diff --git a/native/src/base/cstr.rs b/native/src/base/cstr.rs
index 73c002765..e3025335d 100644
--- a/native/src/base/cstr.rs
+++ b/native/src/base/cstr.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub mod cstr_buf {
     use super::{Utf8CStrBufArr, Utf8CStrBufRef, Utf8CString};
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn with_capacity(capacity: usize) -> Utf8CString {
+    pub fn dynamic(capacity: usize) -> Utf8CString {
         Utf8CString::with_capacity(capacity)
     }
 
@@ -66,6 +66,63 @@ pub mod cstr_buf {
     }
 }
 
+// Union type for storing a Utf8CStrBuf value
+
+pub enum Utf8CStrBuffer<'a, const N: usize> {
+    Array(Utf8CStrBufArr<N>),
+    Reference(Utf8CStrBufRef<'a>),
+    Dynamic(Utf8CString),
+    Wrap(&'a mut dyn Utf8CStrBuf),
+}
+
+impl<'a, const N: usize> Deref for Utf8CStrBuffer<'a, N> {
+    type Target = dyn Utf8CStrBuf + 'a;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        match self {
+            Utf8CStrBuffer::Array(s) => s,
+            Utf8CStrBuffer::Reference(s) => s,
+            Utf8CStrBuffer::Dynamic(s) => s,
+            Utf8CStrBuffer::Wrap(s) => *s,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<const N: usize> DerefMut for Utf8CStrBuffer<'_, N> {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        match self {
+            Utf8CStrBuffer::Array(s) => s,
+            Utf8CStrBuffer::Reference(s) => s,
+            Utf8CStrBuffer::Dynamic(s) => s,
+            Utf8CStrBuffer::Wrap(s) => *s,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Utf8CString> for Utf8CStrBuffer<'static, 0> {
+    fn from(value: Utf8CString) -> Self {
+        Utf8CStrBuffer::Dynamic(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<const N: usize> From<Utf8CStrBufArr<N>> for Utf8CStrBuffer<'static, N> {
+    fn from(value: Utf8CStrBufArr<N>) -> Self {
+        Utf8CStrBuffer::Array(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<&'a mut dyn Utf8CStrBuf> for Utf8CStrBuffer<'a, 0> {
+    fn from(value: &'a mut dyn Utf8CStrBuf) -> Self {
+        Utf8CStrBuffer::Wrap(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for Utf8CStrBuffer<'static, 4096> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Utf8CStrBuffer::Array(cstr_buf::default())
+    }
+}
+
 // Trait definitions
 
 pub trait Utf8CStrBuf:
@@ -125,7 +182,7 @@ impl<T: Utf8CStrBufWithSlice> AsUtf8CStr for T {
 
 // Implementation for Utf8CString
 
-fn utf8_cstr_buf_append(buf: &mut dyn Utf8CStrBufWithSlice, s: &[u8]) -> usize {
+fn utf8_cstr_append(buf: &mut dyn Utf8CStrBufWithSlice, s: &[u8]) -> usize {
     let mut used = buf.len();
     if used >= buf.capacity() - 1 {
         // Truncate
@@ -480,7 +537,7 @@ impl FsPath {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub const fn from_utfcstr(value: &Utf8CStr) -> &FsPath {
+    pub const fn __from_utfcstr(value: &Utf8CStr) -> &FsPath {
         unsafe { mem::transmute(value) }
     }
 
@@ -525,52 +582,33 @@ impl DerefMut for FsPathFollow {
     }
 }
 
-enum Utf8CStrBufOwned<const N: usize> {
-    Dynamic(Utf8CString),
-    Fixed(Utf8CStrBufArr<N>),
-}
+pub struct FsPathBuf<'a, const N: usize>(pub Utf8CStrBuffer<'a, N>);
 
-impl<const N: usize> Deref for Utf8CStrBufOwned<N> {
-    type Target = dyn Utf8CStrBuf;
-
-    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        match self {
-            Utf8CStrBufOwned::Dynamic(s) => s,
-            Utf8CStrBufOwned::Fixed(arr) => arr,
-        }
+impl From<Utf8CString> for FsPathBuf<'static, 0> {
+    fn from(value: Utf8CString) -> Self {
+        FsPathBuf(From::from(value))
     }
 }
 
-impl<const N: usize> DerefMut for Utf8CStrBufOwned<N> {
-    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
-        match self {
-            Utf8CStrBufOwned::Dynamic(s) => s,
-            Utf8CStrBufOwned::Fixed(arr) => arr,
-        }
+impl<const N: usize> From<Utf8CStrBufArr<N>> for FsPathBuf<'static, N> {
+    fn from(value: Utf8CStrBufArr<N>) -> Self {
+        FsPathBuf(From::from(value))
     }
 }
 
