run_tests.py, on Fedora 17 with 8 GB, takes 115s and top shows a peak RES of 2.2 GB.
After changing all instances of ":memory:" to "/tmp/quantum-unit-tests-db", run_tests.py takes 155s and RES still grows to 1.7 GB. The database file was 112 kB at the end of the test run.
Data point:
run_tests.py, on Fedora 17 with 8 GB, takes 115s and top shows a peak RES of 2.2 GB.
After changing all instances of ":memory:" to "/tmp/quantum- unit-tests- db", run_tests.py takes 155s and RES still grows to 1.7 GB. The database file was 112 kB at the end of the test run.