extzstd 0.1.1 → 0.2

data/contrib/zstd/lib/compress/zstdmt_compress.c

@@ -1,81 +1,83 @@
-/**
+/*
  * Copyright (c) 2016-present, Yann Collet, Facebook, Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
- * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
- * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ * This source code is licensed under both the BSD-style license (found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree) and the GPLv2 (found
+ * in the COPYING file in the root directory of this source tree).
+ * You may select, at your option, one of the above-listed licenses.
  */
 
 
 /* ======   Tuning parameters   ====== */
-#define ZSTDMT_NBTHREADS_MAX 128
+#define ZSTDMT_NBTHREADS_MAX 200
+#define ZSTDMT_OVERLAPLOG_DEFAULT 6
 
 
 /* ======   Compiler specifics   ====== */
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#  pragma warning(disable : 4204)        /* disable: C4204: non-constant aggregate initializer */
+#  pragma warning(disable : 4204)   /* disable: C4204: non-constant aggregate initializer */
 #endif
 
 
 /* ======   Dependencies   ====== */
-#include <stdlib.h>   /* malloc */
-#include <string.h>   /* memcpy */
-#include "pool.h"     /* threadpool */
-#include "threading.h"  /* mutex */
-#include "zstd_internal.h"   /* MIN, ERROR, ZSTD_*, ZSTD_highbit32 */
+#include <string.h>      /* memcpy, memset */
+#include "pool.h"        /* threadpool */
+#include "threading.h"   /* mutex */
+#include "zstd_compress_internal.h"  /* MIN, ERROR, ZSTD_*, ZSTD_highbit32 */
 #include "zstdmt_compress.h"
 
 
 /* ======   Debug   ====== */
-#if 0
+#if defined(ZSTD_DEBUG) && (ZSTD_DEBUG>=2)
 
 #  include <stdio.h>
 #  include <unistd.h>
 #  include <sys/times.h>
-   static unsigned g_debugLevel = 3;
-#  define DEBUGLOGRAW(l, ...) if (l<=g_debugLevel) { fprintf(stderr, __VA_ARGS__); }
-#  define DEBUGLOG(l, ...) if (l<=g_debugLevel) { fprintf(stderr, __FILE__ ": "); fprintf(stderr, __VA_ARGS__); fprintf(stderr, " \n"); }
+#  define DEBUGLOGRAW(l, ...) if (l<=ZSTD_DEBUG) { fprintf(stderr, __VA_ARGS__); }
 
-#  define DEBUG_PRINTHEX(l,p,n) { \
-    unsigned debug_u;                   \
-    for (debug_u=0; debug_u<(n); debug_u++)           \
+#  define DEBUG_PRINTHEX(l,p,n) {            \
+    unsigned debug_u;                        \
+    for (debug_u=0; debug_u<(n); debug_u++)  \
         DEBUGLOGRAW(l, "%02X ", ((const unsigned char*)(p))[debug_u]); \
-    DEBUGLOGRAW(l, " \n");       \
+    DEBUGLOGRAW(l, " \n");                   \
 }
 
-static unsigned long long GetCurrentClockTimeMicroseconds()
+static unsigned long long GetCurrentClockTimeMicroseconds(void)
 {
    static clock_t _ticksPerSecond = 0;
    if (_ticksPerSecond <= 0) _ticksPerSecond = sysconf(_SC_CLK_TCK);
 
-   struct tms junk; clock_t newTicks = (clock_t) times(&junk);
-   return ((((unsigned long long)newTicks)*(1000000))/_ticksPerSecond);
+   { struct tms junk; clock_t newTicks = (clock_t) times(&junk);
+     return ((((unsigned long long)newTicks)*(1000000))/_ticksPerSecond); }
 }
 
-#define MUTEX_WAIT_TIME_DLEVEL 5
-#define PTHREAD_MUTEX_LOCK(mutex) \
-if (g_debugLevel>=MUTEX_WAIT_TIME_DLEVEL) { \
-   unsigned long long beforeTime = GetCurrentClockTimeMicroseconds(); \
-   pthread_mutex_lock(mutex); \
-   unsigned long long afterTime = GetCurrentClockTimeMicroseconds(); \
-   unsigned long long elapsedTime = (afterTime-beforeTime); \
-   if (elapsedTime > 1000) {  /* or whatever threshold you like; I'm using 1 millisecond here */ \
-      DEBUGLOG(MUTEX_WAIT_TIME_DLEVEL, "Thread took %llu microseconds to acquire mutex %s \n", \
-               elapsedTime, #mutex); \
-  } \
-} else pthread_mutex_lock(mutex);
+#define MUTEX_WAIT_TIME_DLEVEL 6
+#define ZSTD_PTHREAD_MUTEX_LOCK(mutex) {          \
+    if (ZSTD_DEBUG >= MUTEX_WAIT_TIME_DLEVEL) {   \
+        unsigned long long const beforeTime = GetCurrentClockTimeMicroseconds(); \
+        ZSTD_pthread_mutex_lock(mutex);           \
+        {   unsigned long long const afterTime = GetCurrentClockTimeMicroseconds(); \
+            unsigned long long const elapsedTime = (afterTime-beforeTime); \
+            if (elapsedTime > 1000) {  /* or whatever threshold you like; I'm using 1 millisecond here */ \
+                DEBUGLOG(MUTEX_WAIT_TIME_DLEVEL, "Thread took %llu microseconds to acquire mutex %s \n", \
+                   elapsedTime, #mutex);          \
+        }   }                                     \
+    } else {                                      \
+        ZSTD_pthread_mutex_lock(mutex);           \
+    }                                             \
+}
 
 #else
 
-#  define DEBUGLOG(l, ...)      {}    /* disabled */
-#  define PTHREAD_MUTEX_LOCK(m) pthread_mutex_lock(m)
+#  define ZSTD_PTHREAD_MUTEX_LOCK(m) ZSTD_pthread_mutex_lock(m)
 #  define DEBUG_PRINTHEX(l,p,n) {}
 
 #endif
 
 
 /* =====   Buffer Pool   ===== */
+/* a single Buffer Pool can be invoked from multiple threads in parallel */
 
 typedef struct buffer_s {
     void* start;
@@ -85,129 +87,231 @@ typedef struct buffer_s {
 static const buffer_t g_nullBuffer = { NULL, 0 };
 
 typedef struct ZSTDMT_bufferPool_s {
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_t poolMutex;
+    size_t bufferSize;
     unsigned totalBuffers;
     unsigned nbBuffers;
+    ZSTD_customMem cMem;
     buffer_t bTable[1];   /* variable size */
 } ZSTDMT_bufferPool;
 
-static ZSTDMT_bufferPool* ZSTDMT_createBufferPool(unsigned nbThreads)
+static ZSTDMT_bufferPool* ZSTDMT_createBufferPool(unsigned nbThreads, ZSTD_customMem cMem)
 {
-    unsigned const maxNbBuffers = 2*nbThreads + 2;
-    ZSTDMT_bufferPool* const bufPool = (ZSTDMT_bufferPool*)calloc(1, sizeof(ZSTDMT_bufferPool) + (maxNbBuffers-1) * sizeof(buffer_t));
+    unsigned const maxNbBuffers = 2*nbThreads + 3;
+    ZSTDMT_bufferPool* const bufPool = (ZSTDMT_bufferPool*)ZSTD_calloc(
+        sizeof(ZSTDMT_bufferPool) + (maxNbBuffers-1) * sizeof(buffer_t), cMem);
     if (bufPool==NULL) return NULL;
+    if (ZSTD_pthread_mutex_init(&bufPool->poolMutex, NULL)) {
+        ZSTD_free(bufPool, cMem);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    bufPool->bufferSize = 64 KB;
     bufPool->totalBuffers = maxNbBuffers;
     bufPool->nbBuffers = 0;
+    bufPool->cMem = cMem;
     return bufPool;
 }
 
 static void ZSTDMT_freeBufferPool(ZSTDMT_bufferPool* bufPool)
 {
     unsigned u;
+    DEBUGLOG(3, "ZSTDMT_freeBufferPool (address:%08X)", (U32)(size_t)bufPool);
     if (!bufPool) return;   /* compatibility with free on NULL */
+    for (u=0; u<bufPool->totalBuffers; u++) {
+        DEBUGLOG(4, "free buffer %2u (address:%08X)", u, (U32)(size_t)bufPool->bTable[u].start);
+        ZSTD_free(bufPool->bTable[u].start, bufPool->cMem);
+    }
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_destroy(&bufPool->poolMutex);
+    ZSTD_free(bufPool, bufPool->cMem);
+}
+
+/* only works at initialization, not during compression */
+static size_t ZSTDMT_sizeof_bufferPool(ZSTDMT_bufferPool* bufPool)
+{
+    size_t const poolSize = sizeof(*bufPool)
+                            + (bufPool->totalBuffers - 1) * sizeof(buffer_t);
+    unsigned u;
+    size_t totalBufferSize = 0;
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_lock(&bufPool->poolMutex);
     for (u=0; u<bufPool->totalBuffers; u++)
-        free(bufPool->bTable[u].start);
-    free(bufPool);
+        totalBufferSize += bufPool->bTable[u].size;
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_unlock(&bufPool->poolMutex);
+
+    return poolSize + totalBufferSize;
+}
+
+static void ZSTDMT_setBufferSize(ZSTDMT_bufferPool* const bufPool, size_t const bSize)
+{
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_lock(&bufPool->poolMutex);
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTDMT_setBufferSize: bSize = %u", (U32)bSize);
+    bufPool->bufferSize = bSize;
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_unlock(&bufPool->poolMutex);
 }
 
-/* assumption : invocation from main thread only ! */
-static buffer_t ZSTDMT_getBuffer(ZSTDMT_bufferPool* pool, size_t bSize)
+/** ZSTDMT_getBuffer() :
+ *  assumption : bufPool must be valid */
+static buffer_t ZSTDMT_getBuffer(ZSTDMT_bufferPool* bufPool)
 {
-    if (pool->nbBuffers) {   /* try to use an existing buffer */
-        buffer_t const buf = pool->bTable[--(pool->nbBuffers)];
+    size_t const bSize = bufPool->bufferSize;
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_getBuffer: bSize = %u", (U32)bufPool->bufferSize);
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_lock(&bufPool->poolMutex);
+    if (bufPool->nbBuffers) {   /* try to use an existing buffer */
+        buffer_t const buf = bufPool->bTable[--(bufPool->nbBuffers)];
         size_t const availBufferSize = buf.size;
-        if ((availBufferSize >= bSize) & (availBufferSize <= 10*bSize))   /* large enough, but not too much */
+        bufPool->bTable[bufPool->nbBuffers] = g_nullBuffer;
+        if ((availBufferSize >= bSize) & ((availBufferSize>>3) <= bSize)) {
+            /* large enough, but not too much */
+            DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_getBuffer: provide buffer %u of size %u",
+                        bufPool->nbBuffers, (U32)buf.size);
+            ZSTD_pthread_mutex_unlock(&bufPool->poolMutex);
             return buf;
-        free(buf.start);   /* size conditions not respected : scratch this buffer and create a new one */
+        }
+        /* size conditions not respected : scratch this buffer, create new one */
+        DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_getBuffer: existing buffer does not meet size conditions => freeing");
+        ZSTD_free(buf.start, bufPool->cMem);
     }
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_unlock(&bufPool->poolMutex);
     /* create new buffer */
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_getBuffer: create a new buffer");
     {   buffer_t buffer;
-        void* const start = malloc(bSize);
-        if (start==NULL) bSize = 0;
+        void* const start = ZSTD_malloc(bSize, bufPool->cMem);
         buffer.start = start;   /* note : start can be NULL if malloc fails ! */
-        buffer.size = bSize;
+        buffer.size = (start==NULL) ? 0 : bSize;
+        DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_getBuffer: created buffer of size %u", (U32)bSize);
         return buffer;
     }
 }
 
 /* store buffer for later re-use, up to pool capacity */
-static void ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer(ZSTDMT_bufferPool* pool, buffer_t buf)
+static void ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer(ZSTDMT_bufferPool* bufPool, buffer_t buf)
 {
-    if (buf.start == NULL) return;   /* release on NULL */
-    if (pool->nbBuffers < pool->totalBuffers) {
-        pool->bTable[pool->nbBuffers++] = buf;   /* store for later re-use */
+    if (buf.start == NULL) return;   /* compatible with release on NULL */
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer");
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_lock(&bufPool->poolMutex);
+    if (bufPool->nbBuffers < bufPool->totalBuffers) {
+        bufPool->bTable[bufPool->nbBuffers++] = buf;  /* stored for later use */
+        DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer: stored buffer of size %u in slot %u",
+                    (U32)buf.size, (U32)(bufPool->nbBuffers-1));
+        ZSTD_pthread_mutex_unlock(&bufPool->poolMutex);
         return;
     }
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_unlock(&bufPool->poolMutex);
     /* Reached bufferPool capacity (should not happen) */
-    free(buf.start);
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer: pool capacity reached => freeing ");
+    ZSTD_free(buf.start, bufPool->cMem);
 }
 
+/* Sets parameters relevant to the compression job, initializing others to
+ * default values. Notably, nbThreads should probably be zero. */
+static ZSTD_CCtx_params ZSTDMT_makeJobCCtxParams(ZSTD_CCtx_params const params)
+{
+    ZSTD_CCtx_params jobParams;
+    memset(&jobParams, 0, sizeof(jobParams));
+
+    jobParams.cParams = params.cParams;
+    jobParams.fParams = params.fParams;
+    jobParams.compressionLevel = params.compressionLevel;
+
+    jobParams.ldmParams = params.ldmParams;
+    return jobParams;
+}
 
 /* =====   CCtx Pool   ===== */
+/* a single CCtx Pool can be invoked from multiple threads in parallel */
 
 typedef struct {
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_t poolMutex;
     unsigned totalCCtx;
     unsigned availCCtx;
+    ZSTD_customMem cMem;
     ZSTD_CCtx* cctx[1];   /* variable size */
 } ZSTDMT_CCtxPool;
 
-/* assumption : CCtxPool invocation only from main thread */
-
 /* note : all CCtx borrowed from the pool should be released back to the pool _before_ freeing the pool */
 static void ZSTDMT_freeCCtxPool(ZSTDMT_CCtxPool* pool)
 {
     unsigned u;
     for (u=0; u<pool->totalCCtx; u++)
         ZSTD_freeCCtx(pool->cctx[u]);  /* note : compatible with free on NULL */
-    free(pool);
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_destroy(&pool->poolMutex);
+    ZSTD_free(pool, pool->cMem);
 }
 
 /* ZSTDMT_createCCtxPool() :
  * implies nbThreads >= 1 , checked by caller ZSTDMT_createCCtx() */
-static ZSTDMT_CCtxPool* ZSTDMT_createCCtxPool(unsigned nbThreads)
+static ZSTDMT_CCtxPool* ZSTDMT_createCCtxPool(unsigned nbThreads,
+                                              ZSTD_customMem cMem)
 {
-    ZSTDMT_CCtxPool* const cctxPool = (ZSTDMT_CCtxPool*) calloc(1, sizeof(ZSTDMT_CCtxPool) + (nbThreads-1)*sizeof(ZSTD_CCtx*));
+    ZSTDMT_CCtxPool* const cctxPool = (ZSTDMT_CCtxPool*) ZSTD_calloc(
+        sizeof(ZSTDMT_CCtxPool) + (nbThreads-1)*sizeof(ZSTD_CCtx*), cMem);
     if (!cctxPool) return NULL;
+    if (ZSTD_pthread_mutex_init(&cctxPool->poolMutex, NULL)) {
+        ZSTD_free(cctxPool, cMem);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    cctxPool->cMem = cMem;
     cctxPool->totalCCtx = nbThreads;
     cctxPool->availCCtx = 1;   /* at least one cctx for single-thread mode */
-    cctxPool->cctx[0] = ZSTD_createCCtx();
+    cctxPool->cctx[0] = ZSTD_createCCtx_advanced(cMem);
     if (!cctxPool->cctx[0]) { ZSTDMT_freeCCtxPool(cctxPool); return NULL; }
-    DEBUGLOG(1, "cctxPool created, with %u threads", nbThreads);
+    DEBUGLOG(3, "cctxPool created, with %u threads", nbThreads);
     return cctxPool;
 }
 
-static ZSTD_CCtx* ZSTDMT_getCCtx(ZSTDMT_CCtxPool* pool)
+/* only works during initialization phase, not during compression */
+static size_t ZSTDMT_sizeof_CCtxPool(ZSTDMT_CCtxPool* cctxPool)
 {
-    if (pool->availCCtx) {
-        pool->availCCtx--;
-        return pool->cctx[pool->availCCtx];
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_lock(&cctxPool->poolMutex);
+    {   unsigned const nbThreads = cctxPool->totalCCtx;
+        size_t const poolSize = sizeof(*cctxPool)
+                                + (nbThreads-1)*sizeof(ZSTD_CCtx*);
+        unsigned u;
+        size_t totalCCtxSize = 0;
+        for (u=0; u<nbThreads; u++) {
+            totalCCtxSize += ZSTD_sizeof_CCtx(cctxPool->cctx[u]);
+        }
+        ZSTD_pthread_mutex_unlock(&cctxPool->poolMutex);
+        return poolSize + totalCCtxSize;
     }
-    return ZSTD_createCCtx();   /* note : can be NULL, when creation fails ! */
+}
+
+static ZSTD_CCtx* ZSTDMT_getCCtx(ZSTDMT_CCtxPool* cctxPool)
+{
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_getCCtx");
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_lock(&cctxPool->poolMutex);
+    if (cctxPool->availCCtx) {
+        cctxPool->availCCtx--;
+        {   ZSTD_CCtx* const cctx = cctxPool->cctx[cctxPool->availCCtx];
+            ZSTD_pthread_mutex_unlock(&cctxPool->poolMutex);
+            return cctx;
+    }   }
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_unlock(&cctxPool->poolMutex);
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "create one more CCtx");
+    return ZSTD_createCCtx_advanced(cctxPool->cMem);   /* note : can be NULL, when creation fails ! */
 }
 
 static void ZSTDMT_releaseCCtx(ZSTDMT_CCtxPool* pool, ZSTD_CCtx* cctx)
 {
     if (cctx==NULL) return;   /* compatibility with release on NULL */
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_lock(&pool->poolMutex);
     if (pool->availCCtx < pool->totalCCtx)
         pool->cctx[pool->availCCtx++] = cctx;
-    else
+    else {
         /* pool overflow : should not happen, since totalCCtx==nbThreads */
+        DEBUGLOG(5, "CCtx pool overflow : free cctx");
         ZSTD_freeCCtx(cctx);
+    }
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_unlock(&pool->poolMutex);
 }
 
 
 /* =====   Thread worker   ===== */
 
 typedef struct {
-    buffer_t buffer;
-    size_t filled;
-} inBuff_t;
-
-typedef struct {
-    ZSTD_CCtx* cctx;
     buffer_t src;
     const void* srcStart;
+    size_t   prefixSize;
     size_t   srcSize;
-    size_t   dictSize;
     buffer_t dstBuff;
     size_t   cSize;
     size_t   dstFlushed;
@@ -215,10 +319,12 @@ typedef struct {
     unsigned lastChunk;
     unsigned jobCompleted;
     unsigned jobScanned;
-    pthread_mutex_t* jobCompleted_mutex;
-    pthread_cond_t* jobCompleted_cond;
-    ZSTD_parameters params;
-    ZSTD_CDict* cdict;
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_t* jobCompleted_mutex;
+    ZSTD_pthread_cond_t* jobCompleted_cond;
+    ZSTD_CCtx_params params;
+    const ZSTD_CDict* cdict;
+    ZSTDMT_CCtxPool* cctxPool;
+    ZSTDMT_bufferPool* bufPool;
     unsigned long long fullFrameSize;
 } ZSTDMT_jobDescription;
 
@@ -226,38 +332,76 @@ typedef struct {
 void ZSTDMT_compressChunk(void* jobDescription)
 {
     ZSTDMT_jobDescription* const job = (ZSTDMT_jobDescription*)jobDescription;
-    const void* const src = (const char*)job->srcStart + job->dictSize;
-    buffer_t const dstBuff = job->dstBuff;
-    DEBUGLOG(3, "job (first:%u) (last:%u) : dictSize %u, srcSize %u", job->firstChunk, job->lastChunk, (U32)job->dictSize, (U32)job->srcSize);
-    if (job->cdict) {  /* should only happen for first segment */
-        size_t const initError = ZSTD_compressBegin_usingCDict(job->cctx, job->cdict, job->fullFrameSize);
-        if (job->cdict) DEBUGLOG(3, "using CDict ");
+    ZSTD_CCtx* const cctx = ZSTDMT_getCCtx(job->cctxPool);
+    const void* const src = (const char*)job->srcStart + job->prefixSize;
+    buffer_t dstBuff = job->dstBuff;
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_compressChunk: job (first:%u) (last:%u) : prefixSize %u, srcSize %u ",
+                 job->firstChunk, job->lastChunk, (U32)job->prefixSize, (U32)job->srcSize);
+
+    if (cctx==NULL) {
+        job->cSize = ERROR(memory_allocation);
+        goto _endJob;
+    }
+
+    if (dstBuff.start == NULL) {
+        dstBuff = ZSTDMT_getBuffer(job->bufPool);
+        if (dstBuff.start==NULL) {
+            job->cSize = ERROR(memory_allocation);
+            goto _endJob;
+        }
+        job->dstBuff = dstBuff;
+        DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_compressChunk: received dstBuff of size %u", (U32)dstBuff.size);
+    }
+
+    if (job->cdict) {
+        size_t const initError = ZSTD_compressBegin_advanced_internal(cctx, NULL, 0, ZSTD_dm_auto, job->cdict, job->params, job->fullFrameSize);
+        DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTDMT_compressChunk: init using CDict (windowLog=%u)", job->params.cParams.windowLog);
+        assert(job->firstChunk);  /* only allowed for first job */
         if (ZSTD_isError(initError)) { job->cSize = initError; goto _endJob; }
     } else {  /* srcStart points at reloaded section */
-        size_t const dictModeError = ZSTD_setCCtxParameter(job->cctx, ZSTD_p_forceRawDict, 1);  /* Force loading dictionary in "content-only" mode (no header analysis) */
-        size_t const initError = ZSTD_compressBegin_advanced(job->cctx, job->srcStart, job->dictSize, job->params, 0);
-        if (ZSTD_isError(initError) || ZSTD_isError(dictModeError)) { job->cSize = initError; goto _endJob; }
-        ZSTD_setCCtxParameter(job->cctx, ZSTD_p_forceWindow, 1);
+        U64 const pledgedSrcSize = job->firstChunk ? job->fullFrameSize : ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN;
+        ZSTD_CCtx_params jobParams = job->params;   /* do not modify job->params ! copy it, modify the copy */
+        size_t const forceWindowError = ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter(&jobParams, ZSTD_p_forceMaxWindow, !job->firstChunk);
+        if (ZSTD_isError(forceWindowError)) {
+            DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter error : %s ", ZSTD_getErrorName(forceWindowError));
+            job->cSize = forceWindowError;
+            goto _endJob;
+        }
+        DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_compressChunk: invoking ZSTD_compressBegin_advanced_internal with windowLog = %u ", jobParams.cParams.windowLog);
+        {   size_t const initError = ZSTD_compressBegin_advanced_internal(cctx,
+                                        job->srcStart, job->prefixSize, ZSTD_dm_rawContent, /* load dictionary in "content-only" mode (no header analysis) */
+                                        NULL,
+                                        jobParams, pledgedSrcSize);
+            if (ZSTD_isError(initError)) {
+                DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTD_compressBegin_advanced_internal error : %s ", ZSTD_getErrorName(initError));
+                job->cSize = initError;
+                goto _endJob;
+        }   }
     }
-    if (!job->firstChunk) {  /* flush and overwrite frame header when it's not first segment */
-        size_t const hSize = ZSTD_compressContinue(job->cctx, dstBuff.start, dstBuff.size, src, 0);
-        if (ZSTD_isError(hSize)) { job->cSize = hSize; goto _endJob; }
-        ZSTD_invalidateRepCodes(job->cctx);
+    if (!job->firstChunk) {  /* flush and overwrite frame header when it's not first job */
+        size_t const hSize = ZSTD_compressContinue(cctx, dstBuff.start, dstBuff.size, src, 0);
+        if (ZSTD_isError(hSize)) { job->cSize = hSize; /* save error code */ goto _endJob; }
+        ZSTD_invalidateRepCodes(cctx);
     }
 
-    DEBUGLOG(4, "Compressing : ");
-    DEBUG_PRINTHEX(4, job->srcStart, 12);
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "Compressing into dstBuff of size %u", (U32)dstBuff.size);
+    DEBUG_PRINTHEX(6, job->srcStart, 12);
     job->cSize = (job->lastChunk) ?
-                 ZSTD_compressEnd     (job->cctx, dstBuff.start, dstBuff.size, src, job->srcSize) :
-                 ZSTD_compressContinue(job->cctx, dstBuff.start, dstBuff.size, src, job->srcSize);
-    DEBUGLOG(3, "compressed %u bytes into %u bytes   (first:%u) (last:%u)", (unsigned)job->srcSize, (unsigned)job->cSize, job->firstChunk, job->lastChunk);
+                 ZSTD_compressEnd     (cctx, dstBuff.start, dstBuff.size, src, job->srcSize) :
+                 ZSTD_compressContinue(cctx, dstBuff.start, dstBuff.size, src, job->srcSize);
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "compressed %u bytes into %u bytes   (first:%u) (last:%u) ",
+                (unsigned)job->srcSize, (unsigned)job->cSize, job->firstChunk, job->lastChunk);
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "dstBuff.size : %u ; => %s ", (U32)dstBuff.size, ZSTD_getErrorName(job->cSize));
 
 _endJob:
-    PTHREAD_MUTEX_LOCK(job->jobCompleted_mutex);
+    ZSTDMT_releaseCCtx(job->cctxPool, cctx);
+    ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer(job->bufPool, job->src);
+    job->src = g_nullBuffer; job->srcStart = NULL;
+    ZSTD_PTHREAD_MUTEX_LOCK(job->jobCompleted_mutex);
     job->jobCompleted = 1;
     job->jobScanned = 0;
-    pthread_cond_signal(job->jobCompleted_cond);
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(job->jobCompleted_mutex);
+    ZSTD_pthread_cond_signal(job->jobCompleted_cond);
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_unlock(job->jobCompleted_mutex);
 }
 
 
@@ -265,213 +409,376 @@ _endJob:
 /* =====   Multi-threaded compression   ===== */
 /* ------------------------------------------ */
 
+typedef struct {
+    buffer_t buffer;
+    size_t filled;
+} inBuff_t;
+
 struct ZSTDMT_CCtx_s {
     POOL_ctx* factory;
-    ZSTDMT_bufferPool* buffPool;
+    ZSTDMT_jobDescription* jobs;
+    ZSTDMT_bufferPool* bufPool;
     ZSTDMT_CCtxPool* cctxPool;
-    pthread_mutex_t jobCompleted_mutex;
-    pthread_cond_t jobCompleted_cond;
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_t jobCompleted_mutex;
+    ZSTD_pthread_cond_t jobCompleted_cond;
+    ZSTD_CCtx_params params;
     size_t targetSectionSize;
-    size_t marginSize;
     size_t inBuffSize;
     size_t dictSize;
     size_t targetDictSize;
     inBuff_t inBuff;
-    ZSTD_parameters params;
     XXH64_state_t xxhState;
-    unsigned nbThreads;
+    unsigned singleThreaded;
     unsigned jobIDMask;
     unsigned doneJobID;
     unsigned nextJobID;
     unsigned frameEnded;
     unsigned allJobsCompleted;
-    unsigned overlapRLog;
     unsigned long long frameContentSize;
-    size_t sectionSize;
-    ZSTD_CDict* cdict;
-    ZSTD_CStream* cstream;
-    ZSTDMT_jobDescription jobs[1];   /* variable size (must lies at the end) */
+    ZSTD_customMem cMem;
+    ZSTD_CDict* cdictLocal;
+    const ZSTD_CDict* cdict;
 };
 
-ZSTDMT_CCtx *ZSTDMT_createCCtx(unsigned nbThreads)
+static ZSTDMT_jobDescription* ZSTDMT_allocJobsTable(U32* nbJobsPtr, ZSTD_customMem cMem)
 {
-    ZSTDMT_CCtx* cctx;
-    U32 const minNbJobs = nbThreads + 2;
-    U32 const nbJobsLog2 = ZSTD_highbit32(minNbJobs) + 1;
+    U32 const nbJobsLog2 = ZSTD_highbit32(*nbJobsPtr) + 1;
     U32 const nbJobs = 1 << nbJobsLog2;
-    DEBUGLOG(5, "nbThreads : %u  ; minNbJobs : %u ;  nbJobsLog2 : %u ;  nbJobs : %u  \n",
-            nbThreads, minNbJobs, nbJobsLog2, nbJobs);
-    if ((nbThreads < 1) | (nbThreads > ZSTDMT_NBTHREADS_MAX)) return NULL;
-    cctx = (ZSTDMT_CCtx*) calloc(1, sizeof(ZSTDMT_CCtx) + nbJobs*sizeof(ZSTDMT_jobDescription));
-    if (!cctx) return NULL;
-    cctx->nbThreads = nbThreads;
-    cctx->jobIDMask = nbJobs - 1;
-    cctx->allJobsCompleted = 1;
-    cctx->sectionSize = 0;
-    cctx->overlapRLog = 3;
-    cctx->factory = POOL_create(nbThreads, 1);
-    cctx->buffPool = ZSTDMT_createBufferPool(nbThreads);
-    cctx->cctxPool = ZSTDMT_createCCtxPool(nbThreads);
-    if (!cctx->factory | !cctx->buffPool | !cctx->cctxPool) {  /* one object was not created */
-        ZSTDMT_freeCCtx(cctx);
+    *nbJobsPtr = nbJobs;
+    return (ZSTDMT_jobDescription*) ZSTD_calloc(
+                            nbJobs * sizeof(ZSTDMT_jobDescription), cMem);
+}
+
+/* ZSTDMT_CCtxParam_setNbThreads():
+ * Internal use only */
+size_t ZSTDMT_CCtxParam_setNbThreads(ZSTD_CCtx_params* params, unsigned nbThreads)
+{
+    if (nbThreads > ZSTDMT_NBTHREADS_MAX) nbThreads = ZSTDMT_NBTHREADS_MAX;
+    if (nbThreads < 1) nbThreads = 1;
+    params->nbThreads = nbThreads;
+    params->overlapSizeLog = ZSTDMT_OVERLAPLOG_DEFAULT;
+    params->jobSize = 0;
+    return nbThreads;
+}
+
+/* ZSTDMT_getNbThreads():
+ * @return nb threads currently active in mtctx.
+ * mtctx must be valid */
+size_t ZSTDMT_getNbThreads(const ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx)
+{
+    assert(mtctx != NULL);
+    return mtctx->params.nbThreads;
+}
+
+ZSTDMT_CCtx* ZSTDMT_createCCtx_advanced(unsigned nbThreads, ZSTD_customMem cMem)
+{
+    ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx;
+    U32 nbJobs = nbThreads + 2;
+    DEBUGLOG(3, "ZSTDMT_createCCtx_advanced (nbThreads = %u)", nbThreads);
+
+    if (nbThreads < 1) return NULL;
+    nbThreads = MIN(nbThreads , ZSTDMT_NBTHREADS_MAX);
+    if ((cMem.customAlloc!=NULL) ^ (cMem.customFree!=NULL))
+        /* invalid custom allocator */
+        return NULL;
+
+    mtctx = (ZSTDMT_CCtx*) ZSTD_calloc(sizeof(ZSTDMT_CCtx), cMem);
+    if (!mtctx) return NULL;
+    ZSTDMT_CCtxParam_setNbThreads(&mtctx->params, nbThreads);
+    mtctx->cMem = cMem;
+    mtctx->allJobsCompleted = 1;
+    mtctx->factory = POOL_create_advanced(nbThreads, 0, cMem);
+    mtctx->jobs = ZSTDMT_allocJobsTable(&nbJobs, cMem);
+    mtctx->jobIDMask = nbJobs - 1;
+    mtctx->bufPool = ZSTDMT_createBufferPool(nbThreads, cMem);
+    mtctx->cctxPool = ZSTDMT_createCCtxPool(nbThreads, cMem);
+    if (!mtctx->factory | !mtctx->jobs | !mtctx->bufPool | !mtctx->cctxPool) {
+        ZSTDMT_freeCCtx(mtctx);
         return NULL;
     }
-    if (nbThreads==1) {
-        cctx->cstream = ZSTD_createCStream();
-        if (!cctx->cstream) {
-            ZSTDMT_freeCCtx(cctx); return NULL;
-    }   }
-    pthread_mutex_init(&cctx->jobCompleted_mutex, NULL);   /* Todo : check init function return */
-    pthread_cond_init(&cctx->jobCompleted_cond, NULL);
-    DEBUGLOG(4, "mt_cctx created, for %u threads \n", nbThreads);
-    return cctx;
+    if (ZSTD_pthread_mutex_init(&mtctx->jobCompleted_mutex, NULL)) {
+        ZSTDMT_freeCCtx(mtctx);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (ZSTD_pthread_cond_init(&mtctx->jobCompleted_cond, NULL)) {
+        ZSTDMT_freeCCtx(mtctx);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    DEBUGLOG(3, "mt_cctx created, for %u threads", nbThreads);
+    return mtctx;
+}
+
+ZSTDMT_CCtx* ZSTDMT_createCCtx(unsigned nbThreads)
+{
+    return ZSTDMT_createCCtx_advanced(nbThreads, ZSTD_defaultCMem);
 }
 
