diff --git a/common/lru/basiclru.go b/common/lru/basiclru.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a429157fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/lru/basiclru.go
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+// Package lru implements generically-typed LRU caches.
+package lru
+
+// BasicLRU is a simple LRU cache.
+//
+// This type is not safe for concurrent use.
+// The zero value is not valid, instances must be created using NewCache.
+type BasicLRU[K comparable, V any] struct {
+	list  *list[K]
+	items map[K]cacheItem[K, V]
+	cap   int
+}
+
+type cacheItem[K any, V any] struct {
+	elem  *listElem[K]
+	value V
+}
+
+// NewBasicLRU creates a new LRU cache.
+func NewBasicLRU[K comparable, V any](capacity int) BasicLRU[K, V] {
+	if capacity <= 0 {
+		capacity = 1
+	}
+	c := BasicLRU[K, V]{
+		items: make(map[K]cacheItem[K, V]),
+		list:  newList[K](),
+		cap:   capacity,
+	}
+	return c
+}
+
+// Add adds a value to the cache. Returns true if an item was evicted to store the new item.
+func (c *BasicLRU[K, V]) Add(key K, value V) (evicted bool) {
+	item, ok := c.items[key]
+	if ok {
+		// Already exists in cache.
+		item.value = value
+		c.items[key] = item
+		c.list.moveToFront(item.elem)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	var elem *listElem[K]
+	if c.Len() >= c.cap {
+		elem = c.list.removeLast()
+		delete(c.items, elem.v)
+		evicted = true
+	} else {
+		elem = new(listElem[K])
+	}
+
+	// Store the new item.
+	// Note that, if another item was evicted, we re-use its list element here.
+	elem.v = key
+	c.items[key] = cacheItem[K, V]{elem, value}
+	c.list.pushElem(elem)
+	return evicted
+}
+
+// Contains reports whether the given key exists in the cache.
+func (c *BasicLRU[K, V]) Contains(key K) bool {
+	_, ok := c.items[key]
+	return ok
+}
+
+// Get retrieves a value from the cache. This marks the key as recently used.
+func (c *BasicLRU[K, V]) Get(key K) (value V, ok bool) {
+	item, ok := c.items[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return value, false
+	}
+	c.list.moveToFront(item.elem)
+	return item.value, true
+}
+
+// GetOldest retrieves the least-recently-used item.
+// Note that this does not update the item's recency.
+func (c *BasicLRU[K, V]) GetOldest() (key K, value V, ok bool) {
+	lastElem := c.list.last()
+	if lastElem == nil {
+		return key, value, false
+	}
+	key = lastElem.v
+	item := c.items[key]
+	return key, item.value, true
+}
+
+// Len returns the current number of items in the cache.
+func (c *BasicLRU[K, V]) Len() int {
+	return len(c.items)
+}
+
+// Peek retrieves a value from the cache, but does not mark the key as recently used.
+func (c *BasicLRU[K, V]) Peek(key K) (value V, ok bool) {
+	item, ok := c.items[key]
+	return item.value, ok
+}
+
+// Purge empties the cache.
+func (c *BasicLRU[K, V]) Purge() {
+	c.list.init()
+	for k := range c.items {
+		delete(c.items, k)
+	}
+}
+
+// Remove drops an item from the cache. Returns true if the key was present in cache.
+func (c *BasicLRU[K, V]) Remove(key K) bool {
+	item, ok := c.items[key]
+	if ok {
+		delete(c.items, key)
+		c.list.remove(item.elem)
+	}
+	return ok
+}
+
+// RemoveOldest drops the least recently used item.
+func (c *BasicLRU[K, V]) RemoveOldest() (key K, value V, ok bool) {
+	lastElem := c.list.last()
+	if lastElem == nil {
+		return key, value, false
+	}
+
+	key = lastElem.v
+	item := c.items[key]
+	delete(c.items, key)
+	c.list.remove(lastElem)
+	return key, item.value, true
+}
+
+// Keys returns all keys in the cache.
+func (c *BasicLRU[K, V]) Keys() []K {
+	keys := make([]K, 0, len(c.items))
+	return c.list.appendTo(keys)
+}
+
+// list is a doubly-linked list holding items of type he.
+// The zero value is not valid, use newList to create lists.
