I just today realized io_uring is meant to be read as "I.O.U. Ring" which perfectly describes how it works.

If it was meant to be read that way, it should have been named iou_ring.

cpburns2009 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Are you sure it's not I.O. µ (micro) ring?

	▲	vulcan01 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		The u is for userspace.

checker659 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I/O Userspace Ring (ring buffers)