--- /n/sources/plan9/sys/src/9/port/portfns.h	Sat Mar 21 10:40:56 2026
+++ /sys/src/9/port/portfns.h	Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 2026
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@
 char*		validnamedup(char*, int);
 void		validstat(uchar*, int);
 void*		vmemchr(void*, int, int);
+void		wakebig(void);
 Proc*		wakeup(Rendez*);
 int		walk(Chan**, char**, int, int, int*);
 void		wlock(RWlock*);
--- /n/sources/plan9/sys/src/9/port/proc.c	Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 2026
+++ /sys/src/9/port/proc.c	Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 2026
@@ -1593,6 +1593,23 @@
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ *  wake the processes killbig marked, so that those
+ *  asleep in the kernel exit too
+ */
+void
+wakebig(void)
+{
+	Proc *p, *ep;
+
+	ep = procalloc.arena+conf.nproc;
+	for(p = procalloc.arena; p < ep; p++)
+		if(p->state != Dead && p->procctl == Proc_exitbig && canqlock(&p->debug)){
+			postnote(p, 0, "sys: killed", NExit);
+			qunlock(&p->debug);
+		}
+}
+
 /*
  *  change ownership to 'new' of all processes owned by 'old'.  Used when
  *  eve changes.
--- /n/sources/plan9/sys/src/9/port/swap.c	Sat Sep 27 11:12:44 2025
+++ /sys/src/9/port/swap.c	Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 2026
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
 			print("out of memory\n");
 			killbig("out of memory");
 			freebroken();		/* can use the memory */
+			wakebig();
 
 			/* Emulate the old system if no swap channel */
 			if(!swapimage.c)