tomcat https cause request.getParameter return null - java

testing server uses centos 7 and tomcat 9
originally, testing server tomcat use http, this tomcat contains 4 web apps: a.war, b.war, c.war and d.war, it works fine and its server.xml looks like:
<Connector
port="80"
protocol="HTTP/1.1"
connectionTimeout="60000"
keepAliveTimeout="15000"
maxKeepAliveRequests="-1"
maxThreads="1000"
minSpareThreads="200"
maxSpareThreads="300"
minProcessors="100"
maxProcessors="900"
acceptCount="1000"
enableLookups="false"
executor="tomcatThreadPool"
maxPostSize="-1"
compression="on"
compressionMinSize="1024"
redirectPort="443" />
then i tried to use https with self signed ssl via keytool:
<Connector
port="443"
protocol="HTTP/1.1"
minSpareThreads="5"
maxSpareThreads="75"
enableLookups="true"
disableUploadTimeout="true"
acceptCount="100"
maxThreads="200"
maxPostSize="-1"
scheme="https"
secure="true"
SSLEnabled="true"
clientAuth="false"
sslProtocol="TLS"
keystoreFile="/opt/test.keystore"
keystorePass="123456"/>
however, after login, my webapp always shows loading:
I checked the log and found that there was an exception nullpointerexception because request.getParameter('key') returns null(actually both request.getParameterMap() and request.getParameterNames() return empty), but from the browser network, this parameter has been sent.
sometimes there is no any error in the log, but my webapp still always shows loading.
for #1 above, when login success, a.war will send requests to b.war, c.war and d.war, the request parameters includes an array(has 85 items and each item contains 7 fields) and key.
if i remove the array from the request parameter, only keep the request parameter key, then there is no always shows loading in https.
after checked the tomcat documents, i tried to change protocol for https connector.
If i changed the protocol from HTTP/1.1 to org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Nio2Protocol, then there is no any problem in https, and i can send the request parameter array too.
so i don't understand:
send request parameter array(has 85 items and each item contains 7 fields) and key in https with protocol HTTP/1.1 sometimes will cause request.getParameterMap(), request.getParameterNames() return empty and request.getParameter('key') return null
why if i remove request parameter array in https with protocol HTTP/1.1, then it works fine.
why there is no any problem in http with protocol HTTP/1.1
why using org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Nio2Protocol in https can solve my problems.

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