diff --git a/socket_linux.go b/socket_linux.go
index e4b6fa73..4eb4aeaf 100644
--- a/socket_linux.go
+++ b/socket_linux.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (u *UnixSocket) deserialize(b []byte) error {
 }
 
 // SocketGet returns the Socket identified by its local and remote addresses.
-func SocketGet(local, remote net.Addr) (*Socket, error) {
+func (h *Handle) SocketGet(local, remote net.Addr) (*Socket, error) {
 	var protocol uint8
 	var localIP, remoteIP net.IP
 	var localPort, remotePort uint16
@@ -199,12 +199,7 @@ func SocketGet(local, remote net.Addr) (*Socket, error) {
 		return nil, ErrNotImplemented
 	}
 
-	s, err := nl.Subscribe(unix.NETLINK_INET_DIAG)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer s.Close()
-	req := nl.NewNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
+	req := h.newNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
 	req.AddData(&socketRequest{
 		Family:   family,
 		Protocol: protocol,
@@ -218,32 +213,31 @@ func SocketGet(local, remote net.Addr) (*Socket, error) {
 		},
 	})
 
-	if err := s.Send(req); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	msgs, from, err := s.Receive()
+	msgs, err := req.Execute(unix.NETLINK_INET_DIAG, nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if from.Pid != nl.PidKernel {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("wrong sender portid %d, expected %d", from.Pid, nl.PidKernel)
-	}
 	if len(msgs) == 0 {
 		return nil, errors.New("no message nor error from netlink")
 	}
 	if len(msgs) > 2 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("multiple (%d) matching sockets", len(msgs))
 	}
+
 	sock := &Socket{}
-	if err := sock.deserialize(msgs[0].Data); err != nil {
+	if err := sock.deserialize(msgs[0]); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return sock, nil
 }
 
+// SocketGet returns the Socket identified by its local and remote addresses.
+func SocketGet(local, remote net.Addr) (*Socket, error) {
+	return pkgHandle.SocketGet(local, remote)
+}
+
 // SocketDestroy kills the Socket identified by its local and remote addresses.
-func SocketDestroy(local, remote net.Addr) error {
+func (h *Handle) SocketDestroy(local, remote net.Addr) error {
 	localTCP, ok := local.(*net.TCPAddr)
 	if !ok {
 		return ErrNotImplemented
@@ -266,7 +260,7 @@ func SocketDestroy(local, remote net.Addr) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer s.Close()
-	req := nl.NewNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DESTROY, unix.NLM_F_ACK)
+	req := h.newNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DESTROY, unix.NLM_F_ACK)
 	req.AddData(&socketRequest{
 		Family:   unix.AF_INET,
 		Protocol: unix.IPPROTO_TCP,
@@ -278,13 +272,20 @@ func SocketDestroy(local, remote net.Addr) error {
 			Cookie:          [2]uint32{nl.TCPDIAG_NOCOOKIE, nl.TCPDIAG_NOCOOKIE},
 		},
 	})
-	return s.Send(req)
+
+	_, err = req.Execute(unix.NETLINK_INET_DIAG, 0)
+	return err
+}
+
+// SocketDestroy kills the Socket identified by its local and remote addresses.
+func SocketDestroy(local, remote net.Addr) error {
+	return pkgHandle.SocketDestroy(local, remote)
 }
 
 // SocketDiagTCPInfo requests INET_DIAG_INFO for TCP protocol for specified family type and return with extension TCP info.
-func SocketDiagTCPInfo(family uint8) ([]*InetDiagTCPInfoResp, error) {
+func (h *Handle) SocketDiagTCPInfo(family uint8) ([]*InetDiagTCPInfoResp, error) {
 	// Construct the request
-	req := nl.NewNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
+	req := h.newNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
 	req.AddData(&socketRequest{
 		Family:   family,
 		Protocol: unix.IPPROTO_TCP,
@@ -294,34 +295,41 @@ func SocketDiagTCPInfo(family uint8) ([]*InetDiagTCPInfoResp, error) {
 
