khronosfws/openmax_al/src/gst_adaptation/xaadaptationgst.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+ * under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available
+ * at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
+ *
+ * Initial Contributors:
+ * Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *
+ * Description: Base GStreamer Adaptation Source
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+#include <gst/gstbuffer.h>
+#include "xaobjectitf.h"
+#include "xaradiodevice.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "xaadaptationgst.h"
+/*
+ * XAAdaptationGstCtx* XAAdaptationGst_Create()
+ * 1st phase initialization function for Adaptation Base context structure.
+ * Reserves memory for base context and initializes GStreamer FW.
+ */
+XAresult XAAdaptationGst_Init(XAAdaptationGstCtx* pSelf, XAuint32 ctxId)
+    {
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_Init");
+
+    if (pSelf)
+        {
+        if (XAAdaptationBase_Init(&(pSelf->baseObj), ctxId)
+                != XA_RESULT_SUCCESS)
+            {
+            DEBUG_ERR("Failed to init base context!!!");
+            free(pSelf);
+            pSelf = NULL;
+            }
+        else
+            {
+            GError* gerror = 0;
+            /*         Add default handler for Gst-bus messages */
+            pSelf->busCb = XAAdaptationGst_GstBusCb;
+
+            // VASU MOD BEGINS
+            pSelf->cond_mutx_inited = XA_BOOLEAN_FALSE;
+            // VASU MOD ENDS
+
+            sem_init(&(pSelf->semAsyncWait), 0, 0);
+//cross check
+            if ( !gst_init_check( NULL, NULL, &gerror ) )
+                {
+                    DEBUG_ERR("Gst Initalization failure.");
+                    return XA_RESULT_INTERNAL_ERROR;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    else
+        {
+        DEBUG_ERR("Invalid Gst Base Context.")
+        return XA_RESULT_PARAMETER_INVALID;
+        }
+
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_Init");
+    return XA_RESULT_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+/*
+ * XAresult XAAdaptationGst_PostInit()
+ * 2nd phase initialization for Adaptation Base.
+ */
+XAresult XAAdaptationGst_PostInit(XAAdaptationGstCtx* ctx)
+    {
+    XAresult ret = XA_RESULT_SUCCESS;
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_PostInit");
+    // VASU MOD BEGINS
+    XAAdaptationBase_PostInit(&ctx->baseObj);
+
+    ctx->thread_launched = XA_BOOLEAN_FALSE;
+    pthread_mutex_init(&(ctx->ds_mutex), NULL);
+    pthread_cond_init(&(ctx->ds_condition), NULL);
+    ctx->cond_mutx_inited = XA_BOOLEAN_TRUE;
+
+    // VASU MOD ENDS
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_PostInit");
+    return ret;
+    }
+
+/*
+ * void XAAdaptationGst_Free( XAAdaptationGstCtx* ctx )
+ * Frees all Base context variables .
+ */
+void XAAdaptationGst_Free(XAAdaptationGstCtx* ctx)
+    {
+    GstElement* fakesink = NULL;
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_Free");
+
+    if (ctx->bin)
+        {
+        fakesink = gst_bin_get_by_name(GST_BIN(ctx->bin), "fakesink");
+        if (fakesink)
+            {
+            gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(fakesink), GST_STATE_NULL);
+            gst_object_unref(fakesink);
+            }
+
+        if (gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(ctx->bin), GST_STATE_NULL)
+                != GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS)
+            { /*not much we can do*/
+            DEBUG_ERR("WARNING: Failed to change to NULL state before deletion!!")
+            }
+        }
+
+    if (ctx->asynctimer)
+        { /*cancel timer*/
+        g_source_remove(ctx->asynctimer);
+        }
+    sem_post(&(ctx->semAsyncWait));
+    sem_destroy(&(ctx->semAsyncWait));
+
+    XAAdaptationGst_StopGstListener(ctx);
+
+    if (ctx->bin)
+        {
+        gst_object_unref(ctx->bin);
+        }
+
+    //g_array_free(ctx->evtHdlrs, TRUE);
+    // VASU MOD BEGINS
+    if (ctx->cond_mutx_inited == XA_BOOLEAN_TRUE)
+        {
+        ctx->thread_launched = XA_BOOLEAN_FALSE;
+        pthread_mutex_destroy(&(ctx->ds_mutex));
+        pthread_cond_destroy(&(ctx->ds_condition));
+        ctx->cond_mutx_inited = XA_BOOLEAN_FALSE;
+        }
+    // VASU MOD ENDS
+    XAAdaptationBase_Free(&ctx->baseObj);
+
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_Free");
+    }
+
+/*
+ * gboolean XAAdaptationBase_GstBusCb( GstBus *bus, GstMessage *message, gpointer data )
+ * Default Gst-bus message handler (Callback)
+ */
+gboolean XAAdaptationGst_GstBusCb(GstBus *bus, GstMessage *message,
+        gpointer data)
+    {
+    GError *error;
+    gchar *debug;
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_GstBusCb");DEBUG_INFO_A2("Received Gst callback \"%s\" from \"%s\"",
+            GST_MESSAGE_TYPE_NAME(message),
+            GST_OBJECT_NAME(GST_MESSAGE_SRC(message)));
+
+    switch (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE(message))
+        {
+        case GST_MESSAGE_ERROR:
+            gst_message_parse_error(message, &error, &debug);
+            DEBUG_INFO_A1("%s", debug)
+            ;
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_EOS:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_UNKNOWN:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_WARNING:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_INFO:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_TAG:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_BUFFERING:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_STATE_CHANGED:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_STATE_DIRTY:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_STEP_DONE:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_CLOCK_PROVIDE:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_CLOCK_LOST:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_NEW_CLOCK:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_STRUCTURE_CHANGE:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_STREAM_STATUS:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_APPLICATION:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_ELEMENT:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_SEGMENT_START:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_SEGMENT_DONE:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_DURATION:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_LATENCY:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_ASYNC_START:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_ASYNC_DONE:
+            break;
+        case GST_MESSAGE_ANY:
+            break;
+        default:
+            DEBUG_INFO("Unhandled Gst-Bus message")
+            ;
+            break;
+        }
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_GstBusCb");
+    return TRUE;
+    }
+
+XAresult XAAdaptationGst_InitGstListener(XAAdaptationGstCtx* ctx)
+    {
+    int ret;
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_InitGstListener");
+    if (ctx->bin)
+        {
+        ctx->bus = gst_pipeline_get_bus(GST_PIPELINE( ctx->bin ));
+        }
+    if (!ctx->bus)
+        {
+        DEBUG_ERR("could not get gst bus!")
+        return XA_RESULT_INTERNAL_ERROR;
+        }
+    ret = pthread_create(&(ctx->busloopThr), NULL,
+            (XAAdaptationGst_LaunchGstListener), (void*) ctx);
+    // VASU MOD BEGINS
+    if (ctx->thread_launched == XA_BOOLEAN_FALSE)
+        {
+        // Wait until the thread is created
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&(ctx->ds_mutex));
+        pthread_cond_wait(&(ctx->ds_condition), &(ctx->ds_mutex));
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&(ctx->ds_mutex));
+        // VASU MOD ENDS
+        }
+    if (ret)
+        {
+        DEBUG_ERR_A1("could not create thread!! (%d)",ret)
+        return XA_RESULT_INTERNAL_ERROR;
+        }
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_InitGstListener");
+    return XA_RESULT_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+void * XAAdaptationGst_LaunchGstListener(void* args)
+    {
+    XAAdaptationGstCtx* ctx = (XAAdaptationGstCtx*) args;
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_LaunchGstListener");
+    // VASU MOD BEGINS
+    // Signal calling thread that this thread creation is completed
+    ctx->thread_launched = XA_BOOLEAN_TRUE;
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&(ctx->ds_mutex));
+    pthread_cond_signal(&(ctx->ds_condition));
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&(ctx->ds_mutex));
+    // VASU MOD ENDS
+
+    ctx->busloop = g_main_loop_new(NULL, FALSE);
+    if (!ctx->busloop)
+        {
+        DEBUG_ERR("Glib main loop failure.");
+        DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_LaunchGstListener");
+        assert(0);
+        }
+    else
+        {
+        DEBUG_INFO("Start Glib main loop")
+        g_main_loop_run(ctx->busloop);
+        DEBUG_INFO("Glib main loop stopped - exiting thread");
+        DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_LaunchGstListener");
+        pthread_exit(NULL);
+        }
+    return NULL;
+    }
+
+void XAAdaptationGst_StopGstListener(XAAdaptationGstCtx* ctx)
+    {
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_StopGstListener");
+    if (ctx->busloop)
+        {
+        g_main_loop_quit(ctx->busloop);
+        g_main_loop_unref(ctx->busloop);
+        }
+    if (ctx->bus)
+        {
+        gst_object_unref(ctx->bus);
+        ctx->bus = NULL;
+        }
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_StopGstListener");
+    }
+
+/*
+ * ASynchronous operation managing
+ **/
+
+/* NOTE: This should NOT be called from gst callbacks - danger of deadlock!!
+ */
+void XAAdaptationGst_PrepareAsyncWait(XAAdaptationGstCtx* ctx)
+    {
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_PrepareAsyncWait");
+
+    if (ctx->waitingasyncop)
+        { /*wait previous async op*/
+        DEBUG_INFO("::WARNING:: previous asynch still ongoing!!!");
+        DEBUG_INFO(">>>>  WAIT PREVIOUS");
+        sem_wait(&(ctx->semAsyncWait));
+        DEBUG_INFO("<<<<  PREVIOUS COMPLETED");
+        }
+    sem_init(&(ctx->semAsyncWait), 0, 0);
+
+    ctx->waitingasyncop = XA_BOOLEAN_TRUE;
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_PrepareAsyncWait");
+    }
+
+void XAAdaptationGst_StartAsyncWait(XAAdaptationGstCtx* ctx)
+    {
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_StartAsyncWait");
+
+    /* timeout to try to avoid gst freeze in rollup */
+    ctx->asynctimer = g_timeout_add(XA_ADAPT_ASYNC_TIMEOUT,
+            XAAdaptationGst_CancelAsyncWait, ctx);
+    /* check flag once again if callback already happened before wait */
+    if (ctx->waitingasyncop)
+        {
+        DEBUG_INFO(">>>>  ASYNC STARTS");
+        sem_wait(&(ctx->semAsyncWait));
+        DEBUG_INFO("<<<<  ASYNC COMPLETED");
+        }
+    else
+        {
+        DEBUG_INFO("<> async completed already");
+        }
+    /*cancel timer*/
+    if (ctx->asynctimer)
+        {
+        g_source_remove(ctx->asynctimer);
+        }
+    ctx->waitingasyncop = XA_BOOLEAN_FALSE;
+
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_StartAsyncWait");
+    }
+
+/* async operation timeout callback*/
+gboolean XAAdaptationGst_CancelAsyncWait(gpointer ctx)
+    {
+    XAAdaptationGstCtx* bCtx = (XAAdaptationGstCtx*) ctx;
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_CancelAsyncWait");
+    if (bCtx->waitingasyncop)
+        {
+        DEBUG_ERR_A3("ASYNC TIMED OUT : current %d, gsttarget %d, wanted %d",
+                GST_STATE(bCtx->bin), GST_STATE_TARGET(bCtx->bin), bCtx->binWantedState);
+        bCtx->waitingasyncop = XA_BOOLEAN_FALSE;
+        sem_post(&(bCtx->semAsyncWait));
+        }
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_CancelAsyncWait");
+    /* return false to remove timer */
+    return FALSE;
+    }
+
+void XAAdaptationGst_CompleteAsyncWait(XAAdaptationGstCtx* ctx)
+    {
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_CompleteAsyncWait");
+    if (ctx->waitingasyncop)
+        {
+        int i;
+        ctx->waitingasyncop = XA_BOOLEAN_FALSE;
+        sem_getvalue(&(ctx->semAsyncWait), &i);
+        DEBUG_INFO_A1("Asynch operation succeeded, sem value %d",i);
+        if (i <= 0)
+            { /* only post if locked */
+            sem_post(&(ctx->semAsyncWait));
+            }
+        else if (i > 0)
+            { /* should not be, reset semaphore */
+            sem_init(&(ctx->semAsyncWait), 0, 0);
+            }
+        }
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_CompleteAsyncWait");
+    }
+
+/**
+ * GstElement* XAAdaptationGst_CreateGstSource( XADataSource* xaSrc, const XAchar *name )
+ * @param XADataSource* xaSnk - XADataSource defining gst source to create
+ * @param const XAchar *name - string for naming the gst element
+ * @param XAboolean *isobj - (out param) is source another XA object?
