diff --git a/native/src/Android.mk b/native/src/Android.mk
index a8b31cf3c..0b691ba84 100644
--- a/native/src/Android.mk
+++ b/native/src/Android.mk
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := \
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
     boot/main.cpp \
     boot/bootimg.cpp \
-    boot/hexpatch.cpp \
     boot/compress.cpp \
     boot/format.cpp \
     boot/dtb.cpp \
diff --git a/native/src/base/files.hpp b/native/src/base/files.hpp
index 043d46847..4610ffc29 100644
--- a/native/src/base/files.hpp
+++ b/native/src/base/files.hpp
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ bool frm_rf(int dirfd);
 
 } // extern "C"
 
-using rust::fd_path;
 int fd_pathat(int dirfd, const char *name, char *path, size_t size);
 void mv_path(const char *src, const char *dest);
 void mv_dir(int src, int dest);
diff --git a/native/src/base/include/base.hpp b/native/src/base/include/base.hpp
index 2b57e5dcf..7ca70dc5f 100644
--- a/native/src/base/include/base.hpp
+++ b/native/src/base/include/base.hpp
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@
 #include "../logging.hpp"
 #include "../missing.hpp"
 #include "../base-rs.hpp"
+
+using rust::xpipe2;
+using rust::fd_path;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/native/src/base/lib.rs b/native/src/base/lib.rs
index 6104b601e..5d2dbc9ce 100644
--- a/native/src/base/lib.rs
+++ b/native/src/base/lib.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ pub mod ffi {
         Debug,
     }
 
+    unsafe extern "C++" {
+        include!("misc.hpp");
+        fn mut_u8_patch(buf: &mut [u8], from: &[u8], to: &[u8]) -> Vec<usize>;
+    }
+
     extern "Rust" {
         fn log_with_rs(level: LogLevel, msg: &[u8]);
         fn exit_on_error(b: bool);
diff --git a/native/src/base/misc.cpp b/native/src/base/misc.cpp
index 1aec02d05..313d136b6 100644
--- a/native/src/base/misc.cpp
+++ b/native/src/base/misc.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ void byte_data::swap(byte_data &o) {
     std::swap(_sz, o._sz);
 }
 
-vector<size_t> byte_data::patch(byte_view from, byte_view to) {
-    vector<size_t> v;
+rust::Vec<size_t> byte_data::patch(byte_view from, byte_view to) {
+    rust::Vec<size_t> v;
     if (_buf == nullptr)
         return v;
     auto p = _buf;
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ vector<size_t> byte_data::patch(byte_view from, byte_view to) {
     return v;
 }
 
+rust::Vec<size_t> mut_u8_patch(
+        rust::Slice<uint8_t> buf,
+        rust::Slice<const uint8_t> from,
+        rust::Slice<const uint8_t> to) {
+    byte_data data(buf);
+    return data.patch(from, to);
+}
+
 int fork_dont_care() {
     if (int pid = xfork()) {
         waitpid(pid, nullptr, 0);
diff --git a/native/src/base/misc.hpp b/native/src/base/misc.hpp
index f82b54499..8374cedad 100644
--- a/native/src/base/misc.hpp
+++ b/native/src/base/misc.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <string_view>
 #include <bitset>
 #include <random>
+#include <cxx.h>
 
 #include "xwrap.hpp"
 
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ struct byte_data : public byte_view {
     uint8_t *buf() { return _buf; }
 
     void swap(byte_data &o);
-    std::vector<size_t> patch(byte_view from, byte_view to);
+    rust::Vec<size_t> patch(byte_view from, byte_view to);
 };
 
 template<size_t N>
@@ -217,6 +218,11 @@ struct heap_data : public byte_data {
     friend byte_channel;
 };
 
+rust::Vec<size_t> mut_u8_patch(
+        rust::Slice<uint8_t> buf,
+        rust::Slice<const uint8_t> from,
+        rust::Slice<const uint8_t> to);
+
 uint64_t parse_uint64_hex(std::string_view s);
 int parse_int(std::string_view s);
 
diff --git a/native/src/base/misc.rs b/native/src/base/misc.rs
index e9cceb536..869c41d85 100644
--- a/native/src/base/misc.rs
+++ b/native/src/base/misc.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ use std::{fmt, io, slice, str};
 use libc::c_char;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
+use crate::ffi;
+
 pub fn copy_str<T: AsRef<[u8]>>(dest: &mut [u8], src: T) -> usize {
     let src = src.as_ref();
     let len = min(src.len(), dest.len() - 1);
@@ -346,3 +348,13 @@ impl<T> LibcReturn for *mut T {
         self.is_null()
     }
 }
+
+pub trait MutBytesExt {
+    fn patch(&mut self, from: &[u8], to: &[u8]) -> Vec<usize>;
+}
+
+impl<T: AsMut<[u8]>> MutBytesExt for T {
+    fn patch(&mut self, from: &[u8], to: &[u8]) -> Vec<usize> {
+        ffi::mut_u8_patch(self.as_mut(), from, to)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/native/src/base/xwrap.hpp b/native/src/base/xwrap.hpp
index 490ce517d..ce7a6dda8 100644
--- a/native/src/base/xwrap.hpp
+++ b/native/src/base/xwrap.hpp
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 #include <poll.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
-#include "base-rs.hpp"
-
-using rust::xpipe2;
-
 extern "C" {
 
