diff --git a/src/stasis/CMakeLists.txt b/src/stasis/CMakeLists.txt
index 55449e4..19e4cbd 100644
--- a/src/stasis/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/stasis/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ ADD_LIBRARY(stasis util/crc32.c
                    util/slab.c
                    util/stlredblack.cpp
                    util/stlslab.cpp
-                   common.c flags.c stats.c bufferManager.c
+                   common.c flags.c util/latchStats.c bufferManager.c
                    operations.c pageHandle.c 
                    bufferManager/concurrentBufferManager.c
                    bufferManager/legacy/pageFile.c
                    bufferManager/legacy/pageCache.c
                    bufferManager/legacy/legacyBufferManager.c
-                   page.c bufferPool.c blobManager.c
+                   page.c bufferPool.c
                    recovery2.c truncation.c transactional2.c
                    dirtyPageTable.c transactionTable.c
                    allocationPolicy.c iterator.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ ADD_LIBRARY(stasis util/crc32.c
                    operations/pageOrientedListNTA.c
                    operations/regions.c
                    operations/bTree.c
+                   operations/blobs.c
                    io/rangeTracker.c io/memory.c io/file.c io/pfile.c io/raid1.c
                    io/non_blocking.c io/debug.c io/handle.c
                    bufferManager/pageArray.c
diff --git a/src/stasis/bufferManager/pageArray.c b/src/stasis/bufferManager/pageArray.c
index 161379f..ee7b45b 100644
--- a/src/stasis/bufferManager/pageArray.c
+++ b/src/stasis/bufferManager/pageArray.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <stasis/transactional.h>
 #include <stasis/bufferPool.h>
 #include <stasis/truncation.h>
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 #include <stasis/bufferManager/pageArray.h>
 #include <stasis/page.h>
 
diff --git a/src/stasis/common.c b/src/stasis/common.c
index a9b4fcc..2b9a78b 100644
--- a/src/stasis/common.c
+++ b/src/stasis/common.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <stasis/common.h>
 
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 
 #include <pbl/pbl.h>
 #include <assert.h>
diff --git a/src/stasis/experimental/lockManagerImpl.c b/src/stasis/experimental/lockManagerImpl.c
index 1579936..321973e 100644
--- a/src/stasis/experimental/lockManagerImpl.c
+++ b/src/stasis/experimental/lockManagerImpl.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <pbl/pbl.h>
 #include <stasis/lockManager.h>
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 #include <stasis/util/hash.h>
 
 #include <sys/time.h>
diff --git a/src/stasis/logger/filePool.c b/src/stasis/logger/filePool.c
index 3ab643e..5014b3a 100644
--- a/src/stasis/logger/filePool.c
+++ b/src/stasis/logger/filePool.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <stasis/util/ringbuffer.h>
 #include <stasis/util/crc32.h>
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 #include <stasis/logger/filePool.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/src/stasis/logger/inMemoryLog.c b/src/stasis/logger/inMemoryLog.c
index fe5ca8c..2f8d33d 100644
--- a/src/stasis/logger/inMemoryLog.c
+++ b/src/stasis/logger/inMemoryLog.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <stasis/logger/inMemoryLog.h>
 #include <stasis/flags.h>
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/src/stasis/logger/safeWrites.c b/src/stasis/logger/safeWrites.c
index a7ff567..08cf125 100644
--- a/src/stasis/logger/safeWrites.c
+++ b/src/stasis/logger/safeWrites.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ terms specified in this license.
 #include <stasis/common.h>
 #include <stasis/flags.h>
 
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 #include <stasis/util/crc32.h>
 #include <stasis/util/min.h>
 
diff --git a/src/stasis/operations/alloc.c b/src/stasis/operations/alloc.c
index 118fd6b..76e53c6 100644
--- a/src/stasis/operations/alloc.c
+++ b/src/stasis/operations/alloc.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include <stasis/transactional.h>
 #include <stasis/bufferManager.h>
 #include <stasis/allocationPolicy.h>
-#include <stasis/blobManager.h>
 #include <stasis/page.h>
 
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/src/stasis/blobManager.c b/src/stasis/operations/blobs.c
similarity index 98%
rename from src/stasis/blobManager.c
rename to src/stasis/operations/blobs.c
index 284520b..fb4693c 100644
--- a/src/stasis/blobManager.c
+++ b/src/stasis/operations/blobs.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void stasis_blob_read(int xid, Page * p, recordid rid, byte * buf) {
   DEBUG("Chunk = %d->%lld\n", chunk, (long long)rec.offset+chunk);
 }
 
