Index: lib/libc/sys/aio_fsync.2
===================================================================
--- lib/libc/sys/aio_fsync.2
+++ lib/libc/sys/aio_fsync.2
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@
 The asynchronous notification method in
 .Fa iocb->aio_sigevent.sigev_notify
 is invalid or not supported.
-.It Bq Er ENOSYS
-The
-.Fn aio_fsync
-system call is not supported.
+.It Bq Er EOPNOTSUPP
+Asynchronous file synchronization operations on the file descriptor
+.Fa iocb->aio_fildes
+are unsafe and unsafe asynchronous I/O operations are disabled.
 .It Bq Er EINVAL
 A value of the
 .Fa op
Index: lib/libc/sys/aio_mlock.2
===================================================================
--- lib/libc/sys/aio_mlock.2
+++ lib/libc/sys/aio_mlock.2
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@
 The asynchronous notification method in
 .Fa iocb->aio_sigevent.sigev_notify
 is invalid or not supported.
-.It Bq Er ENOSYS
-The
-.Fn aio_mlock
-system call is not supported.
 .El
 .Pp
 If the request is successfully enqueued, but subsequently cancelled
Index: lib/libc/sys/aio_read.2
===================================================================
--- lib/libc/sys/aio_read.2
+++ lib/libc/sys/aio_read.2
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@
 The asynchronous notification method in
 .Fa iocb->aio_sigevent.sigev_notify
 is invalid or not supported.
-.It Bq Er ENOSYS
-The
-.Fn aio_read
-system call is not supported.
+.It Bq Er EOPNOTSUPP
+Asynchronous read operations on the file descriptor
+.Fa iocb->aio_fildes
+are unsafe and unsafe asynchronous I/O operations are disabled.
 .El
 .Pp
 The following conditions may be synchronously detected when the
Index: lib/libc/sys/aio_write.2
===================================================================
--- lib/libc/sys/aio_write.2
+++ lib/libc/sys/aio_write.2
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@
 The asynchronous notification method in
 .Fa iocb->aio_sigevent.sigev_notify
 is invalid or not supported.
-.It Bq Er ENOSYS
-The
-.Fn aio_write
-system call is not supported.
+.It Bq Er EOPNOTSUPP
+Asynchronous write operations on the file descriptor
+.Fa iocb->aio_fildes
+are unsafe and unsafe asynchronous I/O operations are disabled.
 .El
 .Pp
 The following conditions may be synchronously detected when the
Index: share/man/man4/aio.4
===================================================================
--- share/man/man4/aio.4
+++ share/man/man4/aio.4
@@ -37,17 +37,25 @@
 The
 .Nm
 facility provides system calls for asynchronous I/O.
-However, asynchronous I/O operations are only enabled for certain file
-types by default.
-Asynchronous I/O operations for other file types may block an AIO daemon
-indefinitely resulting in process and/or system hangs.
-Asynchronous I/O operations can be enabled for all file types by setting
+Asynchronous I/O operations are not completed synchronously by the
+calling thread.
+Instead, the calling thread invokes one system call to request an
+asynchronous I/O operation.
+The status of a completed request is retrieved later via a separate
+system call.
+.Pp
+Asynchronous I/O operations on some file descriptor types may block an
+AIO daemon indefinitely resulting in process and/or system hangs.
+Operations on these file descriptor types are considered
+.Dq unsafe
+and disabled by default.
+They can be enabled by setting
 the
 .Va vfs.aio.enable_unsafe
 sysctl node to a non-zero value.
 .Pp
 Asynchronous I/O operations on sockets and raw disk devices do not block
-indefinitely and are enabled by default.
+indefinitely and are always enabled.
 .Pp
 The
 .Nm
Index: sys/kern/vfs_aio.c
===================================================================
--- sys/kern/vfs_aio.c
+++ sys/kern/vfs_aio.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 #include <sys/sysent.h>
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#include <sys/syslog.h>
 #include <sys/sx.h>
 #include <sys/taskqueue.h>
 #include <sys/vnode.h>
@@ -110,6 +111,11 @@
 SYSCTL_INT(_vfs_aio, OID_AUTO, enable_unsafe, CTLFLAG_RW, &enable_aio_unsafe, 0,
     "Permit asynchronous IO on all file types, not just known-safe types");
 
+static unsigned int unsafe_warningcnt = 1;
+SYSCTL_UINT(_vfs_aio, OID_AUTO, unsafe_warningcnt, CTLFLAG_RW,
+    &unsafe_warningcnt, 0,
+    "Warnings that will be triggered upon failed IO requests on unsafe files");
+
 static int max_aio_procs = MAX_AIO_PROCS;
 SYSCTL_INT(_vfs_aio, OID_AUTO, max_aio_procs, CTLFLAG_RW, &max_aio_procs, 0,
     "Maximum number of kernel processes to use for handling async IO ");
@@ -1685,8 +1691,16 @@
 		goto done;
 #endif
 queueit:
-	if (!enable_aio_unsafe)
+	if (!enable_aio_unsafe) {
+		if (unsafe_warningcnt > 0) {
+			unsafe_warningcnt--;
+			log(LOG_INFO,
+		    "pid %d (%s) is attempting to use unsafe AIO requests%s\n",
+			    curproc->p_pid, curproc->p_comm,
+			    unsafe_warningcnt ? "" : " - not logging anymore");
+		}
 		return (EOPNOTSUPP);
+	}
 
 	if (opcode == LIO_SYNC) {
 		AIO_LOCK(ki);