diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp
index 6d62380..58d9116 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp
@@ -3939,7 +3939,8 @@ instanceKlassHandle ClassFileParser::parseClassFile(Symbol* name,
 #if INCLUDE_CDS
     if (DumpLoadedClassList != NULL && cfs->source() != NULL && classlist_file->is_open()) {
       // Only dump the classes that can be stored into CDS archive
-      if (SystemDictionaryShared::is_sharing_possible(loader_data)) {
+      // unless AppCDS is enabled
+      if (_host_klass == NULL && SystemDictionaryShared::is_sharing_possible(loader_data)) {
         if (name != NULL) {
           ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
           classlist_file->print_cr("%s", name->as_C_string());
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/classLoader.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/classLoader.cpp
index b9f46df..c7c0f53 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/classLoader.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/classLoader.cpp
@@ -1203,8 +1203,8 @@ instanceKlassHandle ClassLoader::load_classfile(Symbol* h_name, TRAPS) {
 
     h = context.record_result(classpath_index, e, result, THREAD);
   } else {
-    if (DumpSharedSpaces) {
-      tty->print_cr("Preload Warning: Cannot find %s", class_name);
+    if (!UseAppCDS && DumpSharedSpaces) {
+      tty->print_cr("Preload Warning: Cannot find %s", class_name); // No need for AppCDS
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp
index 5c6b094..61140d3 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,16 @@ bool SystemDictionary::is_ext_class_loader(Handle class_loader) {
   return (class_loader->klass()->name() == vmSymbols::sun_misc_Launcher_ExtClassLoader());
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if the passed class loader is the application class loader.
+ */
+bool SystemDictionary::is_app_class_loader(Handle class_loader) {
+  if (class_loader.is_null()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return (class_loader->klass()->name() == vmSymbols::sun_misc_Launcher_AppClassLoader());
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Resolving of classes
 
@@ -336,7 +346,8 @@ Klass* SystemDictionary::resolve_super_or_fail(Symbol* child_name,
   // Bugs 4643874, 4715493
   // compute_hash can have a safepoint
 
-  ClassLoaderData* loader_data = class_loader_data(class_loader);
+  // class loader may be not registered yet, so use register_loader, which will return a valid classloaderData anyway.
+  ClassLoaderData* loader_data = register_loader(class_loader, CHECK_NULL);
   unsigned int d_hash = dictionary()->compute_hash(child_name, loader_data);
   int d_index = dictionary()->hash_to_index(d_hash);
   unsigned int p_hash = placeholders()->compute_hash(child_name, loader_data);
@@ -526,7 +537,8 @@ instanceKlassHandle SystemDictionary::handle_parallel_super_load(
     Handle protection_domain, Handle lockObject, TRAPS) {
 
   instanceKlassHandle nh = instanceKlassHandle(); // null Handle
-  ClassLoaderData* loader_data = class_loader_data(class_loader);
+  // class loader may be not registered yet, so use register_loader, which will return a valid classloaderData anyway.
+  ClassLoaderData* loader_data = register_loader(class_loader, CHECK_NULL);
   unsigned int d_hash = dictionary()->compute_hash(name, loader_data);
   int d_index = dictionary()->hash_to_index(d_hash);
   unsigned int p_hash = placeholders()->compute_hash(name, loader_data);
@@ -1074,6 +1086,19 @@ Klass* SystemDictionary::parse_stream(Symbol* class_name,
   return k();
 }

