diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/Android.bp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/Android.bp
index dd11a33..9fe567a 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/Android.bp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/Android.bp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
         "dm-snapshot-merge/snapuserd_worker.cpp",
         "dm-snapshot-merge/snapuserd_readahead.cpp",
         "snapuserd_buffer.cpp",
+        "user-space-merge/handler_manager.cpp",
         "user-space-merge/snapuserd_core.cpp",
         "user-space-merge/snapuserd_dm_user.cpp",
         "user-space-merge/snapuserd_merge.cpp",
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@
 }
 
 cc_test {
-    name: "cow_snapuserd_test",
+    name: "snapuserd_test_legacy",
     defaults: [
         "fs_mgr_defaults",
         "libsnapshot_cow_defaults",
@@ -216,16 +217,17 @@
     ],
     static_libs: [
         "libbrotli",
+        "libcutils_sockets",
+        "libdm",
+        "libext4_utils",
+        "libfs_mgr",
+        "libgflags",
         "libgtest",
         "libsnapshot_cow",
         "libsnapshot_snapuserd",
-        "libcutils_sockets",
-        "libz",
-        "libfs_mgr",
-        "libdm",
-        "libext4_utils",
+        "libsnapuserd",
         "liburing",
-        "libgflags",
+        "libz",
     ],
     include_dirs: ["bionic/libc/kernel"],
     header_libs: [
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd_daemon.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd_daemon.cpp
index ae20e1f..36dad33 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd_daemon.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd_daemon.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
             return false;
         }
         auto handler = user_server_.AddHandler(parts[0], parts[1], parts[2], parts[3]);
-        if (!handler || !user_server_.StartHandler(handler)) {
+        if (!handler || !user_server_.StartHandler(parts[0])) {
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/handler_manager.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/handler_manager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdba5c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/handler_manager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,374 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "handler_manager.h"
+
+#include <sys/eventfd.h>
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+
+#include "snapuserd_core.h"
+
+namespace android {
+namespace snapshot {
+
+static constexpr uint8_t kMaxMergeThreads = 2;
+
+HandlerThread::HandlerThread(std::shared_ptr<SnapshotHandler> snapuserd)
+    : snapuserd_(snapuserd), misc_name_(snapuserd_->GetMiscName()) {}
+
+void HandlerThread::FreeResources() {
+    // Each worker thread holds a reference to snapuserd.
+    // Clear them so that all the resources
+    // held by snapuserd is released
+    if (snapuserd_) {
+        snapuserd_->FreeResources();
+        snapuserd_ = nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
+SnapshotHandlerManager::SnapshotHandlerManager() {
+    monitor_merge_event_fd_.reset(eventfd(0, EFD_CLOEXEC));
+    if (monitor_merge_event_fd_ == -1) {
+        PLOG(FATAL) << "monitor_merge_event_fd_: failed to create eventfd";
+    }
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread> SnapshotHandlerManager::AddHandler(
+        const std::string& misc_name, const std::string& cow_device_path,
+        const std::string& backing_device, const std::string& base_path_merge,
+        int num_worker_threads, bool use_iouring, bool perform_verification) {
+    auto snapuserd = std::make_shared<SnapshotHandler>(misc_name, cow_device_path, backing_device,
+                                                       base_path_merge, num_worker_threads,
+                                                       use_iouring, perform_verification);
+    if (!snapuserd->InitCowDevice()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to initialize Snapuserd";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    if (!snapuserd->InitializeWorkers()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to initialize workers";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    auto handler = std::make_shared<HandlerThread>(snapuserd);
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
+        if (FindHandler(&lock, misc_name) != dm_users_.end()) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Handler already exists: " << misc_name;
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+        dm_users_.push_back(handler);
+    }
+    return handler;
+}
+
+bool SnapshotHandlerManager::StartHandler(const std::string& misc_name) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
+    auto iter = FindHandler(&lock, misc_name);
+    if (iter == dm_users_.end()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Could not find handler: " << misc_name;
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!(*iter)->snapuserd() || (*iter)->snapuserd()->IsAttached()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Tried to re-attach control device: " << misc_name;
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!StartHandler(*iter)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool SnapshotHandlerManager::StartHandler(const std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>& handler) {
+    if (handler->snapuserd()->IsAttached()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Handler already attached";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    handler->snapuserd()->AttachControlDevice();
+
+    handler->thread() = std::thread(std::bind(&SnapshotHandlerManager::RunThread, this, handler));
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool SnapshotHandlerManager::DeleteHandler(const std::string& misc_name) {
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
+        auto iter = FindHandler(&lock, misc_name);
+        if (iter == dm_users_.end()) {
+            // After merge is completed, we swap dm-user table with
+            // the underlying dm-linear base device. Hence, worker
+            // threads would have terminted and was removed from
+            // the list.
+            LOG(DEBUG) << "Could not find handler: " << misc_name;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (!(*iter)->ThreadTerminated()) {
+            (*iter)->snapuserd()->NotifyIOTerminated();
+        }
+    }
+    if (!RemoveAndJoinHandler(misc_name)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void SnapshotHandlerManager::RunThread(std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread> handler) {
+    LOG(INFO) << "Entering thread for handler: " << handler->misc_name();
+
+    if (!handler->snapuserd()->Start()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << " Failed to launch all worker threads";
+    }
+
+    handler->snapuserd()->CloseFds();
+    bool merge_completed = handler->snapuserd()->CheckMergeCompletionStatus();
+    handler->snapuserd()->UnmapBufferRegion();
+
+    auto misc_name = handler->misc_name();
+    LOG(INFO) << "Handler thread about to exit: " << misc_name;
+
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
+        if (merge_completed) {
+            num_partitions_merge_complete_ += 1;
+            active_merge_threads_ -= 1;
+            WakeupMonitorMergeThread();
+        }
+        handler->SetThreadTerminated();
+        auto iter = FindHandler(&lock, handler->misc_name());
+        if (iter == dm_users_.end()) {
+            // RemoveAndJoinHandler() already removed us from the list, and is
+            // now waiting on a join(), so just return. Additionally, release
+            // all the resources held by snapuserd object which are shared
+            // by worker threads. This should be done when the last reference
+            // of "handler" is released; but we will explicitly release here
+            // to make sure snapuserd object is freed as it is the biggest
+            // consumer of memory in the daemon.
+            handler->FreeResources();
+            LOG(INFO) << "Exiting handler thread to allow for join: " << misc_name;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        LOG(INFO) << "Exiting handler thread and freeing resources: " << misc_name;
+
+        if (handler->snapuserd()->IsAttached()) {
+            handler->thread().detach();
+        }
+
+        // Important: free resources within the lock. This ensures that if
+        // WaitForDelete() is called, the handler is either in the list, or
+        // it's not and its resources are guaranteed to be freed.
+        handler->FreeResources();
+        dm_users_.erase(iter);
+    }
+}
+
+bool SnapshotHandlerManager::InitiateMerge(const std::string& misc_name) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
+    auto iter = FindHandler(&lock, misc_name);
+    if (iter == dm_users_.end()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Could not find handler: " << misc_name;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return StartMerge(&lock, *iter);
+}
+
+bool SnapshotHandlerManager::StartMerge(std::lock_guard<std::mutex>* proof_of_lock,
+                                        const std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>& handler) {
+    CHECK(proof_of_lock);
+
+    if (!handler->snapuserd()->IsAttached()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Handler not attached to dm-user - Merge thread cannot be started";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    handler->snapuserd()->MonitorMerge();
+
+    if (!is_merge_monitor_started_) {
+        std::thread(&SnapshotHandlerManager::MonitorMerge, this).detach();
+        is_merge_monitor_started_ = true;
+    }
+
+    merge_handlers_.push(handler);
+    WakeupMonitorMergeThread();
+    return true;
+}
+
+void SnapshotHandlerManager::WakeupMonitorMergeThread() {
+    uint64_t notify = 1;
+    ssize_t rc = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(write(monitor_merge_event_fd_.get(), &notify, sizeof(notify)));
+    if (rc < 0) {
+        PLOG(FATAL) << "failed to notify monitor merge thread";
+    }
+}
+
+void SnapshotHandlerManager::MonitorMerge() {
+    while (!stop_monitor_merge_thread_) {
+        uint64_t testVal;
+        ssize_t ret =
+                TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(read(monitor_merge_event_fd_.get(), &testVal, sizeof(testVal)));