+type list[T any] struct {
+	root listElem[T]
+}
+
+type listElem[T any] struct {
+	next *listElem[T]
+	prev *listElem[T]
+	v    T
+}
+
+func newList[T any]() *list[T] {
+	l := new(list[T])
+	l.init()
+	return l
+}
+
+// init reinitializes the list, making it empty.
+func (l *list[T]) init() {
+	l.root.next = &l.root
+	l.root.prev = &l.root
+}
+
+// push adds an element to the front of the list.
+func (l *list[T]) pushElem(e *listElem[T]) {
+	e.prev = &l.root
+	e.next = l.root.next
+	l.root.next = e
+	e.next.prev = e
+}
+
+// moveToFront makes 'node' the head of the list.
+func (l *list[T]) moveToFront(e *listElem[T]) {
+	e.prev.next = e.next
+	e.next.prev = e.prev
+	l.pushElem(e)
+}
+
+// remove removes an element from the list.
+func (l *list[T]) remove(e *listElem[T]) {
+	e.prev.next = e.next
+	e.next.prev = e.prev
+	e.next, e.prev = nil, nil
+}
+
+// removeLast removes the last element of the list.
+func (l *list[T]) removeLast() *listElem[T] {
+	last := l.last()
+	if last != nil {
+		l.remove(last)
+	}
+	return last
+}
+
+// last returns the last element of the list, or nil if the list is empty.
+func (l *list[T]) last() *listElem[T] {
+	e := l.root.prev
+	if e == &l.root {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return e
+}
+
+// appendTo appends all list elements to a slice.
+func (l *list[T]) appendTo(slice []T) []T {
+	for e := l.root.prev; e != &l.root; e = e.prev {
+		slice = append(slice, e.v)
+	}
+	return slice
+}
diff --git a/common/lru/basiclru_test.go b/common/lru/basiclru_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29812bda15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/lru/basiclru_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package lru
+
+import (
+	crand "crypto/rand"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"math/rand"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// Some of these test cases were adapted
+// from https://github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/blob/master/simplelru/lru_test.go
+
+func TestBasicLRU(t *testing.T) {
+	cache := NewBasicLRU[int, int](128)
+
+	for i := 0; i < 256; i++ {
+		cache.Add(i, i)
+	}
+	if cache.Len() != 128 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad len: %v", cache.Len())
+	}
+
+	// Check that Keys returns least-recent key first.
+	keys := cache.Keys()
+	if len(keys) != 128 {
+		t.Fatal("wrong Keys() length", len(keys))
+	}
+	for i, k := range keys {
+		v, ok := cache.Peek(k)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("expected key %d be present", i)
+		}
+		if v != k {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %d == %d", k, v)
+		}
+		if v != i+128 {
+			t.Fatalf("wrong value at key %d: %d, want %d", i, v, i+128)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < 128; i++ {
+		_, ok := cache.Get(i)
+		if ok {
+			t.Fatalf("%d should be evicted", i)
+		}
+	}
+	for i := 128; i < 256; i++ {
+		_, ok := cache.Get(i)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("%d should not be evicted", i)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for i := 128; i < 192; i++ {
+		ok := cache.Remove(i)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("%d should be in cache", i)
+		}
+		ok = cache.Remove(i)
+		if ok {
+			t.Fatalf("%d should not be in cache", i)
+		}
+		_, ok = cache.Get(i)
+		if ok {
+			t.Fatalf("%d should be deleted", i)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Request item 192.
+	cache.Get(192)
+	// It should be the last item returned by Keys().
+	for i, k := range cache.Keys() {
+		if (i < 63 && k != i+193) || (i == 63 && k != 192) {
+			t.Fatalf("out of order key: %v", k)
+		}
+	}
+
+	cache.Purge()
+	if cache.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad len: %v", cache.Len())
+	}
+	if _, ok := cache.Get(200); ok {
+		t.Fatalf("should contain nothing")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBasicLRUAddExistingKey(t *testing.T) {
+	cache := NewBasicLRU[int, int](1)
+
+	cache.Add(1, 1)
+	cache.Add(1, 2)
+
+	v, _ := cache.Get(1)
+	if v != 2 {
+		t.Fatal("wrong value:", v)
+	}
+}
+
+// This test checks GetOldest and RemoveOldest.