+static char* convert_into_package_name(char* name) {
+  char* index = strrchr(name, '/');
+  if (index == NULL) {
+    return NULL;
+  } else {
+    *index = '\0'; // chop to just the package name
+    while ((index = strchr(name, '/')) != NULL) {
+      *index = '.'; // replace '/' with '.' in package name
+    }
+    return name;
+  }
+}
+
 static bool is_prohibited_package_slow(Symbol* class_name) {
   // Caller has ResourceMark
   int length;
@@ -1147,12 +1172,9 @@ Klass* SystemDictionary::resolve_from_stream(Symbol* class_name,
       // It is illegal to define classes in the "java." package from
       // JVM_DefineClass or jni_DefineClass unless you're the bootclassloader
       char* name = parsed_name->as_C_string();
-      char* index = strrchr(name, '/');
-      assert(index != NULL, "must be");
-      *index = '\0'; // chop to just the package name
-      while ((index = strchr(name, '/')) != NULL) {
-        *index = '.'; // replace '/' with '.' in package name
-      }
+      name = convert_into_package_name(name);
+      assert(name != NULL, "must be");
+
       const char* fmt = "Prohibited package name: %s";
       size_t len = strlen(fmt) + strlen(name);
       char* message = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY(char, len);
@@ -1217,12 +1240,62 @@ Klass* SystemDictionary::find_shared_class(Symbol* class_name) {
 
 instanceKlassHandle SystemDictionary::load_shared_class(
                  Symbol* class_name, Handle class_loader, TRAPS) {
-  instanceKlassHandle ik (THREAD, find_shared_class(class_name));
-  // Make sure we only return the boot class for the NULL classloader.
-  if (ik.not_null() &&
-      SharedClassUtil::is_shared_boot_class(ik()) && class_loader.is_null()) {
-    Handle protection_domain;
-    return load_shared_class(ik, class_loader, protection_domain, THREAD);
+  if (!(class_loader.is_null() ||  SystemDictionary::is_app_class_loader(class_loader) ||
+                                  SystemDictionary::is_ext_class_loader(class_loader))) {
+    return instanceKlassHandle();
+  }
+
+  instanceKlassHandle ik (THREAD, find_shared_class(class_name)); // InstanceKlass is find with null class loader.
+  if (ik.not_null()) {
+    if (!UseAppCDS) {
+      // CDS logic
+      if (SharedClassUtil::is_shared_boot_class(ik()) && class_loader.is_null()) {
+        // CDS record boot class load index.
+        Handle protection_domain;
+        return load_shared_class(ik, class_loader, protection_domain, THREAD);
+      }
+    } else {
+      // AppCDS logic. Only use null loader only to load classes that
+      // have been dumped by null loader. For non-null class loaders,
+      // either the class loader data is not initialized (but also not
+      // null) or the same class loader is used to load previously
+      // defined class
+      bool bFound = false;
+        if (class_loader.is_null()) {
+          // condition1: Bootstrap class loader loaded
+          bFound = (ik()->class_loader_data() == NULL || ik()->class_loader_data()->is_the_null_class_loader_data());
+        } else if (ik()->class_loader_data() != NULL) {
+          // condition2: App Class Loader
+          // condition3: ExtClass Loader
+          // Condition4: not fake class Loader, real one
+          bFound = ((ik->has_fake_loader_data_App() && SystemDictionary::is_app_class_loader(class_loader)) ||
+                    (ik->has_fake_loader_data_Ext() && SystemDictionary::is_ext_class_loader(class_loader)) ||
+                    (!ik->has_fake_loader_data() && ik()->class_loader() == class_loader()));
+          }
+          if (!bFound) {
+            return instanceKlassHandle();
+          }
+
+          // get protection domain for this class if not loaded by null class loader
+          if (class_loader.not_null()) {
+            ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
+            char* name = ik->name()->as_C_string();
+            Handle klass_name = java_lang_String::create_from_str(name, CHECK_0);
+            JavaValue result(T_OBJECT);
+
+            // ClassLoaderData* loader_data = ClassLoaderData::class_loader_data(class_loader());
+            JavaCalls::call_virtual(&result,
+                                    class_loader,
+                                    KlassHandle(THREAD, SystemDictionary::URLClassLoader_klass()),
+                                    vmSymbols::getProtectionDomainInternal_name(),
+                                    vmSymbols::getProtectionDomainInternal_signature(),
+                                    klass_name,
+                                    THREAD);
+            return load_shared_class(ik, class_loader, Handle(THREAD, (oop) result.get_jobject()), THREAD);
+          } else {
+            return load_shared_class(ik, class_loader, Handle(), THREAD);
+          }
+      }
   }
   return instanceKlassHandle();
 }
@@ -1298,6 +1371,7 @@ instanceKlassHandle SystemDictionary::load_shared_class(instanceKlassHandle ik,
 
