diff --git a/vlib/pool/README.md b/vlib/pool/README.md
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+# Connection Pool Module
+
+This module provides a robust connection pooling implementation for 
+managing reusable resources like database connections. It handles 
+connection lifecycle, validation, and efficient resource allocation 
+with minimal overhead.
+
+## Features
+
+- **Connection Reuse**: Efficiently manages reusable connections
+- **Health Validation**: Automatic connection validation
+- **Dynamic Scaling**: Adjusts pool size based on demand
+- **Intelligent Eviction**: Removes stale connections with priority-based cleanup
+- **Statistics Tracking**: Provides detailed pool metrics
+- **Thread Safety**: Fully concurrent-safe implementation
+- **Graceful Shutdown**: Clean resource termination
+- **Dynamic Configuration**: Runtime configuration updates
+
+## Basic Usage
+
+### Creating a Pool
+
+```v ignore
+import db.mysql
+import pool
+import time
+
+// Define your connection factory function
+fn create_conn() !&pool.ConnectionPoolable {
+	config := mysql.Config{
+		host:     '127.0.0.1'
+		port:     3306
+		username: 'root'
+		password: '12345678'
+		dbname:   'mysql'
+	}
+	db := mysql.connect(config)!
+	return &db
+}
+
+// Configure pool parameters
+config := pool.ConnectionPoolConfig{
+	max_conns:      50
+	min_idle_conns: 5
+	max_lifetime:   2 * time.hour
+	idle_timeout:   30 * time.minute
+	get_timeout:    5 * time.second
+}
+
+// Create connection pool
+mut my_pool := pool.new_connection_pool(create_conn, config)!
+
+// Acquire connection
+mut conn := my_pool.get()!
+
+// Use connection
+// ... your operations ...
+
+// Return connection to pool
+my_pool.put(conn)!
+
+// When application exits
+my_pool.close()
+```
+
+## Configuration Options
+
+| Parameter           | Default Value         | Description                          |
+|---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
+| `max_conns`         | 20                    | Maximum connections in pool          |
+| `min_idle_conns`    | 5                     | Minimum idle connections to maintain |
+| `max_lifetime`      | 1 hour                | Max connection lifetime              |
+| `idle_timeout`      | 30 minutes            | Idle connection timeout              |
+| `get_timeout`       | 5 seconds             | Connection acquisition timeout       |
+| `retry_base_delay`  | 1 second              | Base delay for connection retries    |
+| `max_retry_delay`   | 30 seconds            | Maximum retry delay                  |
+| `max_retry_attempts`| 5                     | Maximum connection creation attempts |
+
+## Advanced Features
+
+### Dynamic Configuration Update
+
+```v ignore
+new_config := pool.ConnectionPoolConfig{
+    max_conns: 100
+    min_idle_conns: 10
+    // ... other parameters ...
+}
+
+my_pool.update_config(new_config)!
+```
+
+### Connection Recovery Signal
+
+```v ignore
+// After connection maintenance/outage
+my_pool.signal_recovery_event()
+```
+
+### Statistics Monitoring
+
+```v ignore
+stats := my_pool.stats()
+println("Active connections: ${stats.active_conns}")
+println("Idle connections: ${stats.idle_conns}")
+println("Waiting clients: ${stats.waiting_clients}")
+```
+
+## Implementation Notes
+
+1. **Exponential Backoff**: Connection creation uses exponential backoff with jitter
+2. **Priority Eviction**: Four priority levels for connection cleanup:
+   - `low`: Routine maintenance
+   - `medium`: Connection acquisition failure
+   - `high`: Configuration changes
+   - `urgent`: Connection recovery events
+3. **Adaptive Cleanup**: Maintenance thread dynamically adjusts processing frequency
+4. **Wait Queue**: Fair connection allocation to waiting clients
+5. **Atomic Operations**: Non-blocking statistics tracking
+
+## Performance Considerations
+
+- Use appropriate `min_idle_conns` to balance startup time and memory
+- Set `max_lifetime` according to your backend connection limits
+- Monitor `creation_errors` statistic to detect connection issues
+- Use `evicted_count` to identify connection health problems
+
+## Example Implementation
+
+```v
+// ConnectionPoolable connection interface implementation
+struct MyConnection {
+	// Your connection state
+}
+
+fn (mut c MyConnection) validate() !bool {
+	// Connection health check logic
+	return true
+}
+
+fn (mut c MyConnection) close() ! {
+	// Physical close logic
+}
+
+fn (mut c MyConnection) reset() ! {
+	// Reset connection to initial state
+}
+```
diff --git a/vlib/pool/connection.v b/vlib/pool/connection.v
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+module pool
+
+import sync
+import sync.stdatomic { new_atomic }
+import time
+
+// Eviction channel capacity
+const eviction_ch_cap = 1000
+
+// ConnectionPoolable defines the interface for connection objects
+pub interface ConnectionPoolable {
+mut:
+	// validate checks if the connection is still usable
+	validate() !bool
+	// close terminates the physical connection
+	close() !
+	// reset returns the connection to initial state for reuse
+	reset() !
+}
+
+// ConnectionPoolConfig holds configuration settings for the connection pool
+@[params]
+pub struct ConnectionPoolConfig {
+pub mut:
+	max_conns          int           = 20               // Maximum allowed connections
+	min_idle_conns     int           = 5                // Minimum idle connections to maintain
+	max_lifetime       time.Duration = time.hour        // Max lifetime of a connection
+	idle_timeout       time.Duration = 30 * time.minute // Time before idle connections are cleaned up
+	get_timeout        time.Duration = 5 * time.second  // Max time to wait for a connection
+	retry_base_delay   time.Duration = 1 * time.second  // Base delay for retry backoff
+	max_retry_delay    time.Duration = 30 * time.second // Maximum delay for retry backoff
+	max_retry_attempts int           = 5                // Maximum retry attempts
+}
+
+// ConnectionWrapper contains metadata about a pooled connection
+struct ConnectionWrapper {
+mut:
+	conn          &ConnectionPoolable // The actual connection object
+	created_at    time.Time           // When connection was created
+	last_used_at  time.Time           // Last time connection was used
+	last_valid_at time.Time           // Last time connection was validated
+	usage_count   int                 // How many times this connection has been used
+}
+
+// EvictionPriority indicates urgency of connection cleanup
+pub enum EvictionPriority {
+	low    // Routine cleanup (connection return)
+	medium // Connection get failure
+	high   // Configuration change
+	urgent // Database/Server recovery
+}
+
+// ConnectionPool manages a pool of reusable connections
+pub struct ConnectionPool {
+mut:
+	config ConnectionPoolConfig
+	// Lock order:
+	// config_mutex > create_mutex > idle_pool_mutex > all_conns_mutex > wait_queue_mutex
+	config_mutex     &sync.RwMutex @[required] // Guards configuration changes
+	create_mutex     &sync.Mutex // Serializes connection creation
+	idle_pool_mutex  &sync.RwMutex              @[required] // Protects idle connections
+	all_conns_mutex  &sync.RwMutex              @[required] // Protects all connections map
+	wait_queue_mutex &sync.RwMutex              @[required] // Protects wait queue
+	is_closed        &stdatomic.AtomicVal[bool] @[required] // Pool shutdown flag
+	stop_ch          chan bool             // Signals maintenance thread to stop
+	eviction_ch      chan EvictionPriority // Eviction event channel
+	cleanup_thread   thread                // Background maintenance thread
+	wait_queue       []chan bool           // Client wait queue for connection acquisition
+	conn_factory     fn () !&ConnectionPoolable @[required] // Creates new connections
+	active_count     &stdatomic.AtomicVal[int]  @[required] // Currently checked-out connections
+	created_at       time.Time                      // Pool creation timestamp
+	all_conns        map[voidptr]&ConnectionWrapper // All tracked connections
+	idle_pool        []&ConnectionWrapper           // Currently idle connections
+	creation_errors  &stdatomic.AtomicVal[int] @[required] // Failed creation attempts
+	evicted_count    &stdatomic.AtomicVal[int] @[required] // Connections forcibly removed
+	creating_count   &stdatomic.AtomicVal[int] @[required] // Connections being created
+}
+
+// new_connection_pool creates a new connection pool
+pub fn new_connection_pool(conn_factory fn () !&ConnectionPoolable, config ConnectionPoolConfig) !&ConnectionPool {
+	// Validate configuration parameters
+	check_config(config)!
