[AMQ-3875] Client / NetworkBridge Connection blocks all communication at the transport when producer-flow-control reached

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Abandoned
• Affects Version/s: 5.4.2
• Assignee: Christian Posta
• Reporter: Arthur Naseef
• Created: 06/Jun/12 15:47
• Updated: 13/Mar/22 14:08
• Resolved: 13/Mar/22 14:08

Description

When producer-flow-control throttles a producer, the entire connection for the client, or network bridge, can be blocked until space clears.

A unit test will be attached that demonstrates this situation with any of the following types of messaging:

• PERSISTENT, transacted
• NON-PERSISTENT, non-transacted
• NON-PERSISTENT, transacted

PERSISTENT, non-transacted messages don't have this problem. Internally, it seems that any time messages are sent asynchronously across the transport (i.e. isResponseRequired() == false), the problem occurs.

The expected operation is for producers to the destination to block on send() and all other operations across the same connection to continue normally.

Issue Links

• is related to: AMQ-3331 When a producer from a network bridge is blocked by producer flow control, all producers from the network bridge get blocked.