Passing a *nested* switch expression as a parameter causes an NPE during compile

ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
openjdk 17 2021-09-14
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17+35-2724)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 17+35-2724, mixed mode, sharing)

javac 17

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Non-nested switch expressions passed as parameters are successfully compiled but when there is a nested inner switch expression (within the outer expression passed as the parameter) then compilation results in a NullPointerException.

REGRESSION : Last worked in version 16.0.2

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Attempt to compile source code which passes a nested switch expression as a parameter to a method. Eg: ".../jdk-17/bin/javac.exe NestedSwitchExpressionCompileError.java" (see example source code below)


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Expecting a successful compilation instead of a NullPointerException
ACTUAL -
> .../jdk-17/bin/javac.exe NestedSwitchExpressionCompileError.java

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java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot read field "tsym" because "selector.type" is null
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeInfo.isErrorEnumSwitch(TreeInfo.java:1344)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$AliveAnalyzer.visitSwitchExpression(Flow.java:728)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCSwitchExpression.accept(JCTree.java:1380)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeScanner.scan(TreeScanner.java:49)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$BaseAnalyzer.scan(Flow.java:444)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$AliveAnalyzer.visitYield(Flow.java:874)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCYield.accept(JCTree.java:1658)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeScanner.scan(TreeScanner.java:49)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$BaseAnalyzer.scan(Flow.java:444)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeScanner.scan(TreeScanner.java:57)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeScanner.visitCase(TreeScanner.java:181)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCCase.accept(JCTree.java:1335)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeScanner.scan(TreeScanner.java:49)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$BaseAnalyzer.scan(Flow.java:444)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$AliveAnalyzer.analyzeTree(Flow.java:945)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow.aliveAfter(Flow.java:273)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.handleSwitch(Attr.java:1800)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitSwitchExpression(Attr.java:1610)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCSwitchExpression.accept(JCTree.java:1380)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:674)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.DeferredAttr.attribSpeculative(DeferredAttr.java:500)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.DeferredAttr.attribSpeculative(DeferredAttr.java:480)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.DeferredAttr.attribSpeculative(DeferredAttr.java:467)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.ArgumentAttr.lambda$processArg$0(ArgumentAttr.java:220)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.ArgumentAttr.processArg(ArgumentAttr.java:242)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.ArgumentAttr.processArg(ArgumentAttr.java:219)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.ArgumentAttr.visitSwitchExpression(ArgumentAttr.java:260)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCSwitchExpression.accept(JCTree.java:1380)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.ArgumentAttr.attribArg(ArgumentAttr.java:197)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:672)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribArgs(Attr.java:775)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitApply(Attr.java:2554)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCMethodInvocation.accept(JCTree.java:1797)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:674)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribExpr(Attr.java:727)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitExec(Attr.java:2272)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCExpressionStatement.accept(JCTree.java:1584)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:674)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribStat(Attr.java:748)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribStats(Attr.java:767)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitBlock(Attr.java:1445)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCBlock.accept(JCTree.java:1091)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:674)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribStat(Attr.java:748)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitMethodDef(Attr.java:1235)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCMethodDecl.accept(JCTree.java:921)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:674)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribStat(Attr.java:748)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribClassBody(Attr.java:5474)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribClass(Attr.java:5365)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribClass(Attr.java:5196)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attrib(Attr.java:5141)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.attribute(JavaCompiler.java:1317)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.compile(JavaCompiler.java:946)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:317)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:176)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.Main.compile(Main.java:64)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.Main.main(Main.java:50)

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
class NestedSwitchExpressionCompileError {
/* Based on JEP 361 example (https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/361#Switch-expressions) */
static void howMany(int i, int j) {
System.out.println(
switch (i) {
case 1 ->
switch (j) {
case 1 -> "one and one";
default -> "one and many";
};
case 2 -> "two";
default -> "many";
}
);
}
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Extract the result of the switch expression into a variable, then pass the variable as the parameter to the method call instead.
----------

class NestedSwitchExpressionCompileWorkaround{
static void howMany(int i, int j) {
String result = switch (i) {
case 1 ->
switch (j) {
case 1 -> "one and one";
default -> "one and many";
};
case 2 -> "two";
default -> "many";
}
System.out.println(result);
}
}

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