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diff --git a/doc/kernel/delay.txt b/doc/kernel/delay.txt
index 15adc55..4b1d22a 100644
--- a/doc/kernel/delay.txt
+++ b/doc/kernel/delay.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Parameters:
<device> <offset> <delay> [<write_device> <write_offset> <write_delay>]
With separate write parameters, the first set is only used for reads.
+Offsets are specified in sectors.
Delays are specified in milliseconds.
Example scripts
@@ -15,12 +16,12 @@ Example scripts
[[
#!/bin/sh
# Create device delaying rw operation for 500ms
-echo "0 `blockdev --getsize $1` delay $1 0 500" | dmsetup create delayed
+echo "0 `blockdev --getsz $1` delay $1 0 500" | dmsetup create delayed
]]
[[
#!/bin/sh
# Create device delaying only write operation for 500ms and
# splitting reads and writes to different devices $1 $2
-echo "0 `blockdev --getsize $1` delay $1 0 0 $2 0 500" | dmsetup create delayed
+echo "0 `blockdev --getsz $1` delay $1 0 0 $2 0 500" | dmsetup create delayed
]]