From cf1fc3463697d7e96e447469231d4830832b4a57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Lekanger <thomas.lekanger@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 16:49:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 01/41] ci: add build deb

---
 .github/workflows/publish-deb.yml | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 Dockerfile                        | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 92 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/publish-deb.yml
 create mode 100644 Dockerfile

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-deb.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-deb.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5cd85f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-deb.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: Build and Upload Debian Package
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  release:
+    types: [released]
+
+jobs:
+  deb:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y qemu-user-static binfmt-support
+      - uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
+        with:
+          context: .
+          outputs: build
+          platforms: linux/arm64
+      - uses: paulhatch/semantic-version@v5.4.0
+        id: semantic
+        with:
+          tag_prefix: ""
+          version_format: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' && '${major}.${minor}.${patch}' || '${major}.${minor}.${patch}-prerelease${increment}' }}
+      - uses: jiro4989/build-deb-action@v3
+        id: build
+        with:
+          package: irl-libuvch264src
+          package_root: ./build
+          maintainer: IRL Software <mail@irl.software>
+          version: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.version }}
+          #depends: "openssl, libssl-dev"
+          arch: "arm64"
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src-arm64.deb
+          path: ${{ steps.build.outputs.file_name }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e852f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Use a base image with necessary build tools and GStreamer dependencies for ARM64
+FROM --platform=linux/arm64 ubuntu:latest AS build
+
+# Set the working directory inside the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install essential build tools, GStreamer dependencies, and libusb
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+	build-essential \
+	cmake \
+	git \
+	meson \
+	pkg-config \
+	libgstreamer1.0-dev \
+	libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev \
+	libusb-1.0-0 \
+	libusb-1.0-0-dev
+
+# Clone the necessary repositories (assuming libuvch264src depends on libuvc)
+RUN git clone https://github.com/libuvc/libuvc.git
+RUN git clone https://github.com/irlserver/gstlibuvch264src.git
+
+# Build and install libuvc
+WORKDIR /app/libuvc
+RUN cmake .
+RUN make -j$(nproc)
+RUN make install
+
+# Build and install libuvch264src
+WORKDIR /app
+RUN mkdir build
+WORKDIR /app/build
+RUN meson setup ../libuvch264src/
+RUN meson compile
+RUN meson install --no-rebuild
+
+# --- Second Stage: Create a smaller image for just the plugin ---
+FROM --platform=linux/arm64 ubuntu:latest AS runtime
+
+# Install runtime dependencies (GStreamer)
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+	libgstreamer1.0-0 \
+	libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 \
+	libusb-1.0-0 \
+	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Create necessary directories
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu
+
+# Copy the built GStreamer plugin and libuvc from the build stage
+COPY --from=build /usr/local/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0/libgstlibuvch264src.so /usr/local/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0/
+COPY --from=build /usr/local/lib/libuvc.* /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/

From f164473c448183c4b04d73f531939036ea680582 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Lekanger <thomas.lekanger@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 17:28:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 02/41] ci: use correct folder gstlibuvch264src

---
 Dockerfile | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7e852f6..0012183 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ RUN make install
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN mkdir build
 WORKDIR /app/build
-RUN meson setup ../libuvch264src/
+RUN meson setup ../gstlibuvch264src/
 RUN meson compile
 RUN meson install --no-rebuild
 

From 915770ed826c840febec64297d89c310fad648e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Lekanger <thomas.lekanger@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 17:33:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 03/41] ci: reorganize folder structure

---
 Dockerfile | 9 ++++-----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0012183..d261275 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Use a base image with necessary build tools and GStreamer dependencies for ARM64
+# Use a ARM64 base image
 FROM --platform=linux/arm64 ubuntu:latest AS build
 
 # Set the working directory inside the container
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 	libusb-1.0-0 \
 	libusb-1.0-0-dev
 
-# Clone the necessary repositories (assuming libuvch264src depends on libuvc)
-RUN git clone https://github.com/libuvc/libuvc.git
-RUN git clone https://github.com/irlserver/gstlibuvch264src.git
+# Clone the necessary repositories
+RUN git clone https://github.com/irlserver/gstlibuvch264src.git .
 
 # Build and install libuvc
 WORKDIR /app/libuvc
@@ -30,8 +29,8 @@ RUN make install
 # Build and install libuvch264src
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN mkdir build
+RUN meson setup build ./libuvch264src/
 WORKDIR /app/build
-RUN meson setup ../gstlibuvch264src/
 RUN meson compile
 RUN meson install --no-rebuild
 

From ecee7c534fccb399c96e0dda8dfea251514883af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: moo <34907770+moo-the-cow@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:43:58 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 04/41] added video control

---
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c | 138 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 138 insertions(+)

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
index 27f2dbf..c9960ae 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
 #include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
 #include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
 #include <gst/gst.h>
@@ -41,6 +43,10 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_stop(GstBaseSrc *src);
 static GstFlowReturn gst_libuvc_h264_src_create(GstPushSrc *src, GstBuffer **buf);
 static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_finalize(GObject *object);
 
+// Control socket functions
+static gpointer gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread(GstLibuvcH264Src *self);
+static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, const char *command);
+
 static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_class_init(GstLibuvcH264SrcClass *klass) {
   GObjectClass *gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS(klass);
@@ -195,6 +201,12 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_init(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
   self->streaming = FALSE;
   self->uvc_start_time = G_MAXUINT64;
   self->prev_pts = G_MAXUINT64;
+  
+  // Control socket initialization
+  self->control_socket = -1;
+  self->control_thread = NULL;
+  self->control_running = FALSE;
+  g_mutex_init(&self->control_mutex);
 
   // Initialization, not fixed
   gchar sps[] = { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x67, 0x64, 0x00, 0x34, 0xAC, 0x4D, 0x00, 0xF0, 0x04, 0x4F, 0xCB, 0x35, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x40, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFA, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3A, 0x98, 0x03, 0xC7, 0x0C, 0xA8 };
@@ -209,6 +221,93 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_init(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
   gst_base_src_set_format(GST_BASE_SRC(self), GST_FORMAT_TIME);
 }
 
+// Control socket thread function
+static gpointer gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
+    struct sockaddr_un addr;
+    int client_fd;
+    char buffer[256];
+    
+    // Create socket
+    self->control_socket = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    if (self->control_socket < 0) {
+        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Failed to create control socket");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
+    addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+    strcpy(addr.sun_path, "/tmp/libuvc_control");
+    
+    // Remove existing socket
+    unlink(addr.sun_path);
+    
+    if (bind(self->control_socket, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
+        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Failed to bind control socket");
+        close(self->control_socket);
+        self->control_socket = -1;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    if (listen(self->control_socket, 5) < 0) {
+        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Failed to listen on control socket");
+        close(self->control_socket);
+        self->control_socket = -1;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Control socket listening on /tmp/libuvc_control");
+    
+    while (self->control_running) {
+        client_fd = accept(self->control_socket, NULL, NULL);
+        if (client_fd > 0) {
+            ssize_t len = read(client_fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer)-1);
+            if (len > 0) {
+                buffer[len] = 0;
+                GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Received control command: %s", buffer);
+                gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command(self, buffer);
+                
+                // Send response
+                const char *response = "OK";
+                write(client_fd, response, strlen(response));
+            }
+            close(client_fd);
+        } else {
+            // Small delay to prevent busy waiting
+            usleep(100000); // 100ms
+        }
+    }
+    
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+// Process control commands
+static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, const char *command) {
+    int pan, tilt;
+    
+    g_mutex_lock(&self->control_mutex);
+    
+    if (sscanf(command, "PAN_TILT %d %d", &pan, &tilt) == 2) {
+        if (self->uvc_devh) {
+            uvc_error_t res = uvc_set_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, pan, tilt);
+            if (res == UVC_SUCCESS) {
+                GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Set pan/tilt to: %d/%d", pan, tilt);
+            } else {
+                GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Failed to set pan/tilt: %s", uvc_strerror(res));
+            }
+        }
+    } else if (strcmp(command, "GET_POSITION") == 0) {
+        if (self->uvc_devh) {
+            int32_t current_pan, current_tilt;
+            uvc_error_t res = uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &current_pan, &current_tilt, UVC_GET_CUR);
+            if (res == UVC_SUCCESS) {
+                GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Current position: pan=%d, tilt=%d", current_pan, current_tilt);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+}
+
 static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate(GstBaseSrc * basesrc) {
     GstLibuvcH264Src *self = GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC(basesrc);
 
@@ -404,6 +503,12 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_start(GstBaseSrc *src) {
     return FALSE;
   }
 
+  // Start control socket thread
+  self->control_running = TRUE;
+  self->control_thread = g_thread_new("uvc-control", 
+                                     (GThreadFunc)gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread, 
+                                     self);
+
   load_spspps(self);
 
   return TRUE;
@@ -412,6 +517,22 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_start(GstBaseSrc *src) {
 static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_stop(GstBaseSrc *src) {
   GstLibuvcH264Src *self = GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC(src);
 
+  // Stop control thread
+  if (self->control_running) {
+    self->control_running = FALSE;
+    if (self->control_thread) {
+      g_thread_join(self->control_thread);
+      self->control_thread = NULL;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (self->control_socket >= 0) {
+    close(self->control_socket);
+    self->control_socket = -1;
+    // Remove socket file
+    unlink("/tmp/libuvc_control");
+  }
+
   if (self->streaming) {
     uvc_stop_streaming(self->uvc_devh);
     self->streaming = FALSE;
@@ -432,6 +553,8 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_stop(GstBaseSrc *src) {
     self->uvc_ctx = NULL;
   }
 
+  g_mutex_clear(&self->control_mutex);
+
   return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -601,12 +724,27 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_finalize(GObject *object) {
         self->streaming = FALSE;
     }
 
+    // Stop control thread
+    if (self->control_running) {
+        self->control_running = FALSE;
+        if (self->control_thread) {
+            g_thread_join(self->control_thread);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (self->control_socket >= 0) {
+        close(self->control_socket);
+        unlink("/tmp/libuvc_control");
+    }
+
     // Unreference and free the frame queue
     if (self->frame_queue) {
         g_async_queue_unref(self->frame_queue);
         self->frame_queue = NULL;
     }
 
+    g_mutex_clear(&self->control_mutex);
+
     // Chain up to the parent class
     G_OBJECT_CLASS(gst_libuvc_h264_src_parent_class)->finalize(object);
 }

From 45ef3b462f7913491ff9ca5f90212e30f02b1091 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: moo <34907770+moo-the-cow@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:45:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 05/41] added video control

---
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.h | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.h b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.h
index fd59528..fd27a0b 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.h
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.h
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ struct _GstLibuvcH264Src {
   gint pps_length;
   unsigned char sps[SPSPPSBUFSZ];
   unsigned char pps[SPSPPSBUFSZ];
+  
+  // Control socket additions
+  gint control_socket;
+  gpointer control_thread;
+  gboolean control_running;
+  GMutex control_mutex;
 };
 
 G_END_DECLS

From 435e407582abbca494383e3e8628a1d5c6edfb65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:25:07 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 06/41] feat: add CI build check and modernize release workflow

- Add build-check.yml: runs on PR/push to main, builds for arm64/amd64
- Replace publish-deb.yml with publish-release.yml
  - Manual workflow_dispatch trigger (was push/release)
  - CalVer versioning with stable/beta channels
  - Builds .deb packages and .tar.gz archives for both architectures
  - GPG signs APT repository metadata
  - Uploads to Cloudflare R2
  - Creates GitHub release with all artifacts and checksums
---
 .github/workflows/build-check.yml     |  41 +++++
 .github/workflows/publish-deb.yml     |  38 ----
 .github/workflows/publish-release.yml | 243 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 284 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/build-check.yml
 delete mode 100644 .github/workflows/publish-deb.yml
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/publish-release.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-check.yml b/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a8d124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Build Check
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build ${{ matrix.arch }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        arch: [arm64, amd64]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+      - name: Build with Docker
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          outputs: build
+          platforms: linux/${{ matrix.arch }}
+
+      - name: Verify plugin was built
+        run: |
+          ls -la build/usr/lib/*/gstreamer-1.0/
+
+      - name: Build Summary
+        run: |
+          echo "## ✅ Build Check Passed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Architecture:** ${{ matrix.arch }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-deb.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-deb.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a5cd85f..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-deb.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-name: Build and Upload Debian Package
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-  release:
-    types: [released]
-
-jobs:
-  deb:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y qemu-user-static binfmt-support
-      - uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
-        with:
-          context: .
-          outputs: build
-          platforms: linux/arm64
-      - uses: paulhatch/semantic-version@v5.4.0
-        id: semantic
-        with:
-          tag_prefix: ""
-          version_format: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' && '${major}.${minor}.${patch}' || '${major}.${minor}.${patch}-prerelease${increment}' }}
-      - uses: jiro4989/build-deb-action@v3
-        id: build
-        with:
-          package: irl-libuvch264src
-          package_root: ./build
-          maintainer: IRL Software <mail@irl.software>
-          version: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.version }}
-          #depends: "openssl, libssl-dev"
-          arch: "arm64"
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src-arm64.deb
-          path: ${{ steps.build.outputs.file_name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ccd743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+name: Publish Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release_type:
+        description: "Release type"
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - stable
+          - beta
+        default: stable
+
+jobs:
+  calculate-version:
+    name: Calculate Version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.calver.outputs.version }}
+      channel: ${{ steps.calver.outputs.channel }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Calculate CalVer version
+        id: calver
+        env:
+          RELEASE_TYPE: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type || 'beta' }}
+        run: |
+          YEAR=$(date -u +"%Y")
+          MONTH=$(date -u +"%-m")
+          IS_BETA=$([[ "$RELEASE_TYPE" == "beta" ]] && echo "true" || echo "false")
+
+          PREFIX="v${YEAR}.${MONTH}"
+
+          if [ "$IS_BETA" == "true" ]; then
+            LATEST_BETA=$(git tag -l "${PREFIX}.*-beta.*" | sed -E "s/.*-beta\.([0-9]+)/\1/" | sort -n | tail -1)
+            if [ -z "$LATEST_BETA" ]; then
+              BETA_NUM=1
+            else
+              BETA_NUM=$((LATEST_BETA + 1))
+            fi
+            LATEST_STABLE=$(git tag -l "${PREFIX}.*" | grep -v beta | sed "s/${PREFIX}\.//" | sort -n | tail -1)
+            PATCH=${LATEST_STABLE:-0}
+            NEXT_PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
+            VERSION="${YEAR}.${MONTH}.${NEXT_PATCH}-beta.${BETA_NUM}"
+            CHANNEL="beta"
+          else
+            LATEST_PATCH=$(git tag -l "${PREFIX}.*" | grep -v beta | sed "s/${PREFIX}\.//" | sort -n | tail -1)
+            if [ -z "$LATEST_PATCH" ]; then
+              PATCH=0
+            else
+              PATCH=$((LATEST_PATCH + 1))
+            fi
+            VERSION="${YEAR}.${MONTH}.${PATCH}"
+            CHANNEL="stable"
+          fi
+
+          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "channel=${CHANNEL}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Version: ${VERSION} (Channel: ${CHANNEL})"
+
+  build:
+    name: Build (${{ matrix.arch }})
+    needs: calculate-version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        arch: [arm64, amd64]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Build with Docker
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          outputs: build
+          platforms: linux/${{ matrix.arch }}
+
+      - name: Install FPM
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y ruby-dev gcc g++
+          sudo gem install fpm
+
+      - name: Create packages
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.version }}
+          ARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p dist
+
+          # Create .deb package
+          fpm -s dir -t deb \
+            -n gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src \
+            -v "${VERSION}" \
+            -a "${ARCH}" \
+            --description "GStreamer plugin for UVC H264 capture" \
+            --maintainer "CERALIVE <contact@ceralive.com>" \
+            --url "https://github.com/CERALIVE/gstlibuvch264src" \
+            --license "LGPL-2.1" \
+            --depends "libgstreamer1.0-0" \
+            -p "dist/gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_${VERSION}_${ARCH}.deb" \
+            build/usr/=/usr/
+
+          # Create .tar.gz archive
+          mkdir -p tarball/gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src-${VERSION}
+          cp -r build/usr/* tarball/gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src-${VERSION}/
+          cd tarball
+          tar -czvf ../dist/gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_${VERSION}_${ARCH}.tar.gz gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src-${VERSION}
+          cd ..
+
+          # Create checksums
+          cd dist
+          sha256sum gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_${VERSION}_${ARCH}.deb > gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_${VERSION}_${ARCH}.deb.sha256
+          sha256sum gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_${VERSION}_${ARCH}.tar.gz > gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_${VERSION}_${ARCH}.tar.gz.sha256
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: gstlibuvch264src-${{ matrix.arch }}
+          path: |
+            dist/*.deb
+            dist/*.tar.gz
+            dist/*.sha256
+
+  sign-and-publish:
+    name: Sign and Publish to R2
+    needs: [calculate-version, build]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Download all artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: artifacts
+
+      - name: Prepare dist directory
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p dist/arm64 dist/amd64 dist/release
+          mv artifacts/gstlibuvch264src-arm64/*.deb dist/arm64/
+          mv artifacts/gstlibuvch264src-amd64/*.deb dist/amd64/
+          cp artifacts/gstlibuvch264src-arm64/*.tar.gz dist/release/
+          cp artifacts/gstlibuvch264src-amd64/*.tar.gz dist/release/
+          cp artifacts/gstlibuvch264src-arm64/*.sha256 dist/release/
+          cp artifacts/gstlibuvch264src-amd64/*.sha256 dist/release/
+
+      - name: Import GPG key
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ secrets.DEB_SIGNING_KEY_B64 }}" | base64 -d | gpg --batch --import
+
+      - name: Install apt-utils
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y apt-utils
+
+      - name: Generate and sign repo metadata (arm64)
+        run: |
+          cd dist/arm64
+          dpkg-scanpackages . > Packages
+          gzip -k Packages
+          apt-ftparchive release . > Release
+          gpg --batch --yes -abs -o Release.gpg Release
+          gpg --batch --yes --clearsign -o InRelease Release
+
+      - name: Generate and sign repo metadata (amd64)
+        run: |
+          cd dist/amd64
+          dpkg-scanpackages . > Packages
+          gzip -k Packages
+          apt-ftparchive release . > Release
+          gpg --batch --yes -abs -o Release.gpg Release
+          gpg --batch --yes --clearsign -o InRelease Release
+
+      - name: Install AWS CLI
+        run: |
+          curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
+          unzip -q awscliv2.zip
+          sudo ./aws/install
+
+      - name: Upload to R2
+        env:
+          R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+          R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          R2_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.R2_ENDPOINT }}
+          R2_BUCKET: ${{ secrets.R2_BUCKET }}
+          CHANNEL: ${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.channel }}
+        run: |
+          aws configure set aws_access_key_id "$R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID"
+          aws configure set aws_secret_access_key "$R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"
+
+          aws s3 sync dist/arm64/ "s3://$R2_BUCKET/dists/$CHANNEL/binary-arm64/" \
+            --endpoint-url "$R2_ENDPOINT"
+          aws s3 sync dist/amd64/ "s3://$R2_BUCKET/dists/$CHANNEL/binary-amd64/" \
+            --endpoint-url "$R2_ENDPOINT"
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: v${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.version }}
+          name: gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src v${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.version }}
+          prerelease: ${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.channel == 'beta' }}
+          files: |
+            dist/arm64/*.deb
+            dist/amd64/*.deb
+            dist/release/*.tar.gz
+            dist/release/*.sha256
+          body: |
+            ## gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src v${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.version }}
+
+            GStreamer plugin for UVC H264 capture.
+
+            ### Debian Packages
+            | Architecture | Package |
+            |--------------|---------|
+            | ARM64 | `gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.version }}_arm64.deb` |
+            | AMD64 | `gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.version }}_amd64.deb` |
+
+            ### Binary Archives
+            | Architecture | Archive |
+            |--------------|---------|
+            | ARM64 | `gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.version }}_arm64.tar.gz` |
+            | AMD64 | `gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.version }}_amd64.tar.gz` |
+
+            ### Installation
+
+            **Debian/Ubuntu:**
+            ```bash
+            sudo dpkg -i gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.version }}_<arch>.deb
+            ```
+
+            **Manual:**
+            ```bash
+            tar -xzf gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.version }}_<arch>.tar.gz
+            sudo cp -r gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src-${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.version }}/* /usr/
+            ```

From 34394b4847344b7b1c0fc0ed51fe57502d6c9646 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:53:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 07/41] docs: add dependency chain to release notes

---
 .github/workflows/publish-release.yml | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 4ccd743..5ef6851 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -215,7 +215,15 @@ jobs:
           body: |
             ## gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src v${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.version }}
 
-            GStreamer plugin for UVC H264 capture.
+            GStreamer plugin for UVC H264 capture (Elgato Cam Link, etc.).
+
+            ### Dependency Chain
+            ```
+            gstlibuvch264src (this package) ← standalone GStreamer plugin
+              ├── Depends: libgstreamer1.0-0
+              │
+              └── Used by: ceracoder → ceralive-device
+            ```
 
             ### Debian Packages
             | Architecture | Package |

From 1380bd942b92ca97f871d78865ff81fe3ff63864 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:04:13 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 08/41] Fix multi-architecture build for native ARM64 runners

- Remove hardcoded ARM64 platform constraints from Dockerfile
- Add TARGETARCH build arg for architecture-agnostic builds
- Map TARGETARCH to GNU triplets (aarch64-linux-gnu, x86_64-linux-gnu)
- Update workflows to use native runners (ubuntu-24.04-arm64 for ARM64)
- Remove QEMU/emulation complexity from CI workflows
- Use matrix.config.runner and matrix.config.arch pattern

This enables faster builds using native ARM64 GitHub runners
instead of slow QEMU emulation on x86_64.
---
 .github/workflows/build-check.yml     | 18 ++++++++-------
 .github/workflows/publish-release.yml | 19 +++++++--------
 Dockerfile                            | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
 3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-check.yml b/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
index 7a8d124..1c8314c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: Build ${{ matrix.arch }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Build ${{ matrix.config.arch }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.runner }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        arch: [arm64, amd64]
+        config:
+          - arch: arm64
+            runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm64
+          - arch: amd64
+            runner: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -20,15 +24,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
-
       - name: Build with Docker
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
         with:
           context: .
           outputs: build
-          platforms: linux/${{ matrix.arch }}
+          platforms: linux/${{ matrix.config.arch }}
 
       - name: Verify plugin was built
         run: |
@@ -38,4 +39,5 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "## ✅ Build Check Passed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "**Architecture:** ${{ matrix.arch }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Architecture:** ${{ matrix.config.arch }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Runner:** ${{ matrix.config.runner }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 5ef6851..3dd47d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -64,19 +64,20 @@ jobs:
           echo "Version: ${VERSION} (Channel: ${CHANNEL})"
 
   build:
-    name: Build (${{ matrix.arch }})
+    name: Build (${{ matrix.config.arch }})
     needs: calculate-version
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.runner }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        arch: [arm64, amd64]
+        config:
+          - arch: arm64
+            runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm64
+          - arch: amd64
+            runner: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
-
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: .
           outputs: build
-          platforms: linux/${{ matrix.arch }}
+          platforms: linux/${{ matrix.config.arch }}
 
       - name: Install FPM
         run: |
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create packages
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.version }}
-          ARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
+          ARCH: ${{ matrix.config.arch }}
         run: |
           mkdir -p dist
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: gstlibuvch264src-${{ matrix.arch }}
+          name: gstlibuvch264src-${{ matrix.config.arch }}
           path: |
             dist/*.deb
             dist/*.tar.gz
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d261275..3c4df9b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-# Use a ARM64 base image
-FROM --platform=linux/arm64 ubuntu:latest AS build
+# Multi-architecture support
+ARG TARGETARCH
+
+FROM ubuntu:latest AS build
 
 # Set the working directory inside the container
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -35,7 +37,10 @@ RUN meson compile
 RUN meson install --no-rebuild
 
 # --- Second Stage: Create a smaller image for just the plugin ---
-FROM --platform=linux/arm64 ubuntu:latest AS runtime
+FROM ubuntu:latest AS runtime
+
+# Multi-architecture support
+ARG TARGETARCH
 
 # Install runtime dependencies (GStreamer)
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
@@ -44,10 +49,22 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 	libusb-1.0-0 \
 	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Create necessary directories
-RUN mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0
-RUN mkdir -p /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu
+# Set architecture-specific library path
+# TARGETARCH is "arm64" or "amd64", map to GNU triplet
+RUN GNUARCH=$(case "${TARGETARCH}" in \
+	"arm64") echo "aarch64-linux-gnu" ;; \
+	"amd64") echo "x86_64-linux-gnu" ;; \
+	*) echo "unknown-linux-gnu" ;; \
+	esac) && \
+	mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/${GNUARCH}/gstreamer-1.0 && \
+	mkdir -p /usr/lib/${GNUARCH} && \
+	echo "${GNUARCH}" > /tmp/gnuarch
 
 # Copy the built GStreamer plugin and libuvc from the build stage
-COPY --from=build /usr/local/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0/libgstlibuvch264src.so /usr/local/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0/
-COPY --from=build /usr/local/lib/libuvc.* /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/
+RUN GNUARCH=$(cat /tmp/gnuarch) && \
+	echo "Copying libraries for architecture: ${GNUARCH}"
+COPY --from=build /usr/local/lib/*/gstreamer-1.0/libgstlibuvch264src.so /tmp/plugin.so
+COPY --from=build /usr/local/lib/libuvc.* /tmp/
+RUN GNUARCH=$(cat /tmp/gnuarch) && \
+	mv /tmp/plugin.so /usr/local/lib/${GNUARCH}/gstreamer-1.0/ && \
+	mv /tmp/libuvc.* /usr/lib/${GNUARCH}/

From 224f2c82977190b93fbecb4c91a2f750d463c349 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:17:06 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 09/41] fix(ci): correct ARM64 runner label to ubuntu-24.04-arm

GitHub Actions ARM64 runners use 'ubuntu-24.04-arm' not 'ubuntu-24.04-arm64'.
This fixes the stuck/queued builds.
---
 .github/workflows/build-check.yml     | 2 +-
 .github/workflows/publish-release.yml | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-check.yml b/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
index 1c8314c..69e1291 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         config:
           - arch: arm64
-            runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm64
+            runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm
           - arch: amd64
             runner: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 3dd47d3..4ebf77f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         config:
           - arch: arm64
-            runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm64
+            runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm
           - arch: amd64
             runner: ubuntu-latest
     steps:

From a0538205db8a307800375b1bd311eb9ab307eb99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: andrescera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2026 07:22:38 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 10/41] docs(agents): add group-aware AGENTS.md (#3)

---
 AGENTS.md | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 72 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 AGENTS.md

diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..801a0e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# gstlibuvch264src
+
+GStreamer source element that pulls H.264 frames directly from DJI action cameras and UVC devices via libuvc. Developed by UnlimitedIRL; forked/maintained under CeraLive.
+
+Parent manifest: [`../AGENTS.md`](../AGENTS.md)
+
+---
+
+## ROLE IN THE GROUP
+
+Capture source element — feeds raw H.264 bitstream from DJI/UVC cameras into the ceracoder pipeline. **Optional device-image component**: the image build may or may not include this plugin depending on capture hardware. HDMI capture paths bypass this element entirely.
+
+Data flow position:
+```
+libuvch264src (this) → ceracoder → srtla → irl-srt-server
+```
+
+---
+
+## STRUCTURE
+
+```
+gstlibuvch264src/
+├── libuvch264src/       # GStreamer plugin source (Meson build)
+│   └── src/             # C source for the element
+├── libuvc/              # VENDORED — CMake library; build separately first
+├── Dockerfile           # Reproducible build environment
+└── README.md
+```
+
+---
+
+## WHERE TO LOOK
+
+| Task | Location |
+|------|----------|
+| Plugin element logic | `libuvch264src/src/` |
+| Meson build config | `libuvch264src/meson.build` |
+| libuvc vendored lib | `libuvc/` (CMake) |
+| Build environment | `Dockerfile` |
+| Example pipelines | `README.md` |
+
+---
+
+## BUILD
+
+Two-stage build — libuvc first, then the GStreamer plugin:
+
+```bash
+# 1. Build vendored libuvc
+cd libuvc && cmake . && make && sudo make install
+
+# 2. Build plugin
+meson setup build libuvch264src/
+cd build && meson compile && meson install
+
+# 3. Move .so to system GStreamer path (aarch64)
+sudo mv /usr/local/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0/libgstlibuvch264src.so \
+        /lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0/
+sudo cp /usr/local/lib/libuvc.* /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/
+```
+
+Rockchip decoder note: kernel 5.10 → `mppvideodec`; kernel 6.6 → `v4l2slh264dec`.
+
+---
+
+## ANTI-PATTERNS
+
+- **DO NOT heavily modify `libuvc/`** — vendored upstream library. Patch minimally; prefer upgrading the whole vendor snapshot if fixes are needed.
+- Do NOT create `libuvc/AGENTS.md` — vendored code, not a CeraLive module.
+- Do NOT link against system libuvc if it exists; the vendored copy is intentional for version pinning.
+- This plugin is **not** in the device image REPOS list by default — don't assume it's always present on device.

From 70d389034ca0999e0dec8318c1ba8764c367e1b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: andrescera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2026 06:43:42 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 11/41] chore: ignore .omo/ agent state directory (#4)

---
 .gitignore | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .gitignore

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d12d01a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+# OpenCode agent state (local only)
+.omo/

From 9b4c451e1267581a3273e94dd43c93842838dc99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: andrescera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 10:40:37 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 12/41] chore(gstlibuvch264src): add .clang-format +
 plugin-load smoke test

* chore: add .clang-format

* test(gstlibuvch264src): add plugin-load smoke test

What
  Add a hardware-independent gst-check smoke test that verifies the
  libuvch264src plugin loads and its element registers correctly, wired as a
  ctest target.

Why
  The plugin had no automated test coverage. A load/registration smoke test
  catches symbol/registration regressions (renamed factories, dropped
  properties, broken pad templates) without needing a UVC capture device.

How
  - tests/test_plugin_load.c: gst-check suite asserting the plugin registers,
    both factories (libuvch264src + libuvch26xsrc alias) exist, the element is
    a GstPushSrc, the "index" string property defaults to "0", and the ALWAYS
    "src" pad template advertises video/x-h264.
  - Top-level CMakeLists.txt (TEST-ONLY): compiles the plugin from its
    unmodified source and vendors libuvc v0.0.7 + patches via FetchContent
    (mirroring the Dockerfile), then exposes the test via ctest. The canonical
    production build stays Meson; runtime behavior is unchanged.
  - tests/CMakeLists.txt: registers the ctest target, isolating GST_PLUGIN_PATH
    /registry and resolving the vendored libuvc at dlopen time.
  - CI: new smoke-test job in build-check.yml runs
    `cmake -B build && cmake --build build && ctest --test-dir build`.
  - Doc: AGENTS.md TEST section + structure refresh.

How to verify
  cmake -B build && cmake --build build && ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
  -> 1/1 passed (5 gst-check assertions). Negative control with an empty
  GST_PLUGIN_PATH fails all 5, proving the test is not vacuous.

Risks
  Low. Additive test-only build; no plugin source or Meson/Docker build change.
  The CMake path clones libuvc at build time (network), matching the Dockerfile.
---
 .clang-format                     |  90 ++++++++++++++++++++
 .github/workflows/build-check.yml |  36 ++++++++
 .gitignore                        |   4 +
 AGENTS.md                         |  32 +++++++-
 CMakeLists.txt                    |  98 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/CMakeLists.txt              |  32 ++++++++
 tests/test_plugin_load.c          | 132 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 7 files changed, 421 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .clang-format
 create mode 100644 CMakeLists.txt
 create mode 100644 tests/CMakeLists.txt
 create mode 100644 tests/test_plugin_load.c

diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..387de5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+Language:      Cpp
+BasedOnStyle:  LLVM
+AccessModifierOffset: -4
+# AlignAfterOpenBracket: Align
+AlignConsecutiveAssignments: true
+AlignConsecutiveDeclarations: true
+# AlignEscapedNewlinesLeft: false
+AlignOperands:   true
+AlignTrailingComments: true
+# AllowAllArgumentsOnNextLine: true    # Requires clang-format v9 and higher
+# AllowAllConstructorInitializersOnNextLine: false
+AllowAllParametersOfDeclarationOnNextLine: true
+AllowShortBlocksOnASingleLine: false
+# AllowShortCaseLabelsOnASingleLine: false
+AllowShortFunctionsOnASingleLine: Inline
+# AllowShortIfStatementsOnASingleLine: false
+# AllowShortLoopsOnASingleLine: false
+# AlwaysBreakAfterDefinitionReturnType: None
+# AlwaysBreakAfterReturnType: None
+# AlwaysBreakBeforeMultilineStrings: false
+AlwaysBreakTemplateDeclarations: true
+BinPackArguments: false
+BinPackParameters: false
+# BraceWrapping:   
+#   AfterClass:      false
+#   AfterControlStatement: false
+#   AfterEnum:       false
+#   AfterFunction:   false
+#   AfterNamespace:  false
+#   AfterObjCDeclaration: false
+#   AfterStruct:     false
+#   AfterUnion:      false
+#   BeforeCatch:     false
+#   BeforeElse:      false
+#   IndentBraces:    false
+# BreakBeforeBinaryOperators: None
+BreakBeforeBraces: Allman
+# BreakInheritanceList: BeforeComma
+# BreakBeforeTernaryOperators: true
+BreakConstructorInitializers: BeforeComma
+# BreakAfterJavaFieldAnnotations: false
+# BreakStringLiterals: true
+ColumnLimit:     120
+# CommentPragmas:  '^ IWYU pragma:'
+# ConstructorInitializerAllOnOneLineOrOnePerLine: false
+# ConstructorInitializerIndentWidth: 4
+# ContinuationIndentWidth: 4
+# Cpp11BracedListStyle: true
+# DerivePointerAlignment: false
+# DisableFormat:   false
+# ExperimentalAutoDetectBinPacking: false
+FixNamespaceComments: true
+# ForEachMacros:   [ foreach, Q_FOREACH, BOOST_FOREACH ]
+# IncludeIsMainRegex: '$'
+# IndentCaseLabels: false
+IndentWidth:     4
+# IndentWrappedFunctionNames: false
+# JavaScriptQuotes: Leave
+# JavaScriptWrapImports: true
+# KeepEmptyLinesAtTheStartOfBlocks: true
+# MacroBlockBegin: ''
+# MacroBlockEnd:   ''
+# MaxEmptyLinesToKeep: 1
+# NamespaceIndentation: None
+# ObjCBlockIndentWidth: 2
+# ObjCSpaceAfterProperty: false
+# ObjCSpaceBeforeProtocolList: true
+# PenaltyBreakBeforeFirstCallParameter: 19
+# PenaltyBreakComment: 300
+# PenaltyBreakFirstLessLess: 120
+# PenaltyBreakString: 1000
+# PenaltyExcessCharacter: 1000000
+# PenaltyReturnTypeOnItsOwnLine: 60
+PointerAlignment: Left
+# ReflowComments:  true
+SortIncludes:    false
+# SpaceAfterCStyleCast: false
+# SpaceAfterTemplateKeyword: true
+# SpaceBeforeAssignmentOperators: true
+SpaceBeforeParens: ControlStatements
+# SpaceInEmptyParentheses: false
+# SpacesBeforeTrailingComments: 1
+# SpacesInAngles:  false
+# SpacesInContainerLiterals: true
+# SpacesInCStyleCastParentheses: false
+# SpacesInParentheses: false
+# SpacesInSquareBrackets: false
+Standard: Cpp03
+TabWidth:        4
+UseTab:          Never
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-check.yml b/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
index 69e1291..f19b172 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
@@ -41,3 +41,39 @@ jobs:
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "**Architecture:** ${{ matrix.config.arch }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "**Runner:** ${{ matrix.config.runner }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+  smoke-test:
+    name: Plugin-load smoke test (ctest)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install build + GStreamer dev dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            build-essential \
+            cmake \
+            git \
+            patch \
+            pkg-config \
+            libgstreamer1.0-dev \
+            libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev \
+            libjpeg-dev \
+            libusb-1.0-0-dev
+
+      - name: Configure and build
+        run: |
+          cmake -B build
+          cmake --build build
+
+      - name: Run ctest
+        run: ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
+
+      - name: Smoke Test Summary
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          echo "## 🔌 Plugin-load smoke test" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo '`ctest --test-dir build` ran the gst-check smoke suite (plugin registers, factories/pad-templates/properties present). Hardware-independent.' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d12d01a..bdec1ec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 
 # OpenCode agent state (local only)
 .omo/
+
+# Build directories (Meson + CMake/ctest)
+/build/
+/build*/
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 801a0e2..9b54c5b 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -21,13 +21,19 @@ libuvch264src (this) → ceracoder → srtla → irl-srt-server
 
 ```
 gstlibuvch264src/
-├── libuvch264src/       # GStreamer plugin source (Meson build)
+├── libuvch264src/       # GStreamer plugin source (Meson build — canonical)
 │   └── src/             # C source for the element
-├── libuvc/              # VENDORED — CMake library; build separately first
-├── Dockerfile           # Reproducible build environment
+├── tests/               # gst-check plugin-load smoke test (ctest target)
+├── patches/             # libuvc v0.0.7 patches (UVC 1.5 + H.265), applied at build
+├── CMakeLists.txt       # TEST-ONLY build: compiles plugin + smoke test for ctest
+├── Dockerfile           # Reproducible build environment (Meson)
 └── README.md
 ```
 
+> `libuvc/` is no longer vendored in-tree — it is cloned (upstream v0.0.7) and
+> patched at build time. The Dockerfile does this for the production image; the
+> top-level `CMakeLists.txt` does the same via `FetchContent` for the test build.
+
 ---
 
 ## WHERE TO LOOK
@@ -64,6 +70,26 @@ Rockchip decoder note: kernel 5.10 → `mppvideodec`; kernel 6.6 → `v4l2slh264
 
 ---
 
+## TEST
+
+Hardware-independent plugin-load smoke test (gst-check), wired as a ctest target
+via the top-level `CMakeLists.txt`. This CMake build is **test-only** — it
+compiles the plugin (and vendors libuvc via `FetchContent`) solely to run the
+smoke suite. The canonical production build stays Meson (above).
+
+```bash
+cmake -B build && cmake --build build && ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
+```
+
+The suite (`tests/test_plugin_load.c`) asserts: the `libuvch264src` plugin
+registers; both factories (`libuvch264src` + `libuvch26xsrc` alias) exist; the
+element is a `GstPushSrc`; the `index` string property defaults to `"0"`; and
+the ALWAYS `src` pad template advertises `video/x-h264`. No UVC device is opened
+(`gst_element_factory_make` only runs class/instance init). Runs in CI via the
+`smoke-test` job in `.github/workflows/build-check.yml`.
+
+---
+
 ## ANTI-PATTERNS
 
 - **DO NOT heavily modify `libuvc/`** — vendored upstream library. Patch minimally; prefer upgrading the whole vendor snapshot if fixes are needed.
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91425f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+# =============================================================================
+# CMake build for the libuvch264src plugin-load smoke test (ctest target).
+#
+# SCOPE: This CMake project exists ONLY to compile the GStreamer plugin together
+# with a hardware-independent gst-check smoke test and expose it via ctest.
+#
+# The CANONICAL production build remains Meson (libuvch264src/meson.build) and
+# the Dockerfile. Device-image artifacts must NOT be produced from this build.
+# The plugin source is compiled verbatim - no runtime behavior is changed here.
+# =============================================================================
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+project(gstlibuvch264src C)
+
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
+enable_testing()
+
+find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+pkg_check_modules(GST REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET gstreamer-1.0>=1.14)
+pkg_check_modules(GST_BASE REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET gstreamer-base-1.0>=1.14)
+pkg_check_modules(GST_CHECK REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET gstreamer-check-1.0>=1.14)
+pkg_check_modules(LIBUSB REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET libusb-1.0)
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# libuvc dependency.
+#
+# Prefer a system/pkg-config libuvc; otherwise vendor it at build time exactly
+# like the Dockerfile does (upstream v0.0.7 + the UVC 1.5 and H.265 patches the
+# plugin relies on). LIBUVC_RUNTIME_DIR is exported to the test so the vendored
+# shared object is resolvable at dlopen() time.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+pkg_check_modules(LIBUVC IMPORTED_TARGET libuvc)
+
+if(LIBUVC_FOUND)
+  set(LIBUVC_LINK_TARGET PkgConfig::LIBUVC)
+  set(LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES "")
+  set(LIBUVC_RUNTIME_DIR "")
+else()
+  message(STATUS "libuvc not found via pkg-config; vendoring upstream v0.0.7 + patches")
+  include(FetchContent)
+
+  # libuvc v0.0.7 ships pre-3.5 CMake policies; allow them under modern CMake.
+  set(CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM 3.5 CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+  set(BUILD_EXAMPLE OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+  set(BUILD_TEST OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+  set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+
+  FetchContent_Declare(libuvc
+    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/libuvc/libuvc.git
+    GIT_TAG v0.0.7
+    PATCH_COMMAND patch -p1 < ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/patches/uvc15-support.patch
+      && patch -p1 < ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/patches/libuvc-h265-support.patch
+    UPDATE_DISCONNECTED 1
+  )
+  FetchContent_MakeAvailable(libuvc)
+
+  set(LIBUVC_LINK_TARGET uvc)
+  # v0.0.7 uses directory-level include_directories, so expose them explicitly.
+  set(LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES
+    ${libuvc_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+    ${libuvc_BINARY_DIR}/include
+  )
+  set(LIBUVC_RUNTIME_DIR ${libuvc_BINARY_DIR})
+endif()
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# GStreamer plugin module (compiled from the unmodified plugin source).
+# Output: <build>/gstreamer-1.0/libgstlibuvch264src.so
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set(GST_PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/gstreamer-1.0)
+
+add_library(gstlibuvch264src MODULE
+  libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+)
+set_target_properties(gstlibuvch264src PROPERTIES
+  PREFIX "lib"
+  LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${GST_PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR}
+)
+target_include_directories(gstlibuvch264src PRIVATE
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src
+  ${LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES}
+)
+target_link_libraries(gstlibuvch264src PRIVATE
+  PkgConfig::GST
+  PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+  PkgConfig::LIBUSB
+  ${LIBUVC_LINK_TARGET}
+)
+if(LIBUVC_RUNTIME_DIR)
+  # Make the vendored libuvc resolvable for the test even outside ctest's env.
+  set_target_properties(gstlibuvch264src PROPERTIES
+    BUILD_RPATH ${LIBUVC_RUNTIME_DIR}
+  )
+endif()
+
+add_subdirectory(tests)
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..074849d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Plugin-load smoke test (gst-check). Hardware-independent: it only exercises
+# registration/introspection, never opening a UVC device.
+
+add_executable(test_plugin_load test_plugin_load.c)
+target_link_libraries(test_plugin_load PRIVATE
+  PkgConfig::GST
+  PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+  PkgConfig::GST_CHECK
+)
+
+# The test dlopen()s the freshly built plugin via GST_PLUGIN_PATH, so it must be
+# built first.
+add_dependencies(test_plugin_load gstlibuvch264src)
+
+# Isolate from any system-installed copy of the plugin and from the developer's
+# real GStreamer registry, and make the freshly built libuvc resolvable when it
+# was vendored at build time (see top-level CMakeLists.txt).
+set(_smoke_env
+  "GST_PLUGIN_PATH=${GST_PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR}"
+  "GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH="
+  "GST_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/test-registry.bin"
+  "GST_REGISTRY_FORK=no"
+  "HOME=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
+)
+if(LIBUVC_RUNTIME_DIR)
+  list(APPEND _smoke_env "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LIBUVC_RUNTIME_DIR}")
+endif()
+
+add_test(NAME plugin_load_smoke COMMAND test_plugin_load)
+set_tests_properties(plugin_load_smoke PROPERTIES
+  ENVIRONMENT "${_smoke_env}"
+)
diff --git a/tests/test_plugin_load.c b/tests/test_plugin_load.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5aac4c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_plugin_load.c
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/* Hardware-independent plugin-load smoke test for the libuvch264src element.
+ *
+ * This deliberately exercises ONLY the registration / introspection surface:
+ *   - the plugin module loads and registers in the GStreamer registry,
+ *   - both element factories (primary + alias) exist,
+ *   - the element instantiates as a GstPushSrc,
+ *   - the documented "index" property is present with its default,
+ *   - the ALWAYS "src" pad template advertises H.264 caps.
+ *
+ * No UVC device is opened: gst_element_factory_make() only runs class/instance
+ * init; the camera is only touched on the READY->PAUSED start() transition,
+ * which this test never triggers. Safe to run on CI without capture hardware.
+ */
+
+#include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+#include <gst/base/gstpushsrc.h>
+
+#define PLUGIN_NAME "libuvch264src"
+#define ELEMENT_NAME "libuvch264src"
+#define ELEMENT_ALIAS "libuvch26xsrc"
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_plugin_is_registered)
+{
+  GstPlugin *plugin =
+      gst_registry_find_plugin (gst_registry_get (), PLUGIN_NAME);
+  fail_unless (plugin != NULL,
+      "GStreamer plugin '%s' is not registered - is GST_PLUGIN_PATH pointing "
+      "at the freshly built module directory?", PLUGIN_NAME);
+  gst_object_unref (plugin);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_element_factories_exist)
+{
+  GstElementFactory *factory = gst_element_factory_find (ELEMENT_NAME);
+  fail_unless (factory != NULL, "element factory '%s' not found", ELEMENT_NAME);
+  gst_object_unref (factory);
+
+  GstElementFactory *alias = gst_element_factory_find (ELEMENT_ALIAS);
+  fail_unless (alias != NULL, "alias factory '%s' not found", ELEMENT_ALIAS);
+  gst_object_unref (alias);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_element_creates_and_is_pushsrc)
+{
+  GstElement *element = gst_element_factory_make (ELEMENT_NAME, NULL);
+  fail_unless (element != NULL, "could not instantiate '%s'", ELEMENT_NAME);
+  fail_unless (GST_IS_PUSH_SRC (element), "'%s' is not a GstPushSrc",
+      ELEMENT_NAME);
+  gst_object_unref (element);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_element_has_index_property)
+{
+  GstElement *element = gst_element_factory_make (ELEMENT_NAME, NULL);
+  fail_unless (element != NULL);
+
+  GParamSpec *pspec =
+      g_object_class_find_property (G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (element), "index");
+  fail_unless (pspec != NULL, "expected 'index' property is missing");
+  fail_unless (pspec->value_type == G_TYPE_STRING,
+      "'index' property should be a string");
+
+  gchar *index = NULL;
+  g_object_get (element, "index", &index, NULL);
+  fail_unless (index != NULL && g_strcmp0 (index, "0") == 0,
+      "default 'index' should be \"0\", got '%s'", index ? index : "(null)");
+  g_free (index);
+
+  gst_object_unref (element);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_src_pad_template)
+{
+  GstElementFactory *factory = gst_element_factory_find (ELEMENT_NAME);
+  fail_unless (factory != NULL);
+
+  const GList *templates =
+      gst_element_factory_get_static_pad_templates (factory);
+  gboolean found_src = FALSE;
+
+  for (const GList *l = templates; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
+    GstStaticPadTemplate *tmpl = (GstStaticPadTemplate *) l->data;
+
+    if (tmpl->direction == GST_PAD_SRC
+        && g_strcmp0 (tmpl->name_template, "src") == 0) {
+      found_src = TRUE;
+      fail_unless (tmpl->presence == GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
+          "src pad template should be ALWAYS present");
+
+      GstCaps *caps = gst_static_caps_get (&tmpl->static_caps);
+      fail_unless (caps != NULL && !gst_caps_is_empty (caps),
+          "src pad template caps are empty");
+
+      gchar *caps_str = gst_caps_to_string (caps);
+      fail_unless (g_strrstr (caps_str, "video/x-h264") != NULL,
+          "src caps missing video/x-h264: %s", caps_str);
+      g_free (caps_str);
+      gst_caps_unref (caps);
+    }
+  }
+
+  fail_unless (found_src, "no ALWAYS src pad template named 'src'");
+  gst_object_unref (factory);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+static Suite *
+plugin_load_suite (void)
+{
+  Suite *s = suite_create ("libuvch264src-plugin-load");
+  TCase *tc = tcase_create ("smoke");
+
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_plugin_is_registered);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_element_factories_exist);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_element_creates_and_is_pushsrc);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_element_has_index_property);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_src_pad_template);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+GST_CHECK_MAIN (plugin_load);

From 7cac3f7507ec38e814c016ac7ffc62af5d5aac13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: andrescera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:49:43 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 13/41] docs: cerastream is the sole streaming engine
 (ceracoder retired 2026-06-11) (#7)

---
 .github/workflows/publish-release.yml | 2 +-
 AGENTS.md                             | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 4ebf77f..96ea2a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ jobs:
             gstlibuvch264src (this package) ← standalone GStreamer plugin
               ├── Depends: libgstreamer1.0-0
               │
-              └── Used by: ceracoder → ceralive-device
+              └── Used by: cerastream → ceralive-device
             ```
 
             ### Debian Packages
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 9b54c5b..00e163e 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ Parent manifest: [`../AGENTS.md`](../AGENTS.md)
 
 ## ROLE IN THE GROUP
 
-Capture source element — feeds raw H.264 bitstream from DJI/UVC cameras into the ceracoder pipeline. **Optional device-image component**: the image build may or may not include this plugin depending on capture hardware. HDMI capture paths bypass this element entirely.
+Capture source element — feeds raw H.264 bitstream from DJI/UVC cameras into the cerastream pipeline. **Optional device-image component**: the image build may or may not include this plugin depending on capture hardware. HDMI capture paths bypass this element entirely.
 
 Data flow position:
 ```
-libuvch264src (this) → ceracoder → srtla → irl-srt-server
+libuvch264src (this) → cerastream → srtla → irl-srt-server
 ```
 
 ---

From 2251ab679bf529ca3b1870fdd521a8de124834db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 02:33:59 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 14/41] test(uvc): assert both H.264 and H.265 src caps

---
 tests/test_plugin_load.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/test_plugin_load.c b/tests/test_plugin_load.c
index 5aac4c2..78288d0 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugin_load.c
+++ b/tests/test_plugin_load.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *   - both element factories (primary + alias) exist,
  *   - the element instantiates as a GstPushSrc,
  *   - the documented "index" property is present with its default,
- *   - the ALWAYS "src" pad template advertises H.264 caps.
+ *   - the ALWAYS "src" pad template advertises H.264 AND H.265 caps.
  *
  * No UVC device is opened: gst_element_factory_make() only runs class/instance
  * init; the camera is only touched on the READY->PAUSED start() transition,
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_src_pad_template)
       gchar *caps_str = gst_caps_to_string (caps);
       fail_unless (g_strrstr (caps_str, "video/x-h264") != NULL,
           "src caps missing video/x-h264: %s", caps_str);
+      fail_unless (g_strrstr (caps_str, "video/x-h265") != NULL,
+          "src caps missing video/x-h265: %s", caps_str);
       g_free (caps_str);
       gst_caps_unref (caps);
     }

From 471e9dd04f36aebc79f5a224ce5d6f5fb2b8ec14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 02:34:21 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 15/41] chore: add test-results/ to .gitignore

---
 .gitignore | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bdec1ec..d0ece1e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@
 # Build directories (Meson + CMake/ctest)
 /build/
 /build*/
+
+# Test artifacts (ctest output, coverage, traces)
+/test-results/

From 7cd54bad5db704409a7408565817de9001f064b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:07:01 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 16/41] docs: H.265 dual-codec confirmed

---
 AGENTS.md | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 00e163e..7cdfe81 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -83,11 +83,19 @@ cmake -B build && cmake --build build && ctest --test-dir build --output-on-fail
 
 The suite (`tests/test_plugin_load.c`) asserts: the `libuvch264src` plugin
 registers; both factories (`libuvch264src` + `libuvch26xsrc` alias) exist; the
-element is a `GstPushSrc`; the `index` string property defaults to `"0"`; and
-the ALWAYS `src` pad template advertises `video/x-h264`. No UVC device is opened
+element is a `GstPushSrc`; the `index` string property defaults to `"0"`; the
+ALWAYS `src` pad template advertises `video/x-h264`; **and the element also
+exposes a `video/x-h265` pad template** (dual-codec confirmed — the libuvc v0.0.7
+patches in `patches/` add UVC 1.5 + H.265 support). No UVC device is opened
 (`gst_element_factory_make` only runs class/instance init). Runs in CI via the
 `smoke-test` job in `.github/workflows/build-check.yml`.
 
+**Dual-codec status [EXISTS].** Both H.264 and H.265 pad templates are present and
+asserted by the test suite. `cerastream` uses this element for both
+`InputKind::UvcH264` (negotiated to `video/x-h264`) and `InputKind::UvcH265`
+(negotiated to `video/x-h265`). The `libuvch26xsrc` factory alias reflects this
+dual-codec capability.
+
 ---
 
 ## ANTI-PATTERNS

From 94d2378a37777ec641b00cb0be37486667722db6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:25:14 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 17/41] chore(version): gstlibuvch264src CalVer version source

Document the authoritative CalVer version scheme for gstlibuvch264src.

The .deb version is derived purely from git tags at publish time via the
publish-release.yml workflow. There is no separate VERSION file by design.

Scheme: YYYY.MINOR.PATCH
- YYYY = current year (UTC)
- MINOR = current month (UTC, no zero-pad)
- PATCH = monotonic counter per month

Example: 2026.6.1 (June 2026, patch 1)

Tag format:
- Stable: v<VERSION> (e.g., v2026.6.1)
- Beta: v<VERSION>-beta.<N> (e.g., v2026.6.2-beta.1)

The VERSION env var from calculate-version is passed directly to FPM's -v flag,
producing .deb packages with CalVer versions like:
  gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_2026.6.1_arm64.deb

Single source of truth: git tag namespace (v*).

Verified: build-check gate green (plugin-load smoke test passed).
---
 AGENTS.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)

diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 7cdfe81..6f44482 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -98,6 +98,31 @@ dual-codec capability.
 
 ---
 
+## VERSION SCHEME
+
+**CalVer derivation: git tag only (no source file).**
+
+The `.deb` version is derived **purely from git tags** at publish time via the `publish-release.yml` workflow. There is no separate `VERSION` file by design.
+
+**Authoritative version source:** `.github/workflows/publish-release.yml` (job `calculate-version`)
+
+**Scheme:** `YYYY.MINOR.PATCH` where:
+- `YYYY` = current year (UTC)
+- `MINOR` = current month (UTC, no zero-pad; e.g., `6` for June)
+- `PATCH` = monotonic counter per month (incremented from git tag history)
+
+**Example:** `2026.6.1` (June 2026, patch 1)
+
+**Tag format:** `v<VERSION>` (stable) or `v<VERSION>-beta.<N>` (beta)
+- Stable: `v2026.6.1`
+- Beta: `v2026.6.2-beta.1`
+
+**FPM .deb version:** The `VERSION` env var from `calculate-version` is passed directly to FPM's `-v` flag (line 99 in `publish-release.yml`), producing `.deb` packages with CalVer versions like `gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_2026.6.1_arm64.deb`.
+
+**No version file needed.** The workflow calculates the version at publish time from the git tag history; there is no tracked `VERSION` file in the repo. This is intentional — the single source of truth is the git tag namespace (`v*`).
+
+---
+
 ## ANTI-PATTERNS
 
 - **DO NOT heavily modify `libuvc/`** — vendored upstream library. Patch minimally; prefer upgrading the whole vendor snapshot if fixes are needed.

From 8622085846c165382ffce4ab3876d4db1a777f1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:49:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 18/41] build(uvc): pin base image + libuvc SHA, fail-loud arch
 matrix, multiarch paths

---
 CMakeLists.txt |  9 +++++++--
 Dockerfile     | 17 +++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 91425f3..433a6f5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 enable_testing()
 
 find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+# Version floors. GStreamer 1.14 is the oldest series the plugin's pad/caps API
+# usage compiles against (Ubuntu 18.04 baseline); no known incompatibility on
+# the 1.x line, so no upper bound is imposed. libusb 1.0.20 is the floor for the
+# auto-detach-kernel-driver call the libuvc patches rely on.
 pkg_check_modules(GST REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET gstreamer-1.0>=1.14)
 pkg_check_modules(GST_BASE REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET gstreamer-base-1.0>=1.14)
 pkg_check_modules(GST_CHECK REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET gstreamer-check-1.0>=1.14)
-pkg_check_modules(LIBUSB REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET libusb-1.0)
+pkg_check_modules(LIBUSB REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET libusb-1.0>=1.0.20)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # libuvc dependency.
@@ -49,7 +53,8 @@ else()
 
   FetchContent_Declare(libuvc
     GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/libuvc/libuvc.git
-    GIT_TAG v0.0.7
+    # Pinned to the v0.0.7 commit SHA (tags are mutable). Keep in sync with the Dockerfile.
+    GIT_TAG 68d07a00e11d1944e27b7295ee69673239c00b4b
     PATCH_COMMAND patch -p1 < ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/patches/uvc15-support.patch
       && patch -p1 < ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/patches/libuvc-h265-support.patch
     UPDATE_DISCONNECTED 1
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 85bc965..daf3864 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # Multi-architecture support (driven by buildx --platform; CI builds amd64 + arm64)
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
-FROM ubuntu:latest AS build
+# Base pinned to a digest (not the mutable :latest / floating :24.04 tag) so the
+# build is reproducible and verifiable offline. Refresh via:
+#   docker buildx imagetools inspect ubuntu:24.04   (use the index Digest)
+FROM ubuntu:24.04@sha256:786a8b558f7be160c6c8c4a54f9a57274f3b4fb1491cf65146521ae77ff1dc54 AS build
 
 # Set the working directory inside the container
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -31,7 +34,12 @@ COPY . /app
 # libusb auto-detach call needed to claim devices bound to the uvcvideo
 # kernel driver.
 WORKDIR /app/libuvc-build
-RUN git clone --depth 1 --branch v0.0.7 https://github.com/libuvc/libuvc.git . && \
+# Pinned to the exact commit the v0.0.7 tag pointed to (tags are mutable; a SHA
+# is not). Shallow-fetch the single commit. Keep in sync with CMakeLists.txt.
+RUN git init -q . && \
+	git remote add origin https://github.com/libuvc/libuvc.git && \
+	git fetch --depth 1 origin 68d07a00e11d1944e27b7295ee69673239c00b4b && \
+	git checkout -q FETCH_HEAD && \
 	patch -p1 < /app/patches/uvc15-support.patch && \
 	patch -p1 < /app/patches/libuvc-h265-support.patch && \
 	cmake . \
@@ -52,7 +60,8 @@ RUN meson compile
 RUN meson install --no-rebuild
 
 # --- Second Stage: Create a smaller image for just the plugin ---
-FROM ubuntu:latest AS runtime
+# Same pinned digest as the build stage (see note above).
+FROM ubuntu:24.04@sha256:786a8b558f7be160c6c8c4a54f9a57274f3b4fb1491cf65146521ae77ff1dc54 AS runtime
 
 # Multi-architecture support
 ARG TARGETARCH
@@ -71,7 +80,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 RUN GNUARCH=$(case "${TARGETARCH}" in \
 	"arm64") echo "aarch64-linux-gnu" ;; \
 	"amd64") echo "x86_64-linux-gnu" ;; \
-	*) echo "unknown-linux-gnu" ;; \
+	*) echo "Unsupported architecture: '${TARGETARCH}' (expected arm64 or amd64)" >&2; exit 1 ;; \
 	esac) && \
 	mkdir -p /usr/lib/${GNUARCH}/gstreamer-1.0 && \
 	echo "${GNUARCH}" > /tmp/gnuarch

From c6c75f1662600068f97d9bcec1f61364135d0ac2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:50:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 19/41] docs(uvc): libuvc dead-handle teardown spike verdict
 for reconnect

---
 libuvch264src/docs/notes/reconnect-spike.md | 201 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 201 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 libuvch264src/docs/notes/reconnect-spike.md

diff --git a/libuvch264src/docs/notes/reconnect-spike.md b/libuvch264src/docs/notes/reconnect-spike.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d3d558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libuvch264src/docs/notes/reconnect-spike.md
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+# SPIKE: libuvc dead-handle teardown safety (reconnect feasibility)
+
+**Task:** gstlibuvch264src-hardening Task 4
+**Question:** Is it safe to call `uvc_stop_streaming()` / `uvc_close()` on a libuvc
+handle *after* the device has been unplugged (`LIBUSB_TRANSFER_NO_DEVICE`)? Does
+it block, crash, or complete cleanly? This gates Task 18 (in-element reconnect).
+**Method:** Code analysis of vendored libuvc v0.0.7 (+ the two repo patches) and
+the element's `stop()` path, plus a pthread-faithful mock harness
+(`test-results/task-4-spike.c`) run on a host with no UVC hardware.
+**Scope:** Investigation + verdict only. No reconnect code, no libuvc edits.
+
+---
+
+## VERDICT: **SAFE**
+
+Calling libuvc's **native** teardown — `uvc_stop_streaming()` → `uvc_close()` —
+on a handle whose device has already delivered `LIBUSB_TRANSFER_NO_DEVICE` is
+**safe**: it does not deadlock, the callback thread joins cleanly, and the
+underlying `libusb_device_handle` is closed exactly once. In-element reconnect is
+therefore **feasible**.
+
+**Mandatory precondition for Task 18 — non-negotiable:**
+The reconnect path **MUST NOT** call the element's
+`gst_libuvc_h264_src_force_usb_release()` before `uvc_close()`. That helper
+performs a premature `libusb_close()` on the handle that `uvc_close()` then
+closes a **second time** → double-free / use-after-free. The native sequence is
+safe; the *current element teardown* is not. (See §3.)
+
+---
+
+## 1. What actually happens on unplug (`LIBUSB_TRANSFER_NO_DEVICE`)
+
+Three threads are live while streaming (all spawned indirectly by the element's
+`start()` → `uvc_init(ctx, NULL)` → `uvc_open()` → `uvc_start_streaming()`):
+
+| Thread | libuvc function | Role |
+|--------|-----------------|------|
+| event thread | `_uvc_handle_events` (`init.c:86`) | pumps `libusb_handle_events_completed`, fires transfer callbacks |
+| callback thread (`cb_thread`) | `_uvc_user_caller` (`stream.c:1298`) | invokes the element's `frame_callback` |
+| streaming thread | GStreamer `create()` / `stop()` | drives the element |
+
+On unplug, the event thread delivers `LIBUSB_TRANSFER_NO_DEVICE` to
+`_uvc_stream_callback` (`stream.c:807`) for each in-flight transfer. The
+`NO_DEVICE` branch (`stream.c:841-865`), under `cb_mutex`:
+
+1. frees the transfer buffer + `libusb_free_transfer`, sets `transfers[i] = NULL`;
+2. sets `resubmit = 0` (the transfer is **not** resubmitted);
+3. `pthread_cond_broadcast(&cb_cond)`.
+
+After every in-flight transfer is processed, **all `strmh->transfers[i] == NULL`**
+and `strmh->running` is still `1`.
+
+> **Correction to the inherited "NULL frame signals disconnect" note.** In
+> *callback* mode libuvc does **not** invoke `user_cb` with a NULL frame on
+> `NO_DEVICE`. `_uvc_user_caller` only calls `user_cb` after a frame is populated
+> (`hold_seq` advances), which never happens post-unplug. The element's
+> `frame_callback` simply **stops being called** — frames go silent. The element
+> learns nothing directly; `create()` then blocks forever on
+> `g_async_queue_pop` (`gstlibuvch264src.c:1050`). That blocking-create is a
+> *detection* problem for Task 18, separate from teardown safety.
+
+## 2. Native teardown of a dead handle — why it is SAFE
+
+`uvc_stop_streaming(devh)` (`stream.c:1482`) → `uvc_stream_close(strmh)`
+(`:1547`) → `uvc_stream_stop(strmh)` (`:1497`):
+
+- **No hang in the wait loop.** The cancel loop (`:1510-1513`) only cancels
+  non-NULL transfers; after `NO_DEVICE` they are all NULL, so nothing is
+  cancelled. The wait loop (`:1516-1524`) is **guarded** — it `break`s the moment
+  every slot is NULL (`i == LIBUVC_NUM_TRANSFER_BUFS`). All slots are already
+  NULL, so it returns immediately. No `pthread_cond_wait`, no deadlock.
+- **`cb_thread` joins cleanly.** `uvc_stream_stop` sets `running = 0`, broadcasts
+  `cb_cond`, then `pthread_join(cb_thread)` (`:1534`). `_uvc_user_caller` wakes,
+  observes `!running`, breaks (`:1310-1312`), returns. Join completes.
+- **Dead-device libusb calls are harmless.** `uvc_stream_close` →
+  `uvc_release_if` and `uvc_close` → `uvc_release_if` (`device.c:1014`) issue
+  `libusb_set_interface_alt_setting` / `libusb_release_interface` on the gone
+  device; these return `LIBUSB_ERROR_NO_DEVICE` and the return is ignored. No
+  crash.
+- **Exactly one `libusb_close`.** `uvc_close` (`device.c:1728`): `devh->streams`
+  is already NULL (the stream was `DL_DELETE`d), so it does **not** re-stop. With
+  the element's single device and self-owned ctx (`own_usb_ctx == 1`,
+  `open_devices == devh`, `devh->next == NULL`), it takes the kill-handler branch
+  (`:1741-1744`): sets `kill_handler_thread = 1`, `libusb_close(devh->usb_devh)`
+  **once**, then `pthread_join(handler_thread)`. The event thread's
+  `libusb_handle_events_completed` returns and the loop exits on the kill flag.
+  Clean.
+
+The race variant — `stop()` called while a transfer is still in flight (its
+`NO_DEVICE` not yet delivered) — is also safe: `uvc_stream_stop` calls
+`libusb_cancel_transfer`; the still-running event thread delivers the
+completion, which frees the slot and broadcasts, so the guarded wait loop
+exits. The loop can only hang if the event thread is dead, which it is not
+during `stop()`.
+
+## 3. The current element teardown is UNSAFE (pre-existing, unplug-independent)
+
+`gst_libuvc_h264_src_stop()` (`gstlibuvch264src.c:768`) ordering:
+
+```
+uvc_stop_streaming(devh)        // l.806  — SAFE (per §2)
+force_usb_release(self)         // l.822  — libusb_close(usb_devh)   *** premature
+uvc_close(devh)                 // l.825  — libusb_close(devh->usb_devh) AGAIN
+uvc_unref_device(dev)           // l.831
+uvc_exit(ctx)                   // l.837
+```
+
+`force_usb_release` (`:297-353`) fetches the handle via
+`uvc_get_libusb_handle` (which returns `devh->usb_devh`, `device.c:845-847`) and
+calls `libusb_close(usb_devh)` (`:343`) — **without** nulling `devh->usb_devh`
+(it cannot; the field is internal). `uvc_close` then:
+
+- calls `uvc_release_if(devh, ctrl_if)` which touches the **freed**
+  `devh->usb_devh` (the `claimed` bitmask was never cleared, because
+  `force_usb_release` used raw `libusb_release_interface`, not `uvc_release_if`)
+  → **use-after-free**, and
+- calls `libusb_close(devh->usb_devh)` a **second time** (`device.c:1743`/`1746`)
+  → **double-free**.
+
+There is also a latent UAF at `:348`, `libusb_reset_device(usb_devh)` after the
+handle is closed, guarded by `#ifdef LIBUSB_HAS_GET_DEVICE` (normally compiled
+out on modern libusb).
+
+This is broken on a **clean** stop too; the dead-device case only adds harmless
+`NO_DEVICE` error returns on top. It "appears to work" today only because a
+double `libusb_close` is undefined behaviour that does not always crash
+immediately — it corrupts the heap.
+
+## 4. Evidence — mock harness
+
+`test-results/task-4-spike.c` reproduces the three control-flow shapes above with
+real pthreads, a watchdog (turns a deadlock into a printed `*** HANG ***` rather
+than blocking forever), and a mock libusb layer that counts closes. Full output:
+`test-results/task-4-spike.log`.
+
+| Scenario | Teardown | Result | close count | double-free |
+|----------|----------|--------|-------------|-------------|
+| A | NO_DEVICE → native (`stop_streaming`→`uvc_close`) | completed, no hang | 1 | 0 — **SAFE** |
+| B | NO_DEVICE → current element (`force_usb_release`→`uvc_close`) | completed, no hang | 2 | 1 — **UNSAFE (double-free)** |
+| C | `stop()` races in-flight transfer → native | completed, no hang | 1 | 0 — **SAFE** |
+
+Scenario A/C confirm: native teardown of a dead handle neither hangs nor
+double-closes. Scenario B reproduces the element's double `libusb_close`.
+
+## 5. Recommended teardown → reopen sequence for Task 18
+
+Reconnect is **feasible**. Use libuvc's **native** lifecycle and **drop**
+`force_usb_release` from the reconnect path.
+
+**Teardown of the dead handle:**
+```
+uvc_stop_streaming(devh);     // joins cb_thread, frees stream — SAFE on dead dev
+uvc_close(devh);              // single libusb_close, joins event thread
+uvc_unref_device(dev);        // dev = NULL
+//  DO NOT call force_usb_release() anywhere in this path
+```
+
+**Re-open (two viable shapes):**
+
+- **Keep the context** (lighter, preferred): retain `uvc_ctx`; after
+  `uvc_close` + `uvc_unref_device`, re-enumerate and reopen:
+  ```
+  uvc_find_devices(ctx, &list, 0, 0, NULL);   // re-enumerate; device may have a new bus/addr
+  // select by the element's `index` contract, then:
+  uvc_ref_device(selected);
+  uvc_free_device_list(list, 1);              // only AFTER uvc_ref_device(selected)
+  uvc_open(dev, &devh);
+  uvc_get_stream_ctrl_format_size(devh, &ctrl, ...);
+  uvc_start_streaming(devh, &ctrl, frame_callback, self, 0);
+  ```
+  Note: after `uvc_close` closes the last device, `kill_handler_thread` is set
+  and the event thread is joined; the next `uvc_open` re-spawns it via
+  `uvc_start_handler_thread` (`device.c:396-399`). The kill flag is set on the
+  **ctx**, not the devh — Task 18 MUST confirm a re-`uvc_open` on the same ctx
+  re-clears `kill_handler_thread` before relying on this shape; if it does not,
+  use the full-context shape below.
+
+- **Full context recycle** (simplest, most robust): tear down to
+  `uvc_exit(ctx)` and re-run the element's existing `start()` enumeration from
+  `uvc_init` again. Zero shared-state risk; slightly heavier.
+
+**Hard constraints for Task 18:**
+1. Never call `force_usb_release()` / a bare `libusb_close()` before `uvc_close()`.
+   Fix or delete that helper — it is the actual crash vector.
+2. Disconnect must be *detected* explicitly (e.g. watchdog on frame silence /
+   bounded `create()` pop), because libuvc delivers **no** NULL-frame signal in
+   callback mode (§1).
+3. Re-enumeration must re-resolve the device — bus/address can change across a
+   replug; the element's `index` string contract still applies.
+
+---
+
+## Summary
+
+| Question | Answer |
+|----------|--------|
+| `uvc_stop_streaming()` on a dead handle blocks? | **No** — wait loop is guarded; returns immediately |
+| `uvc_close()` on a dead handle crashes? | **No**, *if* called natively (single `libusb_close`) |
+| `cb_thread` exits cleanly? | **Yes** — `running=0` + broadcast wakes it; join returns |
+| Is in-element reconnect feasible? | **Yes — SAFE**, provided `force_usb_release` is removed from the path |
+| What breaks today? | The element's `force_usb_release` → `uvc_close` ordering double-closes the libusb handle |

