diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/ChoiceFormField.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/ChoiceFormField.php
index 8575e7216f..9720ea41cc 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/ChoiceFormField.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/ChoiceFormField.php
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ class ChoiceFormField extends FormField
      */
     public function setValue($value)
     {
-        if ('checkbox' == $this->type && false === $value) {
+        if ('checkbox' === $this->type && false === $value) {
             // uncheck
             $this->value = null;
-        } elseif ('checkbox' == $this->type && true === $value) {
+        } elseif ('checkbox' === $this->type && true === $value) {
             // check
             $this->value = $this->options[0]['value'];
         } else {
@@ -167,14 +167,14 @@ class ChoiceFormField extends FormField
      */
     public function addChoice(\DOMElement $node)
     {
-        if (!$this->multiple && 'radio' != $this->type) {
+        if (!$this->multiple && 'radio' !== $this->type) {
             throw new \LogicException(sprintf('Unable to add a choice for "%s" as it is not multiple or is not a radio button.', $this->name));
         }
 
         $option = $this->buildOptionValue($node);
         $this->options[] = $option;
 
-        if ($node->getAttribute('checked')) {
+        if ($node->hasAttribute('checked')) {
             $this->value = $option['value'];
         }
     }
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ class ChoiceFormField extends FormField
      */
     protected function initialize()
     {
-        if ('input' != $this->node->nodeName && 'select' != $this->node->nodeName) {
+        if ('input' !== $this->node->nodeName && 'select' !== $this->node->nodeName) {
             throw new \LogicException(sprintf('A ChoiceFormField can only be created from an input or select tag (%s given).', $this->node->nodeName));
         }
 
-        if ('input' == $this->node->nodeName && 'checkbox' != strtolower($this->node->getAttribute('type')) && 'radio' != strtolower($this->node->getAttribute('type'))) {
+        if ('input' === $this->node->nodeName && 'checkbox' !== strtolower($this->node->getAttribute('type')) && 'radio' !== strtolower($this->node->getAttribute('type'))) {
             throw new \LogicException(sprintf('A ChoiceFormField can only be created from an input tag with a type of checkbox or radio (given type is %s).', $this->node->getAttribute('type')));
         }
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class ChoiceFormField extends FormField
             $optionValue = $this->buildOptionValue($this->node);
             $this->options[] = $optionValue;
 
-            if ($this->node->getAttribute('checked')) {
+            if ($this->node->hasAttribute('checked')) {
                 $this->value = $optionValue['value'];
             }
         } else {
@@ -236,22 +236,22 @@ class ChoiceFormField extends FormField
 
             $found = false;
             foreach ($this->xpath->query('descendant::option', $this->node) as $option) {
-                $this->options[] = $this->buildOptionValue($option);
+                $optionValue = $this->buildOptionValue($option);
+                $this->options[] = $optionValue;
 
-                if ($option->getAttribute('selected')) {
+                if ($option->hasAttribute('selected')) {
                     $found = true;
                     if ($this->multiple) {
-                        $this->value[] = $option->getAttribute('value');
+                        $this->value[] = $optionValue['value'];
                     } else {
-                        $this->value = $option->getAttribute('value');
+                        $this->value = $optionValue['value'];
                     }
                 }
             }
 
             // if no option is selected and if it is a simple select box, take the first option as the value
-            $option = $this->xpath->query('descendant::option', $this->node)->item(0);
-            if (!$found && !$this->multiple && $option instanceof \DOMElement) {
-                $this->value = $option->getAttribute('value');
+            if (!$found && !$this->multiple && !empty($this->options)) {
+                $this->value = $this->options[0]['value'];
             }
         }
     }
@@ -269,13 +269,13 @@ class ChoiceFormField extends FormField
 
         $defaultValue = (isset($node->nodeValue) && !empty($node->nodeValue)) ? $node->nodeValue : '1';
         $option['value'] = $node->hasAttribute('value') ? $node->getAttribute('value') : $defaultValue;
-        $option['disabled'] = ($node->hasAttribute('disabled') && $node->getAttribute('disabled') == 'disabled');
+        $option['disabled'] = $node->hasAttribute('disabled');
 
         return $option;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Checks whether given vale is in the existing options
+     * Checks whether given value is in the existing options
      *
      * @param string $optionValue
      * @param array  $options
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/FileFormField.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/FileFormField.php
index 160ddc6e0d..bbdf467994 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/FileFormField.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/FileFormField.php
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ class FileFormField extends FormField
      */
     protected function initialize()
     {
-        if ('input' != $this->node->nodeName) {
+        if ('input' !== $this->node->nodeName) {
             throw new \LogicException(sprintf('A FileFormField can only be created from an input tag (%s given).', $this->node->nodeName));
         }
 
-        if ('file' != strtolower($this->node->getAttribute('type'))) {
+        if ('file' !== strtolower($this->node->getAttribute('type'))) {
             throw new \LogicException(sprintf('A FileFormField can only be created from an input tag with a type of file (given type is %s).', $this->node->getAttribute('type')));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/InputFormField.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/InputFormField.php
index 00141d84c6..b9bd0a4829 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/InputFormField.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/InputFormField.php
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ class InputFormField extends FormField
      */
     protected function initialize()
     {
-        if ('input' != $this->node->nodeName && 'button' != $this->node->nodeName) {
+        if ('input' !== $this->node->nodeName && 'button' !== $this->node->nodeName) {
             throw new \LogicException(sprintf('An InputFormField can only be created from an input or button tag (%s given).', $this->node->nodeName));
         }
 
