Previously, this code converted to a string and reparsed back to a
numeric Quantity. Keeping it numeric avoids the overhead, but also
removes a (theoretical) run-time panic if the re-parse failed.
In addition, since Quantity can now store quantities <1, convert
openstack.org/rxTxFactor back to its original ratio, rather than
arbitrarily scaling it up by 1000.
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