diff --git a/README.html b/README.html
index 67c794c6..a67a8596 100644
--- a/README.html
+++ b/README.html
@@ -469,6 +469,18 @@ Time is a represented as number of milliseconds since the epoch,
 and most time and date formatting, locales, and other features 
 are not implemented.
 
+<h3>Coroutine Library</h3>
+The <em>coroutine</em> library is implemented using one JavaThread per coroutine.   
+This allows <em>coroutine.yield()</em> can be called from anywhere, 
+as with the yield-from-anywhere patch in C-based lua. 
+
+<p>
+Luaj uses WeakReferences and the OrphanedThread error to ensure that coroutines that are no longer referenced 
+are properly garbage collected.  For thread safety, OrphanedThread should not be caught by Java code.  
+See <a href="http://luaj.sourceforge.net/api/2.0/org/luaj/vm2/LuaThread.html">LuaThread</a>
+and <a href="http://luaj.sourceforge.net/api/2.0/org/luaj/vm2/OrphanedThread.html">OrphanedThread</a>
+javadoc for details. 
+
 <h3>Debug Library</h3>
 The <em>debug</em> library is not included by default by 
 <em>JmePlatform.standardGlobals()</em> or <em>JsePlatform.standardGlobsls()</em> .
@@ -505,7 +517,7 @@ See a longer sample in <em>examples/lua/swingapp.lua</em> for details, or try ru
 </pre>
 
 <p>
-The Java ME platform does not include this library, and it cannot be made to work because of the lack of a reflection API in Java SE. 
+The Java ME platform does not include this library, and it cannot be made to work because of the lack of a reflection API in Java ME. 
 
 <p>
 The <em>lua</em> connand line tool includes <em>luajava</em>. 
@@ -734,6 +746,7 @@ and LuaForge:
 <li>Fix lua command vararg values passed into main script to match what is in global arg table </li>
 <li>Add arithmetic metatag processing when left hand side is a number and right hand side has metatable </li>
 <li>Fix load(func) when mutiple string fragments are supplied by calls to func </li>
+<li>Allow access to public members of private inner classes where possible </li>
 </ul></td></tr>
 </table></td></tr></table>
 
@@ -744,5 +757,6 @@ and LuaForge:
 <li>using both version 1 and 2 libraries together in the same java vm has not been tested
 <li>module() and setfenv() only partially supported for lau2java or luajc compiled lua
 <li>values associated with weak keys may linger longer than expected
+<li>behavior of luaj when a SecurityManager is used has not been fully characterized
 </ul>
 
diff --git a/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/LuaThread.java b/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/LuaThread.java
index 47448088..e62c16b3 100644
--- a/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/LuaThread.java
+++ b/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/LuaThread.java
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ import org.luaj.vm2.lib.DebugLib;
  * The behavior of coroutine threads matches closely the behavior 
  * of C coroutine library.  However, because of the use of Java threads 
  * to manage call state, it is possible to yield from anywhere in luaj. 
- * On the other hand, if a {@link LuaThread} is created, then yields 
- * without ever entering a completed state, then the garbage collector 
- * may not be able to determine that the thread needs to be collected, 
- * and this could cause a memory and resource leak.  It is recommended
- * that all coroutines that are created are resumed until they are in 
- * a completed state. 
+ * <p>
+ * Each Java thread wakes up at regular intervals and checks a weak reference
+ * to determine if it can ever be resumed.  If not, it throws 
+ * {@link OrphanedThread} which is an {@link java.lang.Error}. 
+ * Applications should not catch {@link OrphanedThread}, because it can break
+ * the thread safety of luaj.
  *   
  * @see LuaValue
  * @see JsePlatform
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ public class LuaThread extends LuaValue {
 	public static LuaValue s_metatable;
 
 	public static int coroutine_count = 0;
-	
+
+	/** Interval at which to check for lua threads that are no longer referenced. 
+	 * This can be changed by Java startup code if desired.
+	 */
 	static long thread_orphan_check_interval = 30000;
 	
 	private static final int STATUS_INITIAL       = 0;
diff --git a/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/OrphanedThread.java b/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/OrphanedThread.java
index 08840d04..668217be 100644
--- a/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/OrphanedThread.java
+++ b/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/OrphanedThread.java
@@ -21,19 +21,20 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package org.luaj.vm2;
 
-
-/** 
- * Error sublcass that indicates a lua thread that is no longer referenced has been detected. 
- * 
- * The java thread in which this is thrown should correspond to a LuaThread being used as a 
- * coroutine that could not possibly be resumed again because there are no more references 
- * to the LuaThread with which it is associated.  Rather than locking up resources forever, 
- * this error is thrown, and should fall through all the way to the thread's run() method. 
- * 
- * Java code mixed with the luaj vm should not catch this error because it may occur when 
- * the coroutine is not running, so any processing done during error handling could break
- * the thread-safety of the application because other lua processing could be going on in 
- * a different thread.
+/**
+ * {@link java.lang.Error} sublcass that indicates a lua thread that is no
+ * longer referenced has been detected.
+ * <p>
+ * The java thread in which this is thrown should correspond to a
+ * {@link LuaThread} being used as a coroutine that could not possibly be
+ * resumed again because there are no more references to the LuaThread with
+ * which it is associated. Rather than locking up resources forever, this error
+ * is thrown, and should fall through all the way to the thread's {@link Thread.run}() method.
+ * <p>
+ * Java code mixed with the luaj vm should not catch this error because it may
+ * occur when the coroutine is not running, so any processing done during error
+ * handling could break the thread-safety of the application because other lua
+ * processing could be going on in a different thread.
  */
 public class OrphanedThread extends Error {
 
diff --git a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/JavaClass.java b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/JavaClass.java
index 32e12fbb..aabbb2ee 100644
--- a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/JavaClass.java
+++ b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/JavaClass.java
@@ -76,9 +76,17 @@ class JavaClass extends JavaInstance implements CoerceJavaToLua.Coercion {
 		if ( fields == null ) {
 			Map m = new HashMap();
 			Field[] f = ((Class)m_instance).getFields();
-			for ( int i=0; i<f.length; i++ ) 
-				if ( Modifier.isPublic(f[i].getModifiers()) )
-					m.put( LuaValue.valueOf(f[i].getName()), f[i] );
+			for ( int i=0; i<f.length; i++ ) {
+				Field fi = f[i];
+				if ( Modifier.isPublic(fi.getModifiers()) ) {
+					m.put( LuaValue.valueOf(fi.getName()), fi );
+					try {
+						if (!fi.isAccessible())
+							fi.setAccessible(true);
+					} catch (SecurityException s) {
+					}
+				}
+			}
 			fields = m;
 		}
 		return (Field) fields.get(key);
diff --git a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/JavaMethod.java b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/JavaMethod.java
index 6c28457c..7a331842 100644
--- a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/JavaMethod.java
+++ b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/JavaMethod.java
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ class JavaMethod extends JavaMember {
 	private JavaMethod(Method m) {
 		super( m.getParameterTypes(), m.getModifiers() );
 		this.method = m;
+		try {
+			if (!m.isAccessible())
+				m.setAccessible(true);
+		} catch (SecurityException s) {
+		}
 	}
 
 	public LuaValue call() {
diff --git a/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/AllTests.java b/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/AllTests.java
index aef67d9f..318fb5b6 100644
--- a/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/AllTests.java
+++ b/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/AllTests.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.luaj.vm2.compiler.DumpLoadEndianIntTest;
 import org.luaj.vm2.compiler.RegressionTests;
 import org.luaj.vm2.compiler.SimpleTests;
 import org.luaj.vm2.lib.jse.LuaJavaCoercionTest;
+import org.luaj.vm2.lib.jse.LuajavaAccessibleMembersTest;
 import org.luaj.vm2.lib.jse.LuajavaClassMembersTest;
 import org.luaj.vm2.vm1.Luajvm1CompatibilityTest;
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ public class AllTests {
 		
