Remove isAsync flag validation from FileStream constructors

[Copilot]

Description

FileStream constructors validated that the user-provided isAsync parameter matched SafeFileHandle.IsAsync, throwing ArgumentException on mismatch. This validation is removed—constructors now ignore the parameter and always use the handle's actual async state.

Changes

• FileStream constructors: Always pass handle.IsAsync to strategy selection, regardless of user-provided isAsync parameter
• Validation: Removed ValidateHandle overload that checked isAsync mismatch
• Cleanup: Removed unused throw helpers (ThrowArgumentException_HandleNotAsync/Sync) and resource strings (Arg_HandleNotAsync/Sync)
• Tests: Updated to verify FileStream.IsAsync reflects handle state, not the ignored parameter
  • Converted UnmatchedAsyncIsAllowed test to a Theory with InlineData for both true and false values
  • Added comprehensive async I/O verification (write, seek, read with content verification) to ensure the FileStream functions correctly with the handle's actual async state

Example

// Previously threw ArgumentExceptionvarasyncHandle=newSafeFileHandle(...,isAsync:true);varfs=newFileStream(asyncHandle,FileAccess.ReadWrite,4096,isAsync:false);// Now succeeds - fs.IsAsync == true (from handle, not parameter)

The isAsync parameter becomes effectively unused but remains for API compatibility.

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Remove isAsync flag validation from FileStream ctors</issue_title>
<issue_description>For the historical reasons described here, .NET was so far throwing if the value of isAsync boolean flag did not match the value returned by SafeFileHandle.IsAsync.

We have agreed to remove these checks:

runtime/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/IO/FileStream.cs

Lines 91 to 98 in 21d48d1

	if(isAsync&&!handle.IsAsync)
	{
	ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentException_HandleNotAsync(nameof(handle));
	}
	elseif(!isAsync&&handle.IsAsync)
	{
	ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentException_HandleNotSync(nameof(handle));
	}

And simply pass the actual value of handle.IsAsync to the layer that chooses the right strategy, just like we do when the flag was not provided by the user:

runtime/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/IO/FileStream.cs

Line 110 in 21d48d1

_strategy=FileStreamHelpers.ChooseStrategy(this,handle,access,bufferSize,handle.IsAsync);

So the following lines need to be updated:

runtime/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/IO/FileStream.cs

Line 117 in 21d48d1

_strategy=FileStreamHelpers.ChooseStrategy(this,handle,access,bufferSize,isAsync);

runtime/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/IO/FileStream.cs

Line 51 in 21d48d1

_strategy=FileStreamHelpers.ChooseStrategy(this,safeHandle,access,bufferSize,isAsync);

And all unused code (like the throw helpers) needs to be removed as well. The tests also need to be updated accordingly.</issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• FixesRemove isAsync flag validation from FileStream ctors #123760

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[adamsitnik]

@copilot please address my feedback

[adamsitnik]

LGTM (assuming the tests are going to pass).

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Removes validation that the isAsync constructor argument must match SafeFileHandle.IsAsync, and updates tests accordingly so FileStream construction uses the handle’s async capability rather than the caller-provided flag.

Changes:

• Updated FileStream constructors to ignore the isAsync argument and consistently use handle.IsAsync when selecting the implementation strategy.
• Removed now-unused throw helpers and resource strings related to async/sync handle mismatch validation.
• Updated the relevant FileStream constructor test to assert mismatch is allowed and to exercise async read/write behavior.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 4 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.

File	Description
src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System.IO.FileSystem.Tests/FileStream/ctor_sfh_fa_buffer_async.cs	Updates the mismatch test to be a theory and verifies behavior/operations when isAsync doesn’t match.
src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/ThrowHelper.cs	Removes unused throw helpers for async/sync handle mismatch.
src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/IO/FileStream.cs	Removes isAsync validation and switches strategy selection to use handle.IsAsync.
src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/Resources/Strings.resx	Removes unused resource strings for mismatch validation errors.

[adamsitnik]

/ba-g infrastructure timeouts

[slang25]

Perhaps the old constructor should be marked as [Obsolete] or [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]?