* mh/notes-cleanup:
load_subtree(): check that `prefix_len` is in the expected range
load_subtree(): declare some variables to be `size_t`
hex_to_bytes(): simpler replacement for `get_oid_hex_segment()`
get_oid_hex_segment(): don't pad the rest of `oid`
load_subtree(): combine some common code
get_oid_hex_segment(): return 0 on success
load_subtree(): only consider blobs to be potential notes
load_subtree(): check earlier whether an internal node is a tree entry
load_subtree(): separate logic for internal vs. terminal entries
load_subtree(): fix incorrect comment
load_subtree(): reduce the scope of some local variables
load_subtree(): remove unnecessary conditional
notes: make GET_NIBBLE macro more robust