*** old/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp	Wed Mar  2 14:04:21 2011
--- new/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp	Wed Mar  2 14:04:19 2011

*** 1613,1625 ****
--- 1613,1627 ----
      "Illegal constant pool index %u for method signature in class file %s",
      signature_index, CHECK_(nullHandle));
    Symbol*  signature = cp->symbol_at(signature_index);
  
    AccessFlags access_flags;
!   if (name == vmSymbols::class_initializer_name()) {
      // We ignore the access flags for a class initializer. (JVM Spec. p. 116)
      flags = JVM_ACC_STATIC;
!   if (name == vmSymbols::class_initializer_name() &&
+       (flags & JVM_ACC_STATIC) == JVM_ACC_STATIC) {
+     // We ignore the other access flags for a valid class initializer.
+     // (JVM Spec 2nd ed., chapter 4.6)
+     flags &= JVM_ACC_STATIC | JVM_ACC_STRICT;
    } else {
      verify_legal_method_modifiers(flags, is_interface, name, CHECK_(nullHandle));
    }
  
    int args_size = -1;  // only used when _need_verify is true