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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] open/accept directly into io_uring fixed file
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To:     Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@gmail.com>, io-uring@vger.kernel.org,
        Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
Cc:     "David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
        netdev@vger.kernel.org, Stefan Metzmacher <metze@samba.org>
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From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
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Date:   Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:00:12 -0600
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On 8/25/21 5:25 AM, Pavel Begunkov wrote:
> Add an optional feature to open/accept directly into io_uring's fixed
> file table bypassing the normal file table. Same behaviour if as the
> snippet below, but in one operation:
> 
> sqe = io_uring_[open|accept]_prep();
> io_uring_submit(sqe);
> // ... once we get a CQE back
> io_uring_register_files_update(uring_idx, (fd = cqe->res));
> close((fd = cqe->res));
> 
> The idea is old, and was brough up and implemented a year ago by
> Josh Triplett, though haven't sought the light.
> 
> The behaviour is controlled by setting sqe->file_index, where 0 implies
> the old behaviour using normal file tables. If non-zero value is
> specified, then it will behave as described and place the file into a
> fixed file slot sqe->file_index - 1. A file table should be already
> created, the slot should be valid and empty, otherwise the operation
> will fail.
> 
> note: IOSQE_FIXED_FILE can't be used as a mode switch, because accept
> takes a file, and it already uses the flag with a different meaning.

Updated the tree and picked you davem's ack as well.

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Jens Axboe