+        if (ret == -1) {
+            PLOG(FATAL) << "Failed to read from eventfd";
+        } else if (ret == 0) {
+            LOG(FATAL) << "Hit EOF on eventfd";
+        }
+
+        LOG(INFO) << "MonitorMerge: active-merge-threads: " << active_merge_threads_;
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
+            while (active_merge_threads_ < kMaxMergeThreads && merge_handlers_.size() > 0) {
+                auto handler = merge_handlers_.front();
+                merge_handlers_.pop();
+
+                if (!handler->snapuserd()) {
+                    LOG(INFO) << "MonitorMerge: skipping deleted handler: " << handler->misc_name();
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                LOG(INFO) << "Starting merge for partition: "
+                          << handler->snapuserd()->GetMiscName();
+                handler->snapuserd()->InitiateMerge();
+                active_merge_threads_ += 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    LOG(INFO) << "Exiting MonitorMerge: size: " << merge_handlers_.size();
+}
+
+std::string SnapshotHandlerManager::GetMergeStatus(const std::string& misc_name) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
+    auto iter = FindHandler(&lock, misc_name);
+    if (iter == dm_users_.end()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Could not find handler: " << misc_name;
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    return (*iter)->snapuserd()->GetMergeStatus();
+}
+
+double SnapshotHandlerManager::GetMergePercentage() {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
+
+    double percentage = 0.0;
+    int n = 0;
+
+    for (auto iter = dm_users_.begin(); iter != dm_users_.end(); iter++) {
+        auto& th = (*iter)->thread();
+        if (th.joinable()) {
+            // Merge percentage by individual partitions wherein merge is still
+            // in-progress
+            percentage += (*iter)->snapuserd()->GetMergePercentage();
+            n += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Calculate final merge including those partitions where merge was already
+    // completed - num_partitions_merge_complete_ will track them when each
+    // thread exists in RunThread.
+    int total_partitions = n + num_partitions_merge_complete_;
+
+    if (total_partitions) {
+        percentage = ((num_partitions_merge_complete_ * 100.0) + percentage) / total_partitions;
+    }
+
+    LOG(DEBUG) << "Merge %: " << percentage
+               << " num_partitions_merge_complete_: " << num_partitions_merge_complete_
+               << " total_partitions: " << total_partitions << " n: " << n;
+    return percentage;
+}
+
+bool SnapshotHandlerManager::GetVerificationStatus() {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
+
+    bool status = true;
+    for (auto iter = dm_users_.begin(); iter != dm_users_.end(); iter++) {
+        auto& th = (*iter)->thread();
+        if (th.joinable() && status) {
+            status = (*iter)->snapuserd()->CheckPartitionVerification() && status;
+        } else {
+            // return immediately if there is a failure
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return status;
+}
+
+bool SnapshotHandlerManager::RemoveAndJoinHandler(const std::string& misc_name) {
+    std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread> handler;
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
+
+        auto iter = FindHandler(&lock, misc_name);
+        if (iter == dm_users_.end()) {
+            // Client already deleted.
+            return true;
+        }
+        handler = std::move(*iter);
+        dm_users_.erase(iter);
+    }
+
+    auto& th = handler->thread();
+    if (th.joinable()) {
+        th.join();
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void SnapshotHandlerManager::TerminateMergeThreads() {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(lock_);
+
+    for (auto iter = dm_users_.begin(); iter != dm_users_.end(); iter++) {
+        if (!(*iter)->ThreadTerminated()) {
+            (*iter)->snapuserd()->NotifyIOTerminated();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void SnapshotHandlerManager::JoinAllThreads() {
+    // Acquire the thread list within the lock.
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>> dm_users;
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(lock_);
+        dm_users = std::move(dm_users_);
+    }
+
+    for (auto& client : dm_users) {
+        auto& th = client->thread();
+
+        if (th.joinable()) th.join();
+    }
+
+    stop_monitor_merge_thread_ = true;
+    WakeupMonitorMergeThread();
+}
+
+auto SnapshotHandlerManager::FindHandler(std::lock_guard<std::mutex>* proof_of_lock,
+                                         const std::string& misc_name) -> HandlerList::iterator {
+    CHECK(proof_of_lock);
+
+    for (auto iter = dm_users_.begin(); iter != dm_users_.end(); iter++) {
+        if ((*iter)->misc_name() == misc_name) {
+            return iter;
+        }
+    }
+    return dm_users_.end();
+}
+
+}  // namespace snapshot
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/handler_manager.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/handler_manager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7ddac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/handler_manager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <queue>
+#include <string>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace snapshot {
+
+class SnapshotHandler;
+
+class HandlerThread {
+  public:
+    explicit HandlerThread(std::shared_ptr<SnapshotHandler> snapuserd);
+
+    void FreeResources();
+    const std::shared_ptr<SnapshotHandler>& snapuserd() const { return snapuserd_; }
+    std::thread& thread() { return thread_; }
+
+    const std::string& misc_name() const { return misc_name_; }
+    bool ThreadTerminated() { return thread_terminated_; }
+    void SetThreadTerminated() { thread_terminated_ = true; }
+
+  private:
+    std::thread thread_;
+    std::shared_ptr<SnapshotHandler> snapuserd_;
+    std::string misc_name_;
+    bool thread_terminated_ = false;
+};
+
+class ISnapshotHandlerManager {
+  public:
+    virtual ~ISnapshotHandlerManager() {}
+
+    // Add a new snapshot handler but do not start serving requests yet.
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread> AddHandler(const std::string& misc_name,
+                                                      const std::string& cow_device_path,
+                                                      const std::string& backing_device,
+                                                      const std::string& base_path_merge,
+                                                      int num_worker_threads, bool use_iouring,
+                                                      bool perform_verification) = 0;
+
+    // Start serving requests on a snapshot handler.
+    virtual bool StartHandler(const std::string& misc_name) = 0;
+
+    // Stop serving requests on a snapshot handler and remove it.
+    virtual bool DeleteHandler(const std::string& misc_name) = 0;
+
+    // Begin merging blocks on the given snapshot handler.
+    virtual bool InitiateMerge(const std::string& misc_name) = 0;
+
+    // Return a string containing a status code indicating the merge status
+    // on the handler. Returns empty on error.
+    virtual std::string GetMergeStatus(const std::string& misc_name) = 0;
+
+    // Wait until all handlers have terminated.
+    virtual void JoinAllThreads() = 0;
+
+    // Stop any in-progress merge threads.
+    virtual void TerminateMergeThreads() = 0;
+
+    // Returns the merge progress across all merging snapshot handlers.
+    virtual double GetMergePercentage() = 0;
+
+    // Returns whether all snapshots have verified.
+    virtual bool GetVerificationStatus() = 0;
+};
+
+class SnapshotHandlerManager final : public ISnapshotHandlerManager {
+  public:
+    SnapshotHandlerManager();
+    std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread> AddHandler(const std::string& misc_name,
+                                              const std::string& cow_device_path,
+                                              const std::string& backing_device,
+                                              const std::string& base_path_merge,
+                                              int num_worker_threads, bool use_iouring,
+                                              bool perform_verification) override;
+    bool StartHandler(const std::string& misc_name) override;
+    bool DeleteHandler(const std::string& misc_name) override;
+    bool InitiateMerge(const std::string& misc_name) override;
+    std::string GetMergeStatus(const std::string& misc_name) override;
+    void JoinAllThreads() override;
+    void TerminateMergeThreads() override;
+    double GetMergePercentage() override;
+    bool GetVerificationStatus() override;
+
+  private:
+    bool StartHandler(const std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>& handler);
+    void RunThread(std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread> handler);
+    bool StartMerge(std::lock_guard<std::mutex>* proof_of_lock,
+                    const std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>& handler);
+    void MonitorMerge();
+    void WakeupMonitorMergeThread();
+    bool RemoveAndJoinHandler(const std::string& misc_name);
+
+    // Find a HandlerThread within a lock.
+    using HandlerList = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>>;
+    HandlerList::iterator FindHandler(std::lock_guard<std::mutex>* proof_of_lock,
+                                      const std::string& misc_name);
+
+    std::mutex lock_;
+    HandlerList dm_users_;
+
+    bool is_merge_monitor_started_ = false;
+    bool stop_monitor_merge_thread_ = false;
+    int active_merge_threads_ = 0;
+    int num_partitions_merge_complete_ = 0;
+    std::queue<std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>> merge_handlers_;
+    android::base::unique_fd monitor_merge_event_fd_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace snapshot
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_core.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_core.cpp
index c8a5cc5..8e1212b 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_core.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_core.cpp
@@ -421,11 +421,6 @@
     struct utsname uts;
     unsigned int major, minor;
 
