diff -r bc2a22eaa0af Doc/library/bz2.rst
--- a/Doc/library/bz2.rst	Mon Mar 30 03:21:06 2015 +0200
+++ b/Doc/library/bz2.rst	Mon Mar 30 02:58:11 2015 +0000
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ All of the classes in this module may sa
    .. versionchanged:: 3.4
       The ``'x'`` (exclusive creation) mode was added.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.5
+      The :meth:`~io.BufferedIOBase.read` method now accepts an argument of
+      ``None``.
+
 
 Incremental (de)compression
 ---------------------------
diff -r bc2a22eaa0af Doc/library/gzip.rst
--- a/Doc/library/gzip.rst	Mon Mar 30 03:21:06 2015 +0200
+++ b/Doc/library/gzip.rst	Mon Mar 30 02:58:11 2015 +0000
@@ -90,13 +90,9 @@ The module defines the following items:
    is no compression. The default is ``9``.
 
    The *mtime* argument is an optional numeric timestamp to be written to
-   the stream when compressing.  All :program:`gzip` compressed streams are
-   required to contain a timestamp.  If omitted or ``None``, the current
-   time is used.  This module ignores the timestamp when decompressing;
-   however, some programs, such as :program:`gunzip`\ , make use of it.
-   The format of the timestamp is the same as that of the return value of
-   ``time.time()`` and of the ``st_mtime`` attribute of the object returned
-   by ``os.stat()``.
+   the last modification time field in the stream when compressing.  It
+   should only be provided in compression mode.  If omitted or ``None``, the
+   current time is used.  See the :attr:`mtime` attribute for more details.
 
    Calling a :class:`GzipFile` object's :meth:`close` method does not close
    *fileobj*, since you might wish to append more material after the compressed
@@ -108,9 +104,9 @@ The module defines the following items:
    including iteration and the :keyword:`with` statement.  Only the
    :meth:`truncate` method isn't implemented.
 
-   :class:`GzipFile` also provides the following method:
+   :class:`GzipFile` also provides the following method and attribute:
 
-   .. method:: peek([n])
+   .. method:: peek(n)
 
       Read *n* uncompressed bytes without advancing the file position.
       At most one single read on the compressed stream is done to satisfy
@@ -124,9 +120,21 @@ The module defines the following items:
 
       .. versionadded:: 3.2
 
+   .. attribute:: mtime
+
+      When decompressing, the value of the last modification time field in
+      the most recently read header may be read from this attribute, as an
+      integer.  The initial value before reading any headers is ``None``.
+
+      All :program:`gzip` compressed streams are required to contain this
+      timestamp field.  Some programs, such as :program:`gunzip`\ , make use
+      of the timestamp.  The format is the same as the return value of
+      :func:`time.time` and the :attr:`~os.stat_result.st_mtime` attribute of
+      the object returned by :func:`os.stat`.
+
    .. versionchanged:: 3.1
       Support for the :keyword:`with` statement was added, along with the
-      *mtime* argument.
+      *mtime* constructor argument and :attr:`mtime` attribute.
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.2
       Support for zero-padded and unseekable files was added.
@@ -140,6 +148,8 @@ The module defines the following items:
    .. versionchanged:: 3.5
       Added support for writing arbitrary
       :term:`bytes-like objects <bytes-like object>`.
+      The :meth:`~io.BufferedIOBase.read` method now accepts an argument of
+      ``None``.
 
 
 .. function:: compress(data, compresslevel=9)
diff -r bc2a22eaa0af Doc/library/lzma.rst
--- a/Doc/library/lzma.rst	Mon Mar 30 03:21:06 2015 +0200
+++ b/Doc/library/lzma.rst	Mon Mar 30 02:58:11 2015 +0000
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ Reading and writing compressed files
    .. versionchanged:: 3.4
       Added support for the ``"x"`` and ``"xb"`` modes.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.5
+      The :meth:`~io.BufferedIOBase.read` method now accepts an argument of
+      ``None``.
+
 
 Compressing and decompressing data in memory
 --------------------------------------------
diff -r bc2a22eaa0af Lib/_compression.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/Lib/_compression.py	Mon Mar 30 02:58:11 2015 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+"""Internal classes used by the gzip, lzma and bz2 modules"""
+
+import io
+
+
+BUFFER_SIZE = io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE  # Compressed data read chunk size
+
+
+class BaseStream(io.BufferedIOBase):
+    """Mode-checking helper functions."""
+
+    def _check_not_closed(self):
+        if self.closed:
+            raise ValueError("I/O operation on closed file")
+
+    def _check_can_read(self):
+        if not self.readable():
+            raise io.UnsupportedOperation("File not open for reading")
+
+    def _check_can_write(self):
+        if not self.writable():
+            raise io.UnsupportedOperation("File not open for writing")
+
+    def _check_can_seek(self):
+        if not self.readable():
+            raise io.UnsupportedOperation("Seeking is only supported "
+                                          "on files open for reading")
+        if not self.seekable():
+            raise io.UnsupportedOperation("The underlying file object "
+                                          "does not support seeking")
+
+
+class DecompressReader(io.RawIOBase):
+    """Adapts the decompressor API to a RawIOBase reader API"""
+
+    def readable(self):
+        return True
+
+    def __init__(self, fp, decomp_factory, trailing_error=(), **decomp_args):
+        self._fp = fp
+        self._eof = False
+        self._pos = 0  # Current offset in decompressed stream
+
+        # Set to size of decompressed stream once it is known, for SEEK_END
+        self._size = -1
+
+        # Save the decompressor factory and arguments.
+        # If the file contains multiple compressed streams, each
+        # stream will need a separate decompressor object. A new decompressor
+        # object is also needed when implementing a backwards seek().
+        self._decomp_factory = decomp_factory
+        self._decomp_args = decomp_args
+        self._decompressor = self._decomp_factory(**self._decomp_args)
+
+        # Exception class to catch from decompressor signifying invalid
+        # trailing data to ignore
+        self._trailing_error = trailing_error
+
+    def close(self):
+        self._decompressor = None
+        return super().close()
+
+    def seekable(self):
+        return self._fp.seekable()
+
+    def readinto(self, b):
+        with memoryview(b) as view, view.cast("B") as byte_view:
+            data = self.read(len(byte_view))
+            byte_view[:len(data)] = data
+        return len(data)
+
+    def read(self, size=-1):
+        if size < 0:
+            return self.readall()
+
+        if not size or self._eof:
+            return b""
+        data = None  # Default if EOF is encountered
+        # Depending on the input data, our call to the decompressor may not
+        # return any data. In this case, try again after reading another block.
+        while True:
+            if self._decompressor.eof:
+                rawblock = (self._decompressor.unused_data or
+                            self._fp.read(BUFFER_SIZE))
+                if not rawblock:
+                    break
+                # Continue to next stream.
+                self._decompressor = self._decomp_factory(
+                    **self._decomp_args)
+                try:
+                    data = self._decompressor.decompress(rawblock, size)
+                except self._trailing_error:
+                    # Trailing data isn't a valid compressed stream; ignore it.
+                    break
+            else:
+                if self._decompressor.needs_input:
+                    rawblock = self._fp.read(BUFFER_SIZE)
+                    if not rawblock:
+                        raise EOFError("Compressed file ended before the "
+                                       "end-of-stream marker was reached")
+                else:
+                    rawblock = b""
+                data = self._decompressor.decompress(rawblock, size)
+            if data:
+                break
+        if not data:
+            self._eof = True
+            self._size = self._pos
+            return b""
+        self._pos += len(data)
+        return data
+
+    # Rewind the file to the beginning of the data stream.
+    def _rewind(self):
+        self._fp.seek(0)
+        self._eof = False
+        self._pos = 0
+        self._decompressor = self._decomp_factory(**self._decomp_args)
+
+    def seek(self, offset, whence=io.SEEK_SET):
+        # Recalculate offset as an absolute file position.
+        if whence == io.SEEK_SET:
+            pass
+        elif whence == io.SEEK_CUR:
+            offset = self._pos + offset
+        elif whence == io.SEEK_END:
+            # Seeking relative to EOF - we need to know the file's size.
+            if self._size < 0:
+                while self.read(io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE):
+                    pass
+            offset = self._size + offset
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Invalid value for whence: {}".format(whence))
+
+        # Make it so that offset is the number of bytes to skip forward.
+        if offset < self._pos:
+            self._rewind()
+        else:
+            offset -= self._pos
+
+        # Read and discard data until we reach the desired position.
+        while offset > 0:
+            data = self.read(min(io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE, offset))
+            if not data:
+                break
+            offset -= len(data)
+
+        return self._pos
+
+    def tell(self):
+        """Return the current file position."""
+        return self._pos
diff -r bc2a22eaa0af Lib/bz2.py
--- a/Lib/bz2.py	Mon Mar 30 03:21:06 2015 +0200
+++ b/Lib/bz2.py	Mon Mar 30 02:58:11 2015 +0000
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ This module provides a file interface, c
 from builtins import open as _builtin_open
 import io
 import warnings
+import _compression
 
 try:
     from threading import RLock
@@ -23,13 +24,11 @@ from _bz2 import BZ2Compressor, BZ2Decom
 
 _MODE_CLOSED   = 0
 _MODE_READ     = 1
-_MODE_READ_EOF = 2
+# Value 2 no longer used
 _MODE_WRITE    = 3
 
-_BUFFER_SIZE = 8192
 
-
-class BZ2File(io.BufferedIOBase):
+class BZ2File(_compression.BaseStream):
 
     """A file object providing transparent bzip2 (de)compression.
 
@@ -61,13 +60,11 @@ class BZ2File(io.BufferedIOBase):
         multiple compressed streams.
         """
         # This lock must be recursive, so that BufferedIOBase's
-        # readline(), readlines() and writelines() don't deadlock.
+        # writelines() does not deadlock.
         self._lock = RLock()
         self._fp = None
         self._closefp = False
         self._mode = _MODE_CLOSED
-        self._pos = 0
-        self._size = -1
 
         if buffering is not None:
             warnings.warn("Use of 'buffering' argument is deprecated",
@@ -79,9 +76,6 @@ class BZ2File(io.BufferedIOBase):
         if mode in ("", "r", "rb"):
             mode = "rb"
             mode_code = _MODE_READ
-            self._decompressor = BZ2Decompressor()
-            self._buffer = b""
-            self._buffer_offset = 0
         elif mode in ("w", "wb"):
             mode = "wb"
             mode_code = _MODE_WRITE
@@ -107,6 +101,13 @@ class BZ2File(io.BufferedIOBase):
         else:
             raise TypeError("filename must be a str or bytes object, or a file")
 
+        if self._mode == _MODE_READ:
+            raw = _compression.DecompressReader(self._fp,
+                BZ2Decompressor, trailing_error=OSError)
+            self._buffer = io.BufferedReader(raw)
+        else:
+            self._pos = 0
+
     def close(self):
         """Flush and close the file.
 
@@ -117,8 +118,8 @@ class BZ2File(io.BufferedIOBase):
             if self._mode == _MODE_CLOSED:
                 return
             try:
-                if self._mode in (_MODE_READ, _MODE_READ_EOF):
-                    self._decompressor = None
+                if self._mode == _MODE_READ:
+                    self._buffer.close()
                 elif self._mode == _MODE_WRITE:
                     self._fp.write(self._compressor.flush())
                     self._compressor = None
@@ -130,8 +131,7 @@ class BZ2File(io.BufferedIOBase):
                     self._fp = None
                     self._closefp = False
                     self._mode = _MODE_CLOSED
-                    self._buffer = b""
-                    self._buffer_offset = 0
+                    self._buffer = None
 
     @property
     def closed(self):
@@ -145,125 +145,18 @@ class BZ2File(io.BufferedIOBase):
 
     def seekable(self):
         """Return whether the file supports seeking."""
-        return self.readable() and self._fp.seekable()
+        return self.readable() and self._buffer.seekable()
 
     def readable(self):
         """Return whether the file was opened for reading."""
         self._check_not_closed()
-        return self._mode in (_MODE_READ, _MODE_READ_EOF)
+        return self._mode == _MODE_READ
 
     def writable(self):
         """Return whether the file was opened for writing."""
         self._check_not_closed()
         return self._mode == _MODE_WRITE
 
-    # Mode-checking helper functions.
-
-    def _check_not_closed(self):
-        if self.closed:
-            raise ValueError("I/O operation on closed file")
-
-    def _check_can_read(self):
-        if self._mode not in (_MODE_READ, _MODE_READ_EOF):
-            self._check_not_closed()
-            raise io.UnsupportedOperation("File not open for reading")
-
-    def _check_can_write(self):
-        if self._mode != _MODE_WRITE:
-            self._check_not_closed()
-            raise io.UnsupportedOperation("File not open for writing")
-
-    def _check_can_seek(self):
-        if self._mode not in (_MODE_READ, _MODE_READ_EOF):
-            self._check_not_closed()
-            raise io.UnsupportedOperation("Seeking is only supported "
-                                          "on files open for reading")
-        if not self._fp.seekable():
-            raise io.UnsupportedOperation("The underlying file object "
-                                          "does not support seeking")
-
-    # Fill the readahead buffer if it is empty. Returns False on EOF.
-    def _fill_buffer(self):
-        if self._mode == _MODE_READ_EOF:
-            return False
-        # Depending on the input data, our call to the decompressor may not
-        # return any data. In this case, try again after reading another block.
-        while self._buffer_offset == len(self._buffer):
-            rawblock = (self._decompressor.unused_data or
-                        self._fp.read(_BUFFER_SIZE))
-
-            if not rawblock:
-                if self._decompressor.eof:
-                    # End-of-stream marker and end of file. We're good.
-                    self._mode = _MODE_READ_EOF
-                    self._size = self._pos
-                    return False
-                else:
-                    # Problem - we were expecting more compressed data.
-                    raise EOFError("Compressed file ended before the "
-                                   "end-of-stream marker was reached")
-
-            if self._decompressor.eof:
-                # Continue to next stream.
-                self._decompressor = BZ2Decompressor()
-                try:
-                    self._buffer = self._decompressor.decompress(rawblock)
-                except OSError:
-                    # Trailing data isn't a valid bzip2 stream. We're done here.
-                    self._mode = _MODE_READ_EOF
-                    self._size = self._pos
-                    return False
-            else:
-                self._buffer = self._decompressor.decompress(rawblock)
-            self._buffer_offset = 0
-        return True
-
-    # Read data until EOF.
-    # If return_data is false, consume the data without returning it.
-    def _read_all(self, return_data=True):
-        # The loop assumes that _buffer_offset is 0. Ensure that this is true.
-        self._buffer = self._buffer[self._buffer_offset:]
-        self._buffer_offset = 0
-
-        blocks = []
-        while self._fill_buffer():
-            if return_data:
-                blocks.append(self._buffer)
-            self._pos += len(self._buffer)
-            self._buffer = b""
-        if return_data:
-            return b"".join(blocks)
-
-    # Read a block of up to n bytes.
-    # If return_data is false, consume the data without returning it.
-    def _read_block(self, n, return_data=True):
-        # If we have enough data buffered, return immediately.
-        end = self._buffer_offset + n
-        if end <= len(self._buffer):
-            data = self._buffer[self._buffer_offset : end]
-            self._buffer_offset = end
-            self._pos += len(data)
-            return data if return_data else None
-
-        # The loop assumes that _buffer_offset is 0. Ensure that this is true.
-        self._buffer = self._buffer[self._buffer_offset:]
-        self._buffer_offset = 0
-
-        blocks = []
-        while n > 0 and self._fill_buffer():
-            if n < len(self._buffer):
-                data = self._buffer[:n]
-                self._buffer_offset = n
-            else:
-                data = self._buffer
-                self._buffer = b""
-            if return_data:
-                blocks.append(data)
-            self._pos += len(data)
-            n -= len(data)
-        if return_data:
-            return b"".join(blocks)
-
     def peek(self, n=0):
         """Return buffered data without advancing the file position.
 