 	// Do the query and parse the result
 	var result []*InetDiagTCPInfoResp
-	err := socketDiagExecutor(req, func(m syscall.NetlinkMessage) error {
+	var err error
+	err = req.ExecuteIter(unix.NETLINK_INET_DIAG, nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, func(msg []byte) bool {
 		sockInfo := &Socket{}
-		if err := sockInfo.deserialize(m.Data); err != nil {
-			return err
+		if err = sockInfo.deserialize(msg); err != nil {
+			return false
 		}
-		attrs, err := nl.ParseRouteAttr(m.Data[sizeofSocket:])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+		var attrs []syscall.NetlinkRouteAttr
+		if attrs, err = nl.ParseRouteAttr(msg[sizeofSocket:]); err != nil {
+			return false
 		}
 
-		res, err := attrsToInetDiagTCPInfoResp(attrs, sockInfo)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+		var res *InetDiagTCPInfoResp
+		if res, err = attrsToInetDiagTCPInfoResp(attrs, sockInfo); err != nil {
+			return false
 		}
 
 		result = append(result, res)
-		return nil
+		return true
 	})
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+// SocketDiagTCPInfo requests INET_DIAG_INFO for TCP protocol for specified family type and return with extension TCP info.
+func SocketDiagTCPInfo(family uint8) ([]*InetDiagTCPInfoResp, error) {
+	return pkgHandle.SocketDiagTCPInfo(family)
+}
+
 // SocketDiagTCP requests INET_DIAG_INFO for TCP protocol for specified family type and return related socket.
-func SocketDiagTCP(family uint8) ([]*Socket, error) {
+func (h *Handle) SocketDiagTCP(family uint8) ([]*Socket, error) {
 	// Construct the request
-	req := nl.NewNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
+	req := h.newNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
 	req.AddData(&socketRequest{
 		Family:   family,
 		Protocol: unix.IPPROTO_TCP,
@@ -331,13 +339,14 @@ func SocketDiagTCP(family uint8) ([]*Socket, error) {
 
 	// Do the query and parse the result
 	var result []*Socket
-	err := socketDiagExecutor(req, func(m syscall.NetlinkMessage) error {
+	var err error
+	err = req.ExecuteIter(unix.NETLINK_INET_DIAG, nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, func(msg []byte) bool {
 		sockInfo := &Socket{}
-		if err := sockInfo.deserialize(m.Data); err != nil {
-			return err
+		if err = sockInfo.deserialize(msg); err != nil {
+			return false
 		}
 		result = append(result, sockInfo)
-		return nil
+		return true
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -345,15 +354,20 @@ func SocketDiagTCP(family uint8) ([]*Socket, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+// SocketDiagTCP requests INET_DIAG_INFO for TCP protocol for specified family type and return related socket.
+func SocketDiagTCP(family uint8) ([]*Socket, error) {
+	return pkgHandle.SocketDiagTCP(family)
+}
+
 // SocketDiagUDPInfo requests INET_DIAG_INFO for UDP protocol for specified family type and return with extension info.
-func SocketDiagUDPInfo(family uint8) ([]*InetDiagUDPInfoResp, error) {
+func (h *Handle) SocketDiagUDPInfo(family uint8) ([]*InetDiagUDPInfoResp, error) {
 	// Construct the request
 	var extensions uint8
 	extensions = 1 << (INET_DIAG_VEGASINFO - 1)
 	extensions |= 1 << (INET_DIAG_INFO - 1)
 	extensions |= 1 << (INET_DIAG_MEMINFO - 1)
 
-	req := nl.NewNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
+	req := h.newNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
 	req.AddData(&socketRequest{
 		Family:   family,
 		Protocol: unix.IPPROTO_UDP,
@@ -363,23 +377,25 @@ func SocketDiagUDPInfo(family uint8) ([]*InetDiagUDPInfoResp, error) {
 
