[jdk17u-dev] RFR: 8279219: [REDO] C2 crash when allocating array of size too large

[Martin Doerr]

Clean backport of [JDK-8279219](https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8279219)

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Commit messages:
 - Backport d32f99ee65679601d6e160e7975fc1e367bfa6f4

Changes: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u-dev/pull/296/files
 Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk17u-dev&pr=296&range=00
  Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8279219
  Stats: 307 lines in 11 files changed: 231 ins; 53 del; 23 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u-dev/pull/296.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u-dev pull/296/head:pull/296

PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u-dev/pull/296