diff --git a/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c b/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
index e238eacb14..19016f5f62 100644
--- a/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
+++ b/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
@@ -97,12 +97,17 @@ static GstCaps *gst_ass_render_getcaps (GstPad * pad, GstCaps * filter);
 static gboolean gst_ass_render_setcaps_video (GstPad * pad, GstCaps * caps);
 static gboolean gst_ass_render_setcaps_text (GstPad * pad, GstCaps * caps);
 
-static GstFlowReturn gst_ass_render_chain_video (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf);
-static GstFlowReturn gst_ass_render_chain_text (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf);
+static GstFlowReturn gst_ass_render_chain_video (GstPad * pad,
+    GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf);
+static GstFlowReturn gst_ass_render_chain_text (GstPad * pad,
+    GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf);
 
-static gboolean gst_ass_render_event_video (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
-static gboolean gst_ass_render_event_text (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
-static gboolean gst_ass_render_event_src (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
+static gboolean gst_ass_render_event_video (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event);
+static gboolean gst_ass_render_event_text (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event);
+static gboolean gst_ass_render_event_src (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event);
 
 static gboolean gst_ass_render_query_video (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
     GstQuery * query);
@@ -377,9 +382,9 @@ gst_ass_render_query_src (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstQuery * query)
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_ass_render_event_src (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_ass_render_event_src (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
 {
-  GstAssRender *render = GST_ASS_RENDER (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  GstAssRender *render = GST_ASS_RENDER (parent);
   gboolean ret = FALSE;
 
   switch (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event)) {
@@ -420,8 +425,6 @@ gst_ass_render_event_src (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       break;
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (render);
-
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -903,9 +906,10 @@ gst_ass_render_process_text (GstAssRender * render, GstBuffer * buffer,
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
-gst_ass_render_chain_video (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
+gst_ass_render_chain_video (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstBuffer * buffer)
 {
-  GstAssRender *render = GST_ASS_RENDER (GST_PAD_PARENT (pad));
+  GstAssRender *render = GST_ASS_RENDER (parent);
   GstFlowReturn ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
   gboolean in_seg = FALSE;
   guint64 start, stop, clip_start = 0, clip_stop = 0;
@@ -1044,10 +1048,10 @@ out_of_segment:
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
-gst_ass_render_chain_text (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
+gst_ass_render_chain_text (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buffer)
 {
   GstFlowReturn ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
-  GstAssRender *render = GST_ASS_RENDER (GST_PAD_PARENT (pad));
+  GstAssRender *render = GST_ASS_RENDER (parent);
   GstClockTime timestamp, duration;
   GstClockTime sub_running_time, vid_running_time;
   GstClockTime sub_running_time_end;
@@ -1220,10 +1224,10 @@ gst_ass_render_handle_tags (GstAssRender * render, GstTagList * taglist)
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_ass_render_event_video (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_ass_render_event_video (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
 {
   gboolean ret = FALSE;
-  GstAssRender *render = GST_ASS_RENDER (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  GstAssRender *render = GST_ASS_RENDER (parent);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (pad, "received video event %s",
       GST_EVENT_TYPE_NAME (event));
@@ -1282,8 +1286,6 @@ gst_ass_render_event_video (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       break;
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (render);
-
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1313,11 +1315,11 @@ gst_ass_render_query_video (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstQuery * query)
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_ass_render_event_text (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_ass_render_event_text (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
 {
   gint i;
   gboolean ret = FALSE;
-  GstAssRender *render = GST_ASS_RENDER (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  GstAssRender *render = GST_ASS_RENDER (parent);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (pad, "received text event %s", GST_EVENT_TYPE_NAME (event));
 
@@ -1411,8 +1413,6 @@ gst_ass_render_event_text (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       break;
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (render);
-
   return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/signalprocessor/gstsignalprocessor.c b/gst-libs/gst/signalprocessor/gstsignalprocessor.c
index 3a089ed291..8de745de9a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/signalprocessor/gstsignalprocessor.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/signalprocessor/gstsignalprocessor.c
@@ -204,11 +204,12 @@ static gboolean gst_signal_processor_sink_activate_push (GstPad * pad,
 static GstStateChangeReturn gst_signal_processor_change_state (GstElement *
     element, GstStateChange transition);
 
-static gboolean gst_signal_processor_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
+static gboolean gst_signal_processor_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event);
 static GstFlowReturn gst_signal_processor_getrange (GstPad * pad,
-    guint64 offset, guint length, GstBuffer ** buffer);
+    GstObject * parent, guint64 offset, guint length, GstBuffer ** buffer);
 static GstFlowReturn gst_signal_processor_chain (GstPad * pad,
-    GstBuffer * buffer);
+    GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buffer);
 static gboolean gst_signal_processor_setcaps (GstPad * pad, GstCaps * caps);
 
