diff --git a/include/ircd/ctx.h b/include/ircd/ctx.h
index 642e1e742..ad741b409 100644
--- a/include/ircd/ctx.h
+++ b/include/ircd/ctx.h
@@ -107,10 +107,12 @@ namespace ircd::ctx { inline namespace this_ctx
 #include "ctx/context.h"
 #include "ctx/prof.h"
 #include "ctx/dock.h"
-#include "ctx/view.h"
 #include "ctx/queue.h"
 #include "ctx/mutex.h"
 #include "ctx/shared_mutex.h"
+#include "ctx/peek.h"
+#include "ctx/view.h"
+#include "ctx/shared_view.h"
 #include "ctx/shared_state.h"
 #include "ctx/promise.h"
 #include "ctx/future.h"
diff --git a/include/ircd/ctx/mutex.h b/include/ircd/ctx/mutex.h
index d6a3aced5..feaf6cbe5 100644
--- a/include/ircd/ctx/mutex.h
+++ b/include/ircd/ctx/mutex.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ noexcept
 inline void
 ircd::ctx::mutex::unlock()
 {
+	assert(m);
+
 	ctx *next; do
 	{
 		if(!q.empty())
diff --git a/include/ircd/ctx/peek.h b/include/ircd/ctx/peek.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..250fabda9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ircd/ctx/peek.h
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016 Charybdis Development Team
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016 Jason Volk <jason@zemos.net>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice is present in all copies.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
+ * INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+ * SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+ * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
+ * IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+#define HAVE_IRCD_CTX_PEEK_H
+
+namespace ircd::ctx
+{
+	template<class T> class peek;
+}
+
+/// Device for a context to share data on its stack with others while yielding
+///
+/// The peek yields a context while other contexts examine the object pointed
+/// to in the peek. This allows a producing context to construct something
+/// on its stack and then wait for the consuming contexts to do something with
+/// that data before the producer resumes and potentially destroys the data.
+/// This creates a very simple and lightweight single-producer/multi-consumer
+/// queue mechanism using only context switching.
+///
+/// Consumers get one chance to safely peek the data when a call to wait()
+/// returns. Once the consumer context yields again for any reason the data is
+/// potentially invalid. The data can only be peeked once by the consumer
+/// because the second call to wait() will yield until the next data is
+/// made available by the producer, not the same data.
+///
+/// Producers will share an object during the call to notify(). Once the call
+/// to notify() returns all consumers have peeked the data and the producer is
+/// free to destroy it.
+///
+template<class T>
+class ircd::ctx::peek
+{
+	T *t {nullptr};
+	dock a, b;
+
+	bool ready() const;
+
+  public:
+	size_t waiting() const;
+
+	// Consumer interface;
+	template<class time_point> T &wait_until(time_point&&);
+	template<class duration> T &wait_for(const duration &);
+	T &wait();
+
+	// Producer interface;
+	void notify(T &);
+
+	peek() = default;
+	~peek() noexcept;
+};
+
+template<class T>
+ircd::ctx::peek<T>::~peek()
+noexcept
+{
+	assert(!waiting());
+}
+
+template<class T>
+void
+ircd::ctx::peek<T>::notify(T &t)
+{
+	const unwind afterward{[this]
+	{
+		assert(a.empty());
+		this->t = nullptr;
+		if(!b.empty())
+		{
+			b.notify_all();
+			yield();
+		}
+	}};
+
+	assert(b.empty());
+	this->t = &t;
+	a.notify_all();
+	yield();
+}
+
+template<class T>
+T &
+ircd::ctx::peek<T>::wait()
+{
+	b.wait([this]
+	{
+		return !ready();
+	});
+
+	a.wait([this]
+	{
+		return ready();
+	});
+
+	assert(t != nullptr);
+	return *t;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+template<class duration>
+T &
+ircd::ctx::peek<T>::wait_for(const duration &dur)
+{
+	return wait_until(now<steady_point>() + dur);
+}
+
+template<class T>
+template<class time_point>
+T &
+ircd::ctx::peek<T>::wait_until(time_point&& tp)
+{
+	if(!b.wait_until(tp, [this]
+	{
+		return !ready();
+	}))
+		throw timeout();
+
+	if(!a.wait_until(tp, [this]
+	{
+		return ready();
+	}))
+		throw timeout();
+
+	assert(t != nullptr);
+	return *t;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+size_t
+ircd::ctx::peek<T>::waiting()
+const
+{
+	return a.size() + b.size();
+}
+
+template<class T>
+bool
+ircd::ctx::peek<T>::ready()
+const
+{
+	return t != nullptr;
+}
diff --git a/include/ircd/ctx/shared_view.h b/include/ircd/ctx/shared_view.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f14a19b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ircd/ctx/shared_view.h
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016 Charybdis Development Team
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016 Jason Volk <jason@zemos.net>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice is present in all copies.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
+ * INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+ * SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+ * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
+ * IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+#define HAVE_IRCD_CTX_SHARED_VIEW_H
+
+namespace ircd::ctx
+{
+	template<class T> class shared_view;
+}
+
+/// Device for a context to share data on its stack with others while yielding
+///
+/// The shared_view yields a context while other contexts examine the object pointed
+/// to in the shared_view. This allows a producing context to construct something
+/// on its stack and then wait for the consuming contexts to do something with
+/// that data before the producer resumes and potentially destroys the data.
+/// This creates a very simple and lightweight single-producer/multi-consumer
+/// queue mechanism using only context switching.
+///
+/// The producer is blocked until all consumers are finished with their shared_view.
+/// The consumers acquire the shared_lock before passing it to the call to wait().
+/// wait() returns with a shared_view of the object under shared_lock. Once the
+/// consumer releases the shared_lock the viewed object is not safe for them.
+///
+template<class T>
+class ircd::ctx::shared_view
+:public shared_mutex
+{
+	T *t {nullptr};
+	dock q;
+	size_t waiting {0};
+
+	bool ready() const;
+
+  public:
+	// Consumer interface;
+	template<class time_point> T &wait_until(std::shared_lock<shared_view> &, time_point&&);
+	template<class duration> T &wait_for(std::shared_lock<shared_view> &, const duration &);
+	T &wait(std::shared_lock<shared_view> &);
+
+	// Producer interface;
+	void notify(T &);
+
+	shared_view() = default;
+	~shared_view() noexcept;
+};
+
+template<class T>
+ircd::ctx::shared_view<T>::~shared_view()
+noexcept
+{
+	assert(!waiting);
+}
+
+template<class T>
+void
+ircd::ctx::shared_view<T>::notify(T &t)
+{
+	if(!waiting)
+		return;
+
+	this->t = &t;
+	q.notify_all();
+	q.wait([this] { return !waiting; });
+	const std::lock_guard<shared_view> lock{*this};
+	this->t = nullptr;
+	assert(!waiting);
+	q.notify_all();
+}
+
+template<class T>
+T &
+ircd::ctx::shared_view<T>::wait(std::shared_lock<shared_view> &lock)
+{
+	for(assert(lock.owns_lock_shared()); ready(); lock.lock_shared())
+	{
+		lock.unlock_shared();
+		q.wait();
+	}
+
+	const unwind ul{[this]
+	{
+		--waiting;
+		q.notify_all();
+	}};
+
+	for(++waiting; !ready(); lock.lock_shared())
+	{
+		lock.unlock_shared();
+		q.wait();
+	}
+
+	assert(t != nullptr);
+	return *t;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+template<class duration>
+T &
+ircd::ctx::shared_view<T>::wait_for(std::shared_lock<shared_view> &lock,
+                                    const duration &dur)
+{
+	return wait_until(now<steady_point>() + dur);
+}
+
+template<class T>
+template<class time_point>
+T &
+ircd::ctx::shared_view<T>::wait_until(std::shared_lock<shared_view> &lock,
+                                      time_point&& tp)
+{
+	for(assert(lock.owns_lock_shared()); ready(); lock.lock_shared())
+	{
+		lock.unlock_shared();
+		q.wait_until(tp);
+	}
+
+	const unwind ul{[this]
+	{
+		--waiting;
+		q.notify_all();
+	}};
+
+	for(++waiting; !ready(); lock.lock_shared())
+	{
+		lock.unlock_shared();
+		q.wait_until(tp);
+	}
+
+	assert(t != nullptr);
+	return *t;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+bool
+ircd::ctx::shared_view<T>::ready()
+const
+{
+	return t != nullptr;
+}
diff --git a/include/ircd/ctx/view.h b/include/ircd/ctx/view.h
index db94039a2..0c5e0a3f5 100644
--- a/include/ircd/ctx/view.h
+++ b/include/ircd/ctx/view.h
@@ -36,31 +36,26 @@ namespace ircd::ctx
 /// This creates a very simple and lightweight single-producer/multi-consumer
 /// queue mechanism using only context switching.
 ///
-/// Consumers get one chance to safely view the data when a call to wait()
-/// returns. Once the consumer context yields again for any reason the data is
-/// potentially invalid. The data can only be viewed once by the consumer
-/// because the second call to wait() will yield until the next data is
-/// made available by the producer, not the same data.
-///
-/// Producers will share an object during the call to notify(). Once the call
-/// to notify() returns all consumers have viewed the data and the producer is
-/// free to destroy it.
+/// The producer is blocked until all consumers are finished with their view.
+/// The consumers acquire the unique_lock before passing it to the call to wait().
+/// wait() returns with a view of the object under unique_lock. Once the
+/// consumer releases the unique_lock the viewed object is not safe for them.
 ///
 template<class T>
 class ircd::ctx::view
+:public mutex
 {
 	T *t {nullptr};
-	dock a, b;
+	dock q;
+	size_t waiting {0};
 