+
+	mut p := &ConnectionPool{
+		conn_factory:     conn_factory
+		config:           config
+		config_mutex:     sync.new_rwmutex()
+		create_mutex:     sync.new_mutex()
+		idle_pool_mutex:  sync.new_rwmutex()
+		all_conns_mutex:  sync.new_rwmutex()
+		wait_queue_mutex: sync.new_rwmutex()
+		is_closed:        new_atomic(false)
+		stop_ch:          chan bool{cap: 1}
+		eviction_ch:      chan EvictionPriority{cap: eviction_ch_cap}
+		active_count:     new_atomic(0)
+		creation_errors:  new_atomic(0)
+		evicted_count:    new_atomic(0)
+		creating_count:   new_atomic(0)
+		all_conns:        map[voidptr]&ConnectionWrapper{}
+	}
+
+	now := time.utc()
+	p.created_at = now
+
+	// Initialize minimum idle connections
+	for _ in 0 .. config.min_idle_conns {
+		conn := p.create_conn_with_retry() or {
+			// Cleanup if initialization fails
+			p.all_conns_mutex.lock()
+			for _, mut wrapper in p.all_conns {
+				wrapper.conn.close() or {}
+			}
+			p.all_conns.clear()
+			p.all_conns_mutex.unlock()
+			return err
+		}
+		wrapper := &ConnectionWrapper{
+			conn:          conn
+			created_at:    now
+			last_used_at:  now
+			last_valid_at: now
+		}
+		p.idle_pool << wrapper
+		p.all_conns_mutex.lock()
+		p.all_conns[conn] = wrapper
+		p.all_conns_mutex.unlock()
+	}
+
+	// Start background maintenance thread
+	p.cleanup_thread = spawn p.background_maintenance()
+	// Initial connection pruning
+	p.prune_connections()
+	return p
+}
+
+// create_conn_with_retry creates a connection with exponential backoff retries
+fn (mut p ConnectionPool) create_conn_with_retry() !&ConnectionPoolable {
+	// Get current configuration
+	p.config_mutex.rlock()
+	max_attempts := p.config.max_retry_attempts
+	base_delay := p.config.retry_base_delay
+	max_delay := p.config.max_retry_delay
+	p.config_mutex.unlock()
+
+	// Serialize connection creation
+	p.create_mutex.lock()
+	defer {
+		p.create_mutex.unlock()
+	}
+
+	mut attempt := 0
+	p.creating_count.add(1)
+	defer {
+		p.creating_count.sub(1)
+	}
+
+	for {
+		mut conn := p.conn_factory() or {
+			// Handle creation error with exponential backoff
+			if attempt >= max_attempts {
+				return error('Connection creation failed after ${attempt} attempts: ${err}')
+			}
+
+			// Calculate next delay with exponential backoff
+			mut delay := base_delay * time.Duration(1 << attempt)
+			if delay > max_delay {
+				delay = max_delay
+			}
+
+			time.sleep(delay)
+			attempt++
+			p.creation_errors.add(1)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Validate new connection
+		if !conn.validate() or { false } {
+			conn.close() or {}
+			return error('New connection validation failed')
+		}
+		return conn
+	}
+	return error('Unreachable code')
+}
+
+// try_wakeup_waiters attempts to notify waiting clients of available resources
+fn (mut p ConnectionPool) try_wakeup_waiters() {
+	can_create := p.can_create()
+	p.wait_queue_mutex.lock()
+	defer {
+		p.wait_queue_mutex.unlock()
+	}
+
+	// Notify first client if resources are available
+	if p.wait_queue.len > 0 {
+		if p.idle_pool.len > 0 || can_create {
+			to_wake := p.wait_queue[0]
+			p.wait_queue.delete(0)
+			to_wake <- true
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// can_create checks if new connections can be created
+@[inline]
+fn (mut p ConnectionPool) can_create() bool {
+	p.config_mutex.rlock()
+	max_conns := p.config.max_conns
+	p.config_mutex.unlock()
+	return p.active_count.load() + p.creating_count.load() < max_conns && !p.is_closed.load()
+		&& p.all_conns.len < max_conns
+}
+
+// get acquires a connection from the pool with timeout
+pub fn (mut p ConnectionPool) get() !&ConnectionPoolable {
+	start_time := time.utc()
+	for {
+		// Check if pool is closed
+		if p.is_closed.load() {
+			return error('Connection pool closed')
+		}
+
+		// Try immediate acquisition
+		if conn := p.try_get() {
+			p.eviction_ch <- .medium
+			return conn
+		}
+
+		// Check if new connection can be created
+		can_create := p.can_create()
+		if can_create {
+			mut new_conn := p.create_conn_with_retry()!
+
+			// Final check before adding to pool
+			if p.is_closed.load() {
+				new_conn.close()!
+				return error('Connection pool closed')
+			}
+
+			p.config_mutex.rlock()
+			max_conns := p.config.max_conns
+			p.config_mutex.unlock()
+
+			p.all_conns_mutex.lock()
+			if p.all_conns.len < max_conns {
+				// Successfully create and add new connection
+				now := time.utc()
+				wrapper := &ConnectionWrapper{
+					conn:          new_conn
+					created_at:    now
+					last_used_at:  now
+					last_valid_at: now
+				}
+				p.all_conns[new_conn] = wrapper
+				p.all_conns_mutex.unlock()
+				p.active_count.add(1)
+				return new_conn
+			} else {
+				// Connection limit reached - close new connection
+				p.all_conns_mutex.unlock()
+				new_conn.close()!
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Second attempt to get connection
+		if conn := p.try_get() {
+			return conn
+		}
+
+		// Calculate remaining time for connection acquisition
+		p.config_mutex.rlock()
+		timeout := p.config.get_timeout
+		p.config_mutex.unlock()
+		elapsed := time.utc() - start_time
+		if elapsed > timeout {
+			return error('Connection acquisition timeout')
+		}
+		remaining := timeout - elapsed
+
+		// Set up notification channel
+		notify_chan := chan bool{cap: 1}
+		defer {
+			notify_chan.close()
+		}
+
+		// Add to wait queue
+		p.wait_queue_mutex.lock()
+		p.wait_queue << notify_chan
+		p.wait_queue_mutex.unlock()
+
+		select {
+			_ := <-notify_chan {
+				// Notification received - retry acquisition
+			}
+			i64(remaining) {
+				// Timeout cleanup
+				p.wait_queue_mutex.lock()
+				for i := 0; i < p.wait_queue.len; i++ {
+					if p.wait_queue[i] == notify_chan {
+						p.wait_queue.delete(i)
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				p.wait_queue_mutex.unlock()
+				if conn := p.try_get() {
+					return conn
+				}
+				return error('Connection acquisition timeout')
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return error('Unreachable code')
+}
+
+// try_get attempts non-blocking connection acquisition
+fn (mut p ConnectionPool) try_get() ?&ConnectionPoolable {
+	// Get relevant configuration parameters
+	p.config_mutex.rlock()
+	min_idle := p.config.min_idle_conns
+	max_lifetime := p.config.max_lifetime
+	p.config_mutex.unlock()
+
+	p.idle_pool_mutex.lock()
+	defer {
+		p.idle_pool_mutex.unlock()
+	}
+
+	// Determine eviction priority based on idle count
+	priority := if p.idle_pool.len <= min_idle {
+		EvictionPriority.urgent
+	} else if p.idle_pool.len > min_idle * 2 {
+		EvictionPriority.low
+	} else {
+		EvictionPriority.medium
+	}
+	p.eviction_ch <- priority
+
+	// Process idle connections
+	for p.idle_pool.len > 0 {
+		mut wrapper := p.idle_pool.pop()
+
+		// Check connection lifetime
+		age := time.utc() - wrapper.created_at
+		if age > max_lifetime {
+			// Close expired connection
+			p.all_conns_mutex.lock()
+			p.all_conns.delete(wrapper.conn)
+			p.all_conns_mutex.unlock()
+			wrapper.conn.close() or {}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Validate connection
+		if !wrapper.conn.validate() or { false } {
+			// Handle invalid connection
+			p.all_conns_mutex.lock()
+			p.all_conns.delete(wrapper.conn)
+			p.all_conns_mutex.unlock()
+			wrapper.conn.close() or {}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		wrapper.last_valid_at = time.utc()
+
+		// Mark connection as active
+		p.active_count.add(1)
+		wrapper.last_used_at = time.utc()
+		wrapper.usage_count++
+		return wrapper.conn
+	}
+	return none
+}
+
+// put returns a connection to the pool
+pub fn (mut p ConnectionPool) put(conn &ConnectionPoolable) ! {
+	if p.active_count.load() > 0 {
+		// TODO: may need a atomic check here, compare_exchange?
+		p.active_count.sub(1)
+	}
+
+	mut conn_ptr := unsafe { conn }
+	// Handle closed pool case
+	if p.is_closed.load() {
+		conn_ptr.close()!
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Reset connection to initial state
+	conn_ptr.reset() or {
+		conn_ptr.close() or {}
+		p.all_conns_mutex.lock()
+		p.all_conns.delete(conn)
+		p.all_conns_mutex.unlock()
+		return err
+	}
+
+	p.idle_pool_mutex.lock()
+	p.all_conns_mutex.lock()
+	defer {
+		p.all_conns_mutex.unlock()
+		p.idle_pool_mutex.unlock()
+	}
+
+	// Return connection to idle pool
+	if mut wrapper := p.all_conns[conn] {
+		wrapper.last_used_at = time.utc()
+		p.idle_pool << wrapper
+
+		// Determine if eviction is needed
+		p.config_mutex.rlock()
+		low_eviction := p.idle_pool.len > p.config.min_idle_conns
+		p.config_mutex.unlock()
+
+		// Wake any waiting clients
+		p.try_wakeup_waiters()
+
+		// Trigger eviction if needed
+		priority := if low_eviction { EvictionPriority.low } else { EvictionPriority.urgent }
+		p.eviction_ch <- priority
+	} else {
+		// Handle unmanaged connection
+		conn_ptr.close()!
