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What is the role of Waker in Rust async execution?
Updated May 24, 2026
Short answer
Waker notifies the executor that a future is ready to be polled again.
Deep explanation
Waker is part of the Future context. When an async task cannot proceed, it registers a Waker with an I/O or timer system. Once the event is ready, the Waker signals the executor to re-poll the task.
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