[jdk17u-dev] RFR: 8277383: VM.metaspace optionally show chunk freelist details

[Thomas Stuefe]

I'd like to backport this to jdk17 since it adds a useful option for metaspace analysis. Fix is low risk and applies cleanly.

The commit being backported was authored by Thomas Stuefe on 7 Dec 2021 and was reviewed by Coleen Phillimore and Aleksey Shipilev.

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Commit messages:
 - Backport 35361270cb3aae9fa560736f8d05f1b258704c87

Changes: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u-dev/pull/173/files
 Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk17u-dev&pr=173&range=00
  Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8277383
  Stats: 48 lines in 5 files changed: 47 ins; 0 del; 1 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u-dev/pull/173.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u-dev pull/173/head:pull/173

PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u-dev/pull/173