-        if ('checkbox' == strtolower($this->node->getAttribute('type'))) {
+        if ('checkbox' === strtolower($this->node->getAttribute('type'))) {
             throw new \LogicException('Checkboxes should be instances of ChoiceFormField.');
         }
 
-        if ('file' == strtolower($this->node->getAttribute('type'))) {
+        if ('file' === strtolower($this->node->getAttribute('type'))) {
             throw new \LogicException('File inputs should be instances of FileFormField.');
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/TextareaFormField.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/TextareaFormField.php
index 242a9d3724..a14e70783b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/TextareaFormField.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Field/TextareaFormField.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class TextareaFormField extends FormField
      */
     protected function initialize()
     {
-        if ('textarea' != $this->node->nodeName) {
+        if ('textarea' !== $this->node->nodeName) {
             throw new \LogicException(sprintf('A TextareaFormField can only be created from a textarea tag (%s given).', $this->node->nodeName));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Form.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Form.php
index adce403f07..afee8d9e55 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Form.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Form.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Form extends Link implements \ArrayAccess
     private $button;
 
     /**
-     * @var Field\FormField[]
+     * @var FormFieldRegistry
      */
     private $fields;
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class Form extends Link implements \ArrayAccess
     protected function setNode(\DOMElement $node)
     {
         $this->button = $node;
-        if ('button' == $node->nodeName || ('input' == $node->nodeName && in_array(strtolower($node->getAttribute('type')), array('submit', 'button', 'image')))) {
+        if ('button' === $node->nodeName || ('input' === $node->nodeName && in_array(strtolower($node->getAttribute('type')), array('submit', 'button', 'image')))) {
             if ($node->hasAttribute('form')) {
                 // if the node has the HTML5-compliant 'form' attribute, use it
                 $formId = $node->getAttribute('form');
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ class Form extends Link implements \ArrayAccess
                 if (null === $node = $node->parentNode) {
                     throw new \LogicException('The selected node does not have a form ancestor.');
                 }
-            } while ('form' != $node->nodeName);
-        } elseif ('form' != $node->nodeName) {
+            } while ('form' !== $node->nodeName);
+        } elseif ('form' !== $node->nodeName) {
             throw new \LogicException(sprintf('Unable to submit on a "%s" tag.', $node->nodeName));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/FormFieldRegistry.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/FormFieldRegistry.php
index f37e05025c..150f94dfc6 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/FormFieldRegistry.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/FormFieldRegistry.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class FormFieldRegistry
     /**
      * Returns the list of field with their value.
      *
-     * @return array The list of fields as array((string) Fully qualified name => (mixed) value)
+     * @return FormField[] The list of fields as array((string) Fully qualified name => (mixed) value)
      */
     public function all()
     {
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class FormFieldRegistry
      *
      * @param string $name The name of the field
      *
-     * @return array The list of segments
+     * @return string[] The list of segments
      *
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException when the name is malformed
      */
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Link.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Link.php
index 96e9ec3134..9ddf2b2208 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Link.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Link.php
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class Link
      */
     protected function setNode(\DOMElement $node)
     {
-        if ('a' != $node->nodeName && 'area' != $node->nodeName) {
+        if ('a' !== $node->nodeName && 'area' !== $node->nodeName) {
             throw new \LogicException(sprintf('Unable to click on a "%s" tag.', $node->nodeName));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Tests/Field/ChoiceFormFieldTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Tests/Field/ChoiceFormFieldTest.php
index f0b086816e..c13c026a7f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Tests/Field/ChoiceFormFieldTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Tests/Field/ChoiceFormFieldTest.php
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ class ChoiceFormFieldTest extends FormFieldTestCase
         $field = new ChoiceFormField($node);
 
         $this->assertTrue($field->isMultiple(), '->isMultiple() returns true for selects with the multiple attribute');
+
+        $node = $this->createNode('select', '', array('multiple' => ''));
+        $field = new ChoiceFormField($node);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($field->isMultiple(), '->isMultiple() returns true for selects with an empty multiple attribute');
     }
 
     public function testSelects()
@@ -107,6 +112,14 @@ class ChoiceFormFieldTest extends FormFieldTestCase
         }
     }
 
+    public function testSelectWithEmptyBooleanAttribute()
+    {
+        $node = $this->createSelectNode(array('foo' => false, 'bar' => true), array(), '');
+        $field = new ChoiceFormField($node);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('bar', $field->getValue());
+    }
+
     public function testMultipleSelects()
     {
         $node = $this->createSelectNode(array('foo' => false, 'bar' => false), array('multiple' => 'multiple'));
@@ -166,12 +179,25 @@ class ChoiceFormFieldTest extends FormFieldTestCase
         }
     }
 
+    public function testRadioButtonsWithEmptyBooleanAttribute()
+    {
+        $node = $this->createNode('input', '', array('type' => 'radio', 'name' => 'name', 'value' => 'foo'));
+        $field = new ChoiceFormField($node);
+        $node = $this->createNode('input', '', array('type' => 'radio', 'name' => 'name', 'value' => 'bar', 'checked' => ''));
+        $field->addChoice($node);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($field->hasValue(), '->hasValue() returns true when a radio button is selected');
+        $this->assertEquals('bar', $field->getValue(), '->getValue() returns the value attribute of the selected radio button');
+    }
+
     public function testRadioButtonIsDisabled()
     {
         $node = $this->createNode('input', '', array('type' => 'radio', 'name' => 'name', 'value' => 'foo', 'disabled' => 'disabled'));
         $field = new ChoiceFormField($node);
         $node = $this->createNode('input', '', array('type' => 'radio', 'name' => 'name', 'value' => 'bar'));
         $field->addChoice($node);
+        $node = $this->createNode('input', '', array('type' => 'radio', 'name' => 'name', 'value' => 'baz', 'disabled' => ''));
+        $field->addChoice($node);
 
