Public bug reported: qemu trunk as of today leaks memory FAST when freedos' edit is running.
To reproduce, download: https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc- stuff/freedos/files/repositories/1.3/cdrom.iso Then run: $ qemu-system-i386 -cdrom cdrom.iso select your language then select "return to DOS", then type > edit it will consume memory at ~10MB/s This does NOT happen when adding -enable-kvm ** Affects: qemu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of qemu- devel-ml, which is subscribed to QEMU. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1896298 Title: memory leak Status in QEMU: New Bug description: qemu trunk as of today leaks memory FAST when freedos' edit is running. To reproduce, download: https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc- stuff/freedos/files/repositories/1.3/cdrom.iso Then run: $ qemu-system-i386 -cdrom cdrom.iso select your language then select "return to DOS", then type > edit it will consume memory at ~10MB/s This does NOT happen when adding -enable-kvm To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1896298/+subscriptions