[issue5438] test_bigmem.test_from_2G_generator uses more memory than expected

[Steve Dower]

Steve Dower added the comment:

I'm up to test_from_2G_generator. It says the peak will be 36GB. Memory grew in chunks up to about 40GB and has been stuck there for 10 minutes.

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