diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
index 4492608b7d7f..458d359f5991 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ static void sugov_update_single_freq(struct update_util_data *hook, u64 time,
 	 * Except when the rq is capped by uclamp_max.
 	 */
 	if (!uclamp_rq_is_capped(cpu_rq(sg_cpu->cpu)) &&
-	    sugov_cpu_is_busy(sg_cpu) && next_f < sg_policy->next_freq) {
+	    sugov_cpu_is_busy(sg_cpu) && next_f < sg_policy->next_freq &&
+	    !sg_policy->need_freq_update) {
 		next_f = sg_policy->next_freq;
 
 		/* Restore cached freq as next_freq has changed */
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index cb225921bbca..ef7490c4b8b4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -664,6 +664,10 @@ void avg_vruntime_update(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, s64 delta)
 	cfs_rq->avg_vruntime -= cfs_rq->avg_load * delta;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Specifically: avg_runtime() + 0 must result in entity_eligible() := true
+ * For this to be so, the result of this function must have a left bias.
+ */
 u64 avg_vruntime(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 {
 	struct sched_entity *curr = cfs_rq->curr;
@@ -677,8 +681,12 @@ u64 avg_vruntime(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 		load += weight;
 	}
 
-	if (load)
+	if (load) {
+		/* sign flips effective floor / ceil */
+		if (avg < 0)
+			avg -= (load - 1);
 		avg = div_s64(avg, load);
+	}
 
 	return cfs_rq->min_vruntime + avg;
 }
@@ -4919,10 +4927,12 @@ static inline void update_misfit_status(struct task_struct *p, struct rq *rq) {}
 static void
 place_entity(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se, int flags)
 {
-	u64 vslice = calc_delta_fair(se->slice, se);
-	u64 vruntime = avg_vruntime(cfs_rq);
+	u64 vslice, vruntime = avg_vruntime(cfs_rq);
 	s64 lag = 0;
 
+	se->slice = sysctl_sched_base_slice;
+	vslice = calc_delta_fair(se->slice, se);
+
 	/*
 	 * Due to how V is constructed as the weighted average of entities,
 	 * adding tasks with positive lag, or removing tasks with negative lag