 
@@ -583,13 +584,13 @@ gst_signal_processor_interleave_group (GstSignalProcessorGroup * group,
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_signal_processor_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_signal_processor_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
 {
   GstSignalProcessor *self;
   GstSignalProcessorClass *bclass;
   gboolean ret;
 
-  self = GST_SIGNAL_PROCESSOR (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  self = GST_SIGNAL_PROCESSOR (parent);
   bclass = GST_SIGNAL_PROCESSOR_GET_CLASS (self);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (pad, "got event %s", GST_EVENT_TYPE_NAME (event));
@@ -611,20 +612,18 @@ gst_signal_processor_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       break;
     }
     case GST_EVENT_FLUSH_START:
-      ret = gst_pad_event_default (pad, event);
+      ret = gst_pad_event_default (pad, parent, event);
       break;
     case GST_EVENT_FLUSH_STOP:
       /* clear errors now */
       self->flow_state = GST_FLOW_OK;
-      ret = gst_pad_event_default (pad, event);
+      ret = gst_pad_event_default (pad, parent, event);
       break;
     default:
-      ret = gst_pad_event_default (pad, event);
+      ret = gst_pad_event_default (pad, parent, event);
       break;
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (self);
-
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -967,14 +966,14 @@ gst_signal_processor_do_pulls (GstSignalProcessor * self, guint nframes)
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
-gst_signal_processor_getrange (GstPad * pad, guint64 offset,
+gst_signal_processor_getrange (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, guint64 offset,
     guint length, GstBuffer ** buffer)
 {
   GstSignalProcessor *self;
   GstSignalProcessorPad *spad = (GstSignalProcessorPad *) pad;
   GstFlowReturn ret = GST_FLOW_ERROR;
 
-  self = GST_SIGNAL_PROCESSOR (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  self = GST_SIGNAL_PROCESSOR (parent);
 
   if (spad->pen) {
     *buffer = spad->pen;
@@ -998,8 +997,6 @@ gst_signal_processor_getrange (GstPad * pad, guint64 offset,
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (self, "returns %s", gst_flow_get_name (ret));
 
-  gst_object_unref (self);
-
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1046,11 +1043,12 @@ gst_signal_processor_do_pushes (GstSignalProcessor * self)
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
-gst_signal_processor_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
+gst_signal_processor_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstBuffer * buffer)
 {
   GstSignalProcessor *self;
 
-  self = GST_SIGNAL_PROCESSOR (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  self = GST_SIGNAL_PROCESSOR (parent);
 
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (self, "chain(%s:%s, %p) : p_in=%u, p_out=%u",
       GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad), buffer, self->pending_in, self->pending_out);
@@ -1062,8 +1060,6 @@ gst_signal_processor_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
       gst_signal_processor_do_pushes (self);
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (self);
-
   return self->flow_state;
 }
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideodecoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideodecoder.c
index 726a6674c3..63c052e8df 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideodecoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideodecoder.c
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ static void gst_base_video_decoder_finalize (GObject * object);
 static gboolean gst_base_video_decoder_setcaps (GstBaseVideoDecoder * vdec,
     GstCaps * caps);
 static gboolean gst_base_video_decoder_sink_event (GstPad * pad,
-    GstEvent * event);
+    GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event);
 static gboolean gst_base_video_decoder_src_event (GstPad * pad,
-    GstEvent * event);
+    GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event);
 static GstFlowReturn gst_base_video_decoder_chain (GstPad * pad,
-    GstBuffer * buf);
+    GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf);
 static gboolean gst_base_video_decoder_sink_query (GstPad * pad,
     GstObject * parent, GstQuery * query);
 static GstStateChangeReturn gst_base_video_decoder_change_state (GstElement *
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ gst_base_video_decoder_setcaps (GstBaseVideoDecoder * base_video_decoder,
   }
 
   if (ret) {
-    gst_buffer_replace (&GST_BASE_VIDEO_CODEC (base_video_decoder)->state.
-        codec_data, NULL);
+    gst_buffer_replace (&GST_BASE_VIDEO_CODEC (base_video_decoder)->
+        state.codec_data, NULL);
     gst_caps_replace (&GST_BASE_VIDEO_CODEC (base_video_decoder)->state.caps,
         NULL);
     GST_BASE_VIDEO_CODEC (base_video_decoder)->state = state;
@@ -387,13 +387,14 @@ gst_base_video_decoder_flush (GstBaseVideoDecoder * dec, gboolean hard)
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_base_video_decoder_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_base_video_decoder_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event)
 {
   GstBaseVideoDecoder *base_video_decoder;
   GstBaseVideoDecoderClass *base_video_decoder_class;
   gboolean ret = FALSE;
 
-  base_video_decoder = GST_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  base_video_decoder = GST_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER (parent);
   base_video_decoder_class =
       GST_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER_GET_CLASS (base_video_decoder);
 
