diff --git a/native/src/base/cstr.rs b/native/src/base/cstr.rs
index 6a10c4af7..ede577876 100644
--- a/native/src/base/cstr.rs
+++ b/native/src/base/cstr.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use std::str::{Utf8Chunks, Utf8Error};
 use std::{fmt, mem, slice, str};
 
-use crate::slice_from_ptr_mut;
+use cxx::{type_id, ExternType};
 use libc::c_char;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
+use crate::slice_from_ptr_mut;
+
 // Utf8CStr types are UTF-8 validated and null terminated strings.
 //
 // Several Utf8CStr types:
@@ -380,6 +382,22 @@ impl DerefMut for Utf8CStr {
     }
 }
 
+// Notice that we only implement ExternType on Utf8CStr *reference*
+unsafe impl ExternType for &Utf8CStr {
+    type Id = type_id!("rust::Utf8CStr");
+    type Kind = cxx::kind::Trivial;
+}
+
+macro_rules! const_assert_eq {
+    ($left:expr, $right:expr $(,)?) => {
+        const _: [(); $left] = [(); $right];
+    };
+}
+
+// Assert ABI layout
+const_assert_eq!(mem::size_of::<&Utf8CStr>(), mem::size_of::<[usize; 2]>());
+const_assert_eq!(mem::align_of::<&Utf8CStr>(), mem::align_of::<[usize; 2]>());
+
 // File system path extensions types
 
 #[repr(transparent)]
diff --git a/native/src/base/cxx_extern.rs b/native/src/base/cxx_extern.rs
index ec72e85a4..7c64a455f 100644
--- a/native/src/base/cxx_extern.rs
+++ b/native/src/base/cxx_extern.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ use libc::mode_t;
 use crate::logging::CxxResultExt;
 pub(crate) use crate::xwrap::*;
 use crate::{
-    clone_attr, fclone_attr, fd_path, map_fd, map_file, Directory, FsPath, Utf8CStr, Utf8CStrBufRef,
+    clone_attr, cstr, fclone_attr, fd_path, map_fd, map_file, slice_from_ptr, Directory, FsPath,
+    Utf8CStr, Utf8CStrBufRef,
 };
 
 pub(crate) fn fd_path_for_cxx(fd: RawFd, buf: &mut [u8]) -> isize {
@@ -57,12 +58,8 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn frm_rf(fd: OwnedFd) -> bool {
     inner(fd).is_ok()
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn map_file_for_cxx(path: &[u8], rw: bool) -> &'static mut [u8] {
-    unsafe {
-        map_file(Utf8CStr::from_bytes_unchecked(path), rw)
-            .log_cxx()
-            .unwrap_or(&mut [])
-    }
+pub(crate) fn map_file_for_cxx(path: &Utf8CStr, rw: bool) -> &'static mut [u8] {
+    map_file(path, rw).log_cxx().unwrap_or(&mut [])
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn map_fd_for_cxx(fd: RawFd, sz: usize, rw: bool) -> &'static mut [u8] {
@@ -171,3 +168,18 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn fclone_attr_for_cxx(a: RawFd, b: RawFd) -> bool {
         .log_cxx_with_msg(|w| w.write_str("fclone_attr failed"))
         .is_ok()
 }
+
+#[export_name = "cxx$utf8str$new"]
+unsafe extern "C" fn str_new(this: &mut &Utf8CStr, s: *const u8, len: usize) {
+    *this = Utf8CStr::from_bytes(slice_from_ptr(s, len)).unwrap_or(cstr!(""));
+}
+
+#[export_name = "cxx$utf8str$ptr"]
+unsafe extern "C" fn str_ptr(this: &&Utf8CStr) -> *const u8 {
+    this.as_ptr().cast()
+}
+
+#[export_name = "cxx$utf8str$len"]
+unsafe extern "C" fn str_len(this: &&Utf8CStr) -> usize {
+    this.len()
+}
diff --git a/native/src/base/files.cpp b/native/src/base/files.cpp
index f1476c716..e91404470 100644
--- a/native/src/base/files.cpp
+++ b/native/src/base/files.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ sFILE make_file(FILE *fp) {
 }
 
