io_uring_ring_dontfork(3) — Linux manual page

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON

io_uring_ring_dontfork(3)    liburing Manual    io_uring_ring_dontfork(3)

NAME         top

       io_uring_ring_dontfork - prevent ring memory from being shared
       after fork

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <liburing.h>

       int io_uring_ring_dontfork(struct io_uring *ring);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The io_uring_ring_dontfork(3) function ensures that the mmap'ed
       rings for the io_uring instance ring are not available to a child
       process after a fork(2).

       This function uses madvise(2) with MADV_DONTFORK on the mmap'ed
       ranges to prevent them from being shared with child processes.
       This is useful when the parent wants exclusive access to the ring
       and doesn't want the child to be able to access or interfere with
       it.

RETURN VALUE         top

       Returns 0 on success. On error, a negative errno value is
       returned.

SEE ALSO         top

       io_uring_queue_init(3), madvise(2), fork(2)

COLOPHON         top

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