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* check/Makefile.am:
* check/pipelines/stress.c: (GST_START_TEST),
(simple_launch_lines_suite), (main):
Small state change torture test.

* docs/design/part-states.txt:
* gst/base/gstbasesink.c: (gst_base_sink_commit_state),
(gst_base_sink_handle_object), (gst_base_sink_event), (do_playing),
(gst_base_sink_change_state):
Never take state lock from streaming thread, clean up ugly
hacks. Unfortunatly core does not yet support nice ways to
async commit state.

* gst/gstbin.c: (gst_bin_remove_func), (gst_bin_recalc_state),
(bin_bus_handler):
Start state recalc if a STATE_DIRTY message is posted, but only
on the toplevel bin.

* gst/gstelement.c: (gst_element_sync_state_with_parent),
(gst_element_get_state_func), (gst_element_abort_state),
(gst_element_commit_state), (gst_element_lost_state),
(gst_element_set_state_func), (gst_element_change_state):
* gst/gstelement.h:
State variables are now protected with the LOCK, the state
lock is only used to serialize _set_state().