorrowedDiskFd::new(self.file.as_raw_fd())
     }
 }
diff --git a/block/src/raw_sync.rs b/block/src/raw_sync.rs
index 4de40c544..54ba1acca 100644
--- a/block/src/raw_sync.rs
+++ b/block/src/raw_sync.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl DiskFile for RawFileDiskSync {
         }
     }
 
-    fn fd(&mut self) -> BorrowedDiskFd {
+    fn fd(&mut self) -> BorrowedDiskFd<'_> {
         BorrowedDiskFd::new(self.file.as_raw_fd())
     }
 }
diff --git a/block/src/vhdx_sync.rs b/block/src/vhdx_sync.rs
index 5d12f2ab5..d832f5e3c 100644
--- a/block/src/vhdx_sync.rs
+++ b/block/src/vhdx_sync.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl DiskFile for VhdxDiskSync {
         )
     }
 
-    fn fd(&mut self) -> BorrowedDiskFd {
+    fn fd(&mut self) -> BorrowedDiskFd<'_> {
         let lock = self.vhdx_file.lock().unwrap();
         BorrowedDiskFd::new(lock.as_raw_fd())
     }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl VhdxSync {
 }
 
 impl AsyncAdaptor<Vhdx> for Arc<Mutex<Vhdx>> {
-    fn file(&mut self) -> MutexGuard<Vhdx> {
+    fn file(&mut self) -> MutexGuard<'_, Vhdx> {
         self.lock().unwrap()
     }
 }
diff --git a/hypervisor/src/arch/x86/emulator/mod.rs b/hypervisor/src/arch/x86/emulator/mod.rs
index 2a3125eb8..61bbd56fd 100644
--- a/hypervisor/src/arch/x86/emulator/mod.rs
+++ b/hypervisor/src/arch/x86/emulator/mod.rs
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ macro_rules! gen_handler_match {
 }
 
 impl<T: CpuStateManager> Emulator<'_, T> {
-    pub fn new(platform: &mut dyn PlatformEmulator<CpuState = T>) -> Emulator<T> {
+    pub fn new(platform: &mut dyn PlatformEmulator<CpuState = T>) -> Emulator<'_, T> {
         Emulator { platform }
     }
 
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vsock/mod.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vsock/mod.rs
index 0ada35f73..ecd523d1c 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vsock/mod.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vsock/mod.rs
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             }
         }
 
-        pub fn create_epoll_handler_context(&self) -> EpollHandlerContext {
+        pub fn create_epoll_handler_context(&self) -> EpollHandlerContext<'_> {
             const QSIZE: u16 = 2;
 
             let guest_rxvq = GuestQ::new(GuestAddress(0x0010_0000), &self.mem, QSIZE);
diff --git a/vmm/src/device_tree.rs b/vmm/src/device_tree.rs
index 6814903f8..f83788687 100644
--- a/vmm/src/device_tree.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/device_tree.rs
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ impl DeviceTree {
     pub fn remove(&mut self, k: &str) -> Option<DeviceNode> {
         self.0.remove(k)
     }
-    pub fn iter(&self) -> std::collections::hash_map::Iter<String, DeviceNode> {
+    pub fn iter(&self) -> std::collections::hash_map::Iter<'_, String, DeviceNode> {
         self.0.iter()
     }
-    pub fn breadth_first_traversal(&self) -> BftIter {
+    pub fn breadth_first_traversal(&self) -> BftIter<'_> {
         BftIter::new(&self.0)
     }
     pub fn pci_devices(&self) -> Vec<&DeviceNode> {
diff --git a/vmm/src/gdb.rs b/vmm/src/gdb.rs
index 6f06277b8..955372aee 100644
--- a/vmm/src/gdb.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/gdb.rs
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ impl Target for GdbStub {
     type Error = String;
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    fn base_ops(&mut self) -> BaseOps<Self::Arch, Self::Error> {
+    fn base_ops(&mut self) -> BaseOps<'_, Self::Arch, Self::Error> {
         BaseOps::MultiThread(self)
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    fn support_breakpoints(&mut self) -> Option<BreakpointsOps<Self>> {
+    fn support_breakpoints(&mut self) -> Option<BreakpointsOps<'_, Self>> {
         Some(self)
     }
 
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ impl MultiThreadSingleStep for GdbStub {
 
 impl Breakpoints for GdbStub {
     #[inline(always)]
-    fn support_hw_breakpoint(&mut self) -> Option<HwBreakpointOps<Self>> {
+    fn support_hw_breakpoint(&mut self) -> Option<HwBreakpointOps<'_, Self>> {
         Some(self)
     }
 }