zstdlib 0.1.2 → 0.2.0

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data/.yardopts

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+--no-private
+--protected
+--readme README.md
+-m markdown
+-
+*.md

data/CHANGES.md

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# 0.2.0
+
+Zstd version update to `1.4.0`
+
+Documentation updates.
+
+
 # 0.1.2
 
 Implemented `Zstdlib::ZSTD_VERSION` constant and `Zstdlib.zstd_version` module method for Zstd version retrieval.

data/README.md

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ Unlike the other Zstd bindings available for Ruby, *Zstdlib* utilizes Zstd's nat
 
 This specifically means that `Zstdlib` module is and will be (mostly)  API-compatible with standard Ruby `Zlib` module and thus _zstdlib_ can be used as a drop-in replacement for _zlib_: just replace `Zlib` with `Zstdlib` throughout the source code and you're in!
 
-Streams produced by `Zstdlib::Deflate` can be decompressed with standard _zstd_ utility and hence can be written to _.zst_ or _.zstd_ files.
+Streams produced by `Zstdlib::Deflate` class can be decompressed with standard _zstd_ utility and hence can be written to _.zst_ or _.zstd_ files.
+Conversely, the `Zstdlib::Inflate` class can handle data from such files.
 
 ## Use cases
 
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ Source code and Windows-specific multi-versioned binary gems can be obtained fro
 
 ## Release history
 
-For user-visible changes refer to [change log](/CHANGES.md).
+For user-visible changes refer to [change log](CHANGES.md).
 
 ## Caveats
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ This module is in testing phase so things beyond basic interface might not work
 Documentation extracted from _zstdlib_ still contains traces of old zlib-related pieces.
 Just keep this in mind and substitute *zlib* with *zstdlib* upon browsing.
 
-Gzip support, although available in Zstd's Zlib compatibility layer, is currently disabled.
+Gzip _.gz_ file support, although available in Zstd's Zlib compatibility layer, is currently disabled.
 
 Zstd's external compression dictionaries capability is not (yet) implemented.
 

data/ext/zstdlib/extconf.rb

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require 'fileutils'
 include RbConfig
 include FileUtils
 
-ZSTD_VERSION = '1.3.8'
+ZSTD_VERSION = '1.4.0'
 ZLIB_VERSION = '1.2.11'
 RB_VERSION = CONFIG['MAJOR']+'.'+CONFIG['MINOR']
 ZMOD_VERSION = RB_VERSION >= '2.3' ? '2.6' : RB_VERSION # Review requirements with every new zlib module release!

data/ext/zstdlib/{zstd-1.3.8 → zstd-1.4.0}/lib/common/compiler.h

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 /**
  * FORCE_INLINE_TEMPLATE is used to define C "templates", which take constant
- * parameters. They must be inlined for the compiler to elimininate the constant
+ * parameters. They must be inlined for the compiler to eliminate the constant
  * branches.
  */
 #define FORCE_INLINE_TEMPLATE static INLINE_KEYWORD FORCE_INLINE_ATTR

data/ext/zstdlib/{zstd-1.3.8 → zstd-1.4.0}/lib/common/fse.h

@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ size_t FSE_decompress_wksp(void* dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void* cSrc, size
 typedef enum {
    FSE_repeat_none,  /**< Cannot use the previous table */
    FSE_repeat_check, /**< Can use the previous table but it must be checked */
-   FSE_repeat_valid  /**< Can use the previous table and it is asumed to be valid */
+   FSE_repeat_valid  /**< Can use the previous table and it is assumed to be valid */
  } FSE_repeat;
 
 /* *****************************************

data/ext/zstdlib/{zstd-1.3.8 → zstd-1.4.0}/lib/common/threading.c

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
  * This file will hold wrapper for systems, which do not support pthreads
  */
 
-/* create fake symbol to avoid empty trnaslation unit warning */
-int g_ZSTD_threading_useles_symbol;
+/* create fake symbol to avoid empty translation unit warning */
+int g_ZSTD_threading_useless_symbol;
 
 #if defined(ZSTD_MULTITHREAD) && defined(_WIN32)
 

data/ext/zstdlib/{zstd-1.3.8 → zstd-1.4.0}/lib/common/xxhash.c

@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@
 /* #define XXH_ACCEPT_NULL_INPUT_POINTER 1 */
 
 /*!XXH_FORCE_NATIVE_FORMAT :
- * By default, xxHash library provides endian-independant Hash values, based on little-endian convention.
+ * By default, xxHash library provides endian-independent Hash values, based on little-endian convention.
  * Results are therefore identical for little-endian and big-endian CPU.
  * This comes at a performance cost for big-endian CPU, since some swapping is required to emulate little-endian format.
- * Should endian-independance be of no importance for your application, you may set the #define below to 1,
+ * Should endian-independence be of no importance for your application, you may set the #define below to 1,
  * to improve speed for Big-endian CPU.
  * This option has no impact on Little_Endian CPU.
  */

data/ext/zstdlib/{zstd-1.3.8 → zstd-1.4.0}/lib/common/zstd_internal.h

@@ -53,8 +53,50 @@ extern "C" {
 #undef MAX
 #define MIN(a,b) ((a)<(b) ? (a) : (b))
 #define MAX(a,b) ((a)>(b) ? (a) : (b))
-#define CHECK_F(f) { size_t const errcod = f; if (ERR_isError(errcod)) return errcod; }  /* check and Forward error code */
-#define CHECK_E(f, e) { size_t const errcod = f; if (ERR_isError(errcod)) return ERROR(e); }  /* check and send Error code */
+
+/**
+ * Return the specified error if the condition evaluates to true.
+ *
+ * In debug modes, prints additional information. In order to do that
+ * (particularly, printing the conditional that failed), this can't just wrap
+ * RETURN_ERROR().
+ */
+#define RETURN_ERROR_IF(cond, err, ...) \
+  if (cond) { \
+    RAWLOG(3, "%s:%d: ERROR!: check %s failed, returning %s", __FILE__, __LINE__, ZSTD_QUOTE(cond), ZSTD_QUOTE(ERROR(err))); \
+    RAWLOG(3, ": " __VA_ARGS__); \
+    RAWLOG(3, "\n"); \
+    return ERROR(err); \
+  }
+
+/**
+ * Unconditionally return the specified error.
+ *
+ * In debug modes, prints additional information.
+ */
+#define RETURN_ERROR(err, ...) \
+  do { \
+    RAWLOG(3, "%s:%d: ERROR!: unconditional check failed, returning %s", __FILE__, __LINE__, ZSTD_QUOTE(ERROR(err))); \
+    RAWLOG(3, ": " __VA_ARGS__); \
+    RAWLOG(3, "\n"); \
+    return ERROR(err); \
+  } while(0);
+
+/**
+ * If the provided expression evaluates to an error code, returns that error code.
+ *
+ * In debug modes, prints additional information.
+ */
+#define FORWARD_IF_ERROR(err, ...) \
+  do { \
+    size_t const err_code = (err); \
+    if (ERR_isError(err_code)) { \
+      RAWLOG(3, "%s:%d: ERROR!: forwarding error in %s: %s", __FILE__, __LINE__, ZSTD_QUOTE(err), ERR_getErrorName(err_code)); \
+      RAWLOG(3, ": " __VA_ARGS__); \
+      RAWLOG(3, "\n"); \
+      return err_code; \
+    } \
+  } while(0);
 
