project_key: JBPAPP6 When a client invokes a EJB2 stateful session bean, which is being destroyed right at the same time, a race condition sometimes leads to a NullPointerException. The scenario when this error occurs: 1. the bean is in a passivated state 2. client invokes a method on it 3. activation routine is run for the instance 4. however, it seems that even during activation procedure, container sometimes still decides to expire and remove it 5. this leads to a NullPointerException I set the bean's stateful timeout to 1 millisecond to increase the chance for this to happen. {noformat} (client invoking a setter on the bean) 15:25:30,224 INFO [org.jboss.as.test.clustering.extended.ejb2.stateful.passivation.StatefulBeanBase] (EJB default - 4) Setting number: 15 (the bean gets passivated) 15:25:30,225 INFO [org.jboss.as.test.clustering.extended.ejb2.stateful.passivation.StatefulBeanBase] (EJB default - 4) Passivating with number: 15 and was passivated by unknown, prePassivate method called 1 times (invoking a getter on the bean) 15:25:30,228 INFO [org.jboss.as.test.clustering.extended.ejb2.stateful.passivation.StatefulPassivationExpirationTestCase] (main) Retrieving number for id=15 (activation procedure running) 15:25:30,231 INFO [org.jboss.as.test.clustering.extended.ejb2.stateful.passivation.StatefulBeanBase] (EJB default - 5) Activating with number: 15 and was passivated by unknown, postActivate method called 1 times (ejbRemove procedure running at the same time) 15:25:30,232 INFO [org.jboss.as.test.clustering.extended.ejb2.stateful.passivation.StatefulBeanBase] (pool-10-thread-1) ejbRemove on instance id=15 15:25:30,236 INFO [org.jboss.as.ejb3] (EJB default - 5) JBAS014101: Failed to find SFSB instance with session ID {[-17, 39, 72, -2, 73, -99, 70, 67, -99, 78, 110, -45, -65, -53, -76, -94]} in cache 15:25:30,236 ERROR [org.jboss.as.ejb3.invocation] (EJB default - 5) JBAS014134: EJB Invocation failed on component StatefulBean for method public abstract int org.jboss.as.test.clustering.extended.ejb2.stateful.passivation.StatefulRemote.getNumber() throws java.rmi.RemoteException: javax.ejb.EJBException: java.lang.NullPointerException {noformat} Had the bean expired properly BEFORE the invocation, it would have thrown a NoSuchObjectException, which is ok according to spec. A reproducer is available at: https://github.com/jmartisk/jboss-as/tree/jbqa-6319-stateful-expiration , test=org.jboss.as.test.clustering.extended.ejb2.stateful.passivation.StatefulPassivationExpirationTestCase . The test is part of clustering testsuite, but I suppose this is not a clustering-specific error. (this is forked from upstream 7.2 branch, but you can run it against EAP 6.0.1, just edit testsuite/integration/clust/src/test/config/arq/arquillian.xml and change the port offset argument from jboss.port.offset to jboss.socket.binding.port-offset so the two EAPs will not clash).
Can you please paste the complete NPE stacktrace here too?
http://pastebin.test.redhat.com/117097
Pasting the stacktrace inline here: {code} 15:25:30,236 ERROR [org.jboss.as.ejb3.invocation] (EJB default - 5) JBAS014134: EJB Invocation failed on component StatefulBean for method public abstract int org.jboss.as.test.clustering.extended.ejb2.stateful.passivation.StatefulRemote.getNumber() throws java.rmi.RemoteException: javax.ejb.EJBException: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.jboss.as.ejb3.tx.CMTTxInterceptor.handleExceptionInOurTx(CMTTxInterceptor.java:164) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.tx.CMTTxInterceptor.invokeInOurTx(CMTTxInterceptor.java:228) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.tx.CMTTxInterceptor.required(CMTTxInterceptor.java:302) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.tx.CMTTxInterceptor.processInvocation(CMTTxInterceptor.java:188) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.remote.EJBRemoteTransactionPropagatingInterceptor.processInvocation(EJBRemoteTransactionPropagatingInterceptor.java:79) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.interceptors.CurrentInvocationContextInterceptor.processInvocation(CurrentInvocationContextInterceptor.java:41) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.interceptors.ShutDownInterceptorFactory$1.processInvocation(ShutDownInterceptorFactory.java:42) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.interceptors.LoggingInterceptor.processInvocation(LoggingInterceptor.java:59) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.interceptors.EjbExceptionTransformingInterceptorFactories$1.processInvocation(EjbExceptionTransformingInterceptorFactories.java:65) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.ee.component.NamespaceContextInterceptor.processInvocation(NamespaceContextInterceptor.java:50) [jboss-as-ee-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.interceptors.AdditionalSetupInterceptor.processInvocation(AdditionalSetupInterceptor.java:43) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.ee.component.TCCLInterceptor.processInvocation(TCCLInterceptor.java:45) [jboss-as-ee-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.invocation.ChainedInterceptor.processInvocation(ChainedInterceptor.java:61) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.ee.component.ViewService$View.invoke(ViewService.java:165) [jboss-as-ee-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.remote.protocol.versionone.MethodInvocationMessageHandler.invokeMethod(MethodInvocationMessageHandler.java:321) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.remote.protocol.versionone.MethodInvocationMessageHandler.access$100(MethodInvocationMessageHandler.java:69) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.remote.protocol.versionone.MethodInvocationMessageHandler$1.run(MethodInvocationMessageHandler.java:202) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:441) [rt.jar:1.6.0_32] at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303) [rt.jar:1.6.0_32] at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138) [rt.jar:1.6.0_32] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) [rt.jar:1.6.0_32] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) [rt.jar:1.6.0_32] at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) [rt.jar:1.6.0_32] at org.jboss.threads.JBossThread.run(JBossThread.java:122) Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.jboss.as.ee.component.ManagedReferenceMethodInterceptorFactory$ManagedReferenceMethodInterceptor.processInvocation(ManagedReferenceMethodInterceptorFactory.java:70) [jboss-as-ee-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.invocation.WeavedInterceptor.processInvocation(WeavedInterceptor.java:53) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.ee.component.interceptors.UserInterceptorFactory$1.processInvocation(UserInterceptorFactory.java:36) [jboss-as-ee-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.invocationmetrics.ExecutionTimeInterceptor.processInvocation(ExecutionTimeInterceptor.java:43) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.jpa.interceptor.SBInvocationInterceptor.processInvocation(SBInvocationInterceptor.java:47) at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.jpa.interceptor.SFSBInvocationInterceptor.processInvocation(SFSBInvocationInterceptor.java:58) at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.stateful.StatefulSessionSynchronizationInterceptor.processInvocation(StatefulSessionSynchronizationInterceptor.java:156) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.invocation.InitialInterceptor.processInvocation(InitialInterceptor.java:21) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.invocation.ChainedInterceptor.processInvocation(ChainedInterceptor.java:61) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.ee.component.interceptors.ComponentDispatcherInterceptor.processInvocation(ComponentDispatcherInterceptor.java:53) [jboss-as-ee-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.stateful.StatefulComponentInstanceInterceptor.processInvocation(StatefulComponentInstanceInterceptor.java:67) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.tx.CMTTxInterceptor.invokeInOurTx(CMTTxInterceptor.java:226) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-3] ... 31 more {code}
Assigning jpai EJB issues to david.lloyd. Please re-assign to Cheng or others as needed.
The issue affect also EJB3 SFSB beans and also non passivating beans. However with not passivating beans it is harder to reproduce.
PR sent: https://github.com/jbossas/jboss-eap/pull/1330
The issue seem to be caused by possible race condition in both PassivatingBackingCacheImpl and NonPassivatingBackingCacheImpl. The cache impl get methods cancel instance expiration and passivation until release method is called. However the cancelExpirationPassivation(key) does not block and if the cache entry expiration has already bean triggered, it is not canceled and could be executed between get/release.