         $field->select('foo');
         $this->assertEquals('foo', $field->getValue(), '->getValue() returns the value attribute of the selected radio button');
@@ -180,6 +206,10 @@ class ChoiceFormFieldTest extends FormFieldTestCase
         $field->select('bar');
         $this->assertEquals('bar', $field->getValue(), '->getValue() returns the value attribute of the selected radio button');
         $this->assertFalse($field->isDisabled());
+
+        $field->select('baz');
+        $this->assertEquals('baz', $field->getValue(), '->getValue() returns the value attribute of the selected radio button');
+        $this->assertTrue($field->isDisabled());
     }
 
     public function testCheckboxes()
@@ -225,6 +255,15 @@ class ChoiceFormFieldTest extends FormFieldTestCase
         }
     }
 
+    public function testCheckboxWithEmptyBooleanAttribute()
+    {
+        $node = $this->createNode('input', '', array('type' => 'checkbox', 'name' => 'name', 'value' => 'foo', 'checked' => ''));
+        $field = new ChoiceFormField($node);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($field->hasValue(), '->hasValue() returns true when the checkbox is checked');
+        $this->assertEquals('foo', $field->getValue());
+    }
+
     public function testTick()
     {
         $node = $this->createSelectNode(array('foo' => false, 'bar' => false));
@@ -280,6 +319,11 @@ class ChoiceFormFieldTest extends FormFieldTestCase
     {
         $node = $this->createSelectNodeWithEmptyOption(array('foo' => false, 'bar' => false));
         $field = new ChoiceFormField($node);
+        $this->assertEquals('foo', $field->getValue());
+
+        $node = $this->createSelectNodeWithEmptyOption(array('foo' => false, 'bar' => true));
+        $field = new ChoiceFormField($node);
+        $this->assertEquals('bar', $field->getValue());
         $field->select('foo');
         $this->assertEquals('foo', $field->getValue(), '->select() changes the selected option');
     }
@@ -299,7 +343,7 @@ class ChoiceFormFieldTest extends FormFieldTestCase
         $this->assertEquals(array('foobar'), $field->getValue(), '->disableValidation() allows to set a value which is not in the selected options.');
     }
 
-    protected function createSelectNode($options, $attributes = array())
+    protected function createSelectNode($options, $attributes = array(), $selectedAttrText = 'selected')
     {
         $document = new \DOMDocument();
         $node = $document->createElement('select');
@@ -313,7 +357,7 @@ class ChoiceFormFieldTest extends FormFieldTestCase
             $option = $document->createElement('option', $value);
             $option->setAttribute('value', $value);
             if ($selected) {
-                $option->setAttribute('selected', 'selected');
+                $option->setAttribute('selected', $selectedAttrText);
             }
             $node->appendChild($option);
         }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Tests/FormTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Tests/FormTest.php
index df3020cd95..f4a0fb107f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Tests/FormTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DomCrawler/Tests/FormTest.php
@@ -813,7 +813,6 @@ class FormTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $dom = new \DOMDocument();
         $dom->loadHTML('<html>'.$form.'</html>');
 
-        $nodes = $dom->getElementsByTagName('input');
         $xPath = new \DOMXPath($dom);
         $nodes = $xPath->query('//input | //button');
 
@@ -876,5 +875,4 @@ class FormTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
       $form = new Form($nodes->item(0), 'http://example.com');
       $this->assertEquals($form->getPhpValues(), array('example' => ''));
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/composer.json b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/composer.json
index 3de847e97f..56176c234f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/composer.json
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/composer.json
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
     "require-dev": {
         "symfony/validator": "~2.2",
         "symfony/http-foundation": "~2.2",
-        "symfony/security-csrf": "~2.4"
+        "symfony/http-kernel": "~2.4",
+        "symfony/security-csrf": "~2.4",
+        "doctrine/collections": "~1.0"
     },
     "suggest": {
         "symfony/validator": "For form validation.",
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Resources/stubs/SessionHandlerInterface.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Resources/stubs/SessionHandlerInterface.php
index 24280e38fc..9557135bcf 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Resources/stubs/SessionHandlerInterface.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Resources/stubs/SessionHandlerInterface.php
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
 /**
  * SessionHandlerInterface for PHP < 5.4
  *
+ * The order in which these methods are invoked by PHP are:
+ * 1. open [session_start]
+ * 2. read
+ * 3. gc [optional depending on probability settings: gc_probability / gc_divisor]
+ * 4. destroy [optional when session_regenerate_id(true) is used]
+ * 5. write [session_write_close] or destroy [session_destroy]
+ * 6. close
+ *
  * Extensive documentation can be found at php.net, see links:
  *
  * @see http://php.net/sessionhandlerinterface
@@ -19,6 +27,7 @@
  * @see http://php.net/session-set-save-handler
  *
  * @author Drak <drak@zikula.org>
+ * @author Tobias Schultze <http://tobion.de>
  */
 interface SessionHandlerInterface
 {
@@ -57,6 +66,9 @@ interface SessionHandlerInterface
     /**
      * Writes the session data to the storage.
      *
+     * Care, the session ID passed to write() can be different from the one previously
+     * received in read() when the session ID changed due to session_regenerate_id().
+     *
      * @see http://php.net/sessionhandlerinterface.write
      *
      * @param string $sessionId Session ID , see http://php.net/function.session-id
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/Handler/PdoSessionHandler.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/Handler/PdoSessionHandler.php
index b831383a24..4cdf3a8985 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/Handler/PdoSessionHandler.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/Handler/PdoSessionHandler.php
@@ -12,7 +12,19 @@
 namespace Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Session\Storage\Handler;
 