 mmap_data::mmap_data(const char *name, bool rw) {
-    auto slice = rust::map_file(byte_view(name), rw);
+    auto slice = rust::map_file(name, rw);
     if (!slice.empty()) {
         _buf = slice.data();
         _sz = slice.size();
diff --git a/native/src/base/lib.rs b/native/src/base/lib.rs
index 286905ac8..04ea52638 100644
--- a/native/src/base/lib.rs
+++ b/native/src/base/lib.rs
@@ -34,12 +34,17 @@ pub mod ffi {
 
     unsafe extern "C++" {
         include!("misc.hpp");
+
+        #[namespace = "rust"]
+        #[cxx_name = "Utf8CStr"]
+        type Utf8CStrRef<'a> = &'a crate::cstr::Utf8CStr;
+
         fn mut_u8_patch(buf: &mut [u8], from: &[u8], to: &[u8]) -> Vec<usize>;
     }
 
     extern "Rust" {
         #[cxx_name = "log_with_rs"]
-        fn log_from_cxx(level: LogLevelCxx, msg: &[u8]);
+        fn log_from_cxx(level: LogLevelCxx, msg: Utf8CStrRef);
         #[cxx_name = "set_log_level_state"]
         fn set_log_level_state_cxx(level: LogLevelCxx, enabled: bool);
         fn exit_on_error(b: bool);
@@ -53,7 +58,7 @@ pub mod ffi {
         #[cxx_name = "fd_path"]
         fn fd_path_for_cxx(fd: i32, buf: &mut [u8]) -> isize;
         #[cxx_name = "map_file"]
-        fn map_file_for_cxx(path: &[u8], rw: bool) -> &'static mut [u8];
+        fn map_file_for_cxx(path: Utf8CStrRef, rw: bool) -> &'static mut [u8];
         #[cxx_name = "map_fd"]
         fn map_fd_for_cxx(fd: i32, sz: usize, rw: bool) -> &'static mut [u8];
     }
diff --git a/native/src/base/logging.cpp b/native/src/base/logging.cpp
index 8157c1e7c..d0b62a89a 100644
--- a/native/src/base/logging.cpp
+++ b/native/src/base/logging.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static int fmt_and_log_with_rs(LogLevel level, const char *fmt, va_list ap) {
     buf[0] = '\0';
     // Fortify logs when a fatal error occurs. Do not run through fortify again
     int len = std::min(__call_bypassing_fortify(vsnprintf)(buf, sz, fmt, ap), sz - 1);
-    log_with_rs(level, byte_view(buf, len + 1));
+    log_with_rs(level, rust::Utf8CStr(buf, len + 1));
     return len;
 }
 
diff --git a/native/src/base/logging.rs b/native/src/base/logging.rs
index 34d83571e..e7b36606d 100644
--- a/native/src/base/logging.rs
+++ b/native/src/base/logging.rs
@@ -101,10 +101,8 @@ fn log_with_writer<F: FnOnce(LogWriter)>(level: LogLevel, f: F) {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn log_from_cxx(level: LogLevelCxx, msg: &[u8]) {
+pub fn log_from_cxx(level: LogLevelCxx, msg: &Utf8CStr) {
     if let Some(level) = LogLevel::from_i32(level.repr) {
-        // SAFETY: The null termination is handled on the C++ side
-        let msg = unsafe { Utf8CStr::from_bytes_unchecked(msg) };
         log_with_writer(level, |write| write(level, msg));
     }
 }
diff --git a/native/src/base/misc.cpp b/native/src/base/misc.cpp
index 313d136b6..7cf725345 100644
--- a/native/src/base/misc.cpp
+++ b/native/src/base/misc.cpp
@@ -274,3 +274,19 @@ int ssprintf(char *dest, size_t size, const char *fmt, ...) {
 size_t strscpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t size) {
     return std::min(strlcpy(dest, src, size), size - 1);
 }
+
+extern "C" void cxx$utf8str$new(rust::Utf8CStr *self, const void *s, size_t len);
+extern "C" const char *cxx$utf8str$ptr(const rust::Utf8CStr *self);
+extern "C" size_t cxx$utf8str$len(const rust::Utf8CStr *self);
+
+rust::Utf8CStr::Utf8CStr(const char *s, size_t len) {
+    cxx$utf8str$new(this, s, len);
+}
+
+const char *rust::Utf8CStr::data() const {
+    return cxx$utf8str$ptr(this);
+}
+
+size_t rust::Utf8CStr::length() const {
+    return cxx$utf8str$len(this);
+}
diff --git a/native/src/base/misc.hpp b/native/src/base/misc.hpp
index 1c084afa8..cc9253b8f 100644
--- a/native/src/base/misc.hpp
+++ b/native/src/base/misc.hpp
@@ -331,3 +331,30 @@ constexpr auto operator+(T e) noexcept ->
     std::enable_if_t<std::is_enum<T>::value, std::underlying_type_t<T>> {
     return static_cast<std::underlying_type_t<T>>(e);
 }
+
+namespace rust {
+
+struct Utf8CStr {
+    const char *data() const;
+    size_t length() const;
+    Utf8CStr(const char *s, size_t len);
+
+    Utf8CStr() : Utf8CStr("", 1) {};
+    Utf8CStr(const Utf8CStr &o) = default;
+    Utf8CStr(Utf8CStr &&o) = default;
+    Utf8CStr(const char *s) : Utf8CStr(s, strlen(s) + 1) {};
+    Utf8CStr(std::string_view s) : Utf8CStr(s.data(), s.length() + 1) {};
+    Utf8CStr(std::string s) : Utf8CStr(s.data(), s.length() + 1) {};
+    const char *c_str() const { return this->data(); }
+    size_t size() const { return this->length(); }
+    bool empty() const { return this->length() == 0 ; }
+    operator std::string_view() { return {data(), length()}; }
+
+private:
+#pragma clang diagnostic push
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-private-field"
+    std::array<std::uintptr_t, 2> repr;
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
+};
+
+} // namespace rust
diff --git a/native/src/core/daemon.rs b/native/src/core/daemon.rs
index b5710ba72..395d63e79 100644
--- a/native/src/core/daemon.rs
+++ b/native/src/core/daemon.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use base::{
     Utf8CStrBufArr, Utf8CStrBufRef, WalkResult,
 };
 
-use crate::ffi::{CxxMagiskD, RequestCode};
+use crate::ffi::{get_magisk_tmp, CxxMagiskD, RequestCode};
 use crate::logging::magisk_logging;
 use crate::{get_prop, MAIN_CONFIG};
 
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ impl MagiskD {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn get_magisk_tmp() -> &'static Utf8CStr {
-    unsafe { Utf8CStr::from_ptr(super::ffi::get_magisk_tmp()).unwrap_unchecked() }
-}
-
 pub fn daemon_entry() {
     let mut qemu = get_prop(cstr!("ro.kernel.qemu"), false);
     if qemu.is_empty() {
@@ -170,13 +166,9 @@ pub fn get_magiskd() -> &'static MagiskD {
     unsafe { MAGISKD.get().unwrap_unchecked() }
 }
 
-pub fn find_apk_path(pkg: &[u8], data: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+pub fn find_apk_path(pkg: &Utf8CStr, data: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
     use WalkResult::*;
-    fn inner(pkg: &[u8], buf: &mut dyn Utf8CStrBuf) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        let pkg = match Utf8CStr::from_bytes(pkg) {
-            Ok(pkg) => pkg,
-            Err(e) => return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e)),
-        };
+    fn inner(pkg: &Utf8CStr, buf: &mut dyn Utf8CStrBuf) -> io::Result<usize> {
         Directory::open(cstr!("/data/app"))?.pre_order_walk(|e| {
             if !e.is_dir() {
                 return Ok(Skip);
diff --git a/native/src/core/include/daemon.hpp b/native/src/core/include/daemon.hpp
index 7bbc0e54a..805d7107b 100644
--- a/native/src/core/include/daemon.hpp
+++ b/native/src/core/include/daemon.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <base.hpp>
+
 namespace rust {
 struct MagiskD;
 }
@@ -24,3 +26,4 @@ private:
 };
 
 const char *get_magisk_tmp();
+static inline rust::Utf8CStr get_magisk_tmp_rs() { return get_magisk_tmp(); }
diff --git a/native/src/core/lib.rs b/native/src/core/lib.rs
index 7876fdbfa..43d0ceb06 100644
--- a/native/src/core/lib.rs
+++ b/native/src/core/lib.rs
@@ -58,9 +58,14 @@ pub mod ffi {
     }
 
     unsafe extern "C++" {
+        #[namespace = "rust"]
+        #[cxx_name = "Utf8CStr"]
+        type Utf8CStrRef<'a> = base::ffi::Utf8CStrRef<'a>;
+
         include!("include/daemon.hpp");
 
