diff --git a/libslunkcrypt/src/slunkcrypt.c b/libslunkcrypt/src/slunkcrypt.c
index 635ffa5..abd4462 100644
--- a/libslunkcrypt/src/slunkcrypt.c
+++ b/libslunkcrypt/src/slunkcrypt.c
@@ -262,10 +262,8 @@ static void thread_worker(const size_t thread_count, void *const context, uint8_
 		buffer[i] = process_next_symbol(state, buffer[i]);
 		state->counter += (uint32_t)thread_count;
 		random_skip(&state->random, 63U * (thread_count - 1U));
-		CHECK_ABORTED();
 	}
 
-aborted:
 	update_index(state, thread_count, length);
 }
 
@@ -311,7 +309,14 @@ slunkcrypt_t slunkcrypt_alloc_ext(const uint64_t nonce, const uint8_t *const pas
 		return SLUNKCRYPT_NULL;
 	}
 
-	state->thread_pool = slunkcrypt_thrdpl_create(param->thread_count);
+	if ((state->thread_pool = slunkcrypt_thrdpl_create(param->thread_count, thread_worker)))
+	{
+		size_t i;
+		for (i = 0U; i < slunkcrypt_thrdpl_count(state->thread_pool); ++i)
+		{
+			slunkcrypt_thrdpl_init(state->thread_pool, i, &state->data.thread_data[i]);
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (initialize_state(&state->data, THREAD_COUNT(state), nonce, passwd, passwd_len, mode) == SLUNKCRYPT_SUCCESS)
 	{
@@ -368,12 +373,7 @@ int slunkcrypt_inplace(const slunkcrypt_t context, uint8_t *const buffer, size_t
 		const size_t thread_count = THREAD_COUNT(state);
 		if (thread_count > 1U)
 		{
-			size_t i;
-			for (i = 0U; i < thread_count; ++i)
-			{
-				slunkcrypt_thrdpl_exec(state->thread_pool, i, thread_worker, &state->data.thread_data[i], buffer, length);
-			}
-			slunkcrypt_thrdpl_await(state->thread_pool);
+			slunkcrypt_thrdpl_exec(state->thread_pool, buffer, length);
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/libslunkcrypt/src/thread.c b/libslunkcrypt/src/thread.c
index 0351101..d4d1d70 100644
--- a/libslunkcrypt/src/thread.c
+++ b/libslunkcrypt/src/thread.c
@@ -34,27 +34,19 @@
 typedef struct
 {
 	thrdpl_worker_t worker;
-	void *context;
-	size_t length;
 	uint8_t *buffer;
-}
-thrdpl_task_t;
-
-typedef struct
-{
-	size_t thread_count, pending;
+	size_t thread_count, generation, remain, length;
+	int stop_flag;
 	pthread_mutex_t mutex;
-	pthread_cond_t cond_pending;
+	pthread_cond_t cond_0, cond_1;
 }
 thrdpl_shared_t;
 
 typedef struct
 {
 	thrdpl_shared_t *shared;
-	size_t state;
-	pthread_cond_t cond_state;
+	void *context;
 	pthread_t thread;
-	thrdpl_task_t task;
 }
 thrdpl_thread_t;
 
@@ -68,12 +60,12 @@ struct thrdpl_data_t
 // Utilities
 // ==========================================================================
 
-static INLINE size_t bound(const size_t min, const size_t value, const size_t max)
+static INLINE size_t BOUND(const size_t min, const size_t value, const size_t max)
 {
 	return (value < min) ? min : ((value > max) ? max : value);
 }
 
-#define PTHRD_MUTEX_LOCK(X) do \
+#define PTHRD_MUTEX_ENTER(X) do \
 { \
 	if (pthread_mutex_lock((X)) != 0) \
 	{ \
@@ -82,7 +74,7 @@ static INLINE size_t bound(const size_t min, const size_t value, const size_t ma
 } \
 while(0)
 