-    if (android::base::GetBoolProperty("snapuserd.test.io_uring.force_disable", false)) {
-        SNAP_LOG(INFO) << "io_uring disabled for testing";
-        return false;
-    }
-
     if ((uname(&uts) != 0) || (sscanf(uts.release, "%u.%u", &major, &minor) != 2)) {
         SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "Could not parse the kernel version from uname. "
                         << " io_uring not supported";
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_server.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_server.cpp
index b7ce210..c953f1a 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_server.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_server.cpp
@@ -45,28 +45,9 @@
 using android::base::borrowed_fd;
 using android::base::unique_fd;
 
-DaemonOps UserSnapshotServer::Resolveop(std::string& input) {
-    if (input == "init") return DaemonOps::INIT;
-    if (input == "start") return DaemonOps::START;
-    if (input == "stop") return DaemonOps::STOP;
-    if (input == "query") return DaemonOps::QUERY;
-    if (input == "delete") return DaemonOps::DELETE;
-    if (input == "detach") return DaemonOps::DETACH;
-    if (input == "supports") return DaemonOps::SUPPORTS;
-    if (input == "initiate_merge") return DaemonOps::INITIATE;
-    if (input == "merge_percent") return DaemonOps::PERCENTAGE;
-    if (input == "getstatus") return DaemonOps::GETSTATUS;
-    if (input == "update-verify") return DaemonOps::UPDATE_VERIFY;
-
-    return DaemonOps::INVALID;
-}
-
 UserSnapshotServer::UserSnapshotServer() {
-    monitor_merge_event_fd_.reset(eventfd(0, EFD_CLOEXEC));
-    if (monitor_merge_event_fd_ == -1) {
-        PLOG(FATAL) << "monitor_merge_event_fd_: failed to create eventfd";
-    }
     terminating_ = false;
+    handlers_ = std::make_unique<SnapshotHandlerManager>();
 }
 