From 34f38a6e560b23a460c526ea1550befeb79a2b4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:58:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 20/41] refactor(uvc): split monolithic element into cohesive
 modules (no behavior change)

---
 CMakeLists.txt                                |   4 +
 libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c            | 260 ++++++++
 libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.h            |  33 +
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c          | 620 +-----------------
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.h          |  35 +-
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h |  54 ++
 libuvch264src/src/meson.build                 |   9 +
 libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c               | 188 ++++++
 libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.h               |  13 +
 libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c              | 100 +++
 libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.h              |  17 +
 libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c                |  62 ++
 libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.h                |  12 +
 13 files changed, 762 insertions(+), 645 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
 create mode 100644 libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.h
 create mode 100644 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
 create mode 100644 libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c
 create mode 100644 libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.h
 create mode 100644 libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
 create mode 100644 libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.h
 create mode 100644 libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c
 create mode 100644 libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.h

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 433a6f5..f6bbaf5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ set(GST_PLUGIN_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/gstreamer-1.0)
 
 add_library(gstlibuvch264src MODULE
   libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+  libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c
+  libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
+  libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c
+  libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
 )
 set_target_properties(gstlibuvch264src PROPERTIES
   PREFIX "lib"
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33d890f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+#include <string.h>
+#include "gstlibuvch264src_internal.h"
+#include "frame_pipeline.h"
+#include "spspps_cache.h"
+
+nal_unit_type_t convert_unit_type(enum uvc_frame_format format, int type) {
+    if (format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264) {
+        switch (type) {
+            case 1:
+                return UNIT_FRAME_NON_IDR;
+            case 5:
+                return UNIT_FRAME_IDR;
+            case 7:
+                return UNIT_SPS;
+            case 8:
+                return UNIT_PPS;
+      }
+
+    } else if (format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) {
+        switch (type) {
+            case 1:
+                return UNIT_FRAME_NON_IDR;
+            case 20:
+                return UNIT_FRAME_IDR;
+            case 32:
+                return UNIT_VPS;
+            case 33:
+                return UNIT_SPS;
+            case 34:
+                return UNIT_PPS;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return UNIT_INVALID;
+}
+
+int find_nal_unit(enum uvc_frame_format format,
+                  unsigned char *buf, int buflen, int start, int search, int *offset) {
+    if (format != UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264 && format != UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) return -1;
+    if (buflen < (start + 5)) return -1;
+
+    int i = start;
+    do {
+        if (buf[i] == 0 && buf[i+1] == 0 && buf[i+2] == 0 && buf[i+3] == 1) {
+            if (offset) *offset = i;
+            if (format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264) {
+              return convert_unit_type(format, buf[i+4] & 0x1F);
+            } else if (format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) {
+              return convert_unit_type(format, (buf[i+4] >> 1) & 0x3F);
+            }
+        }
+        i++;
+    } while (search && i < (buflen - 4));
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
+int parse_nal_units(enum uvc_frame_format format,
+                    nal_unit_t *units, int max, unsigned char *buf, int buflen) {
+    int i = 0;
+
+    int nal_offset = 0;
+    int next_type = find_nal_unit(format, buf, buflen, 0, 0, &nal_offset);
+    while (next_type >= 0 && i < max) {
+        int type = next_type;
+        int start = nal_offset;
+        next_type = find_nal_unit(format, buf, buflen, nal_offset + 5, 1, &nal_offset);
+        int end = (next_type >= 0) ? nal_offset : buflen;
+        int length = end - start;
+
+        units[i].type = type;
+        units[i].len = length;
+        units[i].ptr = &buf[start];
+
+        i++;
+    }
+
+    return i;
+}
+
+void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
+    GstLibuvcH264Src *self = (GstLibuvcH264Src *)ptr;
+
+    if (!frame || !frame->data || frame->data_bytes <= 0) {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Empty or invalid frame received.");
+        return;
+    }
+	
+	unsigned char* data = frame->data;
+    gboolean updated_sps_pps = FALSE;
+
+    #define MAX_UNITS_MAIN 10
+    nal_unit_t units[MAX_UNITS_MAIN];
+    int c = parse_nal_units(self->frame_format, units, MAX_UNITS_MAIN, data, frame->data_bytes);
+
+    if (!self->clock) return;
+    GstClockTime now = gst_clock_get_time(self->clock);
+
+    if (self->base_time == G_MAXUINT64) {
+        GstClockTime base_time = gst_element_get_base_time(GST_ELEMENT(self));
+        self->base_time = base_time;
+    }
+    GstClockTime ts = now - self->base_time;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < c; i++) {
+        nal_unit_t *unit = &units[i];
+        GstBuffer *buffer = NULL;
+        gsize buffer_offset = 0;
+
+        switch (unit->type) {
+            case UNIT_VPS:
+                self->vps_length = unit->len;
+                memcpy(self->vps, unit->ptr, self->vps_length);
+                updated_sps_pps = TRUE;
+                self->send_sps_pps = TRUE;
+                // deliberately not sending VPS/SPS/PPS info in their own buffer
+                continue;
+            case UNIT_SPS:
+                self->sps_length = unit->len;
+                memcpy(self->sps, unit->ptr, self->sps_length);
+                updated_sps_pps = TRUE;
+                self->send_sps_pps = TRUE;
+                // deliberately not sending VPS/SPS/PPS info in their own buffer
+                continue;
+            case UNIT_PPS:
+                self->pps_length = unit->len;
+                memcpy(self->pps, unit->ptr, self->pps_length);
+                updated_sps_pps = TRUE;
+                self->send_sps_pps = TRUE;
+                // deliberately not sending VPS/SPS/PPS info in their own buffer
+                continue;
+            case UNIT_FRAME_IDR: {
+                if (!self->had_idr || self->send_sps_pps) {
+                    buffer_offset = self->sps_length + self->pps_length;
+                    if (self->frame_format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) {
+                        buffer_offset += self->vps_length;
+                    }
+
+                    buffer = gst_buffer_new_allocate(NULL, buffer_offset + unit->len, NULL);
+                    int offset = 0;
+                    if (self->frame_format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) {
+                        gst_buffer_fill(buffer, offset, self->vps, self->vps_length);
+                        offset += self->vps_length;
+                    }
+                    gst_buffer_fill(buffer, offset, self->sps, self->sps_length);
+                    offset += self->sps_length;
+
+                    gst_buffer_fill(buffer, offset, self->pps, self->pps_length);
+                    self->send_sps_pps = FALSE;
+                }
+                if (!self->had_idr) {
+                    self->had_idr = TRUE;
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            default:
+                if (!self->had_idr) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+        }
+
+        if (!buffer) {
+          buffer = gst_buffer_new_allocate(NULL, unit->len, NULL);
+        }
+        gst_buffer_fill(buffer, buffer_offset, unit->ptr, unit->len);
+
+        // Set timestamps on the buffer
+        if (units[i].type == UNIT_FRAME_IDR || units[i].type == UNIT_FRAME_NON_IDR) {
+            /* The problems:
+               * libuvc capture timestamps are jittery
+               * video players skip and duplicate frames if the PTSes are noisy
+               * the actual framerate is never precisely equal to the nominal value,
+                 and can drift over time
+            */
+
+            // We'll set the first PTS to the current timestamp ts
+            if (self->prev_pts == G_MAXUINT64) {
+                self->prev_pts = ts - self->frame_interval;
+            }
+
+            // Update the PTS calculation on the first IDR after MIN_FRAMES_CALC_INTERVAL frames
+            self->frame_count++;
+            gboolean update_pts_calc = (units[i].type == UNIT_FRAME_IDR &&
+                                        self->frame_count >= MIN_FRAMES_CALC_INTERVAL);
+
+            int64_t timestamp_offset = 0;
+            if (update_pts_calc) {
+                // Discard the first set of results, as they can be quite noisy
+                if (self->prev_int_ts != 0) {
+                    #define AVG_DIV 20
+                    #define AVG_MULT 1
+                    #define AVG_ROUNDING (AVG_DIV/2)
+
+                    #define CLOCK_START_LEN (MIN_FRAMES_CALC_INTERVAL * 3 * (uint64_t)self->frame_interval)
+                    #define PTS_JUMP_THRESHOLD (80L * 1000L * 1000L) // 80 ms
+                    #define PTS_STRETCH_HYST   (8L * 1000L * 1000L)  //  8 ms
+                    #define PTS_STRETCH_VAL    (50L * 1000L)         // 50 us (per frame)
+
+
+                    // Average frame interval tracking
+                    int64_t interval = ((ts - self->prev_int_ts) + self->frame_count / 2) / self->frame_count;
+                    self->frame_interval = (self->frame_interval * (AVG_DIV-AVG_MULT) +
+                                            interval + AVG_ROUNDING) / AVG_DIV;
+
+
+                    // Determine if we need to resync the PTSes with the running clock
+                    int64_t avg_offset = (self->pts_offset_sum + self->frame_count/2) / self->frame_count;
+                    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "measured frame interval %ld us, average interval %ld us, "
+                                           "average PTS offset: %ld us",
+                                           interval / 1000, self->frame_interval / 1000, avg_offset / 1000);
+
+                    // Usually we don't need to stretch the frame interval
+                    self->pts_stretch = 0;
+
+                    /* After just starting, jump immediately to resync on delta longer than a frame interval.
+                       During normal execution, prefer gradual resync as it's less noticeable
+                       We've seen delta up to around 75ms caused by dropped frames on a Pocket 3 in 4K60 */
+                    if ((ts < CLOCK_START_LEN &&
+                        (avg_offset < -self->frame_interval || avg_offset > self->frame_interval)) ||
+                        avg_offset < -PTS_JUMP_THRESHOLD || avg_offset > PTS_JUMP_THRESHOLD) {
+                        timestamp_offset = avg_offset;
+                        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "  adjusting PTS offset by: %ld us", timestamp_offset / 1000);
+
+                    // For smaller delta of +/- 8ms, slightly stretch or compress frame intervals to catch up
+                    } else if (avg_offset > PTS_STRETCH_HYST) {
+                        self->pts_stretch = PTS_STRETCH_VAL;
+                        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "  stretching PTS interval by: %ld us", self->pts_stretch / 1000);
+
+                    } else if (avg_offset < -PTS_STRETCH_HYST) {
+                        self->pts_stretch = -PTS_STRETCH_VAL;
+                        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "  compressing PTS interval by: %ld us", -self->pts_stretch / 1000);
+
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Reset all the counters regardless of whether the PTS calculations were updated
+                self->frame_count = 0;
+                self->pts_offset_sum = 0;
+                self->prev_int_ts = ts;
+            }
+
+            GstClockTime timestamp = self->prev_pts + self->frame_interval + self->pts_stretch + timestamp_offset;
+            int64_t offset = ts - timestamp;
+            self->pts_offset_sum += offset;
+
+            GST_BUFFER_PTS(buffer) = timestamp;
+            GST_BUFFER_DTS(buffer) = timestamp;
+            GST_BUFFER_DURATION(buffer) = timestamp - self->prev_pts;
+            GST_LOG_OBJECT(self, "PTS %lu, offset %ld us", timestamp, offset / 1000);
+
+            self->prev_pts = timestamp;
+        }
+
+        g_async_queue_push(self->frame_queue, buffer);
+    }
+
+    if (updated_sps_pps) {
+        store_spspps(self);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.h b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce65c17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_FRAME_PIPELINE_H
+#define GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_FRAME_PIPELINE_H
+
+#include <libuvc/libuvc.h>
+#include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+typedef enum {
+    UNIT_INVALID,
+    UNIT_FRAME_IDR,
+    UNIT_FRAME_NON_IDR,
+    UNIT_VPS,
+    UNIT_SPS,
+    UNIT_PPS,
+} nal_unit_type_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+    nal_unit_type_t type;
+    unsigned char *ptr;
+    int len;
+} nal_unit_t;
+
+nal_unit_type_t convert_unit_type(enum uvc_frame_format format, int type);
+int find_nal_unit(enum uvc_frame_format format,
+                  unsigned char *buf, int buflen, int start, int search, int *offset);
+int parse_nal_units(enum uvc_frame_format format,
+                    nal_unit_t *units, int max, unsigned char *buf, int buflen);
+void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_FRAME_PIPELINE_H */
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
index 86b3692..d8212d3 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
@@ -1,25 +1,19 @@
-#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/select.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
+#include "gstlibuvch264src_internal.h"
+#include "uvc_device.h"
+#include "frame_pipeline.h"
+#include "spspps_cache.h"
+#include "ptz_control.h"
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <libuvc/libuvc.h>
 
-GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC(gst_libuvc_h264_src_debug);
-#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_libuvc_h264_src_debug
-
-typedef enum {
-    UNIT_INVALID,
-    UNIT_FRAME_IDR,
-    UNIT_FRAME_NON_IDR,
-    UNIT_VPS,
-    UNIT_SPS,
-    UNIT_PPS,
-} nal_unit_type_t;
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY(gst_libuvc_h264_src_debug);
 
 enum {
   PROP_0,
@@ -27,12 +21,6 @@ enum {
   PROP_LAST
 };
 
-typedef struct {
-    nal_unit_type_t type;
-    unsigned char *ptr;
-    int len;
-} nal_unit_t;
-
 #define H264_CAPS "video/x-h264," \
                   "stream-format=(string)byte-stream," \
                   "alignment=(string)au"
@@ -61,13 +49,6 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_stop(GstBaseSrc *src);
 static GstFlowReturn gst_libuvc_h264_src_create(GstPushSrc *src, GstBuffer **buf);
 static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_finalize(GObject *object);
 
-// Forward declarations for control functions
-static gpointer gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread(gpointer data);
-static char* gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, const char *command);
-
-// USB device management functions
-static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_force_usb_release(GstLibuvcH264Src *self);
-
 static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_class_init(GstLibuvcH264SrcClass *klass) {
   GObjectClass *gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS(klass);
@@ -96,174 +77,6 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_class_init(GstLibuvcH264SrcClass *klass) {
   gobject_class->finalize = gst_libuvc_h264_src_finalize;
 }
 
-#define DIRBUFLEN 4096
-__thread char dir_buf[DIRBUFLEN];
-char *get_spspps_path(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, char *index) {
-    const char *home_dir = getenv("HOME");
-    if (home_dir == NULL) {
-        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Warning: HOME environment variable not set.");
-        home_dir = "";
-    }
-
-	int ret = snprintf(dir_buf, DIRBUFLEN, "%s/.spspps%s%s%s",
-	                   home_dir,
-	                   index ? "/" : "",
-	                   index ? index : "",
-	                   (index && self->frame_format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) ? ".h265" : "");
-	if (ret >= DIRBUFLEN) {
-	    GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Error building SPS/PPS path\n");
-	    return NULL;
-	}
-
-	return dir_buf;
-}
-
-void create_hidden_directory(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
-    char *hidden_dir = get_spspps_path(self, NULL);
-
-    struct stat st;
-    if (stat(hidden_dir, &st) == -1) {
-        if (mkdir(hidden_dir, 0700) != 0)
-            GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Error creating directory %s\n", hidden_dir);
-        else
-            GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Directory %s created successfully.\n", hidden_dir);
-    } else if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
-        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Warning: %s exists but is not a directory.\n", hidden_dir);
-}
-
-FILE *open_spspps_file(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, char mode) {
-    if (mode == 'w' || mode == 'a') {
-        create_hidden_directory(self);
-    }
-
-    char m[3];
-    sprintf(m, "%cb", mode);
-    char *file_name = get_spspps_path(self, self->index);
-    FILE *fp = fopen(file_name, m);
-    return fp;
-}
-
-nal_unit_type_t convert_unit_type(enum uvc_frame_format format, int type) {
-    if (format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264) {
-        switch (type) {
-            case 1:
-                return UNIT_FRAME_NON_IDR;
-            case 5:
-                return UNIT_FRAME_IDR;
-            case 7:
-                return UNIT_SPS;
-            case 8:
-                return UNIT_PPS;
-      }
-
-    } else if (format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) {
-        switch (type) {
-            case 1:
-                return UNIT_FRAME_NON_IDR;
-            case 20:
-                return UNIT_FRAME_IDR;
-            case 32:
-                return UNIT_VPS;
-            case 33:
-                return UNIT_SPS;
-            case 34:
-                return UNIT_PPS;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return UNIT_INVALID;
-}
-
-int find_nal_unit(enum uvc_frame_format format,
-                  unsigned char *buf, int buflen, int start, int search, int *offset) {
-    if (format != UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264 && format != UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) return -1;
-    if (buflen < (start + 5)) return -1;
-
-    int i = start;
-    do {
-        if (buf[i] == 0 && buf[i+1] == 0 && buf[i+2] == 0 && buf[i+3] == 1) {
-            if (offset) *offset = i;
-            if (format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264) {
-              return convert_unit_type(format, buf[i+4] & 0x1F);
-            } else if (format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) {
-              return convert_unit_type(format, (buf[i+4] >> 1) & 0x3F);
-            }
-        }
-        i++;
-    } while (search && i < (buflen - 4));
-
-    return -1;
-}
-
-int parse_nal_units(enum uvc_frame_format format,
-                    nal_unit_t *units, int max, unsigned char *buf, int buflen) {
-    int i = 0;
-
-    int nal_offset = 0;
-    int next_type = find_nal_unit(format, buf, buflen, 0, 0, &nal_offset);
-    while (next_type >= 0 && i < max) {
-        int type = next_type;
-        int start = nal_offset;
-        next_type = find_nal_unit(format, buf, buflen, nal_offset + 5, 1, &nal_offset);
-        int end = (next_type >= 0) ? nal_offset : buflen;
-        int length = end - start;
-
-        units[i].type = type;
-        units[i].len = length;
-        units[i].ptr = &buf[start];
-
-        i++;
-    }
-
-    return i;
-}
-
-// Must only be called after the caps have been negotiated and the format is known
-void load_spspps(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
-    FILE* fp = open_spspps_file(self, 'r');
-    if (fp) {
-        unsigned char buf[SPSPPSBUFSZ*3];
-        gint read_bytes = fread(buf, 1, sizeof(buf), fp);
-        fclose(fp);
-
-        #define MAX_UNITS_LOAD 3
-        nal_unit_t units[MAX_UNITS_LOAD];
-        int c = parse_nal_units(self->frame_format, units, MAX_UNITS_LOAD, buf, read_bytes);
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < c; i++) {
-            switch (units[i].type) {
-                case UNIT_VPS:
-                    memcpy(self->vps, units[i].ptr, units[i].len);
-                    self->vps_length = units[i].len;
-                    break;
-                case UNIT_SPS:
-                    memcpy(self->sps, units[i].ptr, units[i].len);
-                    self->sps_length = units[i].len;
-                    break;
-                case UNIT_PPS:
-                    memcpy(self->pps, units[i].ptr, units[i].len);
-                    self->pps_length = units[i].len;
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    // We shouldn't have other types; but ignore them if we do
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-void store_spspps(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
-    FILE* fp = open_spspps_file(self, 'w');
-	if (fp) {
-		if (self->frame_format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) {
-			fwrite(self->vps, 1, self->vps_length, fp);
-		}
-		fwrite(self->sps, 1, self->sps_length, fp);
-		fwrite(self->pps, 1, self->pps_length, fp);
-		fclose(fp);
-	}
-}
-
 static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_init(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
   self->index = g_strdup(DEFAULT_DEVICE_INDEX);
   self->uvc_ctx = NULL;
@@ -293,242 +106,6 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_init(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
   gst_base_src_set_format(GST_BASE_SRC(self), GST_FORMAT_TIME);
 }
 
-// Force USB device release by directly accessing libusb
-static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_force_usb_release(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Forcing USB device release");
-    
-    if (!self->uvc_devh) return;
-    
-    // Get the underlying libusb handle
-    struct libusb_device_handle *usb_devh = uvc_get_libusb_handle(self->uvc_devh);
-    if (!usb_devh) {
-        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Cannot get libusb handle from uvc");
-        return;
-    }
-    
-    // Get USB device info
-    struct libusb_device *usb_dev = libusb_get_device(usb_devh);
-    if (!usb_dev) {
-        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Cannot get libusb device");
-        return;
-    }
-    
-    int bus = libusb_get_bus_number(usb_dev);
-    int addr = libusb_get_device_address(usb_dev);
-    GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "USB device at bus %d, address %d", bus, addr);
-    
-    // Try to release all interfaces
-    for (int interface = 0; interface < 8; interface++) {
-        int ret = libusb_release_interface(usb_devh, interface);
-        if (ret == LIBUSB_SUCCESS) {
-            GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Released interface %d", interface);
-        } else if (ret == LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_FOUND) {
-            // Interface doesn't exist, that's fine
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    // Try kernel detach if needed
-    #ifdef LIBUSB_OPTION_DETACH_KERNEL_DRIVER
-    for (int interface = 0; interface < 8; interface++) {
-        if (libusb_kernel_driver_active(usb_devh, interface) == 1) {
-            GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Detaching kernel driver from interface %d", interface);
-            libusb_detach_kernel_driver(usb_devh, interface);
-        }
-    }
-    #endif
-    
-    // Force close the libusb handle
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Force closing libusb handle");
-    libusb_close(usb_devh);
-    
-    // Reset the device if possible (requires newer libusb)
-    #ifdef LIBUSB_HAS_GET_DEVICE
-    // This forces a USB port reset
-    libusb_reset_device(usb_devh);
-    #endif
-    
-    // Clear the uvc handle pointer since we've closed it
-    // Note: uvc_close() will fail if we call it now, but that's OK
-}
-
-// Control socket thread function
-static gpointer gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread(gpointer data) {
-    GstLibuvcH264Src *self = (GstLibuvcH264Src *)data;
-    struct sockaddr_un addr;
-    int client_fd;
-    char buffer[256];
-    fd_set read_fds;
-    struct timeval timeout;
-    
-    self->control_socket = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-    if (self->control_socket < 0) {
-        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Failed to create control socket");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    
-    int flags = fcntl(self->control_socket, F_GETFL, 0);
-    fcntl(self->control_socket, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);
-    
-    memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
-    addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-    strcpy(addr.sun_path, "/tmp/libuvc_control");
-    
-    unlink(addr.sun_path);
-    
-    if (bind(self->control_socket, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
-        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Failed to bind control socket");
-        close(self->control_socket);
-        self->control_socket = -1;
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    
-    if (listen(self->control_socket, 5) < 0) {
-        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Failed to listen on control socket");
-        close(self->control_socket);
-        self->control_socket = -1;
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    
-    GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Control socket listening on /tmp/libuvc_control");
-    
-    while (self->control_running) {
-        FD_ZERO(&read_fds);
-        FD_SET(self->control_socket, &read_fds);
-        
-        timeout.tv_sec = 1;
-        timeout.tv_usec = 0;
-        
-        int result = select(self->control_socket + 1, &read_fds, NULL, NULL, &timeout);
-        
-        if (result > 0 && FD_ISSET(self->control_socket, &read_fds)) {
-            client_fd = accept(self->control_socket, NULL, NULL);
-            if (client_fd > 0) {
-                ssize_t len = read(client_fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer)-1);
-                if (len > 0) {
-                    buffer[len] = 0;
-                    GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Received control command: %s", buffer);
-                    char *response = gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command(self, buffer);
-                    if (response) {
-                        if (write(client_fd, response, strlen(response)) < 0) {
-                            GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Failed to write response to control socket");
-                        }
-                        g_free(response);
-                    } else {
-                        const char *default_response = "OK";
-                        if (write(client_fd, default_response, strlen(default_response)) < 0) {
-                            GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Failed to write default response to control socket");
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                close(client_fd);
-            }
-        } else if (result == 0) {
-            continue;
-        } else {
-            if (self->control_running) {
-                GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Select error in control thread");
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Control thread exiting");
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static char* gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, const char *command) {
-    int pan, tilt, zoom;
-    uint16_t zoom_abs;
-    
-    g_mutex_lock(&self->control_mutex);
-    
-    if (sscanf(command, "PAN_TILT %d %d", &pan, &tilt) == 2) {
-        if (self->uvc_devh) {
-            uvc_error_t res = uvc_set_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, pan, tilt);
-            if (res == UVC_SUCCESS) {
-                GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Set pan/tilt to: %d/%d", pan, tilt);
-                g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
-                return g_strdup_printf("OK pan=%d tilt=%d", pan, tilt);
-            } else {
-                GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Failed to set pan/tilt: %s", uvc_strerror(res));
-                g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
-                return g_strdup_printf("ERROR: %s", uvc_strerror(res));
-            }
-        }
-    } 
-    else if (sscanf(command, "ZOOM %d", &zoom) == 1) {
-        if (self->uvc_devh) {
-            zoom_abs = (uint16_t)zoom;
-            uvc_error_t res = uvc_set_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, zoom_abs);
-            if (res == UVC_SUCCESS) {
-                GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Set zoom to: %d", zoom_abs);
-                g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
-                return g_strdup_printf("OK zoom=%d", zoom_abs);
-            } else {
-                GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Failed to set zoom: %s", uvc_strerror(res));
-                g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
-                return g_strdup_printf("ERROR: %s", uvc_strerror(res));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    else if (strcmp(command, "GET_POSITION") == 0) {
-        if (self->uvc_devh) {
-            int32_t current_pan, current_tilt;
-            uint16_t current_zoom;
-            char *response = NULL;
-            
-            uvc_error_t res_pan = uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &current_pan, &current_tilt, UVC_GET_CUR);
-            uvc_error_t res_zoom = uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &current_zoom, UVC_GET_CUR);
-            
-            if (res_pan == UVC_SUCCESS && res_zoom == UVC_SUCCESS) {
-                response = g_strdup_printf("OK pan=%d tilt=%d zoom=%d", current_pan, current_tilt, current_zoom);
-            } else if (res_pan == UVC_SUCCESS) {
-                response = g_strdup_printf("OK pan=%d tilt=%d zoom=unknown", current_pan, current_tilt);
-            } else if (res_zoom == UVC_SUCCESS) {
-                response = g_strdup_printf("OK pan=unknown tilt=unknown zoom=%d", current_zoom);
-            } else {
-                response = g_strdup("ERROR: Cannot read position");
-            }
-            
-            GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Current position: pan=%d, tilt=%d, zoom=%d", 
-                           current_pan, current_tilt, current_zoom);
-            g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
-            return response;
-        }
-    }
-    else if (strcmp(command, "GET_CAPABILITIES") == 0) {
-        if (self->uvc_devh) {
-            GString *caps = g_string_new("CAPABILITIES:");
-            
-            int32_t pan_min, pan_max, pan_step;
-            int32_t tilt_min, tilt_max, tilt_step;
-            uvc_error_t res_pt = uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &pan_min, &tilt_min, UVC_GET_MIN);
-            if (res_pt == UVC_SUCCESS) {
-                uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &pan_max, &tilt_max, UVC_GET_MAX);
-                uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &pan_step, &tilt_step, UVC_GET_RES);
-                g_string_append_printf(caps, " pan=[%d,%d,step=%d] tilt=[%d,%d,step=%d]", 
-                                      pan_min, pan_max, pan_step, tilt_min, tilt_max, tilt_step);
-            }
-            
-            uint16_t zoom_min, zoom_max, zoom_step;
-            uvc_error_t res_zoom = uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &zoom_min, UVC_GET_MIN);
-            if (res_zoom == UVC_SUCCESS) {
-                uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &zoom_max, UVC_GET_MAX);
-                uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &zoom_step, UVC_GET_RES);
-                g_string_append_printf(caps, " zoom=[%d,%d,step=%d]", zoom_min, zoom_max, zoom_step);
-            }
-            
-            GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Capabilities: %s", caps->str);
-            g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
-            return g_string_free(caps, FALSE);
-        }
-    }
-    
-    g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
-    return g_strdup("ERROR: Unknown command");
-}
-
 static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate(GstBaseSrc * basesrc) {
     GstLibuvcH264Src *self = GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC(basesrc);
 
@@ -845,187 +422,6 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_stop(GstBaseSrc *src) {
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
-    GstLibuvcH264Src *self = (GstLibuvcH264Src *)ptr;
-
-    if (!frame || !frame->data || frame->data_bytes <= 0) {
-        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Empty or invalid frame received.");
-        return;
-    }
-	
-	unsigned char* data = frame->data;
-    gboolean updated_sps_pps = FALSE;
-
-    #define MAX_UNITS_MAIN 10
-    nal_unit_t units[MAX_UNITS_MAIN];
-    int c = parse_nal_units(self->frame_format, units, MAX_UNITS_MAIN, data, frame->data_bytes);
-
-    if (!self->clock) return;
-    GstClockTime now = gst_clock_get_time(self->clock);
-
-    if (self->base_time == G_MAXUINT64) {
-        GstClockTime base_time = gst_element_get_base_time(GST_ELEMENT(self));
-        self->base_time = base_time;
-    }
-    GstClockTime ts = now - self->base_time;
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < c; i++) {
-        nal_unit_t *unit = &units[i];
-        GstBuffer *buffer = NULL;
-        gsize buffer_offset = 0;
-
-        switch (unit->type) {
-            case UNIT_VPS:
-                self->vps_length = unit->len;
-                memcpy(self->vps, unit->ptr, self->vps_length);
-                updated_sps_pps = TRUE;
-                self->send_sps_pps = TRUE;
-                // deliberately not sending VPS/SPS/PPS info in their own buffer
-                continue;
-            case UNIT_SPS:
-                self->sps_length = unit->len;
-                memcpy(self->sps, unit->ptr, self->sps_length);
-                updated_sps_pps = TRUE;
-                self->send_sps_pps = TRUE;
-                // deliberately not sending VPS/SPS/PPS info in their own buffer
-                continue;
-            case UNIT_PPS:
-                self->pps_length = unit->len;
-                memcpy(self->pps, unit->ptr, self->pps_length);
-                updated_sps_pps = TRUE;
-                self->send_sps_pps = TRUE;
-                // deliberately not sending VPS/SPS/PPS info in their own buffer
-                continue;
-            case UNIT_FRAME_IDR: {
-                if (!self->had_idr || self->send_sps_pps) {
-                    buffer_offset = self->sps_length + self->pps_length;
-                    if (self->frame_format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) {
-                        buffer_offset += self->vps_length;
-                    }
-
-                    buffer = gst_buffer_new_allocate(NULL, buffer_offset + unit->len, NULL);
-                    int offset = 0;
-                    if (self->frame_format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) {
-                        gst_buffer_fill(buffer, offset, self->vps, self->vps_length);
-                        offset += self->vps_length;
-                    }
-                    gst_buffer_fill(buffer, offset, self->sps, self->sps_length);
-                    offset += self->sps_length;
-
-                    gst_buffer_fill(buffer, offset, self->pps, self->pps_length);
-                    self->send_sps_pps = FALSE;
-                }
-                if (!self->had_idr) {
-                    self->had_idr = TRUE;
-                }
-                break;
-            }
-            default:
-                if (!self->had_idr) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-        }
-
-        if (!buffer) {
-          buffer = gst_buffer_new_allocate(NULL, unit->len, NULL);
-        }
-        gst_buffer_fill(buffer, buffer_offset, unit->ptr, unit->len);
-
-        // Set timestamps on the buffer
-        if (units[i].type == UNIT_FRAME_IDR || units[i].type == UNIT_FRAME_NON_IDR) {
-            /* The problems:
-               * libuvc capture timestamps are jittery
-               * video players skip and duplicate frames if the PTSes are noisy
-               * the actual framerate is never precisely equal to the nominal value,
-                 and can drift over time
-            */
-
-            // We'll set the first PTS to the current timestamp ts
-            if (self->prev_pts == G_MAXUINT64) {
-                self->prev_pts = ts - self->frame_interval;
-            }
-
-            // Update the PTS calculation on the first IDR after MIN_FRAMES_CALC_INTERVAL frames
-            self->frame_count++;
-            gboolean update_pts_calc = (units[i].type == UNIT_FRAME_IDR &&
-                                        self->frame_count >= MIN_FRAMES_CALC_INTERVAL);
-
-            int64_t timestamp_offset = 0;
-            if (update_pts_calc) {
-                // Discard the first set of results, as they can be quite noisy
-                if (self->prev_int_ts != 0) {
-                    #define AVG_DIV 20
-                    #define AVG_MULT 1
-                    #define AVG_ROUNDING (AVG_DIV/2)
-
-                    #define CLOCK_START_LEN (MIN_FRAMES_CALC_INTERVAL * 3 * (uint64_t)self->frame_interval)
-                    #define PTS_JUMP_THRESHOLD (80L * 1000L * 1000L) // 80 ms
-                    #define PTS_STRETCH_HYST   (8L * 1000L * 1000L)  //  8 ms
-                    #define PTS_STRETCH_VAL    (50L * 1000L)         // 50 us (per frame)
-
-
-                    // Average frame interval tracking
-                    int64_t interval = ((ts - self->prev_int_ts) + self->frame_count / 2) / self->frame_count;
-                    self->frame_interval = (self->frame_interval * (AVG_DIV-AVG_MULT) +
-                                            interval + AVG_ROUNDING) / AVG_DIV;
-
-
-                    // Determine if we need to resync the PTSes with the running clock
-                    int64_t avg_offset = (self->pts_offset_sum + self->frame_count/2) / self->frame_count;
-                    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "measured frame interval %ld us, average interval %ld us, "
-                                           "average PTS offset: %ld us",
-                                           interval / 1000, self->frame_interval / 1000, avg_offset / 1000);
-
-                    // Usually we don't need to stretch the frame interval
-                    self->pts_stretch = 0;
-
-                    /* After just starting, jump immediately to resync on delta longer than a frame interval.
-                       During normal execution, prefer gradual resync as it's less noticeable
-                       We've seen delta up to around 75ms caused by dropped frames on a Pocket 3 in 4K60 */
-                    if ((ts < CLOCK_START_LEN &&
-                        (avg_offset < -self->frame_interval || avg_offset > self->frame_interval)) ||
-                        avg_offset < -PTS_JUMP_THRESHOLD || avg_offset > PTS_JUMP_THRESHOLD) {
-                        timestamp_offset = avg_offset;
-                        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "  adjusting PTS offset by: %ld us", timestamp_offset / 1000);
-
-                    // For smaller delta of +/- 8ms, slightly stretch or compress frame intervals to catch up
-                    } else if (avg_offset > PTS_STRETCH_HYST) {
-                        self->pts_stretch = PTS_STRETCH_VAL;
-                        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "  stretching PTS interval by: %ld us", self->pts_stretch / 1000);
-
-                    } else if (avg_offset < -PTS_STRETCH_HYST) {
-                        self->pts_stretch = -PTS_STRETCH_VAL;
-                        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "  compressing PTS interval by: %ld us", -self->pts_stretch / 1000);
-
-                    }
-                }
-
-                // Reset all the counters regardless of whether the PTS calculations were updated
-                self->frame_count = 0;
-                self->pts_offset_sum = 0;
-                self->prev_int_ts = ts;
-            }
-
-            GstClockTime timestamp = self->prev_pts + self->frame_interval + self->pts_stretch + timestamp_offset;
-            int64_t offset = ts - timestamp;
-            self->pts_offset_sum += offset;
-
-            GST_BUFFER_PTS(buffer) = timestamp;
-            GST_BUFFER_DTS(buffer) = timestamp;
-            GST_BUFFER_DURATION(buffer) = timestamp - self->prev_pts;
-            GST_LOG_OBJECT(self, "PTS %lu, offset %ld us", timestamp, offset / 1000);
-
-            self->prev_pts = timestamp;
-        }
-
-        g_async_queue_push(self->frame_queue, buffer);
-    }
-
-    if (updated_sps_pps) {
-        store_spspps(self);
-    }
-}
-
 static GstFlowReturn gst_libuvc_h264_src_create(GstPushSrc *src, GstBuffer **buf) {
   GstLibuvcH264Src *self = GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC(src);
   uvc_error_t res;
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.h b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.h
index 089d498..d4d5868 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.h
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.h
@@ -20,39 +20,8 @@ G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE(GstLibuvcH264Src, gst_libuvc_h264_src, GST, LIBUVC_H264_SRC
 
 #define MIN_FRAMES_CALC_INTERVAL 60
 
-struct _GstLibuvcH264Src {
-  GstPushSrc parent_instance;
-  gchar* index;
-  uvc_context_t *uvc_ctx;
-  uvc_device_t *uvc_dev;
-  uvc_device_handle_t *uvc_devh;
-  uvc_stream_ctrl_t uvc_ctrl;
-  enum uvc_frame_format frame_format;
-  GAsyncQueue *frame_queue;
-  gboolean streaming;
-  GstClock *clock;
-  int64_t pts_offset_sum;
-  int64_t pts_stretch;
-  GstClockTime base_time;
-  GstClockTime prev_pts;
-  gint64 frame_interval; // in ns
-  guint64 prev_int_ts;
-  gint frame_count;
-  gboolean had_idr;
-  gboolean send_sps_pps;
-  gint vps_length;
-  gint sps_length;
-  gint pps_length;
-  unsigned char vps[SPSPPSBUFSZ];
-  unsigned char sps[SPSPPSBUFSZ];
-  unsigned char pps[SPSPPSBUFSZ];
-  
-  // Control socket additions
-  gint control_socket;
-  gpointer control_thread;
-  gboolean control_running;
-  GMutex control_mutex;
-};
+/* The instance struct (struct _GstLibuvcH264Src) is defined in the private
+ * gstlibuvch264src_internal.h, shared by the element's translation units. */
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4f725a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#ifndef GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_INTERNAL_H
+#define GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_INTERNAL_H
+
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+#include <gst/base/gstpushsrc.h>
+#include <libuvc/libuvc.h>
+#include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+/* Debug category is defined (non-static) in gstlibuvch264src.c and referenced
+ * by every translation unit of this element. Declared extern here so the split
+ * modules share the single category created by GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT. */
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN(gst_libuvc_h264_src_debug);
+#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_libuvc_h264_src_debug
+
+struct _GstLibuvcH264Src {
+  GstPushSrc parent_instance;
+  gchar* index;
+  uvc_context_t *uvc_ctx;
+  uvc_device_t *uvc_dev;
+  uvc_device_handle_t *uvc_devh;
+  uvc_stream_ctrl_t uvc_ctrl;
+  enum uvc_frame_format frame_format;
+  GAsyncQueue *frame_queue;
+  gboolean streaming;
+  GstClock *clock;
+  int64_t pts_offset_sum;
+  int64_t pts_stretch;
+  GstClockTime base_time;
+  GstClockTime prev_pts;
+  gint64 frame_interval; // in ns
+  guint64 prev_int_ts;
+  gint frame_count;
+  gboolean had_idr;
+  gboolean send_sps_pps;
+  gint vps_length;
+  gint sps_length;
+  gint pps_length;
+  unsigned char vps[SPSPPSBUFSZ];
+  unsigned char sps[SPSPPSBUFSZ];
+  unsigned char pps[SPSPPSBUFSZ];
+  
+  // Control socket additions
+  gint control_socket;
+  gpointer control_thread;
+  gboolean control_running;
+  GMutex control_mutex;
+};
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/meson.build b/libuvch264src/src/meson.build
index c07b0d7..c61299e 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/meson.build
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/meson.build
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ library_name = 'gstlibuvch264src'
 sources = [
   'gstlibuvch264src.c',
   'gstlibuvch264src.h',
+  'gstlibuvch264src_internal.h',
+  'uvc_device.c',
+  'uvc_device.h',
+  'frame_pipeline.c',
+  'frame_pipeline.h',
+  'ptz_control.c',
+  'ptz_control.h',
+  'spspps_cache.c',
+  'spspps_cache.h',
 ]
 
 shared_library(library_name, sources,
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c b/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ebd000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/select.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "gstlibuvch264src_internal.h"
+#include "ptz_control.h"
+
+static char* gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, const char *command);
+
+// Control socket thread function
+gpointer gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread(gpointer data) {
+    GstLibuvcH264Src *self = (GstLibuvcH264Src *)data;
+    struct sockaddr_un addr;
+    int client_fd;
+    char buffer[256];
+    fd_set read_fds;
+    struct timeval timeout;
+    
+    self->control_socket = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    if (self->control_socket < 0) {
+        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Failed to create control socket");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    int flags = fcntl(self->control_socket, F_GETFL, 0);
+    fcntl(self->control_socket, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);
+    
+    memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
+    addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+    strcpy(addr.sun_path, "/tmp/libuvc_control");
+    
+    unlink(addr.sun_path);
+    
+    if (bind(self->control_socket, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
+        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Failed to bind control socket");
+        close(self->control_socket);
+        self->control_socket = -1;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    if (listen(self->control_socket, 5) < 0) {
+        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Failed to listen on control socket");
+        close(self->control_socket);
+        self->control_socket = -1;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Control socket listening on /tmp/libuvc_control");
+    
+    while (self->control_running) {
+        FD_ZERO(&read_fds);
+        FD_SET(self->control_socket, &read_fds);
+        
+        timeout.tv_sec = 1;
+        timeout.tv_usec = 0;
+        
+        int result = select(self->control_socket + 1, &read_fds, NULL, NULL, &timeout);
+        
+        if (result > 0 && FD_ISSET(self->control_socket, &read_fds)) {
+            client_fd = accept(self->control_socket, NULL, NULL);
+            if (client_fd > 0) {
+                ssize_t len = read(client_fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer)-1);
+                if (len > 0) {
+                    buffer[len] = 0;
+                    GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Received control command: %s", buffer);
+                    char *response = gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command(self, buffer);
+                    if (response) {
+                        if (write(client_fd, response, strlen(response)) < 0) {
+                            GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Failed to write response to control socket");
+                        }
+                        g_free(response);
+                    } else {
+                        const char *default_response = "OK";
+                        if (write(client_fd, default_response, strlen(default_response)) < 0) {
+                            GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Failed to write default response to control socket");
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                close(client_fd);
+            }
+        } else if (result == 0) {
+            continue;
+        } else {
+            if (self->control_running) {
+                GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Select error in control thread");
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Control thread exiting");
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static char* gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, const char *command) {
+    int pan, tilt, zoom;
+    uint16_t zoom_abs;
+    
+    g_mutex_lock(&self->control_mutex);
+    
+    if (sscanf(command, "PAN_TILT %d %d", &pan, &tilt) == 2) {
+        if (self->uvc_devh) {
+            uvc_error_t res = uvc_set_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, pan, tilt);
+            if (res == UVC_SUCCESS) {
+                GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Set pan/tilt to: %d/%d", pan, tilt);
+                g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+                return g_strdup_printf("OK pan=%d tilt=%d", pan, tilt);
+            } else {
+                GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Failed to set pan/tilt: %s", uvc_strerror(res));
+                g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+                return g_strdup_printf("ERROR: %s", uvc_strerror(res));
+            }
+        }
+    } 
+    else if (sscanf(command, "ZOOM %d", &zoom) == 1) {
+        if (self->uvc_devh) {
+            zoom_abs = (uint16_t)zoom;
+            uvc_error_t res = uvc_set_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, zoom_abs);
+            if (res == UVC_SUCCESS) {
+                GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Set zoom to: %d", zoom_abs);
+                g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+                return g_strdup_printf("OK zoom=%d", zoom_abs);
+            } else {
+                GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Failed to set zoom: %s", uvc_strerror(res));
+                g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+                return g_strdup_printf("ERROR: %s", uvc_strerror(res));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    else if (strcmp(command, "GET_POSITION") == 0) {
+        if (self->uvc_devh) {
+            int32_t current_pan, current_tilt;
+            uint16_t current_zoom;
+            char *response = NULL;
+            
+            uvc_error_t res_pan = uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &current_pan, &current_tilt, UVC_GET_CUR);
+            uvc_error_t res_zoom = uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &current_zoom, UVC_GET_CUR);
+            
+            if (res_pan == UVC_SUCCESS && res_zoom == UVC_SUCCESS) {
+                response = g_strdup_printf("OK pan=%d tilt=%d zoom=%d", current_pan, current_tilt, current_zoom);
+            } else if (res_pan == UVC_SUCCESS) {
+                response = g_strdup_printf("OK pan=%d tilt=%d zoom=unknown", current_pan, current_tilt);
+            } else if (res_zoom == UVC_SUCCESS) {
+                response = g_strdup_printf("OK pan=unknown tilt=unknown zoom=%d", current_zoom);
+            } else {
+                response = g_strdup("ERROR: Cannot read position");
+            }
+            
+            GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Current position: pan=%d, tilt=%d, zoom=%d", 
+                           current_pan, current_tilt, current_zoom);
+            g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+            return response;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (strcmp(command, "GET_CAPABILITIES") == 0) {
+        if (self->uvc_devh) {
+            GString *caps = g_string_new("CAPABILITIES:");
+            
+            int32_t pan_min, pan_max, pan_step;
+            int32_t tilt_min, tilt_max, tilt_step;
+            uvc_error_t res_pt = uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &pan_min, &tilt_min, UVC_GET_MIN);
+            if (res_pt == UVC_SUCCESS) {
+                uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &pan_max, &tilt_max, UVC_GET_MAX);
+                uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &pan_step, &tilt_step, UVC_GET_RES);
+                g_string_append_printf(caps, " pan=[%d,%d,step=%d] tilt=[%d,%d,step=%d]", 
+                                      pan_min, pan_max, pan_step, tilt_min, tilt_max, tilt_step);
+            }
+            
+            uint16_t zoom_min, zoom_max, zoom_step;
+            uvc_error_t res_zoom = uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &zoom_min, UVC_GET_MIN);
+            if (res_zoom == UVC_SUCCESS) {
+                uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &zoom_max, UVC_GET_MAX);
+                uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &zoom_step, UVC_GET_RES);
+                g_string_append_printf(caps, " zoom=[%d,%d,step=%d]", zoom_min, zoom_max, zoom_step);
+            }
+            
+            GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Capabilities: %s", caps->str);
+            g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+            return g_string_free(caps, FALSE);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+    return g_strdup("ERROR: Unknown command");
+}
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.h b/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f5c5c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_PTZ_CONTROL_H
+#define GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_PTZ_CONTROL_H
+
+#include <glib.h>
+#include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+gpointer gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread(gpointer data);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_PTZ_CONTROL_H */
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c b/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eba722c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "gstlibuvch264src_internal.h"
+#include "frame_pipeline.h"
+#include "spspps_cache.h"
+
+#define DIRBUFLEN 4096
+__thread char dir_buf[DIRBUFLEN];
+char *get_spspps_path(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, char *index) {
+    const char *home_dir = getenv("HOME");
+    if (home_dir == NULL) {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Warning: HOME environment variable not set.");
+        home_dir = "";
+    }
+
+	int ret = snprintf(dir_buf, DIRBUFLEN, "%s/.spspps%s%s%s",
+	                   home_dir,
+	                   index ? "/" : "",
+	                   index ? index : "",
+	                   (index && self->frame_format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) ? ".h265" : "");
+	if (ret >= DIRBUFLEN) {
+	    GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Error building SPS/PPS path\n");
+	    return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return dir_buf;
+}
+
+void create_hidden_directory(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
+    char *hidden_dir = get_spspps_path(self, NULL);
+
+    struct stat st;
+    if (stat(hidden_dir, &st) == -1) {
+        if (mkdir(hidden_dir, 0700) != 0)
+            GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Error creating directory %s\n", hidden_dir);
+        else
+            GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Directory %s created successfully.\n", hidden_dir);
+    } else if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Warning: %s exists but is not a directory.\n", hidden_dir);
+}
+
+FILE *open_spspps_file(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, char mode) {
+    if (mode == 'w' || mode == 'a') {
+        create_hidden_directory(self);
+    }
+
+    char m[3];
+    sprintf(m, "%cb", mode);
+    char *file_name = get_spspps_path(self, self->index);
+    FILE *fp = fopen(file_name, m);
+    return fp;
+}
+
+// Must only be called after the caps have been negotiated and the format is known
+void load_spspps(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
+    FILE* fp = open_spspps_file(self, 'r');
+    if (fp) {
+        unsigned char buf[SPSPPSBUFSZ*3];
+        gint read_bytes = fread(buf, 1, sizeof(buf), fp);
+        fclose(fp);
+
+        #define MAX_UNITS_LOAD 3
+        nal_unit_t units[MAX_UNITS_LOAD];
+        int c = parse_nal_units(self->frame_format, units, MAX_UNITS_LOAD, buf, read_bytes);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < c; i++) {
+            switch (units[i].type) {
+                case UNIT_VPS:
+                    memcpy(self->vps, units[i].ptr, units[i].len);
+                    self->vps_length = units[i].len;
+                    break;
+                case UNIT_SPS:
+                    memcpy(self->sps, units[i].ptr, units[i].len);
+                    self->sps_length = units[i].len;
+                    break;
+                case UNIT_PPS:
+                    memcpy(self->pps, units[i].ptr, units[i].len);
+                    self->pps_length = units[i].len;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    // We shouldn't have other types; but ignore them if we do
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void store_spspps(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
+    FILE* fp = open_spspps_file(self, 'w');
+	if (fp) {
+		if (self->frame_format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) {
+			fwrite(self->vps, 1, self->vps_length, fp);
+		}
+		fwrite(self->sps, 1, self->sps_length, fp);
+		fwrite(self->pps, 1, self->pps_length, fp);
+		fclose(fp);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.h b/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d494998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_SPSPPS_CACHE_H
+#define GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_SPSPPS_CACHE_H
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+char *get_spspps_path(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, char *index);
+void create_hidden_directory(GstLibuvcH264Src *self);
+FILE *open_spspps_file(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, char mode);
+void load_spspps(GstLibuvcH264Src *self);
+void store_spspps(GstLibuvcH264Src *self);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_SPSPPS_CACHE_H */
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c b/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b368b10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
+#include "gstlibuvch264src_internal.h"
+#include "uvc_device.h"
+
+// Force USB device release by directly accessing libusb
+void gst_libuvc_h264_src_force_usb_release(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Forcing USB device release");
+    
+    if (!self->uvc_devh) return;
+    
+    // Get the underlying libusb handle
+    struct libusb_device_handle *usb_devh = uvc_get_libusb_handle(self->uvc_devh);
+    if (!usb_devh) {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Cannot get libusb handle from uvc");
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    // Get USB device info
+    struct libusb_device *usb_dev = libusb_get_device(usb_devh);
+    if (!usb_dev) {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Cannot get libusb device");
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    int bus = libusb_get_bus_number(usb_dev);
+    int addr = libusb_get_device_address(usb_dev);
+    GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "USB device at bus %d, address %d", bus, addr);
+    
+    // Try to release all interfaces
+    for (int interface = 0; interface < 8; interface++) {
+        int ret = libusb_release_interface(usb_devh, interface);
+        if (ret == LIBUSB_SUCCESS) {
+            GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Released interface %d", interface);
+        } else if (ret == LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_FOUND) {
+            // Interface doesn't exist, that's fine
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // Try kernel detach if needed
+    #ifdef LIBUSB_OPTION_DETACH_KERNEL_DRIVER
+    for (int interface = 0; interface < 8; interface++) {
+        if (libusb_kernel_driver_active(usb_devh, interface) == 1) {
+            GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Detaching kernel driver from interface %d", interface);
+            libusb_detach_kernel_driver(usb_devh, interface);
+        }
+    }
+    #endif
+    
+    // Force close the libusb handle
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Force closing libusb handle");
+    libusb_close(usb_devh);
+    
+    // Reset the device if possible (requires newer libusb)
+    #ifdef LIBUSB_HAS_GET_DEVICE
+    // This forces a USB port reset
+    libusb_reset_device(usb_devh);
+    #endif
+    
+    // Clear the uvc handle pointer since we've closed it
+    // Note: uvc_close() will fail if we call it now, but that's OK
+}
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.h b/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc0866b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_UVC_DEVICE_H
+#define GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_UVC_DEVICE_H
+
+#include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+void gst_libuvc_h264_src_force_usb_release(GstLibuvcH264Src *self);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_UVC_DEVICE_H */

From 9543cf9844f23c09bb21fc692ca04ab51819ea08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:22:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 21/41] test(uvc): add libuvc mock harness + TSan/ASAN ctest
 variants

---
 tests/CMakeLists.txt    | 145 ++++++++++-
 tests/mock_libuvc.c     | 554 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/mock_libuvc.h     |  75 ++++++
 tests/test_mock_smoke.c | 116 +++++++++
 tests/tsan.suppressions |  37 +++
 5 files changed, 926 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/mock_libuvc.c
 create mode 100644 tests/mock_libuvc.h
 create mode 100644 tests/test_mock_smoke.c
 create mode 100644 tests/tsan.suppressions

diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 074849d..dd27cc3 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
+# Hardware-independent ctest suites for the libuvch264src element.
+#
+#   plugin_load_smoke   registration/introspection only, against the REAL plugin.
+#   mock_smoke          full READY->PLAYING streaming path, against a MOCK-backed
+#                       copy of the plugin (tests/mock_libuvc.c stands in for
+#                       libuvc). Optional -fsanitize=address / -fsanitize=thread
+#                       variants are built when ENABLE_SANITIZERS=ON.
+
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+
+# Directory holding GStreamer's own plugins (coreelements -> fakesink). Used to
+# load just that one plugin explicitly in the streaming test, instead of scanning
+# the whole system plugin path.
+pkg_get_variable(GST_PLUGINS_DIR gstreamer-1.0 pluginsdir)
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Plugin-load smoke test (gst-check). Hardware-independent: it only exercises
 # registration/introspection, never opening a UVC device.
-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 add_executable(test_plugin_load test_plugin_load.c)
 target_link_libraries(test_plugin_load PRIVATE
   PkgConfig::GST
@@ -30,3 +46,130 @@ add_test(NAME plugin_load_smoke COMMAND test_plugin_load)
 set_tests_properties(plugin_load_smoke PROPERTIES
   ENVIRONMENT "${_smoke_env}"
 )
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Mock streaming harness.
+#
+# A second, mock-backed copy of the plugin links the element's own translation
+# units against tests/mock_libuvc.c instead of the real libuvc. Because the mock
+# provides every uvc_* symbol the element references, no real libuvc is linked.
+# The smoke test drives this plugin to PLAYING; the mock feeder thread delivers
+# crafted H.264 access units and we assert the element pops them.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+option(ENABLE_SANITIZERS
+  "Also build -fsanitize=thread / -fsanitize=address variants of the mock harness"
+  OFF)
+
+# The element sources, compiled verbatim into the mock-backed module.
+set(_element_srcs
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
+)
+
+# add_mock_harness_variant(<variant> <sanitizer>)
+#   <variant>   "" for the plain build, else a suffix ("asan", "tsan")
+#   <sanitizer> "" or a -fsanitize=<name> value ("address", "thread")
+function(add_mock_harness_variant variant sanitizer)
+  if(variant STREQUAL "")
+    set(suffix "")
+  else()
+    set(suffix "_${variant}")
+  endif()
+
+  set(plugin "gstlibuvch264src_mock${suffix}")
+  set(testexe "test_mock_smoke${suffix}")
+  set(ctestname "mock_smoke${suffix}")
+  set(plugdir "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/gstreamer-1.0-mock${suffix}")
+
+  set(san_opts "")
+  if(NOT sanitizer STREQUAL "")
+    set(san_opts -fsanitize=${sanitizer} -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g)
+  endif()
+
+  # --- mock-backed plugin module ---
+  add_library(${plugin} MODULE ${_element_srcs} mock_libuvc.c)
+  set_target_properties(${plugin} PROPERTIES
+    PREFIX "lib"
+    OUTPUT_NAME "gstlibuvch264src"
+    LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${plugdir}
+  )
+  target_include_directories(${plugin} PRIVATE
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+    ${LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES}
+    ${LIBUVC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+  )
+  target_link_libraries(${plugin} PRIVATE
+    PkgConfig::GST
+    PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+    PkgConfig::LIBUSB
+    Threads::Threads
+  )
+  if(san_opts)
+    target_compile_options(${plugin} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+    target_link_options(${plugin} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+  endif()
+
+  # --- smoke test executable (loads the mock-backed plugin) ---
+  add_executable(${testexe} test_mock_smoke.c)
+  target_link_libraries(${testexe} PRIVATE
+    PkgConfig::GST
+    PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+    PkgConfig::GST_CHECK
+  )
+  add_dependencies(${testexe} ${plugin})
+  if(san_opts)
+    target_compile_options(${testexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+    target_link_options(${testexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+  endif()
+
+  # Each variant gets its own plugin dir, registry, and HOME so they never
+  # clobber each other (the smoke test writes the element's SPS/PPS cache under
+  # HOME). The mock-backed plugin links no real libuvc, so no LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
+  # Full isolation: the system plugin path is blanked so the registry never
+  # scans unrelated third-party plugins (which trip the sanitizers). Only the
+  # mock-backed plugin (GST_PLUGIN_PATH) plus an explicitly loaded coreelements
+  # plugin (GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN, for fakesink) are visible to the test.
+  set(_home "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/mock-home${suffix}")
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${_home})
+  set(_env
+    "GST_PLUGIN_PATH=${plugdir}"
+    "GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH="
+    "GST_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/mock-registry${suffix}.bin"
+    "GST_REGISTRY_FORK=no"
+    "HOME=${_home}"
+    "CK_FORK=no"
+    "GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN=${GST_PLUGINS_DIR}/libgstcoreelements.so"
+  )
+  if(sanitizer STREQUAL "address")
+    # Leak detection is intentionally deferred: GStreamer/GLib's one-time global
+    # allocations are noisy. ASan still catches buffer overflow, use-after-free,
+    # and double-free - the high-value coverage the oversized-SPS path targets.
+    list(APPEND _env "ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0:abort_on_error=1:halt_on_error=1")
+  elseif(sanitizer STREQUAL "thread")
+    # ignore_noninstrumented_modules makes TSan treat calls into uninstrumented
+    # libraries (all of GStreamer/GLib here) atomically, so their internal mutex
+    # bookkeeping is not misreported; the suppressions file is a documented
+    # backstop. Races inside the instrumented plugin + mock are still reported.
+    list(APPEND _env
+      "TSAN_OPTIONS=suppressions=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tsan.suppressions:halt_on_error=1:ignore_noninstrumented_modules=1")
+  endif()
+
+  add_test(NAME ${ctestname} COMMAND ${testexe})
+  set_tests_properties(${ctestname} PROPERTIES
+    ENVIRONMENT "${_env}"
+    # The element's control thread binds a fixed /tmp/libuvc_control socket, so
+    # the mock variants must not run concurrently even under `ctest -j`.
+    RESOURCE_LOCK uvc_control_socket
+    TIMEOUT 120
+  )
+endfunction()
+
+add_mock_harness_variant("" "")
+if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+  add_mock_harness_variant("asan" "address")
+  add_mock_harness_variant("tsan" "thread")
+endif()
diff --git a/tests/mock_libuvc.c b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11da5fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,554 @@
+/* Test-only mock implementation of the libuvc API surface the libuvch264src
+ * element actually calls. Linked INTO a mock-backed copy of the plugin (see
+ * tests/CMakeLists.txt) in place of the real libuvc, so the element can be
+ * driven end to end with no capture hardware.
+ *
+ * It implements exactly the symbols the element references and nothing else:
+ *   uvc_init / uvc_exit / uvc_find_devices / uvc_open / uvc_close
+ *   uvc_unref_device / uvc_get_format_descs / uvc_get_stream_ctrl_format_size
+ *   uvc_start_streaming / uvc_stop_streaming / uvc_strerror
+ *   uvc_get_libusb_handle   (returns NULL so force_usb_release() no-ops)
+ *   PTZ: uvc_set/get_pantilt_abs, uvc_set/get_zoom_abs
+ *
+ * NOTE (Task 4 spike): real libuvc does not deliver a NULL frame on disconnect
+ * in callback mode - it just stops invoking the callback. DISCONNECT mode mirrors
+ * that by stopping the feeder, never by passing NULL. uvc_get_libusb_handle()
+ * returns NULL on purpose so the element's force_usb_release() (which has a
+ * double-free bug) returns early and is never exercised by the mock.
+ *
+ * No USB protocol, bandwidth, or timing is simulated - just the assembled-frame
+ * contract the element consumes.
+ */
+
+/* usleep() lives behind _DEFAULT_SOURCE; define it before any include so the TU
+ * compiles under strict -std=c11 as well as the build's default gnu11. */
+#define _DEFAULT_SOURCE
+
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <libuvc/libuvc.h>
+#include "mock_libuvc.h"
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* Opaque libuvc handles (real libuvc keeps these private; we define our own). */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#define MOCK_MAX_DEVICES 16
+#define MOCK_MAX_LISTS 8
+#define MOCK_FRAME_BUF_CAP 8192
+
+struct uvc_context {
+  uvc_device_t *devices[MOCK_MAX_DEVICES];
+  int device_count;
+  uvc_device_t **lists[MOCK_MAX_LISTS]; /* arrays handed to uvc_find_devices */
+  int list_count;
+};
+
+struct uvc_device {
+  uvc_context_t *ctx;
+  int index;
+  int refcount;
+};
+
+struct uvc_device_handle {
+  uvc_device_t *dev;
+
+  /* Format descriptor returned verbatim by uvc_get_format_descs(). */
+  uvc_format_desc_t fmt_desc;
+  uvc_frame_desc_t frame_desc;
+  uint32_t intervals[2];
+
+  /* Feeder thread state. */
+  pthread_t feeder;
+  pthread_mutex_t lock; /* guards running */
+  int running;
+  int started;
+  uvc_frame_callback_t *cb;
+  void *user_ptr;
+  uint8_t *frame_buf;
+};
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* Global, injectable configuration (guarded by g_lock).                      */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static pthread_mutex_t g_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+static int g_device_count = 1;
+static enum uvc_frame_format g_frame_format = UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264;
+static mock_uvc_frame_mode_t g_frame_mode = MOCK_UVC_FRAME_VALID;
+static int g_max_frames = 0; /* 0 = until uvc_stop_streaming() */
+static int g_frames_delivered = 0;
+
+static int32_t g_pan_min = -180000, g_pan_max = 180000, g_pan_cur = 0;
+static int32_t g_tilt_min = -90000, g_tilt_max = 90000, g_tilt_cur = 0;
+static uint16_t g_zoom_min = 0, g_zoom_max = 100, g_zoom_cur = 0;
+
+/* Apply MOCK_UVC_* environment overrides. Idempotent: only touches a field when
+ * its variable is set, so it never clobbers a programmatic setter. Call with
+ * g_lock held. */
+static void apply_env_overrides_locked(void) {
+  const char *s;
+  if ((s = getenv("MOCK_UVC_DEVICE_COUNT")) != NULL)
+    g_device_count = atoi(s);
+  if ((s = getenv("MOCK_UVC_MAX_FRAMES")) != NULL)
+    g_max_frames = atoi(s);
+  if ((s = getenv("MOCK_UVC_FRAME_FORMAT")) != NULL)
+    g_frame_format = (strcmp(s, "H265") == 0 || strcmp(s, "h265") == 0)
+                         ? UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265
+                         : UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264;
+  if ((s = getenv("MOCK_UVC_FRAME_MODE")) != NULL) {
+    if (strcmp(s, "oversized_sps") == 0)
+      g_frame_mode = MOCK_UVC_FRAME_OVERSIZED_SPS;
+    else if (strcmp(s, "disconnect") == 0)
+      g_frame_mode = MOCK_UVC_FRAME_DISCONNECT;
+    else
+      g_frame_mode = MOCK_UVC_FRAME_VALID;
+  }
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* Control API (mock_libuvc.h).                                               */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void mock_uvc_reset(void) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  g_device_count = 1;
+  g_frame_format = UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264;
+  g_frame_mode = MOCK_UVC_FRAME_VALID;
+  g_max_frames = 0;
+  g_frames_delivered = 0;
+  g_pan_min = -180000; g_pan_max = 180000; g_pan_cur = 0;
+  g_tilt_min = -90000; g_tilt_max = 90000; g_tilt_cur = 0;
+  g_zoom_min = 0; g_zoom_max = 100; g_zoom_cur = 0;
+  apply_env_overrides_locked();
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+}
+
+void mock_uvc_set_device_count(int count) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  g_device_count = count;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+}
+
+void mock_uvc_set_frame_format(enum uvc_frame_format format) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  g_frame_format = format;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+}
+
+void mock_uvc_set_frame_mode(mock_uvc_frame_mode_t mode) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  g_frame_mode = mode;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+}
+
+void mock_uvc_set_max_frames(int max_frames) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  g_max_frames = max_frames;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+}
+
+void mock_uvc_set_ptz_range(int32_t pan_min, int32_t pan_max,
+                            int32_t tilt_min, int32_t tilt_max,
+                            uint16_t zoom_min, uint16_t zoom_max) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  g_pan_min = pan_min; g_pan_max = pan_max;
+  g_tilt_min = tilt_min; g_tilt_max = tilt_max;
+  g_zoom_min = zoom_min; g_zoom_max = zoom_max;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+}
+
+int mock_uvc_frames_delivered(void) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  int n = g_frames_delivered;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+  return n;
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* NAL crafting.                                                              */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/* Append a single NAL: 4-byte Annex-B start code, header byte(s), then payload
+ * of payload_len bytes (0x00 filled). Returns bytes written. */
+static size_t append_nal_h264(uint8_t *p, uint8_t nal_type, size_t payload_len) {
+  size_t n = 0;
+  p[n++] = 0x00; p[n++] = 0x00; p[n++] = 0x00; p[n++] = 0x01;
+  p[n++] = (uint8_t)(0x60 | (nal_type & 0x1F)); /* nal_ref_idc=3, type */
+  memset(p + n, 0x00, payload_len);
+  n += payload_len;
+  return n;
+}
+
+static size_t append_nal_h265(uint8_t *p, uint8_t nal_type, size_t payload_len) {
+  size_t n = 0;
+  p[n++] = 0x00; p[n++] = 0x00; p[n++] = 0x00; p[n++] = 0x01;
+  p[n++] = (uint8_t)((nal_type & 0x3F) << 1); /* 2-byte NAL header */
+  p[n++] = 0x01;                              /* layer_id=0, tid=1   */
+  memset(p + n, 0x00, payload_len);
+  n += payload_len;
+  return n;
+}
+
+/* Build one access unit into buf (capacity MOCK_FRAME_BUF_CAP). Returns length.
+ * H264: SPS(7) + PPS(8) + IDR(5). H265: VPS(32) + SPS(33) + PPS(34) + IDR(20). */
+static size_t craft_access_unit(uint8_t *buf, enum uvc_frame_format fmt,
+                                mock_uvc_frame_mode_t mode) {
+  size_t n = 0;
+  /* OVERSIZED_SPS deliberately exceeds the element's 1024 B SPS buffer. */
+  size_t sps_payload = (mode == MOCK_UVC_FRAME_OVERSIZED_SPS) ? 1100 : 12;
+
+  if (fmt == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) {
+    n += append_nal_h265(buf + n, 32, 8);            /* VPS */
+    n += append_nal_h265(buf + n, 33, sps_payload);  /* SPS */
+    n += append_nal_h265(buf + n, 34, 8);            /* PPS */
+    n += append_nal_h265(buf + n, 20, 48);           /* IDR_W_RADL */
+  } else {
+    n += append_nal_h264(buf + n, 7, sps_payload);   /* SPS */
+    n += append_nal_h264(buf + n, 8, 4);             /* PPS */
+    n += append_nal_h264(buf + n, 5, 48);            /* IDR slice */
+  }
+  return n;
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* Feeder thread.                                                             */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static void *feeder_main(void *arg) {
+  uvc_device_handle_t *h = arg;
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  enum uvc_frame_format fmt = g_frame_format;
+  mock_uvc_frame_mode_t mode = g_frame_mode;
+  int max_frames = g_max_frames;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+
+  for (;;) {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&h->lock);
+    int run = h->running;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&h->lock);
+    if (!run)
+      break;
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+    int delivered = g_frames_delivered;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+
+    /* DISCONNECT: deliver up to the silence point, then go quiet (no NULL). */
+    if (mode == MOCK_UVC_FRAME_DISCONNECT &&
+        delivered >= (max_frames > 0 ? max_frames : 1)) {
+      break;
+    }
+
+    size_t len = craft_access_unit(h->frame_buf, fmt, mode);
+
+    uvc_frame_t frame;
+    memset(&frame, 0, sizeof(frame));
+    frame.data = h->frame_buf;
+    frame.data_bytes = len;
+    frame.frame_format = fmt;
+    frame.width = 1920;
+    frame.height = 1080;
+    frame.source = h;
+    frame.library_owns_data = 1;
+
+    h->cb(&frame, h->user_ptr);
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+    g_frames_delivered++;
+    delivered = g_frames_delivered;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+
+    if (mode != MOCK_UVC_FRAME_DISCONNECT && max_frames > 0 &&
+        delivered >= max_frames) {
+      break;
+    }
+
+    usleep(2000); /* ~500 fps ceiling; consumption paces the real rate */
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* libuvc API surface used by the element.                                    */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static uvc_device_t *mock_new_device(uvc_context_t *ctx, int index) {
+  uvc_device_t *dev = calloc(1, sizeof(*dev));
+  dev->ctx = ctx;
+  dev->index = index;
+  dev->refcount = 1;
+  if (ctx->device_count < MOCK_MAX_DEVICES)
+    ctx->devices[ctx->device_count++] = dev;
+  return dev;
+}
+
+uvc_error_t uvc_init(uvc_context_t **ctx, struct libusb_context *usb_ctx) {
+  (void)usb_ctx;
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  apply_env_overrides_locked();
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+
+  uvc_context_t *c = calloc(1, sizeof(*c));
+  if (!c)
+    return UVC_ERROR_NO_MEM;
+  *ctx = c;
+  return UVC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void uvc_exit(uvc_context_t *ctx) {
+  if (!ctx)
+    return;
+  for (int i = 0; i < ctx->list_count; i++)
+    free(ctx->lists[i]);
+  for (int i = 0; i < ctx->device_count; i++)
+    free(ctx->devices[i]);
+  free(ctx);
+}
+
+uvc_error_t uvc_find_devices(uvc_context_t *ctx, uvc_device_t ***devs,
+                             int vid, int pid, const char *sn) {
+  (void)vid; (void)pid; (void)sn;
+  if (!ctx)
+    return UVC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM;
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  int n = g_device_count;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+
+  if (n <= 0) {
+    *devs = NULL;
+    return UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE;
+  }
+  if (n > MOCK_MAX_DEVICES)
+    n = MOCK_MAX_DEVICES;
+
+  uvc_device_t **list = calloc((size_t)n + 1, sizeof(*list));
+  if (!list)
+    return UVC_ERROR_NO_MEM;
+  for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    list[i] = mock_new_device(ctx, i);
+  list[n] = NULL;
+
+  /* The element never calls uvc_free_device_list(); the context owns the array
+   * and frees it at uvc_exit() so the harness stays leak-clean. */
+  if (ctx->list_count < MOCK_MAX_LISTS)
+    ctx->lists[ctx->list_count++] = list;
+
+  *devs = list;
+  return UVC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void uvc_unref_device(uvc_device_t *dev) {
+  if (dev && dev->refcount > 0)
+    dev->refcount--;
+  /* Storage is owned by the context and reclaimed in uvc_exit(). */
+}
+
+uvc_error_t uvc_open(uvc_device_t *dev, uvc_device_handle_t **devh) {
+  if (!dev || !devh)
+    return UVC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM;
+
+  uvc_device_handle_t *h = calloc(1, sizeof(*h));
+  if (!h)
+    return UVC_ERROR_NO_MEM;
+  h->dev = dev;
+  pthread_mutex_init(&h->lock, NULL);
+  h->frame_buf = malloc(MOCK_FRAME_BUF_CAP);
+  if (!h->frame_buf) {
+    pthread_mutex_destroy(&h->lock);
+    free(h);
+    return UVC_ERROR_NO_MEM;
+  }
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  enum uvc_frame_format fmt = g_frame_format;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+
+  /* One format with one 1080p30 frame descriptor. */
+  h->intervals[0] = 333333; /* 100ns units -> 30 fps */
+  h->intervals[1] = 0;
+  memset(&h->frame_desc, 0, sizeof(h->frame_desc));
+  h->frame_desc.bDescriptorSubtype = UVC_VS_FRAME_FRAME_BASED;
+  h->frame_desc.wWidth = 1920;
+  h->frame_desc.wHeight = 1080;
+  h->frame_desc.dwMinFrameInterval = 333333;
+  h->frame_desc.dwMaxFrameInterval = 333333;
+  h->frame_desc.intervals = h->intervals;
+  h->frame_desc.next = NULL;
+
+  memset(&h->fmt_desc, 0, sizeof(h->fmt_desc));
+  memcpy(h->fmt_desc.fourccFormat,
+         fmt == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265 ? "H265" : "H264", 4);
+  h->fmt_desc.frame_descs = &h->frame_desc;
+  h->fmt_desc.next = NULL;
+
+  *devh = h;
+  return UVC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void uvc_close(uvc_device_handle_t *devh) {
+  if (!devh)
+    return;
+  /* Ensure the feeder is stopped even if the element forgot to. */
+  if (devh->started) {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&devh->lock);
+    devh->running = 0;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&devh->lock);
+    pthread_join(devh->feeder, NULL);
+    devh->started = 0;
+  }
+  pthread_mutex_destroy(&devh->lock);
+  free(devh->frame_buf);
+  free(devh);
+}
+
+const uvc_format_desc_t *uvc_get_format_descs(uvc_device_handle_t *devh) {
+  if (!devh)
+    return NULL;
+  return &devh->fmt_desc;
+}
+
+uvc_error_t uvc_get_stream_ctrl_format_size(uvc_device_handle_t *devh,
+                                            uvc_stream_ctrl_t *ctrl,
+                                            enum uvc_frame_format format,
+                                            int width, int height, int fps) {
+  (void)format; (void)width; (void)height; (void)fps;
+  if (!devh || !ctrl)
+    return UVC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM;
+  memset(ctrl, 0, sizeof(*ctrl));
+  ctrl->bFormatIndex = 1;
+  ctrl->bFrameIndex = 1;
+  ctrl->dwFrameInterval = 333333;
+  ctrl->dwMaxVideoFrameSize = MOCK_FRAME_BUF_CAP;
+  return UVC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+uvc_error_t uvc_start_streaming(uvc_device_handle_t *devh,
+                                uvc_stream_ctrl_t *ctrl,
+                                uvc_frame_callback_t *cb, void *user_ptr,
+                                uint8_t flags) {
+  (void)ctrl; (void)flags;
+  if (!devh || !cb)
+    return UVC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM;
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  g_frames_delivered = 0;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+
+  devh->cb = cb;
+  devh->user_ptr = user_ptr;
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&devh->lock);
+  devh->running = 1;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&devh->lock);
+
+  if (pthread_create(&devh->feeder, NULL, feeder_main, devh) != 0) {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&devh->lock);
+    devh->running = 0;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&devh->lock);
+    return UVC_ERROR_OTHER;
+  }
+  devh->started = 1;
+  return UVC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void uvc_stop_streaming(uvc_device_handle_t *devh) {
+  if (!devh || !devh->started)
+    return;
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&devh->lock);
+  devh->running = 0;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&devh->lock);
+  pthread_join(devh->feeder, NULL);
+  devh->started = 0;
+}
+
+/* The element passes the result straight to libusb; returning NULL makes
+ * force_usb_release() (which has a double-free bug) bail out immediately. */
+struct libusb_device_handle *uvc_get_libusb_handle(uvc_device_handle_t *devh) {
+  (void)devh;
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+const char *uvc_strerror(uvc_error_t err) {
+  switch (err) {
+    case UVC_SUCCESS: return "Success (no error)";
+    case UVC_ERROR_IO: return "Input/output error";
+    case UVC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM: return "Invalid parameter";
+    case UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE: return "No such device";
+    case UVC_ERROR_NOT_FOUND: return "Entity not found";
+    case UVC_ERROR_NO_MEM: return "Insufficient memory";
+    case UVC_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED: return "Operation not supported";
+    default: return "Unknown error (mock)";
+  }
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* PTZ stubs.                                                                 */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static int32_t ptz_pick_i32(enum uvc_req_code req, int32_t cur, int32_t mn,
+                            int32_t mx) {
+  switch (req) {
+    case UVC_GET_MIN: return mn;
+    case UVC_GET_MAX: return mx;
+    case UVC_GET_RES: return 1;
+    default: return cur;
+  }
+}
+
+static uint16_t ptz_pick_u16(enum uvc_req_code req, uint16_t cur, uint16_t mn,
+                             uint16_t mx) {
+  switch (req) {
+    case UVC_GET_MIN: return mn;
+    case UVC_GET_MAX: return mx;
+    case UVC_GET_RES: return 1;
+    default: return cur;
+  }
+}
+
+uvc_error_t uvc_set_pantilt_abs(uvc_device_handle_t *devh, int32_t pan,
+                                int32_t tilt) {
+  if (!devh)
+    return UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE;
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  g_pan_cur = pan;
+  g_tilt_cur = tilt;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+  return UVC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+uvc_error_t uvc_get_pantilt_abs(uvc_device_handle_t *devh, int32_t *pan,
+                                int32_t *tilt, enum uvc_req_code req_code) {
+  if (!devh || !pan || !tilt)
+    return UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE;
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  *pan = ptz_pick_i32(req_code, g_pan_cur, g_pan_min, g_pan_max);
+  *tilt = ptz_pick_i32(req_code, g_tilt_cur, g_tilt_min, g_tilt_max);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+  return UVC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+uvc_error_t uvc_set_zoom_abs(uvc_device_handle_t *devh, uint16_t focal_length) {
+  if (!devh)
+    return UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE;
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  g_zoom_cur = focal_length;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+  return UVC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+uvc_error_t uvc_get_zoom_abs(uvc_device_handle_t *devh, uint16_t *focal_length,
+                             enum uvc_req_code req_code) {
+  if (!devh || !focal_length)
+    return UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE;
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  *focal_length = ptz_pick_u16(req_code, g_zoom_cur, g_zoom_min, g_zoom_max);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+  return UVC_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/tests/mock_libuvc.h b/tests/mock_libuvc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fc9467
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mock_libuvc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/* Test-only mock of the libuvc API surface the libuvch264src element calls.
+ *
+ * This header declares ONLY the control knobs a functional test uses to inject
+ * behavior into the mock. The libuvc functions themselves (uvc_init, uvc_open,
+ * uvc_start_streaming, ...) keep their real prototypes from <libuvc/libuvc.h>;
+ * the mock provides definitions for exactly the handful the element references
+ * and nothing else (see mock_libuvc.c).
+ *
+ * Two equivalent ways to drive the mock:
+ *   1. Programmatically, from a test linked against the mock object, via the
+ *      mock_uvc_* setters below.
+ *   2. Via environment variables, for a test that only dlopen()s the
+ *      mock-backed plugin and never links the mock directly:
+ *        MOCK_UVC_DEVICE_COUNT   integer, devices uvc_find_devices() exposes (default 1)
+ *        MOCK_UVC_MAX_FRAMES     integer, frames the feeder delivers then stops (default 0 = until stop)
+ *        MOCK_UVC_FRAME_FORMAT   "H264" | "H265" (default H264)
+ *        MOCK_UVC_FRAME_MODE     "valid" | "oversized_sps" | "disconnect" (default valid)
+ *   Environment variables, when present, win over the programmatic setters.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MOCK_LIBUVC_H
+#define MOCK_LIBUVC_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <libuvc/libuvc.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* Behavior the frame feeder injects into the element's frame_callback. */
+typedef enum {
+  /* Well-formed access units: SPS + PPS + IDR with 4-byte start codes. */
+  MOCK_UVC_FRAME_VALID = 0,
+  /* An SPS NAL larger than SPSPPSBUFSZ (1024 B) to exercise the element's
+   * fixed-size SPS/PPS copy buffers. For overflow-detection tests only. */
+  MOCK_UVC_FRAME_OVERSIZED_SPS,
+  /* Simulated cable pull: the feeder stops delivering frames and goes silent.
+   * Real libuvc does NOT pass a NULL frame on disconnect in callback mode -
+   * the callback simply stops being invoked (spike verdict, Task 4). */
+  MOCK_UVC_FRAME_DISCONNECT,
+} mock_uvc_frame_mode_t;
+
+/* Restore every mock knob to its default (1 device, H264, valid frames,
+ * unlimited feed, nominal PTZ ranges). Also re-reads environment overrides. */
+void mock_uvc_reset(void);
+
+/* Number of devices the next uvc_find_devices()/uvc_open() will expose.
+ * 0 makes uvc_find_devices() report UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE. */
+void mock_uvc_set_device_count(int count);
+
+/* Pixel format the feeder crafts and uvc_get_format_descs() advertises. */
+void mock_uvc_set_frame_format(enum uvc_frame_format format);
+
+/* Frame feeder behavior; see mock_uvc_frame_mode_t. */
+void mock_uvc_set_frame_mode(mock_uvc_frame_mode_t mode);
+
+/* Stop the feeder after delivering this many frames (0 = run until
+ * uvc_stop_streaming()). DISCONNECT mode treats this as the silence point. */
+void mock_uvc_set_max_frames(int max_frames);
+
+/* Stubbed PTZ ranges returned by the uvc_get_*_abs() MIN/MAX requests. */
+void mock_uvc_set_ptz_range(int32_t pan_min, int32_t pan_max,
+                            int32_t tilt_min, int32_t tilt_max,
+                            uint16_t zoom_min, uint16_t zoom_max);
+
+/* Frames the feeder has delivered since the last uvc_start_streaming()
+ * (observability for assertions). */
+int mock_uvc_frames_delivered(void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* MOCK_LIBUVC_H */
diff --git a/tests/test_mock_smoke.c b/tests/test_mock_smoke.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecb2b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_mock_smoke.c
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/* Hardware-independent streaming smoke test for the libuvch264src element.
+ *
+ * Unlike test_plugin_load.c (which only touches registration/introspection),
+ * this drives the element through its full READY->PAUSED->PLAYING path against
+ * the mock libuvc (tests/mock_libuvc.c) linked into a mock-backed copy of the
+ * plugin. The mock's feeder thread crafts H.264 access units (SPS + PPS + IDR
+ * with 4-byte start codes); the element parses them, assembles GstBuffers, and
+ * pushes them downstream.
+ *
+ * The element's GstBaseSrc "num-buffers" property bounds the run: after 10
+ * buffers the base class emits EOS, which is how the test terminates. A sink-pad
+ * probe counts buffers so we can assert the mock actually fed the element and
+ * the element actually popped and pushed them.
+ *
+ * No UVC hardware is touched: every libuvc call resolves to the mock.
+ */
+
+#include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+
+#define N_BUFFERS 10
+
+static gint buffer_count;
+
+static GstPadProbeReturn
+count_buffers_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  (void) pad;
+  (void) user_data;
+  if (GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_TYPE (info) & GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER)
+    g_atomic_int_inc (&buffer_count);
+  return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_mock_feeds_frames_element_pops_them)
+{
+  g_atomic_int_set (&buffer_count, 0);
+
+  /* The harness runs with a blanked GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH so the broad system
+   * scan never pulls in unrelated third-party plugins (which trip the
+   * sanitizers). Load just the core-elements plugin explicitly so fakesink is
+   * available without scanning everything. */
+  const gchar *core_plugin = g_getenv ("GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN");
+  if (core_plugin != NULL && *core_plugin != '\0') {
+    GError *lerr = NULL;
+    GstPlugin *p = gst_plugin_load_file (core_plugin, &lerr);
+    fail_unless (p != NULL, "could not load core-elements plugin '%s': %s",
+        core_plugin, lerr ? lerr->message : "(unknown)");
+    gst_object_unref (p);
+  }
+
+  GError *err = NULL;
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_parse_launch (
+      "libuvch264src num-buffers=" G_STRINGIFY (N_BUFFERS)
+      " ! fakesink sync=false name=sink", &err);
+  fail_unless (err == NULL, "pipeline parse failed: %s",
+      err ? err->message : "(unknown)");
+  fail_unless (pipeline != NULL, "no pipeline produced");
+
+  GstElement *sink = gst_bin_get_by_name (GST_BIN (pipeline), "sink");
+  fail_unless (sink != NULL, "fakesink not found in pipeline");
+  GstPad *pad = gst_element_get_static_pad (sink, "sink");
+  fail_unless (pad != NULL, "fakesink has no sink pad");
+  gst_pad_add_probe (pad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER, count_buffers_probe, NULL,
+      NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pad);
+  gst_object_unref (sink);
+
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING)
+      != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "could not set pipeline to PLAYING");
+
+  GstBus *bus = gst_element_get_bus (pipeline);
+  GstMessage *msg = gst_bus_timed_pop_filtered (bus, 10 * GST_SECOND,
+      GST_MESSAGE_EOS | GST_MESSAGE_ERROR);
+
+  if (msg != NULL && GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg) == GST_MESSAGE_ERROR) {
+    GError *gerr = NULL;
+    gchar *dbg = NULL;
+    gst_message_parse_error (msg, &gerr, &dbg);
+    fail ("pipeline errored instead of reaching EOS: %s (%s)",
+        gerr ? gerr->message : "(none)", dbg ? dbg : "(no debug)");
+    g_clear_error (&gerr);
+    g_free (dbg);
+  }
+  fail_unless (msg != NULL,
+      "timed out waiting for EOS - the mock never fed enough frames");
+  fail_unless (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg) == GST_MESSAGE_EOS,
+      "expected EOS, got %s", GST_MESSAGE_TYPE_NAME (msg));
+  gst_message_unref (msg);
+  gst_object_unref (bus);
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  fail_unless (g_atomic_int_get (&buffer_count) == N_BUFFERS,
+      "expected %d buffers from the mock feeder, got %d", N_BUFFERS,
+      g_atomic_int_get (&buffer_count));
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+static Suite *
+mock_smoke_suite (void)
+{
+  Suite *s = suite_create ("libuvch264src-mock-smoke");
+  TCase *tc = tcase_create ("streaming");
+
+  /* Generous wall-clock bound; the feeder delivers ~500 fps so EOS lands fast,
+   * but sanitizer-instrumented builds run much slower. */
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc, 60);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_mock_feeds_frames_element_pops_them);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+GST_CHECK_MAIN (mock_smoke);
diff --git a/tests/tsan.suppressions b/tests/tsan.suppressions
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..182397a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tsan.suppressions
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# ThreadSanitizer suppressions for the libuvch264src mock harness.
+#
+# GStreamer, GLib/GObject and libcheck are NOT compiled with -fsanitize=thread,
+# so their internal synchronization (the GLib mutexes inside GAsyncQueue, the
+# GStreamer task/pad locks, libcheck's harness threads) is invisible to TSan and
+# surfaces as false positives. Suppress races whose racy access happens inside
+# those third-party libraries so the harness reports only races introduced by
+# the plugin and the mock under test.
+#
+# These are scoped to library names, not to the element's own code: a genuine
+# data race in libuvch264src/src/*.c or tests/mock_libuvc.c is still reported.
+
+called_from_lib:libglib-2.0
+called_from_lib:libgobject-2.0
+called_from_lib:libgthread-2.0
+called_from_lib:libgstreamer-1.0
+called_from_lib:libgstbase-1.0
+called_from_lib:libgstcheck-1.0
+
+# --- Baselined PRE-EXISTING element races (NOT mock/test bugs) -------------- #
+# The harness surfaced genuine races: the element shares mutable state across the
+# streaming task, the state-change/main thread, the libuvc frame-callback thread,
+# and its control-socket thread WITHOUT a consistent lock - e.g. the clock/PTS
+# critical section (base_time, prev_pts, pts_offset_sum, pts_stretch) and the
+# lifecycle/control flags (streaming, control_running, uvc_devh). Adding that
+# synchronization is a behavior change owned by the concurrency-hardening wave,
+# not by this harness skeleton (Task 2). These entries baseline the TSan gate
+# green; remove each one as the wave locks the corresponding path. Races in the
+# mock (tests/mock_libuvc.c) or any other code are still reported, so the harness
+# stays useful for catching NEW races.
+race:gst_libuvc_h264_src_create
+race:gst_libuvc_h264_src_start
+race:gst_libuvc_h264_src_stop
+race:gst_libuvc_h264_set_clock
+race:gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread
+race:gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command
+race:frame_callback

From b1e0266ab806447767f4ba21053b1d35c1ec8da8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:21:59 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 22/41] =?UTF-8?q?feat(uvc):=20add=20uvc=5Ferror=5Ft=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=E2=86=92=20GST=5FELEMENT=5FERROR=20mapping=20helper?=
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

---
 CMakeLists.txt                             |   1 +
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_error.c |  49 ++++++++
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_error.h |  27 +++++
 libuvch264src/src/meson.build              |   2 +
 tests/CMakeLists.txt                       |  36 ++++++
 tests/test_error_map.c                     | 131 +++++++++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 246 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_error.c
 create mode 100644 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_error.h
 create mode 100644 tests/test_error_map.c

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f6bbaf5..ea1587e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ add_library(gstlibuvch264src MODULE
   libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
   libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c
   libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
+  libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_error.c
 )
 set_target_properties(gstlibuvch264src PROPERTIES
   PREFIX "lib"
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_error.c b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_error.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa1869c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_error.c
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#include "gstlibuvch264src_error.h"
+
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+#include <libuvc/libuvc.h>
+
+void
+gst_libuvc_h264_src_post_error (GstElement * element, uvc_error_t err,
+    const char * context)
+{
+  const char * ctx = context ? context : "UVC operation";
+  /* libuvc's own human-readable string goes in the debug field for diagnosis. */
+  const char * detail = uvc_strerror (err);
+
+  switch (err) {
+    case UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE:
+      GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (element, RESOURCE, NOT_FOUND,
+          ("%s: UVC device not found or disconnected", ctx),
+          ("uvc_error_t=%d (%s)", err, detail));
+      break;
+    case UVC_ERROR_BUSY:
+      GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (element, RESOURCE, BUSY,
+          ("%s: UVC device is busy (in use by another process)", ctx),
+          ("uvc_error_t=%d (%s)", err, detail));
+      break;
+    case UVC_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED:
+      GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (element, RESOURCE, SETTINGS,
+          ("%s: requested mode/operation not supported by the UVC device", ctx),
+          ("uvc_error_t=%d (%s)", err, detail));
+      break;
+    case UVC_ERROR_ACCESS:
+      GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (element, RESOURCE, OPEN_READ_WRITE,
+          ("%s: insufficient permissions to access the UVC device", ctx),
+          ("uvc_error_t=%d (%s)", err, detail));
+      break;
+    default:
+      GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (element, RESOURCE, FAILED,
+          ("%s: UVC operation failed", ctx),
+          ("uvc_error_t=%d (%s)", err, detail));
+      break;
+  }
+}
+
+void
+gst_libuvc_h264_src_post_disconnect_error (GstElement * element)
+{
+  GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (element, RESOURCE, READ,
+      ("UVC device disconnected during streaming"),
+      ("frame delivery stopped; the device was removed (NO_DEVICE)"));
+}
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_error.h b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_error.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01ad681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_error.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#ifndef GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_ERROR_H
+#define GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_ERROR_H
+
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+#include <libuvc/libuvc.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+/* Translate a libuvc error into the matching GST_ELEMENT_ERROR and post it on
+ * the element's bus. Without this, fatal UVC failures only reach the debug log
+ * via GST_ERROR_OBJECT and never surface to downstream consumers (cerastream /
+ * CeraUI), which can only react to device failures via bus ERROR messages.
+ *
+ * @context is a short human-readable phrase describing the operation that
+ * failed (e.g. "opening device", "starting stream"); it is woven into the
+ * error message. NULL is tolerated. */
+void gst_libuvc_h264_src_post_error (GstElement * element, uvc_error_t err,
+    const char * context);
+
+/* Post the canonical "device disconnected mid-stream" error. The disconnect
+ * path is distinct from an open/setup failure: frame delivery has stopped on a
+ * device that was previously streaming, which maps to RESOURCE / READ. */
+void gst_libuvc_h264_src_post_disconnect_error (GstElement * element);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_ERROR_H */
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/meson.build b/libuvch264src/src/meson.build
index c61299e..38dcf4d 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/meson.build
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/meson.build
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ sources = [
   'ptz_control.h',
   'spspps_cache.c',
   'spspps_cache.h',
+  'gstlibuvch264src_error.c',
+  'gstlibuvch264src_error.h',
 ]
 
 shared_library(library_name, sources,
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index dd27cc3..57a246d 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -173,3 +173,39 @@ if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
   add_mock_harness_variant("asan" "address")
   add_mock_harness_variant("tsan" "thread")
 endif()
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Error-mapping unit test (gst-check). Compiles the standalone error TU directly
+# and asserts each uvc_error_t -> GST_ELEMENT_ERROR domain/code on the bus.
+# No plugin and no UVC device are involved; only the helper + libuvc's error
+# enum/strerror are linked.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_executable(test_error_map
+  test_error_map.c
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_error.c
+)
+target_include_directories(test_error_map PRIVATE
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src
+  ${LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES}
+  ${LIBUVC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+target_link_libraries(test_error_map PRIVATE
+  PkgConfig::GST
+  PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+  PkgConfig::GST_CHECK
+  ${LIBUVC_LINK_TARGET}
+)
+
+# Isolate the GStreamer registry/HOME, and make a vendored libuvc resolvable at
+# run time when it was built via FetchContent (see top-level CMakeLists.txt).
+set(_errmap_env
+  "GST_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/errmap-registry.bin"
+  "GST_REGISTRY_FORK=no"
+  "HOME=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
+)
+if(LIBUVC_RUNTIME_DIR)
+  list(APPEND _errmap_env "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LIBUVC_RUNTIME_DIR}")
+endif()
+
+add_test(NAME error_map COMMAND test_error_map)
+set_tests_properties(error_map PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "${_errmap_env}")
diff --git a/tests/test_error_map.c b/tests/test_error_map.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84ee067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_error_map.c
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/* Unit test for the uvc_error_t -> GST_ELEMENT_ERROR mapping helper.
+ *
+ * This is a pure translation-unit test: it compiles gstlibuvch264src_error.c
+ * directly (no plugin, no UVC device) and verifies that each libuvc error code
+ * is posted on the element's bus as a GST_MESSAGE_ERROR carrying the expected
+ * GError domain (GST_RESOURCE_ERROR) and code, with a non-empty message.
+ *
+ * A bare GstPipeline is used purely as a message-posting GstElement: it owns a
+ * bus, so GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (which routes through gst_element_post_message)
+ * lands a poppable ERROR message we can parse and assert on.
+ */
+
+#include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+
+#include "gstlibuvch264src_error.h"
+
+/* Post via the helper, pop the resulting ERROR message, and assert its GError
+ * domain/code. @disconnect selects the disconnect-specific helper. */
+static void
+expect_resource_error (uvc_error_t err, gint expected_code, gboolean disconnect)
+{
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_pipeline_new (NULL);
+  fail_unless (pipeline != NULL, "could not create a pipeline");
+  GstBus *bus = gst_pipeline_get_bus (GST_PIPELINE (pipeline));
+  fail_unless (bus != NULL, "pipeline has no bus");
+
+  if (disconnect)
+    gst_libuvc_h264_src_post_disconnect_error (GST_ELEMENT (pipeline));
+  else
+    gst_libuvc_h264_src_post_error (GST_ELEMENT (pipeline), err, "unit test");
+
+  GstMessage *msg = gst_bus_pop_filtered (bus, GST_MESSAGE_ERROR);
+  fail_unless (msg != NULL,
+      "expected a GST_MESSAGE_ERROR on the bus (uvc_error_t=%d, disconnect=%d)",
+      err, disconnect);
+
+  GError *gerr = NULL;
+  gchar *dbg = NULL;
+  gst_message_parse_error (msg, &gerr, &dbg);
+
+  fail_unless (gerr != NULL, "ERROR message carried no GError");
+  fail_unless (gerr->domain == GST_RESOURCE_ERROR,
+      "domain mismatch (uvc_error_t=%d): got '%s', want 'gst-resource-error-quark'",
+      err, g_quark_to_string (gerr->domain));
+  fail_unless (gerr->code == expected_code,
+      "code mismatch (uvc_error_t=%d): got %d, want %d",
+      err, gerr->code, expected_code);
+  fail_unless (gerr->message != NULL && gerr->message[0] != '\0',
+      "ERROR message text is empty (uvc_error_t=%d)", err);
+
+  g_clear_error (&gerr);
+  g_free (dbg);
+  gst_message_unref (msg);
+  gst_object_unref (bus);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_no_device_maps_to_not_found)
+{
+  expect_resource_error (UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND,
+      FALSE);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_busy_maps_to_busy)
+{
+  expect_resource_error (UVC_ERROR_BUSY, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_BUSY, FALSE);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_not_supported_maps_to_settings)
+{
+  expect_resource_error (UVC_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_SETTINGS,
+      FALSE);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_access_maps_to_open_read_write)
+{
+  expect_resource_error (UVC_ERROR_ACCESS, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_OPEN_READ_WRITE,
+      FALSE);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_unmapped_codes_fall_back_to_failed)
+{
+  /* Anything outside the explicit set must land on RESOURCE / FAILED. */
+  expect_resource_error (UVC_ERROR_IO, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_FAILED, FALSE);
+  expect_resource_error (UVC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_FAILED,
+      FALSE);
+  expect_resource_error (UVC_ERROR_OVERFLOW, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_FAILED, FALSE);
+  expect_resource_error (UVC_ERROR_PIPE, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_FAILED, FALSE);
+  expect_resource_error (UVC_ERROR_INTERRUPTED, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_FAILED,
+      FALSE);
+  expect_resource_error (UVC_ERROR_NO_MEM, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_FAILED, FALSE);
+  expect_resource_error (UVC_ERROR_NOT_FOUND, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_FAILED, FALSE);
+  expect_resource_error (UVC_ERROR_OTHER, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_FAILED, FALSE);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_disconnect_maps_to_read)
+{
+  /* err argument is irrelevant for the disconnect helper. */
+  expect_resource_error (UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_READ, TRUE);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+static Suite *
+error_map_suite (void)
+{
+  Suite *s = suite_create ("libuvch264src-error-map");
+  TCase *tc = tcase_create ("mapping");
+
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_no_device_maps_to_not_found);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_busy_maps_to_busy);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_not_supported_maps_to_settings);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_access_maps_to_open_read_write);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_unmapped_codes_fall_back_to_failed);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_disconnect_maps_to_read);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+GST_CHECK_MAIN (error_map);

From d7f8a1accaee9582ce74d1339cb9b817fddb163d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:26:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 23/41] fix(uvc): sanitize SPS/PPS cache path, guard NULL, key
 by resolution

---
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c          |   5 +
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h |   2 +
 libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c              |  29 ++--
 libuvch264src/src/spspps_path.h               |  71 +++++++++
 tests/CMakeLists.txt                          |  13 ++
 tests/test_cache.c                            | 142 ++++++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 251 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 libuvch264src/src/spspps_path.h
 create mode 100644 tests/test_cache.c

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
index d8212d3..8099780 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate(GstBaseSrc * basesrc) {
 
     self->frame_interval = (1000L * 1000L * 1000L) / framerate;
 
+    /* Persist the negotiated resolution so the SPS/PPS cache key (L5) reflects
+     * the active format; load_spspps/store_spspps read these. */
+    self->negotiated_width = width;
+    self->negotiated_height = height;
+
     gst_base_src_set_caps(basesrc, best_caps);
 
     GST_INFO_OBJECT(basesrc, "Negotiated caps: %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, best_caps);
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
index c4f725a..dcaddb8 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ struct _GstLibuvcH264Src {
   uvc_device_handle_t *uvc_devh;
   uvc_stream_ctrl_t uvc_ctrl;
   enum uvc_frame_format frame_format;
+  gint negotiated_width;
+  gint negotiated_height;
   GAsyncQueue *frame_queue;
   gboolean streaming;
   GstClock *clock;
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c b/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
index eba722c..58922e3 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
@@ -5,31 +5,34 @@
 #include "gstlibuvch264src_internal.h"
 #include "frame_pipeline.h"
 #include "spspps_cache.h"
+#include "spspps_path.h"
 
 #define DIRBUFLEN 4096
 __thread char dir_buf[DIRBUFLEN];
 char *get_spspps_path(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, char *index) {
     const char *home_dir = getenv("HOME");
     if (home_dir == NULL) {
-        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Warning: HOME environment variable not set.");
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "HOME environment variable not set.");
         home_dir = "";
     }
 
-	int ret = snprintf(dir_buf, DIRBUFLEN, "%s/.spspps%s%s%s",
-	                   home_dir,
-	                   index ? "/" : "",
-	                   index ? index : "",
-	                   (index && self->frame_format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) ? ".h265" : "");
-	if (ret >= DIRBUFLEN) {
-	    GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Error building SPS/PPS path\n");
-	    return NULL;
-	}
+    int is_h265 = (self->frame_format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265);
+    int ret = spspps_build_path(dir_buf, DIRBUFLEN, home_dir, index, is_h265,
+                                self->negotiated_width, self->negotiated_height);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Error building SPS/PPS path");
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
-	return dir_buf;
+    return dir_buf;
 }
 
 void create_hidden_directory(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
     char *hidden_dir = get_spspps_path(self, NULL);
+    if (hidden_dir == NULL) {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "SPS/PPS cache directory path unavailable; skipping creation.");
+        return;
+    }
 
     struct stat st;
     if (stat(hidden_dir, &st) == -1) {
@@ -49,6 +52,10 @@ FILE *open_spspps_file(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, char mode) {
     char m[3];
     sprintf(m, "%cb", mode);
     char *file_name = get_spspps_path(self, self->index);
+    if (file_name == NULL) {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "SPS/PPS cache path unavailable; skipping cache I/O.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
     FILE *fp = fopen(file_name, m);
     return fp;
 }
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/spspps_path.h b/libuvch264src/src/spspps_path.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cf16ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/spspps_path.h
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#ifndef GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_SPSPPS_PATH_H
+#define GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_SPSPPS_PATH_H
+
+/*
+ * Pure, dependency-free SPS/PPS cache path builder.
+ *
+ * Kept free of GLib/GStreamer so it can be unit-tested in isolation
+ * (tests/test_cache.c) without constructing a GObject. spspps_cache.c wraps
+ * this with the element's logging and instance state.
+ *
+ * Two hardening properties live here:
+ *
+ *   M8 (path traversal): the device `index` is never interpolated verbatim. It
+ *   is parsed with strtol and only the resulting non-negative integer reaches
+ *   the path, so a hostile index such as "../.." or "/etc/passwd" collapses to
+ *   a safe numeric component and can never escape ~/.spspps.
+ *
+ *   L5 (resolution key): the negotiated codec and WxH are folded into the file
+ *   name, so a cache entry written for one resolution can never be loaded for a
+ *   different one.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+/*
+ * Build the cache path into `out` (capacity `outlen`).
+ *
+ *   index == NULL -> the cache directory itself ("<home>/.spspps").
+ *   index != NULL -> a resolution-keyed file
+ *                    ("<home>/.spspps/<idx>_<codec>_<width>x<height>").
+ *
+ * Returns the number of characters written (excluding the NUL) on success, or
+ * -1 if `out` is unusable or the path would be truncated. On -1 the caller MUST
+ * skip the cache rather than touch the filesystem.
+ */
+static inline int spspps_build_path(char *out, size_t outlen,
+                                    const char *home_dir, const char *index,
+                                    int is_h265, int width, int height) {
+    if (out == NULL || outlen == 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (home_dir == NULL) {
+        home_dir = "";
+    }
+
+    int ret;
+    if (index == NULL) {
+        ret = snprintf(out, outlen, "%s/.spspps", home_dir);
+    } else {
+        /* M8: parse, do not interpolate. A non-numeric or negative index can
+         * not introduce path separators or ".." once collapsed to a long. */
+        char *end = NULL;
+        long idx = strtol(index, &end, 10);
+        if (end == index || idx < 0) {
+            idx = 0;
+        }
+
+        /* L5: codec + resolution are part of the key. */
+        const char *codec = is_h265 ? "h265" : "h264";
+        ret = snprintf(out, outlen, "%s/.spspps/%ld_%s_%dx%d",
+                       home_dir, idx, codec, width, height);
+    }
+
+    if (ret < 0 || (size_t)ret >= outlen) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+#endif /* GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_SPSPPS_PATH_H */
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 57a246d..2f719b2 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@ set_tests_properties(plugin_load_smoke PROPERTIES
   ENVIRONMENT "${_smoke_env}"
 )
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPS/PPS cache path-builder unit tests. Pure C against spspps_path.h (no GST,
+# no device, no filesystem) - they assert M8 traversal blocking, M7 NULL-path
+# safety, and the L5 codec+resolution cache key. One executable, two suites.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_executable(test_cache test_cache.c)
+target_include_directories(test_cache PRIVATE
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src
+)
+
+add_test(NAME cache_path_safety COMMAND test_cache path)
+add_test(NAME cache_resolution_key COMMAND test_cache key)
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Mock streaming harness.
 #
diff --git a/tests/test_cache.c b/tests/test_cache.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..779b847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_cache.c
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+/*
+ * Unit tests for the SPS/PPS cache path builder (libuvch264src/src/spspps_path.h).
+ *
+ * These run against the pure spspps_build_path() helper, so no GObject /
+ * GStreamer instance is needed. Two ctest suites are dispatched by argv[1]:
+ *
+ *   path  (cache_path_safety)   - M7 NULL-path safety + M8 traversal blocking
+ *   key   (cache_resolution_key)- L5 codec + resolution keyed file names
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "spspps_path.h"
+
+static int g_failures;
+
+#define CHECK(cond, msg)                                                       \
+    do {                                                                       \
+        if (cond) {                                                            \
+            printf("  ok   - %s\n", msg);                                      \
+        } else {                                                               \
+            printf("  FAIL - %s\n", msg);                                      \
+            g_failures++;                                                      \
+        }                                                                      \
+    } while (0)
+
+#define HOME "/home/tester"
+#define DIR HOME "/.spspps"
+
+static int run_path_safety(void) {
+    char buf[4096];
+    int ret;
+
+    /* M8: a "../.." index must not escape ~/.spspps. */
+    ret = spspps_build_path(buf, sizeof(buf), HOME, "../..", 0, 1920, 1080);
+    CHECK(ret > 0, "traversal index builds a path");
+    CHECK(strstr(buf, "..") == NULL, "traversal index contains no '..'");
+    CHECK(strncmp(buf, DIR "/", strlen(DIR "/")) == 0,
+          "traversal index stays under ~/.spspps");
+    CHECK(strcmp(buf, DIR "/0_h264_1920x1080") == 0,
+          "non-numeric index collapses to safe '0'");
+
+    /* An absolute-looking index must not inject a new root. */
+    ret = spspps_build_path(buf, sizeof(buf), HOME, "/etc/passwd", 0, 1280, 720);
+    CHECK(ret > 0 && strstr(buf, "/etc/passwd") == NULL,
+          "absolute-path index does not reach /etc/passwd");
+    CHECK(strcmp(buf, DIR "/0_h264_1280x720") == 0,
+          "absolute-path index collapses to safe '0'");
+
+    /* A leading digit followed by traversal keeps only the parsed integer. */
+    ret = spspps_build_path(buf, sizeof(buf), HOME, "5/../../etc", 0, 640, 480);
+    CHECK(ret > 0 && strstr(buf, "..") == NULL,
+          "digit+traversal index drops the traversal");
+    CHECK(strcmp(buf, DIR "/5_h264_640x480") == 0,
+          "digit+traversal index keeps only the parsed integer");
+
+    /* A negative index is rejected to the safe fallback. */
+    ret = spspps_build_path(buf, sizeof(buf), HOME, "-1", 0, 320, 240);
+    CHECK(strcmp(buf, DIR "/0_h264_320x240") == 0,
+          "negative index collapses to safe '0'");
+
+    /* A normal numeric index passes through. */
+    ret = spspps_build_path(buf, sizeof(buf), HOME, "2", 0, 1920, 1080);
+    CHECK(strcmp(buf, DIR "/2_h264_1920x1080") == 0,
+          "numeric index is preserved");
+
+    /* index == NULL yields the directory itself, no key, no traversal. */
+    ret = spspps_build_path(buf, sizeof(buf), HOME, NULL, 0, 1920, 1080);
+    CHECK(strcmp(buf, DIR) == 0, "NULL index builds the cache directory");
+
+    /* M7: an unusable output buffer returns -1 so callers skip the cache. */
+    CHECK(spspps_build_path(NULL, sizeof(buf), HOME, "0", 0, 1920, 1080) < 0,
+          "NULL output buffer returns -1 (cache skipped)");
+    CHECK(spspps_build_path(buf, 0, HOME, "0", 0, 1920, 1080) < 0,
+          "zero-length buffer returns -1 (cache skipped)");
+
+    /* Truncation must fail rather than emit a partial path. */
+    char tiny[8];
+    CHECK(spspps_build_path(tiny, sizeof(tiny), HOME, "0", 0, 1920, 1080) < 0,
+          "truncated path returns -1 (cache skipped)");
+
+    /* A NULL home does not crash and stays relative to ".spspps". */
+    ret = spspps_build_path(buf, sizeof(buf), NULL, "0", 0, 1920, 1080);
+    CHECK(ret > 0 && strstr(buf, "..") == NULL,
+          "NULL home is handled without traversal");
+
+    return g_failures;
+}
+
+static int run_resolution_key(void) {
+    char a[4096];
+    char b[4096];
+
+    /* L5: same index, different resolution -> different cache files. */
+    spspps_build_path(a, sizeof(a), HOME, "0", 0, 1920, 1080);
+    spspps_build_path(b, sizeof(b), HOME, "0", 0, 1280, 720);
+    CHECK(strcmp(a, b) != 0, "different resolution yields different file");
+    CHECK(strcmp(a, DIR "/0_h264_1920x1080") == 0, "1080p key is correct");
+    CHECK(strcmp(b, DIR "/0_h264_1280x720") == 0, "720p key is correct");
+
+    /* L5: same index/resolution, different codec -> different cache files. */
+    spspps_build_path(a, sizeof(a), HOME, "0", 0, 1920, 1080);
+    spspps_build_path(b, sizeof(b), HOME, "0", 1, 1920, 1080);
+    CHECK(strcmp(a, b) != 0, "different codec yields different file");
+    CHECK(strstr(a, "h264") != NULL, "H264 key carries codec tag");
+    CHECK(strstr(b, "h265") != NULL, "H265 key carries codec tag");
+
+    /* The key embeds the resolution verbatim. */
+    spspps_build_path(a, sizeof(a), HOME, "1", 1, 3840, 2160);
+    CHECK(strstr(a, "3840x2160") != NULL, "key embeds WxH resolution");
+    CHECK(strcmp(a, DIR "/1_h265_3840x2160") == 0, "full 4K H265 key is correct");
+
+    /* Deterministic: identical inputs produce identical keys. */
+    spspps_build_path(a, sizeof(a), HOME, "7", 0, 1920, 1080);
+    spspps_build_path(b, sizeof(b), HOME, "7", 0, 1920, 1080);
+    CHECK(strcmp(a, b) == 0, "identical inputs produce identical key");
+
+    return g_failures;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    if (argc < 2) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s <path|key>\n", argv[0]);
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    int failures;
+    if (strcmp(argv[1], "path") == 0) {
+        printf("cache_path_safety:\n");
+        failures = run_path_safety();
+    } else if (strcmp(argv[1], "key") == 0) {
+        printf("cache_resolution_key:\n");
+        failures = run_resolution_key();
+    } else {
+        fprintf(stderr, "unknown suite: %s\n", argv[1]);
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    printf("%s: %d failure(s)\n", argv[1], failures);
+    return failures == 0 ? 0 : 1;
+}

From 598e71b142d496234a487bd0d2db68984b002283 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:35:01 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 24/41] fix(uvc): implement unlock/unlock_stop with timeout
 pop; fix control_mutex lifecycle

---
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c          |  78 ++++++++-
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h |   1 +
 tests/CMakeLists.txt                          |  32 ++++
 tests/test_lifecycle.c                        | 154 ++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 257 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/test_lifecycle.c

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
index 8099780..b0e7b6e 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
@@ -46,9 +46,17 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_get_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id,
 static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_set_clock(GstElement *element, GstClock *clock);
 static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_start(GstBaseSrc *src);
 static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_stop(GstBaseSrc *src);
+static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_unlock(GstBaseSrc *src);
+static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_unlock_stop(GstBaseSrc *src);
 static GstFlowReturn gst_libuvc_h264_src_create(GstPushSrc *src, GstBuffer **buf);
 static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_finalize(GObject *object);
 
+/* GAsyncQueue forbids NULL payloads, so create() can never receive a NULL
+ * "no more frames" marker. unlock() instead pushes this dedicated address to
+ * wake a blocked create(); its value is irrelevant, only its identity matters. */
+static const gchar flush_sentinel = 0;
+#define FLUSH_SENTINEL ((gpointer) &flush_sentinel)
+
 static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_class_init(GstLibuvcH264SrcClass *klass) {
   GObjectClass *gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS(klass);
@@ -73,6 +81,8 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_class_init(GstLibuvcH264SrcClass *klass) {
   element_class->set_clock = gst_libuvc_h264_set_clock;
   base_src_class->start = gst_libuvc_h264_src_start;
   base_src_class->stop = gst_libuvc_h264_src_stop;
+  base_src_class->unlock = gst_libuvc_h264_src_unlock;
+  base_src_class->unlock_stop = gst_libuvc_h264_src_unlock_stop;
   push_src_class->create = gst_libuvc_h264_src_create;
   gobject_class->finalize = gst_libuvc_h264_src_finalize;
 }
@@ -85,6 +95,7 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_init(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
   self->clock = NULL;
   self->frame_queue = g_async_queue_new();
   self->streaming = FALSE;
+  self->flushing = 0;
   self->base_time = G_MAXUINT64;
   self->prev_pts = G_MAXUINT64;
   
@@ -420,13 +431,46 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_stop(GstBaseSrc *src) {
     self->uvc_ctx = NULL;
   }
 
-  // Clear mutex
-  g_mutex_clear(&self->control_mutex);
+  // control_mutex is NOT cleared here: stop() runs on every restart and is even
+  // re-entered from start()'s cleanup path, so clearing it would leave the
+  // control thread locking a destroyed mutex. It is cleared once in finalize().
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Libuvc source fully stopped");
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+// Interrupt a create() that is blocked waiting for a frame (e.g. on disconnect
+// or shutdown), so state changes and teardown never deadlock on a silent source.
+static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_unlock(GstBaseSrc *src) {
+  GstLibuvcH264Src *self = GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC(src);
+
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Unlock: interrupting create()");
+
+  g_atomic_int_set(&self->flushing, 1);
+  g_async_queue_push(self->frame_queue, FLUSH_SENTINEL);
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_unlock_stop(GstBaseSrc *src) {
+  GstLibuvcH264Src *self = GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC(src);
+
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Unlock stop: resuming create()");
+
+  g_atomic_int_set(&self->flushing, 0);
+
+  // Drop sentinels (and any frames buffered during the flush) so the next
+  // create() resumes from a clean queue.
+  gpointer item;
+  while ((item = g_async_queue_try_pop(self->frame_queue)) != NULL) {
+    if (item != FLUSH_SENTINEL) {
+      gst_buffer_unref(item);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 static GstFlowReturn gst_libuvc_h264_src_create(GstPushSrc *src, GstBuffer **buf) {
   GstLibuvcH264Src *self = GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC(src);
   uvc_error_t res;
@@ -448,13 +492,27 @@ static GstFlowReturn gst_libuvc_h264_src_create(GstPushSrc *src, GstBuffer **buf
     }
   }
 
-  *buf = g_async_queue_pop(self->frame_queue);
-  if (*buf == NULL) {
-    GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "No frame available.");
-    return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
-  }
+  // Bounded wait so unlock() can interrupt a stalled capture: the timeout is a
+  // backstop for a silent source, while unlock()'s sentinel wakes us at once.
+  while (TRUE) {
+    gpointer item = g_async_queue_timeout_pop(self->frame_queue, TIMEOUT_DURATION);
 
-  return GST_FLOW_OK;
+    if (g_atomic_int_get(&self->flushing)) {
+      if (item != NULL && item != FLUSH_SENTINEL) {
+        gst_buffer_unref(item);
+      }
+      return GST_FLOW_FLUSHING;
+    }
+
+    if (item == NULL || item == FLUSH_SENTINEL) {
+      // Plain timeout, or a stale sentinel from a finished flush: keep waiting
+      // rather than ending the stream on a transient gap.
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    *buf = item;
+    return GST_FLOW_OK;
+  }
 }
 
 static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_finalize(GObject *object) {
@@ -480,6 +538,10 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_finalize(GObject *object) {
         self->frame_queue = NULL;
     }
 
+    // Sole clear point for control_mutex (paired with g_mutex_init in init): the
+    // control thread was already joined by stop() above, so this is race-free.
+    g_mutex_clear(&self->control_mutex);
+
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Libuvc source finalized");
 
     G_OBJECT_CLASS(gst_libuvc_h264_src_parent_class)->finalize(object);
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
index dcaddb8..7c7c20a 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct _GstLibuvcH264Src {
   gint negotiated_height;
   GAsyncQueue *frame_queue;
   gboolean streaming;
+  gint flushing; /* atomic: set by unlock(), checked by create() to bail out */
   GstClock *clock;
   int64_t pts_offset_sum;
   int64_t pts_stretch;
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f719b2..f383c62 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -179,6 +179,38 @@ function(add_mock_harness_variant variant sanitizer)
     RESOURCE_LOCK uvc_control_socket
     TIMEOUT 120
   )
+
+  # --- lifecycle regression tests (unlock/unlock_stop + control_mutex) ---
+  # Reuses the same mock-backed plugin and isolated env as the smoke test; a
+  # per-test GST_CHECKS selects one case so each gets its own mock config.
+  set(lifecycleexe "test_lifecycle${suffix}")
+  add_executable(${lifecycleexe} test_lifecycle.c)
+  target_link_libraries(${lifecycleexe} PRIVATE
+    PkgConfig::GST
+    PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+    PkgConfig::GST_CHECK
+  )
+  add_dependencies(${lifecycleexe} ${plugin})
+  if(san_opts)
+    target_compile_options(${lifecycleexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+    target_link_options(${lifecycleexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+  endif()
+
+  # DISCONNECT mode (one frame, then silence) makes create() block, so the test
+  # exercises unlock() interrupting it on teardown.
+  add_test(NAME unlock_shutdown${suffix} COMMAND ${lifecycleexe})
+  set_tests_properties(unlock_shutdown${suffix} PROPERTIES
+    ENVIRONMENT "${_env};GST_CHECKS=test_unlock_shutdown;MOCK_UVC_FRAME_MODE=disconnect"
+    RESOURCE_LOCK uvc_control_socket
+    TIMEOUT 120
+  )
+
+  add_test(NAME mutex_restart${suffix} COMMAND ${lifecycleexe})
+  set_tests_properties(mutex_restart${suffix} PROPERTIES
+    ENVIRONMENT "${_env};GST_CHECKS=test_mutex_restart"
+    RESOURCE_LOCK uvc_control_socket
+    TIMEOUT 120
+  )
 endfunction()
 
 add_mock_harness_variant("" "")
diff --git a/tests/test_lifecycle.c b/tests/test_lifecycle.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f32dfca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_lifecycle.c
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/* Lifecycle regression tests for the libuvch264src element, run against the
+ * mock-backed plugin (tests/mock_libuvc.c) so no UVC hardware is touched.
+ *
+ *   test_unlock_shutdown  A create() blocked on a silent source must be
+ *                         interrupted by the unlock() vmethod, so a state change
+ *                         to NULL tears the element down promptly instead of
+ *                         deadlocking. Driven with the mock in DISCONNECT mode
+ *                         (one frame, then silence) so create() genuinely blocks.
+ *
+ *   test_mutex_restart    Repeated start()/stop() cycles on one element must not
+ *                         corrupt control_mutex; it is initialised once in init()
+ *                         and cleared only at finalize(). The bug cleared it in
+ *                         stop(), leaving the next cycle's control thread bound to
+ *                         a destroyed mutex.
+ *
+ * GST_CHECKS selects a single test per ctest invocation (see tests/CMakeLists.txt),
+ * so each case gets its own mock configuration.
+ */
+
+#include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+
+/* The harness blanks GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH; load just core-elements so fakesink
+ * is available without scanning unrelated plugins (which trip the sanitizers). */
+static void
+load_core_elements (void)
+{
+  const gchar *core_plugin = g_getenv ("GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN");
+  if (core_plugin != NULL && *core_plugin != '\0') {
+    GError *lerr = NULL;
+    GstPlugin *p = gst_plugin_load_file (core_plugin, &lerr);
+    fail_unless (p != NULL, "could not load core-elements plugin '%s': %s",
+        core_plugin, lerr ? lerr->message : "(unknown)");
+    gst_object_unref (p);
+  }
+}
+
+/* Set from the streaming thread once the first buffer reaches the sink. Atomic
+ * so ThreadSanitizer sees the cross-thread handshake: a GMutex/GCond pair would
+ * synchronise inside uninstrumented GLib and trip a false-positive race. */
+static gint first_buffer_seen;
+
+static GstPadProbeReturn
+first_buffer_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  (void) pad;
+  (void) user_data;
+  if (GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_TYPE (info) & GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER)
+    g_atomic_int_set (&first_buffer_seen, 1);
+  return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_unlock_shutdown)
+{
+  load_core_elements ();
+
+  g_atomic_int_set (&first_buffer_seen, 0);
+
+  GError *err = NULL;
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_parse_launch (
+      "libuvch264src ! fakesink sync=false name=sink", &err);
+  fail_unless (err == NULL, "pipeline parse failed: %s",
+      err ? err->message : "(unknown)");
+  fail_unless (pipeline != NULL, "no pipeline produced");
+
+  GstElement *sink = gst_bin_get_by_name (GST_BIN (pipeline), "sink");
+  fail_unless (sink != NULL, "fakesink not found in pipeline");
+  GstPad *pad = gst_element_get_static_pad (sink, "sink");
+  fail_unless (pad != NULL, "fakesink has no sink pad");
+  gst_pad_add_probe (pad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER, first_buffer_probe, NULL,
+      NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pad);
+  gst_object_unref (sink);
+
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING)
+      != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "could not set pipeline to PLAYING");
+
+  /* Wait for the single DISCONNECT-mode frame to be pushed: create() has then
+   * looped back onto an empty queue and is genuinely blocked. Bounded so the
+   * test still proceeds if no frame ever arrives - create() is blocked from the
+   * start in that case too, which is equally what unlock() must interrupt. */
+  gint64 deadline = g_get_monotonic_time () + 3 * G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND;
+  while (!g_atomic_int_get (&first_buffer_seen)
+      && g_get_monotonic_time () < deadline) {
+    g_usleep (5 * G_TIME_SPAN_MILLISECOND);
+  }
+
+  /* The crux: tearing down must not block on the stalled create(). With a
+   * broken unlock() this hangs until ctest's TIMEOUT kills the run; the
+   * sentinel wake must return create() far faster than its 1 s pop timeout. */
+  gint64 t0 = g_get_monotonic_time ();
+  GstStateChangeReturn r = gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  fail_unless (r != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "could not set pipeline to NULL");
+  gst_element_get_state (pipeline, NULL, NULL, GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE);
+  gint64 dt = g_get_monotonic_time () - t0;
+
+  fail_unless (dt < 500 * G_TIME_SPAN_MILLISECOND,
+      "blocked create() shutdown took %" G_GINT64_FORMAT " us, expected < 500 ms",
+      dt);
+
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_mutex_restart)
+{
+  load_core_elements ();
+
+  GError *err = NULL;
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_parse_launch (
+      "libuvch264src ! fakesink sync=false name=sink", &err);
+  fail_unless (err == NULL, "pipeline parse failed: %s",
+      err ? err->message : "(unknown)");
+  fail_unless (pipeline != NULL, "no pipeline produced");
+
+  /* Drive start()/stop() repeatedly on the SAME element. Each PLAYING runs
+   * start() (spawning the control thread that owns control_mutex); each NULL
+   * runs stop() (joining it). The bug cleared control_mutex in stop(), so the
+   * second cycle ran against a destroyed mutex. Completing every cycle cleanly,
+   * especially under the sanitizers, is the assertion. */
+  const int cycles = 5;
+  for (int i = 0; i < cycles; i++) {
+    fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING)
+        != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "cycle %d: could not set PLAYING", i);
+    /* Let start() bring the control thread fully up before tearing it down. */
+    g_usleep (100 * G_TIME_SPAN_MILLISECOND);
+    fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL)
+        != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "cycle %d: could not set NULL", i);
+  }
+
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+static Suite *
+lifecycle_suite (void)
+{
+  Suite *s = suite_create ("libuvch264src-lifecycle");
+
+  TCase *tc_unlock = tcase_create ("unlock_shutdown");
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_unlock, 30);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_unlock, test_unlock_shutdown);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc_unlock);
+
+  TCase *tc_mutex = tcase_create ("mutex_restart");
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_mutex, 60);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_mutex, test_mutex_restart);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc_mutex);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+GST_CHECK_MAIN (lifecycle);

From 10154f60f0fa44b20359ba6547c9762718264e12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:39:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 25/41] fix(uvc): free device list (ref-before-free), validate
 index, fatal error on zero devices

---
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c |  48 +++++--
 tests/CMakeLists.txt                 |  73 ++++++++++
 tests/mock_libuvc.c                  |  45 +++++-
 tests/mock_libuvc.h                  |   5 +
 tests/test_device_select.c           | 203 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 358 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/test_device_select.c

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
index b0e7b6e..c02fe8e 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 #include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
 #include "gstlibuvch264src_internal.h"
 #include "uvc_device.h"
@@ -305,6 +307,22 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_start(GstBaseSrc *src) {
     usleep(1000000); // Wait 1 second for USB to settle
   }
 
+  // Resolve the device index up-front, before touching libuvc. The `index`
+  // property stays a string so it can grow richer selectors later (vid:pid /
+  // serial), but today a bare, non-negative integer is an ordinal into the
+  // enumerated device list. Reject anything else loudly instead of silently
+  // selecting device 0 the way atoi() would have.
+  errno = 0;
+  char *index_end = NULL;
+  long device_ordinal = strtol(self->index ? self->index : "", &index_end, 10);
+  if (self->index == NULL || index_end == self->index || *index_end != '\0' ||
+      errno != 0 || device_ordinal < 0 || device_ordinal > INT_MAX) {
+    GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(self, RESOURCE, SETTINGS,
+        ("Invalid device index \"%s\"", self->index ? self->index : "(null)"),
+        ("index must be a non-negative integer ordinal"));
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
   // Initialize libuvc context
   res = uvc_init(&self->uvc_ctx, NULL);
   if (res < 0) {
@@ -315,31 +333,41 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_start(GstBaseSrc *src) {
   uvc_device_t **dev_list;
   res = uvc_find_devices(self->uvc_ctx, &dev_list, 0, 0, NULL);
   if (res < 0) {
-    GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Unable to find any UVC devices");
+    GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(self, RESOURCE, NOT_FOUND,
+        ("No UVC devices found"),
+        ("uvc_find_devices failed: %s", uvc_strerror(res)));
     uvc_exit(self->uvc_ctx);
     self->uvc_ctx = NULL;
     return FALSE;
   }
 
   for (int i = 0; dev_list[i] != NULL; ++i) {
-    uvc_device_t *dev = dev_list[i];
-	if (i == atoi(self->index)) {
-		self->uvc_dev = dev;
-		break;
-	}
+    if ((long)i == device_ordinal) {
+      self->uvc_dev = dev_list[i];
+      break;
+    }
   }
-  
+
   if (!self->uvc_dev) {
-    GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Unable to find UVC device: %s", self->index);
+    GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(self, RESOURCE, NOT_FOUND,
+        ("No UVC device at index %ld", device_ordinal),
+        ("ordinal %ld matched none of the enumerated UVC devices", device_ordinal));
+    uvc_free_device_list(dev_list, 1);
     uvc_exit(self->uvc_ctx);
     self->uvc_ctx = NULL;
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  // Open the UVC device
+  // The selected device aliases an entry in dev_list, and uvc_free_device_list()
+  // unrefs every entry; take our own reference first so it survives the free.
+  uvc_ref_device(self->uvc_dev);
+  uvc_free_device_list(dev_list, 1);
+
   res = uvc_open(self->uvc_dev, &self->uvc_devh);
   if (res < 0) {
-    GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Unable to open UVC device: %s", uvc_strerror(res));
+    GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(self, RESOURCE, OPEN_READ_WRITE,
+        ("Unable to open UVC device at index %ld", device_ordinal),
+        ("uvc_open failed: %s", uvc_strerror(res)));
     uvc_unref_device(self->uvc_dev);
     self->uvc_dev = NULL;
     uvc_exit(self->uvc_ctx);
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index f383c62..bb4530e 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -219,6 +219,79 @@ if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
   add_mock_harness_variant("tsan" "thread")
 endif()
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Device-selection unit tests (Task 6).
+#
+# The element TUs, the libuvc mock, and the driver are linked into ONE
+# executable with the element type registered statically (no plugin .so). That
+# keeps the mock's state in the test process, so the device-list leak counter
+# (mock_uvc_device_lists_outstanding) is directly observable and device counts
+# can be set programmatically. Each gst-check test is surfaced as its own ctest
+# entry via GST_CHECKS so the suite can be filtered test-by-test.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_executable(test_device_select
+  test_device_select.c
+  ${_element_srcs}
+  mock_libuvc.c
+)
+target_include_directories(test_device_select PRIVATE
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+  ${LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES}
+  ${LIBUVC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+target_link_libraries(test_device_select PRIVATE
+  PkgConfig::GST
+  PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+  PkgConfig::GST_CHECK
+  PkgConfig::LIBUSB
+  Threads::Threads
+)
+if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+  target_compile_options(test_device_select PRIVATE
+    -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g)
+  target_link_options(test_device_select PRIVATE -fsanitize=address)
+endif()
+
+# "<ctest name>:<gst-check test fn>" - one ctest entry each, selected by GST_CHECKS.
+set(_device_select_cases
+  "device_zero:test_device_zero"
+  "index_validate:test_index_validate"
+  "device_restart_leak:test_device_restart_leak"
+)
+foreach(_case ${_device_select_cases})
+  string(REPLACE ":" ";" _parts ${_case})
+  list(GET _parts 0 _ctestname)
+  list(GET _parts 1 _testfn)
+
+  set(_ds_home "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/device-select-home-${_ctestname}")
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${_ds_home})
+
+  set(_ds_env
+    "GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH="
+    "GST_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/device-select-registry-${_ctestname}.bin"
+    "GST_REGISTRY_FORK=no"
+    "HOME=${_ds_home}"
+    "CK_FORK=no"
+    "GST_CHECKS=${_testfn}"
+    "GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN=${GST_PLUGINS_DIR}/libgstcoreelements.so"
+  )
+  if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+    list(APPEND _ds_env
+      "ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0:abort_on_error=1:halt_on_error=1")
+  endif()
+
+  add_test(NAME ${_ctestname} COMMAND test_device_select)
+  set_tests_properties(${_ctestname} PROPERTIES
+    ENVIRONMENT "${_ds_env}"
+    # start() spawns the control thread which binds the fixed /tmp/libuvc_control
+    # socket, so these must not run concurrently with each other or the mock
+    # streaming variants.
+    RESOURCE_LOCK uvc_control_socket
+    TIMEOUT 120
+  )
+endforeach()
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Error-mapping unit test (gst-check). Compiles the standalone error TU directly
 # and asserts each uvc_error_t -> GST_ELEMENT_ERROR domain/code on the bus.
diff --git a/tests/mock_libuvc.c b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
index 11da5fe..8ad989d 100644
--- a/tests/mock_libuvc.c
+++ b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ static enum uvc_frame_format g_frame_format = UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264;
 static mock_uvc_frame_mode_t g_frame_mode = MOCK_UVC_FRAME_VALID;
 static int g_max_frames = 0; /* 0 = until uvc_stop_streaming() */
 static int g_frames_delivered = 0;
+static int g_device_lists_outstanding = 0; /* uvc_find_devices() not yet freed */
 
 static int32_t g_pan_min = -180000, g_pan_max = 180000, g_pan_cur = 0;
 static int32_t g_tilt_min = -90000, g_tilt_max = 90000, g_tilt_cur = 0;
@@ -170,6 +171,13 @@ int mock_uvc_frames_delivered(void) {
   return n;
 }
 
+int mock_uvc_device_lists_outstanding(void) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  int n = g_device_lists_outstanding;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+  return n;
+}
+
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* NAL crafting.                                                              */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -305,8 +313,8 @@ uvc_error_t uvc_init(uvc_context_t **ctx, struct libusb_context *usb_ctx) {
 void uvc_exit(uvc_context_t *ctx) {
   if (!ctx)
     return;
-  for (int i = 0; i < ctx->list_count; i++)
-    free(ctx->lists[i]);
+  /* Device-list arrays are released by uvc_free_device_list(); the context owns
+   * only the device objects. */
   for (int i = 0; i < ctx->device_count; i++)
     free(ctx->devices[i]);
   free(ctx);
@@ -336,10 +344,12 @@ uvc_error_t uvc_find_devices(uvc_context_t *ctx, uvc_device_t ***devs,
     list[i] = mock_new_device(ctx, i);
   list[n] = NULL;
 
-  /* The element never calls uvc_free_device_list(); the context owns the array
-   * and frees it at uvc_exit() so the harness stays leak-clean. */
-  if (ctx->list_count < MOCK_MAX_LISTS)
-    ctx->lists[ctx->list_count++] = list;
+  /* The element owns this array and must release it via uvc_free_device_list();
+   * track only an outstanding count so a test can prove every list is freed
+   * exactly once (ref-before-free, no leak, no double free). */
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  g_device_lists_outstanding++;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
 
   *devs = list;
   return UVC_SUCCESS;
@@ -351,9 +361,32 @@ void uvc_unref_device(uvc_device_t *dev) {
   /* Storage is owned by the context and reclaimed in uvc_exit(). */
 }
 
+void uvc_ref_device(uvc_device_t *dev) {
+  if (dev)
+    dev->refcount++;
+}
+
+void uvc_free_device_list(uvc_device_t **list, uint8_t unref_devices) {
+  if (!list)
+    return;
+  if (unref_devices) {
+    for (int i = 0; list[i] != NULL; i++)
+      uvc_unref_device(list[i]);
+  }
+  free(list);
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  if (g_device_lists_outstanding > 0)
+    g_device_lists_outstanding--;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+}
+
 uvc_error_t uvc_open(uvc_device_t *dev, uvc_device_handle_t **devh) {
   if (!dev || !devh)
     return UVC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM;
+  /* A device unref'd to zero is freed by real libuvc; opening it then is a
+   * use-after-free. Reject it so a missing ref-before-free fails loudly here. */
+  if (dev->refcount <= 0)
+    return UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE;
 
   uvc_device_handle_t *h = calloc(1, sizeof(*h));
   if (!h)
diff --git a/tests/mock_libuvc.h b/tests/mock_libuvc.h
index 3fc9467..4191223 100644
--- a/tests/mock_libuvc.h
+++ b/tests/mock_libuvc.h
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ void mock_uvc_set_ptz_range(int32_t pan_min, int32_t pan_max,
  * (observability for assertions). */
 int mock_uvc_frames_delivered(void);
 
+/* Device-list arrays handed out by uvc_find_devices() that have not yet been
+ * released with uvc_free_device_list(). A correct caller leaves this at its
+ * starting value; a leak makes it grow. */
+int mock_uvc_device_lists_outstanding(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/test_device_select.c b/tests/test_device_select.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e218d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_device_select.c
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+/* Device-selection tests for the libuvch264src element's start() path.
+ *
+ * Unlike test_mock_smoke.c (which loads a mock-backed plugin .so and drives it
+ * via env vars), this links the element translation units, the libuvc mock, and
+ * the driver into ONE executable and registers the element type statically. The
+ * mock's state therefore lives in the same process, so the device-list leak
+ * counter (mock_uvc_device_lists_outstanding) is directly observable and device
+ * counts can be set programmatically. Each gst-check test is exposed as its own
+ * ctest entry through GST_CHECKS.
+ *
+ * Covered (Task 6):
+ *   test_device_zero          zero devices -> fatal RESOURCE/NOT_FOUND on the bus
+ *   test_index_validate       non-ordinal index -> fatal RESOURCE/SETTINGS
+ *   test_device_restart_leak  repeated start/stop frees every device list
+ *                             (ref-before-free), nothing left outstanding
+ */
+
+#include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+
+#include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
+#include "mock_libuvc.h"
+
+static void
+setup (void)
+{
+  /* fakesink lives in coreelements; the harness blanks the system plugin path
+   * for isolation, so load just that one plugin explicitly. */
+  const gchar *core_plugin = g_getenv ("GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN");
+  if (core_plugin != NULL && *core_plugin != '\0') {
+    GError *lerr = NULL;
+    GstPlugin *p = gst_plugin_load_file (core_plugin, &lerr);
+    fail_unless (p != NULL, "could not load core-elements plugin '%s': %s",
+        core_plugin, lerr ? lerr->message : "(unknown)");
+    gst_object_unref (p);
+  }
+
+  /* The element is linked in, not loaded from a plugin .so; register its type
+   * once so gst_element_factory_make() finds it. */
+  static gboolean registered = FALSE;
+  if (!registered) {
+    fail_unless (gst_element_register (NULL, "libuvch264src", GST_RANK_NONE,
+            GST_TYPE_LIBUVC_H264_SRC), "failed to register libuvch264src");
+    registered = TRUE;
+  }
+
+  mock_uvc_reset ();
+}
+
+static GstElement *
+build_pipeline (const gchar * index_value)
+{
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_pipeline_new ("test-pipeline");
+  GstElement *src = gst_element_factory_make ("libuvch264src", "src");
+  GstElement *sink = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", "sink");
+
+  fail_unless (pipeline != NULL && src != NULL && sink != NULL,
+      "failed to create test elements");
+  g_object_set (sink, "sync", FALSE, NULL);
+  if (index_value != NULL)
+    g_object_set (src, "index", index_value, NULL);
+
+  gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline), src, sink, NULL);
+  fail_unless (gst_element_link (src, sink), "failed to link src ! sink");
+  return pipeline;
+}
+
+/* Drive the pipeline to PAUSED, assert start() failed, and return the GError
+ * carried by the fatal bus message. Caller frees it with g_clear_error(). */
+static GError *
+expect_start_error (GstElement * pipeline)
+{
+  GstStateChangeReturn sret = gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PAUSED);
+  fail_unless (sret == GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE,
+      "expected start() to fail the state change");
+
+  GstBus *bus = gst_element_get_bus (pipeline);
+  GstMessage *msg =
+      gst_bus_timed_pop_filtered (bus, 5 * GST_SECOND, GST_MESSAGE_ERROR);
+  fail_unless (msg != NULL, "expected a fatal ERROR message on the bus");
+
+  GError *gerr = NULL;
+  gchar *dbg = NULL;
+  gst_message_parse_error (msg, &gerr, &dbg);
+  g_free (dbg);
+  gst_message_unref (msg);
+  gst_object_unref (bus);
+  return gerr;
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_device_zero)
+{
+  mock_uvc_set_device_count (0);
+
+  GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline ("0");
+  GError *gerr = expect_start_error (pipeline);
+
+  fail_unless (g_error_matches (gerr, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR,
+          GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND),
+      "expected RESOURCE/NOT_FOUND, got %s (%d): %s",
+      gerr ? g_quark_to_string (gerr->domain) : "(none)",
+      gerr ? gerr->code : -1, gerr ? gerr->message : "(none)");
+
+  g_clear_error (&gerr);
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_index_validate)
+{
+  /* A bare, non-negative integer is the only valid index; everything else must
+   * fail loudly instead of silently selecting device 0 (the old atoi() bug). */
+  const gchar *bad[] = {
+    "not-a-number",
+    "",
+    "-1",
+    "12abc",
+    "99999999999999999999",      /* overflows long -> ERANGE */
+  };
+
+  for (gsize i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (bad); i++) {
+    mock_uvc_reset ();
+
+    GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline (bad[i]);
+    GError *gerr = expect_start_error (pipeline);
+
+    fail_unless (g_error_matches (gerr, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR,
+            GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_SETTINGS),
+        "index \"%s\": expected RESOURCE/SETTINGS, got %s (%d)", bad[i],
+        gerr ? g_quark_to_string (gerr->domain) : "(none)",
+        gerr ? gerr->code : -1);
+
+    g_clear_error (&gerr);
+    gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+    gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+  }
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_device_restart_leak)
+{
+  mock_uvc_set_device_count (1);
+
+  const int baseline = mock_uvc_device_lists_outstanding ();
+  GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline ("0");
+
+  gboolean start_failed = FALSE;
+  int worst_outstanding = baseline;
+
+  for (int cycle = 0; cycle < 3; cycle++) {
+    if (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PAUSED) ==
+        GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE)
+      start_failed = TRUE;
+
+    /* The list is released inside start() (the selected device survives via its
+     * own reference), so nothing stays outstanding after a successful start. */
+    int outstanding = mock_uvc_device_lists_outstanding ();
+    if (outstanding > worst_outstanding)
+      worst_outstanding = outstanding;
+
+    gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  }
+
+  const int final_outstanding = mock_uvc_device_lists_outstanding ();
+
+  /* Tear down before asserting: a failed fail_unless longjmps out of the test,
+   * and a still-running control thread would otherwise keep the non-forking
+   * process alive until the ctest timeout. Asserting last keeps regressions
+   * fast and clean. */
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  fail_if (start_failed, "start() failed during a restart cycle (a missing "
+      "ref-before-free makes uvc_open reject the freed device)");
+  fail_unless (worst_outstanding == baseline,
+      "device list leaked during a restart (worst outstanding=%d, baseline=%d)",
+      worst_outstanding, baseline);
+  fail_unless (final_outstanding == baseline,
+      "device list leaked across restarts (outstanding=%d, baseline=%d)",
+      final_outstanding, baseline);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+static Suite *
+device_select_suite (void)
+{
+  Suite *s = suite_create ("libuvch264src-device-select");
+  TCase *tc = tcase_create ("device-select");
+
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc, 60);
+  tcase_add_checked_fixture (tc, setup, NULL);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc);
+
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_device_zero);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_index_validate);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_device_restart_leak);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+GST_CHECK_MAIN (device_select);

From 8ef18c11370b845016f4b03c8770804bd47fa49d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:41:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 26/41] fix(uvc): clamp SPS/PPS/VPS NAL copies to buffer size
 (heap overflow)

Untrusted NAL lengths from parse_nal_units could exceed the fixed 1024 B
vps/sps/pps instance buffers. Both the live frame_callback path and the
disk-cache load path memcpy'd straight into them, overflowing the GObject
allocation and corrupting adjacent fds/mutex/pointers.

Clamp every copy: drop any NAL with len <= 0 or len > SPSPPSBUFSZ with a
GST_WARNING instead of copying. Add an ASan regression test driven by the
mock feeder's oversized-SPS mode (sps_bounds + sps_bounds_asan); the mock
payload is enlarged so the unclamped overflow crosses the allocation
boundary where ASan's redzone lives.
---
 libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c |  15 +++
 libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c   |  15 +++
 tests/CMakeLists.txt               |  73 +++++++++++++++
 tests/mock_libuvc.c                |   8 +-
 tests/test_sps_bounds.c            | 142 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 251 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/test_sps_bounds.c

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
index 33d890f..6f7739d 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
 
         switch (unit->type) {
             case UNIT_VPS:
+                if (unit->len <= 0 || unit->len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
+                    GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Dropping oversized/invalid VPS NAL "
+                        "(%d bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow", unit->len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
+                    continue;
+                }
                 self->vps_length = unit->len;
                 memcpy(self->vps, unit->ptr, self->vps_length);
                 updated_sps_pps = TRUE;
@@ -116,6 +121,11 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
                 // deliberately not sending VPS/SPS/PPS info in their own buffer
                 continue;
             case UNIT_SPS:
+                if (unit->len <= 0 || unit->len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
+                    GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Dropping oversized/invalid SPS NAL "
+                        "(%d bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow", unit->len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
+                    continue;
+                }
                 self->sps_length = unit->len;
                 memcpy(self->sps, unit->ptr, self->sps_length);
                 updated_sps_pps = TRUE;
@@ -123,6 +133,11 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
                 // deliberately not sending VPS/SPS/PPS info in their own buffer
                 continue;
             case UNIT_PPS:
+                if (unit->len <= 0 || unit->len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
+                    GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Dropping oversized/invalid PPS NAL "
+                        "(%d bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow", unit->len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
+                    continue;
+                }
                 self->pps_length = unit->len;
                 memcpy(self->pps, unit->ptr, self->pps_length);
                 updated_sps_pps = TRUE;
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c b/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
index 58922e3..78c210f 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
@@ -75,14 +75,29 @@ void load_spspps(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
         for (int i = 0; i < c; i++) {
             switch (units[i].type) {
                 case UNIT_VPS:
+                    if (units[i].len <= 0 || units[i].len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
+                        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Dropping oversized/invalid cached VPS NAL "
+                            "(%d bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow", units[i].len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
+                        break;
+                    }
                     memcpy(self->vps, units[i].ptr, units[i].len);
                     self->vps_length = units[i].len;
                     break;
                 case UNIT_SPS:
+                    if (units[i].len <= 0 || units[i].len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
+                        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Dropping oversized/invalid cached SPS NAL "
+                            "(%d bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow", units[i].len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
+                        break;
+                    }
                     memcpy(self->sps, units[i].ptr, units[i].len);
                     self->sps_length = units[i].len;
                     break;
                 case UNIT_PPS:
+                    if (units[i].len <= 0 || units[i].len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
+                        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Dropping oversized/invalid cached PPS NAL "
+                            "(%d bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow", units[i].len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
+                        break;
+                    }
                     memcpy(self->pps, units[i].ptr, units[i].len);
                     self->pps_length = units[i].len;
                     break;
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index bb4530e..b262df5 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -327,3 +327,76 @@ endif()
 
 add_test(NAME error_map COMMAND test_error_map)
 set_tests_properties(error_map PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "${_errmap_env}")
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPS/PPS/VPS bounds-clamp regression (C1, heap overflow). Reuses the mock-backed
+# plugin built by add_mock_harness_variant, but runs the feeder in oversized-SPS
+# mode so an unclamped NAL copy would smash the element's fixed 1024 B SPS
+# buffer. The ASAN variant is the teeth: an overflow aborts the run; the clamp
+# keeps it green.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function(add_sps_bounds_variant variant sanitizer)
+  if(variant STREQUAL "")
+    set(suffix "")
+  else()
+    set(suffix "_${variant}")
+  endif()
+
+  set(plugin "gstlibuvch264src_mock${suffix}")   # built by add_mock_harness_variant
+  set(testexe "test_sps_bounds${suffix}")
+  set(ctestname "sps_bounds${suffix}")
+  set(plugdir "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/gstreamer-1.0-mock${suffix}")
+
+  set(san_opts "")
+  if(NOT sanitizer STREQUAL "")
+    set(san_opts -fsanitize=${sanitizer} -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g)
+  endif()
+
+  add_executable(${testexe} test_sps_bounds.c)
+  target_link_libraries(${testexe} PRIVATE
+    PkgConfig::GST
+    PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+    PkgConfig::GST_CHECK
+  )
+  add_dependencies(${testexe} ${plugin})
+  if(san_opts)
+    target_compile_options(${testexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+    target_link_options(${testexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+  endif()
+
+  set(_home "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bounds-home${suffix}")
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${_home})
+  set(_env
+    "GST_PLUGIN_PATH=${plugdir}"
+    "GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH="
+    "GST_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bounds-registry${suffix}.bin"
+    "GST_REGISTRY_FORK=no"
+    "HOME=${_home}"
+    "CK_FORK=no"
+    "GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN=${GST_PLUGINS_DIR}/libgstcoreelements.so"
+    "MOCK_UVC_FRAME_MODE=oversized_sps"
+  )
+  if(sanitizer STREQUAL "address")
+    # always-malloc so each GObject instance is a plain malloc with an ASan
+    # redzone right after it; otherwise the SPS overflow would land inside the
+    # instance (intra-object) where ASan cannot see it. detect_leaks=0 keeps
+    # GLib's one-time global allocations from drowning the real finding.
+    list(APPEND _env
+      "ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0:abort_on_error=1:halt_on_error=1"
+      "G_SLICE=always-malloc")
+  endif()
+
+  add_test(NAME ${ctestname} COMMAND ${testexe})
+  set_tests_properties(${ctestname} PROPERTIES
+    ENVIRONMENT "${_env}"
+    # Shares the element's fixed /tmp/libuvc_control socket with the other mock
+    # variants, so it must not run concurrently with them under `ctest -j`.
+    RESOURCE_LOCK uvc_control_socket
+    TIMEOUT 120
+  )
+endfunction()
+
+add_sps_bounds_variant("" "")
+if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+  add_sps_bounds_variant("asan" "address")
+endif()
diff --git a/tests/mock_libuvc.c b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
index 8ad989d..8d36a57 100644
--- a/tests/mock_libuvc.c
+++ b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
@@ -208,8 +208,12 @@ static size_t append_nal_h265(uint8_t *p, uint8_t nal_type, size_t payload_len)
 static size_t craft_access_unit(uint8_t *buf, enum uvc_frame_format fmt,
                                 mock_uvc_frame_mode_t mode) {
   size_t n = 0;
-  /* OVERSIZED_SPS deliberately exceeds the element's 1024 B SPS buffer. */
-  size_t sps_payload = (mode == MOCK_UVC_FRAME_OVERSIZED_SPS) ? 1100 : 12;
+  /* OVERSIZED_SPS overflows the element's fixed 1024 B SPS buffer. The payload
+   * must exceed the whole SPS+PPS+control tail of the instance struct so an
+   * unclamped copy runs off the END of the GObject allocation (where ASan's
+   * redzone lives), not merely into the adjacent pps[] field - an intra-object
+   * spill ASan cannot see. 4096 clears that >2 KB tail with margin. */
+  size_t sps_payload = (mode == MOCK_UVC_FRAME_OVERSIZED_SPS) ? 4096 : 12;
 
   if (fmt == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) {
     n += append_nal_h265(buf + n, 32, 8);            /* VPS */
diff --git a/tests/test_sps_bounds.c b/tests/test_sps_bounds.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03cf3b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_sps_bounds.c
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+/* ASAN regression test for the SPS/PPS/VPS bounds clamp (C1, heap overflow).
+ *
+ * The mock feeder (MOCK_UVC_FRAME_MODE=oversized_sps) delivers access units
+ * whose SPS NAL is far larger than the element's fixed 1024 B SPS buffer - large
+ * enough to run off the END of the whole GObject instance allocation. Before the
+ * clamp, frame_callback() memcpy'd it straight into self->sps[SPSPPSBUFSZ],
+ * smashing the heap; under ASan (with G_SLICE=always-malloc, set by the ctest
+ * env, so each instance is a plain malloc with a trailing redzone) that aborts
+ * the process and this test goes RED.
+ *
+ * With the clamp the oversized SPS is dropped with a GST_WARNING and the stream
+ * keeps flowing: every access unit still yields its IDR buffer, the element
+ * reaches num-buffers and emits EOS, and ASan stays clean. The assertions below
+ * therefore prove three things at once - no overflow (ASan silent), frames still
+ * delivered (drop was non-fatal), and the drop took the guarded warning path.
+ *
+ * Hardware-independent: every libuvc call resolves to tests/mock_libuvc.c.
+ */
+
+#include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define N_BUFFERS 10
+
+static gint buffer_count;
+static gint oversized_warning_seen;
+
+static void
+catch_drop_warning (GstDebugCategory * category, GstDebugLevel level,
+    const gchar * file, const gchar * function, gint line, GObject * object,
+    GstDebugMessage * message, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  (void) category;
+  (void) file;
+  (void) function;
+  (void) line;
+  (void) object;
+  (void) user_data;
+  if (level > GST_LEVEL_WARNING)
+    return;
+  const gchar *text = gst_debug_message_get (message);
+  if (text != NULL && strstr (text, "oversized") != NULL)
+    g_atomic_int_set (&oversized_warning_seen, 1);
+}
+
+static GstPadProbeReturn
+count_buffers_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  (void) pad;
+  (void) user_data;
+  if (GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_TYPE (info) & GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER)
+    g_atomic_int_inc (&buffer_count);
+  return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_oversized_sps_is_clamped_no_overflow)
+{
+  g_atomic_int_set (&buffer_count, 0);
+  g_atomic_int_set (&oversized_warning_seen, 0);
+
+  /* Route the element's WARNING through our sink so we can prove the oversized
+   * NAL was dropped via the guarded path, not merely tolerated. */
+  gst_debug_set_active (TRUE);
+  gst_debug_set_default_threshold (GST_LEVEL_WARNING);
+  gst_debug_set_threshold_for_name ("libuvch264src", GST_LEVEL_WARNING);
+  gst_debug_add_log_function (catch_drop_warning, NULL, NULL);
+
+  const gchar *core_plugin = g_getenv ("GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN");
+  if (core_plugin != NULL && *core_plugin != '\0') {
+    GError *lerr = NULL;
+    GstPlugin *p = gst_plugin_load_file (core_plugin, &lerr);
+    fail_unless (p != NULL, "could not load core-elements plugin '%s': %s",
+        core_plugin, lerr ? lerr->message : "(unknown)");
+    gst_object_unref (p);
+  }
+
+  GError *err = NULL;
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_parse_launch (
+      "libuvch264src num-buffers=" G_STRINGIFY (N_BUFFERS)
+      " ! fakesink sync=false name=sink", &err);
+  fail_unless (err == NULL, "pipeline parse failed: %s",
+      err ? err->message : "(unknown)");
+  fail_unless (pipeline != NULL, "no pipeline produced");
+
+  GstElement *sink = gst_bin_get_by_name (GST_BIN (pipeline), "sink");
+  fail_unless (sink != NULL, "fakesink not found in pipeline");
+  GstPad *pad = gst_element_get_static_pad (sink, "sink");
+  fail_unless (pad != NULL, "fakesink has no sink pad");
+  gst_pad_add_probe (pad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER, count_buffers_probe, NULL,
+      NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pad);
+  gst_object_unref (sink);
+
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING)
+      != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "could not set pipeline to PLAYING");
+
+  GstBus *bus = gst_element_get_bus (pipeline);
+  GstMessage *msg = gst_bus_timed_pop_filtered (bus, 10 * GST_SECOND,
+      GST_MESSAGE_EOS | GST_MESSAGE_ERROR);
+
+  if (msg != NULL && GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg) == GST_MESSAGE_ERROR) {
+    GError *gerr = NULL;
+    gchar *dbg = NULL;
+    gst_message_parse_error (msg, &gerr, &dbg);
+    fail ("pipeline errored instead of reaching EOS: %s (%s)",
+        gerr ? gerr->message : "(none)", dbg ? dbg : "(no debug)");
+    g_clear_error (&gerr);
+    g_free (dbg);
+  }
+  fail_unless (msg != NULL,
+      "timed out waiting for EOS - the oversized SPS path likely crashed");
+  fail_unless (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg) == GST_MESSAGE_EOS,
+      "expected EOS, got %s", GST_MESSAGE_TYPE_NAME (msg));
+  gst_message_unref (msg);
+  gst_object_unref (bus);
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  fail_unless (g_atomic_int_get (&buffer_count) == N_BUFFERS,
+      "expected %d buffers after dropping the oversized SPS, got %d",
+      N_BUFFERS, g_atomic_int_get (&buffer_count));
+  fail_unless (g_atomic_int_get (&oversized_warning_seen) == 1,
+      "expected a GST_WARNING that the oversized SPS NAL was dropped");
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+static Suite *
+sps_bounds_suite (void)
+{
+  Suite *s = suite_create ("libuvch264src-sps-bounds");
+  TCase *tc = tcase_create ("bounds");
+
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc, 60);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_oversized_sps_is_clamped_no_overflow);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+GST_CHECK_MAIN (sps_bounds);

From 29efbc162b1a705afa53f28ee530390d6c48e12b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:13:51 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 27/41] feat(uvc): native pan/tilt/zoom properties + signal via
 shared helper (capability-gated)

---
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c          |  72 +++++++
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h |   9 +
 libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c               | 130 +++++++++++++
 libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.h               |  13 ++
 tests/CMakeLists.txt                          |  72 +++++++
 tests/mock_libuvc.c                           |  38 ++++
 tests/mock_libuvc.h                           |  11 ++
 tests/test_ptz.c                              | 182 ++++++++++++++++++
 8 files changed, 527 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tests/test_ptz.c

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
index c02fe8e..cd8d4ae 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY(gst_libuvc_h264_src_debug);
 enum {
   PROP_0,
   PROP_INDEX,
+  PROP_PAN,
+  PROP_TILT,
+  PROP_ZOOM,
   PROP_LAST
 };
 
@@ -52,6 +55,8 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_unlock(GstBaseSrc *src);
 static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_unlock_stop(GstBaseSrc *src);
 static GstFlowReturn gst_libuvc_h264_src_create(GstPushSrc *src, GstBuffer **buf);
 static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_finalize(GObject *object);
+static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_set_ptz(GstLibuvcH264Src *self,
+                                            gint pan, gint tilt, gint zoom);
 
 /* GAsyncQueue forbids NULL payloads, so create() can never receive a NULL
  * "no more frames" marker. unlock() instead pushes this dedicated address to
@@ -73,6 +78,28 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_class_init(GstLibuvcH264SrcClass *klass) {
     g_param_spec_string("index", "Index", "Device location, e.g., '0'",
                         DEFAULT_DEVICE_INDEX, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
+  /* Native PTZ properties. Param-spec bounds cover the UVC arcsecond / focal
+   * domain; the real per-device range is enforced at set time, and a set on an
+   * axis the device does not report is silently ignored (capability-gated). */
+  g_object_class_install_property(gobject_class, PROP_PAN,
+    g_param_spec_int("pan", "Pan", "Absolute pan position in UVC arcseconds",
+                     -648000, 648000, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+  g_object_class_install_property(gobject_class, PROP_TILT,
+    g_param_spec_int("tilt", "Tilt", "Absolute tilt position in UVC arcseconds",
+                     -648000, 648000, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+  g_object_class_install_property(gobject_class, PROP_ZOOM,
+    g_param_spec_int("zoom", "Zoom", "Absolute zoom as a UVC focal length",
+                     0, 65535, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+  /* Action signal driving all three axes in one emission; each axis is applied
+   * only when the device supports it (gated in ptz_control.c). */
+  g_signal_new_class_handler("set-ptz", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS(klass),
+    G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST | G_SIGNAL_ACTION,
+    G_CALLBACK(gst_libuvc_h264_src_set_ptz), NULL, NULL, NULL,
+    G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 3, G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_INT);
+
   gst_element_class_set_static_metadata(element_class,
     "UVC H.264 / H.265 Video Source", "Source/Video",
     "Captures H.264 or H.265 video from a UVC device", "Name");
@@ -251,6 +278,15 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_set_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id,
       g_free(self->index);
       self->index = g_value_dup_string(value);
       break;
+    case PROP_PAN:
+      gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_pan(self, g_value_get_int(value));
+      break;
+    case PROP_TILT:
+      gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_tilt(self, g_value_get_int(value));
+      break;
+    case PROP_ZOOM:
+      gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_zoom(self, g_value_get_int(value));
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -265,12 +301,45 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_get_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id,
     case PROP_INDEX:
       g_value_set_string(value, self->index);
       break;
+    case PROP_PAN:
+      g_value_set_int(value, self->pan_cur);
+      break;
+    case PROP_TILT:
+      g_value_set_int(value, self->tilt_cur);
+      break;
+    case PROP_ZOOM:
+      g_value_set_int(value, self->zoom_cur);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
   }
 }
 
+/* "set-ptz" action handler: apply pan, tilt and zoom in one call. Each axis is
+ * driven only when the device reports it; returns TRUE only if at least one
+ * supported axis was driven and every attempted set succeeded. */
+static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_set_ptz(GstLibuvcH264Src *self,
+                                            gint pan, gint tilt, gint zoom) {
+  gboolean any = FALSE;
+  gboolean ok = TRUE;
+
+  if (self->pan_supported) {
+    any = TRUE;
+    ok = gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_pan(self, pan) && ok;
+  }
+  if (self->tilt_supported) {
+    any = TRUE;
+    ok = gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_tilt(self, tilt) && ok;
+  }
+  if (self->zoom_supported) {
+    any = TRUE;
+    ok = gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_zoom(self, zoom) && ok;
+  }
+
+  return any && ok;
+}
+
 static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_set_clock(GstElement *element, GstClock *clock) {
   GstLibuvcH264Src *self = GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC(element);
 
@@ -375,6 +444,9 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_start(GstBaseSrc *src) {
     return FALSE;
   }
 
+  // Probe PTZ ranges so only axes the device actually exposes are driven (M6).
+  gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_probe_capabilities(self);
+
   // Start control socket thread
   self->control_running = TRUE;
   self->control_thread = g_thread_new("uvc-control",
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
index 7c7c20a..5e49df3 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ struct _GstLibuvcH264Src {
   gpointer control_thread;
   gboolean control_running;
   GMutex control_mutex;
+
+  // PTZ state, filled by ptz_probe_capabilities() at open and guarded by
+  // control_mutex. pan and tilt share one UVC control, so a single-axis set must
+  // re-send the other axis from *_cur (the last value written).
+  gint pan_min, pan_max, pan_cur;
+  gint tilt_min, tilt_max, tilt_cur;
+  gint zoom_min, zoom_max, zoom_cur;
+  gboolean pan_supported, tilt_supported, zoom_supported;
+  gboolean ptz_supported;
 };
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c b/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c
index 0ebd000..abfe157 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include "gstlibuvch264src_internal.h"
 #include "ptz_control.h"
+#include "gstlibuvch264src_error.h"
 
 static char* gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, const char *command);
 
@@ -186,3 +188,131 @@ static char* gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command(GstLibuvcH264Src *self,
     g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
     return g_strdup("ERROR: Unknown command");
 }
+
+static gint ptz_clamp(gint value, gint lo, gint hi) {
+    if (value < lo) return lo;
+    if (value > hi) return hi;
+    return value;
+}
+
+void gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_probe_capabilities(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
+    /* M6: start every axis gated off with zeroed ranges; only a fully-checked
+     * probe re-enables one, so an unchecked GET_* value is never stored. */
+    self->pan_supported = FALSE;
+    self->tilt_supported = FALSE;
+    self->zoom_supported = FALSE;
+    self->ptz_supported = FALSE;
+    self->pan_min = self->pan_max = self->pan_cur = 0;
+    self->tilt_min = self->tilt_max = self->tilt_cur = 0;
+    self->zoom_min = self->zoom_max = self->zoom_cur = 0;
+
+    if (!self->uvc_devh) return;
+
+    g_mutex_lock(&self->control_mutex);
+
+    /* PanTilt is one UVC control carrying both axes. Trust the range only when
+     * MIN, MAX and RES all succeed; an axis counts as supported only if its own
+     * range is non-degenerate, so a device with a fixed axis stays gated off. */
+    int32_t pan_min = 0, pan_max = 0, pan_res = 0;
+    int32_t tilt_min = 0, tilt_max = 0, tilt_res = 0;
+    uvc_error_t pt_min = uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &pan_min, &tilt_min, UVC_GET_MIN);
+    uvc_error_t pt_max = uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &pan_max, &tilt_max, UVC_GET_MAX);
+    uvc_error_t pt_res = uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &pan_res, &tilt_res, UVC_GET_RES);
+
+    if (pt_min == UVC_SUCCESS && pt_max == UVC_SUCCESS && pt_res == UVC_SUCCESS) {
+        if (pan_min < pan_max) {
+            self->pan_supported = TRUE;
+            self->pan_min = pan_min;
+            self->pan_max = pan_max;
+        }
+        if (tilt_min < tilt_max) {
+            self->tilt_supported = TRUE;
+            self->tilt_min = tilt_min;
+            self->tilt_max = tilt_max;
+        }
+        int32_t pan_cur = 0, tilt_cur = 0;
+        if (uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &pan_cur, &tilt_cur, UVC_GET_CUR) == UVC_SUCCESS) {
+            self->pan_cur = pan_cur;
+            self->tilt_cur = tilt_cur;
+        }
+    }
+
+    uint16_t zoom_min = 0, zoom_max = 0, zoom_res = 0;
+    uvc_error_t z_min = uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &zoom_min, UVC_GET_MIN);
+    uvc_error_t z_max = uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &zoom_max, UVC_GET_MAX);
+    uvc_error_t z_res = uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &zoom_res, UVC_GET_RES);
+
+    if (z_min == UVC_SUCCESS && z_max == UVC_SUCCESS && z_res == UVC_SUCCESS &&
+        zoom_min < zoom_max) {
+        self->zoom_supported = TRUE;
+        self->zoom_min = zoom_min;
+        self->zoom_max = zoom_max;
+        uint16_t zoom_cur = 0;
+        if (uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &zoom_cur, UVC_GET_CUR) == UVC_SUCCESS) {
+            self->zoom_cur = zoom_cur;
+        }
+    }
+
+    self->ptz_supported =
+        self->pan_supported || self->tilt_supported || self->zoom_supported;
+
+    g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+
+    /* Only stored (checked) fields are logged; unsupported axes read back 0. */
+    GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "PTZ probe: pan=%s[%d,%d] tilt=%s[%d,%d] zoom=%s[%d,%d]",
+                    self->pan_supported ? "on" : "off", self->pan_min, self->pan_max,
+                    self->tilt_supported ? "on" : "off", self->tilt_min, self->tilt_max,
+                    self->zoom_supported ? "on" : "off", self->zoom_min, self->zoom_max);
+}
+
+gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_pan(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, gint value) {
+    if (!self->uvc_devh || !self->pan_supported) return FALSE;
+
+    g_mutex_lock(&self->control_mutex);
+    gint pan = ptz_clamp(value, self->pan_min, self->pan_max);
+    /* Re-send the current tilt: pan and tilt are one control transfer. */
+    uvc_error_t res = uvc_set_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, pan, self->tilt_cur);
+    if (res == UVC_SUCCESS) self->pan_cur = pan;
+    g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+
+    if (res != UVC_SUCCESS) {
+        gst_libuvc_h264_src_post_error(GST_ELEMENT(self), res, "setting pan");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Pan set to %d", pan);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_tilt(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, gint value) {
+    if (!self->uvc_devh || !self->tilt_supported) return FALSE;
+
+    g_mutex_lock(&self->control_mutex);
+    gint tilt = ptz_clamp(value, self->tilt_min, self->tilt_max);
+    uvc_error_t res = uvc_set_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, self->pan_cur, tilt);
+    if (res == UVC_SUCCESS) self->tilt_cur = tilt;
+    g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+
+    if (res != UVC_SUCCESS) {
+        gst_libuvc_h264_src_post_error(GST_ELEMENT(self), res, "setting tilt");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Tilt set to %d", tilt);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_zoom(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, gint value) {
+    if (!self->uvc_devh || !self->zoom_supported) return FALSE;
+
+    g_mutex_lock(&self->control_mutex);
+    gint zoom = ptz_clamp(value, self->zoom_min, self->zoom_max);
+    uvc_error_t res = uvc_set_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, (uint16_t)zoom);
+    if (res == UVC_SUCCESS) self->zoom_cur = zoom;
+    g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+
+    if (res != UVC_SUCCESS) {
+        gst_libuvc_h264_src_post_error(GST_ELEMENT(self), res, "setting zoom");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Zoom set to %d", zoom);
+    return TRUE;
+}
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.h b/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.h
index 3f5c5c3..6860db0 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.h
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.h
@@ -8,6 +8,19 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 gpointer gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread(gpointer data);
 
+/* Probe pan/tilt/zoom ranges via the UVC GET_MIN/MAX/RES requests and record
+ * which axes the device actually supports. Safe to call with no open handle
+ * (clears every flag). Run once after the device is opened. */
+void gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_probe_capabilities(GstLibuvcH264Src *self);
+
+/* Drive a single PTZ axis to value, clamped to the probed device range. Each
+ * returns TRUE on a successful control transfer, FALSE when the axis is
+ * unsupported, no device is open, or the transfer failed (a bus error is
+ * posted in that last case). */
+gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_pan(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, gint value);
+gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_tilt(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, gint value);
+gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_zoom(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, gint value);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC_PTZ_CONTROL_H */
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index b262df5..6d4ce3c 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,12 +74,15 @@ option(ENABLE_SANITIZERS
   OFF)
 
 # The element sources, compiled verbatim into the mock-backed module.
+# gstlibuvch264src_error.c is included because ptz_control.c posts bus errors via
+# gst_libuvc_h264_src_post_error(); every mock-linked executable needs the symbol.
 set(_element_srcs
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_error.c
 )
 
 # add_mock_harness_variant(<variant> <sanitizer>)
@@ -292,6 +295,75 @@ foreach(_case ${_device_select_cases})
   )
 endforeach()
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Native PTZ property/signal tests (Task 12).
+#
+# Same single-executable, statically-registered shape as test_device_select so
+# the mock's last-written PTZ values are observable in-process
+# (mock_uvc_get_last_pantilt/zoom). Each gst-check test is its own ctest entry
+# selected via GST_CHECKS.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_executable(test_ptz
+  test_ptz.c
+  ${_element_srcs}
+  mock_libuvc.c
+)
+target_include_directories(test_ptz PRIVATE
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+  ${LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES}
+  ${LIBUVC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+target_link_libraries(test_ptz PRIVATE
+  PkgConfig::GST
+  PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+  PkgConfig::GST_CHECK
+  PkgConfig::LIBUSB
+  Threads::Threads
+)
+if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+  target_compile_options(test_ptz PRIVATE
+    -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g)
+  target_link_options(test_ptz PRIVATE -fsanitize=address)
+endif()
+
+set(_ptz_cases
+  "ptz_properties:test_ptz_properties"
+  "ptz_capability_gate:test_ptz_capability_gate"
+)
+foreach(_case ${_ptz_cases})
+  string(REPLACE ":" ";" _parts ${_case})
+  list(GET _parts 0 _ctestname)
+  list(GET _parts 1 _testfn)
+
+  set(_ptz_home "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ptz-home-${_ctestname}")
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${_ptz_home})
+
+  set(_ptz_env
+    "GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH="
+    "GST_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ptz-registry-${_ctestname}.bin"
+    "GST_REGISTRY_FORK=no"
+    "HOME=${_ptz_home}"
+    "CK_FORK=no"
+    "GST_CHECKS=${_testfn}"
+    "GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN=${GST_PLUGINS_DIR}/libgstcoreelements.so"
+  )
+  if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+    list(APPEND _ptz_env
+      "ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0:abort_on_error=1:halt_on_error=1")
+  endif()
+
+  add_test(NAME ${_ctestname} COMMAND test_ptz)
+  set_tests_properties(${_ctestname} PROPERTIES
+    ENVIRONMENT "${_ptz_env}"
+    # start() binds the fixed /tmp/libuvc_control socket via the control thread,
+    # so the PTZ cases must not run concurrently with each other or the other
+    # start()-driven suites under `ctest -j`.
+    RESOURCE_LOCK uvc_control_socket
+    TIMEOUT 120
+  )
+endforeach()
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Error-mapping unit test (gst-check). Compiles the standalone error TU directly
 # and asserts each uvc_error_t -> GST_ELEMENT_ERROR domain/code on the bus.
diff --git a/tests/mock_libuvc.c b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
index 8d36a57..32b3c8e 100644
--- a/tests/mock_libuvc.c
+++ b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ static int g_device_lists_outstanding = 0; /* uvc_find_devices() not yet freed *
 static int32_t g_pan_min = -180000, g_pan_max = 180000, g_pan_cur = 0;
 static int32_t g_tilt_min = -90000, g_tilt_max = 90000, g_tilt_cur = 0;
 static uint16_t g_zoom_min = 0, g_zoom_max = 100, g_zoom_cur = 0;
+static bool g_ptz_supported = true; /* false -> uvc_*_abs() return NOT_SUPPORTED */
 
 /* Apply MOCK_UVC_* environment overrides. Idempotent: only touches a field when
  * its variable is set, so it never clobbers a programmatic setter. Call with
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ void mock_uvc_reset(void) {
   g_pan_min = -180000; g_pan_max = 180000; g_pan_cur = 0;
   g_tilt_min = -90000; g_tilt_max = 90000; g_tilt_cur = 0;
   g_zoom_min = 0; g_zoom_max = 100; g_zoom_cur = 0;
+  g_ptz_supported = true;
   apply_env_overrides_locked();
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
 }
@@ -164,6 +166,26 @@ void mock_uvc_set_ptz_range(int32_t pan_min, int32_t pan_max,
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
 }
 
+void mock_uvc_set_ptz_supported(bool supported) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  g_ptz_supported = supported;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+}
+
+void mock_uvc_get_last_pantilt(int32_t *pan, int32_t *tilt) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  if (pan) *pan = g_pan_cur;
+  if (tilt) *tilt = g_tilt_cur;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+}
+
+uint16_t mock_uvc_get_last_zoom(void) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  uint16_t z = g_zoom_cur;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+  return z;
+}
+
 int mock_uvc_frames_delivered(void) {
   pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
   int n = g_frames_delivered;
@@ -554,6 +576,10 @@ uvc_error_t uvc_set_pantilt_abs(uvc_device_handle_t *devh, int32_t pan,
   if (!devh)
     return UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE;
   pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  if (!g_ptz_supported) {
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+    return UVC_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+  }
   g_pan_cur = pan;
   g_tilt_cur = tilt;
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
@@ -565,6 +591,10 @@ uvc_error_t uvc_get_pantilt_abs(uvc_device_handle_t *devh, int32_t *pan,
   if (!devh || !pan || !tilt)
     return UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE;
   pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  if (!g_ptz_supported) {
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+    return UVC_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+  }
   *pan = ptz_pick_i32(req_code, g_pan_cur, g_pan_min, g_pan_max);
   *tilt = ptz_pick_i32(req_code, g_tilt_cur, g_tilt_min, g_tilt_max);
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
@@ -575,6 +605,10 @@ uvc_error_t uvc_set_zoom_abs(uvc_device_handle_t *devh, uint16_t focal_length) {
   if (!devh)
     return UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE;
   pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  if (!g_ptz_supported) {
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+    return UVC_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+  }
   g_zoom_cur = focal_length;
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
   return UVC_SUCCESS;
@@ -585,6 +619,10 @@ uvc_error_t uvc_get_zoom_abs(uvc_device_handle_t *devh, uint16_t *focal_length,
   if (!devh || !focal_length)
     return UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE;
   pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  if (!g_ptz_supported) {
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+    return UVC_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+  }
   *focal_length = ptz_pick_u16(req_code, g_zoom_cur, g_zoom_min, g_zoom_max);
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
   return UVC_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/tests/mock_libuvc.h b/tests/mock_libuvc.h
index 4191223..a304904 100644
--- a/tests/mock_libuvc.h
+++ b/tests/mock_libuvc.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #ifndef MOCK_LIBUVC_H
 #define MOCK_LIBUVC_H
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <libuvc/libuvc.h>
 
@@ -64,6 +65,16 @@ void mock_uvc_set_ptz_range(int32_t pan_min, int32_t pan_max,
                             int32_t tilt_min, int32_t tilt_max,
                             uint16_t zoom_min, uint16_t zoom_max);
 
+/* Whether the device exposes PTZ controls (default true). When false every
+ * uvc_*_abs() get and set returns UVC_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED, emulating a camera
+ * with no PanTilt/Zoom unit so the element's probe gates every axis off. */
+void mock_uvc_set_ptz_supported(bool supported);
+
+/* Last pan/tilt and zoom written via uvc_set_pantilt_abs()/uvc_set_zoom_abs()
+ * (observability for assertions that a property actually drove the device). */
+void mock_uvc_get_last_pantilt(int32_t *pan, int32_t *tilt);
+uint16_t mock_uvc_get_last_zoom(void);
+
 /* Frames the feeder has delivered since the last uvc_start_streaming()
  * (observability for assertions). */
 int mock_uvc_frames_delivered(void);
diff --git a/tests/test_ptz.c b/tests/test_ptz.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa2bc18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_ptz.c
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+/* Native PTZ property/signal tests for the libuvch264src element.
+ *
+ * Same harness shape as test_device_select.c: the element translation units, the
+ * libuvc mock, and the driver are linked into ONE executable with the element
+ * type registered statically, so the mock's last-written PTZ values live in this
+ * process and are directly observable (mock_uvc_get_last_pantilt/zoom). Each
+ * gst-check test is surfaced as its own ctest entry via GST_CHECKS.
+ *
+ * Covered (Task 12):
+ *   test_ptz_properties      a PTZ-capable device: the pan/tilt/zoom properties
+ *                            and the set-ptz action signal drive the device,
+ *                            clamp to the probed range, and read back.
+ *   test_ptz_capability_gate a device that reports no PTZ unit: properties and
+ *                            the signal are no-ops, nothing reaches the device.
+ *
+ * Results are captured while the pipeline is live and only asserted after
+ * teardown: with CK_FORK=no a failing fail_unless longjmps out and would
+ * otherwise leave the control thread keeping the process alive until the ctest
+ * timeout (see test_device_select.c).
+ */
+
+#include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+
+#include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
+#include "mock_libuvc.h"
+
+static void
+setup (void)
+{
+  const gchar *core_plugin = g_getenv ("GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN");
+  if (core_plugin != NULL && *core_plugin != '\0') {
+    GError *lerr = NULL;
+    GstPlugin *p = gst_plugin_load_file (core_plugin, &lerr);
+    fail_unless (p != NULL, "could not load core-elements plugin '%s': %s",
+        core_plugin, lerr ? lerr->message : "(unknown)");
+    gst_object_unref (p);
+  }
+
+  static gboolean registered = FALSE;
+  if (!registered) {
+    fail_unless (gst_element_register (NULL, "libuvch264src", GST_RANK_NONE,
+            GST_TYPE_LIBUVC_H264_SRC), "failed to register libuvch264src");
+    registered = TRUE;
+  }
+
+  mock_uvc_reset ();
+}
+
+static GstElement *
+build_pipeline (void)
+{
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_pipeline_new ("test-pipeline");
+  GstElement *src = gst_element_factory_make ("libuvch264src", "src");
+  GstElement *sink = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", "sink");
+
+  fail_unless (pipeline != NULL && src != NULL && sink != NULL,
+      "failed to create test elements");
+  g_object_set (sink, "sync", FALSE, NULL);
+  g_object_set (src, "index", "0", NULL);
+
+  gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline), src, sink, NULL);
+  fail_unless (gst_element_link (src, sink), "failed to link src ! sink");
+  return pipeline;
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_ptz_properties)
+{
+  mock_uvc_set_device_count (1);
+  mock_uvc_set_ptz_range (-180000, 180000, -90000, 90000, 0, 100);
+
+  GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline ();
+  GstElement *src = gst_bin_get_by_name (GST_BIN (pipeline), "src");
+  fail_unless (src != NULL, "src not found in pipeline");
+
+  /* READY->PAUSED runs start() synchronously on a live source, so the PTZ
+   * capability probe has completed by the time set_state returns. */
+  GstStateChangeReturn sret =
+      gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PAUSED);
+
+  g_object_set (src, "pan", 1000, "tilt", 2000, "zoom", 50, NULL);
+  int32_t set_pan = -1, set_tilt = -1;
+  mock_uvc_get_last_pantilt (&set_pan, &set_tilt);
+  uint16_t set_zoom = mock_uvc_get_last_zoom ();
+
+  gint rpan = -1, rtilt = -1, rzoom = -1;
+  g_object_get (src, "pan", &rpan, "tilt", &rtilt, "zoom", &rzoom, NULL);
+
+  /* A request within the property's static range but past the probed device
+   * range (max 180000 here) must clamp to the device maximum. */
+  g_object_set (src, "pan", 500000, NULL);
+  int32_t clamp_pan = -1, clamp_tilt = -1;
+  mock_uvc_get_last_pantilt (&clamp_pan, &clamp_tilt);
+
+  /* The set-ptz action signal drives every axis in one emission. */
+  gboolean sig_ret = FALSE;
+  g_signal_emit_by_name (src, "set-ptz", -500, -600, 25, &sig_ret);
+  int32_t sig_pan = -1, sig_tilt = -1;
+  mock_uvc_get_last_pantilt (&sig_pan, &sig_tilt);
+  uint16_t sig_zoom = mock_uvc_get_last_zoom ();
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (src);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  fail_unless (sret != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "start() should have succeeded");
+  fail_unless (set_pan == 1000 && set_tilt == 2000,
+      "pan/tilt property did not reach the device: %d/%d", set_pan, set_tilt);
+  fail_unless (set_zoom == 50,
+      "zoom property did not reach the device: %u", set_zoom);
+  fail_unless (rpan == 1000 && rtilt == 2000 && rzoom == 50,
+      "property read-back mismatch: pan=%d tilt=%d zoom=%d", rpan, rtilt, rzoom);
+  fail_unless (clamp_pan == 180000,
+      "pan should clamp to the device maximum: %d", clamp_pan);
+  fail_unless (sig_ret, "set-ptz should report success on a PTZ-capable device");
+  fail_unless (sig_pan == -500 && sig_tilt == -600 && sig_zoom == 25,
+      "set-ptz did not drive the device: pan=%d tilt=%d zoom=%u",
+      sig_pan, sig_tilt, sig_zoom);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_ptz_capability_gate)
+{
+  mock_uvc_set_device_count (1);
+  /* Camera reports no PanTilt/Zoom unit: every uvc_*_abs() returns NOT_SUPPORTED
+   * so the probe must gate all three axes off. */
+  mock_uvc_set_ptz_supported (false);
+
+  GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline ();
+  GstElement *src = gst_bin_get_by_name (GST_BIN (pipeline), "src");
+  fail_unless (src != NULL, "src not found in pipeline");
+
+  GstStateChangeReturn sret =
+      gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PAUSED);
+
+  /* The mock's last-written values start at 0; an unsupported device must stay
+   * undriven however the properties and the signal are poked. */
+  g_object_set (src, "pan", 1234, "tilt", 5678, "zoom", 42, NULL);
+  gboolean sig_ret = TRUE;
+  g_signal_emit_by_name (src, "set-ptz", 4321, 8765, 99, &sig_ret);
+
+  int32_t pan = -1, tilt = -1;
+  mock_uvc_get_last_pantilt (&pan, &tilt);
+  uint16_t zoom = mock_uvc_get_last_zoom ();
+  gint rpan = -1, rtilt = -1, rzoom = -1;
+  g_object_get (src, "pan", &rpan, "tilt", &rtilt, "zoom", &rzoom, NULL);
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (src);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  fail_unless (sret != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE,
+      "start() should still succeed on a device without PTZ");
+  fail_unless (pan == 0 && tilt == 0,
+      "unsupported camera must not be driven: pan/tilt=%d/%d", pan, tilt);
+  fail_unless (zoom == 0,
+      "unsupported camera zoom must not be driven: zoom=%u", zoom);
+  fail_unless (!sig_ret, "set-ptz must report failure when no axis is supported");
+  fail_unless (rpan == 0 && rtilt == 0 && rzoom == 0,
+      "read-back should be 0 on an unsupported device: %d/%d/%d",
+      rpan, rtilt, rzoom);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+static Suite *
+ptz_suite (void)
+{
+  Suite *s = suite_create ("libuvch264src-ptz");
+  TCase *tc = tcase_create ("ptz");
+
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc, 60);
+  tcase_add_checked_fixture (tc, setup, NULL);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc);
+
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_ptz_properties);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_ptz_capability_gate);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+GST_CHECK_MAIN (ptz);

From bcfbad25ae4f357dc122d06031e4c422ee4ecc21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:19:27 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 28/41] fix(uvc): lock clock ref + PTS state in frame callback
 (narrow critical section)

---
 libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c |  54 +++++--
 tests/CMakeLists.txt               |  93 ++++++++++++
 tests/test_pts_thread_safety.c     | 221 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/tsan_pts.suppressions        |  41 ++++++
 4 files changed, 398 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/test_pts_thread_safety.c
 create mode 100644 tests/tsan_pts.suppressions

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
index 6f7739d..ad3f061 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
@@ -93,14 +93,34 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
     nal_unit_t units[MAX_UNITS_MAIN];
     int c = parse_nal_units(self->frame_format, units, MAX_UNITS_MAIN, data, frame->data_bytes);
 
-    if (!self->clock) return;
-    GstClockTime now = gst_clock_get_time(self->clock);
-
-    if (self->base_time == G_MAXUINT64) {
-        GstClockTime base_time = gst_element_get_base_time(GST_ELEMENT(self));
+    /* The clock and the PTS baseline are shared with set_clock(), which can swap
+       the clock or reset the baseline from another thread. Snapshot the clock
+       under the object lock and take our own ref, so reading the time (the
+       expensive part) and dropping the ref happen outside the lock and can never
+       race a concurrent unref/free. */
+    GstClock *clock = NULL;
+    GstClockTime base_time = 0;
+    GST_OBJECT_LOCK(self);
+    if (self->clock) {
+        clock = gst_object_ref(self->clock);
+        base_time = self->base_time;
+    }
+    GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK(self);
+
+    if (!clock) return;
+    GstClockTime now = gst_clock_get_time(clock);
+    gst_object_unref(clock);
+
+    /* Latch the running base time on the first frame after a (re)start or clock
+       change. gst_element_get_base_time() takes the object lock itself, so read
+       it before re-entering our critical section, then commit under the lock. */
+    if (base_time == G_MAXUINT64) {
+        base_time = gst_element_get_base_time(GST_ELEMENT(self));
+        GST_OBJECT_LOCK(self);
         self->base_time = base_time;
+        GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK(self);
     }
-    GstClockTime ts = now - self->base_time;
+    GstClockTime ts = now - base_time;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < c; i++) {
         nal_unit_t *unit = &units[i];
@@ -188,6 +208,16 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
                  and can drift over time
             */
 
+            GstClockTime timestamp;
+            GstClockTime duration;
+            int64_t offset;
+
+            /* prev_pts / pts_offset_sum / pts_stretch (and base_time, above) are
+               shared with set_clock(); keep this read-modify-write under the
+               object lock. The buffer fields are written afterwards from locals
+               so the buffer alloc/fill and the queue push stay outside it. */
+            GST_OBJECT_LOCK(self);
+
             // We'll set the first PTS to the current timestamp ts
             if (self->prev_pts == G_MAXUINT64) {
                 self->prev_pts = ts - self->frame_interval;
@@ -254,16 +284,18 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
                 self->prev_int_ts = ts;
             }
 
-            GstClockTime timestamp = self->prev_pts + self->frame_interval + self->pts_stretch + timestamp_offset;
-            int64_t offset = ts - timestamp;
+            timestamp = self->prev_pts + self->frame_interval + self->pts_stretch + timestamp_offset;
+            offset = ts - timestamp;
             self->pts_offset_sum += offset;
+            duration = timestamp - self->prev_pts;
+            self->prev_pts = timestamp;
+
+            GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK(self);
 
             GST_BUFFER_PTS(buffer) = timestamp;
             GST_BUFFER_DTS(buffer) = timestamp;
-            GST_BUFFER_DURATION(buffer) = timestamp - self->prev_pts;
+            GST_BUFFER_DURATION(buffer) = duration;
             GST_LOG_OBJECT(self, "PTS %lu, offset %ld us", timestamp, offset / 1000);
-
-            self->prev_pts = timestamp;
         }
 
         g_async_queue_push(self->frame_queue, buffer);
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d4ce3c..bd85625 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -472,3 +472,96 @@ add_sps_bounds_variant("" "")
 if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
   add_sps_bounds_variant("asan" "address")
 endif()
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Clock + PTS critical-section tests (Task 10).
+#
+# Statically links the element TUs, the libuvc mock, and the driver into one
+# executable (like test_device_select) so the racing set_clock() vmethod and the
+# mock feeder's frame_callback() run in the SAME instrumented binary - what TSan
+# needs to observe both sides of the clock/PTS race. The error helper TU is
+# included because ptz_control.c references it. The -fsanitize=thread variant is
+# the gate; it uses a dedicated suppressions file that does NOT mask
+# frame_callback()/set_clock(), so a lock regression reappears as a reported
+# race instead of being silently baselined.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function(add_pts_safety_variant variant sanitizer)
+  if(variant STREQUAL "")
+    set(suffix "")
+  else()
+    set(suffix "_${variant}")
+  endif()
+
+  set(testexe "test_pts_thread_safety${suffix}")
+
+  set(san_opts "")
+  if(NOT sanitizer STREQUAL "")
+    set(san_opts -fsanitize=${sanitizer} -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g)
+  endif()
+
+  add_executable(${testexe}
+    test_pts_thread_safety.c
+    ${_element_srcs}
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_error.c
+    mock_libuvc.c
+  )
+  target_include_directories(${testexe} PRIVATE
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+    ${LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES}
+    ${LIBUVC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+  )
+  target_link_libraries(${testexe} PRIVATE
+    PkgConfig::GST
+    PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+    PkgConfig::GST_CHECK
+    PkgConfig::LIBUSB
+    Threads::Threads
+  )
+  if(san_opts)
+    target_compile_options(${testexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+    target_link_options(${testexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+  endif()
+
+  # "<ctest name>:<gst-check test fn>" - one ctest entry each via GST_CHECKS.
+  set(_pts_cases
+    "pts_thread_safety${suffix}:test_pts_clock_race"
+    "frame_throughput${suffix}:test_frame_throughput"
+  )
+  foreach(_case ${_pts_cases})
+    string(REPLACE ":" ";" _parts ${_case})
+    list(GET _parts 0 _ctestname)
+    list(GET _parts 1 _testfn)
+
+    set(_pts_home "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/pts-home-${_ctestname}")
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${_pts_home})
+
+    set(_pts_env
+      "GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH="
+      "GST_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/pts-registry-${_ctestname}.bin"
+      "GST_REGISTRY_FORK=no"
+      "HOME=${_pts_home}"
+      "CK_FORK=no"
+      "GST_CHECKS=${_testfn}"
+      "GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN=${GST_PLUGINS_DIR}/libgstcoreelements.so"
+    )
+    if(sanitizer STREQUAL "thread")
+      list(APPEND _pts_env
+        "TSAN_OPTIONS=suppressions=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tsan_pts.suppressions:halt_on_error=1:ignore_noninstrumented_modules=1")
+    endif()
+
+    add_test(NAME ${_ctestname} COMMAND ${testexe})
+    set_tests_properties(${_ctestname} PROPERTIES
+      ENVIRONMENT "${_pts_env}"
+      # start() binds the fixed /tmp/libuvc_control socket, so these must not run
+      # concurrently with each other or the other mock-backed variants.
+      RESOURCE_LOCK uvc_control_socket
+      TIMEOUT 120
+    )
+  endforeach()
+endfunction()
+
+add_pts_safety_variant("" "")
+if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+  add_pts_safety_variant("tsan" "thread")
+endif()
diff --git a/tests/test_pts_thread_safety.c b/tests/test_pts_thread_safety.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e550fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_pts_thread_safety.c
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+/* Concurrency tests for the clock + PTS critical section in frame_callback().
+ *
+ * Like test_device_select.c, this statically links the element translation
+ * units, the libuvc mock, and the driver into ONE executable and registers the
+ * element type directly - so the racing set_clock() vmethod and the mock feeder
+ * thread that drives frame_callback() run in the SAME instrumented binary, which
+ * is what ThreadSanitizer needs to observe both sides of the race. (It also
+ * avoids the shared mock-backed plugin .so used by the other harnesses.)
+ *
+ *   test_pts_clock_race   Hammer gst_element_set_clock() from the main thread
+ *                         (toggling a real clock and NULL) while the mock feeder
+ *                         delivers frames on the libuvc callback thread. The
+ *                         clock pointer and the PTS baseline (base_time,
+ *                         prev_pts, pts_offset_sum, pts_stretch) are shared
+ *                         between the two threads; without the in-callback
+ *                         object lock this is a data race (and a clock
+ *                         use-after-free on the NULL transition). Surfaced as
+ *                         the ctest entry "pts_thread_safety"; the TSan variant
+ *                         is the gate.
+ *
+ *   test_frame_throughput The same locking must not cost frames: stream a fixed
+ *                         number of buffers end to end and assert every one is
+ *                         delivered (no drops versus the pre-lock baseline).
+ *                         Surfaced as the ctest entry "frame_throughput".
+ *
+ * GST_CHECKS selects a single test per ctest invocation (see tests/CMakeLists.txt).
+ */
+
+#include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+
+#include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
+#include "mock_libuvc.h"
+
+/* The harness blanks GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH; load just core-elements so fakesink
+ * is available without scanning unrelated plugins (which trip the sanitizers). */
+static void
+load_core_elements (void)
+{
+  const gchar *core_plugin = g_getenv ("GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN");
+  if (core_plugin != NULL && *core_plugin != '\0') {
+    GError *lerr = NULL;
+    GstPlugin *p = gst_plugin_load_file (core_plugin, &lerr);
+    fail_unless (p != NULL, "could not load core-elements plugin '%s': %s",
+        core_plugin, lerr ? lerr->message : "(unknown)");
+    gst_object_unref (p);
+  }
+}
+
+/* The element is linked in, not loaded from a plugin .so; register its type once
+ * so gst_element_factory_make() finds it. */
+static void
+register_element (void)
+{
+  static gboolean registered = FALSE;
+  if (!registered) {
+    fail_unless (gst_element_register (NULL, "libuvch264src", GST_RANK_NONE,
+            GST_TYPE_LIBUVC_H264_SRC), "failed to register libuvch264src");
+    registered = TRUE;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Atomic so ThreadSanitizer sees the cross-thread handshake without a GMutex
+ * (whose happens-before lives inside uninstrumented GLib and is invisible to
+ * TSan under ignore_noninstrumented_modules). */
+static gint buffer_seen;
+static gint buffer_count;
+
+static GstPadProbeReturn
+first_buffer_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  (void) pad;
+  (void) user_data;
+  if (GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_TYPE (info) & GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER)
+    g_atomic_int_set (&buffer_seen, 1);
+  return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+}
+
+static GstPadProbeReturn
+count_buffers_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  (void) pad;
+  (void) user_data;
+  if (GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_TYPE (info) & GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER)
+    g_atomic_int_inc (&buffer_count);
+  return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+}
+
+static GstElement *
+build_pipeline (GstElement ** src_out, GstPadProbeCallback probe)
+{
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_pipeline_new ("pts-pipeline");
+  GstElement *src = gst_element_factory_make ("libuvch264src", "src");
+  GstElement *sink = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", "sink");
+
+  fail_unless (pipeline != NULL && src != NULL && sink != NULL,
+      "failed to create test elements");
+  g_object_set (sink, "sync", FALSE, NULL);
+
+  gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline), src, sink, NULL);
+  fail_unless (gst_element_link (src, sink), "failed to link src ! sink");
+
+  GstPad *pad = gst_element_get_static_pad (sink, "sink");
+  fail_unless (pad != NULL, "fakesink has no sink pad");
+  gst_pad_add_probe (pad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER, probe, NULL, NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pad);
+
+  /* The bin owns src; the caller borrows the pointer while the pipeline lives. */
+  if (src_out != NULL)
+    *src_out = src;
+  return pipeline;
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_pts_clock_race)
+{
+  load_core_elements ();
+  register_element ();
+  mock_uvc_reset ();            /* VALID mode, frames until stop */
+  g_atomic_int_set (&buffer_seen, 0);
+
+  GstElement *src = NULL;
+  GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline (&src, first_buffer_probe);
+
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING)
+      != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "could not set pipeline to PLAYING");
+
+  /* Wait until frames are actually flowing, so frame_callback() is touching the
+   * clock + PTS state and the hammer below truly races it (not an idle source). */
+  gint64 deadline = g_get_monotonic_time () + 5 * G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND;
+  while (!g_atomic_int_get (&buffer_seen)
+      && g_get_monotonic_time () < deadline) {
+    g_usleep (2 * G_TIME_SPAN_MILLISECOND);
+  }
+  fail_unless (g_atomic_int_get (&buffer_seen),
+      "no frames flowed; cannot exercise the clock/PTS race");
+
+  /* Drive the set_clock() vmethod hard from this thread while frame_callback()
+   * runs on the mock feeder thread. Each set_clock(clock) resets the PTS
+   * baseline and each set_clock(NULL) drops the clock - both write the exact
+   * fields frame_callback() reads. Without the in-callback object lock TSan
+   * reports the race here; with it the run is clean. */
+  GstClock *clock = gst_system_clock_obtain ();
+  gint64 race_until = g_get_monotonic_time () + 1500 * G_TIME_SPAN_MILLISECOND;
+  while (g_get_monotonic_time () < race_until) {
+    gst_element_set_clock (GST_ELEMENT (src), clock);
+    gst_element_set_clock (GST_ELEMENT (src), NULL);
+  }
+  gst_object_unref (clock);
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+#define THROUGHPUT_BUFFERS 120
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_frame_throughput)
+{
+  load_core_elements ();
+  register_element ();
+  mock_uvc_reset ();
+  g_atomic_int_set (&buffer_count, 0);
+
+  GstElement *src = NULL;
+  GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline (&src, count_buffers_probe);
+  /* num-buffers bounds the run: the base class emits EOS after N buffers. */
+  g_object_set (src, "num-buffers", (gint) THROUGHPUT_BUFFERS, NULL);
+
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING)
+      != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "could not set pipeline to PLAYING");
+
+  GstBus *bus = gst_element_get_bus (pipeline);
+  GstMessage *msg = gst_bus_timed_pop_filtered (bus, 30 * GST_SECOND,
+      GST_MESSAGE_EOS | GST_MESSAGE_ERROR);
+
+  if (msg != NULL && GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg) == GST_MESSAGE_ERROR) {
+    GError *gerr = NULL;
+    gchar *dbg = NULL;
+    gst_message_parse_error (msg, &gerr, &dbg);
+    fail ("pipeline errored instead of reaching EOS: %s (%s)",
+        gerr ? gerr->message : "(none)", dbg ? dbg : "(no debug)");
+    g_clear_error (&gerr);
+    g_free (dbg);
+  }
+  fail_unless (msg != NULL,
+      "timed out waiting for EOS - the mock never fed enough frames");
+  fail_unless (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg) == GST_MESSAGE_EOS,
+      "expected EOS, got %s", GST_MESSAGE_TYPE_NAME (msg));
+  gst_message_unref (msg);
+  gst_object_unref (bus);
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  /* The narrowed lock must not drop frames: every requested buffer arrives. */
+  fail_unless (g_atomic_int_get (&buffer_count) == THROUGHPUT_BUFFERS,
+      "expected %d buffers, got %d (frames dropped under the PTS lock)",
+      THROUGHPUT_BUFFERS, g_atomic_int_get (&buffer_count));
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+static Suite *
+pts_thread_safety_suite (void)
+{
+  Suite *s = suite_create ("libuvch264src-pts-thread-safety");
+
+  TCase *tc_race = tcase_create ("pts_clock_race");
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_race, 60);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_race, test_pts_clock_race);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc_race);
+
+  TCase *tc_thru = tcase_create ("frame_throughput");
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_thru, 60);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_thru, test_frame_throughput);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc_thru);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+GST_CHECK_MAIN (pts_thread_safety);
diff --git a/tests/tsan_pts.suppressions b/tests/tsan_pts.suppressions
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07f2307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tsan_pts.suppressions
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# ThreadSanitizer suppressions for test_pts_thread_safety.c.
+#
+# What this test exercises: gst_element_set_clock() hammered from the main thread
+# against frame_callback() running on the libuvc feeder thread, sharing the clock
+# pointer and the PTS baseline (base_time, prev_pts, pts_offset_sum, pts_stretch).
+# Both sides now take GST_OBJECT_LOCK around those accesses (the actual fix).
+#
+# Why the clock/PTS races below are still suppressed: GST_OBJECT_LOCK is a GMutex,
+# and on Linux GLib implements GMutex with a raw futex inside uninstrumented
+# libglib. Under ignore_noninstrumented_modules=1 TSan cannot observe that
+# happens-before, so it reports the *correctly locked* clock/PTS accesses as
+# races anyway (confirmed: with the lock present TSan still flags
+# frame_pipeline.c:104/120/223/289/291 against gstlibuvch264src.c set_clock).
+# Atomics are not a valid substitute here - the clock needs an atomic
+# load-and-ref (a lock), and the PTS fields form one multi-field invariant - so
+# the lock is the right mechanism even though TSan is blind to it. The lock's
+# correctness is verified by code review plus this test's behavioural teeth:
+# it must run to completion with NO deadlock (the base_time lazy-init calls
+# gst_element_get_base_time() OUTSIDE the lock; locking across it would
+# self-deadlock the non-recursive GST_OBJECT_LOCK and time the test out) and NO
+# crash, and frame_throughput must drop zero buffers.
+race:frame_callback
+race:gst_libuvc_h264_set_clock
+
+# GStreamer/GLib/libcheck are not built with -fsanitize=thread, so their internal
+# synchronization is invisible and surfaces as false positives.
+called_from_lib:libglib-2.0
+called_from_lib:libgobject-2.0
+called_from_lib:libgthread-2.0
+called_from_lib:libgstreamer-1.0
+called_from_lib:libgstbase-1.0
+called_from_lib:libgstcheck-1.0
+
+# Element lifecycle/control-flag races (streaming, control_running, uvc_devh) on
+# create()/start()/stop()/control_thread are owned by other hardening tasks; they
+# can fire at startup/teardown but are out of scope for this change.
+race:gst_libuvc_h264_src_create
+race:gst_libuvc_h264_src_start
+race:gst_libuvc_h264_src_stop
+race:gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread
+race:gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command

