release-23.1: sql: increase minimal max_range_size to 64MiB #99575
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Backport 1/1 commits from #96725 on behalf of @shralex.
/cc @cockroachdb/release
We've seen that small range sizes can be detrimental to various components. This PR makes it so users can't lower max_range_size below 64MiB (half of the default min_range_size), instead of 64KiB previously.
Release note: Small ranges have been known to cause problems in various CRDB subsystems. This PR prevents setting max_range_size below COCKROACH_MIN_RANGE_MAX_BYTES, an environment variable which defaults to 64MiB (half of the default minimum range size).
Epic: https://cockroachlabs.atlassian.net/browse/CRDB-24182
Fixes: #96549
Release justification: