JDK-7009152 : Intermittent java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class *
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.util:i18n
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Cannot Reproduce
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2010-12-27
  • Updated: 2013-06-21
  • Resolved: 2013-04-23
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Description
Stress test intermittenly fails with exception

Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class sun.util.calendar.ZoneInfoFile
       at sun.util.calendar.ZoneInfo.getAvailableIDs(ZoneInfo.java:535)
       at java.util.TimeZone.getAvailableIDs(TimeZone.java:543)
       at javasoft.sqe.tests.api.java.util.TimeZone.staticTests.<clinit>(staticTests.java:43)
       at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
       at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:264)
       at nsk.sysdict.share.JCKTest$Loader.load(JCKTest.java:107)
       at nsk.sysdict.share.JCKTest$Loader.run(JCKTest.java:69)
       ... 1 more

I also encountered 

Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class sun.util.LocaleServiceProviderPool$AllAvailableLocales
        at sun.util.LocaleServiceProviderPool.getAllAvailableLocales(LocaleServiceProviderPool.java:194)
        at java.util.Locale.getAvailableLocales(Locale.java:911)
        at javasoft.sqe.tests.api.java.util.TimeZone.staticTests.<clinit>(staticTests.java:67)
        at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
        at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:264)
        at nsk.sysdict.share.JCKTest$Loader.load(JCKTest.java:107)
        at nsk.sysdict.share.JCKTest$Loader.run(JCKTest.java:69)
        ... 1 more

Comments
Possibly resolved with JDK-7027061
23-04-2013