Document parser int taking hex input
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
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a string. The following types are used:
str String. This is a sequence of alpha characters.
-int Integer. A whole number value, can be negative.
+int Integer. A whole number value, can be negative. If prefixed with
+ 0x, the integer is assumed to be of base 16 (hexidecimal).
siint SI integer. A whole number value, which may contain a postfix
describing the base of the number. Accepted postfixes are k/m/g,
meaning kilo, mega, and giga. So if you want to specify 4096,