diff --git a/src/rust b/src/rust
index 783392f70fc..2b09267b762 160000
--- a/src/rust
+++ b/src/rust
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 783392f70fcfd6770782796bef06bed47043cabf
+Subproject commit 2b09267b762398a3c851ecfd55d5d01aee906352
diff --git a/src/rust-core-foundation b/src/rust-core-foundation
index a8ebe76090d..556c56eac18 160000
--- a/src/rust-core-foundation
+++ b/src/rust-core-foundation
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a8ebe76090dd67f24a9da41404878f5316afbf6a
+Subproject commit 556c56eac1843120f6ce6c58a2de116b4c214c27
diff --git a/src/rust-css b/src/rust-css
index 6ce668e09fb..edfb494a1a2 160000
--- a/src/rust-css
+++ b/src/rust-css
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6ce668e09fb378643bb37d1ec5338fa09a8a4d3d
+Subproject commit edfb494a1a28d9e3e779ee521d2925bc3244664a
diff --git a/src/rust-netsurfcss b/src/rust-netsurfcss
index 5ca8bdfcdbb..a65a9768384 160000
--- a/src/rust-netsurfcss
+++ b/src/rust-netsurfcss
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5ca8bdfcdbb4c715cd22136f582f2b81df9c7adb
+Subproject commit a65a9768384d0ef06f47049fb639aab312ee453a
diff --git a/src/rust-wapcaplet b/src/rust-wapcaplet
index 1afc08b508d..6a338951c6a 160000
--- a/src/rust-wapcaplet
+++ b/src/rust-wapcaplet
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1afc08b508d4980342a715a5d3faef63ac4389c3
+Subproject commit 6a338951c6a8bf76b235f64f3903da84dac0b705
diff --git a/src/servo-gfx/display_list.rs b/src/servo-gfx/display_list.rs
index fe26147e4a5..87fdb66d8ff 100644
--- a/src/servo-gfx/display_list.rs
+++ b/src/servo-gfx/display_list.rs
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ pub enum DisplayItem {
     Border(DisplayItemData, Au, Color)
 }
 
-pub impl DisplayItem {
-    fn d(&self) -> &'self DisplayItemData {
+pub impl<'self> DisplayItem {
+    fn d(&'self self) -> &'self DisplayItemData {
         match *self {
             SolidColor(ref d, _) => d,
             Text(ref d, _, _, _) => d,
diff --git a/src/servo-gfx/font_context.rs b/src/servo-gfx/font_context.rs
index 418163d5925..659aec9b686 100644
--- a/src/servo-gfx/font_context.rs
+++ b/src/servo-gfx/font_context.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pub impl<'self> FontContext {
         }
     }
 
-    priv fn get_font_list(&self) -> &'self FontList {
+    priv fn get_font_list(&'self self) -> &'self FontList {
         self.font_list.get_ref()
     }
 
diff --git a/src/servo-gfx/render_task.rs b/src/servo-gfx/render_task.rs
index 0b3ae93b99c..4064972782f 100644
--- a/src/servo-gfx/render_task.rs
+++ b/src/servo-gfx/render_task.rs
@@ -52,15 +52,17 @@ pub fn RenderTask<C:Compositor + Owned>(compositor: C, opts: Opts) -> RenderTask
             f
         };
 
-        Renderer {
+        // FIXME: rust/#5967
+        let mut r = Renderer {
             port: po,
             compositor: compositor,
-            mut layer_buffer_set_port: Cell(layer_buffer_set_port),
+            layer_buffer_set_port: Cell(layer_buffer_set_port),
             thread_pool: thread_pool,
             opts: opts_cell.take()
-        }.start();
+        };
+        r.start();
     };
-    SharedChan(render_task)
+    SharedChan::new(render_task)
 }
 
 /// Data that needs to be kept around for each render thread.
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ priv struct Renderer<C> {
 }
 
 impl<C: Compositor + Owned> Renderer<C> {
-    fn start(&self) {
+    fn start(&mut self) {
         debug!("renderer: beginning rendering loop");
 
         loop {
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ impl<C: Compositor + Owned> Renderer<C> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn render(&self, render_layer: RenderLayer) {
+    fn render(&mut self, render_layer: RenderLayer) {
         debug!("renderer: got render request");
 
         let layer_buffer_set_port = self.layer_buffer_set_port.take();
diff --git a/src/servo-gfx/resource/http_loader.rs b/src/servo-gfx/resource/http_loader.rs
index f5cbf9b1cef..eed67c19065 100644
--- a/src/servo-gfx/resource/http_loader.rs
+++ b/src/servo-gfx/resource/http_loader.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub fn factory() -> LoaderTask {
 	let f: LoaderTask = |url, progress_chan| {
 		assert!(url.scheme == ~"http");
 
