diff --git a/sys/man/3/stream b/sys/man/3/stream
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb20cb51f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/man/3/stream
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+.TH STREAM 3 
+.SH NAME
+stream \- fast sequential file access
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+.B bind #¶ /fd
+
+.B /fd/0stream
+.B /fd/1stream
+\&...
+.fi
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The
+.I stream
+device serves a one-level directory containing files of the form
+.IR N stream
+where
+.I N
+is a file descriptor of the current process.
+.PP
+An
+.IR open (2)
+returns a stream file descriptor connected to the original file
+refered to by the file descriptor
+.IR N .
+When a stream was opend for reading, the device will start
+continuously reading the file in the background until it reaches
+the end of the file. A
+.IR read (2)
+on the stream consumes the prefetched data in sequential order.
+.PP
+When a stream is opend for writing, writes to the stream will
+return immidiately without waiting for the data to be written
+to the file. A zero-length write can be used to wait for the
+buffered data to drain and return any previous write errors.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.IR dup (2),
+.IR pipe (3)
+.SH SOURCE
+.B /sys/src/9/port/devstream.c
diff --git a/sys/src/9/port/devmnt.c b/sys/src/9/port/devmnt.c
index 6e220f70a..2b6610afc 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/port/devmnt.c
+++ b/sys/src/9/port/devmnt.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ struct Mntrpc
 	uint	rpclen;		/* len of buffer */
 	Block*	b;		/* reply blocks */
 	Mntrpc*	flushed;	/* message this one flushes */
+	void	*iocomarg;	/* Rpc completion callback for pipelining */
+	void	(*iocomfun)(void*, int);
 	char	done;		/* Rpc completed */
 };
 
@@ -789,6 +791,9 @@ mountio(Mnt *m, Mntrpc *r)
 	lock(m);
 	r->z = &up->sleep;
 	r->m = m;
+	r->iocomarg = up->iocomarg;
+	r->iocomfun = up->iocomfun;
+	up->iocomfun = nil;
 	r->list = m->queue;
 	m->queue = r;
 	unlock(m);
@@ -806,6 +811,10 @@ mountio(Mnt *m, Mntrpc *r)
 	if(devtab[m->c->type]->write(m->c, r->rpc, n, 0) != n)
 		error(Emountrpc);
 
+	/* Rpc commited */
+	if(r->iocomfun != nil)
+		(*r->iocomfun)(r->iocomarg, 0);
+
 	/* Gate readers onto the mount point one at a time */
 	for(;;) {
 		lock(m);
@@ -948,6 +957,11 @@ mountmux(Mnt *m, Mntrpc *r)
 		/* look for a reply to a message */
 		if(q->request.tag == r->reply.tag) {
 			*l = q->list;
+
+			/* Rpc completed */
+			if(q->iocomfun != nil)
+				(*q->iocomfun)(q->iocomarg, 1);
+
 			if(q == r) {
 				q->done = 1;
 				unlock(m);
diff --git a/sys/src/9/port/devstream.c b/sys/src/9/port/devstream.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee175f74e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/src/9/port/devstream.c
@@ -0,0 +1,580 @@
+#include	"u.h"
+#include	"../port/lib.h"
+#include	"mem.h"
+#include	"dat.h"
+#include	"fns.h"
+#include	"../port/error.h"
+
+typedef struct Stream Stream;
+typedef struct Iocom Iocom;
+
+struct Stream
+{
+	Ref;
+	Lock;
+
+	int	iounit;
+	int	noseek;
+
+	Ref	nrp;
+	Ref	nwp;
+	Ref	nwq;
+
+	Proc	*rp[4];
+	Proc	*wp[2];
+
+	Block	*rlist;
+
+	vlong	soff;
+	vlong	roff;
+	vlong	woff;
+	
+	QLock	rcl;