 /**
- * PdoSessionHandler.
+ * Session handler using a PDO connection to read and write data.
+ *
+ * It works with MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server and SQLite and implements
+ * locking of sessions to prevent loss of data by concurrent access to the same session.
+ * This means requests for the same session will wait until the other one finished.
+ * PHPs internal files session handler also works this way.
+ *
+ * Attention: Since SQLite does not support row level locks but locks the whole database,
+ * it means only one session can be accessed at a time. Even different sessions would wait
+ * for another to finish. So saving session in SQLite should only be considered for
+ * development or prototypes.
+ *
+ * @see http://php.net/sessionhandlerinterface
  *
  * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
  * @author Michael Williams <michael.williams@funsational.com>
@@ -25,6 +37,11 @@ class PdoSessionHandler implements \SessionHandlerInterface
      */
     private $pdo;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string Database driver
+     */
+    private $driver;
+
     /**
      * @var string Table name
      */
@@ -45,39 +62,50 @@ class PdoSessionHandler implements \SessionHandlerInterface
      */
     private $timeCol;
 
+    /**
+     * @var bool Whether a transaction is active
+     */
+    private $inTransaction = false;
+
+    /**
+     * @var bool Whether gc() has been called
+     */
+    private $gcCalled = false;
+
     /**
      * Constructor.
      *
      * List of available options:
-     *  * db_table: The name of the table [required]
+     *  * db_table: The name of the table [default: sessions]
      *  * db_id_col: The column where to store the session id [default: sess_id]
      *  * db_data_col: The column where to store the session data [default: sess_data]
      *  * db_time_col: The column where to store the timestamp [default: sess_time]
      *
-     * @param \PDO  $pdo       A \PDO instance
-     * @param array $dbOptions An associative array of DB options
+     * @param \PDO  $pdo     A \PDO instance
+     * @param array $options An associative array of DB options
      *
-     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException When "db_table" option is not provided
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException When PDO error mode is not PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION
      */
-    public function __construct(\PDO $pdo, array $dbOptions = array())
+    public function __construct(\PDO $pdo, array $options = array())
     {
-        if (!array_key_exists('db_table', $dbOptions)) {
-            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('You must provide the "db_table" option for a PdoSessionStorage.');
-        }
         if (\PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION !== $pdo->getAttribute(\PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE)) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('"%s" requires PDO error mode attribute be set to throw Exceptions (i.e. $pdo->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION))', __CLASS__));
         }
+
         $this->pdo = $pdo;
-        $dbOptions = array_merge(array(
+        $this->driver = $this->pdo->getAttribute(\PDO::ATTR_DRIVER_NAME);
+
+        $options = array_replace(array(
+            'db_table'    => 'sessions',
             'db_id_col'   => 'sess_id',
             'db_data_col' => 'sess_data',
             'db_time_col' => 'sess_time',
-        ), $dbOptions);
+        ), $options);
 
-        $this->table = $dbOptions['db_table'];
-        $this->idCol = $dbOptions['db_id_col'];
-        $this->dataCol = $dbOptions['db_data_col'];
-        $this->timeCol = $dbOptions['db_time_col'];
+        $this->table = $options['db_table'];
+        $this->idCol = $options['db_id_col'];
+        $this->dataCol = $options['db_data_col'];
+        $this->timeCol = $options['db_time_col'];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -85,14 +113,56 @@ class PdoSessionHandler implements \SessionHandlerInterface
      */
     public function open($savePath, $sessionName)
     {
+        $this->gcCalled = false;
+
         return true;
     }
 
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
-    public function close()
+    public function read($sessionId)
     {
+        $this->beginTransaction();
+
+        try {
+            $this->lockSession($sessionId);
+
+            // We need to make sure we do not return session data that is already considered garbage according
+            // to the session.gc_maxlifetime setting because gc() is called after read() and only sometimes.
+            $maxlifetime = (int) ini_get('session.gc_maxlifetime');
+
+            $sql = "SELECT $this->dataCol FROM $this->table WHERE $this->idCol = :id AND $this->timeCol > :time";
+
+            $stmt = $this->pdo->prepare($sql);
+            $stmt->bindParam(':id', $sessionId, \PDO::PARAM_STR);
+            $stmt->bindValue(':time', time() - $maxlifetime, \PDO::PARAM_INT);
+            $stmt->execute();
+
+            // We use fetchAll instead of fetchColumn to make sure the DB cursor gets closed
+            $sessionRows = $stmt->fetchAll(\PDO::FETCH_NUM);
+
+            if ($sessionRows) {
+                return base64_decode($sessionRows[0][0]);
+            }
+
+            return '';
+        } catch (\PDOException $e) {
+            $this->rollback();
+
+            throw $e;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function gc($maxlifetime)
+    {
+        // We delay gc() to close() so that it is executed outside the transactional and blocking read-write process.
+        // This way, pruning expired sessions does not block them from being started while the current session is used.
+        $this->gcCalled = true;
+
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -109,56 +179,14 @@ class PdoSessionHandler implements \SessionHandlerInterface
             $stmt->bindParam(':id', $sessionId, \PDO::PARAM_STR);
             $stmt->execute();
         } catch (\PDOException $e) {
-            throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('PDOException was thrown when trying to delete a session: %s', $e->getMessage()), 0, $e);
+            $this->rollback();
+
+            throw $e;
         }
 