+func TestBasicLRUGetOldest(t *testing.T) {
+	cache := NewBasicLRU[int, int](128)
+	for i := 0; i < 256; i++ {
+		cache.Add(i, i)
+	}
+
+	k, _, ok := cache.GetOldest()
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("missing")
+	}
+	if k != 128 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %v", k)
+	}
+
+	k, _, ok = cache.RemoveOldest()
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("missing")
+	}
+	if k != 128 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %v", k)
+	}
+
+	k, _, ok = cache.RemoveOldest()
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("missing oldest item")
+	}
+	if k != 129 {
+		t.Fatalf("wrong oldest item: %v", k)
+	}
+}
+
+// Test that Add returns true/false if an eviction occurred
+func TestBasicLRUAddReturnValue(t *testing.T) {
+	cache := NewBasicLRU[int, int](1)
+	if cache.Add(1, 1) {
+		t.Errorf("first add shouldn't have evicted")
+	}
+	if !cache.Add(2, 2) {
+		t.Errorf("second add should have evicted")
+	}
+}
+
+// This test verifies that Contains doesn't change item recency.
+func TestBasicLRUContains(t *testing.T) {
+	cache := NewBasicLRU[int, int](2)
+	cache.Add(1, 1)
+	cache.Add(2, 2)
+	if !cache.Contains(1) {
+		t.Errorf("1 should be in the cache")
+	}
+	cache.Add(3, 3)
+	if cache.Contains(1) {
+		t.Errorf("Contains should not have updated recency of 1")
+	}
+}
+
+// Test that Peek doesn't update recent-ness
+func TestBasicLRUPeek(t *testing.T) {
+	cache := NewBasicLRU[int, int](2)
+	cache.Add(1, 1)
+	cache.Add(2, 2)
+	if v, ok := cache.Peek(1); !ok || v != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("1 should be set to 1")
+	}
+	cache.Add(3, 3)
+	if cache.Contains(1) {
+		t.Errorf("should not have updated recent-ness of 1")
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkLRU(b *testing.B) {
+	var (
+		capacity = 1000
+		indexes  = make([]int, capacity*20)
+		keys     = make([]string, capacity)
+		values   = make([][]byte, capacity)
+	)
+	for i := range indexes {
+		indexes[i] = rand.Intn(capacity)
+	}
+	for i := range keys {
+		b := make([]byte, 32)
+		crand.Read(b)
+		keys[i] = string(b)
+		crand.Read(b)
+		values[i] = b
+	}
+
+	var sink []byte
+
+	b.Run("Add/BasicLRU", func(b *testing.B) {
+		cache := NewBasicLRU[int, int](capacity)
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			cache.Add(i, i)
+		}
+	})
+	b.Run("Get/BasicLRU", func(b *testing.B) {
+		cache := NewBasicLRU[string, []byte](capacity)
+		for i := 0; i < capacity; i++ {
+			index := indexes[i]
+			cache.Add(keys[index], values[index])
+		}
+
+		b.ResetTimer()
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			k := keys[indexes[i%len(indexes)]]
+			v, ok := cache.Get(k)
+			if ok {
+				sink = v
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	// // vs. github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/simplelru
+	// b.Run("Add/simplelru.LRU", func(b *testing.B) {
+	//	cache, _ := simplelru.NewLRU(capacity, nil)
+	//	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	//		cache.Add(i, i)
+	//	}
+	// })
+	// b.Run("Get/simplelru.LRU", func(b *testing.B) {
+	//	cache, _ := simplelru.NewLRU(capacity, nil)
+	//	for i := 0; i < capacity; i++ {
+	//		index := indexes[i]
+	//		cache.Add(keys[index], values[index])
+	//	}
+	//
+	//	b.ResetTimer()
+	//	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	//		k := keys[indexes[i%len(indexes)]]
+	//		v, ok := cache.Get(k)
+	//		if ok {
+	//			sink = v.([]byte)
+	//		}
+	//	}
+	// })
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(io.Discard, sink)
+}
diff --git a/common/lru/blob_lru.go b/common/lru/blob_lru.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9b3398503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/lru/blob_lru.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package lru
+
+import (
+	"math"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// blobType is the type constraint for values stored in SizeConstrainedCache.
