diff --git a/src/conn_sock.c b/src/conn_sock.c
index c072ea71..bdcc8577 100644
--- a/src/conn_sock.c
+++ b/src/conn_sock.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static char *setup_socket(int *fd, const char *path);
   setup_attach_socket() is responsible for setting the correct remote FD and pushing it onto the queue.
 */
 static struct local_sock_s local_mainfd_stdin = {&mainfd_stdin, true, NULL, "container stdin", NULL};
-struct remote_sock_s remote_attach_sock = {
+static struct remote_sock_s remote_attach_sock = {
 	SOCK_TYPE_CONSOLE,   /* sock_type */
 	-1,		     /* fd */
 	&local_mainfd_stdin, /* dest */
@@ -349,27 +349,42 @@ char *socket_parent_dir(gboolean use_full_attach_path, size_t desired_len)
 	return base_path;
 }
 
-
 void schedule_main_stdin_write()
 {
 	schedule_local_sock_write(&local_mainfd_stdin);
 }
 
-void write_back_to_remote_consoles(char *buf, int len)
+struct write_console_sock_user_data {
+	stdpipe_t pipe;
+	char *buf;
+	size_t buflen;
+};
+
+static void write_console_sock(gpointer data, G_GNUC_UNUSED gpointer user_data)
 {
-	if (local_mainfd_stdin.readers == NULL)
+	struct remote_sock_s *remote_sock = (struct remote_sock_s *)data;
+	if (!remote_sock->writable)
 		return;
-
-	for (int i = local_mainfd_stdin.readers->len; i > 0; i--) {
-		struct remote_sock_s *remote_sock = g_ptr_array_index(local_mainfd_stdin.readers, i - 1);
-
-		if (remote_sock->writable && write_all(remote_sock->fd, buf, len) < 0) {
-			nwarn("Failed to write to remote console socket");
-			remote_sock_shutdown(remote_sock, SHUT_WR);
-		}
+	struct write_console_sock_user_data *wcsud = (struct write_console_sock_user_data *)user_data;
+	struct iovec iov[2] = {{&wcsud->pipe, 1}, {wcsud->buf, wcsud->buflen}};
+	writev_iov_t wviov = {2, 2, iov};
+	if (writev_all(remote_sock->fd, &wviov) < 0) {
+		nwarn("Failed to write to remote console socket");
+		remote_sock_shutdown(remote_sock, SHUT_WR);
 	}
 }
 
+void write_back_to_remote_consoles(stdpipe_t pipe, char *buf, size_t buflen)
+{
+	if (local_mainfd_stdin.readers == NULL)
+		return;
+	GPtrArray *readers_copy = g_ptr_array_copy(local_mainfd_stdin.readers, NULL, NULL);
+	g_ptr_array_set_free_func(readers_copy, NULL);
+	struct write_console_sock_user_data wcsud = {pipe, buf, buflen};
+	g_ptr_array_foreach(readers_copy, write_console_sock, &wcsud);
+	g_ptr_array_free(readers_copy, true);
+}
+
 /* Internal */
 static gboolean attach_cb(int fd, G_GNUC_UNUSED GIOCondition condition, gpointer user_data)
 {
diff --git a/src/conn_sock.h b/src/conn_sock.h
index 3571cc43..b322f8eb 100644
--- a/src/conn_sock.h
+++ b/src/conn_sock.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <glib.h>   /* gboolean */
 #include "config.h" /* CONN_SOCK_BUF_SIZE */
+#include "utils.h"  /* stdpipe_t */
 
 #define SOCK_TYPE_CONSOLE 1
 #define SOCK_TYPE_NOTIFY 2
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ char *setup_seccomp_socket(const char *socket);
 char *setup_attach_socket(void);
 void setup_notify_socket(char *);
 void schedule_main_stdin_write();
-void write_back_to_remote_consoles(char *buf, int len);
+void write_back_to_remote_consoles(stdpipe_t pipe, char *buf, size_t buflen);
 void close_all_readers();
 
 #endif // CONN_SOCK_H
diff --git a/src/ctr_logging.c b/src/ctr_logging.c
index 797b469f..730e7691 100644
--- a/src/ctr_logging.c
+++ b/src/ctr_logging.c
@@ -79,19 +79,13 @@ static size_t syslog_identifier_len;
 
