On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 02:42:09PM +0100, Jeroen van Wolffelaar wrote: > Package: coreutils > Version: 5.2.1-2 > > %s Optimal transfer block size > $ > > 'Optimal transfer block size', I have the suspection that %s IS the > blocksize of the filesystem, which should be used in a number of other > parameters in order to translate number of blocks into number of bytes. > > Is that correct?
No. The POSIX standard (in a non-normative section) says :- | The unit for the st_blocks member of the stat structure is not defined | within IEEE Std 1003.1-2001. In some implementations it is 512 | bytes. It may differ on a file system basis. There is no correlation | between values of the st_blocks and st_blksize, and the f_bsize (from | <sys/statvfs.h>) structure members. | | Traditionally, some implementations defined the multiplier for | st_blocks in <sys/param.h> as the symbol DEV_BSIZE. I think almost all systems use 512 byte units. James. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
