--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/LambdaToMethod.java	Wed Mar 20 17:41:40 2013 -0700
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/LambdaToMethod.java	Fri Mar 22 12:38:12 2013 +0000
@@ -1019,14 +1019,14 @@
             } else if (refSym.enclClass().isInterface()) {
                 return ClassFile.REF_invokeInterface;
             } else {
-                return ClassFile.REF_invokeVirtual;
+                return (refSym.flags() & PRIVATE) != 0 ?
+                        ClassFile.REF_invokeSpecial :
+                        ClassFile.REF_invokeVirtual;
             }
         }
     }
 
-    // </editor-fold>
-
-    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Lambda/reference analyzer">\
+    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Lambda/reference analyzer">
     /**
      * This visitor collects information about translation of a lambda expression.
      * More specifically, it keeps track of the enclosing contexts and captured locals
@@ -1635,16 +1635,16 @@
              * Translate a symbol of a given kind into something suitable for the
              * synthetic lambda body
              */
-            Symbol translate(String name, final Symbol sym, LambdaSymbolKind skind) {
+            Symbol translate(Name name, final Symbol sym, LambdaSymbolKind skind) {
                 switch (skind) {
                     case CAPTURED_THIS:
                         return sym;  // self represented
                     case TYPE_VAR:
                         // Just erase the type var
-                        return new VarSymbol(sym.flags(), names.fromString(name),
+                        return new VarSymbol(sym.flags(), name,
                                 types.erasure(sym.type), sym.owner);
                     case CAPTURED_VAR:
-                        return new VarSymbol(SYNTHETIC | FINAL, names.fromString(name), types.erasure(sym.type), translatedSym) {
+                        return new VarSymbol(SYNTHETIC | FINAL, name, types.erasure(sym.type), translatedSym) {
                             @Override
                             public Symbol baseSymbol() {
                                 //keep mapping with original captured symbol
@@ -1658,27 +1658,27 @@
 
             void addSymbol(Symbol sym, LambdaSymbolKind skind) {
                 Map<Symbol, Symbol> transMap = null;
-                String preferredName;
+                Name preferredName;
                 switch (skind) {
                     case CAPTURED_THIS:
                         transMap = capturedThis;
-                        preferredName = "encl$" + capturedThis.size();
+                        preferredName = names.fromString("encl$" + capturedThis.size());
                         break;
                     case CAPTURED_VAR:
                         transMap = capturedLocals;
-                        preferredName = "cap$" + capturedLocals.size();
+                        preferredName = names.fromString("cap$" + capturedLocals.size());
                         break;
                     case LOCAL_VAR:
                         transMap = lambdaLocals;
-                        preferredName = sym.name.toString();
+                        preferredName = sym.name;
                         break;
                     case PARAM:
                         transMap = lambdaParams;
-                        preferredName = sym.name.toString();
+                        preferredName = sym.name;
                         break;
                     case TYPE_VAR:
                         transMap = typeVars;
-                        preferredName = sym.name.toString();
+                        preferredName = sym.name;
                         break;
                     default: throw new AssertionError();
                 }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/lambda/bytecode/TestLambdaBytecode.java	Fri Mar 22 12:38:12 2013 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,365 @@
+/*
+ * 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 8009649
+ * @summary Lambda back-end should generate invokespecial for method handles referring to private instance methods
+ * @library ../../lib
+ * @build JavacTestingAbstractThreadedTest
+ * @run main/othervm TestLambdaBytecode
+ */
+
+// use /othervm to avoid jtreg timeout issues (CODETOOLS-7900047)
+// see JDK-8006746
+
+import com.sun.tools.classfile.Attribute;
+import com.sun.tools.classfile.BootstrapMethods_attribute;
+import com.sun.tools.classfile.ClassFile;
+import com.sun.tools.classfile.Code_attribute;
+import com.sun.tools.classfile.ConstantPool.*;
+import com.sun.tools.classfile.Instruction;
+import com.sun.tools.classfile.Method;
+
+import com.sun.tools.javac.api.JavacTaskImpl;
+
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import javax.tools.Diagnostic;
+import javax.tools.JavaFileObject;
+import javax.tools.SimpleJavaFileObject;
+
+import static com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.ClassFile.*;
+
+public class TestLambdaBytecode
+    extends JavacTestingAbstractThreadedTest
+    implements Runnable {
+
+    enum ClassKind {
+        CLASS("class"),
+        INTERFACE("interface");
+
+        String classStr;
+
+        ClassKind(String classStr) {
+            this.classStr = classStr;
+        }
+    }
+
+    enum AccessKind {
+        PUBLIC("public"),
+        PRIVATE("private");
+
+        String accessStr;
+
+        AccessKind(String accessStr) {
+            this.accessStr = accessStr;
+        }
+    }
+
+    enum StaticKind {
+        STATIC("static"),
+        INSTANCE("");
+
+        String staticStr;
+
+        StaticKind(String staticStr) {
+            this.staticStr = staticStr;
+        }
+    }
+
+    enum DefaultKind {
+        DEFAULT("default"),
+        NO_DEFAULT("");
+
+        String defaultStr;
+
+        DefaultKind(String defaultStr) {
+            this.defaultStr = defaultStr;
+        }
+    }
+
+    enum ExprKind {
+        LAMBDA("Runnable r = ()->{ target(); };");
+
+        String exprString;
+
+        ExprKind(String exprString) {
+            this.exprString = exprString;
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class MethodKind {
+        ClassKind ck;
+        AccessKind ak;
+        StaticKind sk;
+        DefaultKind dk;
+
+        MethodKind(ClassKind ck, AccessKind ak, StaticKind sk, DefaultKind dk) {
+            this.ck = ck;
+            this.ak = ak;
+            this.sk = sk;
+            this.dk = dk;
+        }
+
+        boolean inInterface() {
+            return ck == ClassKind.INTERFACE;
+        }
+
+        boolean isPrivate() {
+            return ak == AccessKind.PRIVATE;
+        }
+
+        boolean isStatic() {
+            return sk == StaticKind.STATIC;
+        }
+
+        boolean isDefault() {
+            return dk == DefaultKind.DEFAULT;
+        }
+
+        boolean isOK() {
+            if (isDefault() && (!inInterface() || isStatic())) {
+                return false;
+            } else if (inInterface() &&
+                    ((!isStatic() && !isDefault()) || isPrivate())) {
+                return false;
+            } else {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        String mods() {
+            StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
+            buf.append(ak.accessStr);
+            buf.append(' ');
+            buf.append(sk.staticStr);
+            buf.append(' ');
+            buf.append(dk.defaultStr);
+            return buf.toString();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
+        for (ClassKind ck : ClassKind.values()) {
+            for (AccessKind ak1 : AccessKind.values()) {
+                for (StaticKind sk1 : StaticKind.values()) {
+                    for (DefaultKind dk1 : DefaultKind.values()) {
+                        for (AccessKind ak2 : AccessKind.values()) {
+                            for (StaticKind sk2 : StaticKind.values()) {
+                                for (DefaultKind dk2 : DefaultKind.values()) {
+                                    for (ExprKind ek : ExprKind.values()) {
+                                        pool.execute(new TestLambdaBytecode(ck, ak1, ak2, sk1, sk2, dk1, dk2, ek));
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        checkAfterExec();
+    }
+
+    MethodKind mk1, mk2;
+    ExprKind ek;
+    DiagChecker dc;
+
+    TestLambdaBytecode(ClassKind ck, AccessKind ak1, AccessKind ak2, StaticKind sk1,
+            StaticKind sk2, DefaultKind dk1, DefaultKind dk2, ExprKind ek) {
+        mk1 = new MethodKind(ck, ak1, sk1, dk1);
+        mk2 = new MethodKind(ck, ak2, sk2, dk2);
+        this.ek = ek;
+        dc = new DiagChecker();
+    }
+
+    public void run() {
+        int id = checkCount.incrementAndGet();
+        JavaSource source = new JavaSource(id);
+        JavacTaskImpl ct = (JavacTaskImpl)comp.getTask(null, fm.get(), dc,
+                null, null, Arrays.asList(source));
+        try {
+            ct.generate();
+        } catch (Throwable t) {
+            t.printStackTrace();
+            throw new AssertionError(
+                    String.format("Error thrown when compiling following code\n%s",
+                    source.source));
+        }
+        if (dc.diagFound) {
+            boolean errorExpected = !mk1.isOK() || !mk2.isOK();
+            errorExpected |= mk1.isStatic() && !mk2.isStatic();
+
+            if (!errorExpected) {
+                throw new AssertionError(
+                        String.format("Diags found when compiling following code\n%s\n\n%s",
+                        source.source, dc.printDiags()));
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+        verifyBytecode(id, source);
+    }
+
+    void verifyBytecode(int id, JavaSource source) {
+        File compiledTest = new File(String.format("Test%d.class", id));
+        try {
+            ClassFile cf = ClassFile.read(compiledTest);
+            Method testMethod = null;
+            for (Method m : cf.methods) {
+                if (m.getName(cf.constant_pool).equals("test")) {