 
 /*-*************************************
@@ -200,6 +242,17 @@ typedef struct {
     U32   longLengthPos;
 } seqStore_t;
 
+/**
+ * Contains the compressed frame size and an upper-bound for the decompressed frame size.
+ * Note: before using `compressedSize`, check for errors using ZSTD_isError().
+ *       similarly, before using `decompressedBound`, check for errors using:
+ *          `decompressedBound != ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_ERROR`
+ */
+typedef struct {
+    size_t compressedSize;
+    unsigned long long decompressedBound;
+} ZSTD_frameSizeInfo;   /* decompress & legacy */
+
 const seqStore_t* ZSTD_getSeqStore(const ZSTD_CCtx* ctx);   /* compress & dictBuilder */
 void ZSTD_seqToCodes(const seqStore_t* seqStorePtr);   /* compress, dictBuilder, decodeCorpus (shouldn't get its definition from here) */
 

data/ext/zstdlib/{zstd-1.3.8 → zstd-1.4.0}/lib/compress/fse_compress.c

@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ size_t FSE_buildCTable_wksp(FSE_CTable* ct,
     {   U32 position = 0;
         U32 symbol;
         for (symbol=0; symbol<=maxSymbolValue; symbol++) {
-            int nbOccurences;
+            int nbOccurrences;
             int const freq = normalizedCounter[symbol];
-            for (nbOccurences=0; nbOccurences<freq; nbOccurences++) {
+            for (nbOccurrences=0; nbOccurrences<freq; nbOccurrences++) {
                 tableSymbol[position] = (FSE_FUNCTION_TYPE)symbol;
                 position = (position + step) & tableMask;
                 while (position > highThreshold)

data/ext/zstdlib/{zstd-1.3.8 → zstd-1.4.0}/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c

@@ -103,12 +103,31 @@ ZSTD_CCtx* ZSTD_initStaticCCtx(void *workspace, size_t workspaceSize)
     return cctx;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Clears and frees all of the dictionaries in the CCtx.
+ */
+static void ZSTD_clearAllDicts(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx)
+{
+    ZSTD_free(cctx->localDict.dictBuffer, cctx->customMem);
+    ZSTD_freeCDict(cctx->localDict.cdict);
+    memset(&cctx->localDict, 0, sizeof(cctx->localDict));
+    memset(&cctx->prefixDict, 0, sizeof(cctx->prefixDict));
+    cctx->cdict = NULL;
+}
+
+static size_t ZSTD_sizeof_localDict(ZSTD_localDict dict)
+{
+    size_t const bufferSize = dict.dictBuffer != NULL ? dict.dictSize : 0;
+    size_t const cdictSize = ZSTD_sizeof_CDict(dict.cdict);
+    return bufferSize + cdictSize;
+}
+
 static void ZSTD_freeCCtxContent(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx)
 {
     assert(cctx != NULL);
     assert(cctx->staticSize == 0);
     ZSTD_free(cctx->workSpace, cctx->customMem); cctx->workSpace = NULL;
-    ZSTD_freeCDict(cctx->cdictLocal); cctx->cdictLocal = NULL;
+    ZSTD_clearAllDicts(cctx);
 #ifdef ZSTD_MULTITHREAD
     ZSTDMT_freeCCtx(cctx->mtctx); cctx->mtctx = NULL;
 #endif
@@ -117,7 +136,8 @@ static void ZSTD_freeCCtxContent(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx)
 size_t ZSTD_freeCCtx(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx)
 {
     if (cctx==NULL) return 0;   /* support free on NULL */
-    if (cctx->staticSize) return ERROR(memory_allocation);   /* not compatible with static CCtx */
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(cctx->staticSize, memory_allocation,
+                    "not compatible with static CCtx");
     ZSTD_freeCCtxContent(cctx);
     ZSTD_free(cctx, cctx->customMem);
     return 0;
@@ -139,7 +159,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_sizeof_CCtx(const ZSTD_CCtx* cctx)
 {
     if (cctx==NULL) return 0;   /* support sizeof on NULL */
     return sizeof(*cctx) + cctx->workSpaceSize
-           + ZSTD_sizeof_CDict(cctx->cdictLocal)
+           + ZSTD_sizeof_localDict(cctx->localDict)
            + ZSTD_sizeof_mtctx(cctx);
 }
 
@@ -195,7 +215,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_CCtxParams_reset(ZSTD_CCtx_params* params)
 }
 
 size_t ZSTD_CCtxParams_init(ZSTD_CCtx_params* cctxParams, int compressionLevel) {
-    if (!cctxParams) { return ERROR(GENERIC); }
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(!cctxParams, GENERIC);
     memset(cctxParams, 0, sizeof(*cctxParams));
     cctxParams->compressionLevel = compressionLevel;
     cctxParams->fParams.contentSizeFlag = 1;
@@ -204,8 +224,8 @@ size_t ZSTD_CCtxParams_init(ZSTD_CCtx_params* cctxParams, int compressionLevel)
 
 size_t ZSTD_CCtxParams_init_advanced(ZSTD_CCtx_params* cctxParams, ZSTD_parameters params)
 {
-    if (!cctxParams) { return ERROR(GENERIC); }
-    CHECK_F( ZSTD_checkCParams(params.cParams) );
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(!cctxParams, GENERIC);
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_checkCParams(params.cParams) );
     memset(cctxParams, 0, sizeof(*cctxParams));
     cctxParams->cParams = params.cParams;
     cctxParams->fParams = params.fParams;
@@ -359,6 +379,12 @@ ZSTD_bounds ZSTD_cParam_getBounds(ZSTD_cParameter param)
         bounds.upperBound = ZSTD_dictForceCopy;       /* note : how to ensure at compile time that this is the highest value enum ? */
         return bounds;
 
+    case ZSTD_c_literalCompressionMode:
+        ZSTD_STATIC_ASSERT(ZSTD_lcm_auto < ZSTD_lcm_huffman && ZSTD_lcm_huffman < ZSTD_lcm_uncompressed);
+        bounds.lowerBound = ZSTD_lcm_auto;
+        bounds.upperBound = ZSTD_lcm_uncompressed;
+        return bounds;
+
     default:
         {   ZSTD_bounds const boundError = { ERROR(parameter_unsupported), 0, 0 };
             return boundError;
@@ -378,10 +404,22 @@ static int ZSTD_cParam_withinBounds(ZSTD_cParameter cParam, int value)
     return 1;
 }
 
