Update HOWTO with 0x base for siint

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

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@@ -208,7 +208,9 @@ siint       SI integer. A whole number value, which may contain a postfix
        you could either write out '4096' or just give 4k. The postfixes
        signify base 2 values, so 1024 is 1k and 1024k is 1m and so on.
        If the option accepts an upper and lower range, use a colon ':'
-       or minus '-' to separate such values. See irange.
+       or minus '-' to separate such values. May also include a prefix
+       to indicate numbers base. If 0x is used, the number is assumed to
+       be hexadecimal. See irange.
 bool   Boolean. Usually parsed as an integer, however only defined for
        true and false (1 and 0).
 irange Integer range with postfix. Allows value range to be given, such