diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/comm.rs b/src/libstd/rt/comm.rs
index 491bdbe9b0608..bb106edad949a 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/comm.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/comm.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use util::Void;
 use comm::{GenericChan, GenericSmartChan, GenericPort, Peekable};
 use cell::Cell;
 use clone::Clone;
+use rt::{context, SchedulerContext};
 
 /// A combined refcount / BlockedTask-as-uint pointer.
 ///
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@ impl<T> ChanOne<T> {
     }
 
     pub fn try_send(self, val: T) -> bool {
+
+        rtassert!(context() != SchedulerContext);
+
         let mut this = self;
         let mut recvr_active = true;
         let packet = this.packet();
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/io/net/tcp.rs b/src/libstd/rt/io/net/tcp.rs
index edfd3a92b5ff6..449df8cddea42 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/io/net/tcp.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/io/net/tcp.rs
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ mod test {
     #[cfg(test)]
     fn socket_name(addr: IpAddr) {
         do run_in_newsched_task {
-            do spawntask_immediately {
+            do spawntask {
                 let listener = TcpListener::bind(addr);
 
                 assert!(listener.is_some());
@@ -590,13 +590,13 @@ mod test {
     #[cfg(test)]
     fn peer_name(addr: IpAddr) {
         do run_in_newsched_task {
-            do spawntask_immediately {
+            do spawntask {
                 let mut listener = TcpListener::bind(addr);
 
                 listener.accept();
             }
 
-            do spawntask_immediately {
+            do spawntask {
                 let stream = TcpStream::connect(addr);
 
                 assert!(stream.is_some());
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/io/net/udp.rs b/src/libstd/rt/io/net/udp.rs
index 76200d6f86e71..c04abfa899b1a 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/io/net/udp.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/io/net/udp.rs
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ mod test {
     #[cfg(test)]
     fn socket_name(addr: IpAddr) {
         do run_in_newsched_task {
-            do spawntask_immediately {
+            do spawntask {
                 let server = UdpSocket::bind(addr);
 
                 assert!(server.is_some());
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/local.rs b/src/libstd/rt/local.rs
index 2bfe0fafdd85d..71e60a6a923ce 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/local.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/local.rs
@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@ impl Local for IoFactoryObject {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-//    use unstable::run_in_bare_thread;
     use rt::test::*;
-//    use rt::sched::Scheduler;
     use super::*;
     use rt::task::Task;
     use rt::local_ptr;
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/mod.rs b/src/libstd/rt/mod.rs
index 268d402adf5fa..73c30e5779ca8 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/mod.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ use ptr::RawPtr;
 use rt::local::Local;
 use rt::sched::{Scheduler, Shutdown};
 use rt::sleeper_list::SleeperList;
-use rt::task::{Task, SchedTask, GreenTask};
+use rt::task::{Task, SchedTask, GreenTask, Sched};
 use rt::thread::Thread;
 use rt::work_queue::WorkQueue;
 use rt::uv::uvio::UvEventLoop;
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ fn run_(main: ~fn(), use_main_sched: bool) -> int {
 
     let nscheds = util::default_sched_threads();
 
+    let main = Cell::new(main);
+
     // The shared list of sleeping schedulers. Schedulers wake each other
     // occassionally to do new work.
     let sleepers = SleeperList::new();
@@ -268,12 +270,19 @@ fn run_(main: ~fn(), use_main_sched: bool) -> int {
 
     // If we need a main-thread task then create a main thread scheduler
     // that will reject any task that isn't pinned to it
-    let mut main_sched = if use_main_sched {
+    let main_sched = if use_main_sched {
+
+        // Create a friend handle.
+        let mut friend_sched = scheds.pop();
+        let friend_handle = friend_sched.make_handle();
+        scheds.push(friend_sched);
+
         let main_loop = ~UvEventLoop::new();
         let mut main_sched = ~Scheduler::new_special(main_loop,
                                                      work_queue.clone(),
                                                      sleepers.clone(),
-                                                     false);
+                                                     false,
+                                                     Some(friend_handle));
         let main_handle = main_sched.make_handle();
         handles.push(main_handle);
         Some(main_sched)
@@ -312,15 +321,16 @@ fn run_(main: ~fn(), use_main_sched: bool) -> int {
 
     let mut threads = ~[];
 
+    let on_exit = Cell::new(on_exit);
+
     if !use_main_sched {
 
         // In the case where we do not use a main_thread scheduler we
         // run the main task in one of our threads.
-        
-        let main_cell = Cell::new(main);
+
         let mut main_task = ~Task::new_root(&mut scheds[0].stack_pool,
-                                            main_cell.take());
-        main_task.death.on_exit = Some(on_exit);
+                                            main.take());
+        main_task.death.on_exit = Some(on_exit.take());
         let main_task_cell = Cell::new(main_task);
 
         let sched = scheds.pop();
@@ -347,16 +357,18 @@ fn run_(main: ~fn(), use_main_sched: bool) -> int {
     }
 