-		let progress_chan = SharedChan(progress_chan);
+		let progress_chan = SharedChan::new(progress_chan);
 		do spawn {
 			debug!("http_loader: requesting via http: %?", url.clone());
 			let mut request = uv_http_request(url.clone());
diff --git a/src/servo-gfx/resource/image_cache_task.rs b/src/servo-gfx/resource/image_cache_task.rs
index 51568c80da9..f6ad4b2d734 100644
--- a/src/servo-gfx/resource/image_cache_task.rs
+++ b/src/servo-gfx/resource/image_cache_task.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub fn ImageCacheTask_(resource_task: ResourceTask,
     let decoder_factory_cell = Cell(decoder_factory);
 
     let (port, chan) = stream();
-    let chan = SharedChan(chan);
+    let chan = SharedChan::new(chan);
     let port_cell = Cell(port);
     let chan_cell = Cell(chan.clone());
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ fn SyncImageCacheTask(resource_task: ResourceTask) -> ImageCacheTask {
         }
     }
 
-    return SharedChan(chan);
+    return SharedChan::new(chan);
 }
 
 struct ImageCache {
diff --git a/src/servo-gfx/resource/resource_task.rs b/src/servo-gfx/resource/resource_task.rs
index bfaa5fa25a0..3b989f478e9 100644
--- a/src/servo-gfx/resource/resource_task.rs
+++ b/src/servo-gfx/resource/resource_task.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn create_resource_task_with_loaders(loaders: ~[(~str, LoaderTaskFactory)]) -> R
         // TODO: change copy to move once we can move out of closures
         ResourceManager(from_client, loaders_cell.take()).start()
     };
-    SharedChan(chan)
+    SharedChan::new(chan)
 }
 
 pub struct ResourceManager {
diff --git a/src/servo-gfx/text/glyph.rs b/src/servo-gfx/text/glyph.rs
index 4e743cf9a0c..3ecc291cc83 100644
--- a/src/servo-gfx/text/glyph.rs
+++ b/src/servo-gfx/text/glyph.rs
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ struct DetailedGlyphStore {
     lookup_is_sorted: bool,
 }
 
-impl DetailedGlyphStore {
+impl<'self> DetailedGlyphStore {
     fn new() -> DetailedGlyphStore {
         DetailedGlyphStore {
             detail_buffer: ~[], // TODO: default size?
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ impl DetailedGlyphStore {
         self.lookup_is_sorted = false;
     }
 
-    fn get_detailed_glyphs_for_entry(&self, entry_offset: uint, count: u16)
+    fn get_detailed_glyphs_for_entry(&'self self, entry_offset: uint, count: u16)
                                   -> &'self [DetailedGlyph] {
         debug!("Requesting detailed glyphs[n=%u] for entry[off=%u]", count as uint, entry_offset);
 
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ impl DetailedGlyphStore {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_detailed_glyph_with_index(&self,
+    fn get_detailed_glyph_with_index(&'self self,
                                      entry_offset: uint,
                                      detail_offset: u16)
             -> &'self DetailedGlyph {
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ pub struct GlyphStore {
     detail_store: DetailedGlyphStore,
 }
 
-pub impl GlyphStore {
+pub impl<'self> GlyphStore {
     // Initializes the glyph store, but doesn't actually shape anything.
     // Use the set_glyph, set_glyphs() methods to store glyph data.
     fn new(length: uint) -> GlyphStore {
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ pub impl GlyphStore {
         self.entry_buffer[i] = entry;
     }
 
-    fn iter_glyphs_for_char_index(&self,
+    fn iter_glyphs_for_char_index(&'self self,
                                   i: uint,
                                   cb: &fn(uint, &GlyphInfo<'self>) -> bool)
                                -> bool {
@@ -609,7 +609,8 @@ pub impl GlyphStore {
         true
     }
 
-    fn iter_glyphs_for_char_range(&self, range: &Range, cb: &fn(uint, &GlyphInfo<'self>) -> bool) {
+    fn iter_glyphs_for_char_range(&'self self, range: &Range,
+                                  cb: &fn(uint, &GlyphInfo<'self>) -> bool) {
         if range.begin() >= self.entry_buffer.len() {
             error!("iter_glyphs_for_range: range.begin beyond length!");
             return;
@@ -626,7 +627,7 @@ pub impl GlyphStore {
         }
     }
 
-    fn iter_all_glyphs(&self, cb: &fn(uint, &GlyphInfo<'self>) -> bool) {
+    fn iter_all_glyphs(&'self self, cb: &fn(uint, &GlyphInfo<'self>) -> bool) {
         for uint::range(0, self.entry_buffer.len()) |i| {
             if !self.iter_glyphs_for_char_index(i, cb) {
                 break;
diff --git a/src/servo-gfx/text/text_run.rs b/src/servo-gfx/text/text_run.rs
index aac41e9e1ee..ff5f9cba343 100644
--- a/src/servo-gfx/text/text_run.rs
+++ b/src/servo-gfx/text/text_run.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl SendableTextRun {
     }
 }
 
-pub impl TextRun {
+pub impl<'self> TextRun {
     fn new(font: @mut Font, text: ~str) -> TextRun {
         let mut glyph_store = GlyphStore::new(str::char_len(text));
         TextRun::compute_potential_breaks(text, &mut glyph_store);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pub impl TextRun {
     }
 
     fn char_len(&self) -> uint { self.glyphs.entry_buffer.len() }
-    fn glyphs(&self) -> &'self GlyphStore { &self.glyphs }
+    fn glyphs(&'self self) -> &'self GlyphStore { &self.glyphs }
 
     fn range_is_trimmable_whitespace(&self, range: &Range) -> bool {
         for range.eachi |i| {
diff --git a/src/servo-util/vec.rs b/src/servo-util/vec.rs
index fdbe80d1504..8a0ebf9edfa 100644
--- a/src/servo-util/vec.rs
+++ b/src/servo-util/vec.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 
 use core::cmp::{Ord, Eq};
 
-pub trait BinarySearchMethods<T: Ord + Eq> {
+pub trait BinarySearchMethods<'self, T: Ord + Eq> {
     fn binary_search(&self, key: &T) -> Option<&'self T>;
     fn binary_search_index(&self, key: &T) -> Option<uint>;
 }
 
-impl<'self, T: Ord + Eq> BinarySearchMethods<T> for &'self [T] {
+impl<'self, T: Ord + Eq> BinarySearchMethods<'self, T> for &'self [T] {
     fn binary_search(&self, key: &T) -> Option<&'self T> {
         match self.binary_search_index(key) {
             None => None,
diff --git a/src/servo/content/content_task.rs b/src/servo/content/content_task.rs
index c07f4c4b907..71857b92ae9 100644
--- a/src/servo/content/content_task.rs
+++ b/src/servo/content/content_task.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub fn ContentTask(layout_task: LayoutTask,
                 -> ContentTask {
     let (control_port, control_chan) = comm::stream();
 
-    let control_chan = SharedChan(control_chan);
+    let control_chan = SharedChan::new(control_chan);
     let control_chan_copy = control_chan.clone();
     let control_port = Cell(control_port);
     let dom_event_port = Cell(dom_event_port);
diff --git a/src/servo/css/node_style.rs b/src/servo/css/node_style.rs
index 128507a282d..5dce11b8f34 100644
--- a/src/servo/css/node_style.rs
+++ b/src/servo/css/node_style.rs
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ use newcss::complete::CompleteStyle;
 
 /// Node mixin providing `style` method that returns a `NodeStyle`
 pub trait StyledNode {
-    fn style(&self) -> CompleteStyle<'self>;
+    fn style<'a>(&'a self) -> CompleteStyle<'a>;
 }
 
 impl StyledNode for AbstractNode {
-    fn style(&self) -> CompleteStyle<'self> {
+    fn style<'a>(&'a self) -> CompleteStyle<'a> {
         assert!(self.is_element()); // Only elements can have styles
         let results = self.get_css_select_results();
         results.computed_style()
diff --git a/src/servo/dom/element.rs b/src/servo/dom/element.rs
index feb631a234c..d366320a701 100644
--- a/src/servo/dom/element.rs
+++ b/src/servo/dom/element.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ pub struct HTMLImageElement {
 // Element methods
 //
 
-pub impl Element {
+pub impl<'self> Element {
     pub fn new(type_id: ElementTypeId, tag_name: ~str) -> Element {
         Element {
             parent: Node::new(ElementNodeTypeId(type_id)),
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ pub impl Element {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_attr(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&'self str> {
+    fn get_attr(&'self self, name: &str) -> Option<&'self str> {
         // FIXME: Need an each() that links lifetimes in Rust.
         for uint::range(0, self.attrs.len()) |i| {
             if eq_slice(self.attrs[i].name, name) {
diff --git a/src/servo/html/hubbub_html_parser.rs b/src/servo/html/hubbub_html_parser.rs
index 5abb93d6608..7dfdae3cc9a 100644
--- a/src/servo/html/hubbub_html_parser.rs
+++ b/src/servo/html/hubbub_html_parser.rs
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ pub fn parse_html(url: Url,
                                    css_chan: Chan<Option<Stylesheet>>| {
         css_link_listener(css_chan, css_port, resource_task2.clone());
     };
-    let css_chan = SharedChan(css_chan);
+    let css_chan = SharedChan::new(css_chan);
 
