1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/notmuch-new.c b/notmuch-new.c
index 3512de72..a569a544 100644
--- a/notmuch-new.c
+++ b/notmuch-new.c
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ handle_sigint (unused (int sig))
 {
     static char msg[] = "Stopping...         \n";
 
-    (void) write(2, msg, sizeof(msg)-1);
+    /* This write is "opportunistic", so it's okay to ignore the
+     * result.  It is not required for correctness, and if it does
+     * fail or produce a short write, we want to get out of the signal
+     * handler as quickly as possible, not retry it. */
+    IGNORE_RESULT (write (2, msg, sizeof(msg)-1));
     interrupted = 1;
 }