CodeQL run is failing everytime due to lost communication with the server

[ashutosh7107]

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I am using the below code ql workflow but everytime after 30-40 minutes of running it is giving me below error. I increased the memory size as well but still error is coming.
The hosted runner: GitHub Actions 206 lost communication with the server. Anything in your workflow that terminates the runner process, starves it for CPU/Memory, or blocks its network access can cause this error.

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

What went wrong:
Gradle build daemon disappeared unexpectedly (it may have been killed or may have crashed)

`jobs:
codeql-analysis:
name: CodeQL Analyse
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
actions: read
contents: read
security-events: write
env:
CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_JAVA_AGENT_ENABLE_KOTLIN: true
CODEQL_ACTION_EXTRA_OPTIONS: '{"database": {"finalize": ["-J-Xmx6144m"]}}'
GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
strategy:
matrix:
os: [ubuntu-latest]
fail-fast: false
steps:
- name: Cancel Previous Runs
uses: styfle/[email protected]
with:
access_token: ${{ github.token }}
- name: Checkout repository
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Set up Java
uses: actions/setup-java@v4
with:
java-version: 21
distribution: 'adopt'
server-id: github
server-username: ${{ github.actor }}
server-password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
# Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
- name: Initialize CodeQL
uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
with:
languages: 'java'
# Details on CodeQL's query packs refer to : https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
queries: security-extended,security-and-quality

  - name: Setup Gradle
    uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4

  - name: Run build with Gradle Wrapper
    run: |
      export GRADLE_OPTS="-Xmx6144m -Dog.gradle.margins=-Xmx6144m"
      ./gradlew clean assembleDevUsDebug --no-daemon

  - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
    uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3`

Any suggestions how to resolve the above error?

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[MrGuato]

Even though you increased memory (-Xmx6144m), the runner might still be running out of resources.

Try running Gradle without the daemon to prevent excessive memory usage:

- name: Run build with Gradle Wrapper
  run: |
    export GRADLE_OPTS="-Xmx6144m -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx6144m"
    ./gradlew --no-daemon --no-parallel clean assembleDevUsDebug

Why?

• no-daemon: Disables the Gradle Daemon, reducing memory overhead.
• no-parallel: Ensures Gradle does not start multiple parallel processes, reducing CPU/memory spikes.

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