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Flashlight loop

From: Ken Paulsen <Ken.Paulsen_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:22:38 -0700

I left my server running and apparently the session expired... I got the
following StackOverFlowError in my server.log:

Aug 14, 2008 3:10:04 AM
INFO: [FL] fireProbe?? ==> true 1[FL] fireProbe?? ==> true 1
Aug 14, 2008 3:10:04 AM
INFO: [FL] method: requestStartEvent **Arg:
org.apache.catalina.connector.RequestFacade_at_14b52aa
Aug 14, 2008 3:10:04 AM
INFO: [FL] method: requestStartEvent **Arg:
org.apache.catalina.connector.ResponseFacade_at_2026f3
Aug 14, 2008 3:10:04 AM
INFO: [FL] fireProbe?? ==> true 1
Aug 14, 2008 3:10:04 AM
INFO: [FL] fireProbe?? ==> true 1
Aug 14, 2008 3:10:04 AM
INFO: [FL] fireProbe?? ==> true 1
Aug 14, 2008 3:10:04 AM

... (for a long time!) Then:


INFO: [FL] fireProbe?? ==> true 1
Aug 14, 2008 3:10:05 AM
INFO: [FL] fireProbe?? ==> true 1[FL] fireProbe?? ==> true 1
Aug 14, 2008 3:10:05 AM
INFO: [FL] fireProbe?? ==> true 1
Aug 14, 2008 3:10:05 AM org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter service
SEVERE: PWC3989: An exception or error occurred in the container during
the request processing
java.lang.StackOverflowError
    at sun.nio.cs.UTF_8$Decoder.decodeArrayLoop(UTF_8.java:212)
    at sun.nio.cs.UTF_8$Decoder.decodeLoop(UTF_8.java:358)
    at java.nio.charset.CharsetDecoder.decode(CharsetDecoder.java:544)
    at java.lang.StringCoding$StringDecoder.decode(StringCoding.java:140)
    at java.lang.StringCoding.decode(StringCoding.java:173)
    at java.lang.StringCoding.decode(StringCoding.java:185)
    at java.lang.String.<init>(String.java:571)
    at
java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream.toString(ByteArrayOutputStream.java:163)
    at
com.sun.common.util.logging.LoggingOutputStream.flush(LoggingOutputStream.java:82)
    at java.io.PrintStream.write(PrintStream.java:432)
    at sun.nio.cs.StreamEncoder.writeBytes(StreamEncoder.java:202)
    at sun.nio.cs.StreamEncoder.implFlushBuffer(StreamEncoder.java:272)
    at sun.nio.cs.StreamEncoder.flushBuffer(StreamEncoder.java:85)
    at java.io.OutputStreamWriter.flushBuffer(OutputStreamWriter.java:168)
    at java.io.PrintStream.write(PrintStream.java:477)
    at java.io.PrintStream.print(PrintStream.java:619)
    at java.io.PrintStream.println(PrintStream.java:756)
    at org.glassfish.flashlight.provider.Probe.fireProbe(Probe.java:97)
    at
org.glassfish.web.admin.monitor.SessionProbeProvider_web_Flashlight_session_App_.sessionExpiredEvent(Unknown
Source)
    at
com.sun.enterprise.web.WebModule.sessionExpiredEvent(WebModule.java:1622)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.isValid(StandardSession.java:670)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.getAttributeNames(StandardSession.java:1225)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.toString(StandardSession.java:1080)
    at java.lang.String.valueOf(String.java:2827)
    at java.lang.StringBuilder.append(StringBuilder.java:115)
    at
org.glassfish.flashlight.impl.client.ReflectiveClientInvoker.invoke(ReflectiveClientInvoker.java:103)
    at org.glassfish.flashlight.provider.Probe.fireProbe(Probe.java:99)
    at
org.glassfish.web.admin.monitor.SessionProbeProvider_web_Flashlight_session_App_.sessionExpiredEvent(Unknown
Source)
    at
com.sun.enterprise.web.WebModule.sessionExpiredEvent(WebModule.java:1622)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.isValid(StandardSession.java:670)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.getAttributeNames(StandardSession.java:1225)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.toString(StandardSession.java:1080)
    at java.lang.String.valueOf(String.java:2827)
    at java.lang.StringBuilder.append(StringBuilder.java:115)
    at
