When a pod is OOMKilled, why are all of the processes associated with it not cleaned up?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • A pod running elasticsearch is incorrectly sized by an application team and is OOMKilled.
  • Frequency: Every time a pod is OOMKilled

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.x

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