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Add inline functions to convert between sbintime_t and decimal time units.

Description

Add inline functions to convert between sbintime_t and decimal time units.
Use them in some existing code that is vulnerable to roundoff errors.

The existing constant SBT_1NS is a honeypot, luring unsuspecting folks into
writing code such as long_timeout_ns*SBT_1NS to generate the argument for a
sleep call. The actual value of 1ns in sbt units is ~4.3, leading to a
large roundoff error giving a shorter sleep than expected when multiplying
by the trucated value of 4 in SBT_1NS. (The evil honeypot aspect becomes
clear after you waste a whole day figuring out why your sleeps return early.)

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rS321685: Fix IORDY bits definition.
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