+	QLock	wcl;
+	QLock	rql;
+	QLock	wql;
+
+	Rendez	wz;
+
+	Queue	*rq;
+	Queue	*wq;
+	Chan	*f;
+};
+
+struct Iocom
+{
+	Proc	*p;
+	QLock	*q;
+	Stream	*s;
+	Block	*b;
+};
+
+static void
+putstream(Stream *s)
+{
+	if(decref(s))
+		return;
+	freeblist(s->rlist);
+	qfree(s->rq);
+	qfree(s->wq);
+	if(s->f != nil)
+		cclose(s->f);
+	free(s);
+}
+
+#define BOFF(b)		(*(vlong*)((b)->rp - sizeof(vlong)))
+#define BDONE		(1<<15)
+#define BERROR		(1<<14)
+
+static Block*
+sblock(Stream *s)
+{
+	Block *b;
+
+	b = allocb(sizeof(vlong)+s->iounit);
+	b->flag &= ~(BDONE|BERROR);
+	b->wp += sizeof(vlong);
+	b->rp = b->wp;
+	return b;
+}
+
+static void
+iocom(void *arg, int complete)
+{
+	Iocom *io = arg;
+	Stream *s;
+	QLock *q;
+	Proc *p;
+
+	p = io->p;
+	if(complete && p == up){
+		up->iocomfun = nil;
+		up->iocomarg = nil;
+	}
+
+	q = io->q;
+	if(q != nil && p == up){
+		io->q = nil;
+		qunlock(q);
+	}
+
+	s = io->s;
+	if(complete && s != nil && s->noseek){
+		io->s = nil;
+		lock(s);
+		BOFF(io->b) = s->soff;
+		s->soff += s->iounit;
+		unlock(s);
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+ioq(Iocom *io, QLock *q)
+{
+	eqlock(q);	/* unlocked in iocom() above */
+
+	io->p = up;
+	io->q = q;
+	io->s = nil;
+	io->b = nil;
+
+	up->iocomarg = io;
+	up->iocomfun = iocom;
+}
+
+static void
+streamreader(void *arg)
+{
+	Stream *s = arg;
+	Iocom io;
+	Chan *f;
+	Block *b, *l, **ll;
+	vlong o;
+	int id, n;
+
+	id = incref(&s->nrp) % nelem(s->rp);
+	s->rp[id] = up;
+
+	f = s->f;
+	b = sblock(s);
+	qlock(&s->rql);
+	if(waserror()){
+		qhangup(s->rq, up->errstr);
+		goto Done;
+	}
+	if(s->noseek == -1){
+		BOFF(b) = 0;
+		n = devtab[f->type]->read(f, b->wp, s->iounit, 0x7fffffffffffffLL);
+
+		if(n > 0){
+			b->wp += n;
+			b->flag |= BDONE;
+			b->next = nil;
+			s->rlist = b;
+			s->soff = s->iounit;
+			s->roff = 0;
+			s->noseek = 1;
+
+			b = sblock(s);
+		} else {
+			s->noseek = 0;
+		}
+	}
+	while(!qisclosed(s->rq)) {
+		ll = &s->rlist;
+		while((l = *ll) != nil){
+			if((l->flag & BDONE) == 0 || BOFF(l) != s->roff){
+				if(s->noseek){
+					ll = &l->next;
+					continue;
+				}
+				break;
+			}
+			if((l->flag & BERROR) != 0)
+				error((char*)l->rp);
+			if(BLEN(l) == 0){
+				qhangup(s->rq, nil);
+				poperror();
+				goto Done;
+			}
+			s->roff += s->noseek ? s->iounit : BLEN(l);
+			*ll = l->next;
+			l->next = nil;
+			qbwrite(s->rq, l);
+		}
+
+		n = s->iounit;
+		o = s->roff;
+		l = s->rlist;
+		if(s->noseek) {
+			o = 0;
+			b->next = l;
+			s->rlist = b;
+		} else if(l == nil) {
+			b->next = nil;
+			s->rlist = b;
+		} else {
+			if(o < BOFF(l)){
+				n = BOFF(l) - o;
+				b->next = l;
+				s->rlist = b;
+			} else {
+				for(;; l = l->next){
+					if((l->flag & BDONE) != 0 && BLEN(l) == 0)
+						goto Done;
+					o = BOFF(l) + ((l->flag & BDONE) == 0 ? s->iounit : BLEN(l));
+					if(l->next == nil)
+						break;
+					if(o < BOFF(l->next)){
+						n = BOFF(l->next) - o;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+				b->next = l->next;
+				l->next = b;
+			}
+		}
+		BOFF(b) = o;
+		qunlock(&s->rql);
+
+		if(waserror()){
+			poperror();
+			goto Exit;
+		}
+		ioq(&io, &s->rcl);
+		io.b = b;
+		io.s = s;
+		if(waserror()){
+			strncpy((char*)b->wp, up->errstr, s->iounit-1);
+			b->wp[s->iounit-1] = 0;
+			n = -1;
