Re: [PATCH 14/14] x86/efi: Print size in binary units in efi_print_memmap

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Matt Fleming <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Feb, at 11:40:45AM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>>
>> So I kind of agree. Memory is almost never measured in marketing bytes, we should
>> simply output KB/MB/GB/TB/PB/EB like the rest of the memory management code does
>> and ignore all the 'i' silliness that infests storage sizes ...
>
> Thanks guys.
>
> OK, this patch has caused enough headaches. Let's drop it from this
> series.
>
> Robert, Andy, feel free to resubmit it after you've addressed
> everyone's concerns and we can discuss it in isolation.

Personally I gave up to promote standards. I have started with KB, MB,
etc, but I like that eventually we have a distinct standard for binary
vs. decimal units.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko