3 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/unix/internal.h b/src/unix/internal.h
index a8ff3909..8055730a 100644
--- a/src/unix/internal.h
+++ b/src/unix/internal.h
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ typedef struct uv__stream_queued_fds_s uv__stream_queued_fds_t;
 /* loop flags */
 enum {
   UV_LOOP_BLOCK_SIGPROF = 0x1,
-  UV_LOOP_REAP_CHILDREN = 0x2
+  UV_LOOP_REAP_CHILDREN = 0x2,
+  UV_LOOP_ENABLE_IO_URING_SQPOLL = 0x4
 };
 
 /* flags of excluding ifaddr */
diff --git a/src/unix/linux.c b/src/unix/linux.c
index ad07430e..a5f74e89 100644
--- a/src/unix/linux.c
+++ b/src/unix/linux.c
@@ -761,6 +761,14 @@ static struct uv__io_uring_sqe* uv__iou_get_sqe(struct uv__iou* iou,
    * initialization failed. Anything else is a valid ring file descriptor.
    */
   if (iou->ringfd == -2) {
+    /* By default, the SQPOLL is not created. Enable only if the loop is
+     * configured with UV_LOOP_USE_IO_URING_SQPOLL.
+     */
+    if ((loop->flags & UV_LOOP_ENABLE_IO_URING_SQPOLL) == 0) {
+      iou->ringfd = -1;
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
     uv__iou_init(loop->backend_fd, iou, 64, UV__IORING_SETUP_SQPOLL);
     if (iou->ringfd == -2)
       iou->ringfd = -1;  /* "failed" */
diff --git a/src/unix/loop.c b/src/unix/loop.c
index a9468e8e..179ee999 100644
--- a/src/unix/loop.c
+++ b/src/unix/loop.c
@@ -217,6 +217,14 @@ int uv__loop_configure(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_loop_option option, va_list ap) {
     return 0;
   }
 
+#if defined(__linux__)
+  if (option == UV_LOOP_USE_IO_URING_SQPOLL) {
+    loop->flags |= UV_LOOP_ENABLE_IO_URING_SQPOLL;
+    return 0;
+  }
+#endif
+
+
   if (option != UV_LOOP_BLOCK_SIGNAL)
     return UV_ENOSYS;