How to access model objects from old forms

I want to store a list (that was fetched from the DB on the first form) to use in a form that is several forms later in the application ? Should I just use request.getSession().setAttribute(listName,listRef ) to store my list or is there a better or (Springy:)) way to do this ?

Why not just retrieve the list again when you need it? Yes, keeping it in session would be the right thing.

I want to reduce the amount of db operations for performance sake.