[tools] dstat abbreviations
Wayne Sherman
wsherman at gmail.com
Wed Apr 23 16:13:32 CEST 2008
Thanks for your excellent dstat tool.
I would like to suggest a clarification in the documentation as to
exactly what the abbreviations mean:
B = byte is clear, but these are ambiguous:
k = kilobyte = 1000 or 1024 bytes ?
m = megabyte = 1000^2 (1000000) or 1024^2 (1048576) bytes ?
etc..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilobyte
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabyte
Is the network speed given in bytes or bits. Normally NIC speed is
given in bits, for example:
10 megabit per sec (10 * 10^6 bits)
100 megabit per sec (100 * 10^6 bits)
1 gigabit per sec (10^9 bits)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabit
Best Regards,
Wayne Sherman
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