     if (DumpLoadedClassList != NULL && classlist_file->is_open()) {
       // Only dump the classes that can be stored into CDS archive
+      // unless AppCDS is enabled
       if (SystemDictionaryShared::is_sharing_possible(loader_data)) {
         ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
         classlist_file->print_cr("%s", ik->name()->as_C_string());
@@ -1308,6 +1382,32 @@ instanceKlassHandle SystemDictionary::load_shared_class(instanceKlassHandle ik,
     // notify a class loaded from shared object
     ClassLoadingService::notify_class_loaded(InstanceKlass::cast(ik()),
                                              true /* shared class */);
+
+     // register package for this class, if necessary
+    if (UseAppCDS && class_loader.not_null()) {
+
+      ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
+      char* name = ik->name()->as_C_string();
+      name = convert_into_package_name(name);
+      if (name != NULL) {
+        // not a default package
+        Handle package_name = java_lang_String::create_from_str(name, CHECK_0);
+        // The digital 4 is used only once, indicating the parameter number of
+        // the method invoked in JavaCalls::call_virtual
+        JavaCallArguments args(4);
+        args.push_oop(class_loader);
+        args.push_oop(package_name);
+        args.push_oop(Handle());
+        args.push_oop(Handle());
+        JavaValue result(T_VOID);
+        JavaCalls::call_virtual(&result,
+                                KlassHandle(THREAD, SystemDictionary::URLClassLoader_klass()),
+                                vmSymbols::definePackageInternal_name(),
+                                vmSymbols::definePackageInternal_signature(),
+                                &args,
+                                CHECK_0);
+      }
+    }
   }
   return ik;
 }
@@ -2167,7 +2267,6 @@ void SystemDictionary::update_dictionary(int d_index, unsigned int d_hash,
 // yet and these will be ignored.
 Klass* SystemDictionary::find_constrained_instance_or_array_klass(
                     Symbol* class_name, Handle class_loader, TRAPS) {
-
   // First see if it has been loaded directly.
   // Force the protection domain to be null.  (This removes protection checks.)
   Handle no_protection_domain;
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp
index 6f0b38a..cab7381 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ public:
                                                Handle class_loader,
                                                TRAPS);
   static bool is_ext_class_loader(Handle class_loader);
+  static bool is_app_class_loader(Handle class_loader);
 
 protected:
   static Klass* find_shared_class(Symbol* class_name);
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionaryShared.hpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionaryShared.hpp
index e1adf8b..a8dbda2 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionaryShared.hpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionaryShared.hpp
@@ -35,13 +35,25 @@ public:
   static instanceKlassHandle find_or_load_shared_class(Symbol* class_name,
                                                        Handle class_loader,
                                                        TRAPS) {
+    if (UseAppCDS) {
+      instanceKlassHandle ik = load_shared_class(class_name, class_loader, CHECK_NULL);
+      if (!ik.is_null()) {
+        instanceKlassHandle nh = instanceKlassHandle(); // null Handle
+        ik = find_or_define_instance_class(class_name, class_loader, ik, CHECK_(nh));
+      }
+      return ik;
+    }
     return instanceKlassHandle();
   }
   static void roots_oops_do(OopClosure* blk) {}
   static void oops_do(OopClosure* f) {}
+  
   static bool is_sharing_possible(ClassLoaderData* loader_data) {
     oop class_loader = loader_data->class_loader();
-    return (class_loader == NULL);
+    return (class_loader == NULL ||
+            (UseAppCDS && (SystemDictionary::is_app_class_loader(class_loader) ||
+                           SystemDictionary::is_ext_class_loader(class_loader)))
+            );
   }
 
