[v9.x backport] PRs: 17403, 17456 and 17588

No changes made. Just required applying the PRs in the right order.

CI: https://ci.nodejs.org/job/node-test-pull-request/12858/

Checklist

• make -j4 test (UNIX), or vcbuild test (Windows) passes
• tests and/or benchmarks are included
• commit message follows commit guidelines

Affected core subsystem(s)

domain, events