+ * @return GstElement* - return newly created gst source element
+ * Description: Create gst source element corresponding to XA source structure
+ */
+GstElement* XAAdaptationGst_CreateGstSource(XADataSource* xaSrc,
+        const char *name, XAboolean *isobj, XAboolean *isPCM,
+        XAboolean *isRawImage)
+    {
+    XAuint32 locType = 0;
+    GstElement* gstSrc = NULL;
+    char* fname = NULL;
+    XADataLocator_URI* uri = NULL;
+    XADataLocator_IODevice* ioDevice = NULL;
+#ifdef OMAX_CAMERABIN
+    XACameraDeviceImpl* cameraDevice = NULL;
+    XAObjectItfImpl* pObj = NULL;
+#endif
+    XARadioDeviceImpl* radioDevice = NULL;
+
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_CreateGstSource");
+    if (!xaSrc || !xaSrc->pLocator || !isobj)
+        {
+        return NULL;
+        }
+    *isobj = XA_BOOLEAN_FALSE;
+    if (xaSrc && xaSrc->pFormat && *((XAuint32*) (xaSrc->pFormat))
+            ==XA_DATAFORMAT_PCM && isPCM)
+        {
+        *isPCM = XA_BOOLEAN_TRUE;
+        }
+    if (xaSrc && xaSrc->pFormat && *((XAuint32*) (xaSrc->pFormat))
+            ==XA_DATAFORMAT_RAWIMAGE && isRawImage)
+        {
+        *isRawImage = XA_BOOLEAN_TRUE;
+        }
+    locType = *((XAuint32*) (xaSrc->pLocator));
+    switch (locType)
+        {
+        case XA_DATALOCATOR_URI:
+            DEBUG_INFO("XA_DATALOCATOR_URI")
+            ;
+            uri = (XADataLocator_URI*) xaSrc->pLocator;
+            gstSrc = gst_element_factory_make("filesrc", name);
+            if (uri->URI != NULL)
+                {
+                DEBUG_INFO_A1("URI: %s", uri->URI);
+                if (strncmp((char *) uri->URI, "file:///", 8) == 0)
+                    {
+                    fname = (char *) &((uri->URI)[8]);
+                    }
+                else
+                    {
+                    fname = (char *) uri->URI;
+                    }DEBUG_INFO_A1("->filesystem path %s", fname);
+                g_object_set(G_OBJECT(gstSrc), "location", fname, NULL);
+                /*check for pcm - decodebin does not know how to handle raw PCM files */
+                if (isPCM && strstr(fname, ".pcm"))
+                    {
+                    DEBUG_INFO("PCM file detected");
+                    *isPCM = XA_BOOLEAN_TRUE;
+                    }
+                }
+            else
+                {
+                DEBUG_ERR("No uri specified.");
+                return NULL;
+                }
+            break; /* XA_DATALOCATOR_URI */
+
+        case XA_DATALOCATOR_IODEVICE:
+            DEBUG_INFO("XA_DATALOCATOR_IODEVICE")
+            ;
+            ioDevice = (XADataLocator_IODevice*) (xaSrc->pLocator);
+            switch (ioDevice->deviceType)
+                {
+                case XA_IODEVICE_AUDIOINPUT:
+                    {
+                    DEBUG_INFO("XA_IODEVICE_AUDIOINPUT");
+                    DEBUG_INFO_A1("ioDevice->deviceID: %x", ioDevice->deviceID);
+                    switch (ioDevice->deviceID)
+                        {
+                        //case XA_ADAPTID_ALSASRC: //Krishna
+                        case XA_ADAPTID_DEVSOUNDSRC:
+                            //DEBUG_INFO("alsasrc"); //Krishna
+                            DEBUG_INFO("devsoundsrc")
+                            ;
+                            gstSrc = gst_element_factory_make("devsoundsrc",
+                                    name); //Krishna - changed to devsoundsrc
+							// no need to set num-buffers		
+                            /*g_object_set(G_OBJECT (gstSrc), "num-buffers",
+                                    80, NULL);*/
+                            break;
+                        case XA_ADAPTID_AUDIOTESTSRC:
+                            /*fall through*/
+                        default:
+                            DEBUG_INFO("audiotestsrc")
+                            ;
+                            gstSrc = gst_element_factory_make("audiotestsrc",
+                                    name);
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    break;
+                    }
+#ifdef OMAX_CAMERABIN
+
+                    case XA_IODEVICE_CAMERA:
+                        {
+                        DEBUG_INFO("XA_IODEVICE_CAMERA");
+                        if ( ioDevice->device )
+                            { /*source is camera object*/
+                            DEBUG_INFO("Use camerabin as source.");
+                            /* Get camerabin from source object */
+                            pObj = (XAObjectItfImpl*)(*ioDevice->device);
+                            cameraDevice = (XACameraDeviceImpl*)(pObj);
+                            /*TODO we had to remove this line below since adaptationCtx
+                             * was  not a member of structure*/
+
+                            gstSrc = GST_ELEMENT(((XAAdaptationGstCtx*)(cameraDevice->adaptationCtx))->bin);
+                            /* refcount increase is needed to keep this not being deleted after use */
+                            gst_object_ref(GST_OBJECT(gstSrc));
+                            *isobj = XA_BOOLEAN_TRUE;
+                            }
+                        else
+                            {
+                            DEBUG_INFO_A1("ioDevice->deviceID: %x", ioDevice->deviceID);
+                            switch (ioDevice->deviceID )
+                                {
+                                case XA_ADAPTID_V4L2SRC:
+                                DEBUG_INFO("Camera deviceID: v4l2src ");
+
+                                break;
+                                case XA_ADAPTID_VIDEOTESTSRC:
+                                DEBUG_INFO("Camera deviceID: videotestsrc");
+
+                                break;
+                                default:
+                                case XA_DEFAULTDEVICEID_CAMERA:
+                                DEBUG_INFO("Camera deviceID:Default");
+
+                                break;
+                                }
+                            if ( cameraCtx )
+                                {
+                                gstSrc = GST_ELEMENT(cameraCtx->baseObj.bin);
+                                gst_object_ref(GST_OBJECT(gstSrc));
+                                *isobj = XA_BOOLEAN_TRUE;
+                                }
+                            else
+                                {
+                                DEBUG_ERR("No camera object created!");
+                                return NULL;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        break;
