diff --git a/native/src/base/files.cpp b/native/src/base/files.cpp
index f790573a1..9d72caa3c 100644
--- a/native/src/base/files.cpp
+++ b/native/src/base/files.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 int fd_pathat(int dirfd, const char *name, char *path, size_t size) {
-    if (fd_path(dirfd, byte_slice(path, size)) < 0)
+    if (fd_path(dirfd, u8_mut_slice(path, size)) < 0)
         return -1;
     auto len = strlen(path);
     path[len] = '/';
diff --git a/native/src/base/logging.cpp b/native/src/base/logging.cpp
index a1a191dac..a093284e4 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, rust::Slice(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf), len));
+    log_with_rs(level, u8_slice(buf, sz));
     return len;
 }
 
diff --git a/native/src/base/misc.hpp b/native/src/base/misc.hpp
index b7c241a0f..bf6c13f32 100644
--- a/native/src/base/misc.hpp
+++ b/native/src/base/misc.hpp
@@ -120,10 +120,15 @@ struct StringCmp {
 };
 
 template<typename T>
-rust::Slice<uint8_t> byte_slice(T *buf, size_t sz) {
+rust::Slice<uint8_t> u8_mut_slice(T *buf, size_t sz) {
     return rust::Slice(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t *>(buf), sz);
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+rust::Slice<const uint8_t> u8_slice(T *buf, size_t sz) {
+    return rust::Slice(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf), sz);
+}
+
 uint64_t parse_uint64_hex(std::string_view s);
 int parse_int(std::string_view s);
 
diff --git a/native/src/sepolicy/api.cpp b/native/src/sepolicy/api.cpp
index acaaee053..81de494c3 100644
--- a/native/src/sepolicy/api.cpp
+++ b/native/src/sepolicy/api.cpp
@@ -105,11 +105,9 @@ bool sepolicy::exists(const char *type) {
 }
 
 void sepolicy::load_rule_file(const char *file) {
-    rust::load_rule_file(*this, rust::Slice(
-            reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(file), strlen(file)));
+    rust::load_rule_file(*this, u8_slice(file, strlen(file)));
 }
 
 void sepolicy::load_rules(const std::string &rules) {
-    rust::load_rules(*this, rust::Slice(
-            reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(rules.data()), rules.length()));
+    rust::load_rules(*this, u8_slice(rules.data(), rules.length()));
 }
diff --git a/native/src/sepolicy/lib.rs b/native/src/sepolicy/lib.rs
index 74cfaaefe..e63f6d899 100644
--- a/native/src/sepolicy/lib.rs
+++ b/native/src/sepolicy/lib.rs
@@ -25,29 +25,44 @@ mod ffi {
     }
 }
 
-fn load_rules_from_reader<T: BufRead>(mut sepol: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, reader: &mut T) {
-    reader.foreach_lines(|line| {
-        let bytes = line.trim().as_bytes();
-        unsafe {
-            sepol
-                .as_mut()
-                .parse_statement(bytes.as_ptr().cast(), bytes.len() as i32);
+trait SepolicyExt {
+    fn load_rules(self: Pin<&mut Self>, rules: &[u8]);
+    fn load_rule_file(self: Pin<&mut Self>, filename: &[u8]);
+    fn load_rules_from_reader<T: BufRead>(self: Pin<&mut Self>, reader: &mut T);
+}
+
+impl SepolicyExt for sepolicy {
+    fn load_rules(self: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, rules: &[u8]) {
+        let mut cursor = Cursor::new(rules);
+        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]) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+            let filename = str::from_utf8(filename)?;
+            let mut reader = BufReader::new(File::open(filename)?);
+            sepol.load_rules_from_reader(&mut reader);
+            Ok(())
         }
-        true
-    });
+        inner(self, filename).log().ok();
+    }
+
+    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);
+            }
+            true
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn load_rule_file(sepol: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, filename: &[u8]) {
-    fn inner(sepol: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, filename: &[u8]) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        let filename = str::from_utf8(filename)?;
-        let mut reader = BufReader::new(File::open(filename)?);
-        load_rules_from_reader(sepol, &mut reader);
-        Ok(())
-    }
-    inner(sepol, filename).log().ok();
+    sepol.load_rule_file(filename);
 }
 
 pub fn load_rules(sepol: Pin<&mut sepolicy>, rules: &[u8]) {
-    let mut cursor = Cursor::new(rules);
-    load_rules_from_reader(sepol, &mut cursor);
+    sepol.load_rules(rules);
 }