diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp b/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
index 1867dab9..327f945a 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #endif
 
-#include "bounded_thread_pool.hpp"
 #include "cpu.hpp"
 #include "fmt/core.h"
 #include "make_unique.hpp"
 #include "scope_guard.hpp"
 #include "syslog.h"
+#include "thread_pool.hpp"
 
 #include "fuse_i.h"
 #include "fuse_kernel.h"
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ struct AsyncWorker
 {
   fuse_session *_se;
   sem_t *_finished;
-  std::shared_ptr<BoundedThreadPool> _process_tp;
+  std::shared_ptr<ThreadPool> _process_tp;
 
   AsyncWorker(fuse_session                       *se_,
               sem_t                              *finished_,
-              std::shared_ptr<BoundedThreadPool>  process_tp_)
+              std::shared_ptr<ThreadPool>  process_tp_)
     : _se(se_),
       _finished(finished_),
       _process_tp(process_tp_)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ struct AsyncWorker
     DEFER{ fuse_session_exit(_se); };
     DEFER{ sem_post(_finished); };
 
-    moodycamel::ProducerToken ptok(_process_tp->queue());
+    moodycamel::ProducerToken ptok(_process_tp->ptoken());
     while(!fuse_session_exited(_se))
       {
         int rv;
@@ -474,8 +474,8 @@ fuse_session_loop_mt(struct fuse_session *se_,
   int process_thread_queue_depth;
   std::vector<pthread_t> read_threads;
   std::vector<pthread_t> process_threads;
-  std::unique_ptr<BoundedThreadPool> read_tp;
-  std::shared_ptr<BoundedThreadPool> process_tp;
+  std::unique_ptr<ThreadPool> read_tp;
+  std::shared_ptr<ThreadPool> process_tp;
 
   sem_init(&finished,0,0);
 
@@ -487,11 +487,11 @@ fuse_session_loop_mt(struct fuse_session *se_,
                             &process_thread_queue_depth);
 
   if(process_thread_count > 0)
-    process_tp = std::make_shared<BoundedThreadPool>(process_thread_count,
-                                                     process_thread_queue_depth,
-                                                     "fuse.process");
+    process_tp = std::make_shared<ThreadPool>(process_thread_count,
+                                              process_thread_queue_depth,
+                                              "fuse.process");
 
-  read_tp = std::make_unique<BoundedThreadPool>(read_thread_count,1,"fuse.read");
+  read_tp = std::make_unique<ThreadPool>(read_thread_count,1,"fuse.read");
   if(process_tp)
     {
       for(auto i = 0; i < read_thread_count; i++)
diff --git a/libfuse/lib/thread_pool.hpp b/libfuse/lib/thread_pool.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33f9af6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libfuse/lib/thread_pool.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,310 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "moodycamel/blockingconcurrentqueue.h"
+#include "syslog.h"
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <csignal>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <future>
+#include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+
+
+struct ThreadPoolTraits : public moodycamel::ConcurrentQueueDefaultTraits
+{
+  static const int MAX_SEMA_SPINS = 1;
+};
+
+
+class ThreadPool
+{
+private:
+  using Func  = std::function<void(void)>;
+  using Queue = moodycamel::BlockingConcurrentQueue<Func,ThreadPoolTraits>;
+
+public:
+  explicit
+  ThreadPool(std::size_t const thread_count_ = std::thread::hardware_concurrency(),
+             std::size_t const queue_depth_  = 1,
+             std::string const name_         = {})
+    : _queue(queue_depth_,thread_count_,thread_count_),
+      _name(get_thread_name(name_))
+  {
+    syslog_debug("threadpool: spawning %zu threads of queue depth %zu named '%s'",
+                 thread_count_,
+                 queue_depth_,
+                 _name.c_str());
+
+    sigset_t oldset;
+    sigset_t newset;
+
+    sigfillset(&newset);
+    pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK,&newset,&oldset);
+
+    _threads.reserve(thread_count_);
+    for(std::size_t i = 0; i < thread_count_; ++i)
+      {
+        int rv;
+        pthread_t t;
+
+        rv = pthread_create(&t,NULL,ThreadPool::start_routine,this);
+        if(rv != 0)
+          {
+            syslog_warning("threadpool: error spawning thread - %d (%s)",
+                           rv,
+                           strerror(rv));
+            continue;
+          }
+
+        if(!_name.empty())
+          pthread_setname_np(t,_name.c_str());
+
+        _threads.push_back(t);
+      }
+
+    pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK,&oldset,NULL);
+
+    if(_threads.empty())
+      throw std::runtime_error("threadpool: failed to spawn any threads");
+  }
+
+  ~ThreadPool()
+  {
+    syslog_debug("threadpool: destroying %zu threads named '%s'",
+                 _threads.size(),
+                 _name.c_str());
+
+    for(auto t : _threads)
+      pthread_cancel(t);
+
+    Func f;
+    while(_queue.try_dequeue(f))
+      continue;
+
+    for(auto t : _threads)
+      pthread_join(t,NULL);
+  }
+
+private:
+  static
+  std::string
+  get_thread_name(std::string const name_)
+  {
+    if(!name_.empty())
+      return name_;
+
+    char name[16];
+    pthread_getname_np(pthread_self(),name,sizeof(name));
+
+    return name;
+  }
+
+  static
+  void*
+  start_routine(void *arg_)
+  {
+    ThreadPool *btp = static_cast<ThreadPool*>(arg_);
+    ThreadPool::Func func;
+    ThreadPool::Queue &q = btp->_queue;
+    moodycamel::ConsumerToken ctok(btp->_queue);
+
+    while(true)
+      {
+        q.wait_dequeue(ctok,func);
+
+        func();
+      }
+
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+public:
+  int
+  add_thread(std::string const name_ = {})
+  {
+    int rv;
+    pthread_t t;
+    sigset_t oldset;
+    sigset_t newset;
+    std::string name;
+
+    name = (name_.empty() ? _name : name_);
+
+    sigfillset(&newset);
+    pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK,&newset,&oldset);
+    rv = pthread_create(&t,NULL,ThreadPool::start_routine,this);
+    pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK,&oldset,NULL);
+
+    if(rv != 0)
+      {
+        syslog_warning("threadpool: error spawning thread - %d (%s)",
+                       rv,
+                       strerror(rv));
+        return -rv;
+      }
+
+    if(!name.empty())
+      pthread_setname_np(t,name.c_str());
+
+    {
+      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(_threads_mutex);
+      _threads.push_back(t);
+    }
+
+    syslog_debug("threadpool: 1 thread added to pool '%s' named '%s'",
+                 _name.c_str(),
+                 name.c_str());
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  int
+  remove_thread(void)
+  {
+    {
+      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(_threads_mutex);
+      if(_threads.size() <= 1)
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    std::promise<pthread_t> promise;
+    auto func = [&]()
+    {
+      pthread_t t;
+
+      t = pthread_self();
+      promise.set_value(t);
+
+      {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(_threads_mutex);
+
+        for(auto i = _threads.begin(); i != _threads.end(); ++i)
+          {
+            if(*i != t)
+              continue;
+
+            _threads.erase(i);
+            break;
+          }
+      }
+
+      char name[16];
+      pthread_getname_np(t,name,sizeof(name));
+      syslog_debug("threadpool: 1 thread removed from pool '%s' named '%s'",
+                   _name.c_str(),
+                   name);
+
+      pthread_exit(NULL);
+    };
+
+    enqueue_work(func);
+    pthread_join(promise.get_future().get(),NULL);
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  int
+  set_threads(std::size_t const count_)
+  {
+    int diff;
+    {
+      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(_threads_mutex);
+
+      diff = ((int)count_ - (int)_threads.size());
+    }
+
+    syslog_debug("diff: %d",diff);
+    for(auto i = diff; i > 0; --i)
+      add_thread();
+    for(auto i = diff; i < 0; ++i)
+      remove_thread();
+
+    return diff;
+  }
+
+public:
+  template<typename FuncType>
+  void
+  enqueue_work(moodycamel::ProducerToken  &ptok_,
+               FuncType                  &&f_)
+  {
+    timespec ts = {0,10};
+    while(true)
+      {
+        if(_queue.try_enqueue(ptok_,f_))
+          return;
+        ::nanosleep(&ts,NULL);
+        ts.tv_nsec += 10;
+      }
+  }
+
+  template<typename FuncType>
+  void
+  enqueue_work(FuncType &&f_)
+  {
+    timespec ts = {0,10};
+    while(true)
+      {
+        if(_queue.try_enqueue(f_))
+          return;
+        ::nanosleep(&ts,NULL);
+        ts.tv_nsec += 10;
+      }
+  }
+
+  template<typename FuncType>
+  [[nodiscard]]
+  std::future<typename std::result_of<FuncType()>::type>
+  enqueue_task(FuncType&& f_)
+  {
+    using TaskReturnType = typename std::result_of<FuncType()>::type;
+    using Promise        = std::promise<TaskReturnType>;
+
+    auto promise = std::make_shared<Promise>();
+    auto future  = promise->get_future();
+    auto work    = [=]()
+    {
+      auto rv = f_();
+      promise->set_value(rv);
+    };
+
+    timespec ts = {0,10};
+    while(true)
+      {
+        if(_queue.try_enqueue(work))
+          break;
+        ::nanosleep(&ts,NULL);
+        ts.tv_nsec += 10;
+      }
+
+    return future;
+  }
+
+public:
+  std::vector<pthread_t>
+  threads() const
+  {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(_threads_mutex);
+
+    return _threads;
+  }
+
+  moodycamel::ProducerToken
+  ptoken()
+  {
+    return moodycamel::ProducerToken(_queue);
+  }
+
+private:
+  Queue _queue;
+
+private:
+  std::string const      _name;
+  std::vector<pthread_t> _threads;
+  mutable std::mutex     _threads_mutex;
+};
diff --git a/libfuse/lib/unbounded_queue.hpp b/libfuse/lib/unbounded_queue.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e527b78..00000000
--- a/libfuse/lib/unbounded_queue.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <condition_variable>
-#include <mutex>
-#include <queue>
-#include <utility>
-
-
-template<typename T>
-class UnboundedQueue
-{
-public:
-  explicit
-  UnboundedQueue(bool block_ = true)
-    : _block(block_)
-  {
-  }
-
-  void
-  push(const T& item_)
-  {
-    {
-      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(_queue_lock);
-      _queue.push(item_);
-    }
-    _condition.notify_one();
-  }
-
-  void
-  push(T&& item_)
-  {
-    {
-      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(_queue_lock);
-      _queue.push(std::move(item_));
-    }
-
-    _condition.notify_one();
-  }
-
-  template<typename... Args>
-  void
-  emplace(Args&&... args_)
-  {
-    {
-      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(_queue_lock);
-      _queue.emplace(std::forward<Args>(args_)...);
-    }
-
-    _condition.notify_one();
-  }
-
-  bool
-  try_push(const T& item_)
-  {
-    {
-      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(_queue_lock, std::try_to_lock);
-      if(!lock)
-        return false;
-      _queue.push(item_);
-    }
-
-    _condition.notify_one();
-
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  bool
-  try_push(T&& item_)
-  {
-    {
-      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(_queue_lock, std::try_to_lock);
-      if(!lock)
-        return false;
-      _queue.push(std::move(item_));
-    }
-
-    _condition.notify_one();
-
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  //TODO: push multiple T at once
-
-  bool
-  pop(T& item_)
-  {
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> guard(_queue_lock);
-
-    _condition.wait(guard, [&]() { return !_queue.empty() || !_block; });
-    if(_queue.empty())
-      return false;
-
-    item_ = std::move(_queue.front());
-    _queue.pop();
-
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  bool
-  try_pop(T& item_)
-  {
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(_queue_lock, std::try_to_lock);
-    if(!lock || _queue.empty())
-      return false;
-
-    item_ = std::move(_queue.front());
-    _queue.pop();
-
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  std::size_t
-  size() const
-  {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(_queue_lock);
-
-    return _queue.size();
-  }
-
-  bool
-  empty() const
-  {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(_queue_lock);
-
-    return _queue.empty();
-  }
-
-  void
-  block()
-  {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(_queue_lock);
-    _block = true;
-  }
-
-  void
-  unblock()
-  {
-    {
-      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(_queue_lock);
-      _block = false;
-    }
-
-    _condition.notify_all();
-  }
-
-  bool
-  blocking() const
-  {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(_queue_lock);
-
-    return _block;
-  }
-
-private:
-  mutable std::mutex _queue_lock;
-
-private:
-  bool _block;
-  std::queue<T> _queue;
-  std::condition_variable _condition;
-};
diff --git a/src/fuse_readdir_cor.cpp b/src/fuse_readdir_cor.cpp
index 6ef28c94..c6c1526b 100644
--- a/src/fuse_readdir_cor.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_readdir_cor.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 
 FUSE::ReadDirCOR::ReadDirCOR(unsigned concurrency_)
-  : _tp(concurrency_,"readdir.cor")
+  : _tp(concurrency_,concurrency_,"readdir.cor")
 {
 
 }
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace l
 
   static
   std::vector<int>
-  concurrent_readdir(UnboundedThreadPool  &tp_,
+  concurrent_readdir(ThreadPool           &tp_,
                      const Branches::CPtr &branches_,
                      const char           *dirname_,
                      fuse_dirents_t       *buf_,
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ namespace l
 
   static
   int
-  readdir(UnboundedThreadPool  &tp_,
+  readdir(ThreadPool           &tp_,
           const Branches::CPtr &branches_,
           const char           *dirname_,
           fuse_dirents_t       *buf_,
diff --git a/src/fuse_readdir_cor.hpp b/src/fuse_readdir_cor.hpp
index 8d7f586d..6da212fc 100644
--- a/src/fuse_readdir_cor.hpp
+++ b/src/fuse_readdir_cor.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "fuse_readdir_base.hpp"
-#include "unbounded_thread_pool.hpp"
+
+#include "thread_pool.hpp"
+
 
 // concurrent open & read
 namespace FUSE
@@ -34,6 +36,6 @@ namespace FUSE
                    fuse_dirents_t         *buf);
 
   private:
-    UnboundedThreadPool _tp;
+    ThreadPool _tp;
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/fuse_readdir_cosr.cpp b/src/fuse_readdir_cosr.cpp
index 4785f781..92f75ac8 100644
--- a/src/fuse_readdir_cosr.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_readdir_cosr.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 
 FUSE::ReadDirCOSR::ReadDirCOSR(unsigned concurrency_)
-  : _tp(concurrency_,"readdir.cosr")
+  : _tp(concurrency_,concurrency_,"readdir.cosr")
 {
 
 }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace l
   static
   inline
   std::vector<std::future<DIR*>>
-  opendir(UnboundedThreadPool  &tp_,
+  opendir(ThreadPool           &tp_,
           const Branches::CPtr &branches_,
           char const           *dirname_,
           uid_t const           uid_,
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace l
   static
   inline
   int
-  readdir(UnboundedThreadPool  &tp_,
+  readdir(ThreadPool           &tp_,
           const Branches::CPtr &branches_,
           const char           *dirname_,
           fuse_dirents_t       *buf_,
diff --git a/src/fuse_readdir_cosr.hpp b/src/fuse_readdir_cosr.hpp
index 6783f125..8149d36d 100644
--- a/src/fuse_readdir_cosr.hpp
+++ b/src/fuse_readdir_cosr.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "fuse_readdir_base.hpp"
-#include "unbounded_thread_pool.hpp"
+
+#include "thread_pool.hpp"
 
 // concurrent open, sequential read
 namespace FUSE
@@ -34,6 +35,6 @@ namespace FUSE
                    fuse_dirents_t         *buf);
 
   private:
-    UnboundedThreadPool _tp;
+    ThreadPool _tp;
   };
 }
diff --git a/libfuse/lib/bounded_thread_pool.hpp b/src/thread_pool.hpp
similarity index 51%
rename from libfuse/lib/bounded_thread_pool.hpp
rename to src/thread_pool.hpp
index 167be321..c79d6698 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/bounded_thread_pool.hpp
+++ b/src/thread_pool.hpp
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "moodycamel/blockingconcurrentqueue.h"
-#include "syslog.h"
+#include "syslog.hpp"
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <csignal>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <future>
 #include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
 #include <thread>
 #include <vector>
 
 
-struct BoundedThreadPoolTraits : public moodycamel::ConcurrentQueueDefaultTraits
+struct ThreadPoolTraits : public moodycamel::ConcurrentQueueDefaultTraits
 {
   static const int MAX_SEMA_SPINS = 1;
 };
 
 
-class BoundedThreadPool
+class ThreadPool
 {
 private:
   using Func  = std::function<void(void)>;
-  using Queue = moodycamel::BlockingConcurrentQueue<Func,BoundedThreadPoolTraits>;
+  using Queue = moodycamel::BlockingConcurrentQueue<Func,ThreadPoolTraits>;
 
 public:
   explicit
-  BoundedThreadPool(std::size_t const thread_count_ = std::thread::hardware_concurrency(),
-                    std::size_t const queue_depth_  = 1,
-                    std::string const name_         = {})
+  ThreadPool(std::size_t const thread_count_ = std::thread::hardware_concurrency(),
+             std::size_t const queue_depth_  = 1,
+             std::string const name_         = {})
     : _queue(queue_depth_,thread_count_,thread_count_),
-      _done(false),
-      _name(name_)
+      _name(get_thread_name(name_))
   {
     syslog_debug("threadpool: spawning %zu threads of queue depth %zu named '%s'",
                  thread_count_,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
         int rv;
         pthread_t t;
 
-        rv = pthread_create(&t,NULL,BoundedThreadPool::start_routine,this);
+        rv = pthread_create(&t,NULL,ThreadPool::start_routine,this);
         if(rv != 0)
           {
             syslog_warning("threadpool: error spawning thread - %d (%s)",
@@ -73,14 +73,12 @@ public:
       throw std::runtime_error("threadpool: failed to spawn any threads");
   }
 
-  ~BoundedThreadPool()
+  ~ThreadPool()
   {
     syslog_debug("threadpool: destroying %zu threads named '%s'",
                  _threads.size(),
                  _name.c_str());
 
-    _done.store(true,std::memory_order_relaxed);
-
     for(auto t : _threads)
       pthread_cancel(t);
 
@@ -93,17 +91,29 @@ public:
   }
 
 private:
+  static
+  std::string
+  get_thread_name(std::string const name_)
+  {
+    if(!name_.empty())
+      return name_;
+
+    char name[16];
+    pthread_getname_np(pthread_self(),name,sizeof(name));
+
+    return name;
+  }
+
   static
   void*
   start_routine(void *arg_)
   {
-    BoundedThreadPool *btp = static_cast<BoundedThreadPool*>(arg_);
-    BoundedThreadPool::Func func;
-    std::atomic<bool> &done = btp->_done;
-    BoundedThreadPool::Queue &q = btp->_queue;
+    ThreadPool *btp = static_cast<ThreadPool*>(arg_);
+    ThreadPool::Func func;
+    ThreadPool::Queue &q = btp->_queue;
     moodycamel::ConsumerToken ctok(btp->_queue);
 
-    while(!done.load(std::memory_order_relaxed))
+    while(true)
       {
         q.wait_dequeue(ctok,func);
 
@@ -113,6 +123,110 @@ private:
     return NULL;
   }
 
+public:
+  int
+  add_thread(std::string const name_ = {})
+  {
+    int rv;
+    pthread_t t;
+    sigset_t oldset;
+    sigset_t newset;
+    std::string name;
+
+    name = (name_.empty() ? _name : name_);
+
+    sigfillset(&newset);
+    pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK,&newset,&oldset);
+    rv = pthread_create(&t,NULL,ThreadPool::start_routine,this);
+    pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK,&oldset,NULL);
+
+    if(rv != 0)
+      {
+        syslog_warning("threadpool: error spawning thread - %d (%s)",
+                       rv,
+                       strerror(rv));
+        return -rv;
+      }
+
+    if(!name.empty())
+      pthread_setname_np(t,name.c_str());
+
+    {
+      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(_threads_mutex);
+      _threads.push_back(t);
+    }
+
+    syslog_debug("threadpool: 1 thread added to pool '%s' named '%s'",
+                 _name.c_str(),
+                 name.c_str());
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  int
+  remove_thread(void)
+  {
+    {
+      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(_threads_mutex);
+      if(_threads.size() <= 1)
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    std::promise<pthread_t> promise;
+    auto func = [&]()
+    {
+      pthread_t t;
+
+      t = pthread_self();
+      promise.set_value(t);
+
+      {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(_threads_mutex);
+
+        for(auto i = _threads.begin(); i != _threads.end(); ++i)
+          {
+            if(*i != t)
+              continue;
+
+            _threads.erase(i);
+            break;
+          }
+      }
+
+      char name[16];
+      pthread_getname_np(t,name,sizeof(name));
+      syslog_debug("threadpool: 1 thread removed from pool '%s' named '%s'",
+                   _name.c_str(),
+                   name);
+
+      pthread_exit(NULL);
+    };
+
+    enqueue_work(func);
+    pthread_join(promise.get_future().get(),NULL);
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  int
+  set_threads(std::size_t const count_)
+  {
+    int diff;
+    {
+      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(_threads_mutex);
+
+      diff = ((int)count_ - (int)_threads.size());
+    }
+
+    syslog_debug("diff: %d",diff);
+    for(auto i = diff; i > 0; --i)
+      add_thread();
+    for(auto i = diff; i < 0; ++i)
+      remove_thread();
+
+    return diff;
+  }
+
 public:
   template<typename FuncType>
   void
@@ -175,21 +289,16 @@ public:
   std::vector<pthread_t>
   threads() const
   {
-    return _threads;
-  }
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(_threads_mutex);
 
-public:
-  Queue&
-  queue()
-  {
-    return _queue;
+    return _threads;
   }
 
 private:
   Queue _queue;
 