+		return error('Unmanaged connection')
+	}
+}
+
+// close shuts down the connection pool and cleans up resources
+pub fn (mut p ConnectionPool) close() {
+	if p.is_closed.load() {
+		return
+	}
+	p.is_closed.store(true)
+
+	// Signal background thread to stop
+	p.stop_ch <- true
+	p.cleanup_thread.wait()
+	p.stop_ch.close()
+
+	// Close all active connections
+	p.idle_pool_mutex.lock()
+	p.all_conns_mutex.lock()
+	for _, mut wrapper in p.all_conns {
+		wrapper.conn.close() or {}
+	}
+	p.all_conns.clear()
+	p.idle_pool.clear()
+	p.all_conns_mutex.unlock()
+	p.idle_pool_mutex.unlock()
+
+	// Process clients in the wait queue
+	p.wait_queue_mutex.lock()
+	waiters := p.wait_queue.clone()
+	p.wait_queue.clear()
+	p.wait_queue_mutex.unlock()
+
+	for ch in waiters {
+		ch <- true // Notify all waiting clients
+	}
+
+	p.eviction_ch.close()
+
+	// Reset all counters
+	p.active_count.store(0)
+	p.creation_errors.store(0)
+	p.evicted_count.store(0)
+	p.creating_count.store(0)
+}
+
+// background_maintenance handles periodic connection cleanup
+fn (mut p ConnectionPool) background_maintenance() {
+	mut first_trigger_time := u64(0)
+	mut event_count := 0
+	mut min_interval := time.infinite // Dynamic processing interval
+
+	for {
+		// Calculate adaptive processing interval
+		p.config_mutex.rlock()
+		dynamic_interval := if p.config.idle_timeout / 10 > time.second {
+			time.second
+		} else {
+			p.config.idle_timeout / 10
+		}
+		p.config_mutex.unlock()
+
+		interval := if min_interval < dynamic_interval {
+			min_interval
+		} else {
+			dynamic_interval
+		}
+
+		select {
+			_ := <-p.stop_ch {
+				// Termination signal received
+				return
+			}
+			priority := <-p.eviction_ch {
+				// Process event based on priority
+				match priority {
+					.low {
+						event_count++
+						min_interval = 100 * time.millisecond
+					}
+					.medium {
+						event_count += 10
+						min_interval = 10 * time.millisecond
+					}
+					.high {
+						event_count += 50
+						min_interval = 1 * time.millisecond
+					}
+					.urgent {
+						event_count += 1000
+						min_interval = 100 * time.microsecond
+					}
+				}
+
+				// Track first event time
+				if first_trigger_time == 0 {
+					first_trigger_time = time.sys_mono_now()
+				}
+
+				elapsed := time.sys_mono_now() - first_trigger_time
+
+				// Determine if immediate processing is needed
+				if priority == .urgent
+					|| (priority == .high && elapsed > 100 * time.microsecond)
+					|| (priority == .medium && elapsed > 1 * time.millisecond)
+					|| (priority == .low && elapsed > 10 * time.millisecond)
+					|| event_count >= 1000 {
+					p.prune_connections()
+					event_count = 0
+					first_trigger_time = 0
+					min_interval = time.infinite
+				}
+			}
+			i64(interval) {
+				// Periodic maintenance
+				if event_count > 0 || interval == min_interval {
+					p.prune_connections()
+					event_count = 0
+					first_trigger_time = 0
+					min_interval = time.infinite
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// prune_connections removes invalid connections and maintains min idle count
+fn (mut p ConnectionPool) prune_connections() {
+	// Get current configuration parameters
+	p.config_mutex.rlock()
+	max_lifetime := p.config.max_lifetime
+	idle_timeout := p.config.idle_timeout
+	min_idle := p.config.min_idle_conns
+	p.config_mutex.unlock()
+
+	p.idle_pool_mutex.lock()
+	// Remove stale connections
+	for i := p.idle_pool.len - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		mut wrapper := p.idle_pool[i]
+		age := time.utc() - wrapper.created_at
+		idle_time := time.utc() - wrapper.last_used_at
+
+		if age > max_lifetime || idle_time > idle_timeout || !wrapper.conn.validate() or { false } {
+			p.all_conns_mutex.lock()
+			p.all_conns.delete(wrapper.conn)
+			p.all_conns_mutex.unlock()
+			wrapper.conn.close() or {}
+			p.idle_pool.delete(i)
+			p.evicted_count.add(1)
+		} else {
+			wrapper.last_valid_at = time.utc()
+		}
+	}
+	current_idle := p.idle_pool.len
+	p.idle_pool_mutex.unlock()
+
+	// Calculate connections to create
+	to_create := if min_idle > current_idle { min_idle - current_idle } else { 0 }
+
+	// Create needed connections
+	mut new_conns := []&ConnectionPoolable{}
