I'm trying to create an open instance delegate for a generic interface method, but I keep receiving a NotSupportedException. Here is the simplified code that won't run:

interface IFoo
{
    void Bar<T>(T j);
}
class Foo : IFoo
{
    public void Bar<T>(T j)
    {
    }
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
    var bar = typeof(IFoo).GetMethod("Bar").MakeGenericMethod(typeof(int));
    var x = Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Action<IFoo, int>), null, bar);
}

The last line throws NotSupportedException, "Specified method is not supported". By comparison, a non-generic open instance delegate runs fine:

interface IFoo
{
    void Bar(int j);
}
class Foo : IFoo
{
    public void Bar(int j)
    {
    }
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
    var bar = typeof(IFoo).GetMethod("Bar");
    var x = Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Action<IFoo, int>), null, bar);
}

And a closed generic delegate also works:

interface IFoo
{
    void Bar<T>(T j);
}
class Foo : IFoo
{
    public void Bar<T>(T j)
    {
    }
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
    var bar = typeof(IFoo).GetMethod("Bar").MakeGenericMethod(typeof(int));
    var x = Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Action<int>), new Foo(), bar);
}

So the recipe for closed generic delegates and open instance delegates work separately, but not when combined. It's starting to look like either a runtime bug, or intentional omission. Anyone have any insight here?

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