tags 594004 +pending thanks On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 01:09:46AM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: > Package: e2fsprogs > Version: 1.41.12-2 > Severity: important > > resize2fs(8) says: > > "Optionally, the size parameter may be suffixed by one of the > following the units designators: 's', 'K', 'M', or 'G', for 512 byte > sectors, kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes, respectively." > > In contrast to hard disk specifications, the suffixes are interpreted > as base-2 multiples, not base-10 multiples. This could lead to data > loss when shrinking a filesystem and then separately shrinking the > partition, if the partitioning tool is not filesystem-aware. > > The manual page should state explicitly that the suffixes are > interpreted as base-2 multiples.
Priority *important*?!? OK, I'll check in the following patch. - Ted commit 63feaa13ab1011b40d59011e6ffdc1a07d3423ac Author: Theodore Ts'o <ty...@mit.edu> Date: Sat Sep 25 20:23:33 2010 -0400 resize2fs.8: Make it clear that power-of-2 units are meant by kilobytes It's sad that this needs to be made clear.... Addresses-Debian-Bug: #594004 Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <ty...@mit.edu> diff --git a/resize/resize2fs.8.in b/resize/resize2fs.8.in index 09770e1..214d43c 100644 --- a/resize/resize2fs.8.in +++ b/resize/resize2fs.8.in @@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ If .I size parameter is not specified, it will default to the size of the partition. .PP +Note: when kilobytes is used above, I mean +.IR real , +power-of-2 kilobytes, (i.e., 1024 bytes), which some politically correct +folks insist should be the stupid-sounding ``kibibytes''. The same +holds true for megabytes, also sometimes known as ``mebibytes'', or +gigabytes, as the amazingly silly ``gibibytes''. Makes you want to +gibber, doesn't it? +.PP The .B resize2fs program does not manipulate the size of partitions. If you wish to enlarge -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org