-#define BOUNDCHECK(cParam, val) {                  \
-    if (!ZSTD_cParam_withinBounds(cParam,val)) {   \
-        return ERROR(parameter_outOfBound);        \
-}   }
+/* ZSTD_cParam_clampBounds:
+ * Clamps the value into the bounded range.
+ */
+static size_t ZSTD_cParam_clampBounds(ZSTD_cParameter cParam, int* value)
+{
+    ZSTD_bounds const bounds = ZSTD_cParam_getBounds(cParam);
+    if (ZSTD_isError(bounds.error)) return bounds.error;
+    if (*value < bounds.lowerBound) *value = bounds.lowerBound;
+    if (*value > bounds.upperBound) *value = bounds.upperBound;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#define BOUNDCHECK(cParam, val) { \
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(!ZSTD_cParam_withinBounds(cParam,val), \
+                    parameter_outOfBound); \
+}
 
 
 static int ZSTD_isUpdateAuthorized(ZSTD_cParameter param)
@@ -413,6 +451,7 @@ static int ZSTD_isUpdateAuthorized(ZSTD_cParameter param)
     case ZSTD_c_ldmBucketSizeLog:
     case ZSTD_c_ldmHashRateLog:
     case ZSTD_c_forceAttachDict:
+    case ZSTD_c_literalCompressionMode:
     default:
         return 0;
     }
@@ -425,18 +464,17 @@ size_t ZSTD_CCtx_setParameter(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, ZSTD_cParameter param, int value)
         if (ZSTD_isUpdateAuthorized(param)) {
             cctx->cParamsChanged = 1;
         } else {
-            return ERROR(stage_wrong);
+            RETURN_ERROR(stage_wrong);
     }   }
 
     switch(param)
     {
-    case ZSTD_c_format :
-        return ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter(&cctx->requestedParams, param, value);
+    case ZSTD_c_nbWorkers:
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF((value!=0) && cctx->staticSize, parameter_unsupported,
+                        "MT not compatible with static alloc");
+        break;
 
     case ZSTD_c_compressionLevel:
-        if (cctx->cdict) return ERROR(stage_wrong);
-        return ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter(&cctx->requestedParams, param, value);
-
     case ZSTD_c_windowLog:
     case ZSTD_c_hashLog:
     case ZSTD_c_chainLog:
@@ -444,49 +482,32 @@ size_t ZSTD_CCtx_setParameter(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, ZSTD_cParameter param, int value)
     case ZSTD_c_minMatch:
     case ZSTD_c_targetLength:
     case ZSTD_c_strategy:
-        if (cctx->cdict) return ERROR(stage_wrong);
-        return ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter(&cctx->requestedParams, param, value);
-
+    case ZSTD_c_ldmHashRateLog:
+    case ZSTD_c_format:
     case ZSTD_c_contentSizeFlag:
     case ZSTD_c_checksumFlag:
     case ZSTD_c_dictIDFlag:
-        return ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter(&cctx->requestedParams, param, value);
-
-    case ZSTD_c_forceMaxWindow :  /* Force back-references to remain < windowSize,
-                                   * even when referencing into Dictionary content.
-                                   * default : 0 when using a CDict, 1 when using a Prefix */
-        return ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter(&cctx->requestedParams, param, value);
-
+    case ZSTD_c_forceMaxWindow:
     case ZSTD_c_forceAttachDict:
-        return ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter(&cctx->requestedParams, param, value);
-
-    case ZSTD_c_nbWorkers:
-        if ((value!=0) && cctx->staticSize) {
-            return ERROR(parameter_unsupported);  /* MT not compatible with static alloc */
-        }
-        return ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter(&cctx->requestedParams, param, value);
-
+    case ZSTD_c_literalCompressionMode:
     case ZSTD_c_jobSize:
     case ZSTD_c_overlapLog:
     case ZSTD_c_rsyncable:
-        return ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter(&cctx->requestedParams, param, value);
-
     case ZSTD_c_enableLongDistanceMatching:
     case ZSTD_c_ldmHashLog:
     case ZSTD_c_ldmMinMatch:
     case ZSTD_c_ldmBucketSizeLog:
-    case ZSTD_c_ldmHashRateLog:
-        if (cctx->cdict) return ERROR(stage_wrong);
-        return ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter(&cctx->requestedParams, param, value);
+        break;
 
-    default: return ERROR(parameter_unsupported);
+    default: RETURN_ERROR(parameter_unsupported);
     }
+    return ZSTD_CCtxParams_setParameter(&cctx->requestedParams, param, value);
 }
 
-size_t ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter(ZSTD_CCtx_params* CCtxParams,
-                                   ZSTD_cParameter param, int value)
+size_t ZSTD_CCtxParams_setParameter(ZSTD_CCtx_params* CCtxParams,
+                                    ZSTD_cParameter param, int value)
 {
-    DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter (%i, %i)", (int)param, value);
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_CCtxParams_setParameter (%i, %i)", (int)param, value);
     switch(param)
     {
     case ZSTD_c_format :
@@ -495,11 +516,9 @@ size_t ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter(ZSTD_CCtx_params* CCtxParams,
         return (size_t)CCtxParams->format;
 
     case ZSTD_c_compressionLevel : {
-        int cLevel = value;
-        if (cLevel > ZSTD_maxCLevel()) cLevel = ZSTD_maxCLevel();
-        if (cLevel < ZSTD_minCLevel()) cLevel = ZSTD_minCLevel();
-        if (cLevel) {  /* 0 : does not change current level */
-            CCtxParams->compressionLevel = cLevel;
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(ZSTD_cParam_clampBounds(param, &value));
+        if (value) {  /* 0 : does not change current level */
+            CCtxParams->compressionLevel = value;
         }
         if (CCtxParams->compressionLevel >= 0) return CCtxParams->compressionLevel;
         return 0;  /* return type (size_t) cannot represent negative values */
@@ -573,33 +592,55 @@ size_t ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter(ZSTD_CCtx_params* CCtxParams,
         return CCtxParams->attachDictPref;
     }
 
+    case ZSTD_c_literalCompressionMode : {
+        const ZSTD_literalCompressionMode_e lcm = (ZSTD_literalCompressionMode_e)value;
+        BOUNDCHECK(ZSTD_c_literalCompressionMode, lcm);
+        CCtxParams->literalCompressionMode = lcm;
+        return CCtxParams->literalCompressionMode;
+    }
+
     case ZSTD_c_nbWorkers :
 #ifndef ZSTD_MULTITHREAD
-        if (value!=0) return ERROR(parameter_unsupported);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(value!=0, parameter_unsupported, "not compiled with multithreading");
         return 0;
 #else
-        return ZSTDMT_CCtxParam_setNbWorkers(CCtxParams, value);
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(ZSTD_cParam_clampBounds(param, &value));
+        CCtxParams->nbWorkers = value;
+        return CCtxParams->nbWorkers;
 #endif
 
     case ZSTD_c_jobSize :
 #ifndef ZSTD_MULTITHREAD
-        return ERROR(parameter_unsupported);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(value!=0, parameter_unsupported, "not compiled with multithreading");
+        return 0;
 #else
-        return ZSTDMT_CCtxParam_setMTCtxParameter(CCtxParams, ZSTDMT_p_jobSize, value);
+        /* Adjust to the minimum non-default value. */
+        if (value != 0 && value < ZSTDMT_JOBSIZE_MIN)
+            value = ZSTDMT_JOBSIZE_MIN;
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(ZSTD_cParam_clampBounds(param, &value));
+        assert(value >= 0);
+        CCtxParams->jobSize = value;
+        return CCtxParams->jobSize;
 #endif
 
     case ZSTD_c_overlapLog :
 #ifndef ZSTD_MULTITHREAD
-        return ERROR(parameter_unsupported);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(value!=0, parameter_unsupported, "not compiled with multithreading");
+        return 0;
 #else
-        return ZSTDMT_CCtxParam_setMTCtxParameter(CCtxParams, ZSTDMT_p_overlapLog, value);
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(ZSTD_cParam_clampBounds(ZSTD_c_overlapLog, &value));
+        CCtxParams->overlapLog = value;
+        return CCtxParams->overlapLog;
 #endif
 
     case ZSTD_c_rsyncable :
 #ifndef ZSTD_MULTITHREAD
-        return ERROR(parameter_unsupported);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(value!=0, parameter_unsupported, "not compiled with multithreading");
+        return 0;
 #else
-        return ZSTDMT_CCtxParam_setMTCtxParameter(CCtxParams, ZSTDMT_p_rsyncable, value);
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(ZSTD_cParam_clampBounds(ZSTD_c_overlapLog, &value));
+        CCtxParams->rsyncable = value;
+        return CCtxParams->rsyncable;
 #endif
 
     case ZSTD_c_enableLongDistanceMatching :
@@ -625,21 +666,21 @@ size_t ZSTD_CCtxParam_setParameter(ZSTD_CCtx_params* CCtxParams,
         return CCtxParams->ldmParams.bucketSizeLog;
 
     case ZSTD_c_ldmHashRateLog :
-        if (value > ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX - ZSTD_HASHLOG_MIN)
-            return ERROR(parameter_outOfBound);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(value > ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX - ZSTD_HASHLOG_MIN,
+                        parameter_outOfBound);
         CCtxParams->ldmParams.hashRateLog = value;
         return CCtxParams->ldmParams.hashRateLog;
 
