diff --git a/internal/component/extras/extras.go b/internal/component/extras/extras.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f6c0570..0000000
--- a/internal/component/extras/extras.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-// Package extras implements additional components to be used for backups and snapshots
-package extras
diff --git a/internal/component/pool.go b/internal/component/pool.go
index 74cea2a..038882f 100644
--- a/internal/component/pool.go
+++ b/internal/component/pool.go
@@ -31,29 +31,7 @@ func (p *Pool) init() {
 	})
 }
 
-// ComponentDescription describes a component
-type ComponentDescription struct {
-	Type reflect.Type
-	Elem reflect.Type
-	Name string
-}
-
-// New creates a new ComponentDescription
-func (cd ComponentDescription) New() any {
-	return reflect.New(cd.Elem).Interface()
-}
-
-// GetDescription gets the description of a component type
-func GetDescription[C Component]() (desc ComponentDescription) {
-	desc.Type = reflectx.TypeOf[C]()
-	if desc.Type.Kind() != reflect.Pointer {
-		panic("GetDescription: C must be backed by a pointer")
-	}
-	desc.Elem = desc.Type.Elem()
-	desc.Name = desc.Elem.PkgPath() + "." + desc.Elem.Name()
-	return
-}
-
+// Find finds all components of the specific subtype
 func Find[C Component](components []Component) C {
 	for _, c := range components {
 		if cc, ok := c.(C); ok {
@@ -63,17 +41,20 @@ func Find[C Component](components []Component) C {
 	panic("FindComponent: Invalid arguments")
 }
 
-// Put initializes a single component in the pool.
+// InitComponent initializes a specific component and caches it within the given pool.
+//
+// Concurrent calls of InitComponent must use a distinct thread parameter.
+// Nested calls of InitComponent should use the same thread parameter.
 //
 // Init may initialize components, but not call functions on them!
-func PutComponent[C Component](p *Pool, thread int32, core Core, init func(component C, thread int32)) C {
+func InitComponent[C Component](p *Pool, thread int32, core Core, init func(component C, thread int32)) C {
 	p.init()
 
 	p.rLock.Lock(int(thread))
 	defer p.rLock.Unlock()
 
 	// get a description of the type
-	cd := GetDescription[C]()
+	cd := getComponent[C]()
 
 	// find a field to put the component into
 	instance, created := func() (C, bool) {
@@ -129,3 +110,26 @@ func PutComponent[C Component](p *Pool, thread int32, core Core, init func(compo
 	// and return the instance
 	return instance
 }
+
+// getComponent gets the component belonging to a component type
+func getComponent[C Component]() (desc component) {
+	tp := reflectx.TypeOf[C]()
+	if tp.Kind() != reflect.Pointer {
+		panic("getComponent: C must be backed by a pointer")
+		// should never be reached!
+	}
+	desc.Elem = tp.Elem()
+	desc.Name = desc.Elem.PkgPath() + "." + desc.Elem.Name()
+	return
+}
+
+// component represents a component
+type component struct {
+	Elem reflect.Type // the element type of the component
+	Name string       // the name of the component
+}
+
+// New creates a new ComponentDescription
+func (cd component) New() any {
+	return reflect.New(cd.Elem).Interface()
+}
diff --git a/internal/component/extras/bookkeeping.go b/internal/component/snapshots/extras_bookkeeping.go
similarity index 97%
rename from internal/component/extras/bookkeeping.go
rename to internal/component/snapshots/extras_bookkeeping.go
index 31d0417..fcf79fe 100644
--- a/internal/component/extras/bookkeeping.go
+++ b/internal/component/snapshots/extras_bookkeeping.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package extras
+package snapshots
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/internal/component/extras/config.go b/internal/component/snapshots/extras_config.go
similarity index 98%
rename from internal/component/extras/config.go
rename to internal/component/snapshots/extras_config.go
index 0a8a7d6..138e6d1 100644
--- a/internal/component/extras/config.go
+++ b/internal/component/snapshots/extras_config.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package extras
+package snapshots
 