+                        }
+#endif                
+                case XA_IODEVICE_RADIO:
+                    DEBUG_INFO("XA_IODEVICE_RADIO")
+                    ;
+                    if (ioDevice->device)
+                        {
+                        DEBUG_INFO("Use radio pipeline as source.");
+                        /* Get radio_pipeline and set it to base context */
+                        radioDevice = (XARadioDeviceImpl*) (*ioDevice->device);
+                        /* radio does not have actual bin, only source element*/
+                        gstSrc = GST_ELEMENT(((XAAdaptationGstCtx*)radioDevice->adaptationCtx)->bin);
+                        /* refcount increase is needed to keep this not being deleted after use */
+                        gst_object_ref(GST_OBJECT(gstSrc));
+                        /**isobj = XA_BOOLEAN_TRUE;*/
+                        }
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    {
+                    DEBUG_ERR("Unsupported IODevice.");
+                    break;
+                    }
+                }
+            break; /* XA_DATALOCATOR_IODEVICE */
+
+        case XA_DATALOCATOR_ADDRESS:
+            {
+            XADataLocator_Address* address =
+                    (XADataLocator_Address*) (xaSrc->pLocator);
+            gstSrc = gst_element_factory_make("appsrc", name);
+            /* init gst buffer from datalocator */
+            if (gstSrc)
+                {
+                /* init GST buffer from XADataLocator*/
+                GstBuffer* userBuf = gst_buffer_new();
+                if (userBuf)
+                    {
+                    userBuf->size = address->length;
+                    userBuf->data = address->pAddress;
+                    /* push the whole buffer to appsrc so it is ready for preroll */
+                    DEBUG_INFO("Pushing buffer");
+                    gst_app_src_push_buffer(GST_APP_SRC(gstSrc), userBuf);
+                    DEBUG_INFO_A1("Sent buffer at 0x%x to appsrc", userBuf );
+                    gst_app_src_end_of_stream(GST_APP_SRC(gstSrc));
+                    }
+                else
+                    {
+                    DEBUG_ERR("Failure allocating buffer!");
+                    }
+                }
+            else
+                {
+                DEBUG_ERR("Failure creating appsrc!");
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            DEBUG_ERR("Incorrect data locator for source.")
+            break;
+        }
+
+    if (gstSrc)
+        {
+        DEBUG_INFO_A1("Created gstreamer source element at %x", gstSrc);
+        }
+
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_CreateGstSource");
+    return gstSrc;
+    }
+
+/**
+ * GstElement* XAAdaptationGst_CreateGstSink( XADataSink* xaSnk, const XAchar *name )
+ * @param XADataSink* xaSnk - XADataSink defining gst sink to create
+ * @param const XAchar *name - string for naming the gst element
+ * @return GstElement* - return newly created gst sink element
+ * Description: Create gst sink element corresponding to XA sink structure
+ */
+GstElement* XAAdaptationGst_CreateGstSink(XADataSink* xaSnk,
+        const char *name, XAboolean *isobj)
+    {
+    XAuint32 locType = 0;
+    GstElement* gstSnk = NULL;
+    XADataLocator_URI* uri = NULL;
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_CreateGstSink");
+    if (!xaSnk || !xaSnk->pLocator)
+        {
+        DEBUG_INFO("Warning! No sink specified, use fakesink");
+        gstSnk = gst_element_factory_make("fakesink", name);
+        if (!gstSnk)
+            {
+            DEBUG_ERR("Cannot create sink!");
+            return NULL;
+            }
+        g_object_set(G_OBJECT(gstSnk), "async", FALSE, NULL);
+        }
+    else
+        {
+        locType = *((XAuint32*) (xaSnk->pLocator));
+        switch (locType)
+            {
+            case XA_DATALOCATOR_URI:
+                DEBUG_INFO("XA_DATALOCATOR_URI")
+                ;
+                uri = (XADataLocator_URI*) xaSnk->pLocator;
+                gstSnk = gst_element_factory_make("filesink", name);
+                if (!gstSnk)
+                    {
+                    DEBUG_ERR("Cannot create sink!");
+                    return NULL;
+                    }
+                if (uri->URI != NULL)
+                    {
+                    XAchar *fname;
+                    DEBUG_INFO_A1("URI: %s", uri->URI);
+                    if (strncmp((char *) uri->URI, "file:///", 8) == 0)
+                        {
+                        fname = &((uri->URI)[8]);
+                        }
+                    else
+                        {
+                        fname = uri->URI;
+                        }DEBUG_INFO_A1("->filesystem path %s", fname);
+                    g_object_set(G_OBJECT(gstSnk), "location", fname,
+                            "async", FALSE, "qos", FALSE, "max-lateness",
+                            (gint64) (-1), NULL);
+                    }
+                else
+                    {
+                    DEBUG_ERR("No recording output uri specified.");
+                    return NULL;
+                    }
+                break;
+            case XA_DATALOCATOR_NATIVEDISPLAY:
+                DEBUG_INFO("Sink locator type - XA_DATALOCATOR_NATIVEDISPLAY")
+                ;
+#ifdef USE_NGA_SURFACES
+                gstSnk = gst_element_factory_make("devvideosink",
+                        "devvideosink");
+#else
+                gstSnk = gst_element_factory_make("ximagesink",name);
+#endif /*USE_NGA_SURFACES*/
+                if (!gstSnk)
+                    {
+                    DEBUG_ERR("Cannot create sink!");
+                    return NULL;
+                    }
+                g_object_set(G_OBJECT(gstSnk), "force-aspect-ratio", TRUE,
+                        "async", FALSE, "qos", FALSE, "handle-events", TRUE,
+                        "handle-expose", TRUE, "max-lateness", (gint64) (-1),
+                        NULL);
+                break;
+            case XA_DATALOCATOR_OUTPUTMIX:
+                DEBUG_INFO("Sink locator type - XA_DATALOCATOR_OUTPUTMIX");
+                    {
+                    }
+                break;
+
+            case XA_DATALOCATOR_ADDRESS:
+                {
+                gstSnk = gst_element_factory_make("appsink", name);
+                /* Not actually object sink, but attribute used to notify recorder
+                 * about appsink (no object sinks applicable in this use case)
+                 **/
+                *isobj = TRUE;
+                }
+                break;
