See attached testcase (Test1.java, InstrumentationHandoff.java, retransformAgent.mf)

> javac Test1.java
> javac InstrumentationHandoff.java
> jar cvfm retransformAgent.jar retransformAgent.mf InstrumentationHandoff.class
> java -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=12 -javaagent:retransformAgent.jar Test1

Results:
InstrumentationHandoff JPLIS agent initialized
>>addTransformerToManager
>>transform
>>transform
Exception in thread "main" >>transform
>>transform
>>transform
java.lang.ClassCircularityError: java/lang/invoke/MethodHandleImpl$AsVarargsCollector
>>transform
>>transform
        at java.base/java.lang.invoke.MethodHandleImpl.makeVarargsCollector(MethodHandleImpl.java:442)
        at java.base/java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle.asVarargsCollector(MethodHandle.java:1433)
        at java.base/java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle.withVarargs(MethodHandle.java:1114)
        at java.base/java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle.setVarargs(MethodHandle.java:1637)
        at java.base/java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup.getDirectMethodCommon(MethodHandles.java:3996)
        at java.base/java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup.getDirectMethodNoSecurityManager(MethodHandles.java:3944)
        at java.base/java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup.getDirectMethodForConstant(MethodHandles.java:4188)
        at java.base/java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup.linkMethodHandleConstant(MethodHandles.java:4136)
        at java.base/java.lang.invoke.MethodHandleNatives.linkMethodHandleConstant(MethodHandleNatives.java:615)
        at Test1.addTransformerToManager(Test1.java:27)
        at Test1.runTest(Test1.java:18)
        at Test1.main(Test1.java:10)
>>transform
>>transform
>>transform
>>transform
>>transform
>>transform
>>transform
>>transform
>>transform