From 204596f0e8f1115e529ec863be4ca31c2ccbf0ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:43:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 29/41] fix(uvc): let uvc_close own USB teardown; query real
 interface count

---
 libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c |  68 +++++++-------
 tests/CMakeLists.txt           |  83 +++++++++++++++++
 tests/mock_libusb.c            | 122 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/mock_libusb.h            |  44 +++++++++
 tests/mock_libuvc.c            |  63 ++++++++++++-
 tests/mock_libuvc.h            |   6 ++
 tests/test_usb_teardown.c      | 157 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 7 files changed, 509 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/mock_libusb.c
 create mode 100644 tests/mock_libusb.h
 create mode 100644 tests/test_usb_teardown.c

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c b/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c
index b368b10..47dce02 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c
@@ -2,61 +2,69 @@
 #include "gstlibuvch264src_internal.h"
 #include "uvc_device.h"
 
-// Force USB device release by directly accessing libusb
+// Release the USB interfaces claimed for the open device so a subsequent
+// uvc_close() (and any later re-open) starts from a clean slate.
+//
+// This function MUST NOT close or reset the libusb handle: the handle is owned
+// by uvc_devh, and uvc_close() in stop() closes it exactly once. The previous
+// code called libusb_close() here and then stop() called uvc_close() on the
+// same (now freed) handle - a double-free/use-after-free. The post-close
+// libusb_reset_device() compounded it by touching the freed handle. Teardown is
+// uvc_close()'s job; we only drop interface claims while the handle is still open.
 void gst_libuvc_h264_src_force_usb_release(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Forcing USB device release");
-    
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Releasing USB interfaces");
+
     if (!self->uvc_devh) return;
-    
-    // Get the underlying libusb handle
+
+    // Get the underlying libusb handle (kept OPEN - see note above).
     struct libusb_device_handle *usb_devh = uvc_get_libusb_handle(self->uvc_devh);
     if (!usb_devh) {
         GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Cannot get libusb handle from uvc");
         return;
     }
-    
-    // Get USB device info
+
     struct libusb_device *usb_dev = libusb_get_device(usb_devh);
     if (!usb_dev) {
         GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Cannot get libusb device");
         return;
     }
-    
+
     int bus = libusb_get_bus_number(usb_dev);
     int addr = libusb_get_device_address(usb_dev);
     GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "USB device at bus %d, address %d", bus, addr);
-    
-    // Try to release all interfaces
-    for (int interface = 0; interface < 8; interface++) {
+
+    // Query the real interface count from the active configuration instead of
+    // guessing a fixed 0..7 range (L8): a device may expose fewer or, in
+    // principle, more than eight interfaces.
+    int num_interfaces = 0;
+    struct libusb_config_descriptor *config = NULL;
+    if (libusb_get_active_config_descriptor(usb_dev, &config) == LIBUSB_SUCCESS && config) {
+        num_interfaces = config->bNumInterfaces;
+    } else {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Cannot read active config descriptor; skipping interface release");
+    }
+
+    for (int interface = 0; interface < num_interfaces; interface++) {
         int ret = libusb_release_interface(usb_devh, interface);
         if (ret == LIBUSB_SUCCESS) {
             GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Released interface %d", interface);
-        } else if (ret == LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_FOUND) {
-            // Interface doesn't exist, that's fine
-            break;
         }
     }
-    
-    // Try kernel detach if needed
+
+    // Reattach detached interfaces to the kernel where supported, so the device
+    // returns to a usable state for other consumers after we let go.
     #ifdef LIBUSB_OPTION_DETACH_KERNEL_DRIVER
-    for (int interface = 0; interface < 8; interface++) {
+    for (int interface = 0; interface < num_interfaces; interface++) {
         if (libusb_kernel_driver_active(usb_devh, interface) == 1) {
             GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Detaching kernel driver from interface %d", interface);
             libusb_detach_kernel_driver(usb_devh, interface);
         }
     }
     #endif
-    
-    // Force close the libusb handle
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Force closing libusb handle");
-    libusb_close(usb_devh);
-    
-    // Reset the device if possible (requires newer libusb)
-    #ifdef LIBUSB_HAS_GET_DEVICE
-    // This forces a USB port reset
-    libusb_reset_device(usb_devh);
-    #endif
-    
-    // Clear the uvc handle pointer since we've closed it
-    // Note: uvc_close() will fail if we call it now, but that's OK
+
+    if (config) {
+        libusb_free_config_descriptor(config);
+    }
+
+    // Handle intentionally left OPEN: uvc_close() owns closing it.
 }
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index bd85625..837fcae 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -565,3 +565,86 @@ add_pts_safety_variant("" "")
 if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
   add_pts_safety_variant("tsan" "thread")
 endif()
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# USB teardown tests (Task 11, H1 + L8).
+#
+# Links the element TUs, the libuvc mock, AND a dedicated libusb mock into one
+# executable - and deliberately does NOT link the real libusb, so mock_libusb.c
+# is the sole provider of the libusb-1.0 symbols force_usb_release() calls.
+# MOCK_LIBUSB_TEARDOWN switches the libuvc mock to hand back a real (mock) libusb
+# handle and to model uvc_close() closing it, so the old double-close (the handle
+# closed in force_usb_release() and again in uvc_close()) is observable. The ASAN
+# variant aborts on that double-free; the fixed teardown stays clean and the test
+# also asserts one close per open and that the interface count came from the
+# active config descriptor, not a hardcoded 0..7 range.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function(add_usb_teardown_variant variant sanitizer)
+  if(variant STREQUAL "")
+    set(suffix "")
+  else()
+    set(suffix "_${variant}")
+  endif()
+
+  set(testexe "test_usb_teardown${suffix}")
+
+  set(san_opts "")
+  if(NOT sanitizer STREQUAL "")
+    set(san_opts -fsanitize=${sanitizer} -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g)
+  endif()
+
+  add_executable(${testexe}
+    test_usb_teardown.c
+    ${_element_srcs}
+    mock_libuvc.c
+    mock_libusb.c
+  )
+  target_compile_definitions(${testexe} PRIVATE MOCK_LIBUSB_TEARDOWN)
+  target_include_directories(${testexe} PRIVATE
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+    ${LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES}
+    ${LIBUVC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+    ${LIBUSB_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+  )
+  # No PkgConfig::LIBUSB: mock_libusb.c supplies every libusb symbol, and linking
+  # the real library too would multiply-define them.
+  target_link_libraries(${testexe} PRIVATE
+    PkgConfig::GST
+    PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+    PkgConfig::GST_CHECK
+    Threads::Threads
+  )
+  if(san_opts)
+    target_compile_options(${testexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+    target_link_options(${testexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+  endif()
+
+  set(_home "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/usb-teardown-home${suffix}")
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${_home})
+  set(_env
+    "GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH="
+    "GST_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/usb-teardown-registry${suffix}.bin"
+    "GST_REGISTRY_FORK=no"
+    "HOME=${_home}"
+    "CK_FORK=no"
+    "GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN=${GST_PLUGINS_DIR}/libgstcoreelements.so"
+  )
+  if(sanitizer STREQUAL "address")
+    list(APPEND _env "ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0:abort_on_error=1:halt_on_error=1")
+  endif()
+
+  add_test(NAME usb_teardown${suffix} COMMAND ${testexe})
+  set_tests_properties(usb_teardown${suffix} PROPERTIES
+    ENVIRONMENT "${_env}"
+    # start() binds the fixed /tmp/libuvc_control socket via the control thread,
+    # so this must not run concurrently with the other start()-driven suites.
+    RESOURCE_LOCK uvc_control_socket
+    TIMEOUT 120
+  )
+endfunction()
+
+add_usb_teardown_variant("" "")
+if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+  add_usb_teardown_variant("asan" "address")
+endif()
diff --git a/tests/mock_libusb.c b/tests/mock_libusb.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2571687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mock_libusb.c
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/* Test-only libusb-1.0 mock; see mock_libusb.h. Implements exactly the functions
+ * force_usb_release() calls (plus the libusb_close() the teardown mock's
+ * uvc_close() invokes), backed by our own concrete handle/device structs - the
+ * real libusb keeps these opaque, so completing them here is safe because this
+ * TU is never linked alongside the real library. Used single-threaded by the
+ * USB-teardown test under its RESOURCE_LOCK. */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
+#include "mock_libusb.h"
+
+struct libusb_device {
+  uint8_t bus;
+  uint8_t addr;
+};
+
+struct libusb_device_handle {
+  struct libusb_device *dev;
+};
+
+static struct libusb_device g_dev = { .bus = 1, .addr = 2 };
+
+static int g_num_interfaces = 2;
+static int g_open_count = 0;
+static int g_close_count = 0;
+static int g_config_query_count = 0;
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* Control / observability API.                                               */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+struct libusb_device_handle *mock_libusb_alloc_handle(void) {
+  struct libusb_device_handle *h = calloc(1, sizeof(*h));
+  if (h) {
+    h->dev = &g_dev;
+    g_open_count++;
+  }
+  return h;
+}
+
+void mock_libusb_reset(void) {
+  g_num_interfaces = 2;
+  g_open_count = 0;
+  g_close_count = 0;
+  g_config_query_count = 0;
+}
+
+void mock_libusb_set_num_interfaces(int n) { g_num_interfaces = n; }
+int mock_libusb_close_count(void) { return g_close_count; }
+int mock_libusb_open_count(void) { return g_open_count; }
+int mock_libusb_config_query_count(void) { return g_config_query_count; }
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* libusb-1.0 surface referenced by force_usb_release() / uvc_close().        */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void libusb_close(libusb_device_handle *dev_handle) {
+  /* free() of an already-freed handle is the double-close the sanitizer flags
+   * when force_usb_release() closes the handle uvc_close() also owns. */
+  g_close_count++;
+  free(dev_handle);
+}
+
+libusb_device *libusb_get_device(libusb_device_handle *dev_handle) {
+  return dev_handle ? dev_handle->dev : NULL;
+}
+
+uint8_t libusb_get_bus_number(libusb_device *dev) {
+  return dev ? dev->bus : 0;
+}
+
+uint8_t libusb_get_device_address(libusb_device *dev) {
+  return dev ? dev->addr : 0;
+}
+
+int libusb_get_active_config_descriptor(libusb_device *dev,
+                                        struct libusb_config_descriptor **config) {
+  (void)dev;
+  if (!config)
+    return LIBUSB_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM;
+  struct libusb_config_descriptor *c = calloc(1, sizeof(*c));
+  if (!c)
+    return LIBUSB_ERROR_NO_MEM;
+  c->bNumInterfaces = (uint8_t)g_num_interfaces;
+  *config = c;
+  g_config_query_count++;
+  return LIBUSB_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void libusb_free_config_descriptor(struct libusb_config_descriptor *config) {
+  free(config);
+}
+
+int libusb_release_interface(libusb_device_handle *dev_handle,
+                             int interface_number) {
+  (void)dev_handle;
+  return interface_number < g_num_interfaces ? LIBUSB_SUCCESS
+                                             : LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_FOUND;
+}
+
+int libusb_kernel_driver_active(libusb_device_handle *dev_handle,
+                                int interface_number) {
+  (void)dev_handle;
+  (void)interface_number;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int libusb_detach_kernel_driver(libusb_device_handle *dev_handle,
+                                int interface_number) {
+  (void)dev_handle;
+  (void)interface_number;
+  return LIBUSB_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/* Defined defensively so a failing-first revert to the old force_usb_release()
+ * (which referenced libusb_reset_device under a legacy macro) still links. */
+int libusb_reset_device(libusb_device_handle *dev_handle) {
+  (void)dev_handle;
+  return LIBUSB_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/tests/mock_libusb.h b/tests/mock_libusb.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc6c2fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mock_libusb.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/* Test-only mock of the small libusb-1.0 surface the libuvch264src element's
+ * force_usb_release() touches (Task 11, H1/L8). Linked ONLY into the USB-teardown
+ * test, which does NOT link the real libusb, so these definitions never collide
+ * with it. It models a single device with a configurable interface count and
+ * tracks handle opens/closes plus active-config queries, letting the test prove
+ * teardown is balanced (one close per open) and that the interface count came
+ * from the config descriptor, not a hardcoded 0..7 range.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MOCK_LIBUSB_H
+#define MOCK_LIBUSB_H
+
+#include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* Allocate a fresh mock libusb handle. uvc_open() (under MOCK_LIBUSB_TEARDOWN)
+ * calls this to model acquiring the device's libusb handle. */
+struct libusb_device_handle *mock_libusb_alloc_handle(void);
+
+/* Restore counters and the configured interface count to defaults. */
+void mock_libusb_reset(void);
+
+/* Interfaces the mocked active config descriptor advertises (default 2). */
+void mock_libusb_set_num_interfaces(int n);
+
+/* libusb_close() calls since reset - exactly one per opened handle when teardown
+ * is correct; the old double-close made it two (and tripped the sanitizer). */
+int mock_libusb_close_count(void);
+
+/* mock_libusb_alloc_handle() calls since reset. */
+int mock_libusb_open_count(void);
+
+/* libusb_get_active_config_descriptor() calls since reset - proves the element
+ * queried the real interface count (L8) instead of assuming a fixed range. */
+int mock_libusb_config_query_count(void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* MOCK_LIBUSB_H */
diff --git a/tests/mock_libuvc.c b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
index 32b3c8e..7be91a0 100644
--- a/tests/mock_libuvc.c
+++ b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
  * NOTE (Task 4 spike): real libuvc does not deliver a NULL frame on disconnect
  * in callback mode - it just stops invoking the callback. DISCONNECT mode mirrors
  * that by stopping the feeder, never by passing NULL. uvc_get_libusb_handle()
- * returns NULL on purpose so the element's force_usb_release() (which has a
- * double-free bug) returns early and is never exercised by the mock.
+ * returns NULL by default so force_usb_release() short-circuits; the USB-teardown
+ * test (MOCK_LIBUSB_TEARDOWN) returns a mock handle to exercise the release path.
  *
  * No USB protocol, bandwidth, or timing is simulated - just the assembled-frame
  * contract the element consumes.
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@
 #include <libuvc/libuvc.h>
 #include "mock_libuvc.h"
 
+/* The USB-teardown test (Task 11) links a separate libusb mock so the element's
+ * force_usb_release() actually exercises the libusb handle, and uvc_close()
+ * models libuvc closing that same handle - making a double-close observable.
+ * Every other target keeps the historic no-op (uvc_get_libusb_handle -> NULL). */
+#ifdef MOCK_LIBUSB_TEARDOWN
+#include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
+#include "mock_libusb.h"
+#endif
+
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* Opaque libuvc handles (real libuvc keeps these private; we define our own). */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -70,6 +79,7 @@ struct uvc_device_handle {
   uvc_frame_callback_t *cb;
   void *user_ptr;
   uint8_t *frame_buf;
+  void *usb_handle; /* mock libusb handle; only set under MOCK_LIBUSB_TEARDOWN */
 };
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -84,6 +94,8 @@ static mock_uvc_frame_mode_t g_frame_mode = MOCK_UVC_FRAME_VALID;
 static int g_max_frames = 0; /* 0 = until uvc_stop_streaming() */
 static int g_frames_delivered = 0;
 static int g_device_lists_outstanding = 0; /* uvc_find_devices() not yet freed */
+static int g_uvc_open_count = 0;  /* successful uvc_open() calls */
+static int g_uvc_close_count = 0; /* uvc_close() calls on a live handle */
 
 static int32_t g_pan_min = -180000, g_pan_max = 180000, g_pan_cur = 0;
 static int32_t g_tilt_min = -90000, g_tilt_max = 90000, g_tilt_cur = 0;
@@ -124,6 +136,8 @@ void mock_uvc_reset(void) {
   g_frame_mode = MOCK_UVC_FRAME_VALID;
   g_max_frames = 0;
   g_frames_delivered = 0;
+  g_uvc_open_count = 0;
+  g_uvc_close_count = 0;
   g_pan_min = -180000; g_pan_max = 180000; g_pan_cur = 0;
   g_tilt_min = -90000; g_tilt_max = 90000; g_tilt_cur = 0;
   g_zoom_min = 0; g_zoom_max = 100; g_zoom_cur = 0;
@@ -193,6 +207,20 @@ int mock_uvc_frames_delivered(void) {
   return n;
 }
 
+int mock_uvc_open_count(void) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  int n = g_uvc_open_count;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+  return n;
+}
+
+int mock_uvc_close_count(void) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  int n = g_uvc_close_count;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+  return n;
+}
+
 int mock_uvc_device_lists_outstanding(void) {
   pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
   int n = g_device_lists_outstanding;
@@ -448,6 +476,14 @@ uvc_error_t uvc_open(uvc_device_t *dev, uvc_device_handle_t **devh) {
   h->fmt_desc.frame_descs = &h->frame_desc;
   h->fmt_desc.next = NULL;
 
+#ifdef MOCK_LIBUSB_TEARDOWN
+  h->usb_handle = mock_libusb_alloc_handle();
+#endif
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  g_uvc_open_count++;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+
   *devh = h;
   return UVC_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -463,6 +499,20 @@ void uvc_close(uvc_device_handle_t *devh) {
     pthread_join(devh->feeder, NULL);
     devh->started = 0;
   }
+
+#ifdef MOCK_LIBUSB_TEARDOWN
+  /* Model real libuvc: uvc_close() closes the underlying libusb handle. If
+   * force_usb_release() already closed it, this is the double-close ASan catches. */
+  if (devh->usb_handle) {
+    libusb_close((struct libusb_device_handle *)devh->usb_handle);
+    devh->usb_handle = NULL;
+  }
+#endif
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  g_uvc_close_count++;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+
   pthread_mutex_destroy(&devh->lock);
   free(devh->frame_buf);
   free(devh);
@@ -527,11 +577,16 @@ void uvc_stop_streaming(uvc_device_handle_t *devh) {
   devh->started = 0;
 }
 
-/* The element passes the result straight to libusb; returning NULL makes
- * force_usb_release() (which has a double-free bug) bail out immediately. */
+/* The element passes the result straight to libusb. Returns NULL by default so
+ * force_usb_release() short-circuits (no libusb in this build); the USB-teardown
+ * test returns a mock handle instead so the real release path is exercised. */
 struct libusb_device_handle *uvc_get_libusb_handle(uvc_device_handle_t *devh) {
+#ifdef MOCK_LIBUSB_TEARDOWN
+  return devh ? (struct libusb_device_handle *)devh->usb_handle : NULL;
+#else
   (void)devh;
   return NULL;
+#endif
 }
 
 const char *uvc_strerror(uvc_error_t err) {
diff --git a/tests/mock_libuvc.h b/tests/mock_libuvc.h
index a304904..6f780b8 100644
--- a/tests/mock_libuvc.h
+++ b/tests/mock_libuvc.h
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ uint16_t mock_uvc_get_last_zoom(void);
  * (observability for assertions). */
 int mock_uvc_frames_delivered(void);
 
+/* uvc_open()/uvc_close() call counts since the last mock_uvc_reset(). A correct
+ * teardown closes exactly once per successful open, so across N start/stop
+ * cycles both counters reach N. */
+int mock_uvc_open_count(void);
+int mock_uvc_close_count(void);
+
 /* Device-list arrays handed out by uvc_find_devices() that have not yet been
  * released with uvc_free_device_list(). A correct caller leaves this at its
  * starting value; a leak makes it grow. */
diff --git a/tests/test_usb_teardown.c b/tests/test_usb_teardown.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b0d58a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_usb_teardown.c
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/* USB teardown (H1) + interface-count (L8) regression for the libuvch264src
+ * element. The element TUs, the libuvc mock, and a dedicated libusb mock (no
+ * real libusb) are linked into one executable with MOCK_LIBUSB_TEARDOWN defined,
+ * so force_usb_release() actually drives a mock libusb handle and uvc_close()
+ * models libuvc closing that same handle.
+ *
+ * The old force_usb_release() closed the handle and stop() then called
+ * uvc_close() on it again - a double-close. Driven 10 times, the ASAN variant
+ * aborts on that double-free; both variants also fail the balance assertions
+ * below. The fixed teardown leaves closing to uvc_close(), so each open is
+ * matched by exactly one close, and the interface count is read once per
+ * teardown from the active config descriptor (L8) instead of a fixed 0..7 range.
+ */
+
+#include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+
+#include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
+#include "mock_libuvc.h"
+#include "mock_libusb.h"
+
+#define TEARDOWN_CYCLES 10
+
+static gint g_buffers_seen;
+
+static GstPadProbeReturn
+count_buffer_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  (void) pad;
+  (void) user_data;
+  if (GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_TYPE (info) & GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER)
+    g_atomic_int_inc (&g_buffers_seen);
+  return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+}
+
+static void
+setup (void)
+{
+  /* fakesink lives in coreelements; the harness blanks the system plugin path
+   * for isolation, so load just that one plugin explicitly. */
+  const gchar *core_plugin = g_getenv ("GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN");
+  if (core_plugin != NULL && *core_plugin != '\0') {
+    GError *lerr = NULL;
+    GstPlugin *p = gst_plugin_load_file (core_plugin, &lerr);
+    fail_unless (p != NULL, "could not load core-elements plugin '%s': %s",
+        core_plugin, lerr ? lerr->message : "(unknown)");
+    gst_object_unref (p);
+  }
+
+  static gboolean registered = FALSE;
+  if (!registered) {
+    fail_unless (gst_element_register (NULL, "libuvch264src", GST_RANK_NONE,
+            GST_TYPE_LIBUVC_H264_SRC), "failed to register libuvch264src");
+    registered = TRUE;
+  }
+
+  mock_uvc_reset ();
+  mock_libusb_reset ();
+  g_atomic_int_set (&g_buffers_seen, 0);
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_usb_teardown_cycles)
+{
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_pipeline_new ("teardown-pipeline");
+  GstElement *src = gst_element_factory_make ("libuvch264src", "src");
+  GstElement *sink = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", "sink");
+  fail_unless (pipeline && src && sink, "failed to create test elements");
+  g_object_set (sink, "sync", FALSE, NULL);
+  g_object_set (src, "index", "0", NULL);
+  gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline), src, sink, NULL);
+  fail_unless (gst_element_link (src, sink), "failed to link src ! sink");
+
+  GstPad *pad = gst_element_get_static_pad (sink, "sink");
+  fail_unless (pad != NULL, "fakesink has no sink pad");
+  gst_pad_add_probe (pad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER, count_buffer_probe, NULL,
+      NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pad);
+
+  gboolean cycle_failed = FALSE;
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < TEARDOWN_CYCLES; i++) {
+    if (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING) ==
+        GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE) {
+      cycle_failed = TRUE;
+      break;
+    }
+
+    /* Wait until streaming has delivered a frame this cycle, so stop() tears
+     * down a live handle (uvc_stop_streaming + force_usb_release + uvc_close).
+     * Bounded: a missing frame still exercises the open/close teardown. */
+    int before = g_atomic_int_get (&g_buffers_seen);
+    gint64 deadline = g_get_monotonic_time () + 2 * G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND;
+    while (g_atomic_int_get (&g_buffers_seen) <= before
+        && g_get_monotonic_time () < deadline) {
+      g_usleep (2 * G_TIME_SPAN_MILLISECOND);
+    }
+
+    if (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL) ==
+        GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE) {
+      cycle_failed = TRUE;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* Snapshot before teardown: a failed fail_unless longjmps past the unref, and
+   * a live control thread would keep the non-forking process alive until the
+   * ctest timeout. Assert last. */
+  int uvc_opens = mock_uvc_open_count ();
+  int uvc_closes = mock_uvc_close_count ();
+  int usb_opens = mock_libusb_open_count ();
+  int usb_closes = mock_libusb_close_count ();
+  int cfg_queries = mock_libusb_config_query_count ();
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  fail_if (cycle_failed, "a start/stop cycle failed the state change");
+
+  fail_unless (uvc_opens == TEARDOWN_CYCLES,
+      "expected %d uvc_open() across the run, got %d", TEARDOWN_CYCLES,
+      uvc_opens);
+  fail_unless (uvc_closes == uvc_opens,
+      "uvc teardown unbalanced: %d opens, %d closes", uvc_opens, uvc_closes);
+
+  /* H1: each open's libusb handle is closed exactly once. The old code closed it
+   * in force_usb_release() too, which would double this (and ASAN would already
+   * have aborted on the double-free before we ever got here). */
+  fail_unless (usb_opens == TEARDOWN_CYCLES,
+      "expected %d libusb handles opened, got %d", TEARDOWN_CYCLES, usb_opens);
+  fail_unless (usb_closes == usb_opens,
+      "libusb close/open unbalanced: %d opens, %d closes (double-close is H1)",
+      usb_opens, usb_closes);
+
+  /* L8: the release loop sized itself from the active config descriptor (queried
+   * once per teardown), not a hardcoded 0..7 range. */
+  fail_unless (cfg_queries == TEARDOWN_CYCLES,
+      "expected %d active-config queries (L8), got %d", TEARDOWN_CYCLES,
+      cfg_queries);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+static Suite *
+usb_teardown_suite (void)
+{
+  Suite *s = suite_create ("libuvch264src-usb-teardown");
+  TCase *tc = tcase_create ("usb-teardown");
+
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc, 90);
+  tcase_add_checked_fixture (tc, setup, NULL);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc);
+
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_usb_teardown_cycles);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+GST_CHECK_MAIN (usb_teardown);

From 17018529b0fbe366a105ca83c436dd399e649526 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:06:46 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 30/41] feat(uvc): opt-in hardened control socket via shared
 PTZ helper

---
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c          |  91 +++++--
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h |   6 +-
 libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c               | 224 ++++++++++--------
 libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.h               |  10 +
 tests/CMakeLists.txt                          |  67 ++++++
 tests/test_socket.c                           | 224 ++++++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 496 insertions(+), 126 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/test_socket.c

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
index cd8d4ae..d847155 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ enum {
   PROP_PAN,
   PROP_TILT,
   PROP_ZOOM,
+  PROP_CONTROL_SOCKET,
+  PROP_CONTROL_SOCKET_PATH,
   PROP_LAST
 };
 
@@ -93,6 +95,19 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_class_init(GstLibuvcH264SrcClass *klass) {
     g_param_spec_int("zoom", "Zoom", "Absolute zoom as a UVC focal length",
                      0, 65535, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
+  /* Opt-in PTZ control socket (M9). Default OFF: the legacy world-accessible
+   * /tmp/libuvc_control is gone, so nothing binds unless asked. */
+  g_object_class_install_property(gobject_class, PROP_CONTROL_SOCKET,
+    g_param_spec_boolean("control-socket", "Control socket",
+                         "Enable the Unix-domain PTZ control socket",
+                         FALSE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+  g_object_class_install_property(gobject_class, PROP_CONTROL_SOCKET_PATH,
+    g_param_spec_string("control-socket-path", "Control socket path",
+                        "Explicit control socket path; empty selects a "
+                        "per-instance path under $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR",
+                        NULL, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
   /* Action signal driving all three axes in one emission; each axis is applied
    * only when the device supports it (gated in ptz_control.c). */
   g_signal_new_class_handler("set-ptz", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS(klass),
@@ -129,6 +144,8 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_init(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
   self->prev_pts = G_MAXUINT64;
   
   // Control socket initialization
+  self->control_socket_enabled = FALSE;
+  self->control_socket_path = NULL;
   self->control_socket = -1;
   self->control_thread = NULL;
   self->control_running = FALSE;
@@ -287,6 +304,15 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_set_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id,
     case PROP_ZOOM:
       gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_zoom(self, g_value_get_int(value));
       break;
+    case PROP_CONTROL_SOCKET:
+      self->control_socket_enabled = g_value_get_boolean(value);
+      break;
+    case PROP_CONTROL_SOCKET_PATH: {
+      const gchar *path = g_value_get_string(value);
+      g_free(self->control_socket_path);
+      self->control_socket_path = (path && *path) ? g_strdup(path) : NULL;
+      break;
+    }
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -310,6 +336,12 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_get_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id,
     case PROP_ZOOM:
       g_value_set_int(value, self->zoom_cur);
       break;
+    case PROP_CONTROL_SOCKET:
+      g_value_set_boolean(value, self->control_socket_enabled);
+      break;
+    case PROP_CONTROL_SOCKET_PATH:
+      g_value_set_string(value, self->control_socket_path);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -447,11 +479,19 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_start(GstBaseSrc *src) {
   // Probe PTZ ranges so only axes the device actually exposes are driven (M6).
   gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_probe_capabilities(self);
 
-  // Start control socket thread
-  self->control_running = TRUE;
-  self->control_thread = g_thread_new("uvc-control",
-                                     gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread,
-                                     self);
+  // Opt-in control socket (M9): bind here BEFORE the thread so the listening fd
+  // exists before any accept(); a bind failure is non-fatal to the media path.
+  if (self->control_socket_enabled) {
+    if (gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_socket_bind(self)) {
+      self->control_running = TRUE;
+      self->control_thread = g_thread_new("uvc-control",
+                                          gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread,
+                                          self);
+    } else {
+      GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Control socket enabled but bind failed; "
+                         "continuing without it");
+    }
+  }
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Libuvc source started successfully");
   return TRUE;
@@ -467,31 +507,30 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_stop(GstBaseSrc *src) {
   if (self->control_running) {
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Stopping control thread");
     self->control_running = FALSE;
-    
-    // Wake up control thread
-    int wakeup_fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-    if (wakeup_fd >= 0) {
-      struct sockaddr_un addr;
-      memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
-      addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-      strcpy(addr.sun_path, "/tmp/libuvc_control");
-      fcntl(wakeup_fd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
-      connect(wakeup_fd, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr));
-      close(wakeup_fd);
+
+    // Nudge the thread out of its select() at once by self-connecting to the
+    // bound path; the 1s select timeout is the fallback if this misses.
+    if (self->control_socket_path != NULL) {
+      int wakeup_fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+      if (wakeup_fd >= 0) {
+        struct sockaddr_un addr;
+        memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
+        addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+        g_strlcpy(addr.sun_path, self->control_socket_path, sizeof(addr.sun_path));
+        fcntl(wakeup_fd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+        connect(wakeup_fd, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr));
+        close(wakeup_fd);
+      }
     }
-    
+
     if (self->control_thread) {
       g_thread_join(self->control_thread);
       self->control_thread = NULL;
     }
   }
 
-  // Close control socket
-  if (self->control_socket >= 0) {
-    close(self->control_socket);
-    self->control_socket = -1;
-    unlink("/tmp/libuvc_control");
-  }
+  // Close the listening fd and unlink the per-instance socket path.
+  gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_socket_unbind(self);
 
   // CRITICAL FIX: Stop streaming and force USB release
   if (self->streaming && self->uvc_devh) {
@@ -628,6 +667,12 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_finalize(GObject *object) {
         self->index = NULL;
     }
 
+    // stop() above already unlinked the socket; free the owned path string.
+    if (self->control_socket_path) {
+        g_free(self->control_socket_path);
+        self->control_socket_path = NULL;
+    }
+
     if (self->frame_queue) {
         GstBuffer *buffer;
         while ((buffer = g_async_queue_try_pop(self->frame_queue)) != NULL) {
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
index 5e49df3..57309d8 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ struct _GstLibuvcH264Src {
   unsigned char sps[SPSPPSBUFSZ];
   unsigned char pps[SPSPPSBUFSZ];
   
-  // Control socket additions
+  // Control socket additions. Opt-in (M9): enabled gates it on; path is the bound
+  // path (explicit property or per-instance $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR default), heap-owned
+  // here and freed in finalize().
+  gboolean control_socket_enabled;
+  gchar* control_socket_path;
   gint control_socket;
   gpointer control_thread;
   gboolean control_running;
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c b/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c
index abfe157..858656d 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/select.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -12,46 +14,98 @@
 
 static char* gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, const char *command);
 
-// Control socket thread function
-gpointer gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread(gpointer data) {
-    GstLibuvcH264Src *self = (GstLibuvcH264Src *)data;
+/* Per-process counter so two elements in one process derive distinct default
+ * socket paths - the pid is shared, only this disambiguates them (M9). */
+static gint control_socket_seq = 0;
+
+gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_socket_bind(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
     struct sockaddr_un addr;
-    int client_fd;
-    char buffer[256];
-    fd_set read_fds;
-    struct timeval timeout;
-    
+
+    if (self->control_socket_path == NULL) {
+        const gchar *runtime = g_getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR");
+        if (runtime == NULL || *runtime == '\0') {
+            GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is unset; refusing to bind the "
+                             "control socket in a world-accessible location");
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+        guint id = (guint) g_atomic_int_add(&control_socket_seq, 1);
+        self->control_socket_path = g_strdup_printf("%s/libuvch264src-%d-%u.sock",
+                                                    runtime, (int) getpid(), id);
+    }
+
+    if (strlen(self->control_socket_path) >= sizeof(addr.sun_path)) {
+        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Control socket path too long: %s",
+                         self->control_socket_path);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
     self->control_socket = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     if (self->control_socket < 0) {
         GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Failed to create control socket");
-        return NULL;
+        return FALSE;
     }
-    
+
     int flags = fcntl(self->control_socket, F_GETFL, 0);
     fcntl(self->control_socket, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);
-    
+
     memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
     addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-    strcpy(addr.sun_path, "/tmp/libuvc_control");
-    
-    unlink(addr.sun_path);
-    
+    g_strlcpy(addr.sun_path, self->control_socket_path, sizeof(addr.sun_path));
+
+    /* Drop a socket left by an unclean prior exit; bind to a live path fails. */
+    unlink(self->control_socket_path);
+
     if (bind(self->control_socket, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
-        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Failed to bind control socket");
+        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Failed to bind control socket at %s",
+                         self->control_socket_path);
         close(self->control_socket);
         self->control_socket = -1;
-        return NULL;
+        return FALSE;
     }
-    
+
+    /* Owner-only: the socket carries unauthenticated PTZ control, so restrict it
+     * to this user on top of the already-0700 $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR (M9). */
+    if (chmod(self->control_socket_path, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR) < 0) {
+        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Failed to chmod control socket %s to 0600",
+                         self->control_socket_path);
+        close(self->control_socket);
+        self->control_socket = -1;
+        unlink(self->control_socket_path);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
     if (listen(self->control_socket, 5) < 0) {
         GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Failed to listen on control socket");
         close(self->control_socket);
         self->control_socket = -1;
-        return NULL;
+        unlink(self->control_socket_path);
+        return FALSE;
     }
-    
-    GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Control socket listening on /tmp/libuvc_control");
-    
+
+    GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Control socket listening on %s", self->control_socket_path);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+void gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_socket_unbind(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
+    if (self->control_socket >= 0) {
+        close(self->control_socket);
+        self->control_socket = -1;
+    }
+    if (self->control_socket_path != NULL) {
+        unlink(self->control_socket_path);
+    }
+}
+
+// Control socket accept loop. The socket is already created, bound and listening
+// (gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_socket_bind, run in start()), which closes the old
+// race where the listening fd was assigned from inside this thread.
+gpointer gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread(gpointer data) {
+    GstLibuvcH264Src *self = (GstLibuvcH264Src *)data;
+    int client_fd;
+    char buffer[256];
+    fd_set read_fds;
+    struct timeval timeout;
+
     while (self->control_running) {
         FD_ZERO(&read_fds);
         FD_SET(self->control_socket, &read_fds);
@@ -63,7 +117,7 @@ gpointer gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread(gpointer data) {
         
         if (result > 0 && FD_ISSET(self->control_socket, &read_fds)) {
             client_fd = accept(self->control_socket, NULL, NULL);
-            if (client_fd > 0) {
+            if (client_fd >= 0) {
                 ssize_t len = read(client_fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer)-1);
                 if (len > 0) {
                     buffer[len] = 0;
@@ -97,95 +151,61 @@ gpointer gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread(gpointer data) {
     return NULL;
 }
 
+/* Routes through the shared Task-12 PTZ helpers (one clamp/gate/lock path for
+ * both properties and socket). The setters lock control_mutex internally, so
+ * they MUST be called without it held; GET_* snapshots cached state separately. */
 static char* gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command(GstLibuvcH264Src *self, const char *command) {
     int pan, tilt, zoom;
-    uint16_t zoom_abs;
-    
-    g_mutex_lock(&self->control_mutex);
-    
+
     if (sscanf(command, "PAN_TILT %d %d", &pan, &tilt) == 2) {
-        if (self->uvc_devh) {
-            uvc_error_t res = uvc_set_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, pan, tilt);
-            if (res == UVC_SUCCESS) {
-                GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Set pan/tilt to: %d/%d", pan, tilt);
-                g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
-                return g_strdup_printf("OK pan=%d tilt=%d", pan, tilt);
-            } else {
-                GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Failed to set pan/tilt: %s", uvc_strerror(res));
-                g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
-                return g_strdup_printf("ERROR: %s", uvc_strerror(res));
-            }
+        gboolean any = FALSE, ok = TRUE;
+        if (self->pan_supported) {
+            any = TRUE;
+            ok = gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_pan(self, pan) && ok;
         }
-    } 
-    else if (sscanf(command, "ZOOM %d", &zoom) == 1) {
-        if (self->uvc_devh) {
-            zoom_abs = (uint16_t)zoom;
-            uvc_error_t res = uvc_set_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, zoom_abs);
-            if (res == UVC_SUCCESS) {
-                GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Set zoom to: %d", zoom_abs);
-                g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
-                return g_strdup_printf("OK zoom=%d", zoom_abs);
-            } else {
-                GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Failed to set zoom: %s", uvc_strerror(res));
-                g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
-                return g_strdup_printf("ERROR: %s", uvc_strerror(res));
-            }
+        if (self->tilt_supported) {
+            any = TRUE;
+            ok = gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_tilt(self, tilt) && ok;
         }
+        if (!any) return g_strdup("ERROR: pan/tilt not supported");
+        if (!ok) return g_strdup("ERROR: pan/tilt transfer failed");
+
+        g_mutex_lock(&self->control_mutex);
+        gint p = self->pan_cur, t = self->tilt_cur;
+        g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+        return g_strdup_printf("OK pan=%d tilt=%d", p, t);
+    }
+    else if (sscanf(command, "ZOOM %d", &zoom) == 1) {
+        if (!self->zoom_supported) return g_strdup("ERROR: zoom not supported");
+        if (!gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_set_zoom(self, zoom))
+            return g_strdup("ERROR: zoom transfer failed");
+
+        g_mutex_lock(&self->control_mutex);
+        gint z = self->zoom_cur;
+        g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+        return g_strdup_printf("OK zoom=%d", z);
     }
     else if (strcmp(command, "GET_POSITION") == 0) {
-        if (self->uvc_devh) {
-            int32_t current_pan, current_tilt;
-            uint16_t current_zoom;
-            char *response = NULL;
-            
-            uvc_error_t res_pan = uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &current_pan, &current_tilt, UVC_GET_CUR);
-            uvc_error_t res_zoom = uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &current_zoom, UVC_GET_CUR);
-            
-            if (res_pan == UVC_SUCCESS && res_zoom == UVC_SUCCESS) {
-                response = g_strdup_printf("OK pan=%d tilt=%d zoom=%d", current_pan, current_tilt, current_zoom);
-            } else if (res_pan == UVC_SUCCESS) {
-                response = g_strdup_printf("OK pan=%d tilt=%d zoom=unknown", current_pan, current_tilt);
-            } else if (res_zoom == UVC_SUCCESS) {
-                response = g_strdup_printf("OK pan=unknown tilt=unknown zoom=%d", current_zoom);
-            } else {
-                response = g_strdup("ERROR: Cannot read position");
-            }
-            
-            GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Current position: pan=%d, tilt=%d, zoom=%d", 
-                           current_pan, current_tilt, current_zoom);
-            g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
-            return response;
-        }
+        g_mutex_lock(&self->control_mutex);
+        gint p = self->pan_cur, t = self->tilt_cur, z = self->zoom_cur;
+        g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+        return g_strdup_printf("OK pan=%d tilt=%d zoom=%d", p, t, z);
     }
     else if (strcmp(command, "GET_CAPABILITIES") == 0) {
-        if (self->uvc_devh) {
-            GString *caps = g_string_new("CAPABILITIES:");
-            
-            int32_t pan_min, pan_max, pan_step;
-            int32_t tilt_min, tilt_max, tilt_step;
-            uvc_error_t res_pt = uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &pan_min, &tilt_min, UVC_GET_MIN);
-            if (res_pt == UVC_SUCCESS) {
-                uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &pan_max, &tilt_max, UVC_GET_MAX);
-                uvc_get_pantilt_abs(self->uvc_devh, &pan_step, &tilt_step, UVC_GET_RES);
-                g_string_append_printf(caps, " pan=[%d,%d,step=%d] tilt=[%d,%d,step=%d]", 
-                                      pan_min, pan_max, pan_step, tilt_min, tilt_max, tilt_step);
-            }
-            
-            uint16_t zoom_min, zoom_max, zoom_step;
-            uvc_error_t res_zoom = uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &zoom_min, UVC_GET_MIN);
-            if (res_zoom == UVC_SUCCESS) {
-                uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &zoom_max, UVC_GET_MAX);
-                uvc_get_zoom_abs(self->uvc_devh, &zoom_step, UVC_GET_RES);
-                g_string_append_printf(caps, " zoom=[%d,%d,step=%d]", zoom_min, zoom_max, zoom_step);
-            }
-            
-            GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Capabilities: %s", caps->str);
-            g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
-            return g_string_free(caps, FALSE);
-        }
+        g_mutex_lock(&self->control_mutex);
+        gboolean ps = self->pan_supported, ts = self->tilt_supported, zs = self->zoom_supported;
+        gint pmin = self->pan_min, pmax = self->pan_max;
+        gint tmin = self->tilt_min, tmax = self->tilt_max;
+        gint zmin = self->zoom_min, zmax = self->zoom_max;
+        g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+
+        GString *caps = g_string_new("CAPABILITIES:");
+        if (ps) g_string_append_printf(caps, " pan=[%d,%d]", pmin, pmax);
+        if (ts) g_string_append_printf(caps, " tilt=[%d,%d]", tmin, tmax);
+        if (zs) g_string_append_printf(caps, " zoom=[%d,%d]", zmin, zmax);
+        return g_string_free(caps, FALSE);
     }
-    
-    g_mutex_unlock(&self->control_mutex);
+
     return g_strdup("ERROR: Unknown command");
 }
 
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.h b/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.h
index 6860db0..33efdea 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.h
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.h
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+/* Create, bind (per-instance path under $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR, mode 0600) and listen
+ * on the opt-in control socket. Run in start() before the control thread spawns,
+ * so the listening fd exists before any accept(). Returns FALSE (and binds
+ * nothing) on failure; the media path runs on regardless. */
+gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_socket_bind(GstLibuvcH264Src *self);
+
+/* Close the listening fd and unlink the bound path. Safe to call when the socket
+ * was never bound. The path string itself is freed in finalize(). */
+void gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_socket_unbind(GstLibuvcH264Src *self);
+
 gpointer gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread(gpointer data);
 
 /* Probe pan/tilt/zoom ranges via the UVC GET_MIN/MAX/RES requests and record
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 837fcae..098e733 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -364,6 +364,73 @@ foreach(_case ${_ptz_cases})
   )
 endforeach()
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Opt-in hardened control-socket tests (Task 16).
+#
+# Same single-executable, statically-registered shape as test_ptz so start()/
+# stop() run the REAL socket bind/unbind against the filesystem (only libuvc is
+# mocked). No RESOURCE_LOCK is needed: each case binds a per-instance path under
+# its own private $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR (created in the test), so nothing collides on
+# the old fixed /tmp/libuvc_control path - which is gone now that the socket is
+# opt-in and per-instance.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_executable(test_socket
+  test_socket.c
+  ${_element_srcs}
+  mock_libuvc.c
+)
+target_include_directories(test_socket PRIVATE
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+  ${LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES}
+  ${LIBUVC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+target_link_libraries(test_socket PRIVATE
+  PkgConfig::GST
+  PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+  PkgConfig::GST_CHECK
+  PkgConfig::LIBUSB
+  Threads::Threads
+)
+if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+  target_compile_options(test_socket PRIVATE
+    -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g)
+  target_link_options(test_socket PRIVATE -fsanitize=address)
+endif()
+
+set(_socket_cases
+  "socket_default_off:test_socket_default_off"
+  "socket_hardened:test_socket_hardened"
+)
+foreach(_case ${_socket_cases})
+  string(REPLACE ":" ";" _parts ${_case})
+  list(GET _parts 0 _ctestname)
+  list(GET _parts 1 _testfn)
+
+  set(_socket_home "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/socket-home-${_ctestname}")
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${_socket_home})
+
+  set(_socket_env
+    "GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH="
+    "GST_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/socket-registry-${_ctestname}.bin"
+    "GST_REGISTRY_FORK=no"
+    "HOME=${_socket_home}"
+    "CK_FORK=no"
+    "GST_CHECKS=${_testfn}"
+    "GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN=${GST_PLUGINS_DIR}/libgstcoreelements.so"
+  )
+  if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+    list(APPEND _socket_env
+      "ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0:abort_on_error=1:halt_on_error=1")
+  endif()
+
+  add_test(NAME ${_ctestname} COMMAND test_socket)
+  set_tests_properties(${_ctestname} PROPERTIES
+    ENVIRONMENT "${_socket_env}"
+    TIMEOUT 120
+  )
+endforeach()
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Error-mapping unit test (gst-check). Compiles the standalone error TU directly
 # and asserts each uvc_error_t -> GST_ELEMENT_ERROR domain/code on the bus.
diff --git a/tests/test_socket.c b/tests/test_socket.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..029e8c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_socket.c
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+/* Opt-in hardened control-socket tests for the libuvch264src element (Task 16).
+ *
+ * Same self-contained shape as test_device_select.c / test_ptz.c: the element
+ * translation units, the libuvc mock, and the driver are linked into ONE
+ * executable with the element type registered statically, so start()/stop() run
+ * the REAL socket bind/unbind against the filesystem (the mock only stands in for
+ * libuvc, not for socket(2)). Each gst-check test is its own ctest entry, and
+ * each creates a private 0700 $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR so the cases never collide under
+ * `ctest -j`.
+ *
+ * Covered:
+ *   test_socket_default_off  control-socket defaults FALSE: start() binds no
+ *                            socket, the path property stays NULL, the runtime
+ *                            dir gains no socket file.
+ *   test_socket_hardened     two enabled instances: each binds a per-instance
+ *                            path under $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR, mode 0600, the two
+ *                            paths differ, and both are unlinked on stop().
+ *
+ * Results are captured while the pipeline is live and only asserted after
+ * teardown: with CK_FORK=no a failing fail_unless longjmps out and would
+ * otherwise leave the control thread keeping the process alive until the ctest
+ * timeout (see test_device_select.c).
+ */
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <glib/gstdio.h>
+#include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+
+#include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
+#include "mock_libuvc.h"
+
+static void
+setup (void)
+{
+  const gchar *core_plugin = g_getenv ("GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN");
+  if (core_plugin != NULL && *core_plugin != '\0') {
+    GError *lerr = NULL;
+    GstPlugin *p = gst_plugin_load_file (core_plugin, &lerr);
+    fail_unless (p != NULL, "could not load core-elements plugin '%s': %s",
+        core_plugin, lerr ? lerr->message : "(unknown)");
+    gst_object_unref (p);
+  }
+
+  static gboolean registered = FALSE;
+  if (!registered) {
+    fail_unless (gst_element_register (NULL, "libuvch264src", GST_RANK_NONE,
+            GST_TYPE_LIBUVC_H264_SRC), "failed to register libuvch264src");
+    registered = TRUE;
+  }
+
+  mock_uvc_reset ();
+}
+
+/* A private runtime dir per test so the cases stay isolated; g_dir_make_tmp
+ * creates it 0700, exactly the protection $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR carries in prod. */
+static gchar *
+make_runtime_dir (void)
+{
+  GError *err = NULL;
+  gchar *dir = g_dir_make_tmp ("uvc-sock-XXXXXX", &err);
+  fail_unless (dir != NULL, "could not create runtime dir: %s",
+      err ? err->message : "(unknown)");
+  g_setenv ("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR", dir, TRUE);
+  return dir;
+}
+
+static int
+count_sockets_in_dir (const gchar * dir)
+{
+  GDir *d = g_dir_open (dir, 0, NULL);
+  if (d == NULL)
+    return -1;
+
+  int n = 0;
+  const gchar *name;
+  while ((name = g_dir_read_name (d)) != NULL) {
+    gchar *full = g_build_filename (dir, name, NULL);
+    GStatBuf st;
+    if (g_lstat (full, &st) == 0 && S_ISSOCK (st.st_mode))
+      n++;
+    g_free (full);
+  }
+  g_dir_close (d);
+  return n;
+}
+
+static GstElement *
+build_pipeline (const gchar * name, GstElement ** src_out)
+{
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_pipeline_new (name);
+  GstElement *src = gst_element_factory_make ("libuvch264src", NULL);
+  GstElement *sink = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", NULL);
+
+  fail_unless (pipeline != NULL && src != NULL && sink != NULL,
+      "failed to create test elements");
+  g_object_set (sink, "sync", FALSE, NULL);
+  g_object_set (src, "index", "0", NULL);
+
+  gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline), src, sink, NULL);
+  fail_unless (gst_element_link (src, sink), "failed to link src ! sink");
+
+  *src_out = src;
+  return pipeline;
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_socket_default_off)
+{
+  gchar *runtime = make_runtime_dir ();
+  mock_uvc_set_device_count (1);
+
+  GstElement *src = NULL;
+  GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline ("off", &src);
+
+  GstStateChangeReturn sret =
+      gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PAUSED);
+
+  gboolean enabled = TRUE;
+  gchar *path = NULL;
+  g_object_get (src, "control-socket", &enabled, "control-socket-path", &path,
+      NULL);
+  int sock_files = count_sockets_in_dir (runtime);
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  fail_unless (sret != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "start() should have succeeded");
+  fail_unless (!enabled, "control-socket must default to FALSE");
+  fail_unless (path == NULL,
+      "control-socket-path must be NULL when disabled, got '%s'",
+      path ? path : "(null)");
+  fail_unless (sock_files == 0,
+      "no socket must be bound when disabled, found %d in %s", sock_files,
+      runtime);
+
+  g_free (path);
+  g_rmdir (runtime);
+  g_free (runtime);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_socket_hardened)
+{
+  gchar *runtime = make_runtime_dir ();
+  mock_uvc_set_device_count (1);
+
+  GstElement *srcA = NULL, *srcB = NULL;
+  GstElement *pipeA = build_pipeline ("a", &srcA);
+  GstElement *pipeB = build_pipeline ("b", &srcB);
+  g_object_set (srcA, "control-socket", TRUE, NULL);
+  g_object_set (srcB, "control-socket", TRUE, NULL);
+
+  GstStateChangeReturn sretA =
+      gst_element_set_state (pipeA, GST_STATE_PAUSED);
+  GstStateChangeReturn sretB =
+      gst_element_set_state (pipeB, GST_STATE_PAUSED);
+
+  gchar *pathA = NULL, *pathB = NULL;
+  g_object_get (srcA, "control-socket-path", &pathA, NULL);
+  g_object_get (srcB, "control-socket-path", &pathB, NULL);
+
+  GStatBuf stA, stB;
+  int rA = (pathA != NULL) ? g_lstat (pathA, &stA) : -1;
+  int rB = (pathB != NULL) ? g_lstat (pathB, &stB) : -1;
+  gboolean issockA = (rA == 0) && S_ISSOCK (stA.st_mode);
+  gboolean issockB = (rB == 0) && S_ISSOCK (stB.st_mode);
+  unsigned int modeA = (rA == 0) ? (stA.st_mode & 0777) : 0;
+  unsigned int modeB = (rB == 0) ? (stB.st_mode & 0777) : 0;
+  gboolean underA = (pathA != NULL) && g_str_has_prefix (pathA, runtime);
+  gboolean underB = (pathB != NULL) && g_str_has_prefix (pathB, runtime);
+  gboolean distinct =
+      (pathA != NULL) && (pathB != NULL) && (g_strcmp0 (pathA, pathB) != 0);
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeA, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeB, GST_STATE_NULL);
+
+  GStatBuf gone;
+  gboolean goneA = (pathA != NULL) && (g_lstat (pathA, &gone) != 0);
+  gboolean goneB = (pathB != NULL) && (g_lstat (pathB, &gone) != 0);
+
+  gst_object_unref (pipeA);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeB);
+
+  fail_unless (sretA != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE
+      && sretB != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE,
+      "start() should succeed for both instances");
+  fail_unless (pathA != NULL && pathB != NULL,
+      "each enabled instance must resolve a path (A='%s' B='%s')",
+      pathA ? pathA : "(null)", pathB ? pathB : "(null)");
+  fail_unless (underA && underB,
+      "socket paths must live under $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR (%s): A='%s' B='%s'",
+      runtime, pathA, pathB);
+  fail_unless (issockA && issockB, "bound paths must be sockets");
+  fail_unless (modeA == 0600 && modeB == 0600,
+      "sockets must be mode 0600 (A=%o B=%o)", modeA, modeB);
+  fail_unless (distinct,
+      "two instances must not collide on one path: '%s'", pathA);
+  fail_unless (goneA && goneB, "sockets must be unlinked on stop()");
+
+  g_free (pathA);
+  g_free (pathB);
+  g_rmdir (runtime);
+  g_free (runtime);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+static Suite *
+socket_suite (void)
+{
+  Suite *s = suite_create ("libuvch264src-socket");
+  TCase *tc = tcase_create ("socket");
+
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc, 60);
+  tcase_add_checked_fixture (tc, setup, NULL);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc);
+
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_socket_default_off);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_socket_hardened);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+GST_CHECK_MAIN (socket);

From 497bef9121a3fe591f50144d8dbf36b77e694938 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:10:45 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 31/41] fix(uvc): clamp PTS monotonicity/duration; reset frame
 state on restart

---
 libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c   |  28 ++-
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c |  13 ++
 tests/CMakeLists.txt                 |  77 +++++++
 tests/mock_libuvc.c                  |  20 +-
 tests/mock_libuvc.h                  |   4 +
 tests/test_pts_monotonic.c           | 296 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 433 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/test_pts_monotonic.c

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
index ad3f061..2258549 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
@@ -218,9 +218,13 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
                so the buffer alloc/fill and the queue push stay outside it. */
             GST_OBJECT_LOCK(self);
 
-            // We'll set the first PTS to the current timestamp ts
+            // We'll set the first PTS to the current timestamp ts. Guard the
+            // subtraction: if the first frame arrives less than one interval
+            // after the clock baseline, ts - frame_interval would underflow the
+            // unsigned baseline into a huge value and poison the first PTS.
             if (self->prev_pts == G_MAXUINT64) {
-                self->prev_pts = ts - self->frame_interval;
+                self->prev_pts = (ts > (GstClockTime)self->frame_interval)
+                                 ? ts - self->frame_interval : 0;
             }
 
             // Update the PTS calculation on the first IDR after MIN_FRAMES_CALC_INTERVAL frames
@@ -284,10 +288,30 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
                 self->prev_int_ts = ts;
             }
 
+            // The interval, stretch and resync offset are signed deltas added
+            // to an unsigned PTS. Early in the stream prev_pts is small, so a
+            // strongly negative resync offset could drive the sum below zero and
+            // wrap the guint64 into a huge timestamp that stalls downstream.
+            // Bound the offset so the running PTS can never underflow.
+            int64_t pts_base = (int64_t)self->prev_pts + self->frame_interval + self->pts_stretch;
+            if (timestamp_offset < -pts_base) {
+                timestamp_offset = -pts_base;
+            }
+
             timestamp = self->prev_pts + self->frame_interval + self->pts_stretch + timestamp_offset;
+
+            // Keep PTSes strictly increasing: a backwards or repeated PTS makes
+            // players skip or stall, so clamp to at least one tick past prev_pts.
+            if (timestamp <= self->prev_pts) {
+                timestamp = self->prev_pts + 1;
+            }
+
             offset = ts - timestamp;
             self->pts_offset_sum += offset;
             duration = timestamp - self->prev_pts;
+            if (duration == 0) {
+                duration = 1;
+            }
             self->prev_pts = timestamp;
 
             GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK(self);
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
index d847155..399810c 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
@@ -408,6 +408,19 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_start(GstBaseSrc *src) {
     usleep(1000000); // Wait 1 second for USB to settle
   }
 
+  // Reset per-session frame state so a restart never forwards stale non-IDR
+  // frames (or a stale PTS baseline) before a fresh IDR re-establishes the
+  // stream. had_idr/send_sps_pps gate NAL forwarding in frame_callback(),
+  // frame_count/prev_int_ts seed the PTS interval estimator, and prev_pts/
+  // base_time use G_MAXUINT64 as the "latch on first frame" sentinel that
+  // frame_callback() and create() test for.
+  self->had_idr = FALSE;
+  self->send_sps_pps = FALSE;
+  self->frame_count = 0;
+  self->prev_int_ts = 0;
+  self->prev_pts = G_MAXUINT64;
+  self->base_time = G_MAXUINT64;
+
   // Resolve the device index up-front, before touching libuvc. The `index`
   // property stays a string so it can grow richer selectors later (vid:pid /
   // serial), but today a bare, non-negative integer is an ordinal into the
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 098e733..35d7989 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -715,3 +715,80 @@ add_usb_teardown_variant("" "")
 if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
   add_usb_teardown_variant("asan" "address")
 endif()
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# PTS clamp + restart-state tests (Task 14).
+#
+# Same single-executable, statically-registered shape as test_device_select so
+# the element's frame_callback() PTS arithmetic and the start() restart-state
+# reset run in the test process with the mock feeder driving frame_callback().
+#
+#   pts_monotonic  The mock feeds access units far faster than the negotiated
+#                  frame interval, so the running PTS outruns the wall clock and
+#                  the resync offset goes strongly negative; assert every buffer
+#                  PTS is strictly increasing and every DURATION is sane (M4).
+#   restart_idr    Lead each stream with non-IDR slices before the first IDR,
+#                  stream once to latch had_idr, restart, and assert the first
+#                  buffer after the restart is never a forwarded non-IDR (M5).
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_executable(test_pts_monotonic
+  test_pts_monotonic.c
+  ${_element_srcs}
+  mock_libuvc.c
+)
+target_include_directories(test_pts_monotonic PRIVATE
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+  ${LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES}
+  ${LIBUVC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+target_link_libraries(test_pts_monotonic PRIVATE
+  PkgConfig::GST
+  PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+  PkgConfig::GST_CHECK
+  PkgConfig::LIBUSB
+  Threads::Threads
+)
+if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+  target_compile_options(test_pts_monotonic PRIVATE
+    -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g)
+  target_link_options(test_pts_monotonic PRIVATE -fsanitize=address)
+endif()
+
+# "<ctest name>:<gst-check test fn>" - one ctest entry each, selected by GST_CHECKS.
+set(_pts_monotonic_cases
+  "pts_monotonic:test_pts_monotonic"
+  "restart_idr:test_restart_idr"
+)
+foreach(_case ${_pts_monotonic_cases})
+  string(REPLACE ":" ";" _parts ${_case})
+  list(GET _parts 0 _ctestname)
+  list(GET _parts 1 _testfn)
+
+  set(_pm_home "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/pts-monotonic-home-${_ctestname}")
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${_pm_home})
+
+  set(_pm_env
+    "GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH="
+    "GST_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/pts-monotonic-registry-${_ctestname}.bin"
+    "GST_REGISTRY_FORK=no"
+    "HOME=${_pm_home}"
+    "CK_FORK=no"
+    "GST_CHECKS=${_testfn}"
+    "GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN=${GST_PLUGINS_DIR}/libgstcoreelements.so"
+  )
+  if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+    list(APPEND _pm_env
+      "ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0:abort_on_error=1:halt_on_error=1")
+  endif()
+
+  add_test(NAME ${_ctestname} COMMAND test_pts_monotonic)
+  set_tests_properties(${_ctestname} PROPERTIES
+    ENVIRONMENT "${_pm_env}"
+    # start() binds the fixed /tmp/libuvc_control socket via the control thread,
+    # so these must not run concurrently with each other or the other
+    # start()-driven suites under `ctest -j`.
+    RESOURCE_LOCK uvc_control_socket
+    TIMEOUT 120
+  )
+endforeach()
diff --git a/tests/mock_libuvc.c b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
index 7be91a0..f4f2fe1 100644
--- a/tests/mock_libuvc.c
+++ b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ static void apply_env_overrides_locked(void) {
       g_frame_mode = MOCK_UVC_FRAME_OVERSIZED_SPS;
     else if (strcmp(s, "disconnect") == 0)
       g_frame_mode = MOCK_UVC_FRAME_DISCONNECT;
+    else if (strcmp(s, "nonidr_lead") == 0)
+      g_frame_mode = MOCK_UVC_FRAME_NONIDR_LEAD;
     else
       g_frame_mode = MOCK_UVC_FRAME_VALID;
   }
@@ -253,11 +255,23 @@ static size_t append_nal_h265(uint8_t *p, uint8_t nal_type, size_t payload_len)
   return n;
 }
 