         return true;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public function gc($maxlifetime)
-    {
-        // delete the session records that have expired
-        $sql = "DELETE FROM $this->table WHERE $this->timeCol < :time";
-
-        try {
-            $stmt = $this->pdo->prepare($sql);
-            $stmt->bindValue(':time', time() - $maxlifetime, \PDO::PARAM_INT);
-            $stmt->execute();
-        } catch (\PDOException $e) {
-            throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('PDOException was thrown when trying to delete expired sessions: %s', $e->getMessage()), 0, $e);
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public function read($sessionId)
-    {
-        $sql = "SELECT $this->dataCol FROM $this->table WHERE $this->idCol = :id";
-
-        try {
-            $stmt = $this->pdo->prepare($sql);
-            $stmt->bindParam(':id', $sessionId, \PDO::PARAM_STR);
-            $stmt->execute();
-
-            // We use fetchAll instead of fetchColumn to make sure the DB cursor gets closed
-            $sessionRows = $stmt->fetchAll(\PDO::FETCH_NUM);
-
-            if ($sessionRows) {
-                return base64_decode($sessionRows[0][0]);
-            }
-
-            return '';
-        } catch (\PDOException $e) {
-            throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('PDOException was thrown when trying to read the session data: %s', $e->getMessage()), 0, $e);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -167,8 +195,10 @@ class PdoSessionHandler implements \SessionHandlerInterface
         // Session data can contain non binary safe characters so we need to encode it.
         $encoded = base64_encode($data);
 
+        // The session ID can be different from the one previously received in read()
+        // when the session ID changed due to session_regenerate_id(). So we have to
+        // do an insert or update even if we created a row in read() for locking.
         // We use a MERGE SQL query when supported by the database.
-        // Otherwise we have to use a transactional DELETE followed by INSERT to prevent duplicate entries under high concurrency.
 
         try {
             $mergeSql = $this->getMergeSql();
@@ -183,15 +213,18 @@ class PdoSessionHandler implements \SessionHandlerInterface
                 return true;
             }
 
-            $this->pdo->beginTransaction();
-
-            try {
-                $deleteStmt = $this->pdo->prepare(
-                    "DELETE FROM $this->table WHERE $this->idCol = :id"
-                );
-                $deleteStmt->bindParam(':id', $sessionId, \PDO::PARAM_STR);
-                $deleteStmt->execute();
+            $updateStmt = $this->pdo->prepare(
+                "UPDATE $this->table SET $this->dataCol = :data, $this->timeCol = :time WHERE $this->idCol = :id"
+            );
+            $updateStmt->bindParam(':id', $sessionId, \PDO::PARAM_STR);
+            $updateStmt->bindParam(':data', $encoded, \PDO::PARAM_STR);
+            $updateStmt->bindValue(':time', time(), \PDO::PARAM_INT);
+            $updateStmt->execute();
 
+            // Since we have a lock on the session, this is safe to do. Otherwise it would be prone to
+            // race conditions in high concurrency. And if it's a regenerated session ID it should be
+            // unique anyway.
+            if (!$updateStmt->rowCount()) {
                 $insertStmt = $this->pdo->prepare(
                     "INSERT INTO $this->table ($this->idCol, $this->dataCol, $this->timeCol) VALUES (:id, :data, :time)"
                 );
@@ -199,20 +232,155 @@ class PdoSessionHandler implements \SessionHandlerInterface
                 $insertStmt->bindParam(':data', $encoded, \PDO::PARAM_STR);
                 $insertStmt->bindValue(':time', time(), \PDO::PARAM_INT);
                 $insertStmt->execute();
-
-                $this->pdo->commit();
-            } catch (\PDOException $e) {
-                $this->pdo->rollback();
-
-                throw $e;
             }
         } catch (\PDOException $e) {
-            throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('PDOException was thrown when trying to write the session data: %s', $e->getMessage()), 0, $e);
+            $this->rollback();
+
+            throw $e;
         }
 
