8273914: Indy string concat changes order of operations

[cushon]

This is a backport of JDK-8273914: Indy string concat changes order of operations.

The patch applied cleanly. I downgrade the class file major version in the .jasm test inputs for compatibility with JDK 11.

Testing: tier1 langtools tests

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Issues

• JDK-8273914: Indy string concat changes order of operations (Bug - P4 - Approved)
• JDK-8339881: Indy string concat changes order of operations (CSR)

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

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[cushon]

/approval request Backporting this change fixes a bug with invokedynamic-based string concatenation. The fix has received real-world testing since 2022, including in JDK 21. The backport applies cleanly. Langtools tier1 tests pass.

[openjdk]

@cushon
8273914: The approval request has been created successfully.

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[cushon]

Let's keep this open for now

[cushon]

/integrate

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