Add helper functions to read and write (unsigned) long values directly
from/to files. One of the kernel interfaces uses hex strings, so we need
to allow passing a base too.
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gray <bgray@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230203003947.38033-5-bgray@linux.ibm.com