diff --git a/libfuse/Makefile b/libfuse/Makefile
index 2a387f00..e38d2b73 100644
--- a/libfuse/Makefile
+++ b/libfuse/Makefile
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ CFLAGS := \
 	-Wall \
 	-pipe \
 	-MMD
+CXXFLAGS := \
+	${CXXFLAGS} \
+	-std=c++17 \
+	-Wall \
+	-pipe \
+	-MMD
 FUSERMOUNT_DIR = $(BINDIR)
 FUSE_FLAGS = \
 	-Iinclude \
@@ -100,6 +106,9 @@ mount.mergerfs: build/mount.mergerfs
 build/%.o: lib/%.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(FUSE_FLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
+build/%.o: lib/%.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(FUSE_FLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf build
 
diff --git a/libfuse/include/fuse_lowlevel.h b/libfuse/include/fuse_lowlevel.h
index e432f759..a6c7eda1 100644
--- a/libfuse/include/fuse_lowlevel.h
+++ b/libfuse/include/fuse_lowlevel.h
@@ -1478,7 +1478,8 @@ void *fuse_session_data(struct fuse_session *se);
 int fuse_session_receive(struct fuse_session *se,
                          struct fuse_buf *buf);
 void fuse_session_process(struct fuse_session *se,
-                          const struct fuse_buf *buf);
+                          const void          *buf,
+                          const size_t         bufsize);
 
 int fuse_session_loop_mt(struct fuse_session *se, const int threads);
 
diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_i.h b/libfuse/lib/fuse_i.h
index 958e3e35..7ac5d837 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_i.h
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_i.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include "fuse.h"
 #include "fuse_lowlevel.h"
 
+#include "extern_c.h"
+
 struct fuse_chan;
 struct fuse_ll;
 
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ struct fuse_session
                      struct fuse_chan *ch);
 
   void (*process_buf)(void *data,
-                      const struct fuse_buf *buf,
+                      const void *buf,
                       struct fuse_chan *ch);
 
   void (*destroy)(void *data);
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ struct fuse_cmd
   struct fuse_chan *ch;
 };
 
+EXTERN_C_BEGIN
+
 struct fuse *fuse_new_common(struct fuse_chan *ch, struct fuse_args *args,
 			     const struct fuse_operations *op,
 			     size_t op_size);
@@ -110,3 +114,5 @@ struct fuse *fuse_setup_common(int argc, char *argv[],
 			       int *fd);
 
 int fuse_start_thread(pthread_t *thread_id, void *(*func)(void *), void *arg);
+
+EXTERN_C_END
diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop_mt.c b/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop_mt.cpp
similarity index 90%
rename from libfuse/lib/fuse_loop_mt.c
rename to libfuse/lib/fuse_loop_mt.cpp
index 687d5bbc..3825226e 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop_mt.c
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop_mt.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
   See the file COPYING.LIB.
 */
 
+#include "pool.hpp"
+
 #include "fuse_i.h"
 #include "fuse_kernel.h"
 #include "fuse_lowlevel.h"
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ static void list_del_worker(struct fuse_worker *w)
 
 static int fuse_loop_start_thread(struct fuse_mt *mt);
 
+thread_pool tp;
+
 static
 void*
 fuse_do_work(void *data)
@@ -75,13 +79,13 @@ fuse_do_work(void *data)
   while(!fuse_session_exited(mt->se))
     {
       int res;
-      struct fuse_buf fbuf;
+      struct fuse_buf fbuf = {0};
 
-      fbuf = (struct fuse_buf){ .mem  = w->buf,
-                                .size = w->bufsize };
+      fbuf.mem = (char*)malloc(w->bufsize);
+      fbuf.size = w->bufsize;
 
       pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, NULL);
-      res = fuse_session_receive(mt->se,&fbuf);
+      res = mt->se->receive_buf(mt->se,&fbuf,mt->se->ch);
       pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, NULL);
       if(res == -EINTR)
         continue;
@@ -98,7 +102,11 @@ fuse_do_work(void *data)
       if(mt->exit)
         return NULL;
 