-        fn get_magisk_tmp() -> *const c_char;
+        #[cxx_name = "get_magisk_tmp_rs"]
+        fn get_magisk_tmp() -> Utf8CStrRef<'static>;
 
         #[cxx_name = "MagiskD"]
         type CxxMagiskD;
@@ -76,12 +81,12 @@ pub mod ffi {
         fn zygisk_logging();
         fn zygisk_close_logd();
         fn zygisk_get_logd() -> i32;
-        fn find_apk_path(pkg: &[u8], data: &mut [u8]) -> usize;
+        fn find_apk_path(pkg: Utf8CStrRef, data: &mut [u8]) -> usize;
         fn read_certificate(fd: i32, version: i32) -> Vec<u8>;
-        unsafe fn persist_get_prop(name: *const c_char, prop_cb: Pin<&mut PropCb>);
+        unsafe fn persist_get_prop(name: Utf8CStrRef, prop_cb: Pin<&mut PropCb>);
         unsafe fn persist_get_props(prop_cb: Pin<&mut PropCb>);
-        unsafe fn persist_delete_prop(name: *const c_char) -> bool;
-        unsafe fn persist_set_prop(name: *const c_char, value: *const c_char) -> bool;
+        unsafe fn persist_delete_prop(name: Utf8CStrRef) -> bool;
+        unsafe fn persist_set_prop(name: Utf8CStrRef, value: Utf8CStrRef) -> bool;
     }
 
     #[namespace = "rust"]
diff --git a/native/src/core/logging.rs b/native/src/core/logging.rs
index 75991105d..f3afad14f 100644
--- a/native/src/core/logging.rs
+++ b/native/src/core/logging.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ use base::libc::{
 };
 use base::*;
 
-use crate::daemon::{get_magisk_tmp, MagiskD, MAGISKD};
+use crate::daemon::{MagiskD, MAGISKD};
+use crate::ffi::get_magisk_tmp;
 use crate::logging::LogFile::{Actual, Buffer};
 use crate::{LOGFILE, LOG_PIPE};
 
diff --git a/native/src/core/package.cpp b/native/src/core/package.cpp
index e26ba38ca..2db1c6f20 100644
--- a/native/src/core/package.cpp
+++ b/native/src/core/package.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ int get_manager(int user_id, string *pkg, bool install) {
                     int app_id = to_app_id(st.st_uid);
 
                     byte_array<PATH_MAX> apk;
-                    find_apk_path(byte_view(str[SU_MANAGER]), apk);
+                    find_apk_path(str[SU_MANAGER], apk);
                     int fd = xopen((const char *) apk.buf(), O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
                     auto cert = read_certificate(fd, -1);
                     close(fd);
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ int get_manager(int user_id, string *pkg, bool install) {
             if (stat(app_path, &st) == 0) {
 #if ENFORCE_SIGNATURE
                 byte_array<PATH_MAX> apk;
-                find_apk_path(byte_view(JAVA_PACKAGE_NAME), apk);
+                find_apk_path(JAVA_PACKAGE_NAME, apk);
                 int fd = xopen((const char *) apk.buf(), O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
                 auto cert = read_certificate(fd, MAGISK_VER_CODE);
                 close(fd);
diff --git a/native/src/core/resetprop/persist.rs b/native/src/core/resetprop/persist.rs
index 2aec56025..fdcea05d8 100644
--- a/native/src/core/resetprop/persist.rs
+++ b/native/src/core/resetprop/persist.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use core::ffi::c_char;
 use std::io::Read;
 use std::{
     fs::File,
@@ -142,9 +141,8 @@ fn proto_write_props(props: &PersistentProperties) -> LoggedResult<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub unsafe fn persist_get_prop(name: *const c_char, prop_cb: Pin<&mut PropCb>) {
-    fn inner(name: *const c_char, mut prop_cb: Pin<&mut PropCb>) -> LoggedResult<()> {
-        let name = unsafe { Utf8CStr::from_ptr(name)? };
+pub unsafe fn persist_get_prop(name: &Utf8CStr, prop_cb: Pin<&mut PropCb>) {
+    fn inner(name: &Utf8CStr, mut prop_cb: Pin<&mut PropCb>) -> LoggedResult<()> {
         if check_proto() {
             let mut props = proto_read_props()?;
             let prop = props.find(name)?;
@@ -197,9 +195,8 @@ pub unsafe fn persist_get_props(prop_cb: Pin<&mut PropCb>) {
     inner(prop_cb).ok();
 }
 
-pub unsafe fn persist_delete_prop(name: *const c_char) -> bool {
-    fn inner(name: *const c_char) -> LoggedResult<()> {
-        let name = unsafe { Utf8CStr::from_ptr(name)? };
+pub unsafe fn persist_delete_prop(name: &Utf8CStr) -> bool {
+    fn inner(name: &Utf8CStr) -> LoggedResult<()> {
         if check_proto() {
             let mut props = proto_read_props()?;
             let idx = props.find_index(name).no_log()?;
@@ -212,10 +209,8 @@ pub unsafe fn persist_delete_prop(name: *const c_char) -> bool {
     inner(name).is_ok()
 }
 
-pub unsafe fn persist_set_prop(name: *const c_char, value: *const c_char) -> bool {
-    unsafe fn inner(name: *const c_char, value: *const c_char) -> LoggedResult<()> {
-        let name = Utf8CStr::from_ptr(name)?;
-        let value = Utf8CStr::from_ptr(value)?;
+pub unsafe fn persist_set_prop(name: &Utf8CStr, value: &Utf8CStr) -> bool {
+    unsafe fn inner(name: &Utf8CStr, value: &Utf8CStr) -> LoggedResult<()> {
         if check_proto() {
             let mut props = proto_read_props()?;
             match props.find_index(name) {
diff --git a/native/src/sepolicy/api.cpp b/native/src/sepolicy/api.cpp
index 8dd5073dc..6db88cc9f 100644
--- a/native/src/sepolicy/api.cpp
+++ b/native/src/sepolicy/api.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ bool sepolicy::exists(const char *type) {
 }
 
 void sepolicy::load_rule_file(const char *file) {
-    rust::load_rule_file(*this, byte_view(file, false));
+    rust::load_rule_file(*this, file);
 }
 
 void sepolicy::load_rules(const std::string &rules) {
diff --git a/native/src/sepolicy/include/sepolicy.hpp b/native/src/sepolicy/include/sepolicy.hpp
index 29e95b166..836c6ada4 100644
--- a/native/src/sepolicy/include/sepolicy.hpp
+++ b/native/src/sepolicy/include/sepolicy.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string>
 
+#include <base.hpp>
+
 // sepolicy paths
 #define PLAT_POLICY_DIR     "/system/etc/selinux/"
 #define VEND_POLICY_DIR     "/vendor/etc/selinux/"
@@ -38,8 +40,7 @@ struct sepolicy {
 
     // External APIs
     bool to_file(c_str file);
-    void parse_statement(c_str stmt, int len);
-    void parse_statement(c_str stmt) { parse_statement(stmt, strlen(stmt)); }
+    void parse_statement(rust::Str stmt);
     void load_rules(const std::string &rules);
     void load_rule_file(c_str file);
     void print_rules();
diff --git a/native/src/sepolicy/lib.rs b/native/src/sepolicy/lib.rs
index b10cf276d..524c47b68 100644
--- a/native/src/sepolicy/lib.rs
+++ b/native/src/sepolicy/lib.rs
@@ -1,33 +1,37 @@
 use io::Cursor;
-use std::fs::File;
+use std::io;
 use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
 use std::pin::Pin;
-use std::{io, str};
 
 pub use base;
-use base::*;
+use base::libc::{O_CLOEXEC, O_RDONLY};
+use base::{BufReadExt, FsPath, LoggedResult, Utf8CStr};
 
 use crate::ffi::sepolicy;
 
