Failing to load a reference causes 'Invalid pointer', this seems to be alternative behavior

[patroza]

It breaks e.g Type.GetType(typeString, throwOnError: false); where callers rely on FileNotFoundException to cause GetType to return null, however because of the Invalid Pointer, the call suddenly ends in exception instead of null.

Usage example in https://github.com/akavache/Akavache/blob/master/Akavache/Portable/DependencyResolverMixin.cs#L42

Throws FileLoadException, probably expected would be: FileNotFoundException
(I found this info: dotnet/coreclr#516 to be slightly related in coreclr)

  InnerException:
   { [System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Akavache.BlobCache' threw an exception.]
     TypeName: 'Akavache.BlobCache',
     Message: 'The type initializer for \'Akavache.BlobCache\' threw an exception.',
     Data: {},
     InnerException:
      { [System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'Akavache.Mac, Version=4.1.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. Invalid pointer (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80004003 (E_POINTER))]
        Message: 'Could not load file or assembly \'Akavache.Mac, Version=4.1.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null\' or one of its dependencies. Invalid pointer (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80004003 (E_POINTER))',
        FileName: 'Akavache.Mac, Version=4.1.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null',
        FusionLog: '',
        Data: {},
        InnerException: [Object],
        TargetSite: {},
        StackTrace: '   at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.GetTypeByName(String name, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, Boolean reflectionOnly, StackCrawlMarkHandle stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean loadTypeFromPartialName, ObjectHandleOnStack type)\r\n   at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.GetTypeByName(String na
me, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, Boolean reflectionOnly, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean loadTypeFromPartialName)\r\n   at System.RuntimeType.GetType(String typeName, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, Boolean reflectionOnly, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)\r\n   at System.T
ype.GetType(String typeName, Boolean throwOnError)\r\n   at Akavache.DependencyResolverMixin.InitializeAkavache(IMutableDependencyResolver This)\r\n   at Splat.Locator.RegisterResolverCallbackChanged(Action callback) in y:\\code\\paulcbetts\\splat\\Splat\\ServiceLocation.cs:line 89\r\n   at Akavache.BlobCache..cctor
()',
        HelpLink: null,
        Source: 'mscorlib',
        HResult: -2147467261,
        message: 'Could not load file or assembly \'Akavache.Mac, Version=4.1.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null\' or one of its dependencies. Invalid pointer (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80004003 (E_POINTER))',
        name: 'System.IO.FileLoadException' },
     TargetSite: {},
     StackTrace: '   at Akavache.BlobCache.EnsureInitialized()\r\n   at Akavache.Sqlite3.SQLitePersistentBlobCache..ctor(String databaseFile, IScheduler scheduler)\r\n   at SN.withSIX.Core.Infra.Cache.LocalCache..ctor(String databaseFile, IScheduler scheduler) in E:\\Projects\\SN\\withSIX.Desktop\\src\\SN.withSIX.Co
re.Infra\\Cache\\LocalCache.cs:line 12\r\n   at SN.withSIX.Mini.Presentation.Wpf.AppBootstrapper.<RegisterLocalCaches>b__34_0() in E:\\Projects\\SN\\withSIX.Desktop\\src\\SN.withSIX.Mini.Presentation.Wpf\\AppBootstrapper.cs:line 337\r\n   at lambda_method(Closure )\r\n   at SimpleInjector.Lifestyles.SingletonLifesty
le.SingletonLifestyleRegistrationBase`1.CreateInstanceWithNullCheck()\r\n   at System.Lazy`1.CreateValue()\r\n   at System.Lazy`1.LazyInitValue()\r\n   at SimpleInjector.Lifestyles.SingletonLifestyle.SingletonLifestyleRegistrationBase`1.BuildExpression()\r\n   at SimpleInjector.Registration.BuildExpression(InstanceP
roducer producer)\r\n   at SimpleInjector.InstanceProducer.BuildExpressionInternal()\r\n   at System.Lazy`1.CreateValue()\r\n   at System.Lazy`1.LazyInitValue()\r\n   at SimpleInjector.InstanceProducer.BuildExpression()',
     HelpLink: null,
     Source: 'Akavache',
     HResult: -2146233036,
     message: 'The type initializer for \'Akavache.BlobCache\' threw an exception.',
     name: 'System.TypeInitializationException' },

On a related note, assembly redirection seems to fail also with invalid pointer:

  InnerException:
   { [System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'Newtonsoft.Json, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed' or one of its dependencies. Invalid pointer (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80004003 (E_POINTER))]
     Message: 'Could not load file or assembly \'Newtonsoft.Json, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed\' or one of its dependencies. Invalid pointer (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80004003 (E_POINTER))',
     FileName: 'Newtonsoft.Json, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed',
     FusionLog: '',
     Data: {},
     InnerException:
      { [System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
        Message: 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object.',
        Data: {},
        InnerException: null,
        TargetSite: {},
        StackTrace: '   at EdgeCompiler.CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve(Object sender, ResolveEventArgs args)\r\n   at System.AppDomain.OnAssemblyResolveEvent(RuntimeAssembly assembly, String assemblyFullName)',
        HelpLink: null,
        Source: 'edge-cs',
        HResult: -2147467261,
        message: 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object.',
        name: 'System.NullReferenceException' },
     TargetSite: {},
     StackTrace: '   at Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.DefaultDependencyResolver.RegisterDefaultServices()\r\n   at Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.DefaultDependencyResolver..ctor()\r\n   at Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.GlobalHost.<.cctor>b__0()\r\n   at System.Lazy`1.CreateValue()\r\n   at System.Lazy`1.LazyInitValue()\r\n   at Mic
rosoft.AspNet.SignalR.GlobalHost.get_DependencyResolver()\r\n   at SN.withSIX.Mini.Infra.Api.Startup.Configuration(IAppBuilder app) in E:\\Projects\\SN\\withSIX.Desktop\\src\\SN.withSIX.Mini.Infra.Api\\Startup.cs:line 36',
     HelpLink: null,
     Source: 'Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core',
     HResult: -2147467261,
     message: 'Could not load file or assembly \'Newtonsoft.Json, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed\' or one of its dependencies. Invalid pointer (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80004003 (E_POINTER))',
     name: 'System.IO.FileLoadException' },
  TargetSite: {},

[patroza]

Hmm, this seems to be the fix?
tjanczuk/edge-cs#7