src/hotspot/share/compiler/methodMatcher.cpp

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        error_msg = "Chars '<' and '>' not allowed in class name";
        return;
      }
      if ((strchr(method_name, JVM_SIGNATURE_SPECIAL) != NULL) ||
          (strchr(method_name, JVM_SIGNATURE_ENDSPECIAL) != NULL)) {
!       if ((strncmp("<init>", method_name, 255) != 0) && (strncmp("<clinit>", method_name, 255) != 0)) {
          error_msg = "Chars '<' and '>' only allowed in <init> and <clinit>";
          return;
        }
      }
  
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        error_msg = "Chars '<' and '>' not allowed in class name";
        return;
      }
      if ((strchr(method_name, JVM_SIGNATURE_SPECIAL) != NULL) ||
          (strchr(method_name, JVM_SIGNATURE_ENDSPECIAL) != NULL)) {
!       if (!vmSymbols::object_initializer_name()->equals(method_name) &&
!           !vmSymbols::class_initializer_name()->equals(method_name)) {
          error_msg = "Chars '<' and '>' only allowed in <init> and <clinit>";
          return;
        }
      }