+static inline ticks_t
+ticks_seconds(unsigned int seconds)
+{
+ return seconds * 1000;
+}
+
+static inline ticks_t
+ticks_minutes(unsigned int min)
+{
+ return ticks_seconds(min * 60);
+}
+
+static inline ticks_t
+ticks_msecs(unsigned int ms)
+{
+ return ms;
+}
+