SUGGESTED FIX

Suggested fix is basically a combination of optimized lookups and a trade of memory for speed.

I created a prototype based on Java Webstart source 1.0.1_05 with following changes:
fast lookup of a given versioned resource file
In memory caching of  created internal structures (DiskCacheEntry)
In memory caching of created disk cache resource filenames
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I've added the Frank's prototype to the attachments
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EVALUATION

performance problem is mainly due to using hundreds of different versions, and the policy in DiskCache.java of 
1.) storing versioned resources under a directory named for the version.
2.) accessing all versions of a resource before deciding which is best to satisfy a version string specification, and
3.) accessing the entire Cache Object of each resource, instead of just it's version string.

As a result of this, for each request to check for the existance of a version of a resource, all version directorys must be checked.

I have created a local test program to illustrate the problem:
http://oklahoma.east/jnlp-servlet/deployment/javaws/stress/stress.html

The redesign of the cache in Mustang will address this problem, but we should also address it in the curent cache design, so it can be backported to earlier releases.

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