     // If we do have a main thread scheduler, run it now.
-    
+
     if use_main_sched {
+
+        let mut main_sched = main_sched.get();
+
         let home = Sched(main_sched.make_handle());
-        let mut main_task = ~Task::new_root_homed(&mut scheds[0].stack_pool, 
-                                                  home, main);
-        main_task.death.on_exit = Some(on_exit);
-        let main_task_cell = Cell::new(main_task);
-        sched.bootstrap(main_task);
+        let mut main_task = ~Task::new_root_homed(&mut scheds[0].stack_pool,
+                                                  home, main.take());
+        main_task.death.on_exit = Some(on_exit.take());
+        main_sched.bootstrap(main_task);
     }
-        
+
     // Wait for schedulers
     foreach thread in threads.consume_iter() {
         thread.join();
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/sched.rs b/src/libstd/rt/sched.rs
index d22c5857a1995..816c963ad1886 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/sched.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/sched.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 use either::{Left, Right};
 use option::{Option, Some, None};
-use sys;
 use cast::{transmute, transmute_mut_region, transmute_mut_unsafe};
 use clone::Clone;
 use unstable::raw;
@@ -334,7 +333,7 @@ impl Scheduler {
                 return None;
             }
             Some(TaskFromFriend(task)) => {
-                this.resume_task_immediately(task);
+                this.schedule_task_sched_context(task);
                 return None;
             }
             Some(Wake) => {
@@ -432,7 +431,6 @@ impl Scheduler {
                     }
                     AnySched => {
                         task.give_home(AnySched);
-//                        this.enqueue_task(task);
                         this.send_to_friend(task);
                         return Some(this);
                     }
@@ -491,6 +489,36 @@ impl Scheduler {
         }
     }
 
+    // BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD
+    // Do something instead of just copy-pasting this.
+    pub fn schedule_task_sched_context(~self, task: ~Task) -> Option<~Scheduler> {
+
+        // is the task home?
+        let is_home = task.is_home_no_tls(&self);
+
+        // does the task have a home?
+        let homed = task.homed();
+
+        let mut this = self;
+
+        if is_home || (!homed && this.run_anything) {
+            // here we know we are home, execute now OR we know we
+            // aren't homed, and that this sched doesn't care
+            rtdebug!("task: %u is on ok sched, executing", to_uint(task));
+            this.resume_task_immediately(task);
+            return None;
+        } else if !homed && !this.run_anything {
+            // the task isn't homed, but it can't be run here
+            this.enqueue_task(task);
+            return Some(this);
+        } else {
+            // task isn't home, so don't run it here, send it home
+            Scheduler::send_task_home(task);
+            return Some(this);
+        }
+    }
+
+
     // The primary function for changing contexts. In the current
     // design the scheduler is just a slightly modified GreenTask, so
     // all context swaps are from Task to Task. The only difference
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/task.rs b/src/libstd/rt/task.rs
index bc603bede97b4..13fdaded84b84 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/task.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/task.rs
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ pub struct Task {
     taskgroup: Option<Taskgroup>,
     death: Death,
     destroyed: bool,
-    coroutine: Option<~Coroutine>,
     // FIXME(#6874/#7599) use StringRef to save on allocations
     name: Option<~str>,
+    coroutine: Option<Coroutine>,
     sched: Option<~Scheduler>,
     task_type: TaskType
 }
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ impl Task {
             taskgroup: None,
             death: Death::new(),
             destroyed: false,
-            coroutine: Some(~Coroutine::empty()),
+            coroutine: Some(Coroutine::empty()),
             sched: None,
             task_type: SchedTask
         }
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ impl Task {
             taskgroup: None,
             death: Death::new(),
             destroyed: false,
-            coroutine: Some(~Coroutine::new(stack_pool, start)),
             name: None,
+            coroutine: Some(Coroutine::new(stack_pool, start)),
             sched: None,
             task_type: GreenTask(Some(~home))
         }
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ impl Task {
             // FIXME(#7544) make watching optional
             death: self.death.new_child(),
             destroyed: false,
-            coroutine: Some(~Coroutine::new(stack_pool, start)),
             name: None,
+            coroutine: Some(Coroutine::new(stack_pool, start)),
             sched: None,
             task_type: GreenTask(Some(~home))
         }
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ impl Coroutine {
     }
 
     /// Destroy coroutine and try to reuse stack segment.
-    pub fn recycle(~self, stack_pool: &mut StackPool) {
+    pub fn recycle(self, stack_pool: &mut StackPool) {
         match self {
-            ~Coroutine { current_stack_segment, _ } => {
+            Coroutine { current_stack_segment, _ } => {
                 stack_pool.give_segment(current_stack_segment);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/uv/uvio.rs b/src/libstd/rt/uv/uvio.rs
index 27970cc52af59..e93333661cfb5 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/uv/uvio.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/uv/uvio.rs
@@ -790,10 +790,8 @@ impl Drop for UvTimer {
 impl RtioTimer for UvTimer {
     fn sleep(&self, msecs: u64) {
         let scheduler = Local::take::<Scheduler>();
-        assert!(scheduler.in_task_context());
-        do scheduler.deschedule_running_task_and_then |sched, task| {
+        do scheduler.deschedule_running_task_and_then |_sched, task| {
             rtdebug!("sleep: entered scheduler context");
-            assert!(!sched.in_task_context());
             let task_cell = Cell::new(task);
             let mut watcher = **self;
             do watcher.start(msecs, 0) |_, status| {