8359472: JVM crashes when attaching a dynamic agent before JVMTI_PHASE_LIVE

[fandreuz]

This PR contains a clean backport of JDK-8359472.

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• JDK-8359472: JVM crashes when attaching a dynamic agent before JVMTI_PHASE_LIVE (Bug - P3 - Requested)

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

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[fandreuz]

/approval request Fixes a crash happening when an agent tries to load before live phase. The fix is simple and tests are attached to verify all use cases. Passes tier1.

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