@@ -272,9 +165,10 @@ class BZ2File(io.BufferedIOBase):
         """
         with self._lock:
             self._check_can_read()
-            if not self._fill_buffer():
-                return b""
-            return self._buffer[self._buffer_offset:]
+            # Relies on the undocumented fact that BufferedReader.peek()
+            # always returns at least one byte (except at EOF), independent
+            # of the value of n
+            return self._buffer.peek(n)
 
     def read(self, size=-1):
         """Read up to size uncompressed bytes from the file.
@@ -284,47 +178,29 @@ class BZ2File(io.BufferedIOBase):
         """
         with self._lock:
             self._check_can_read()
-            if size == 0:
-                return b""
-            elif size < 0:
-                return self._read_all()
-            else:
-                return self._read_block(size)
+            return self._buffer.read(size)
 
     def read1(self, size=-1):
         """Read up to size uncompressed bytes, while trying to avoid
-        making multiple reads from the underlying stream.
+        making multiple reads from the underlying stream. Reads up to a
+        buffer's worth of data if size is negative.
 
         Returns b'' if the file is at EOF.
         """
-        # Usually, read1() calls _fp.read() at most once. However, sometimes
-        # this does not give enough data for the decompressor to make progress.
-        # In this case we make multiple reads, to avoid returning b"".
         with self._lock:
             self._check_can_read()
-            if (size == 0 or
-                # Only call _fill_buffer() if the buffer is actually empty.
-                # This gives a significant speedup if *size* is small.
-                (self._buffer_offset == len(self._buffer) and not self._fill_buffer())):
-                return b""
-            if size > 0:
-                data = self._buffer[self._buffer_offset :
-                                    self._buffer_offset + size]
-                self._buffer_offset += len(data)
-            else:
-                data = self._buffer[self._buffer_offset:]
-                self._buffer = b""
-                self._buffer_offset = 0
-            self._pos += len(data)
-            return data
+            if size < 0:
+                size = io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE
+            return self._buffer.read1(size)
 
     def readinto(self, b):
-        """Read up to len(b) bytes into b.
+        """Read bytes into b.
 
         Returns the number of bytes read (0 for EOF).
         """
         with self._lock:
-            return io.BufferedIOBase.readinto(self, b)
+            self._check_can_read()
+            return self._buffer.readinto(b)
 
     def readline(self, size=-1):
         """Read a line of uncompressed bytes from the file.
@@ -339,15 +215,7 @@ class BZ2File(io.BufferedIOBase):
             size = size.__index__()
         with self._lock:
             self._check_can_read()
-            # Shortcut for the common case - the whole line is in the buffer.
-            if size < 0:
-                end = self._buffer.find(b"\n", self._buffer_offset) + 1
-                if end > 0:
-                    line = self._buffer[self._buffer_offset : end]
-                    self._buffer_offset = end
-                    self._pos += len(line)
-                    return line
-            return io.BufferedIOBase.readline(self, size)
+            return self._buffer.readline(size)
 
     def readlines(self, size=-1):
         """Read a list of lines of uncompressed bytes from the file.
@@ -361,7 +229,8 @@ class BZ2File(io.BufferedIOBase):
                 raise TypeError("Integer argument expected")
             size = size.__index__()
         with self._lock:
-            return io.BufferedIOBase.readlines(self, size)
+            self._check_can_read()
+            return self._buffer.readlines(size)
 
     def write(self, data):
         """Write a byte string to the file.
@@ -386,18 +255,9 @@ class BZ2File(io.BufferedIOBase):
         Line separators are not added between the written byte strings.
         """
         with self._lock:
-            return io.BufferedIOBase.writelines(self, seq)
+            return _compression.BaseStream.writelines(self, seq)
 
-    # Rewind the file to the beginning of the data stream.
-    def _rewind(self):
-        self._fp.seek(0, 0)
-        self._mode = _MODE_READ
-        self._pos = 0
-        self._decompressor = BZ2Decompressor()
-        self._buffer = b""
-        self._buffer_offset = 0
-
-    def seek(self, offset, whence=0):
+    def seek(self, offset, whence=io.SEEK_SET):
         """Change the file position.
 
         The new position is specified by offset, relative to the
@@ -414,35 +274,14 @@ class BZ2File(io.BufferedIOBase):
         """
         with self._lock:
             self._check_can_seek()
-
-            # Recalculate offset as an absolute file position.
-            if whence == 0:
-                pass
-            elif whence == 1:
-                offset = self._pos + offset
-            elif whence == 2:
-                # Seeking relative to EOF - we need to know the file's size.
-                if self._size < 0:
-                    self._read_all(return_data=False)
-                offset = self._size + offset
-            else:
-                raise ValueError("Invalid value for whence: %s" % (whence,))
-
-            # Make it so that offset is the number of bytes to skip forward.
-            if offset < self._pos:
-                self._rewind()
-            else:
-                offset -= self._pos
-
-            # Read and discard data until we reach the desired position.
-            self._read_block(offset, return_data=False)
-
-            return self._pos
+            return self._buffer.seek(offset, whence)
 
     def tell(self):
         """Return the current file position."""
         with self._lock:
             self._check_not_closed()
+            if self._mode == _MODE_READ:
+                return self._buffer.tell()
             return self._pos
 
 
diff -r bc2a22eaa0af Lib/gzip.py
--- a/Lib/gzip.py	Mon Mar 30 03:21:06 2015 +0200
+++ b/Lib/gzip.py	Mon Mar 30 02:58:11 2015 +0000
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import struct, sys, time, os
 import zlib
 import builtins
 import io
+import _compression
 
 __all__ = ["GzipFile", "open", "compress", "decompress"]
 
@@ -89,49 +90,35 @@ class _PaddedFile:
             return self._buffer[read:] + \
                    self.file.read(size-self._length+read)
 
-    def prepend(self, prepend=b'', readprevious=False):
+    def prepend(self, prepend=b''):
         if self._read is None:
             self._buffer = prepend
-        elif readprevious and len(prepend) <= self._read:
+        else:  # Assume data was read since the last prepend() call
             self._read -= len(prepend)
             return
-        else:
-            self._buffer = self._buffer[self._read:] + prepend
         self._length = len(self._buffer)
         self._read = 0
 
-    def unused(self):
-        if self._read is None:
-            return b''
-        return self._buffer[self._read:]
-
-    def seek(self, offset, whence=0):
-        # This is only ever called with offset=whence=0
-        if whence == 1 and self._read is not None:
-            if 0 <= offset + self._read <= self._length:
-                self._read += offset
-                return
-            else:
-                offset += self._length - self._read
+    def seek(self, off):
         self._read = None
         self._buffer = None
-        return self.file.seek(offset, whence)
+        return self.file.seek(off)
 
-    def __getattr__(self, name):
-        return getattr(self.file, name)
+    def seekable(self):
+        return True  # Allows fast-forwarding even in unseekable streams
 
-
-class GzipFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
+class GzipFile(_compression.BaseStream):
     """The GzipFile class simulates most of the methods of a file object with
-    the exception of the readinto() and truncate() methods.
+    the exception of the truncate() method.
 
     This class only supports opening files in binary mode. If you need to open a
     compressed file in text mode, use the gzip.open() function.
 
     """
 
+    # Overridden with internal file object to be closed, if only a filename
+    # is passed in
     myfileobj = None
-    max_read_chunk = 10 * 1024 * 1024   # 10Mb
 
     def __init__(self, filename=None, mode=None,
                  compresslevel=9, fileobj=None, mtime=None):
@@ -163,13 +150,8 @@ class GzipFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
         at all. The default is 9.
 