@@ -499,7 +500,6 @@ gst_base_video_decoder_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
   }
 
 done:
-  gst_object_unref (base_video_decoder);
   return ret;
 
 newseg_wrong_format:
@@ -580,12 +580,13 @@ gst_base_video_decoder_do_seek (GstBaseVideoDecoder * dec, GstEvent * event)
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_base_video_decoder_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_base_video_decoder_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event)
 {
   GstBaseVideoDecoder *base_video_decoder;
   gboolean res = FALSE;
 
-  base_video_decoder = GST_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  base_video_decoder = GST_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER (parent);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (base_video_decoder,
       "received event %d, %s", GST_EVENT_TYPE (event),
@@ -686,7 +687,6 @@ gst_base_video_decoder_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       break;
   }
 done:
-  gst_object_unref (base_video_decoder);
   return res;
 
 convert_error:
@@ -1207,12 +1207,12 @@ gst_base_video_decoder_chain_reverse (GstBaseVideoDecoder * dec,
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
-gst_base_video_decoder_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
+gst_base_video_decoder_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf)
 {
   GstBaseVideoDecoder *base_video_decoder;
   GstFlowReturn ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
 
-  base_video_decoder = GST_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER (GST_PAD_PARENT (pad));
+  base_video_decoder = GST_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER (parent);
 
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (base_video_decoder,
       "chain %" GST_TIME_FORMAT " duration %" GST_TIME_FORMAT " size %d",
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoencoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoencoder.c
index 0454e77806..1cdd07f01f 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoencoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstbasevideoencoder.c
@@ -118,13 +118,13 @@ static void gst_base_video_encoder_finalize (GObject * object);
 static GstCaps *gst_base_video_encoder_sink_getcaps (GstPad * pad,
     GstCaps * filter);
 static gboolean gst_base_video_encoder_src_event (GstPad * pad,
-    GstEvent * event);
+    GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event);
 static gboolean gst_base_video_encoder_sink_event (GstPad * pad,
-    GstEvent * event);
+    GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event);
 static gboolean gst_base_video_encoder_sink_query (GstPad * pad,
     GstObject * parent, GstQuery * query);
 static GstFlowReturn gst_base_video_encoder_chain (GstPad * pad,
-    GstBuffer * buf);
+    GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf);
 static GstStateChangeReturn gst_base_video_encoder_change_state (GstElement *
     element, GstStateChange transition);
 static gboolean gst_base_video_encoder_src_query (GstPad * pad,
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ static gboolean gst_base_video_encoder_src_query (GstPad * pad,
 
 #define gst_base_video_encoder_parent_class parent_class
 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GstBaseVideoEncoder, gst_base_video_encoder,
-    GST_TYPE_BASE_VIDEO_CODEC, G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE (GST_TYPE_PRESET, NULL);
-    );
+    GST_TYPE_BASE_VIDEO_CODEC, G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE (GST_TYPE_PRESET, NULL););
 
 static void
 gst_base_video_encoder_class_init (GstBaseVideoEncoderClass * klass)
@@ -546,14 +545,15 @@ gst_base_video_encoder_sink_eventfunc (GstBaseVideoEncoder * base_video_encoder,
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_base_video_encoder_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_base_video_encoder_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event)
 {
   GstBaseVideoEncoder *enc;
   GstBaseVideoEncoderClass *klass;
   gboolean handled = FALSE;
   gboolean ret = TRUE;
 
-  enc = GST_BASE_VIDEO_ENCODER (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  enc = GST_BASE_VIDEO_ENCODER (parent);
   klass = GST_BASE_VIDEO_ENCODER_GET_CLASS (enc);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (enc, "received event %d, %s", GST_EVENT_TYPE (event),
@@ -591,17 +591,17 @@ gst_base_video_encoder_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (enc, "event handled");
 
-  gst_object_unref (enc);
   return ret;
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_base_video_encoder_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_base_video_encoder_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event)
 {
   GstBaseVideoEncoder *base_video_encoder;
   gboolean ret = FALSE;
 
-  base_video_encoder = GST_BASE_VIDEO_ENCODER (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  base_video_encoder = GST_BASE_VIDEO_ENCODER (parent);
 
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (base_video_encoder, "handling event: %" GST_PTR_FORMAT,
       event);
@@ -634,7 +634,6 @@ gst_base_video_encoder_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       break;
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (base_video_encoder);
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -701,14 +700,14 @@ error:
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
-gst_base_video_encoder_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
+gst_base_video_encoder_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf)
 {
   GstBaseVideoEncoder *base_video_encoder;
   GstBaseVideoEncoderClass *klass;
   GstVideoFrameState *frame;
   GstFlowReturn ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
 
