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diff --git a/docs/src/fs.rst b/docs/src/fs.rst index fb27a3b9..e7522d59 100644 --- a/docs/src/fs.rst +++ b/docs/src/fs.rst @@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ otherwise it will be performed asynchronously. All file operations are run on the threadpool. See :ref:`threadpool` for information on the threadpool size. +Starting with libuv v1.45.0, some file operations on Linux are handed off to +`io_uring <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Io_uring>` when possible. Apart from +a (sometimes significant) increase in throughput there should be no change in +observable behavior. Libuv reverts to using its threadpool when the necessary +kernel features are unavailable or unsuitable. + .. note:: On Windows `uv_fs_*` functions use utf-8 encoding. |