Public bug reported: In the nova documentation the power of 2 (GiB, MiB) and the power of 10 (GB, MB) units are used inconsistently.
Examples: ebalgib@elxa95hld12:~/upstream/git/nova/doc$ egrep -n -e '(GB)|(GiB)' -R ../api-ref/ ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:910: Filters the response by a minimum disk space, in GiB. For example, ``100``. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:1557: Amount of disk in GiB the node has. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2075: The actual free disk on this hypervisor(in GB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2492: The size of the root disk that will be created in GiB. If 0 the ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2504: The size of the root disk that was created in GiB. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2511: GiB. Ephemeral disks may be written over on server state ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2520: The size of the ephemeral disk that was created, in GiB. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2527: GiB. Ephemeral disks may be written over on server state ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2941: The disk size on the host (in GB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3158: The free disk remaining on this hypervisor(in GB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3855: The disk in this hypervisor(in GB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3862: the ephemeral disk size of it (in GiB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3869: the ephemeral disk size of it (in GiB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3875: The disk used in this hypervisor(in GB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:4169: The minimum amount of disk space an image requires to boot, in GiB. For example, ``100``. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:5553: The size of the volume, in gibibytes (GiB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:5794: Multiplying the server disk size (in GiB) by hours the server exists, ebalgib@elxa95hld12:~/upstream/git/nova/doc$ egrep -n -e '(MB)|(MiB)' -R ../api-ref/ ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:916: Filters the response by a minimum RAM, in MB. For example, ``512``. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:1590: Amount of memory in MiB the node has. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2627: The amount of RAM a flavor has, in MiB. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2633: The amount of RAM a flavor has, in MiB. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2669: MiB. If 0 (the default), no dedicated swap disk will be created. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2676: The size of a dedicated swap disk that was allocated, in MiB. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2684: MiB. If 0 (the default), no dedicated swap disk will be created. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2888: The free RAM in this hypervisor(in MB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2972: The memory size on the host (in MB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3933: - ``maximum`` - Amount of memory provisioned for the VM in MB (Integer) ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3936: system and its applications in MB (Integer) ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3943: The memory of this hypervisor(in MB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3949: The memory size of the server (in MB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3955: The memory size of the server (in MB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3961: The memory used in this hypervisor(in MB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:4175: The minimum amount of RAM an image requires to function, in MB. For example, ``512``. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:4886: The amount of allowed server RAM, in MB, for each tenant. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:4893: The amount of allowed instance RAM, in MB, for the quota class. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:4906: The amount of allowed server RAM, in MB, for each tenant. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:5801: Multiplying the server memory size (in MB) by hours the server exists, ** Affects: nova Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: api-ref doc docs ** Tags added: doc docs ** Tags added: api-ref -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Yahoo! Engineering Team, which is subscribed to OpenStack Compute (nova). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1752340 Title: inconsistent use of units like GiB and GB in the documentation Status in OpenStack Compute (nova): New Bug description: In the nova documentation the power of 2 (GiB, MiB) and the power of 10 (GB, MB) units are used inconsistently. Examples: ebalgib@elxa95hld12:~/upstream/git/nova/doc$ egrep -n -e '(GB)|(GiB)' -R ../api-ref/ ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:910: Filters the response by a minimum disk space, in GiB. For example, ``100``. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:1557: Amount of disk in GiB the node has. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2075: The actual free disk on this hypervisor(in GB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2492: The size of the root disk that will be created in GiB. If 0 the ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2504: The size of the root disk that was created in GiB. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2511: GiB. Ephemeral disks may be written over on server state ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2520: The size of the ephemeral disk that was created, in GiB. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2527: GiB. Ephemeral disks may be written over on server state ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2941: The disk size on the host (in GB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3158: The free disk remaining on this hypervisor(in GB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3855: The disk in this hypervisor(in GB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3862: the ephemeral disk size of it (in GiB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3869: the ephemeral disk size of it (in GiB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3875: The disk used in this hypervisor(in GB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:4169: The minimum amount of disk space an image requires to boot, in GiB. For example, ``100``. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:5553: The size of the volume, in gibibytes (GiB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:5794: Multiplying the server disk size (in GiB) by hours the server exists, ebalgib@elxa95hld12:~/upstream/git/nova/doc$ egrep -n -e '(MB)|(MiB)' -R ../api-ref/ ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:916: Filters the response by a minimum RAM, in MB. For example, ``512``. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:1590: Amount of memory in MiB the node has. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2627: The amount of RAM a flavor has, in MiB. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2633: The amount of RAM a flavor has, in MiB. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2669: MiB. If 0 (the default), no dedicated swap disk will be created. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2676: The size of a dedicated swap disk that was allocated, in MiB. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2684: MiB. If 0 (the default), no dedicated swap disk will be created. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2888: The free RAM in this hypervisor(in MB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:2972: The memory size on the host (in MB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3933: - ``maximum`` - Amount of memory provisioned for the VM in MB (Integer) ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3936: system and its applications in MB (Integer) ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3943: The memory of this hypervisor(in MB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3949: The memory size of the server (in MB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3955: The memory size of the server (in MB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:3961: The memory used in this hypervisor(in MB). ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:4175: The minimum amount of RAM an image requires to function, in MB. For example, ``512``. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:4886: The amount of allowed server RAM, in MB, for each tenant. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:4893: The amount of allowed instance RAM, in MB, for the quota class. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:4906: The amount of allowed server RAM, in MB, for each tenant. ../api-ref/source/parameters.yaml:5801: Multiplying the server memory size (in MB) by hours the server exists, To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1752340/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~yahoo-eng-team Post to : yahoo-eng-team@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~yahoo-eng-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp