Configurator.startProtocolStack() throws NPE if cluster_name is null -------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JGRP-704 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JGRP-704 Project: JGroups Issue Type: Bug Affects Versions: 2.6.2 Reporter: Brian Stansberry Assigned To: Bela Ban Priority: Minor Tries to pass the null to ConcurrentMap.keySet().contains(), which throws NPE: 2008-02-28 17:43:06,098 ERROR [org.jboss.messaging.util.ExceptionUtil] org.jboss.messaging.core.jmx.MessagingPostOfficeService@1a0d916 startService org.jgroups.ChannelException: failed to start protocol stack at org.jgroups.JChannel.startStack(JChannel.java:1440) at org.jgroups.JChannel.connect(JChannel.java:362) at org.jboss.messaging.core.impl.postoffice.GroupMember.start(GroupMember.java:142) .... Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap.hash(ConcurrentHashMap.java:157) at java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap.containsKey(ConcurrentHashMap.java:745) at java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap$KeySet.contains(ConcurrentHashMap.java:1215) at org.jgroups.stack.Configurator.startProtocolStack(Configurator.java:85) at org.jgroups.stack.ProtocolStack.startStack(ProtocolStack.java:341) at org.jgroups.JChannel.startStack(JChannel.java:1437) ... 59 more In JChannel.startStack(String cluster_name) there's this which implies a null cluster_name is meant to work: if(cluster_name == null) { if(log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("cluster_name is null, assuming unicast channel"); } If it isn't meant to work any longer, then an IllegalArgumentException is better than NPE. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira