diff --git a/include/ircd/db/cache.h b/include/ircd/db/cache.h
index 6c995ecb8..38c9d8831 100644
--- a/include/ircd/db/cache.h
+++ b/include/ircd/db/cache.h
@@ -66,3 +66,100 @@ namespace ircd::db
 	void clear(rocksdb::Cache &);
 	void clear(rocksdb::Cache *const &);
 }
+
+inline void
+ircd::db::clear(rocksdb::Cache *const &cache)
+{
+	if(cache)
+		return clear(*cache);
+}
+
+inline bool
+ircd::db::remove(rocksdb::Cache *const &cache,
+                 const string_view &key)
+{
+	return cache?
+		remove(*cache, key):
+		false;
+}
+
+inline bool
+ircd::db::insert(rocksdb::Cache *const &cache,
+                 const string_view &key,
+                 const string_view &value)
+{
+	return cache?
+		insert(*cache, key, value):
+		false;
+}
+
+inline bool
+ircd::db::insert(rocksdb::Cache *const &cache,
+                 const string_view &key,
+                 unique_buffer<const_buffer> &&value)
+{
+	return cache?
+		insert(*cache, key, std::move(value)):
+		false;
+}
+
+inline void
+ircd::db::for_each(const rocksdb::Cache *const &cache,
+                   const cache_closure &closure)
+{
+	if(cache)
+		for_each(*cache, closure);
+}
+
+inline bool
+ircd::db::exists(const rocksdb::Cache *const &cache,
+                 const string_view &key)
+{
+	return cache?
+		exists(*cache, key):
+		false;
+}
+
+inline size_t
+ircd::db::pinned(const rocksdb::Cache *const &cache)
+{
+	return cache?
+		pinned(*cache):
+		0UL;
+}
+
+inline size_t
+ircd::db::usage(const rocksdb::Cache *const &cache)
+{
+	return cache?
+		usage(*cache):
+		0UL;
+}
+
+inline bool
+ircd::db::capacity(rocksdb::Cache *const &cache,
+                   const size_t &cap)
+{
+	if(!cache)
+		return false;
+
+	capacity(*cache, cap);
+	return true;
+}
+
+inline size_t
+ircd::db::capacity(const rocksdb::Cache *const &cache)
+{
+	return cache?
+		capacity(*cache):
+		0UL;
+}
+
+inline uint64_t
+ircd::db::ticker(const rocksdb::Cache *const &cache,
+                 const uint32_t &ticker_id)
+{
+	return cache?
+		ticker(*cache, ticker_id):
+		0UL;
+}
diff --git a/ircd/db.cc b/ircd/db.cc
index a19fa20fc..9f84fa5bd 100644
--- a/ircd/db.cc
+++ b/ircd/db.cc
@@ -7042,26 +7042,12 @@ const
 // cache.h
 //
 
-void
-ircd::db::clear(rocksdb::Cache *const &cache)
-{
-	if(cache)
-		return clear(*cache);
-}
-
 void
 ircd::db::clear(rocksdb::Cache &cache)
 {
 	cache.EraseUnRefEntries();
 }
 
-bool
-ircd::db::remove(rocksdb::Cache *const &cache,
-                 const string_view &key)
-{
-	return cache? remove(*cache, key) : false;
-}
-
 bool
 ircd::db::remove(rocksdb::Cache &cache,
                  const string_view &key)
@@ -7070,14 +7056,6 @@ ircd::db::remove(rocksdb::Cache &cache,
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool
-ircd::db::insert(rocksdb::Cache *const &cache,
-                 const string_view &key,
-                 const string_view &value)
-{
-	return cache? insert(*cache, key, value) : false;
-}
-
 bool
 ircd::db::insert(rocksdb::Cache &cache,
                  const string_view &key,
@@ -7091,14 +7069,6 @@ ircd::db::insert(rocksdb::Cache &cache,
 	return insert(cache, key, std::move(buf));
 }
 
-bool
-ircd::db::insert(rocksdb::Cache *const &cache,
-                 const string_view &key,
-                 unique_buffer<const_buffer> &&value)
-{
-	return cache? insert(*cache, key, std::move(value)) : false;
-}
-
 bool
 ircd::db::insert(rocksdb::Cache &cache,
                  const string_view &key,
@@ -7130,14 +7100,6 @@ ircd::db::insert(rocksdb::Cache &cache,
 	return true;
 }
 
-void
-ircd::db::for_each(const rocksdb::Cache *const &cache,
-                   const cache_closure &closure)
-{
-	if(cache)
-		for_each(*cache, closure);
-}
-
 void
 ircd::db::for_each(const rocksdb::Cache &cache,
                    const cache_closure &closure)
@@ -7170,13 +7132,7 @@ ircd::db::for_each(const rocksdb::Cache &cache,
 	true);
 }
 
-bool
-ircd::db::exists(const rocksdb::Cache *const &cache,
-                 const string_view &key)
-{
-	return cache? exists(*cache, key) : false;
-}
-
+[[gnu::hot]]
 bool
 ircd::db::exists(const rocksdb::Cache &cache_,
                  const string_view &key)
@@ -7197,41 +7153,18 @@ ircd::db::exists(const rocksdb::Cache &cache_,
 	return bool(handle);
 }
 
-size_t
-ircd::db::pinned(const rocksdb::Cache *const &cache)
-{
-	return cache? pinned(*cache) : 0;
-}
-
 size_t
 ircd::db::pinned(const rocksdb::Cache &cache)
 {
 	return cache.GetPinnedUsage();
 }
 
-size_t
-ircd::db::usage(const rocksdb::Cache *const &cache)
-{
-	return cache? usage(*cache) : 0;
-}
-
 size_t
 ircd::db::usage(const rocksdb::Cache &cache)
 {
 	return cache.GetUsage();
 }
 
-bool
-ircd::db::capacity(rocksdb::Cache *const &cache,
-                   const size_t &cap)
-{
-	if(!cache)
-		return false;
-
-	capacity(*cache, cap);
-	return true;
-}
-
 void
 ircd::db::capacity(rocksdb::Cache &cache,
                    const size_t &cap)
@@ -7239,25 +7172,12 @@ ircd::db::capacity(rocksdb::Cache &cache,
 	cache.SetCapacity(cap);
 }
 
-size_t
-ircd::db::capacity(const rocksdb::Cache *const &cache)
-{
-	return cache? capacity(*cache): 0;
-}
-
 size_t
 ircd::db::capacity(const rocksdb::Cache &cache)
 {
 	return cache.GetCapacity();
 }
 
-uint64_t
-ircd::db::ticker(const rocksdb::Cache *const &cache,
-                 const uint32_t &ticker_id)
-{
-	return cache? ticker(*cache, ticker_id) : 0UL;
-}
-
 const uint64_t &
 ircd::db::ticker(const rocksdb::Cache &cache,
                  const uint32_t &ticker_id)