-      fuse_session_process(mt->se,&fbuf);
+      tp.enqueue_work([=] {
+        mt->se->process_buf(mt->se->data,fbuf.mem,mt->se->ch);
+
+        free(fbuf.mem);
+      });
     }
 
   sem_post(&mt->finish);
@@ -138,14 +146,14 @@ int fuse_start_thread(pthread_t *thread_id, void *(*func)(void *), void *arg)
 static int fuse_loop_start_thread(struct fuse_mt *mt)
 {
   int res;
-  struct fuse_worker *w = malloc(sizeof(struct fuse_worker));
+  struct fuse_worker *w = (struct fuse_worker*)malloc(sizeof(struct fuse_worker));
   if(!w) {
     fprintf(stderr, "fuse: failed to allocate worker structure\n");
     return -1;
   }
   memset(w, 0, sizeof(struct fuse_worker));
   w->bufsize = fuse_chan_bufsize(mt->se->ch);
-  w->buf = calloc(w->bufsize,1);
+  w->buf = (char*)calloc(w->bufsize,1);
   w->mt = mt;
   if(!w->buf) {
     fprintf(stderr, "fuse: failed to allocate read buffer\n");
diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c b/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c
index eeb10465..fc90d052 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c
@@ -1945,16 +1945,17 @@ static struct {
 
 static
 void
-fuse_ll_process_buf(void                  *data,
-                    const struct fuse_buf *buf,
-                    struct fuse_chan      *ch)
+fuse_ll_process_buf(void             *data,
+                    const void       *fuse_msg_buf_,
+                    struct fuse_chan *ch)
 {
   struct fuse_ll *f = (struct fuse_ll*)data;
   struct fuse_in_header *in;
   struct fuse_req *req;
   int err;
 
-  in = buf->mem;
+  //  in = buf->mem;
+  in = fuse_msg_buf_;
 
   req = fuse_ll_alloc_req(f);
   if(req == NULL)
diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_session.c b/libfuse/lib/fuse_session.c
index cb3587de..bc56c488 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_session.c
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_session.c
@@ -95,20 +95,6 @@ void *fuse_session_data(struct fuse_session *se)
   return se->data;
 }
 