 #[cxx::bridge]
 mod ffi {
     unsafe extern "C++" {
+        #[namespace = "rust"]
+        #[cxx_name = "Utf8CStr"]
+        type Utf8CStrRef<'a> = base::ffi::Utf8CStrRef<'a>;
+
         include!("include/sepolicy.hpp");
 
         type sepolicy;
-        unsafe fn parse_statement(self: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, stmt: *const c_char, len: i32);
+        fn parse_statement(self: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, stmt: &str);
     }
 
     #[namespace = "rust"]
     extern "Rust" {
         fn load_rules(sepol: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, rules: &[u8]);
-        fn load_rule_file(sepol: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, filename: &[u8]);
+        fn load_rule_file(sepol: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, filename: Utf8CStrRef);
     }
 }
 
 trait SepolicyExt {
     fn load_rules(self: Pin<&mut Self>, rules: &[u8]);
-    fn load_rule_file(self: Pin<&mut Self>, filename: &[u8]);
+    fn load_rule_file(self: Pin<&mut Self>, filename: &Utf8CStr);
     fn load_rules_from_reader<T: BufRead>(self: Pin<&mut Self>, reader: &mut T);
 }
 
@@ -37,10 +41,10 @@ impl SepolicyExt for sepolicy {
         self.load_rules_from_reader(&mut cursor);
     }
 
-    fn load_rule_file(self: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, filename: &[u8]) {
-        fn inner(sepol: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, filename: &[u8]) -> LoggedResult<()> {
-            let filename = str::from_utf8(filename)?;
-            let mut reader = BufReader::new(File::open(filename)?);
+    fn load_rule_file(self: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, filename: &Utf8CStr) {
+        fn inner(sepol: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, filename: &Utf8CStr) -> LoggedResult<()> {
+            let file = FsPath::from(filename).open(O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC)?;
+            let mut reader = BufReader::new(file);
             sepol.load_rules_from_reader(&mut reader);
             Ok(())
         }
@@ -49,17 +53,14 @@ impl SepolicyExt for sepolicy {
 
     fn load_rules_from_reader<T: BufRead>(mut self: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, reader: &mut T) {
         reader.foreach_lines(|line| {
-            let bytes = line.trim().as_bytes();
-            unsafe {
-                self.as_mut()
-                    .parse_statement(bytes.as_ptr().cast(), bytes.len() as i32);
-            }
+            let line = line.trim();
+            self.as_mut().parse_statement(line);
             true
         });
     }
 }
 
-pub fn load_rule_file(sepol: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, filename: &[u8]) {
+pub fn load_rule_file(sepol: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, filename: &Utf8CStr) {
     sepol.load_rule_file(filename);
 }
 
diff --git a/native/src/sepolicy/statement.cpp b/native/src/sepolicy/statement.cpp
index d69a40b50..5e7b488c8 100644
--- a/native/src/sepolicy/statement.cpp
+++ b/native/src/sepolicy/statement.cpp
@@ -417,19 +417,19 @@ static bool parse_pattern_9(const Func &fn, const char *action, char *stmt) {
 else if (strcmp(name, action) == 0) {   \
     auto __fn = [&](auto && ...args){ return (fn)(args...); }; \
     if (!parse_pattern_##type(__fn, name, remain))             \
-        LOGW("Syntax error in '%.*s'\n\n%s\n", len, stmt, type_msg_##type); \
+        LOGW("Syntax error in '%.*s'\n\n%s\n", (int) stmt.length(), stmt.data(), type_msg_##type); \
 }
 
 #define add_action(act, type) add_action_func(#act, type, act)
 
-void sepolicy::parse_statement(const char *stmt, int len) {
+void sepolicy::parse_statement(rust::Str stmt) {
     // strtok modify strings, create a copy
-    string cpy(stmt, len);
+    string cpy(stmt.data(), stmt.length());
 
     char *remain;
     char *action = strtok_r(cpy.data(), " ", &remain);
     if (remain == nullptr) {
-        LOGW("Syntax error in '%.*s'\n\n", len, stmt);
+        LOGW("Syntax error in '%.*s'\n\n", (int) stmt.length(), stmt.data());
         return;
     }