dd: parse big numbers and return u64::MAX#5901
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Change the behavior of `dd` so that it parses numbers that would be too
big and instead treats them as `u64::MAX`. This allows `dd` to run
without error on
dd count=00x9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
This matches the behavior of GNU `dd`.
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Change the behavior of
ddso that it parses numbers that would be too big and instead treats them asu64::MAX. This allowsddto run without error onThis matches the behavior of GNU
dd. This test case appears in GNU test suitetests/dd/misc.sh.