 UserSnapshotServer::~UserSnapshotServer() {
@@ -99,12 +80,9 @@
 
 void UserSnapshotServer::ShutdownThreads() {
     terminating_ = true;
-    JoinAllThreads();
+    handlers_->JoinAllThreads();
 }
 
-HandlerThread::HandlerThread(std::shared_ptr<SnapshotHandler> snapuserd)
-    : snapuserd_(snapuserd), misc_name_(snapuserd_->GetMiscName()) {}
-
 bool UserSnapshotServer::Sendmsg(android::base::borrowed_fd fd, const std::string& msg) {
     ssize_t ret = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(send(fd.get(), msg.data(), msg.size(), MSG_NOSIGNAL));
     if (ret < 0) {
@@ -135,226 +113,118 @@
 
     std::vector<std::string> out;
     Parsemsg(str, delim, out);
-    DaemonOps op = Resolveop(out[0]);
 
-    switch (op) {
-        case DaemonOps::INIT: {
-            // Message format:
-            // init,<misc_name>,<cow_device_path>,<backing_device>,<base_path_merge>
-            //
-            // Reads the metadata and send the number of sectors
-            if (out.size() != 5) {
-                LOG(ERROR) << "Malformed init message, " << out.size() << " parts";
-                return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
-            }
-
-            auto handler = AddHandler(out[1], out[2], out[3], out[4]);
-            if (!handler) {
-                return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
-            }
-
-            auto retval = "success," + std::to_string(handler->snapuserd()->GetNumSectors());
-            return Sendmsg(fd, retval);
-        }
-        case DaemonOps::START: {
-            // Message format:
-            // start,<misc_name>
-            //
-            // Start the new thread which binds to dm-user misc device
-            if (out.size() != 2) {
-                LOG(ERROR) << "Malformed start message, " << out.size() << " parts";
-                return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
-            }
-
-            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
-            auto iter = FindHandler(&lock, out[1]);
-            if (iter == dm_users_.end()) {
-                LOG(ERROR) << "Could not find handler: " << out[1];
-                return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
-            }
-            if (!(*iter)->snapuserd() || (*iter)->snapuserd()->IsAttached()) {
-                LOG(ERROR) << "Tried to re-attach control device: " << out[1];
-                return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
-            }
-            if (!StartHandler(*iter)) {
-                return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
-            }
-            return Sendmsg(fd, "success");
-        }
-        case DaemonOps::STOP: {
-            // Message format: stop
-            //
-            // Stop all the threads gracefully and then shutdown the
-            // main thread
-            SetTerminating();
-            ShutdownThreads();
-            return true;
-        }
-        case DaemonOps::QUERY: {
-            // Message format: query
-            //
-            // As part of transition, Second stage daemon will be
-            // created before terminating the first stage daemon. Hence,
-            // for a brief period client may have to distiguish between
-            // first stage daemon and second stage daemon.
-            //
-            // Second stage daemon is marked as active and hence will
-            // be ready to receive control message.
-            return Sendmsg(fd, GetDaemonStatus());
-        }
-        case DaemonOps::DELETE: {
-            // Message format:
-            // delete,<misc_name>
-            if (out.size() != 2) {
-                LOG(ERROR) << "Malformed delete message, " << out.size() << " parts";
-                return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
-            }
-            {
-                std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
-                auto iter = FindHandler(&lock, out[1]);
-                if (iter == dm_users_.end()) {
-                    // After merge is completed, we swap dm-user table with
-                    // the underlying dm-linear base device. Hence, worker
-                    // threads would have terminted and was removed from
-                    // the list.
-                    LOG(DEBUG) << "Could not find handler: " << out[1];
-                    return Sendmsg(fd, "success");
-                }
-
-                if (!(*iter)->ThreadTerminated()) {
-                    (*iter)->snapuserd()->NotifyIOTerminated();
-                }
-            }
-            if (!RemoveAndJoinHandler(out[1])) {
-                return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
-            }
-            return Sendmsg(fd, "success");
-        }
-        case DaemonOps::DETACH: {
-            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
-            TerminateMergeThreads(&lock);
-            terminating_ = true;
-            return true;
-        }
-        case DaemonOps::SUPPORTS: {
-            if (out.size() != 2) {
-                LOG(ERROR) << "Malformed supports message, " << out.size() << " parts";
-                return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
-            }
-            if (out[1] == "second_stage_socket_handoff") {
-                return Sendmsg(fd, "success");
-            }
+    const auto& cmd = out[0];
+    if (cmd == "init") {
+        // Message format:
+        // init,<misc_name>,<cow_device_path>,<backing_device>,<base_path_merge>
+        //
+        // Reads the metadata and send the number of sectors
+        if (out.size() != 5) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Malformed init message, " << out.size() << " parts";
             return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
         }
-        case DaemonOps::INITIATE: {
-            if (out.size() != 2) {
-                LOG(ERROR) << "Malformed initiate-merge message, " << out.size() << " parts";
-                return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
-            }
-            if (out[0] == "initiate_merge") {
-                std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
-                auto iter = FindHandler(&lock, out[1]);
-                if (iter == dm_users_.end()) {
-                    LOG(ERROR) << "Could not find handler: " << out[1];
-                    return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
-                }
 
-                if (!StartMerge(&lock, *iter)) {
-                    return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
-                }
-
-                return Sendmsg(fd, "success");
-            }
+        auto handler = AddHandler(out[1], out[2], out[3], out[4]);
+        if (!handler) {
             return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
         }
-        case DaemonOps::PERCENTAGE: {
-            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
-            double percentage = GetMergePercentage(&lock);
 
