vfs_aio_fork - implement async I/O in Samba vfs

       The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
       by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.

Samba 4.22.3-Ubuntu-4.22.3+dfs                     07/21/2025                                    VFS_AIO_FORK(8)

       This VFS module is part of the samba(7) suite.

       The aio_fork VFS module enables async I/O for Samba on platforms where the system level Posix AIO
       interface is insufficient. Posix AIO can suffer from severe limitations. For example, on some Linux
       versions the real-time signals that it uses are broken under heavy load. Other systems only allow AIO
       when special kernel modules are loaded or only allow a certain system-wide amount of async requests being
       scheduled. Systems based on glibc (most Linux systems) only allow a single outstanding request per file
       descriptor.

       To work around all these limitations, the aio_fork module was written. It uses forked helper processes
       instead of the internal Posix AIO interface to create asynchronousity for read and write calls. It has no
       parameters, it will create helper processes when async requests come in as needed. Idle helper processes
       will be removed every 30 seconds.

       This module is stackable.

       Straight forward use:

                   [cooldata]path=/data/icevfsobjects=aio_fork

       vfs_aio_fork - implement async I/O in Samba vfs

       vfs objects = aio_fork

       This man page is part of version 4.22.3-Ubuntu-4.22.3+dfsg-4ubuntu1 of the Samba suite.