 /* ZSTDMT_releaseAllJobResources() :
- * Ensure all workers are killed first. */
+ * note : ensure all workers are killed first ! */
 static void ZSTDMT_releaseAllJobResources(ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx)
 {
     unsigned jobID;
+    DEBUGLOG(3, "ZSTDMT_releaseAllJobResources");
     for (jobID=0; jobID <= mtctx->jobIDMask; jobID++) {
-        ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer(mtctx->buffPool, mtctx->jobs[jobID].dstBuff);
+        DEBUGLOG(4, "job%02u: release dst address %08X", jobID, (U32)(size_t)mtctx->jobs[jobID].dstBuff.start);
+        ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer(mtctx->bufPool, mtctx->jobs[jobID].dstBuff);
         mtctx->jobs[jobID].dstBuff = g_nullBuffer;
-        ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer(mtctx->buffPool, mtctx->jobs[jobID].src);
+        DEBUGLOG(4, "job%02u: release src address %08X", jobID, (U32)(size_t)mtctx->jobs[jobID].src.start);
+        ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer(mtctx->bufPool, mtctx->jobs[jobID].src);
         mtctx->jobs[jobID].src = g_nullBuffer;
-        ZSTDMT_releaseCCtx(mtctx->cctxPool, mtctx->jobs[jobID].cctx);
-        mtctx->jobs[jobID].cctx = NULL;
     }
     memset(mtctx->jobs, 0, (mtctx->jobIDMask+1)*sizeof(ZSTDMT_jobDescription));
-    ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer(mtctx->buffPool, mtctx->inBuff.buffer);
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "input: release address %08X", (U32)(size_t)mtctx->inBuff.buffer.start);
+    ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer(mtctx->bufPool, mtctx->inBuff.buffer);
     mtctx->inBuff.buffer = g_nullBuffer;
     mtctx->allJobsCompleted = 1;
 }
 
+static void ZSTDMT_waitForAllJobsCompleted(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs)
+{
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTDMT_waitForAllJobsCompleted");
+    while (zcs->doneJobID < zcs->nextJobID) {
+        unsigned const jobID = zcs->doneJobID & zcs->jobIDMask;
+        ZSTD_PTHREAD_MUTEX_LOCK(&zcs->jobCompleted_mutex);
+        while (zcs->jobs[jobID].jobCompleted==0) {
+            DEBUGLOG(5, "waiting for jobCompleted signal from chunk %u", zcs->doneJobID);   /* we want to block when waiting for data to flush */
+            ZSTD_pthread_cond_wait(&zcs->jobCompleted_cond, &zcs->jobCompleted_mutex);
+        }
+        ZSTD_pthread_mutex_unlock(&zcs->jobCompleted_mutex);
+        zcs->doneJobID++;
+    }
+}
+
 size_t ZSTDMT_freeCCtx(ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx)
 {
     if (mtctx==NULL) return 0;   /* compatible with free on NULL */
-    POOL_free(mtctx->factory);
-    if (!mtctx->allJobsCompleted) ZSTDMT_releaseAllJobResources(mtctx); /* stop workers first */
-    ZSTDMT_freeBufferPool(mtctx->buffPool);  /* release job resources into pools first */
+    POOL_free(mtctx->factory);   /* stop and free worker threads */
+    ZSTDMT_releaseAllJobResources(mtctx);  /* release job resources into pools first */
+    ZSTD_free(mtctx->jobs, mtctx->cMem);
+    ZSTDMT_freeBufferPool(mtctx->bufPool);
     ZSTDMT_freeCCtxPool(mtctx->cctxPool);
-    ZSTD_freeCDict(mtctx->cdict);
-    ZSTD_freeCStream(mtctx->cstream);
-    pthread_mutex_destroy(&mtctx->jobCompleted_mutex);
-    pthread_cond_destroy(&mtctx->jobCompleted_cond);
-    free(mtctx);
+    ZSTD_freeCDict(mtctx->cdictLocal);
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_destroy(&mtctx->jobCompleted_mutex);
+    ZSTD_pthread_cond_destroy(&mtctx->jobCompleted_cond);
+    ZSTD_free(mtctx, mtctx->cMem);
     return 0;
 }
 
-size_t ZSTDMT_setMTCtxParameter(ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx, ZSDTMT_parameter parameter, unsigned value)
+size_t ZSTDMT_sizeof_CCtx(ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx)
 {
+    if (mtctx == NULL) return 0;   /* supports sizeof NULL */
+    return sizeof(*mtctx)
+            + POOL_sizeof(mtctx->factory)
+            + ZSTDMT_sizeof_bufferPool(mtctx->bufPool)
+            + (mtctx->jobIDMask+1) * sizeof(ZSTDMT_jobDescription)
+            + ZSTDMT_sizeof_CCtxPool(mtctx->cctxPool)
+            + ZSTD_sizeof_CDict(mtctx->cdictLocal);
+}
+
+/* Internal only */
+size_t ZSTDMT_CCtxParam_setMTCtxParameter(ZSTD_CCtx_params* params,
+                                ZSTDMT_parameter parameter, unsigned value) {
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTDMT_CCtxParam_setMTCtxParameter");
     switch(parameter)
     {
-    case ZSTDMT_p_sectionSize :
-        mtctx->sectionSize = value;
-        return 0;
+    case ZSTDMT_p_jobSize :
+        DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTDMT_CCtxParam_setMTCtxParameter : set jobSize to %u", value);
+        if ( (value > 0)  /* value==0 => automatic job size */
+           & (value < ZSTDMT_JOBSIZE_MIN) )
+            value = ZSTDMT_JOBSIZE_MIN;
+        params->jobSize = value;
+        return value;
     case ZSTDMT_p_overlapSectionLog :
-    DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTDMT_p_overlapSectionLog : %u", value);
-        mtctx->overlapRLog = (value >= 9) ? 0 : 9 - value;
-        return 0;
+        if (value > 9) value = 9;
+        DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTDMT_p_overlapSectionLog : %u", value);
+        params->overlapSizeLog = (value >= 9) ? 9 : value;
+        return value;
     default :
-        return ERROR(compressionParameter_unsupported);
+        return ERROR(parameter_unsupported);
     }
 }
 
+size_t ZSTDMT_setMTCtxParameter(ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx, ZSTDMT_parameter parameter, unsigned value)
+{
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTDMT_setMTCtxParameter");
+    switch(parameter)
+    {
+    case ZSTDMT_p_jobSize :
+        return ZSTDMT_CCtxParam_setMTCtxParameter(&mtctx->params, parameter, value);
+    case ZSTDMT_p_overlapSectionLog :
+        return ZSTDMT_CCtxParam_setMTCtxParameter(&mtctx->params, parameter, value);
+    default :
+        return ERROR(parameter_unsupported);
+    }
+}
 
 /* ------------------------------------------ */
 /* =====   Multi-threaded compression   ===== */
 /* ------------------------------------------ */
 
