I've got two invocations of my authenticate.jsp hanging since 130501996 ms in tomcat5-5.0.30-8jpp like this: "TP-Processor6" daemon prio=1 tid=0x08493c68 nid=0x4f34 waiting on condition [0x59c85000..0x59c86658] at org.apache.tomcat.util.buf.UDecoder.convert(UDecoder.java:82) at org.apache.tomcat.util.buf.UDecoder.convert(UDecoder.java:42) at org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.urlDecode(Parameters.java:405) at org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.processParameters(Parameters.java:389) at org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.processParameters(Parameters.java:341) at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteRequest.parseRequestParameters(CoyoteRequest.java:2418) at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteRequest.getParameter(CoyoteRequest.java:1073) at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteRequestFacade.getParameter(CoyoteRequestFacade.java:267) at javax.servlet.ServletRequestWrapper.getParameter(ServletRequestWrapper.java:157) at org.apache.jsp.free.login.authenticate_jsp._jspService(authenticate_jsp.java:141) at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:94) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:324) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802) [...] The JSP is a form action, and the requests are hanging during the POST request. The page doesn't receive anything special, just username and password.
We've got exactly the same problem with the Edit.jsp form action of JSPWiki (for see more info see http://www.jspwiki.org/) on a different server. Different hardware, but RedHat 9 and tomcat version are the same. Here's the trace of the hanging threads: "TP-Processor9" daemon prio=1 tid=0x080f38c0 nid=0x5050 waiting on condition [0x59e08000..0x59e094d8] at org.apache.tomcat.util.buf.UDecoder.convert(UDecoder.java:82) at org.apache.tomcat.util.buf.UDecoder.convert(UDecoder.java:42) at org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.urlDecode(Parameters.java:405) at org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.processParameters(Parameters.java:389) at org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.processParameters(Parameters.java:341) at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteRequest.parseRequestParameters(CoyoteRequest.java:2418) at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteRequest.getParameter(CoyoteRequest.java:1073) at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteRequestFacade.getParameter(CoyoteRequestFacade.java:267) at com.ecyrd.jspwiki.WikiEngine.safeGetParameter(WikiEngine.java:591) at org.apache.jsp.Edit_jsp._jspService(Edit_jsp.java:73) at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:94) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:324) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:214) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invokeInternal(StandardContextValve.java:198) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:152) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:540) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:102) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:137) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:118) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:102) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:929) at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:160) at org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler.invoke(JkCoyoteHandler.java:300) at org.apache.jk.common.HandlerRequest.invoke(HandlerRequest.java:374) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.invoke(ChannelSocket.java:743) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.processConnection(ChannelSocket.java:675) at org.apache.jk.common.SocketConnection.runIt(ChannelSocket.java:866) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684) and "TP-Processor5" daemon prio=1 tid=0x084936e8 nid=0x4f33 waiting on condition [0x59c04000..0x59c056d8] at org.apache.tomcat.util.buf.UDecoder.convert(UDecoder.java:82) at org.apache.tomcat.util.buf.UDecoder.convert(UDecoder.java:42) at org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.urlDecode(Parameters.java:405) at org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.processParameters(Parameters.java:389) at org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.processParameters(Parameters.java:341) at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteRequest.parseRequestParameters(CoyoteRequest.java:2418) at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteRequest.getParameter(CoyoteRequest.java:1073) at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteRequestFacade.getParameter(CoyoteRequestFacade.java:267) at com.ecyrd.jspwiki.WikiEngine.safeGetParameter(WikiEngine.java:591) at org.apache.jsp.Edit_jsp._jspService(Edit_jsp.java:73) at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:94) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:324) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:214) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invokeInternal(StandardContextValve.java:198) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:152) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:540) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:102) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:137) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:118) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:102) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:929) at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:160) at org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler.invoke(JkCoyoteHandler.java:300) at org.apache.jk.common.HandlerRequest.invoke(HandlerRequest.java:374) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.invoke(ChannelSocket.java:743) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.processConnection(ChannelSocket.java:675) at org.apache.jk.common.SocketConnection.runIt(ChannelSocket.java:866) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595) I hope you can fix that!
I hope you can tell us the input to the convert call that makes it hang, otherwise we can't reproduce it. Thanks.
Without information to reproduce there is little we can do with this.