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function close()
+    {
+        $this->commit();
+
+        if ($this->gcCalled) {
+            $maxlifetime = (int) ini_get('session.gc_maxlifetime');
+
+            // delete the session records that have expired
+            $sql = "DELETE FROM $this->table WHERE $this->timeCol <= :time";
+
+            $stmt = $this->pdo->prepare($sql);
+            $stmt->bindValue(':time', time() - $maxlifetime, \PDO::PARAM_INT);
+            $stmt->execute();
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper method to begin a transaction.
+     *
+     * Since SQLite does not support row level locks, we have to acquire a reserved lock
+     * on the database immediately. Because of https://bugs.php.net/42766 we have to create
+     * such a transaction manually which also means we cannot use PDO::commit or
+     * PDO::rollback or PDO::inTransaction for SQLite.
+     */
+    private function beginTransaction()
+    {
+        if ($this->inTransaction) {
+            $this->rollback();
+
+            throw new \BadMethodCallException(
+                'Session handler methods have been invoked in wrong sequence. ' .
+                'Expected sequence: open() -> read() -> destroy() / write() -> close()');
+        }
+
+        if ('sqlite' === $this->driver) {
+            $this->pdo->exec('BEGIN IMMEDIATE TRANSACTION');
+        } else {
+            $this->pdo->beginTransaction();
+        }
+        $this->inTransaction = true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper method to commit a transaction.
+     */
+    private function commit()
+    {
+        if ($this->inTransaction) {
+            try {
+                // commit read-write transaction which also releases the lock
+                if ('sqlite' === $this->driver) {
+                    $this->pdo->exec('COMMIT');
+                } else {
+                    $this->pdo->commit();
+                }
+                $this->inTransaction = false;
+            } catch (\PDOException $e) {
+                $this->rollback();
+
+                throw $e;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper method to rollback a transaction.
+     */
+    private function rollback()
+    {
+        // We only need to rollback if we are in a transaction. Otherwise the resulting
+        // error would hide the real problem why rollback was called. We might not be
+        // in a transaction when two callbacks (e.g. destroy and write) are invoked that
+        // both fail.
+        if ($this->inTransaction) {
+            if ('sqlite' === $this->driver) {
+                $this->pdo->exec('ROLLBACK');
+            } else {
+                $this->pdo->rollback();
+            }
+            $this->inTransaction = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Exclusively locks the row so other concurrent requests on the same session will block.
+     *
+     * This prevents loss of data by keeping the data consistent between read() and write().
+     * We do not use SELECT FOR UPDATE because it does not lock non-existent rows. And a following
+     * INSERT when not found can result in a deadlock for one connection.
+     *
+     * @param string $sessionId Session ID
+     */
+    private function lockSession($sessionId)
+    {
+        switch ($this->driver) {
+            case 'mysql':
+                // will also lock the row when actually nothing got updated (id = id)
+                $sql = "INSERT INTO $this->table ($this->idCol, $this->dataCol, $this->timeCol) VALUES (:id, :data, :time) " .
+                    "ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE $this->idCol = $this->idCol";
+                break;
+            case 'oci':
+                // DUAL is Oracle specific dummy table
+                $sql = "MERGE INTO $this->table USING DUAL ON ($this->idCol = :id) " .
+                    "WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT ($this->idCol, $this->dataCol, $this->timeCol) VALUES (:id, :data, :time) " .
+                    "WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET $this->idCol = $this->idCol";
+                break;
+            case 'sqlsrv':
+                // MS SQL Server requires MERGE be terminated by semicolon
+                $sql = "MERGE INTO $this->table USING (SELECT 'x' AS dummy) AS src ON ($this->idCol = :id) " .
+                    "WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT ($this->idCol, $this->dataCol, $this->timeCol) VALUES (:id, :data, :time) " .
+                    "WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET $this->idCol = $this->idCol;";
+                break;
+            case 'pgsql':
+                // obtain an exclusive transaction level advisory lock
+                $sql = 'SELECT pg_advisory_xact_lock(:lock_id)';
+                $stmt = $this->pdo->prepare($sql);
+                $stmt->bindValue(':lock_id', hexdec(substr($sessionId, 0, 15)), \PDO::PARAM_INT);
+                $stmt->execute();
+
+                return;
+            default:
+                return;
+        }
+
+        // We create a DML lock for the session by inserting empty data or updating the row.
+        // This is safer than an application level advisory lock because it also prevents concurrent modification
+        // of the session from other parts of the application.
+        $stmt = $this->pdo->prepare($sql);
+        $stmt->bindParam(':id', $sessionId, \PDO::PARAM_STR);
+        $stmt->bindValue(':data', '', \PDO::PARAM_STR);
+        $stmt->bindValue(':time', time(), \PDO::PARAM_INT);
+        $stmt->execute();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a merge/upsert (i.e. insert or update) SQL query when supported by the database.
      *
@@ -220,9 +388,7 @@ class PdoSessionHandler implements \SessionHandlerInterface
      */
     private function getMergeSql()
     {
-        $driver = $this->pdo->getAttribute(\PDO::ATTR_DRIVER_NAME);
-
-        switch ($driver) {
+        switch ($this->driver) {
             case 'mysql':
                 return "INSERT INTO $this->table ($this->idCol, $this->dataCol, $this->timeCol) VALUES (:id, :data, :time) " .
                     "ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE $this->dataCol = VALUES($this->dataCol), $this->timeCol = VALUES($this->timeCol)";
@@ -230,12 +396,12 @@ class PdoSessionHandler implements \SessionHandlerInterface
                 // DUAL is Oracle specific dummy table
                 return "MERGE INTO $this->table USING DUAL ON ($this->idCol = :id) " .
                     "WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT ($this->idCol, $this->dataCol, $this->timeCol) VALUES (:id, :data, :time) " .
-                    "WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET $this->dataCol = :data";
+                    "WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET $this->dataCol = :data, $this->timeCol = :time";
             case 'sqlsrv':
                 // MS SQL Server requires MERGE be terminated by semicolon
                 return "MERGE INTO $this->table USING (SELECT 'x' AS dummy) AS src ON ($this->idCol = :id) " .
                     "WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT ($this->idCol, $this->dataCol, $this->timeCol) VALUES (:id, :data, :time) " .
-                    "WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET $this->dataCol = :data;";
+                    "WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET $this->dataCol = :data, $this->timeCol = :time;";
             case 'sqlite':
                 return "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO $this->table ($this->idCol, $this->dataCol, $this->timeCol) VALUES (:id, :data, :time)";
         }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/Session/Storage/Handler/PdoSessionHandlerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/Session/Storage/Handler/PdoSessionHandlerTest.php
index e465f39898..109addbcbd 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/Session/Storage/Handler/PdoSessionHandlerTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/Session/Storage/Handler/PdoSessionHandlerTest.php
@@ -29,74 +29,108 @@ class PdoSessionHandlerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->pdo->exec($sql);
     }
 
-    public function testIncompleteOptions()
-    {
-        $this->setExpectedException('InvalidArgumentException');
-        $storage = new PdoSessionHandler($this->pdo, array());
-    }
-
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \InvalidArgumentException
+     */
     public function testWrongPdoErrMode()
     {
-        $pdo = new \PDO("sqlite::memory:");
-        $pdo->setAttribute(\PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, \PDO::ERRMODE_SILENT);
-        $pdo->exec("CREATE TABLE sessions (sess_id VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY, sess_data TEXT, sess_time INTEGER)");
+        $this->pdo->setAttribute(\PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, \PDO::ERRMODE_SILENT);
 
