1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/chaos.rb b/lib/gitlab/chaos.rb
index 911f2993b8a..029a9210dc9 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/chaos.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/chaos.rb
@@ -47,5 +47,13 @@ module Gitlab
     def self.kill
       Process.kill("KILL", Process.pid)
     end
+
+    def self.run_gc
+      # Tenure any live objects from young-gen to old-gen
+      4.times { GC.start(full_mark: false) }
+      # Run a full mark-and-sweep collection
+      GC.start
+      GC.stat
+    end
   end
 end