WSL runs out of memory when working from a Windows mount

[ozio85]

Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.2364]

WSL Version

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.15.79.1 (rollback option seems to be missing)

Working version:
5.10.102.1

Distro Version

Ubuntu 20.04

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

Access many files towards a Windows mount e.g. building from a Git checkout located on the Windows system
The file server that hosts the communication between the WSL system and Windows, will slowly leak memory until it crashes.

Expected Behavior

WSL not to leak memory

Actual Behavior

WSL runs out of memory

Diagnostic Logs

No response

[OneBlue]

/logs

[ghost]

Hello! Could you please provide more logs to help us better diagnose your issue?

To collect WSL logs, download and execute collect-wsl-logs.ps1 in an administrative powershell prompt:

Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/WSL/master/diagnostics/collect-wsl-logs.ps1" -OutFile collect-wsl-logs.ps1
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
.\collect-wsl-logs.ps1

The scipt will output the path of the log file once done.

Once completed please upload the output files to this Github issue.

Click here for more info on logging

Thank you!

[ghost]

This issue has been automatically closed since it has not had any author activity for the past 7 days. If you're still experiencing this issue please re-open it.

Thank you!