org.glassfish.flashlight.impl.client.ReflectiveClientInvoker.invoke(ReflectiveClientInvoker.java:103)
    at org.glassfish.flashlight.provider.Probe.fireProbe(Probe.java:99)
    at
org.glassfish.web.admin.monitor.SessionProbeProvider_web_Flashlight_session_App_.sessionExpiredEvent(Unknown
Source)
    at
com.sun.enterprise.web.WebModule.sessionExpiredEvent(WebModule.java:1622)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.isValid(StandardSession.java:670)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.getAttributeNames(StandardSession.java:1225)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.toString(StandardSession.java:1080)
    at java.lang.String.valueOf(String.java:2827)
    at java.lang.StringBuilder.append(StringBuilder.java:115)
    at
org.glassfish.flashlight.impl.client.ReflectiveClientInvoker.invoke(ReflectiveClientInvoker.java:103)
    at org.glassfish.flashlight.provider.Probe.fireProbe(Probe.java:99)
    at
org.glassfish.web.admin.monitor.SessionProbeProvider_web_Flashlight_session_App_.sessionExpiredEvent(Unknown
Source)
    at
com.sun.enterprise.web.WebModule.sessionExpiredEvent(WebModule.java:1622)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.isValid(StandardSession.java:670)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.getAttributeNames(StandardSession.java:1225)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.toString(StandardSession.java:1080)
    at java.lang.String.valueOf(String.java:2827)
    at java.lang.StringBuilder.append(StringBuilder.java:115)
    at
org.glassfish.flashlight.impl.client.ReflectiveClientInvoker.invoke(ReflectiveClientInvoker.java:103)
    at org.glassfish.flashlight.provider.Probe.fireProbe(Probe.java:99)
    at
org.glassfish.web.admin.monitor.SessionProbeProvider_web_Flashlight_session_App_.sessionExpiredEvent(Unknown
Source)
    at
com.sun.enterprise.web.WebModule.sessionExpiredEvent(WebModule.java:1622)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.isValid(StandardSession.java:670)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.getAttributeNames(StandardSession.java:1225)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.toString(StandardSession.java:1080)
    at java.lang.String.valueOf(String.java:2827)
    at java.lang.StringBuilder.append(StringBuilder.java:115)
    at
org.glassfish.flashlight.impl.client.ReflectiveClientInvoker.invoke(ReflectiveClientInvoker.java:103)
    at org.glassfish.flashlight.provider.Probe.fireProbe(Probe.java:99)
    at
org.glassfish.web.admin.monitor.SessionProbeProvider_web_Flashlight_session_App_.sessionExpiredEvent(Unknown
Source)
    at
com.sun.enterprise.web.WebModule.sessionExpiredEvent(WebModule.java:1622)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.isValid(StandardSession.java:670)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.getAttributeNames(StandardSession.java:1225)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.toString(StandardSession.java:1080)
    at java.lang.String.valueOf(String.java:2827)
    at java.lang.StringBuilder.append(StringBuilder.java:115)
    at
org.glassfish.flashlight.impl.client.ReflectiveClientInvoker.invoke(ReflectiveClientInvoker.java:103)
    at org.glassfish.flashlight.provider.Probe.fireProbe(Probe.java:99)
    at
org.glassfish.web.admin.monitor.SessionProbeProvider_web_Flashlight_session_App_.sessionExpiredEvent(Unknown
Source)
    at
com.sun.enterprise.web.WebModule.sessionExpiredEvent(WebModule.java:1622)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.isValid(StandardSession.java:670)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.getAttributeNames(StandardSession.java:1225)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.toString(StandardSession.java:1080)
    at java.lang.String.valueOf(String.java:2827)
    at java.lang.StringBuilder.append(StringBuilder.java:115)
