Ok, I've found the problem - a custom filter we had in the
filter-chain created a faces-context, but didn't release it.
Hrrrmpfff. A facesContext.release() in this filter fixed the problem.

regards,

Martin

On 12/6/06, Thomas Spiegl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
2) is an absolute must. That's why the FacesServlet releases the
FacesContext at the end of each request. Martin, are you bypassing the
FacesServlet?

On 12/5/06, Mario Ivankovits <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Martin!
> > java.lang.IllegalStateException: Null request object
> >     
org.apache.catalina.connector.RequestFacade.getAttribute(RequestFacade.java:256)
> >
> >     
org.apache.myfaces.context.servlet.RequestMap.getAttribute(RequestMap.java:44)
> >
> >     
org.apache.myfaces.context.servlet.AbstractAttributeMap.get(AbstractAttributeMap.java:91)
> >
> >     
org.apache.myfaces.custom.conversation.ConversationManager.getConversationContextId(ConversationManager.java:202)
> >
> >     
org.apache.myfaces.custom.conversation.ConversationManager.getConversationContext(ConversationManager.java:330)
> >
> >     
org.apache.myfaces.custom.conversation.ConversationManager.attachPersistence(ConversationManager.java:503)
> >
> Yea - maybe I got it.
>
> Is it true that we do NOT release (set to null) the thread-local
> FacesContext._currentInstance after the request?
> Tomcat do not create new threads, thus - no one will release a
> ThreadLocal - any ThreadLocal will hold its value and presents this
> value to other subsequent requests.
> Not only for GC we should release it.
>
> For the above case it looks like the the conversation tag sees a
> previous instance of the FacesContext which holds a RequestMap which is
> no longer valid.
>
> I see two ways to fix it:
> 1) avoid using the FacesContext at this point. I can do it, but I would
> not really like it to do.
> 2) release the FacesContext at the end of the request.
>
> I'd go for 2.
>
>
> Ciao,
> Mario
>
>


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