inputs.ping: Add an option to specify packet size

[rajiv-k]

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resolves #9222

This patch adds an option to specify the number of data bytes to be sent.
This corresponds to the "-s" in the ping(8) command.

It is only applicable for the "native" method.

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[rajiv-k]

Looks like an unrelated test failure to me. How do I re-run the tests?

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