-    default: return ERROR(parameter_unsupported);
+    default: RETURN_ERROR(parameter_unsupported, "unknown parameter");
     }
 }
 
 size_t ZSTD_CCtx_getParameter(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, ZSTD_cParameter param, int* value)
 {
-    return ZSTD_CCtxParam_getParameter(&cctx->requestedParams, param, value);
+    return ZSTD_CCtxParams_getParameter(&cctx->requestedParams, param, value);
 }
 
-size_t ZSTD_CCtxParam_getParameter(
+size_t ZSTD_CCtxParams_getParameter(
         ZSTD_CCtx_params* CCtxParams, ZSTD_cParameter param, int* value)
 {
     switch(param)
@@ -686,6 +727,9 @@ size_t ZSTD_CCtxParam_getParameter(
     case ZSTD_c_forceAttachDict :
         *value = CCtxParams->attachDictPref;
         break;
+    case ZSTD_c_literalCompressionMode :
+        *value = CCtxParams->literalCompressionMode;
+        break;
     case ZSTD_c_nbWorkers :
 #ifndef ZSTD_MULTITHREAD
         assert(CCtxParams->nbWorkers == 0);
@@ -694,7 +738,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_CCtxParam_getParameter(
         break;
     case ZSTD_c_jobSize :
 #ifndef ZSTD_MULTITHREAD
-        return ERROR(parameter_unsupported);
+        RETURN_ERROR(parameter_unsupported, "not compiled with multithreading");
 #else
         assert(CCtxParams->jobSize <= INT_MAX);
         *value = (int)CCtxParams->jobSize;
@@ -702,14 +746,14 @@ size_t ZSTD_CCtxParam_getParameter(
 #endif
     case ZSTD_c_overlapLog :
 #ifndef ZSTD_MULTITHREAD
-        return ERROR(parameter_unsupported);
+        RETURN_ERROR(parameter_unsupported, "not compiled with multithreading");
 #else
         *value = CCtxParams->overlapLog;
         break;
 #endif
     case ZSTD_c_rsyncable :
 #ifndef ZSTD_MULTITHREAD
-        return ERROR(parameter_unsupported);
+        RETURN_ERROR(parameter_unsupported, "not compiled with multithreading");
 #else
         *value = CCtxParams->rsyncable;
         break;
@@ -729,7 +773,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_CCtxParam_getParameter(
     case ZSTD_c_ldmHashRateLog :
         *value = CCtxParams->ldmParams.hashRateLog;
         break;
-    default: return ERROR(parameter_unsupported);
+    default: RETURN_ERROR(parameter_unsupported, "unknown parameter");
     }
     return 0;
 }
@@ -745,8 +789,8 @@ size_t ZSTD_CCtx_setParametersUsingCCtxParams(
         ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, const ZSTD_CCtx_params* params)
 {
     DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_CCtx_setParametersUsingCCtxParams");
-    if (cctx->streamStage != zcss_init) return ERROR(stage_wrong);
-    if (cctx->cdict) return ERROR(stage_wrong);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(cctx->streamStage != zcss_init, stage_wrong);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(cctx->cdict, stage_wrong);
 
     cctx->requestedParams = *params;
     return 0;
@@ -755,33 +799,71 @@ size_t ZSTD_CCtx_setParametersUsingCCtxParams(
 ZSTDLIB_API size_t ZSTD_CCtx_setPledgedSrcSize(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, unsigned long long pledgedSrcSize)
 {
     DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_CCtx_setPledgedSrcSize to %u bytes", (U32)pledgedSrcSize);
-    if (cctx->streamStage != zcss_init) return ERROR(stage_wrong);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(cctx->streamStage != zcss_init, stage_wrong);
     cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne = pledgedSrcSize+1;
     return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Initializes the local dict using the requested parameters.
+ * NOTE: This does not use the pledged src size, because it may be used for more
+ * than one compression.
+ */
+static size_t ZSTD_initLocalDict(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx)
+{
+    ZSTD_localDict* const dl = &cctx->localDict;
+    ZSTD_compressionParameters const cParams = ZSTD_getCParamsFromCCtxParams(
+            &cctx->requestedParams, 0, dl->dictSize);
+    if (dl->dict == NULL) {
+        /* No local dictionary. */
+        assert(dl->dictBuffer == NULL);
+        assert(dl->cdict == NULL);
+        assert(dl->dictSize == 0);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (dl->cdict != NULL) {
+        assert(cctx->cdict == dl->cdict);
+        /* Local dictionary already initialized. */
+        return 0;
+    }
+    assert(dl->dictSize > 0);
+    assert(cctx->cdict == NULL);
+    assert(cctx->prefixDict.dict == NULL);
+
+    dl->cdict = ZSTD_createCDict_advanced(
+            dl->dict,
+            dl->dictSize,
+            ZSTD_dlm_byRef,
+            dl->dictContentType,
+            cParams,
+            cctx->customMem);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(!dl->cdict, memory_allocation);
+    cctx->cdict = dl->cdict;
+    return 0;
+}
+
 size_t ZSTD_CCtx_loadDictionary_advanced(
         ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, const void* dict, size_t dictSize,
         ZSTD_dictLoadMethod_e dictLoadMethod, ZSTD_dictContentType_e dictContentType)
 {
-    if (cctx->streamStage != zcss_init) return ERROR(stage_wrong);
-    if (cctx->staticSize) return ERROR(memory_allocation);  /* no malloc for static CCtx */
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(cctx->streamStage != zcss_init, stage_wrong);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(cctx->staticSize, memory_allocation,
+                    "no malloc for static CCtx");
     DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_CCtx_loadDictionary_advanced (size: %u)", (U32)dictSize);
-    ZSTD_freeCDict(cctx->cdictLocal);  /* in case one already exists */
-    if (dict==NULL || dictSize==0) {   /* no dictionary mode */
-        cctx->cdictLocal = NULL;
-        cctx->cdict = NULL;
+    ZSTD_clearAllDicts(cctx);  /* in case one already exists */
+    if (dict == NULL || dictSize == 0)  /* no dictionary mode */
+        return 0;
+    if (dictLoadMethod == ZSTD_dlm_byRef) {
+        cctx->localDict.dict = dict;
     } else {
-        ZSTD_compressionParameters const cParams =
-                ZSTD_getCParamsFromCCtxParams(&cctx->requestedParams, cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne-1, dictSize);
-        cctx->cdictLocal = ZSTD_createCDict_advanced(
-                                dict, dictSize,
-                                dictLoadMethod, dictContentType,
-                                cParams, cctx->customMem);
-        cctx->cdict = cctx->cdictLocal;
-        if (cctx->cdictLocal == NULL)
-            return ERROR(memory_allocation);
+        void* dictBuffer = ZSTD_malloc(dictSize, cctx->customMem);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(!dictBuffer, memory_allocation);
+        memcpy(dictBuffer, dict, dictSize);
+        cctx->localDict.dictBuffer = dictBuffer;
+        cctx->localDict.dict = dictBuffer;
     }
+    cctx->localDict.dictSize = dictSize;
+    cctx->localDict.dictContentType = dictContentType;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -801,9 +883,10 @@ ZSTDLIB_API size_t ZSTD_CCtx_loadDictionary(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, const void* dict, s
 
