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[release/11.0] Fix TypeLoadException in .NET 11 Preview 7 with DotNext threading - #134685

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Backport of #134460 to release/11.0

/cc @VSadov @copilot

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Fixes a `TypeLoadException` ("does not have an implementation") thrown
when loading a concrete type whose base hierarchy contains an
**abstract** covariant `Task` → `Task<T>` override (the
DotNext.Threading failure reported in the issue).

### Root cause

For a covariant `Task` → `Task<T>` virtual override,
`MethodTableBuilder::EnumerateClassMethods` synthesizes a third
MethodDesc — a *return-dropping thunk* — whose void-returning signature
MethodImpl-overrides the base's void-returning async variant. All three
MethodDescs share the same metadata token, and `MethodDesc::GetAttrs()`
reads attributes straight from metadata. When the covariant override is
declared `abstract`, the synthesized thunk therefore also reports
`mdAbstract`, even though `EmitReturnDroppingThunk` always emits a body
(CALLVIRT to the `T`-returning async variant + POP + RET).

A concrete derived type's own `Task<T>` override matches the abstract
declaration exactly, so no MethodImpl and no additional variant is
created for it — nothing ever implements the inherited "abstract" thunk
slot, and `VerifyVirtualMethodsImplemented` fails the type load.

### Fix

`MethodDesc::GetAttrs()` now masks off `mdAbstract` for return-dropping
thunks. Patching the single choke point keeps the VM, JIT
(`CORINFO_FLG_ABSTRACT`), `MayHaveNativeCode()`/`MayHavePrecode()` and
default-interface-method resolution consistent. Async variants are
filtered out of reflection, so the adjusted attributes are not
observable from managed code.

- [x] Analyze the issue and identify the root cause
- [x] Baseline build (`./build.sh clr+libs -lc release -rc checked`) +
Core_Root layout
- [x] Reproduce the failure with a standalone repro (abstract covariant
override fails, non-abstract passes)
- [x] Minimal VM fix in `MethodDesc::GetAttrs()`
- [x] Add regression test to
`src/tests/async/covariant-return/covariant-returns.cs` (abstract
covariant method override + abstract covariant property override, the
`get_Task` shape from the issue)
- [x] Verify new tests fail without the fix (both throw the reported
`TypeLoadException`)
- [x] Verify new tests pass with the fix and no async tests regress (144
passed / 0 failed)

Not verified: only linux-x64 Checked was built/tested; no test trees
outside `src/tests/async` were run; `parallel_validation` produced no
signal (code-review binary missing in the environment, CodeQL skipped
both `cpp` and `csharp` for database size). The NativeAOT/crossgen2 path
models this differently (`CompilerTypeSystemContext.Async.cs` wraps the
resolved implementation in a `ReturnDroppingAsyncThunk`) and appears
unaffected, but was reasoned about rather than tested; interface/DIM
variants of this shape are likewise untested.

Resolves #132971

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- Fixes #132971

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