[ERROR] Daemon compilation failed: Error unmarshaling return header

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Description

After upgrading from Kotlin 1.7.20 to 1.8.21 and building an Android app on CircleCI,
I encountered the following error in the Unit Test job log.
The job itself was successful, but I would like to resolve this issue.
Other jobs, such as release builds, did not output this error.

Do you have any suggestions?

Location

Error log:

> Task :feature_setting:compileDebugKotlin
e: Daemon compilation failed: Error unmarshaling return header; nested exception is: 
	java.io.EOFException
java.rmi.UnmarshalException: Error unmarshaling return header; nested exception is: 
	java.io.EOFException
	at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.StreamRemoteCall.executeCall(StreamRemoteCall.java:255)
	at java.rmi/sun.rmi.server.UnicastRef.invoke(UnicastRef.java:165)
	at java.rmi/java.rmi.server.RemoteObjectInvocationHandler.invokeRemoteMethod(RemoteObjectInvocationHandler.java:215)
	at java.rmi/java.rmi.server.RemoteObjectInvocationHandler.invoke(RemoteObjectInvocationHandler.java:160)
	at jdk.proxy6/jdk.proxy6.$Proxy161.compile(Unknown Source)
	at org.jetbrains.kotlin.compilerRunner.GradleKotlinCompilerWork.incrementalCompilationWithDaemon(GradleKotlinCompilerWork.kt:306)
	at org.jetbrains.kotlin.compilerRunner.GradleKotlinCompilerWork.compileWithDaemon(GradleKotlinCompilerWork.kt:222)
	at org.jetbrains.kotlin.compilerRunner.GradleKotlinCompilerWork.compileWithDaemonOrFallbackImpl(GradleKotlinCompilerWork.kt:161)
	at org.jetbrains.kotlin.compilerRunner.GradleKotlinCompilerWork.run(GradleKotlinCompilerWork.kt:132)
	at org.jetbrains.kotlin.compilerRunner.GradleCompilerRunnerWithWorkers$GradleKotlinCompilerWorkAction.execute(GradleCompilerRunnerWithWorkers.kt:76)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.DefaultWorkerServer.execute(DefaultWorkerServer.java:63)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.NoIsolationWorkerFactory$1$1.create(NoIsolationWorkerFactory.java:66)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.NoIsolationWorkerFactory$1$1.create(NoIsolationWorkerFactory.java:62)
	at org.gradle.internal.classloader.ClassLoaderUtils.executeInClassloader(ClassLoaderUtils.java:100)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.NoIsolationWorkerFactory$1.lambda$execute$0(NoIsolationWorkerFactory.java:62)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.AbstractWorker$1.call(AbstractWorker.java:44)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.AbstractWorker$1.call(AbstractWorker.java:41)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$CallableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:204)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$CallableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:199)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:66)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:157)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.call(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:53)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.call(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:73)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.AbstractWorker.executeWrappedInBuildOperation(AbstractWorker.java:41)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.NoIsolationWorkerFactory$1.execute(NoIsolationWorkerFactory.java:59)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.DefaultWorkerExecutor.lambda$submitWork$2(DefaultWorkerExecutor.java:212)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue$ExecutionRunner.runExecution(DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue.java:187)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue$ExecutionRunner.access$700(DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue.java:120)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue$ExecutionRunner$1.run(DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue.java:162)
	at org.gradle.internal.Factories$1.create(Factories.java:31)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultWorkerLeaseService.withLocks(DefaultWorkerLeaseService.java:249)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultWorkerLeaseService.runAsWorkerThread(DefaultWorkerLeaseService.java:109)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultWorkerLeaseService.runAsWorkerThread(DefaultWorkerLeaseService.java:114)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue$ExecutionRunner.runBatch(DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue.java:157)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue$ExecutionRunner.run(DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue.java:126)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:539)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
	at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ExecutorPolicy$CatchAndRecordFailures.onExecute(ExecutorPolicy.java:64)
	at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ManagedExecutorImpl$1.run(ManagedExecutorImpl.java:49)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1136)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:635)
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)
Caused by: java.io.EOFException
	at java.base/java.io.DataInputStream.readByte(DataInputStream.java:273)
	at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.StreamRemoteCall.executeCall(StreamRemoteCall.java:241)
	... 44 more

