--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/util/Vector.java	Fri Feb 11 17:09:35 2011 -0800
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/util/Vector.java	Mon Feb 14 10:38:51 2011 -0800
@@ -1050,13 +1050,21 @@
 
     /**
      * Save the state of the {@code Vector} instance to a stream (that
-     * is, serialize it).  This method is present merely for synchronization.
-     * It just calls the default writeObject method.
+     * is, serialize it).
+     * This method performs synchronization to ensure the consistency
+     * of the serialized data.
      */
-    private synchronized void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream s)
-        throws java.io.IOException
-    {
-        s.defaultWriteObject();
+    private void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream s)
+            throws java.io.IOException {
+        final java.io.ObjectOutputStream.PutField fields = s.putFields();
+        final Object[] data;
+        synchronized (this) {
+            fields.put("capacityIncrement", capacityIncrement);
+            fields.put("elementCount", elementCount);
+            data = elementData.clone();
+        }
+        fields.put("elementData", data);
+        s.writeFields();
     }
 
     /**

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/test/java/util/Vector/SerializationDeadlock.java	Mon Feb 14 10:38:51 2011 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 2011 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Portions Copyright (c) 2010, 2011 IBM Corporation
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 6934356
+ * @summary Serializing Vector objects which refer to each other should not be able to deadlock.
+ * @author Neil Richards <neil.richards@ngmr.net>, <neil_richards@uk.ibm.com>
+ */
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Vector;
+import java.util.concurrent.CyclicBarrier;
+
+public class SerializationDeadlock {
+    public static void main(final String[] args) throws Exception {
+        // Test for Vector serialization deadlock
+        final Vector<Object> v1 = new Vector<>();
+        final Vector<Object> v2 = new Vector<>();
+        final TestBarrier testStart = new TestBarrier(3);
+
+        // Populate the vectors so that they refer to each other
+        v1.add(testStart);
+        v1.add(v2);
+        v2.add(testStart);
+        v2.add(v1);
+
+        final CyclicBarrier testEnd = new CyclicBarrier(3);
+        final TestThread t1 = new TestThread(v1, testEnd);
+        final TestThread t2 = new TestThread(v2, testEnd);
+
+        t1.start();
+        t2.start();
+
+        // Wait for both test threads to have initiated serialization
+        // of the 'testStart' object (and hence of both 'v1' and 'v2')
+        testStart.await();
+
+        // Wait for both test threads to successfully finish serialization
+        // of 'v1' and 'v2'.
+        System.out.println("Waiting for Vector serialization to complete ...");
+        System.out.println("(This test will hang if serialization deadlocks)");
+        testEnd.await();
+        System.out.println("Test PASSED: serialization completed successfully");
+
+        TestThread.handleExceptions();
+    }
+
+    static final class TestBarrier extends CyclicBarrier
+            implements Serializable {
+        public TestBarrier(final int count) {
+            super(count);
+        }
+
+        private void writeObject(final ObjectOutputStream oos)
+                throws IOException {
+            oos.defaultWriteObject();
+            // Wait until all test threads have started serializing data
+            try {
+                await();
+            } catch (final Exception e) {
+                throw new IOException("Test ERROR: Unexpected exception caught", e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    static final class TestThread extends Thread {
+        private static final List<Exception> exceptions = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        private final Vector vector;
+        private final CyclicBarrier testEnd;
+
+        public TestThread(final Vector vector, final CyclicBarrier testEnd) {
+            this.vector = vector;
+            this.testEnd = testEnd;
+            setDaemon(true);
+        }
+
+        public void run() {
+            try {
+                final ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+                final ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
+
+                oos.writeObject(vector);
+                oos.close();
+            } catch (final IOException ioe) {
+                addException(ioe);
+            } finally {
+                try {
+                    testEnd.await();
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    addException(e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static synchronized void addException(final Exception exception) {
+            exceptions.add(exception);
+        }
+
+        public static synchronized void handleExceptions() {
+            if (false == exceptions.isEmpty()) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(getErrorText(exceptions));
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static String getErrorText(final List<Exception> exceptions) {
+            final StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
+            final PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
+
+            pw.println("Test ERROR: Unexpected exceptions thrown on test threads:");
+            for (Exception exception : exceptions) {
+                pw.print("\t");
+                pw.println(exception);
+                for (StackTraceElement element : exception.getStackTrace()) {
+                    pw.print("\t\tat ");
+                    pw.println(element);
+                }
+            }
+
+            pw.close();
+            return sw.toString();
+        }
+    }
+}
+

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/test/java/util/Vector/SimpleSerialization.java	Mon Feb 14 10:38:51 2011 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 2011 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Portions Copyright (c) 2010, 2011 IBM Corporation
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 6934356
+ * @summary A serialized Vector can be successfully de-serialized.
+ * @author Neil Richards <neil.richards@ngmr.net>, <neil_richards@uk.ibm.com>
+ */
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.util.Vector;
+
+public class SimpleSerialization {
+    public static void main(final String[] args) throws Exception {
+        final Vector<String> v1 = new Vector<>();
+
+        v1.add("entry1");
+        v1.add("entry2");
+
+        final ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        final ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
+
+        oos.writeObject(v1);
+        oos.close();
+
+        final byte[] data = baos.toByteArray();
+        final ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(data);
+        final ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(bais);
+
+        final Object deserializedObject = ois.readObject();
+        ois.close();
+
+        if (false == v1.equals(deserializedObject)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(getFailureText(v1, deserializedObject));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static String getFailureText(final Object orig, final Object copy) {
+        final StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
+        final PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
+
+        pw.println("Test FAILED: Deserialized object is not equal to the original object");
+        pw.print("\tOriginal: ");
+        printObject(pw, orig).println();
+        pw.print("\tCopy:     ");
+        printObject(pw, copy).println();
+
+        pw.close();
+        return sw.toString();
+    }
+
+    private static PrintWriter printObject(final PrintWriter pw, final Object o) {
+        pw.printf("%s@%08x", o.getClass().getName(), System.identityHashCode(o));
+        return pw;
+    }
+}