1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/sched/sch_sfq.c b/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
index 60d47180f043..02a21abea65e 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
@@ -469,11 +469,15 @@ enqueue:
         if (slot->qlen == 1) {          /* The flow is new */
                 if (q->tail == NULL) {  /* It is the first flow */
                         slot->next = x;
-                        q->tail = slot;
                 } else {
                         slot->next = q->tail->next;
                         q->tail->next = x;
                 }
+                /* We put this flow at the end of our flow list.
+                 * This might sound unfair for a new flow to wait after old ones,
+                 * but we could endup servicing new flows only, and freeze old ones.
+                 */
+                q->tail = slot;
                 /* We could use a bigger initial quantum for new flows */
                 slot->allot = q->scaled_quantum;
         }