When I use same Ubuntu 16.04 after upgrading from 14.04.1 with kernel v3.13, ram usage is normal. It increases drastically when used with kernel v4.4. If this helps in any way to the guys working on the bug fix. But please try to resolve the issue as it is a serious bug related to v4.4 I guess.
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