man/io_uring_enter.2: add notes about direct open/accept
Add a few lines describing openat/openat2/accept bypassing normal file
tables and installing files right into the fixed file table.
Link:
@@ -511,6 +511,22 @@ field. See also
.BR accept4(2)
for the general description of the related system call. Available since 5.5.
+If the
+.I file_index
+field is set to a positive number, the file won't be installed into the
+normal file table as usual but will be placed into the fixed file table at index
+.I file_index - 1.
+In this case, instead of returning a file descriptor, the result will contain
+either 0 on success or an error. If there is already a file registered at this
+index, the request will fail with
+.B -EBADF.
+Only io_uring has access to such files and no other syscall can use them. See
+.B IOSQE_FIXED_FILE
+and
+.B IORING_REGISTER_FILES.
+
+Available since 5.15.
+
.TP
.B IORING_OP_ASYNC_CANCEL
Attempt to cancel an already issued request.
@@ -634,6 +650,22 @@ is access mode of the file. See also
.BR openat(2)
for the general description of the related system call. Available since 5.6.
+If the
+.I file_index
+field is set to a positive number, the file won't be installed into the
+normal file table as usual but will be placed into the fixed file table at index
+.I file_index - 1.
+In this case, instead of returning a file descriptor, the result will contain
+either 0 on success or an error. If there is already a file registered at this
+index, the request will fail with
+.B -EBADF.
+Only io_uring has access to such files and no other syscall can use them. See
+.B IOSQE_FIXED_FILE
+and
+.B IORING_REGISTER_FILES.
+
+Available since 5.15.
+
.TP
.B IORING_OP_OPENAT2
Issue the equivalent of a
@@ -654,6 +686,22 @@ should be set to the address of the open_how structure. See also
.BR openat2(2)
for the general description of the related system call. Available since 5.6.
+If the
+.I file_index
+field is set to a positive number, the file won't be installed into the
+normal file table as usual but will be placed into the fixed file table at index
+.I file_index - 1.
+In this case, instead of returning a file descriptor, the result will contain
+either 0 on success or an error. If there is already a file registered at this
+index, the request will fail with
+.B -EBADF.
+Only io_uring has access to such files and no other syscall can use them. See
+.B IOSQE_FIXED_FILE
+and
+.B IORING_REGISTER_FILES.
+
+Available since 5.15.
+
.TP
.B IORING_OP_CLOSE
Issue the equivalent of a
