Use https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-collector/releases/tag/v0.132.0 against a sql server that does not have any load. Run for one day. Check memory profiles.
K8s v1.30.0 cri-o, Splunk 9.3.0 K8s v1.30.0 cri-o, Splunk 8.2.9 K8s v1.26.15 cri-o, Splunk 9.3.0 K8s v1.26.15 cri-o, Splunk 8.2.9 ...