FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
titan:bin tvo$ java -version
java version "9.0.1"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 9.0.1+11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 9.0.1+11, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
titan:bin tvo$ uname -a
Darwin titan.fritz.box 17.0.0 Darwin Kernel Version 17.0.0: Thu Aug 24 21:48:19 PDT 2017; root:xnu-4570.1.46~2/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
irrelevant

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
running my program produces:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalAccessError: Update to static final field de.thomasvogler.xxx.I.$SWITCH_TABLE$de$thomasvogler$xxx$V$T attempted from a different method ($SWITCH_TABLE$de$thomasvogler$xxx$V$T) than the initializer method <clinit>
at de.thomasvogler.xxx.I.$SWITCH_TABLE$de$thomasvogler$xxx$V$T(I.java:7)
at de.thomasvogler.xxx.I.getH(I.java:29)
at de.thomasvogler.xxx.I.create(I.java:15)
at de.thomasvogler.xxx.Main.run(Main.java:11)
at de.thomasvogler.xxx.Main.main(Main.java:6)


REGRESSION. Last worked in version 8u162

ADDITIONAL REGRESSION INFORMATION:
titan:bin tvo$ java -version
java version "9.0.1"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 9.0.1+11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 9.0.1+11, mixed mode)

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
run main in attached document

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
that the code does not throw an exception
ACTUAL -
exception as noted

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
see above

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
none available