uptime monotonic across NTP jumps
14f99cfe53f07280b6f047844fc4fba0da8cd328 rpc: make `uptime` monotonic across NTP jumps (Lőrinc) a9440b1595be7053b17895f7ee36652bac24be6e 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 ACKs for top commit: maflcko: review ACK 14f99cfe53f07280b6f047844fc4fba0da8cd328 🎦 willcl-ark: tACK 14f99cfe53f07280b6f047844fc4fba0da8cd328 w0xlt: ACK 14f99cfe53f07280b6f047844fc4fba0da8cd328 sedited: ACK 14f99cfe53f07280b6f047844fc4fba0da8cd328 Tree-SHA512: 3909973f58666ffa0b784a6df087031b9e34d2022d354900a4dbb6cbe1d36285cd92770ee71350ebf64d6e8ab212d8ff0cd851f7dca1ec46ee2f19b417f53984
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