# Linux's IO\_uring Sees Some "Crazy" Patches That Deliver Very Nice Improvements

DevFeed: [Linux's IO\_uring Sees Some "Crazy" Patches That Deliver Very Nice Improvements](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/linux-s-io-uring-sees-some-crazy-patches-that-deliver-very-nice-improvements-12417.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-IO-uring-Crazy-Friday>)

Author: Michael Larabel

Published: 2026-09-11T16:21:33Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/phoronix.md>)

Topics: [io\_uring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/io-uring.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [IO](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/io.md>)

Tags: [desktop-linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop-linux.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [io](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/io.md>), [io-uring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/io-uring.md>), [kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kernel.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [linux-benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-benchmarking.md>), [linux-hardware-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-hardware-benchmarks.md>), [linux-hardware-reviews](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-hardware-reviews.md>), [linux-how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-how-to.md>), [linux-performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-performance.md>), [linux-server-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-server-benchmarks.md>), [open-source-graphics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-graphics.md>), [phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phoronix.md>), [phoronix-test-suite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phoronix-test-suite.md>), [ubuntu-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-benchmarks.md>), [ubuntu-hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-hardware.md>)

## AI overview

Linux io_uring patches proposed by Jens Axboe aim to improve blocking behavior and reduce unnecessary thread wakeups, context switches, and task-work completion overhead. Requests would run inline in blocking mode and offload only when they actually block, while preserving the submitting task's user-visible identity.

## Source excerpt

Linux block subsystem maintainer and IO_uring lead developer Jens Axboe continues to uncover new opportunities for making the wonderful IO_uring framework even more performant within the Linux kernel. For ending out the week he's posted some "crazy" patches delivering some significant gains...