> From: sh...@radiantblue.com [mailto:sh...@radiantblue.com] > Subject: RE: Context Chicken & Egg Problem > > just a curiosity as to what is happening under the Tomcat > covers during this scenario.
Tomcat initialization is single-thread, so if webapp A happens to get initialized before B, and the initialization thread running inside A makes an HTTP request that targets a yet-to-be initialized webapp in the same Tomcat instance, you have a deadlock. Someday maybe, we'll see multi-threaded initialization. - Chuck THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers.