[ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/EJBTHREE-2273?page=com.atlassian.jira.plu... ] David Stephan updated EJBTHREE-2273: ------------------------------------ Description: The problem is in SimpleStatefulCache. Consider what happens when you load a passivated SFSB instance: 1) org.jboss.ejb3.cache.simple.SimpleStatefulCache.get() is called 2) it synchronizes on this.cacheMap and checks if it is in memory 3) when it's not, it enters the second part of the code, synchronizing on this.pm and then this.cacheMap 4) it checks for the passivated bean So the locking order is the StatefulSessionPersistenceManager first and then the CacheMap second Consider what happens when you create a new SFSB instance, which causes an old one to be passivated: 1) org.jboss.ejb3.cache.simple.SimpleStatefulCache.create() is called 2) after creating the instance, it synchronizes on this.cacheMap and calls cacheMap.put() 3) when the cache is full, CacheMap.removeEldestEntry() is called 4) if it can passivate the bean, it calls SimpleStatefulCache.passivate() 5) that method synchronizes on this.pm So the locking order is CacheMap first and StatefulSessionPersistenceManager second. Not having the same locking order will cause this deadlock if more than one thread is involved, and SimpleStatefulCache.get() and SimpleStatefulCache.create() are invoked concurrently. Note: Altering the synchronization order in SimpleStatefulCache.get() will lead to a regression in https://issues.jboss.org/browse/EJBTHREE-1549. was: The problem is in SimpleStatefulCache. Consider what happens when you load a passivated SFSB instance: 1) org.jboss.ejb3.cache.simple.SimpleStatefulCache.get() is called 2) it synchronizes on this.cacheMap and checks if it is in memory 3) when it's not, it enters the second part of the code, synchronizing on this.pm and then this.cacheMap 4) it checks for the passivated bean So the locking order is the StatefulSessionPersistenceManager first and then the CacheMap second Consider what happens when you create a new SFSB instance, which causes an old one to be passivated: 1) org.jboss.ejb3.cache.simple.SimpleStatefulCache.create() is called 2) after creating the instance, it synchronizes on this.cacheMap and calls cacheMap.put() 3) when the cache is full, CacheMap.removeEldestEntry() is called 4) if it can passivate the bean, it calls SimpleStatefulCache.passivate() 5) that method synchronizes on this.pm So the locking order is CacheMap first and StatefulSessionPersistenceManager second. Not having the same locking order will cause this deadlock if more than one thread is involved, and SimpleStatefulCache.get() and SimpleStatefulCache.create() are invoked concurrently. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.jboss.org/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira