https://code.google.com/p/serf/source/detail?r=2443
https://code.google.com/p/serf/source/detail?r=2444
https://code.google.com/p/serf/source/detail?r=2445

--- test/test_buckets.c
+++ test/test_buckets.c
@@ -1232,9 +1232,9 @@
 
     /* The largest buffer we should need is 0.1% larger than the
        uncompressed data, + 12 bytes. This info comes from zlib.h.
+       buf_size = orig_len + (orig_len / 1000) + 12;
        Note: This isn't sufficient when using Z_NO_FLUSH and extremely compressed
        data. Use a buffer bigger than what we need. */
-//    buf_size = orig_len + (orig_len / 1000) + 12;
     buf_size = 100000;
 
     write_buf = apr_palloc(pool, buf_size);
@@ -1309,12 +1309,12 @@
                           expected_len);
 }
 
-static void deflate_buckets(CuTest *tc, int nr_of_loops)
+static void deflate_buckets(CuTest *tc, int nr_of_loops, apr_pool_t *pool)
 {
     const char *msg = "12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890";
 
     test_baton_t *tb = tc->testBaton;
-    serf_bucket_alloc_t *alloc = serf_bucket_allocator_create(tb->pool, NULL,
+    serf_bucket_alloc_t *alloc = serf_bucket_allocator_create(pool, NULL,
                                                               NULL);
     z_stream zdestr;
     int i;
@@ -1333,8 +1333,8 @@
     {
         serf_config_t *config;
 
-        serf_context_t *ctx = serf_context_create(tb->pool);
-        /* status = */ serf__config_store_get_config(ctx, NULL, &config, tb->pool);
+        serf_context_t *ctx = serf_context_create(pool);
+        /* status = */ serf__config_store_get_config(ctx, NULL, &config, pool);
 
         serf_bucket_set_config(defbkt, config);
     }
@@ -1356,11 +1356,11 @@
         if (i == nr_of_loops - 1) {
             CuAssertIntEquals(tc, APR_SUCCESS,
                               deflate_compress(&data, &len, &zdestr, msg,
-                                               strlen(msg), 1, tb->pool));
+                                               strlen(msg), 1, pool));
         } else {
             CuAssertIntEquals(tc, APR_SUCCESS,
                               deflate_compress(&data, &len, &zdestr, msg,
-                                               strlen(msg), 0, tb->pool));
+                                               strlen(msg), 0, pool));
         }
 
         if (len == 0)
@@ -1378,10 +1378,15 @@
 static void test_deflate_buckets(CuTest *tc)
 {
     int i;
+    apr_pool_t *iterpool;
+    test_baton_t *tb = tc->testBaton;
 
+    apr_pool_create(&iterpool, tb->pool);
     for (i = 1; i < 1000; i++) {
-        deflate_buckets(tc, i);
+        apr_pool_clear(iterpool);
+        deflate_buckets(tc, i, iterpool);
     }
+    apr_pool_destroy(iterpool);
 }
 
 static apr_status_t discard_data(serf_bucket_t *bkt,
--- test/test_util.c
+++ test/test_util.c
@@ -363,10 +363,18 @@
     return status;
 }
 
+static int pool_abort_func(int retcode)
+{
+    fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory\n");
+    abort();
+    return 0;
+}
+
 void *test_setup(void *dummy)
 {
     apr_pool_t *test_pool;
     apr_pool_create(&test_pool, NULL);
+    apr_pool_abort_set(pool_abort_func, test_pool);
     return test_pool;
 }