1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tests/ExecuteNetwork/ArmNNExecutor.hpp b/tests/ExecuteNetwork/ArmNNExecutor.hpp
index c4adc9e120..b0b29deffd 100644
--- a/tests/ExecuteNetwork/ArmNNExecutor.hpp
+++ b/tests/ExecuteNetwork/ArmNNExecutor.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// Copyright © 2022 Arm Ltd and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright © 2022-2023 Arm Ltd and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 //
 
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a pointer to the armnn::IRuntime* this will be shared by all ArmNNExecutors.
+     */
+    armnn::IRuntime* GetRuntime(const armnn::IRuntime::CreationOptions& options)
+    {
+        static armnn::IRuntimePtr instance = armnn::IRuntime::Create(options);
+        // Instantiated on first use.
+        return instance.get();
+    }
+
     struct IParser;
     struct IOInfo;
     struct IOStorage;
@@ -101,7 +111,7 @@ private:
     std::vector<armnn::OutputTensors> m_OutputTensorsVec;
     std::vector<std::vector<unsigned int>> m_ImportedInputIds;
     std::vector<std::vector<unsigned int>> m_ImportedOutputIds;
-    std::shared_ptr<armnn::IRuntime> m_Runtime;
+    armnn::IRuntime* m_Runtime;
     armnn::NetworkId m_NetworkId;
     ExecuteNetworkParams m_Params;