+type blobType interface {
+	~[]byte | ~string
+}
+
+// SizeConstrainedCache is a cache where capacity is in bytes (instead of item count). When the cache
+// is at capacity, and a new item is added, older items are evicted until the size
+// constraint is met.
+//
+// OBS: This cache assumes that items are content-addressed: keys are unique per content.
+// In other words: two Add(..) with the same key K, will always have the same value V.
+type SizeConstrainedCache[K comparable, V blobType] struct {
+	size    uint64
+	maxSize uint64
+	lru     BasicLRU[K, V]
+	lock    sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// NewSizeConstrainedCache creates a new size-constrained LRU cache.
+func NewSizeConstrainedCache[K comparable, V blobType](maxSize uint64) *SizeConstrainedCache[K, V] {
+	return &SizeConstrainedCache[K, V]{
+		size:    0,
+		maxSize: maxSize,
+		lru:     NewBasicLRU[K, V](math.MaxInt),
+	}
+}
+
+// Add adds a value to the cache.  Returns true if an eviction occurred.
+// OBS: This cache assumes that items are content-addressed: keys are unique per content.
+// In other words: two Add(..) with the same key K, will always have the same value V.
+// OBS: The value is _not_ copied on Add, so the caller must not modify it afterwards.
+func (c *SizeConstrainedCache[K, V]) Add(key K, value V) (evicted bool) {
+	c.lock.Lock()
+	defer c.lock.Unlock()
+
+	// Unless it is already present, might need to evict something.
+	// OBS: If it is present, we still call Add internally to bump the recentness.
+	if !c.lru.Contains(key) {
+		targetSize := c.size + uint64(len(value))
+		for targetSize > c.maxSize {
+			evicted = true
+			_, v, ok := c.lru.RemoveOldest()
+			if !ok {
+				// list is now empty. Break
+				break
+			}
+			targetSize -= uint64(len(v))
+		}
+		c.size = targetSize
+	}
+	c.lru.Add(key, value)
+	return evicted
+}
+
+// Get looks up a key's value from the cache.
+func (c *SizeConstrainedCache[K, V]) Get(key K) (V, bool) {
+	c.lock.Lock()
+	defer c.lock.Unlock()
+
+	return c.lru.Get(key)
+}
diff --git a/common/lru/blob_lru_test.go b/common/lru/blob_lru_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca1b0ddd74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/lru/blob_lru_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package lru
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type testKey [8]byte
+
+func mkKey(i int) (key testKey) {
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(key[:], uint64(i))
+	return key
+}
+
+func TestSizeConstrainedCache(t *testing.T) {
+	lru := NewSizeConstrainedCache[testKey, []byte](100)
+	var want uint64
+	// Add 11 items of 10 byte each. First item should be swapped out
+	for i := 0; i < 11; i++ {
+		k := mkKey(i)
+		v := fmt.Sprintf("value-%04d", i)
+		lru.Add(k, []byte(v))
+		want += uint64(len(v))
+		if want > 100 {
+			want = 100
+		}
+		if have := lru.size; have != want {
+			t.Fatalf("size wrong, have %d want %d", have, want)
+		}
+	}
+	// Zero:th should be evicted
+	{
+		k := mkKey(0)
+		if _, ok := lru.Get(k); ok {
+			t.Fatalf("should be evicted: %v", k)
+		}
+	}
+	// Elems 1-11 should be present
+	for i := 1; i < 11; i++ {
+		k := mkKey(i)
+		want := fmt.Sprintf("value-%04d", i)
+		have, ok := lru.Get(k)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("missing key %v", k)
+		}
+		if string(have) != want {
+			t.Fatalf("wrong value, have %v want %v", have, want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// This test adds inserting an element exceeding the max size.
+func TestSizeConstrainedCacheOverflow(t *testing.T) {
+	lru := NewSizeConstrainedCache[testKey, []byte](100)
+
+	// Add 10 items of 10 byte each, filling the cache
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		k := mkKey(i)
+		v := fmt.Sprintf("value-%04d", i)
+		lru.Add(k, []byte(v))
+	}
+	// Add one single large elem. We expect it to swap out all entries.
