diff --git a/include/ircd/fs.h b/include/ircd/fs.h
index b65e94764..8f8da5ff5 100644
--- a/include/ircd/fs.h
+++ b/include/ircd/fs.h
@@ -95,9 +95,11 @@ namespace ircd::fs
 	// This suite of IO functions may yield your context.
 	std::string read(const std::string &name);
 	string_view read(const std::string &name, const mutable_raw_buffer &buf);
+	string_view read(const string_view &name, const mutable_raw_buffer &buf);
 	bool write(const std::string &name, const const_raw_buffer &buf);
 	bool append(const std::string &name, const const_raw_buffer &buf);
 	bool overwrite(const std::string &name, const const_raw_buffer &buf);
+	bool overwrite(const string_view &name, const const_raw_buffer &buf);
 
 	struct init;
 }
diff --git a/ircd/fs.cc b/ircd/fs.cc
index f1a77b0f0..e6f3ff024 100644
--- a/ircd/fs.cc
+++ b/ircd/fs.cc
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ ircd::fs::write(const std::string &path,
 	return overwrite(path, buf);
 }
 
+bool
+ircd::fs::overwrite(const string_view &path,
+                    const const_raw_buffer &buf)
+{
+	return overwrite(std::string{path}, buf);
+}
+
 bool
 ircd::fs::overwrite(const std::string &path,
                     const const_raw_buffer &buf)
@@ -159,6 +166,13 @@ ircd::fs::read(const std::string &path)
 }
 #endif
 
+ircd::string_view
+ircd::fs::read(const string_view &path,
+               const mutable_raw_buffer &buf)
+{
+	return ircd::fs::read(std::string{path}, buf);
+}
+
 ircd::string_view
 ircd::fs::read(const std::string &path,
                const mutable_raw_buffer &buf)