- do {
- client->buffer[client->head++] = *event;
- client->head &= client->bufsize - 1;
- } while (client->head == client->tail);
+
+ client->buffer[client->head++] = *event;
+ client->head &= client->bufsize - 1;
+
+ if (unlikely(client->head == client->tail)) {
+ /*
+ * This effectively "drops" all unconsumed events, leaving
+ * EV_SYN/SYN_DROPPED plus the newest event in the queue.
+ */
+ client->tail = (client->head - 2) & (client->bufsize - 1);
+
+ client->buffer[client->tail].time = event->time;
+ client->buffer[client->tail].type = EV_SYN;
+ client->buffer[client->tail].code = SYN_DROPPED;
+ client->buffer[client->tail].value = 0;
+ }
+