-  base_video_encoder = GST_BASE_VIDEO_ENCODER (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  base_video_encoder = GST_BASE_VIDEO_ENCODER (parent);
   klass = GST_BASE_VIDEO_ENCODER_GET_CLASS (base_video_encoder);
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (klass->handle_frame != NULL, GST_FLOW_ERROR);
@@ -773,8 +772,6 @@ gst_base_video_encoder_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
 done:
   GST_BASE_VIDEO_CODEC_STREAM_UNLOCK (base_video_encoder);
 
-  g_object_unref (base_video_encoder);
-
   return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstbaseaudiovisualizer.c b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstbaseaudiovisualizer.c
index 57285283f0..0c8ba7df0c 100644
--- a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstbaseaudiovisualizer.c
+++ b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstbaseaudiovisualizer.c
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ static gboolean gst_base_audio_visualizer_sink_setcaps (GstBaseAudioVisualizer *
     scope, GstCaps * caps);
 
 static GstFlowReturn gst_base_audio_visualizer_chain (GstPad * pad,
-    GstBuffer * buffer);
+    GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buffer);
 
 static gboolean gst_base_audio_visualizer_src_event (GstPad * pad,
-    GstEvent * event);
+    GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event);
 static gboolean gst_base_audio_visualizer_sink_event (GstPad * pad,
-    GstEvent * event);
+    GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event);
 
 static gboolean gst_base_audio_visualizer_src_query (GstPad * pad,
     GstObject * parent, GstQuery * query);
@@ -783,7 +783,8 @@ gst_base_audio_visualizer_ensure_negotiated (GstBaseAudioVisualizer * scope)
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
-gst_base_audio_visualizer_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
+gst_base_audio_visualizer_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstBuffer * buffer)
 {
   GstFlowReturn ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
   GstBaseAudioVisualizer *scope;
@@ -795,7 +796,7 @@ gst_base_audio_visualizer_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
   gboolean (*render) (GstBaseAudioVisualizer * scope, GstBuffer * audio,
       GstBuffer * video);
 
-  scope = GST_BASE_AUDIO_VISUALIZER (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  scope = GST_BASE_AUDIO_VISUALIZER (parent);
   klass = GST_BASE_AUDIO_VISUALIZER_CLASS (G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (scope));
 
   render = klass->render;
@@ -937,18 +938,17 @@ gst_base_audio_visualizer_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
   g_mutex_unlock (scope->config_lock);
 
 beach:
-  gst_object_unref (scope);
-
   return ret;
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_base_audio_visualizer_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_base_audio_visualizer_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event)
 {
   gboolean res;
   GstBaseAudioVisualizer *scope;
 
-  scope = GST_BASE_AUDIO_VISUALIZER (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  scope = GST_BASE_AUDIO_VISUALIZER (parent);
 
   switch (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event)) {
     case GST_EVENT_QOS:
@@ -977,18 +977,18 @@ gst_base_audio_visualizer_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       res = gst_pad_push_event (scope->sinkpad, event);
       break;
   }
-  gst_object_unref (scope);
 
   return res;
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_base_audio_visualizer_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_base_audio_visualizer_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event)
 {
   gboolean res;
   GstBaseAudioVisualizer *scope;
 
-  scope = GST_BASE_AUDIO_VISUALIZER (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  scope = GST_BASE_AUDIO_VISUALIZER (parent);
 
   switch (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event)) {
     case GST_EVENT_CAPS:
@@ -1020,7 +1020,6 @@ gst_base_audio_visualizer_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       res = gst_pad_push_event (scope->srcpad, event);
       break;
   }
-  gst_object_unref (scope);
 
   return res;
 }
diff --git a/gst/dvbsuboverlay/gstdvbsuboverlay.c b/gst/dvbsuboverlay/gstdvbsuboverlay.c
index 06879d5380..3a6b12efd1 100644
--- a/gst/dvbsuboverlay/gstdvbsuboverlay.c
+++ b/gst/dvbsuboverlay/gstdvbsuboverlay.c
@@ -97,13 +97,16 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstDVBSubOverlay, gst_dvbsub_overlay, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT);
 static GstCaps *gst_dvbsub_overlay_getcaps (GstPad * pad, GstCaps * filter);
 
 static GstFlowReturn gst_dvbsub_overlay_chain_video (GstPad * pad,
-    GstBuffer * buf);
+    GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf);
 static GstFlowReturn gst_dvbsub_overlay_chain_text (GstPad * pad,
-    GstBuffer * buf);
+    GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf);
 