-pub struct FsPathBuf<const N: usize>(Utf8CStrBufOwned<N>);
-
-impl FsPathBuf<0> {
-    pub fn new_dynamic(capacity: usize) -> Self {
-        FsPathBuf(Utf8CStrBufOwned::Dynamic(Utf8CString::with_capacity(
-            capacity,
-        )))
+impl<'a> From<&'a mut dyn Utf8CStrBuf> for FsPathBuf<'a, 0> {
+    fn from(value: &'a mut dyn Utf8CStrBuf) -> Self {
+        FsPathBuf(From::from(value))
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for FsPathBuf<4096> {
+impl Default for FsPathBuf<'static, 4096> {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        FsPathBuf(Utf8CStrBufOwned::Fixed(cstr_buf::default()))
+        FsPathBuf(Default::default())
     }
 }
 
-impl<const N: usize> FsPathBuf<N> {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        FsPathBuf(Utf8CStrBufOwned::Fixed(cstr_buf::new::<N>()))
-    }
-
+impl<const N: usize> FsPathBuf<'_, N> {
     pub fn clear(&mut self) {
         self.0.clear();
     }
@@ -595,7 +633,7 @@ impl<const N: usize> FsPathBuf<N> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<const N: usize> Deref for FsPathBuf<N> {
+impl<const N: usize> Deref for FsPathBuf<'_, N> {
     type Target = FsPath;
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &FsPath {
@@ -603,7 +641,7 @@ impl<const N: usize> Deref for FsPathBuf<N> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<const N: usize> DerefMut for FsPathBuf<N> {
+impl<const N: usize> DerefMut for FsPathBuf<'_, N> {
     fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut FsPath {
         FsPath::from_mut(self.0.deref_mut())
     }
@@ -692,7 +730,7 @@ impl_str!(
     (Utf8CStr,)
     (FsPath,)
     (FsPathFollow,)
-    (FsPathBuf<N>, const N: usize)
+    (FsPathBuf<'_, N>, const N: usize)
     (Utf8CStrBufRef<'_>,)
     (Utf8CStrBufArr<N>, const N: usize)
     (Utf8CString,)
@@ -749,7 +787,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_str_buf_with_slice {
             }
             #[inline(always)]
             fn push_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> usize {
-                utf8_cstr_buf_append(self, s.as_bytes())
+                utf8_cstr_append(self, s.as_bytes())
             }
             #[inline(always)]
             fn push_lossy(&mut self, s: &[u8]) -> usize {
@@ -791,5 +829,5 @@ macro_rules! raw_cstr {
 
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! path {
-    ($str:expr) => {{ $crate::FsPath::from_utfcstr($crate::cstr!($str)) }};
+    ($str:expr) => {{ $crate::FsPath::__from_utfcstr($crate::cstr!($str)) }};
 }
diff --git a/native/src/base/dir.rs b/native/src/base/dir.rs
index b356704ed..c80bd4c55 100644
--- a/native/src/base/dir.rs
+++ b/native/src/base/dir.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::cxx_extern::readlinkat;
 use crate::{
-    FileAttr, FsPath, LibcReturn, OsError, OsResult, OsResultStatic, Utf8CStr, Utf8CStrBuf, cstr,
-    cstr_buf, errno, fd_path, fd_set_attr,
+    FileAttr, FsPath, FsPathBuf, LibcReturn, OsError, OsResult, OsResultStatic, Utf8CStr,
+    Utf8CStrBuf, cstr, cstr_buf, errno, fd_path, fd_set_attr,
 };
 use libc::{EEXIST, O_CLOEXEC, O_CREAT, O_RDONLY, O_TRUNC, O_WRONLY, dirent, mode_t};
 use std::ffi::CStr;
@@ -39,8 +39,12 @@ impl DirEntry<'_> {
 
     pub fn path(&self, buf: &mut dyn Utf8CStrBuf) -> OsResult<'static, ()> {
         self.dir.path(buf)?;
-        buf.push_str("/");
-        buf.push_lossy(self.name().to_bytes());
+        if let Ok(s) = self.name().to_str() {
+            FsPathBuf::from(buf).join(s);
+        } else {
+            buf.push_str("/");
+            buf.push_lossy(self.name().to_bytes());
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/native/src/core/daemon.rs b/native/src/core/daemon.rs
index d0f86d214..eddec0098 100644
--- a/native/src/core/daemon.rs
+++ b/native/src/core/daemon.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ use crate::package::ManagerInfo;
 use crate::su::SuInfo;
 use base::libc::{O_CLOEXEC, O_RDONLY};
 use base::{
-    AtomicArc, BufReadExt, FsPathBuf, ResultExt, Utf8CStr, cstr, error, info, libc, open_fd, path,
+    AtomicArc, BufReadExt, FsPathBuf, ResultExt, Utf8CStr, cstr, cstr_buf, error, info, libc,
+    open_fd, path,
 };
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::BufReader;
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ pub fn daemon_entry() {
         || get_prop(cstr!("ro.product.device"), false).contains("vsoc");
 
