Stream Interface Driver Architecture
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8/28/2008
A stream interface driver receives commands from the Device Manager and from applications by means of file system calls. The driver encapsulates all of the information that is necessary to translate those commands into appropriate actions on the devices that it controls. All stream interface drivers, whether they manage built-in devices or installable devices, or whether they are loaded at boot time or loaded dynamically, have similar interactions with other system components. The following illustration shows the interactions between system components for a generic stream interface driver that manages a built-in device.
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