diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index da5e660..73e7767 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ As of `v1.0`, FUSE capabilities has been moved to [a separate library](https://g
 
 ## Issues
 
-* Significantly slower then `unsquashfs` when extracting folders
+* Significantly slower then `unsquashfs` when nested images
   * This seems to be related to above along with the general optimization of `unsquashfs` and it's compression libraries.
+    * Not to mention it's written in C
   * Times seem to be largely dependent on file tree size and compression type.
-    * My main testing image (~100MB) using Zstd takes about 6x longer.
-    * An Arch Linux airootfs image (~780MB) using XZ compression with LZMA filters takes about 32x longer.
+    * My main testing image (~100MB) using Zstd takes about 5x longer.
+    * An Arch Linux airootfs image (~780MB) using XZ compression with LZMA filters takes about 30x longer.
     * A Tensorflow docker image (~3.3GB) using Zstd takes about 12x longer.
 
 Note: These numbers are using `FastOptions()`. `DefaultOptions()` takes about 2x longer.
diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index 7b2fcdf..4c4f39a 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ import (
 
 // File represents a file inside a squashfs archive.
 type File struct {
-	b        *squashfslow.FileBase
 	full     *data.FullReader
 	rdr      *data.Reader
 	parent   *FS
 	r        *Reader
+	b        squashfslow.FileBase
 	dirsRead int
 }
 
 // Creates a new *File from the given *squashfs.Base
-func (r *Reader) FileFromBase(b *squashfslow.FileBase, parent *FS) *File {
+func (r *Reader) FileFromBase(b squashfslow.FileBase, parent *FS) *File {
 	return &File{
 		b:      b,
 		parent: parent,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (f *File) FS() (*FS, error) {
 	if !f.IsDir() {
 		return nil, errors.New("not a directory")
 	}
-	d, err := f.b.ToDir(f.r.Low)
+	d, err := f.b.ToDir(&f.r.Low)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (f *File) ReadDir(n int) ([]fs.DirEntry, error) {
 	if !f.IsDir() {
 		return nil, errors.New("file is not a directory")
 	}
-	d, err := f.b.ToDir(f.r.Low)
+	d, err := f.b.ToDir(&f.r.Low)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (f *File) ReadDir(n int) ([]fs.DirEntry, error) {
 
 // Returns the file's fs.FileInfo
 func (f *File) Stat() (fs.FileInfo, error) {
-	return newFileInfo(f.b.Name, f.b.Inode), nil
+	return newFileInfo(f.b.Name, &f.b.Inode), nil
 }
 
 // SymlinkPath returns the symlink's target path. Is the File isn't a symlink, returns an empty string.
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (f *File) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) {
 
 func (f *File) initializeReaders() error {
 	var err error
-	f.rdr, f.full, err = f.b.GetRegFileReaders(f.r.Low)
+	f.rdr, f.full, err = f.b.GetRegFileReaders(&f.r.Low)
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (f *File) ExtractWithOptions(path string, op *ExtractionOptions) error {
 	}
 	switch f.b.Inode.Type {
 	case inode.Dir, inode.EDir:
-		d, err := f.b.ToDir(f.r.Low)
+		d, err := f.b.ToDir(&f.r.Low)
 		if err != nil {
 			if op.Verbose {
 				log.Println("Failed to create squashfs.Directory for", path)
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (f *File) ExtractWithOptions(path string, op *ExtractionOptions) error {
 				}
 				return errors.Join(errors.New("failed to get base from entry: "+path), err)
 			}
-			go func(b *squashfslow.FileBase, path string) {
+			go func(b squashfslow.FileBase, path string) {
 				i := op.manager.Lock()
 				if b.IsDir() {
 					extDir := filepath.Join(path, b.Name)
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func (f *File) ExtractWithOptions(path string, op *ExtractionOptions) error {
 			return errors.Join(errors.New("failed to create file: "+path), err)
 		}
 		defer outFil.Close()
-		full, err := f.b.GetFullReader(f.r.Low)
+		full, err := f.b.GetFullReader(&f.r.Low)
 		if err != nil {
 			if op.Verbose {
 				log.Println("Failed to create full reader for", path)
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func (f *File) ExtractWithOptions(path string, op *ExtractionOptions) error {
 	if op.IgnorePerm {
 		return nil
 	}
-	uid, err := f.b.Uid(f.r.Low)
+	uid, err := f.b.Uid(&f.r.Low)
 	if err != nil {
 		if op.Verbose {
 			log.Println("Failed to get uid for", path)
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ func (f *File) ExtractWithOptions(path string, op *ExtractionOptions) error {
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	gid, err := f.b.Gid(f.r.Low)
+	gid, err := f.b.Gid(&f.r.Low)
 	if err != nil {
 		if op.Verbose {
 			log.Println("Failed to get gid for", path)
diff --git a/file_info.go b/file_info.go
index d7390a6..28af45a 100644
--- a/file_info.go
+++ b/file_info.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (r Reader) newFileInfo(e directory.Entry) (fileInfo, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fileInfo{}, err
 	}
-	return newFileInfo(e.Name, i), nil
+	return newFileInfo(e.Name, &i), nil
 }
 