     // Load config status
-    let path = FsPathBuf::<64>::new()
+    let path = FsPathBuf::from(cstr_buf::new::<64>())
         .join(get_magisk_tmp())
         .join(MAIN_CONFIG);
     let mut is_recovery = false;
diff --git a/native/src/core/mount.rs b/native/src/core/mount.rs
index af0824253..75ad73d50 100644
--- a/native/src/core/mount.rs
+++ b/native/src/core/mount.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use num_traits::AsPrimitive;
 
 use base::libc::{c_uint, dev_t};
 use base::{
-    FsPath, FsPathBuf, LibcReturn, LoggedResult, MountInfo, ResultExt, Utf8CStr, cstr, debug, info,
-    libc, parse_mount_info, path, warn,
+    FsPath, FsPathBuf, LibcReturn, LoggedResult, MountInfo, ResultExt, Utf8CStr, cstr, cstr_buf,
+    debug, info, libc, parse_mount_info, path, warn,
 };
 
 use crate::consts::{MODULEMNT, MODULEROOT, PREINITDEV, PREINITMIRR, WORKERDIR};
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ pub fn setup_mounts() {
     let magisk_tmp = get_magisk_tmp();
 
     // Mount preinit directory
-    let dev_path = FsPathBuf::<64>::new().join(magisk_tmp).join(PREINITDEV);
+    let dev_path = FsPathBuf::from(cstr_buf::new::<64>())
+        .join(magisk_tmp)
+        .join(PREINITDEV);
     let mut linked = false;
     if let Ok(attr) = dev_path.get_attr() {
         if attr.st.st_mode & libc::S_IFMT as c_uint == libc::S_IFBLK.as_() {
diff --git a/native/src/core/zygisk/daemon.rs b/native/src/core/zygisk/daemon.rs
index b5a48f954..3cbac1c0b 100644
--- a/native/src/core/zygisk/daemon.rs
+++ b/native/src/core/zygisk/daemon.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ fn exec_zygiskd(is_64_bit: bool, remote: UnixStream) {
     #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
     let magisk = "magisk";
 
-    let exe = FsPathBuf::<64>::new().join(get_magisk_tmp()).join(magisk);
+    let exe = FsPathBuf::from(cstr_buf::new::<64>())
+        .join(get_magisk_tmp())
+        .join(magisk);
 
     let mut fd_str = cstr_buf::new::<16>();
     write!(fd_str, "{}", remote.as_raw_fd()).ok();
diff --git a/native/src/init/rootdir.rs b/native/src/init/rootdir.rs
index ef6b0e323..796fc5697 100644
--- a/native/src/init/rootdir.rs
+++ b/native/src/init/rootdir.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ use crate::consts::{ROOTMNT, ROOTOVL};
 use crate::ffi::MagiskInit;
 use base::libc::{O_CREAT, O_RDONLY, O_WRONLY};
 use base::{
-    BufReadExt, Directory, FsPath, FsPathBuf, LoggedResult, ResultExt, Utf8CStr, Utf8CString,
-    clone_attr, cstr, cstr_buf, debug, path,
+    BufReadExt, Directory, FsPath, FsPathBuf, LoggedResult, ResultExt, Utf8CStr,
+    Utf8CString, clone_attr, cstr, cstr_buf, debug, path,
 };
 use std::io::BufReader;
 use std::{
@@ -72,8 +72,12 @@ impl MagiskInit {
                 None => return Ok(()),
                 Some(e) => {
                     let name = e.name().to_str()?;
-                    let src = FsPathBuf::new_dynamic(256).join(src_dir).join(name);
-                    let dest = FsPathBuf::new_dynamic(256).join(dest_dir).join(name);
+                    let src = FsPathBuf::from(cstr_buf::dynamic(256))
+                        .join(src_dir)
+                        .join(name);
+                    let dest = FsPathBuf::from(cstr_buf::dynamic(256))
+                        .join(dest_dir)
+                        .join(name);
                     if dest.exists() {
                         if e.is_dir() {
                             // Recursive