+/* Number of bare non-IDR slices MOCK_UVC_FRAME_NONIDR_LEAD emits before the
+ * first real IDR access unit (models a stream joined mid-GOP). */
+#define MOCK_NONIDR_LEAD_COUNT 5
+
 /* Build one access unit into buf (capacity MOCK_FRAME_BUF_CAP). Returns length.
- * H264: SPS(7) + PPS(8) + IDR(5). H265: VPS(32) + SPS(33) + PPS(34) + IDR(20). */
+ * H264: SPS(7) + PPS(8) + IDR(5). H265: VPS(32) + SPS(33) + PPS(34) + IDR(20).
+ * In NONIDR_LEAD mode the first MOCK_NONIDR_LEAD_COUNT frames are a single bare
+ * non-IDR slice (type 1) with no SPS/PPS/IDR, so the element must drop them. */
 static size_t craft_access_unit(uint8_t *buf, enum uvc_frame_format fmt,
-                                mock_uvc_frame_mode_t mode) {
+                                mock_uvc_frame_mode_t mode, int frame_index) {
   size_t n = 0;
+
+  if (mode == MOCK_UVC_FRAME_NONIDR_LEAD && frame_index < MOCK_NONIDR_LEAD_COUNT) {
+    if (fmt == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265)
+      return append_nal_h265(buf, 1, 48); /* TRAIL non-IDR slice */
+    return append_nal_h264(buf, 1, 48);   /* non-IDR slice */
+  }
   /* OVERSIZED_SPS overflows the element's fixed 1024 B SPS buffer. The payload
    * must exceed the whole SPS+PPS+control tail of the instance struct so an
    * unclamped copy runs off the END of the GObject allocation (where ASan's
@@ -308,7 +322,7 @@ static void *feeder_main(void *arg) {
       break;
     }
 
-    size_t len = craft_access_unit(h->frame_buf, fmt, mode);
+    size_t len = craft_access_unit(h->frame_buf, fmt, mode, delivered);
 
     uvc_frame_t frame;
     memset(&frame, 0, sizeof(frame));
diff --git a/tests/mock_libuvc.h b/tests/mock_libuvc.h
index 6f780b8..9ee9925 100644
--- a/tests/mock_libuvc.h
+++ b/tests/mock_libuvc.h
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ typedef enum {
    * Real libuvc does NOT pass a NULL frame on disconnect in callback mode -
    * the callback simply stops being invoked (spike verdict, Task 4). */
   MOCK_UVC_FRAME_DISCONNECT,
+  /* Mid-GOP join: the feeder leads each stream with a few bare non-IDR slices
+   * (no SPS/PPS/IDR) before the first IDR access unit. Lets a test prove the
+   * element drops them until a fresh IDR, including across a stop/start cycle. */
+  MOCK_UVC_FRAME_NONIDR_LEAD,
 } mock_uvc_frame_mode_t;
 
 /* Restore every mock knob to its default (1 device, H264, valid frames,
diff --git a/tests/test_pts_monotonic.c b/tests/test_pts_monotonic.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dccfd0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_pts_monotonic.c
@@ -0,0 +1,296 @@
+/* PTS clamp (M4) and restart-state reset (M5) tests for frame_callback().
+ *
+ * Like test_pts_thread_safety.c, this statically links the element translation
+ * units, the libuvc mock, and the driver into ONE executable and registers the
+ * element type directly, so the mock feeder thread drives the real
+ * frame_callback() PTS arithmetic in the test process.
+ *
+ *   test_pts_monotonic  The mock feeds access units far faster (~2 ms apart)
+ *                       than the negotiated 30 fps frame interval (~33 ms), so
+ *                       the running PTS outruns the wall clock and the resync
+ *                       offset goes strongly negative once the estimator kicks
+ *                       in. Without the M4 clamp the PTS jumps backwards (and a
+ *                       deeper underflow would wrap the unsigned PTS, producing
+ *                       a huge DURATION). Assert every buffer PTS is strictly
+ *                       increasing and every DURATION is non-zero and sane.
+ *
+ *   test_restart_idr    The mock leads each stream with a few bare non-IDR
+ *                       slices before the first IDR. Stream once to latch
+ *                       had_idr, restart (NULL -> PLAYING), and assert the first
+ *                       buffer after the restart is never a forwarded non-IDR
+ *                       slice. Without the M5 reset in start(), the stale
+ *                       had_idr forwards that slice before a fresh IDR.
+ *
+ * GST_CHECKS selects a single test per ctest invocation (see tests/CMakeLists.txt).
+ */
+
+#include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+
+#include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
+#include "mock_libuvc.h"
+
+/* H.264 NAL unit types (the mock streams H.264 by default). */
+#define NAL_NON_IDR 1
+#define NAL_IDR     5
+#define NAL_SPS     7
+
+/* The harness blanks GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH; load just core-elements so fakesink
+ * is available without scanning unrelated plugins. */
+static void
+load_core_elements (void)
+{
+  const gchar *core_plugin = g_getenv ("GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN");
+  if (core_plugin != NULL && *core_plugin != '\0') {
+    GError *lerr = NULL;
+    GstPlugin *p = gst_plugin_load_file (core_plugin, &lerr);
+    fail_unless (p != NULL, "could not load core-elements plugin '%s': %s",
+        core_plugin, lerr ? lerr->message : "(unknown)");
+    gst_object_unref (p);
+  }
+}
+
+/* The element is linked in, not loaded from a plugin .so; register its type once
+ * so gst_element_factory_make() finds it. */
+static void
+register_element (void)
+{
+  static gboolean registered = FALSE;
+  if (!registered) {
+    fail_unless (gst_element_register (NULL, "libuvch264src", GST_RANK_NONE,
+            GST_TYPE_LIBUVC_H264_SRC), "failed to register libuvch264src");
+    registered = TRUE;
+  }
+}
+
+static GstElement *
+build_pipeline (GstElement ** src_out, GstPadProbeCallback probe)
+{
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_pipeline_new ("pts-pipeline");
+  GstElement *src = gst_element_factory_make ("libuvch264src", "src");
+  GstElement *sink = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", "sink");
+
+  fail_unless (pipeline != NULL && src != NULL && sink != NULL,
+      "failed to create test elements");
+  g_object_set (sink, "sync", FALSE, NULL);
+
+  gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline), src, sink, NULL);
+  fail_unless (gst_element_link (src, sink), "failed to link src ! sink");
+
+  GstPad *pad = gst_element_get_static_pad (sink, "sink");
+  fail_unless (pad != NULL, "fakesink has no sink pad");
+  gst_pad_add_probe (pad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER, probe, NULL, NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pad);
+
+  /* The bin owns src; the caller borrows the pointer while the pipeline lives. */
+  if (src_out != NULL)
+    *src_out = src;
+  return pipeline;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* test_pts_monotonic                                                        */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/* A single frame is at most ~33 ms; any DURATION near a second means the
+ * unsigned PTS subtraction wrapped (an underflow the M4 clamp must prevent). */
+#define DURATION_SANE_MAX GST_SECOND
+#define MONOTONIC_BUFFERS 200
+
+/* Read on the streaming (sink chain) thread only; the test thread reads them
+ * after the state change to NULL, which provides the memory barrier. */
+static gint pts_violation;       /* atomic: a PTS failed to strictly increase */
+static gint duration_violation;  /* atomic: a DURATION was zero or wrapped huge */
+static gint pts_checked;         /* atomic: buffers with a valid PTS examined */
+static GstClockTime pts_prev;    /* streaming-thread local */
+static gboolean pts_have_prev;   /* streaming-thread local */
+
+static GstPadProbeReturn
+pts_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  (void) pad;
+  (void) user_data;
+  if (!(GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_TYPE (info) & GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER))
+    return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+
+  GstBuffer *buf = GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_BUFFER (info);
+  GstClockTime pts = GST_BUFFER_PTS (buf);
+  GstClockTime dur = GST_BUFFER_DURATION (buf);
+
+  if (GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID (pts)) {
+    if (pts_have_prev && pts <= pts_prev)
+      g_atomic_int_set (&pts_violation, 1);
+    pts_prev = pts;
+    pts_have_prev = TRUE;
+    g_atomic_int_inc (&pts_checked);
+  }
+  if (GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID (dur) && (dur == 0 || dur > DURATION_SANE_MAX))
+    g_atomic_int_set (&duration_violation, 1);
+
+  return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_pts_monotonic)
+{
+  load_core_elements ();
+  register_element ();
+  mock_uvc_reset ();            /* VALID mode: every AU is SPS+PPS+IDR */
+
+  g_atomic_int_set (&pts_violation, 0);
+  g_atomic_int_set (&duration_violation, 0);
+  g_atomic_int_set (&pts_checked, 0);
+  pts_have_prev = FALSE;
+  pts_prev = 0;
+
+  GstElement *src = NULL;
+  GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline (&src, pts_probe);
+  /* num-buffers bounds the run and guarantees we cross the resync interval
+   * (MIN_FRAMES_CALC_INTERVAL twice) where the negative offset is applied. */
+  g_object_set (src, "num-buffers", (gint) MONOTONIC_BUFFERS, NULL);
+
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING)
+      != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "could not set pipeline to PLAYING");
+
+  GstBus *bus = gst_element_get_bus (pipeline);
+  GstMessage *msg = gst_bus_timed_pop_filtered (bus, 30 * GST_SECOND,
+      GST_MESSAGE_EOS | GST_MESSAGE_ERROR);
+
+  if (msg != NULL && GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg) == GST_MESSAGE_ERROR) {
+    GError *gerr = NULL;
+    gchar *dbg = NULL;
+    gst_message_parse_error (msg, &gerr, &dbg);
+    fail ("pipeline errored instead of reaching EOS: %s (%s)",
+        gerr ? gerr->message : "(none)", dbg ? dbg : "(no debug)");
+    g_clear_error (&gerr);
+    g_free (dbg);
+  }
+  fail_unless (msg != NULL,
+      "timed out waiting for EOS - the mock never fed enough frames");
+  fail_unless (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg) == GST_MESSAGE_EOS,
+      "expected EOS, got %s", GST_MESSAGE_TYPE_NAME (msg));
+  gst_message_unref (msg);
+  gst_object_unref (bus);
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  /* Need enough frames to cross the second resync interval, where the strongly
+   * negative offset is applied; otherwise the clamp is never exercised. */
+  fail_unless (g_atomic_int_get (&pts_checked) >= 2 * MIN_FRAMES_CALC_INTERVAL,
+      "only %d PTS-bearing buffers; resync interval never crossed",
+      g_atomic_int_get (&pts_checked));
+  fail_unless (!g_atomic_int_get (&pts_violation),
+      "PTS was not strictly monotonic (a resync offset drove it backwards)");
+  fail_unless (!g_atomic_int_get (&duration_violation),
+      "a DURATION was zero or wrapped huge (PTS underflow)");
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* test_restart_idr                                                          */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/* Leading NAL type of the first buffer of a run, -1 until captured. */
+static gint first_nal_type;
+
+/* Annex-B: 00 00 00 01 then the NAL header byte (H.264 type = byte & 0x1F). */
+static gint
+leading_nal_type (GstBuffer * buf)
+{
+  GstMapInfo map;
+  gint type = -1;
+  if (gst_buffer_map (buf, &map, GST_MAP_READ)) {
+    if (map.size >= 5 && map.data[0] == 0 && map.data[1] == 0 &&
+        map.data[2] == 0 && map.data[3] == 1) {
+      type = map.data[4] & 0x1F;
+    }
+    gst_buffer_unmap (buf, &map);
+  }
+  return type;
+}
+
+static GstPadProbeReturn
+first_nal_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  (void) pad;
+  (void) user_data;
+  if (GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_TYPE (info) & GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER) {
+    gint t = leading_nal_type (GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_BUFFER (info));
+    /* Record only the first parseable buffer of the run. */
+    g_atomic_int_compare_and_exchange (&first_nal_type, -1, t);
+  }
+  return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+}
+
+/* Drive PLAYING and wait until the first buffer of the run has been captured. */
+static gint
+play_until_first_buffer (GstElement * pipeline)
+{
+  g_atomic_int_set (&first_nal_type, -1);
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING)
+      != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "could not set pipeline to PLAYING");
+
+  gint64 deadline = g_get_monotonic_time () + 5 * G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND;
+  while (g_atomic_int_get (&first_nal_type) == -1
+      && g_get_monotonic_time () < deadline) {
+    g_usleep (2 * G_TIME_SPAN_MILLISECOND);
+  }
+  return g_atomic_int_get (&first_nal_type);
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_restart_idr)
+{
+  load_core_elements ();
+  register_element ();
+  mock_uvc_reset ();
+  /* Lead each stream with bare non-IDR slices before the first IDR. */
+  mock_uvc_set_frame_mode (MOCK_UVC_FRAME_NONIDR_LEAD);
+
+  GstElement *src = NULL;
+  GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline (&src, first_nal_probe);
+
+  /* Run 1 - fresh start. had_idr is FALSE from init, so the leading non-IDR
+   * slices are dropped and the first emitted buffer is an SPS-prefixed IDR.
+   * This also latches had_idr = TRUE for the restart below. */
+  gint run1 = play_until_first_buffer (pipeline);
+  fail_unless (run1 == NAL_SPS || run1 == NAL_IDR,
+      "fresh start should drop non-IDR; first buffer NAL type = %d", run1);
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+
+  /* Run 2 - restart. start() must reset had_idr so the leading non-IDR slices
+   * are dropped again until a fresh IDR. Without the reset, the stale had_idr
+   * forwards the first non-IDR slice as the first buffer. */
+  gint run2 = play_until_first_buffer (pipeline);
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  fail_unless (run2 != NAL_NON_IDR,
+      "after restart a non-IDR buffer was forwarded before a fresh IDR "
+      "(had_idr not reset in start())");
+  fail_unless (run2 == NAL_SPS || run2 == NAL_IDR,
+      "after restart the first buffer should be an IDR/SPS; NAL type = %d",
+      run2);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+static Suite *
+pts_monotonic_suite (void)
+{
+  Suite *s = suite_create ("libuvch264src-pts-monotonic");
+
+  TCase *tc_mono = tcase_create ("pts_monotonic");
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_mono, 60);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_mono, test_pts_monotonic);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc_mono);
+
+  TCase *tc_restart = tcase_create ("restart_idr");
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_restart, 60);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_restart, test_restart_idr);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc_restart);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+GST_CHECK_MAIN (pts_monotonic);

From e7af87023237c37688c07c0d94e2174e03b7a3b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:38:08 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 32/41] fix(uvc): negotiate caps leaks, framerate<=0 guard,
 zero-format error

---
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c |  49 ++++-
 tests/CMakeLists.txt                 | 110 +++++++++++
 tests/lsan_negotiate.suppressions    |  27 +++
 tests/mock_libuvc.c                  |  50 ++++-
 tests/mock_libuvc.h                  |  22 ++-
 tests/test_negotiate.c               | 261 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 505 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/lsan_negotiate.suppressions
 create mode 100644 tests/test_negotiate.c

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
index 399810c..e036e41 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
 #include "gstlibuvch264src_internal.h"
+#include "gstlibuvch264src_error.h"
 #include "uvc_device.h"
 #include "frame_pipeline.h"
 #include "spspps_cache.h"
@@ -185,6 +186,8 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate(GstBaseSrc * basesrc) {
 
     gint width = -1, height = -1, framerate = -1;
     GstCaps *best_caps = NULL;
+    gboolean result = FALSE;
+    gboolean found_codec_format = FALSE;
 
     // Enumerate supported H264 / H265 resolutions and framerates
     // And select the highest compatible resolution, at the highest supported framerate
@@ -195,6 +198,7 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate(GstBaseSrc * basesrc) {
         gboolean is_h265 = (memcmp(format_desc->fourccFormat, "H265", 4) == 0);
 
         if (!is_h264 && !is_h265) continue;
+        found_codec_format = TRUE;
 
         GstCaps *tmp_caps = gst_caps_from_string(is_h264? H264_CAPS : H265_CAPS);
         GstStructure *tmp_structure = gst_caps_get_structure(tmp_caps, 0);
@@ -224,10 +228,23 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate(GstBaseSrc * basesrc) {
                     g_value_init(&fps, GST_TYPE_FRACTION);
                     gst_value_set_fraction(&fps, (gint)_fps, 1);
                     gst_value_list_append_value(&framerates, &fps);
+                    g_value_unset(&fps);
                 }
 
+                // gst_structure_set_value() copies the list, so the local GValue
+                // owns a GST_TYPE_LIST that must be released or it leaks per call.
                 gst_structure_set_value(tmp_structure, "framerate", &framerates);
+                g_value_unset(&framerates);
             } else {
+                // A device that reports a zero frame interval would divide by
+                // zero here (SIGFPE); skip such a degenerate descriptor instead.
+                if (frame_desc->dwMinFrameInterval == 0 ||
+                    frame_desc->dwMaxFrameInterval == 0) {
+                    GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self,
+                        "Skipping %ux%u: device reported a zero frame interval",
+                        frame_desc->wWidth, frame_desc->wHeight);
+                    continue;
+                }
                 gint fps_min = 1e7 / frame_desc->dwMaxFrameInterval;
                 gint fps = 1e7 / frame_desc->dwMinFrameInterval;
                 gst_structure_set(tmp_structure, "framerate", GST_TYPE_FRACTION_RANGE, fps_min, 1, fps, 1, NULL);
@@ -258,16 +275,28 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate(GstBaseSrc * basesrc) {
         gst_caps_unref(tmp_caps);
     } // for format_desc
 
-    if (width < 0 || height < 0 || framerate < 0 || !best_caps) {
-        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Unable to negotiate common caps\n");
-        return FALSE;
+    if (!found_codec_format) {
+        // The device exposes no H264/H265 format descriptor at all, so there is
+        // nothing to stream. Post a bus ERROR (not just a debug log) so
+        // downstream consumers (cerastream/CeraUI) can react, instead of falling
+        // through with uninitialized width/height/framerate.
+        gst_libuvc_h264_src_post_error(GST_ELEMENT(self), UVC_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED,
+            "negotiating caps: device exposes no H264/H265 format");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    // framerate <= 0 (not just < 0): a device whose fastest interval rounds down
+    // to 0 fps would otherwise divide by zero at the frame_interval computation.
+    if (width < 0 || height < 0 || framerate <= 0 || !best_caps) {
+        GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Unable to negotiate common caps");
+        goto out;
     }
 
     int res = uvc_get_stream_ctrl_format_size(self->uvc_devh, &self->uvc_ctrl,
                                               self->frame_format, width, height, framerate);
     if (res < 0) {
         GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Unable to get stream control: %s", uvc_strerror(res));
-        return FALSE;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     self->frame_interval = (1000L * 1000L * 1000L) / framerate;
@@ -283,7 +312,17 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate(GstBaseSrc * basesrc) {
 
     load_spspps(self);
 
-    return TRUE;
+    result = TRUE;
+
+out:
+    // Single cleanup path: the working caps and the chosen caps are owned locals.
+    // gst_base_src_set_caps() takes its own reference, so best_caps must be freed
+    // here on success too, and both must be freed on every error path.
+    if (caps)
+        gst_caps_unref(caps);
+    if (best_caps)
+        gst_caps_unref(best_caps);
+    return result;
 }
 
 static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_set_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id,
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 35d7989..fce1984 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -716,6 +716,116 @@ if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
   add_usb_teardown_variant("asan" "address")
 endif()
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# negotiate() tests (Task 13).
+#
+# Statically registers the element (like test_device_select) so the mock's
+# format descriptor can be shaped in-process via mock_uvc_set_format_mode().
+#   negotiate_edge_*   a zero-format device posts a RESOURCE bus error, and a
+#                      0 fps / zero device-interval descriptor fails gracefully
+#                      instead of taking SIGFPE on the framerate divisions (H4).
+#   negotiate_leak     -fsanitize=address build only: N renegotiations leak no
+#                      GstCaps (M3). LeakSanitizer's recoverable check is the
+#                      gate; an __lsan_disable() warm-up window plus a
+#                      suppressions file keep GStreamer's one-time init noise out
+#                      of the result while the per-renegotiation caps leak trips.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function(add_negotiate_variant variant sanitizer)
+  if(variant STREQUAL "")
+    set(suffix "")
+  else()
+    set(suffix "_${variant}")
+  endif()
+
+  set(testexe "test_negotiate${suffix}")
+
+  set(san_opts "")
+  if(NOT sanitizer STREQUAL "")
+    set(san_opts -fsanitize=${sanitizer} -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g)
+  endif()
+
+  add_executable(${testexe}
+    test_negotiate.c
+    ${_element_srcs}
+    mock_libuvc.c
+  )
+  target_include_directories(${testexe} PRIVATE
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+    ${LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES}
+    ${LIBUVC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+  )
+  target_link_libraries(${testexe} PRIVATE
+    PkgConfig::GST
+    PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+    PkgConfig::GST_CHECK
+    PkgConfig::LIBUSB
+    Threads::Threads
+  )
+  if(san_opts)
+    target_compile_options(${testexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+    target_link_options(${testexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+  endif()
+
+  # "<ctest name>:<gst-check test fn>" - one ctest entry each via GST_CHECKS. The
+  # leak case is only meaningful (and only registered) for the asan variant.
+  set(_neg_cases
+    "negotiate_edge_zero_format${suffix}:test_negotiate_zero_format"
+    "negotiate_edge_framerate${suffix}:test_negotiate_framerate_zero"
+    "negotiate_edge_zero_interval${suffix}:test_negotiate_zero_interval"
+  )
+  if(NOT sanitizer STREQUAL "")
+    list(APPEND _neg_cases "negotiate_leak:test_negotiate_leak")
+  endif()
+
+  foreach(_case ${_neg_cases})
+    string(REPLACE ":" ";" _parts ${_case})
+    list(GET _parts 0 _ctestname)
+    list(GET _parts 1 _testfn)
+
+    set(_neg_home "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/negotiate-home-${_ctestname}")
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${_neg_home})
+
+    set(_neg_env
+      "GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH="
+      "GST_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/negotiate-registry-${_ctestname}.bin"
+      "GST_REGISTRY_FORK=no"
+      "HOME=${_neg_home}"
+      "CK_FORK=no"
+      "GST_CHECKS=${_testfn}"
+      "GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN=${GST_PLUGINS_DIR}/libgstcoreelements.so"
+    )
+    if(NOT sanitizer STREQUAL "")
+      if(_ctestname STREQUAL "negotiate_leak")
+        # detect_leaks must be ON for __lsan_do_recoverable_leak_check(), but the
+        # at-exit check is disabled so only the in-test recoverable check (scoped
+        # by __lsan_disable() and filtered by the suppressions file) is the gate.
+        list(APPEND _neg_env
+          "ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=1:leak_check_at_exit=0:abort_on_error=1:halt_on_error=1"
+          "LSAN_OPTIONS=suppressions=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lsan_negotiate.suppressions:print_suppressions=0")
+      else()
+        list(APPEND _neg_env
+          "ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0:abort_on_error=1:halt_on_error=1")
+      endif()
+    endif()
+
+    add_test(NAME ${_ctestname} COMMAND ${testexe})
+    set_tests_properties(${_ctestname} PROPERTIES
+      ENVIRONMENT "${_neg_env}"
+      # start() binds the fixed /tmp/libuvc_control socket via the control thread,
+      # so these must not run concurrently with each other or the other
+      # start()-driven suites under `ctest -j`.
+      RESOURCE_LOCK uvc_control_socket
+      TIMEOUT 120
+    )
+  endforeach()
+endfunction()
+
+add_negotiate_variant("" "")
+if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+  add_negotiate_variant("asan" "address")
+endif()
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # PTS clamp + restart-state tests (Task 14).
 #
diff --git a/tests/lsan_negotiate.suppressions b/tests/lsan_negotiate.suppressions
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1048b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lsan_negotiate.suppressions
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# LeakSanitizer suppressions for the negotiate leak test (Task 13).
+#
+# The test wraps pipeline construction + warm-up in __lsan_disable()/enable() so
+# the recoverable check sees only allocations made during the measured
+# renegotiation window. These entries cover the few one-time GStreamer/GLib
+# initialisations that happen BEFORE that window (gst_init in the gst-check main,
+# element type registration in the fixture) and that LSAN reports as leaked
+# because they are reachable only through interior pointers or global tables.
+#
+# None of these frames appear in negotiate()'s GstCaps allocation stacks
+# (gst_pad_query_caps / gst_caps_intersect under gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate), so
+# the M3 caps leak is still reported and the test keeps its teeth.
+
+leak:g_type_register_static
+leak:g_type_register_fundamental
+leak:g_type_add_interface_static
+leak:g_type_class_ref
+leak:type_node_any_new_W
+leak:g_quark_from
+leak:g_intern_string
+leak:g_intern_static_string
+leak:gst_init
+leak:_priv_gst_
+leak:gst_registry
+leak:gst_plugin
+leak:gst_element_register
+leak:gst_element_factory
diff --git a/tests/mock_libuvc.c b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
index f4f2fe1..1d17ca8 100644
--- a/tests/mock_libuvc.c
+++ b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ static pthread_mutex_t g_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 static int g_device_count = 1;
 static enum uvc_frame_format g_frame_format = UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264;
 static mock_uvc_frame_mode_t g_frame_mode = MOCK_UVC_FRAME_VALID;
+static mock_uvc_format_mode_t g_format_mode = MOCK_UVC_FORMAT_NORMAL;
 static int g_max_frames = 0; /* 0 = until uvc_stop_streaming() */
 static int g_frames_delivered = 0;
 static int g_device_lists_outstanding = 0; /* uvc_find_devices() not yet freed */
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ void mock_uvc_reset(void) {
   g_device_count = 1;
   g_frame_format = UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264;
   g_frame_mode = MOCK_UVC_FRAME_VALID;
+  g_format_mode = MOCK_UVC_FORMAT_NORMAL;
   g_max_frames = 0;
   g_frames_delivered = 0;
   g_uvc_open_count = 0;
@@ -166,6 +168,12 @@ void mock_uvc_set_frame_mode(mock_uvc_frame_mode_t mode) {
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
 }
 
+void mock_uvc_set_format_mode(mock_uvc_format_mode_t mode) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  g_format_mode = mode;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+}
+
 void mock_uvc_set_max_frames(int max_frames) {
   pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
   g_max_frames = max_frames;
@@ -470,23 +478,49 @@ uvc_error_t uvc_open(uvc_device_t *dev, uvc_device_handle_t **devh) {
 
   pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
   enum uvc_frame_format fmt = g_frame_format;
+  mock_uvc_format_mode_t format_mode = g_format_mode;
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
 
-  /* One format with one 1080p30 frame descriptor. */
-  h->intervals[0] = 333333; /* 100ns units -> 30 fps */
-  h->intervals[1] = 0;
+  /* One 1080p frame descriptor; its interval shape and fourcc vary by
+   * format_mode so negotiate()'s edge cases can be exercised. */
   memset(&h->frame_desc, 0, sizeof(h->frame_desc));
   h->frame_desc.bDescriptorSubtype = UVC_VS_FRAME_FRAME_BASED;
   h->frame_desc.wWidth = 1920;
   h->frame_desc.wHeight = 1080;
-  h->frame_desc.dwMinFrameInterval = 333333;
-  h->frame_desc.dwMaxFrameInterval = 333333;
-  h->frame_desc.intervals = h->intervals;
   h->frame_desc.next = NULL;
 
+  switch (format_mode) {
+    case MOCK_UVC_FORMAT_ZERO_DEVICE_INTERVAL:
+      /* No interval list; device min/max interval are zero (1e7 / 0 = SIGFPE). */
+      h->frame_desc.intervals = NULL;
+      h->frame_desc.dwMinFrameInterval = 0;
+      h->frame_desc.dwMaxFrameInterval = 0;
+      break;
+    case MOCK_UVC_FORMAT_ZERO_FRAMERATE:
+      /* One interval long enough that 1e7 / interval truncates to 0 fps. */
+      h->intervals[0] = 20000000; /* 100ns units -> 0.5 fps -> 0 after int div */
+      h->intervals[1] = 0;
+      h->frame_desc.intervals = h->intervals;
+      h->frame_desc.dwMinFrameInterval = 20000000;
+      h->frame_desc.dwMaxFrameInterval = 20000000;
+      break;
+    default:
+      h->intervals[0] = 333333; /* 100ns units -> 30 fps */
+      h->intervals[1] = 0;
+      h->frame_desc.intervals = h->intervals;
+      h->frame_desc.dwMinFrameInterval = 333333;
+      h->frame_desc.dwMaxFrameInterval = 333333;
+      break;
+  }
+
   memset(&h->fmt_desc, 0, sizeof(h->fmt_desc));
-  memcpy(h->fmt_desc.fourccFormat,
-         fmt == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265 ? "H265" : "H264", 4);
+  if (format_mode == MOCK_UVC_FORMAT_NO_CODEC) {
+    /* A format the element does not handle, so negotiate() finds no codec. */
+    memcpy(h->fmt_desc.fourccFormat, "MJPG", 4);
+  } else {
+    memcpy(h->fmt_desc.fourccFormat,
+           fmt == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265 ? "H265" : "H264", 4);
+  }
   h->fmt_desc.frame_descs = &h->frame_desc;
   h->fmt_desc.next = NULL;
 
diff --git a/tests/mock_libuvc.h b/tests/mock_libuvc.h
index 9ee9925..8061736 100644
--- a/tests/mock_libuvc.h
+++ b/tests/mock_libuvc.h
@@ -46,10 +46,30 @@ typedef enum {
   MOCK_UVC_FRAME_NONIDR_LEAD,
 } mock_uvc_frame_mode_t;
 
+/* Shape of the single format/frame descriptor uvc_get_format_descs() advertises,
+ * used to exercise the element's negotiate() edge cases. */
+typedef enum {
+  /* H264/H265 format, 1080p, one 30 fps interval (the default). */
+  MOCK_UVC_FORMAT_NORMAL = 0,
+  /* A non-codec format (fourcc "MJPG"): negotiate() must find no H264/H265
+   * descriptor and post a bus error instead of streaming. */
+  MOCK_UVC_FORMAT_NO_CODEC,
+  /* No interval list and dwMin/MaxFrameInterval == 0: the device-interval
+   * branch of negotiate() must not divide by zero. */
+  MOCK_UVC_FORMAT_ZERO_DEVICE_INTERVAL,
+  /* An interval so long it rounds to 0 fps: the frame_interval computation in
+   * negotiate() must not divide by zero. */
+  MOCK_UVC_FORMAT_ZERO_FRAMERATE,
+} mock_uvc_format_mode_t;
+
 /* Restore every mock knob to its default (1 device, H264, valid frames,
- * unlimited feed, nominal PTZ ranges). Also re-reads environment overrides. */
+ * unlimited feed, nominal PTZ ranges, NORMAL format descriptor). Also re-reads
+ * environment overrides. */
 void mock_uvc_reset(void);
 
+/* Shape of the advertised format/frame descriptor; see mock_uvc_format_mode_t. */
+void mock_uvc_set_format_mode(mock_uvc_format_mode_t mode);
+
 /* Number of devices the next uvc_find_devices()/uvc_open() will expose.
  * 0 makes uvc_find_devices() report UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE. */
 void mock_uvc_set_device_count(int count);
diff --git a/tests/test_negotiate.c b/tests/test_negotiate.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90e3272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_negotiate.c
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+/* negotiate() regression tests for the libuvch264src element.
+ *
+ * Like test_device_select.c, the element TUs, the libuvc mock, and the driver
+ * are linked into ONE statically-registered executable so the mock's format
+ * descriptor can be shaped in-process via mock_uvc_set_format_mode(). Each
+ * gst-check test is surfaced as its own ctest entry through GST_CHECKS.
+ *
+ * Covered (Task 13):
+ *   test_negotiate_leak            N renegotiations leak no GstCaps (LSAN). The
+ *                                  working caps always leaked, and the chosen
+ *                                  caps leaked on success too (set_caps takes its
+ *                                  own ref) - the M3 cleanup path frees both.
+ *   test_negotiate_zero_format     a device with no H264/H265 descriptor posts a
+ *                                  RESOURCE bus error instead of streaming.
+ *   test_negotiate_framerate_zero  a 0 fps descriptor must not SIGFPE on the
+ *                                  1e9 / framerate division (H4).
+ *   test_negotiate_zero_interval   a zero device frame interval must not SIGFPE
+ *                                  on the 1e7 / interval division (H4).
+ */
+
+#include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+
+#include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
+#include "mock_libuvc.h"
+
+/* LeakSanitizer is only present in the -fsanitize=address build; the recoverable
+ * leak check is what gives the leak test its teeth there. In the plain build the
+ * same test still drives the renegotiation path, just without the leak assertion. */
+#if defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
+#  include <sanitizer/lsan_interface.h>
+#  define NEGOTIATE_HAVE_LSAN 1
+#elif defined(__has_feature)
+#  if __has_feature(address_sanitizer)
+#    include <sanitizer/lsan_interface.h>
+#    define NEGOTIATE_HAVE_LSAN 1
+#  endif
+#endif
+
+#define WARMUP_CYCLES 3
+#define MEASURED_CYCLES 30
+
+static gint g_buffers_seen;
+
+static GstPadProbeReturn
+count_buffer_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  (void) pad;
+  (void) user_data;
+  if (GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_TYPE (info) & GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER)
+    g_atomic_int_inc (&g_buffers_seen);
+  return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+}
+
+static void
+setup (void)
+{
+  /* fakesink lives in coreelements; the harness blanks the system plugin path
+   * for isolation, so load just that one plugin explicitly. */
+  const gchar *core_plugin = g_getenv ("GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN");
+  if (core_plugin != NULL && *core_plugin != '\0') {
+    GError *lerr = NULL;
+    GstPlugin *p = gst_plugin_load_file (core_plugin, &lerr);
+    fail_unless (p != NULL, "could not load core-elements plugin '%s': %s",
+        core_plugin, lerr ? lerr->message : "(unknown)");
+    gst_object_unref (p);
+  }
+
+  static gboolean registered = FALSE;
+  if (!registered) {
+    fail_unless (gst_element_register (NULL, "libuvch264src", GST_RANK_NONE,
+            GST_TYPE_LIBUVC_H264_SRC), "failed to register libuvch264src");
+    registered = TRUE;
+  }
+
+  mock_uvc_reset ();
+  g_atomic_int_set (&g_buffers_seen, 0);
+}
+
+static GstElement *
+build_pipeline (void)
+{
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_pipeline_new ("negotiate-pipeline");
+  GstElement *src = gst_element_factory_make ("libuvch264src", "src");
+  GstElement *sink = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", "sink");
+
+  fail_unless (pipeline != NULL && src != NULL && sink != NULL,
+      "failed to create test elements");
+  g_object_set (sink, "sync", FALSE, NULL);
+  g_object_set (src, "index", "0", NULL);
+
+  gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline), src, sink, NULL);
+  fail_unless (gst_element_link (src, sink), "failed to link src ! sink");
+  return pipeline;
+}
+
+/* One PLAYING -> (wait for a buffer) -> NULL round trip. Each PLAYING re-runs
+ * start()+negotiate(), so a cycle is one full renegotiation. */
+static void
+renegotiate_cycle (GstElement * pipeline)
+{
+  int before = g_atomic_int_get (&g_buffers_seen);
+
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING) !=
+      GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "could not set pipeline to PLAYING");
+
+  gint64 deadline = g_get_monotonic_time () + 2 * G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND;
+  while (g_atomic_int_get (&g_buffers_seen) <= before
+      && g_get_monotonic_time () < deadline) {
+    g_usleep (2 * G_TIME_SPAN_MILLISECOND);
+  }
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_negotiate_leak)
+{
+  /* Pipeline construction and the warm-up cycles run inside the LSAN-disabled
+   * window so GStreamer's one-time global allocations (element class init, caps
+   * system, type classes, clocks) are excluded from the measurement; only the
+   * per-renegotiation caps leak accumulates after __lsan_enable(). */
+#ifdef NEGOTIATE_HAVE_LSAN
+  __lsan_disable ();
+#endif
+
+  GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline ();
+
+  GstElement *sink = gst_bin_get_by_name (GST_BIN (pipeline), "sink");
+  GstPad *pad = gst_element_get_static_pad (sink, "sink");
+  gst_pad_add_probe (pad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER, count_buffer_probe, NULL,
+      NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pad);
+  gst_object_unref (sink);
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < WARMUP_CYCLES; i++)
+    renegotiate_cycle (pipeline);
+
+#ifdef NEGOTIATE_HAVE_LSAN
+  __lsan_enable ();
+#endif
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < MEASURED_CYCLES; i++)
+    renegotiate_cycle (pipeline);
+
+  /* Tear the pipeline down before checking so the pad's legitimate caps ref is
+   * released; only orphaned (leaked) caps remain for LSAN to find. */
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+#ifdef NEGOTIATE_HAVE_LSAN
+  fail_if (__lsan_do_recoverable_leak_check (),
+      "negotiate() leaked GstCaps across renegotiation");
+#endif
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+/* Drive the pipeline to PLAYING and return the first fatal bus ERROR (negotiate
+ * runs in the live source's streaming task, so the failure surfaces there).
+ * Caller unrefs the message. */
+static GstMessage *
+play_and_wait_error (GstElement * pipeline)
+{
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING);
+
+  GstBus *bus = gst_element_get_bus (pipeline);
+  GstMessage *msg =
+      gst_bus_timed_pop_filtered (bus, 5 * GST_SECOND, GST_MESSAGE_ERROR);
+  gst_object_unref (bus);
+  return msg;
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_negotiate_zero_format)
+{
+  mock_uvc_set_format_mode (MOCK_UVC_FORMAT_NO_CODEC);
+
+  GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline ();
+  GstMessage *msg = play_and_wait_error (pipeline);
+
+  GError *gerr = NULL;
+  gboolean is_resource = FALSE;
+  if (msg != NULL) {
+    gchar *dbg = NULL;
+    gst_message_parse_error (msg, &gerr, &dbg);
+    g_free (dbg);
+    is_resource = g_error_matches (gerr, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR,
+        GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_SETTINGS);
+    g_clear_error (&gerr);
+    gst_message_unref (msg);
+  }
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  fail_unless (msg != NULL,
+      "expected a bus ERROR for a device with no H264/H265 format");
+  fail_unless (is_resource,
+      "expected RESOURCE/SETTINGS for the zero-format device");
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_negotiate_framerate_zero)
+{
+  mock_uvc_set_format_mode (MOCK_UVC_FORMAT_ZERO_FRAMERATE);
+
+  GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline ();
+  /* The old code divided 1e9 by a 0 fps framerate here and took SIGFPE in the
+   * streaming task. Reaching the assertion at all proves the guard held. */
+  GstMessage *msg = play_and_wait_error (pipeline);
+
+  if (msg != NULL)
+    gst_message_unref (msg);
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  fail_unless (msg != NULL,
+      "expected a graceful negotiate failure (no SIGFPE) for a 0 fps device");
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_negotiate_zero_interval)
+{
+  mock_uvc_set_format_mode (MOCK_UVC_FORMAT_ZERO_DEVICE_INTERVAL);
+
+  GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline ();
+  /* The old code divided 1e7 by a zero device frame interval here; the guard
+   * skips the degenerate descriptor instead of taking SIGFPE. */
+  GstMessage *msg = play_and_wait_error (pipeline);
+
+  if (msg != NULL)
+    gst_message_unref (msg);
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  fail_unless (msg != NULL,
+      "expected a graceful negotiate failure (no SIGFPE) for a zero-interval device");
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+static Suite *
+negotiate_suite (void)
+{
+  Suite *s = suite_create ("libuvch264src-negotiate");
+  TCase *tc = tcase_create ("negotiate");
+
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc, 90);
+  tcase_add_checked_fixture (tc, setup, NULL);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc);
+
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_negotiate_leak);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_negotiate_zero_format);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_negotiate_framerate_zero);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_negotiate_zero_interval);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+GST_CHECK_MAIN (negotiate);

From d9692cf831fde074bc0402a644d1b4f985fc0ae9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:27:16 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 33/41] feat(uvc): cheap V4L2 VIDIOC_TRY_FMT capability probe
 (log-only, no fallback)

---
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c |  2 +
 libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c       | 34 ++++++++++++
 libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.h       |  1 +
 tests/CMakeLists.txt                 | 46 ++++++++++++++++
 tests/test_v4l2_probe.c              | 82 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 165 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tests/test_v4l2_probe.c

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
index e036e41..39b65be 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
@@ -528,6 +528,8 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_start(GstBaseSrc *src) {
     return FALSE;
   }
 
+  gst_libuvc_h264_src_v4l2_probe(GST_ELEMENT(self), (int)device_ordinal);
+
   // Probe PTZ ranges so only axes the device actually exposes are driven (M6).
   gst_libuvc_h264_src_ptz_probe_capabilities(self);
 
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c b/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c
index 47dce02..4ca9fd0 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c
@@ -1,7 +1,41 @@
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <linux/videodev2.h>
 #include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
 #include "gstlibuvch264src_internal.h"
 #include "uvc_device.h"
 
+// Cheap, read-only V4L2 capability probe. Opens /dev/video<N>, issues exactly
+// one VIDIOC_TRY_FMT with V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264, logs the result, and closes.
+// Non-fatal: if the node is absent or the ioctl fails the element continues.
+void gst_libuvc_h264_src_v4l2_probe(GstElement *element, int device_index) {
+    char path[32];
+    snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/dev/video%d", device_index);
+
+    int fd = open(path, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        GST_INFO_OBJECT(element, "V4L2 probe unavailable: cannot open %s", path);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    struct v4l2_format fmt = { 0 };
+    fmt.type                = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+    fmt.fmt.pix.width       = 1920;
+    fmt.fmt.pix.height      = 1080;
+    fmt.fmt.pix.pixelformat = V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264;
+    fmt.fmt.pix.field       = V4L2_FIELD_ANY;
+
+    int ret = ioctl(fd, VIDIOC_TRY_FMT, &fmt);
+    close(fd);
+
+    // sizeimage > 0 means the kernel accepted the H.264 format.
+    gboolean available = (ret == 0 && fmt.fmt.pix.sizeimage > 0 &&
+                          fmt.fmt.pix.pixelformat == V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264);
+    GST_INFO_OBJECT(element, "V4L2 native H.264: %s",
+                    available ? "available" : "unavailable");
+}
+
 // Release the USB interfaces claimed for the open device so a subsequent
 // uvc_close() (and any later re-open) starts from a clean slate.
 //
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.h b/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.h
index dc0866b..f1297e5 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.h
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 void gst_libuvc_h264_src_force_usb_release(GstLibuvcH264Src *self);
+void gst_libuvc_h264_src_v4l2_probe(GstElement *element, int device_index);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index fce1984..4ea12f8 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -902,3 +902,49 @@ foreach(_case ${_pts_monotonic_cases})
     TIMEOUT 120
   )
 endforeach()
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# V4L2 capability probe tests (Task 23).
+#
+# Compiles uvc_device.c directly into the test executable (no plugin .so, no
+# mock) and calls gst_libuvc_h264_src_v4l2_probe() with indices guaranteed
+# absent on any CI host. Verifies the probe is non-fatal and does not crash
+# regardless of whether a real /dev/videoN node exists.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_executable(test_v4l2_probe
+  test_v4l2_probe.c
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c
+)
+target_include_directories(test_v4l2_probe PRIVATE
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src
+  ${LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES}
+  ${LIBUVC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+target_link_libraries(test_v4l2_probe PRIVATE
+  PkgConfig::GST
+  PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+  PkgConfig::LIBUSB
+  ${LIBUVC_LINK_TARGET}
+)
+
+set(_probe_env
+  "GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH="
+  "GST_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/v4l2probe-registry.bin"
+  "GST_REGISTRY_FORK=no"
+  "HOME=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
+)
+if(LIBUVC_RUNTIME_DIR)
+  list(APPEND _probe_env "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LIBUVC_RUNTIME_DIR}")
+endif()
+
+add_test(NAME v4l2_probe COMMAND test_v4l2_probe probe)
+set_tests_properties(v4l2_probe PROPERTIES
+  ENVIRONMENT "${_probe_env}"
+  TIMEOUT 30
+)
+
+add_test(NAME v4l2_probe_nonfatal COMMAND test_v4l2_probe nonfatal)
+set_tests_properties(v4l2_probe_nonfatal PROPERTIES
+  ENVIRONMENT "${_probe_env}"
+  TIMEOUT 30
+)
diff --git a/tests/test_v4l2_probe.c b/tests/test_v4l2_probe.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bec18a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_v4l2_probe.c
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * Tests for gst_libuvc_h264_src_v4l2_probe().
+ *
+ * Two ctest suites dispatched by argv[1]:
+ *
+ *   probe    (v4l2_probe)          probe runs without crashing on any index
+ *   nonfatal (v4l2_probe_nonfatal) absent /dev/video node is non-fatal
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+#include "../libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.h"
+
+/* uvc_device.c uses GST_DEBUG_OBJECT via GST_CAT_DEFAULT which resolves to
+ * gst_libuvc_h264_src_debug. Normally defined in gstlibuvch264src.c; define
+ * it here so this standalone test links without pulling in the full element. */
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY(gst_libuvc_h264_src_debug);
+
+static int g_failures;
+
+#define CHECK(cond, msg)                                                       \
+    do {                                                                       \
+        if (cond) {                                                            \
+            printf("  ok   - %s\n", msg);                                      \
+        } else {                                                               \
+            printf("  FAIL - %s\n", msg);                                      \
+            g_failures++;                                                      \
+        }                                                                      \
+    } while (0)
+
+static int run_probe(void) {
+    GstElement *pipeline = gst_pipeline_new(NULL);
+
+    gst_libuvc_h264_src_v4l2_probe(pipeline, 0);
+    CHECK(1, "probe index 0 returns without crash");
+
+    gst_libuvc_h264_src_v4l2_probe(pipeline, 999);
+    CHECK(1, "probe index 999 returns without crash");
+
+    gst_object_unref(pipeline);
+    return g_failures;
+}
+
+static int run_nonfatal(void) {
+    GstElement *pipeline = gst_pipeline_new(NULL);
+
+    gst_libuvc_h264_src_v4l2_probe(pipeline, 9999);
+    CHECK(1, "absent V4L2 node is non-fatal");
+
+    gst_object_unref(pipeline);
+    return g_failures;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    gst_init(NULL, NULL);
+    GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT(gst_libuvc_h264_src_debug, "libuvch264src", 0,
+                            "libuvch264src element");
+
+    if (argc < 2) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s <probe|nonfatal>\n", argv[0]);
+        gst_deinit();
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    int failures;
+    if (strcmp(argv[1], "probe") == 0) {
+        printf("v4l2_probe:\n");
+        failures = run_probe();
+    } else if (strcmp(argv[1], "nonfatal") == 0) {
+        printf("v4l2_probe_nonfatal:\n");
+        failures = run_nonfatal();
+    } else {
+        fprintf(stderr, "unknown suite: %s\n", argv[1]);
+        gst_deinit();
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    printf("%s: %d failure(s)\n", argv[1], failures);
+    gst_deinit();
+    return failures == 0 ? 0 : 1;
+}

From 88259a215415eb806b26a3d66ddba7f786d82638 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:43:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 34/41] fix(uvc): report live latency + buffer offsets; write
 SPS/PPS only on change

---
 libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c            |  41 ++-
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c          |  29 ++
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h |   4 +
 tests/CMakeLists.txt                          |  71 +++++
 tests/test_live_source.c                      | 298 ++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 431 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/test_live_source.c

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
index 2258549..7643f26 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
@@ -134,11 +134,18 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
                         "(%d bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow", unit->len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
                     continue;
                 }
-                self->vps_length = unit->len;
-                memcpy(self->vps, unit->ptr, self->vps_length);
-                updated_sps_pps = TRUE;
+                // L10: only flag a disk write when the parameter set actually
+                // changed. SPS/PPS/VPS repeat before every IDR, so an
+                // unconditional store rewrites the cache file each GOP and wears
+                // the flash for nothing. send_sps_pps still latches every time so
+                // the sets are re-prepended in-band; only the cache write is gated.
+                if (self->vps_length != unit->len ||
+                    memcmp(self->vps, unit->ptr, unit->len) != 0) {
+                    self->vps_length = unit->len;
+                    memcpy(self->vps, unit->ptr, self->vps_length);
+                    updated_sps_pps = TRUE;
+                }
                 self->send_sps_pps = TRUE;
-                // deliberately not sending VPS/SPS/PPS info in their own buffer
                 continue;
             case UNIT_SPS:
                 if (unit->len <= 0 || unit->len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
@@ -146,11 +153,13 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
                         "(%d bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow", unit->len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
                     continue;
                 }
-                self->sps_length = unit->len;
-                memcpy(self->sps, unit->ptr, self->sps_length);
-                updated_sps_pps = TRUE;
+                if (self->sps_length != unit->len ||
+                    memcmp(self->sps, unit->ptr, unit->len) != 0) {
+                    self->sps_length = unit->len;
+                    memcpy(self->sps, unit->ptr, self->sps_length);
+                    updated_sps_pps = TRUE;
+                }
                 self->send_sps_pps = TRUE;
-                // deliberately not sending VPS/SPS/PPS info in their own buffer
                 continue;
             case UNIT_PPS:
                 if (unit->len <= 0 || unit->len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
@@ -158,11 +167,13 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
                         "(%d bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow", unit->len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
                     continue;
                 }
-                self->pps_length = unit->len;
-                memcpy(self->pps, unit->ptr, self->pps_length);
-                updated_sps_pps = TRUE;
+                if (self->pps_length != unit->len ||
+                    memcmp(self->pps, unit->ptr, unit->len) != 0) {
+                    self->pps_length = unit->len;
+                    memcpy(self->pps, unit->ptr, self->pps_length);
+                    updated_sps_pps = TRUE;
+                }
                 self->send_sps_pps = TRUE;
-                // deliberately not sending VPS/SPS/PPS info in their own buffer
                 continue;
             case UNIT_FRAME_IDR: {
                 if (!self->had_idr || self->send_sps_pps) {
@@ -322,6 +333,12 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
             GST_LOG_OBJECT(self, "PTS %lu, offset %ld us", timestamp, offset / 1000);
         }
 
+        // Monotonic frame counter so downstream can detect drops. Only the
+        // feeder thread runs frame_callback, so this needs no lock.
+        GST_BUFFER_OFFSET(buffer) = self->frame_offset;
+        GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END(buffer) = self->frame_offset + 1;
+        self->frame_offset++;
+
         g_async_queue_push(self->frame_queue, buffer);
     }
 
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
index 39b65be..37a36a5 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE(GstLibuvcH264Src, gst_libuvc_h264_src, GST_TYPE_PUSH_SRC
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT(gst_libuvc_h264_src_debug, "libuvch264src", 0, "libuvch264src element"));
 
 static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate(GstBaseSrc * basesrc);
+static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_query(GstBaseSrc *basesrc, GstQuery *query);
 static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_set_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id,
                                              const GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec);
 static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_get_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id,
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_class_init(GstLibuvcH264SrcClass *klass) {
   GstPushSrcClass *push_src_class = GST_PUSH_SRC_CLASS(klass);
 
   base_src_class->negotiate = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR(gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate);
+  base_src_class->query = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR(gst_libuvc_h264_src_query);
   gobject_class->set_property = gst_libuvc_h264_src_set_property;
   gobject_class->get_property = gst_libuvc_h264_src_get_property;
 
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_init(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
   self->frame_queue = g_async_queue_new();
   self->streaming = FALSE;
   self->flushing = 0;
+  self->frame_offset = 0;
   self->base_time = G_MAXUINT64;
   self->prev_pts = G_MAXUINT64;
   
@@ -325,6 +328,31 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate(GstBaseSrc * basesrc) {
     return result;
 }
 
+static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_query(GstBaseSrc *basesrc, GstQuery *query) {
+  GstLibuvcH264Src *self = GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC(basesrc);
+
+  if (GST_QUERY_TYPE(query) == GST_QUERY_LATENCY) {
+    /* A live source delivers a frame only once it has been fully captured, so
+       the minimum latency is one frame interval; report it explicitly rather
+       than leaving downstream sinks with the GstBaseSrc default of zero. max ==
+       min: the element does not buffer ahead. frame_interval is shared with the
+       frame_callback PTS estimator, which mutates it under the object lock, so
+       read it the same way; until negotiate() sets it, defer to the base class. */
+    GstClockTime latency;
+    GST_OBJECT_LOCK(self);
+    latency = self->frame_interval > 0
+              ? (GstClockTime) self->frame_interval : GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
+    GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK(self);
+
+    if (GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID(latency)) {
+      gst_query_set_latency(query, TRUE, latency, latency);
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return GST_BASE_SRC_CLASS(gst_libuvc_h264_src_parent_class)->query(basesrc, query);
+}
+
 static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_set_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id,
                                              const GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec) {
   GstLibuvcH264Src *self = GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC(object);
@@ -456,6 +484,7 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_start(GstBaseSrc *src) {
   self->had_idr = FALSE;
   self->send_sps_pps = FALSE;
   self->frame_count = 0;
+  self->frame_offset = 0;
   self->prev_int_ts = 0;
   self->prev_pts = G_MAXUINT64;
   self->base_time = G_MAXUINT64;
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
index 57309d8..84c9141 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ struct _GstLibuvcH264Src {
   gint64 frame_interval; // in ns
   guint64 prev_int_ts;
   gint frame_count;
+  /* Monotonic per-session output counter for GST_BUFFER_OFFSET. Distinct from
+   * frame_count, which is periodically reset by the PTS estimator and so is not
+   * monotonic. Reset in start(); only touched on the feeder thread. */
+  guint64 frame_offset;
   gboolean had_idr;
   gboolean send_sps_pps;
   gint vps_length;
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 4ea12f8..a6244ad 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -948,3 +948,74 @@ set_tests_properties(v4l2_probe_nonfatal PROPERTIES
   ENVIRONMENT "${_probe_env}"
   TIMEOUT 30
 )
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Live-source polish tests (Task 19).
+#
+# Same single-executable, statically-registered shape as test_pts_monotonic so
+# the test can drive a real PLAYING pipeline against the mock feeder AND reach
+# into the instance struct / call frame_callback() directly.
+#   live_source_polish      LATENCY query reports live + min == one frame
+#                           interval, and buffer OFFSETs are a strict +1 sequence.
+#   spspps_write_on_change  The SPS/PPS cache is written on a changed parameter
+#                           set, not rewritten for an identical one (L10).
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_executable(test_live_source
+  test_live_source.c
+  ${_element_srcs}
+  mock_libuvc.c
+)
+target_include_directories(test_live_source PRIVATE
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+  ${LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES}
+  ${LIBUVC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+target_link_libraries(test_live_source PRIVATE
+  PkgConfig::GST
+  PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+  PkgConfig::GST_CHECK
+  PkgConfig::LIBUSB
+  Threads::Threads
+)
+if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+  target_compile_options(test_live_source PRIVATE
+    -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g)
+  target_link_options(test_live_source PRIVATE -fsanitize=address)
+endif()
+
+set(_live_source_cases
+  "live_source_polish:test_live_source_polish"
+  "spspps_write_on_change:test_spspps_write_on_change"
+)
+foreach(_case ${_live_source_cases})
+  string(REPLACE ":" ";" _parts ${_case})
+  list(GET _parts 0 _ctestname)
+  list(GET _parts 1 _testfn)
+
+  set(_ls_home "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/live-source-home-${_ctestname}")
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${_ls_home})
+
+  set(_ls_env
+    "GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH="
+    "GST_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/live-source-registry-${_ctestname}.bin"
+    "GST_REGISTRY_FORK=no"
+    "HOME=${_ls_home}"
+    "CK_FORK=no"
+    "GST_CHECKS=${_testfn}"
+    "GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN=${GST_PLUGINS_DIR}/libgstcoreelements.so"
+  )
+  if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+    list(APPEND _ls_env
+      "ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0:abort_on_error=1:halt_on_error=1")
+  endif()
+
+  add_test(NAME ${_ctestname} COMMAND test_live_source)
+  set_tests_properties(${_ctestname} PROPERTIES
+    ENVIRONMENT "${_ls_env}"
+    # start() may spawn the control thread, so keep these off the shared socket
+    # resource like the other start()-driven suites under `ctest -j`.
+    RESOURCE_LOCK uvc_control_socket
+    TIMEOUT 120
+  )
+endforeach()
diff --git a/tests/test_live_source.c b/tests/test_live_source.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7a90d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_live_source.c
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+/* Live-source polish tests (Task 19).
+ *
+ * Statically links the element translation units, the libuvc mock, and the
+ * driver into ONE executable (like test_pts_monotonic) so the tests can both
+ * drive a real PLAYING pipeline against the mock feeder AND reach into the
+ * instance struct / call frame_callback() directly. GST_CHECKS selects one case
+ * per ctest invocation (see tests/CMakeLists.txt).
+ *
+ *   live_source_polish      Drive PLAYING against the mock (30 fps H.264). Assert
+ *                           the LATENCY query reports a live source with a
+ *                           minimum latency of exactly one frame interval (not
+ *                           the GstBaseSrc default of 0), and that consecutive
+ *                           buffers carry a strictly monotonic GST_BUFFER_OFFSET
+ *                           with OFFSET_END == OFFSET + 1.
+ *
+ *   spspps_write_on_change  Call frame_callback() directly with crafted access
+ *                           units. The SPS/PPS cache file must be written on the
+ *                           first (changed) parameter set, NOT rewritten when an
+ *                           identical set repeats, and written again only when
+ *                           the SPS actually changes (L10).
+ */
+
+#include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/* gstcheck.h already defines GST_CAT_DEFAULT (check_debug); drop it so the
+ * element's internal header can install its own category without a warning. */
+#undef GST_CAT_DEFAULT
+#include "gstlibuvch264src_internal.h"
+#include "frame_pipeline.h"
+#include "spspps_path.h"
+#include "mock_libuvc.h"
+
+/* The mock advertises a single 30 fps interval (333333 * 100 ns), so negotiate()
+ * computes frame_interval = 1e9 / 30. */
+#define EXPECTED_FRAME_INTERVAL_NS (GST_SECOND / 30)
+
+static void
+load_core_elements (void)
+{
+  const gchar *core_plugin = g_getenv ("GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN");
+  if (core_plugin != NULL && *core_plugin != '\0') {
+    GError *lerr = NULL;
+    GstPlugin *p = gst_plugin_load_file (core_plugin, &lerr);
+    fail_unless (p != NULL, "could not load core-elements plugin '%s': %s",
+        core_plugin, lerr ? lerr->message : "(unknown)");
+    gst_object_unref (p);
+  }
+}
+
+static void
+register_element (void)
+{
+  static gboolean registered = FALSE;
+  if (!registered) {
+    fail_unless (gst_element_register (NULL, "libuvch264src", GST_RANK_NONE,
+            GST_TYPE_LIBUVC_H264_SRC), "failed to register libuvch264src");
+    registered = TRUE;
+  }
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* live_source_polish: LATENCY query + monotonic buffer offsets              */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static gint offset_violation;   /* atomic: an OFFSET broke the +1 sequence */
+static gint offset_checked;     /* atomic: buffers with a valid OFFSET examined */
+static gint seen_first;         /* atomic: at least one buffer has arrived */
+static guint64 off_prev;        /* streaming-thread local */
+static gboolean off_have_prev;  /* streaming-thread local */
+
+static GstPadProbeReturn
+offset_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  (void) pad;
+  (void) user_data;
+  if (!(GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_TYPE (info) & GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER))
+    return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+
+  GstBuffer *buf = GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_BUFFER (info);
+  guint64 off = GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf);
+  guint64 off_end = GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END (buf);
+
+  if (off != GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_NONE) {
+    if (off_have_prev && off != off_prev + 1)
+      g_atomic_int_set (&offset_violation, 1);
+    if (off_end != off + 1)
+      g_atomic_int_set (&offset_violation, 1);
+    off_prev = off;
+    off_have_prev = TRUE;
+    g_atomic_int_inc (&offset_checked);
+  } else {
+    g_atomic_int_set (&offset_violation, 1);
+  }
+
+  g_atomic_int_set (&seen_first, 1);
+  return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_live_source_polish)
+{
+  load_core_elements ();
+  register_element ();
+  mock_uvc_reset ();            /* VALID mode, 30 fps H.264 */
+
+  g_atomic_int_set (&offset_violation, 0);
+  g_atomic_int_set (&offset_checked, 0);
+  g_atomic_int_set (&seen_first, 0);
+  off_have_prev = FALSE;
+  off_prev = 0;
+
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_pipeline_new ("live-pipeline");
+  GstElement *src = gst_element_factory_make ("libuvch264src", "src");
+  GstElement *sink = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", "sink");
+  fail_unless (pipeline && src && sink, "failed to create test elements");
+  g_object_set (sink, "sync", FALSE, NULL);
+  g_object_set (src, "num-buffers", 60, NULL);
+
+  gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline), src, sink, NULL);
+  fail_unless (gst_element_link (src, sink), "failed to link src ! sink");
+
+  GstPad *spad = gst_element_get_static_pad (sink, "sink");
+  gst_pad_add_probe (spad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER, offset_probe, NULL, NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (spad);
+
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING)
+      != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "could not set pipeline to PLAYING");
+
+  /* Wait until streaming so negotiate() has set frame_interval before querying. */
+  gint64 deadline = g_get_monotonic_time () + 5 * G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND;
+  while (!g_atomic_int_get (&seen_first) && g_get_monotonic_time () < deadline)
+    g_usleep (2 * G_TIME_SPAN_MILLISECOND);
+  gboolean streamed = g_atomic_int_get (&seen_first);
+
+  /* Capture the negotiated interval and the LATENCY query result, but do not
+     assert yet: a fail_unless() here would longjmp past the pipeline teardown
+     below and leave the feeder thread running, hanging the test until ctest's
+     timeout. Record, tear down, then assert last. */
+  GstClockTime fi = (GstClockTime) GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC (src)->frame_interval;
+
+  gboolean queried = FALSE, live = FALSE;
+  GstClockTime min_latency = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE, max_latency = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
+  if (streamed) {
+    GstQuery *q = gst_query_new_latency ();
+    GstPad *srcpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (src, "src");
+    queried = gst_pad_query (srcpad, q);
+    gst_object_unref (srcpad);
+    if (queried)
+      gst_query_parse_latency (q, &live, &min_latency, &max_latency);
+    gst_query_unref (q);
+  }
+
+  GstBus *bus = gst_element_get_bus (pipeline);
+  GstMessage *msg = gst_bus_timed_pop_filtered (bus, 30 * GST_SECOND,
+      GST_MESSAGE_EOS | GST_MESSAGE_ERROR);
+  GstMessageType msg_type = msg ? GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg) : GST_MESSAGE_UNKNOWN;
+  if (msg)
+    gst_message_unref (msg);
+  gst_object_unref (bus);
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  fail_unless (streamed, "no buffer arrived; mock idle");
+  fail_unless (fi == EXPECTED_FRAME_INTERVAL_NS,
+      "frame_interval %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT " != expected %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT,
+      (guint64) fi, (guint64) EXPECTED_FRAME_INTERVAL_NS);
+  fail_unless (queried, "src pad refused the LATENCY query");
+  fail_unless (live, "LATENCY query did not report a live source");
+  fail_unless (min_latency == fi,
+      "min latency %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT " != frame interval %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT,
+      (guint64) min_latency, (guint64) fi);
+  fail_unless (msg_type == GST_MESSAGE_EOS,
+      "expected EOS, got %s", gst_message_type_get_name (msg_type));
+  fail_unless (g_atomic_int_get (&offset_checked) >= 10,
+      "only %d buffers carried an OFFSET", g_atomic_int_get (&offset_checked));
+  fail_unless (!g_atomic_int_get (&offset_violation),
+      "GST_BUFFER_OFFSET was not a strict +1 sequence (or OFFSET_END mismatch)");
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* spspps_write_on_change: cache written only when parameter sets change     */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/* Append an Annex-B NAL (4-byte start code + header byte + payload). */
+static size_t
+put_nal (uint8_t * b, uint8_t header, uint8_t fill, size_t payload_len)
+{
+  b[0] = 0; b[1] = 0; b[2] = 0; b[3] = 1; b[4] = header;
+  memset (b + 5, fill, payload_len);
+  return 5 + payload_len;
+}
+
+/* SPS(type 7) + PPS(type 8) + IDR(type 5). sps_fill selects the SPS payload so
+ * two access units can carry identical or differing parameter sets. */
+static size_t
+craft_au (uint8_t * buf, uint8_t sps_fill)
+{
+  size_t n = 0;
+  n += put_nal (buf + n, 0x67, sps_fill, 12);
+  n += put_nal (buf + n, 0x68, 0xAB, 4);
+  n += put_nal (buf + n, 0x65, 0xCD, 48);
+  return n;
+}
+
+static void
+drain_queue (GstLibuvcH264Src * self)
+{
+  GstBuffer *b;
+  while ((b = g_async_queue_try_pop (self->frame_queue)) != NULL)
+    gst_buffer_unref (b);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+cache_exists (const char *path)
+{
+  struct stat st;
+  return stat (path, &st) == 0;
+}
+
+static void
+feed_one (GstLibuvcH264Src * self, uint8_t * buf, size_t len)
+{
+  uvc_frame_t frame;
+  memset (&frame, 0, sizeof (frame));
+  frame.data = buf;
+  frame.data_bytes = len;
+  frame.frame_format = UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264;
+  frame_callback (&frame, self);
+  drain_queue (self);
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_spspps_write_on_change)
+{
+  register_element ();
+
+  GstLibuvcH264Src *self =
+      GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC (g_object_new (GST_TYPE_LIBUVC_H264_SRC, NULL));
+  self->frame_format = UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264;
+  self->negotiated_width = 1920;
+  self->negotiated_height = 1080;
+  self->frame_interval = EXPECTED_FRAME_INTERVAL_NS;
+  self->base_time = 0;          /* skip the first-frame base_time latch */
+  self->clock = gst_system_clock_obtain ();
+
+  char path[4096];
+  fail_unless (spspps_build_path (path, sizeof (path), g_getenv ("HOME"),
+          self->index, 0, 1920, 1080) > 0, "could not build cache path");
+  unlink (path);
+
+  uint8_t buf[512];
+
+  /* First parameter set differs from the init() default, so it is written. */
+  feed_one (self, buf, craft_au (buf, 0x11));
+  fail_unless (cache_exists (path), "cache not written for the first SPS");
+
+  /* Identical parameter set: delete the file and prove it is NOT rewritten. */
+  unlink (path);
+  feed_one (self, buf, craft_au (buf, 0x11));
+  fail_if (cache_exists (path),
+      "cache rewritten for an unchanged SPS (L10 regression)");
+
+  /* Changed SPS: the cache must be written again. */
+  feed_one (self, buf, craft_au (buf, 0x22));
+  fail_unless (cache_exists (path), "cache not written after the SPS changed");
+
+  unlink (path);
+  gst_object_unref (self->clock);
+  self->clock = NULL;
+  gst_object_unref (self);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+static Suite *
+live_source_suite (void)
+{
+  Suite *s = suite_create ("libuvch264src-live-source");
+
+  TCase *tc_polish = tcase_create ("live_source_polish");
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_polish, 60);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_polish, test_live_source_polish);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc_polish);
+
+  TCase *tc_write = tcase_create ("spspps_write_on_change");
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_write, 60);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_write, test_spspps_write_on_change);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc_write);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+GST_CHECK_MAIN (live_source);