         The mtime argument is an optional numeric timestamp to be written
-        to the stream when compressing.  All gzip compressed streams
-        are required to contain a timestamp.  If omitted or None, the
-        current time is used.  This module ignores the timestamp when
-        decompressing; however, some programs, such as gunzip, make use
-        of it.  The format of the timestamp is the same as that of the
-        return value of time.time() and of the st_mtime member of the
-        object returned by os.stat().
+        to the last modification time field in the stream when compressing.
+        If omitted or None, the current time is used.
 
         """
 
@@ -188,18 +170,9 @@ class GzipFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
 
         if mode.startswith('r'):
             self.mode = READ
-            # Set flag indicating start of a new member
-            self._new_member = True
-            # Buffer data read from gzip file. extrastart is offset in
-            # stream where buffer starts. extrasize is number of
-            # bytes remaining in buffer from current stream position.
-            self.extrabuf = b""
-            self.extrasize = 0
-            self.extrastart = 0
+            raw = _GzipReader(fileobj)
+            self._buffer = io.BufferedReader(raw)
             self.name = filename
-            # Starts small, scales exponentially
-            self.min_readsize = 100
-            fileobj = _PaddedFile(fileobj)
 
         elif mode.startswith(('w', 'a', 'x')):
             self.mode = WRITE
@@ -209,12 +182,11 @@ class GzipFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
                                              -zlib.MAX_WBITS,
                                              zlib.DEF_MEM_LEVEL,
                                              0)
+            self._write_mtime = mtime
         else:
             raise ValueError("Invalid mode: {!r}".format(mode))
 
         self.fileobj = fileobj
-        self.offset = 0
-        self.mtime = mtime
 
         if self.mode == WRITE:
             self._write_gzip_header()
@@ -227,26 +199,22 @@ class GzipFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
             return self.name + ".gz"
         return self.name
 
+    @property
+    def mtime(self):
+        """Last modification time read from stream, or None"""
+        return self._buffer.raw._last_mtime
+
     def __repr__(self):
-        fileobj = self.fileobj
-        if isinstance(fileobj, _PaddedFile):
-            fileobj = fileobj.file
-        s = repr(fileobj)
+        s = repr(self.fileobj)
         return '<gzip ' + s[1:-1] + ' ' + hex(id(self)) + '>'
 
-    def _check_closed(self):
-        """Raises a ValueError if the underlying file object has been closed.
-
-        """
-        if self.closed:
-            raise ValueError('I/O operation on closed file.')
-
     def _init_write(self, filename):
         self.name = filename
         self.crc = zlib.crc32(b"") & 0xffffffff
         self.size = 0
         self.writebuf = []
         self.bufsize = 0
+        self.offset = 0  # Current file offset for seek(), tell(), etc
 
     def _write_gzip_header(self):
         self.fileobj.write(b'\037\213')             # magic header
@@ -265,7 +233,7 @@ class GzipFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
         if fname:
             flags = FNAME
         self.fileobj.write(chr(flags).encode('latin-1'))
-        mtime = self.mtime
+        mtime = self._write_mtime
         if mtime is None:
             mtime = time.time()
         write32u(self.fileobj, int(mtime))
@@ -274,59 +242,8 @@ class GzipFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
         if fname:
             self.fileobj.write(fname + b'\000')
 
-    def _init_read(self):
-        self.crc = zlib.crc32(b"") & 0xffffffff
-        self.size = 0
-
-    def _read_exact(self, n):
-        data = self.fileobj.read(n)
-        while len(data) < n:
-            b = self.fileobj.read(n - len(data))
-            if not b:
-                raise EOFError("Compressed file ended before the "
-                               "end-of-stream marker was reached")
-            data += b
-        return data
-
-    def _read_gzip_header(self):
-        magic = self.fileobj.read(2)
-        if magic == b'':
-            return False
-
-        if magic != b'\037\213':
-            raise OSError('Not a gzipped file')
-
-        method, flag, self.mtime = struct.unpack("<BBIxx", self._read_exact(8))
-        if method != 8:
-            raise OSError('Unknown compression method')
-
-        if flag & FEXTRA:
-            # Read & discard the extra field, if present
-            extra_len, = struct.unpack("<H", self._read_exact(2))
-            self._read_exact(extra_len)
-        if flag & FNAME:
-            # Read and discard a null-terminated string containing the filename
-            while True:
-                s = self.fileobj.read(1)
-                if not s or s==b'\000':
-                    break
-        if flag & FCOMMENT:
-            # Read and discard a null-terminated string containing a comment
-            while True:
-                s = self.fileobj.read(1)
-                if not s or s==b'\000':
-                    break
-        if flag & FHCRC:
-            self._read_exact(2)     # Read & discard the 16-bit header CRC
-
-        unused = self.fileobj.unused()
-        if unused:
-            uncompress = self.decompress.decompress(unused)
-            self._add_read_data(uncompress)
-        return True
-
     def write(self,data):
-        self._check_closed()
+        self._check_not_closed()
         if self.mode != WRITE:
             import errno
             raise OSError(errno.EBADF, "write() on read-only GzipFile object")
@@ -350,153 +267,31 @@ class GzipFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
         return length
 
     def read(self, size=-1):
-        self._check_closed()
+        self._check_not_closed()
         if self.mode != READ:
             import errno
             raise OSError(errno.EBADF, "read() on write-only GzipFile object")
-
-        if self.extrasize <= 0 and self.fileobj is None:
-            return b''
-
-        readsize = 1024
-        if size < 0:        # get the whole thing
-            while self._read(readsize):
-                readsize = min(self.max_read_chunk, readsize * 2)
-            size = self.extrasize
-        else:               # just get some more of it
-            while size > self.extrasize:
-                if not self._read(readsize):
-                    if size > self.extrasize:
-                        size = self.extrasize
-                    break
-                readsize = min(self.max_read_chunk, readsize * 2)
-
-        offset = self.offset - self.extrastart
-        chunk = self.extrabuf[offset: offset + size]
-        self.extrasize = self.extrasize - size
-
-        self.offset += size
-        return chunk
+        return self._buffer.read(size)
 
     def read1(self, size=-1):
-        self._check_closed()
+        """Implements BufferedIOBase.read1()
+
+        Reads up to a buffer's worth of data is size is negative."""
+        self._check_not_closed()
         if self.mode != READ:
             import errno
             raise OSError(errno.EBADF, "read1() on write-only GzipFile object")
 
-        if self.extrasize <= 0 and self.fileobj is None:
-            return b''
-
-        # For certain input data, a single call to _read() may not return
-        # any data. In this case, retry until we get some data or reach EOF.
-        while self.extrasize <= 0 and self._read():
-            pass
-        if size < 0 or size > self.extrasize:
-            size = self.extrasize
-
-        offset = self.offset - self.extrastart
-        chunk = self.extrabuf[offset: offset + size]
-        self.extrasize -= size
-        self.offset += size
-        return chunk
+        if size < 0:
+            size = io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE
+        return self._buffer.read1(size)
 
