--- a/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/ChainedCallSite.java	Thu Aug 01 12:23:38 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/ChainedCallSite.java	Wed Aug 07 16:38:44 2013 +0200
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@
 
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
-import java.lang.invoke.MethodType;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 import jdk.internal.dynalink.linker.GuardedInvocation;
 import jdk.internal.dynalink.support.AbstractRelinkableCallSite;
+import jdk.internal.dynalink.support.Lookup;
 
 /**
  * A relinkable call site that maintains a chain of linked method handles. In the default implementation, up to 8 method
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@
  * handle is always at the start of the chain.
  */
 public class ChainedCallSite extends AbstractRelinkableCallSite {
+    private static final MethodHandle PRUNE = Lookup.findOwnSpecial(MethodHandles.lookup(), "prune", MethodHandle.class,
+            MethodHandle.class);
+
     private final AtomicReference<LinkedList<GuardedInvocation>> invocations = new AtomicReference<>();
 
     /**
@@ -194,18 +197,4 @@
     private MethodHandle prune(MethodHandle relink) {
         return relinkInternal(null, relink, false);
     }
-
-    private static final MethodHandle PRUNE;
-    static {
-        try {
-            PRUNE = MethodHandles.lookup().findSpecial(ChainedCallSite.class, "prune", MethodType.methodType(
-                    MethodHandle.class, MethodHandle.class), ChainedCallSite.class);
-        // NOTE: using two catch blocks so we don't introduce a reference to 1.7 ReflectiveOperationException, allowing
-        // Dynalink to be used on 1.6 JVMs with Remi's backport library.
-        } catch(IllegalAccessException e) {
-            throw new AssertionError(e.getMessage(), e); // Can not happen
-        } catch(NoSuchMethodException e) {
-            throw new AssertionError(e.getMessage(), e); // Can not happen
-        }
-    }
 }

--- a/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/DynamicLinkerFactory.java	Thu Aug 01 12:23:38 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/DynamicLinkerFactory.java	Wed Aug 07 16:38:44 2013 +0200
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@
 package jdk.internal.dynalink;
 
 import java.lang.invoke.MutableCallSite;
+import java.security.AccessController;
+import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -117,7 +119,9 @@
      */
     public static final int DEFAULT_UNSTABLE_RELINK_THRESHOLD = 8;
 
-    private ClassLoader classLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+    private boolean classLoaderExplicitlySet = false;
+    private ClassLoader classLoader;
+
     private List<? extends GuardingDynamicLinker> prioritizedLinkers;
     private List<? extends GuardingDynamicLinker> fallbackLinkers;
     private int runtimeContextArgCount = 0;
@@ -126,12 +130,13 @@
 
     /**
      * Sets the class loader for automatic discovery of available linkers. If not set explicitly, then the thread
-     * context class loader at the time of the constructor invocation will be used.
+     * context class loader at the time of {@link #createLinker()} invocation will be used.
      *
      * @param classLoader the class loader used for the autodiscovery of available linkers.
      */
     public void setClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader) {
         this.classLoader = classLoader;
+        classLoaderExplicitlySet = true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -260,7 +265,8 @@
         addClasses(knownLinkerClasses, prioritizedLinkers);
         addClasses(knownLinkerClasses, fallbackLinkers);
 
-        final List<GuardingDynamicLinker> discovered = AutoDiscovery.loadLinkers(classLoader);
+        final ClassLoader effectiveClassLoader = classLoaderExplicitlySet ? classLoader : getThreadContextClassLoader();
+        final List<GuardingDynamicLinker> discovered = AutoDiscovery.loadLinkers(effectiveClassLoader);
         // Now, concatenate ...
         final List<GuardingDynamicLinker> linkers =
                 new ArrayList<>(prioritizedLinkers.size() + discovered.size()
@@ -303,6 +309,15 @@
                 runtimeContextArgCount, syncOnRelink, unstableRelinkThreshold);
     }
 
+    private static ClassLoader getThreadContextClassLoader() {
+        return AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<ClassLoader>() {
+            @Override
+            public ClassLoader run() {
+                return Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     private static void addClasses(Set<Class<? extends GuardingDynamicLinker>> knownLinkerClasses,
             List<? extends GuardingDynamicLinker> linkers) {
         for(GuardingDynamicLinker linker: linkers) {

--- a/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/beans/ClassString.java	Thu Aug 01 12:23:38 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/beans/ClassString.java	Wed Aug 07 16:38:44 2013 +0200
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@
         this(type.parameterArray());
     }
 
-    Class<?>[] getClasses() {
-        return classes;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object other) {
         if(!(other instanceof ClassString)) {

--- a/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/beans/StaticClassLinker.java	Thu Aug 01 12:23:38 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/beans/StaticClassLinker.java	Wed Aug 07 16:38:44 2013 +0200
@@ -189,15 +189,17 @@
         return type == StaticClass.class;
     }
 
-    /*private*/ static final MethodHandle GET_CLASS = new Lookup(MethodHandles.lookup()).findVirtual(StaticClass.class,
-            "getRepresentedClass", MethodType.methodType(Class.class));
-
-    /*private*/ static final MethodHandle IS_CLASS = new Lookup(MethodHandles.lookup()).findStatic(StaticClassLinker.class,
-            "isClass", MethodType.methodType(Boolean.TYPE, Class.class, Object.class));
-
+    /*private*/ static final MethodHandle GET_CLASS;
+    /*private*/ static final MethodHandle IS_CLASS;
     /*private*/ static final MethodHandle ARRAY_CTOR = Lookup.PUBLIC.findStatic(Array.class, "newInstance",
             MethodType.methodType(Object.class, Class.class, int.class));
 
+    static {
+        final Lookup lookup = new Lookup(MethodHandles.lookup());
+        GET_CLASS = lookup.findVirtual(StaticClass.class, "getRepresentedClass", MethodType.methodType(Class.class));
+        IS_CLASS = lookup.findOwnStatic("isClass", Boolean.TYPE, Class.class, Object.class);
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     private static boolean isClass(Class<?> clazz, Object obj) {
         return obj instanceof StaticClass && ((StaticClass)obj).getRepresentedClass() == clazz;

--- a/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/support/Backport.java	Thu Aug 01 12:23:38 2013 +0200
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2010, 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.  Oracle designates this
- * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
- * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-/*
- * This file is available under and governed by the GNU General Public
- * License version 2 only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- * However, the following notice accompanied the original version of this
- * file, and Oracle licenses the original version of this file under the BSD
- * license:
- */
-/*
-   Copyright 2009-2013 Attila Szegedi
-
-   Licensed under both the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "Apache License")
-   and the BSD License (the "BSD License"), with licensee being free to
-   choose either of the two at their discretion.
-
-   You may not use this file except in compliance with either the Apache
-   License or the BSD License.
-
-   If you choose to use this file in compliance with the Apache License, the
-   following notice applies to you:
-
-       You may obtain a copy of the Apache License at
-
-           http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-       Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-       distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-       WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
-       implied. See the License for the specific language governing
-       permissions and limitations under the License.
-
-   If you choose to use this file in compliance with the BSD License, the
-   following notice applies to you:
-
-       Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-       modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
-       met:
-       * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-         notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-       * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-         notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-         documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-       * Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of
-         contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
-         this software without specific prior written permission.
-
-       THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS
-       IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
-       TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
-       PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL COPYRIGHT HOLDER
-       BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
-       CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
-       SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
-       BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
-       WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
-       OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
-       ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-*/
-
-package jdk.internal.dynalink.support;
-
-import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
-
-/**
- * @author Attila Szegedi
- */
-public class Backport {
-    /**
-     * True if Remi's JSR-292 backport agent is active; false if we're using native OpenJDK JSR-292 support.
-     */
-    public static final boolean inUse = MethodHandles.class.getName().startsWith("jsr292");
-
-    private Backport() {
-    }
-}