   static size_t dictionary_entry_size() {
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/vmSymbols.hpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/vmSymbols.hpp
index f72a948..6bd8dbe 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/vmSymbols.hpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/vmSymbols.hpp
@@ -418,8 +418,8 @@
   template(getFileURL_signature,                      "(Ljava/io/File;)Ljava/net/URL;")           \
   template(definePackageInternal_name,                "definePackageInternal")                    \
   template(definePackageInternal_signature,           "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/util/jar/Manifest;Ljava/net/URL;)V") \
-  template(getProtectionDomain_name,                  "getProtectionDomain")                      \
-  template(getProtectionDomain_signature,             "(Ljava/security/CodeSource;)Ljava/security/ProtectionDomain;") \
+  template(getProtectionDomainInternal_name,          "getProtectionDomainInternal")              \
+  template(getProtectionDomainInternal_signature,     "(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/security/ProtectionDomain;") \
   template(url_code_signer_array_void_signature,      "(Ljava/net/URL;[Ljava/security/CodeSigner;)V") \
   template(resolved_references_name,                  "<resolved_references>")                    \
   template(referencequeue_null_name,                  "NULL")                                     \
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/filemap.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/filemap.cpp
index 644e3b1..0f3c076 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/filemap.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/filemap.cpp
@@ -344,12 +344,12 @@ bool FileMapInfo::init_from_file(int fd) {
 
 // Read the FileMapInfo information from the file.
 bool FileMapInfo::open_for_read() {
-  _full_path = Arguments::GetSharedArchivePath();
+  _full_path = make_log_name(Arguments::GetSharedArchivePath(), NULL);
   int fd = open(_full_path, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY, 0);
   if (fd < 0) {
     if (errno == ENOENT) {
       // Not locating the shared archive is ok.
-      fail_continue("Specified shared archive not found.");
+      fail_continue("Specified shared archive not found. archive file path:%s", _full_path);
     } else {
       fail_continue("Failed to open shared archive file (%s).",
                     strerror(errno));
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ bool FileMapInfo::open_for_read() {
 // Write the FileMapInfo information to the file.
 
 void FileMapInfo::open_for_write() {
- _full_path = Arguments::GetSharedArchivePath();
+ _full_path = make_log_name(Arguments::GetSharedArchivePath(), NULL);
   if (PrintSharedSpaces) {
     tty->print_cr("Dumping shared data to file: ");
     tty->print_cr("   %s", _full_path);
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/metaspaceShared.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/metaspaceShared.cpp
index d5826d6..f3c3c51 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/metaspaceShared.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/metaspaceShared.cpp
@@ -677,14 +677,9 @@ void MetaspaceShared::link_and_cleanup_shared_classes(TRAPS) {
       SystemDictionary::classes_do(check_one_shared_class);
     } while (_check_classes_made_progress);
 
-    if (IgnoreUnverifiableClassesDuringDump) {
-      // This is useful when running JCK or SQE tests. You should not
-      // enable this when running real apps.
-      SystemDictionary::remove_classes_in_error_state();
-    } else {
-      tty->print_cr("Please remove the unverifiable classes from your class list and try again");
-      exit(1);
-    }
+    // record error message, remove error state, and continue to dump jsa file
+    tty->print_cr("Please remove the unverifiable classes from your class list and try again");
+    SystemDictionary::remove_classes_in_error_state();
   }
 
   // Copy the dependencies from C_HEAP-alloced GrowableArrays to RO-alloced
@@ -803,8 +798,12 @@ int MetaspaceShared::preload_and_dump(const char * class_list_path,
       // Got a class name - load it.
       TempNewSymbol class_name_symbol = SymbolTable::new_permanent_symbol(class_name, THREAD);
       guarantee(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "Exception creating a symbol.");
+
+      Handle loader = UseAppCDS ? SystemDictionary::java_system_loader() : Handle();
       Klass* klass = SystemDictionary::resolve_or_null(class_name_symbol,
-                                                         THREAD);
+                                                       loader,
+                                                       Handle(),
+                                                       THREAD);
       CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;
       if (klass != NULL) {
         if (PrintSharedSpaces && Verbose && WizardMode) {
@@ -824,8 +823,8 @@ int MetaspaceShared::preload_and_dump(const char * class_list_path,
         guarantee(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "exception in link_class");
 
