Compiler crash with pattern match computing a result that is a specialized type parameter

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class Buffer {
  def f[@specialized(Int) T](): T = 0 match {
    case 0 => 0.asInstanceOf[T]
    case 1 => 0.asInstanceOf[T]
  }
}

causes stack overflow in 2.10.0

uncaught exception during compilation: java.lang.StackOverflowError
java.lang.StackOverflowError
	at scala.collection.mutable.FlatHashTable$HashUtils$class.elemHashCode(FlatHashTable.scala:391)
	at scala.collection.mutable.HashSet.elemHashCode(HashSet.scala:41)
	at scala.collection.mutable.FlatHashTable$class.addEntry(FlatHashTable.scala:137)
	at scala.collection.mutable.HashSet.addEntry(HashSet.scala:41)
	at scala.collection.mutable.HashSet.$plus$eq(HashSet.scala:60)
	at scala.tools.nsc.typechecker.Infer$Inferencer.checkAccessible(Infer.scala:311)
	at scala.tools.nsc.typechecker.Typers$Typer.scala$tools$nsc$typechecker$Typers$Typer$$makeAccessible(Typers.scala:598)
	at scala.tools.nsc.typechecker.Typers$Typer.typedIdent$1(Typers.scala:5031)
	at scala.tools.nsc.typechecker.Typers$Typer.typedIdentOrWildcard$1(Typers.scala:5048)
	at scala.tools.nsc.typechecker.Typers$Typer.typed1(Typers.scala:5379)
	at scala.tools.nsc.typechecker.Typers$Typer.typed(Typers.scala:5458)
	at scala.tools.nsc.typechecker.Duplicators$BodyDuplicator.typed(Duplicators.scala:386)
	at scala.tools.nsc.typechecker.Duplicators$BodyDuplicator.typed(Duplicators.scala:352)
	at scala.tools.nsc.typechecker.Typers$Typer.typedPos(Typers.scala:5513)
	at scala.tools.nsc.typechecker.Duplicators$BodyDuplicator.typed(Duplicators.scala:373)
	at scala.tools.nsc.typechecker.Typers$Typer.typedPos(Typers.scala:5513)
	at scala.tools.nsc.typechecker.Duplicators$BodyDuplicator.typed(Duplicators.scala:373)
	at scala.tools.nsc.typechecker.Typers$Typer.typedPos(Typers.scala:5513)

Workaround:
Replacing the pattern matching with equivalent if/else statements will allow it to compile.

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Imported From: https://issues.scala-lang.org/browse/SI-7100?orig=1
Reporter: @JamesIry
Affected Versions: 2.10.0

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@JamesIry said:
Regression. Doesn't crash under 2.9.2 or the current 2.9.x branch (soon to be 2.9.3-RC1)

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Jeff Olson (jdolson) said (edited on Feb 7, 2013 10:15:36 PM UTC):
This is the original code that triggered the bug (just in case the above minimization isn't entirely equivalent):

abstract class Buffer {
  def getByte(): Byte 
  def getShort(): Short
  def getInt(): Int  
  def getLong(): Long 

  def getEncoded[@specialized(Byte, Short, Int, Long) T](): T = {
    val id = getByte()
    id match {
      case 0 => getByte().asInstanceOf[T]
      case 1 => getShort().asInstanceOf[T]
      case 2 => getInt().asInstanceOf[T]
      case 3 => getLong().asInstanceOf[T]
    }
  }
}

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@JamesIry said:
Replacing with if/else allows it to compile

class Buffer {
  def f[@specialized(Int) T](): T = 
    if (0 == 0) 0.asInstanceOf[T] 
    else if (1 == 0) 0.asInstanceOf[T] 
    else ???
}

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@JamesIry said:
Under -Xoldpatmat it's still broken

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@JamesIry said:
Not casting related per se, this also doesn't work whereas just returning x without pattern matching is fine.

class Buffer {
  def f[@specialized(Int) T](): T = {
    var x: T = 0.asInstanceOf[T]
    0 match {
      case 0 => x
      case 1 => x
    } 
  }
}

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@VladUreche said:
scala/scala#2089