+	if to_create > 0 {
+		for _ in 0 .. to_create {
+			if new_conn := p.create_conn_with_retry() {
+				new_conns << new_conn
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check if pool was closed during creation
+	if p.is_closed.load() {
+		for mut new_conn in new_conns {
+			new_conn.close() or {}
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	p.config_mutex.rlock()
+	current_min_idle := p.config.min_idle_conns
+	max_conns := p.config.max_conns
+	p.config_mutex.unlock()
+
+	// Add new connections to the pool
+	p.idle_pool_mutex.lock()
+	p.all_conns_mutex.lock()
+	defer {
+		p.all_conns_mutex.unlock()
+		p.idle_pool_mutex.unlock()
+	}
+
+	actual_needed := if current_min_idle > p.idle_pool.len {
+		current_min_idle - p.idle_pool.len
+	} else {
+		0
+	}
+	available_slots := max_conns - p.all_conns.len
+	mut actual_to_add := if actual_needed > new_conns.len { new_conns.len } else { actual_needed }
+	actual_to_add = if actual_to_add > available_slots { available_slots } else { actual_to_add }
+
+	// Create wrapper for each new connection
+	for i in 0 .. actual_to_add {
+		now := time.utc()
+		wrapper := &ConnectionWrapper{
+			conn:          new_conns[i]
+			created_at:    now
+			last_used_at:  now
+			last_valid_at: now
+		}
+		p.idle_pool << wrapper
+		p.all_conns[new_conns[i]] = wrapper
+	}
+
+	// Close any extra connections
+	for i in actual_to_add .. new_conns.len {
+		new_conns[i].close() or {}
+	}
+
+	// Wake clients if connections were added
+	if actual_to_add > 0 {
+		p.try_wakeup_waiters()
+	}
+}
+
+fn check_config(config ConnectionPoolConfig) ! {
+	if config.max_conns <= 0 {
+		return error('max_conns must be positive')
+	}
+	if config.min_idle_conns < 0 {
+		return error('min_idle_conns cannot be negative')
+	}
+	if config.min_idle_conns > config.max_conns {
+		return error('min_idle_conns cannot exceed max_conns')
+	}
+	if config.max_lifetime < 0 {
+		return error('max_lifetime cannot be negative')
+	}
+	if config.idle_timeout < 0 {
+		return error('idle_timeout cannot be negative')
+	}
+	if config.idle_timeout > config.max_lifetime {
+		return error('idle_timeout cannot exceed max_lifetime')
+	}
+	if config.get_timeout < 0 {
+		return error('get_timeout cannot be negative')
+	}
+	if config.retry_base_delay < 0 {
+		return error('retry_base_delay cannot be negative')
+	}
+	if config.max_retry_delay < 0 {
+		return error('max_retry_delay cannot be negative')
+	}
+	if config.max_retry_attempts < 0 {
+		return error('max_retry_attempts cannot be negative')
+	}
+}
+
+// update_config changes the connection pool configuration
+pub fn (mut p ConnectionPool) update_config(config ConnectionPoolConfig) ! {
+	// Validate configuration
+	check_config(config)!
+	// Check pool status
+	if p.is_closed.load() {
+		return error('Connection pool is closed')
+	}
+
+	// Update configuration
+	p.config_mutex.lock()
+	p.config = config
+	p.config_mutex.unlock()
+
+	// Trigger maintenance
+	p.eviction_ch <- .high
+}
+
+// signal_recovery_event notifies the pool of recovery event
+pub fn (mut p ConnectionPool) signal_recovery_event() {
+	p.eviction_ch <- .urgent
+}
+
+// send_eviction triggers a cleanup event
+pub fn (mut p ConnectionPool) send_eviction(priority EvictionPriority) {
+	p.eviction_ch <- priority
+}
+
+// ConnectionPoolStats holds statistics about the pool
+pub struct ConnectionPoolStats {
+pub:
+	total_conns     int       // All managed connections
+	active_conns    int       // Currently checked-out connections
+	idle_conns      int       // Available connections
+	waiting_clients int       // Clients waiting for a connection
+	evicted_count   int       // Connections forcibly removed
+	creation_errors int       // Failed creation attempts
+	created_at      time.Time // When pool was created
+	creating_count  int       // Connections being created
+}
+
+// stats retrieves current connection pool statistics
+pub fn (mut p ConnectionPool) stats() ConnectionPoolStats {
+	p.idle_pool_mutex.rlock()
+	p.all_conns_mutex.rlock()
+	p.wait_queue_mutex.rlock()
+	defer {
+		p.wait_queue_mutex.unlock()
+		p.all_conns_mutex.unlock()
+		p.idle_pool_mutex.unlock()
+	}
+
+	return ConnectionPoolStats{
+		total_conns:     p.all_conns.len
+		active_conns:    p.active_count.load()
+		idle_conns:      p.idle_pool.len
+		waiting_clients: p.wait_queue.len
+		evicted_count:   p.evicted_count.load()
+		creation_errors: p.creation_errors.load()
+		created_at:      p.created_at
+		creating_count:  p.creating_count.load()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vlib/pool/connection_test.v b/vlib/pool/connection_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44e79dd5c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/pool/connection_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+// vtest build: !msvc // msvc hung, maybe sync/atomic bug
+import time
+import sync
+import pool
+import rand
+
+// Mock connection implementation
+struct MockConn {
+mut:
+	healthy    bool
+	close_flag bool
+	reset_flag bool
+	closed     int
+	id         string
+}
+
+fn (mut c MockConn) validate() !bool {
+	return c.healthy
+}
+
+fn (mut c MockConn) close() ! {
+	if c.close_flag {
+		return error('simulated close error')
+	}
+	c.closed++
+}
+
+fn (mut c MockConn) reset() ! {
+	if c.reset_flag {
+		return error('simulated reset error')
+	}
+	c.reset_flag = true
+}
+
+// Test utility functions
+fn create_mock_factory(mut arr []&pool.ConnectionPoolable, healthy bool, fail_times int) fn () !&pool.ConnectionPoolable {
+	mut count := 0
+	return fn [mut arr, healthy, fail_times, mut count] () !&pool.ConnectionPoolable {
+		if count < fail_times {
+			count++
+			return error('connection creation failed')
+		}
+		mut conn := &MockConn{
+			healthy: healthy
+			id:      rand.uuid_v7()
+		}
+		arr << conn
+		return conn
+	}
+}
+
+fn is_same_conn(conn1 &pool.ConnectionPoolable, conn2 &pool.ConnectionPoolable) bool {
+	c1 := conn1 as MockConn
+	c2 := conn2 as MockConn
+	return c1.id == c2.id
+}
+
+// Test cases
+fn test_basic_usage() {
+	for _ in 0 .. 1 {
+		mut test_conns := []&pool.ConnectionPoolable{}
+		factory := create_mock_factory(mut test_conns, true, 0)
+		config := pool.ConnectionPoolConfig{
+			max_conns:      5
+			min_idle_conns: 2
+			idle_timeout:   100 * time.millisecond
+			get_timeout:    50 * time.millisecond
+		}
+
+		mut p := pool.new_connection_pool(factory, config)!
+
+		// Acquire a connection
+		mut conn1 := p.get()!
+		assert p.stats().active_conns == 1
+
+		// Acquire multiple connections
+		mut conns := [p.get()!, p.get()!, p.get()!]
+		assert p.stats().active_conns == 4
+
+		// Return connections
+		for c in conns {
+			p.put(c)!
+		}
+		p.put(conn1)!
+		assert p.stats().active_conns == 0
+		assert p.stats().total_conns >= 4
+		p.close()
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_pool_exhaustion() {
+	for i in 0 .. 1 {
+		mut test_conns := []&pool.ConnectionPoolable{}
+		factory := create_mock_factory(mut test_conns, true, 0)
+		config := pool.ConnectionPoolConfig{
+			max_conns:      2
+			min_idle_conns: 1
+			get_timeout:    10 * time.millisecond
+		}
+
+		mut p := pool.new_connection_pool(factory, config)!
+
+		// Acquire all connections
+		c1 := p.get()!
+		c2 := p.get()!
+		assert p.stats().active_conns == 2
+
+		// Attempt to acquire third connection (should timeout)
+		p.get() or { assert err.msg().contains('timeout') }
+
+		// After returning, should be able to acquire again
+		p.put(c2)!
+		c3 := p.get()!
+		assert is_same_conn(c3, c2)
+		assert p.stats().active_conns == 2
+		p.close()
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_connection_validation() {
+	mut test_conns := []&pool.ConnectionPoolable{}
+	factory := create_mock_factory(mut test_conns, false, 0) // Create unhealthy connections
+	config := pool.ConnectionPoolConfig{
+		min_idle_conns: 1
+	}
+
+	mut p := pool.new_connection_pool(factory, config) or {
+		assert err.msg().contains('connection validation failed')
+		return
+	}
+	defer {
+		p.close()
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_eviction() {
+	mut test_conns := []&pool.ConnectionPoolable{}
+	factory := create_mock_factory(mut test_conns, true, 0)
+	config := pool.ConnectionPoolConfig{
+		max_lifetime:   10 * time.millisecond
+		idle_timeout:   10 * time.millisecond
+		min_idle_conns: 0
+	}
+
+	mut p := pool.new_connection_pool(factory, config)!
+	defer {
+		p.close()
+	}
+
+	// Acquire and return a connection
+	c1 := p.get()!
+	p.put(c1)!