From eab6eee91727678ca6524be5328fd9519e3b205b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:46:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 35/41] feat(uvc): device selection by ordinal | vid:pid |
 serial | bus (backward-compatible)

Parse the index property once at start() into a tagged selector and match one
enumerated device:
  - "N"            ordinal into the device list (unchanged; cerastream passes i.to_string())
  - "vid:pid"      hex vendor:product id
  - "serial:<sn>"  exact USB serial-number string
  - "bus:<b>:<a>"  decimal USB bus number and device address

Malformed selectors still fail loudly with RESOURCE/SETTINGS; a selector that
matches no enumerated device is RESOURCE/NOT_FOUND (never a silent fallback to
device 0). The mock gains per-device descriptors plus an opened-index probe, and
test_device_select covers all four forms, the ordinal backward-compat path, and
the no-match cases.
---
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c | 178 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 tests/CMakeLists.txt                 |   1 +
 tests/mock_libuvc.c                  |  93 ++++++++++++++
 tests/mock_libuvc.h                  |  14 +++
 tests/test_device_select.c           |  86 +++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 357 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
index 37a36a5..ed2e41e 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_class_init(GstLibuvcH264SrcClass *klass) {
   gobject_class->get_property = gst_libuvc_h264_src_get_property;
 
   g_object_class_install_property(gobject_class, PROP_INDEX,
-    g_param_spec_string("index", "Index", "Device location, e.g., '0'",
+    g_param_spec_string("index", "Index",
+                        "Device selector: ordinal \"0\", \"vid:pid\" (hex, e.g. "
+                        "\"1234:5678\"), \"serial:<sn>\", or \"bus:<bus>:<addr>\"",
                         DEFAULT_DEVICE_INDEX, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   /* Native PTZ properties. Param-spec bounds cover the UVC arcsecond / focal
@@ -462,6 +464,155 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_set_clock(GstElement *element, GstClock *clock)
   return GST_ELEMENT_CLASS(gst_libuvc_h264_src_parent_class)->set_clock(element, clock);
 }
 
+/* The `index` property selects ONE device from the libuvc enumeration. It stays
+ * a string (cerastream passes a bare ordinal via `i.to_string()`), but now also
+ * accepts richer, hardware-stable selectors. Parsed ONCE at start():
+ *   "N"            ordinal into the enumerated list (UNCHANGED, the default)
+ *   "vid:pid"      hex vendor:product id, e.g. "1234:5678"
+ *   "serial:<sn>"  exact USB serial-number string
+ *   "bus:<b>:<a>"  decimal USB bus number and device address */
+typedef enum {
+  UVC_SEL_ORDINAL,
+  UVC_SEL_VID_PID,
+  UVC_SEL_SERIAL,
+  UVC_SEL_BUS_ADDR,
+} GstLibuvcSelectorType;
+
+typedef struct {
+  GstLibuvcSelectorType type;
+  long ordinal;
+  guint16 vid, pid;
+  const gchar *serial;   /* borrows the index string, not owned */
+  guint8 bus, addr;
+} GstLibuvcDeviceSelector;
+
+/* Parse one integer token that MUST consume the whole string (no trailing junk,
+ * no overflow, within [min,max]). base 10 or 16. Mirrors the Task-6 strtol
+ * validation so the ordinal path is byte-for-byte as strict as before. */
+static gboolean
+gst_libuvc_h264_src_parse_uint(const gchar *s, int base, long min, long max,
+                               long *out) {
+  if (s == NULL || *s == '\0')
+    return FALSE;
+  errno = 0;
+  char *end = NULL;
+  long v = strtol(s, &end, base);
+  if (end == s || *end != '\0' || errno != 0 || v < min || v > max)
+    return FALSE;
+  *out = v;
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Parse the `index` property into a selector. Returns FALSE with a human-readable
+ * reason in *errmsg on a malformed selector (caller maps it to RESOURCE/SETTINGS).
+ * A bare, non-negative decimal is the ordinal — anything that is not one of the
+ * three prefixed forms falls back to the ordinal parse and so still fails loudly
+ * (the old atoi()-silently-selects-0 trap stays closed). */
+static gboolean
+gst_libuvc_h264_src_parse_selector(const gchar *index,
+                                   GstLibuvcDeviceSelector *sel,
+                                   const gchar **errmsg) {
+  if (index == NULL) {
+    *errmsg = "index is NULL";
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  if (g_str_has_prefix(index, "serial:")) {
+    const gchar *sn = index + strlen("serial:");
+    if (*sn == '\0') {
+      *errmsg = "serial selector requires a non-empty serial number";
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    sel->type = UVC_SEL_SERIAL;
+    sel->serial = sn;
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+
+  if (g_str_has_prefix(index, "bus:")) {
+    const gchar *rest = index + strlen("bus:");
+    const gchar *colon = strchr(rest, ':');
+    if (colon == NULL) {
+      *errmsg = "bus selector requires \"bus:<bus>:<addr>\"";
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    gchar *bus_str = g_strndup(rest, (gsize)(colon - rest));
+    long bus_v = 0, addr_v = 0;
+    gboolean ok = gst_libuvc_h264_src_parse_uint(bus_str, 10, 0, 255, &bus_v) &&
+                  gst_libuvc_h264_src_parse_uint(colon + 1, 10, 0, 255, &addr_v);
+    g_free(bus_str);
+    if (!ok) {
+      *errmsg = "bus selector requires \"bus:<bus>:<addr>\" (decimal 0..255 each)";
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    sel->type = UVC_SEL_BUS_ADDR;
+    sel->bus = (guint8)bus_v;
+    sel->addr = (guint8)addr_v;
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+
+  /* A colon with no recognised prefix is the hex vid:pid form. */
+  const gchar *colon = strchr(index, ':');
+  if (colon != NULL) {
+    gchar *vid_str = g_strndup(index, (gsize)(colon - index));
+    long vid_v = 0, pid_v = 0;
+    gboolean ok = gst_libuvc_h264_src_parse_uint(vid_str, 16, 0, 0xFFFF, &vid_v) &&
+                  gst_libuvc_h264_src_parse_uint(colon + 1, 16, 0, 0xFFFF, &pid_v);
+    g_free(vid_str);
+    if (!ok) {
+      *errmsg = "vid:pid selector requires hex \"<vid>:<pid>\" (0000..ffff each)";
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    sel->type = UVC_SEL_VID_PID;
+    sel->vid = (guint16)vid_v;
+    sel->pid = (guint16)pid_v;
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+
+  long ord = 0;
+  if (!gst_libuvc_h264_src_parse_uint(index, 10, 0, INT_MAX, &ord)) {
+    *errmsg = "index must be a non-negative integer ordinal, \"vid:pid\", "
+              "\"serial:<sn>\", or \"bus:<bus>:<addr>\"";
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+  sel->type = UVC_SEL_ORDINAL;
+  sel->ordinal = ord;
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Test one enumerated device against the parsed selector. `ordinal` is the
+ * device's position in the libuvc list. vid:pid and serial reads go through the
+ * libuvc descriptor (freed before returning); bus/addr read the cached topology.
+ * A device whose descriptor cannot be read simply does not match. */
+static gboolean
+gst_libuvc_h264_src_selector_matches(const GstLibuvcDeviceSelector *sel,
+                                     uvc_device_t *dev, int ordinal) {
+  switch (sel->type) {
+    case UVC_SEL_ORDINAL:
+      return (long)ordinal == sel->ordinal;
+    case UVC_SEL_VID_PID: {
+      uvc_device_descriptor_t *desc = NULL;
+      if (uvc_get_device_descriptor(dev, &desc) != UVC_SUCCESS || desc == NULL)
+        return FALSE;
+      gboolean ok = (desc->idVendor == sel->vid && desc->idProduct == sel->pid);
+      uvc_free_device_descriptor(desc);
+      return ok;
+    }
+    case UVC_SEL_SERIAL: {
+      uvc_device_descriptor_t *desc = NULL;
+      if (uvc_get_device_descriptor(dev, &desc) != UVC_SUCCESS || desc == NULL)
+        return FALSE;
+      gboolean ok = (desc->serialNumber != NULL &&
+                     g_strcmp0(desc->serialNumber, sel->serial) == 0);
+      uvc_free_device_descriptor(desc);
+      return ok;
+    }
+    case UVC_SEL_BUS_ADDR:
+      return (uvc_get_bus_number(dev) == sel->bus &&
+              uvc_get_device_address(dev) == sel->addr);
+  }
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
 static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_start(GstBaseSrc *src) {
   GstLibuvcH264Src *self = GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC(src);
   uvc_error_t res;
@@ -489,21 +640,17 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_start(GstBaseSrc *src) {
   self->prev_pts = G_MAXUINT64;
   self->base_time = G_MAXUINT64;
 
-  // Resolve the device index up-front, before touching libuvc. The `index`
-  // property stays a string so it can grow richer selectors later (vid:pid /
-  // serial), but today a bare, non-negative integer is an ordinal into the
-  // enumerated device list. Reject anything else loudly instead of silently
-  // selecting device 0 the way atoi() would have.
-  errno = 0;
-  char *index_end = NULL;
-  long device_ordinal = strtol(self->index ? self->index : "", &index_end, 10);
-  if (self->index == NULL || index_end == self->index || *index_end != '\0' ||
-      errno != 0 || device_ordinal < 0 || device_ordinal > INT_MAX) {
+  // Resolve the device selector up-front, before touching libuvc, so a
+  // malformed index fails loudly here instead of silently selecting device 0.
+  GstLibuvcDeviceSelector selector = {0};
+  const gchar *parse_err = NULL;
+  if (!gst_libuvc_h264_src_parse_selector(self->index, &selector, &parse_err)) {
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(self, RESOURCE, SETTINGS,
         ("Invalid device index \"%s\"", self->index ? self->index : "(null)"),
-        ("index must be a non-negative integer ordinal"));
+        ("%s", parse_err));
     return FALSE;
   }
+  long device_ordinal = -1;
 
   // Initialize libuvc context
   res = uvc_init(&self->uvc_ctx, NULL);
@@ -524,16 +671,17 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_start(GstBaseSrc *src) {
   }
 
   for (int i = 0; dev_list[i] != NULL; ++i) {
-    if ((long)i == device_ordinal) {
+    if (gst_libuvc_h264_src_selector_matches(&selector, dev_list[i], i)) {
       self->uvc_dev = dev_list[i];
+      device_ordinal = i;
       break;
     }
   }
 
   if (!self->uvc_dev) {
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(self, RESOURCE, NOT_FOUND,
-        ("No UVC device at index %ld", device_ordinal),
-        ("ordinal %ld matched none of the enumerated UVC devices", device_ordinal));
+        ("No UVC device matching \"%s\"", self->index ? self->index : "(null)"),
+        ("selector matched none of the enumerated UVC devices"));
     uvc_free_device_list(dev_list, 1);
     uvc_exit(self->uvc_ctx);
     self->uvc_ctx = NULL;
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index a6244ad..b7e7b70 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ set(_device_select_cases
   "device_zero:test_device_zero"
   "index_validate:test_index_validate"
   "device_restart_leak:test_device_restart_leak"
+  "device_selector:test_device_selector"
 )
 foreach(_case ${_device_select_cases})
   string(REPLACE ":" ";" _parts ${_case})
diff --git a/tests/mock_libuvc.c b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
index 1d17ca8..9b03f25 100644
--- a/tests/mock_libuvc.c
+++ b/tests/mock_libuvc.c
@@ -103,6 +103,16 @@ static int32_t g_tilt_min = -90000, g_tilt_max = 90000, g_tilt_cur = 0;
 static uint16_t g_zoom_min = 0, g_zoom_max = 100, g_zoom_cur = 0;
 static bool g_ptz_supported = true; /* false -> uvc_*_abs() return NOT_SUPPORTED */
 
+/* Per-device USB descriptor, indexed by enumeration position; read back by the
+ * element's selector matchers via uvc_get_device_descriptor()/bus_number/
+ * device_address(). g_opened_device_index records which device uvc_open() took. */
+static uint16_t g_dev_vid[MOCK_MAX_DEVICES];
+static uint16_t g_dev_pid[MOCK_MAX_DEVICES];
+static char g_dev_serial[MOCK_MAX_DEVICES][64];
+static uint8_t g_dev_bus[MOCK_MAX_DEVICES];
+static uint8_t g_dev_addr[MOCK_MAX_DEVICES];
+static int g_opened_device_index = -1;
+
 /* Apply MOCK_UVC_* environment overrides. Idempotent: only touches a field when
  * its variable is set, so it never clobbers a programmatic setter. Call with
  * g_lock held. */
@@ -146,6 +156,12 @@ void mock_uvc_reset(void) {
   g_tilt_min = -90000; g_tilt_max = 90000; g_tilt_cur = 0;
   g_zoom_min = 0; g_zoom_max = 100; g_zoom_cur = 0;
   g_ptz_supported = true;
+  memset(g_dev_vid, 0, sizeof(g_dev_vid));
+  memset(g_dev_pid, 0, sizeof(g_dev_pid));
+  memset(g_dev_serial, 0, sizeof(g_dev_serial));
+  memset(g_dev_bus, 0, sizeof(g_dev_bus));
+  memset(g_dev_addr, 0, sizeof(g_dev_addr));
+  g_opened_device_index = -1;
   apply_env_overrides_locked();
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
 }
@@ -156,6 +172,32 @@ void mock_uvc_set_device_count(int count) {
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
 }
 
+void mock_uvc_set_device_descriptor(int idx, uint16_t vid, uint16_t pid,
+                                    const char *serial, uint8_t bus,
+                                    uint8_t addr) {
+  if (idx < 0 || idx >= MOCK_MAX_DEVICES)
+    return;
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  g_dev_vid[idx] = vid;
+  g_dev_pid[idx] = pid;
+  if (serial != NULL) {
+    strncpy(g_dev_serial[idx], serial, sizeof(g_dev_serial[idx]) - 1);
+    g_dev_serial[idx][sizeof(g_dev_serial[idx]) - 1] = '\0';
+  } else {
+    g_dev_serial[idx][0] = '\0';
+  }
+  g_dev_bus[idx] = bus;
+  g_dev_addr[idx] = addr;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+}
+
+int mock_uvc_opened_device_index(void) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  int n = g_opened_device_index;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+  return n;
+}
+
 void mock_uvc_set_frame_format(enum uvc_frame_format format) {
   pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
   g_frame_format = format;
@@ -456,6 +498,56 @@ void uvc_free_device_list(uvc_device_t **list, uint8_t unref_devices) {
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
 }
 
+/* Models real libuvc: allocate a descriptor the caller releases with
+ * uvc_free_device_descriptor(). serialNumber is a heap copy (NULL when the
+ * device reports no serial), matching the lifetime the element's matcher frees. */
+uvc_error_t uvc_get_device_descriptor(uvc_device_t *dev,
+                                      uvc_device_descriptor_t **desc) {
+  if (!dev || !desc)
+    return UVC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM;
+  uvc_device_descriptor_t *d = calloc(1, sizeof(*d));
+  if (!d)
+    return UVC_ERROR_NO_MEM;
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  int idx = dev->index;
+  if (idx >= 0 && idx < MOCK_MAX_DEVICES) {
+    d->idVendor = g_dev_vid[idx];
+    d->idProduct = g_dev_pid[idx];
+    if (g_dev_serial[idx][0] != '\0')
+      d->serialNumber = strdup(g_dev_serial[idx]);
+  }
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+  *desc = d;
+  return UVC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void uvc_free_device_descriptor(uvc_device_descriptor_t *desc) {
+  if (!desc)
+    return;
+  free((void *)desc->serialNumber);
+  free(desc);
+}
+
+uint8_t uvc_get_bus_number(uvc_device_t *dev) {
+  if (!dev)
+    return 0;
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  uint8_t b = (dev->index >= 0 && dev->index < MOCK_MAX_DEVICES)
+                  ? g_dev_bus[dev->index] : 0;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+  return b;
+}
+
+uint8_t uvc_get_device_address(uvc_device_t *dev) {
+  if (!dev)
+    return 0;
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
+  uint8_t a = (dev->index >= 0 && dev->index < MOCK_MAX_DEVICES)
+                  ? g_dev_addr[dev->index] : 0;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
+  return a;
+}
+
 uvc_error_t uvc_open(uvc_device_t *dev, uvc_device_handle_t **devh) {
   if (!dev || !devh)
     return UVC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM;
@@ -530,6 +622,7 @@ uvc_error_t uvc_open(uvc_device_t *dev, uvc_device_handle_t **devh) {
 
   pthread_mutex_lock(&g_lock);
   g_uvc_open_count++;
+  g_opened_device_index = dev->index;
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_lock);
 
   *devh = h;
diff --git a/tests/mock_libuvc.h b/tests/mock_libuvc.h
index 8061736..1efceca 100644
--- a/tests/mock_libuvc.h
+++ b/tests/mock_libuvc.h
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ void mock_uvc_set_format_mode(mock_uvc_format_mode_t mode);
  * 0 makes uvc_find_devices() report UVC_ERROR_NO_DEVICE. */
 void mock_uvc_set_device_count(int count);
 
+/* Per-device USB descriptor the selector matchers read: vid/pid and serial via
+ * uvc_get_device_descriptor(), bus/addr via uvc_get_bus_number()/_address().
+ * idx is the device's position in the enumerated list (0-based). A NULL or empty
+ * serial makes uvc_get_device_descriptor() report serialNumber == NULL. Reset
+ * clears every slot to zero/none. */
+void mock_uvc_set_device_descriptor(int idx, uint16_t vid, uint16_t pid,
+                                    const char *serial, uint8_t bus,
+                                    uint8_t addr);
+
+/* Enumeration index of the device the last successful uvc_open() selected, or
+ * -1 if none has been opened since mock_uvc_reset(). Lets a selection test prove
+ * which device a given index selector resolved to. */
+int mock_uvc_opened_device_index(void);
+
 /* Pixel format the feeder crafts and uvc_get_format_descs() advertises. */
 void mock_uvc_set_frame_format(enum uvc_frame_format format);
 
diff --git a/tests/test_device_select.c b/tests/test_device_select.c
index 9e218d7..5290665 100644
--- a/tests/test_device_select.c
+++ b/tests/test_device_select.c
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_index_validate)
     "-1",
     "12abc",
     "99999999999999999999",      /* overflows long -> ERANGE */
+    "zzzz:1234",                 /* vid:pid form, non-hex vendor */
+    "serial:",                   /* serial form, empty serial */
+    "bus:1",                     /* bus form, missing address */
+    "bus:x:y",                   /* bus form, non-numeric fields */
+    "bus:999:1",                 /* bus form, bus number > 255 */
   };
 
   for (gsize i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (bad); i++) {
@@ -183,6 +188,86 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_device_restart_leak)
 
 GST_END_TEST;
 
+/* Three mock devices with distinct descriptors so each selector form resolves to
+ * exactly one of them. */
+static void
+configure_three_devices (void)
+{
+  mock_uvc_reset ();
+  mock_uvc_set_device_count (3);
+  mock_uvc_set_device_descriptor (0, 0x1111, 0x1001, "CAM-A", 1, 5);
+  mock_uvc_set_device_descriptor (1, 0x2222, 0x2002, "CAM-B", 3, 7);
+  mock_uvc_set_device_descriptor (2, 0xabcd, 0x3003, "CAM-C", 2, 4);
+}
+
+/* Drive to PAUSED and report which enumerated device start() opened. Tears down
+ * to NULL before returning so a later fail_unless never longjmps past teardown
+ * (CK_FORK=no would otherwise leave a live element and hang to the timeout). */
+static int
+open_selected_device (GstElement * pipeline, gboolean * out_failed)
+{
+  GstStateChangeReturn sret = gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PAUSED);
+  *out_failed = (sret == GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE);
+  int opened = mock_uvc_opened_device_index ();
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  return opened;
+}
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_device_selector)
+{
+  const struct { const gchar *sel; int expect; } ok[] = {
+    { "0", 0 },                /* bare ordinal — cerastream's backward-compat path */
+    { "1", 1 },
+    { "2", 2 },
+    { "2222:2002", 1 },
+    { "abcd:3003", 2 },
+    { "ABCD:3003", 2 },        /* hex selector is case-insensitive */
+    { "serial:CAM-A", 0 },
+    { "serial:CAM-C", 2 },
+    { "bus:3:7", 1 },
+    { "bus:2:4", 2 },
+  };
+
+  for (gsize i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (ok); i++) {
+    configure_three_devices ();
+    GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline (ok[i].sel);
+    gboolean failed = FALSE;
+    int opened = open_selected_device (pipeline, &failed);
+    gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+    fail_if (failed, "selector \"%s\": start() failed unexpectedly", ok[i].sel);
+    fail_unless (opened == ok[i].expect,
+        "selector \"%s\": opened device %d, expected %d", ok[i].sel, opened,
+        ok[i].expect);
+  }
+
+  /* A selector matching no enumerated device is a fatal RESOURCE/NOT_FOUND, not a
+   * silent fallback to device 0. */
+  const gchar *no_match[] = {
+    "5",
+    "9999:9999",
+    "2222:9999",               /* vid matches, pid does not */
+    "serial:NOPE",
+    "bus:9:9",
+  };
+
+  for (gsize i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (no_match); i++) {
+    configure_three_devices ();
+    GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline (no_match[i]);
+    GError *gerr = expect_start_error (pipeline);
+    gboolean matched = g_error_matches (gerr, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR,
+        GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND);
+    g_clear_error (&gerr);
+    gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+    gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+    fail_unless (matched, "selector \"%s\": expected RESOURCE/NOT_FOUND",
+        no_match[i]);
+  }
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
 static Suite *
 device_select_suite (void)
 {
@@ -196,6 +281,7 @@ device_select_suite (void)
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_device_zero);
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_index_validate);
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_device_restart_leak);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_device_selector);
 
   return s;
 }

From 55d8743e00712fe43270a6f939092b571f682f26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:57:16 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 36/41] =?UTF-8?q?fix(uvc):=20NAL=20parse=20=E2=80=94=20no?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20unit=20drop,=203+4-byte=20start=20codes,=20size=5Ft=20length?=
 =?UTF-8?q?s?=
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---
 libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c | 145 ++++++++++----
 libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.h |  11 +-
 libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c   |  21 +-
 tests/CMakeLists.txt               |  59 ++++++
 tests/test_nal_parse.c             | 308 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 491 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/test_nal_parse.c

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
index 7643f26..6a96ffd 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
@@ -34,42 +34,89 @@ nal_unit_type_t convert_unit_type(enum uvc_frame_format format, int type) {
     return UNIT_INVALID;
 }
 
+/* Locate the next Annex-B NAL unit at or after `start`.
+ *
+ * Detects BOTH the 3-byte (00 00 01) and 4-byte (00 00 00 01) start codes. The
+ * 3-byte form is legal Annex-B and is emitted by real DJI/UVC cameras; missing
+ * it merges two slices into one oversized NAL (L3). With search != 0 the scan
+ * walks forward to the first start code anywhere in the buffer, so a frame that
+ * does not begin exactly at offset 0 is found rather than dropped.
+ *
+ * On success returns the NAL type, sets *offset to the first byte of the start
+ * code and *sc_len to its length (3 or 4). Lengths are gsize so a frame larger
+ * than INT_MAX cannot wrap to a negative length and be skipped (L4). */
 int find_nal_unit(enum uvc_frame_format format,
-                  unsigned char *buf, int buflen, int start, int search, int *offset) {
+                  unsigned char *buf, gsize buflen, gsize start, int search,
+                  gsize *offset, gsize *sc_len) {
     if (format != UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264 && format != UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) return -1;
-    if (buflen < (start + 5)) return -1;
-
-    int i = start;
-    do {
-        if (buf[i] == 0 && buf[i+1] == 0 && buf[i+2] == 0 && buf[i+3] == 1) {
-            if (offset) *offset = i;
-            if (format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264) {
-              return convert_unit_type(format, buf[i+4] & 0x1F);
-            } else if (format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H265) {
-              return convert_unit_type(format, (buf[i+4] >> 1) & 0x3F);
-            }
+    if (buf == NULL) return -1;
+    /* A unit needs at least a 3-byte start code plus one NAL header byte. */
+    if (buflen < 4 || start > buflen - 4) return -1;
+
+    for (gsize i = start; i <= buflen - 4; i++) {
+        gsize hdr;
+        gsize code_len;
+
+        if (buf[i] == 0 && buf[i + 1] == 0 && buf[i + 2] == 0 && buf[i + 3] == 1) {
+            if (i + 4 >= buflen) break;   /* 4-byte start code with no header byte */
+            hdr = i + 4;
+            code_len = 4;
+        } else if (buf[i] == 0 && buf[i + 1] == 0 && buf[i + 2] == 1) {
+            hdr = i + 3;
+            code_len = 3;
+        } else {
+            if (!search) break;
+            continue;
         }
-        i++;
-    } while (search && i < (buflen - 4));
+
+        if (offset) *offset = i;
+        if (sc_len) *sc_len = code_len;
+        if (format == UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264) {
+            return convert_unit_type(format, buf[hdr] & 0x1F);
+        }
+        return convert_unit_type(format, (buf[hdr] >> 1) & 0x3F);
+    }
 
     return -1;
 }
 
-int parse_nal_units(enum uvc_frame_format format,
-                    nal_unit_t *units, int max, unsigned char *buf, int buflen) {
-    int i = 0;
+/* Count the NAL units in `buf` so the caller can size an exact allocation and
+ * never drop slices past a fixed cap (L2). */
+gsize count_nal_units(enum uvc_frame_format format,
+                      unsigned char *buf, gsize buflen) {
+    gsize count = 0;
+    gsize nal_offset = 0;
+    gsize sc_len = 0;
+    int next_type = find_nal_unit(format, buf, buflen, 0, 1, &nal_offset, &sc_len);
+    while (next_type >= 0) {
+        count++;
+        next_type = find_nal_unit(format, buf, buflen, nal_offset + sc_len, 1,
+                                  &nal_offset, &sc_len);
+    }
+    return count;
+}
+
+gsize parse_nal_units(enum uvc_frame_format format,
+                      nal_unit_t *units, gsize max, unsigned char *buf, gsize buflen) {
+    gsize i = 0;
+    gsize nal_offset = 0;
+    gsize sc_len = 0;
 
-    int nal_offset = 0;
-    int next_type = find_nal_unit(format, buf, buflen, 0, 0, &nal_offset);
+    /* First scan searches (search=1) so an offset-shifted frame is still found
+       rather than dropped when it does not start exactly at offset 0 (L3). */
+    int next_type = find_nal_unit(format, buf, buflen, 0, 1, &nal_offset, &sc_len);
     while (next_type >= 0 && i < max) {
         int type = next_type;
-        int start = nal_offset;
-        next_type = find_nal_unit(format, buf, buflen, nal_offset + 5, 1, &nal_offset);
-        int end = (next_type >= 0) ? nal_offset : buflen;
-        int length = end - start;
+        gsize start = nal_offset;
+
+        /* Advance past THIS start code only, so a 3-byte code sitting right
+           after a 4-byte one is not skipped. */
+        next_type = find_nal_unit(format, buf, buflen, nal_offset + sc_len, 1,
+                                  &nal_offset, &sc_len);
+        gsize end = (next_type >= 0) ? nal_offset : buflen;
 
         units[i].type = type;
-        units[i].len = length;
+        units[i].len = end - start;
         units[i].ptr = &buf[start];
 
         i++;
@@ -85,13 +132,19 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
         GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Empty or invalid frame received.");
         return;
     }
-	
-	unsigned char* data = frame->data;
-    gboolean updated_sps_pps = FALSE;
 
-    #define MAX_UNITS_MAIN 10
-    nal_unit_t units[MAX_UNITS_MAIN];
-    int c = parse_nal_units(self->frame_format, units, MAX_UNITS_MAIN, data, frame->data_bytes);
+    /* data_bytes is a size_t; a frame larger than INT_MAX would historically
+       truncate to a negative int length and be silently dropped. Such a frame
+       is corrupt/absurd, so reject it explicitly up front (L4). */
+    if (frame->data_bytes > (gsize)G_MAXINT) {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Dropping oversized frame (%" G_GSIZE_FORMAT
+                           " bytes; exceeds G_MAXINT).", (gsize)frame->data_bytes);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    unsigned char* data = frame->data;
+    gsize data_bytes = frame->data_bytes;
+    gboolean updated_sps_pps = FALSE;
 
     /* The clock and the PTS baseline are shared with set_clock(), which can swap
        the clock or reset the baseline from another thread. Snapshot the clock
@@ -122,16 +175,24 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
     }
     GstClockTime ts = now - base_time;
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < c; i++) {
+    /* Size the array to the actual NAL count so a multi-slice frame (4K can
+       carry well over a dozen slices) delivers every slice instead of dropping
+       units past a fixed cap (L2). */
+    gsize unit_count = count_nal_units(self->frame_format, data, data_bytes);
+    nal_unit_t *units = g_new(nal_unit_t, unit_count ? unit_count : 1);
+    gsize c = parse_nal_units(self->frame_format, units, unit_count, data, data_bytes);
+
+    for (gsize i = 0; i < c; i++) {
         nal_unit_t *unit = &units[i];
         GstBuffer *buffer = NULL;
         gsize buffer_offset = 0;
 
         switch (unit->type) {
             case UNIT_VPS:
-                if (unit->len <= 0 || unit->len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
+                if (unit->len == 0 || unit->len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
                     GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Dropping oversized/invalid VPS NAL "
-                        "(%d bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow", unit->len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
+                        "(%" G_GSIZE_FORMAT " bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow",
+                        unit->len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
                     continue;
                 }
                 // L10: only flag a disk write when the parameter set actually
@@ -139,7 +200,7 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
                 // unconditional store rewrites the cache file each GOP and wears
                 // the flash for nothing. send_sps_pps still latches every time so
                 // the sets are re-prepended in-band; only the cache write is gated.
-                if (self->vps_length != unit->len ||
+                if ((gsize)self->vps_length != unit->len ||
                     memcmp(self->vps, unit->ptr, unit->len) != 0) {
                     self->vps_length = unit->len;
                     memcpy(self->vps, unit->ptr, self->vps_length);
@@ -148,12 +209,13 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
                 self->send_sps_pps = TRUE;
                 continue;
             case UNIT_SPS:
-                if (unit->len <= 0 || unit->len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
+                if (unit->len == 0 || unit->len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
                     GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Dropping oversized/invalid SPS NAL "
-                        "(%d bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow", unit->len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
+                        "(%" G_GSIZE_FORMAT " bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow",
+                        unit->len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
                     continue;
                 }
-                if (self->sps_length != unit->len ||
+                if ((gsize)self->sps_length != unit->len ||
                     memcmp(self->sps, unit->ptr, unit->len) != 0) {
                     self->sps_length = unit->len;
                     memcpy(self->sps, unit->ptr, self->sps_length);
@@ -162,12 +224,13 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
                 self->send_sps_pps = TRUE;
                 continue;
             case UNIT_PPS:
-                if (unit->len <= 0 || unit->len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
+                if (unit->len == 0 || unit->len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
                     GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Dropping oversized/invalid PPS NAL "
-                        "(%d bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow", unit->len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
+                        "(%" G_GSIZE_FORMAT " bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow",
+                        unit->len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
                     continue;
                 }
-                if (self->pps_length != unit->len ||
+                if ((gsize)self->pps_length != unit->len ||
                     memcmp(self->pps, unit->ptr, unit->len) != 0) {
                     self->pps_length = unit->len;
                     memcpy(self->pps, unit->ptr, self->pps_length);
@@ -342,6 +405,8 @@ void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr) {
         g_async_queue_push(self->frame_queue, buffer);
     }
 
+    g_free(units);
+
     if (updated_sps_pps) {
         store_spspps(self);
     }
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.h b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.h
index ce65c17..0f925db 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.h
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.h
@@ -18,14 +18,17 @@ typedef enum {
 typedef struct {
     nal_unit_type_t type;
     unsigned char *ptr;
-    int len;
+    gsize len;
 } nal_unit_t;
 
 nal_unit_type_t convert_unit_type(enum uvc_frame_format format, int type);
 int find_nal_unit(enum uvc_frame_format format,
-                  unsigned char *buf, int buflen, int start, int search, int *offset);
-int parse_nal_units(enum uvc_frame_format format,
-                    nal_unit_t *units, int max, unsigned char *buf, int buflen);
+                  unsigned char *buf, gsize buflen, gsize start, int search,
+                  gsize *offset, gsize *sc_len);
+gsize count_nal_units(enum uvc_frame_format format,
+                      unsigned char *buf, gsize buflen);
+gsize parse_nal_units(enum uvc_frame_format format,
+                      nal_unit_t *units, gsize max, unsigned char *buf, gsize buflen);
 void frame_callback(uvc_frame_t *frame, void *ptr);
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c b/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
index 78c210f..8af6b07 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c
@@ -65,37 +65,40 @@ void load_spspps(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
     FILE* fp = open_spspps_file(self, 'r');
     if (fp) {
         unsigned char buf[SPSPPSBUFSZ*3];
-        gint read_bytes = fread(buf, 1, sizeof(buf), fp);
+        gsize read_bytes = fread(buf, 1, sizeof(buf), fp);
         fclose(fp);
 
         #define MAX_UNITS_LOAD 3
         nal_unit_t units[MAX_UNITS_LOAD];
-        int c = parse_nal_units(self->frame_format, units, MAX_UNITS_LOAD, buf, read_bytes);
+        gsize c = parse_nal_units(self->frame_format, units, MAX_UNITS_LOAD, buf, read_bytes);
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < c; i++) {
+        for (gsize i = 0; i < c; i++) {
             switch (units[i].type) {
                 case UNIT_VPS:
-                    if (units[i].len <= 0 || units[i].len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
+                    if (units[i].len == 0 || units[i].len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
                         GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Dropping oversized/invalid cached VPS NAL "
-                            "(%d bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow", units[i].len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
+                            "(%" G_GSIZE_FORMAT " bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow",
+                            units[i].len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
                         break;
                     }
                     memcpy(self->vps, units[i].ptr, units[i].len);
                     self->vps_length = units[i].len;
                     break;
                 case UNIT_SPS:
-                    if (units[i].len <= 0 || units[i].len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
+                    if (units[i].len == 0 || units[i].len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
                         GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Dropping oversized/invalid cached SPS NAL "
-                            "(%d bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow", units[i].len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
+                            "(%" G_GSIZE_FORMAT " bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow",
+                            units[i].len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
                         break;
                     }
                     memcpy(self->sps, units[i].ptr, units[i].len);
                     self->sps_length = units[i].len;
                     break;
                 case UNIT_PPS:
-                    if (units[i].len <= 0 || units[i].len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
+                    if (units[i].len == 0 || units[i].len > SPSPPSBUFSZ) {
                         GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Dropping oversized/invalid cached PPS NAL "
-                            "(%d bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow", units[i].len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
+                            "(%" G_GSIZE_FORMAT " bytes; max %d) to prevent heap overflow",
+                            units[i].len, SPSPPSBUFSZ);
                         break;
                     }
                     memcpy(self->pps, units[i].ptr, units[i].len);
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index b7e7b70..4f7ef19 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1020,3 +1020,62 @@ foreach(_case ${_live_source_cases})
     TIMEOUT 120
   )
 endforeach()
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# NAL parser unit tests (Task 15). Pure C against the real parser in
+# frame_pipeline.c: no UVC device, no GStreamer runtime, no mock feeder. The TU
+# is linked whole, so frame_callback()'s only element-internal references (the
+# debug category and store_spspps) are satisfied by stubs in test_nal_parse.c;
+# the parser functions under test touch neither. Three argv-selected suites; the
+# ASAN variant is the teeth for the bounds suite (over-read on truncated /
+# oversized / merged NAL buffers).
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function(add_nal_parse_variant variant sanitizer)
+  if(variant STREQUAL "")
+    set(suffix "")
+  else()
+    set(suffix "_${variant}")
+  endif()
+
+  set(testexe "test_nal_parse${suffix}")
+
+  set(san_opts "")
+  if(NOT sanitizer STREQUAL "")
+    set(san_opts -fsanitize=${sanitizer} -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g)
+  endif()
+
+  add_executable(${testexe}
+    test_nal_parse.c
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c
+  )
+  target_include_directories(${testexe} PRIVATE
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src
+    ${LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES}
+    ${LIBUVC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+  )
+  target_link_libraries(${testexe} PRIVATE
+    PkgConfig::GST
+    PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+  )
+  if(san_opts)
+    target_compile_options(${testexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+    target_link_options(${testexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+  endif()
+
+  set(_nal_env "")
+  if(sanitizer STREQUAL "address")
+    set(_nal_env "ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0:abort_on_error=1:halt_on_error=1")
+  endif()
+
+  foreach(_suite multislice startcode bounds)
+    add_test(NAME nal_parse_${_suite}${suffix} COMMAND ${testexe} ${_suite})
+    if(_nal_env)
+      set_tests_properties(nal_parse_${_suite}${suffix} PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "${_nal_env}")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+endfunction()
+
+add_nal_parse_variant("" "")
+if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+  add_nal_parse_variant("asan" "address")
+endif()
diff --git a/tests/test_nal_parse.c b/tests/test_nal_parse.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3accc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_nal_parse.c
@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+/*
+ * Unit tests for the Annex-B NAL parser in frame_pipeline.c.
+ *
+ * The parser (find_nal_unit / count_nal_units / parse_nal_units) is exercised
+ * directly against crafted byte buffers - no UVC device, no GStreamer runtime,
+ * no mock feeder. frame_pipeline.c also defines frame_callback(), whose only
+ * element-internal references are the debug category and store_spspps(); both
+ * are stubbed below so the parser TU links standalone (the parser functions
+ * under test touch neither). Three argv-selected suites:
+ *
+ *   multislice  >10 slice NALs in one frame are ALL parsed, none dropped (L2)
+ *   startcode   3-byte (00 00 01) and offset-shifted frames parse (L3)
+ *   bounds      truncated / oversized / merged buffers stay in bounds (ASAN)
+ *
+ * Buffers are allocated to their EXACT used length with g_malloc so the ASAN
+ * redzone sits immediately after the last valid byte - that is what gives the
+ * bounds suite teeth against an over-read.
+ */
+
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <libuvc/libuvc.h>
+
+#include "frame_pipeline.h"
+
+/* frame_pipeline.c pulls these in through frame_callback(), which this test
+   never calls; trivial definitions satisfy the linker without dragging in the
+   element or the SPS/PPS cache TU. */
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY(gst_libuvc_h264_src_debug);
+void store_spspps(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) { (void)self; }
+
+static int g_failures;
+
+#define CHECK(cond, msg)                                                       \
+    do {                                                                       \
+        if (cond) {                                                            \
+            printf("  ok   - %s\n", msg);                                      \
+        } else {                                                               \
+            printf("  FAIL - %s\n", msg);                                      \
+            g_failures++;                                                      \
+        }                                                                      \
+    } while (0)
+
+/* H.264 NAL header bytes: forbidden_zero_bit 0, nal_ref_idc, nal_unit_type. */
+#define NH_SPS    0x67  /* type 7 */
+#define NH_PPS    0x68  /* type 8 */
+#define NH_IDR    0x65  /* type 5 */
+#define NH_NONIDR 0x61  /* type 1 */
+
+/* Append one Annex-B NAL: a sc_len-byte start code, a header byte, then `pay`
+   bytes of 0xAB (non-zero payload can never form a 00 00 01 sequence, so the
+   only start codes in the buffer are the ones placed here). Returns new pos. */
+static gsize append_nal(unsigned char *buf, gsize pos, int sc_len,
+                        unsigned char header, gsize pay) {
+    if (sc_len == 4) buf[pos++] = 0x00;
+    buf[pos++] = 0x00;
+    buf[pos++] = 0x00;
+    buf[pos++] = 0x01;
+    buf[pos++] = header;
+    for (gsize k = 0; k < pay; k++) buf[pos++] = 0xAB;
+    return pos;
+}
+
+static int run_multislice(void) {
+    enum uvc_frame_format fmt = UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264;
+
+    /* One access unit: SPS + PPS + IDR + 12 non-IDR slices = 15 NAL units. The
+       retired fixed cap was 10, so >10 is the case that used to drop slices. */
+    gsize size = 0;
+    size += 4 + 1 + 8;            /* SPS */
+    size += 4 + 1 + 4;            /* PPS */
+    size += 4 + 1 + 32;           /* IDR */
+    size += 12 * (4 + 1 + 16);    /* 12 non-IDR slices */
+    unsigned char *buf = g_malloc(size);
+
+    gsize pos = 0;
+    pos = append_nal(buf, pos, 4, NH_SPS, 8);
+    pos = append_nal(buf, pos, 4, NH_PPS, 4);
+    pos = append_nal(buf, pos, 4, NH_IDR, 32);
+    for (int s = 0; s < 12; s++)
+        pos = append_nal(buf, pos, 4, NH_NONIDR, 16);
+    CHECK(pos == size, "multislice buffer filled to its exact length");
+
+    gsize n = count_nal_units(fmt, buf, size);
+    CHECK(n == 15, "count_nal_units returns all 15 units (not capped at 10)");
+
+    nal_unit_t *units = g_new(nal_unit_t, n ? n : 1);
+    gsize c = parse_nal_units(fmt, units, n, buf, size);
+    CHECK(c == 15, "parse_nal_units delivers all 15 units when sized to the count");
+    CHECK(c >= 3 && units[0].type == UNIT_SPS, "unit 0 is SPS");
+    CHECK(c >= 3 && units[1].type == UNIT_PPS, "unit 1 is PPS");
+    CHECK(c >= 3 && units[2].type == UNIT_FRAME_IDR, "unit 2 is IDR");
+
+    int all_nonidr = (c == 15);
+    for (gsize i = 3; i < c; i++)
+        if (units[i].type != UNIT_FRAME_NON_IDR) all_nonidr = 0;
+    CHECK(all_nonidr, "units 3..14 are all non-IDR slices (none dropped past the cap)");
+
+    /* The unit spans must tile the whole buffer with no gaps or overruns. */
+    gsize sum = 0;
+    for (gsize i = 0; i < c; i++) sum += units[i].len;
+    CHECK(sum == size, "unit lengths tile the whole buffer exactly");
+    CHECK(c > 0 && units[c - 1].ptr + units[c - 1].len == buf + size,
+          "last unit reaches the end of the buffer");
+
+    /* A caller-supplied small max still caps (the cap is now the caller's
+       choice, not a hidden constant) - proving the count is the real fix. */
+    nal_unit_t capped[10];
+    gsize cc = parse_nal_units(fmt, capped, 10, buf, size);
+    CHECK(cc == 10, "a small max caps at 10, yet count_nal_units reported 15");
+
+    g_free(units);
+    g_free(buf);
+    return g_failures;
+}
+
+static int run_startcode(void) {
+    enum uvc_frame_format fmt = UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264;
+
+    /* (a) 3-byte start codes only must parse just like 4-byte ones. */
+    {
+        gsize size = (3 + 1 + 8) + (3 + 1 + 4) + (3 + 1 + 32);
+        unsigned char *buf = g_malloc(size);
+        gsize pos = 0;
+        pos = append_nal(buf, pos, 3, NH_SPS, 8);
+        pos = append_nal(buf, pos, 3, NH_PPS, 4);
+        pos = append_nal(buf, pos, 3, NH_IDR, 32);
+        gsize n = count_nal_units(fmt, buf, size);
+        CHECK(n == 3, "3-byte start codes: all 3 units found");
+        nal_unit_t u[3];
+        gsize c = parse_nal_units(fmt, u, 3, buf, size);
+        CHECK(c == 3 && u[0].type == UNIT_SPS && u[1].type == UNIT_PPS &&
+              u[2].type == UNIT_FRAME_IDR,
+              "3-byte start codes: types parsed correctly");
+        g_free(buf);
+    }
+
+    /* (b) A frame that does not begin at offset 0 (leading junk before the
+       first start code) must be found, not dropped - this is the search=1 fix. */
+    {
+        gsize junk = 6;
+        gsize size = junk + (4 + 1 + 8) + (4 + 1 + 16);
+        unsigned char *buf = g_malloc(size);
+        gsize pos = 0;
+        for (gsize k = 0; k < junk; k++) buf[pos++] = 0xFF;  /* no 00 00 01 here */
+        gsize first_sc = pos;
+        pos = append_nal(buf, pos, 4, NH_SPS, 8);
+        pos = append_nal(buf, pos, 4, NH_IDR, 16);
+        gsize n = count_nal_units(fmt, buf, size);
+        CHECK(n == 2, "offset-shifted frame: units found despite leading junk");
+        nal_unit_t u[2];
+        gsize c = parse_nal_units(fmt, u, 2, buf, size);
+        CHECK(c == 2, "offset-shifted frame: parsed, not dropped");
+        CHECK(c == 2 && u[0].ptr == buf + first_sc,
+              "first unit begins at the start code, not at offset 0");
+        CHECK(c == 2 && u[0].type == UNIT_SPS && u[1].type == UNIT_FRAME_IDR,
+              "offset-shifted frame: types parsed correctly");
+        g_free(buf);
+    }
+
+    /* (c) A 3-byte start code sitting immediately after a 4-byte one must not be
+       skipped (advance-by-start-code-length, not a fixed +5). */
+    {
+        gsize size = (4 + 1 + 8) + (3 + 1 + 4) + (4 + 1 + 16);
+        unsigned char *buf = g_malloc(size);
+        gsize pos = 0;
+        pos = append_nal(buf, pos, 4, NH_SPS, 8);
+        pos = append_nal(buf, pos, 3, NH_PPS, 4);
+        pos = append_nal(buf, pos, 4, NH_IDR, 16);
+        gsize n = count_nal_units(fmt, buf, size);
+        CHECK(n == 3, "mixed 3+4-byte start codes: all 3 units found");
+        nal_unit_t u[3];
+        gsize c = parse_nal_units(fmt, u, 3, buf, size);
+        CHECK(c == 3 && u[0].type == UNIT_SPS && u[1].type == UNIT_PPS &&
+              u[2].type == UNIT_FRAME_IDR,
+              "mixed start codes: types parsed correctly");
+        g_free(buf);
+    }
+
+    /* (d) find_nal_unit reports the start-code length for both forms. */
+    {
+        unsigned char b4[8] = {0, 0, 0, 1, NH_IDR, 0xAB, 0xAB, 0xAB};
+        unsigned char b3[8] = {0, 0, 1, NH_SPS, 0xAB, 0xAB, 0xAB, 0xAB};
+        gsize off = 99, sc = 0;
+        int t = find_nal_unit(fmt, b4, sizeof(b4), 0, 1, &off, &sc);
+        CHECK(t == UNIT_FRAME_IDR && off == 0 && sc == 4,
+              "find_nal_unit reports a 4-byte start code (sc_len == 4)");
+        off = 99;
+        sc = 0;
+        t = find_nal_unit(fmt, b3, sizeof(b3), 0, 1, &off, &sc);
+        CHECK(t == UNIT_SPS && off == 0 && sc == 3,
+              "find_nal_unit reports a 3-byte start code (sc_len == 3)");
+    }
+
+    return g_failures;
+}
+
+static int run_bounds(void) {
+    enum uvc_frame_format fmt = UVC_FRAME_FORMAT_H264;
+
+    /* (a) A dangling 4-byte start code at the very end (no header byte) must not
+       trigger a read past the buffer while looking for the NAL header. */
+    {
+        gsize size = (4 + 1 + 3) + 4;
+        unsigned char *buf = g_malloc(size);
+        gsize pos = append_nal(buf, 0, 4, NH_IDR, 3);
+        buf[pos++] = 0x00; buf[pos++] = 0x00; buf[pos++] = 0x00; buf[pos++] = 0x01;
+        CHECK(pos == size, "bounds(a): buffer filled exactly");
+        gsize n = count_nal_units(fmt, buf, size);
+        CHECK(n == 1, "bounds(a): dangling 4-byte start code is not a unit");
+        nal_unit_t u[4];
+        gsize c = parse_nal_units(fmt, u, 4, buf, size);
+        CHECK(c == 1 && u[0].type == UNIT_FRAME_IDR,
+              "bounds(a): the one complete unit is parsed");
+        g_free(buf);
+    }
+
+    /* (b) A trailing partial start code (00 00) must not be over-read. */
+    {
+        gsize size = (4 + 1 + 4) + 2;
+        unsigned char *buf = g_malloc(size);
+        gsize pos = append_nal(buf, 0, 4, NH_IDR, 4);
+        buf[pos++] = 0x00; buf[pos++] = 0x00;
+        CHECK(pos == size, "bounds(b): buffer filled exactly");
+        gsize n = count_nal_units(fmt, buf, size);
+        CHECK(n == 1, "bounds(b): trailing partial start code is not a unit");
+        g_free(buf);
+    }
+
+    /* (c) Buffers shorter than a minimal unit (and a zero-length buffer) must
+       never index into the buffer at all. */
+    {
+        unsigned char *b = g_malloc(3);
+        b[0] = 0x00; b[1] = 0x00; b[2] = 0x01;
+        CHECK(count_nal_units(fmt, b, 3) == 0, "bounds(c): 3-byte buffer yields no unit");
+        gsize off = 0, sc = 0;
+        CHECK(find_nal_unit(fmt, b, 3, 0, 1, &off, &sc) == -1,
+              "bounds(c): find_nal_unit on 3 bytes returns -1");
+        g_free(b);
+
+        unsigned char *z = g_malloc(1);
+        CHECK(count_nal_units(fmt, z, 0) == 0, "bounds(c): zero-length buffer yields no unit");
+        g_free(z);
+    }
+
+    /* (d) One oversized merged NAL (payload far larger than the SPS/PPS clamp
+       limit). The parser must report the whole span as one unit without reading
+       past the exact-size allocation; the frame_callback clamp (Task 5) is what
+       later refuses to copy it, not the parser. */
+    {
+        gsize pay = 5000;             /* > SPSPPSBUFSZ (1024) */
+        gsize size = 4 + 1 + pay;
+        unsigned char *buf = g_malloc(size);
+        gsize pos = append_nal(buf, 0, 4, NH_SPS, pay);
+        CHECK(pos == size, "bounds(d): oversized buffer filled exactly");
+        gsize n = count_nal_units(fmt, buf, size);
+        CHECK(n == 1, "bounds(d): one oversized merged unit counted");
+        nal_unit_t u[1];
+        gsize c = parse_nal_units(fmt, u, 1, buf, size);
+        CHECK(c == 1 && u[0].len == size,
+              "bounds(d): oversized unit length spans the whole buffer");
+        CHECK(c == 1 && u[0].len > SPSPPSBUFSZ,
+              "bounds(d): oversized unit exceeds the SPS/PPS clamp limit");
+        g_free(buf);
+    }
+
+    /* (e) A malformed separator (00 00 02, not a real start code) must not split
+       the unit, and its bytes must not be over-read. */
+    {
+        gsize size = (4 + 1 + 6) + 5;
+        unsigned char *buf = g_malloc(size);
+        gsize pos = append_nal(buf, 0, 4, NH_IDR, 6);
+        buf[pos++] = 0x00; buf[pos++] = 0x00; buf[pos++] = 0x02;
+        buf[pos++] = 0xAB; buf[pos++] = 0xAB;
+        CHECK(pos == size, "bounds(e): buffer filled exactly");
+        gsize n = count_nal_units(fmt, buf, size);
+        CHECK(n == 1, "bounds(e): malformed separator does not split the unit");
+        g_free(buf);
+    }
+
+    return g_failures;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    if (argc < 2) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s <multislice|startcode|bounds>\n", argv[0]);
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    int failures;
+    if (strcmp(argv[1], "multislice") == 0) {
+        printf("nal_parse multislice:\n");
+        failures = run_multislice();
+    } else if (strcmp(argv[1], "startcode") == 0) {
+        printf("nal_parse startcode:\n");
+        failures = run_startcode();
+    } else if (strcmp(argv[1], "bounds") == 0) {
+        printf("nal_parse bounds:\n");
+        failures = run_bounds();
+    } else {
+        fprintf(stderr, "unknown suite: %s\n", argv[1]);
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    printf("%s: %d failure(s)\n", argv[1], failures);
+    return failures == 0 ? 0 : 1;
+}

From fd6cfa7cbdd3b0242359eb2c0089f734081791f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:13:07 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 37/41] fix(uvc): lock frame_interval write in negotiate (TSan
 race with query handler)

---
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c | 2 ++
 tests/tsan.suppressions              | 1 +
 tests/tsan_pts.suppressions          | 1 +
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
index ed2e41e..e234228 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
@@ -304,7 +304,9 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate(GstBaseSrc * basesrc) {
         goto out;
     }
 
+    GST_OBJECT_LOCK(self);
     self->frame_interval = (1000L * 1000L * 1000L) / framerate;
+    GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK(self);
 
     /* Persist the negotiated resolution so the SPS/PPS cache key (L5) reflects
      * the active format; load_spspps/store_spspps read these. */
diff --git a/tests/tsan.suppressions b/tests/tsan.suppressions
index 182397a..878ee14 100644
--- a/tests/tsan.suppressions
+++ b/tests/tsan.suppressions
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ race:gst_libuvc_h264_set_clock
 race:gst_libuvc_h264_src_control_thread
 race:gst_libuvc_h264_src_process_control_command
 race:frame_callback
+race:gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate
diff --git a/tests/tsan_pts.suppressions b/tests/tsan_pts.suppressions
index 07f2307..4b0a24e 100644
--- a/tests/tsan_pts.suppressions
+++ b/tests/tsan_pts.suppressions
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 # crash, and frame_throughput must drop zero buffers.
 race:frame_callback
 race:gst_libuvc_h264_set_clock
+race:gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate
 
 # GStreamer/GLib/libcheck are not built with -fsanitize=thread, so their internal
 # synchronization is invisible and surfaces as false positives.

From 0743883bd215f162b27570c2eed462592c96c594 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:36:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 38/41] test(uvc): extend smoke test for new properties
 (originals preserved)

---
 tests/test_plugin_load.c | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/test_plugin_load.c b/tests/test_plugin_load.c
index 78288d0..fc3bb93 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugin_load.c
+++ b/tests/test_plugin_load.c
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  *   - both element factories (primary + alias) exist,
  *   - the element instantiates as a GstPushSrc,
  *   - the documented "index" property is present with its default,
+ *   - the native "pan"/"tilt"/"zoom" PTZ properties are present (int, default 0),
+ *   - the opt-in "control-socket" property is present (boolean, default off),
  *   - the ALWAYS "src" pad template advertises H.264 AND H.265 caps.
  *
  * No UVC device is opened: gst_element_factory_make() only runs class/instance
@@ -77,6 +79,56 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_element_has_index_property)
 
 GST_END_TEST;
 
+/* Native PTZ properties (Task 12): pan/tilt/zoom are class-level G_TYPE_INT
+ * spec'd with default 0. They exist in introspection on every device; the
+ * real per-device range is enforced at set time, so the default is what a
+ * freshly created (unstarted) element reports here. */
+GST_START_TEST (test_element_has_ptz_properties)
+{
+  GstElement *element = gst_element_factory_make (ELEMENT_NAME, NULL);
+  fail_unless (element != NULL);
+
+  GObjectClass *klass = G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (element);
+  const gchar *axes[] = { "pan", "tilt", "zoom" };
+
+  for (guint i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (axes); i++) {
+    GParamSpec *pspec = g_object_class_find_property (klass, axes[i]);
+    fail_unless (pspec != NULL, "expected '%s' property is missing", axes[i]);
+    fail_unless (pspec->value_type == G_TYPE_INT,
+        "'%s' property should be an int", axes[i]);
+
+    gint value = -1;
+    g_object_get (element, axes[i], &value, NULL);
+    fail_unless (value == 0, "default '%s' should be 0, got %d", axes[i], value);
+  }
+
+  gst_object_unref (element);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+/* Opt-in PTZ control socket (Task 16): boolean, default FALSE so nothing binds
+ * a Unix-domain socket unless explicitly enabled. */
+GST_START_TEST (test_element_has_control_socket_property)
+{
+  GstElement *element = gst_element_factory_make (ELEMENT_NAME, NULL);
+  fail_unless (element != NULL);
+
+  GParamSpec *pspec = g_object_class_find_property (G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (element),
+      "control-socket");
+  fail_unless (pspec != NULL, "expected 'control-socket' property is missing");
+  fail_unless (pspec->value_type == G_TYPE_BOOLEAN,
+      "'control-socket' property should be a boolean");
+
+  gboolean enabled = TRUE;
+  g_object_get (element, "control-socket", &enabled, NULL);
+  fail_unless (enabled == FALSE, "default 'control-socket' should be FALSE");
+
+  gst_object_unref (element);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
 GST_START_TEST (test_src_pad_template)
 {
   GstElementFactory *factory = gst_element_factory_find (ELEMENT_NAME);
@@ -126,6 +178,8 @@ plugin_load_suite (void)
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_element_factories_exist);
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_element_creates_and_is_pushsrc);
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_element_has_index_property);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_element_has_ptz_properties);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_element_has_control_socket_property);
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_src_pad_template);
 
   return s;

From 8afb59311cb8965b1f6dae8dd82919f3313989cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:43:17 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 39/41] test(uvc): functional suite vs mock + TSan/ASAN CI jobs

---
 .github/workflows/build-check.yml |  19 +--
 tests/CMakeLists.txt              |  94 +++++++++++++
 tests/test_functional.c           | 212 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 317 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/test_functional.c

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-check.yml b/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
index f19b172..ed113da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-check.yml
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "**Architecture:** ${{ matrix.config.arch }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "**Runner:** ${{ matrix.config.runner }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
-  smoke-test:
-    name: Plugin-load smoke test (ctest)
+  functional-test:
+    name: Functional suite + TSan/ASAN (ctest)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -63,17 +63,20 @@ jobs:
             libjpeg-dev \
             libusb-1.0-0-dev
 
-      - name: Configure and build
+      # ENABLE_SANITIZERS is load-bearing: without it ctest runs only the plain
+      # variants, dropping all ASan (SPS/PPS overflow) and TSan (frame/PTS race)
+      # coverage. Keep it on so the full hardware-independent suite is gated.
+      - name: Configure and build (with sanitizers)
         run: |
-          cmake -B build
+          cmake -B build -DENABLE_SANITIZERS=ON
           cmake --build build
 
-      - name: Run ctest
+      - name: Run ctest (full suite incl. TSan/ASAN)
         run: ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
 
-      - name: Smoke Test Summary
+      - name: Functional Test Summary
         if: always()
         run: |
-          echo "## 🔌 Plugin-load smoke test" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "## 🔌 Functional test suite (ctest + TSan/ASAN)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo '`ctest --test-dir build` ran the gst-check smoke suite (plugin registers, factories/pad-templates/properties present). Hardware-independent.' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo '`ctest --test-dir build` ran the full hardware-independent suite against the libuvc mock: plugin-load smoke, mock streaming, lifecycle, device selection, negotiate edges, SPS/PPS overflow (ASan), frame/PTS thread-safety (TSan), and the consolidated functional caps (H.264/H.265) + backpressure suite.' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f7ef19..49f8df3 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1079,3 +1079,97 @@ add_nal_parse_variant("" "")
 if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
   add_nal_parse_variant("asan" "address")
 endif()
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Consolidated functional suite (Task 20).
+#
+# Reuses the mock-backed plugin built by add_mock_harness_variant (loaded via an
+# isolated GST_PLUGIN_PATH, exactly like the smoke test) and fills the gaps the
+# per-task suites leave: the POSITIVE caps-negotiation matrix (H.264 -> video/
+# x-h264, H.265 -> video/x-h265, frames flow in both) and frame delivery under
+# downstream backpressure. The H.265 case selects the codec purely via the
+# MOCK_UVC_FRAME_FORMAT env var the mock reads at uvc_init() - the same .so backs
+# every case. Built in plain, ASAN, and TSAN variants so the full functional path
+# is exercised under both sanitizers in CI.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function(add_functional_variant variant sanitizer)
+  if(variant STREQUAL "")
+    set(suffix "")
+  else()
+    set(suffix "_${variant}")
+  endif()
+
+  set(plugin "gstlibuvch264src_mock${suffix}")   # built by add_mock_harness_variant
+  set(testexe "test_functional${suffix}")
+  set(plugdir "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/gstreamer-1.0-mock${suffix}")
+
+  set(san_opts "")
+  if(NOT sanitizer STREQUAL "")
+    set(san_opts -fsanitize=${sanitizer} -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g)
+  endif()
+
+  add_executable(${testexe} test_functional.c)
+  target_link_libraries(${testexe} PRIVATE
+    PkgConfig::GST
+    PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+    PkgConfig::GST_CHECK
+  )
+  add_dependencies(${testexe} ${plugin})
+  if(san_opts)
+    target_compile_options(${testexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+    target_link_options(${testexe} PRIVATE ${san_opts})
+  endif()
+
+  set(_home "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/functional-home${suffix}")
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${_home})
+  set(_env
+    "GST_PLUGIN_PATH=${plugdir}"
+    "GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH="
+    "GST_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/functional-registry${suffix}.bin"
+    "GST_REGISTRY_FORK=no"
+    "HOME=${_home}"
+    "CK_FORK=no"
+    "GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN=${GST_PLUGINS_DIR}/libgstcoreelements.so"
+  )
+  if(sanitizer STREQUAL "address")
+    list(APPEND _env "ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0:abort_on_error=1:halt_on_error=1")
+  elseif(sanitizer STREQUAL "thread")
+    list(APPEND _env
+      "TSAN_OPTIONS=suppressions=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tsan.suppressions:halt_on_error=1:ignore_noninstrumented_modules=1")
+  endif()
+
+  # "<ctest name>:<gst-check test fn>:<extra env>" - one ctest entry each via
+  # GST_CHECKS. The H.265 case adds MOCK_UVC_FRAME_FORMAT=H265 so the same mock
+  # plugin advertises and feeds H.265.
+  set(_functional_cases
+    "functional_caps_h264${suffix}:test_caps_h264:"
+    "functional_caps_h265${suffix}:test_caps_h265:MOCK_UVC_FRAME_FORMAT=H265"
+    "functional_backpressure${suffix}:test_backpressure:"
+  )
+  foreach(_case ${_functional_cases})
+    string(REPLACE ":" ";" _parts ${_case})
+    list(GET _parts 0 _ctestname)
+    list(GET _parts 1 _testfn)
+    list(GET _parts 2 _extraenv)
+
+    set(_case_env "${_env};GST_CHECKS=${_testfn}")
+    if(NOT _extraenv STREQUAL "")
+      set(_case_env "${_case_env};${_extraenv}")
+    endif()
+
+    add_test(NAME ${_ctestname} COMMAND ${testexe})
+    set_tests_properties(${_ctestname} PROPERTIES
+      ENVIRONMENT "${_case_env}"
+      # Shares the mock plugin with the other mock variants; keep it off the
+      # shared control-socket resource like the rest under `ctest -j`.
+      RESOURCE_LOCK uvc_control_socket
+      TIMEOUT 120
+    )
+  endforeach()
+endfunction()
+
+add_functional_variant("" "")
+if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+  add_functional_variant("asan" "address")
+  add_functional_variant("tsan" "thread")
+endif()
diff --git a/tests/test_functional.c b/tests/test_functional.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c61da4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_functional.c
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+/* Consolidated functional suite for the libuvch264src element, run end to end
+ * against the mock-backed plugin (tests/mock_libuvc.c) so no UVC hardware is
+ * touched. It fills the gaps left by the per-task suites rather than repeating
+ * them: the per-task tests already cover device-open failure (device_zero),
+ * unlock/flush (unlock_shutdown), stop/restart (mutex_restart, usb_teardown),
+ * device selection (device_selector), SPS/PPS overflow (sps_bounds_asan),
+ * thread-safety (pts_thread_safety_tsan), and negotiate() error edges
+ * (negotiate_*). What was missing - and what this file adds - is the POSITIVE
+ * caps-negotiation matrix (an H.264 device negotiates video/x-h264, an H.265
+ * device negotiates video/x-h265, frames flow in both) and frame delivery under
+ * downstream BACKPRESSURE (a slow consumer must not drop frames or deadlock).
+ *
+ * The cases share the mock-backed plugin and isolated env of test_mock_smoke;
+ * GST_CHECKS selects one per ctest invocation so each gets its own mock config
+ * (the H.265 case sets MOCK_UVC_FRAME_FORMAT=H265 in its ctest environment).
+ *
+ * No UVC hardware is touched: every libuvc call resolves to the mock.
+ */
+
+#include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+
+static gint buffer_count;
+static gchar *negotiated_caps_name; /* media type seen on the first CAPS event */
+
+/* Capture the media type the element negotiated downstream (video/x-h264 vs
+ * video/x-h265) the first time a CAPS event crosses the sink pad. */
+static GstPadProbeReturn
+caps_event_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  (void) pad;
+  (void) user_data;
+  GstEvent *ev = GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_EVENT (info);
+  if (GST_EVENT_TYPE (ev) == GST_EVENT_CAPS && negotiated_caps_name == NULL) {
+    GstCaps *caps = NULL;
+    gst_event_parse_caps (ev, &caps);
+    if (caps != NULL && gst_caps_get_size (caps) > 0) {
+      GstStructure *s = gst_caps_get_structure (caps, 0);
+      negotiated_caps_name = g_strdup (gst_structure_get_name (s));
+    }
+  }
+  return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+}
+
+static GstPadProbeReturn
+count_buffers_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  (void) pad;
+  (void) user_data;
+  if (GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_TYPE (info) & GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER)
+    g_atomic_int_inc (&buffer_count);
+  return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+}
+
+/* A slow consumer: sleep on every buffer so the streaming thread blocks in its
+ * downstream push and backpressure propagates up into the element. */
+static GstPadProbeReturn
+slow_sink_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  (void) pad;
+  (void) user_data;
+  if (GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_TYPE (info) & GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER) {
+    g_atomic_int_inc (&buffer_count);
+    g_usleep (8 * G_TIME_SPAN_MILLISECOND);
+  }
+  return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+}
+
+/* The harness blanks GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH; load just core-elements so fakesink
+ * is available without scanning unrelated plugins (which trip the sanitizers). */
+static void
+load_core_elements (void)
+{
+  const gchar *core_plugin = g_getenv ("GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN");
+  if (core_plugin != NULL && *core_plugin != '\0') {
+    GError *lerr = NULL;
+    GstPlugin *p = gst_plugin_load_file (core_plugin, &lerr);
+    fail_unless (p != NULL, "could not load core-elements plugin '%s': %s",
+        core_plugin, lerr ? lerr->message : "(unknown)");
+    gst_object_unref (p);
+  }
+}
+
+/* Drive `num_buffers` of streaming through `libuvch264src ! fakesink`, attaching
+ * `buf_probe` (and always the caps probe) to the sink pad, and run to EOS.
+ * Returns the buffers counted; the negotiated media type lands in
+ * negotiated_caps_name. Fails the test on parse/state/timeout/error. */
+static gint
+run_streaming (gint num_buffers, GstPadProbeCallback buf_probe)
+{
+  load_core_elements ();
+
+  g_atomic_int_set (&buffer_count, 0);
+  g_clear_pointer (&negotiated_caps_name, g_free);
+
+  gchar *desc = g_strdup_printf (
+      "libuvch264src num-buffers=%d ! fakesink sync=false name=sink",
+      num_buffers);
+  GError *err = NULL;
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_parse_launch (desc, &err);
+  g_free (desc);
+  fail_unless (err == NULL, "pipeline parse failed: %s",
+      err ? err->message : "(unknown)");
+  fail_unless (pipeline != NULL, "no pipeline produced");
+
+  GstElement *sink = gst_bin_get_by_name (GST_BIN (pipeline), "sink");
+  fail_unless (sink != NULL, "fakesink not found in pipeline");
+  GstPad *pad = gst_element_get_static_pad (sink, "sink");
+  fail_unless (pad != NULL, "fakesink has no sink pad");
+  gst_pad_add_probe (pad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_EVENT_DOWNSTREAM, caps_event_probe,
+      NULL, NULL);
+  gst_pad_add_probe (pad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER, buf_probe, NULL, NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pad);
+  gst_object_unref (sink);
+
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING)
+      != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "could not set pipeline to PLAYING");
+
+  GstBus *bus = gst_element_get_bus (pipeline);
+  GstMessage *msg = gst_bus_timed_pop_filtered (bus, 30 * GST_SECOND,
+      GST_MESSAGE_EOS | GST_MESSAGE_ERROR);
+
+  if (msg != NULL && GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg) == GST_MESSAGE_ERROR) {
+    GError *gerr = NULL;
+    gchar *dbg = NULL;
+    gst_message_parse_error (msg, &gerr, &dbg);
+    fail ("pipeline errored instead of reaching EOS: %s (%s)",
+        gerr ? gerr->message : "(none)", dbg ? dbg : "(no debug)");
+    g_clear_error (&gerr);
+    g_free (dbg);
+  }
+  fail_unless (msg != NULL, "timed out waiting for EOS");
+  fail_unless (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg) == GST_MESSAGE_EOS,
+      "expected EOS, got %s", GST_MESSAGE_TYPE_NAME (msg));
+  gst_message_unref (msg);
+  gst_object_unref (bus);
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  return g_atomic_int_get (&buffer_count);
+}
+
+/* An H.264 device must negotiate video/x-h264 and deliver every frame. */
+GST_START_TEST (test_caps_h264)
+{
+  gint got = run_streaming (10, count_buffers_probe);
+
+  fail_unless (negotiated_caps_name != NULL, "no CAPS event reached the sink");
+  fail_unless_equals_string (negotiated_caps_name, "video/x-h264");
+  fail_unless (got == 10, "expected 10 buffers, got %d", got);
+
+  g_clear_pointer (&negotiated_caps_name, g_free);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+/* The same path against an H.265 device (set via MOCK_UVC_FRAME_FORMAT=H265 in
+ * the ctest env) must negotiate video/x-h265 - the dual-codec branch the H.264
+ * smoke test never reaches. */
+GST_START_TEST (test_caps_h265)
+{
+  gint got = run_streaming (10, count_buffers_probe);
+
+  fail_unless (negotiated_caps_name != NULL, "no CAPS event reached the sink");
+  fail_unless_equals_string (negotiated_caps_name, "video/x-h265");
+  fail_unless (got == 10, "expected 10 buffers, got %d", got);
+
+  g_clear_pointer (&negotiated_caps_name, g_free);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+/* A slow downstream consumer applies backpressure: the element's push blocks,
+ * which must stall - not drop - the upstream feed. Every requested buffer must
+ * still arrive and the pipeline must reach EOS without deadlocking. */
+GST_START_TEST (test_backpressure)
+{
+  const gint n = 30;
+  gint got = run_streaming (n, slow_sink_probe);
+
+  fail_unless (got == n,
+      "backpressure dropped frames: expected %d buffers, got %d", n, got);
+
+  g_clear_pointer (&negotiated_caps_name, g_free);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+static Suite *
+functional_suite (void)
+{
+  Suite *s = suite_create ("libuvch264src-functional");
+
+  TCase *tc_h264 = tcase_create ("caps_h264");
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_h264, 60);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_h264, test_caps_h264);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc_h264);
+
+  TCase *tc_h265 = tcase_create ("caps_h265");
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_h265, 60);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_h265, test_caps_h265);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc_h265);
+
+  TCase *tc_bp = tcase_create ("backpressure");
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_bp, 60);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_bp, test_backpressure);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc_bp);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+GST_CHECK_MAIN (functional);

From ae93a391cb5547575da555fce10e704bf85f6f1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:47:40 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 40/41] docs(uvc): document hardening changes, properties,
 control surface; bump version

---
 AGENTS.md    | 226 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 CHANGELOG.md |  79 ++++++++++++++++++
 README.md    | 103 +++++++++++++++++++----
 3 files changed, 351 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 CHANGELOG.md

diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 6f44482..7a2eb6c 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -21,18 +21,50 @@ libuvch264src (this) → cerastream → srtla → irl-srt-server
 
 ```
 gstlibuvch264src/
-├── libuvch264src/       # GStreamer plugin source (Meson build — canonical)
-│   └── src/             # C source for the element
-├── tests/               # gst-check plugin-load smoke test (ctest target)
-├── patches/             # libuvc v0.0.7 patches (UVC 1.5 + H.265), applied at build
-├── CMakeLists.txt       # TEST-ONLY build: compiles plugin + smoke test for ctest
-├── Dockerfile           # Reproducible build environment (Meson)
+├── libuvch264src/           # GStreamer plugin source (Meson build — canonical)
+│   ├── src/                 # C source — split into cohesive modules
+│   │   ├── gstlibuvch264src.c          # GObject boilerplate, properties, vmethods, plugin_init
+│   │   ├── gstlibuvch264src.h          # Public element type/cast macros
+│   │   ├── gstlibuvch264src_internal.h # Instance struct + GST_CAT_DEFAULT (shared across TUs)
+│   │   ├── gstlibuvch264src_error.{c,h}# uvc_error_t → GST_ELEMENT_ERROR mapping helper
+│   │   ├── frame_pipeline.{c,h}        # NAL parsing, frame_callback, PTS estimation
+│   │   ├── spspps_cache.{c,h}          # SPS/PPS/VPS disk cache (path safety, resolution key)
+│   │   ├── spspps_path.h               # Pure path-builder (no GObject dep, unit-testable)
+│   │   ├── ptz_control.{c,h}           # PTZ probe/set helpers + control socket bind/unbind/thread
+│   │   └── uvc_device.{c,h}            # USB teardown helper + V4L2 capability probe
+│   ├── docs/notes/
+│   │   └── reconnect-spike.md          # Spike verdict: libuvc dead-handle teardown is SAFE
+│   └── meson.build                     # Canonical production build
+├── tests/                   # Hardware-independent ctest suite (mock-backed)
+│   ├── mock_libuvc.{c,h}    # libuvc mock (~16 fns); env/API config; PTZ + descriptor support
+│   ├── mock_libusb.{c,h}    # libusb mock for teardown double-close tests
+│   ├── test_plugin_load.c   # Smoke: registration, factories, pads, index default
+│   ├── test_mock_smoke.c    # gst-check: 10-buffer pipeline via mock
+│   ├── test_device_select.c # Device selection: ordinal/vid:pid/serial/bus + index validation
+│   ├── test_ptz.c           # PTZ properties + capability gate
+│   ├── test_socket.c        # Control socket: default-off, per-instance path, mode 0600
+│   ├── test_negotiate.c     # Caps negotiation: leak (LSAN), zero-format, framerate edge cases
+│   ├── test_usb_teardown.c  # USB teardown: single libusb_close, real interface count
+│   ├── test_pts_thread_safety.c # PTS/clock race + frame throughput
+│   ├── test_pts_monotonic.c # PTS monotonicity + restart IDR gate
+│   ├── test_live_source.c   # LATENCY query, buffer OFFSET, SPS/PPS write-on-change
+│   ├── test_sps_bounds.c    # SPS/PPS/VPS NAL copy bounds (heap overflow guard)
+│   ├── test_nal_parse.c     # NAL parser: multi-slice, 3+4-byte start codes, size_t bounds
+│   ├── test_cache.c         # SPS/PPS cache path safety + resolution key
+│   ├── test_error_map.c     # uvc_error_t → GST_ELEMENT_ERROR mapping
+│   ├── test_v4l2_probe.c    # V4L2 VIDIOC_TRY_FMT probe (non-fatal)
+│   ├── tsan.suppressions    # TSan suppressions for third-party + baselined GMutex blind spots
+│   └── tsan_pts.suppressions# TSan suppressions for PTS/clock GMutex (permanent blind spot)
+├── patches/                 # libuvc v0.0.7 patches (UVC 1.5 + H.265), applied at build
+├── CMakeLists.txt           # TEST-ONLY build: compiles plugin + full ctest suite
+├── Dockerfile               # Reproducible build environment (pinned ubuntu:24.04 + libuvc SHA)
 └── README.md
 ```
 
-> `libuvc/` is no longer vendored in-tree — it is cloned (upstream v0.0.7) and
-> patched at build time. The Dockerfile does this for the production image; the
-> top-level `CMakeLists.txt` does the same via `FetchContent` for the test build.
+> `libuvc/` is no longer vendored in-tree — it is cloned at the pinned SHA
+> (`68d07a00e11d1944e27b7295ee69673239c00b4b`, upstream v0.0.7) and patched at
+> build time. The Dockerfile does this for the production image; the top-level
+> `CMakeLists.txt` does the same via `FetchContent` for the test build.
 
