diff --git a/examples/nsex.erl b/examples/nsex.erl
index 7f5c307..a50f119 100644
--- a/examples/nsex.erl
+++ b/examples/nsex.erl
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ start() ->
     {ok, Drv} = alcove_drv:start([{exec, "sudo"}]),
     case alcove_cgroup:supported(Drv) of
         true ->
-            ok = alcove_cgroup:create(Drv, [], <<"alcove">>),
-            {ok,1} = alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"cpuset">>, <<"alcove">>,
+            [ok] = alcove_cgroup:create(Drv, [], [<<"alcove">>]),
+            {ok,1} = alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"cpuset">>, [<<"alcove">>],
                 <<"cpuset.cpus">>, <<"0">>),
-            {ok,1} = alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"cpuset">>, <<"alcove">>,
+            {ok,1} = alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"cpuset">>, [<<"alcove">>],
                 <<"cpuset.mems">>, <<"0">>),
-            alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"memory">>, <<"alcove">>,
+            alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"memory">>, [<<"alcove">>],
                 <<"memory.memsw.limit_in_bytes">>, <<"16m">>),
-            {ok,3} = alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"memory">>, <<"alcove">>,
+            {ok,3} = alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"memory">>, [<<"alcove">>],
                 <<"memory.limit_in_bytes">>, <<"16m">>),
             Drv;
         false ->
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ argv([Arg0, Args]) ->
     {Path, Progname, Args}.
 
 setlimits(Drv, Child) ->
-    {ok,_} = alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<>>, <<"alcove">>,
+    {ok,_} = alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<>>, [<<"alcove">>],
         <<"tasks">>, integer_to_list(Child)).
 
 chroot(Drv, Child, Path) ->
diff --git a/examples/tcplxc.erl b/examples/tcplxc.erl
index 5d94763..1c8de4b 100644
--- a/examples/tcplxc.erl
+++ b/examples/tcplxc.erl
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ clone(Drv, _Options) ->
 clone_init(Drv, Child, _Options) ->
     case alcove_cgroup:supported(Drv) of
         true ->
-            {ok,_} = alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<>>, <<"alcove">>,
+            {ok,_} = alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<>>, [<<"alcove">>],
                 <<"tasks">>, integer_to_list(Child));
         false ->
             ok
@@ -271,14 +271,14 @@ chroot_init() ->
 cgroup_init(Drv) ->
     case alcove_cgroup:supported(Drv) of
         true ->
-            ok = alcove_cgroup:create(Drv, [], <<"alcove">>),
-            alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"cpuset">>, <<"alcove">>,
+            [ok] = alcove_cgroup:create(Drv, [], [<<"alcove">>]),
+            alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"cpuset">>, [<<"alcove">>],
                 <<"cpuset.cpus">>, <<"0">>),
-            alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"cpuset">>, <<"alcove">>,
+            alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"cpuset">>, [<<"alcove">>],
                 <<"cpuset.mems">>, <<"0">>),
-            alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"memory">>, <<"alcove">>,
+            alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"memory">>, [<<"alcove">>],
                 <<"memory.memsw.limit_in_bytes">>, <<"16m">>),
-            alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"memory">>, <<"alcove">>,
+            alcove_cgroup:set(Drv, [], <<"memory">>, [<<"alcove">>],
                 <<"memory.limit_in_bytes">>, <<"16m">>);
         false ->
             ok
diff --git a/src/alcove_cgroup.erl b/src/alcove_cgroup.erl
index 85a825c..4b0c98d 100644
--- a/src/alcove_cgroup.erl
+++ b/src/alcove_cgroup.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 -export([get/5, set/6]).
 -export([is_file/3, is_dir/3]).
 -export([mounts/1, mounts/2]).
+-export([join/2,relpath/1,expand/1]).
 
 supported(Drv) ->
     supported(Drv, []).
@@ -50,8 +51,11 @@ supported(Drv, Pids) ->
 create(Drv) ->
     create(Drv, []).
 create(Drv, Pids) ->
-    create(Drv, Pids, <<"alcove">>).
-create(Drv, Pids, Namespace) ->
+    create(Drv, Pids, [<<"alcove">>]).
+create(Drv, Pids, Namespaces) ->
+    [ create_1(Drv, Pids, Namespace) || Namespace <- expand(Namespaces) ].
+
+create_1(Drv, Pids, Namespace) ->
     Fun = fun(Cgroup, _Acc) ->
             Path = join(Cgroup, Namespace),
             case alcove:mkdir(Drv, Pids, Path, 8#755) of
@@ -60,12 +64,12 @@ create(Drv, Pids, Namespace) ->
                 Error -> Error
             end
     end,
-    fold(Drv, <<>>, <<>>, Fun, []).
+    fold(Drv, <<>>, [], Fun, []).
 
 destroy(Drv) ->
     destroy(Drv, []).
 destroy(Drv, Pids) ->
-    destroy(Drv, Pids, <<"alcove">>).
+    destroy(Drv, Pids, [<<"alcove">>]).
 destroy(Drv, Pids, Namespace) ->
     Fun = fun(Cgroup, _Acc) ->
             Path = join(Cgroup, Namespace),
@@ -75,18 +79,18 @@ destroy(Drv, Pids, Namespace) ->
                 Error -> Error
             end
     end,
-    fold(Drv, <<>>, <<>>, Fun, []).
+    fold(Drv, <<>>, [], Fun, []).
 
 set(Drv, Pids, MntOpt, Namespace, Key, Value) ->
     Fun = fun(Cgroup, _Acc) ->
-            File = join(Cgroup, Key),
+            File = join(Cgroup, [Key]),
             write(Drv, Pids, File, Value)
     end,
     fold(Drv, MntOpt, Namespace, Fun, []).
 
 get(Drv, Pids, MntOpt, Namespace, Key) ->
     Fun = fun(Cgroup, _Acc) ->
-            File = join(Cgroup, Key),
+            File = join(Cgroup, [Key]),
             read(Drv, Pids, File)
     end,
     fold(Drv, MntOpt, Namespace, Fun, []).
@@ -218,12 +222,13 @@ join(Cgroup, Path) ->
     filename:join([Cgroup|relpath(Path)]).
 
 relpath(Path) ->
-    case filename:split(Path) of
-        [Root|Rest] when Root =:= "/"; Root =:= <<"/">> ->
-            Rest;
-        Rest ->
-            Rest
-    end.
+    lists:flatmap(fun(N) -> case filename:split(maybe_binary(N)) of
+                        [Root|Rest] when Root =:= "/"; Root =:= <<"/">> ->
+                            Rest;
+                        Rest ->
+                            Rest
+                    end
+          end, Path).
 
 foreach([]) ->
     true;
@@ -232,3 +237,11 @@ foreach([Fun|Funs]) ->
         true -> foreach(Funs);
         false -> false
     end.
+
+% [<<"a">>, <<"b">>, <<"c">>] ->
+%  [[<<"a">>], [<<"a">>,<<"b">>], [<<"a">>,<<"b">>,<<"c">>]]
+expand(Path) ->
+    [ element(1, lists:split(X, Path)) || X <- lists:seq(1, length(Path)) ].
+
+maybe_binary(N) when is_binary(N) -> N;
+maybe_binary(N) when is_list(N) -> list_to_binary(N).