--- a/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/support/ClassMap.java	Thu Aug 01 12:23:38 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/support/ClassMap.java	Wed Aug 07 16:38:44 2013 +0200
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
 
 import java.lang.ref.Reference;
 import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
+import java.security.AccessController;
+import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.WeakHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
@@ -122,21 +124,12 @@
     protected abstract T computeValue(Class<?> clazz);
 
     /**
-     * Returns the class loader that governs the strong referenceability of this class map.
-     *
-     * @return the class loader that governs the strong referenceability of this class map.
-     */
-    public ClassLoader getClassLoader() {
-        return classLoader;
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Returns the value associated with the class
      *
      * @param clazz the class
      * @return the value associated with the class
      */
-    public T get(Class<?> clazz) {
+    public T get(final Class<?> clazz) {
         // Check in fastest first - objects we're allowed to strongly reference
         final T v = map.get(clazz);
         if(v != null) {
@@ -156,8 +149,16 @@
         // Not found in either place; create a new value
         final T newV = computeValue(clazz);
         assert newV != null;
+
+        final ClassLoader clazzLoader = AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<ClassLoader>() {
+            @Override
+            public ClassLoader run() {
+                return clazz.getClassLoader();
+            }
+        });
+
         // If allowed to strongly reference, put it in the fast map
-        if(Guards.canReferenceDirectly(classLoader, clazz.getClassLoader())) {
+        if(Guards.canReferenceDirectly(classLoader, clazzLoader)) {
             final T oldV = map.putIfAbsent(clazz, newV);
             return oldV != null ? oldV : newV;
         }

--- a/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/support/Guards.java	Thu Aug 01 12:23:38 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/support/Guards.java	Wed Aug 07 16:38:44 2013 +0200
@@ -258,23 +258,24 @@
                 type.changeReturnType(Boolean.TYPE), new int[] { pos });
     }
 
-    private static final MethodHandle IS_OF_CLASS = new Lookup(MethodHandles.lookup()).findStatic(Guards.class,
-            "isOfClass", MethodType.methodType(Boolean.TYPE, Class.class, Object.class));
-
     private static final MethodHandle IS_INSTANCE = Lookup.PUBLIC.findVirtual(Class.class, "isInstance",
             MethodType.methodType(Boolean.TYPE, Object.class));
 
-    private static final MethodHandle IS_ARRAY = new Lookup(MethodHandles.lookup()).findStatic(Guards.class, "isArray",
-            MethodType.methodType(Boolean.TYPE, Object.class));
-
-    private static final MethodHandle IS_IDENTICAL = new Lookup(MethodHandles.lookup()).findStatic(Guards.class,
-            "isIdentical", MethodType.methodType(Boolean.TYPE, Object.class, Object.class));
+    private static final MethodHandle IS_OF_CLASS;
+    private static final MethodHandle IS_ARRAY;
+    private static final MethodHandle IS_IDENTICAL;
+    private static final MethodHandle IS_NULL;
+    private static final MethodHandle IS_NOT_NULL;
 
-    private static final MethodHandle IS_NULL = new Lookup(MethodHandles.lookup()).findStatic(Guards.class,
-            "isNull", MethodType.methodType(Boolean.TYPE, Object.class));
+    static {
+        final Lookup lookup = new Lookup(MethodHandles.lookup());
 
-    private static final MethodHandle IS_NOT_NULL = new Lookup(MethodHandles.lookup()).findStatic(Guards.class,
-            "isNotNull", MethodType.methodType(Boolean.TYPE, Object.class));
+        IS_OF_CLASS  = lookup.findOwnStatic("isOfClass",   Boolean.TYPE, Class.class, Object.class);
+        IS_ARRAY     = lookup.findOwnStatic("isArray",     Boolean.TYPE, Object.class);
+        IS_IDENTICAL = lookup.findOwnStatic("isIdentical", Boolean.TYPE, Object.class, Object.class);
+        IS_NULL      = lookup.findOwnStatic("isNull",      Boolean.TYPE, Object.class);
+        IS_NOT_NULL  = lookup.findOwnStatic("isNotNull",   Boolean.TYPE, Object.class);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Creates a guard method that tests its only argument for being of an exact particular class.

