System Administration Guide

STREAMS Parameters

Table 66-2 describes the tunable STREAMS parameters.

Table 66-2 Tunable STREAMS Parameters

Parameter 

Default 

Description 

nstrpush

9

The maximum number of STREAMS pushes allowed. 

strmsgsz

0

The maximum size for the STREAMS message that a user can create. A value of 0 indicates no upper bound. This parameter may disappear entirely in a future release.

strctlsz

1024

The maximum size of the ctl part of a message.

strthresh

0

The maximum amount of dynamic memory that the STREAMS subsystem can consume, in bytes. Once this threshold is passed, any pushes, opens, and writes on a STREAMS devices will fail for non-root processes. A value of 0 means no limit.

sadcnt

16

Number of sad devices.