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merge-script 27aeeff630 Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#34328: rpc: make uptime monotonic across NTP jumps
14f99cfe53 rpc: make `uptime` monotonic across NTP jumps (Lőrinc)
a9440b1595 util: add `TicksSeconds` (Lőrinc)

Pull request description:

  ### Problem
  `bitcoin-cli uptime` was derived from wall-clock time, so it could jump by large amounts when the system clock is corrected after `bitcoind` starts (e.g. on RTC-less systems syncing NTP).
  This breaks the expectation that uptime reflects process runtime.

  ### Fix
  Compute uptime from a [monotonic clock](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/chrono/steady_clock.html) so it is immune to wall-clock jumps, and use that monotonic uptime for the RPC.
  GUI startup time is derived from wall clock time minus monotonic uptime so it remains sensible after clock corrections.

  ### Reproducer
  Revert the fix commit and run the `rpc_uptime` functional test (it should fail with `AssertionError: uptime should not jump with wall clock`):

  Or alternatively:

  ```bash
  cmake -B build && cmake --build build --target bitcoind bitcoin-cli -j$(nproc)
  DATA_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
  ./build/bin/bitcoind -regtest -datadir="$DATA_DIR" -connect=0 -daemon
  ./build/bin/bitcoin-cli -regtest -datadir="$DATA_DIR" -rpcwait uptime
  sleep 1
  ./build/bin/bitcoin-cli -regtest -datadir="$DATA_DIR" setmocktime $(( $(date +%s) + 20000000 ))
  ./build/bin/bitcoin-cli -regtest -datadir="$DATA_DIR" uptime
  ./build/bin/bitcoin-cli -regtest -datadir="$DATA_DIR" stop
  ```

  <details>
  <summary>Before (uptime jumps with wall clock)</summary>

  ```bash
  Bitcoin Core starting
  0
  20000001
  Bitcoin Core stopping
  ```

  </details>

  <details>
  <summary>After (uptime stays monotonic)</summary>

  ```bash
  Bitcoin Core starting
  0
  1
  Bitcoin Core stopping
  ```
  </details>

  ----------

  Issue: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/34326

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