 size_t ZSTD_CCtx_refCDict(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, const ZSTD_CDict* cdict)
 {
-    if (cctx->streamStage != zcss_init) return ERROR(stage_wrong);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(cctx->streamStage != zcss_init, stage_wrong);
+    /* Free the existing local cdict (if any) to save memory. */
+    ZSTD_clearAllDicts(cctx);
     cctx->cdict = cdict;
-    memset(&cctx->prefixDict, 0, sizeof(cctx->prefixDict));  /* exclusive */
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -815,8 +898,8 @@ size_t ZSTD_CCtx_refPrefix(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, const void* prefix, size_t prefixSiz
 size_t ZSTD_CCtx_refPrefix_advanced(
         ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, const void* prefix, size_t prefixSize, ZSTD_dictContentType_e dictContentType)
 {
-    if (cctx->streamStage != zcss_init) return ERROR(stage_wrong);
-    cctx->cdict = NULL;   /* prefix discards any prior cdict */
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(cctx->streamStage != zcss_init, stage_wrong);
+    ZSTD_clearAllDicts(cctx);
     cctx->prefixDict.dict = prefix;
     cctx->prefixDict.dictSize = prefixSize;
     cctx->prefixDict.dictContentType = dictContentType;
@@ -834,8 +917,8 @@ size_t ZSTD_CCtx_reset(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, ZSTD_ResetDirective reset)
     }
     if ( (reset == ZSTD_reset_parameters)
       || (reset == ZSTD_reset_session_and_parameters) ) {
-        if (cctx->streamStage != zcss_init) return ERROR(stage_wrong);
-        cctx->cdict = NULL;
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(cctx->streamStage != zcss_init, stage_wrong);
+        ZSTD_clearAllDicts(cctx);
         return ZSTD_CCtxParams_reset(&cctx->requestedParams);
     }
     return 0;
@@ -888,10 +971,11 @@ static U32 ZSTD_cycleLog(U32 hashLog, ZSTD_strategy strat)
 }
 
 /** ZSTD_adjustCParams_internal() :
-    optimize `cPar` for a given input (`srcSize` and `dictSize`).
-    mostly downsizing to reduce memory consumption and initialization latency.
-    Both `srcSize` and `dictSize` are optional (use 0 if unknown).
-    Note : cPar is assumed validated. Use ZSTD_checkCParams() to ensure this condition. */
+ *  optimize `cPar` for a specified input (`srcSize` and `dictSize`).
+ *  mostly downsize to reduce memory consumption and initialization latency.
+ * `srcSize` can be ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN when not known.
+ *  note : for the time being, `srcSize==0` means "unknown" too, for compatibility with older convention.
+ *  condition : cPar is presumed validated (can be checked using ZSTD_checkCParams()). */
 static ZSTD_compressionParameters
 ZSTD_adjustCParams_internal(ZSTD_compressionParameters cPar,
                             unsigned long long srcSize,
@@ -901,7 +985,7 @@ ZSTD_adjustCParams_internal(ZSTD_compressionParameters cPar,
     static const U64 maxWindowResize = 1ULL << (ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX-1);
     assert(ZSTD_checkCParams(cPar)==0);
 
-    if (dictSize && (srcSize+1<2) /* srcSize unknown */ )
+    if (dictSize && (srcSize+1<2) /* ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN and 0 mean "unknown" */ )
         srcSize = minSrcSize;  /* presumed small when there is a dictionary */
     else if (srcSize == 0)
         srcSize = ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN;  /* 0 == unknown : presumed large */
@@ -922,7 +1006,7 @@ ZSTD_adjustCParams_internal(ZSTD_compressionParameters cPar,
     }
 
     if (cPar.windowLog < ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_ABSOLUTEMIN)
-        cPar.windowLog = ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_ABSOLUTEMIN;  /* required for frame header */
+        cPar.windowLog = ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_ABSOLUTEMIN;  /* minimum wlog required for valid frame header */
 
     return cPar;
 }
@@ -932,7 +1016,7 @@ ZSTD_adjustCParams(ZSTD_compressionParameters cPar,
                    unsigned long long srcSize,
                    size_t dictSize)
 {
-    cPar = ZSTD_clampCParams(cPar);
+    cPar = ZSTD_clampCParams(cPar);   /* resulting cPar is necessarily valid (all parameters within range) */
     return ZSTD_adjustCParams_internal(cPar, srcSize, dictSize);
 }
 
@@ -973,8 +1057,7 @@ ZSTD_sizeof_matchState(const ZSTD_compressionParameters* const cParams,
 
 size_t ZSTD_estimateCCtxSize_usingCCtxParams(const ZSTD_CCtx_params* params)
 {
-    /* Estimate CCtx size is supported for single-threaded compression only. */
-    if (params->nbWorkers > 0) { return ERROR(GENERIC); }
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(params->nbWorkers > 0, GENERIC, "Estimate CCtx size is supported for single-threaded compression only.");
     {   ZSTD_compressionParameters const cParams =
                 ZSTD_getCParamsFromCCtxParams(params, 0, 0);
         size_t const blockSize = MIN(ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_MAX, (size_t)1 << cParams.windowLog);
@@ -1022,10 +1105,12 @@ size_t ZSTD_estimateCCtxSize(int compressionLevel)
 
 size_t ZSTD_estimateCStreamSize_usingCCtxParams(const ZSTD_CCtx_params* params)
 {
-    if (params->nbWorkers > 0) { return ERROR(GENERIC); }
-    {   size_t const CCtxSize = ZSTD_estimateCCtxSize_usingCCtxParams(params);
-        size_t const blockSize = MIN(ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_MAX, (size_t)1 << params->cParams.windowLog);
-        size_t const inBuffSize = ((size_t)1 << params->cParams.windowLog) + blockSize;
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(params->nbWorkers > 0, GENERIC, "Estimate CCtx size is supported for single-threaded compression only.");
+    {   ZSTD_compressionParameters const cParams =
+                ZSTD_getCParamsFromCCtxParams(params, 0, 0);
+        size_t const CCtxSize = ZSTD_estimateCCtxSize_usingCCtxParams(params);
+        size_t const blockSize = MIN(ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_MAX, (size_t)1 << cParams.windowLog);
+        size_t const inBuffSize = ((size_t)1 << cParams.windowLog) + blockSize;
         size_t const outBuffSize = ZSTD_compressBound(blockSize) + 1;
         size_t const streamingSize = inBuffSize + outBuffSize;
 