+                    testMethod = m;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (testMethod == null) {
+                throw new Error("Test method not found");
+            }
+            Code_attribute ea =
+                    (Code_attribute)testMethod.attributes.get(Attribute.Code);
+            if (testMethod == null) {
+                throw new Error("Code attribute for test() method not found");
+            }
+
+            int bsmIdx = -1;
+
+            for (Instruction i : ea.getInstructions()) {
+                if (i.getMnemonic().equals("invokedynamic")) {
+                    CONSTANT_InvokeDynamic_info indyInfo =
+                         (CONSTANT_InvokeDynamic_info)cf
+                            .constant_pool.get(i.getShort(1));
+                    bsmIdx = indyInfo.bootstrap_method_attr_index;
+                    if (!indyInfo.getNameAndTypeInfo().getType().equals(makeIndyType(id))) {
+                        throw new
+                            AssertionError("type mismatch for CONSTANT_InvokeDynamic_info " + source.source + "\n" + indyInfo.getNameAndTypeInfo().getType() + "\n" + makeIndyType(id));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (bsmIdx == -1) {
+                throw new Error("Missing invokedynamic in generated code");
+            }
+
+            BootstrapMethods_attribute bsm_attr =
+                    (BootstrapMethods_attribute)cf
+                    .getAttribute(Attribute.BootstrapMethods);
+            if (bsm_attr.bootstrap_method_specifiers.length != 1) {
+                throw new Error("Bad number of method specifiers " +
+                        "in BootstrapMethods attribute");
+            }
+            BootstrapMethods_attribute.BootstrapMethodSpecifier bsm_spec =
+                    bsm_attr.bootstrap_method_specifiers[0];
+
+            if (bsm_spec.bootstrap_arguments.length != MF_ARITY) {
+                throw new Error("Bad number of static invokedynamic args " +
+                        "in BootstrapMethod attribute");
+            }
+
+            CONSTANT_MethodHandle_info mh =
+                    (CONSTANT_MethodHandle_info)cf.constant_pool.get(bsm_spec.bootstrap_arguments[1]);
+
+            boolean kindOK;
+            switch (mh.reference_kind) {
+                case REF_invokeStatic: kindOK = mk2.isStatic(); break;
+                case REF_invokeSpecial: kindOK = !mk2.isStatic(); break;
+                case REF_invokeInterface: kindOK = mk2.inInterface(); break;
+                default:
+                    kindOK = false;
+            }
+
+            if (!kindOK) {
+                throw new Error("Bad invoke kind in implementation method handle");
+            }
+
+            if (!mh.getCPRefInfo().getNameAndTypeInfo().getType().toString().equals(MH_SIG)) {
+                throw new Error("Type mismatch in implementation method handle");
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            throw new Error("error reading " + compiledTest +": " + e);
+        }
+    }
+    String makeIndyType(int id) {
+        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
+        buf.append("(");
+        if (!mk2.isStatic() || mk1.inInterface()) {
+            buf.append(String.format("LTest%d;", id));
+        }
+        buf.append(")Ljava/lang/Runnable;");
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    static final int MF_ARITY = 3;
+    static final String MH_SIG = "()V";
+
+    class JavaSource extends SimpleJavaFileObject {
+
+        static final String source_template =
+                "#CK Test#ID {\n" +
+                "   #MOD1 void test() { #EK }\n" +
+                "   #MOD2 void target() { }\n" +
+                "}\n";
+
+        String source;
+
+        JavaSource(int id) {
+            super(URI.create("myfo:/Test.java"), JavaFileObject.Kind.SOURCE);
+            source = source_template.replace("#CK", mk1.ck.classStr)
+                    .replace("#MOD1", mk1.mods())
+                    .replace("#MOD2", mk2.mods())
+                    .replace("#EK", ek.exprString)
+                    .replace("#ID", String.valueOf(id));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public CharSequence getCharContent(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors) {
+            return source;
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class DiagChecker
+        implements javax.tools.DiagnosticListener<JavaFileObject> {
+
+        boolean diagFound;
+        ArrayList<String> diags = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        public void report(Diagnostic<? extends JavaFileObject> diagnostic) {
+            diags.add(diagnostic.getMessage(Locale.getDefault()));
+            diagFound = true;
+        }
+
+        String printDiags() {
+            StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
+            for (String s : diags) {
+                buf.append(s);
+                buf.append("\n");
+            }
+            return buf.toString();
+        }
+    }
+
+}