[jdk17u] RFR: 8273695: Safepoint deadlock on VMOperation_lock

[Robbin Ehn]

Applied cleanly/auto-merge and builds locally.

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Commit messages:
 - Backport 7957994273e20d541b8f2a873781be7fedf712f1

Changes: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u/pull/150/files
 Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk17u&pr=150&range=00
  Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8273695
  Stats: 46 lines in 4 files changed: 29 ins; 16 del; 1 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u/pull/150.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u pull/150/head:pull/150

PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u/pull/150