 func newFileInfo(name string, i *inode.Inode) fileInfo {
diff --git a/fs.go b/fs.go
index 43d9e1e..0048d0b 100644
--- a/fs.go
+++ b/fs.go
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ import (
 // FS is a fs.FS representation of a squashfs directory.
 // Implements fs.GlobFS, fs.ReadDirFS, fs.ReadFileFS, fs.StatFS, and fs.SubFS
 type FS struct {
-	d      *squashfslow.Directory
 	r      *Reader
 	parent *FS
+	d      squashfslow.Directory
 }
 
 // Creates a new *FS from the given squashfs.directory
-func (r *Reader) FSFromDirectory(d *squashfslow.Directory, parent *FS) *FS {
+func (r *Reader) FSFromDirectory(d squashfslow.Directory, parent *FS) *FS {
 	return &FS{
 		d:      d,
 		r:      r,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (f *FS) Open(name string) (fs.File, error) {
 			Err:  fs.ErrNotExist,
 		}
 	}
-	d, err := b.ToDir(f.r.Low)
+	d, err := b.ToDir(&f.r.Low)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (f *FS) ExtractWithOptions(folder string, op *ExtractionOptions) error {
 // Returns the FS as a *File
 func (f *FS) File() *File {
 	return &File{
-		b:      &f.d.FileBase,
+		b:      f.d.FileBase,
 		parent: f.parent,
 		r:      f.r,
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 39a24a7..e6c72d8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 module github.com/CalebQ42/squashfs
 
