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How would you design a production-grade Rust async executor (Tokio-like) from first principles?
Updated May 24, 2026
Short answer
A production executor requires a task queue, reactor (I/O driver), worker threads, and a Waker-based notification system.
Deep explanation
The executor maintains runnable futures in a work-stealing queue. Worker threads poll tasks. The reactor listens to OS events (epoll/kqueue/IOCP). When I/O completes, it triggers Waker to re-enqueue tasks. The design must avoid contention, ensure fairness, and minimize wake-up overhead.
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