On Windows NUC 32GB system memory - zombie nodes not released

[LeeBamberTGC]

I am running a project with 125 features, just one agent and keeping performance monitor open. I notice sometimes the agent can get into trouble and system memory usage starts going up until it hits 100% and starts thrashing the swap file. This is okay for a while, but then the OS starts to stutter. I found that pausing the build, exiting AUTOFORGE in the PowerShell with CTRL+C and then using the command "taskkill /F /IM node.exe" I am able to kill off all the zombie nodeJS runtime processes that linger and restoring my physical memory available. Restarting AUTOFORGE then works smoothly until more zombie nodes are collected.

I suspect that agents are starting these nodes, but not tracking and deleting the "child" nodes when the feature is completed. I just went ahead and purchased a new 64GB SODIMM kit before I realised that it might be a bug rather than a feature :) Still, my new purchase will allow me to run more agents in parallel :)

Feel free to ask for more info and shots. I may also tinker with the repo at some point and see if I can apply a fix. In the meantime, here is the offending process in my process monitor:

P.S. EXCELLENT TOOL!!

[LeeBamberTGC]

UPDATE: In studying the logs I noticed the default is to assume a Linux OS, suggesting the agent would not know how to view and kill processes on Windows. I have been making small modifications for a more Windows friendly agent, and this may have solved the runaway memory issue. Possibly not a bug :) Watch this space!

[LeeBamberTGC]

FINAL NOTE: Sticking to 2 agents and running the attached script under PowerShell, plus some extra prompt rules about not trying to use linux to close processes seems to have done the trick for me, memory under control:

zombie-killer.zip

I would like to stick it out with Windows, but if it occurs once I am on 64GB system memory I will probably join the rest of the planet and switch to WSL. just means I have dust off my unix skills from uni days ;)