Nicolas Barbier wrote: > 2011/1/27 Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us>: > > > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > >> Peter Eisentraut wrote: > >> > >>> We use small "k" in postgresql.conf, so pg_test_fsync should use the > >>> same. ?Using "kB" would be more accurate in any case. > >> > >> OK, done with the attached applied patch. > > > > FYI, I had used 'k' because this page suggests that k is 1000 and K is > > 1024, at least by the JEDEC memory standards: > > > > ? ? ? ?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilo > > I can't find any reference to that on this page? The following does indeed > say:
Sorry, I posed the wrong URL; it should have been: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bytes#Unit_symbol You can see the chart on the right. However, I agree 'kB' is the best. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > <URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JEDEC_memory_standards> > > <quote> > kilo (K): A multiplier equal to 1,024 [..] The specification notes > that these prefixes are included in the document only to reflect > common usage. It refers to the IEEE/ASTM SI 10-1997 standard as > stating, that "this practice frequently leads to confusion and is > deprecated". > </quote> > > If you want to make the difference explicit, consider using "KiB" > (1024, note the extra "i") vs. "kB" (1000); although doing so is > probably not consistent with any other uses in PostgreSQL. > > <URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibibyte> > > <quote> > The unit symbol for the kibibyte is KiB. The unit was established by > the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in 1999 and has > been accepted for use by all major standards organizations. > </quote> > > Nicolas -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + It's impossible for everything to be true. + -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers