--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/java/util/jar/pack/ClassReader.java	Fri Dec 17 11:03:33 2010 +0800
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/java/util/jar/pack/ClassReader.java	Sat Dec 18 09:10:49 2010 -0800
@@ -350,16 +350,18 @@
             if (attrCommands != null) {
                 Object lkey = Attribute.keyForLookup(ctype, name);
                 String cmd = (String) attrCommands.get(lkey);
-                switch (cmd) {
-                    case "pass":
-                        String message1 = "passing attribute bitwise in " + h;
-                        throw new Attribute.FormatException(message1, ctype, name, cmd);
-                    case "error":
-                        String message2 = "attribute not allowed in " + h;
-                        throw new Attribute.FormatException(message2, ctype, name, cmd);
-                    case "strip":
-                        skip(length, name + " attribute in " + h);
-                        continue;
+                if (cmd != null) {
+                    switch (cmd) {
+                        case "pass":
+                            String message1 = "passing attribute bitwise in " + h;
+                            throw new Attribute.FormatException(message1, ctype, name, cmd);
+                        case "error":
+                            String message2 = "attribute not allowed in " + h;
+                            throw new Attribute.FormatException(message2, ctype, name, cmd);
+                        case "strip":
+                            skip(length, name + " attribute in " + h);
+                            continue;
+                    }
                 }
             }
             // Find canonical instance of the requested attribute.

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/pack200/T7007157.java	Sat Dec 18 09:10:49 2010 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.jar.JarFile;
+import java.util.jar.Pack200;
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 7007157
+ * @summary make sure the strip command works on an attribute
+ * @compile -XDignore.symbol.file Utils.java T7007157.java
+ * @run main T7007157
+ * @author ksrini
+ */
+public class T7007157 {
+
+    public static void main(String... args) throws IOException {
+        File sdkHome = Utils.JavaSDK;
+        File testJar = new File(new File(sdkHome, "lib"), "tools.jar");
+        JarFile jarFile = new JarFile(testJar);
+        File packFile = new File("foo.pack");
+        Pack200.Packer packer = Pack200.newPacker();
+        Map<String, String> p = packer.properties();
+        // Take the time optimization vs. space
+        p.put(packer.EFFORT, "1");  // CAUTION: do not use 0.
+        // Make the memory consumption as effective as possible
+        p.put(packer.SEGMENT_LIMIT, "10000");
+        // ignore all JAR deflation requests to save time
+        p.put(packer.DEFLATE_HINT, packer.FALSE);
+        // save the file ordering of the original JAR
+        p.put(packer.KEEP_FILE_ORDER, packer.TRUE);
+        // strip the StackMapTables
+        p.put(packer.CODE_ATTRIBUTE_PFX + "StackMapTable", packer.STRIP);
+        FileOutputStream fos = null;
+        try {
+            // Write out to a jtreg scratch area
+            fos = new FileOutputStream(packFile);
+            // Call the packer
+            packer.pack(jarFile, fos);
+        } finally {
+            Utils.close(fos);
+            Utils.close(jarFile);
+        }
+    }
+}