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> koenig@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de (Harald Koenig) writes:
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> > I like the disk size message in sd.c but since 1MB == 1024*1024 ==
> > 2^20,
>
> It isn't as simple as that.
>
> 1MB of RAM is, indeed, equal to 1024*1024 bytes.
> But 1.44MB floppy has 1.44*1000*1024 bytes.
> With hard disks, your mileage may vary.

you didn't get the point:

the Linux kernel uses 1MB == 1024*1024 but 1GB == 1000MB == 1000 * 1024*1024
for displaying SCSI disk sizes which is inconsistent. check the code/patch!


Harald
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