-            return Sendmsg(fd, std::to_string(percentage));
+        auto retval = "success," + std::to_string(handler->snapuserd()->GetNumSectors());
+        return Sendmsg(fd, retval);
+    } else if (cmd == "start") {
+        // Message format:
+        // start,<misc_name>
+        //
+        // Start the new thread which binds to dm-user misc device
+        if (out.size() != 2) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Malformed start message, " << out.size() << " parts";
+            return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
         }
-        case DaemonOps::GETSTATUS: {
-            // Message format:
-            // getstatus,<misc_name>
-            if (out.size() != 2) {
-                LOG(ERROR) << "Malformed delete message, " << out.size() << " parts";
-                return Sendmsg(fd, "snapshot-merge-failed");
-            }
-            {
-                std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
-                auto iter = FindHandler(&lock, out[1]);
-                if (iter == dm_users_.end()) {
-                    LOG(ERROR) << "Could not find handler: " << out[1];
-                    return Sendmsg(fd, "snapshot-merge-failed");
-                }
 
-                std::string merge_status = GetMergeStatus(*iter);
-                return Sendmsg(fd, merge_status);
-            }
+        if (!handlers_->StartHandler(out[1])) {
+            return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
         }
-        case DaemonOps::UPDATE_VERIFY: {
-            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
-            if (!UpdateVerification(&lock)) {
-                return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
-            }
-
+        return Sendmsg(fd, "success");
+    } else if (cmd == "stop") {
+        // Message format: stop
+        //
+        // Stop all the threads gracefully and then shutdown the
+        // main thread
+        SetTerminating();
+        ShutdownThreads();
+        return true;
+    } else if (cmd == "query") {
+        // Message format: query
+        //
+        // As part of transition, Second stage daemon will be
+        // created before terminating the first stage daemon. Hence,
+        // for a brief period client may have to distiguish between
+        // first stage daemon and second stage daemon.
+        //
+        // Second stage daemon is marked as active and hence will
+        // be ready to receive control message.
+        return Sendmsg(fd, GetDaemonStatus());
+    } else if (cmd == "delete") {
+        // Message format:
+        // delete,<misc_name>
+        if (out.size() != 2) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Malformed delete message, " << out.size() << " parts";
+            return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
+        }
+        if (!handlers_->DeleteHandler(out[1])) {
+            return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
+        }
+        return Sendmsg(fd, "success");
+    } else if (cmd == "detach") {
+        handlers_->TerminateMergeThreads();
+        terminating_ = true;
+        return true;
+    } else if (cmd == "supports") {
+        if (out.size() != 2) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Malformed supports message, " << out.size() << " parts";
+            return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
+        }
+        if (out[1] == "second_stage_socket_handoff") {
             return Sendmsg(fd, "success");
         }
-        default: {
-            LOG(ERROR) << "Received unknown message type from client";
-            Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
-            return false;
+        return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
+    } else if (cmd == "initiate_merge") {
+        if (out.size() != 2) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Malformed initiate-merge message, " << out.size() << " parts";
+            return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
         }
-    }
-}
-
-void UserSnapshotServer::RunThread(std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread> handler) {
-    LOG(INFO) << "Entering thread for handler: " << handler->misc_name();
-
-    if (!handler->snapuserd()->Start()) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << " Failed to launch all worker threads";
-    }
-
-    handler->snapuserd()->CloseFds();
-    bool merge_completed = handler->snapuserd()->CheckMergeCompletionStatus();
-    handler->snapuserd()->UnmapBufferRegion();
-
-    auto misc_name = handler->misc_name();
-    LOG(INFO) << "Handler thread about to exit: " << misc_name;
-
-    {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
-        if (merge_completed) {
-            num_partitions_merge_complete_ += 1;
-            active_merge_threads_ -= 1;
-            WakeupMonitorMergeThread();
+        if (out[0] == "initiate_merge") {
+            if (!handlers_->InitiateMerge(out[1])) {
+                return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
+            }
+            return Sendmsg(fd, "success");
         }
-        handler->SetThreadTerminated();
-        auto iter = FindHandler(&lock, handler->misc_name());
-        if (iter == dm_users_.end()) {
-            // RemoveAndJoinHandler() already removed us from the list, and is
-            // now waiting on a join(), so just return. Additionally, release
-            // all the resources held by snapuserd object which are shared
-            // by worker threads. This should be done when the last reference
-            // of "handler" is released; but we will explicitly release here
-            // to make sure snapuserd object is freed as it is the biggest
-            // consumer of memory in the daemon.
-            handler->FreeResources();
-            LOG(INFO) << "Exiting handler thread to allow for join: " << misc_name;
-            return;
+        return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
+    } else if (cmd == "merge_percent") {
+        double percentage = handlers_->GetMergePercentage();
+        return Sendmsg(fd, std::to_string(percentage));
+    } else if (cmd == "getstatus") {
+        // Message format:
+        // getstatus,<misc_name>
+        if (out.size() != 2) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Malformed delete message, " << out.size() << " parts";
+            return Sendmsg(fd, "snapshot-merge-failed");
         }
-
-        LOG(INFO) << "Exiting handler thread and freeing resources: " << misc_name;
-
-        if (handler->snapuserd()->IsAttached()) {
-            handler->thread().detach();
+        auto status = handlers_->GetMergeStatus(out[1]);
+        if (status.empty()) {
+            return Sendmsg(fd, "snapshot-merge-failed");
         }
-
-        // Important: free resources within the lock. This ensures that if
-        // WaitForDelete() is called, the handler is either in the list, or
-        // it's not and its resources are guaranteed to be freed.
-        handler->FreeResources();
-        dm_users_.erase(iter);
+        return Sendmsg(fd, status);
+    } else if (cmd == "update-verify") {
+        if (!handlers_->GetVerificationStatus()) {
+            return Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
+        }
+        return Sendmsg(fd, "success");
+    } else {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Received unknown message type from client";
+        Sendmsg(fd, "fail");
+        return false;
     }
 }
 
@@ -423,28 +293,10 @@
         }
     }
 
-    JoinAllThreads();
+    handlers_->JoinAllThreads();
     return true;
 }
 
-void UserSnapshotServer::JoinAllThreads() {
-    // Acquire the thread list within the lock.
-    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>> dm_users;
-    {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(lock_);
-        dm_users = std::move(dm_users_);
-    }
-
-    for (auto& client : dm_users) {
-        auto& th = client->thread();
-
-        if (th.joinable()) th.join();
-    }
-
-    stop_monitor_merge_thread_ = true;
-    WakeupMonitorMergeThread();
-}
-
 void UserSnapshotServer::AddWatchedFd(android::base::borrowed_fd fd, int events) {
     struct pollfd p = {};
     p.fd = fd.get();
@@ -506,185 +358,13 @@
         perform_verification = false;
     }
 