@@ -1367,13 +1452,13 @@ static size_t ZSTD_resetCCtx_internal(ZSTD_CCtx* zc,
                 DEBUGLOG(4, "Need to resize workSpaceSize from %zuKB to %zuKB",
                             zc->workSpaceSize >> 10,
                             neededSpace >> 10);
-                /* static cctx : no resize, error out */
-                if (zc->staticSize) return ERROR(memory_allocation);
+
+                RETURN_ERROR_IF(zc->staticSize, memory_allocation, "static cctx : no resize");
 
                 zc->workSpaceSize = 0;
                 ZSTD_free(zc->workSpace, zc->customMem);
                 zc->workSpace = ZSTD_malloc(neededSpace, zc->customMem);
-                if (zc->workSpace == NULL) return ERROR(memory_allocation);
+                RETURN_ERROR_IF(zc->workSpace == NULL, memory_allocation);
                 zc->workSpaceSize = neededSpace;
                 zc->workSpaceOversizedDuration = 0;
 
@@ -1644,7 +1729,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_copyCCtx_internal(ZSTD_CCtx* dstCCtx,
                             ZSTD_buffered_policy_e zbuff)
 {
     DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTD_copyCCtx_internal");
-    if (srcCCtx->stage!=ZSTDcs_init) return ERROR(stage_wrong);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(srcCCtx->stage!=ZSTDcs_init, stage_wrong);
 
     memcpy(&dstCCtx->customMem, &srcCCtx->customMem, sizeof(ZSTD_customMem));
     {   ZSTD_CCtx_params params = dstCCtx->requestedParams;
@@ -1777,7 +1862,8 @@ static void ZSTD_reduceIndex (ZSTD_CCtx* zc, const U32 reducerValue)
 static size_t ZSTD_noCompressBlock (void* dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void* src, size_t srcSize, U32 lastBlock)
 {
     U32 const cBlockHeader24 = lastBlock + (((U32)bt_raw)<<1) + (U32)(srcSize << 3);
-    if (srcSize + ZSTD_blockHeaderSize > dstCapacity) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(srcSize + ZSTD_blockHeaderSize > dstCapacity,
+                    dstSize_tooSmall);
     MEM_writeLE24(dst, cBlockHeader24);
     memcpy((BYTE*)dst + ZSTD_blockHeaderSize, src, srcSize);
     return ZSTD_blockHeaderSize + srcSize;
@@ -1788,7 +1874,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_noCompressLiterals (void* dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void
     BYTE* const ostart = (BYTE* const)dst;
     U32   const flSize = 1 + (srcSize>31) + (srcSize>4095);
 
-    if (srcSize + flSize > dstCapacity) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(srcSize + flSize > dstCapacity, dstSize_tooSmall);
 
     switch(flSize)
     {
@@ -1878,7 +1964,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressLiterals (ZSTD_hufCTables_t const* prevHuf,
         if (srcSize <= minLitSize) return ZSTD_noCompressLiterals(dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize);
     }
 
-    if (dstCapacity < lhSize+1) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);   /* not enough space for compression */
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(dstCapacity < lhSize+1, dstSize_tooSmall, "not enough space for compression");
     {   HUF_repeat repeat = prevHuf->repeatMode;
         int const preferRepeat = strategy < ZSTD_lazy ? srcSize <= 1024 : 0;
         if (repeat == HUF_repeat_valid && lhSize == 3) singleStream = 1;
@@ -1960,7 +2046,7 @@ void ZSTD_seqToCodes(const seqStore_t* seqStorePtr)
  * If x == 0: Return 0
  * Else: Return floor(-log2(x / 256) * 256)
  */
-static unsigned const kInverseProbabiltyLog256[256] = {
+static unsigned const kInverseProbabilityLog256[256] = {
     0,    2048, 1792, 1642, 1536, 1453, 1386, 1329, 1280, 1236, 1197, 1162,
     1130, 1100, 1073, 1047, 1024, 1001, 980,  960,  941,  923,  906,  889,
     874,  859,  844,  830,  817,  804,  791,  779,  768,  756,  745,  734,
@@ -1999,7 +2085,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_entropyCost(unsigned const* count, unsigned const max, size_t
         if (count[s] != 0 && norm == 0)
             norm = 1;
         assert(count[s] < total);
-        cost += count[s] * kInverseProbabiltyLog256[norm];
+        cost += count[s] * kInverseProbabilityLog256[norm];
     }
     return cost >> 8;
 }
@@ -2022,7 +2108,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_crossEntropyCost(short const* norm, unsigned accuracyLog,
         unsigned const norm256 = normAcc << shift;
         assert(norm256 > 0);
         assert(norm256 < 256);
-        cost += count[s] * kInverseProbabiltyLog256[norm256];
+        cost += count[s] * kInverseProbabilityLog256[norm256];
     }
     return cost >> 8;
 }
@@ -2050,21 +2136,17 @@ static size_t ZSTD_fseBitCost(
     unsigned s;
     FSE_CState_t cstate;
     FSE_initCState(&cstate, ctable);
-    if (ZSTD_getFSEMaxSymbolValue(ctable) < max) {
-        DEBUGLOG(5, "Repeat FSE_CTable has maxSymbolValue %u < %u",
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(ZSTD_getFSEMaxSymbolValue(ctable) < max, GENERIC,
+                    "Repeat FSE_CTable has maxSymbolValue %u < %u",
                     ZSTD_getFSEMaxSymbolValue(ctable), max);
-        return ERROR(GENERIC);
-    }
     for (s = 0; s <= max; ++s) {
         unsigned const tableLog = cstate.stateLog;
         unsigned const badCost = (tableLog + 1) << kAccuracyLog;
         unsigned const bitCost = FSE_bitCost(cstate.symbolTT, tableLog, s, kAccuracyLog);
         if (count[s] == 0)
             continue;
-        if (bitCost >= badCost) {
-            DEBUGLOG(5, "Repeat FSE_CTable has Prob[%u] == 0", s);
-            return ERROR(GENERIC);
-        }
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(bitCost >= badCost, GENERIC,
+                        "Repeat FSE_CTable has Prob[%u] == 0", s);
         cost += count[s] * bitCost;
     }
     return cost >> kAccuracyLog;
@@ -2080,7 +2162,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_NCountCost(unsigned const* count, unsigned const max,
     BYTE wksp[FSE_NCOUNTBOUND];
     S16 norm[MaxSeq + 1];
     const U32 tableLog = FSE_optimalTableLog(FSELog, nbSeq, max);
-    CHECK_F(FSE_normalizeCount(norm, tableLog, count, nbSeq, max));
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR(FSE_normalizeCount(norm, tableLog, count, nbSeq, max));
     return FSE_writeNCount(wksp, sizeof(wksp), norm, max, tableLog);
 }
 
