local_irq_save(flags);
        sd = &__get_cpu_var(softnet_data);
-       q->next_sched = sd->output_queue;
-       sd->output_queue = q;
+       q->next_sched = NULL;
+       *sd->output_queue_tailp = q;
+       sd->output_queue_tailp = &q->next_sched;
        raise_softirq_irqoff(NET_TX_SOFTIRQ);
        local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
                local_irq_disable();
                head = sd->output_queue;
                sd->output_queue = NULL;
+               sd->output_queue_tailp = &sd->output_queue;
                local_irq_enable();
 
                while (head) {
                            void *ocpu)
 {
        struct sk_buff **list_skb;
-       struct Qdisc **list_net;
        struct sk_buff *skb;
        unsigned int cpu, oldcpu = (unsigned long)ocpu;
        struct softnet_data *sd, *oldsd;
        *list_skb = oldsd->completion_queue;
        oldsd->completion_queue = NULL;
 
-       /* Find end of our output_queue. */
-       list_net = &sd->output_queue;
-       while (*list_net)
-               list_net = &(*list_net)->next_sched;
        /* Append output queue from offline CPU. */
-       *list_net = oldsd->output_queue;
-       oldsd->output_queue = NULL;
+       if (oldsd->output_queue) {
+               *sd->output_queue_tailp = oldsd->output_queue;
+               sd->output_queue_tailp = oldsd->output_queue_tailp;
+               oldsd->output_queue = NULL;
+               oldsd->output_queue_tailp = &oldsd->output_queue;
+       }
 
        raise_softirq_irqoff(NET_TX_SOFTIRQ);
        local_irq_enable();
                skb_queue_head_init(&sd->input_pkt_queue);
                sd->completion_queue = NULL;
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sd->poll_list);
-
+               sd->output_queue = NULL;
+               sd->output_queue_tailp = &sd->output_queue;
 #ifdef CONFIG_RPS
                sd->csd.func = rps_trigger_softirq;
                sd->csd.info = sd;