[release/8.0-staging] Fix analyzer crash on C# 14 extensions

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Backport of #121351 to release/8.0-staging

Customer Impact

Fixes a customer-reported crash in ILLink analyzer in a net8.0 project that uses C# 14 extension members.
Customer issue: #120728

warning AD0001: Analyzer 'ILLink.RoslynAnalyzer.DynamicallyAccessedMembersAnalyzer' threw an exception of type 'System.InvalidCastException' with message 'Unable to cast object of type 'Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Symbols.PublicModel.NonErrorNamedTypeSymbol' to type 'Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.IMethodSymbol'.'.

Regression

No - crash only happens for language features introduced after .NET 8 was released.

Testing

Tested locally. We can't add automated testing because this repo doesn't reference a new enough version of Roslyn to build tests with extension members.

Risk

Low, analyzer-only fix, with limited scope.

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Fixes #120728

main PR #121351

Description

Backports fix for analyzer crash when encountering C# 14 extension members. The crash occurred because the analyzer assumed parameter.ContainingSymbol is always IMethodSymbol, which is false for extension member parameters where the container is an extension type.

Core analyzer changes:

• Remove MethodParameterValue constructors that cast parameter.ContainingSymbol to IMethodSymbol
• Require explicit IMethodSymbol parameter in ParameterProxy constructor
• Skip analysis for extension members in GetParameterTargetValue (return TopValue when ContainingSymbol is not IMethodSymbol)
• Update VisitInstanceReference to use new ParameterProxy constructor (without unrelated static method checks)

Test infrastructure:

• Add Microsoft.Net.Compilers.Toolset package reference for C# preview features
• Add workaround in ResultChecker.cs to skip validation of compiler-generated extension member types (<>E__ prefix)
• Add ExtensionsDataFlow.cs test (enabled)
• Add ExtensionMembersDataFlow.cs test (disabled until C# 14 available)

Note: NativeAOT test changes from original PR excluded as ILCompiler.Trimming.Tests doesn't exist in 8.0.

Customer Impact

Without this fix, the Roslyn analyzer crashes when analyzing code that uses or references C# 14 extension members, breaking the build or IDE experience.

Regression

No. This is a new feature compatibility fix for C# 14, not a regression from 8.0 functionality.

Testing

• All 60 DataFlow analyzer tests pass
• New ExtensionsDataFlow test validates fix for regular extension methods
• ILLink.RoslynAnalyzer builds cleanly

Risk

Low. Changes are surgical and isolated to extension member handling:

• Early-exit paths for extension members prevent processing unsupported constructs
• Existing code paths unchanged (all parameters with method containers work as before)
• Test coverage validates no regressions in standard scenarios

Package authoring signed off?

N/A - Changes are internal to analyzer implementation, no public API surface modified.

Original prompt

Backport #121351 to release/8.0-staging.

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Pull request overview

This PR backports a fix for an analyzer crash that occurs when the ILLink Roslyn analyzer encounters C# 14 extension members in a .NET 8.0 project. The crash was caused by an unsafe cast assumption that a parameter's ContainingSymbol is always an IMethodSymbol, which is false for extension member parameters where the container is an extension type.

Key Changes:

• Refactored parameter handling to require explicit IMethodSymbol instead of unsafe casting
• Added early-exit logic to skip analysis of extension members (returning TopValue)
• Added test case to validate regular extension method analysis

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.RoslynAnalyzer/TrimAnalysis/MethodParameterValue.cs	Removed constructors that performed unsafe casts of parameter.ContainingSymbol to IMethodSymbol
src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.RoslynAnalyzer/TrimAnalysis/ParameterProxy.cs	Modified constructor to require explicit IMethodSymbol parameter instead of casting internally
src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.RoslynAnalyzer/TrimAnalysis/TrimAnalysisVisitor.cs	Added guard to check if parameter's containing symbol is a method before analysis; updated instance reference handling to use new constructor
src/tools/illink/test/Mono.Linker.Tests.Cases/DataFlow/ExtensionsDataFlow.cs	New test case validating analyzer behavior with extension methods (not C# 14 extension members)
src/tools/illink/test/ILLink.RoslynAnalyzer.Tests/DataFlowTests.cs	Added test method to run the new ExtensionsDataFlow test case