Reported by RV-Predict (a dynamic race detector) when running the test suite: Data race on field org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskQueue.parent: {{{ Concurrent read in thread T48 (locks held: {Monitor@23069647}) ----> at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskQueue.force(TaskQueue.java:63) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.execute(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:166) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.execute(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:141) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:306) - locked Monitor@23069647 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:259) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61) T48 is created by T47 at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.addWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1010) Concurrent write in thread T1 (locks held: {Monitor@23f9dda5, Monitor@23f9da07, Monitor@23f9da2f, Monitor@23f9ec39}) ----> at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskQueue.setParent(TaskQueue.java:54) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AbstractEndpoint.shutdownExecutor(AbstractEndpoint.java:596) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint.stopInternal(JIoEndpoint.java:417) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AbstractEndpoint.stop(AbstractEndpoint.java:809) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol.stop(AbstractProtocol.java:516) at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.stopInternal(Connector.java:1011) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:232) - locked Monitor@23f9ec39 at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:n/a) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.stopInternal(StandardService.java:516) - locked Monitor@23f9da2f at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.stopInternal(StandardService.java:506) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:232) - locked Monitor@23f9da07 at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:n/a) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.stopInternal(StandardServer.java:790) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:232) - locked Monitor@23f9dda5 at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:n/a) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Tomcat.stop(Tomcat.java:347) at org.apache.catalina.startup.TomcatBaseTest.tearDown(TomcatBaseTest.java:212) at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:47) at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:12) at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:44) at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunAfters.evaluate(RunAfters.java:33) at org.junit.rules.TestWatcher$1.evaluate(TestWatcher.java:55) at org.junit.rules.RunRules.evaluate(RunRules.java:20) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:271) at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:70) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:238) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:63) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:236) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:53) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:229) at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:26) at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunAfters.evaluate(RunAfters.java:27) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:309) at junit.framework.JUnit4TestAdapter.run(JUnit4TestAdapter.java:38) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.junit.JUnitTestRunner.run(JUnitTestRunner.java:535) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.junit.JUnitTestRunner.launch(JUnitTestRunner.java:1182) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.junit.JUnitTestRunner.main(JUnitTestRunner.java:1033) T1 is the main thread }}}
Since TaskQueue extends LinkedBlockingQueue, I think it should be thread-safe internally.
Fixed in trunk and 8.0.x for 8.0.27 onwards.