-    auto snapuserd = std::make_shared<SnapshotHandler>(misc_name, cow_device_path, backing_device,
-                                                       base_path_merge, num_worker_threads,
-                                                       io_uring_enabled_, perform_verification);
-    if (!snapuserd->InitCowDevice()) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to initialize Snapuserd";
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-
-    if (!snapuserd->InitializeWorkers()) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to initialize workers";
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-
-    auto handler = std::make_shared<HandlerThread>(snapuserd);
-    {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
-        if (FindHandler(&lock, misc_name) != dm_users_.end()) {
-            LOG(ERROR) << "Handler already exists: " << misc_name;
-            return nullptr;
-        }
-        dm_users_.push_back(handler);
-    }
-    return handler;
-}
-
-bool UserSnapshotServer::StartHandler(const std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>& handler) {
-    if (handler->snapuserd()->IsAttached()) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "Handler already attached";
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    handler->snapuserd()->AttachControlDevice();
-
-    handler->thread() = std::thread(std::bind(&UserSnapshotServer::RunThread, this, handler));
-    return true;
-}
-
-bool UserSnapshotServer::StartMerge(std::lock_guard<std::mutex>* proof_of_lock,
-                                    const std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>& handler) {
-    CHECK(proof_of_lock);
-
-    if (!handler->snapuserd()->IsAttached()) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "Handler not attached to dm-user - Merge thread cannot be started";
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    handler->snapuserd()->MonitorMerge();
-
-    if (!is_merge_monitor_started_.has_value()) {
-        std::thread(&UserSnapshotServer::MonitorMerge, this).detach();
-        is_merge_monitor_started_ = true;
-    }
-
-    merge_handlers_.push(handler);
-    WakeupMonitorMergeThread();
-    return true;
-}
-
-auto UserSnapshotServer::FindHandler(std::lock_guard<std::mutex>* proof_of_lock,
-                                     const std::string& misc_name) -> HandlerList::iterator {
-    CHECK(proof_of_lock);
-
-    for (auto iter = dm_users_.begin(); iter != dm_users_.end(); iter++) {
-        if ((*iter)->misc_name() == misc_name) {
-            return iter;
-        }
-    }
-    return dm_users_.end();
-}
-
-void UserSnapshotServer::TerminateMergeThreads(std::lock_guard<std::mutex>* proof_of_lock) {
-    CHECK(proof_of_lock);
-
-    for (auto iter = dm_users_.begin(); iter != dm_users_.end(); iter++) {
-        if (!(*iter)->ThreadTerminated()) {
-            (*iter)->snapuserd()->NotifyIOTerminated();
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-std::string UserSnapshotServer::GetMergeStatus(const std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>& handler) {
-    return handler->snapuserd()->GetMergeStatus();
-}
-
-double UserSnapshotServer::GetMergePercentage(std::lock_guard<std::mutex>* proof_of_lock) {
-    CHECK(proof_of_lock);
-    double percentage = 0.0;
-    int n = 0;
-
-    for (auto iter = dm_users_.begin(); iter != dm_users_.end(); iter++) {
-        auto& th = (*iter)->thread();
-        if (th.joinable()) {
-            // Merge percentage by individual partitions wherein merge is still
-            // in-progress
-            percentage += (*iter)->snapuserd()->GetMergePercentage();
-            n += 1;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Calculate final merge including those partitions where merge was already
-    // completed - num_partitions_merge_complete_ will track them when each
-    // thread exists in RunThread.
-    int total_partitions = n + num_partitions_merge_complete_;
-
-    if (total_partitions) {
-        percentage = ((num_partitions_merge_complete_ * 100.0) + percentage) / total_partitions;
-    }
-
-    LOG(DEBUG) << "Merge %: " << percentage
-               << " num_partitions_merge_complete_: " << num_partitions_merge_complete_
-               << " total_partitions: " << total_partitions << " n: " << n;
-    return percentage;
-}
-
-bool UserSnapshotServer::RemoveAndJoinHandler(const std::string& misc_name) {
-    std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread> handler;
-    {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
-
-        auto iter = FindHandler(&lock, misc_name);
-        if (iter == dm_users_.end()) {
-            // Client already deleted.
-            return true;
-        }
-        handler = std::move(*iter);
-        dm_users_.erase(iter);
-    }
-
-    auto& th = handler->thread();
-    if (th.joinable()) {
-        th.join();
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-void UserSnapshotServer::WakeupMonitorMergeThread() {
-    uint64_t notify = 1;
-    ssize_t rc = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(write(monitor_merge_event_fd_.get(), &notify, sizeof(notify)));
-    if (rc < 0) {
-        PLOG(FATAL) << "failed to notify monitor merge thread";
-    }
-}
-
-void UserSnapshotServer::MonitorMerge() {
-    while (!stop_monitor_merge_thread_) {
-        uint64_t testVal;
-        ssize_t ret =
-                TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(read(monitor_merge_event_fd_.get(), &testVal, sizeof(testVal)));
-        if (ret == -1) {
-            PLOG(FATAL) << "Failed to read from eventfd";
-        } else if (ret == 0) {
-            LOG(FATAL) << "Hit EOF on eventfd";
-        }
-
-        LOG(INFO) << "MonitorMerge: active-merge-threads: " << active_merge_threads_;
-        {
-            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
-            while (active_merge_threads_ < kMaxMergeThreads && merge_handlers_.size() > 0) {
-                auto handler = merge_handlers_.front();
-                merge_handlers_.pop();
-
-                if (!handler->snapuserd()) {
-                    LOG(INFO) << "MonitorMerge: skipping deleted handler: " << handler->misc_name();
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                LOG(INFO) << "Starting merge for partition: "
-                          << handler->snapuserd()->GetMiscName();
-                handler->snapuserd()->InitiateMerge();
-                active_merge_threads_ += 1;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    LOG(INFO) << "Exiting MonitorMerge: size: " << merge_handlers_.size();
+    return handlers_->AddHandler(misc_name, cow_device_path, backing_device, base_path_merge,
+                                 num_worker_threads, io_uring_enabled_, perform_verification);
 }
 
 bool UserSnapshotServer::WaitForSocket() {
-    auto scope_guard = android::base::make_scope_guard([this]() -> void { JoinAllThreads(); });
+    auto scope_guard =
+            android::base::make_scope_guard([this]() -> void { handlers_->JoinAllThreads(); });
 
     auto socket_path = ANDROID_SOCKET_DIR "/"s + kSnapuserdSocketProxy;
 
