8380011: Path-to-gcroots search should not trigger stack overflows

[tstuefe]

This backports a fix to JFR path-to-roots-heap-search using DFS that would lead to crashes if object graphs are too deep and we run out of stack. The fix is very simple and low-risk.

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• JDK-8380011: Path-to-gcroots search should not trigger stack overflows (Bug - P3 - Requested)

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[tstuefe]

/approval request This fixes a crash in JFR when DFS object graph search gets too deep. Patch is small and low-risk. Tested: GHAs, and ran the contained regression test on Linux x64 manually

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8380011: The approval request has been created successfully.

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