-#define PTHRD_MUTEX_UNLOCK(X) do \
+#define PTHRD_MUTEX_LEAVE(X) do \
 { \
 	if (pthread_mutex_unlock((X)) != 0) \
 	{ \
@@ -100,7 +92,7 @@ while(0)
 } \
 while(0)
 
-#define PTHRD_COND_BROADCAST(X) do \
+#define PTHRD_COND_BRDCST(X) do \
 { \
 	if (pthread_cond_broadcast((X)) != 0) \
 	{ \
@@ -118,11 +110,11 @@ while(0)
 } \
 while(0)
 
-#define CHECK_IF_CANCELLED() do \
+#define CHECK_IF_STOPPED() do \
 { \
-	if (data->state == TSTATE_EXIT) \
+	if (shared->stop_flag) \
 	{ \
-		PTHRD_MUTEX_UNLOCK(&shared->mutex); \
+		PTHRD_MUTEX_LEAVE(&shared->mutex); \
 		return NULL; \
 	} \
 } \
@@ -137,35 +129,31 @@ static void *worker_thread_main(void *const arg)
 	thrdpl_thread_t *const data = (thrdpl_thread_t*) arg;
 	thrdpl_shared_t *const shared = (thrdpl_shared_t*) data->shared;
 	
-	thrdpl_task_t *task;
+	size_t previous = 0U;
+
+	PTHRD_MUTEX_ENTER(&shared->mutex);
+	CHECK_IF_STOPPED();
 
 	for (;;)
 	{
-		PTHRD_MUTEX_LOCK(&shared->mutex);
-		CHECK_IF_CANCELLED();
-
-		while (data->state != TSTATE_WORK)
+		while (shared->generation == previous)
 		{
-			PTHRD_COND_WAIT(&data->cond_state, &shared->mutex);
-			CHECK_IF_CANCELLED();
+			PTHRD_COND_WAIT(&shared->cond_0, &shared->mutex);
+			CHECK_IF_STOPPED();
 		}
 
-		task = &data->task;
-		PTHRD_MUTEX_UNLOCK(&shared->mutex);
+		previous = shared->generation;
+		PTHRD_MUTEX_LEAVE(&shared->mutex);
 
-		task->worker(shared->thread_count, task->context, task->buffer, task->length);
+		shared->worker(shared->thread_count, data->context, shared->buffer, shared->length);
 
-		PTHRD_MUTEX_LOCK(&shared->mutex);
-		CHECK_IF_CANCELLED();
+		PTHRD_MUTEX_ENTER(&shared->mutex);
+		CHECK_IF_STOPPED();
 
-		data->state = TSTATE_IDLE;
-		if (!(--shared->pending))
+		if (!(--shared->remain))
 		{
-			PTHRD_COND_BROADCAST(&shared->cond_pending);
+			PTHRD_COND_SIGNAL(&shared->cond_1);
 		}
-
-		PTHRD_MUTEX_UNLOCK(&shared->mutex);
-		PTHRD_COND_SIGNAL(&data->cond_state);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -191,52 +179,16 @@ static size_t detect_cpu_count(void)
 	return 1U;
 }
 
-// ==========================================================================
-// Manage threads
-// ==========================================================================
-
-static int create_worker(thrdpl_shared_t *const shared, thrdpl_thread_t *const thread_data)
-{
-	thread_data->state = TSTATE_IDLE;
-	thread_data->shared = shared;
-
-	if (pthread_cond_init(&thread_data->cond_state, NULL) != 0)
-	{
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	if (pthread_create(&thread_data->thread, NULL, worker_thread_main, thread_data) != 0)
-	{
-		pthread_cond_destroy(&thread_data->cond_state);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int destroy_worker(thrdpl_thread_t *const thread_data)
-{
-	PTHRD_MUTEX_LOCK(&thread_data->shared->mutex);
-	thread_data->state = TSTATE_EXIT;
-	PTHRD_MUTEX_UNLOCK(&thread_data->shared->mutex);
-
-	PTHRD_COND_BROADCAST(&thread_data->cond_state);
-	pthread_join(thread_data->thread, NULL);
-	pthread_cond_destroy(&thread_data->cond_state);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 // ==========================================================================
 // Thread pool API
 // ==========================================================================
 