 	// Do the query and parse the result
 	var result []*InetDiagUDPInfoResp
-	err := socketDiagExecutor(req, func(m syscall.NetlinkMessage) error {
+	var err error
+	err = req.ExecuteIter(unix.NETLINK_INET_DIAG, nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, func(msg []byte) bool {
 		sockInfo := &Socket{}
-		if err := sockInfo.deserialize(m.Data); err != nil {
-			return err
+		if err = sockInfo.deserialize(msg); err != nil {
+			return false
 		}
-		attrs, err := nl.ParseRouteAttr(m.Data[sizeofSocket:])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+
+		var attrs []syscall.NetlinkRouteAttr
+		if attrs, err = nl.ParseRouteAttr(msg[sizeofSocket:]); err != nil {
+			return false
 		}
 
-		res, err := attrsToInetDiagUDPInfoResp(attrs, sockInfo)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+		var res *InetDiagUDPInfoResp
+		if res, err = attrsToInetDiagUDPInfoResp(attrs, sockInfo); err != nil {
+			return false
 		}
 
 		result = append(result, res)
-		return nil
+		return true
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -387,10 +403,15 @@ func SocketDiagUDPInfo(family uint8) ([]*InetDiagUDPInfoResp, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+// SocketDiagUDPInfo requests INET_DIAG_INFO for UDP protocol for specified family type and return with extension info.
+func SocketDiagUDPInfo(family uint8) ([]*InetDiagUDPInfoResp, error) {
+	return pkgHandle.SocketDiagUDPInfo(family)
+}
+
 // SocketDiagUDP requests INET_DIAG_INFO for UDP protocol for specified family type and return related socket.
-func SocketDiagUDP(family uint8) ([]*Socket, error) {
+func (h *Handle) SocketDiagUDP(family uint8) ([]*Socket, error) {
 	// Construct the request
-	req := nl.NewNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
+	req := h.newNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
 	req.AddData(&socketRequest{
 		Family:   family,
 		Protocol: unix.IPPROTO_UDP,
@@ -400,13 +421,14 @@ func SocketDiagUDP(family uint8) ([]*Socket, error) {
 
 	// Do the query and parse the result
 	var result []*Socket
-	err := socketDiagExecutor(req, func(m syscall.NetlinkMessage) error {
+	var err error
+	err = req.ExecuteIter(unix.NETLINK_INET_DIAG, nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, func(msg []byte) bool {
 		sockInfo := &Socket{}
-		if err := sockInfo.deserialize(m.Data); err != nil {
-			return err
+		if err = sockInfo.deserialize(msg); err != nil {
+			return false
 		}
 		result = append(result, sockInfo)
-		return nil
+		return true
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -414,14 +436,19 @@ func SocketDiagUDP(family uint8) ([]*Socket, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+// SocketDiagUDP requests INET_DIAG_INFO for UDP protocol for specified family type and return related socket.
+func SocketDiagUDP(family uint8) ([]*Socket, error) {
+	return pkgHandle.SocketDiagUDP(family)
+}
+
 // UnixSocketDiagInfo requests UNIX_DIAG_INFO for unix sockets and return with extension info.
-func UnixSocketDiagInfo() ([]*UnixDiagInfoResp, error) {
+func (h *Handle) UnixSocketDiagInfo() ([]*UnixDiagInfoResp, error) {
 	// Construct the request
 	var extensions uint8
 	extensions = 1 << UNIX_DIAG_NAME
 	extensions |= 1 << UNIX_DIAG_PEER
 	extensions |= 1 << UNIX_DIAG_RQLEN
-	req := nl.NewNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
+	req := h.newNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
 	req.AddData(&unixSocketRequest{
 		Family: unix.AF_UNIX,
 		States: ^uint32(0), // all states
@@ -429,28 +456,29 @@ func UnixSocketDiagInfo() ([]*UnixDiagInfoResp, error) {
 	})
 
 	var result []*UnixDiagInfoResp
-	err := socketDiagExecutor(req, func(m syscall.NetlinkMessage) error {
+	var err error
+	err = req.ExecuteIter(unix.NETLINK_INET_DIAG, nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, func(msg []byte) bool {
 		sockInfo := &UnixSocket{}
-		if err := sockInfo.deserialize(m.Data); err != nil {
-			return err
+		if err = sockInfo.deserialize(msg); err != nil {
+			return false
 		}
 
