diff -r c964d4aca91a -r bd999576b78d jdk/src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/internal/plugins/ExcludeJmodSectionPlugin.java
--- a/jdk/src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/internal/plugins/ExcludeJmodSectionPlugin.java	Wed Nov 30 03:49:55 2016 -0800
+++ b/jdk/src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/internal/plugins/ExcludeJmodSectionPlugin.java	Wed Nov 30 19:28:10 2016 +0530
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     public void configure(Map<String, String> config) {
         String arg = config.get(NAME);
         if (arg.isEmpty()) {
-            throw new PluginException("Section name must be specified");
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Section name must be specified");
         }
 
         switch (arg) {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
                 filters.add(Type.HEADER_FILE);
                 break;
             default:
-                throw new PluginException("Invalid section name: " + arg);
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid section name: " + arg);
         }
     }