Failed to compile with Kotlin daemon: java.rmi.UnmarshalException: Error unmarshaling return header; nested exception is: 
	java.io.EOFException
	at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.StreamRemoteCall.executeCall(StreamRemoteCall.java:255)
	at java.rmi/sun.rmi.server.UnicastRef.invoke(UnicastRef.java:165)
	at java.rmi/java.rmi.server.RemoteObjectInvocationHandler.invokeRemoteMethod(RemoteObjectInvocationHandler.java:215)
	at java.rmi/java.rmi.server.RemoteObjectInvocationHandler.invoke(RemoteObjectInvocationHandler.java:160)
	at jdk.proxy6/jdk.proxy6.$Proxy161.compile(Unknown Source)
	at org.jetbrains.kotlin.compilerRunner.GradleKotlinCompilerWork.incrementalCompilationWithDaemon(GradleKotlinCompilerWork.kt:306)
	at org.jetbrains.kotlin.compilerRunner.GradleKotlinCompilerWork.compileWithDaemon(GradleKotlinCompilerWork.kt:222)
	at org.jetbrains.kotlin.compilerRunner.GradleKotlinCompilerWork.compileWithDaemonOrFallbackImpl(GradleKotlinCompilerWork.kt:161)
	at org.jetbrains.kotlin.compilerRunner.GradleKotlinCompilerWork.run(GradleKotlinCompilerWork.kt:132)
	at org.jetbrains.kotlin.compilerRunner.GradleCompilerRunnerWithWorkers$GradleKotlinCompilerWorkAction.execute(GradleCompilerRunnerWithWorkers.kt:76)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.DefaultWorkerServer.execute(DefaultWorkerServer.java:63)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.NoIsolationWorkerFactory$1$1.create(NoIsolationWorkerFactory.java:66)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.NoIsolationWorkerFactory$1$1.create(NoIsolationWorkerFactory.java:62)
	at org.gradle.internal.classloader.ClassLoaderUtils.executeInClassloader(ClassLoaderUtils.java:100)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.NoIsolationWorkerFactory$1.lambda$execute$0(NoIsolationWorkerFactory.java:62)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.AbstractWorker$1.call(AbstractWorker.java:44)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.AbstractWorker$1.call(AbstractWorker.java:41)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$CallableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:204)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$CallableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:199)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:66)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:157)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.call(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:53)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.call(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:73)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.AbstractWorker.executeWrappedInBuildOperation(AbstractWorker.java:41)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.NoIsolationWorkerFactory$1.execute(NoIsolationWorkerFactory.java:59)
	at org.gradle.workers.internal.DefaultWorkerExecutor.lambda$submitWork$2(DefaultWorkerExecutor.java:212)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue$ExecutionRunner.runExecution(DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue.java:187)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue$ExecutionRunner.access$700(DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue.java:120)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue$ExecutionRunner$1.run(DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue.java:162)
	at org.gradle.internal.Factories$1.create(Factories.java:31)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultWorkerLeaseService.withLocks(DefaultWorkerLeaseService.java:249)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultWorkerLeaseService.runAsWorkerThread(DefaultWorkerLeaseService.java:109)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultWorkerLeaseService.runAsWorkerThread(DefaultWorkerLeaseService.java:114)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue$ExecutionRunner.runBatch(DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue.java:157)
	at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue$ExecutionRunner.run(DefaultConditionalExecutionQueue.java:126)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:539)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
	at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ExecutorPolicy$CatchAndRecordFailures.onExecute(ExecutorPolicy.java:64)
	at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ManagedExecutorImpl$1.run(ManagedExecutorImpl.java:49)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1136)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:635)
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)
Caused by: java.io.EOFException
	at java.base/java.io.DataInputStream.readByte(DataInputStream.java:273)
	at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.StreamRemoteCall.executeCall(StreamRemoteCall.java:241)
	... 44 more
Using fallback strategy: Compile without Kotlin daemon
Try ./gradlew --stop if this issue persists.

Steps to Reproduce

Run job on Circle CI in the following environment

Environment

reference:
  android_docker: &android_docker
    docker:
      - image: cimg/android:2023.05.1
    environment:
      GRADLE_OPTS: '-Dorg.gradle.daemon=false -Dkotlin.compiler.execution.strategy=in-process -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs="-Xmx3g -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -XX:+UseParallelGC"'

...

# This is the job that is outputting an error
  unit_test:
    <<: *android_docker
    resource_class: large
    steps:
      - checkout
      - generate_cache_key
      - restore_cache:
          key: gradle-unittest-{{ arch }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/gradle_cache_seed" }}
      - run:
          name: Run Tests
          command: |
            ./gradlew testDebugUnitTest
      - save_cache:
          key: gradle-unittest-{{ arch }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/gradle_cache_seed" }}
          paths:
            - ~/.gradle/caches
            - ~/.gradle/wrapper

kotlin.code.style=official
org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3G -XX:MaxPermSize=1G -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options\="-Xmx2G" -XX:+UseParallelGC
org.gradle.parallel=true
android.useAndroidX=true
android.enableJetifier=false
  • Kotlin v1.8.21
  • AGP v7.4.2
  • Gradle v7.6.1
2

The first thing to try is to disable the cache you have defined as that has the possibility of propagating an issue between builds and you do not say if the cache was removed when you updated Kotlin, which would likely cause issues.