kernel doesn't free memory that was requested from userspace programs

[kaoutsis]

• boost_1_35_0.tar.bz2
• ~/Desktop/boost_1_35_0> pwd

/boot/home/Desktop/boost_1_35_0 ~/Desktop/boost_1_35_0> ./configure --includedir=/boot/develop/headers/ --libdir=/boot/home/config/lib/

• ~/Desktop/boost_1_35_0> make install
• after making a lot of targets, mostly copying the boost headers

to the destination directory, the memory of kernel team increases constantly and then happens the 'vfork: Out of memory'. From that moment, it's impossible to build the rest 163 targets, if you try again the 'make install'; see vfork.png and ProcessController-status.png, the memory is never freed.

[kaoutsis]

revision is hrev25539

[ddew]

If it helps I experience the same issue when building haiku in haiku. Restarting the build fails with the same error but a reboot sorts it out.

[bonefish]

Several kernel memory leaks have been fixed in the meantime and the low memory management has been improved. Furthermore swap support is enabled now. This should be fixed. If it isn't, please re-open.