-go 1.21.5
+go 1.22.5
 
 require (
-	github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.19
-	github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11
-	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.4
+	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9
+	github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.21
 	github.com/rasky/go-lzo v0.0.0-20200203143853-96a758eda86e
 	github.com/therootcompany/xz v1.0.1
+	github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.12
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 894206e..164a13f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.4 h1:Ej5ixsIri7BrIjBkRZLTo6ghwrEtHFk7ijlczPW4fZ4=
-github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.4/go.mod h1:/dCuZOvVtNoHsyb+cuJD3itjs3NbnF6KH9zAO4BDxPM=
-github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.19 h1:tYLzDnjDXh9qIxSTKHwXwOYmm9d887Y7Y1ZkyXYHAN4=
-github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.19/go.mod h1:gZWDp/Ze/IJXGXf23ltt2EXimqmTUXEy0GFuRQyBid4=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 h1:6KIumPrER1LHsvBVuDa0r5xaG0Es51mhhB9BQB2qeMA=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9/go.mod h1:Di0epgTjJY877eYKx5yC51cX2A2Vl2ibi7bDH9ttBbw=
+github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.21 h1:yOVMLb6qSIDP67pl/5F7RepeKYu/VmTyEXvuMI5d9mQ=
+github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.21/go.mod h1:gZWDp/Ze/IJXGXf23ltt2EXimqmTUXEy0GFuRQyBid4=
 github.com/rasky/go-lzo v0.0.0-20200203143853-96a758eda86e h1:dCWirM5F3wMY+cmRda/B1BiPsFtmzXqV9b0hLWtVBMs=
 github.com/rasky/go-lzo v0.0.0-20200203143853-96a758eda86e/go.mod h1:9leZcVcItj6m9/CfHY5Em/iBrCz7js8LcRQGTKEEv2M=
 github.com/therootcompany/xz v1.0.1 h1:CmOtsn1CbtmyYiusbfmhmkpAAETj0wBIH6kCYaX+xzw=
 github.com/therootcompany/xz v1.0.1/go.mod h1:3K3UH1yCKgBneZYhuQUvJ9HPD19UEXEI0BWbMn8qNMY=
-github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11 h1:kpFauv27b6ynzBNT/Xy+1k+fK4WswhN/6PN5WhFAGw8=
-github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11/go.mod h1:nbz6k7qbPmH4IRqmfOplQw/tblSgqTqBwxkY0oWt/14=
+github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.12 h1:37Nm15o69RwBkXM0J6A5OlE67RZTfzUxTj8fB3dfcsc=
+github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.12/go.mod h1:nbz6k7qbPmH4IRqmfOplQw/tblSgqTqBwxkY0oWt/14=
diff --git a/low/directory.go b/low/directory.go
index b219d77..097078b 100644
--- a/low/directory.go
+++ b/low/directory.go
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ type Directory struct {
 	Entries []directory.Entry
 }
 
-func (r *Reader) directoryFromRef(ref uint64, name string) (*Directory, error) {
+func (r *Reader) directoryFromRef(ref uint64, name string) (Directory, error) {
 	i, err := r.InodeFromRef(ref)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return Directory{}, err
 	}
 	var blockStart uint32
 	var size uint32
@@ -36,48 +36,48 @@ func (r *Reader) directoryFromRef(ref uint64, name string) (*Directory, error) {
 		size = i.Data.(inode.EDirectory).Size
 		offset = i.Data.(inode.EDirectory).Offset
 	default:
-		return nil, errors.New("not a directory")
+		return Directory{}, errors.New("not a directory")
 	}
 	dirRdr := metadata.NewReader(toreader.NewReader(r.r, int64(r.Superblock.DirTableStart)+int64(blockStart)), r.d)
 	defer dirRdr.Close()
 	_, err = dirRdr.Read(make([]byte, offset))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return Directory{}, err
 	}
 	entries, err := directory.ReadDirectory(dirRdr, size)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return Directory{}, err
 	}
-	return &Directory{
-		FileBase: *r.BaseFromInode(i, name),
+	return Directory{
+		FileBase: r.BaseFromInode(i, name),
 		Entries:  entries,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (d *Directory) Open(r *Reader, path string) (*FileBase, error) {
+func (d *Directory) Open(r *Reader, path string) (FileBase, error) {
 	path = filepath.Clean(path)
 	if path == "." || path == "" {
-		return &d.FileBase, nil
+		return d.FileBase, nil
 	}
 	split := strings.Split(path, "/")
 	i, found := slices.BinarySearchFunc(d.Entries, split[0], func(e directory.Entry, name string) int {
 		return strings.Compare(e.Name, name)
 	})
 	if !found {
-		return nil, fs.ErrNotExist
+		return FileBase{}, fs.ErrNotExist
 	}
 	b, err := r.BaseFromEntry(d.Entries[i])
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return FileBase{}, err
 	}
 	if len(split) == 1 {
 		return b, nil
 	} else if !b.IsDir() {
-		return nil, fs.ErrNotExist
+		return FileBase{}, fs.ErrNotExist
 	}
 	dir, err := b.ToDir(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return FileBase{}, err
 	}
 	return dir.Open(r, strings.Join(split[1:], "/"))
 }
diff --git a/low/file_base.go b/low/file_base.go
index e87bc9e..a095276 100644
--- a/low/file_base.go
+++ b/low/file_base.go
@@ -12,28 +12,28 @@ import (
 )
 
 type FileBase struct {
-	Inode *inode.Inode
+	Inode inode.Inode
 	Name  string
 }
 
