bpf: Add bpf_ktime_get_coarse_ns helper

The helper uses CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE source of time that is less
accurate but more performant.

We have a BPF CGROUP_SKB firewall that supports event logging through
bpf_perf_event_output(). Each event has a timestamp and currently we use
bpf_ktime_get_ns() for it. Use of bpf_ktime_get_coarse_ns() saves ~15-20
ns in time required for event logging.

bpf_ktime_get_ns():
EgressLogByRemoteEndpoint                              113.82ns    8.79M

bpf_ktime_get_coarse_ns():
EgressLogByRemoteEndpoint                               95.40ns   10.48M

Signed-off-by: Dmitrii Banshchikov <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Martin KaFai Lau <[email protected]>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/[email protected]

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