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Consider io_uring as an alternative to epoll
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Description
io_submit() is not async but it allows batching of syscalls which may or may not be better for a user's usecase.
Should we introduce an IOManager which utilizes it?
Read more here.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked Cloudflare article and comparing io_submit/io_uring with epoll in the context of Trio's async I/O model. The issue names no files or tests; done would require a maintainer-approved decision and a scoped IOManager design or implementation plan.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, python
- Domain
- networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100