TechLobstersabout 2 hours ago
io_uring RFC swaps thread identities to avoid blocking
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Jens Axboe posted an RFC patch set on September 17, 2026 that lets io_uring exchange thread identities when an operation blocks, avoiding worker-thread handoffs for non-blocking cases. An fsync benchmark on tmpfs showed nearly 700% improvement.
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