diff --git a/include/perk/perk.h b/include/perk/perk.h
index 0b84349..459fffb 100644
--- a/include/perk/perk.h
+++ b/include/perk/perk.h
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ struct pe_server_ctx {
 	const char **			attrs;
 };
 
-struct pe_common_ctx {
+struct pe_io_ctx {
+	int				status;
+	int				prot;
+	int				mode;
 	int				fdin;
 	int				fdout;
 	int				fderr;
@@ -108,11 +111,9 @@ struct pe_common_ctx {
 	int				fdsrc;
 	int				fddst;
 	int				fdtmp;
-	int				prot;
-	int				mode;
-	int				status;
-	ssize_t				ioread;
-	ssize_t				iowrite;
+};
+
+struct pe_common_ctx {
 	uint64_t			drvflags;
 	uint64_t			actflags;
 	uint64_t			fmtflags;
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ struct pe_common_ctx {
 	const struct pe_output_ctx *	outctx;
 	const struct pe_linker_ctx *	lnkctx;
 	const struct pe_server_ctx *	srvctx;
+	const struct pe_io_ctx *	ioctx;
 };
 
 struct pe_driver_ctx {
diff --git a/src/driver/pe_driver_ctx.c b/src/driver/pe_driver_ctx.c
index 9f9dd88..e3e9cdb 100644
--- a/src/driver/pe_driver_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/pe_driver_ctx.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ static struct pe_driver_ctx_impl * pe_driver_ctx_alloc(struct argv_meta * meta, 
 	ictx->ctx.cctx.outctx	= &ictx->outctx;
 	ictx->ctx.cctx.lnkctx	= &ictx->lnkctx;
 	ictx->ctx.cctx.srvctx	= &ictx->srvctx;
+	ictx->ctx.cctx.ioctx	= &ictx->ctx.ioctx;
 
 	for (entry=meta->entries,units=ictx->units; entry->fopt || entry->arg; entry++)
 		if (!entry->fopt)
@@ -205,14 +206,14 @@ int pe_get_driver_ctx(
 	ctx->cctx.drvflags	= dflags;
 	ctx->cctx.fmtflags	= fflags;
 	ctx->cctx.output	= output;
-	ctx->cctx.fdout		= output ? fdout : -1;
+	ctx->ioctx.fdout	= output ? fdout : -1;
 
-	ctx->cctx.fdin		= -1;
-	ctx->cctx.fderr		= -1;
-	ctx->cctx.fdlog		= -1;
-	ctx->cctx.fdsrc		= AT_FDCWD;
-	ctx->cctx.fddst		= AT_FDCWD;
-	ctx->cctx.fdtmp		= AT_FDCWD;
+	ctx->ioctx.fdin		= -1;
+	ctx->ioctx.fderr	= -1;
+	ctx->ioctx.fdlog	= -1;
+	ctx->ioctx.fdsrc	= AT_FDCWD;
+	ctx->ioctx.fddst	= AT_FDCWD;
+	ctx->ioctx.fdtmp	= AT_FDCWD;
 
 	ctx->ctx.cctx		= &ctx->cctx;
 
@@ -222,11 +223,11 @@ int pe_get_driver_ctx(
 
 static void pe_driver_close_fds(struct pe_common_ctx * cctx)
 {
-	if (cctx->status && cctx->output)
-		unlinkat(cctx->fddst,cctx->output,0);
+	if (cctx->ioctx->status && cctx->output)
+		unlinkat(cctx->ioctx->fddst,cctx->output,0);
 
-	if (cctx->fdout >= 0)
-		close(cctx->fdout);
+	if (cctx->ioctx->fdout >= 0)
+		close(cctx->ioctx->fdout);
 }
 
 static void pe_free_driver_ctx_impl(struct pe_driver_ctx_alloc * ictx)
diff --git a/src/driver/pe_unit_ctx.c b/src/driver/pe_unit_ctx.c
index df5409b..40e88ab 100644
--- a/src/driver/pe_unit_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/pe_unit_ctx.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int pe_get_unit_ctx(
 		? PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE
 		: PROT_READ;
 
-	if (pe_map_raw_image(dctx->cctx->fdin,path,prot,&ctx->map))
+	if (pe_map_raw_image(dctx->cctx->ioctx->fdin,path,prot,&ctx->map))
 		return pe_free_unit_ctx_impl(ctx,-1);
 
 	if (pe_get_image_meta(&ctx->map,&ctx->meta))
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int pe_get_unit_ctx(
 		sizeof(ctx->cctx));
 
 	ctx->path	= ctx->path;
-	ctx->cctx.prot	= prot;
+	ctx->ioctx.prot	= prot;
 
 	ctx->uctx.path	= &ctx->path;
 	ctx->uctx.map	= &ctx->map;
diff --git a/src/internal/perk_impl.h b/src/internal/perk_impl.h
index 77a64ae..7cfc590 100644
--- a/src/internal/perk_impl.h
+++ b/src/internal/perk_impl.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <perk/perk_meta.h>
 
 struct pe_driver_ctx_impl {
+	struct pe_io_ctx	ioctx;
 	struct pe_common_ctx	cctx;
 	struct pe_driver_ctx	ctx;
 };
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ struct pe_unit_ctx_impl {
 	const char *		path;
 	struct pe_raw_image	map;
 	struct pe_image_meta *	meta;
+	struct pe_io_ctx	ioctx;
 	struct pe_common_ctx	cctx;
 	struct pe_unit_ctx	uctx;
 };
diff --git a/src/internal/perk_output_impl.h b/src/internal/perk_output_impl.h
index d6f328a..62f0322 100644
--- a/src/internal/perk_output_impl.h
+++ b/src/internal/perk_output_impl.h
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ static inline FILE * pe_output_prolog(
 		return fout;
 	else if (!cctx)
 		return 0;
-	else if (cctx->fdout < 0)
+	else if (cctx->ioctx->fdout < 0)
 		return stdout;
 
-	if ((fdout = dup(cctx->fdout)) < 0)
+	if ((fdout = dup(cctx->ioctx->fdout)) < 0)
 		return 0;
 
 	if ((*ftmp = fdopen(fdout,"a")))
diff --git a/src/perk.c b/src/perk.c
index 85a601f..993478c 100644
--- a/src/perk.c
+++ b/src/perk.c
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ static ssize_t perk_version(struct pe_driver_ctx * dctx)
 	char	buf[512];
 	size_t	len;
 
-	if (dctx->cctx->fdout >= 0) {
+	if (dctx->cctx->ioctx->fdout >= 0) {
 		len = sprintf(buf,vermsg,dctx->program,PERK_GIT_VERSION);
-		return write(dctx->cctx->fdout,buf,len);
+		return write(dctx->cctx->ioctx->fdout,buf,len);
 	} else
 		return fprintf(stdout,vermsg,dctx->program,PERK_GIT_VERSION);
 }
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ static ssize_t perk_paragraph_break(struct pe_unit_ctx * uctx, int * fpara)
 	if (*fpara) {
 		*fpara = 0;
 
-		if (uctx->cctx->fdout >= 0)
-			return write(uctx->cctx->fdout,"\n",1);
+		if (uctx->cctx->ioctx->fdout >= 0)
+			return write(uctx->cctx->ioctx->fdout,"\n",1);
 		else
 			return fputc('\n',stdout);
 	} else