Re: Re: In pg_test_fsync, use K(1024) rather than k(1000) for write size units.

From: "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
To: "Nicolas Barbier" <nicolas(dot)barbier(at)gmail(dot)com>, "Bruce Momjian" <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: "Peter Eisentraut" <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Re: In pg_test_fsync, use K(1024) rather than k(1000) for write size units.
Date: 2011-01-27 16:22:12
Message-ID: 4D4147540200002500039E98@gw.wicourts.gov
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Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bytes#Unit_symbol
>
> You can see the chart on the right.

According to which, the JEDEC standard requires KB and the IEC
standard requires KiB. What standard led us to use kB instead? It
seems to generally mean 1000 instead of 1024.

> However, I agree 'kB' is the best.

Why?

-Kevin

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