@@ -2186,15 +2268,15 @@ ZSTD_buildCTable(void* dst, size_t dstCapacity,
 
     switch (type) {
     case set_rle:
-        CHECK_F(FSE_buildCTable_rle(nextCTable, (BYTE)max));
-        if (dstCapacity==0) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(FSE_buildCTable_rle(nextCTable, (BYTE)max));
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(dstCapacity==0, dstSize_tooSmall);
         *op = codeTable[0];
         return 1;
     case set_repeat:
         memcpy(nextCTable, prevCTable, prevCTableSize);
         return 0;
     case set_basic:
-        CHECK_F(FSE_buildCTable_wksp(nextCTable, defaultNorm, defaultMax, defaultNormLog, workspace, workspaceSize));  /* note : could be pre-calculated */
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(FSE_buildCTable_wksp(nextCTable, defaultNorm, defaultMax, defaultNormLog, workspace, workspaceSize));  /* note : could be pre-calculated */
         return 0;
     case set_compressed: {
         S16 norm[MaxSeq + 1];
@@ -2205,14 +2287,14 @@ ZSTD_buildCTable(void* dst, size_t dstCapacity,
             nbSeq_1--;
         }
         assert(nbSeq_1 > 1);
-        CHECK_F(FSE_normalizeCount(norm, tableLog, count, nbSeq_1, max));
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(FSE_normalizeCount(norm, tableLog, count, nbSeq_1, max));
         {   size_t const NCountSize = FSE_writeNCount(op, oend - op, norm, max, tableLog);   /* overflow protected */
-            if (FSE_isError(NCountSize)) return NCountSize;
-            CHECK_F(FSE_buildCTable_wksp(nextCTable, norm, max, tableLog, workspace, workspaceSize));
+            FORWARD_IF_ERROR(NCountSize);
+            FORWARD_IF_ERROR(FSE_buildCTable_wksp(nextCTable, norm, max, tableLog, workspace, workspaceSize));
             return NCountSize;
         }
     }
-    default: return assert(0), ERROR(GENERIC);
+    default: assert(0); RETURN_ERROR(GENERIC);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2229,7 +2311,9 @@ ZSTD_encodeSequences_body(
     FSE_CState_t  stateOffsetBits;
     FSE_CState_t  stateLitLength;
 
-    CHECK_E(BIT_initCStream(&blockStream, dst, dstCapacity), dstSize_tooSmall); /* not enough space remaining */
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(
+        ERR_isError(BIT_initCStream(&blockStream, dst, dstCapacity)),
+        dstSize_tooSmall, "not enough space remaining");
     DEBUGLOG(6, "available space for bitstream : %i  (dstCapacity=%u)",
                 (int)(blockStream.endPtr - blockStream.startPtr),
                 (unsigned)dstCapacity);
@@ -2303,7 +2387,7 @@ ZSTD_encodeSequences_body(
     FSE_flushCState(&blockStream, &stateLitLength);
 
     {   size_t const streamSize = BIT_closeCStream(&blockStream);
-        if (streamSize==0) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);   /* not enough space */
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(streamSize==0, dstSize_tooSmall, "not enough space");
         return streamSize;
     }
 }
@@ -2368,6 +2452,21 @@ static size_t ZSTD_encodeSequences(
                                         sequences, nbSeq, longOffsets);
 }
 
+static int ZSTD_disableLiteralsCompression(const ZSTD_CCtx_params* cctxParams)
+{
+    switch (cctxParams->literalCompressionMode) {
+    case ZSTD_lcm_huffman:
+        return 0;
+    case ZSTD_lcm_uncompressed:
+        return 1;
+    default:
+        assert(0 /* impossible: pre-validated */);
+        /* fall-through */
+    case ZSTD_lcm_auto:
+        return (cctxParams->cParams.strategy == ZSTD_fast) && (cctxParams->cParams.targetLength > 0);
+    }
+}
+
 /* ZSTD_compressSequences_internal():
  * actually compresses both literals and sequences */
 MEM_STATIC size_t
@@ -2403,22 +2502,22 @@ ZSTD_compressSequences_internal(seqStore_t* seqStorePtr,
     /* Compress literals */
     {   const BYTE* const literals = seqStorePtr->litStart;
         size_t const litSize = seqStorePtr->lit - literals;
-        int const disableLiteralCompression = (cctxParams->cParams.strategy == ZSTD_fast) && (cctxParams->cParams.targetLength > 0);
         size_t const cSize = ZSTD_compressLiterals(
                                     &prevEntropy->huf, &nextEntropy->huf,
-                                    cctxParams->cParams.strategy, disableLiteralCompression,
+                                    cctxParams->cParams.strategy,
+                                    ZSTD_disableLiteralsCompression(cctxParams),
                                     op, dstCapacity,
                                     literals, litSize,
                                     workspace, wkspSize,
                                     bmi2);
-        if (ZSTD_isError(cSize))
-          return cSize;
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(cSize);
         assert(cSize <= dstCapacity);
         op += cSize;
     }
 
     /* Sequences Header */
-    if ((oend-op) < 3 /*max nbSeq Size*/ + 1 /*seqHead*/) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF((oend-op) < 3 /*max nbSeq Size*/ + 1 /*seqHead*/,
+                    dstSize_tooSmall);
     if (nbSeq < 0x7F)
         *op++ = (BYTE)nbSeq;
     else if (nbSeq < LONGNBSEQ)
@@ -2452,7 +2551,7 @@ ZSTD_compressSequences_internal(seqStore_t* seqStorePtr,
                                                     count, max, llCodeTable, nbSeq, LL_defaultNorm, LL_defaultNormLog, MaxLL,
                                                     prevEntropy->fse.litlengthCTable, sizeof(prevEntropy->fse.litlengthCTable),
                                                     workspace, wkspSize);
-            if (ZSTD_isError(countSize)) return countSize;
+            FORWARD_IF_ERROR(countSize);
             if (LLtype == set_compressed)
                 lastNCount = op;
             op += countSize;
@@ -2474,7 +2573,7 @@ ZSTD_compressSequences_internal(seqStore_t* seqStorePtr,
                                                     count, max, ofCodeTable, nbSeq, OF_defaultNorm, OF_defaultNormLog, DefaultMaxOff,
                                                     prevEntropy->fse.offcodeCTable, sizeof(prevEntropy->fse.offcodeCTable),
                                                     workspace, wkspSize);
-            if (ZSTD_isError(countSize)) return countSize;
+            FORWARD_IF_ERROR(countSize);
             if (Offtype == set_compressed)
                 lastNCount = op;
             op += countSize;
@@ -2494,7 +2593,7 @@ ZSTD_compressSequences_internal(seqStore_t* seqStorePtr,
                                                     count, max, mlCodeTable, nbSeq, ML_defaultNorm, ML_defaultNormLog, MaxML,
                                                     prevEntropy->fse.matchlengthCTable, sizeof(prevEntropy->fse.matchlengthCTable),
                                                     workspace, wkspSize);
-            if (ZSTD_isError(countSize)) return countSize;
+            FORWARD_IF_ERROR(countSize);
             if (MLtype == set_compressed)
                 lastNCount = op;
             op += countSize;
@@ -2509,10 +2608,10 @@ ZSTD_compressSequences_internal(seqStore_t* seqStorePtr,
                                         CTable_LitLength, llCodeTable,
                                         sequences, nbSeq,
                                         longOffsets, bmi2);
-        if (ZSTD_isError(bitstreamSize)) return bitstreamSize;
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(bitstreamSize);
         op += bitstreamSize;
         /* zstd versions <= 1.3.4 mistakenly report corruption when
-         * FSE_readNCount() recieves a buffer < 4 bytes.
+         * FSE_readNCount() receives a buffer < 4 bytes.
          * Fixed by https://github.com/facebook/zstd/pull/1146.
          * This can happen when the last set_compressed table present is 2
          * bytes and the bitstream is only one byte.
@@ -2552,7 +2651,7 @@ ZSTD_compressSequences(seqStore_t* seqStorePtr,
      */
     if ((cSize == ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall)) & (srcSize <= dstCapacity))
         return 0;  /* block not compressed */
-    if (ZSTD_isError(cSize)) return cSize;
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR(cSize);
 