-static gboolean gst_dvbsub_overlay_event_video (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
-static gboolean gst_dvbsub_overlay_event_text (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
-static gboolean gst_dvbsub_overlay_event_src (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
+static gboolean gst_dvbsub_overlay_event_video (GstPad * pad,
+    GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event);
+static gboolean gst_dvbsub_overlay_event_text (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event);
+static gboolean gst_dvbsub_overlay_event_src (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event);
 
 static void new_dvb_subtitles_cb (DvbSub * dvb_sub, DVBSubtitles * subs,
     gpointer user_data);
@@ -353,9 +356,10 @@ gst_dvbsub_overlay_query_src (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_dvbsub_overlay_event_src (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_dvbsub_overlay_event_src (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event)
 {
-  GstDVBSubOverlay *render = GST_DVBSUB_OVERLAY (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  GstDVBSubOverlay *render = GST_DVBSUB_OVERLAY (parent);
   gboolean ret = FALSE;
 
   switch (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event)) {
@@ -389,8 +393,6 @@ gst_dvbsub_overlay_event_src (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       break;
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (render);
-
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -740,9 +742,10 @@ new_dvb_subtitles_cb (DvbSub * dvb_sub, DVBSubtitles * subs, gpointer user_data)
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
-gst_dvbsub_overlay_chain_text (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
+gst_dvbsub_overlay_chain_text (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstBuffer * buffer)
 {
-  GstDVBSubOverlay *overlay = GST_DVBSUB_OVERLAY (GST_PAD_PARENT (pad));
+  GstDVBSubOverlay *overlay = GST_DVBSUB_OVERLAY (parent);
   GstClockTime sub_running_time;
 
   GST_INFO_OBJECT (overlay, "subpicture/x-dvb buffer with size %u",
@@ -785,9 +788,10 @@ gst_dvbsub_overlay_chain_text (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
-gst_dvbsub_overlay_chain_video (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
+gst_dvbsub_overlay_chain_video (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstBuffer * buffer)
 {
-  GstDVBSubOverlay *overlay = GST_DVBSUB_OVERLAY (GST_PAD_PARENT (pad));
+  GstDVBSubOverlay *overlay = GST_DVBSUB_OVERLAY (parent);
   GstFlowReturn ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
   gint64 start, stop;
   guint64 cstart, cstop;
@@ -954,10 +958,11 @@ gst_dvbsub_overlay_query_video (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_dvbsub_overlay_event_video (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_dvbsub_overlay_event_video (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event)
 {
   gboolean ret = FALSE;
-  GstDVBSubOverlay *render = GST_DVBSUB_OVERLAY (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  GstDVBSubOverlay *render = GST_DVBSUB_OVERLAY (parent);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (pad, "received video event %s",
       GST_EVENT_TYPE_NAME (event));
@@ -1004,16 +1009,15 @@ gst_dvbsub_overlay_event_video (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       break;
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (render);
-
   return ret;
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_dvbsub_overlay_event_text (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_dvbsub_overlay_event_text (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event)
 {
   gboolean ret = FALSE;
-  GstDVBSubOverlay *render = GST_DVBSUB_OVERLAY (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  GstDVBSubOverlay *render = GST_DVBSUB_OVERLAY (parent);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (pad, "received text event %s", GST_EVENT_TYPE_NAME (event));
 
@@ -1067,8 +1071,6 @@ gst_dvbsub_overlay_event_text (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       break;
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (render);
-
   return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c b/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c
index e0967f031f..8b1b16295a 100644
--- a/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c
+++ b/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c
@@ -90,22 +90,27 @@ static void gst_dvd_spu_finalize (GObject * object);
 static GstStateChangeReturn gst_dvd_spu_change_state (GstElement * element,
     GstStateChange transition);
 
-static gboolean gst_dvd_spu_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
+static gboolean gst_dvd_spu_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event);
 static gboolean gst_dvd_spu_src_query (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
     GstQuery * query);
 
 static GstCaps *gst_dvd_spu_video_proxy_getcaps (GstPad * pad,
     GstCaps * filter);
 static gboolean gst_dvd_spu_video_set_caps (GstPad * pad, GstCaps * caps);
-static GstFlowReturn gst_dvd_spu_video_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf);
-static gboolean gst_dvd_spu_video_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
+static GstFlowReturn gst_dvd_spu_video_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstBuffer * buf);
+static gboolean gst_dvd_spu_video_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event);
 static gboolean gst_dvd_spu_video_query (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
     GstQuery * query);
 static void gst_dvd_spu_redraw_still (GstDVDSpu * dvdspu, gboolean force);
 
 static void gst_dvd_spu_check_still_updates (GstDVDSpu * dvdspu);
-static GstFlowReturn gst_dvd_spu_subpic_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf);
-static gboolean gst_dvd_spu_subpic_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
+static GstFlowReturn gst_dvd_spu_subpic_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstBuffer * buf);
+static gboolean gst_dvd_spu_subpic_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event);
 static gboolean gst_dvd_spu_subpic_set_caps (GstPad * pad, GstCaps * caps);
 
 static void gst_dvd_spu_clear (GstDVDSpu * dvdspu);
@@ -273,9 +278,9 @@ gst_dvd_spu_flush_spu_info (GstDVDSpu * dvdspu, gboolean keep_events)
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_dvd_spu_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_dvd_spu_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
 {
-  GstDVDSpu *dvdspu = GST_DVD_SPU (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  GstDVDSpu *dvdspu = GST_DVD_SPU (parent);
   GstPad *peer;
   gboolean res = TRUE;
 
