1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/absl/strings/cord_test.cc b/absl/strings/cord_test.cc
index f69209de..4261c99a 100644
--- a/absl/strings/cord_test.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/cord_test.cc
@@ -2241,12 +2241,34 @@ class AfterExitCordTester {
   absl::string_view expected_;
 };
 
+// Deliberately prevents the destructor for an absl::Cord from running. The cord
+// is accessible via the cord member during the lifetime of the CordLeaker.
+// After the CordLeaker is destroyed, pointers to the cord will remain valid
+// until the CordLeaker's memory is deallocated.
+struct CordLeaker {
+  union {
+    absl::Cord cord;
+  };
+
+  template <typename Str>
+  constexpr explicit CordLeaker(const Str& str) : cord(str) {}
+
+  ~CordLeaker() {
+    // Don't do anything, including running cord's destructor. (cord's
+    // destructor won't run automatically because cord is hidden inside a
+    // union.)
+  }
+};
+
 template <typename Str>
 void TestConstinitConstructor(Str) {
   const auto expected = Str::value;
   // Defined before `cord` to be destroyed after it.
   static AfterExitCordTester exit_tester;  // NOLINT
-  ABSL_CONST_INIT static absl::Cord cord(Str{});  // NOLINT
+  ABSL_CONST_INIT static CordLeaker cord_leaker(Str{});  // NOLINT
+  // cord_leaker is static, so this reference will remain valid through the end
+  // of program execution.
+  static absl::Cord& cord = cord_leaker.cord;
   static bool init_exit_tester = exit_tester.Set(&cord, expected);
   (void)init_exit_tester;