     // Spawn a JS parser to receive JavaScript.
     let resource_task2 = resource_task.clone();
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ pub fn parse_html(url: Url,
                                    js_chan: Chan<JSResult>| {
         js_script_listener(js_chan, js_port, resource_task2.clone());
     };
-    let js_chan = SharedChan(js_chan);
+    let js_chan = SharedChan::new(js_chan);
 
     let url2 = url.clone(), url3 = url.clone();
 
diff --git a/src/servo/layout/box.rs b/src/servo/layout/box.rs
index b3996250cce..a7a56109525 100644
--- a/src/servo/layout/box.rs
+++ b/src/servo/layout/box.rs
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ pub fn RenderBoxData(node: AbstractNode, ctx: @mut FlowContext, id: int) -> Rend
     }
 }
 
-impl RenderBox {
-    fn d(&mut self) -> &'self mut RenderBoxData {
+impl<'self> RenderBox {
+    fn d(&'self mut self) -> &'self mut RenderBoxData {
       unsafe {
         //Rust #5074 - we can't take mutable references to the
         //             data that needs to be returned right now.
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ impl RenderBox {
         self.content_box()
     }
 
-    fn style(&mut self) -> CompleteStyle<'self> {
+    fn style(&'self mut self) -> CompleteStyle<'self> {
         let d: &'self mut RenderBoxData = self.d();
         d.node.style()
     }
diff --git a/src/servo/layout/flow.rs b/src/servo/layout/flow.rs
index 8402dd3288b..a2ef3d282b9 100644
--- a/src/servo/layout/flow.rs
+++ b/src/servo/layout/flow.rs
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ pub fn FlowData(id: int) -> FlowData {
     }
 }
 
-pub impl FlowContext {
-    fn d(&mut self) -> &'self mut FlowData {
+pub impl<'self> FlowContext {
+    fn d(&'self mut self) -> &'self mut FlowData {
       unsafe {
         match *self {
             AbsoluteFlow(ref d)    => cast::transmute(d),
@@ -111,21 +111,21 @@ pub impl FlowContext {
       }
     }
 
-    fn inline(&mut self) -> &'self mut InlineFlowData {
+    fn inline(&'self mut self) -> &'self mut InlineFlowData {
         match self {
             &InlineFlow(_, ref i) => unsafe { cast::transmute(i) },
             _ => fail!(fmt!("Tried to access inline data of non-inline: f%d", self.d().id))
         }
     }
 
-    fn block(&mut self) -> &'self mut BlockFlowData {
+    fn block(&'self mut self) -> &'self mut BlockFlowData {
         match self {
             &BlockFlow(_, ref mut b) => unsafe { cast::transmute(b) },
             _ => fail!(fmt!("Tried to access block data of non-block: f%d", self.d().id))
         }
     }
 
-    fn root(&mut self) -> &'self mut RootFlowData {
+    fn root(&'self mut self) -> &'self mut RootFlowData {
         match self {
             &RootFlow(_, ref r) => unsafe { cast::transmute(r) },
             _ => fail!(fmt!("Tried to access root data of non-root: f%d", self.d().id))
diff --git a/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs b/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs
index 199d9a4615a..5045760283e 100644
--- a/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs
+++ b/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pub struct BuildData {
 pub fn LayoutTask(render_task: RenderTask,
                   img_cache_task: ImageCacheTask,
                   opts: Opts) -> LayoutTask {
-    SharedChan(spawn_listener::<Msg>(|from_content| {
+    SharedChan::new(spawn_listener::<Msg>(|from_content| {
         let mut layout = Layout(render_task.clone(), img_cache_task.clone(), from_content, &opts);
         layout.start();
     }))
diff --git a/src/servo/platform/osmain.rs b/src/servo/platform/osmain.rs
index 88d192612b1..c9db90f068e 100644
--- a/src/servo/platform/osmain.rs
+++ b/src/servo/platform/osmain.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pub enum Msg {
 pub fn OSMain(dom_event_chan: comm::SharedChan<Event>, opts: Opts) -> OSMain {
     let dom_event_chan = Cell(dom_event_chan);
     OSMain {
-        chan: SharedChan(on_osmain::<Msg>(|po| {
+        chan: SharedChan::new(on_osmain::<Msg>(|po| {
             let po = Cell(po);
             do platform::runmain {
                 debug!("preparing to enter main loop");
diff --git a/src/servo/servo.rc b/src/servo/servo.rc
index ddcd8d5df3c..30db1ec3c81 100755
--- a/src/servo/servo.rc
+++ b/src/servo/servo.rc
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ fn run(opts: &Opts) {
 
 fn run_pipeline_screen(opts: &Opts) {
     let (dom_event_port, dom_event_chan) = comm::stream();
-    let dom_event_chan = comm::SharedChan(dom_event_chan);
+    let dom_event_chan = comm::SharedChan::new(dom_event_chan);
 
     // The platform event handler thread
     let osmain = OSMain(dom_event_chan.clone(), copy *opts);