     def peek(self, n):
+        self._check_not_closed()
         if self.mode != READ:
             import errno
             raise OSError(errno.EBADF, "peek() on write-only GzipFile object")
-
-        # Do not return ridiculously small buffers, for one common idiom
-        # is to call peek(1) and expect more bytes in return.
-        if n < 100:
-            n = 100
-        if self.extrasize == 0:
-            if self.fileobj is None:
-                return b''
-            # Ensure that we don't return b"" if we haven't reached EOF.
-            # 1024 is the same buffering heuristic used in read()
-            while self.extrasize == 0 and self._read(max(n, 1024)):
-                pass
-        offset = self.offset - self.extrastart
-        remaining = self.extrasize
-        assert remaining == len(self.extrabuf) - offset
-        return self.extrabuf[offset:offset + n]
-
-    def _unread(self, buf):
-        self.extrasize = len(buf) + self.extrasize
-        self.offset -= len(buf)
-
-    def _read(self, size=1024):
-        if self.fileobj is None:
-            return False
-
-        if self._new_member:
-            # If the _new_member flag is set, we have to
-            # jump to the next member, if there is one.
-            self._init_read()
-            if not self._read_gzip_header():
-                return False
-            self.decompress = zlib.decompressobj(-zlib.MAX_WBITS)
-            self._new_member = False
-
-        # Read a chunk of data from the file
-        buf = self.fileobj.read(size)
-
-        # If the EOF has been reached, flush the decompression object
-        # and mark this object as finished.
-
-        if buf == b"":
-            uncompress = self.decompress.flush()
-            # Prepend the already read bytes to the fileobj to they can be
-            # seen by _read_eof()
-            self.fileobj.prepend(self.decompress.unused_data, True)
-            self._read_eof()
-            self._add_read_data( uncompress )
-            return False
-
-        uncompress = self.decompress.decompress(buf)
-        self._add_read_data( uncompress )
-
-        if self.decompress.unused_data != b"":
-            # Ending case: we've come to the end of a member in the file,
-            # so seek back to the start of the unused data, finish up
-            # this member, and read a new gzip header.
-            # Prepend the already read bytes to the fileobj to they can be
-            # seen by _read_eof() and _read_gzip_header()
-            self.fileobj.prepend(self.decompress.unused_data, True)
-            # Check the CRC and file size, and set the flag so we read
-            # a new member on the next call
-            self._read_eof()
-            self._new_member = True
-        return True
-
-    def _add_read_data(self, data):
-        self.crc = zlib.crc32(data, self.crc) & 0xffffffff
-        offset = self.offset - self.extrastart
-        self.extrabuf = self.extrabuf[offset:] + data
-        self.extrasize = self.extrasize + len(data)
-        self.extrastart = self.offset
-        self.size = self.size + len(data)
-
-    def _read_eof(self):
-        # We've read to the end of the file
-        # We check the that the computed CRC and size of the
-        # uncompressed data matches the stored values.  Note that the size
-        # stored is the true file size mod 2**32.
-        crc32, isize = struct.unpack("<II", self._read_exact(8))
-        if crc32 != self.crc:
-            raise OSError("CRC check failed %s != %s" % (hex(crc32),
-                                                         hex(self.crc)))
-        elif isize != (self.size & 0xffffffff):
-            raise OSError("Incorrect length of data produced")
-
-        # Gzip files can be padded with zeroes and still have archives.
-        # Consume all zero bytes and set the file position to the first
-        # non-zero byte. See http://www.gzip.org/#faq8
-        c = b"\x00"
-        while c == b"\x00":
-            c = self.fileobj.read(1)
-        if c:
-            self.fileobj.prepend(c, True)
+        return self._buffer.peek(n)
 
     @property
     def closed(self):
@@ -512,13 +307,14 @@ class GzipFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
             write32u(self.fileobj, self.size & 0xffffffff)
             self.fileobj = None
         elif self.mode == READ:
+            self._buffer.close()
             self.fileobj = None
         if self.myfileobj:
             self.myfileobj.close()
             self.myfileobj = None
 
     def flush(self,zlib_mode=zlib.Z_SYNC_FLUSH):
-        self._check_closed()
+        self._check_not_closed()
         if self.mode == WRITE:
             # Ensure the compressor's buffer is flushed
             self.fileobj.write(self.compress.flush(zlib_mode))
@@ -537,12 +333,7 @@ class GzipFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
         beginning of the file'''
         if self.mode != READ:
             raise OSError("Can't rewind in write mode")
-        self.fileobj.seek(0)
-        self._new_member = True
-        self.extrabuf = b""
-        self.extrasize = 0
-        self.extrastart = 0
-        self.offset = 0
+        self._buffer.seek(0)
 
     def readable(self):
         return self.mode == READ
@@ -553,13 +344,13 @@ class GzipFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
     def seekable(self):
         return True
 
-    def seek(self, offset, whence=0):
-        if whence:
-            if whence == 1:
-                offset = self.offset + offset
-            else:
-                raise ValueError('Seek from end not supported')
+    def seek(self, offset, whence=io.SEEK_SET):
         if self.mode == WRITE:
+            if whence != io.SEEK_SET:
+                if whence == io.SEEK_CUR:
+                    offset = self.offset + offset
+                else:
+                    raise ValueError('Seek from end not supported')
             if offset < self.offset:
                 raise OSError('Negative seek in write mode')
             count = offset - self.offset
@@ -568,56 +359,157 @@ class GzipFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
                 self.write(chunk)
             self.write(bytes(count % 1024))
         elif self.mode == READ:
-            if offset < self.offset:
-                # for negative seek, rewind and do positive seek
-                self.rewind()
-            count = offset - self.offset
-            for i in range(count // 1024):
-                self.read(1024)
-            self.read(count % 1024)
+            self._check_not_closed()
+            return self._buffer.seek(offset, whence)
 
         return self.offset
 
     def readline(self, size=-1):
+        self._check_not_closed()
+        return self._buffer.readline(size)
+
+
+class _GzipReader(_compression.DecompressReader):
+    def __init__(self, fp):
+        super().__init__(_PaddedFile(fp), zlib.decompressobj,
+                         wbits=-zlib.MAX_WBITS)
+        # Set flag indicating start of a new member
+        self._new_member = True
+        self._last_mtime = None
+
+    def _init_read(self):
+        self._crc = zlib.crc32(b"") & 0xffffffff
+        self._stream_size = 0  # Decompressed size of unconcatenated stream
+
+    def _read_exact(self, n):
+        '''Read exactly *n* bytes from `self._fp`
+
+        This method is required because self._fp may be unbuffered,
+        i.e. return short reads.
+        '''
+
+        data = self._fp.read(n)
+        while len(data) < n:
+            b = self._fp.read(n - len(data))
+            if not b:
+                raise EOFError("Compressed file ended before the "
+                               "end-of-stream marker was reached")
+            data += b
+        return data
+
+    def _read_gzip_header(self):
+        magic = self._fp.read(2)
+        if magic == b'':
+            return False
+
+        if magic != b'\037\213':
+            raise OSError('Not a gzipped file (%r)' % magic)
+
+        (method, flag,
+         self._last_mtime) = struct.unpack("<BBIxx", self._read_exact(8))
+        if method != 8:
+            raise OSError('Unknown compression method')
+
+        if flag & FEXTRA:
+            # Read & discard the extra field, if present
+            extra_len, = struct.unpack("<H", self._read_exact(2))
+            self._read_exact(extra_len)
+        if flag & FNAME:
+            # Read and discard a null-terminated string containing the filename
+            while True:
+                s = self._fp.read(1)
+                if not s or s==b'\000':
+                    break
+        if flag & FCOMMENT:
+            # Read and discard a null-terminated string containing a comment
+            while True:
+                s = self._fp.read(1)
+                if not s or s==b'\000':
+                    break
+        if flag & FHCRC:
+            self._read_exact(2)     # Read & discard the 16-bit header CRC
+        return True
+
+    def read(self, size=-1):
         if size < 0:
-            # Shortcut common case - newline found in buffer.
-            offset = self.offset - self.extrastart
-            i = self.extrabuf.find(b'\n', offset) + 1
-            if i > 0:
-                self.extrasize -= i - offset
-                self.offset += i - offset
-                return self.extrabuf[offset: i]
+            return self.readall()
+        # size=0 is special because decompress(max_length=0) is not supported
+        if not size:
+            return b""
 
-            size = sys.maxsize
-            readsize = self.min_readsize
-        else:
-            readsize = size
-        bufs = []
-        while size != 0:
-            c = self.read(readsize)
-            i = c.find(b'\n')
+        # For certain input data, a single
+        # call to decompress() may not return
+        # any data. In this case, retry until we get some data or reach EOF.
+        while True:
+            if self._decompressor.eof:
+                # Ending case: we've come to the end of a member in the file,
+                # so finish up this member, and read a new gzip header.
+                # Check the CRC and file size, and set the flag so we read
+                # a new member
+                self._read_eof()
+                self._new_member = True
+                self._decompressor = self._decomp_factory(
+                    **self._decomp_args)
 