    at
org.glassfish.flashlight.impl.client.ReflectiveClientInvoker.invoke(ReflectiveClientInvoker.java:103)
    at org.glassfish.flashlight.provider.Probe.fireProbe(Probe.java:99)
    at
org.glassfish.web.admin.monitor.SessionProbeProvider_web_Flashlight_session_App_.sessionExpiredEvent(Unknown
Source)
    at
com.sun.enterprise.web.WebModule.sessionExpiredEvent(WebModule.java:1622)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.isValid(StandardSession.java:670)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.getAttributeNames(StandardSession.java:1225)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.toString(StandardSession.java:1080)
    at java.lang.String.valueOf(String.java:2827)
    at java.lang.StringBuilder.append(StringBuilder.java:115)
    at
org.glassfish.flashlight.impl.client.ReflectiveClientInvoker.invoke(ReflectiveClientInvoker.java:103)
    at org.glassfish.flashlight.provider.Probe.fireProbe(Probe.java:99)
    at
org.glassfish.web.admin.monitor.SessionProbeProvider_web_Flashlight_session_App_.sessionExpiredEvent(Unknown
Source)
    at
com.sun.enterprise.web.WebModule.sessionExpiredEvent(WebModule.java:1622)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.isValid(StandardSession.java:670)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.getAttributeNames(StandardSession.java:1225)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.toString(StandardSession.java:1080)
    at java.lang.String.valueOf(String.java:2827)
    at java.lang.StringBuilder.append(StringBuilder.java:115)
    at
org.glassfish.flashlight.impl.client.ReflectiveClientInvoker.invoke(ReflectiveClientInvoker.java:103)
    at org.glassfish.flashlight.provider.Probe.fireProbe(Probe.java:99)
    at
org.glassfish.web.admin.monitor.SessionProbeProvider_web_Flashlight_session_App_.sessionExpiredEvent(Unknown
Source)
    at
com.sun.enterprise.web.WebModule.sessionExpiredEvent(WebModule.java:1622)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.isValid(StandardSession.java:670)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.getAttributeNames(StandardSession.java:1225)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.toString(StandardSession.java:1080)
    at java.lang.String.valueOf(String.java:2827)
    at java.lang.StringBuilder.append(StringBuilder.java:115)
    at
org.glassfish.flashlight.impl.client.ReflectiveClientInvoker.invoke(ReflectiveClientInvoker.java:103)
    at org.glassfish.flashlight.provider.Probe.fireProbe(Probe.java:99)
    at
org.glassfish.web.admin.monitor.SessionProbeProvider_web_Flashlight_session_App_.sessionExpiredEvent(Unknown
Source)
    at
com.sun.enterprise.web.WebModule.sessionExpiredEvent(WebModule.java:1622)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.isValid(StandardSession.java:670)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.getAttributeNames(StandardSession.java:1225)
    at
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.toString(StandardSession.java:1080)
    at java.lang.String.valueOf(String.java:2827)
    at java.lang.StringBuilder.append(StringBuilder.java:115)
    at
org.glassfish.flashlight.impl.client.ReflectiveClientInvoker.invoke(ReflectiveClientInvoker.java:103)
... (for a long time)

Earlier in my log I got a similar with this part being different:

INFO: [FL] fireProbe?? ==> true 1
Aug 14, 2008 3:09:13 AM
INFO: [FL] fireProbe?? ==> true 1
Aug 14, 2008 3:09:13 AM
INFO: [FL] fireProbe?? ==> true 1
Aug 14, 2008 3:09:13 AM
org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$ContainerBackgroundProcessor
processChildren
SEVERE: Exception invoking periodic operation:
java.lang.StackOverflowError
    at sun.nio.cs.UTF_8$Decoder.decodeArrayLoop(UTF_8.java:212)
    at sun.nio.cs.UTF_8$Decoder.decodeLoop(UTF_8.java:358)

... (the rest was the same) This error came up multiple times.

Ken