         class_count++;
-      } else {
-        //tty->print_cr("Preload failed: %s", class_name);
+      } else if (UseAppCDS) {
+        tty->print_cr("Preload failed: %s", class_name);
       }
     }
     fclose(file);
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/arrayKlass.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/arrayKlass.cpp
index 2d2e44b..129bce6 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/arrayKlass.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/arrayKlass.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,12 @@ void ArrayKlass::remove_unshareable_info() {
   Klass::remove_unshareable_info();
   // Clear the java mirror
   set_component_mirror(NULL);
+
+  if (_higher_dimension != NULL) {
+    ArrayKlass *ak = ArrayKlass::cast(higher_dimension());
+    ak->remove_unshareable_info();
+  }
+  _higher_dimension = NULL;
 }
 
 void ArrayKlass::restore_unshareable_info(ClassLoaderData* loader_data, Handle protection_domain, TRAPS) {
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.cpp
index 98a11fe..4502a01 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,20 @@ void ConstantPool::restore_unshareable_info(TRAPS) {
 }
 
 void ConstantPool::remove_unshareable_info() {
+  if (UseAppCDS) {
+    if (cache() != NULL) {
+      cache()->reset();
+    }
+    for (int i = 0; i < _length; i++) {
+      if (tag_at(i).is_klass()) {
+        Klass* resolvedKlass = resolved_klass_at(i);
+        ResourceMark rm;
+        char* name = resolvedKlass->name()->as_C_string();
+        int len = strlen(name);
+        unresolved_klass_at_put(i, resolvedKlass->name());
+      }
+    }
+  }
   // Resolved references are not in the shared archive.
   // Save the length for restoration.  It is not necessarily the same length
   // as reference_map.length() if invokedynamic is saved.
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/cpCache.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/cpCache.cpp
index cda9a4e..ebcf3d6 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/cpCache.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/cpCache.cpp
@@ -673,3 +673,16 @@ void ConstantPoolCache::verify_on(outputStream* st) {
   // print constant pool cache entries
   for (int i = 0; i < length(); i++) entry_at(i)->verify(st);
 }
+
+void ConstantPoolCache::reset() {
+  for (int i = 0; i < length(); i++) {
+    ConstantPoolCacheEntry* entry = entry_at(i);
+    int cp_index = entry->constant_pool_index();
+    if (!entry->is_initial_resolved_ref_index()) {
+      // constant pool cache after initialization contains
+      // placeholders fr handling invokedynamic and invokehandle -
+      // these need to be preserved and all other entries reset
+      entry->initialize_entry(cp_index);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/cpCache.hpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/cpCache.hpp
index a4a6c3f..48f9bbd 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/cpCache.hpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/cpCache.hpp
@@ -360,7 +360,14 @@ class ConstantPoolCacheEntry VALUE_OBJ_CLASS_SPEC {
   bool is_double() const                         { return flag_state() == dtos; }
   TosState flag_state() const                    { assert((uint)number_of_states <= (uint)tos_state_mask+1, "");
                                                    return (TosState)((_flags >> tos_state_shift) & tos_state_mask); }
-
+  bool is_initial_resolved_ref_index() const {
+    if (_flags == 0 && _f1 == NULL && bytecode_1() == Bytecodes::_nop && bytecode_2() == Bytecodes::_nop) {
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+  
   // Code generation support
   static WordSize size()                         { return in_WordSize(sizeof(ConstantPoolCacheEntry) / HeapWordSize); }
   static ByteSize size_in_bytes()                { return in_ByteSize(sizeof(ConstantPoolCacheEntry)); }
@@ -480,6 +487,8 @@ class ConstantPoolCache: public MetaspaceObj {
   void dump_cache();
 #endif // INCLUDE_JVMTI
 