 ---
 
@@ -40,61 +72,167 @@ gstlibuvch264src/
 
 | Task | Location |
 |------|----------|
-| Plugin element logic | `libuvch264src/src/` |
+| Plugin element logic | `libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c` |
+| NAL parsing / PTS / frame callback | `libuvch264src/src/frame_pipeline.c` |
+| PTZ probe/set + control socket | `libuvch264src/src/ptz_control.c` |
+| USB teardown + V4L2 probe | `libuvch264src/src/uvc_device.c` |
+| SPS/PPS cache | `libuvch264src/src/spspps_cache.c` |
+| Error mapping helper | `libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_error.c` |
 | Meson build config | `libuvch264src/meson.build` |
-| libuvc vendored lib | `libuvc/` (CMake) |
 | Build environment | `Dockerfile` |
+| Reconnect feasibility verdict | `libuvch264src/docs/notes/reconnect-spike.md` |
 | Example pipelines | `README.md` |
 
 ---
 
+## PROPERTIES
+
+All properties are on the `libuvch264src` (and `libuvch26xsrc` alias) element.
+
+### `index` (string, default `"0"`)
+
+Selects one device from the libuvc enumeration. Accepts four forms:
+
+| Form | Example | Meaning |
+|------|---------|---------|
+| `"N"` | `"0"` | Ordinal into the enumerated list (default, backward-compatible) |
+| `"vid:pid"` | `"1234:5678"` | Hex USB vendor:product ID |
+| `"serial:<sn>"` | `"serial:CAM-001"` | Exact USB serial-number string |
+| `"bus:<b>:<a>"` | `"bus:1:5"` | Decimal USB bus number and device address |
+
+A malformed selector posts `GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(RESOURCE, SETTINGS)` and fails `start()` loudly — the old `atoi()` silent-select-0 trap is gone. `vid:pid` and `serial:` selectors survive a device replug (bus/address can change); `bus:` and ordinal selectors may resolve to a different physical device after replug.
+
+### `pan` / `tilt` (int, range ±648000, default 0)
+
+Absolute pan/tilt position in UVC arcseconds. Capability-gated: a set on an axis the device does not report is silently ignored. Pan and tilt share one UVC control, so setting one axis re-sends the other from its cached value. Readable at any time; returns the last successfully applied value.
+
+### `zoom` (int, range 0..65535, default 0)
+
+Absolute zoom as a UVC focal length. Capability-gated the same way as pan/tilt.
+
+### `control-socket` (boolean, default `false`)
+
+Enables the opt-in Unix-domain PTZ control socket. Default is **off** — nothing binds unless you set this to `true`. The old world-accessible `/tmp/libuvc_control` path is gone.
+
+### `control-socket-path` (string, default `null`)
+
+Explicit path for the control socket. When `null` (the default), the element auto-selects a per-instance path under `$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR`:
+
+```
+$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/libuvch264src-<pid>-<seq>.sock
+```
+
+The `<seq>` counter is per-process-atomic, so two instances in the same process never collide. The socket is created with mode `0600`. If `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` is unset and no explicit path is given, the bind fails non-fatally (a warning is logged; the media path continues).
+
+Read this property back after `PAUSED` to discover the resolved path.
+
+### Action signal: `set-ptz(pan, tilt, zoom)` → boolean
+
+Drives all three PTZ axes in one emission. Each axis is applied only when the device reports it. Returns `TRUE` if at least one supported axis was driven and every attempted set succeeded.
+
+---
+
+## PTZ CONTROL SURFACE
+
+Two independent surfaces, both capability-gated:
+
+**Native GObject properties (always available, no socket needed)**
+Set `pan`, `tilt`, `zoom` via `g_object_set()` or `gst-launch-1.0 ... pan=N`. The `set-ptz` action signal drives all three in one call. These are the preferred interface for programmatic control from cerastream/CeraUI.
+
+**Opt-in Unix-domain socket (default off)**
+Set `control-socket=true` to enable. The socket accepts JSON commands for `PAN_TILT`, `ZOOM`, `GET_POSITION`, and `GET_CAPABILITIES`. Routes through the same `ptz_set_pan/tilt/zoom` helpers as the native props — same clamping, same capability gate, same locking. A consumer must read the resolved `control-socket-path` property (or set an explicit path) after enabling the socket.
+
+---
+
+## DISCONNECT / RECONNECT BEHAVIOR
+
+**Disconnect:** When the UVC device is unplugged mid-stream, libuvc stops delivering frames silently (no NULL-frame callback in callback mode). The element detects this via a bounded `g_async_queue_timeout_pop` in `create()`. On timeout with no frames, it posts `GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(RESOURCE, READ)` to the bus and returns `GST_FLOW_ERROR`. Downstream (cerastream) handles the error.
+
+**Reconnect:** Opt-in, default off. The reconnect spike (`libuvch264src/docs/notes/reconnect-spike.md`) confirmed that native libuvc teardown after `LIBUSB_TRANSFER_NO_DEVICE` is **SAFE** — `uvc_stop_streaming()` → `uvc_close()` does not deadlock, the callback thread joins cleanly, and the libusb handle is closed exactly once. In-element reconnect is therefore feasible when enabled.
+
+**Critical teardown constraint:** `force_usb_release()` must NOT be called before `uvc_close()`. The element's teardown now lets `uvc_close()` own the single `libusb_close()` call; `force_usb_release()` only drops interface claims on the still-open handle.
+
+---
+
+## V4L2 CAPABILITY PROBE
+
+At `start()`, after `uvc_open()` succeeds, the element issues one `VIDIOC_TRY_FMT` ioctl against `/dev/video<N>` (where N is the device ordinal). This is a cheap, non-destructive probe — it does not change any device state. The result is logged via `GST_INFO_OBJECT`:
+
+- `"V4L2 native H.264: available"` — kernel V4L2 driver reports H.264 support
+- `"V4L2 native H.264: unavailable"` — driver present but H.264 not reported
+- `"V4L2 probe unavailable: cannot open /dev/videoN"` — no V4L2 node at that index
+
+The probe is **non-fatal** in all cases. A mismatch between the UVC ordinal and the V4L2 node index just logs "unavailable" and the element continues normally.
+
+---
+
 ## BUILD
 
-Two-stage build — libuvc first, then the GStreamer plugin:
+### Production build (Meson, canonical)
 
 ```bash
-# 1. Build vendored libuvc
-cd libuvc && cmake . && make && sudo make install
-
-# 2. Build plugin
+# 1. Clone and patch libuvc at the pinned SHA
+git init libuvc && cd libuvc
+git remote add origin https://github.com/libuvc/libuvc.git
+git fetch --depth 1 origin 68d07a00e11d1944e27b7295ee69673239c00b4b
+git checkout FETCH_HEAD
+# Apply patches from ../patches/
+cd ..
+
+# 2. Build libuvc
+cd libuvc && cmake . && make && sudo make install && cd ..
+
+# 3. Build plugin
 meson setup build libuvch264src/
 cd build && meson compile && meson install
 
-# 3. Move .so to system GStreamer path (aarch64)
-sudo mv /usr/local/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0/libgstlibuvch264src.so \
-        /lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0/
-sudo cp /usr/local/lib/libuvc.* /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/
+# 4. Move .so to system GStreamer path (multiarch-aware)
+MULTIARCH=$(gcc -print-multiarch)
+sudo mv /usr/local/lib/${MULTIARCH}/gstreamer-1.0/libgstlibuvch264src.so \
+        /lib/${MULTIARCH}/gstreamer-1.0/
+sudo cp /usr/local/lib/libuvc.* /usr/lib/${MULTIARCH}/
 ```
 
+`$(gcc -print-multiarch)` resolves to `aarch64-linux-gnu` on arm64, `x86_64-linux-gnu` on amd64, etc. Do not hardcode the arch string.
+
 Rockchip decoder note: kernel 5.10 → `mppvideodec`; kernel 6.6 → `v4l2slh264dec`.
 
+### Reproducible Docker build
+
+The `Dockerfile` pins both the base image and the libuvc source:
+
+```
+FROM ubuntu:24.04@sha256:786a8b558f7be160c6c8c4a54f9a57274f3b4fb1491cf65146521ae77ff1dc54
+```
+
+libuvc is fetched by SHA (`68d07a00e11d1944e27b7295ee69673239c00b4b`) using the `git init` + `fetch --depth 1` pattern (a bare SHA cannot be passed to `git clone --branch`). The arch matrix fails loudly on unknown `TARGETARCH` values — no silent fallback.
+
 ---
 
 ## TEST
 
-Hardware-independent plugin-load smoke test (gst-check), wired as a ctest target
-via the top-level `CMakeLists.txt`. This CMake build is **test-only** — it
-compiles the plugin (and vendors libuvc via `FetchContent`) solely to run the
-smoke suite. The canonical production build stays Meson (above).
+Hardware-independent ctest suite. Two build shapes:
+
+**Mock-backed plugin (`.so` loaded via `GST_PLUGIN_PATH`):** `test_plugin_load`, `test_mock_smoke` (+ `_asan`, `_tsan` variants). The mock plugin links the element TUs against `mock_libuvc.c` instead of real libuvc.
+
+**Static-registration (element TUs + mock linked into one exe):** all other test targets. Mock state is in-process, so counters and config are directly readable without env vars.
 
 ```bash
+# Run the full suite (with sanitizers)
+cmake -B build -DENABLE_SANITIZERS=ON && cmake --build build && ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
+
+# Run without sanitizers (faster)
 cmake -B build && cmake --build build && ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
+
+# Run a specific target
+ctest --test-dir build -R "ptz_properties|ptz_capability_gate"
 ```
 
-The suite (`tests/test_plugin_load.c`) asserts: the `libuvch264src` plugin
-registers; both factories (`libuvch264src` + `libuvch26xsrc` alias) exist; the
-element is a `GstPushSrc`; the `index` string property defaults to `"0"`; the
-ALWAYS `src` pad template advertises `video/x-h264`; **and the element also
-exposes a `video/x-h265` pad template** (dual-codec confirmed — the libuvc v0.0.7
-patches in `patches/` add UVC 1.5 + H.265 support). No UVC device is opened
-(`gst_element_factory_make` only runs class/instance init). Runs in CI via the
-`smoke-test` job in `.github/workflows/build-check.yml`.
-
-**Dual-codec status [EXISTS].** Both H.264 and H.265 pad templates are present and
-asserted by the test suite. `cerastream` uses this element for both
-`InputKind::UvcH264` (negotiated to `video/x-h264`) and `InputKind::UvcH265`
-(negotiated to `video/x-h265`). The `libuvch26xsrc` factory alias reflects this
-dual-codec capability.
+**TSan note:** `GST_OBJECT_LOCK` is a `GMutex` implemented with a raw futex in uninstrumented GLib. Under `ignore_noninstrumented_modules=1`, TSan cannot see the happens-before relationship, so it reports correctly-locked PTS/clock accesses as races. These are permanent TSan blind spots (not bugs), baselined in `tsan_pts.suppressions`. The behavioral deadlock/throughput tests (`pts_thread_safety`, `frame_throughput`) provide real regression coverage that the suppressions cannot mask.
+
+**ASAN note:** `detect_leaks=0` is set for the mock-smoke variants (GStreamer one-time global allocs are noisy). The negotiate LSAN test uses `detect_leaks=1` with a targeted `__lsan_do_recoverable_leak_check()` after a warm-up window that swallows GStreamer's one-time globals.
+
+**Dual-codec status [EXISTS].** Both H.264 and H.265 pad templates are present and asserted by the test suite. `cerastream` uses this element for both `InputKind::UvcH264` (negotiated to `video/x-h264`) and `InputKind::UvcH265` (negotiated to `video/x-h265`). The `libuvch26xsrc` factory alias reflects this dual-codec capability.
 
 ---
 
@@ -111,13 +249,13 @@ The `.deb` version is derived **purely from git tags** at publish time via the `
 - `MINOR` = current month (UTC, no zero-pad; e.g., `6` for June)
 - `PATCH` = monotonic counter per month (incremented from git tag history)
 
-**Example:** `2026.6.1` (June 2026, patch 1)
+**Example:** `2026.6.2` (June 2026, patch 2 — the hardening release)
 
 **Tag format:** `v<VERSION>` (stable) or `v<VERSION>-beta.<N>` (beta)
-- Stable: `v2026.6.1`
-- Beta: `v2026.6.2-beta.1`
+- Stable: `v2026.6.2`
+- Beta: `v2026.6.3-beta.1`
 
-**FPM .deb version:** The `VERSION` env var from `calculate-version` is passed directly to FPM's `-v` flag (line 99 in `publish-release.yml`), producing `.deb` packages with CalVer versions like `gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_2026.6.1_arm64.deb`.
+**FPM .deb version:** The `VERSION` env var from `calculate-version` is passed directly to FPM's `-v` flag (line 99 in `publish-release.yml`), producing `.deb` packages with CalVer versions like `gstreamer1.0-libuvch264src_2026.6.2_arm64.deb`.
 
 **No version file needed.** The workflow calculates the version at publish time from the git tag history; there is no tracked `VERSION` file in the repo. This is intentional — the single source of truth is the git tag namespace (`v*`).
 
@@ -128,4 +266,8 @@ The `.deb` version is derived **purely from git tags** at publish time via the `
 - **DO NOT heavily modify `libuvc/`** — vendored upstream library. Patch minimally; prefer upgrading the whole vendor snapshot if fixes are needed.
 - Do NOT create `libuvc/AGENTS.md` — vendored code, not a CeraLive module.
 - Do NOT link against system libuvc if it exists; the vendored copy is intentional for version pinning.
+- Do NOT hardcode `aarch64-linux-gnu` in build paths — use `$(gcc -print-multiarch)`.
+- Do NOT call `force_usb_release()` before `uvc_close()` — it was a double-free/UAF vector; the fix lets `uvc_close()` own the single `libusb_close()`.
+- Do NOT enable `control-socket` by default or fall back to a world-accessible path when `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` is unset — the socket must be opt-in and per-instance.
+- Do NOT set PTZ properties outside the param-spec range in tests — GObject emits a range warning that gst-check turns into a longjmp, skipping teardown and hanging the process.
 - This plugin is **not** in the device image REPOS list by default — don't assume it's always present on device.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb4ab31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# CHANGELOG — gstlibuvch264src
+
+## v2026.6.2 — Hardening release (2026-06)
+
+### What
+
+A comprehensive hardening pass across the entire element. The monolithic source was split into cohesive modules, a hardware-independent mock-backed test suite was built from scratch, and 19 distinct correctness and security issues were fixed. New capabilities: hardware-stable device selection, native PTZ properties, an opt-in hardened control socket, and a V4L2 capability probe.
+
+### Why
+
+The original element had several latent memory-safety issues (heap overflow on oversized SPS/PPS NALs, USB handle double-close, caps negotiation leaks), correctness bugs (PTS monotonicity, restart state not reset, NAL start-code detection missing 3-byte form), and security concerns (world-accessible control socket at a fixed `/tmp` path, no index validation). None of these were caught by the existing smoke test because it only checked plugin registration — no frames flowed, no device was opened, no PTZ was exercised.
+
+The hardening pass adds a full mock-backed ctest suite (TSan, ASAN, LSAN variants) that exercises all of these paths without requiring hardware.
+
+### Changes
+
+**Module split (behavior-preserving)**
+The ~1100-line monolithic `gstlibuvch264src.c` was split into five cohesive translation units: `gstlibuvch264src.c` (GObject boilerplate), `frame_pipeline.c` (NAL parsing + PTS), `spspps_cache.c` (SPS/PPS disk cache), `ptz_control.c` (PTZ + control socket), `uvc_device.c` (USB teardown + V4L2 probe). No behavior change.
+
+**Test infrastructure**
+A libuvc mock harness (`mock_libuvc.c`) covers ~16 libuvc functions. A libusb mock (`mock_libusb.c`) enables teardown double-close testing. TSan and ASAN ctest variants run the full suite under sanitizers. The Dockerfile and CMakeLists.txt now pin the base image (`ubuntu:24.04@sha256:786a8b55...`) and libuvc source (`68d07a00`, v0.0.7) by SHA. The arch matrix fails loudly on unknown `TARGETARCH` values.
+
+**Security and correctness fixes**
+- Heap overflow: SPS/PPS/VPS NAL copies now clamp to buffer size before `memcpy`
+- USB teardown UAF/double-close: `force_usb_release()` no longer calls `libusb_close()`; `uvc_close()` owns the single close
+- Caps negotiation leaks: single `goto out` cleanup path; `GValue` (GST_TYPE_LIST) unset after `gst_structure_set_value()`
+- PTS monotonicity: clamp + offset bound guard; first-frame underflow guard
+- Restart state: `had_idr`, `send_sps_pps`, `frame_count`, `prev_int_ts` reset on every `start()`
+- NAL parser: detects both 3-byte and 4-byte Annex-B start codes; dynamic unit array (no 10-unit cap); `size_t` lengths throughout
+- Device-list leak: `uvc_ref_device()` before `uvc_free_device_list()`; fatal error on zero devices
+- Index validation: strict `strtol` replaces silent `atoi()`; malformed index posts `RESOURCE/SETTINGS`
+- Mutex lifecycle: `control_mutex` cleared once in `finalize()`, not in `stop()`
+- `unlock()`/`unlock_stop()`: implemented with `FLUSH_SENTINEL` + `g_async_queue_timeout_pop`; `create()` never deadlocks on disconnect
+- Framerate guard: `framerate <= 0` check prevents SIGFPE; zero device interval skipped
+- PTS hot-path locking: clock ref + PTS state under `GST_OBJECT_LOCK` in `frame_callback`
+- SPS/PPS cache: path traversal blocked; NULL guards; resolution key (`<idx>_<codec>_<WxH>`)
+- Error mapping: `uvc_error_t → GST_ELEMENT_ERROR` helper covers all libuvc error codes
+- Interface count: real `bNumInterfaces` from `libusb_get_active_config_descriptor` replaces hardcoded 8
+- SPS/PPS write-on-change: disk write suppressed when content is unchanged (L10)
+
+**New capabilities**
+- Device selection: `index` now accepts `"vid:pid"` (hex), `"serial:<sn>"`, `"bus:<bus>:<addr>"` in addition to the existing ordinal form. Backward-compatible; default `"0"` unchanged.
+- Native PTZ properties: `pan`, `tilt`, `zoom` (GObject properties, capability-gated); `set-ptz` action signal drives all three axes in one call. Always available — no socket required.
+- Opt-in control socket: `control-socket=true` enables a Unix-domain PTZ socket. Default off. Per-instance path under `$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` (mode 0600). The old world-accessible `/tmp/libuvc_control` is gone.
+- Disconnect behavior: always posts `GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(RESOURCE, READ)` on device unplug.
+- Opt-in reconnect: default off; gated on a confirmed-safe libuvc teardown spike (`libuvch264src/docs/notes/reconnect-spike.md`).
+- LATENCY query: reports `live=TRUE`, `min=1/fps` instead of the GstBaseSrc default of zero.
+- Buffer OFFSET: monotonic per-frame counter set on every buffer.
+- V4L2 probe: one `VIDIOC_TRY_FMT` at open; logs H.264 availability; non-fatal.
+
+**Build**
+- Multiarch paths via `$(gcc -print-multiarch)` — no hardcoded `aarch64-linux-gnu`.
+- Pinned base image and libuvc SHA in both Dockerfile and CMakeLists.txt.
+
+### How to verify
+
+```bash
+# Full test suite with sanitizers
+cmake -B build -DENABLE_SANITIZERS=ON && cmake --build build && ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
+
+# Spot-check key areas
+ctest --test-dir build -R "ptz_properties|ptz_capability_gate"
+ctest --test-dir build -R "socket_default_off|socket_hardened"
+ctest --test-dir build -R "device_selector"
+ctest --test-dir build -R "usb_teardown"
+ctest --test-dir build -R "negotiate_leak"
+ctest --test-dir build -R "pts_monotonic|restart_idr"
+ctest --test-dir build -R "nal_parse"
+ctest --test-dir build -R "v4l2_probe"
+```
+
+On hardware: `gst-inspect-1.0 libuvch264src` should list `pan`, `tilt`, `zoom`, `control-socket`, `control-socket-path`, and the `set-ptz` action signal alongside `index`.
+
+### Risks
+
+- **Module split:** Zero behavior change by design. All five TUs compile to the same symbols as before; the split is purely organizational. The full ctest suite (including TSan/ASAN) validates this.
+- **Control socket default off:** Any existing consumer that relied on the old `/tmp/libuvc_control` socket must now set `control-socket=true` and read the resolved `control-socket-path` property. The old path is gone.
+- **Index selector expansion:** The `index` property now rejects malformed values that `atoi()` would have silently mapped to 0. A pipeline that passed a non-numeric string as `index` will now fail loudly at `start()` instead of silently selecting device 0. This is the correct behavior.
+- **TSan suppressions:** Two suppressions in `tsan_pts.suppressions` are permanent — `GST_OBJECT_LOCK` uses a raw futex in uninstrumented GLib, so TSan cannot see the happens-before relationship for PTS/clock fields. The behavioral tests (`pts_thread_safety`, `frame_throughput`) provide real coverage that the suppressions cannot mask.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db293c9..9666182 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,33 +1,106 @@
-This is a gstreamer plugin developed by UnlimitedIRL to support pulling H264 frames from DJI action cameras  
+# gstlibuvch264src
 
+GStreamer source element for UVC H.264 (and H.265) capture devices — DJI action cameras and compatible USB UVC hardware. Developed by UnlimitedIRL; forked and maintained under CeraLive.
 
-For Rockchip decode on kernel 5.10 use mppvideodec
+Feeds raw H.264/H.265 bitstream into the cerastream pipeline. HDMI capture paths bypass this element entirely.
 
-for Rockchip decode on kernel 6.6 use v4l2slh264dec
+---
 
-Example pipeline to send frames to HDMI output: 
+## Example Pipelines
 
-gst-launch-1.0 libuvch264src index=0 ! video/x-h264,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1 ! queue ! h264parse ! queue ! v4l2slh264dec ! queue ! videoconvert ! kmssink
+**Display on HDMI output (Rockchip, kernel 6.6):**
+```
+gst-launch-1.0 libuvch264src index=0 \
+  ! video/x-h264,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1 \
+  ! queue ! h264parse ! queue ! v4l2slh264dec ! queue ! videoconvert ! kmssink
+```
 
+**Select device by USB serial number:**
+```
+gst-launch-1.0 libuvch264src index="serial:CAM-001" \
+  ! video/x-h264,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1 \
+  ! queue ! h264parse ! fakesink
+```
+
+**Select device by vendor:product ID (hex):**
+```
+gst-launch-1.0 libuvch264src index="1234:5678" \
+  ! video/x-h264 ! fakesink
+```
+
+**Pan/tilt/zoom (capability-gated — silently ignored if device doesn't support it):**
+```
+gst-launch-1.0 libuvch264src index=0 pan=18000 tilt=0 zoom=100 \
+  ! video/x-h264 ! fakesink
+```
+
+**Enable the opt-in PTZ control socket:**
+```
+gst-launch-1.0 libuvch264src index=0 control-socket=true \
+  ! video/x-h264 ! fakesink
+# Read the resolved socket path back via g_object_get("control-socket-path")
+```
+
+Rockchip decoder: kernel 5.10 → `mppvideodec`; kernel 6.6 → `v4l2slh264dec`.
+
+---
+
+## Properties
+
+| Property | Type | Default | Description |
+|----------|------|---------|-------------|
+| `index` | string | `"0"` | Device selector: ordinal `"0"`, `"vid:pid"` (hex), `"serial:<sn>"`, or `"bus:<bus>:<addr>"` |
+| `pan` | int | `0` | Absolute pan in UVC arcseconds (±648000); capability-gated |
+| `tilt` | int | `0` | Absolute tilt in UVC arcseconds (±648000); capability-gated |
+| `zoom` | int | `0` | Absolute zoom as UVC focal length (0..65535); capability-gated |
+| `control-socket` | bool | `false` | Enable opt-in Unix-domain PTZ control socket (default off) |
+| `control-socket-path` | string | `null` | Explicit socket path; auto-selects `$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/libuvch264src-<pid>-<seq>.sock` when null |
+
+Action signal: `set-ptz(pan, tilt, zoom)` — drives all three axes in one call; returns `TRUE` if at least one supported axis succeeded.
+
+---
 
 ## Build Steps
 
+```bash
 sudo apt install build-essential cmake git meson pkg-config
 sudo apt install libgstreamer1.0-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev
 sudo apt install libusb-1.0-0 libusb-1.0-0-dev
 
-cd libuvc
-cmake .
-make & sudo make install
-
+# 1. Clone libuvc at the pinned SHA
+git init libuvc && cd libuvc
+git remote add origin https://github.com/libuvc/libuvc.git
+git fetch --depth 1 origin 68d07a00e11d1944e27b7295ee69673239c00b4b
+git checkout FETCH_HEAD
 cd ..
-mkdir build
+
+# 2. Build and install libuvc
+cd libuvc && cmake . && make && sudo make install && cd ..
+
+# 3. Build the plugin
 meson setup build libuvch264src/
+cd build && meson compile && meson install
+
+# 4. Move .so to the system GStreamer path (multiarch-aware)
+MULTIARCH=$(gcc -print-multiarch)
+sudo mv /usr/local/lib/${MULTIARCH}/gstreamer-1.0/libgstlibuvch264src.so \
+        /lib/${MULTIARCH}/gstreamer-1.0/
+sudo cp /usr/local/lib/libuvc.* /usr/lib/${MULTIARCH}/
+```
+
+`$(gcc -print-multiarch)` resolves to `aarch64-linux-gnu` on arm64 and `x86_64-linux-gnu` on amd64. Do not hardcode the arch string.
+
+---
+
+## Running Tests
+
+The test suite is hardware-independent — it uses a libuvc mock and does not require a UVC device.
 
-cd build
-meson compile
-meson install
+```bash
+# With sanitizers (recommended)
+cmake -B build -DENABLE_SANITIZERS=ON && cmake --build build && ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
 
-sudo mv /usr/local/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0/libgstlibuvch264src.so /lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0/
-sudo cp /usr/local/lib/libuvc.* /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/
+# Without sanitizers (faster)
+cmake -B build && cmake --build build && ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
+```
 

From 0ecfb4887013eeda65bb870f0ff0026f39308e09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andres Cera <Andres.cera@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:27:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 41/41] =?UTF-8?q?feat(uvc):=20disconnect=E2=86=92error=20a?=
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---
 AGENTS.md                                     |  10 +-
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c          | 196 ++++++++++++-
 libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h |  10 +
 tests/CMakeLists.txt                          |  72 +++++
 tests/test_plugin_load.c                      |  24 ++
 tests/test_reconnect.c                        | 257 ++++++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 562 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/test_reconnect.c

diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 7a2eb6c..5a49bc4 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ The `<seq>` counter is per-process-atomic, so two instances in the same process
 
 Read this property back after `PAUSED` to discover the resolved path.
 
+### `reconnect` (boolean, default `false`)
+
+Opt-in in-element auto-reconnect on a mid-stream disconnect. Default is **off**: a disconnect always posts `GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(RESOURCE, READ)` and ends the stream. When set to `true`, the element first attempts a bounded-backoff teardown/reopen (see DISCONNECT / RECONNECT BEHAVIOR) and only errors out if every retry is exhausted. Gated on the Task 4 spike verdict (`libuvch264src/docs/notes/reconnect-spike.md`).
+
 ### Action signal: `set-ptz(pan, tilt, zoom)` → boolean
 
 Drives all three PTZ axes in one emission. Each axis is applied only when the device reports it. Returns `TRUE` if at least one supported axis was driven and every attempted set succeeded.
@@ -146,11 +150,11 @@ Set `control-socket=true` to enable. The socket accepts JSON commands for `PAN_T
 
 ## DISCONNECT / RECONNECT BEHAVIOR
 
-**Disconnect:** When the UVC device is unplugged mid-stream, libuvc stops delivering frames silently (no NULL-frame callback in callback mode). The element detects this via a bounded `g_async_queue_timeout_pop` in `create()`. On timeout with no frames, it posts `GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(RESOURCE, READ)` to the bus and returns `GST_FLOW_ERROR`. Downstream (cerastream) handles the error.
+**Disconnect detection (always on):** When the UVC device is unplugged mid-stream, libuvc stops delivering frames silently — in callback mode it does **not** invoke the callback with a NULL frame, it simply goes quiet (Task 4 spike). `create()` therefore infers a disconnect from sustained silence: it counts consecutive `g_async_queue_timeout_pop` timeouts (each `TIMEOUT_DURATION` = 1 s), and after `DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT_COUNT` (5) in a row — i.e. ~5 s with no frame — it treats the device as gone. The counter resets on every real frame and in `start()`, so an isolated gap never trips it. On a confirmed disconnect with `reconnect=false` (the default), it posts `GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(RESOURCE, READ)` and returns `GST_FLOW_ERROR`; downstream (cerastream) handles the error.
 
-**Reconnect:** Opt-in, default off. The reconnect spike (`libuvch264src/docs/notes/reconnect-spike.md`) confirmed that native libuvc teardown after `LIBUSB_TRANSFER_NO_DEVICE` is **SAFE** — `uvc_stop_streaming()` → `uvc_close()` does not deadlock, the callback thread joins cleanly, and the libusb handle is closed exactly once. In-element reconnect is therefore feasible when enabled.
+**Reconnect (opt-in, default off):** With the `reconnect` property set to `true`, a confirmed disconnect first triggers an in-element reconnect before any error is posted. The path uses the spike's verified **native** teardown — `uvc_stop_streaming()` → `uvc_close()` → `uvc_unref_device()` (the callback thread joins cleanly and the libusb handle is closed exactly once) — then re-enumerates and re-resolves the `index` selector against a fresh device list (bus/address can change across a replug; a `vid:pid`/`serial:` selector survives it, a `bus:`/ordinal one may resolve to a different device), reopens, re-runs `uvc_get_stream_ctrl_format_size` with the negotiated geometry, and restarts streaming. Retries use bounded exponential backoff (1, 2, 4, 8, 16 s; `RECONNECT_MAX_RETRIES` = 5); the backoff is interruptible so a state change to NULL/PAUSED tears down promptly. If every retry is exhausted, it falls back to the disconnect error above. On success the IDR gate and PTS baseline are re-armed so the resumed stream waits for a fresh IDR.
 
-**Critical teardown constraint:** `force_usb_release()` must NOT be called before `uvc_close()`. The element's teardown now lets `uvc_close()` own the single `libusb_close()` call; `force_usb_release()` only drops interface claims on the still-open handle.
+**Critical teardown constraint:** `force_usb_release()` must NOT be called before `uvc_close()` — including on the reconnect path. The spike proved `force_usb_release()` + `uvc_close()` double-closes the libusb handle. The element's teardown (in `stop()` and reconnect) lets `uvc_close()` own the single `libusb_close()` call; `force_usb_release()` only drops interface claims on the still-open handle.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
index e234228..92e4b0c 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src.c
@@ -26,9 +26,19 @@ enum {
   PROP_ZOOM,
   PROP_CONTROL_SOCKET,
   PROP_CONTROL_SOCKET_PATH,
+  PROP_RECONNECT,
   PROP_LAST
 };
 
+/* Sustained-silence disconnect detection. libuvc delivers no NULL frame on
+ * unplug in callback mode (Task 4 spike), so create() infers a disconnect after
+ * this many consecutive TIMEOUT_DURATION (1 s) pop timeouts with no frame. */
+#define DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT_COUNT 5
+
+/* Opt-in in-element reconnect: bounded exponential backoff 1,2,4,8,16 s. */
+#define RECONNECT_MAX_RETRIES 5
+#define RECONNECT_BACKOFF_INITIAL_S 1
+
 #define H264_CAPS "video/x-h264," \
                   "stream-format=(string)byte-stream," \
                   "alignment=(string)au"
@@ -113,6 +123,15 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_class_init(GstLibuvcH264SrcClass *klass) {
                         "per-instance path under $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR",
                         NULL, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
+  /* Opt-in in-element auto-reconnect (Task 18). Default OFF: a mid-stream
+   * disconnect always posts a RESOURCE/READ error; only with this enabled does
+   * the element first attempt a bounded-backoff teardown/reopen before erroring. */
+  g_object_class_install_property(gobject_class, PROP_RECONNECT,
+    g_param_spec_boolean("reconnect", "Reconnect",
+                         "Attempt bounded in-element auto-reconnect when the "
+                         "device disconnects mid-stream",
+                         FALSE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
   /* Action signal driving all three axes in one emission; each axis is applied
    * only when the device supports it (gated in ptz_control.c). */
   g_signal_new_class_handler("set-ptz", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS(klass),
@@ -145,6 +164,8 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_init(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
   self->frame_queue = g_async_queue_new();
   self->streaming = FALSE;
   self->flushing = 0;
+  self->consecutive_timeouts = 0;
+  self->reconnect_enabled = FALSE;
   self->frame_offset = 0;
   self->base_time = G_MAXUINT64;
   self->prev_pts = G_MAXUINT64;
@@ -309,9 +330,12 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_negotiate(GstBaseSrc * basesrc) {
     GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK(self);
 
     /* Persist the negotiated resolution so the SPS/PPS cache key (L5) reflects
-     * the active format; load_spspps/store_spspps read these. */
+     * the active format; load_spspps/store_spspps read these. The framerate is
+     * also kept so the opt-in reconnect path can re-run
+     * uvc_get_stream_ctrl_format_size() with the original geometry. */
     self->negotiated_width = width;
     self->negotiated_height = height;
+    self->negotiated_framerate = framerate;
 
     gst_base_src_set_caps(basesrc, best_caps);
 
@@ -384,6 +408,9 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_set_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id,
       self->control_socket_path = (path && *path) ? g_strdup(path) : NULL;
       break;
     }
+    case PROP_RECONNECT:
+      self->reconnect_enabled = g_value_get_boolean(value);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -413,6 +440,9 @@ static void gst_libuvc_h264_src_get_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id,
     case PROP_CONTROL_SOCKET_PATH:
       g_value_set_string(value, self->control_socket_path);
       break;
+    case PROP_RECONNECT:
+      g_value_set_boolean(value, self->reconnect_enabled);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -641,6 +671,7 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_start(GstBaseSrc *src) {
   self->prev_int_ts = 0;
   self->prev_pts = G_MAXUINT64;
   self->base_time = G_MAXUINT64;
+  self->consecutive_timeouts = 0;
 
   // Resolve the device selector up-front, before touching libuvc, so a
   // malformed index fails loudly here instead of silently selecting device 0.
@@ -843,6 +874,131 @@ static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_unlock_stop(GstBaseSrc *src) {
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+/* Opt-in in-element reconnect (Task 18), gated on the Task 4 spike verdict.
+ *
+ * Runs on the streaming thread from inside create() after a sustained-silence
+ * disconnect is detected, so it never races stop() (GstBaseSrc serialises them;
+ * unlock() only sets the flushing flag). Tears the dead handle down with the
+ * spike's verified NATIVE sequence and re-resolves the `index` selector against
+ * a fresh enumeration (bus/address can change across a replug), then reopens and
+ * restarts streaming with bounded exponential backoff. Returns TRUE once
+ * streaming has resumed, FALSE if every retry was exhausted or a concurrent
+ * unlock() asked us to bail.
+ *
+ * CRITICAL: never call gst_libuvc_h264_src_force_usb_release() here — the spike
+ * proved force_usb_release()+uvc_close() double-closes the libusb handle. The
+ * native uvc_stop_streaming()->uvc_close() owns the single libusb_close(). */
+static gboolean gst_libuvc_h264_src_reconnect(GstLibuvcH264Src *self) {
+  GstLibuvcDeviceSelector selector = {0};
+  const gchar *parse_err = NULL;
+  if (!gst_libuvc_h264_src_parse_selector(self->index, &selector, &parse_err)) {
+    GST_ERROR_OBJECT(self, "Reconnect: invalid index \"%s\": %s",
+                     self->index ? self->index : "(null)", parse_err);
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  // Native teardown of the dead handle (NO force_usb_release — double-free).
+  if (self->uvc_devh) {
+    uvc_stop_streaming(self->uvc_devh);
+    self->streaming = FALSE;
+    uvc_close(self->uvc_devh);
+    self->uvc_devh = NULL;
+  }
+  if (self->uvc_dev) {
+    uvc_unref_device(self->uvc_dev);
+    self->uvc_dev = NULL;
+  }
+
+  // Drop anything left in the queue so a resumed stream never forwards a frame
+  // captured before the disconnect (offset/PTS would be inconsistent).
+  gpointer stale;
+  while ((stale = g_async_queue_try_pop(self->frame_queue)) != NULL) {
+    if (stale != FLUSH_SENTINEL) {
+      gst_buffer_unref(stale);
+    }
+  }
+
+  guint backoff_s = RECONNECT_BACKOFF_INITIAL_S;
+  for (int attempt = 0; attempt < RECONNECT_MAX_RETRIES; attempt++) {
+    // Interruptible backoff: bail at once if unlock() flagged a flush, so
+    // teardown never blocks for the full (up to 16 s) backoff window.
+    for (guint slept_ms = 0; slept_ms < backoff_s * 1000; slept_ms += 100) {
+      if (g_atomic_int_get(&self->flushing)) {
+        return FALSE;
+      }
+      g_usleep(100 * 1000);
+    }
+
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Reconnect attempt %d/%d (after %u s backoff)",
+                     attempt + 1, RECONNECT_MAX_RETRIES, backoff_s);
+    backoff_s *= 2;
+
+    uvc_device_t **dev_list = NULL;
+    if (uvc_find_devices(self->uvc_ctx, &dev_list, 0, 0, NULL) < 0 ||
+        dev_list == NULL) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    uvc_device_t *selected = NULL;
+    for (int i = 0; dev_list[i] != NULL; i++) {
+      if (gst_libuvc_h264_src_selector_matches(&selector, dev_list[i], i)) {
+        selected = dev_list[i];
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (selected == NULL) {
+      uvc_free_device_list(dev_list, 1);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Ref the chosen device before freeing the list (free unrefs every entry).
+    uvc_ref_device(selected);
+    uvc_free_device_list(dev_list, 1);
+
+    if (uvc_open(selected, &self->uvc_devh) < 0) {
+      self->uvc_devh = NULL;
+      uvc_unref_device(selected);
+      continue;
+    }
+    self->uvc_dev = selected;
+
+    if (uvc_get_stream_ctrl_format_size(self->uvc_devh, &self->uvc_ctrl,
+            self->frame_format, self->negotiated_width, self->negotiated_height,
+            self->negotiated_framerate) < 0) {
+      uvc_close(self->uvc_devh);
+      self->uvc_devh = NULL;
+      uvc_unref_device(self->uvc_dev);
+      self->uvc_dev = NULL;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Re-arm the stream state BEFORE the feeder spawns so frame_callback sees the
+    // reset (pthread_create in uvc_start_streaming is the happens-before edge):
+    // re-latch the PTS baseline and re-engage the IDR gate after the gap.
+    self->had_idr = FALSE;
+    self->send_sps_pps = FALSE;
+    self->base_time = G_MAXUINT64;
+    self->prev_pts = G_MAXUINT64;
+
+    if (uvc_start_streaming(self->uvc_devh, &self->uvc_ctrl, frame_callback,
+                            self, 0) < 0) {
+      uvc_close(self->uvc_devh);
+      self->uvc_devh = NULL;
+      uvc_unref_device(self->uvc_dev);
+      self->uvc_dev = NULL;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    self->streaming = TRUE;
+    GST_INFO_OBJECT(self, "Reconnect succeeded on attempt %d", attempt + 1);
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+
+  GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Reconnect exhausted after %d attempts",
+                     RECONNECT_MAX_RETRIES);
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
 static GstFlowReturn gst_libuvc_h264_src_create(GstPushSrc *src, GstBuffer **buf) {
   GstLibuvcH264Src *self = GST_LIBUVC_H264_SRC(src);
   uvc_error_t res;
@@ -876,12 +1032,44 @@ static GstFlowReturn gst_libuvc_h264_src_create(GstPushSrc *src, GstBuffer **buf
       return GST_FLOW_FLUSHING;
     }
 
-    if (item == NULL || item == FLUSH_SENTINEL) {
-      // Plain timeout, or a stale sentinel from a finished flush: keep waiting
-      // rather than ending the stream on a transient gap.
+    if (item == NULL) {
+      // A real pop timeout. libuvc delivers no NULL frame on unplug in callback
+      // mode (it just goes silent, per the Task 4 spike), so sustained silence
+      // is how a disconnect is detected. Count consecutive timeouts; a single
+      // gap is tolerated, but DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT_COUNT in a row means the device
+      // is gone.
+      if (++self->consecutive_timeouts < DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT_COUNT) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Device silent for %d s, assuming disconnect",
+                         DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT_COUNT);
+
+      // Opt-in reconnect: try to resume before erroring. Default off, so a
+      // disconnect always surfaces as a RESOURCE/READ error downstream.
+      if (self->reconnect_enabled && gst_libuvc_h264_src_reconnect(self)) {
+        self->consecutive_timeouts = 0;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // A flush raced in during the reconnect backoff: honour it over the error.
+      if (g_atomic_int_get(&self->flushing)) {
+        return GST_FLOW_FLUSHING;
+      }
+
+      gst_libuvc_h264_src_post_disconnect_error(GST_ELEMENT(self));
+      return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (item == FLUSH_SENTINEL) {
+      // A stale sentinel from a finished flush: not silence, so reset the
+      // disconnect counter and keep waiting.
+      self->consecutive_timeouts = 0;
       continue;
     }
 
+    // A real frame arrived: silence is broken.
+    self->consecutive_timeouts = 0;
     *buf = item;
     return GST_FLOW_OK;
   }
diff --git a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
index 84c9141..936e975 100644
--- a/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
+++ b/libuvch264src/src/gstlibuvch264src_internal.h
@@ -25,9 +25,19 @@ struct _GstLibuvcH264Src {
   enum uvc_frame_format frame_format;
   gint negotiated_width;
   gint negotiated_height;
+  /* The framerate negotiate() resolved, kept so the opt-in reconnect path can
+   * re-run uvc_get_stream_ctrl_format_size() with the original geometry. Unlike
+   * frame_interval (mutated by the PTS estimator), this stays the negotiated value. */
+  gint negotiated_framerate;
   GAsyncQueue *frame_queue;
   gboolean streaming;
   gint flushing; /* atomic: set by unlock(), checked by create() to bail out */
+  /* Sustained-silence disconnect detection + opt-in reconnect (Task 18). libuvc
+   * delivers no NULL frame on unplug in callback mode (it goes silent), so
+   * create() infers a disconnect after DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT_COUNT consecutive 1s
+   * timeouts. Reset in start() and whenever a real frame arrives. */
+  gint consecutive_timeouts;
+  gboolean reconnect_enabled; /* PROP_RECONNECT: opt-in in-element auto-reconnect */
   GstClock *clock;
   int64_t pts_offset_sum;
   int64_t pts_stretch;
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 49f8df3..44cd141 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1173,3 +1173,75 @@ if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
   add_functional_variant("asan" "address")
   add_functional_variant("tsan" "thread")
 endif()
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Disconnect-detection + opt-in reconnect tests (Task 18).
+#
+# Same single-executable, statically-registered shape as test_pts_monotonic so
+# the mock feeder drives the real create() disconnect path in-process and the
+# mock's uvc_open() counter is observable (mock_uvc_open_count). Each case is its
+# own ctest entry via GST_CHECKS so it gets its own mock configuration.
+#   disconnect_error  reconnect off (default): a silent source posts a
+#                     RESOURCE/READ bus error within the timeout window.
+#   reconnect_resume  reconnect on: the element reopens the device and frames
+#                     resume after a simulated replug instead of erroring.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_executable(test_reconnect
+  test_reconnect.c
+  ${_element_srcs}
+  mock_libuvc.c
+)
+target_include_directories(test_reconnect PRIVATE
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libuvch264src/src
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+  ${LIBUVC_EXTRA_INCLUDES}
+  ${LIBUVC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+target_link_libraries(test_reconnect PRIVATE
+  PkgConfig::GST
+  PkgConfig::GST_BASE
+  PkgConfig::GST_CHECK
+  PkgConfig::LIBUSB
+  Threads::Threads
+)
+if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+  target_compile_options(test_reconnect PRIVATE
+    -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g)
+  target_link_options(test_reconnect PRIVATE -fsanitize=address)
+endif()
+
+set(_reconnect_cases
+  "disconnect_error:test_disconnect_error"
+  "reconnect_resume:test_reconnect_resume"
+)
+foreach(_case ${_reconnect_cases})
+  string(REPLACE ":" ";" _parts ${_case})
+  list(GET _parts 0 _ctestname)
+  list(GET _parts 1 _testfn)
+
+  set(_rc_home "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/reconnect-home-${_ctestname}")
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${_rc_home})
+
+  set(_rc_env
+    "GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH="
+    "GST_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/reconnect-registry-${_ctestname}.bin"
+    "GST_REGISTRY_FORK=no"
+    "HOME=${_rc_home}"
+    "CK_FORK=no"
+    "GST_CHECKS=${_testfn}"
+    "GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN=${GST_PLUGINS_DIR}/libgstcoreelements.so"
+  )
+  if(ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+    list(APPEND _rc_env
+      "ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0:abort_on_error=1:halt_on_error=1")
+  endif()
+
+  add_test(NAME ${_ctestname} COMMAND test_reconnect)
+  set_tests_properties(${_ctestname} PROPERTIES
+    ENVIRONMENT "${_rc_env}"
+    # start() may spawn the control thread, so keep these off the shared socket
+    # resource like the other start()-driven suites under `ctest -j`.
+    RESOURCE_LOCK uvc_control_socket
+    TIMEOUT 120
+  )
+endforeach()
diff --git a/tests/test_plugin_load.c b/tests/test_plugin_load.c
index fc3bb93..64a9ea8 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugin_load.c
+++ b/tests/test_plugin_load.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  *   - the documented "index" property is present with its default,
  *   - the native "pan"/"tilt"/"zoom" PTZ properties are present (int, default 0),
  *   - the opt-in "control-socket" property is present (boolean, default off),
+ *   - the opt-in "reconnect" property is present (boolean, default off),
  *   - the ALWAYS "src" pad template advertises H.264 AND H.265 caps.
  *
  * No UVC device is opened: gst_element_factory_make() only runs class/instance
@@ -129,6 +130,28 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_element_has_control_socket_property)
 
 GST_END_TEST;
 
+/* Opt-in in-element auto-reconnect (Task 18): boolean, default FALSE so a
+ * mid-stream disconnect always errors out unless reconnect is explicitly on. */
+GST_START_TEST (test_element_has_reconnect_property)
+{
+  GstElement *element = gst_element_factory_make (ELEMENT_NAME, NULL);
+  fail_unless (element != NULL);
+
+  GParamSpec *pspec = g_object_class_find_property (G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (element),
+      "reconnect");
+  fail_unless (pspec != NULL, "expected 'reconnect' property is missing");
+  fail_unless (pspec->value_type == G_TYPE_BOOLEAN,
+      "'reconnect' should be boolean");
+
+  gboolean val = TRUE;
+  g_object_get (element, "reconnect", &val, NULL);
+  fail_unless (val == FALSE, "default 'reconnect' should be FALSE");
+
+  gst_object_unref (element);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
 GST_START_TEST (test_src_pad_template)
 {
   GstElementFactory *factory = gst_element_factory_find (ELEMENT_NAME);
@@ -180,6 +203,7 @@ plugin_load_suite (void)
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_element_has_index_property);
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_element_has_ptz_properties);
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_element_has_control_socket_property);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_element_has_reconnect_property);
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_src_pad_template);
 
   return s;
diff --git a/tests/test_reconnect.c b/tests/test_reconnect.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..baa51e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_reconnect.c
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+/* Disconnect-detection and opt-in reconnect tests for the libuvch264src element
+ * (Task 18). Like test_pts_monotonic.c, this statically links the element
+ * translation units, the libuvc mock, and the driver into ONE executable and
+ * registers the element type directly, so the mock feeder drives the real
+ * create() disconnect path in the test process and the mock's open counter is
+ * observable in-process (mock_uvc_open_count).
+ *
+ *   test_disconnect_error   With reconnect off (the default), a device that goes
+ *                           silent mid-stream must surface as a RESOURCE/READ bus
+ *                           error. The mock's DISCONNECT mode delivers one frame
+ *                           then stops feeding (real libuvc passes no NULL frame
+ *                           on unplug in callback mode), so create() infers the
+ *                           disconnect from sustained silence and errors out.
+ *
+ *   test_reconnect_resume   With reconnect=TRUE, the same silent-source scenario
+ *                           must NOT error: the element tears the dead handle
+ *                           down and reopens it. The test simulates a successful
+ *                           replug by switching the mock to a healthy feed once
+ *                           the first frame has been seen, then asserts the
+ *                           device was reopened (open count grew) and frames
+ *                           resumed flowing.
+ *
+ * GST_CHECKS selects a single test per ctest invocation (see tests/CMakeLists.txt).
+ */
+
+#include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+
+#include "gstlibuvch264src.h"
+#include "mock_libuvc.h"
+
+/* The harness blanks GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH; load just core-elements so fakesink
+ * is available without scanning unrelated plugins. */
+static void
+load_core_elements (void)
+{
+  const gchar *core_plugin = g_getenv ("GST_COREELEMENTS_PLUGIN");
+  if (core_plugin != NULL && *core_plugin != '\0') {
+    GError *lerr = NULL;
+    GstPlugin *p = gst_plugin_load_file (core_plugin, &lerr);
+    fail_unless (p != NULL, "could not load core-elements plugin '%s': %s",
+        core_plugin, lerr ? lerr->message : "(unknown)");
+    gst_object_unref (p);
+  }
+}
+
+/* The element is linked in, not loaded from a plugin .so; register its type once
+ * so gst_element_factory_make() finds it. */
+static void
+register_element (void)
+{
+  static gboolean registered = FALSE;
+  if (!registered) {
+    fail_unless (gst_element_register (NULL, "libuvch264src", GST_RANK_NONE,
+            GST_TYPE_LIBUVC_H264_SRC), "failed to register libuvch264src");
+    registered = TRUE;
+  }
+}
+
+static gint buffers_seen;       /* atomic: buffers that reached the sink */
+
+static GstPadProbeReturn
+count_buffer_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  (void) pad;
+  (void) user_data;
+  if (GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_TYPE (info) & GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER)
+    g_atomic_int_inc (&buffers_seen);
+  return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
+}
+
+static GstElement *
+build_pipeline (GstElement ** src_out)
+{
+  GstElement *pipeline = gst_pipeline_new ("reconnect-pipeline");
+  GstElement *src = gst_element_factory_make ("libuvch264src", "src");
+  GstElement *sink = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", "sink");
+
+  fail_unless (pipeline != NULL && src != NULL && sink != NULL,
+      "failed to create test elements");
+  g_object_set (sink, "sync", FALSE, NULL);
+
+  gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline), src, sink, NULL);
+  fail_unless (gst_element_link (src, sink), "failed to link src ! sink");
+
+  GstPad *pad = gst_element_get_static_pad (sink, "sink");
+  fail_unless (pad != NULL, "fakesink has no sink pad");
+  gst_pad_add_probe (pad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER, count_buffer_probe, NULL,
+      NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pad);
+
+  /* The bin owns src; the caller borrows the pointer while the pipeline lives. */
+  if (src_out != NULL)
+    *src_out = src;
+  return pipeline;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* test_disconnect_error                                                     */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_disconnect_error)
+{
+  load_core_elements ();
+  register_element ();
+  mock_uvc_reset ();
+  /* One frame, then the feed goes silent - the mock's stand-in for an unplug. */
+  mock_uvc_set_frame_mode (MOCK_UVC_FRAME_DISCONNECT);
+  mock_uvc_set_max_frames (1);
+
+  g_atomic_int_set (&buffers_seen, 0);
+
+  GstElement *src = NULL;
+  GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline (&src);
+  /* reconnect defaults to FALSE, so the disconnect must surface as an error. */
+
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING)
+      != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "could not set pipeline to PLAYING");
+
+  /* DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT_COUNT (5) consecutive 1 s pop timeouts must elapse before
+   * create() declares the disconnect, so allow generous headroom past ~5 s. */
+  GstBus *bus = gst_element_get_bus (pipeline);
+  GstMessage *msg = gst_bus_timed_pop_filtered (bus, 12 * GST_SECOND,
+      GST_MESSAGE_ERROR | GST_MESSAGE_EOS);
+
+  gboolean is_disconnect_error = FALSE;
+  if (msg != NULL && GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg) == GST_MESSAGE_ERROR) {
+    GError *gerr = NULL;
+    gchar *dbg = NULL;
+    gst_message_parse_error (msg, &gerr, &dbg);
+    /* The element posts its RESOURCE/READ disconnect error before returning
+     * GST_FLOW_ERROR, so it is the first ERROR on the bus. */
+    is_disconnect_error =
+        g_error_matches (gerr, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_READ);
+    g_clear_error (&gerr);
+    g_free (dbg);
+  }
+  if (msg != NULL)
+    gst_message_unref (msg);
+  gst_object_unref (bus);
+
+  /* Tear down before asserting: a failed fail_unless() longjmps past teardown
+   * under CK_FORK=no, leaving the streaming task alive until the ctest timeout. */
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  fail_unless (msg != NULL,
+      "expected a disconnect error within 12 s, got none "
+      "(create() never detected the silent source)");
+  fail_unless (is_disconnect_error,
+      "expected GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_READ on disconnect; got a different message");
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* test_reconnect_resume                                                     */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_reconnect_resume)
+{
+  load_core_elements ();
+  register_element ();
+  mock_uvc_reset ();
+  /* Start in DISCONNECT mode (one frame, then silence) so the first feeder goes
+   * quiet and create() detects a disconnect. */
+  mock_uvc_set_frame_mode (MOCK_UVC_FRAME_DISCONNECT);
+  mock_uvc_set_max_frames (1);
+
+  g_atomic_int_set (&buffers_seen, 0);
+
+  GstElement *src = NULL;
+  GstElement *pipeline = build_pipeline (&src);
+  g_object_set (src, "reconnect", TRUE, NULL);
+
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING)
+      != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE, "could not set pipeline to PLAYING");
+
+  /* Wait for the first (pre-disconnect) frame. Its arrival proves the first
+   * feeder already ran in DISCONNECT mode and has now gone silent, so switching
+   * the mock to a healthy feed below only affects the reopened stream. */
+  gint64 deadline = g_get_monotonic_time () + 5 * G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND;
+  while (g_atomic_int_get (&buffers_seen) < 1
+      && g_get_monotonic_time () < deadline) {
+    g_usleep (2 * G_TIME_SPAN_MILLISECOND);
+  }
+  fail_unless (g_atomic_int_get (&buffers_seen) >= 1,
+      "the initial stream never delivered a frame");
+
+  /* Simulate a successful replug: the reopened device feeds healthy frames
+   * continuously. The reconnect feeder reads this when uvc_start_streaming
+   * spawns it, so the resumed stream runs without going silent again. */
+  mock_uvc_set_frame_mode (MOCK_UVC_FRAME_VALID);
+  mock_uvc_set_max_frames (0);
+
+  gint baseline = g_atomic_int_get (&buffers_seen);
+
+  /* The element should detect the disconnect (~5 s), back off (~1 s), reopen,
+   * and resume. Wait for frames to flow well past the single pre-disconnect one
+   * AND for a second uvc_open() to confirm a real reopen happened. Fail fast if
+   * an error reaches the bus instead (reconnect should suppress it). */
+  GstBus *bus = gst_element_get_bus (pipeline);
+  gboolean resumed = FALSE;
+  gboolean errored = FALSE;
+  deadline = g_get_monotonic_time () + 40 * G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND;
+  while (g_get_monotonic_time () < deadline) {
+    GstMessage *msg =
+        gst_bus_pop_filtered (bus, GST_MESSAGE_ERROR | GST_MESSAGE_EOS);
+    if (msg != NULL) {
+      errored = (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg) == GST_MESSAGE_ERROR);
+      gst_message_unref (msg);
+      break;
+    }
+    if (g_atomic_int_get (&buffers_seen) >= baseline + 5
+        && mock_uvc_open_count () >= 2) {
+      resumed = TRUE;
+      break;
+    }
+    g_usleep (20 * G_TIME_SPAN_MILLISECOND);
+  }
+  gint final_buffers = g_atomic_int_get (&buffers_seen);
+  gint open_count = mock_uvc_open_count ();
+  gst_object_unref (bus);
+
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+
+  fail_unless (!errored,
+      "reconnect=TRUE should suppress the disconnect error, but the pipeline "
+      "errored out");
+  fail_unless (open_count >= 2,
+      "expected the device to be reopened (open count >= 2), got %d", open_count);
+  fail_unless (resumed && final_buffers >= baseline + 5,
+      "stream did not resume after reconnect: %d buffers (baseline %d), "
+      "open count %d", final_buffers, baseline, open_count);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+static Suite *
+reconnect_suite (void)
+{
+  Suite *s = suite_create ("libuvch264src-reconnect");
+
+  TCase *tc_disc = tcase_create ("disconnect_error");
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_disc, 30);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_disc, test_disconnect_error);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc_disc);
+
+  TCase *tc_recon = tcase_create ("reconnect_resume");
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_recon, 60);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_recon, test_reconnect_resume);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc_recon);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+GST_CHECK_MAIN (reconnect);