 #define WRITEV_BUFFER_N_IOV 128
 
-typedef struct {
-	int iovcnt;
-	struct iovec iov[WRITEV_BUFFER_N_IOV];
-} writev_buffer_t;
-
 static void parse_log_path(char *log_config);
 static const char *stdpipe_name(stdpipe_t pipe);
 static int write_journald(int pipe, char *buf, ssize_t num_read);
 static int write_k8s_log(stdpipe_t pipe, const char *buf, ssize_t buflen);
 static bool get_line_len(ptrdiff_t *line_len, const char *buf, ssize_t buflen);
-static ssize_t writev_buffer_append_segment(int fd, writev_buffer_t *buf, const void *data, ssize_t len);
-static ssize_t writev_buffer_append_segment_no_flush(writev_buffer_t *buf, const void *data, ssize_t len);
-static ssize_t writev_buffer_flush(int fd, writev_buffer_t *buf);
+static ssize_t writev_buffer_append_segment(int fd, writev_iov_t *buf, const void *data, ssize_t len);
+static ssize_t writev_buffer_append_segment_no_flush(writev_iov_t *buf, const void *data, ssize_t len);
 static void set_k8s_timestamp(char *buf, ssize_t buflen, const char *pipename);
 static void reopen_k8s_file(void);
 static int parse_priority_prefix(const char *buf, ssize_t buflen, int *priority, const char **message_start);
@@ -386,7 +380,8 @@ static int write_journald(int pipe, char *buf, ssize_t buflen)
 	ptrdiff_t line_len = 0;
 
 	while (buflen > 0 || *partial_buf_len > 0) {
-		writev_buffer_t bufv = {0};
+		struct iovec vecs[WRITEV_BUFFER_N_IOV];
+		writev_iov_t bufv = {0, WRITEV_BUFFER_N_IOV, vecs};
 
 		bool partial = buflen == 0 || get_line_len(&line_len, buf, buflen);
 
@@ -489,7 +484,8 @@ static int write_k8s_log(stdpipe_t pipe, const char *buf, ssize_t buflen)
 	static bool stdout_has_partial = false;
 	static bool stderr_has_partial = false;
 
-	writev_buffer_t bufv = {0};
+	struct iovec vecs[WRITEV_BUFFER_N_IOV];
+	writev_iov_t bufv = {0, WRITEV_BUFFER_N_IOV, vecs};
 	int64_t bytes_to_be_written = 0;
 
 	bool *has_partial = (pipe == STDOUT_PIPE) ? &stdout_has_partial : &stderr_has_partial;
@@ -550,7 +546,7 @@ static int write_k8s_log(stdpipe_t pipe, const char *buf, ssize_t buflen)
 		 * a timestamp.
 		 */
 		if ((log_size_max > 0) && (k8s_bytes_written + bytes_to_be_written) > log_size_max) {
-			if (writev_buffer_flush(k8s_log_fd, &bufv) < 0) {
+			if (writev_all(k8s_log_fd, &bufv) < 0) {
 				nwarn("failed to flush buffer to log");
 			}
 			reopen_k8s_file();
@@ -600,7 +596,7 @@ static int write_k8s_log(stdpipe_t pipe, const char *buf, ssize_t buflen)
 		buflen -= line_len;
 	}
 
-	if (writev_buffer_flush(k8s_log_fd, &bufv) < 0) {
+	if (writev_all(k8s_log_fd, &bufv) < 0) {
 		nwarn("failed to flush buffer to log");
 	}
 
@@ -622,66 +618,12 @@ static bool get_line_len(ptrdiff_t *line_len, const char *buf, ssize_t buflen)
 	return partial;
 }
 
-
-static ssize_t writev_buffer_flush(int fd, writev_buffer_t *buf)
-{
-	ssize_t count = 0;
-	int iovcnt = buf->iovcnt;
-	struct iovec *iov = buf->iov;
-
-	/*
-	 * By definition, flushing the buffers will either be entirely successful, or will fail at some point
-	 * along the way.  There is no facility to attempt to retry a writev() system call outside of an EINTR
-	 * errno.  Therefore, no matter the outcome, always reset the writev_buffer_t data structure.
-	 */
-	buf->iovcnt = 0;
-
-	while (iovcnt > 0) {
-		ssize_t res;
-		do {
-			res = writev(fd, iov, iovcnt);
-		} while (res == -1 && errno == EINTR);
-
-		if (res <= 0) {
-			/*
-			 * Any unflushed data is lost (this would be a good place to add a counter for how many times
-			 * this occurs and another count for how much data is lost).
-			 *
-			 * Note that if writev() returns a 0, this logic considers it an error.
-			 */
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		count += res;
-
-		while (res > 0) {
-			size_t iov_len = iov->iov_len;
-			size_t from_this = MIN((size_t)res, iov_len);
-			res -= from_this;
-			iov_len -= from_this;
-
-			if (iov_len == 0) {
-				iov++;
-				iovcnt--;
-				/* continue, res still > 0 */
-			} else {
-				iov->iov_len = iov_len;
-				iov->iov_base += from_this;
-				/* break, res is 0 */
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return count;
-}
-
-
-ssize_t writev_buffer_append_segment(int fd, writev_buffer_t *buf, const void *data, ssize_t len)
+ssize_t writev_buffer_append_segment(int fd, writev_iov_t *buf, const void *data, ssize_t len)
 {
 	if (data == NULL)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (buf->iovcnt == WRITEV_BUFFER_N_IOV && writev_buffer_flush(fd, buf) < 0)
+	if (buf->iovcnt == buf->max_iovcnt && writev_all(fd, buf) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (len > 0) {
@@ -693,12 +635,12 @@ ssize_t writev_buffer_append_segment(int fd, writev_buffer_t *buf, const void *d
 	return 1;
 }
 
