8009299: Javac crashes when compiling method reference to static interface method

Summary: Assertion in Check.checMethod is too strict
Reviewed-by: jjg

src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java

@@ -3593,8 +3593,7 @@ public class Attr extends JCTree.Visitor {
             env.info.defaultSuperCallSite = null;
         }
 
-        if (sym.isStatic() && site.isInterface()) {
-            Assert.check(env.tree.hasTag(APPLY));
+        if (sym.isStatic() && site.isInterface() && env.tree.hasTag(APPLY)) {
             JCMethodInvocation app = (JCMethodInvocation)env.tree;
             if (app.meth.hasTag(SELECT) &&
                     !TreeInfo.isStaticSelector(((JCFieldAccess)app.meth).selected, names)) {

src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Pool.java

@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ public class Pool {
                     expectedKind = Kinds.MTH;
                     break;
                 case ClassFile.REF_invokeStatic:
+                    interfaceOwner = true;
                     staticOk = true;
                 case ClassFile.REF_invokeVirtual:
                 case ClassFile.REF_invokeSpecial:

test/tools/javac/lambda/MethodReference66.java

+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 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
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+ *
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+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
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+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8009299
+ * @summary Javac crashes when compiling method reference to static interface method
+ * @run main/othervm -Xverify:none MethodReference66
+ */
+public class MethodReference66 {
+
+    static int assertionCount = 0;
+
+    static void assertTrue(boolean cond) {
+        assertionCount++;
+        if (!cond)
+            throw new AssertionError();
+    }
+
+    interface SAM {
+        void m(int i);
+    }
+
+    interface I {
+        static void f(int i) { assertTrue(i == 42); }
+    }
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        SAM s = I::f;
+        s.m(42);
+        assertTrue(assertionCount == 1);
+    }
+}