+            case XA_DATALOCATOR_IODEVICE:
+                /* when only valid IOdevice sinks vibra and LED sinks implemented
+                 * at adaptation level, add handling here (in this implementation,
+                 * no handling needed as only dummy implementations for those)
+                 **/
+            default:
+                DEBUG_ERR("Incorrect data locator for sink.")
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    if (gstSnk)
+        {
+        DEBUG_INFO_A1("Created gstreamer sink element at %x", gstSnk);
+        }
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_CreateGstSink");
+    return gstSnk;
+    }
+
+/**
+ * GstElement* XAAdaptationGst_CreateVideoPP( )
+ * @return GstElement* - return newly created gst pipeline element
+ * Description: Create video processing pipeline
+ */
+GstElement* XAAdaptationGst_CreateVideoPP()
+    {
+    GstElement *vpp;
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_CreateVideoPP");
+    vpp = gst_pipeline_new("videopp");
+    if (vpp)
+        {
+        GstPad *ghostsink, *ghostsrc;
+        GstElement *col1, *col2, *rotate, *mirror, *box, *crop, *gamma,
+                *balance, *scale, *scale2,
+#ifdef USE_NGA_SURFACES
+                *identity,
+#endif /*USE_NGA_SURFACES*/
+                *queue;
+
+        /* Crete ffmpegcolorspace to convert stream to correct format */
+        col1 = gst_element_factory_make("ffmpegcolorspace", "pp_colsp1");
+        if (col1)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created ffmpegcolorspace element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), col1);
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsink = gst_element_get_static_pad(col1, "sink");
+            if (ghostsink)
+                {
+                gst_element_add_pad(vpp, gst_ghost_pad_new("videopp_sink",
+                        ghostsink));
+                gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsink));
+                }
+            }
+
+        /* create video crop, this will be sink for videoPP pipeline */
+        crop = gst_element_factory_make("videocrop", "pp_crop");
+        if (crop)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created crop element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), crop);
+            }
+
+        /* create video rotate */
+        rotate = gst_element_factory_make("videoflip", "pp_rotate");
+        if (rotate)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created rotate element");
+            g_object_set(G_OBJECT(rotate), "method", FLIP_NONE, NULL);
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), rotate);
+            }
+
+        /* create video mirror */
+        mirror = gst_element_factory_make("videoflip", "pp_mirror");
+        if (mirror)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created mirror element");
+            g_object_set(G_OBJECT(mirror), "method", FLIP_NONE, NULL);
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), mirror);
+            }
+
+        /* create video box */
+        box = gst_element_factory_make("videobox", "pp_box");
+        if (box)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created videobox element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), box);
+            }
+
+        /* create video balance */
+        balance = gst_element_factory_make("videobalance", "pp_balance");
+        if (balance)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created balance element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), balance);
+            }
+
+        /* create video gamma */
+        gamma = gst_element_factory_make("gamma", "pp_gamma");
+        if (gamma)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created gamma element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), gamma);
+            }
+
+        /* Create videoscale element to scale postprocessed output to correct size */
+        scale = gst_element_factory_make("videoscale", "pp_scale");
+        if (scale)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created videoscale element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), scale);
+            }
+        scale2 = gst_element_factory_make("videoscale", "pp_scale2");
+        if (scale2)
+            {
+            GstPad *pad = NULL;
+            GstCaps *caps = NULL;
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created videoscale element");
+            pad = gst_element_get_static_pad(scale2, "src");
+            caps = gst_caps_new_simple("video/x-raw-yuv", "width",
+                    G_TYPE_INT, 0, "height", G_TYPE_INT, 0, NULL);
+            gst_pad_set_caps(pad, caps);
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), scale2);
+            }
+
+        /* create video queue */
+        queue = gst_element_factory_make("queue", "vpp_queue");
+        if (queue)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created queue element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), queue);
+#ifdef USE_NGA_SURFACES
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsink = gst_element_get_static_pad(queue, "sink");
+            if (ghostsink)
+                {
+                gst_element_add_pad(vpp, gst_ghost_pad_new("videopp_src",
+                        ghostsink));
+                gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsink));
+                }
+#endif /*USE_NGA_SURFACES*/
+            }
+
+        /* Crete ffmpegcolorspace to convert stream to correct format */
+        col2 = gst_element_factory_make("ffmpegcolorspace", "pp_colsp2");
+        if (col2)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created ffmpegcolorspace element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), col2);
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsrc = gst_element_get_static_pad(col2, "src");
+            if (ghostsrc)
+                {
+                gst_element_add_pad(vpp, gst_ghost_pad_new("videopp_src",
+                        ghostsrc));
+                gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsrc));
+                }
+            }
+
+#ifdef USE_NGA_SURFACES
+        //shyward
+        /* create identity element */
+        identity = gst_element_factory_make("identity", "identity");
+        if (identity)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created identity element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), identity);
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsrc = gst_element_get_static_pad(identity, "src");
+            if (ghostsrc)