-size_t ZSTDMT_compressCCtx(ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx,
-                           void* dst, size_t dstCapacity,
-                     const void* src, size_t srcSize,
-                           int compressionLevel)
+static unsigned computeNbChunks(size_t srcSize, unsigned windowLog, unsigned nbThreads) {
+    size_t const chunkSizeTarget = (size_t)1 << (windowLog + 2);
+    size_t const chunkMaxSize = chunkSizeTarget << 2;
+    size_t const passSizeMax = chunkMaxSize * nbThreads;
+    unsigned const multiplier = (unsigned)(srcSize / passSizeMax) + 1;
+    unsigned const nbChunksLarge = multiplier * nbThreads;
+    unsigned const nbChunksMax = (unsigned)(srcSize / chunkSizeTarget) + 1;
+    unsigned const nbChunksSmall = MIN(nbChunksMax, nbThreads);
+    return (multiplier>1) ? nbChunksLarge : nbChunksSmall;
+}
+
+static size_t ZSTDMT_compress_advanced_internal(
+                ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx,
+                void* dst, size_t dstCapacity,
+          const void* src, size_t srcSize,
+          const ZSTD_CDict* cdict,
+                ZSTD_CCtx_params const params)
 {
-    ZSTD_parameters params = ZSTD_getParams(compressionLevel, srcSize, 0);
-    size_t const chunkTargetSize = (size_t)1 << (params.cParams.windowLog + 2);
-    unsigned const nbChunksMax = (unsigned)(srcSize / chunkTargetSize) + (srcSize < chunkTargetSize) /* min 1 */;
-    unsigned nbChunks = MIN(nbChunksMax, mtctx->nbThreads);
+    ZSTD_CCtx_params const jobParams = ZSTDMT_makeJobCCtxParams(params);
+    unsigned const overlapRLog = (params.overlapSizeLog>9) ? 0 : 9-params.overlapSizeLog;
+    size_t const overlapSize = (overlapRLog>=9) ? 0 : (size_t)1 << (params.cParams.windowLog - overlapRLog);
+    unsigned nbChunks = computeNbChunks(srcSize, params.cParams.windowLog, params.nbThreads);
     size_t const proposedChunkSize = (srcSize + (nbChunks-1)) / nbChunks;
-    size_t const avgChunkSize = ((proposedChunkSize & 0x1FFFF) < 0xFFFF) ? proposedChunkSize + 0xFFFF : proposedChunkSize;   /* avoid too small last block */
-    size_t remainingSrcSize = srcSize;
+    size_t const avgChunkSize = (((proposedChunkSize-1) & 0x1FFFF) < 0x7FFF) ? proposedChunkSize + 0xFFFF : proposedChunkSize;   /* avoid too small last block */
     const char* const srcStart = (const char*)src;
-    size_t frameStartPos = 0;
-
-    DEBUGLOG(3, "windowLog : %2u => chunkTargetSize : %u bytes  ", params.cParams.windowLog, (U32)chunkTargetSize);
-    DEBUGLOG(2, "nbChunks  : %2u   (chunkSize : %u bytes)   ", nbChunks, (U32)avgChunkSize);
-    params.fParams.contentSizeFlag = 1;
-
+    size_t remainingSrcSize = srcSize;
+    unsigned const compressWithinDst = (dstCapacity >= ZSTD_compressBound(srcSize)) ? nbChunks : (unsigned)(dstCapacity / ZSTD_compressBound(avgChunkSize));  /* presumes avgChunkSize >= 256 KB, which should be the case */
+    size_t frameStartPos = 0, dstBufferPos = 0;
+    XXH64_state_t xxh64;
+    assert(jobParams.nbThreads == 0);
+    assert(mtctx->cctxPool->totalCCtx == params.nbThreads);
+
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTDMT_compress_advanced_internal: nbChunks=%2u (rawSize=%u bytes; fixedSize=%u)  ",
+                nbChunks, (U32)proposedChunkSize, (U32)avgChunkSize);
     if (nbChunks==1) {   /* fallback to single-thread mode */
         ZSTD_CCtx* const cctx = mtctx->cctxPool->cctx[0];
-        return ZSTD_compressCCtx(cctx, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, compressionLevel);
+        if (cdict) return ZSTD_compress_usingCDict_advanced(cctx, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, cdict, jobParams.fParams);
+        return ZSTD_compress_advanced_internal(cctx, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, NULL, 0, jobParams);
+    }
+    assert(avgChunkSize >= 256 KB);  /* condition for ZSTD_compressBound(A) + ZSTD_compressBound(B) <= ZSTD_compressBound(A+B), which is required for compressWithinDst */
+    ZSTDMT_setBufferSize(mtctx->bufPool, ZSTD_compressBound(avgChunkSize) );
+    XXH64_reset(&xxh64, 0);
+
+    if (nbChunks > mtctx->jobIDMask+1) {  /* enlarge job table */
+        U32 nbJobs = nbChunks;
+        ZSTD_free(mtctx->jobs, mtctx->cMem);
+        mtctx->jobIDMask = 0;
+        mtctx->jobs = ZSTDMT_allocJobsTable(&nbJobs, mtctx->cMem);
+        if (mtctx->jobs==NULL) return ERROR(memory_allocation);
+        mtctx->jobIDMask = nbJobs - 1;
     }
 
     {   unsigned u;
         for (u=0; u<nbChunks; u++) {
             size_t const chunkSize = MIN(remainingSrcSize, avgChunkSize);
-            size_t const dstBufferCapacity = u ? ZSTD_compressBound(chunkSize) : dstCapacity;
-            buffer_t const dstAsBuffer = { dst, dstCapacity };
-            buffer_t const dstBuffer = u ? ZSTDMT_getBuffer(mtctx->buffPool, dstBufferCapacity) : dstAsBuffer;
-            ZSTD_CCtx* const cctx = ZSTDMT_getCCtx(mtctx->cctxPool);
-
-            if ((cctx==NULL) || (dstBuffer.start==NULL)) {
-                mtctx->jobs[u].cSize = ERROR(memory_allocation);   /* job result */
-                mtctx->jobs[u].jobCompleted = 1;
-                nbChunks = u+1;
-                break;   /* let's wait for previous jobs to complete, but don't start new ones */
-            }
-
-            mtctx->jobs[u].srcStart = srcStart + frameStartPos;
+            size_t const dstBufferCapacity = ZSTD_compressBound(chunkSize);
+            buffer_t const dstAsBuffer = { (char*)dst + dstBufferPos, dstBufferCapacity };
+            buffer_t const dstBuffer = u < compressWithinDst ? dstAsBuffer : g_nullBuffer;
+            size_t dictSize = u ? overlapSize : 0;
+
+            mtctx->jobs[u].src = g_nullBuffer;
+            mtctx->jobs[u].srcStart = srcStart + frameStartPos - dictSize;
+            mtctx->jobs[u].prefixSize = dictSize;
             mtctx->jobs[u].srcSize = chunkSize;
+            mtctx->jobs[u].cdict = (u==0) ? cdict : NULL;
             mtctx->jobs[u].fullFrameSize = srcSize;
-            mtctx->jobs[u].params = params;
+            mtctx->jobs[u].params = jobParams;
+            /* do not calculate checksum within sections, but write it in header for first section */
+            if (u!=0) mtctx->jobs[u].params.fParams.checksumFlag = 0;
             mtctx->jobs[u].dstBuff = dstBuffer;
-            mtctx->jobs[u].cctx = cctx;
+            mtctx->jobs[u].cctxPool = mtctx->cctxPool;
+            mtctx->jobs[u].bufPool = mtctx->bufPool;
             mtctx->jobs[u].firstChunk = (u==0);
             mtctx->jobs[u].lastChunk = (u==nbChunks-1);
             mtctx->jobs[u].jobCompleted = 0;
             mtctx->jobs[u].jobCompleted_mutex = &mtctx->jobCompleted_mutex;
             mtctx->jobs[u].jobCompleted_cond = &mtctx->jobCompleted_cond;
 
-            DEBUGLOG(3, "posting job %u   (%u bytes)", u, (U32)chunkSize);
-            DEBUG_PRINTHEX(3, mtctx->jobs[u].srcStart, 12);
+            if (params.fParams.checksumFlag) {
+                XXH64_update(&xxh64, srcStart + frameStartPos, chunkSize);
+            }
+
+            DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_compress_advanced_internal: posting job %u  (%u bytes)", u, (U32)chunkSize);
+            DEBUG_PRINTHEX(6, mtctx->jobs[u].srcStart, 12);
             POOL_add(mtctx->factory, ZSTDMT_compressChunk, &mtctx->jobs[u]);
 
             frameStartPos += chunkSize;
+            dstBufferPos += dstBufferCapacity;
             remainingSrcSize -= chunkSize;
     }   }
-    /* note : since nbChunks <= nbThreads, all jobs should be running immediately in parallel */
 
-    {   unsigned chunkID;
-        size_t error = 0, dstPos = 0;
+    /* collect result */
+    {   size_t error = 0, dstPos = 0;
+        unsigned chunkID;
         for (chunkID=0; chunkID<nbChunks; chunkID++) {
-            DEBUGLOG(3, "waiting for chunk %u ", chunkID);
-            PTHREAD_MUTEX_LOCK(&mtctx->jobCompleted_mutex);
+            DEBUGLOG(5, "waiting for chunk %u ", chunkID);
+            ZSTD_PTHREAD_MUTEX_LOCK(&mtctx->jobCompleted_mutex);
             while (mtctx->jobs[chunkID].jobCompleted==0) {
-                DEBUGLOG(4, "waiting for jobCompleted signal from chunk %u", chunkID);
-                pthread_cond_wait(&mtctx->jobCompleted_cond, &mtctx->jobCompleted_mutex);
+                DEBUGLOG(5, "waiting for jobCompleted signal from chunk %u", chunkID);
+                ZSTD_pthread_cond_wait(&mtctx->jobCompleted_cond, &mtctx->jobCompleted_mutex);
             }
-            pthread_mutex_unlock(&mtctx->jobCompleted_mutex);
-            DEBUGLOG(3, "ready to write chunk %u ", chunkID);
+            ZSTD_pthread_mutex_unlock(&mtctx->jobCompleted_mutex);
+            DEBUGLOG(5, "ready to write chunk %u ", chunkID);
 
-            ZSTDMT_releaseCCtx(mtctx->cctxPool, mtctx->jobs[chunkID].cctx);
-            mtctx->jobs[chunkID].cctx = NULL;
             mtctx->jobs[chunkID].srcStart = NULL;
             {   size_t const cSize = mtctx->jobs[chunkID].cSize;
                 if (ZSTD_isError(cSize)) error = cSize;
                 if ((!error) && (dstPos + cSize > dstCapacity)) error = ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
-                if (chunkID) {   /* note : chunk 0 is already written directly into dst */
-                    if (!error) memcpy((char*)dst + dstPos, mtctx->jobs[chunkID].dstBuff.start, cSize);
-                    ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer(mtctx->buffPool, mtctx->jobs[chunkID].dstBuff);
-                    mtctx->jobs[chunkID].dstBuff = g_nullBuffer;
-                }
+                if (chunkID) {   /* note : chunk 0 is written directly at dst, which is correct position */
+                    if (!error)
+                        memmove((char*)dst + dstPos, mtctx->jobs[chunkID].dstBuff.start, cSize);  /* may overlap when chunk compressed within dst */
+                    if (chunkID >= compressWithinDst) {  /* chunk compressed into its own buffer, which must be released */
+                        DEBUGLOG(5, "releasing buffer %u>=%u", chunkID, compressWithinDst);
+                        ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer(mtctx->bufPool, mtctx->jobs[chunkID].dstBuff);
+                }   }
+                mtctx->jobs[chunkID].dstBuff = g_nullBuffer;
                 dstPos += cSize ;
             }
-        }
-        if (!error) DEBUGLOG(3, "compressed size : %u  ", (U32)dstPos);
+        }  /* for (chunkID=0; chunkID<nbChunks; chunkID++) */
+
+        DEBUGLOG(4, "checksumFlag : %u ", params.fParams.checksumFlag);
+        if (params.fParams.checksumFlag) {
+            U32 const checksum = (U32)XXH64_digest(&xxh64);
+            if (dstPos + 4 > dstCapacity) {
+                error = ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
+            } else {
+                DEBUGLOG(4, "writing checksum : %08X \n", checksum);
+                MEM_writeLE32((char*)dst + dstPos, checksum);
+                dstPos += 4;
+        }   }
+
+        if (!error) DEBUGLOG(4, "compressed size : %u  ", (U32)dstPos);
         return error ? error : dstPos;
     }
+}
 
