8306444: Don't leak memory in PhaseChaitin::PhaseChaitin

[jyma22]

Hi all,

This pull request contains a backport of commit b2ccc97 from the openjdk/jdk repository.

The commit being backported was authored by Johan Sjölen on Apr 24 2023 and was reviewed by Vladimir Kozlov and Roland Westrelin.

Thanks!

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• JDK-8306444: Don't leak memory in PhaseChaitin::PhaseChaitin (Enhancement - P4)

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

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[jyma22]

/approval request optimizes PhaseChaitin's memory usage by freeing temporary sorting arrays early and eliminating the _blks array allocation by consolidating sorted blocks directly into the first bucket using memmove

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@jyma22 8306444: The approval request has been created successfully.

[jyma22]

Fix Request 17u

Backporting this patch optimizes PhaseChaitin's memory usage by freeing temporary sorting arrays early and eliminating the _blks array allocation by consolidating sorted blocks directly into the first bucket using memmove. Path applies cleanly to 17u and doesn't require adjustments. Included test passes. Ran tier1.