 private:
-  std::atomic<bool>      _done;
   std::string const      _name;
   std::vector<pthread_t> _threads;
+  mutable std::mutex     _threads_mutex;
 };
diff --git a/src/unbounded_thread_pool.hpp b/src/unbounded_thread_pool.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 84be35a2..00000000
--- a/src/unbounded_thread_pool.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,172 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "moodycamel/blockingconcurrentqueue.h"
-#include "syslog.hpp"
-
-#include <atomic>
-#include <csignal>
-#include <cstring>
-#include <future>
-#include <memory>
-#include <stdexcept>
-#include <string>
-#include <thread>
-#include <vector>
-
-
-struct UnboundedThreadPoolTraits : public moodycamel::ConcurrentQueueDefaultTraits
-{
-  static const int MAX_SEMA_SPINS = 1;
-};
-
-
-class UnboundedThreadPool
-{
-private:
-  using Func   = std::function<void(void)>;
-  using Queue  = moodycamel::BlockingConcurrentQueue<Func,UnboundedThreadPoolTraits>;
-
-public:
-  explicit
-  UnboundedThreadPool(std::size_t const thread_count_ = std::thread::hardware_concurrency(),
-                      std::string const name_         = {})
-    : _queue(thread_count_,thread_count_,thread_count_),
-      _done(false),
-      _name(name_)
-  {
-    syslog_debug("threadpool: spawning %zu threads named '%s'",
-                 thread_count_,
-                 _name.c_str());
-
-    sigset_t oldset;
-    sigset_t newset;
-
-    sigfillset(&newset);
-    pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK,&newset,&oldset);
-
-    _threads.reserve(thread_count_);
-    for(std::size_t i = 0; i < thread_count_; ++i)
-      {
-        int rv;
-        pthread_t t;
-
-        rv = pthread_create(&t,NULL,UnboundedThreadPool::start_routine,this);
-        if(rv != 0)
-          {
-            syslog_warning("threadpool: error spawning thread - %d (%s)",
-                           rv,
-                           strerror(rv));
-            continue;
-          }
-
-        if(!_name.empty())
-          pthread_setname_np(t,_name.c_str());
-
-        _threads.push_back(t);
-      }
-
-    pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK,&oldset,NULL);
-
-    if(_threads.empty())
-      throw std::runtime_error("threadpool: failed to spawn any threads");
-  }
-
-  ~UnboundedThreadPool()
-  {
-    syslog_debug("threadpool: destroying %zu threads named '%s'",
-                 _threads.size(),
-                 _name.c_str());
-
-    _done.store(true,std::memory_order_relaxed);
-
-    for(auto t : _threads)
-      pthread_cancel(t);
-
-    Func f;
-    while(_queue.try_dequeue(f))
-      continue;
-
-    for(auto t : _threads)
-      pthread_join(t,NULL);
-  }
-
-private:
-  static
-  void*
-  start_routine(void *arg_)
-  {
-    UnboundedThreadPool *btp = static_cast<UnboundedThreadPool*>(arg_);
-    UnboundedThreadPool::Func func;
-    std::atomic<bool> &done = btp->_done;
-    UnboundedThreadPool::Queue &q = btp->_queue;
-    moodycamel::ConsumerToken ctok(btp->_queue);
-
-    while(!done.load(std::memory_order_relaxed))
-      {
-        q.wait_dequeue(ctok,func);
-
-        func();
-      }
-
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-public:
-  template<typename FuncType>
-  void
-  enqueue_work(moodycamel::ProducerToken  &ptok_,
-               FuncType                  &&f_)
-  {
-    _queue.enqueue(ptok_,f_);
-  }
-
-  template<typename FuncType>
-  void
-  enqueue_work(FuncType &&f_)
-  {
-    _queue.enqueue(f_);
-  }
-
-  template<typename FuncType>
-  [[nodiscard]]
-  std::future<typename std::result_of<FuncType()>::type>
-  enqueue_task(FuncType&& f_)
-  {
-    using TaskReturnType = typename std::result_of<FuncType()>::type;
-    using Promise        = std::promise<TaskReturnType>;
-
-    auto promise = std::make_shared<Promise>();
-    auto future  = promise->get_future();
-    auto work    = [=]()
-    {
-      auto rv = f_();
-      promise->set_value(rv);
-    };
-
-    _queue.enqueue(work);
-
-    return future;
-  }
-
-public:
-  std::vector<pthread_t>
-  threads() const
-  {
-    return _threads;
-  }
-
-public:
-  Queue&
-  queue()
-  {
-    return _queue;
-  }
-
-private:
-  Queue _queue;
-
-private:
-  std::atomic<bool>      _done;
-  std::string const      _name;
-  std::vector<pthread_t> _threads;
-};