diff --git a/dmoj/graders/interactive.py b/dmoj/graders/interactive.py
index 59e33827a..e3ce794e2 100644
--- a/dmoj/graders/interactive.py
+++ b/dmoj/graders/interactive.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ def close(self) -> None:
 
 class InteractiveGrader(StandardGrader):
     check: CheckerOutput
+    memfd_output = False
 
     def _launch_process(self, case, input_file=None):
         super()._launch_process(case, input_file=None)
diff --git a/dmoj/graders/signature.py b/dmoj/graders/signature.py
index bc89da558..fc6da5c85 100644
--- a/dmoj/graders/signature.py
+++ b/dmoj/graders/signature.py
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ def _generate_binary(self) -> BaseExecutor:
 
             aux_sources[handler_data['header']] = header
             entry = entry_point
-            return executors[self.language].Executor(
+            executor = executors[self.language].Executor(
                 self.problem.id, entry, aux_sources=aux_sources, defines=['-DSIGNATURE_GRADER']
             )
+            self._orig_fsize = executor.fsize
+            return executor
         else:
             raise InternalError('no valid runtime for signature grading %s found' % self.language)
diff --git a/dmoj/graders/standard.py b/dmoj/graders/standard.py
index d636ee544..c8925262e 100644
--- a/dmoj/graders/standard.py
+++ b/dmoj/graders/standard.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from dmoj.checkers import CheckerOutput
 from dmoj.cptbox import TracedPopen
 from dmoj.cptbox.lazy_bytes import LazyBytes
+from dmoj.cptbox.utils import MemoryIO, MmapableIO
 from dmoj.error import OutputLimitExceeded
 from dmoj.executors import executors
 from dmoj.executors.base_executor import BaseExecutor
@@ -15,6 +16,11 @@
 
 
 class StandardGrader(BaseGrader):
+    _stdout_io: MmapableIO
+    _stderr_io: MmapableIO
+    _orig_fsize: int
+    memfd_output: bool = True
+
     def grade(self, case: TestCase) -> Result:
         result = Result(case)
 
@@ -83,34 +89,54 @@ def check_result(self, case: TestCase, result: Result) -> CheckerOutput:
         return check
 
     def _launch_process(self, case: TestCase, input_file=None) -> None:
+        if self.memfd_output:
+            stdout = self._stdout_io = MemoryIO()
+            stderr = self._stderr_io = MemoryIO()
+            self.binary.fsize = max(self._orig_fsize, case.config.output_limit_length + 1024, 1048576)
+        else:
+            stdout = subprocess.PIPE
+            stderr = subprocess.PIPE
+
         self._current_proc = self.binary.launch(
             time=self.problem.time_limit,
             memory=self.problem.memory_limit,
             symlinks=case.config.symlinks,
             stdin=input_file or subprocess.PIPE,
-            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stdout=stdout,
+            stderr=stderr,
             wall_time=case.config.wall_time_factor * self.problem.time_limit,
         )
 
     def _interact_with_process(self, case: TestCase, result: Result) -> bytes:
         process = self._current_proc
         assert process is not None
-        try:
-            result.proc_output, error = process.communicate(
-                None, outlimit=case.config.output_limit_length, errlimit=1048576
-            )
-        except OutputLimitExceeded:
-            error = b''
-            process.kill()
-        finally:
+
+        if self.memfd_output:
             process.wait()
+
+            result.proc_output = self._stdout_io.to_bytes()
+            self._stdout_io.close()
+
+            error = self._stderr_io.to_bytes()
+            self._stderr_io.close()
+        else:
+            try:
+                result.proc_output, error = process.communicate(
+                    None, outlimit=case.config.output_limit_length, errlimit=1048576
+                )
+            except OutputLimitExceeded:
+                error = b''
+                process.kill()
+            finally:
+                process.wait()
         return error
 
     def _generate_binary(self) -> BaseExecutor:
-        return executors[self.language].Executor(
+        executor = executors[self.language].Executor(
             self.problem.id,
             self.source,
             hints=self.problem.config.hints or [],
             unbuffered=self.problem.config.unbuffered,
         )
+        self._orig_fsize = executor.fsize
+        return executor