+  void reset();
+  
   // Deallocate - no fields to deallocate
   DEBUG_ONLY(bool on_stack() { return false; })
   void deallocate_contents(ClassLoaderData* data) {}
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/instanceKlass.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/instanceKlass.cpp
index 6f881ac..6d67113 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/instanceKlass.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/instanceKlass.cpp
@@ -2452,6 +2452,22 @@ void InstanceKlass::remove_unshareable_info() {
     m->remove_unshareable_info();
   }
 
+  if (UseAppCDS) {
+    if (_oop_map_cache != NULL) {
+      delete _oop_map_cache;
+      _oop_map_cache = NULL;
+    }
+    
+    JNIid::deallocate(jni_ids());
+    set_jni_ids(NULL);
+    
+    jmethodID* jmeths = methods_jmethod_ids_acquire();
+    if (jmeths != (jmethodID*)NULL) {
+      release_set_methods_jmethod_ids(NULL);
+      FreeHeap(jmeths);
+    }
+  }
+
   // do array classes also.
   array_klasses_do(remove_unshareable_in_class);
 }
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/klass.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/klass.cpp
index ba20471..399290f 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/klass.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/klass.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ void Klass::set_is_cloneable() {
   }
 }
 
+ClassLoaderData *Klass::_fake_loader_data_App = reinterpret_cast<ClassLoaderData *>(0xFDFDFDFA);
+ClassLoaderData *Klass::_fake_loader_data_Ext = reinterpret_cast<ClassLoaderData *>(0xFDFDFDFB);
+
 void Klass::set_name(Symbol* n) {
   _name = n;
   if (_name != NULL) _name->increment_refcount();
@@ -536,8 +539,21 @@ void Klass::remove_unshareable_info() {
   set_java_mirror(NULL);
   set_next_link(NULL);
 
-  // Null out class_loader_data because we don't share that yet.
-  set_class_loader_data(NULL);
+  if (!UseAppCDS) {
+    // CDS logic
+    set_class_loader_data(NULL);
+  } else if (class_loader_data() != NULL) {
+    // AppCDS logic
+    if (class_loader() == NULL) {
+      // Null out class loader data for classes loaded by bootstrap (null) loader
+      set_class_loader_data(NULL);
+    } else if(SystemDictionary::is_ext_class_loader(class_loader())) {
+      // Mark class loaded by system class loader
+      set_class_loader_data(_fake_loader_data_Ext);
+    } else {
+      set_class_loader_data(_fake_loader_data_App);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 void Klass::restore_unshareable_info(ClassLoaderData* loader_data, Handle protection_domain, TRAPS) {
@@ -545,7 +561,10 @@ void Klass::restore_unshareable_info(ClassLoaderData* loader_data, Handle protec
   // If an exception happened during CDS restore, some of these fields may already be
   // set.  We leave the class on the CLD list, even if incomplete so that we don't
   // modify the CLD list outside a safepoint.
-  if (class_loader_data() == NULL) {
+  if (class_loader_data() == NULL || has_fake_loader_data()) {
+    // CDS should not set fake loader data
+    assert(!has_fake_loader_data() || (has_fake_loader_data() && UseAppCDS),
+        "setting fake loader data possible only with AppCDS enabled");
     // Restore class_loader_data
     set_class_loader_data(loader_data);
 
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/klass.hpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/klass.hpp
index 428df42..cb7640c 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/klass.hpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/klass.hpp
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ private:
   // -1.
   jshort _shared_class_path_index;
 
+  // This is used only during AppCDS to mark classes that have non-null class loader
+  static  ClassLoaderData* _fake_loader_data_App;
+  static  ClassLoaderData* _fake_loader_data_Ext;
+
   friend class SharedClassUtil;
 protected:
 
@@ -202,6 +206,10 @@ protected:
   enum StaticLookupMode   { find_static,   skip_static };
   enum PrivateLookupMode  { find_private,  skip_private };
 