+                {
+                gst_element_add_pad(vpp, gst_ghost_pad_new("videopp_sink",
+                        ghostsrc));
+                gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsrc));
+                }
+            }
+        if (!(gst_element_link_many(queue, identity, NULL)))
+#else
+        //shyward - thins code assumes all the elements will have been created, which is not true
+        if( !(gst_element_link_many(col1,
+                                scale,
+                                crop,
+                                rotate,
+                                mirror,
+                                box,
+                                balance,
+                                gamma,
+                                queue,
+                                scale2,
+#ifdef USE_NGA_SURFACES
+                                identity,
+#endif /*USE_NGA_SURFACES*/
+                                col2,
+                                NULL)
+                ) )
+#endif /*USE_NGA_SURFACES*/
+            {
+            DEBUG_ERR("Could not link videopp elements!!");
+            gst_object_unref(vpp);
+            vpp = NULL;
+            }
+        }
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_CreateVideoPP");
+    return vpp;
+    }
+
+/**
+ * GstElement* XAAdaptationGst_CreateFixedSizeRecordVideoPP( )
+ * @return GstElement* - return newly created gst pipeline element
+ * Description: Create video processing pipeline with fixed output size
+ *  to TEST_VIDEO_WIDTH x TEST_VIDEO_HEIGHT
+ *              experimental implementation for changing recorder output size
+ */
+GstElement* XAAdaptationGst_CreateFixedSizeVideoPP()
+    {
+    GstElement *vpp;
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_CreateFixedSizeVideoPP");
+    vpp = gst_pipeline_new("videopp");
+    if (vpp)
+        {
+        GstPad *ghostsink, *ghostsrc;
+        GstElement *col1, *col2, *rotate, *mirror, *box, *crop, *gamma,
+                *balance, *scale, *scale2, *filter, *queue;
+
+        /* Crete ffmpegcolorspace to convert stream to correct format */
+        col1 = gst_element_factory_make("ffmpegcolorspace", "pp_colsp1");
+        if (col1)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created ffmpegcolorspace element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), col1);
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsink = gst_element_get_static_pad(col1, "sink");
+            if (ghostsink)
+                {
+                gst_element_add_pad(vpp, gst_ghost_pad_new("videopp_sink",
+                        ghostsink));
+                gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsink));
+                }
+            }
+
+        /* create video crop, this will be sink for videoPP pipeline */
+        crop = gst_element_factory_make("videocrop", "pp_crop");
+        if (crop)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created crop element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), crop);
+            }
+
+        /* create video rotate */
+        rotate = gst_element_factory_make("videoflip", "pp_rotate");
+        if (rotate)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created rotate element");
+            g_object_set(G_OBJECT(rotate), "method", FLIP_NONE, NULL);
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), rotate);
+            }
+
+        /* create video mirror */
+        mirror = gst_element_factory_make("videoflip", "pp_mirror");
+        if (mirror)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created mirror element");
+            g_object_set(G_OBJECT(mirror), "method", FLIP_NONE, NULL);
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), mirror);
+            }
+
+        /* create video box */
+        box = gst_element_factory_make("videobox", "pp_box");
+        if (box)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created videobox element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), box);
+            }
+
+        /* create video balance */
+        balance = gst_element_factory_make("videobalance", "pp_balance");
+        if (balance)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created balance element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), balance);
+            }
+
+        /* create video gamma */
+        gamma = gst_element_factory_make("gamma", "pp_gamma");
+        if (gamma)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created gamma element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), gamma);
+            }
+
+        /* Create videoscale element to scale postprocessed output to correct size */
+        scale = gst_element_factory_make("videoscale", "pp_scale");
+        if (scale)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created videoscale element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), scale);
+            }
+        scale2 = gst_element_factory_make("videoscale", "pp_scale2");
+        if (scale2)
+            {
+            GstPad *pad = NULL;
+            GstCaps *caps = NULL;
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created videoscale element");
+            pad = gst_element_get_static_pad(scale2, "src");
+            caps = gst_caps_new_simple("video/x-raw-yuv", "width",
+                    G_TYPE_INT, 0, "height", G_TYPE_INT, 0, NULL);
+            gst_pad_set_caps(pad, caps);
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), scale2);
+            }
+
+        /* create capsfilter for fixed video size */
+        filter = gst_element_factory_make("capsfilter", "pp_filter");
+        if (filter)
+            {
+
+            g_object_set(G_OBJECT(filter), "caps", gst_caps_new_simple(
+                    "video/x-raw-yuv", "width", G_TYPE_INT, TEST_VIDEO_WIDTH,
+                    "height", G_TYPE_INT, TEST_VIDEO_HEIGHT, NULL), NULL);
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), filter);
+            }
+
+        /* create video queue */
+        queue = gst_element_factory_make("queue", "vpp_queue");
+        if (queue)
+            {
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), queue);
+            }
+
+        /* Crete ffmpegcolorspace to convert stream to correct format */
+        col2 = gst_element_factory_make("ffmpegcolorspace", "pp_colsp2");
+        if (col2)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created ffmpegcolorspace element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vpp), col2);
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsrc = gst_element_get_static_pad(col2, "src");