--- a/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/support/Lookup.java	Thu Aug 01 12:23:38 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/support/Lookup.java	Wed Aug 07 16:38:44 2013 +0200
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 
 /**
  * A wrapper around MethodHandles.Lookup that masks checked exceptions in those cases when you're looking up methods
@@ -235,9 +234,8 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Performs a findSpecial on the underlying lookup, except for the backport where it rather uses unreflect. Converts
-     * any encountered {@link IllegalAccessException} into an {@link IllegalAccessError} and a
-     * {@link NoSuchMethodException} into a {@link NoSuchMethodError}.
+     * Performs a findSpecial on the underlying lookup. Converts any encountered {@link IllegalAccessException} into an
+     * {@link IllegalAccessError} and a {@link NoSuchMethodException} into a {@link NoSuchMethodError}.
      *
      * @param declaringClass class declaring the method
      * @param name the name of the method
@@ -248,13 +246,6 @@
      */
     public MethodHandle findSpecial(Class<?> declaringClass, String name, MethodType type) {
         try {
-            if(Backport.inUse) {
-                final Method m = declaringClass.getDeclaredMethod(name, type.parameterArray());
-                if(!Modifier.isPublic(declaringClass.getModifiers()) || !Modifier.isPublic(m.getModifiers())) {
-                    m.setAccessible(true);
-                }
-                return unreflect(m);
-            }
             return lookup.findSpecial(declaringClass, name, type, declaringClass);
         } catch(IllegalAccessException e) {
             final IllegalAccessError ee = new IllegalAccessError("Failed to access special method " + methodDescription(

--- a/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/support/TypeConverterFactory.java	Thu Aug 01 12:23:38 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/support/TypeConverterFactory.java	Wed Aug 07 16:38:44 2013 +0200
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodType;
 import java.lang.invoke.WrongMethodTypeException;
+import java.security.AccessController;
+import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import jdk.internal.dynalink.linker.ConversionComparator;
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@
     private final ClassValue<ClassMap<MethodHandle>> converterMap = new ClassValue<ClassMap<MethodHandle>>() {
         @Override
         protected ClassMap<MethodHandle> computeValue(final Class<?> sourceType) {
-            return new ClassMap<MethodHandle>(sourceType.getClassLoader()) {
+            return new ClassMap<MethodHandle>(getClassLoader(sourceType)) {
                 @Override
                 protected MethodHandle computeValue(Class<?> targetType) {
                     try {
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@
     private final ClassValue<ClassMap<MethodHandle>> converterIdentityMap = new ClassValue<ClassMap<MethodHandle>>() {
         @Override
         protected ClassMap<MethodHandle> computeValue(final Class<?> sourceType) {
-            return new ClassMap<MethodHandle>(sourceType.getClassLoader()) {
+            return new ClassMap<MethodHandle>(getClassLoader(sourceType)) {
                 @Override
                 protected MethodHandle computeValue(Class<?> targetType) {
                     if(!canAutoConvert(sourceType, targetType)) {
@@ -143,6 +145,15 @@
         }
     };
 
+    private static final ClassLoader getClassLoader(final Class<?> clazz) {
+        return AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<ClassLoader>() {
+            @Override
+            public ClassLoader run() {
+                return clazz.getClassLoader();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a new type converter factory from the available {@link GuardingTypeConverterFactory} instances.
      *

--- a/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/linker/Bootstrap.java	Thu Aug 01 12:23:38 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/linker/Bootstrap.java	Wed Aug 07 16:38:44 2013 +0200
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
         if (relinkThreshold > -1) {
             factory.setUnstableRelinkThreshold(relinkThreshold);
         }
+
+        // Linkers for any additional language runtimes deployed alongside Nashorn will be picked up by the factory.
+        factory.setClassLoader(Bootstrap.class.getClassLoader());
+
         dynamicLinker = factory.createLinker();
     }