> On Dec 7, 2017, at 22:14, Alex Rousskov <rousskov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 12/07/2017 12:12 PM, Ing. Pedro Pablo Delgado Martell wrote: >> I have been reading about the difference between a KB and a KiB, >> Kilobyte and Kibibyte respectively. According to several websites, also >> Google, 1KB = 1000 bytes and 1KiB = 1024 bytes. However, you guys say >> on /etc/squid/squid.conf this: >> >> "Units accepted by Squid are: >> >> bytes - byte >> >> KB - Kilobyte (*1024 bytes*) >> " >> >> This email is not for criticize your work, I'm only looking for some >> clearance because right now I'm confused about how Squid is really >> measuring files. > The statement in squid.conf.documented is accurate: When parsing > size-related options that support units, Squid interprets the KB suffix > as 1024 bytes. This classic/legacy interpretation predates and violates > some of the modern conventions/standards. I do not anticipate changes in > this area because it is not trivial to make such changes > backwards-compatible, and because we should solve much bigger problems > first. > > Please note that Squid may use a different KB definition in other > contexts, especially in various reports and cache.log messages. I’d add that patches or pull requests aiming to add uniformity to how these values are interpreted and printed are welcome; in this case however backwards compatibility should be guaranteed: this change doesn’t in my opinion meet the standard required for changing the behavior of deployed configurations. Francesco _______________________________________________ squid-users mailing list squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.squid-cache.org/listinfo/squid-users