@@ -284,8 +289,6 @@ gst_dvd_spu_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
     res = gst_pad_send_event (peer, event);
     gst_object_unref (peer);
   }
-
-  gst_object_unref (dvdspu);
   return res;
 }
 
@@ -372,14 +375,12 @@ gst_dvd_spu_video_proxy_getcaps (GstPad * pad, GstCaps * filter)
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_dvd_spu_video_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_dvd_spu_video_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
 {
-  GstDVDSpu *dvdspu = (GstDVDSpu *) (gst_object_get_parent (GST_OBJECT (pad)));
+  GstDVDSpu *dvdspu = (GstDVDSpu *) parent;
   SpuState *state = &dvdspu->spu_state;
   gboolean res = TRUE;
 
-  g_return_val_if_fail (dvdspu != NULL, FALSE);
-
   switch (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event)) {
     case GST_EVENT_CAPS:
     {
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ gst_dvd_spu_video_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
         GstBuffer *to_push = NULL;
 
         /* Forward the event before handling */
-        res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, event);
+        res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, parent, event);
 
         GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (dvdspu,
             "Still frame event on video pad: in-still = %d", in_still);
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ gst_dvd_spu_video_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       } else {
         GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (dvdspu,
             "Custom event %" GST_PTR_FORMAT " on video pad", event);
-        res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, event);
+        res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, parent, event);
       }
       break;
     }
@@ -465,14 +466,14 @@ gst_dvd_spu_video_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       dvdspu->video_seg = seg;
       DVD_SPU_UNLOCK (dvdspu);
 
-      res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, event);
+      res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, parent, event);
       break;
     }
     case GST_EVENT_FLUSH_START:
-      res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, event);
+      res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, parent, event);
       goto done;
     case GST_EVENT_FLUSH_STOP:
-      res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, event);
+      res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, parent, event);
 
       DVD_SPU_LOCK (dvdspu);
       gst_segment_init (&dvdspu->video_seg, GST_FORMAT_UNDEFINED);
@@ -482,12 +483,11 @@ gst_dvd_spu_video_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       DVD_SPU_UNLOCK (dvdspu);
       goto done;
     default:
-      res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, event);
+      res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, parent, event);
       break;
   }
 
 done:
-  gst_object_unref (dvdspu);
   return res;
 #if 0
 error:
@@ -522,9 +522,9 @@ gst_dvd_spu_video_query (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstQuery * query)
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
-gst_dvd_spu_video_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
+gst_dvd_spu_video_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf)
 {
-  GstDVDSpu *dvdspu = (GstDVDSpu *) (gst_object_get_parent (GST_OBJECT (pad)));
+  GstDVDSpu *dvdspu = (GstDVDSpu *) parent;
   GstFlowReturn ret;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (dvdspu != NULL, GST_FLOW_ERROR);
@@ -534,8 +534,6 @@ gst_dvd_spu_video_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
 
   ret = dvdspu_handle_vid_buffer (dvdspu, buf);
 
-  gst_object_unref (dvdspu);
-
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -879,9 +877,9 @@ submit_new_spu_packet (GstDVDSpu * dvdspu, GstBuffer * buf)
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
-gst_dvd_spu_subpic_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
+gst_dvd_spu_subpic_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf)
 {
-  GstDVDSpu *dvdspu = (GstDVDSpu *) (gst_object_get_parent (GST_OBJECT (pad)));
+  GstDVDSpu *dvdspu = (GstDVDSpu *) parent;
   GstFlowReturn ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
   gsize size;
 
@@ -1000,23 +998,25 @@ gst_dvd_spu_subpic_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
 
 done:
   DVD_SPU_UNLOCK (dvdspu);
-  gst_object_unref (dvdspu);
+
   return ret;
+
+  /* ERRORS */
 caps_not_set:
-  GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (dvdspu, RESOURCE, NO_SPACE_LEFT,
-      (_("Subpicture format was not configured before data flow")), (NULL));
-  ret = GST_FLOW_ERROR;
-  goto done;
+  {
+    GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (dvdspu, RESOURCE, NO_SPACE_LEFT,
+        (_("Subpicture format was not configured before data flow")), (NULL));
+    ret = GST_FLOW_ERROR;
+    goto done;
+  }
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_dvd_spu_subpic_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_dvd_spu_subpic_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
 {
-  GstDVDSpu *dvdspu = (GstDVDSpu *) (gst_object_get_parent (GST_OBJECT (pad)));
+  GstDVDSpu *dvdspu = (GstDVDSpu *) parent;
   gboolean res = TRUE;
 
-  g_return_val_if_fail (dvdspu != NULL, FALSE);
-
   /* Some events on the subpicture sink pad just get ignored, like 
    * FLUSH_START */
   switch (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event)) {
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ gst_dvd_spu_subpic_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       gboolean need_push;
 
       if (!gst_structure_has_name (structure, "application/x-gst-dvd")) {
-        res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, event);
+        res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, parent, event);
         break;
       }
 
@@ -1126,12 +1126,11 @@ gst_dvd_spu_subpic_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       goto done;
       break;
     default:
-      res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, event);
+      res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, parent, event);
       break;
   }
 
 done:
-  gst_object_unref (dvdspu);
 
   return res;
 }
diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
index ae76dc59ec..8714583d59 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ static void mpegts_base_free_stream (MpegTSBaseStream * ptream);
 static gboolean mpegts_base_sink_activate (GstPad * pad);
 static gboolean mpegts_base_sink_activate_pull (GstPad * pad, gboolean active);
 static gboolean mpegts_base_sink_activate_push (GstPad * pad, gboolean active);
-static GstFlowReturn mpegts_base_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf);
-static gboolean mpegts_base_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
+static GstFlowReturn mpegts_base_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstBuffer * buf);
+static gboolean mpegts_base_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event);
 static GstStateChangeReturn mpegts_base_change_state (GstElement * element,
     GstStateChange transition);
 
@@ -1183,10 +1185,10 @@ mpegts_base_flush (MpegTSBase * base)
 }
 
 static gboolean
-mpegts_base_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+mpegts_base_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
 {
   gboolean res = TRUE;
-  MpegTSBase *base = GST_MPEGTS_BASE (gst_object_get_parent (GST_OBJECT (pad)));
+  MpegTSBase *base = GST_MPEGTS_BASE (parent);
 
   GST_WARNING_OBJECT (base, "Got event %s",
       gst_event_type_get_name (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event)));
@@ -1221,8 +1223,6 @@ mpegts_base_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       res = GST_MPEGTS_BASE_GET_CLASS (base)->push_event (base, event);
       gst_event_unref (event);
   }
-
-  gst_object_unref (base);
   return res;
 }
 
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ mpegts_base_push (MpegTSBase * base, MpegTSPacketizerPacket * packet,
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
-mpegts_base_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
+mpegts_base_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf)
 {
   GstFlowReturn res = GST_FLOW_OK;
   MpegTSBase *base;
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ mpegts_base_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
   MpegTSPacketizer2 *packetizer;
   MpegTSPacketizerPacket packet;
 
-  base = GST_MPEGTS_BASE (gst_object_get_parent (GST_OBJECT (pad)));
+  base = GST_MPEGTS_BASE (parent);
   packetizer = base->packetizer;
 
   if (G_UNLIKELY (!GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID (base->first_buf_ts)) &&
@@ -1311,7 +1311,6 @@ mpegts_base_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
     mpegts_packetizer_clear_packet (base->packetizer, &packet);
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (base);
   return res;
 }
 
@@ -1373,6 +1372,7 @@ static void
 mpegts_base_loop (MpegTSBase * base)
 {
   GstFlowReturn ret = GST_FLOW_ERROR;
+
   switch (base->mode) {
     case BASE_MODE_SCANNING:
       /* Find first sync point */
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ mpegts_base_loop (MpegTSBase * base)
       if (G_UNLIKELY (ret != GST_FLOW_OK))
         goto error;
       base->seek_offset += gst_buffer_get_size (buf);
-      ret = mpegts_base_chain (base->sinkpad, buf);
+      ret = mpegts_base_chain (base->sinkpad, GST_OBJECT_CAST (base), buf);
       if (G_UNLIKELY (ret != GST_FLOW_OK))
         goto error;
     }
diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c b/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c
index 0585a5e7f5..9e82755a3a 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c
@@ -855,10 +855,10 @@ done:
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_ts_demux_srcpad_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_ts_demux_srcpad_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
 {
   gboolean res = TRUE;
-  GstTSDemux *demux = GST_TS_DEMUX (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  GstTSDemux *demux = GST_TS_DEMUX (parent);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (pad, "Got event %s",
       gst_event_type_get_name (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event)));
@@ -871,10 +871,9 @@ gst_ts_demux_srcpad_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       gst_event_unref (event);
       break;
     default:
-      res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, event);
+      res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, parent, event);
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (demux);
   return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/sdp/gstsdpdemux.c b/gst/sdp/gstsdpdemux.c
index e8032fadb4..f9b2aec2c7 100644
--- a/gst/sdp/gstsdpdemux.c
+++ b/gst/sdp/gstsdpdemux.c
@@ -132,8 +132,9 @@ static void gst_sdp_demux_handle_message (GstBin * bin, GstMessage * message);
 static void gst_sdp_demux_stream_push_event (GstSDPDemux * demux,
     GstSDPStream * stream, GstEvent * event);
 
