From: Tom Lane Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 15:51:37 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Doc: fix incorrect bit-reversal in example of macaddr formatting. X-Git-Tag: REL_14_4~14 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2223c2a7c4403e71c2553c313e958503084077f3;p=thirdparty%2Fpostgresql.git Doc: fix incorrect bit-reversal in example of macaddr formatting. Will Mortensen (minor additional copy-editing by me) Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAMpnoC5Y6jiZHSA82FG+e_AqkwMg-i94EYqs1C_9kXXFc3_3Yw@mail.gmail.com --- diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml index a258acfae1b..77c7b17e6a6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml @@ -3863,13 +3863,13 @@ SELECT person.name, holidays.num_weeks FROM person, holidays - IEEE Std 802-2001 specifies the second shown form (with hyphens) + IEEE Standard 802-2001 specifies the second form shown (with hyphens) as the canonical form for MAC addresses, and specifies the first - form (with colons) as the bit-reversed notation, so that - 08-00-2b-01-02-03 = 01:00:4D:08:04:0C. This convention is widely + form (with colons) as used with bit-reversed, MSB-first notation, so that + 08-00-2b-01-02-03 = 10:00:D4:80:40:C0. This convention is widely ignored nowadays, and it is relevant only for obsolete network protocols (such as Token Ring). PostgreSQL makes no provisions - for bit reversal, and all accepted formats use the canonical LSB + for bit reversal; all accepted formats use the canonical LSB order.