 		// library tests
 		TestSuite lib = new TestSuite("Library Tests");
+		lib.addTestSuite(LuajavaAccessibleMembersTest.class);
 		lib.addTestSuite(LuajavaClassMembersTest.class);
 		lib.addTestSuite(LuaJavaCoercionTest.class);
 		lib.addTestSuite(RequireClassTest.class);
diff --git a/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/LuajavaAccessibleMembersTest.java b/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/LuajavaAccessibleMembersTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bb2d99c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/LuajavaAccessibleMembersTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package org.luaj.vm2.lib.jse;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.security.Permission;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+import org.luaj.vm2.LuaFunction;
+import org.luaj.vm2.LuaTable;
+import org.luaj.vm2.LuaValue;
+import org.luaj.vm2.compiler.LuaC;
+import org.luaj.vm2.lib.jse.JsePlatform;
+
+public class LuajavaAccessibleMembersTest extends TestCase {
+		
+	private LuaTable _G;
+
+    protected void setUp() throws Exception {
+        super.setUp();
+        _G = JsePlatform.standardGlobals();
+     }
+
+    private String invokeScript(String script) {
+    	try {
+        	InputStream is = new ByteArrayInputStream( script.getBytes("UTF8") );
+			LuaFunction c = LuaC.instance.load( is, "script", _G );
+			return c.call().tojstring();
+    	} catch ( Exception e ) {
+    		fail("exception: "+e );
+    		return "failed";
+    	}
+    }
+    
+	public void testAccessFromPrivateClassImplementedMethod() {
+		assertEquals("privateImpl-aaa-interface_method(bar)", invokeScript(
+			"b = luajava.newInstance('"+TestClass.class.getName()+"');" +
+			"a = b:create_PrivateImpl('aaa');" +
+			"return a:interface_method('bar');"));
+	}
+
+	public void testAccessFromPrivateClassPublicMethod() {
+		assertEquals("privateImpl-aaa-public_method", invokeScript(
+			"b = luajava.newInstance('"+TestClass.class.getName()+"');" +
+			"a = b:create_PrivateImpl('aaa');" +
+			"return a:public_method();"));
+	}
+
+	public void testAccessFromPrivateClassGetPublicField() {
+		assertEquals("aaa", invokeScript(
+			"b = luajava.newInstance('"+TestClass.class.getName()+"');" +
+			"a = b:create_PrivateImpl('aaa');" +
+			"return a.public_field;"));
+	}
+
+	public void testAccessFromPrivateClassSetPublicField() {
+		assertEquals("foo", invokeScript(
+			"b = luajava.newInstance('"+TestClass.class.getName()+"');" +
+			"a = b:create_PrivateImpl('aaa');" +
+			"a.public_field = 'foo';" +
+			"return a.public_field;"));
+	}
+
+	public void testAccessFromPrivateClassPublicConcstructor() {
+		assertEquals("privateImpl-constructor", invokeScript(
+			"b = luajava.newInstance('"+TestClass.class.getName()+"');" +
+			"c = b:get_PrivateImplClass();" +
+			"return luajava.new(c);"));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/TestClass.java b/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/TestClass.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28cb7386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/TestClass.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package org.luaj.vm2.lib.jse;
+
+public class TestClass {
+   private static class PrivateImpl implements TestInterface {
+		public String public_field;
+		public PrivateImpl() {
+			this.public_field = "privateImpl-constructor";
+		}
+		PrivateImpl(String f) { 
+			this.public_field = f;
+		}
+		public String public_method() { return "privateImpl-"+public_field+"-public_method"; }
+		public String interface_method(String x) { return "privateImpl-"+public_field+"-interface_method("+x+")"; }
+		public String toString() { return public_field; }
+   }
+   public TestInterface create_PrivateImpl(String f) { return new PrivateImpl(f); }
+   public Class get_PrivateImplClass() { return PrivateImpl.class; }
+}
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diff --git a/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/TestInterface.java b/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/TestInterface.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b58a0a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/TestInterface.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package org.luaj.vm2.lib.jse;
+
+public interface TestInterface { 
+	String interface_method(String x);
+}
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