[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 209314] New: Reconsider WTF:KB, WTF::MB, WTF::GB

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209314

            Bug ID: 209314
           Summary: Reconsider WTF:KB, WTF::MB, WTF::GB
           Product: WebKit
           Version: WebKit Nightly Build
          Hardware: PC
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Web Template Framework
          Assignee: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
          Reporter: mcatanzaro at gnome.org

We have, in StdLibExtras.h:

static constexpr size_t KB = 1024;
static constexpr size_t MB = 1024 * 1024;
static constexpr size_t GB = 1024 * 1024 * 1024;

That's actually KiB, MiB, and GiB. We should call them KiB, MiB, and GiB, not KB, MB, GB. KB would be 1000 (10^3). MB would be 10^4. GB would be 10^5.

This isn't pedantic, it's something that's important to be precise about since there's a big difference between the units. It can be extremely confusing when precision is required and the units are not as expected.

E.g.:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=500+GB+to+GiB&ia=answer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders_of_magnitude_(data)

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