[U-Boot] [PATCH] allow print_size to print large numbers on 32-bit systems

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Nick Thompson,

In message <4BC34758.3050706 at ge.com> you wrote:
>
> > I'm working on it now.  I did notice something odd, though.  The
> > strings for sizes are GB, MB, and kB.  Why is the "k" lowercase?
> 
> To differentiate from "K", which means 1000, rather than 1024.
> Example Kg = 1000 grammes. kB = 1024 Bytes

No, that's actually wrong. The official preffix for "kilo" (meaning
1000) is 'k', i. e. 1 kg = 1000 g.

The prefix for 1024 is "Ki".

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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