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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH][Take 3] Sysfs Interface for balloon driver

To: Satoshi Uchida <s-uchida@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH][Take 3] Sysfs Interface for balloon driver
From: John Levon <levon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 12:54:18 +0100
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On Thu, Oct 05, 2006 at 03:47:41PM +0900, Satoshi Uchida wrote:

> Anyone may be wavered in judgment that which is the character 'b' 'bytes' or 
> 'bit' ,
> and similarly does the character 'k' 1000 or 1024.

Hardly, since when is memory measured in 1000 * bytes or kilobits?

> So, in this time, I use 'kibi_bytes'.
> In actual, the 'bytes' is used under /sys/class/net.

Presumably because 'bits' is often used for networking, thus the
clarification is worthwhile.

regards
john

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