The Psuedo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) used to create session ids took
several seconds to initalize on some platforms. This caused a very
noticable delay for the first request that created a session. This has been
changed in Tomcat 3.2.2. The PRNG initialization is now *much* faster and
is also done when Tomcat starts instead of when the first session is
created.
Tomcat 3.2.2b1 is available now. Tomcat 3.2.2 beta 2 should be available
sometime tomorrow.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Carroll [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 9:38 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Delay (40 seconds) on first jsp access
>
>
>
> Delay (40 seconds) on first jsp access
>
> Hi, On Windows 98, Tomcat 3.2.1 & 3.3M2 (they both show the delay)
> Stand-alone... I have some Servlets, that I include into some
> pages like so:
> ...
> <h2>Favorite Public Virtual Slides</h2>
> <jsp:include page="servlet/GroupFavorites" flush="true" />
> ...
>
> Q: Is there any better way to include the output from a servlet
> in an otherwise static page?
>
> The very first time I start Tomcat, and access this page, there
> is a very very long delay. Everything is running on localhost,
> so I don't think there is any kind of name lookup that is timing
> out...
>
> If I turn on LogEvents in 3.3M2, I get the following:
>
> .......
> 2001-03-22 10:33:47 - LogEvents: preServletInit DEFAULT:/mbfvs ServletH
> TOMCAT/J
> SP/intro.jsp(SW (/intro.jsp CN=intro_1))
> 2001-03-22 10:33:47 - LogEvents: postServletInit DEFAULT:/mbfvs ServletH
> TOMCAT/
> JSP/intro.jsp(SW (/intro.jsp CN=intro_1))
> 2001-03-22 10:33:47 - LogEvents: preService R( /mbfvs + /intro.jsp +
> null)
>
> Long delay
>
> 2001-03-22 10:34:21 - LogEvents: postService R( /mbfvs + /intro.jsp +
> null)
> 2001-03-22 10:34:21 - LogEvents: postService R( /mbfvs + /intro.jsp +
> null)
> 2001-03-22 10:34:21 - LogEvents: beforeCommit R( /mbfvs + /intro.jsp +
> null)
> 2001-03-22 10:34:21 - LogEvents: afterBody R( /mbfvs + /intro.jsp +
> null)
> 2001-03-22 10:34:21 - LogEvents: postRequest R( /mbfvs + /intro.jsp +
> null)
> ........
>
> The delay is _much_ longer than it would take to compile the jsp page,
> and there is no hard drive activity during the time.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what would be stalling at this point???
>
> Thanks!!!
> -James Carroll
> --------------------
> MicroBrightField Inc.
