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+//==------------------- free_during_kernel_execution.cpp -------------------==//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-targets=%sycl_triple  %s -o %t1.out
+// RUN: %HOST_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t1.out
+// RUN: %CPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t1.out
+// RUN: %GPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t1.out
+// RUN: %ACC_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t1.out
+
+#include <CL/sycl.hpp>
+
+class KernelA;
+
+int main() {
+  const int N = 512;
+  sycl::queue Queue;
+  sycl::buffer<int, 1> Buffer(N);
+  sycl::range<1> NumOfWorkItems{Buffer.size()};
+
+  auto *USM = sycl::malloc_host<int>(1, Queue.get_context());
+
+  Queue.submit([&](sycl::handler &cgh) {
+    auto Accessor = Buffer.get_access<sycl::access::mode::write>(cgh);
+    cgh.single_task<KernelA>([=]() {
+      for (int I = 0; I < N; ++I) {
+        Accessor[I] = I;
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  // Check that freeing USM before the kernel was finished works.
+  free(USM, Queue.get_context());
+
+  return 0;
+}