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
diff --git a/internal/component/extras/filesystem.go b/internal/component/snapshots/extras_filesystem.go
similarity index 97%
rename from internal/component/extras/filesystem.go
rename to internal/component/snapshots/extras_filesystem.go
index dbda83e..d348d67 100644
--- a/internal/component/extras/filesystem.go
+++ b/internal/component/snapshots/extras_filesystem.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package extras
+package snapshots
 
 import (
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/component"
diff --git a/internal/component/extras/pathbuilders.go b/internal/component/snapshots/extras_pathbuilders.go
similarity index 98%
rename from internal/component/extras/pathbuilders.go
rename to internal/component/snapshots/extras_pathbuilders.go
index b868dff..7123788 100644
--- a/internal/component/extras/pathbuilders.go
+++ b/internal/component/snapshots/extras_pathbuilders.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package extras
+package snapshots
 
 import (
 	"io"
diff --git a/internal/dis/component.go b/internal/dis/component.go
index 9ba2296..52f2368 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/component"
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/component/control"
-	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/component/extras"
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/component/instances"
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/component/snapshots"
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/component/sql"
@@ -25,6 +24,16 @@ type components struct {
 	pool component.Pool
 }
 
+// c initializes a component of the provided type
+func c[C component.Component](dis *Distillery, thread int32, init func(component C, thread int32)) C {
+	return component.InitComponent(&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, init)
+}
+
+// cc is like c, but with init set to nil
+func cc[C component.Component](dis *Distillery, thread int32) C {
+	return c[C](dis, thread, nil)
+}
+
 //
 // Individual Components
 //
@@ -34,22 +43,22 @@ func (c *components) thread() int32 {
 }
 
 func (dis *Distillery) cWeb(thread int32) *web.Web {
-	return component.PutComponent[*web.Web](&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, nil)
+	return component.InitComponent[*web.Web](&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, nil)
 }
 
 func (dis *Distillery) cControl(thread int32) *control.Control {
-	return component.PutComponent(&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, func(control *control.Control, thread int32) {
+	return component.InitComponent(&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, func(control *control.Control, thread int32) {
 		control.ResolverFile = core.PrefixConfig
 		control.Instances = dis.cInstances(thread)
 	})
 }
 
 func (dis *Distillery) cSSH(thread int32) *ssh.SSH {
-	return component.PutComponent[*ssh.SSH](&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, nil)
+	return component.InitComponent[*ssh.SSH](&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, nil)
 }
 
 func (dis *Distillery) cSQL(thread int32) *sql.SQL {
-	return component.PutComponent(&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, func(sql *sql.SQL, thread int32) {
+	return component.InitComponent(&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, func(sql *sql.SQL, thread int32) {
 		sql.ServerURL = dis.Upstream.SQL
 		sql.PollContext = dis.Context()
 		sql.PollInterval = time.Second
@@ -57,7 +66,7 @@ func (dis *Distillery) cSQL(thread int32) *sql.SQL {
 }
 
 func (dis *Distillery) cTriplestore(thread int32) *triplestore.Triplestore {
-	return component.PutComponent(&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, func(ts *triplestore.Triplestore, thread int32) {
+	return component.InitComponent(&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, func(ts *triplestore.Triplestore, thread int32) {
 		ts.BaseURL = "http://" + dis.Upstream.Triplestore
 		ts.PollContext = dis.Context()
 		ts.PollInterval = time.Second
@@ -65,14 +74,14 @@ func (dis *Distillery) cTriplestore(thread int32) *triplestore.Triplestore {
 }
 
 func (dis *Distillery) cInstances(thread int32) *instances.Instances {
-	return component.PutComponent(&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, func(instances *instances.Instances, thread int32) {
+	return component.InitComponent(&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, func(instances *instances.Instances, thread int32) {
 		instances.SQL = dis.cSQL(thread)
 		instances.TS = dis.cTriplestore(thread)
 	})
 }
 
 func (dis *Distillery) cSnapshotManager(thread int32) *snapshots.Manager {
-	return component.PutComponent(&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, func(snapshots *snapshots.Manager, thread int32) {
+	return component.InitComponent(&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, func(snapshots *snapshots.Manager, thread int32) {
 		snapshots.SQL = dis.cSQL(thread)
 		snapshots.Instances = dis.cInstances(thread)
 		snapshots.Snapshotable = dis.cSnapshotable(thread)
@@ -80,28 +89,6 @@ func (dis *Distillery) cSnapshotManager(thread int32) *snapshots.Manager {
 	})
 }
 