-thrdpl_t *slunkcrypt_thrdpl_create(const size_t count)
+thrdpl_t *slunkcrypt_thrdpl_create(const size_t count, const thrdpl_worker_t worker)
 {
-	size_t i, j;
+	size_t i;
 	thrdpl_t *thrdpl = NULL;
 
-	const size_t cpu_count = bound(1U, (count > 0U) ? count : detect_cpu_count(), MAX_THREADS);
+	const size_t cpu_count = BOUND(1U, (count > 0U) ? count : detect_cpu_count(), MAX_THREADS);
 	if (cpu_count < 2U)
 	{
 		return NULL;
@@ -248,31 +200,35 @@ thrdpl_t *slunkcrypt_thrdpl_create(const size_t count)
 	}
 
 	memset(thrdpl, 0, sizeof(thrdpl_t));
-	thrdpl->shared.thread_count = cpu_count;
+	thrdpl->shared.worker = worker;
 
 	if (pthread_mutex_init(&thrdpl->shared.mutex, NULL) != 0)
 	{
 		goto failure;
 	}
 	
-	if (pthread_cond_init(&thrdpl->shared.cond_pending, NULL) != 0)
+	if (pthread_cond_init(&thrdpl->shared.cond_0, NULL) != 0)
 	{
 		pthread_mutex_destroy(&thrdpl->shared.mutex);
 		goto failure;
 	}
 
+	if (pthread_cond_init(&thrdpl->shared.cond_1, NULL) != 0)
+	{
+		pthread_cond_destroy(&thrdpl->shared.cond_0);
+		pthread_mutex_destroy(&thrdpl->shared.mutex);
+		goto failure;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0U; i < cpu_count; ++i)
 	{
-		if (create_worker(&thrdpl->shared, &thrdpl->thread_data[i]) != 0)
+		thrdpl->thread_data[i].shared = &thrdpl->shared;
+		if (pthread_create(&thrdpl->thread_data[i].thread, NULL, worker_thread_main, &thrdpl->thread_data[i]) != 0)
 		{
-			for (j = 0U; j < i; ++j)
-			{
-				destroy_worker(&thrdpl->thread_data[j]);
-			}
-			pthread_cond_destroy(&thrdpl->shared.cond_pending);
-			pthread_mutex_destroy(&thrdpl->shared.mutex);
-			goto failure;
+			slunkcrypt_thrdpl_destroy(thrdpl);
+			return NULL;
 		}
+		++thrdpl->shared.thread_count;
 	}
 
 	return thrdpl;
@@ -287,58 +243,56 @@ size_t slunkcrypt_thrdpl_count(const thrdpl_t *const thrdpl)
 	return thrdpl->shared.thread_count;
 }
 
-void slunkcrypt_thrdpl_exec(thrdpl_t *const thrdpl, const size_t index, const thrdpl_worker_t worker, void *const context, uint8_t *const buffer, const size_t length)
+void slunkcrypt_thrdpl_init(thrdpl_t *const thrdpl, const size_t index, void *const context)
 {
-	thrdpl_thread_t *const thread = &thrdpl->thread_data[index];
+	thrdpl->thread_data[index].context = context;
+}
 
-	PTHRD_MUTEX_LOCK(&thrdpl->shared.mutex);
+void slunkcrypt_thrdpl_exec(thrdpl_t *const thrdpl, uint8_t *const buffer, const size_t length)
+{
+	PTHRD_MUTEX_ENTER(&thrdpl->shared.mutex);
 
-	while ((thread->state != TSTATE_IDLE) && (thread->state != TSTATE_EXIT))
-	{
-		PTHRD_COND_WAIT(&thread->cond_state, &thrdpl->shared.mutex);
-	}
-
-	if (thread->state == TSTATE_EXIT)
+	if (thrdpl->shared.stop_flag || (thrdpl->shared.remain != 0U))
 	{
 		abort(); /*this is not supposed to happen!*/
 	}
 
