[jdk17u-dev] RFR: Merge jdk17u:master

[Goetz Lindenmaier]

Merge build tag 17.0.7-ga from jdk17u to jdk17u-dev

Add "ea" in version file.

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Commit messages:
 - Merge
 - 8299597: [17u] Remove designator DEFAULT_PROMOTED_VERSION_PRE=ea for release 17.0.7
 - 8299129: Enhance NameService lookups
 - 8298667: Improved path handling
 - 8298310: Enhance TLS session negotiation
 - 8298191: Enhance object reclamation process
 - 8297371: Improve UTF8 representation redux
 - 8296832: Improve Swing platform support
 - 8296692: Improve String platform support
 - 8296684: Improve String platform support
 - ... and 5 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk17u-dev/compare/a370ca62...a7859547

The webrevs contain the adjustments done while merging with regards to each parent branch:
 - master: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk17u-dev&pr=1283&range=00.0
 - jdk17u:master: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk17u-dev&pr=1283&range=00.1

Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk17u-dev/pull/1283/files
  Stats: 522 lines in 42 files changed: 308 ins; 73 del; 141 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk17u-dev/pull/1283.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk17u-dev.git pull/1283/head:pull/1283

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk17u-dev/pull/1283