 	bool ready() const;
 
   public:
-	size_t waiting() const;
-
 	// Consumer interface;
-	template<class time_point> T &wait_until(time_point&&);
-	template<class duration> T &wait_for(const duration &);
-	T &wait();
+	template<class time_point> T &wait_until(std::unique_lock<view> &, time_point&&);
+	template<class duration> T &wait_for(std::unique_lock<view> &, const duration &);
+	T &wait(std::unique_lock<view> &);
 
 	// Producer interface;
 	void notify(T &);
@@ -73,43 +68,46 @@ template<class T>
 ircd::ctx::view<T>::~view()
 noexcept
 {
-	assert(!waiting());
+	assert(!waiting);
 }
 
 template<class T>
 void
 ircd::ctx::view<T>::notify(T &t)
 {
-	const unwind afterward{[this]
-	{
-		assert(a.empty());
-		this->t = nullptr;
-		if(!b.empty())
-		{
-			b.notify_all();
-			yield();
-		}
-	}};
+	if(!waiting)
+		return;
 
-	assert(b.empty());
 	this->t = &t;
-	a.notify_all();
-	yield();
+	q.notify_all();
+	q.wait([this] { return !waiting; });
+	const std::lock_guard<view> lock{*this};
+	this->t = nullptr;
+	assert(!waiting);
+	q.notify_all();
 }
 
 template<class T>
 T &
-ircd::ctx::view<T>::wait()
+ircd::ctx::view<T>::wait(std::unique_lock<view> &lock)
 {
-	b.wait([this]
+	for(assert(lock.owns_lock()); ready(); lock.lock())
 	{
-		return !ready();
-	});
+		lock.unlock();
+		q.wait();
+	}
 
-	a.wait([this]
+	const unwind ul{[this]
 	{
-		return ready();
-	});
+		--waiting;
+		q.notify_all();
+	}};
+
+	for(++waiting; !ready(); lock.lock())
+	{
+		lock.unlock();
+		q.wait();
+	}
 
 	assert(t != nullptr);
 	return *t;
@@ -118,7 +116,8 @@ ircd::ctx::view<T>::wait()
 template<class T>
 template<class duration>
 T &
-ircd::ctx::view<T>::wait_for(const duration &dur)
+ircd::ctx::view<T>::wait_for(std::unique_lock<view> &lock,
+                             const duration &dur)
 {
 	return wait_until(now<steady_point>() + dur);
 }
@@ -126,32 +125,31 @@ ircd::ctx::view<T>::wait_for(const duration &dur)
 template<class T>
 template<class time_point>
 T &
-ircd::ctx::view<T>::wait_until(time_point&& tp)
+ircd::ctx::view<T>::wait_until(std::unique_lock<view> &lock,
+                               time_point&& tp)
 {
-	if(!b.wait_until(tp, [this]
+	for(assert(lock.owns_lock()); ready(); lock.lock())
 	{
-		return !ready();
-	}))
-		throw timeout();
+		lock.unlock();
+		q.wait_until(tp);
+	}
 
-	if(!a.wait_until(tp, [this]
+	const unwind ul{[this]
 	{
-		return ready();
-	}))
-		throw timeout();
+		--waiting;
+		q.notify_all();
+	}};
+
+	for(++waiting; !ready(); lock.lock())
+	{
+		lock.unlock();
+		q.wait_until(tp);
+	}
 
 	assert(t != nullptr);
 	return *t;
 }
 
-template<class T>
-size_t
-ircd::ctx::view<T>::waiting()
-const
-{
-	return a.size() + b.size();
-}
-
 template<class T>
 bool
 ircd::ctx::view<T>::ready()
diff --git a/ircd/ctx.cc b/ircd/ctx.cc
index 6571ba081..dee152d87 100644
--- a/ircd/ctx.cc
+++ b/ircd/ctx.cc
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ ircd::ctx::prof::check_slice()
 
 	if(unlikely(settings.slice_warning > 0us && time_usage >= settings.slice_warning))
 	{
-		log::warning("CONTEXT TIMESLICE EXCEEDED (%p) '%s' last: %06ld$us total: %06ld$us",
+		log::warning("context timeslice exceeded (%p) '%s' last: %06ld$us total: %06ld$us",
 		             (const void *)&c,
 		             c.name,
 		             duration_cast<microseconds>(time_usage).count(),
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ ircd::ctx::prof::check_stack()
 
 	if(unlikely(stack_usage > stack_max * settings.stack_usage_warning))
 	{
-		log::warning("CONTEXT STACK USAGE ctx(%p) used %zu of %zu bytes",
+		log::warning("context stack usage ctx(%p) used %zu of %zu bytes",
 		             (const void *)&c,
 		             stack_usage,
 		             c.stack_max);