-int
-fuse_session_receive(struct fuse_session *se_,
-                     struct fuse_buf     *buf_)
-{
-  return se_->receive_buf(se_,buf_,se_->ch);
-}
-
-void
-fuse_session_process(struct fuse_session   *se_,
-                     const struct fuse_buf *buf_)
-{
-  se_->process_buf(se_->data,buf_,se_->ch);
-}
-
 struct fuse_chan *
 fuse_chan_new(int fd,
               size_t bufsize)
diff --git a/libfuse/lib/pool.hpp b/libfuse/lib/pool.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5247426a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libfuse/lib/pool.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <tuple>
+#include <atomic>
+#include <vector>
+#include <thread>
+#include <memory>
+#include <future>
+#include <utility>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <functional>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include "queue.hpp"
+
+
+
+class simple_thread_pool
+{
+public:
+	explicit simple_thread_pool(std::size_t thread_count = std::thread::hardware_concurrency())
+	{
+		if(!thread_count)
+			throw std::invalid_argument("bad thread count! must be non-zero!");
+
+		auto worker = [this]()
+		{
+			while(true)
+			{
+				proc_t f;
+				if(!m_queue.pop(f))
+					break;
+				f();
+			}
+		};
+
+		m_threads.reserve(thread_count);
+		while(thread_count--)
+			m_threads.emplace_back(worker);
+	}
+
+	~simple_thread_pool()
+	{
+		m_queue.unblock();
+		for(auto& thread : m_threads)
+			thread.join();
+	}
+
+	template<typename F, typename... Args>
+	void enqueue_work(F&& f, Args&&... args)
+	{
+		m_queue.push([p = std::forward<F>(f), t = std::make_tuple(std::forward<Args>(args)...)]() { std::apply(p, t); });
+	}
+
+	template<typename F, typename... Args>
+	[[nodiscard]] auto enqueue_task(F&& f, Args&&... args) -> std::future<std::invoke_result_t<F, Args...>>
+	{
+		using task_return_type = std::invoke_result_t<F, Args...>;
+		using task_type = std::packaged_task<task_return_type()>;
+
+		auto task = std::make_shared<task_type>(std::bind(std::forward<F>(f), std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+		auto result = task->get_future();
+
+		m_queue.push([=]() { (*task)(); });
+
+		return result;
+	}
+
+private:
+	using proc_t = std::function<void(void)>;
+	using queue_t = unbounded_queue<proc_t>;
+	queue_t m_queue;
+
+	using threads_t = std::vector<std::thread>;
+	threads_t m_threads;
+};
+
+
+
+class thread_pool
+{
+public:
+	explicit thread_pool(std::size_t thread_count = std::thread::hardware_concurrency())
+	: m_queues(thread_count), m_count(thread_count)
+	{
+		if(!thread_count)
+			throw std::invalid_argument("bad thread count! must be non-zero!");
+
+		auto worker = [this](auto i)
+		{
+			while(true)
+			{
+				proc_t f;
+				for(std::size_t n = 0; n < m_count * K; ++n)
+					if(m_queues[(i + n) % m_count].try_pop(f))
+						break;
+				if(!f && !m_queues[i].pop(f))
+					break;
+				f();
+			}
+		};
+
+		m_threads.reserve(thread_count);
+		for(std::size_t i = 0; i < thread_count; ++i)
+			m_threads.emplace_back(worker, i);
+	}
+
+	~thread_pool()
+	{
+		for(auto& queue : m_queues)
+			queue.unblock();
+		for(auto& thread : m_threads)
+			thread.join();
+	}
+
+	template<typename F, typename... Args>
+	void enqueue_work(F&& f, Args&&... args)
+	{
+		auto work = [p = std::forward<F>(f), t = std::make_tuple(std::forward<Args>(args)...)]() { std::apply(p, t); };
+		auto i = m_index++;
+
+		for(std::size_t n = 0; n < m_count * K; ++n)
+			if(m_queues[(i + n) % m_count].try_push(work))
+				return;
+
+		m_queues[i % m_count].push(std::move(work));
+	}
+
+	template<typename F, typename... Args>
+	[[nodiscard]] auto enqueue_task(F&& f, Args&&... args) -> std::future<std::invoke_result_t<F, Args...>>
+	{
+		using task_return_type = std::invoke_result_t<F, Args...>;
+		using task_type = std::packaged_task<task_return_type()>;
+
+		auto task = std::make_shared<task_type>(std::bind(std::forward<F>(f), std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+		auto work = [=]() { (*task)(); };
+		auto result = task->get_future();
+		auto i = m_index++;
+
+		for(auto n = 0; n < m_count * K; ++n)
+			if(m_queues[(i + n) % m_count].try_push(work))
+				return result;
+
+		m_queues[i % m_count].push(std::move(work));
+
+		return result;
+	}
+
+private:
+	using proc_t = std::function<void(void)>;
+	using queue_t = unbounded_queue<proc_t>;
+	using queues_t = std::vector<queue_t>;
+	queues_t m_queues;
+
+	using threads_t = std::vector<std::thread>;
+	threads_t m_threads;
+
+	const std::size_t m_count;
+	std::atomic_uint m_index = 0;
+
+	inline static const unsigned int K = 2;
+};
diff --git a/libfuse/lib/queue.hpp b/libfuse/lib/queue.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ffc5287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libfuse/lib/queue.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <mutex>
+#include <queue>
+#include <utility>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <condition_variable>
+
+
+
+template<typename T>
+class unbounded_queue
+{
+public:
+	explicit unbounded_queue(bool block = true)
+	: m_block{ block } {}
+
+	void push(const T& item)
+	{
+		{
+			std::scoped_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+			m_queue.push(item);
+		}
