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ipc, refactor: Add Stream type alias and use it

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Authored by Ryan Ofsky

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ipc, refactor: Add Stream type alias and use it

Use Stream type to abstract socket ids and be compatible with updated
mp::ConnectStream() and mp::ServeStream() functions that use streams
instead of socket ids in an upcoming version of libmultiprocess which
adds windows support.

Since creating Stream objects from socket ids can require the event loop
to be running, the ipc::Protocol::serve() method is also updated to
accept the server stream though a callback parameter instead of a normal
parameter.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This is a straightforward internal code cleanup in Bitcoin Core's inter-process communication (IPC) layer. It replaces direct use of raw socket identifiers with a new 'Stream' type alias so the code can work with an upcoming version of a supporting library that adds Windows support. No security bug is fixed or introduced in the visible changes.

Recommended action

No security action needed. Treat as normal refactoring review; verify downstream libmultiprocess v14 integration tests pass.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 15/100

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Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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