**[Gary Russell](https://jira.spring.io/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=grussell)** opened **[SPR-17319](https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-17319?redirect=false)** and commented Currently, the `validate()` method parses the parameter annotations on every call. It should be possible to cache the results and only parse on the first call. --- **Affects:** 5.1 GA