+size_t ZSTDMT_compress_advanced(ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx,
+                               void* dst, size_t dstCapacity,
+                         const void* src, size_t srcSize,
+                         const ZSTD_CDict* cdict,
+                               ZSTD_parameters const params,
+                               unsigned overlapLog)
+{
+    ZSTD_CCtx_params cctxParams = mtctx->params;
+    cctxParams.cParams = params.cParams;
+    cctxParams.fParams = params.fParams;
+    cctxParams.overlapSizeLog = overlapLog;
+    return ZSTDMT_compress_advanced_internal(mtctx,
+                                             dst, dstCapacity,
+                                             src, srcSize,
+                                             cdict, cctxParams);
+}
+
+
+size_t ZSTDMT_compressCCtx(ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx,
+                           void* dst, size_t dstCapacity,
+                     const void* src, size_t srcSize,
+                           int compressionLevel)
+{
+    U32 const overlapLog = (compressionLevel >= ZSTD_maxCLevel()) ? 9 : ZSTDMT_OVERLAPLOG_DEFAULT;
+    ZSTD_parameters params = ZSTD_getParams(compressionLevel, srcSize, 0);
+    params.fParams.contentSizeFlag = 1;
+    return ZSTDMT_compress_advanced(mtctx, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, NULL, params, overlapLog);
 }
 
 
@@ -479,52 +786,61 @@ size_t ZSTDMT_compressCCtx(ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx,
 /* =======      Streaming API     ======= */
 /* ====================================== */
 
-static void ZSTDMT_waitForAllJobsCompleted(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs) {
-    while (zcs->doneJobID < zcs->nextJobID) {
-        unsigned const jobID = zcs->doneJobID & zcs->jobIDMask;
-        PTHREAD_MUTEX_LOCK(&zcs->jobCompleted_mutex);
-        while (zcs->jobs[jobID].jobCompleted==0) {
-            DEBUGLOG(4, "waiting for jobCompleted signal from chunk %u", zcs->doneJobID);   /* we want to block when waiting for data to flush */
-            pthread_cond_wait(&zcs->jobCompleted_cond, &zcs->jobCompleted_mutex);
-        }
-        pthread_mutex_unlock(&zcs->jobCompleted_mutex);
-        zcs->doneJobID++;
+size_t ZSTDMT_initCStream_internal(
+        ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs,
+        const void* dict, size_t dictSize, ZSTD_dictMode_e dictMode,
+        const ZSTD_CDict* cdict, ZSTD_CCtx_params params,
+        unsigned long long pledgedSrcSize)
+{
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTDMT_initCStream_internal (pledgedSrcSize=%u)", (U32)pledgedSrcSize);
+    /* params are supposed to be fully validated at this point */
+    assert(!ZSTD_isError(ZSTD_checkCParams(params.cParams)));
+    assert(!((dict) && (cdict)));  /* either dict or cdict, not both */
+    assert(zcs->cctxPool->totalCCtx == params.nbThreads);
+    zcs->singleThreaded = (params.nbThreads==1) | (pledgedSrcSize <= ZSTDMT_JOBSIZE_MIN);  /* do not trigger multi-threading when srcSize is too small */
+
+    if (zcs->singleThreaded) {
+        ZSTD_CCtx_params const singleThreadParams = ZSTDMT_makeJobCCtxParams(params);
+        DEBUGLOG(4, "single thread mode");
+        assert(singleThreadParams.nbThreads == 0);
+        return ZSTD_initCStream_internal(zcs->cctxPool->cctx[0],
+                                         dict, dictSize, cdict,
+                                         singleThreadParams, pledgedSrcSize);
     }
-}
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "multi-threading mode (%u threads)", params.nbThreads);
 
-
-static size_t ZSTDMT_initCStream_internal(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs,
-                                    const void* dict, size_t dictSize, unsigned updateDict,
-                                    ZSTD_parameters params, unsigned long long pledgedSrcSize)
-{
-    ZSTD_customMem const cmem = { NULL, NULL, NULL };
-    DEBUGLOG(3, "Started new compression, with windowLog : %u", params.cParams.windowLog);
-    if (zcs->nbThreads==1) return ZSTD_initCStream_advanced(zcs->cstream, dict, dictSize, params, pledgedSrcSize);
-    if (zcs->allJobsCompleted == 0) {   /* previous job not correctly finished */
+    if (zcs->allJobsCompleted == 0) {   /* previous compression not correctly finished */
         ZSTDMT_waitForAllJobsCompleted(zcs);
         ZSTDMT_releaseAllJobResources(zcs);
         zcs->allJobsCompleted = 1;
     }
+
     zcs->params = params;
-    if (updateDict) {
-        ZSTD_freeCDict(zcs->cdict); zcs->cdict = NULL;
-        if (dict && dictSize) {
-            zcs->cdict = ZSTD_createCDict_advanced(dict, dictSize, 0, params, cmem);
-            if (zcs->cdict == NULL) return ERROR(memory_allocation);
-    }   }
     zcs->frameContentSize = pledgedSrcSize;
-    zcs->targetDictSize = (zcs->overlapRLog>=9) ? 0 : (size_t)1 << (zcs->params.cParams.windowLog - zcs->overlapRLog);
-    DEBUGLOG(4, "overlapRLog : %u ", zcs->overlapRLog);
-    DEBUGLOG(3, "overlap Size : %u KB", (U32)(zcs->targetDictSize>>10));
-    zcs->targetSectionSize = zcs->sectionSize ? zcs->sectionSize : (size_t)1 << (zcs->params.cParams.windowLog + 2);
-    zcs->targetSectionSize = MAX(ZSTDMT_SECTION_SIZE_MIN, zcs->targetSectionSize);
-    zcs->targetSectionSize = MAX(zcs->targetDictSize, zcs->targetSectionSize);
-    DEBUGLOG(3, "Section Size : %u KB", (U32)(zcs->targetSectionSize>>10));
-    zcs->marginSize = zcs->targetSectionSize >> 2;
-    zcs->inBuffSize = zcs->targetDictSize + zcs->targetSectionSize + zcs->marginSize;
-    zcs->inBuff.buffer = ZSTDMT_getBuffer(zcs->buffPool, zcs->inBuffSize);
-    if (zcs->inBuff.buffer.start == NULL) return ERROR(memory_allocation);
-    zcs->inBuff.filled = 0;
+    if (dict) {
+        ZSTD_freeCDict(zcs->cdictLocal);
+        zcs->cdictLocal = ZSTD_createCDict_advanced(dict, dictSize,
+                                                    ZSTD_dlm_byCopy, dictMode, /* note : a loadPrefix becomes an internal CDict */
+                                                    params.cParams, zcs->cMem);
+        zcs->cdict = zcs->cdictLocal;
+        if (zcs->cdictLocal == NULL) return ERROR(memory_allocation);
+    } else {
+        ZSTD_freeCDict(zcs->cdictLocal);
+        zcs->cdictLocal = NULL;
+        zcs->cdict = cdict;
+    }
+
+    assert(params.overlapSizeLog <= 9);
+    zcs->targetDictSize = (params.overlapSizeLog==0) ? 0 : (size_t)1 << (params.cParams.windowLog - (9 - params.overlapSizeLog));
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "overlapLog=%u => %u KB", params.overlapSizeLog, (U32)(zcs->targetDictSize>>10));
+    zcs->targetSectionSize = params.jobSize ? params.jobSize : (size_t)1 << (params.cParams.windowLog + 2);
+    if (zcs->targetSectionSize < ZSTDMT_JOBSIZE_MIN) zcs->targetSectionSize = ZSTDMT_JOBSIZE_MIN;
+    if (zcs->targetSectionSize < zcs->targetDictSize) zcs->targetSectionSize = zcs->targetDictSize;  /* job size must be >= overlap size */
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "Job Size : %u KB (note : set to %u)", (U32)(zcs->targetSectionSize>>10), params.jobSize);
+    zcs->inBuffSize = zcs->targetDictSize + zcs->targetSectionSize;
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "inBuff Size : %u KB", (U32)(zcs->inBuffSize>>10));
+    ZSTDMT_setBufferSize(zcs->bufPool, MAX(zcs->inBuffSize, ZSTD_compressBound(zcs->targetSectionSize)) );
+    zcs->inBuff.buffer = g_nullBuffer;
     zcs->dictSize = 0;
     zcs->doneJobID = 0;
     zcs->nextJobID = 0;
@@ -534,53 +850,74 @@ static size_t ZSTDMT_initCStream_internal(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs,
     return 0;
 }
 
-size_t ZSTDMT_initCStream_advanced(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs,
-                                const void* dict, size_t dictSize,
-                                ZSTD_parameters params, unsigned long long pledgedSrcSize)
+size_t ZSTDMT_initCStream_advanced(ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx,
+                             const void* dict, size_t dictSize,
+                                   ZSTD_parameters params,
+                                   unsigned long long pledgedSrcSize)
 {
-    return ZSTDMT_initCStream_internal(zcs, dict, dictSize, 1, params, pledgedSrcSize);
+    ZSTD_CCtx_params cctxParams = mtctx->params;
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_initCStream_advanced (pledgedSrcSize=%u)", (U32)pledgedSrcSize);
+    cctxParams.cParams = params.cParams;
+    cctxParams.fParams = params.fParams;
+    return ZSTDMT_initCStream_internal(mtctx, dict, dictSize, ZSTD_dm_auto, NULL,
+                                       cctxParams, pledgedSrcSize);
 }
 
