--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/InnerClassLambdaMetafactory.java	Tue Feb 26 14:16:48 2013 +0000
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/InnerClassLambdaMetafactory.java	Tue Feb 26 10:38:58 2013 -0800
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     private static final String NAME_OBJECT = "java/lang/Object";
     private static final String DESCR_CTOR_SERIALIZED_LAMBDA
             = MethodType.methodType(void.class,
-                                    String.class,
+                                    Class.class,
                                     int.class, String.class, String.class, String.class,
                                     int.class, String.class, String.class, String.class,
                                     String.class,
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
         mv.visitCode();
         mv.visitTypeInsn(NEW, NAME_SERIALIZED_LAMBDA);
         mv.visitInsn(DUP);;
-        mv.visitLdcInsn(targetClass.getName().replace('.', '/'));
+        mv.visitLdcInsn(Type.getType(targetClass));
         mv.visitLdcInsn(samInfo.getReferenceKind());
         mv.visitLdcInsn(invokedType.returnType().getName().replace('.', '/'));
         mv.visitLdcInsn(samInfo.getName());

--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/SerializedLambda.java	Tue Feb 26 14:16:48 2013 +0000
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/SerializedLambda.java	Tue Feb 26 10:38:58 2013 -0800
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
  */
 public final class SerializedLambda implements Serializable {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 8025925345765570181L;
-    private final String capturingClass;
+    private final Class<?> capturingClass;
     private final String functionalInterfaceClass;
     private final String functionalInterfaceMethodName;
     private final String functionalInterfaceMethodSignature;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
      * @param capturedArgs The dynamic arguments to the lambda factory site, which represent variables captured by
      *                     the lambda
      */
-    public SerializedLambda(String capturingClass,
+    public SerializedLambda(Class<?> capturingClass,
                             int functionalInterfaceMethodKind,
                             String functionalInterfaceClass,
                             String functionalInterfaceMethodName,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 
     /** Get the name of the class that captured this lambda */
     public String getCapturingClass() {
-        return capturingClass;
+        return capturingClass.getName().replace('.', '/');
     }
 
     /** Get the name of the functional interface class to which this lambda has been converted */
@@ -166,9 +166,7 @@
             Method deserialize = AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedExceptionAction<Method>() {
                 @Override
                 public Method run() throws Exception {
-                    Class<?> clazz = Class.forName(capturingClass.replace('/', '.'), true,
-                                                   Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
-                    Method m = clazz.getDeclaredMethod("$deserializeLambda$", SerializedLambda.class);
+                    Method m = capturingClass.getDeclaredMethod("$deserializeLambda$", SerializedLambda.class);
                     m.setAccessible(true);
                     return m;
                 }
@@ -196,14 +194,4 @@
                              MethodHandleInfo.getReferenceKindString(implMethodKind), implClass, implMethodName,
                              implMethodSignature, instantiatedMethodType, capturedArgs.length);
     }
-
-    /*
-    // @@@ Review question: is it worthwhile implementing a versioned serialization protocol?
-
-    private void readObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream s) throws java.io.IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
-    }
-
-    private void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream s) throws java.io.IOException {
-    }
-*/
 }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/test/java/lang/invoke/lambda/LambdaClassLoaderSerialization.java	Tue Feb 26 10:38:58 2013 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 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.
+ */
+
+/*
+@test
+@bug 8004970
+@summary Lambda serialization in the presence of class loaders
+@author Peter Levart
+*/
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+public class LambdaClassLoaderSerialization {
+
+    public interface SerializableRunnable extends Runnable, Serializable {}
+
+    public static class MyCode implements SerializableRunnable {
+
+        private byte[] serialize(Object o) {
+            ByteArrayOutputStream baos;
+            try (
+                ObjectOutputStream oos =
+                    new ObjectOutputStream(baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream())
+            ) {
+                oos.writeObject(o);
+            }
+            catch (IOException e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            }
+            return baos.toByteArray();
+        }
+
+        private <T> T deserialize(byte[] bytes) {
+            try (
+                ObjectInputStream ois =
+                    new ObjectInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes))
+            ) {
+                return (T) ois.readObject();
+            }
+            catch (IOException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void run() {
+            System.out.println("                this: " + this);
+
+            SerializableRunnable deSerializedThis = deserialize(serialize(this));
+            System.out.println("    deSerializedThis: " + deSerializedThis);
+
+            SerializableRunnable runnable = () -> {System.out.println("HELLO");};
+            System.out.println("            runnable: " + runnable);
+
+            SerializableRunnable deSerializedRunnable = deserialize(serialize(runnable));
+            System.out.println("deSerializedRunnable: " + deSerializedRunnable);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        ClassLoader myCl = new MyClassLoader(
+            LambdaClassLoaderSerialization.class.getClassLoader()
+        );
+        Class<?> myCodeClass = Class.forName(
+            LambdaClassLoaderSerialization.class.getName() + "$MyCode",
+            true,
+            myCl
+        );
+        Runnable myCode = (Runnable) myCodeClass.newInstance();
+        myCode.run();
+    }
+
+    static class MyClassLoader extends ClassLoader {
+        MyClassLoader(ClassLoader parent) {
+            super(parent);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected Class<?> loadClass(String name, boolean resolve) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+            if (name.indexOf('.') < 0) {
+                synchronized (getClassLoadingLock(name)) {
+                    Class<?> c = findLoadedClass(name);
+                    if (c == null) {
+                        c = findClass(name);
+                    }
+                    if (resolve) {
+                        resolveClass(c);
+                    }
+                    return c;
+                }
+            } else {
+                return super.loadClass(name, resolve);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected Class<?> findClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+            String path = name.replace('.', '/').concat(".class");
+            try (InputStream is = getResourceAsStream(path)) {
+                if (is != null) {
+                    byte[] bytes = readFully(is);
+                    return defineClass(name, bytes, 0, bytes.length);
+                } else {
+                    throw new ClassNotFoundException(name);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (IOException e) {
+                throw new ClassNotFoundException(name, e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        static byte[] readFully(InputStream is) throws IOException {
+            byte[] output = {};
+            int pos = 0;
+            while (true) {
+                int bytesToRead;
+                if (pos >= output.length) { // Only expand when there's no room
+                    bytesToRead = output.length + 1024;
+                    if (output.length < pos + bytesToRead) {
+                        output = Arrays.copyOf(output, pos + bytesToRead);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    bytesToRead = output.length - pos;
+                }
+                int cc = is.read(output, pos, bytesToRead);
+                if (cc < 0) {
+                    if (output.length != pos) {
+                        output = Arrays.copyOf(output, pos);
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+                pos += cc;
+            }
+            return output;
+        }
+    }
+}

--- a/jdk/test/java/lang/invoke/lambda/LambdaSerialization.java	Tue Feb 26 14:16:48 2013 +0000
+++ b/jdk/test/java/lang/invoke/lambda/LambdaSerialization.java	Tue Feb 26 10:38:58 2013 -0800
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 @test
 @bug 8004970
 @summary Lambda serialization
-@run main/othervm LambdaSerialization
 */
 
 import java.io.*;