+		} else {
+			n = devtab[f->type]->read(f, b->wp, n, o);
+			if(n < 0)
+				error(Eio);
+			poperror();
+		}
+		iocom(&io, 1);
+		poperror();
+
+		l = b;
+		b = sblock(s);
+		qlock(&s->rql);
+		if(n >= 0)
+			l->wp += n;
+		else
+			l->flag |= BERROR;
+		l->flag |= BDONE;
+	}
+	poperror();
+Done:
+	qunlock(&s->rql);
+	freeb(b);
+Exit:
+	s->rp[id] = nil;
+	putstream(s);
+	pexit("closed", 1);
+}
+
+static void
+streamwriter(void *arg)
+{
+	Stream *s = arg;
+	Iocom io;
+	Block *b;
+	Chan *f;
+	vlong o;
+	int id, n;
+
+	id = incref(&s->nwp) % nelem(s->wp);
+	s->wp[id] = up;
+
+	f = s->f;
+	while(!qisclosed(s->wq)) {
+		if(incref(&s->nwq) == s->nwp.ref && qlen(s->wq) == 0)
+			wakeup(&s->wz);	/* queue drained */
+		if(waserror()){
+			decref(&s->nwq);
+			break;
+		}
+		ioq(&io, &s->wcl);
+		b = qbread(s->wq, s->iounit);
+		decref(&s->nwq);
+		if(b == nil){
+			iocom(&io, 1);
+			break;
+		}
+		poperror();
+
+		if(waserror()){
+			qhangup(s->wq, up->errstr);
+			iocom(&io, 1);
+			freeb(b);
+			break;
+		}
+		n = BLEN(b);
+		o = s->woff;
+		s->woff += n;
+		if(devtab[f->type]->write(f, b->rp, n, o) != n)
+			error(Eio);
+		iocom(&io, 1);
+		freeb(b);
+		poperror();
+	}
+
+	s->wp[id] = nil;
+	wakeup(&s->wz);
+
+	putstream(s);
+	pexit("closed", 1);
+}
+
+static int
+streamgen(Chan *c, char *, Dirtab*, int, int s, Dir *dp)
+{
+	static int perm[] = { 0400, 0200, 0600, 0 };
+	Fgrp *fgrp = up->fgrp;
+	Chan *f;
+	Qid q;
+
+	if(s == DEVDOTDOT){
+		devdir(c, c->qid, ".", 0, eve, DMDIR|0555, dp);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if(s == 0)
+		return 0;
+	s--;
+	if(s > fgrp->maxfd)
+		return -1;
+	if((f=fgrp->fd[s]) == nil)
+		return 0;
+	sprint(up->genbuf, "%dstream", s);
+	mkqid(&q, s+1, 0, QTFILE);
+	devdir(c, q, up->genbuf, 0, eve, perm[f->mode&3], dp);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static Chan*
+streamattach(char *spec)
+{
+	return devattach(L'¶', spec);
+}
+
+static Walkqid*
+streamwalk(Chan *c, Chan *nc, char **name, int nname)
+{
+	return devwalk(c, nc, name, nname, (Dirtab *)0, 0, streamgen);
+}
+
+static int
+streamstat(Chan *c, uchar *db, int n)
+{
+	return devstat(c, db, n, (Dirtab *)0, 0L, streamgen);
+}
+
+static Chan*
+streamopen(Chan *c, int omode)
+{
+	Stream *s;
+
+	c->aux = nil;
+	if(c->qid.type & QTDIR){
+		if(omode != 0)
+			error(Eisdir);
+		c->mode = 0;
+		c->flag |= COPEN;
+		c->offset = 0;
+		return c;
+	}
+	s = mallocz(sizeof(*s), 1);
+	if(s == nil)
+		error(Enomem);
+	incref(s);
+	if(waserror()){
+		putstream(s);
+		nexterror();
+	}
+	omode = openmode(omode);
+	s->f = fdtochan(c->qid.path - 1, omode, 0, 1);
+	if(s->f == nil || s->f->qid.type != QTFILE)
+		error(Eperm);
+	s->noseek = -1;
+	s->roff = s->f->offset;
+	s->woff = s->f->offset;
+	s->iounit = s->f->iounit;
+	if(s->iounit <= 0 || s->iounit > qiomaxatomic)
+		s->iounit = qiomaxatomic;
+	c->iounit = s->iounit;
+	c->aux = s;
+	c->mode = omode;
+	c->flag |= COPEN;
+	c->offset = 0;
+	poperror();
+	return c;
+}
+
+static int
+isdrained(void *a)
+{
+	Stream *s;
+	int i;
+
+	s = a;
+	if(s->wq == nil)
+		return 1;
+
+	if(qisclosed(s->wq) == 0)
+		return qlen(s->wq) == 0 && s->nwq.ref == s->nwp.ref;
+
+	for(i=0; i<nelem(s->wp); i++)
+		if(s->wp[i] != nil)
+			return 0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void