-	thread->state = TSTATE_WORK;
-	thread->task.worker = worker;
-	thread->task.context = context;
-	thread->task.buffer = buffer;
-	thread->task.length = length;
+	thrdpl->shared.buffer = buffer;
+	thrdpl->shared.length = length;
+	thrdpl->shared.remain = thrdpl->shared.thread_count;
+	
+	++thrdpl->shared.generation;
+	PTHRD_COND_BRDCST(&thrdpl->shared.cond_0);
 
-	++thrdpl->shared.pending;
-
-	PTHRD_MUTEX_UNLOCK(&thrdpl->shared.mutex);
-	PTHRD_COND_SIGNAL(&thread->cond_state);
-}
-
-void slunkcrypt_thrdpl_await(thrdpl_t *const thrdpl)
-{
-	PTHRD_MUTEX_LOCK(&thrdpl->shared.mutex);
-
-	while (thrdpl->shared.pending)
+	while (thrdpl->shared.remain)
 	{
-		PTHRD_COND_WAIT(&thrdpl->shared.cond_pending, &thrdpl->shared.mutex);
+		PTHRD_COND_WAIT(&thrdpl->shared.cond_1, &thrdpl->shared.mutex);
 	}
 
-	PTHRD_MUTEX_UNLOCK(&thrdpl->shared.mutex);
+	PTHRD_MUTEX_LEAVE(&thrdpl->shared.mutex);
 }
 
 void slunkcrypt_thrdpl_destroy(thrdpl_t *const thrdpl)
 {
 	size_t i;
+	PTHRD_MUTEX_ENTER(&thrdpl->shared.mutex);
 
-	if (thrdpl)
+	if (!thrdpl->shared.stop_flag)
 	{
-		for (i = 0U; i < thrdpl->shared.thread_count; ++i)
-		{
-			destroy_worker(&thrdpl->thread_data[i]);
-		}
-		pthread_cond_destroy(&thrdpl->shared.cond_pending);
-		pthread_mutex_destroy(&thrdpl->shared.mutex);
-		free(thrdpl);
+		thrdpl->shared.stop_flag = 1;
+		PTHRD_COND_BRDCST(&thrdpl->shared.cond_0);
 	}
+
+	PTHRD_MUTEX_LEAVE(&thrdpl->shared.mutex);
+
+	for (i = 0U; i < thrdpl->shared.thread_count; ++i)
+	{
+		pthread_join(thrdpl->thread_data[i].thread, NULL);
+	}
+
+	pthread_cond_destroy(&thrdpl->shared.cond_0);
+	pthread_cond_destroy(&thrdpl->shared.cond_1);
+	pthread_mutex_destroy(&thrdpl->shared.mutex);
+
+	free(thrdpl);
 }
diff --git a/libslunkcrypt/src/thread.h b/libslunkcrypt/src/thread.h
index b21c3a5..a2ae84c 100644
--- a/libslunkcrypt/src/thread.h
+++ b/libslunkcrypt/src/thread.h
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 typedef void (*thrdpl_worker_t)(const size_t thread_count, void *const context, uint8_t *const buffer, const size_t length);
 typedef struct thrdpl_data_t thrdpl_t;
 
-thrdpl_t *slunkcrypt_thrdpl_create(const size_t count);
+thrdpl_t *slunkcrypt_thrdpl_create(const size_t count, const thrdpl_worker_t worker);
 size_t slunkcrypt_thrdpl_count(const thrdpl_t *const thrdpl);
-void slunkcrypt_thrdpl_exec(thrdpl_t *const thrdpl, const size_t index, const thrdpl_worker_t worker, void *const context, uint8_t *const buffer, const size_t length);
-void slunkcrypt_thrdpl_await(thrdpl_t *const thrdpl);
+void slunkcrypt_thrdpl_init(thrdpl_t *const thrdpl, const size_t index, void *const context);
+void slunkcrypt_thrdpl_exec(thrdpl_t *const thrdpl, uint8_t *const buffer, const size_t length);
 void slunkcrypt_thrdpl_destroy(thrdpl_t *const thrdpl);
 
 #endif