STREAMS
<operating system> A collection of system calls, kernel resources, and
kernel utility routines that can create, use, and dismantle a stream. A "stream
head" provides the interface between the stream and the user processes. Its
principal function is to process STREAMS-related user system calls. A "stream
module" processes data that travel bewteen the stream head and driver. The
"stream end" provides the services of an external input/output device or an
internal software driver. The internal software driver is commonly called a
pseudo-device driver.
The STREAMS concept has been formalised in Unix System V. For example, SVR4
implements sockets and pipes using STREAMS, resulting in pipe(2) openning
bidirectional pipes.
[IBM AIX 3.2 Communication Programming Concepts, SC23-2206-03].
(1999-06-29)
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