-            # We set i=size to break out of the loop under two
-            # conditions: 1) there's no newline, and the chunk is
-            # larger than size, or 2) there is a newline, but the
-            # resulting line would be longer than 'size'.
-            if (size <= i) or (i == -1 and len(c) > size):
-                i = size - 1
+            if self._new_member:
+                # If the _new_member flag is set, we have to
+                # jump to the next member, if there is one.
+                self._init_read()
+                if not self._read_gzip_header():
+                    self._size = self._pos
+                    return b""
+                self._new_member = False
 
-            if i >= 0 or c == b'':
-                bufs.append(c[:i + 1])    # Add portion of last chunk
-                self._unread(c[i + 1:])   # Push back rest of chunk
+            # Read a chunk of data from the file
+            buf = self._fp.read(io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE)
+
+            uncompress = self._decompressor.decompress(buf, size)
+            if self._decompressor.unconsumed_tail != b"":
+                self._fp.prepend(self._decompressor.unconsumed_tail)
+            elif self._decompressor.unused_data != b"":
+                # Prepend the already read bytes to the fileobj so they can
+                # be seen by _read_eof() and _read_gzip_header()
+                self._fp.prepend(self._decompressor.unused_data)
+
+            if uncompress != b"":
                 break
+            if buf == b"":
+                raise EOFError("Compressed file ended before the "
+                               "end-of-stream marker was reached")
 
-            # Append chunk to list, decrease 'size',
-            bufs.append(c)
-            size = size - len(c)
-            readsize = min(size, readsize * 2)
-        if readsize > self.min_readsize:
-            self.min_readsize = min(readsize, self.min_readsize * 2, 512)
-        return b''.join(bufs) # Return resulting line
+        self._add_read_data( uncompress )
+        self._pos += len(uncompress)
+        return uncompress
 
+    def _add_read_data(self, data):
+        self._crc = zlib.crc32(data, self._crc) & 0xffffffff
+        self._stream_size = self._stream_size + len(data)
 
+    def _read_eof(self):
+        # We've read to the end of the file
+        # We check the that the computed CRC and size of the
+        # uncompressed data matches the stored values.  Note that the size
+        # stored is the true file size mod 2**32.
+        crc32, isize = struct.unpack("<II", self._read_exact(8))
+        if crc32 != self._crc:
+            raise OSError("CRC check failed %s != %s" % (hex(crc32),
+                                                         hex(self._crc)))
+        elif isize != (self._stream_size & 0xffffffff):
+            raise OSError("Incorrect length of data produced")
+
+        # Gzip files can be padded with zeroes and still have archives.
+        # Consume all zero bytes and set the file position to the first
+        # non-zero byte. See http://www.gzip.org/#faq8
+        c = b"\x00"
+        while c == b"\x00":
+            c = self._fp.read(1)
+        if c:
+            self._fp.prepend(c)
+
+    def _rewind(self):
+        super()._rewind()
+        self._new_member = True
+    
 def compress(data, compresslevel=9):
     """Compress data in one shot and return the compressed string.
     Optional argument is the compression level, in range of 0-9.
diff -r bc2a22eaa0af Lib/lzma.py
--- a/Lib/lzma.py	Mon Mar 30 03:21:06 2015 +0200
+++ b/Lib/lzma.py	Mon Mar 30 02:58:11 2015 +0000
@@ -25,17 +25,16 @@ import builtins
 import io
 from _lzma import *
 from _lzma import _encode_filter_properties, _decode_filter_properties
+import _compression
 
 
 _MODE_CLOSED   = 0
 _MODE_READ     = 1
-_MODE_READ_EOF = 2
+# Value 2 no longer used
 _MODE_WRITE    = 3
 
-_BUFFER_SIZE = 8192
 
-
-class LZMAFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
+class LZMAFile(_compression.BaseStream):
 
     """A file object providing transparent LZMA (de)compression.
 
@@ -92,8 +91,6 @@ class LZMAFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
         self._fp = None
         self._closefp = False
         self._mode = _MODE_CLOSED
-        self._pos = 0
-        self._size = -1
 
         if mode in ("r", "rb"):
             if check != -1:
@@ -105,19 +102,13 @@ class LZMAFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
             if format is None:
                 format = FORMAT_AUTO
             mode_code = _MODE_READ
-            # Save the args to pass to the LZMADecompressor initializer.
-            # If the file contains multiple compressed streams, each
-            # stream will need a separate decompressor object.
-            self._init_args = {"format":format, "filters":filters}
-            self._decompressor = LZMADecompressor(**self._init_args)
-            self._buffer = b""
-            self._buffer_offset = 0
         elif mode in ("w", "wb", "a", "ab", "x", "xb"):
             if format is None:
                 format = FORMAT_XZ
             mode_code = _MODE_WRITE
             self._compressor = LZMACompressor(format=format, check=check,
                                               preset=preset, filters=filters)
+            self._pos = 0
         else:
             raise ValueError("Invalid mode: {!r}".format(mode))
 
@@ -133,6 +124,11 @@ class LZMAFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
         else:
             raise TypeError("filename must be a str or bytes object, or a file")
 
+        if self._mode == _MODE_READ:
+            raw = _compression.DecompressReader(self._fp, LZMADecompressor,
+                trailing_error=LZMAError, format=format, filters=filters)
+            self._buffer = io.BufferedReader(raw)
+
     def close(self):
         """Flush and close the file.
 
@@ -142,9 +138,9 @@ class LZMAFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
         if self._mode == _MODE_CLOSED:
             return
         try:
-            if self._mode in (_MODE_READ, _MODE_READ_EOF):
-                self._decompressor = None
-                self._buffer = b""
+            if self._mode == _MODE_READ:
+                self._buffer.close()
+                self._buffer = None
             elif self._mode == _MODE_WRITE:
                 self._fp.write(self._compressor.flush())
                 self._compressor = None
@@ -169,123 +165,18 @@ class LZMAFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
 
     def seekable(self):
         """Return whether the file supports seeking."""
-        return self.readable() and self._fp.seekable()
+        return self.readable() and self._buffer.seekable()
 
     def readable(self):
         """Return whether the file was opened for reading."""
         self._check_not_closed()
-        return self._mode in (_MODE_READ, _MODE_READ_EOF)
+        return self._mode == _MODE_READ
 
     def writable(self):
         """Return whether the file was opened for writing."""
         self._check_not_closed()
         return self._mode == _MODE_WRITE
 