-        $this->setExpectedException('InvalidArgumentException');
-        $storage = new PdoSessionHandler($pdo, array('db_table' => 'sessions'));
+        $storage = new PdoSessionHandler($this->pdo);
     }
 
-    public function testWrongTableOptionsWrite()
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function testInexistentTable()
     {
-        $storage = new PdoSessionHandler($this->pdo, array('db_table' => 'bad_name'));
-        $this->setExpectedException('RuntimeException');
-        $storage->write('foo', 'bar');
+        $storage = new PdoSessionHandler($this->pdo, array('db_table' => 'inexistent_table'));
+        $storage->open('', 'sid');
+        $storage->read('id');
+        $storage->write('id', 'data');
+        $storage->close();
     }
 
-    public function testWrongTableOptionsRead()
+    public function testReadWriteRead()
     {
-        $storage = new PdoSessionHandler($this->pdo, array('db_table' => 'bad_name'));
-        $this->setExpectedException('RuntimeException');
-        $storage->read('foo', 'bar');
+        $storage = new PdoSessionHandler($this->pdo);
+        $storage->open('', 'sid');
+        $this->assertSame('', $storage->read('id'), 'New session returns empty string data');
+        $storage->write('id', 'data');
+        $storage->close();
+
+        $storage->open('', 'sid');
+        $this->assertSame('data', $storage->read('id'), 'Written value can be read back correctly');
+        $storage->close();
     }
 
-    public function testWriteRead()
+    /**
+     * Simulates session_regenerate_id(true) which will require an INSERT or UPDATE (replace)
+     */
+    public function testWriteDifferentSessionIdThanRead()
     {
-        $storage = new PdoSessionHandler($this->pdo, array('db_table' => 'sessions'));
-        $storage->write('foo', 'bar');
-        $this->assertEquals('bar', $storage->read('foo'), 'written value can be read back correctly');
+        $storage = new PdoSessionHandler($this->pdo);
+        $storage->open('', 'sid');
+        $storage->read('id');
+        $storage->destroy('id');
+        $storage->write('new_id', 'data_of_new_session_id');
+        $storage->close();
+
+        $storage->open('', 'sid');
+        $this->assertSame('data_of_new_session_id', $storage->read('new_id'), 'Data of regenerated session id is available');
+        $storage->close();
     }
 
-    public function testMultipleInstances()
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \BadMethodCallException
+     */
+    public function testWrongUsage()
     {
-        $storage1 = new PdoSessionHandler($this->pdo, array('db_table' => 'sessions'));
-        $storage1->write('foo', 'bar');
-
-        $storage2 = new PdoSessionHandler($this->pdo, array('db_table' => 'sessions'));
-        $this->assertEquals('bar', $storage2->read('foo'), 'values persist between instances');
+        $storage = new PdoSessionHandler($this->pdo);
+        $storage->open('', 'sid');
+        $storage->read('id');
+        $storage->read('id');
     }
 
     public function testSessionDestroy()
     {
-        $storage = new PdoSessionHandler($this->pdo, array('db_table' => 'sessions'));
-        $storage->write('foo', 'bar');
-        $this->assertCount(1, $this->pdo->query('SELECT * FROM sessions')->fetchAll());
+        $storage = new PdoSessionHandler($this->pdo);
 
-        $storage->destroy('foo');
+        $storage->open('', 'sid');
+        $storage->read('id');
+        $storage->write('id', 'data');
+        $storage->close();
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $this->pdo->query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sessions')->fetchColumn());
 
-        $this->assertCount(0, $this->pdo->query('SELECT * FROM sessions')->fetchAll());
+        $storage->open('', 'sid');
+        $storage->read('id');
+        $storage->destroy('id');
+        $storage->close();
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $this->pdo->query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sessions')->fetchColumn());
+
+        $storage->open('', 'sid');
+        $this->assertSame('', $storage->read('id'), 'Destroyed session returns empty string');
+        $storage->close();
     }
 
     public function testSessionGC()
     {
-        $storage = new PdoSessionHandler($this->pdo, array('db_table' => 'sessions'));
+        $previousLifeTime = ini_set('session.gc_maxlifetime', 0);
+        $storage = new PdoSessionHandler($this->pdo);
 
-        $storage->write('foo', 'bar');
-        $storage->write('baz', 'bar');
+        $storage->open('', 'sid');
+        $storage->read('id');
+        $storage->write('id', 'data');
+        $storage->close();
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $this->pdo->query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sessions')->fetchColumn());
 
-        $this->assertCount(2, $this->pdo->query('SELECT * FROM sessions')->fetchAll());
+        $storage->open('', 'sid');
+        $this->assertSame('', $storage->read('id'), 'Session already considered garbage, so not returning data even if it is not pruned yet');
+        $storage->gc(0);
+        $storage->close();
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $this->pdo->query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sessions')->fetchColumn());
 
-        $storage->gc(-1);
-        $this->assertCount(0, $this->pdo->query('SELECT * FROM sessions')->fetchAll());
+        ini_set('session.gc_maxlifetime', $previousLifeTime);
     }
 
     public function testGetConnection()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index 7685d08dfc..15552a7c6b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Config\Loader\LoaderResolver;
 use Symfony\Component\Config\Loader\DelegatingLoader;
 use Symfony\Component\Config\ConfigCache;
 use Symfony\Component\ClassLoader\ClassCollectionLoader;
+use Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem;
 