+streamdrain(Chan *c)
+{
+	Stream *s;
+
+	if((s = c->aux) == nil)
+		return;
+	eqlock(&s->wql);
+	if(waserror()){
+		qunlock(&s->wql);
+		nexterror();
+	}
+	while(!streamdrained(s))
+		sleep(&s->wz, isdrained, s);
+	qunlock(&s->wql);
+	poperror();
+}
+
+static void
+streamclose(Chan *c)
+{
+	Stream *s;
+	int i;
+
+	if((c->flag & COPEN) == 0 || (s = c->aux) == nil)
+		return;
+	if(s->rq != nil){
+		qclose(s->rq);
+		for(i=0; i<nelem(s->rp); i++)
+			postnote(s->rp[i], 1, "streamclose", 0);
+	}
+	if(s->wq != nil){
+		qhangup(s->wq, nil);
+		if(!waserror()){
+			streamdrain(c);
+			poperror();
+		}
+		qclose(s->wq);	/* discard the data */
+		for(i=0; i<nelem(s->wp); i++)
+			postnote(s->wp[i], 1, "streamclose", 0);
+	}
+	c->aux = nil;
+	putstream(s);
+}
+
+static int
+canpipeline(Chan *f, int mode)
+{
+	USED(mode);
+
+	return devtab[f->type]->dc == 'M';
+}
+
+static Queue*
+streamqueue(Chan *c, int mode)
+{
+	Stream *s;
+	int i, n;
+
+	s = c->aux;
+	if(s == nil || c->qid.type != QTFILE)
+		error(Eperm);
+
+	switch(mode){
+	case OREAD:
+		while(s->rq == nil){
+			qlock(&s->rql);
+			if(s->rq != nil){
+				qunlock(&s->rql);
+				break;
+			}
+			s->rq = qopen(conf.pipeqsize, 0, 0, 0);
+			if(s->rq == nil){
+				qunlock(&s->rql);
+				error(Enomem);
+			}
+			n = canpipeline(s->f, mode) ? nelem(s->rp) : 1;
+			for(i=0; i<n; i++){
+				incref(s);
+				kproc("streamreader", streamreader, s);
+			}
+			while(s->nrp.ref != n)
+				sched();
+			qunlock(&s->rql);
+			break;
+		}
+		return s->rq;
+	case OWRITE:
+		while(s->wq == nil){
+			qlock(&s->wql);
+			if(s->wq != nil){
+				qunlock(&s->wql);
+				break;
+			}
+			s->wq = qopen(conf.pipeqsize, 0, 0, 0);
+			if(s->wq == nil){
+				qunlock(&s->wql);
+				error(Enomem);
+			}
+			n = canpipeline(s->f, mode) ? nelem(s->wp) : 1;
+			for(i=0; i<n; i++){
+				incref(s);
+				kproc("streamwriter", streamwriter, s);
+			}
+			while(s->nwp.ref != n)
+				sched();
+			qunlock(&s->wql);
+			break;
+		}
+		return s->wq;
+	}
+	error(Egreg);
+	return nil;
+}
+
+static long
+streamread(Chan *c, void *va, long n, vlong)
+{
+	if(c->qid.type == QTDIR)
+		return devdirread(c, va, n, (Dirtab *)0, 0L, streamgen);
+	return qread(streamqueue(c, OREAD), va, n);
+}
+
+static Block*
+streambread(Chan *c, long n, ulong)
+{
+	return qbread(streamqueue(c, OREAD), n);
+}
+
+static long
+streamwrite(Chan *c, void *va, long n, vlong)
+{
+	if(n == 0)
+		streamdrain(c);
+	return qwrite(streamqueue(c, OWRITE), va, n);
+}
+
+static long
+streambwrite(Chan *c, Block *b, ulong)
+{
+	if(BLEN(b) == 0)
+		streamdrain(c);
+	return qbwrite(streamqueue(c, OWRITE), b);
+}
+
+Dev streamdevtab = {
+	L'¶',
+	"stream",
+
+	devreset,
+	devinit,
+	devshutdown,
+	streamattach,
+	streamwalk,
+	streamstat,
+	streamopen,
+	devcreate,
+	streamclose,
+	streamread,
+	streambread,
+	streamwrite,
+	streambwrite,
+	devremove,
+	devwstat,
+};
diff --git a/sys/src/9/port/portdat.h b/sys/src/9/port/portdat.h
index f7501fedc..106f016f8 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/port/portdat.h
+++ b/sys/src/9/port/portdat.h
@@ -755,7 +755,11 @@ struct Proc
 	 *  machine specific MMU
 	 */
 	PMMU;
+
 	char	*syscalltrace;	/* syscall trace */
+
+	void	*iocomarg;	/* I/O completion callback for pipelining */
+	void	(*iocomfun)(void*, int);
 };
 
 enum