[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [tahoe-lafs] #1476: unit tests running out of memory on FranXois lenny-armv5tel buildbot or on a 613 MiB EC2 (was: unit tests running out of memory on FranXois lenny-armv5tel buildbot)

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#1476: unit tests running out of memory on FranXois lenny-armv5tel buildbot or on
a 613 MiB EC2
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     Reporter:  davidsarah  |      Owner:  nobody
         Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major       |  Milestone:  undecided
    Component:  unknown     |    Version:  1.8.2
   Resolution:              |   Keywords:  memory test
Launchpad Bug:              |
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Old description:

> See for example http://tahoe-lafs.org/buildbot/builders/FranXois%20lenny-
> armv5tel/builds/505/steps/test/logs/stdio
>
> I think some recent test additions have been the straw that broke the
> camel's back. Perhaps we could use a trial reporter that reports memory
> usage, to track whether any tests are leaking memory.

New description:

 See for example http://tahoe-lafs.org/buildbot/builders/FranXois%20lenny-
 armv5tel/builds/505/steps/test/logs/stdio

 I think some recent test additions have been the straw that broke the
 camel's back. Perhaps we could use a trial reporter that reports memory
 usage, to track whether any tests are leaking memory.

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Comment (by daira):

 From the duplicate #1958 :
 > I am trying to run "python setup.py trial" on Amazon m1.micro EC2 with
 613 MiB of RAM and get ''[Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory'' error.
 >
 > If this is bug --> need to fix it.
 > If this is known issue --> need to add it to FAQ section.
 >
 > See detailed log at pastebin and attached here:
 > http://pastebin.com/6QhRuMSu

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