ocaml / ocaml/dune

Investigate using Io_uring on Linux

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Description

Dune could benefit a lot from a more efficient syscall interface. In particular, sandbox creation could probably be sped up a lot.

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Research direction

The issue names no file, test, or entry point; begin by locating Dune's sandbox-creation path and reviewing Linux's io_uring interface. Done would require a scoped implementation and evidence that sandbox creation is faster, but the issue does not define benchmarks or acceptance criteria.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
linux, ocaml
Domain
build-system, operating-systems, performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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