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From: "mergify[bot]" <37929162+mergify[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:46:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [main](backport #41379) Document 8.15 memory usage regression
 as a known issue. (#41380)

* Document memory usage regression as a known issue. (#41379)

(cherry picked from commit f8bd07d239e18ad9e50488116565e9a2cca19137)

# Conflicts:
#	CHANGELOG.asciidoc

* Fix conflicts

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Co-authored-by: Craig MacKenzie <craig.mackenzie@elastic.co>
(cherry picked from commit 1aa9ef69d3d93330605287a2f6fb7c83e1d99a5f)

# Conflicts:
#	CHANGELOG.asciidoc
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index a3ba0f415ad..955744b0b33 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 === Beats version 8.15.3
 https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v8.15.2\...v8.15.3[View commits]
 
+==== Known issues
+
+*Affecting all Beats*
+
+- Memory usage is not correctly limited by the number of events actively in the memory queue, but rather the maximum size of the memory queue regardless of usage. {issue}41355[41355]
+
 ==== Breaking changes
 
 *Filebeat*
@@ -54,6 +60,12 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v8.15.0\...v8.15.2[View commits]
 
 - Beats Docker images do not log to stderr by default. The workaround is to pass the CLI flag `-e` or to set `logging.to_stderr: true` in the configuration file. {issue}41118[41118]
 
+==== Known issues
+
+*Affecting all Beats*
+
+- Memory usage is not correctly limited by the number of events actively in the memory queue, but rather the maximum size of the memory queue regardless of usage. {issue}41355[41355]
+
 ==== Bugfixes
 
 *Affecting all Beats*
@@ -73,7 +85,13 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v8.15.0\...v8.15.1[View commits]
 
 *Affecting all Beats*
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+- Beats stop publishing data after a network error unless restarted. Avoid upgrading to 8.15.1. Affected Beats log `Get \"https://${ELASTICSEARCH_HOST}:443\": context canceled` repeatedly. {issue}40705{40705}
+=======
+- Beats Docker images do not log to stderr by default. The workaround is to pass the CLI flag `-e` or to set `logging.to_stderr: true` in the configuration file. 
 - Beats stop publishing data after a network error unless restarted. Avoid upgrading to 8.15.1. Affected Beats log `Get \"https://${ELASTICSEARCH_HOST}:443\": context canceled` repeatedly. {issue}40705{40705}
+- Memory usage is not correctly limited by the number of events actively in the memory queue, but rather the maximum size of the memory queue regardless of usage. {issue}41355[41355]
+>>>>>>> 1aa9ef69d3 ([main](backport #41379) Document 8.15 memory usage regression as a known issue. (#41380))
 
 ==== Bugfixes
 
@@ -126,6 +144,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v8.14.3\...v8.15.0[View commits]
 *Filebeat*
 
 - The Azure EventHub input in Filebeat is not found when running on Windows. Please refrain from upgrading to 8.15. See {issue}40608[40608] for details.
+- Memory usage is not correctly limited by the number of events actively in the memory queue, but rather the maximum size of the memory queue regardless of usage. {issue}41355[41355]
 
 ==== Breaking changes