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Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote:
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> So I could see how having a async open could introduce a lot of hair into
> the mix depending on how you do it.

Linux io_uring, for example.

I would be interested if anyone has a historical perspective on its design :-)

Tony.
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