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In this tutorial, you'll learn about How to Fix io_uring vs epoll Errors. We cover key concepts, practical examples, and best practices.

Fix io_uring vs epoll errors when epoll for high-frequency I/O causes more syscalls than io_uring.

Quick Fix

Wrong

import selectors, os
sel=selectors.DefaultSelector()  # likely epoll
for _ in range(10000):
    sel.register(...)  # modifies epoll fd => epoll_ctl syscall each time!

epoll_ctl per fd modification is a syscall. For 10000 fds = 10000 syscalls.

import os
# io_uring batches operations:
# One io_uring_submit() can submit multiple SQEs (accept, read, write, open, etc)
# For batch operations, io_uring uses 1 syscall for N operations vs epoll's N syscalls
from io_uring import IoUring, IORingOp
# Batch register 10000 fds:
ring=IoUring(32)  # submission queue depth
sqe=ring.get_sqe()
sqe.prep_accept(listen_fd, ...)  # queued
sqe=ring.get_sqe()
sqe.prep_read(fd, buf, 4096, 0)  # queued
ring.submit()  # 1 syscall for both operations
# For fd registration batch:
# io_uring_register(IORING_REGISTER_FILES) registers many fds in 1 syscall
io_uring batches I/O operations. 1 submit syscall for N operations vs epoll's N syscalls.

Prevention

io_uring reduces syscalls by batching. epoll can't batch registrations.

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FAQ

What is io_uring?

Linux 5.1+ async I/O. Submission queue (SQ) and completion queue (CQ).

vs epoll?

epoll: 1 syscall per event (epoll_ctl for add/mod/del). io_uring: batch in SQ.

When io_uring?

High-performance servers, storage engines. Frequent batch I/O operations.

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