-    # Mode-checking helper functions.
-
-    def _check_not_closed(self):
-        if self.closed:
-            raise ValueError("I/O operation on closed file")
-
-    def _check_can_read(self):
-        if self._mode not in (_MODE_READ, _MODE_READ_EOF):
-            self._check_not_closed()
-            raise io.UnsupportedOperation("File not open for reading")
-
-    def _check_can_write(self):
-        if self._mode != _MODE_WRITE:
-            self._check_not_closed()
-            raise io.UnsupportedOperation("File not open for writing")
-
-    def _check_can_seek(self):
-        if self._mode not in (_MODE_READ, _MODE_READ_EOF):
-            self._check_not_closed()
-            raise io.UnsupportedOperation("Seeking is only supported "
-                                          "on files open for reading")
-        if not self._fp.seekable():
-            raise io.UnsupportedOperation("The underlying file object "
-                                          "does not support seeking")
-
-    # Fill the readahead buffer if it is empty. Returns False on EOF.
-    def _fill_buffer(self):
-        if self._mode == _MODE_READ_EOF:
-            return False
-        # Depending on the input data, our call to the decompressor may not
-        # return any data. In this case, try again after reading another block.
-        while self._buffer_offset == len(self._buffer):
-            rawblock = (self._decompressor.unused_data or
-                        self._fp.read(_BUFFER_SIZE))
-
-            if not rawblock:
-                if self._decompressor.eof:
-                    self._mode = _MODE_READ_EOF
-                    self._size = self._pos
-                    return False
-                else:
-                    raise EOFError("Compressed file ended before the "
-                                   "end-of-stream marker was reached")
-
-            if self._decompressor.eof:
-                # Continue to next stream.
-                self._decompressor = LZMADecompressor(**self._init_args)
-                try:
-                    self._buffer = self._decompressor.decompress(rawblock)
-                except LZMAError:
-                    # Trailing data isn't a valid compressed stream; ignore it.
-                    self._mode = _MODE_READ_EOF
-                    self._size = self._pos
-                    return False
-            else:
-                self._buffer = self._decompressor.decompress(rawblock)
-            self._buffer_offset = 0
-        return True
-
-    # Read data until EOF.
-    # If return_data is false, consume the data without returning it.
-    def _read_all(self, return_data=True):
-        # The loop assumes that _buffer_offset is 0. Ensure that this is true.
-        self._buffer = self._buffer[self._buffer_offset:]
-        self._buffer_offset = 0
-
-        blocks = []
-        while self._fill_buffer():
-            if return_data:
-                blocks.append(self._buffer)
-            self._pos += len(self._buffer)
-            self._buffer = b""
-        if return_data:
-            return b"".join(blocks)
-
-    # Read a block of up to n bytes.
-    # If return_data is false, consume the data without returning it.
-    def _read_block(self, n, return_data=True):
-        # If we have enough data buffered, return immediately.
-        end = self._buffer_offset + n
-        if end <= len(self._buffer):
-            data = self._buffer[self._buffer_offset : end]
-            self._buffer_offset = end
-            self._pos += len(data)
-            return data if return_data else None
-
-        # The loop assumes that _buffer_offset is 0. Ensure that this is true.
-        self._buffer = self._buffer[self._buffer_offset:]
-        self._buffer_offset = 0
-
-        blocks = []
-        while n > 0 and self._fill_buffer():
-            if n < len(self._buffer):
-                data = self._buffer[:n]
-                self._buffer_offset = n
-            else:
-                data = self._buffer
-                self._buffer = b""
-            if return_data:
-                blocks.append(data)
-            self._pos += len(data)
-            n -= len(data)
-        if return_data:
-            return b"".join(blocks)
-
     def peek(self, size=-1):
         """Return buffered data without advancing the file position.
 
@@ -293,9 +184,9 @@ class LZMAFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
         The exact number of bytes returned is unspecified.
         """
         self._check_can_read()
-        if not self._fill_buffer():
-            return b""
-        return self._buffer[self._buffer_offset:]
+        # Relies on the undocumented fact that BufferedReader.peek() always
+        # returns at least one byte (except at EOF)
+        return self._buffer.peek(size)
 
     def read(self, size=-1):
         """Read up to size uncompressed bytes from the file.
@@ -304,38 +195,19 @@ class LZMAFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
         Returns b"" if the file is already at EOF.
         """
         self._check_can_read()
-        if size == 0:
-            return b""
-        elif size < 0:
-            return self._read_all()
-        else:
-            return self._read_block(size)
+        return self._buffer.read(size)
 
     def read1(self, size=-1):
         """Read up to size uncompressed bytes, while trying to avoid
-        making multiple reads from the underlying stream.
+        making multiple reads from the underlying stream. Reads up to a
+        buffer's worth of data if size is negative.
 
         Returns b"" if the file is at EOF.
         """
-        # Usually, read1() calls _fp.read() at most once. However, sometimes
-        # this does not give enough data for the decompressor to make progress.
-        # In this case we make multiple reads, to avoid returning b"".
         self._check_can_read()
-        if (size == 0 or
-            # Only call _fill_buffer() if the buffer is actually empty.
-            # This gives a significant speedup if *size* is small.
-            (self._buffer_offset == len(self._buffer) and not self._fill_buffer())):
-            return b""
-        if size > 0:
-            data = self._buffer[self._buffer_offset :
-                                self._buffer_offset + size]
-            self._buffer_offset += len(data)
-        else:
-            data = self._buffer[self._buffer_offset:]
-            self._buffer = b""
-            self._buffer_offset = 0
-        self._pos += len(data)
-        return data
+        if size < 0:
+            size = io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE
+        return self._buffer.read1(size)
 
     def readline(self, size=-1):
         """Read a line of uncompressed bytes from the file.
@@ -345,15 +217,7 @@ class LZMAFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
         case the line may be incomplete). Returns b'' if already at EOF.
         """
         self._check_can_read()
-        # Shortcut for the common case - the whole line is in the buffer.
-        if size < 0:
-            end = self._buffer.find(b"\n", self._buffer_offset) + 1
-            if end > 0:
-                line = self._buffer[self._buffer_offset : end]
-                self._buffer_offset = end
-                self._pos += len(line)
-                return line
-        return io.BufferedIOBase.readline(self, size)
+        return self._buffer.readline(size)
 
     def write(self, data):
         """Write a bytes object to the file.
@@ -368,16 +232,7 @@ class LZMAFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
         self._pos += len(data)
         return len(data)
 
-    # Rewind the file to the beginning of the data stream.
-    def _rewind(self):
-        self._fp.seek(0, 0)
-        self._mode = _MODE_READ
-        self._pos = 0
-        self._decompressor = LZMADecompressor(**self._init_args)
-        self._buffer = b""
-        self._buffer_offset = 0
-
-    def seek(self, offset, whence=0):
+    def seek(self, offset, whence=io.SEEK_SET):
         """Change the file position.
 
         The new position is specified by offset, relative to the
@@ -389,38 +244,17 @@ class LZMAFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
 
         Returns the new file position.
 
-        Note that seeking is emulated, sp depending on the parameters,
+        Note that seeking is emulated, so depending on the parameters,
         this operation may be extremely slow.
         """
         self._check_can_seek()
-
-        # Recalculate offset as an absolute file position.
-        if whence == 0:
-            pass
-        elif whence == 1:
-            offset = self._pos + offset
-        elif whence == 2:
-            # Seeking relative to EOF - we need to know the file's size.
-            if self._size < 0:
-                self._read_all(return_data=False)
-            offset = self._size + offset
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("Invalid value for whence: {}".format(whence))
-
-        # Make it so that offset is the number of bytes to skip forward.
-        if offset < self._pos:
-            self._rewind()
-        else:
-            offset -= self._pos
-
-        # Read and discard data until we reach the desired position.
-        self._read_block(offset, return_data=False)
-
-        return self._pos
+        return self._buffer.seek(offset, whence)
 
     def tell(self):
         """Return the current file position."""
         self._check_not_closed()
+        if self._mode == _MODE_READ:
+            return self._buffer.tell()
         return self._pos
 
 
diff -r bc2a22eaa0af Lib/test/test_bz2.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_bz2.py	Mon Mar 30 03:21:06 2015 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_bz2.py	Mon Mar 30 02:58:11 2015 +0000
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from test import support
 from test.support import bigmemtest, _4G
 
 import unittest
-from io import BytesIO
+from io import BytesIO, DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE
 import os
 import pickle
 import glob
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import random
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from test.support import unlink
+import _compression
 
 try:
     import threading
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ class BZ2FileTest(BaseTest):
     def testRead(self):
         self.createTempFile()
         with BZ2File(self.filename) as bz2f:
-            self.assertRaises(TypeError, bz2f.read, None)
+            self.assertRaises(TypeError, bz2f.read, float())
             self.assertEqual(bz2f.read(), self.TEXT)
 
     def testReadBadFile(self):
@@ -121,21 +122,21 @@ class BZ2FileTest(BaseTest):
     def testReadMultiStream(self):
         self.createTempFile(streams=5)
         with BZ2File(self.filename) as bz2f:
-            self.assertRaises(TypeError, bz2f.read, None)
+            self.assertRaises(TypeError, bz2f.read, float())
             self.assertEqual(bz2f.read(), self.TEXT * 5)
 
     def testReadMonkeyMultiStream(self):
         # Test BZ2File.read() on a multi-stream archive where a stream
         # boundary coincides with the end of the raw read buffer.
-        buffer_size = bz2._BUFFER_SIZE
-        bz2._BUFFER_SIZE = len(self.DATA)
+        buffer_size = _compression.BUFFER_SIZE
+        _compression.BUFFER_SIZE = len(self.DATA)
         try:
             self.createTempFile(streams=5)
             with BZ2File(self.filename) as bz2f:
-                self.assertRaises(TypeError, bz2f.read, None)
+                self.assertRaises(TypeError, bz2f.read, float())
                 self.assertEqual(bz2f.read(), self.TEXT * 5)
         finally:
-            bz2._BUFFER_SIZE = buffer_size
+            _compression.BUFFER_SIZE = buffer_size
 
     def testReadTrailingJunk(self):
         self.createTempFile(suffix=self.BAD_DATA)
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ class BZ2FileTest(BaseTest):
     def testRead0(self):
         self.createTempFile()
         with BZ2File(self.filename) as bz2f:
-            self.assertRaises(TypeError, bz2f.read, None)
+            self.assertRaises(TypeError, bz2f.read, float())
             self.assertEqual(bz2f.read(0), b"")
 
     def testReadChunk10(self):
@@ -561,13 +562,24 @@ class BZ2FileTest(BaseTest):
         with BZ2File(str_filename, "rb") as f:
             self.assertEqual(f.read(), self.DATA)
 