 FILE *xfopen(const char *pathname, const char *mode);
diff --git a/native/src/boot/hexpatch.cpp b/native/src/boot/hexpatch.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index d61cff961..000000000
--- a/native/src/boot/hexpatch.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#include "magiskboot.hpp"
-
-using namespace std;
-
-static void hex2byte(string_view hex, uint8_t *buf) {
-    char high, low;
-    for (int i = 0, length = hex.length(); i < length; i += 2) {
-        high = toupper(hex[i]) - '0';
-        low = toupper(hex[i + 1]) - '0';
-        buf[i / 2] = ((high > 9 ? high - 7 : high) << 4) + (low > 9 ? low - 7 : low);
-    }
-}
-
-int hexpatch(const char *file, string_view from, string_view to) {
-    mmap_data m(file, true);
-
-    vector<uint8_t> pattern(from.length() / 2);
-    vector<uint8_t> patch(to.length() / 2);
-
-    hex2byte(from, pattern.data());
-    hex2byte(to, patch.data());
-
-    auto v = m.patch(pattern, patch);
-    for (size_t off : v) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Patch @ %08zX [%s] -> [%s]\n", off, from.data(), to.data());
-    }
-    return v.empty() ? 1 : 0;
-}
diff --git a/native/src/boot/lib.rs b/native/src/boot/lib.rs
index 553f18951..6f14d0318 100644
--- a/native/src/boot/lib.rs
+++ b/native/src/boot/lib.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 
 pub use base;
 use cpio::*;
+use patch::*;
 use payload::*;
 
 mod cpio;
+mod patch;
 mod payload;
 // Suppress warnings in generated code
 #[allow(warnings)]
@@ -31,5 +33,6 @@ pub mod ffi {
         ) -> bool;
 
         unsafe fn cpio_commands(argc: i32, argv: *const *const c_char) -> bool;
+        fn hexpatch(file: &[u8], from: &[u8], to: &[u8]) -> bool;
     }
 }
diff --git a/native/src/boot/magiskboot.hpp b/native/src/boot/magiskboot.hpp
index 699b4fdbf..bccdd0f1c 100644
--- a/native/src/boot/magiskboot.hpp
+++ b/native/src/boot/magiskboot.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 int unpack(const char *image, bool skip_decomp = false, bool hdr = false);
 void repack(const char *src_img, const char *out_img, bool skip_comp = false);
 int split_image_dtb(const char *filename);
-int hexpatch(const char *file, std::string_view from, std::string_view to);
 int dtb_commands(int argc, char *argv[]);
 
 size_t patch_verity(rust::Slice<uint8_t> data);
diff --git a/native/src/boot/main.cpp b/native/src/boot/main.cpp
index 6465b74f3..9a43d06a1 100644
--- a/native/src/boot/main.cpp
+++ b/native/src/boot/main.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     } else if (argc > 2 && str_starts(action, "compress")) {
         compress(action[8] == '=' ? &action[9] : "gzip", argv[2], argv[3]);
     } else if (argc > 4 && action == "hexpatch") {
-        return hexpatch(argv[2], argv[3], argv[4]);
+        return rust::hexpatch(byte_view(argv[2]), byte_view(argv[3]), byte_view(argv[4])) ? 0 : 1;
     } else if (argc > 2 && action == "cpio"sv) {
         if (!rust::cpio_commands(argc - 2, argv + 2))
             usage(argv[0]);
diff --git a/native/src/boot/patch.rs b/native/src/boot/patch.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..817e07543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/src/boot/patch.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use base::{MappedFile, MutBytesExt, ResultExt, Utf8CStr};
+
+fn hex2byte(hex: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut v = Vec::new();
+    v.reserve(hex.len() / 2);
+    for bytes in hex.chunks(2) {
+        if bytes.len() != 2 {
+            break;
+        }
+        let high = bytes[0].to_ascii_uppercase() - b'0';
+        let low = bytes[1].to_ascii_uppercase() - b'0';
+        let h = if high > 9 { high - 7 } else { high };
+        let l = if low > 9 { low - 7 } else { low };
+        v.push(h << 4 | l);
+    }
+    v
+}
+
+pub fn hexpatch(file: &[u8], from: &[u8], to: &[u8]) -> bool {
+    fn inner(file: &[u8], from: &[u8], to: &[u8]) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
+        let file = Utf8CStr::from_bytes(file)?;
+        let from = Utf8CStr::from_bytes(from)?;
+        let to = Utf8CStr::from_bytes(to)?;
+
+        let mut map = MappedFile::open_rw(file)?;
+        let pattern = hex2byte(from.as_bytes());
+        let patch = hex2byte(to.as_bytes());
+
+        let v = map.patch(pattern.as_slice(), patch.as_slice());
+        for off in &v {
+            eprintln!("Patch @ {:#010X} [{}] -> [{}]", off, from, to);
+        }
+
+        Ok(!v.is_empty())
+    }
+    inner(file, from, to).log().unwrap_or(false)
+}