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This PR clarifies the documentation for tokio::io::AsyncWrite by correcting
several inaccurate statements, improving terminology around asynchronous
behavior, and better directing users to AsyncWriteExt for ergonomic usage.

Fixed #7298

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@ADD-SP ADD-SP added T-docs Topic: documentation A-tokio Area: The main tokio crate M-io Module: tokio/io labels Feb 3, 2026
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Thanks.

@Darksonn Darksonn merged commit f61374f into tokio-rs:master Feb 3, 2026
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This PR contains the following updates:

| Package | Type | Update | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| [tokio](https://tokio.rs) ([source](https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio)) | dependencies | minor | `1.49.0` → `1.50.0` |

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### Release Notes

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<summary>tokio-rs/tokio (tokio)</summary>

### [`v1.50.0`](https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/releases/tag/tokio-1.50.0): Tokio v1.50.0

[Compare Source](tokio-rs/tokio@tokio-1.49.0...tokio-1.50.0)

### 1.50.0 (Mar 3rd, 2026)

##### Added

- net: add `TcpStream::set_zero_linger` ([#&#8203;7837])
- rt: add `is_rt_shutdown_err` ([#&#8203;7771])

##### Changed

- io: add optimizer hint that `memchr` returns in-bounds pointer ([#&#8203;7792])
- io: implement vectored writes for `write_buf` ([#&#8203;7871])
- runtime: panic when `event_interval` is set to 0 ([#&#8203;7838])
- runtime: shorten default thread name to fit in Linux limit ([#&#8203;7880])
- signal: remember the result of `SetConsoleCtrlHandler` ([#&#8203;7833])
- signal: specialize windows `Registry` ([#&#8203;7885])

##### Fixed

- io: always cleanup `AsyncFd` registration list on deregister ([#&#8203;7773])
- macros: remove (most) local `use` declarations in `tokio::select!` ([#&#8203;7929])
- net: fix `GET_BUF_SIZE` constant for `target_os = "android"` ([#&#8203;7889])
- runtime: avoid redundant unpark in current\_thread scheduler ([#&#8203;7834])
- runtime: don't park in `current_thread` if `before_park` defers waker ([#&#8203;7835])
- io: fix write readiness on ESP32 on short writes ([#&#8203;7872])
- runtime: wake deferred tasks before entering `block_in_place` ([#&#8203;7879])
- sync: drop rx waker when oneshot receiver is dropped ([#&#8203;7886])
- runtime: fix double increment of `num_idle_threads` on shutdown ([#&#8203;7910], [#&#8203;7918], [#&#8203;7922])

##### Unstable

- fs: check for io-uring opcode support ([#&#8203;7815])
- runtime: avoid lock acquisition after uring init ([#&#8203;7850])

##### Documented

- docs: update outdated unstable features section ([#&#8203;7839])
- io: clarify the behavior of `AsyncWriteExt::shutdown()` ([#&#8203;7908])
- io: explain how to flush stdout/stderr ([#&#8203;7904])
- io: fix incorrect and confusing `AsyncWrite` documentation ([#&#8203;7875])
- rt: clarify the documentation of `Runtime::spawn` ([#&#8203;7803])
- rt: fix missing quotation in docs ([#&#8203;7925])
- runtime: correct the default thread name in docs ([#&#8203;7896])
- runtime: fix `event_interval` doc ([#&#8203;7932])
- sync: clarify RwLock fairness documentation ([#&#8203;7919])
- sync: clarify that `recv` returns `None` once closed and no more messages ([#&#8203;7920])
- task: clarify when to use `spawn_blocking` vs dedicated threads ([#&#8203;7923])
- task: doc that task drops before `JoinHandle` completion ([#&#8203;7825])
- signal: guarantee that listeners never return `None` ([#&#8203;7869])
- task: fix task module feature flags in docs ([#&#8203;7891])
- task: fix two typos ([#&#8203;7913])
- task: improve the docs of `Builder::spawn_local` ([#&#8203;7828])
- time: add docs about auto-advance and when to use sleep ([#&#8203;7858])
- util: fix typo in docs ([#&#8203;7926])

[#&#8203;7771]: tokio-rs/tokio#7771

[#&#8203;7773]: tokio-rs/tokio#7773

[#&#8203;7792]: tokio-rs/tokio#7792

[#&#8203;7803]: tokio-rs/tokio#7803

[#&#8203;7815]: tokio-rs/tokio#7815

[#&#8203;7825]: tokio-rs/tokio#7825

[#&#8203;7828]: tokio-rs/tokio#7828

[#&#8203;7833]: tokio-rs/tokio#7833

[#&#8203;7834]: tokio-rs/tokio#7834

[#&#8203;7835]: tokio-rs/tokio#7835

[#&#8203;7837]: tokio-rs/tokio#7837

[#&#8203;7838]: tokio-rs/tokio#7838

[#&#8203;7839]: tokio-rs/tokio#7839

[#&#8203;7850]: tokio-rs/tokio#7850

[#&#8203;7858]: tokio-rs/tokio#7858

[#&#8203;7869]: tokio-rs/tokio#7869

[#&#8203;7871]: tokio-rs/tokio#7871

[#&#8203;7872]: tokio-rs/tokio#7872

[#&#8203;7875]: tokio-rs/tokio#7875

[#&#8203;7879]: tokio-rs/tokio#7879

[#&#8203;7880]: tokio-rs/tokio#7880

[#&#8203;7885]: tokio-rs/tokio#7885

[#&#8203;7886]: tokio-rs/tokio#7886

[#&#8203;7889]: tokio-rs/tokio#7889

[#&#8203;7891]: tokio-rs/tokio#7891

[#&#8203;7896]: tokio-rs/tokio#7896

[#&#8203;7904]: tokio-rs/tokio#7904

[#&#8203;7908]: tokio-rs/tokio#7908

[#&#8203;7910]: tokio-rs/tokio#7910

[#&#8203;7913]: tokio-rs/tokio#7913

[#&#8203;7918]: tokio-rs/tokio#7918

[#&#8203;7919]: tokio-rs/tokio#7919

[#&#8203;7920]: tokio-rs/tokio#7920

[#&#8203;7922]: tokio-rs/tokio#7922

[#&#8203;7923]: tokio-rs/tokio#7923

[#&#8203;7925]: tokio-rs/tokio#7925

[#&#8203;7926]: tokio-rs/tokio#7926

[#&#8203;7929]: tokio-rs/tokio#7929

[#&#8203;7932]: tokio-rs/tokio#7932

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