io_uring_peek_cqe(3)

io_uring_peek_cqe3

Check if an io_uring completion event is available

Usage

#include <liburing.h>

int io_uring_peek_cqe(struct io_uring *ring, struct io_uring_cqe **cqe_ptr);

unsigned io_uring_peek_batch_cqe(struct io_uring *ring, struct io_uring_cqe **cqe_ptrs, unsigned count);

Overview

The io_uring_peek_cqe(3) function returns an IO completion from the queue belonging to the ring param, if one is readily available. On successful return, cqe_ptr param is filled with a valid CQE entry.

This function does not enter the kernel to wait for an event, an event is only returned if it's already available in the CQ ring.

The io_uring_peek_batch_cqe(3) function returns up to count request completions in cqe_ptrs belonging to the ring param, if they are readily available. It will not enter the kernel, unless the CQ ring is in an overflow condition. Upon successful return, cqe_ptrs are filled with the number of events indicated by the return value.

Return value

On success io_uring_peek_cqe(3) returns 0 and the cqe_ptr parameter is filled in. On success io_uring_peek_batch_cqe(3) returns the number of completions filled in. On failure, io_uring_peek_cqe(3) may return -EAGAIN.

Releases

3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 12
  2. 13
  3. Arch

From liburing 2.15-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.