[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14572: post_author_meta_box causes fatal error on site with large userbase.

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#14572: post_author_meta_box causes fatal error on site with large userbase.
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 Reporter:  tomdebruin        |       Owner:  scribu
     Type:  task (blessed)    |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  highest omg bbq   |   Milestone:  3.1
Component:  Administration    |     Version:  3.0.1
 Severity:  blocker           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch gsoc  |
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Changes (by duck_):

 * priority:  normal => highest omg bbq
 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  fixed =>
 * severity:  normal => blocker


Comment:

 Using wp_dropdown_users with a lot of users causes out of memory fatal
 errors. 8,300 users on 3.0.3 works fine, but crashes in 3.1 for 'only'
 7,000 users. Seems to be running out of memory whilst trying to cache all
 the retrieved users.

 Related: #15786

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