CTDB: Fix CID 1539212, update stale documentation

ctdb-tools: Fix CID 1539212 - signed/unsigned issue

>>>     CID 1539212:  Control flow issues  (NO_EFFECT)
>>>     This greater-than-or-equal-to-zero comparison of an unsigned value is always true. "p >= 0UL".
216     		while (p >= 0 && output[p] == '\n') {

This is a real problem in the unlikely event that the output contains only newlines.

Fix the issue by using a pointer and add a test to cover this case.

Update the documentation, which wasn't updated with the original change.

Fixes https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15438

Checklist

  • Commits have Signed-off-by: with name/author being identical to the commit author
  • (optional) This MR is just one part towards a larger feature.
  • (optional, if backport required) Bugzilla bug filed and BUG: tag added
  • Test suite updated with functionality tests
  • Test suite updated with negative tests
  • Documentation updated
  • CI timeout is 3h or higher (see Settings/CICD/General pipelines/ Timeout)

Reviewer's checklist:

  • There is a test suite reasonably covering new functionality or modifications
  • Function naming, parameters, return values, types, etc., are consistent and according to README.Coding.md
  • This feature/change has adequate documentation added
  • No obvious mistakes in the code
Edited by Amitay Isaacs

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