Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Harald Koenig) | Subject | Re: GB vs. MB | Date | Tue, 26 Nov 1996 15:19:48 +0100 (MET) |
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> koenig@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de (Harald Koenig) writes: > > > 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 -- All SCSI disks will from now on ___ _____ be required to send an email notice 0--,| /OOOOOOO\ 24 hours prior to complete hardware failure! <_/ / /OOOOOOOOOOO\ \ \/OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO\ \ OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO|// Harald Koenig, \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Inst.f.Theoret.Astrophysik // / \\ \ koenig@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de ^^^^^ ^^^^^
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