io_uring doesn't mean async though. You can also use it for blocking batch execution of syscalls. E.g. when you need to stat hundreds of files or wait for sever

io_uring doesn't mean async though. You can also use it for blocking batch execution of syscalls. E.g. when you need to stat hundreds of files or wait for several child processes at once. So with some batch-oriented convenience wrappers it can help threaded code too.