+size_t ZSTDMT_initCStream_usingCDict(ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx,
+                               const ZSTD_CDict* cdict,
+                                     ZSTD_frameParameters fParams,
+                                     unsigned long long pledgedSrcSize)
+{
+    ZSTD_CCtx_params cctxParams = mtctx->params;
+    cctxParams.cParams = ZSTD_getCParamsFromCDict(cdict);
+    cctxParams.fParams = fParams;
+    if (cdict==NULL) return ERROR(dictionary_wrong);   /* method incompatible with NULL cdict */
+    return ZSTDMT_initCStream_internal(mtctx, NULL, 0 /*dictSize*/, ZSTD_dm_auto, cdict,
+                                       cctxParams, pledgedSrcSize);
+}
+
+
 /* ZSTDMT_resetCStream() :
- * pledgedSrcSize is optional and can be zero == unknown */
+ * pledgedSrcSize can be zero == unknown (for the time being)
+ * prefer using ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN,
+ * as `0` might mean "empty" in the future */
 size_t ZSTDMT_resetCStream(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs, unsigned long long pledgedSrcSize)
 {
-    if (zcs->nbThreads==1) return ZSTD_resetCStream(zcs->cstream, pledgedSrcSize);
-    return ZSTDMT_initCStream_internal(zcs, NULL, 0, 0, zcs->params, pledgedSrcSize);
+    if (!pledgedSrcSize) pledgedSrcSize = ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN;
+    if (zcs->params.nbThreads==1)
+        return ZSTD_resetCStream(zcs->cctxPool->cctx[0], pledgedSrcSize);
+    return ZSTDMT_initCStream_internal(zcs, NULL, 0, ZSTD_dm_auto, 0, zcs->params,
+                                       pledgedSrcSize);
 }
 
 size_t ZSTDMT_initCStream(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs, int compressionLevel) {
     ZSTD_parameters const params = ZSTD_getParams(compressionLevel, 0, 0);
-    return ZSTDMT_initCStream_internal(zcs, NULL, 0, 1, params, 0);
+    ZSTD_CCtx_params cctxParams = zcs->params;
+    cctxParams.cParams = params.cParams;
+    cctxParams.fParams = params.fParams;
+    return ZSTDMT_initCStream_internal(zcs, NULL, 0, ZSTD_dm_auto, NULL, cctxParams, ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN);
 }
 
 
 static size_t ZSTDMT_createCompressionJob(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs, size_t srcSize, unsigned endFrame)
 {
-    size_t const dstBufferCapacity = ZSTD_compressBound(srcSize);
-    buffer_t const dstBuffer = ZSTDMT_getBuffer(zcs->buffPool, dstBufferCapacity);
-    ZSTD_CCtx* const cctx = ZSTDMT_getCCtx(zcs->cctxPool);
     unsigned const jobID = zcs->nextJobID & zcs->jobIDMask;
 
-    if ((cctx==NULL) || (dstBuffer.start==NULL)) {
-        zcs->jobs[jobID].jobCompleted = 1;
-        zcs->nextJobID++;
-        ZSTDMT_waitForAllJobsCompleted(zcs);
-        ZSTDMT_releaseAllJobResources(zcs);
-        return ERROR(memory_allocation);
-    }
-
-    DEBUGLOG(4, "preparing job %u to compress %u bytes with %u preload ", zcs->nextJobID, (U32)srcSize, (U32)zcs->dictSize);
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_createCompressionJob: preparing job %u to compress %u bytes with %u preload ",
+                zcs->nextJobID, (U32)srcSize, (U32)zcs->dictSize);
     zcs->jobs[jobID].src = zcs->inBuff.buffer;
     zcs->jobs[jobID].srcStart = zcs->inBuff.buffer.start;
     zcs->jobs[jobID].srcSize = srcSize;
-    zcs->jobs[jobID].dictSize = zcs->dictSize;   /* note : zcs->inBuff.filled is presumed >= srcSize + dictSize */
+    zcs->jobs[jobID].prefixSize = zcs->dictSize;
+    assert(zcs->inBuff.filled >= srcSize + zcs->dictSize);
     zcs->jobs[jobID].params = zcs->params;
-    if (zcs->nextJobID) zcs->jobs[jobID].params.fParams.checksumFlag = 0;  /* do not calculate checksum within sections, just keep it in header for first section */
+    /* do not calculate checksum within sections, but write it in header for first section */
+    if (zcs->nextJobID) zcs->jobs[jobID].params.fParams.checksumFlag = 0;
     zcs->jobs[jobID].cdict = zcs->nextJobID==0 ? zcs->cdict : NULL;
     zcs->jobs[jobID].fullFrameSize = zcs->frameContentSize;
-    zcs->jobs[jobID].dstBuff = dstBuffer;
-    zcs->jobs[jobID].cctx = cctx;
+    zcs->jobs[jobID].dstBuff = g_nullBuffer;
+    zcs->jobs[jobID].cctxPool = zcs->cctxPool;
+    zcs->jobs[jobID].bufPool = zcs->bufPool;
     zcs->jobs[jobID].firstChunk = (zcs->nextJobID==0);
     zcs->jobs[jobID].lastChunk = endFrame;
     zcs->jobs[jobID].jobCompleted = 0;
@@ -588,10 +925,13 @@ static size_t ZSTDMT_createCompressionJob(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs, size_t srcSize, unsi
     zcs->jobs[jobID].jobCompleted_mutex = &zcs->jobCompleted_mutex;
     zcs->jobs[jobID].jobCompleted_cond = &zcs->jobCompleted_cond;
 
+    if (zcs->params.fParams.checksumFlag)
+        XXH64_update(&zcs->xxhState, (const char*)zcs->inBuff.buffer.start + zcs->dictSize, srcSize);
+
     /* get a new buffer for next input */
     if (!endFrame) {
         size_t const newDictSize = MIN(srcSize + zcs->dictSize, zcs->targetDictSize);
-        zcs->inBuff.buffer = ZSTDMT_getBuffer(zcs->buffPool, zcs->inBuffSize);
+        zcs->inBuff.buffer = ZSTDMT_getBuffer(zcs->bufPool);
         if (zcs->inBuff.buffer.start == NULL) {   /* not enough memory to allocate next input buffer */
             zcs->jobs[jobID].jobCompleted = 1;
             zcs->nextJobID++;
@@ -599,22 +939,27 @@ static size_t ZSTDMT_createCompressionJob(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs, size_t srcSize, unsi
             ZSTDMT_releaseAllJobResources(zcs);
             return ERROR(memory_allocation);
         }
-        DEBUGLOG(5, "inBuff filled to %u", (U32)zcs->inBuff.filled);
         zcs->inBuff.filled -= srcSize + zcs->dictSize - newDictSize;
-        DEBUGLOG(5, "new job : filled to %u, with %u dict and %u src", (U32)zcs->inBuff.filled, (U32)newDictSize, (U32)(zcs->inBuff.filled - newDictSize));
-        memmove(zcs->inBuff.buffer.start, (const char*)zcs->jobs[jobID].srcStart + zcs->dictSize + srcSize - newDictSize, zcs->inBuff.filled);
-        DEBUGLOG(5, "new inBuff pre-filled");
+        memmove(zcs->inBuff.buffer.start,
+            (const char*)zcs->jobs[jobID].srcStart + zcs->dictSize + srcSize - newDictSize,
+            zcs->inBuff.filled);
         zcs->dictSize = newDictSize;
-    } else {
+    } else {   /* if (endFrame==1) */
         zcs->inBuff.buffer = g_nullBuffer;
         zcs->inBuff.filled = 0;
         zcs->dictSize = 0;
         zcs->frameEnded = 1;
-        if (zcs->nextJobID == 0)
-            zcs->params.fParams.checksumFlag = 0;   /* single chunk : checksum is calculated directly within worker thread */
-    }
+        if (zcs->nextJobID == 0) {
+            /* single chunk exception : checksum is calculated directly within worker thread */
+            zcs->params.fParams.checksumFlag = 0;
+    }   }
 
-    DEBUGLOG(3, "posting job %u : %u bytes  (end:%u) (note : doneJob = %u=>%u)", zcs->nextJobID, (U32)zcs->jobs[jobID].srcSize, zcs->jobs[jobID].lastChunk, zcs->doneJobID, zcs->doneJobID & zcs->jobIDMask);
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_createCompressionJob: posting job %u : %u bytes  (end:%u) (note : doneJob = %u=>%u)",
+                zcs->nextJobID,
+                (U32)zcs->jobs[jobID].srcSize,
+                zcs->jobs[jobID].lastChunk,
+                zcs->doneJobID,
+                zcs->doneJobID & zcs->jobIDMask);
     POOL_add(zcs->factory, ZSTDMT_compressChunk, &zcs->jobs[jobID]);   /* this call is blocking when thread worker pool is exhausted */
     zcs->nextJobID++;
     return 0;
@@ -628,48 +973,44 @@ static size_t ZSTDMT_createCompressionJob(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs, size_t srcSize, unsi
 static size_t ZSTDMT_flushNextJob(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs, ZSTD_outBuffer* output, unsigned blockToFlush)
 {
     unsigned const wJobID = zcs->doneJobID & zcs->jobIDMask;
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_flushNextJob");
     if (zcs->doneJobID == zcs->nextJobID) return 0;   /* all flushed ! */
-    PTHREAD_MUTEX_LOCK(&zcs->jobCompleted_mutex);
+    ZSTD_PTHREAD_MUTEX_LOCK(&zcs->jobCompleted_mutex);
     while (zcs->jobs[wJobID].jobCompleted==0) {
         DEBUGLOG(5, "waiting for jobCompleted signal from job %u", zcs->doneJobID);
-        if (!blockToFlush) { pthread_mutex_unlock(&zcs->jobCompleted_mutex); return 0; }  /* nothing ready to be flushed => skip */
-        pthread_cond_wait(&zcs->jobCompleted_cond, &zcs->jobCompleted_mutex);  /* block when nothing available to flush */
+        if (!blockToFlush) { ZSTD_pthread_mutex_unlock(&zcs->jobCompleted_mutex); return 0; }  /* nothing ready to be flushed => skip */
+        ZSTD_pthread_cond_wait(&zcs->jobCompleted_cond, &zcs->jobCompleted_mutex);  /* block when nothing available to flush */
     }
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&zcs->jobCompleted_mutex);
+    ZSTD_pthread_mutex_unlock(&zcs->jobCompleted_mutex);
     /* compression job completed : output can be flushed */
     {   ZSTDMT_jobDescription job = zcs->jobs[wJobID];
         if (!job.jobScanned) {
             if (ZSTD_isError(job.cSize)) {
-                DEBUGLOG(5, "compression error detected ");
+                DEBUGLOG(5, "job %u : compression error detected : %s",
+                            zcs->doneJobID, ZSTD_getErrorName(job.cSize));
                 ZSTDMT_waitForAllJobsCompleted(zcs);
                 ZSTDMT_releaseAllJobResources(zcs);
                 return job.cSize;
             }
-            ZSTDMT_releaseCCtx(zcs->cctxPool, job.cctx);
-            zcs->jobs[wJobID].cctx = NULL;
             DEBUGLOG(5, "zcs->params.fParams.checksumFlag : %u ", zcs->params.fParams.checksumFlag);
             if (zcs->params.fParams.checksumFlag) {
-                XXH64_update(&zcs->xxhState, (const char*)job.srcStart + job.dictSize, job.srcSize);
                 if (zcs->frameEnded && (zcs->doneJobID+1 == zcs->nextJobID)) {  /* write checksum at end of last section */
                     U32 const checksum = (U32)XXH64_digest(&zcs->xxhState);
-                    DEBUGLOG(4, "writing checksum : %08X \n", checksum);
+                    DEBUGLOG(5, "writing checksum : %08X \n", checksum);
                     MEM_writeLE32((char*)job.dstBuff.start + job.cSize, checksum);
                     job.cSize += 4;
                     zcs->jobs[wJobID].cSize += 4;
             }   }
-            ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer(zcs->buffPool, job.src);
-            zcs->jobs[wJobID].srcStart = NULL;
-            zcs->jobs[wJobID].src = g_nullBuffer;
             zcs->jobs[wJobID].jobScanned = 1;
         }
         {   size_t const toWrite = MIN(job.cSize - job.dstFlushed, output->size - output->pos);
-            DEBUGLOG(4, "Flushing %u bytes from job %u ", (U32)toWrite, zcs->doneJobID);
+            DEBUGLOG(5, "Flushing %u bytes from job %u ", (U32)toWrite, zcs->doneJobID);
             memcpy((char*)output->dst + output->pos, (const char*)job.dstBuff.start + job.dstFlushed, toWrite);
             output->pos += toWrite;
             job.dstFlushed += toWrite;
         }
         if (job.dstFlushed == job.cSize) {   /* output buffer fully flushed => move to next one */
-            ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer(zcs->buffPool, job.dstBuff);
+            ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer(zcs->bufPool, job.dstBuff);
             zcs->jobs[wJobID].dstBuff = g_nullBuffer;
             zcs->jobs[wJobID].jobCompleted = 0;
             zcs->doneJobID++;
@@ -684,56 +1025,125 @@ static size_t ZSTDMT_flushNextJob(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs, ZSTD_outBuffer* output, unsi
 }   }
 
