Vmmem process (WSL2) consumes huge amount of memory

[Reprint]: blogger Liu Wenzhuang, https://blog.csdn.net/u010730126/article/details/117302375

Problem Scenario

When using Docker in WSL2, it may cause the Vmmem process to consume all the memory, causing the machine to freeze, and the process cannot be terminated through the task manager or taskkill.

Projects

1. Create a new file .wslconfig in the user directory, and add the following configuration to limit its memory usage:

[wsl2]memory=6GBswap=0localhostForwarding=true

2. The configuration of memory is based on the memory configuration of your own machine. For example, it can be configured to 1/3 or 1/4 of the machine memory to ensure smooth use of other applications.More configurations can be found in the release notes of WSL
3. Restart WSL2: Open Services (by Win + R, run services.msc), find the LxssManager service, and restart it