-void stasis_blob_write(int xid, Page * p, recordid rid, const void* dat) {
+void stasis_blob_write(int xid, Page * p, recordid rid, const byte* dat) {
     blob_record_t rec;
     recordid r = rid;
     r.size = sizeof(blob_record_t);
diff --git a/src/stasis/operations/linearHashNTA.c b/src/stasis/operations/linearHashNTA.c
index 45d6b5a..5932fbe 100644
--- a/src/stasis/operations/linearHashNTA.c
+++ b/src/stasis/operations/linearHashNTA.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 #include <stasis/transactional.h>
 #include <stasis/util/hash.h>
 #include <assert.h>
diff --git a/src/stasis/operations/linkedListNTA.c b/src/stasis/operations/linkedListNTA.c
index 5e95cbb..b265dc8 100644
--- a/src/stasis/operations/linkedListNTA.c
+++ b/src/stasis/operations/linkedListNTA.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #define __USE_GNU
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 #include <stasis/transactional.h>
 #include <stasis/util/hash.h>
 
diff --git a/src/stasis/operations/naiveLinearHash.c b/src/stasis/operations/naiveLinearHash.c
index 4bff250..86663b7 100644
--- a/src/stasis/operations/naiveLinearHash.c
+++ b/src/stasis/operations/naiveLinearHash.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <stasis/bufferManager.h>
 #include <stasis/operations.h>
 #include <stasis/util/hash.h>
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 #include <stasis/page.h>
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/stasis/operations/set.c b/src/stasis/operations/set.c
index c66049b..1dbc45d 100644
--- a/src/stasis/operations/set.c
+++ b/src/stasis/operations/set.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ terms specified in this license.
  **********************************************/
 
 #include <stasis/operations.h>
-#include <stasis/blobManager.h>
 #include <stasis/bufferManager.h>
 #include <stasis/page.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/src/stasis/page.c b/src/stasis/page.c
index c76fd84..a3f4f3f 100644
--- a/src/stasis/page.c
+++ b/src/stasis/page.c
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ terms specified in this license.
 */
 
 #include <stasis/common.h>
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 #include <stasis/page.h>
 #include <stasis/constants.h>
-#include <stasis/blobManager.h>
+#include <stasis/operations/blobs.h>
 #include <stasis/lockManager.h>
 #include <stasis/page/slotted.h>
 #include <stasis/page/fixed.h>
diff --git a/src/stasis/transactional2.c b/src/stasis/transactional2.c
index 451f5e1..0d9dc3a 100644
--- a/src/stasis/transactional2.c
+++ b/src/stasis/transactional2.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 #include <stasis/transactional.h>
 #include <stasis/recovery.h>
 #include <stasis/bufferManager.h>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <stasis/truncation.h>
 #include <stasis/io/handle.h>
-#include <stasis/blobManager.h> // XXX remove this, move Tread() to set.c
+#include <stasis/operations/blobs.h> // XXX remove this, move Tread() to set.c
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/src/stasis/stats.c b/src/stasis/util/latchStats.c
similarity index 97%
rename from src/stasis/stats.c
rename to src/stasis/util/latchStats.c
index 5bcdfd6..5a7bf69 100644
--- a/src/stasis/stats.c
+++ b/src/stasis/util/latchStats.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <stasis/common.h>
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 
 #include <math.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/src/stasis/util/lhtable.c b/src/stasis/util/lhtable.c
index 69c3b3e..41f3b06 100644
--- a/src/stasis/util/lhtable.c
+++ b/src/stasis/util/lhtable.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <stasis/util/lhtable.h>
 #include <stasis/util/hash.h>
 #include <pbl/pbl.h>
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
diff --git a/stasis/operations.h b/stasis/operations.h
index e793770..769f10d 100644
--- a/stasis/operations.h
+++ b/stasis/operations.h
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ typedef struct {
 #include "operations/regions.h"
 #include "operations/lsnFreeSet.h"
 #include "operations/segmentFile.h"
-
+#include "operations/blobs.h"
 /**
    Initialize stasis' operation table.
  */
diff --git a/stasis/blobManager.h b/stasis/operations/blobs.h
similarity index 93%
rename from stasis/blobManager.h
rename to stasis/operations/blobs.h
index 366d806..4306af2 100644
--- a/stasis/blobManager.h
+++ b/stasis/operations/blobs.h
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ BEGIN_C_DECLS
 /** 
     Read the blob from the recordid rid into buf.
 */
-void stasis_blob_read(int xid, Page * p,  recordid rid, void * buf);
+void stasis_blob_read(int xid, Page * p,  recordid rid, byte * buf);
 