+    def testDecompressLimited(self):
+        """Decompressed data buffering should be limited"""
+        bomb = bz2.compress(bytes(int(2e6)), compresslevel=9)
+        self.assertLess(len(bomb), _compression.BUFFER_SIZE)
+
+        decomp = BZ2File(BytesIO(bomb))
+        self.assertEqual(bytes(1), decomp.read(1))
+        max_decomp = 1 + DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE
+        self.assertLessEqual(decomp._buffer.raw.tell(), max_decomp,
+            "Excessive amount of data was decompressed")
+
 
     # Tests for a BZ2File wrapping another file object:
 
     def testReadBytesIO(self):
         with BytesIO(self.DATA) as bio:
             with BZ2File(bio) as bz2f:
-                self.assertRaises(TypeError, bz2f.read, None)
+                self.assertRaises(TypeError, bz2f.read, float())
                 self.assertEqual(bz2f.read(), self.TEXT)
             self.assertFalse(bio.closed)
 
diff -r bc2a22eaa0af Lib/test/test_gzip.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_gzip.py	Mon Mar 30 03:21:06 2015 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_gzip.py	Mon Mar 30 02:58:11 2015 +0000
@@ -123,7 +123,10 @@ class TestGzip(BaseTest):
         # Write to a file, open it for reading, then close it.
         self.test_write()
         f = gzip.GzipFile(self.filename, 'r')
+        fileobj = f.fileobj
+        self.assertFalse(fileobj.closed)
         f.close()
+        self.assertTrue(fileobj.closed)
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             f.read(1)
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
@@ -132,7 +135,10 @@ class TestGzip(BaseTest):
             f.tell()
         # Open the file for writing, then close it.
         f = gzip.GzipFile(self.filename, 'w')
+        fileobj = f.fileobj
+        self.assertFalse(fileobj.closed)
         f.close()
+        self.assertTrue(fileobj.closed)
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             f.write(b'')
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
@@ -271,9 +277,10 @@ class TestGzip(BaseTest):
         with gzip.GzipFile(self.filename, 'w', mtime = mtime) as fWrite:
             fWrite.write(data1)
         with gzip.GzipFile(self.filename) as fRead:
+            self.assertTrue(hasattr(fRead, 'mtime'))
+            self.assertIsNone(fRead.mtime)
             dataRead = fRead.read()
             self.assertEqual(dataRead, data1)
-            self.assertTrue(hasattr(fRead, 'mtime'))
             self.assertEqual(fRead.mtime, mtime)
 
     def test_metadata(self):
@@ -416,6 +423,18 @@ class TestGzip(BaseTest):
         with gzip.GzipFile(str_filename, "rb") as f:
             self.assertEqual(f.read(), data1 * 50)
 
+    def test_decompress_limited(self):
+        """Decompressed data buffering should be limited"""
+        bomb = gzip.compress(bytes(int(2e6)), compresslevel=9)
+        self.assertLess(len(bomb), io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE)
+
+        bomb = io.BytesIO(bomb)
+        decomp = gzip.GzipFile(fileobj=bomb)
+        self.assertEqual(bytes(1), decomp.read(1))
+        max_decomp = 1 + io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE
+        self.assertLessEqual(decomp._buffer.raw.tell(), max_decomp,
+            "Excessive amount of data was decompressed")
+
     # Testing compress/decompress shortcut functions
 
     def test_compress(self):
@@ -463,7 +482,7 @@ class TestGzip(BaseTest):
         with gzip.open(self.filename, "wb") as f:
             f.write(data1)
         with gzip.open(self.filename, "rb") as f:
-            f.fileobj.prepend()
+            f._buffer.raw._fp.prepend()
 
 class TestOpen(BaseTest):
     def test_binary_modes(self):
diff -r bc2a22eaa0af Lib/test/test_lzma.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_lzma.py	Mon Mar 30 03:21:06 2015 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_lzma.py	Mon Mar 30 02:58:11 2015 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from io import BytesIO, UnsupportedOperation
+import _compression
+from io import BytesIO, UnsupportedOperation, DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE
 import os
 import pickle
 import random
@@ -772,13 +773,13 @@ class FileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_read_multistream_buffer_size_aligned(self):
         # Test the case where a stream boundary coincides with the end
         # of the raw read buffer.
-        saved_buffer_size = lzma._BUFFER_SIZE
-        lzma._BUFFER_SIZE = len(COMPRESSED_XZ)
+        saved_buffer_size = _compression.BUFFER_SIZE
+        _compression.BUFFER_SIZE = len(COMPRESSED_XZ)
         try:
             with LZMAFile(BytesIO(COMPRESSED_XZ *  5)) as f:
                 self.assertEqual(f.read(), INPUT * 5)
         finally:
-            lzma._BUFFER_SIZE = saved_buffer_size
+            _compression.BUFFER_SIZE = saved_buffer_size
 
     def test_read_trailing_junk(self):
         with LZMAFile(BytesIO(COMPRESSED_XZ + COMPRESSED_BOGUS)) as f:
@@ -829,7 +830,7 @@ class FileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         with LZMAFile(BytesIO(), "w") as f:
             self.assertRaises(ValueError, f.read)
         with LZMAFile(BytesIO(COMPRESSED_XZ)) as f:
-            self.assertRaises(TypeError, f.read, None)
+            self.assertRaises(TypeError, f.read, float())
 
     def test_read_bad_data(self):
         with LZMAFile(BytesIO(COMPRESSED_BOGUS)) as f:
@@ -925,6 +926,17 @@ class FileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         with LZMAFile(BytesIO(COMPRESSED_XZ)) as f:
             self.assertListEqual(f.readlines(), lines)
 
+    def test_decompress_limited(self):
+        """Decompressed data buffering should be limited"""
+        bomb = lzma.compress(bytes(int(2e6)), preset=6)
+        self.assertLess(len(bomb), _compression.BUFFER_SIZE)
+
+        decomp = LZMAFile(BytesIO(bomb))
+        self.assertEqual(bytes(1), decomp.read(1))
+        max_decomp = 1 + DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE
+        self.assertLessEqual(decomp._buffer.raw.tell(), max_decomp,
+            "Excessive amount of data was decompressed")
+
     def test_write(self):
         with BytesIO() as dst:
             with LZMAFile(dst, "w") as f:
@@ -1090,7 +1102,8 @@ class FileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertRaises(ValueError, f.seek, 0)
         with LZMAFile(BytesIO(COMPRESSED_XZ)) as f:
             self.assertRaises(ValueError, f.seek, 0, 3)
-            self.assertRaises(ValueError, f.seek, 9, ())
+            # io.BufferedReader raises TypeError instead of ValueError
+            self.assertRaises((TypeError, ValueError), f.seek, 9, ())
             self.assertRaises(TypeError, f.seek, None)
             self.assertRaises(TypeError, f.seek, b"derp")