ControlRow NPE
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                 Key: DERBY-3362
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-3362
             Project: Derby
          Issue Type: Bug
    Affects Versions: 10.3.2.1
            Reporter: James Alan Shepherd


I have a NPE in Derby 10.3.2.1 (10.3.1.4 does not show this behaviour) that is 
probably the same one discussed in DERBY-3216

FATAL 38406 [Main] (Start.java:153) - Start FAILED
org.springframework.transaction.TransactionSystemException: Could not commit 
JDBC transaction; nested exception is java.sql.SQLException: Java exception: ': 
java.lang.NullPointerException'.
Caused by:
java.sql.SQLException: Java exception: ': java.lang.NullPointerException'.
        at 
org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.SQLExceptionFactory40.getSQLException(Unknown Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.Util.newEmbedSQLException(Unknown Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.Util.javaException(Unknown Source)
        at 
org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.TransactionResourceImpl.wrapInSQLException(Unknown 
Source)
        at 
org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.TransactionResourceImpl.handleException(Unknown 
Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.EmbedConnection.handleException(Unknown 
Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.EmbedConnection.commit(Unknown Source)
        at 
org.apache.commons.dbcp.DelegatingConnection.commit(DelegatingConnection.java:238)
        at 
org.apache.commons.dbcp.PoolingDataSource$PoolGuardConnectionWrapper.commit(PoolingDataSource.java:199)
        at 
org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceTransactionManager.doCommit(DataSourceTransactionManager.java:245)
        at 
org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.processCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:651)
        at 
org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.commit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:621)
        at 
org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionTemplate.execute(TransactionTemplate.java:146)
        at com.aaa.bbb.cccFactory$ddd.add(cccFactory.java:324)
        at com.aaa.eee.fff.ggg.reload(ggg.java:44)
        at com.aaa.eee.fff.ggg.startup(ggg.java:57)
        at com.aaa.eee.fff.Start.startupEee(Start.java:170)
        at com.aaa.eee.fff.Start.startup(Start.java:146)
        at com.aaa.start.Starter.startup(Starter.java:264)
        at com.aaa.start.Main.startup(Main.java:270)
        at com.aaa.start.Main.main(Main.java:199)
Caused by: java.sql.SQLException: Java exception: ': 
java.lang.NullPointerException'.
        at 
org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.SQLExceptionFactory.getSQLException(Unknown Source)
        at 
org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.SQLExceptionFactory40.wrapArgsForTransportAcrossDRDA(Unknown
 Source)
        ... 21 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
        at 
org.apache.derby.impl.store.access.btree.ControlRow.getControlRowForPage(Unknown
 Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.store.access.btree.ControlRow.get(Unknown 
Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.store.access.btree.ControlRow.get(Unknown 
Source)
        at 
org.apache.derby.impl.store.access.btree.BTreePostCommit.purgeRowLevelCommittedDeletes(Unknown
 Source)
        at 
org.apache.derby.impl.store.access.btree.BTreePostCommit.performWork(Unknown 
Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.store.raw.xact.Xact.postTermination(Unknown 
Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.store.raw.xact.Xact.completeCommit(Unknown 
Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.store.raw.xact.Xact.commit(Unknown Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.store.raw.xact.Xact.commit(Unknown Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.store.access.RAMTransaction.commit(Unknown 
Source)
        at 
org.apache.derby.impl.sql.conn.GenericLanguageConnectionContext.doCommit(Unknown
 Source)
        at 
org.apache.derby.impl.sql.conn.GenericLanguageConnectionContext.userCommit(Unknown
 Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.TransactionResourceImpl.commit(Unknown 
Source)
        ... 15 more

and derby.log:

2008-01-28 08:26:36.148 GMT Thread[Main,5,main] (XID = 1888), (SESSIONID = 2), 
(DATABASE = directory:myDB), (DRDAID = null), Executing prepared statement: 
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ZZZ WHERE nID IS NULL :End prepared statement
2008-01-28 08:26:36.150 GMT Thread[Main,5,main] (XID = 1888), (SESSIONID = 2), 
(DATABASE = directory:myDB), (DRDAID = null), Committing
2008-01-28 08:26:36.188 GMT Thread[Main,5,main] (XID = 1888), (SESSIONID = 2), 
(DATABASE = directory:myDB), (DRDAID = null), Cleanup action starting
2008-01-28 08:26:36.188 GMT Thread[Main,5,main] (XID = 1888), (SESSIONID = 2), 
(DATABASE = directory:myDB), (DRDAID = null), Failed Statement is: null with 2 
parameters begin parameter #1: 1 :end parameter begin parameter #2: 1 :end param
eter
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at 
org.apache.derby.impl.store.access.btree.ControlRow.getControlRowForPage(Unknown
 Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.store.access.btree.ControlRow.get(Unknown 
Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.store.access.btree.ControlRow.get(Unknown 
Source)
        at 
org.apache.derby.impl.store.access.btree.BTreePostCommit.purgeRowLevelCommittedDeletes(Unknown
 Source)
        at 
org.apache.derby.impl.store.access.btree.BTreePostCommit.performWork(Unknown 
Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.store.raw.xact.Xact.postTermination(Unknown 
Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.store.raw.xact.Xact.completeCommit(Unknown 
Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.store.raw.xact.Xact.commit(Unknown Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.store.raw.xact.Xact.commit(Unknown Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.store.access.RAMTransaction.commit(Unknown 
Source)
        at 
org.apache.derby.impl.sql.conn.GenericLanguageConnectionContext.doCommit(Unknown
 Source)
        at 
org.apache.derby.impl.sql.conn.GenericLanguageConnectionContext.userCommit(Unknown
 Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.TransactionResourceImpl.commit(Unknown 
Source)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.EmbedConnection.commit(Unknown Source)
        at 
org.apache.commons.dbcp.DelegatingConnection.commit(DelegatingConnection.java:238)
        at 
org.apache.commons.dbcp.PoolingDataSource$PoolGuardConnectionWrapper.commit(PoolingDataSource.java:199)
        at 
org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceTransactionManager.doCommit(DataSourceTransactionManager.java:245)
        at 
org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.processCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:651)
        at 
org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.commit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:621)
        at 
org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionTemplate.execute(TransactionTemplate.java:146)
        at com.aaa.bbb.cccFactory$ddd.add(cccFactory.java:324)
        at com.aaa.eee.fff.ggg.reload(ggg.java:44)
        at com.aaa.eee.fff.ggg.startup(ggg.java:57)
        at com.aaa.eee.fff.Start.startupEee(Start.java:170)
        at com.aaa.eee.fff.Start.startup(Start.java:146)
        at com.aaa.start.Starter.startup(Starter.java:264)
        at com.aaa.start.Main.startup(Main.java:270)
        at com.aaa.start.Main.main(Main.java:199)
Cleanup action completed


This is a long transaction that has suddenly started throwing a NPE.
Nothing strange happens during the transaction, but on closing I get
the NPE.

If I reorder some of the statements in the transaction (keeping
functional equivalence) the NPE is sometimes not thrown.

I have already moved any table/index create statements to a different 
(previously committed) transaction. (I have had a few NPE before and locking 
issues that led me to this practice).

For a while I thought that shutting down derby after creating tables solved the 
problem, but this has been proven false.

I have tried to run with a sane version, but then I am blocked by too many 
DERBY-3360.

Also:

On occasion the transaction DOES commit. Or seems to, but then Derby becomes 
unresponsive, the db files do not grow, but CPU rises and new connections can 
connect but get no response to commands. I don't know if this is really 
connected or not, but I thought I would mention it, as this unresponsive 
problem is what I am supposed to be diagnosing. When I say seems to commit, I 
mean that sometimes commit returns, sometimes it doesn't. Not very helpful, I 
know.



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