+
+	// Wait longer than timeout thresholds
+	time.sleep(100 * time.millisecond)
+	p.send_eviction(.urgent)
+	time.sleep(10 * time.millisecond)
+	stats := p.stats()
+	assert stats.evicted_count > 0
+	assert stats.total_conns == 0
+	assert stats.idle_conns == 0
+	c2 := p.get()!
+	assert !is_same_conn(c1, c2)
+	assert p.stats().total_conns == 1
+	assert p.stats().evicted_count > 0
+}
+
+fn test_retry_mechanism() {
+	mut test_conns := []&pool.ConnectionPoolable{}
+	factory := create_mock_factory(mut test_conns, true, 3) // First 3 attempts fail
+	config := pool.ConnectionPoolConfig{
+		max_retry_attempts: 5
+		retry_base_delay:   10 * time.millisecond
+		min_idle_conns:     0 // No idle connections
+	}
+
+	mut p := pool.new_connection_pool(factory, config)!
+	defer {
+		p.close()
+	}
+	// Should successfully create connection after retries
+	conn := p.get()!
+	assert test_conns.len == 1
+	assert p.stats().creation_errors == 3
+}
+
+fn test_concurrent_access() {
+	mut test_conns := []&pool.ConnectionPoolable{}
+	factory := create_mock_factory(mut test_conns, true, 0)
+	config := pool.ConnectionPoolConfig{
+		max_conns: 10
+	}
+
+	mut p := pool.new_connection_pool(factory, config)!
+	defer {
+		p.close()
+	}
+	mut wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+
+	for _ in 0 .. 20 {
+		wg.add(1)
+		spawn fn (mut p pool.ConnectionPool, mut wg sync.WaitGroup) ! {
+			defer { wg.done() }
+			conn := p.get()!
+			time.sleep(5 * time.millisecond)
+			p.put(conn)!
+		}(mut p, mut wg)
+	}
+
+	wg.wait()
+	stats := p.stats()
+	assert stats.total_conns <= 10
+	assert stats.active_conns == 0
+}
+
+fn test_pool_close() {
+	mut test_conns := []&pool.ConnectionPoolable{}
+	factory := create_mock_factory(mut test_conns, true, 0)
+
+	mut p := pool.new_connection_pool(factory, pool.ConnectionPoolConfig{})!
+	c := p.get()!
+	p.put(c)!
+	assert p.stats().active_conns == 0
+	assert p.stats().idle_conns == 5
+
+	p.close()
+
+	// Attempt to acquire connection after close
+	p.get() or { assert err.msg().contains('closed') }
+	assert p.stats().active_conns == 0
+	assert p.stats().idle_conns == 0
+
+	// Verify connection was closed
+	mock_conn := test_conns[0] as MockConn
+	assert mock_conn.closed == 1
+}
+
+fn test_config_update() {
+	mut dummy := []&pool.ConnectionPoolable{}
+	mut p := pool.new_connection_pool(create_mock_factory(mut dummy, true, 0), pool.ConnectionPoolConfig{
+		max_conns:      2
+		min_idle_conns: 1
+	})!
+	defer {
+		p.close()
+	}
+	assert p.stats().idle_conns == 1
+
+	// Modify configuration
+	new_config := pool.ConnectionPoolConfig{
+		max_conns:      5
+		min_idle_conns: 3
+	}
+
+	p.update_config(new_config)!
+
+	// Trigger idle connection replenishment
+	time.sleep(100 * time.millisecond)
+	assert p.stats().idle_conns >= 3
+}
+
+fn test_error_handling() {
+	// Test close error handling
+	mut test_conns := []&pool.ConnectionPoolable{}
+	factory := create_mock_factory(mut test_conns, true, 0)
+	mut p := pool.new_connection_pool(factory, pool.ConnectionPoolConfig{})!
+	defer {
+		p.close()
+	}
+
+	// default configuration has 5 idle_conns
+	assert p.stats().idle_conns == 5
+
+	// Bug Fix Needed! msvc generated wrong code for `mut conn := p.get()! as MockConn`
+	mut connx := p.get()!
+	mut conn := connx as MockConn
+	assert p.stats().active_conns == 1
+	// it depend on `background_maintenance` thread to keep 5 idle_conns
+	assert p.stats().idle_conns >= 4
+	conn.close_flag = true
+	p.put(conn) or { assert err.msg().contains('simulated close error') }
+	assert p.stats().active_conns == 0
+	// it depend on `background_maintenance` thread to keep 5 idle_conns
+	assert p.stats().idle_conns >= 4
+
+	// Test reset error handling
+	conn.reset_flag = true
+	p.put(conn) or { assert err.msg().contains('reset') }
+	assert p.stats().active_conns == 0
+	// it depend on `background_maintenance` thread to keep 5 idle_conns
+	assert p.stats().idle_conns >= 4
+}