The test still fails with NPE intermittently, tried with 6.3.0.ER8 and I see a failure in one of every ~30 runs, I estimate. The NPE I see now is a little bit different though: 09:35:04,452 ERROR [org.jboss.as.ejb3.invocation] (pool-1-thread-1) JBAS014134: EJB Invocation failed on component StatefulBeanWithStatefulTimeout for method public abstract int org.jboss.as.test.integration.ejb.ejb2.stateful.StatefulRemote.getNumber() throws java.rmi.RemoteException: javax.ejb.EJBException: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.jboss.as.ejb3.tx.CMTTxInterceptor.handleExceptionInOurTx(CMTTxInterceptor.java:189) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.tx.CMTTxInterceptor.invokeInOurTx(CMTTxInterceptor.java:274) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.tx.CMTTxInterceptor.required(CMTTxInterceptor.java:339) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.tx.CMTTxInterceptor.processInvocation(CMTTxInterceptor.java:238) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.remote.EJBRemoteTransactionPropagatingInterceptor.processInvocation(EJBRemoteTransactionPropagatingInterceptor.java:79) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.interceptors.CurrentInvocationContextInterceptor.processInvocation(CurrentInvocationContextInterceptor.java:41) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.interceptors.ShutDownInterceptorFactory$1.processInvocation(ShutDownInterceptorFactory.java:64) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.interceptors.LoggingInterceptor.processInvocation(LoggingInterceptor.java:59) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.interceptors.EjbExceptionTransformingInterceptorFactories$1.processInvocation(EjbExceptionTransformingInterceptorFactories.java:65) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ee.component.NamespaceContextInterceptor.processInvocation(NamespaceContextInterceptor.java:50) [jboss-as-ee-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.interceptors.AdditionalSetupInterceptor.processInvocation(AdditionalSetupInterceptor.java:55) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ee.component.TCCLInterceptor.processInvocation(TCCLInterceptor.java:45) [jboss-as-ee-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.invocation.ChainedInterceptor.processInvocation(ChainedInterceptor.java:61) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ee.component.ViewService$View.invoke(ViewService.java:185) [jboss-as-ee-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.remote.LocalEjbReceiver.processInvocation(LocalEjbReceiver.java:249) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBClientInvocationContext.sendRequest(EJBClientInvocationContext.java:181) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.25.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.25.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBObjectInterceptor.handleInvocation(EJBObjectInterceptor.java:58) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.25.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.25.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBClientInvocationContext.sendRequest(EJBClientInvocationContext.java:183) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.25.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.25.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBHomeInterceptor.handleInvocation(EJBHomeInterceptor.java:83) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.25.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.25.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBClientInvocationContext.sendRequest(EJBClientInvocationContext.java:183) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.25.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.25.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.ejb.client.TransactionInterceptor.handleInvocation(TransactionInterceptor.java:42) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.25.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.25.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBClientInvocationContext.sendRequest(EJBClientInvocationContext.java:183) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.25.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.25.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.ejb.client.ReceiverInterceptor.handleInvocation(ReceiverInterceptor.java:125) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.25.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.25.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBClientInvocationContext.sendRequest(EJBClientInvocationContext.java:183) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.25.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.25.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBInvocationHandler.sendRequestWithPossibleRetries(EJBInvocationHandler.java:253) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.25.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.25.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBInvocationHandler.doInvoke(EJBInvocationHandler.java:198) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.25.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.25.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBInvocationHandler.doInvoke(EJBInvocationHandler.java:181) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.25.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.25.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBInvocationHandler.invoke(EJBInvocationHandler.java:144) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.25.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.25.Final-redhat-1] at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy29.getNumber(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.as.test.integration.ejb.ejb2.stateful.StatefulPassivationExpirationTestCase.testStatefulPassivateion(StatefulPassivationExpirationTestCase.java:98) [classes:] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:47) [arquillian-service:] at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:12) [arquillian-service:] at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:44) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$6$1.invoke(Arquillian.java:270) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.impl.execution.LocalTestExecuter.execute(LocalTestExecuter.java:60) [arquillian-service:] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:90) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.invokeObservers(EventContextImpl.java:99) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:81) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ManagerImpl.fire(ManagerImpl.java:135) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ManagerImpl.fire(ManagerImpl.java:115) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventImpl.fire(EventImpl.java:67) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.impl.execution.ContainerTestExecuter.execute(ContainerTestExecuter.java:38) [arquillian-service:] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:90) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.invokeObservers(EventContextImpl.java:99) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:81) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.test.impl.TestContextHandler.createTestContext(TestContextHandler.java:89) [arquillian-service:] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:90) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:88) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.test.impl.TestContextHandler.createClassContext(TestContextHandler.java:75) [arquillian-service:] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:90) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:88) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.test.impl.TestContextHandler.createSuiteContext(TestContextHandler.java:60) [arquillian-service:] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:90) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:88) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ManagerImpl.fire(ManagerImpl.java:135) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.test.impl.EventTestRunnerAdaptor.test(EventTestRunnerAdaptor.java:111) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$6.evaluate(Arquillian.java:263) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$4.evaluate(Arquillian.java:226) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian.multiExecute(Arquillian.java:314) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian.access$100(Arquillian.java:46) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$5.evaluate(Arquillian.java:240) [arquillian-service:] at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:271) [arquillian-service:] at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:70) [arquillian-service:] at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:50) [arquillian-service:] at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:238) [arquillian-service:] at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:63) [arquillian-service:] at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:236) [arquillian-service:] at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:53) [arquillian-service:] at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:229) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$2.evaluate(Arquillian.java:185) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian.multiExecute(Arquillian.java:314) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian.access$100(Arquillian.java:46) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$3.evaluate(Arquillian.java:199) [arquillian-service:] at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:309) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian.run(Arquillian.java:147) [arquillian-service:] at org.junit.runner.JUnitCore.run(JUnitCore.java:160) [arquillian-service:] at org.junit.runner.JUnitCore.run(JUnitCore.java:138) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.container.JUnitTestRunner.execute(JUnitTestRunner.java:65) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.protocol.jmx.JMXTestRunner.runTestMethodInternal(JMXTestRunner.java:128) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.arquillian.protocol.jmx.JMXTestRunner.runTestMethod(JMXTestRunner.java:107) [arquillian-service:] at org.jboss.as.arquillian.service.ArquillianService$ExtendedJMXTestRunner.runTestMethod(ArquillianService.java:214) [arquillian-service:] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.misc.Trampoline.invoke(MethodUtil.java:75) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.misc.MethodUtil.invoke(MethodUtil.java:279) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.StandardMBeanIntrospector.invokeM2(StandardMBeanIntrospector.java:112) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.StandardMBeanIntrospector.invokeM2(StandardMBeanIntrospector.java:46) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.MBeanIntrospector.invokeM(MBeanIntrospector.java:237) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.PerInterface.invoke(PerInterface.java:138) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.MBeanSupport.invoke(MBeanSupport.java:252) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.invoke(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:819) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.invoke(JmxMBeanServer.java:801) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at org.jboss.as.jmx.PluggableMBeanServerImpl$TcclMBeanServer.invoke(PluggableMBeanServerImpl.java:1455) at org.jboss.as.jmx.PluggableMBeanServerImpl.invoke(PluggableMBeanServerImpl.java:731) at org.jboss.remotingjmx.protocol.v2.ServerProxy$InvokeHandler.handle(ServerProxy.java:952) at org.jboss.remotingjmx.protocol.v2.ServerCommon$MessageReciever$1$1.run(ServerCommon.java:153) at org.jboss.as.jmx.ServerInterceptorFactory$Interceptor$1.run(ServerInterceptorFactory.java:75) at org.jboss.as.jmx.ServerInterceptorFactory$Interceptor$1.run(ServerInterceptorFactory.java:70) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAs(Subject.java:415) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at org.jboss.as.controller.AccessAuditContext.doAs(AccessAuditContext.java:94) at org.jboss.as.jmx.ServerInterceptorFactory$Interceptor.handleEvent(ServerInterceptorFactory.java:70) at org.jboss.remotingjmx.protocol.v2.ServerCommon$MessageReciever$1.run(ServerCommon.java:149) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor13.invoke(Unknown Source) [:1.7.0_60] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_60] at org.jboss.as.ee.component.ManagedReferenceMethodInterceptor.processInvocation(ManagedReferenceMethodInterceptor.java:52) [jboss-as-ee-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.invocation.WeavedInterceptor.processInvocation(WeavedInterceptor.java:53) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ee.component.interceptors.UserInterceptorFactory$1.processInvocation(UserInterceptorFactory.java:63) [jboss-as-ee-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.invocation.WeavedInterceptor.processInvocation(WeavedInterceptor.java:53) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ee.component.interceptors.UserInterceptorFactory$1.processInvocation(UserInterceptorFactory.java:63) [jboss-as-ee-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.invocationmetrics.ExecutionTimeInterceptor.processInvocation(ExecutionTimeInterceptor.java:43) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.jpa.interceptor.SBInvocationInterceptor.processInvocation(SBInvocationInterceptor.java:47) at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.jpa.interceptor.SFSBInvocationInterceptor.processInvocation(SFSBInvocationInterceptor.java:57) at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.stateful.StatefulSessionSynchronizationInterceptor.processInvocation(StatefulSessionSynchronizationInterceptor.java:156) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.invocation.InitialInterceptor.processInvocation(InitialInterceptor.java:21) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.invocation.ChainedInterceptor.processInvocation(ChainedInterceptor.java:61) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ee.component.interceptors.ComponentDispatcherInterceptor.processInvocation(ComponentDispatcherInterceptor.java:53) [jboss-as-ee-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.stateful.StatefulComponentInstanceInterceptor.processInvocation(StatefulComponentInstanceInterceptor.java:67) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.ejb3.tx.CMTTxInterceptor.invokeInOurTx(CMTTxInterceptor.java:272) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.4.0.Final-redhat-17.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-17] ... 143 more
I was unable to reproduce the issue with both ER8 and 6.x branch. QA is unable to reproduce with 6.x as well. Please reopen if the issue could be reproduced with 6.x or latest ER build.