Bug 48400

mod_jk retries http post requests in case of timeout in getting response from tomcat with default configurations(no retries or recovery_options specified).

AFAIK HTTP Get and Head requests are only considered idempotent, shouldn't post requests be non-recoverable ?

We are using apache <--> mod_jk-1.2.28 <--AJP13--> tomcat
We also are using DisableReuse flag in mod_jk config

I understand this can be fixed with disabling the recovery option.

Wondering if its a default config issue or a bug in mod_jk.
If it is intentional can someone please explain the intention ?

mod_jk logs :
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[Tue Dec 15 05:53:50 2009] [13935:0] [debug] init_ws_service::mod_jk.c (935): Service protocol=HTTP/1.1 method=POST
ssl=true host=(null) addr=XXXXXXXX name=XXXXXXXXX port=XXXX auth=(null)
user=(null) laddr=XXXXXXXX raddr=XXXXXXXX uri=/XXXXXXXXXXXX-MASKING--XXXX

[Tue Dec 15 05:53:50 2009] [13935:0] [debug] jk_open_socket::jk_connect.c (541): timeout 120 set for socket=43
[Tue Dec 15 05:53:50 2009] [13935:0] [debug] jk_open_socket::jk_connect.c (576): trying to connect socket 43 to
127.0.0.1:8009
[Tue Dec 15 05:53:50 2009] [13935:0] [debug] jk_open_socket::jk_connect.c (602): socket 43 connected to 127.0.0.1:8009
[Tue Dec 15 05:53:50 2009] [13935:0] [debug] ajp_connection_tcp_send_message::jk_ajp_common.c (1070): sending to ajp13
pos=4 len=2495 max=8192


After 2 mins ........


[Tue Dec 15 05:55:50 2009] [13935:0] [debug] jk_shutdown_socket::jk_connect.c (681): About to shutdown socket 43
[Tue Dec 15 05:55:52 2009] [13935:0] [debug] jk_shutdown_socket::jk_connect.c (732): Shutdown socket 43 and read 0
lingering bytes
[Tue Dec 15 05:55:52 2009] [13935:0] [info] ajp_connection_tcp_get_message::jk_ajp_common.c (1150): (consWorker) can't
receive the response header message from tomcat, network problems or tomcat (127.0.0.1:8009) is down (errno=11)
[Tue Dec 15 05:55:52 2009] [13935:0] [error] ajp_get_reply::jk_ajp_common.c (1962): (consWorker) Tomcat is down or
refused connection. No response has been sent to the client (yet)
[Tue Dec 15 05:55:52 2009] [13935:0] [info] ajp_service::jk_ajp_common.c (2447): (consWorker) sending request to tomcat
failed (recoverable),  (attempt=1)
[Tue Dec 15 05:55:52 2009] [13935:0] [debug] ajp_service::jk_ajp_common.c (2304): retry 1, sleeping for 100 ms before
retrying
[Tue Dec 15 05:55:53 2009] [13935:0] [debug] ajp_send_request::jk_ajp_common.c (1501): (consWorker) all endpoints are
disconnected.
[Tue Dec 15 05:55:53 2009] [13935:0] [debug] jk_open_socket::jk_connect.c (452): socket TCP_NODELAY set to On
[Tue Dec 15 05:55:53 2009] [13935:0] [debug] jk_open_socket::jk_connect.c (541): timeout 120 set for socket=43
[Tue Dec 15 05:55:53 2009] [13935:0] [debug] jk_open_socket::jk_connect.c (576): trying to connect socket 43 to
127.0.0.1:8009
[Tue Dec 15 05:55:53 2009] [13935:0] [debug] jk_open_socket::jk_connect.c (602): socket 43 connected to 127.0.0.1:8009
[Tue Dec 15 05:55:53 2009] [13935:0] [debug] ajp_connect_to_endpoint::jk_ajp_common.c (931): Connected socket 43 to
(127.0.0.1:8009)
[Tue Dec 15 05:55:53 2009] [13935:0] [debug] ajp_connection_tcp_send_message::jk_ajp_common.c (1070): sending to ajp13
pos=4 len=2495 max=8192
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