---
name: "io_uring_enable_rings"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "liburing"
version: "2.15-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/io_uring_enable_rings"
---

# io\_uring\_enable\_rings(3)

enable a disabled ring

## NAME

io\_uring\_enable\_rings - enable a disabled ring

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <liburing.h>
```

**int io\_uring\_enable\_rings(struct io\_uring \****ring***);**

## DESCRIPTION

The [**io\_uring\_enable\_rings**(3)](/io_uring_enable_rings/3.md) function enables a ring after having created it with the **IORING\_SETUP\_R\_DISABLED** flag to [**io\_uring\_queue\_init**(3)](/io_uring_queue_init/3.md)

It is not possible to submit work to such a ring until this function has been successfully called.

## RETURN VALUE

[**io\_uring\_enable\_rings**(3)](/io_uring_enable_rings/3.md) returns 0 on success. It otherwise returns a negative error code. It does not write to **errno**.

## ERRORS

- **EBADFD**

  The ring was not disabled.

## SEE ALSO

[**io\_uring\_queue\_init**(3)](/io_uring_queue_init/3.md), [**io\_uring\_register**(2)](/io_uring_register/2.md), [**io\_uring\_setup**(2)](/io_uring_setup/2.md)