I think the more correct thing to do is change how units are display in ifconfig output from GB to GiB, rather than changing how the math is done. I found a corresponding upstream bug report with a patch for this and will add a bug watch for it.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #241501 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=241501 ** Also affects: net-tools (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=241501 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: net-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- Ifconfig uses incorrect units https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240073 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
