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Re:Descriptorless Files for Io_uring by the_mitsuhiko on Friday July 30, 2021 @04:11AM (#28005654)
It’s a ring buffer. Not sure what the u is. Micro?
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Re:Descriptorless Files for Io_uring by yxhuvud on Friday July 30, 2021 @09:39AM (#28007812)
No, it is two ring buffers, with the kernel in between moving requests from one side to the other. My guess is that the name describes the shape.
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Re:Descriptorless Files for Io_uring by gpderetta on Friday July 30, 2021 @04:39AM (#28005810)
userspace?
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