-static gboolean gst_sdp_demux_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
-static GstFlowReturn gst_sdp_demux_sink_chain (GstPad * pad,
+static gboolean gst_sdp_demux_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event);
+static GstFlowReturn gst_sdp_demux_sink_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
     GstBuffer * buffer);
 
 /*static guint gst_sdp_demux_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 }; */
@@ -387,12 +388,12 @@ is_multicast_address (const gchar * host_name)
   for (ai = res; !ret && ai; ai = ai->ai_next) {
     if (ai->ai_family == AF_INET)
       ret =
-          IN_MULTICAST (ntohl (((struct sockaddr_in *) ai->ai_addr)->
-              sin_addr.s_addr));
+          IN_MULTICAST (ntohl (((struct sockaddr_in *) ai->ai_addr)->sin_addr.
+              s_addr));
     else
       ret =
-          IN6_IS_ADDR_MULTICAST (&((struct sockaddr_in6 *) ai->
-              ai_addr)->sin6_addr);
+          IN6_IS_ADDR_MULTICAST (&((struct sockaddr_in6 *) ai->ai_addr)->
+          sin6_addr);
   }
 
   freeaddrinfo (res);
@@ -1471,12 +1472,12 @@ start_session_failure:
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_sdp_demux_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_sdp_demux_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
 {
   GstSDPDemux *demux;
   gboolean res = TRUE;
 
-  demux = GST_SDP_DEMUX (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  demux = GST_SDP_DEMUX (parent);
 
   switch (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event)) {
     case GST_EVENT_EOS:
@@ -1488,24 +1489,21 @@ gst_sdp_demux_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       gst_event_unref (event);
       break;
   }
-  gst_object_unref (demux);
 
   return res;
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
-gst_sdp_demux_sink_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
+gst_sdp_demux_sink_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buffer)
 {
   GstSDPDemux *demux;
 
-  demux = GST_SDP_DEMUX (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  demux = GST_SDP_DEMUX (parent);
 
   /* push the SDP message in an adapter, we start doing something with it when
    * we receive EOS */
   gst_adapter_push (demux->adapter, buffer);
 
-  gst_object_unref (demux);
-
   return GST_FLOW_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/y4m/gsty4mdec.c b/gst/y4m/gsty4mdec.c
index f39632227b..3b431bda03 100644
--- a/gst/y4m/gsty4mdec.c
+++ b/gst/y4m/gsty4mdec.c
@@ -55,10 +55,13 @@ static void gst_y4m_dec_get_property (GObject * object,
 static void gst_y4m_dec_dispose (GObject * object);
 static void gst_y4m_dec_finalize (GObject * object);
 
-static GstFlowReturn gst_y4m_dec_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer);
-static gboolean gst_y4m_dec_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
+static GstFlowReturn gst_y4m_dec_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstBuffer * buffer);
+static gboolean gst_y4m_dec_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event);
 
-static gboolean gst_y4m_dec_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event);
+static gboolean gst_y4m_dec_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    GstEvent * event);
 static gboolean gst_y4m_dec_src_query (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
     GstQuery * query);
 
@@ -415,7 +418,7 @@ error:
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
-gst_y4m_dec_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
+gst_y4m_dec_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buffer)
 {
   GstY4mDec *y4mdec;
   int n_avail;
@@ -425,7 +428,7 @@ gst_y4m_dec_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
   int i;
   int len;
 
-  y4mdec = GST_Y4M_DEC (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  y4mdec = GST_Y4M_DEC (parent);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (y4mdec, "chain");
 
@@ -545,18 +548,18 @@ gst_y4m_dec_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
       break;
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (y4mdec);
   GST_DEBUG ("returning %d", flow_ret);
+
   return flow_ret;
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_y4m_dec_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_y4m_dec_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
 {
   gboolean res;
   GstY4mDec *y4mdec;
 
-  y4mdec = GST_Y4M_DEC (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  y4mdec = GST_Y4M_DEC (parent);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (y4mdec, "event");
 
@@ -592,17 +595,16 @@ gst_y4m_dec_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       break;
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (y4mdec);
   return res;
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_y4m_dec_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
+gst_y4m_dec_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
 {
   gboolean res;
   GstY4mDec *y4mdec;
 
-  y4mdec = GST_Y4M_DEC (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  y4mdec = GST_Y4M_DEC (parent);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (y4mdec, "event");
 
@@ -643,7 +645,6 @@ gst_y4m_dec_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       break;
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (y4mdec);
   return res;
 }