--- linux-2.6.5-7.97ZP2/fs/relayfs/relay.c.old	2005-02-02 18:43:24.918844376 +1100
+++ linux-2.6.5-7.97ZP2/fs/relayfs/relay.c	2005-02-02 18:44:33.725384192 +1100
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
 	struct rchan *rchan = (struct rchan *)private;
 
 	relayfs_remove_file(rchan->dentry);
+	kfree(rchan);
 }
  
 
@@ -212,12 +213,10 @@
 		goto exit;
 
 	rchan_free_id(rchan->id);
+	clear_readers(rchan);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&rchan->work, remove_rchan_file, rchan);
 	schedule_delayed_work(&rchan->work, 1);
-
-	clear_readers(rchan);
-	kfree(rchan);
 exit:
 	return err;
 }