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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024, Nicolas Dufresne
+ *
+ * gstreamer_memory_lifetime_test.cpp - GStreamer memory lifetime test
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <gst/app/app.h>
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+#include "gstreamer_test.h"
+#include "test.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+class GstreamerMemoryLifetimeTest : public GstreamerTest, public Test
+{
+public:
+	GstreamerMemoryLifetimeTest()
+		: GstreamerTest()
+	{
+	}
+
+protected:
+	int init() override
+	{
+		if (status_ != TestPass)
+			return status_;
+
+		appsink_ = gst_element_factory_make("appsink", nullptr);
+		if (!appsink_) {
+			g_printerr("Your installation is missing 'appsink'\n");
+			return TestFail;
+		}
+		g_object_ref_sink(appsink_);
+
+		return createPipeline();
+	}
+
+	int run() override
+	{
+		/* Build the pipeline */
+		gst_bin_add_many(GST_BIN(pipeline_), libcameraSrc_, appsink_, nullptr);
+		if (gst_element_link(libcameraSrc_, appsink_) != TRUE) {
+			g_printerr("Elements could not be linked.\n");
+			return TestFail;
+		}
+
+		if (startPipeline() != TestPass)
+			return TestFail;
+
+		sample_ = gst_app_sink_try_pull_sample(GST_APP_SINK(appsink_), GST_SECOND * 5);
+		if (!sample_) {
+			/* Failed to obtain a sample. Abort the test */
+			gst_element_set_state(pipeline_, GST_STATE_NULL);
+			return TestFail;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Keep the sample referenced and set the pipeline state to
+		 * NULL. This causes the libcamerasrc element to synchronously
+		 * release resources it holds. The sample will be released
+		 * later in cleanup().
+		 *
+		 * The test case verifies that libcamerasrc keeps alive long
+		 * enough all the resources that are needed until memory
+		 * allocated for frames gets freed. We return TestPass at this
+		 * stage, and any use-after-free will be caught by the test
+		 * crashing in cleanup().
+		 */
+		gst_element_set_state(pipeline_, GST_STATE_NULL);
+
+		return TestPass;
+	}
+
+	void cleanup() override
+	{
+		g_clear_pointer(&sample_, gst_sample_unref);
+		g_clear_object(&appsink_);
+	}
+
+private:
+	GstElement *appsink_;
+	GstSample *sample_;
+};
+
+TEST_REGISTER(GstreamerMemoryLifetimeTest)