8320276: Improve class initialization barrier in TemplateTable::_new

[MattAlp]

This PR backports 8320276 to support backporting 8338379, see the comment thread linked below. This was a clean backport, though reviewers may want to confirm that the decision to include this function was correct.

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Issue

• JDK-8320276: Improve class initialization barrier in TemplateTable::_new (Enhancement - P4)

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• Change must not contain extraneous whitespace
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• JDK-8320276 needs maintainer approval

Issue

• JDK-8320276: Improve class initialization barrier in TemplateTable::_new (Enhancement - P4)

Reviewing

Using git

Checkout this PR locally:
$ git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk17u-dev.git pull/3508/head:pull/3508
$ git checkout pull/3508

Update a local copy of the PR:
$ git checkout pull/3508
$ git pull https://git.openjdk.org/jdk17u-dev.git pull/3508/head

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[openjdk]

This backport pull request has now been updated with issue from the original commit.

[MattAlp]

This is in support of #3317, see #3317 (comment)

[mlbridge]

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