@@ -781,21 +461,8 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-bool UserSnapshotServer::UpdateVerification(std::lock_guard<std::mutex>* proof_of_lock) {
-    CHECK(proof_of_lock);
-
-    bool status = true;
-    for (auto iter = dm_users_.begin(); iter != dm_users_.end(); iter++) {
-        auto& th = (*iter)->thread();
-        if (th.joinable() && status) {
-            status = (*iter)->snapuserd()->CheckPartitionVerification() && status;
-        } else {
-            // return immediately if there is a failure
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return status;
+bool UserSnapshotServer::StartHandler(const std::string& misc_name) {
+    return handlers_->StartHandler(misc_name);
 }
 
 }  // namespace snapshot
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_server.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_server.h
index 12c3903..988c01a 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_server.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_server.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
+#include "handler_manager.h"
 #include "snapuserd_core.h"
 
 namespace android {
@@ -39,48 +40,6 @@
 static constexpr uint32_t kMaxPacketSize = 512;
 static constexpr uint8_t kMaxMergeThreads = 2;
 
-enum class DaemonOps {
-    INIT,
-    START,
-    QUERY,
-    STOP,
-    DELETE,
-    DETACH,
-    SUPPORTS,
-    INITIATE,
-    PERCENTAGE,
-    GETSTATUS,
-    UPDATE_VERIFY,
-    INVALID,
-};
-
-class HandlerThread {
-  public:
-    explicit HandlerThread(std::shared_ptr<SnapshotHandler> snapuserd);
-
-    void FreeResources() {
-        // Each worker thread holds a reference to snapuserd.
-        // Clear them so that all the resources
-        // held by snapuserd is released
-        if (snapuserd_) {
-            snapuserd_->FreeResources();
-            snapuserd_ = nullptr;
-        }
-    }
-    const std::shared_ptr<SnapshotHandler>& snapuserd() const { return snapuserd_; }
-    std::thread& thread() { return thread_; }
-
-    const std::string& misc_name() const { return misc_name_; }
-    bool ThreadTerminated() { return thread_terminated_; }
-    void SetThreadTerminated() { thread_terminated_ = true; }
-
-  private:
-    std::thread thread_;
-    std::shared_ptr<SnapshotHandler> snapuserd_;
-    std::string misc_name_;
-    bool thread_terminated_ = false;
-};
-
 class UserSnapshotServer {
   private:
     android::base::unique_fd sockfd_;
@@ -88,21 +47,12 @@
     volatile bool received_socket_signal_ = false;
     std::vector<struct pollfd> watched_fds_;
     bool is_socket_present_ = false;
-    int num_partitions_merge_complete_ = 0;
-    int active_merge_threads_ = 0;
-    bool stop_monitor_merge_thread_ = false;
     bool is_server_running_ = false;
     bool io_uring_enabled_ = false;
-    std::optional<bool> is_merge_monitor_started_;
-
-    android::base::unique_fd monitor_merge_event_fd_;
+    std::unique_ptr<ISnapshotHandlerManager> handlers_;
 
     std::mutex lock_;
 
-    using HandlerList = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>>;
-    HandlerList dm_users_;
-    std::queue<std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>> merge_handlers_;
-
     void AddWatchedFd(android::base::borrowed_fd fd, int events);
     void AcceptClient();
     bool HandleClient(android::base::borrowed_fd fd, int revents);
@@ -111,28 +61,14 @@
     bool Receivemsg(android::base::borrowed_fd fd, const std::string& str);
 
     void ShutdownThreads();
-    bool RemoveAndJoinHandler(const std::string& control_device);
-    DaemonOps Resolveop(std::string& input);
     std::string GetDaemonStatus();
     void Parsemsg(std::string const& msg, const char delim, std::vector<std::string>& out);
 
     bool IsTerminating() { return terminating_; }
 
-    void RunThread(std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread> handler);
-    void MonitorMerge();
-
     void JoinAllThreads();
     bool StartWithSocket(bool start_listening);
 
-    // Find a HandlerThread within a lock.
-    HandlerList::iterator FindHandler(std::lock_guard<std::mutex>* proof_of_lock,
-                                      const std::string& misc_name);
-
-    double GetMergePercentage(std::lock_guard<std::mutex>* proof_of_lock);
-    void TerminateMergeThreads(std::lock_guard<std::mutex>* proof_of_lock);
-
-    bool UpdateVerification(std::lock_guard<std::mutex>* proof_of_lock);
-
   public:
     UserSnapshotServer();
     ~UserSnapshotServer();
@@ -147,12 +83,8 @@
                                               const std::string& cow_device_path,
                                               const std::string& backing_device,
                                               const std::string& base_path_merge);
-    bool StartHandler(const std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>& handler);
-    bool StartMerge(std::lock_guard<std::mutex>* proof_of_lock,
-                    const std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>& handler);
-    std::string GetMergeStatus(const std::shared_ptr<HandlerThread>& handler);
+    bool StartHandler(const std::string& misc_name);
 
-    void WakeupMonitorMergeThread();
     void SetTerminating() { terminating_ = true; }
     void ReceivedSocketSignal() { received_socket_signal_ = true; }
     void SetServerRunning() { is_server_running_ = true; }
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_test.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_test.cpp
index ef3689f..efe0c14 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_test.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_test.cpp
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
 #include <libdm/dm.h>
 #include <libdm/loop_control.h>
 #include <libsnapshot/cow_writer.h>
-#include <snapuserd/snapuserd_client.h>
 #include <storage_literals/storage_literals.h>
 
+#include "handler_manager.h"
 #include "snapuserd_core.h"
 
