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Expand TOC  Preface

Part I Application Programming Interface
Expand TOC  1.  Overview of STREAMS
Expand TOC  2.  STREAMS Application-Level Components
Expand TOC  3.  STREAMS Application-Level Mechanisms
Expand TOC  4.  Application Access to the STREAMS Driver and Module Interfaces
Expand TOC  5.  STREAMS Administration
Expand TOC  6.  Pipes and Queues

Part II Kernel Interface
Collapse TOC  7.  STREAMS Framework - Kernel Level
Overview of Streams in Kernel Space
Stream Head
Kernel-Level Messages
Message Types
Message Structure
Message Linkage
Queued Messages
Shared Data
Sending and Receiving Messages
Message Queues and Message Priority
Message Queues
queue() Structure
Using Queue Information
Entry Points
open Routine
close Routine
put Procedure
Queue service Procedure
qband Structure
Message Processing Procedures
Flow Control in Service Procedures
Expand TOC  8.  STREAMS Kernel-Level Mechanisms
Expand TOC  9.  STREAMS Drivers
Expand TOC  10.  STREAMS Modules
Expand TOC  11.  Configuring STREAMS Drivers and Modules
Expand TOC  12.  Multithreaded STREAMS
Expand TOC  13.  STREAMS Multiplex Drivers

Part III Advanced Topics
Expand TOC  14.  Debugging STREAMS-based Applications

Part IV Appendixes
Expand TOC  A.   Message Types
Expand TOC  B.   Kernel Utility Interface Summary
Expand TOC  C.   STREAMS-Based Terminal Subsystem
Expand TOC  D.   STREAMS FAQ
Expand TOC  Glossary
Expand TOC  Index