+	{
+		k := mkKey(1337)
+		v := make([]byte, 200)
+		lru.Add(k, v)
+	}
+	// Elems 0-9 should be missing
+	for i := 1; i < 10; i++ {
+		k := mkKey(i)
+		if _, ok := lru.Get(k); ok {
+			t.Fatalf("should be evicted: %v", k)
+		}
+	}
+	// The size should be accurate
+	if have, want := lru.size, uint64(200); have != want {
+		t.Fatalf("size wrong, have %d want %d", have, want)
+	}
+	// Adding one small item should swap out the large one
+	{
+		i := 0
+		k := mkKey(i)
+		v := fmt.Sprintf("value-%04d", i)
+		lru.Add(k, []byte(v))
+		if have, want := lru.size, uint64(10); have != want {
+			t.Fatalf("size wrong, have %d want %d", have, want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// This checks what happens when inserting the same k/v multiple times.
+func TestSizeConstrainedCacheSameItem(t *testing.T) {
+	lru := NewSizeConstrainedCache[testKey, []byte](100)
+
+	// Add one 10 byte-item 10 times.
+	k := mkKey(0)
+	v := fmt.Sprintf("value-%04d", 0)
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		lru.Add(k, []byte(v))
+	}
+
+	// The size should be accurate.
+	if have, want := lru.size, uint64(10); have != want {
+		t.Fatalf("size wrong, have %d want %d", have, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// This tests that empty/nil values are handled correctly.
+func TestSizeConstrainedCacheEmpties(t *testing.T) {
+	lru := NewSizeConstrainedCache[testKey, []byte](100)
+
+	// This test abuses the lru a bit, using different keys for identical value(s).
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		lru.Add(testKey{byte(i)}, []byte{})
+		lru.Add(testKey{byte(255 - i)}, nil)
+	}
+
+	// The size should not count, only the values count. So this could be a DoS
+	// since it basically has no cap, and it is intentionally overloaded with
+	// different-keyed 0-length values.
+	if have, want := lru.size, uint64(0); have != want {
+		t.Fatalf("size wrong, have %d want %d", have, want)
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		if v, ok := lru.Get(testKey{byte(i)}); !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("test %d: expected presence", i)
+		} else if v == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("test %d, v is nil", i)
+		}
+
+		if v, ok := lru.Get(testKey{byte(255 - i)}); !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("test %d: expected presence", i)
+		} else if v != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("test %d, v is not nil", i)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/common/lru/lru.go b/common/lru/lru.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45965adb0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/lru/lru.go
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package lru
+
+import "sync"
+
+// Cache is a LRU cache.
+// This type is safe for concurrent use.
+type Cache[K comparable, V any] struct {
+	cache BasicLRU[K, V]
+	mu    sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// NewCache creates an LRU cache.
+func NewCache[K comparable, V any](capacity int) *Cache[K, V] {
+	return &Cache[K, V]{cache: NewBasicLRU[K, V](capacity)}
+}
+
+// Add adds a value to the cache. Returns true if an item was evicted to store the new item.
+func (c *Cache[K, V]) Add(key K, value V) (evicted bool) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return c.cache.Add(key, value)
+}
+
+// Contains reports whether the given key exists in the cache.
+func (c *Cache[K, V]) Contains(key K) bool {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return c.cache.Contains(key)
+}
+
+// Get retrieves a value from the cache. This marks the key as recently used.
+func (c *Cache[K, V]) Get(key K) (value V, ok bool) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return c.cache.Get(key)
+}
+
+// Len returns the current number of items in the cache.
+func (c *Cache[K, V]) Len() int {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return c.cache.Len()
+}
+
+// Peek retrieves a value from the cache, but does not mark the key as recently used.
+func (c *Cache[K, V]) Peek(key K) (value V, ok bool) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return c.cache.Peek(key)
+}
+
+// Purge empties the cache.
+func (c *Cache[K, V]) Purge() {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	c.cache.Purge()
+}
+
+// Remove drops an item from the cache. Returns true if the key was present in cache.
+func (c *Cache[K, V]) Remove(key K) bool {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return c.cache.Remove(key)
+}
+
+// Keys returns all keys of items currently in the LRU.
+func (c *Cache[K, V]) Keys() []K {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return c.cache.Keys()
+}