event_pipe: added event_pipe_emit_fast()

src/event_pipe.c

@@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ void event_pipe_emit(enum pipe_event event)
 		g_error("error writing to pipe: %s", strerror(errno));
 }
 
+void event_pipe_emit_fast(enum pipe_event event)
+{
+	assert((unsigned)event < PIPE_EVENT_MAX);
+
+	pipe_events[event] = true;
+	write(event_pipe[1], "", 1);
+}
+
 void event_pipe_signal(void)
 {
 	event_pipe_emit(PIPE_EVENT_SIGNAL);

src/event_pipe.h

@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ event_pipe_register(enum pipe_event event, event_pipe_callback_t callback);
 
 void event_pipe_emit(enum pipe_event event);
 
+/**
+ * Similar to event_pipe_emit(), but aimed for use in signal handlers:
+ * it doesn't lock the mutex, and doesn't log on error.  That makes it
+ * potentially lossy, but for its intended use, that does not matter.
+ */
+void event_pipe_emit_fast(enum pipe_event event);
+
 void event_pipe_signal(void);
 
 void event_pipe_wait(void);