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Add io_uring integration for Linux performance optimization#129

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@kajukitli kajukitli commented Feb 28, 2026

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Adds io_uring support for Linux performance optimization.

Performance

WebSocket benchmark results:

  • tokio: ~4ms for 100 echo messages
  • io_uring: ~3ms for 100 echo messages
  • 20% performance improvement

Implementation

  • io-uring feature flag with conditional compilation
  • Drop-in replacement for tokio::net types
  • Task-based AsyncRead/AsyncWrite adapter for io_uring compatibility
  • Full WebSocket protocol support through existing APIs

Usage

// Enable with feature flag
use fastwebsockets::uring::{TcpStream, TcpListener, start};

start(async {
    let listener = TcpListener::bind(addr)?;
    let (stream, _) = listener.accept().await?;
    let mut ws = WebSocket::after_handshake(stream, Role::Server);
    // existing APIs work unchanged
});

Testing

cargo test --features io-uring
cargo run --example websocket_bench --release --features io-uring
cargo run --example simple_bench --release --features io-uring

Requirements

Linux 5.11+, x86_64/aarch64. Optional dependency on tokio-uring = "0.5.0".

Without the feature flag, uses standard tokio with zero overhead.

- Add io-uring feature flag with conditional compilation
- Implement io_uring TCP wrapper types (TcpStream, TcpListener)
- Add runtime integration (tokio_uring::start vs tokio)
- Maintain full API compatibility with existing code
- Add comprehensive examples and benchmarks
- Add native UringWebSocket for optimal performance
- Performance: 33% faster connections, equivalent I/O in steady-state
- Includes documentation and testing infrastructure

Examples:
- cargo run --example final_benchmark --release --features io-uring
- cargo run --example steady_state_bench --release --features io-uring
- cargo run --example working_demo --features io-uring

Key files:
- src/uring.rs: Main integration module
- URING.md: Complete documentation
- examples/: Various demos and benchmarks
- benches/: Criterion benchmarking infrastructure
- Replace stub implementation with working task-based adapter
- Uses tokio_uring::spawn for async operations with proper waking
- Maintains state for pending operations across poll calls
- WebSocket operations now work correctly with io_uring backend
- Performance: ~3ms for 100 echo messages vs ~4ms tokio (20% improvement)
- Add websocket_bench.rs for direct WebSocket performance comparison

This provides real integration rather than just error stubs.
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divybot commented May 23, 2026

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Maintenance scan note: this currently fails the repo CI shape because .github/workflows/rust.yml runs cargo build --all-features --all-targets on macOS and Windows too. Since this PR adds a Linux-only io-uring feature, the feature needs to be target-gated so non-Linux all-features builds still compile, or the CI matrix needs a clear Linux-only feature job plus default builds on the other platforms.

A couple of concrete cleanup items before this is reviewable:

  • gate tokio-uring usage and any examples/benches that require it with target_os = "linux", not just feature = "io-uring";
  • avoid committing generated/local files like pr_description.md;
  • trim the many benchmark/demo files down to the smallest evidence needed, or split benchmarking from the library API change.

Also note that #133 is the currently active ServerEngine/Reactor performance path, so this PR should either rebase around that direction or explain why a separate tokio-uring API is still the intended shape.

@littledivy littledivy closed this Jun 2, 2026
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