-func (r *Reader) BaseFromInode(i *inode.Inode, name string) *FileBase {
-	return &FileBase{Inode: i, Name: name}
+func (r *Reader) BaseFromInode(i inode.Inode, name string) FileBase {
+	return FileBase{Inode: i, Name: name}
 }
 
-func (r *Reader) BaseFromEntry(e directory.Entry) (*FileBase, error) {
+func (r *Reader) BaseFromEntry(e directory.Entry) (FileBase, error) {
 	in, err := r.InodeFromEntry(e)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return FileBase{}, err
 	}
-	return &FileBase{Inode: in, Name: e.Name}, nil
+	return FileBase{Inode: in, Name: e.Name}, nil
 }
 
-func (r *Reader) BaseFromRef(ref uint64, name string) (*FileBase, error) {
+func (r *Reader) BaseFromRef(ref uint64, name string) (FileBase, error) {
 	in, err := r.InodeFromRef(ref)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return FileBase{}, err
 	}
-	return &FileBase{Inode: in, Name: name}, nil
+	return FileBase{Inode: in, Name: name}, nil
 }
 
 func (b *FileBase) Uid(r *Reader) (uint32, error) {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (b *FileBase) IsDir() bool {
 	return b.Inode.Type == inode.Dir || b.Inode.Type == inode.EDir
 }
 
-func (b *FileBase) ToDir(r *Reader) (*Directory, error) {
+func (b *FileBase) ToDir(r *Reader) (Directory, error) {
 	var blockStart uint32
 	var size uint32
 	var offset uint16
@@ -62,19 +62,19 @@ func (b *FileBase) ToDir(r *Reader) (*Directory, error) {
 		size = b.Inode.Data.(inode.EDirectory).Size
 		offset = b.Inode.Data.(inode.EDirectory).Offset
 	default:
-		return nil, errors.New("not a directory")
+		return Directory{}, errors.New("not a directory")
 	}
 	dirRdr := metadata.NewReader(toreader.NewReader(r.r, int64(r.Superblock.DirTableStart)+int64(blockStart)), r.d)
 	defer dirRdr.Close()
 	_, err := dirRdr.Read(make([]byte, offset))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return Directory{}, err
 	}
 	entries, err := directory.ReadDirectory(dirRdr, size)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return Directory{}, err
 	}
-	return &Directory{
+	return Directory{
 		FileBase: *b,
 		Entries:  entries,
 	}, nil
diff --git a/low/inode.go b/low/inode.go
index a10a2d1..494e428 100644
--- a/low/inode.go
+++ b/low/inode.go
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/CalebQ42/squashfs/low/inode"
 )
 
-func (r *Reader) InodeFromRef(ref uint64) (*inode.Inode, error) {
+func (r *Reader) InodeFromRef(ref uint64) (inode.Inode, error) {
 	offset, meta := (ref>>16)+r.Superblock.InodeTableStart, ref&0xFFFF
 	rdr := metadata.NewReader(toreader.NewReader(r.r, int64(offset)), r.d)
 	defer rdr.Close()
 	_, err := rdr.Read(make([]byte, meta))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return inode.Inode{}, err
 	}
 	return inode.Read(rdr, r.Superblock.BlockSize)
 }
 
-func (r *Reader) InodeFromEntry(e directory.Entry) (*inode.Inode, error) {
+func (r *Reader) InodeFromEntry(e directory.Entry) (inode.Inode, error) {
 	rdr := metadata.NewReader(toreader.NewReader(r.r, int64(r.Superblock.InodeTableStart)+int64(e.BlockStart)), r.d)
 	defer rdr.Close()
 	rdr.Read(make([]byte, e.Offset))
diff --git a/low/inode/inode.go b/low/inode/inode.go
index 21f0a2e..11976f5 100644
--- a/low/inode/inode.go
+++ b/low/inode/inode.go
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ type Inode struct {
 	Data any
 }
 
