The application crashes after submitting a new blog entry. Note that this problem only appears with IBM java as can be seen here http://hudson.qa.jboss.com/hudson/view/Seam%20Release/job/seam-eap5-ftest/18/jdk=ibm16,label=vmg20-rhel5-x86/artifact/artifacts/junit-noframes.html#seamspace_jboss5
This problem does not appear with Sun Java or OpenJDK, as can be seen here: http://hudson.qa.jboss.com/hudson/view/Seam%20Release/job/seam-eap5-ftest/18/jdk=java16_default,label=vmg20-rhel5-x86/artifact/artifacts/junit-noframes.html#seamspace_jboss5

javax.servlet.ServletException: #

{blog.saveEntry}: java.lang.NullPointerException
javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:277)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
org.jboss.seam.web.IdentityFilter.doFilter(IdentityFilter.java:40)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:73)
org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:90)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:60)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:45)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:178)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:290)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:368)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:495)
org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:158)
org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)

root cause

javax.faces.FacesException: #{blog.saveEntry}

: java.lang.NullPointerException
com.sun.faces.application.ActionListenerImpl.processAction(ActionListenerImpl.java:118)
javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:387)
org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:321)
org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.broadcastEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:296)
org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processPhase(AjaxViewRoot.java:253)
org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processApplication(AjaxViewRoot.java:466)
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.InvokeApplicationPhase.execute(InvokeApplicationPhase.java:82)
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:100)
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:118)
javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:265)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
org.jboss.seam.web.IdentityFilter.doFilter(IdentityFilter.java:40)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:73)
org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:90)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:60)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:45)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:178)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:290)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:368)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:495)
org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:158)
org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)

root cause

javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: java.lang.NullPointerException
javax.faces.component.MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.invoke(MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.java:102)
com.sun.faces.application.ActionListenerImpl.processAction(ActionListenerImpl.java:102)
javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:387)
org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:321)
org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.broadcastEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:296)
org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processPhase(AjaxViewRoot.java:253)
org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processApplication(AjaxViewRoot.java:466)
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.InvokeApplicationPhase.execute(InvokeApplicationPhase.java:82)
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:100)
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:118)
javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:265)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
org.jboss.seam.web.IdentityFilter.doFilter(IdentityFilter.java:40)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:73)
org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:90)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:60)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:45)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:178)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:290)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:368)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:495)
org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:158)
org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)

root cause

java.lang.NullPointerException
org.jboss.seam.security.permission.EntityIdentifierStrategy.getIdentifier(EntityIdentifierStrategy.java:48)
org.jboss.seam.security.permission.IdentifierPolicy.getIdentifier(IdentifierPolicy.java:85)
org.jboss.seam.security.permission.JpaPermissionStore.createPermissionQuery(JpaPermissionStore.java:234)
org.jboss.seam.security.permission.JpaPermissionStore.listPermissions(JpaPermissionStore.java:622)
org.jboss.seam.security.permission.JpaPermissionStore.listPermissions(JpaPermissionStore.java:607)
org.jboss.seam.security.permission.PersistentPermissionResolver.hasPermission(PersistentPermissionResolver.java:80)
org.jboss.seam.security.permission.PermissionMapper.resolvePermission(PermissionMapper.java:80)
org.jboss.seam.security.Identity.hasPermission(Identity.java:632)
org.jboss.seam.security.Identity.checkPermission(Identity.java:580)
org.jboss.seam.security.EntityPermissionChecker.checkEntityPermission(EntityPermissionChecker.java:115)
org.jboss.seam.security.EntitySecurityListener.prePersist(EntitySecurityListener.java:30)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:37)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:599)
org.hibernate.ejb.event.ListenerCallback.invoke(ListenerCallback.java:31)
org.hibernate.ejb.event.EntityCallbackHandler.callback(EntityCallbackHandler.java:80)
org.hibernate.ejb.event.EntityCallbackHandler.preCreate(EntityCallbackHandler.java:49)
org.hibernate.ejb.event.EJB3PersistEventListener.saveWithGeneratedId(EJB3PersistEventListener.java:48)
org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.entityIsTransient(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:154)
org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.onPersist(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:110)
org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.onPersist(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:61)
org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.firePersist(SessionImpl.java:646)
org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.persist(SessionImpl.java:620)
org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.persist(SessionImpl.java:624)
org.hibernate.ejb.AbstractEntityManagerImpl.persist(AbstractEntityManagerImpl.java:220)
org.jboss.seam.persistence.EntityManagerProxy.persist(EntityManagerProxy.java:137)
org.jboss.seam.example.seamspace.BlogAction.saveEntry(BlogAction.java:66)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:37)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:599)
org.jboss.seam.util.Reflections.invoke(Reflections.java:22)
org.jboss.seam.intercept.RootInvocationContext.proceed(RootInvocationContext.java:32)
org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:56)
org.jboss.seam.transaction.RollbackInterceptor.aroundInvoke(RollbackInterceptor.java:28)
org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
org.jboss.seam.core.BijectionInterceptor.aroundInvoke(BijectionInterceptor.java:77)
org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
org.jboss.seam.core.ConversationInterceptor.aroundInvoke(ConversationInterceptor.java:56)
org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
org.jboss.seam.core.MethodContextInterceptor.aroundInvoke(MethodContextInterceptor.java:44)
org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
org.jboss.seam.intercept.RootInterceptor.invoke(RootInterceptor.java:107)
org.jboss.seam.intercept.JavaBeanInterceptor.interceptInvocation(JavaBeanInterceptor.java:185)
org.jboss.seam.intercept.JavaBeanInterceptor.invoke(JavaBeanInterceptor.java:103)
org.jboss.seam.example.seamspace.BlogAction_$$javassist_seam_5.saveEntry(BlogAction$$_javassist_seam_5.java)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:37)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:599)
org.jboss.el.util.ReflectionUtil.invokeMethod(ReflectionUtil.java:335)
org.jboss.el.util.ReflectionUtil.invokeMethod(ReflectionUtil.java:348)
org.jboss.el.parser.AstPropertySuffix.invoke(AstPropertySuffix.java:58)
org.jboss.el.parser.AstValue.invoke(AstValue.java:96)
org.jboss.el.MethodExpressionImpl.invoke(MethodExpressionImpl.java:276)
com.sun.facelets.el.TagMethodExpression.invoke(TagMethodExpression.java:68)
javax.faces.component.MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.invoke(MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.java:88)
com.sun.faces.application.ActionListenerImpl.processAction(ActionListenerImpl.java:102)
javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:387)
org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:321)
org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.broadcastEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:296)
org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processPhase(AjaxViewRoot.java:253)
org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processApplication(AjaxViewRoot.java:466)
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.InvokeApplicationPhase.execute(InvokeApplicationPhase.java:82)
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:100)
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:118)
javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:265)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
org.jboss.seam.web.IdentityFilter.doFilter(IdentityFilter.java:40)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:73)
org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:90)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:60)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:45)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:178)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:290)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:368)
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:495)
org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:158)
org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)