$bucketAuto does not account the memory used while running accumulator

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: Major - P3
    • 4.8.0
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      coll.drop();
for (let i = 0; i < 500; ++i) {
    for (let j = 0; j < 10; ++j) {
        assert.commandWorked(coll.insert({groupBy: i}));
    }
}

const res = coll.aggregate([
              {
                  $bucketAuto: {
                      groupBy: "$groupBy",
                      buckets: 500,
                     // This should create an array of 10MB size for each group, resulting in 5GB of memory usage overall.
                      output: {arr: {$push: "a".repeat(1000000)}} 
                  }
              },
              {$count: "c"}
          ])
          .toArray();
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      coll.drop(); for (let i = 0; i < 500; ++i) { for (let j = 0; j < 10; ++j) { assert .commandWorked(coll.insert({groupBy: i})); } } const res = coll.aggregate([ { $bucketAuto: { groupBy: "$groupBy" , buckets: 500, // This should create an array of 10MB size for each group, resulting in 5GB of memory usage overall. output: {arr: {$push: "a" .repeat(1000000)}} } }, {$count: "c" } ]) .toArray();
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      We account the memory used while running the sorter but not when running the accumulator. This could result in server consuming unlimited amount of memory while executing an aggregate command.

            Assignee:
            Arun Banala
            Reporter:
            Arun Banala
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