Zero-copy in Go: sendfile, splice, and the cost of io.Copy

Software Development, Performance Engineering(segflow.github.io)view on HackerNews
sendfilesplicezero-copyio.CopyGoperformance optimization

Author: mrngm

Date: 7/5/2026

Article Summary:
The article discusses the benefits of using the sendfile and splice system calls in Go to optimize file transfer performance by reducing the number of syscalls and CPU usage.