Is there a way to call methods on static muts? The only workarounds i have found are to either use functions instead of methods or raw pointers.

struct A {
    // Holds value that are expensive  to clone
    val: u64,
}

impl A {
    fn get_ref(&self) -> u64 {
        self.val
    }
    fn get_own(self) -> u64 {
        self.val
    }
    fn get_mut(&mut self) -> u64 {
        self.val
    }
}

static mut HOLD: A = A {val: 0};

fn main() {
    unsafe {
        // Cant create a refernce to static mut
        let a = HOLD.get_ref();
        let b = HOLD.get_mut();
        // Cant move out of static mut
        let c = HOLD.get_own();
        // Onyl workaround (Gets marked by clippy)
        let d = (*(&raw const HOLD)).get_ref();
        let e = (*(&raw mut HOLD)).get_ref();
    }
}

fn b() -> u64 {
    unsafe {
        HOLD.val
    }
}

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