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How would you design a full production-grade Rust async runtime with executor, reactor, and scheduler separation?

Updated May 24, 2026

Short answer

A full runtime splits into executor (task scheduling), reactor (I/O events), and scheduler (thread balancing).

Deep explanation

The executor manages ready tasks via queues, the reactor interfaces with OS event systems (epoll/kqueue/IOCP), and the scheduler distributes tasks across worker threads. Waker bridges reactor → executor communication. This separation ensures scalability and avoids blocking.

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