+            if (ghostsrc)
+                {
+                gst_element_add_pad(vpp, gst_ghost_pad_new("videopp_src",
+                        ghostsrc));
+                gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsrc));
+                }
+            }
+        if (!(gst_element_link_many(col1, scale, crop, rotate, mirror, box,
+                balance, gamma, queue, scale2, filter, col2, NULL)))
+            {
+            DEBUG_ERR("Could not link videopp elements!!");
+            gst_object_unref(vpp);
+            vpp = NULL;
+            }
+        }
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_CreateFixedSizeVideoPP");
+    return vpp;
+    }
+
+/**
+ * GstElement* XAAdaptationGst_CreateVideoPPBlackScr( )
+ * @return GstElement* - return newly created gst pipeline element
+ * Description: Create video processing pipeline for black screen
+ */
+GstElement* XAAdaptationGst_CreateVideoPPBlackScr()
+    {
+    GstElement *vppBScr;
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_CreateVideoPPBlackScr");
+    vppBScr = gst_pipeline_new("videoppBScr");
+    if (vppBScr)
+        {
+        GstPad *ghostsrc = NULL;
+        GstElement *testVideo = NULL, *scale = NULL;
+        GstElement *ffmpegcolorspace = NULL;
+
+        testVideo = gst_element_factory_make("videotestsrc", "videotest");
+        if (testVideo)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created videotestsrc element");
+
+            g_object_set(G_OBJECT(testVideo), "pattern", (gint) 2,
+                    "num-buffers", (gint) 1, NULL);
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vppBScr), testVideo);
+            }
+
+        scale = gst_element_factory_make("videoscale", "BSrc_scale");
+        if (scale)
+            {
+            DEBUG_INFO("Created videoscale element");
+            gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vppBScr), scale);
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsrc = gst_element_get_static_pad(scale, "src");
+            if (ghostsrc)
+                {
+                gst_element_add_pad(vppBScr, gst_ghost_pad_new(
+                        "videoppBSrc_src", ghostsrc));
+                gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsrc));
+                }
+            }
+        ffmpegcolorspace = gst_element_factory_make("ffmpegcolorspace",
+                "BlackScrFfmpeg");
+        gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(vppBScr), ffmpegcolorspace);
+        if (!(gst_element_link_many(testVideo, ffmpegcolorspace, scale, NULL)))
+            {
+            DEBUG_ERR("Could not link videoppBSrc elements!!");
+            gst_object_unref(vppBScr);
+            vppBScr = NULL;
+            }
+        }
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_CreateVideoPPBlackScr");
+    return vppBScr;
+    }
+
+/**
+ * GstElement* XAAdaptationGst_CreateInputSelector( )
+ * @return GstElement* - return newly created input selector
+ * Description: Create input selector to processing between black screen and video screen
+ */
+GstElement* XAAdaptationGst_CreateInputSelector()
+    {
+    GstElement *inputSelector;
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_CreateInputSelector");
+    inputSelector = gst_element_factory_make("input-selector",
+            "input-selector");
+    if (inputSelector)
+        {
+        g_object_set(G_OBJECT(inputSelector), "select-all", TRUE, NULL);
+        }
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_CreateInputSelector");
+    return inputSelector;
+    }
+
+/**
+ * GstElement* XAAdaptationGst_CreateAudioPP( )
+ * @return GstElement* - return newly created gst pipeline element
+ * Description: Create video processing pipeline
+ */
+GstElement* XAAdaptationGst_CreateAudioPP()
+    {
+    GstElement *app;
+    gboolean ok = TRUE;
+    DEBUG_API("->XAAdaptationGst_CreateAudioPP");
+    app = gst_pipeline_new("audiopp");
+    if (app)
+        {
+        GstPad *ghostsink, *ghostsrc;
+        GstElement *ac, *vol, *eq, *queue, *pan, *ac2;
+
+        /* first and last elements should be audioconverts to
+         *  match sink and encoder formats */
+        ac = gst_element_factory_make("audioconvert", "pp_ac");
+        if (ac)
+            {
+            ok = gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(app), ac);
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            if (ok)
+                {
+                ghostsink = gst_element_get_static_pad(ac, "sink");
+                ok = gst_element_add_pad(app, gst_ghost_pad_new("sink",
+                        ghostsink));
+                gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsink));
+                }
+            }
+        ac2 = gst_element_factory_make("audioconvert", "pp_ac2");
+        if (ac2 && ok)
+            {
+            ok = gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(app), ac2);
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            if (ok)
+                {
+                ghostsrc = gst_element_get_static_pad(ac2, "src");
+                ok = gst_element_add_pad(app, gst_ghost_pad_new("src",
+                        ghostsrc));
+                gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsrc));
+                }
+            }
+
+        vol = gst_element_factory_make("volume", "pp_vol");
+        /* create volume controller */
+        if (vol && ok)
+            {
+            ok = gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(app), vol);
+            g_object_set(G_OBJECT(vol), "volume", (gdouble) 1, NULL);
+            }
+        /* create 10-band equalizer */
+        eq = gst_element_factory_make("equalizer-10bands", "pp_equ");
+        if (eq && ok)
+            {
+            ok = gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(app), eq);
+            }
+        /* create audio queue */
+        queue = gst_element_factory_make("queue", "app_queue");
+        if (queue && ok)
+            {
+            ok = gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(app), queue);
+            g_object_set(G_OBJECT (queue), "max-size-buffers", 2, NULL);
+            }
+        /* create audio pan effect */
+        pan = gst_element_factory_make("audiopanorama", "pp_pan");
+        if (pan && ok)
+            {
+            ok = gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(app), pan);
+            }
+
+        if (ac && ok)
+            {
+            if (queue)
+                {
+                ok = gst_element_link(ac, queue);
+                }
+            else if (vol)
+                {
+                ok = gst_element_link(ac, vol);
+                }
+            else if (pan)
+                {
+                ok = gst_element_link(ac, pan);
+                }
+            else if (eq)
+                {
+                ok = gst_element_link(ac, eq);
+                }
+            else if (ac2)
+                {
+                ok = gst_element_link(ac, ac2);
+                }
+            }
+        if (queue && ok)
+            {
+            if (vol)
+                {
+                ok = gst_element_link(queue, vol);
+                }
+            else if (pan)
+                {
+                ok = gst_element_link(queue, pan);
+                }
+            else if (eq)
+                {
+                ok = gst_element_link(queue, eq);
+                }
+            else if (ac2)
+                {
+                ok = gst_element_link(queue, ac2);
+                }
+            }
+        if (vol && ok)
+            {
+            if (pan)
+                {
+                ok = gst_element_link(vol, pan);
+                }
+            else if (eq)
+                {
+                ok = gst_element_link(vol, eq);
+                }
+            else if (ac2)
+                {
+                ok = gst_element_link(vol, ac2);
+                }
+            }
+        if (pan && ok)
+            {
+            if (eq)
+                {
+                ok = gst_element_link(pan, eq);
+                }
+            else if (ac2)
+                {
+                ok = gst_element_link(pan, ac2);
+                }
+            }
+        if (eq && ok)
+            {
+            if (ac2)
+                {
+                ok = gst_element_link(eq, ac2);
+                }
+            }
+
+        if (ac)
+            {
+            // ghost sink above
+            }
+        else if (queue && ok)
+            {
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsink = gst_element_get_static_pad(queue, "sink");
+            ok = gst_element_add_pad(app,
+                    gst_ghost_pad_new("sink", ghostsink));
+            gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsink));
+            }
+        else if (vol && ok)
+            {
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsink = gst_element_get_static_pad(vol, "sink");
+            ok = gst_element_add_pad(app,
+                    gst_ghost_pad_new("sink", ghostsink));
+            gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsink));
+            }
+        else if (pan && ok)
+            {
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsink = gst_element_get_static_pad(pan, "sink");
+            ok = gst_element_add_pad(app,
+                    gst_ghost_pad_new("sink", ghostsink));
+            gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsink));
+            }
+        else if (eq && ok)
+            {
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsink = gst_element_get_static_pad(eq, "sink");
+            ok = gst_element_add_pad(app,
+                    gst_ghost_pad_new("sink", ghostsink));
+            gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsink));
+            }
+        else if (ac2 && ok)
+            {
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsink = gst_element_get_static_pad(ac2, "sink");
+            ok = gst_element_add_pad(app,
+                    gst_ghost_pad_new("sink", ghostsink));
+            gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsink));
+            }
+
+        if (ac2)
+            {
+            // ghost src above
+            }
+        else if (eq && ok)
+            {
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsrc = gst_element_get_static_pad(eq, "src");
+            ok = gst_element_add_pad(app, gst_ghost_pad_new("src", ghostsrc));
+            gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsrc));
+            }
+        else if (pan && ok)
+            {
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsrc = gst_element_get_static_pad(pan, "src");
+            ok = gst_element_add_pad(app, gst_ghost_pad_new("src", ghostsrc));
+            gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsrc));
+            }
+        else if (vol && ok)
+            {
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsrc = gst_element_get_static_pad(vol, "src");
+            ok = gst_element_add_pad(app, gst_ghost_pad_new("src", ghostsrc));
+            gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsrc));
+            }
+        else if (queue && ok)
+            {
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsrc = gst_element_get_static_pad(queue, "src");
+            ok = gst_element_add_pad(app, gst_ghost_pad_new("src", ghostsrc));
+            gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsrc));
+            }
+        else if (ac && ok)
+            {
+            /* make this bin link point*/
+            ghostsrc = gst_element_get_static_pad(ac, "src");
+            ok = gst_element_add_pad(app, gst_ghost_pad_new("src", ghostsrc));
+            gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT(ghostsrc));
+            }
+
+        //        if( !(gst_element_link_many(ac, queue, vol, ac2, NULL)) )
+        //        if( !(gst_element_link_many(ac, queue, vol, pan, eq, ac2, NULL)) )
+        if (!ok)
+            {
+            DEBUG_ERR("Could not link audiopp elements!!");
+            gst_object_unref(app);
+            app = NULL;
+            }
+        }
+
+    DEBUG_API("<-XAAdaptationGst_CreateAudioPP");
+    return app;
+    }
+
+/* called when pad is actually blocking/ gets unblocked*/
+void XAAdaptationGst_PadBlockCb(GstPad *pad, gboolean blocked,
+        gpointer user_data)
+    {
+    DEBUG_API_A2("->XAAdaptationGst_PadBlockCb   pad \"%s\" of \"%s\" ",
+            GST_OBJECT_NAME(pad),
+            GST_OBJECT_NAME(gst_pad_get_parent_element(pad)) );
+    DEBUG_API_A1("<-XAAdaptationGst_PadBlockCb   blocked:%d",blocked);
+    }
+
+/* utility to set same fields for all media types in caps */
+void XAAdaptationGst_SetAllCaps(GstCaps * caps, char *field, ...)
+    {
+    GstStructure *structure;
+    va_list var_args;
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < gst_caps_get_size(caps); i++)
+        {
+        structure = gst_caps_get_structure(caps, i);
+        va_start (var_args, field);
+        gst_structure_set_valist(structure, field, var_args);
+        va_end (var_args);
+        }
+    }
+