-//
-// EXTRAS COMPONENTS
-//
-
-func (dis *Distillery) cExtrasConfig(thread int32) *extras.Config {
-	return component.PutComponent[*extras.Config](&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, nil)
-}
-
-func (dis *Distillery) cExtrasBookkeeping(thread int32) *extras.Bookkeeping {
-	return component.PutComponent[*extras.Bookkeeping](&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, nil)
-}
-
-func (dis *Distillery) cExtrasFilesystem(thread int32) *extras.Filesystem {
-	return component.PutComponent[*extras.Filesystem](&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, nil)
-}
-
-func (dis *Distillery) cExtrasPathbuilders(thread int32) *extras.Pathbuilders {
-	return component.PutComponent(&dis.pool, thread, dis.Core, func(pbs *extras.Pathbuilders, thread int32) {
-		pbs.Instances = dis.cInstances(thread)
-	})
-}
-
 //
 // ALL COMPONENTS
 //
@@ -114,12 +101,15 @@ func (dis *Distillery) cComponents(thread int32) []component.Component {
 		dis.cTriplestore(thread),
 		dis.cSQL(thread),
 		dis.cInstances(thread),
-		dis.cSnapshotManager(thread),
 
-		dis.cExtrasConfig(thread),
-		dis.cExtrasBookkeeping(thread),
-		dis.cExtrasFilesystem(thread),
-		dis.cExtrasPathbuilders(thread),
+		// Snapshots
+		dis.cSnapshotManager(thread),
+		cc[*snapshots.Config](dis, thread),
+		cc[*snapshots.Bookkeeping](dis, thread),
+		cc[*snapshots.Filesystem](dis, thread),
+		c(dis, thread, func(pbs *snapshots.Pathbuilders, thread int32) {
+			pbs.Instances = dis.cInstances(thread)
+		}),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -147,12 +137,12 @@ func (dis *Distillery) cSnapshotable(thread int32) []component.Snapshotable {
 	return getComponentSubtype[component.Snapshotable](dis, thread)
 }
 
-func getComponentSubtype[T component.Component](dis *Distillery, thread int32) (components []T) {
+func getComponentSubtype[C component.Component](dis *Distillery, thread int32) (components []C) {
 	all := dis.cComponents(thread)
 
-	components = make([]T, 0, len(all))
+	components = make([]C, 0, len(all))
 	for _, c := range all {
-		sc, ok := c.(T)
+		sc, ok := c.(C)
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/internal/dis/distillery.go b/internal/dis/distillery.go
index 914c085..f347bdd 100644
--- a/internal/dis/distillery.go
+++ b/internal/dis/distillery.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// Package dis provides the main distillery
 package dis
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/rlock/rlock.go b/pkg/rlock/rlock.go
index efb4bdd..49c4ea6 100644
--- a/pkg/rlock/rlock.go
+++ b/pkg/rlock/rlock.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+// RLock is like [sync.Mutex], but permits recursive locking.
 type RLock struct {
 	m sync.Mutex // m is held internally
 
@@ -13,32 +14,40 @@ type RLock struct {
 	counter uint64
 }
 
+// Lock acquires this lock with the given id, and blocks until it can be aquired.
+// Concurrent locks with the same ids do not block; however each should be unlocked with a call to unlock.
 func (rm *RLock) Lock(id int) {
+loop:
 	for {
 		rm.m.Lock()
-		if !rm.held {
+		switch {
+		case !rm.held:
 			rm.held = true
 			rm.holder = id
-			break
-		} else if rm.held && rm.holder == id {
-			break
-		} else {
-			rm.m.Unlock()
-			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
-			continue
+			break loop
+		case rm.held && rm.holder == id:
+			break loop
 		}
+		rm.m.Unlock()
+		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond) // spinning!
 	}
 
 	rm.counter++
 	rm.m.Unlock()
 }
 
+// Unlock releases the lock
 func (rm *RLock) Unlock() {
 	rm.m.Lock()
+	defer rm.m.Unlock()
+
+	if !rm.held || rm.counter <= 0 {
+		panic("RLock: Unlock() without Lock()")
+	}
+
 	rm.counter--
 	if rm.counter == 0 {
 		rm.held = false
 		rm.holder = 0
 	}
-	rm.m.Unlock()
 }