[jdk17u-dev] RFR: 8333446: Add tests for hierarchical container support

[Goetz Lindenmaier]

I backport this to improve testing in 17 and make later backports clean and easier.
Clean backport of the 21u commit.

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Commit messages:
 - backport cf8cfec3f149cb6bb27d0d31bb1c6817feb266f6

Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk17u-dev/pull/3926/files
  Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk17u-dev&pr=3926&range=00
  Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8333446
  Stats: 681 lines in 9 files changed: 674 ins; 0 del; 7 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk17u-dev/pull/3926.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk17u-dev.git pull/3926/head:pull/3926

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk17u-dev/pull/3926