+  bool has_fake_loader_data_App() { return class_loader_data() == _fake_loader_data_App; }
+  bool has_fake_loader_data_Ext()  { return class_loader_data() == _fake_loader_data_Ext; }
+  bool has_fake_loader_data() { return (has_fake_loader_data_App() || has_fake_loader_data_Ext()); }
+  
   bool is_klass() const volatile { return true; }
 
   // super
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp
index f9b6bd3..a04dcac 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp
@@ -3020,6 +3020,23 @@ jint Arguments::parse_each_vm_init_arg(const JavaVMInitArgs* args,
   // Remaining part of option string
   const char* tail;
 
+  // Special handling for UseAppCDS flag - it has to enable
+  // SharedArviveFile flag no matter where it's located in the
+  // argument list (and in order to enable UseAppCDS)
+  for (int index = 0; index < args->nOptions; index++) {
+    const JavaVMOption* option = args->options + index;
+    if (match_option(option, "-XX:+UseAppCDS", &tail)) {
+      if (!process_argument("+UseAppCDS", args->ignoreUnrecognized, origin)) {
+        return JNI_EINVAL;
+      } else {
+        const char* n = "SharedArchiveFile";
+        Flag* shared_archive_flag = Flag::find_flag(n, strlen(n), true, true);
+        shared_archive_flag->unlock_diagnostic();
+        FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, UseAppCDS, true);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // iterate over arguments
   for (int index = 0; index < args->nOptions; index++) {
     bool is_absolute_path = false;  // for -agentpath vs -agentlib
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
index 46bbfb4..520cc31 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
@@ -4010,6 +4010,9 @@ class CommandLineFlags {
   product(ccstr, ExtraSharedClassListFile, NULL,                            \
           "Extra classlist for building the CDS archive file")              \
                                                                             \
+  product(bool, UseAppCDS, false,                                           \
+          "Enable Application Class Data Sharing (AppCDS)")                 \
+                                                                            \
   experimental(uintx, ArrayAllocatorMallocLimit,                            \
           SOLARIS_ONLY(64*K) NOT_SOLARIS(max_uintx),                        \
           "Allocation less than this value will be allocated "              \
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/javaCalls.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/javaCalls.cpp
index 12925a9..217b8ff 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/javaCalls.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/javaCalls.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void JavaCalls::call(JavaValue* result, methodHandle method, JavaCallArguments*
 void JavaCalls::call_helper(JavaValue* result, methodHandle* m, JavaCallArguments* args, TRAPS) {
   // During dumping, Java execution environment is not fully initialized. Also, Java execution
   // may cause undesirable side-effects in the class metadata.
-  assert(!DumpSharedSpaces, "must not execute Java bytecodes when dumping");
+  assert(!DumpSharedSpaces || UseAppCDS, "must not execute Java bytecodes when dumping");
 
   methodHandle method = *m;
   JavaThread* thread = (JavaThread*)THREAD;
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp
index 03b6aaf..03c1098 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp
@@ -3428,6 +3428,14 @@ jint Threads::create_vm(JavaVMInitArgs* args, bool* canTryAgain) {
     os::pause();
   }
 
+  if (DumpSharedSpaces) {
+    // when dumping shared spaces for AppCDS we must disable bytecode
+    // rewriting as it initializes internal (cached) meta-data that
+    // would be stored in the archive but cannot be carried over to
+    // the next execution
+    RewriteBytecodes = false;
+  }
+
 #ifndef USDT2
   HS_DTRACE_PROBE(hotspot, vm__init__begin);
 #else /* USDT2 */
@@ -3554,8 +3562,8 @@ jint Threads::create_vm(JavaVMInitArgs* args, bool* canTryAgain) {
 
   // At this point, the Universe is initialized, but we have not executed
   // any byte code.  Now is a good time (the only time) to dump out the
-  // internal state of the JVM for sharing.
-  if (DumpSharedSpaces) {
+  // internal state of the JVM for sharing, unless AppCDS is enabled.
+  if (!UseAppCDS && DumpSharedSpaces) {
     MetaspaceShared::preload_and_dump(CHECK_0);
     ShouldNotReachHere();
   }
@@ -3682,6 +3690,11 @@ jint Threads::create_vm(JavaVMInitArgs* args, bool* canTryAgain) {
     vm_exit_during_initialization(Handle(THREAD, PENDING_EXCEPTION));
   }
 
+  if (UseAppCDS && DumpSharedSpaces) {
+    MetaspaceShared::preload_and_dump(CHECK_0);
+    ShouldNotReachHere();
+  }
+
 #if INCLUDE_ALL_GCS
   // Support for ConcurrentMarkSweep. This should be cleaned up
   // and better encapsulated. The ugly nested if test would go away
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/ostream.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/ostream.cpp
index fc17aeb..2b458fe 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/ostream.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/ostream.cpp
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static const char* make_log_name_internal(const char* log_name, const char* forc
 // -XX:DumpLoadedClassList=<file_name>
 // in log_name, %p => pid1234 and
 //              %t => YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS
-static const char* make_log_name(const char* log_name, const char* force_directory) {
+const char* make_log_name(const char* log_name, const char* force_directory) {
   char timestr[32];
   get_datetime_string(timestr, sizeof(timestr));
   return make_log_name_internal(log_name, force_directory, os::current_process_id(),
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/ostream.hpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/ostream.hpp
index fbcb299..530c523 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/ostream.hpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/ostream.hpp
@@ -332,4 +332,6 @@ class networkStream : public bufferedStream {
 
 #endif
 
+const char* make_log_name(const char* log_name, const char* force_directory);
+
 #endif // SHARE_VM_UTILITIES_OSTREAM_HPP
diff --git a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/ClassLoader.java b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/ClassLoader.java
index 2e98092..f305c1e 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/ClassLoader.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/ClassLoader.java
@@ -2182,6 +2182,10 @@ public abstract class ClassLoader {
 
     // Retrieves the assertion directives from the VM.
     private static native AssertionStatusDirectives retrieveDirectives();
+
+    protected ProtectionDomain getProtectionDomainInternal(String name) {
+        return null;
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/net/URLClassLoader.java b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/net/URLClassLoader.java
index 416941c..e82cb6d 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/net/URLClassLoader.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/net/URLClassLoader.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import java.security.Permission;
 import java.security.PermissionCollection;
 import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
 import java.security.PrivilegedExceptionAction;
+import java.security.ProtectionDomain;
 import java.security.SecureClassLoader;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -343,6 +344,25 @@ public class URLClassLoader extends SecureClassLoader implements Closeable {
         return ucp.getURLs();
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Retrieve protection domain using the specified class name.
+     * Called from the VM to support AppCDS
+     */
+    protected ProtectionDomain getProtectionDomainInternal(String name) {
+        String path = name.replace('.', '/').concat(".class");
+        Resource res = ucp.getResource(path, false);
+
+        if(res == null)
+        {
+            // Should never happen
+            throw new AssertionError("Cannot find resource fpr path  " + path);
+        }
+        URL url = res.getCodeSourceURL();
+        CodeSigner[] signers = res.getCodeSigners();
+        CodeSource cs = new CodeSource(url, signers);
+        return getProtectionDomain(cs);
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Finds and loads the class with the specified name from the URL search
      * path. Any URLs referring to JAR files are loaded and opened as needed
diff --git a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/security/SecureClassLoader.java b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/security/SecureClassLoader.java
index 145f4fc..cb5f017 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/security/SecureClassLoader.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/security/SecureClassLoader.java
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public class SecureClassLoader extends ClassLoader {
     /*
      * Returned cached ProtectionDomain for the specified CodeSource.
      */
-    private ProtectionDomain getProtectionDomain(CodeSource cs) {
+    protected ProtectionDomain getProtectionDomain(CodeSource cs) {
         if (cs == null)
             return null;
 
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ public class SecureClassLoader extends ClassLoader {
         return pd;
     }
 
+
     /*
      * Check to make sure the class loader has been initialized.
      */