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Grégory Joseph commented on MAGNOLIA-3167:
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Let's spend some time "asap" setting up a few reproducible test scenarios 
(jmeter) so we can retest this, especially when upgrading ehcache ? (we're a 
few versions behind)

> cache: single blocking request can block all other requests to cached content 
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>
>                 Key: MAGNOLIA-3167
>                 URL: http://jira.magnolia-cms.com/browse/MAGNOLIA-3167
>             Project: Magnolia
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: cache
>    Affects Versions: 3.6.8, 4.1.4, 4.2.3, 4.3.1
>            Reporter: Philipp Bärfuss
>            Assignee: Boris Kraft
>             Fix For: 4.3.x
>
>
> the cache mechanism can block all requests:
> * cache.get() will block if an other request is caching the same key (this is 
> a feature of the BlockingCache)
>   ** mutex per key kept until cache.put() is called (either with an entry or 
> null value)
> * this code is again in a synchronized block which synchronizes on the cache 
> object itself
>   ** this blocks all other request trying to enter the synchronization block
> The critical scenario which can prevent magnolia from responding any request 
> (all threads blocked) is the following
> 1) first request to a resource which is slow or never returns (request to a 
> service, poor database connection, ..)
> 2) second request to the same resource: --> thread is blocked at 
> EhCacheWrapper.get(key):56, but also keeps the lock on the cache
> 3) all other caching requests are blocked (no matter which url) due to the 
> synchronize block at Default.shouldCache(Cache, AggregationState, 
> FlushPolicy):89
> Solution:
> * don't synchronize on the cache (why are we doing this???)
> * allow configuration of 
> [BlockingCache.timeoutMillis|http://ehcache.org/apidocs/net/sf/ehcache/constructs/blocking/BlockingCache.html#timeoutMillis]
>   ** throw an exception if a request waits for to long
> * uncomment finally block at doFilter(HttpServletRequest, 
> HttpServletResponse, FilterChain), this is a safety net and should log a 
> FATAL ERROR message
>   ** only relevant if the result is a store request

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