Re: 8.1 system info / admin functions - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: 8.1 system info / admin functions
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Msg-id 28757.1126668257@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: 8.1 system info / admin functions  (Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com>)
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Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com> writes:
> While we're on the subject, the units used by pg_size_pretty() are 
> incorrect, at least according to the IEC: for example, "MB" is 
> strictly-speaking one million bytes, not 1024^2 bytes. 1024^2 bytes is 1 
> MiB (similarly for KiB, GiB, and TiB). I'll take a look at fixing this 
> as well, barring any objections.

[ itch... ] The IEC may think they get to define what's correct, but
I don't think that squares with common usage.  The only people who
think MB is measured in decimal are disk-manufacturer marketroids.
        regards, tom lane


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