8254571: Erroneous generic type inference in a lambda expression with…

… a checked exception

src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/DeferredAttr.java

@@ -1217,6 +1217,7 @@ public void visitLambda(JCLambda tree) {
                     freeArgVars.nonEmpty()) {
                 stuckVars.addAll(freeArgVars);
                 depVars.addAll(inferenceContext.freeVarsIn(descType.getReturnType()));
+                depVars.addAll(inferenceContext.freeVarsIn(descType.getThrownTypes()));
             }
             scanLambdaBody(tree, descType.getReturnType());
         }
@@ -1238,6 +1239,7 @@ public void visitReference(JCMemberReference tree) {
                     tree.getOverloadKind() != JCMemberReference.OverloadKind.UNOVERLOADED) {
                 stuckVars.addAll(freeArgVars);
                 depVars.addAll(inferenceContext.freeVarsIn(descType.getReturnType()));
+                depVars.addAll(inferenceContext.freeVarsIn(descType.getThrownTypes()));
             }
         }
 

test/langtools/tools/javac/lambda/considerExceptionTVarInStuckExprs/ConsiderExceptionTVarsInStuckExprs.java

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
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+ *
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+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8254571
+ * @summary Erroneous generic type inference in a lambda expression with a checked exception
+ * @compile ConsiderExceptionTVarsInStuckExprs.java
+ */
+
+class ConsiderExceptionTVarsInStuckExprs {
+
+    public static void test() {
+        outer(nested(x -> mightThrow()));
+    }
+
+    static <A> void outer(Object o) {}
+
+    static <B, C, E extends Throwable> B nested(Fun<C,E> fun) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    interface Fun<X, Y extends Throwable> {
+        void m(X t) throws Y;
+    }
+
+    static void mightThrow() throws Exception {}
+}