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refactor: use _MiB consistently for Mebibyte conversions

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Authored by Lőrinc

100/100 · Strong
refactor: use _MiB consistently for Mebibyte conversions

Replace hard-coded MiB byte conversions (e.g. `1024*1024`, `1<<20`, `1048576`) with the existing `_MiB` literal to improve readability and avoid repeating constants.
In the few spots where arithmetic involves signed values, the result is identical to the previous code assuming those quantities never turn negative.

Also switch to brace init on every declaration assigned from `_MiB`/`_GiB` literals so a future oversized value (e.g. `unsigned int x{4096_MiB}`) becomes a compile error through the C++11 narrowing check instead of silently truncating.

Extend unit tests to cover the 32-bit `size_t` overflow boundary and to assert equivalence for integer and floating-point conversions.

Co-authored-by: MarcoFalke <*~=`'#}+{/-|&$^_@721217.xyz>
Co-authored-by: w0xlt <94266259+w0xlt@users.noreply.github.com>
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This is a code cleanup change that replaces scattered hard-coded byte counts like 1024*1024 with a single named helper, _MiB, and adds unit tests for it. It does not change any user-visible behavior or fix a known security bug. The main safety benefit is making future accidental mistakes (for example, writing the wrong number of zeros) less likely and turning some oversized-value mistakes into compile-time errors.

Recommended action

No security response needed. Treat as normal code-quality refactor. Reviewers may optionally verify that no arithmetic expression changed its result type in a way that affects comparisons or divisions, and that brace-initialization did not introduce unintended narrowing errors on supported platforms.

Security signals we found

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Refactoring only: no functional change in byte values or logic

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Brace-init narrowing guard added for values derived from _MiB/_GiB literals

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Unit tests extended for overflow boundary of 32-bit size_t

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No bug fix, CVE, or exploit path described in commit message

Risk score

Why this scored 20/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 1/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 3/15
Confidence 9/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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