Infinite select loop after call to persist()

[PaoloValladolid]

I have the following classes:

@Configurable
@Entity
@Table(name = "MAIN_PACKAGE")
public class MainPackage {

    @OneToOne(targetEntity = Submitter.class, mappedBy = "maingPackage")
    private Submitter submitter;

}

@Configurable
@Entity
@Table(name = "SUBMITTER")
public class Submitter {

    @OneToOne(targetEntity = MainPackage.class)
    @JoinColumn(name = "SUBMITTER_ID")
    private MainPackage mainPackage;

    @OneToOne(targetEntity = Company.class, mappedBy = "submitter")
    private Company company;

    @OneToOne(targetEntity = Address.class, mappedBy = "submitter")
    private Address address;
}

@Configurable
@Entity
@Table(name = "COMPANY")
public class Company {
    
    @OneToOne(targetEntity = Submitter.class)
    @JoinColumn(name = "CO_ID")
    private Submitter submitter;
}

@Configurable
@Entity
@Table(name = "ADDRESS")
public class Address {
	
    @OneToOne(targetEntity = Submitter.class)
    @JoinColumn(name = "ADD_ID")
    private Submitter submitter;
}

Problem: After a call to persist() on the MainPackage object, Hibernate calls select on the Submitter table in an infinite loop, which eventually generates an OutOfMemoryError:

select submitter0_.submitter_id as submitter1_10_4_...
select submitter0_.submitter_id as submitter1_10_4_...
select submitter0_.submitter_id as submitter1_10_4_...
select submitter0_.submitter_id as submitter1_10_4_...
select submitter0_.submitter_id as submitter1_10_4_...

Is there a circular reference hidden somewhere in the above code? Here is how I basically am calling persist():

MainPackage package = MainPackage.findPackage(id);
package.setDescription(formBean.getDescription());
Submitter submitter = formBean.getSubmitter();
submitter.setName(formBean.getSubmitter().getName());
.
.
package.persist();

[PaoloValladolid]

The solution that I found until someone corrects me:

Replace

@Configurable
@Entity
@Table(name = "MAIN_PACKAGE")
public class MainPackage {

    @OneToOne(targetEntity = Submitter.class, mappedBy = "maingPackage")
    private Submitter submitter;

}

with

@Configurable
@Entity
@Table(name = "MAIN_PACKAGE")
public class MainPackage {

    @Column(name = "SUBMITTER_ID")
    private Integer submitterId;

}

When it's time to persist on the MainPackage object, retrieve the Submitter object by separate query using the submitterId, set values on the MainPackage and Submitter objects separately, then do this:

submitter.persist();
mainPackage.persist();

Probably not an ideal JPA/Hibernate solution, but it works and I don't get the infinite loop of selects on the submitter table anymore.