-ssize_t writev_buffer_append_segment_no_flush(writev_buffer_t *buf, const void *data, ssize_t len)
+ssize_t writev_buffer_append_segment_no_flush(writev_iov_t *buf, const void *data, ssize_t len)
 {
 	if (data == NULL)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (buf->iovcnt == WRITEV_BUFFER_N_IOV)
+	if (buf->iovcnt == buf->max_iovcnt)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (len > 0) {
diff --git a/src/ctr_stdio.c b/src/ctr_stdio.c
index 5d7eb5e7..bb82737f 100644
--- a/src/ctr_stdio.c
+++ b/src/ctr_stdio.c
@@ -112,12 +112,7 @@ static void drain_log_buffers(stdpipe_t pipe)
 
 static bool read_stdio(int fd, stdpipe_t pipe, gboolean *eof)
 {
-	/* We use two extra bytes. One at the start, which we don't read into, instead
-	   we use that for marking the pipe when we write to the attached socket.
-	   One at the end to guarantee a null-terminated buffer for journald logging*/
-
-	char real_buf[STDIO_BUF_SIZE + 2];
-	char *buf = real_buf + 1;
+	char buf[STDIO_BUF_SIZE];
 	ssize_t num_read = 0;
 
 	if (eof)
@@ -143,15 +138,11 @@ static bool read_stdio(int fd, stdpipe_t pipe, gboolean *eof)
 		nwarnf("stdio_input read failed: %m");
 		return false;
 	} else {
-		// Always null terminate the buffer, just in case.
-		buf[num_read] = '\0';
-
 		bool written = write_to_logs(pipe, buf, num_read);
 		if (!written)
 			return false;
 
-		real_buf[0] = pipe;
-		write_back_to_remote_consoles(real_buf, num_read + 1);
+		write_back_to_remote_consoles(pipe, buf, num_read);
 		return true;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 1fb5ab0b..b535e29d 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ static void get_signal_descriptor_mask(sigset_t *set)
 	sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, set, NULL);
 }
 
-ssize_t write_all(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count)
+ssize_t write_all(int fd, const void *buf, size_t buflen)
 {
-	size_t remaining = count;
+	size_t remaining = buflen;
 	const char *p = buf;
 	ssize_t res;
 
@@ -80,6 +80,58 @@ ssize_t write_all(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count)
 		p += res;
 	}
 
+	return buflen;
+}
+
+ssize_t writev_all(int fd, writev_iov_t *buf)
+{
+	ssize_t count = 0;
+	size_t iovcnt = buf->iovcnt;
+	struct iovec *iov = buf->iov;
+
+	/*
+	 * By definition, flushing the buffers will either be entirely successful, or will fail at some point
+	 * along the way.  There is no facility to attempt to retry a writev() system call outside of an retryable
+	 * errno.  Therefore, no matter the outcome, always reset the given writev_iov_t data structure.
+	 */
+	buf->iovcnt = 0;
+
+	while (iovcnt > 0) {
+		ssize_t res;
+		do {
+			res = writev(fd, iov, iovcnt);
+		} while (res == -1 && retryable_error(errno));
+
+		if (res <= 0) {
+			/*
+			 * Any unflushed data is lost (this would be a good place to add a counter for how many times
+			 * this occurs and another count for how much data is lost).
+			 *
+			 * Note that if writev() returns a 0, this logic considers it an error.
+			 */
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		count += res;
+
+		while (res > 0) {
+			size_t iov_len = iov->iov_len;
+			size_t from_this = MIN((size_t)res, iov_len);
+			res -= from_this;
+			iov_len -= from_this;
+
+			if (iov_len == 0) {
+				iov++;
+				iovcnt--;
+				/* continue, res still > 0 */
+			} else {
+				iov->iov_len = iov_len;
+				iov->iov_base += from_this;
+				/* break, res is 0 */
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return count;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils.h b/src/utils.h
index 00acb9c4..fced4f85 100644
--- a/src/utils.h
+++ b/src/utils.h
@@ -255,7 +255,13 @@ static inline void hashtable_free_cleanup(GHashTable **tbl)
 #define _cleanup_gerror_ _cleanup_(gerror_free_cleanup)
 
 
-ssize_t write_all(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count);
+ssize_t write_all(int fd, const void *buf, size_t buflen);
+typedef struct {
+	size_t iovcnt;
+	size_t max_iovcnt;
+	struct iovec *iov;
+} writev_iov_t;
+ssize_t writev_all(int fd, writev_iov_t *iov);
 
 int set_subreaper(gboolean enabled);