 
 /** 
     Write the contents of buf to the blob in recordid rid.
 */
-void stasis_blob_write(int xid, Page * p, recordid rid, const void * buf);
+void stasis_blob_write(int xid, Page * p, recordid rid, const byte * buf);
 
 recordid preAllocBlob(int xid, long blobsize);
 recordid preAllocBlobFromPage(int xid, long page, long blobsize);
diff --git a/stasis/page.h b/stasis/page.h
index d1f85c5..e4bde7d 100644
--- a/stasis/page.h
+++ b/stasis/page.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ terms specified in this license.
 
 #include <stasis/common.h>
 #include <stasis/constants.h>
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 #include <stasis/dirtyPageTable.h>
 
 #include <assert.h>
diff --git a/stasis/stats.h b/stasis/util/latchStats.h
similarity index 100%
rename from stasis/stats.h
rename to stasis/util/latchStats.h
diff --git a/stasis/latches.h b/stasis/util/latches.h
similarity index 98%
rename from stasis/latches.h
rename to stasis/util/latches.h
index 41bfdd2..13c9d0c 100644
--- a/stasis/latches.h
+++ b/stasis/util/latches.h
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include <stasis/common.h>
-#include <pthread.h>
-#include <stasis/stats.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latchStats.h>
 
 #ifndef __LATCHES_H
 #define __LATCHES_H
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ typedef struct {
   void * lockpoints;
 } lladd_pthread_mutex_t;
 
-#include "util/rw.h"
+#include "rw.h"
 
 /**
    Keeps some profiling information along with a read/write lock.
diff --git a/test/stasis/check_bufferManager.c b/test/stasis/check_bufferManager.c
index a791122..d1b9fc4 100644
--- a/test/stasis/check_bufferManager.c
+++ b/test/stasis/check_bufferManager.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "../check_includes.h"
 
 #include <stasis/transactional.h>
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 #include <stasis/page.h>
 #include <stasis/bufferManager.h>
 #include <stasis/bufferManager/bufferHash.h>
diff --git a/test/stasis/check_logWriter.c b/test/stasis/check_logWriter.c
index 2d7afe6..39ce922 100644
--- a/test/stasis/check_logWriter.c
+++ b/test/stasis/check_logWriter.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ terms specified in this license.
 #include <stasis/logger/safeWrites.h>
 #include <stasis/logger/inMemoryLog.h>
 #include <stasis/truncation.h>
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <assert.h>
diff --git a/test/stasis/check_page.c b/test/stasis/check_page.c
index 070ecf1..03fde82 100644
--- a/test/stasis/check_page.c
+++ b/test/stasis/check_page.c
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ terms specified in this license.
 #include <stasis/page.h>
 #include <stasis/page/slotted.h>
 #include <stasis/experimental/latchFree/lfSlotted.h>
-#include <stasis/blobManager.h>
+#include <stasis/operations/blobs.h>
 #include <stasis/bufferManager.h>
 #include <stasis/transactional.h>
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <assert.h>
diff --git a/test/stasis/check_pageOperations.c b/test/stasis/check_pageOperations.c
index 6b6475a..89b014a 100644
--- a/test/stasis/check_pageOperations.c
+++ b/test/stasis/check_pageOperations.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ terms specified in this license.
 #include <stasis/transactional.h>
 #include <stasis/truncation.h>
 #include <stasis/logger/logger2.h>
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <assert.h>
diff --git a/test/stasis/check_regions.c b/test/stasis/check_regions.c
index a247972..38f2073 100644
--- a/test/stasis/check_regions.c
+++ b/test/stasis/check_regions.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ terms specified in this license.
 ---*/
 #include "../check_includes.h"
 
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 #include <stasis/transactional.h>
 
 #include <assert.h>
diff --git a/test/stasis/check_transactional2.c b/test/stasis/check_transactional2.c
index 6162b1d..57447eb 100644
--- a/test/stasis/check_transactional2.c
+++ b/test/stasis/check_transactional2.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ terms specified in this license.
 #include "../check_includes.h"
 
 #include <stasis/common.h>
-#include <stasis/latches.h>
+#include <stasis/util/latches.h>
 #include <stasis/transactional.h>
 
 #include <assert.h>