diff --git a/include/ircd/ctx/mutex.h b/include/ircd/ctx/mutex.h
index 57b8b7ed6..68e4b5fd0 100644
--- a/include/ircd/ctx/mutex.h
+++ b/include/ircd/ctx/mutex.h
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 namespace ircd::ctx
 {
 	class mutex;
-
-	template<class queue> void release_sequence(queue &);
 }
 
 //
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ namespace ircd::ctx
 class ircd::ctx::mutex
 {
 	bool m;
-	list q;
+	dock q;
 
   public:
 	bool locked() const;
@@ -57,6 +55,7 @@ inline
 ircd::ctx::mutex::mutex(mutex &&o)
 noexcept
 :m{std::move(o.m)}
+,q{std::move(o.q)}
 {
 	o.m = false;
 }
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ noexcept
 {
 	this->~mutex();
 	m = std::move(o.m);
+	q = std::move(o.q);
 	o.m = false;
 	return *this;
 }
@@ -84,19 +84,18 @@ ircd::ctx::mutex::unlock()
 {
 	assert(m);
 	m = false;
-	release_sequence(q);
+	q.notify_one();
 }
 
 inline void
 ircd::ctx::mutex::lock()
 {
-	if(likely(try_lock()))
-		return;
+	q.wait([this]
+	{
+		return !locked();
+	});
 
-	assert(current);
-	q.push_back(current);
-	while(!try_lock())
-		wait();
+	m = true;
 }
 
 template<class duration>
@@ -110,27 +109,24 @@ template<class time_point>
 bool
 ircd::ctx::mutex::try_lock_until(const time_point &tp)
 {
-	if(likely(try_lock()))
-		return true;
-
-	assert(current);
-	q.push_back(current);
-	while(!try_lock())
+	const bool success
 	{
-		if(unlikely(wait_until<std::nothrow_t>(tp)))
+		q.wait_until(tp, [this]
 		{
-			q.remove(current);
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
+			return !locked();
+		})
+	};
 
-	return true;
+	if(likely(success))
+		m = true;
+
+	return success;
 }
 
 inline bool
 ircd::ctx::mutex::try_lock()
 {
-	if(m)
+	if(locked())
 		return false;
 
 	m = true;
@@ -150,24 +146,3 @@ const
 {
 	return m;
 }
-
-template<class queue>
-void
-ircd::ctx::release_sequence(queue &q)
-{
-	assert(current);
-
-	ctx *next; do
-	{
-		if(!q.empty())
-		{
-			next = q.front();
-			q.pop_front();
-		}
-		else next = nullptr;
-	}
-	while(next == current);
-
-	if(next)
-		yield(*next);
-}
diff --git a/include/ircd/ctx/shared_mutex.h b/include/ircd/ctx/shared_mutex.h
index 008390273..a2be8ecc1 100644
--- a/include/ircd/ctx/shared_mutex.h
+++ b/include/ircd/ctx/shared_mutex.h
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ class ircd::ctx::shared_mutex
 {
 	bool u;
 	ssize_t s;
-	list q;
-
-	void release();
+	dock q;
 
   public:
 	bool unique() const;
@@ -30,6 +28,10 @@ class ircd::ctx::shared_mutex
 	size_t shares() const;
 	size_t waiting() const;
 
+	bool can_lock() const;
+	bool can_lock_shared() const;
+	bool can_lock_upgrade() const;
+
 	bool try_lock();
 	bool try_lock_shared();
 	bool try_lock_upgrade();
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::shared_mutex(shared_mutex &&o)
 noexcept
 :u{std::move(o.u)}
 ,s{std::move(o.s)}
+,q{std::move(o.q)}
 {
 	o.u = false;
 	o.s = 0;
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ noexcept
 	this->~shared_mutex();
 	u = std::move(o.u);
 	s = std::move(o.s);
+	q = std::move(o.q);
 	o.u = false;
 	o.s = 0;
 	return *this;
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::unlock_upgrade_and_lock_shared()
 {
 	++s;
 	u = false;
-	release();
+	q.notify_one();
 }
 
 inline void
@@ -139,28 +143,28 @@ inline void
 ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::unlock_and_lock_shared()
 {
 	s = 1;
-	release();
+	q.notify_one();
 }
 
 inline void
 ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::unlock_upgrade()
 {
 	u = false;
-	release();
+	q.notify_one();
 }
 
 inline void
 ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::unlock_shared()
 {
 	--s;
-	release();
+	q.notify_one();
 }
 
 inline void
 ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::unlock()
 {
 	s = 0;
-	release();
+	q.notify_all();
 }
 
 template<class duration>
@@ -241,37 +245,34 @@ ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::try_unlock_shared_and_lock()
 inline void
 ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::lock_upgrade()
 {
-	if(likely(try_lock_upgrade()))
-		return;
+	q.wait([this]
+	{
+		return can_lock_upgrade();
+	});
 
-	assert(current);
-	q.push_back(current);
-	while(!try_lock_upgrade())
-		wait();
+	u = true;
 }
 
 inline void
 ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::lock_shared()
 {
-	if(likely(try_lock_shared()))
-		return;
+	q.wait([this]
+	{
+		return can_lock_shared();
+	});
 
-	assert(current);
-	q.push_back(current);
-	while(!try_lock_shared())
-		wait();
+	++s;
 }
 
 inline void
 ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::lock()
 {
-	if(likely(try_lock()))
-		return;
+	q.wait([this]
+	{
+		return can_lock();
+	});
 
-	assert(current);
-	q.push_back(current);
-	while(!try_lock())
-		wait();
+	s = std::numeric_limits<decltype(s)>::min();
 }
 
 template<class duration>
@@ -315,34 +316,29 @@ template<class time_point>
 bool
 ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::try_lock_until(time_point&& tp)
 {
-	if(likely(try_lock()))
-		return true;
-
-	assert(current);
-	q.push_back(current);
-	while(!try_lock())
+	const bool can_lock
 	{
-		if(unlikely(wait_until<std::nothrow_t>(tp)))
+		q.wait_until(tp, [this]
 		{
-			q.remove(current);
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
+			return this->can_lock();
+		})
+	};
 
-	return true;
+	if(can_lock)
+		s = std::numeric_limits<decltype(s)>::min();
+
+	return can_lock;
 }
 
 inline bool
 ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::try_lock_upgrade()
 {
-	if(s < 0)
-		return false;
-
-	if(u)
-		return false;
-
-	u = true;
-	return true;
+	if(can_lock_upgrade())
+	{
+		u = true;
+		return true;
+	}
+	else return false;
 }
 
 inline bool
@@ -355,13 +351,41 @@ ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::try_lock_shared()
 inline bool
 ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::try_lock()
 {
-	if(s)
+	if(can_lock())
+	{
+		s = std::numeric_limits<decltype(s)>::min();
+		return true;
+	}
+	else return false;
+}
+
+inline bool
+ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::can_lock_upgrade()
+const
+{
+	if(s < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	if(u)
 		return false;
 
-	s = std::numeric_limits<decltype(s)>::min();
 	return true;
 }
 
+inline bool
+ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::can_lock_shared()
+const
+{
+	return s >= 0;
+}
+
+inline bool
+ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::can_lock()
+const
+{
+	return s == 0;
+}
+
 inline size_t
 ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::waiting()
 const
@@ -389,9 +413,3 @@ const
 {
 	return s == std::numeric_limits<decltype(s)>::min();
 }
-
-inline void
-ircd::ctx::shared_mutex::release()
-{
-	release_sequence(q);
-}