 		// Diagnosis also delivers sockets with AF_INET family, filter those
 		if sockInfo.Family != unix.AF_UNIX {
-			return nil
+			return false
 		}
 
-		attrs, err := nl.ParseRouteAttr(m.Data[sizeofUnixSocket:])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+		var attrs []syscall.NetlinkRouteAttr
+		if attrs, err = nl.ParseRouteAttr(msg[sizeofSocket:]); err != nil {
+			return false
 		}
 
-		res, err := attrsToUnixDiagInfoResp(attrs, sockInfo)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+		var res *UnixDiagInfoResp
+		if res, err = attrsToUnixDiagInfoResp(attrs, sockInfo); err != nil {
+			return false
 		}
 		result = append(result, res)
-		return nil
+		return true
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -458,27 +486,33 @@ func UnixSocketDiagInfo() ([]*UnixDiagInfoResp, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+// UnixSocketDiagInfo requests UNIX_DIAG_INFO for unix sockets and return with extension info.
+func UnixSocketDiagInfo() ([]*UnixDiagInfoResp, error) {
+	return pkgHandle.UnixSocketDiagInfo()
+}
+
 // UnixSocketDiag requests UNIX_DIAG_INFO for unix sockets.
-func UnixSocketDiag() ([]*UnixSocket, error) {
+func (h *Handle) UnixSocketDiag() ([]*UnixSocket, error) {
 	// Construct the request
-	req := nl.NewNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
+	req := h.newNetlinkRequest(nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
 	req.AddData(&unixSocketRequest{
 		Family: unix.AF_UNIX,
 		States: ^uint32(0), // all states
 	})
 
 	var result []*UnixSocket
-	err := socketDiagExecutor(req, func(m syscall.NetlinkMessage) error {
+	var err error
+	err = req.ExecuteIter(unix.NETLINK_INET_DIAG, nl.SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY, func(msg []byte) bool {
 		sockInfo := &UnixSocket{}
-		if err := sockInfo.deserialize(m.Data); err != nil {
-			return err
+		if err = sockInfo.deserialize(msg); err != nil {
+			return false
 		}
 
 		// Diagnosis also delivers sockets with AF_INET family, filter those
 		if sockInfo.Family == unix.AF_UNIX {
 			result = append(result, sockInfo)
 		}
-		return nil
+		return true
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -486,42 +520,9 @@ func UnixSocketDiag() ([]*UnixSocket, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-// socketDiagExecutor requests diagnoses info from the NETLINK_INET_DIAG socket for the specified request.
-func socketDiagExecutor(req *nl.NetlinkRequest, receiver func(syscall.NetlinkMessage) error) error {
-	s, err := nl.Subscribe(unix.NETLINK_INET_DIAG)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer s.Close()
-	s.Send(req)
-
-loop:
-	for {
-		msgs, from, err := s.Receive()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if from.Pid != nl.PidKernel {
-			return fmt.Errorf("wrong sender portid %d, expected %d", from.Pid, nl.PidKernel)
-		}
-		if len(msgs) == 0 {
-			return errors.New("no message nor error from netlink")
-		}
-
-		for _, m := range msgs {
-			switch m.Header.Type {
-			case unix.NLMSG_DONE:
-				break loop
-			case unix.NLMSG_ERROR:
-				error := int32(native.Uint32(m.Data[0:4]))
-				return syscall.Errno(-error)
-			}
-			if err := receiver(m); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+// UnixSocketDiag requests UNIX_DIAG_INFO for unix sockets.
+func UnixSocketDiag() ([]*UnixSocket, error) {
+	return pkgHandle.UnixSocketDiag()
 }
 
 func attrsToInetDiagTCPInfoResp(attrs []syscall.NetlinkRouteAttr, sockInfo *Socket) (*InetDiagTCPInfoResp, error) {