 DEFINE_string(force_config, "", "Force testing mode with iouring disabled");
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@
 using namespace android::dm;
 using namespace std;
 
-static constexpr char kSnapuserdSocketTest[] = "snapuserdTest";
-
 class Tempdevice {
   public:
     Tempdevice(const std::string& name, const DmTable& table)
@@ -68,15 +66,15 @@
     }
     ~Tempdevice() {
         if (valid_) {
-            dm_.DeleteDevice(name_);
+            dm_.DeleteDeviceIfExists(name_);
         }
     }
     bool Destroy() {
         if (!valid_) {
-            return false;
+            return true;
         }
         valid_ = false;
-        return dm_.DeleteDevice(name_);
+        return dm_.DeleteDeviceIfExists(name_);
     }
     const std::string& path() const { return path_; }
     const std::string& name() const { return name_; }
@@ -139,7 +137,6 @@
     void SetDeviceControlName();
     void InitDaemon();
     void CreateDmUserDevice();
-    void StartSnapuserdDaemon();
 
     unique_ptr<LoopDevice> base_loop_;
     unique_ptr<Tempdevice> dmuser_dev_;
@@ -149,9 +146,9 @@
 
     unique_fd base_fd_;
     std::unique_ptr<TemporaryFile> cow_system_;
-    std::unique_ptr<SnapuserdClient> client_;
     std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> orig_buffer_;
     std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> merged_buffer_;
+    SnapshotHandlerManager handlers_;
     bool setup_ok_ = false;
     bool merge_ok_ = false;
     size_t size_ = 100_MiB;
@@ -181,9 +178,9 @@
     ASSERT_TRUE(dmuser_dev_->Destroy());
 
     auto misc_device = "/dev/dm-user/" + system_device_ctrl_name_;
-    ASSERT_TRUE(client_->WaitForDeviceDelete(system_device_ctrl_name_));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(handlers_.DeleteHandler(system_device_ctrl_name_));
     ASSERT_TRUE(android::fs_mgr::WaitForFileDeleted(misc_device, 10s));
-    ASSERT_TRUE(client_->DetachSnapuserd());
+    handlers_.TerminateMergeThreads();
 }
 
 bool SnapuserdTest::SetupDefault() {
@@ -218,8 +215,6 @@
 bool SnapuserdTest::SetupDaemon() {
     SetDeviceControlName();
 
-    StartSnapuserdDaemon();
-
     CreateDmUserDevice();
     InitCowDevice();
     InitDaemon();
@@ -229,20 +224,6 @@
     return setup_ok_;
 }
 
-void SnapuserdTest::StartSnapuserdDaemon() {
-    pid_t pid = fork();
-    ASSERT_GE(pid, 0);
-    if (pid == 0) {
-        std::string arg0 = "/system/bin/snapuserd";
-        std::string arg1 = "-socket="s + kSnapuserdSocketTest;
-        char* const argv[] = {arg0.data(), arg1.data(), nullptr};
-        ASSERT_GE(execv(arg0.c_str(), argv), 0);
-    } else {
-        client_ = SnapuserdClient::Connect(kSnapuserdSocketTest, 10s);
-        ASSERT_NE(client_, nullptr);
-    }
-}
-
 void SnapuserdTest::CreateBaseDevice() {
     unique_fd rnd_fd;
 
@@ -591,9 +572,17 @@
 }
 
 void SnapuserdTest::InitCowDevice() {
-    uint64_t num_sectors = client_->InitDmUserCow(system_device_ctrl_name_, cow_system_->path,
-                                                  base_loop_->device(), base_loop_->device());
-    ASSERT_NE(num_sectors, 0);
+    bool use_iouring = true;
+    if (FLAGS_force_config == "iouring_disabled") {
+        use_iouring = false;
+    }
+
+    auto handler =
+            handlers_.AddHandler(system_device_ctrl_name_, cow_system_->path, base_loop_->device(),
+                                 base_loop_->device(), 1, use_iouring, false);
+    ASSERT_NE(handler, nullptr);
+    ASSERT_NE(handler->snapuserd(), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_NE(handler->snapuserd()->GetNumSectors(), 0);
 }
 
 void SnapuserdTest::SetDeviceControlName() {
@@ -631,13 +620,12 @@
 }
 
 void SnapuserdTest::InitDaemon() {
-    bool ok = client_->AttachDmUser(system_device_ctrl_name_);
-    ASSERT_TRUE(ok);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(handlers_.StartHandler(system_device_ctrl_name_));
 }
 
 void SnapuserdTest::CheckMergeCompletion() {
     while (true) {
-        double percentage = client_->GetMergePercent();
+        double percentage = handlers_.GetMergePercentage();
         if ((int)percentage == 100) {
             break;
         }
@@ -652,8 +640,6 @@
 
     SetDeviceControlName();
 
-    StartSnapuserdDaemon();
-
     CreateDmUserDevice();
     InitCowDevice();
     InitDaemon();
@@ -669,8 +655,7 @@
 }
 
 void SnapuserdTest::StartMerge() {
-    bool ok = client_->InitiateMerge(system_device_ctrl_name_);
-    ASSERT_TRUE(ok);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(handlers_.InitiateMerge(system_device_ctrl_name_));
 }
 
 void SnapuserdTest::ValidateMerge() {
@@ -684,7 +669,6 @@
     Shutdown();
     std::this_thread::sleep_for(500ms);
     SetDeviceControlName();
-    StartSnapuserdDaemon();
     CreateDmUserDevice();
     InitCowDevice();
     InitDaemon();
@@ -844,20 +828,5 @@
 
     gflags::ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, false);
 
-    android::base::SetProperty("ctl.stop", "snapuserd");
-
-    if (FLAGS_force_config == "iouring_disabled") {
-        if (!android::base::SetProperty("snapuserd.test.io_uring.force_disable", "1")) {
-            return testing::AssertionFailure()
-                   << "Failed to disable property: snapuserd.test.io_uring.disabled";
-        }
-    }
-
-    int ret = RUN_ALL_TESTS();
-
-    if (FLAGS_force_config == "iouring_disabled") {
-        android::base::SetProperty("snapuserd.test.io_uring.force_disable", "0");
-    }
-
-    return ret;
+    return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
 }