+		m_condition.notify_one();
+	}
+
+	void push(T&& item)
+	{
+		{
+			std::scoped_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+			m_queue.push(std::move(item));
+		}
+		m_condition.notify_one();
+	}
+
+	template<typename... Args>
+	void emplace(Args&&... args)
+	{
+		{
+			std::scoped_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+			m_queue.emplace(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+		}
+		m_condition.notify_one();
+	}
+
+	bool try_push(const T& item)
+	{
+		{
+			std::unique_lock lock(m_queue_lock, std::try_to_lock);
+			if(!lock)
+				return false;
+			m_queue.push(item);
+		}
+		m_condition.notify_one();
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	bool try_push(T&& item)
+	{
+		{
+			std::unique_lock lock(m_queue_lock, std::try_to_lock);
+			if(!lock)
+				return false;
+			m_queue.push(std::move(item));
+		}
+		m_condition.notify_one();
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	bool pop(T& item)
+	{
+		std::unique_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+		m_condition.wait(guard, [&]() { return !m_queue.empty() || !m_block; });
+		if(m_queue.empty())
+			return false;
+		item = std::move(m_queue.front());
+		m_queue.pop();
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	bool try_pop(T& item)
+	{
+		std::unique_lock lock(m_queue_lock, std::try_to_lock);
+		if(!lock || m_queue.empty())
+			return false;
+		item = std::move(m_queue.front());
+		m_queue.pop();
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	std::size_t size() const
+	{
+		std::scoped_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+		return m_queue.size();
+	}
+
+	bool empty() const
+	{
+		std::scoped_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+		return m_queue.empty();
+	}
+
+	void block()
+	{
+		std::scoped_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+		m_block = true;
+	}
+
+	void unblock()
+	{
+		{
+			std::scoped_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+			m_block = false;
+		}
+		m_condition.notify_all();
+	}
+
+	bool blocking() const
+	{
+		std::scoped_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+		return m_block;
+	}
+
+private:
+	using queue_t = std::queue<T>;
+	queue_t m_queue;
+
+	bool m_block;
+
+	mutable std::mutex m_queue_lock;
+	std::condition_variable m_condition;
+};
+
+
+
+template<typename T>
+class bounded_queue
+{
+public:
+	explicit bounded_queue(std::size_t max_size, bool block = true)
+	: m_block{ block }, m_max_size{ max_size }
+	{
+		if(!m_max_size)
+			throw std::invalid_argument("bad queue max-size! must be non-zero!");
+	}
+
+	bool push(const T& item)
+	{
+		{
+			std::unique_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+			m_condition_push.wait(guard, [&]() { return m_queue.size() < m_max_size || !m_block; });
+			if(m_queue.size() == m_max_size)
+				return false;
+			m_queue.push(item);
+		}
+		m_condition_pop.notify_one();
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	bool push(T&& item)
+	{
+		{
+			std::unique_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+			m_condition_push.wait(guard, [&]() { return m_queue.size() < m_max_size || !m_block; });
+			if(m_queue.size() == m_max_size)
+				return false;
+			m_queue.push(std::move(item));
+		}
+		m_condition_pop.notify_one();
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	template<typename... Args>
+	bool emplace(Args&&... args)
+	{
+		{
+			std::unique_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+			m_condition_push.wait(guard, [&]() { return m_queue.size() < m_max_size || !m_block; });
+			if(m_queue.size() == m_max_size)
+				return false;
+			m_queue.emplace(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+		}
+		m_condition_pop.notify_one();
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	bool pop(T& item)
+	{
+		{
+			std::unique_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+			m_condition_pop.wait(guard, [&]() { return !m_queue.empty() || !m_block; });
+			if(m_queue.empty())
+				return false;
+			item = std::move(m_queue.front());
+			m_queue.pop();
+		}
+		m_condition_push.notify_one();
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	std::size_t size() const
+	{
+		std::scoped_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+		return m_queue.size();
+	}
+
+	std::size_t capacity() const
+	{
+		return m_max_size;
+	}
+
+	bool empty() const
+	{
+		std::scoped_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+		return m_queue.empty();
+	}
+
+	bool full() const
+	{
+		std::scoped_lock lock(m_queue_lock);
+		return m_queue.size() == capacity();
+	}
+
+	void block()
+	{
+		std::scoped_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+		m_block = true;
+	}
+
+	void unblock()
+	{
+		{
+			std::scoped_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+			m_block = false;
+		}
+		m_condition_push.notify_all();
+		m_condition_pop.notify_all();
+	}
+
+	bool blocking() const
+	{
+		std::scoped_lock guard(m_queue_lock);
+		return m_block;
+	}
+
+private:
+	using queue_t = std::queue<T>;
+	queue_t m_queue;
+
+	bool m_block;
+	const std::size_t m_max_size;
+
+	mutable std::mutex m_queue_lock;
+	std::condition_variable m_condition_push;
+	std::condition_variable m_condition_pop;
+};