--- a/jdk/src/java.logging/share/classes/java/util/logging/Level.java	Thu Jul 28 10:13:12 2016 +0100
+++ b/jdk/src/java.logging/share/classes/java/util/logging/Level.java	Tue Aug 09 11:41:47 2016 +0100
@@ -692,11 +692,14 @@
                     Level levelObject = ref.get();
                     if (levelObject == null) continue;
                     Level other = ref.mirroredLevel;
+                    Class<? extends Level> type = levelObject.getClass();
                     if (l.value == other.value &&
                            (l.resourceBundleName == other.resourceBundleName ||
                                (l.resourceBundleName != null &&
                                 l.resourceBundleName.equals(other.resourceBundleName)))) {
-                        return Optional.of(levelObject);
+                        if (type == l.getClass()) {
+                            return Optional.of(levelObject);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }

--- a/jdk/src/java.logging/share/classes/java/util/logging/LogRecord.java	Thu Jul 28 10:13:12 2016 +0100
+++ b/jdk/src/java.logging/share/classes/java/util/logging/LogRecord.java	Tue Aug 09 11:41:47 2016 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2015, 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
@@ -619,13 +619,21 @@
             throw new IOException("LogRecord: bad version: " + major + "." + minor);
         }
         int len = in.readInt();
-        if (len == -1) {
+        if (len < -1) {
+            throw new NegativeArraySizeException();
+        } else if (len == -1) {
             parameters = null;
-        } else {
+        } else if (len < 255) {
             parameters = new Object[len];
             for (int i = 0; i < parameters.length; i++) {
                 parameters[i] = in.readObject();
             }
+        } else {
+            List<Object> params = new ArrayList<>(Math.min(len, 1024));
+            for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+                params.add(in.readObject());
+            }
+            parameters = params.toArray(new Object[params.size()]);
         }
         // If necessary, try to regenerate the resource bundle.
         if (resourceBundleName != null) {