-func Read(r io.Reader, blockSize uint32) (i *Inode, err error) {
-	i = new(Inode)
+func Read(r io.Reader, blockSize uint32) (i Inode, err error) {
 	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &i.Header)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
diff --git a/low/reader.go b/low/reader.go
index d6d6bef..ea71895 100644
--- a/low/reader.go
+++ b/low/reader.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var (
 type Reader struct {
 	r           io.ReaderAt
 	d           decompress.Decompressor
-	Root        *Directory
+	Root        Directory
 	fragTable   []fragEntry
 	idTable     []uint32
 	exportTable []uint64
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ func (r *Reader) inodeRef(i uint32) (uint64, error) {
 	return r.exportTable[i], nil
 }
 
-func (r *Reader) Inode(i uint32) (*inode.Inode, error) {
+func (r *Reader) Inode(i uint32) (inode.Inode, error) {
 	ref, err := r.inodeRef(i)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return inode.Inode{}, err
 	}
 	return r.InodeFromRef(ref)
 }
diff --git a/low/reader_test.go b/low/reader_test.go
index 7fe237f..6a4a4d0 100644
--- a/low/reader_test.go
+++ b/low/reader_test.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TestSingleFile(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	err = extractToDir(rdr, b, path)
+	err = extractToDir(rdr, &b, path)
 	t.Fatal(err)
 }
 
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ func extractToDir(rdr *squashfslow.Reader, b *squashfslow.FileBase, folder strin
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		var nestBast *squashfslow.FileBase
+		var nestBast squashfslow.FileBase
 		for _, e := range d.Entries {
 			nestBast, err = rdr.BaseFromEntry(e)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			err = extractToDir(rdr, nestBast, path)
+			err = extractToDir(rdr, &nestBast, path)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/reader.go b/reader.go
index ce499f8..647cd58 100644
--- a/reader.go
+++ b/reader.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 type Reader struct {
 	*FS
-	Low *squashfslow.Reader
+	Low squashfslow.Reader
 }
 
 func NewReader(r io.ReaderAt) (*Reader, error) {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func NewReader(r io.ReaderAt) (*Reader, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	out := &Reader{
-		Low: rdr,
+		Low: *rdr,
 	}
 	out.FS = &FS{
 		d: rdr.Root,
diff --git a/squashfs_test.go b/squashfs_test.go
index 0ae1658..1479774 100644
--- a/squashfs_test.go
+++ b/squashfs_test.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestMisc(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	_ = rdr
 	// Put testing here
-	t.Fatal("UM")
+	// t.Fatal("UM")
 }
 
 func BenchmarkRace(b *testing.B) {
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func BenchmarkRace(b *testing.B) {
 	os.RemoveAll(unsquashPath)
 	var libTime, unsquashTime time.Duration
 	op := squashfs.FastOptions()
+	op.IgnorePerm = true
 	start := time.Now()
 	rdr, err := squashfs.NewReader(fil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -101,9 +102,9 @@ func BenchmarkRace(b *testing.B) {
 		b.Log("Unsquashfs error:", err)
 	}
 	unsquashTime = time.Since(start)
-	b.Log("Library took:", libTime.Round(time.Millisecond))
-	b.Log("unsquashfs took:", unsquashTime.Round(time.Millisecond))
-	b.Log("unsquashfs is", strconv.FormatFloat(float64(libTime.Milliseconds())/float64(unsquashTime.Milliseconds()), 'f', 2, 64), "times faster")
+	// b.Log("Library took:", libTime.Round(time.Millisecond))
+	// b.Log("unsquashfs took:", unsquashTime.Round(time.Millisecond))
+	b.Fatal("unsquashfs is", strconv.FormatFloat(float64(libTime.Milliseconds())/float64(unsquashTime.Milliseconds()), 'f', 2, 64), "times faster")
 }
 
 func TestExtractQuick(t *testing.T) {