I filed this bug upstream: https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=96525
** Bug watch added: MySQL Bug System #96525 http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=96525 ** Also affects: mysql-server via http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=96525 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server/Client Support Team, which is subscribed to MySQL. Matching subscriptions: Ubuntu Server/Client Support Team https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1839527 Title: mysqld eats more than 16 GB of memory on startup To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mysql-server/+bug/1839527/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~enterprise-support Post to : enterprise-support@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~enterprise-support More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp