PK40127: METHOD CALLED BY THE CONTAINER, GETCONTEXT(CURRENTCONTEXT) RETURNS NULL.

Java SDK 1.5 SR8 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
Java SDK 1.5 SR8 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
Java SDK 1.5 SR10 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.31: Java SDK 1.5 SR11 FP1 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.33: Java SDK 1.5 SR12 FP1 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere
6.1.0.29: Java SDK 1.5 SR11 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.35: Java SDK 1.5 SR12 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere
6.1.0.37: Java SDK 1.5 SR12 FP3 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere
6.1.0.39: Java SDK 1.5 SR12 FP4 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.41: Java SDK 1.5 SR12 FP5 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.43: Java SDK 1.5 SR13 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.45: Java SDK 1.5 SR14 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.47: WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Fix Pack 47
6.1.0.47: Java SDK 1.5 SR16 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Problem Description:
  JSR 168 portlet web applications cannot be started/stopped
  independently of starting/stopping the Portal web application
  when using IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.
  
  Explanation:
  Upon context initialization (when ServletContextListener's
  contextInitialized()
  method is called by the container), getContext(currentContext)
  returns null. Servlet 2.4 spec, page 80 says that methods in
  ServletContextListener instance would be called when "The
  servlet context has just been created and is available
  to service its first request, or the servlet context is about to
  be shut down."
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: IBM WebSphere Application Server version 6   *
  *                 users who implement a                        *
  *                 ServletContextListener.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The webcontainer initializes a service  *
  *                      context before saving its address in    *
  *                      a variable available to a               *
  *                      ServletContextEvent.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The webcontainer initializes a service context before saving
  its address in a variable available to a ServletContextEvent.
  As a result when the ServletContextListener is notified of
  that the servlet context has been created and tries to obtain
  it from the ServletContextEvent a null is returned.
  
  According to the Java(TM) Servlet Specification Version 2.4 a
  ServletContextListener is called when a servlet context has
  just been created and is available to service its first
  request. However, when the contextInitialized() method of a
  ServletContextListener is called to notify the
  ServletContextListener that a servlet context has just
  been created, if that method calls the getServletContext()
  method on the passed ServletContextEvent object in order to
  obtain the servlet context, a null is returned.
  

Problem conclusion

• The webcontainer now saves the address of the servlet context
  in a variable available to a ServletContextEvent before
  initializing the servlet context.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion
  in fixpacks 6.0.2.21 and 6.1.0.11.
  Please refer to the recommended updates page for delivery
  information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• ENGINE
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels

• R60A PSY

     UP

• R60H PSY

     UP

• R60I PSY

     UP

• R60S PSY

     UP

• R60P PSY

     UP

• R60W PSY

     UP

• R60Z PSY

     UP

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP