Reload blocking mode independently of incoming queries

src/database/database-thread.c

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "aliasclients.h"
 // Eventqueue routines
 #include "../events.h"
+// check_blocking_status()
+#include "../setupVars.h"
 
 #define DBOPEN_OR_AGAIN() { db = dbopen(false); if(db == NULL) { thread_sleepms(DB, 5000); continue; } }
 #define BREAK_IF_KILLED() { if(killed) break; }
@@ -116,8 +118,14 @@ void *DB_thread(void *val)
 
 		BREAK_IF_KILLED();
 
-		// Sleep 1 sec
-		thread_sleepms(DB, 1000);
+		// Inspect setupVars.conf to see if Pi-hole blocking is enabled
+		if(get_and_clear_event(RELOAD_BLOCKINGSTATUS))
+			check_blocking_status();
+
+		BREAK_IF_KILLED();
+
+		// Sleep 0.1 sec
+		thread_sleepms(DB, 100);
 	}
 
 	logg("Terminating database thread");

src/dnsmasq_interface.c

@@ -1230,12 +1230,6 @@ static bool special_domain(const queriesData *query, const char *domain)
 
 static bool _FTL_check_blocking(int queryID, int domainID, int clientID, const char* file, const int line)
 {
-	if(get_and_clear_event(RELOAD_BLOCKINGMODE))
-	{
-		// Inspect setupVars.conf to see if Pi-hole blocking is enabled
-		check_blocking_status();
-	}
-
 	// Only check blocking conditions when global blocking is enabled
 	if(blockingstatus == BLOCKING_DISABLED)
 	{
@@ -1773,9 +1767,9 @@ void FTL_dnsmasq_reload(void)
 	logg("Reloading DNS cache");
 	lock_shm();
 
-	// Request reload the privacy level and blocking mode
+	// Request reload the privacy level and blocking status
 	set_event(RELOAD_PRIVACY_LEVEL);
-	set_event(RELOAD_BLOCKINGMODE);
+	set_event(RELOAD_BLOCKINGSTATUS);
 
 	// Reread pihole-FTL.conf to see which blocking mode the user wants to use
 	// It is possible to change the blocking mode here as we anyhow clear the

src/enums.h

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ enum events {
 	RERESOLVE_HOSTNAMES_FORCE,
 	REIMPORT_ALIASCLIENTS,
 	PARSE_NEIGHBOR_CACHE,
-	RELOAD_BLOCKINGMODE,
+	RELOAD_BLOCKINGSTATUS,
 	EVENTS_MAX
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 

src/events.c

@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ static const char *eventtext(const enum events event)
 			return "PARSE_NEIGHBOR_CACHE";
 		case RESOLVE_NEW_HOSTNAMES:
 			return "RESOLVE_NEW_HOSTNAMES";
-		case RELOAD_BLOCKINGMODE:
-			return "RELOAD_BLOCKINGMODE";
+		case RELOAD_BLOCKINGSTATUS:
+			return "RELOAD_BLOCKINGSTATUS";
 		case EVENTS_MAX: // fall through
 		default:
 			return "UNKNOWN";

src/signals.c

@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ static void SIGRT_handler(int signum, siginfo_t *si, void *unused)
 		// Reload the privacy level in case the user changed it
 		set_event(RELOAD_PRIVACY_LEVEL);
 
-		// Reload blocking mode
-		set_event(RELOAD_BLOCKINGMODE);
+		// Reload blocking status
+		set_event(RELOAD_BLOCKINGSTATUS);
 	}
 	else if(rtsig == 2)
 	{