The problem occurs when the client abruptly closes the connection without
issuing a TEARDOWN. The TEARDOWN handler in the rtsp-client.c file of the RTSP
server is where the pipeline gets torn down. Since this handler is not called,
the pipeline remains and is up and running. Subsequent clients get their own
pipelines and if the do not issue TEARDOWNs then those pipelines will also
remain up and running. This is a resource leak.
/* unlink all media managed in this session */
for (medias = session->medias; medias; medias = g_list_next (medias)) {
/* unlink all media managed in this session */
for (medias = session->medias; medias; medias = g_list_next (medias)) {
- unlink_session_streams (client, session,
- (GstRTSPSessionMedia *) medias->data);
+ GstRTSPSessionMedia *media = medias->data;
+
+ gst_rtsp_session_media_set_state (media, GST_STATE_NULL);
+ unlink_session_streams (client, session, media);
+ /* unmanage the media in the session. */
+ gst_rtsp_session_release_media (session, media);