merge: replace atoi() with strtol_i() for marker size validation

merge: replace atoi() with strtol_i() for marker size validation

Replace atoi() with strtol_i() for parsing conflict-marker-size to
improve error handling. Invalid values, such as those containing letters
now trigger a clear error message.
Update the test to verify invalid input handling.

Signed-off-by: Usman Akinyemi <usmanakinyemi202@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>