 
-size_t ZSTDMT_compressStream(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs, ZSTD_outBuffer* output, ZSTD_inBuffer* input)
+/** ZSTDMT_compressStream_generic() :
+ *  internal use only - exposed to be invoked from zstd_compress.c
+ *  assumption : output and input are valid (pos <= size)
+ * @return : minimum amount of data remaining to flush, 0 if none */
+size_t ZSTDMT_compressStream_generic(ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx,
+                                     ZSTD_outBuffer* output,
+                                     ZSTD_inBuffer* input,
+                                     ZSTD_EndDirective endOp)
 {
-    size_t const newJobThreshold = zcs->dictSize + zcs->targetSectionSize + zcs->marginSize;
-    if (zcs->frameEnded) return ERROR(stage_wrong);   /* current frame being ended. Only flush is allowed. Restart with init */
-    if (zcs->nbThreads==1) return ZSTD_compressStream(zcs->cstream, output, input);
+    size_t const newJobThreshold = mtctx->dictSize + mtctx->targetSectionSize;
+    unsigned forwardInputProgress = 0;
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_compressStream_generic ");
+    assert(output->pos <= output->size);
+    assert(input->pos  <= input->size);
+
+    if (mtctx->singleThreaded) {  /* delegate to single-thread (synchronous) */
+        return ZSTD_compressStream_generic(mtctx->cctxPool->cctx[0], output, input, endOp);
+    }
+
+    if ((mtctx->frameEnded) && (endOp==ZSTD_e_continue)) {
+        /* current frame being ended. Only flush/end are allowed */
+        return ERROR(stage_wrong);
+    }
+
+    /* single-pass shortcut (note : synchronous-mode) */
+    if ( (mtctx->nextJobID == 0)     /* just started */
+      && (mtctx->inBuff.filled == 0) /* nothing buffered */
+      && (endOp == ZSTD_e_end)       /* end order */
+      && (output->size - output->pos >= ZSTD_compressBound(input->size - input->pos)) ) { /* enough room */
+        size_t const cSize = ZSTDMT_compress_advanced_internal(mtctx,
+                (char*)output->dst + output->pos, output->size - output->pos,
+                (const char*)input->src + input->pos, input->size - input->pos,
+                mtctx->cdict, mtctx->params);
+        if (ZSTD_isError(cSize)) return cSize;
+        input->pos = input->size;
+        output->pos += cSize;
+        ZSTDMT_releaseBuffer(mtctx->bufPool, mtctx->inBuff.buffer);  /* was allocated in initStream */
+        mtctx->allJobsCompleted = 1;
+        mtctx->frameEnded = 1;
+        return 0;
+    }
 
     /* fill input buffer */
-    {   size_t const toLoad = MIN(input->size - input->pos, zcs->inBuffSize - zcs->inBuff.filled);
-        memcpy((char*)zcs->inBuff.buffer.start + zcs->inBuff.filled, input->src, toLoad);
-        input->pos += toLoad;
-        zcs->inBuff.filled += toLoad;
+    if (input->size > input->pos) {   /* support NULL input */
+        if (mtctx->inBuff.buffer.start == NULL) {
+            mtctx->inBuff.buffer = ZSTDMT_getBuffer(mtctx->bufPool);  /* note : may fail, in which case, no forward input progress */
+            mtctx->inBuff.filled = 0;
+        }
+        if (mtctx->inBuff.buffer.start) {
+            size_t const toLoad = MIN(input->size - input->pos, mtctx->inBuffSize - mtctx->inBuff.filled);
+            DEBUGLOG(5, "inBuff:%08X;  inBuffSize=%u;  ToCopy=%u", (U32)(size_t)mtctx->inBuff.buffer.start, (U32)mtctx->inBuffSize, (U32)toLoad);
+            memcpy((char*)mtctx->inBuff.buffer.start + mtctx->inBuff.filled, (const char*)input->src + input->pos, toLoad);
+            input->pos += toLoad;
+            mtctx->inBuff.filled += toLoad;
+            forwardInputProgress = toLoad>0;
+    }   }
+
+    if ( (mtctx->inBuff.filled >= newJobThreshold)  /* filled enough : let's compress */
+      && (mtctx->nextJobID <= mtctx->doneJobID + mtctx->jobIDMask) ) {   /* avoid overwriting job round buffer */
+        CHECK_F( ZSTDMT_createCompressionJob(mtctx, mtctx->targetSectionSize, 0 /* endFrame */) );
     }
 
-    if ( (zcs->inBuff.filled >= newJobThreshold)  /* filled enough : let's compress */
-        && (zcs->nextJobID <= zcs->doneJobID + zcs->jobIDMask) ) {   /* avoid overwriting job round buffer */
-        CHECK_F( ZSTDMT_createCompressionJob(zcs, zcs->targetSectionSize, 0) );
+    /* check for potential compressed data ready to be flushed */
+    CHECK_F( ZSTDMT_flushNextJob(mtctx, output, !forwardInputProgress /* blockToFlush */) ); /* block if there was no forward input progress */
+
+    if (input->pos < input->size)  /* input not consumed : do not flush yet */
+        endOp = ZSTD_e_continue;
+
+    switch(endOp)
+    {
+        case ZSTD_e_flush:
+            return ZSTDMT_flushStream(mtctx, output);
+        case ZSTD_e_end:
+            return ZSTDMT_endStream(mtctx, output);
+        case ZSTD_e_continue:
+            return 1;
+        default:
+            return ERROR(GENERIC);   /* invalid endDirective */
     }
+}
+
 
-    /* check for data to flush */
-    CHECK_F( ZSTDMT_flushNextJob(zcs, output, (zcs->inBuff.filled == zcs->inBuffSize)) ); /* block if it wasn't possible to create new job due to saturation */
+size_t ZSTDMT_compressStream(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs, ZSTD_outBuffer* output, ZSTD_inBuffer* input)
+{
+    CHECK_F( ZSTDMT_compressStream_generic(zcs, output, input, ZSTD_e_continue) );
 
     /* recommended next input size : fill current input buffer */
     return zcs->inBuffSize - zcs->inBuff.filled;   /* note : could be zero when input buffer is fully filled and no more availability to create new job */
 }
 
 
-static size_t ZSTDMT_flushStream_internal(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs, ZSTD_outBuffer* output, unsigned endFrame)
+static size_t ZSTDMT_flushStream_internal(ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx, ZSTD_outBuffer* output, unsigned endFrame)
 {
-    size_t const srcSize = zcs->inBuff.filled - zcs->dictSize;
+    size_t const srcSize = mtctx->inBuff.filled - mtctx->dictSize;
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_flushStream_internal");
 
-    if (srcSize) DEBUGLOG(4, "flushing : %u bytes left to compress", (U32)srcSize);
-    if ( ((srcSize > 0) || (endFrame && !zcs->frameEnded))
-       && (zcs->nextJobID <= zcs->doneJobID + zcs->jobIDMask) ) {
-        CHECK_F( ZSTDMT_createCompressionJob(zcs, srcSize, endFrame) );
+    if ( ((srcSize > 0) || (endFrame && !mtctx->frameEnded))
+       && (mtctx->nextJobID <= mtctx->doneJobID + mtctx->jobIDMask) ) {
+           DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_flushStream_internal : create a new job");
+        CHECK_F( ZSTDMT_createCompressionJob(mtctx, srcSize, endFrame) );
     }
 
     /* check if there is any data available to flush */
-    DEBUGLOG(5, "zcs->doneJobID : %u  ; zcs->nextJobID : %u ", zcs->doneJobID, zcs->nextJobID);
-    return ZSTDMT_flushNextJob(zcs, output, 1);
+    return ZSTDMT_flushNextJob(mtctx, output, 1 /* blockToFlush */);
 }
 
 
-size_t ZSTDMT_flushStream(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs, ZSTD_outBuffer* output)
+size_t ZSTDMT_flushStream(ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx, ZSTD_outBuffer* output)
 {
-    if (zcs->nbThreads==1) return ZSTD_flushStream(zcs->cstream, output);
-    return ZSTDMT_flushStream_internal(zcs, output, 0);
+    DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_flushStream");
+    if (mtctx->singleThreaded)
+        return ZSTD_flushStream(mtctx->cctxPool->cctx[0], output);
+    return ZSTDMT_flushStream_internal(mtctx, output, 0 /* endFrame */);
 }
 
-size_t ZSTDMT_endStream(ZSTDMT_CCtx* zcs, ZSTD_outBuffer* output)
+size_t ZSTDMT_endStream(ZSTDMT_CCtx* mtctx, ZSTD_outBuffer* output)
 {
-    if (zcs->nbThreads==1) return ZSTD_endStream(zcs->cstream, output);
-    return ZSTDMT_flushStream_internal(zcs, output, 1);
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTDMT_endStream");
+    if (mtctx->singleThreaded)
+        return ZSTD_endStream(mtctx->cctxPool->cctx[0], output);
+    return ZSTDMT_flushStream_internal(mtctx, output, 1 /* endFrame */);
 }