 /**
  * The Kernel is the heart of the Symfony system.
@@ -714,9 +715,43 @@ abstract class Kernel implements KernelInterface, TerminableInterface
             $content = static::stripComments($content);
         }
 
+        $content = $this->removeAbsolutePathsFromContainer($content);
+
         $cache->write($content, $container->getResources());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Converts absolute paths to relative ones in the dumped container.
+     */
+    private function removeAbsolutePathsFromContainer($content)
+    {
+        if (!class_exists('Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem')) {
+            return $content;
+        }
+
+        // find the "real" root dir (by finding the composer.json file)
+        $rootDir = $this->getRootDir();
+        $previous = $rootDir;
+        while (!file_exists($rootDir.'/composer.json')) {
+            if ($previous === $rootDir = realpath($rootDir.'/..')) {
+                // unable to detect the project root, give up
+                return $content;
+            }
+
+            $previous = $rootDir;
+        }
+
+        $rootDir = rtrim($rootDir, '/');
+        $cacheDir = $this->getCacheDir();
+        $filesystem = new Filesystem();
+
+        return preg_replace_callback("{'([^']*)(".preg_quote($rootDir)."[^']*)'}", function ($match) use ($filesystem, $cacheDir) {
+            $prefix = isset($match[1]) && $match[1] ? "'$match[1]'.__DIR__.'/" : "__DIR__.'/";
+
+            return $prefix.rtrim($filesystem->makePathRelative($match[2], $cacheDir), '/')."'";
+        }, $content);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a loader for the container.
      *
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Fixtures/DumpedContainers/app/cache/dev/withAbsolutePaths.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Fixtures/DumpedContainers/app/cache/dev/withAbsolutePaths.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54e0dedc4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Fixtures/DumpedContainers/app/cache/dev/withAbsolutePaths.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+'ROOT_DIR/app/cache/dev/foo'
+'ROOT_DIR/app/cache/foo'
+'ROOT_DIR/foo/bar.php'
+
+'/some/where/else/foo'
+
+'file:ROOT_DIR/app/cache/dev/profiler'
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Fixtures/DumpedContainers/app/cache/dev/withoutAbsolutePaths.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Fixtures/DumpedContainers/app/cache/dev/withoutAbsolutePaths.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09ce8b5683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Fixtures/DumpedContainers/app/cache/dev/withoutAbsolutePaths.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+__DIR__.'/foo'
+__DIR__.'/../foo'
+__DIR__.'/../../../foo/bar.php'
+
+'/some/where/else/foo'
+
+'file:'.__DIR__.'/profiler'
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Fixtures/DumpedContainers/composer.json b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Fixtures/DumpedContainers/composer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0967ef424b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Fixtures/DumpedContainers/composer.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Fixtures/KernelForTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Fixtures/KernelForTest.php
index 5fd61bbc7e..c7396dd8a7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Fixtures/KernelForTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Fixtures/KernelForTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ use Symfony\Component\Config\Loader\LoaderInterface;
 
 class KernelForTest extends Kernel
 {
+    public function setRootDir($dir)
+    {
+        $this->rootDir = $dir;
+    }
+
     public function getBundleMap()
     {
         return $this->bundleMap;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/KernelTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/KernelTest.php
index bc9876df3b..30e201fee5 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/KernelTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/KernelTest.php
@@ -722,6 +722,34 @@ EOF;
         $kernel->terminate(Request::create('/'), new Response());
     }
 
+    public function testRemoveAbsolutePathsFromContainer()
+    {
+        $kernel = new KernelForTest('dev', true);
+        $kernel->setRootDir($symfonyRootDir = __DIR__.'/Fixtures/DumpedContainers/app');
+
+        $content = file_get_contents($symfonyRootDir.'/cache/dev/withAbsolutePaths.php');
+        $content = str_replace('ROOT_DIR', __DIR__.'/Fixtures/DumpedContainers', $content);
+
+        $m = new \ReflectionMethod($kernel, 'removeAbsolutePathsFromContainer');
+        $m->setAccessible(true);
+        $content = $m->invoke($kernel, $content);
+        $this->assertEquals(file_get_contents($symfonyRootDir.'/cache/dev/withoutAbsolutePaths.php'), $content);
+    }
+
+    public function testRemoveAbsolutePathsFromContainerGiveUpWhenComposerJsonPathNotGuessable()
+    {
+        $kernel = new KernelForTest('dev', true);
+        $kernel->setRootDir($symfonyRootDir = sys_get_temp_dir());
+
+        $content = file_get_contents(__DIR__.'/Fixtures/DumpedContainers/app/cache/dev/withAbsolutePaths.php');
+        $content = str_replace('ROOT_DIR', __DIR__.'/Fixtures/DumpedContainers', $content);
+
+        $m = new \ReflectionMethod($kernel, 'removeAbsolutePathsFromContainer');
+        $m->setAccessible(true);
+        $newContent = $m->invoke($kernel, $content);
+        $this->assertEquals($newContent, $content);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a mock for the BundleInterface
      *
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/composer.json b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/composer.json
index dd01364985..5ddee871a3 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/composer.json
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/composer.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         "symfony/console": "~2.2",
         "symfony/dependency-injection": "~2.0",
         "symfony/finder": "~2.0",
+        "symfony/filesystem": "~2.4",
         "symfony/process": "~2.0",
         "symfony/routing": "~2.2",
         "symfony/stopwatch": "~2.2",
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@
         "symfony/config": "",
         "symfony/console": "",
         "symfony/dependency-injection": "",
-        "symfony/finder": ""
+        "symfony/finder": "",
+        "symfony/filesystem": ""
     },
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         "psr-0": { "Symfony\\Component\\HttpKernel\\": "" }