src/hotspot/share/compiler/methodMatcher.cpp

@@ -301,12 +301,13 @@
      }
  
      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>";
+           !vmSymbols::class_initializer_name()->equals(method_name) &&
+           !vmSymbols::inline_factory_name()->equals(method_name)) {
+         error_msg = "Chars '<' and '>' only allowed in <init>, <clinit> and <vnew>";
          return;
        }
      }
  
      if (c_match == MethodMatcher::Unknown || m_match == MethodMatcher::Unknown) {