     /* Check compressibility */
     {   size_t const maxCSize = srcSize - ZSTD_minGain(srcSize, cctxParams->cParams.strategy);
@@ -2641,7 +2740,10 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressBlock_internal(ZSTD_CCtx* zc,
         goto out;  /* don't even attempt compression below a certain srcSize */
     }
     ZSTD_resetSeqStore(&(zc->seqStore));
-    ms->opt.symbolCosts = &zc->blockState.prevCBlock->entropy;   /* required for optimal parser to read stats from dictionary */
+    /* required for optimal parser to read stats from dictionary */
+    ms->opt.symbolCosts = &zc->blockState.prevCBlock->entropy;
+    /* tell the optimal parser how we expect to compress literals */
+    ms->opt.literalCompressionMode = zc->appliedParams.literalCompressionMode;
 
     /* a gap between an attached dict and the current window is not safe,
      * they must remain adjacent,
@@ -2679,7 +2781,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressBlock_internal(ZSTD_CCtx* zc,
             ldmSeqStore.seq = zc->ldmSequences;
             ldmSeqStore.capacity = zc->maxNbLdmSequences;
             /* Updates ldmSeqStore.size */
-            CHECK_F(ZSTD_ldm_generateSequences(&zc->ldmState, &ldmSeqStore,
+            FORWARD_IF_ERROR(ZSTD_ldm_generateSequences(&zc->ldmState, &ldmSeqStore,
                                                &zc->appliedParams.ldmParams,
                                                src, srcSize));
             /* Updates ldmSeqStore.pos */
@@ -2752,8 +2854,9 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compress_frameChunk (ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
         ZSTD_matchState_t* const ms = &cctx->blockState.matchState;
         U32 const lastBlock = lastFrameChunk & (blockSize >= remaining);
 
-        if (dstCapacity < ZSTD_blockHeaderSize + MIN_CBLOCK_SIZE)
-            return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);   /* not enough space to store compressed block */
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(dstCapacity < ZSTD_blockHeaderSize + MIN_CBLOCK_SIZE,
+                        dstSize_tooSmall,
+                        "not enough space to store compressed block");
         if (remaining < blockSize) blockSize = remaining;
 
         if (ZSTD_window_needOverflowCorrection(ms->window, ip + blockSize)) {
@@ -2774,11 +2877,11 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compress_frameChunk (ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
         {   size_t cSize = ZSTD_compressBlock_internal(cctx,
                                 op+ZSTD_blockHeaderSize, dstCapacity-ZSTD_blockHeaderSize,
                                 ip, blockSize);
-            if (ZSTD_isError(cSize)) return cSize;
+            FORWARD_IF_ERROR(cSize);
 
             if (cSize == 0) {  /* block is not compressible */
                 cSize = ZSTD_noCompressBlock(op, dstCapacity, ip, blockSize, lastBlock);
-                if (ZSTD_isError(cSize)) return cSize;
+                FORWARD_IF_ERROR(cSize);
             } else {
                 U32 const cBlockHeader24 = lastBlock + (((U32)bt_compressed)<<1) + (U32)(cSize << 3);
                 MEM_writeLE24(op, cBlockHeader24);
@@ -2811,11 +2914,11 @@ static size_t ZSTD_writeFrameHeader(void* dst, size_t dstCapacity,
     BYTE  const windowLogByte = (BYTE)((params.cParams.windowLog - ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_ABSOLUTEMIN) << 3);
     U32   const fcsCode = params.fParams.contentSizeFlag ?
                      (pledgedSrcSize>=256) + (pledgedSrcSize>=65536+256) + (pledgedSrcSize>=0xFFFFFFFFU) : 0;  /* 0-3 */
-    BYTE  const frameHeaderDecriptionByte = (BYTE)(dictIDSizeCode + (checksumFlag<<2) + (singleSegment<<5) + (fcsCode<<6) );
+    BYTE  const frameHeaderDescriptionByte = (BYTE)(dictIDSizeCode + (checksumFlag<<2) + (singleSegment<<5) + (fcsCode<<6) );
     size_t pos=0;
 
     assert(!(params.fParams.contentSizeFlag && pledgedSrcSize == ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN));
-    if (dstCapacity < ZSTD_FRAMEHEADERSIZE_MAX) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(dstCapacity < ZSTD_FRAMEHEADERSIZE_MAX, dstSize_tooSmall);
     DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_writeFrameHeader : dictIDFlag : %u ; dictID : %u ; dictIDSizeCode : %u",
                 !params.fParams.noDictIDFlag, (unsigned)dictID, (unsigned)dictIDSizeCode);
 
@@ -2823,7 +2926,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_writeFrameHeader(void* dst, size_t dstCapacity,
         MEM_writeLE32(dst, ZSTD_MAGICNUMBER);
         pos = 4;
     }
-    op[pos++] = frameHeaderDecriptionByte;
+    op[pos++] = frameHeaderDescriptionByte;
     if (!singleSegment) op[pos++] = windowLogByte;
     switch(dictIDSizeCode)
     {
@@ -2847,11 +2950,11 @@ static size_t ZSTD_writeFrameHeader(void* dst, size_t dstCapacity,
 /* ZSTD_writeLastEmptyBlock() :
  * output an empty Block with end-of-frame mark to complete a frame
  * @return : size of data written into `dst` (== ZSTD_blockHeaderSize (defined in zstd_internal.h))
- *           or an error code if `dstCapcity` is too small (<ZSTD_blockHeaderSize)
+ *           or an error code if `dstCapacity` is too small (<ZSTD_blockHeaderSize)
  */
 size_t ZSTD_writeLastEmptyBlock(void* dst, size_t dstCapacity)
 {
-    if (dstCapacity < ZSTD_blockHeaderSize) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(dstCapacity < ZSTD_blockHeaderSize, dstSize_tooSmall);
     {   U32 const cBlockHeader24 = 1 /*lastBlock*/ + (((U32)bt_raw)<<1);  /* 0 size */
         MEM_writeLE24(dst, cBlockHeader24);
         return ZSTD_blockHeaderSize;
@@ -2860,10 +2963,9 @@ size_t ZSTD_writeLastEmptyBlock(void* dst, size_t dstCapacity)
 
 size_t ZSTD_referenceExternalSequences(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, rawSeq* seq, size_t nbSeq)
 {
-    if (cctx->stage != ZSTDcs_init)
-        return ERROR(stage_wrong);
-    if (cctx->appliedParams.ldmParams.enableLdm)
-        return ERROR(parameter_unsupported);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(cctx->stage != ZSTDcs_init, stage_wrong);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(cctx->appliedParams.ldmParams.enableLdm,
+                    parameter_unsupported);
     cctx->externSeqStore.seq = seq;
     cctx->externSeqStore.size = nbSeq;
     cctx->externSeqStore.capacity = nbSeq;
@@ -2882,12 +2984,13 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressContinue_internal (ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
 
     DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTD_compressContinue_internal, stage: %u, srcSize: %u",
                 cctx->stage, (unsigned)srcSize);
-    if (cctx->stage==ZSTDcs_created) return ERROR(stage_wrong);   /* missing init (ZSTD_compressBegin) */
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(cctx->stage==ZSTDcs_created, stage_wrong,
+                    "missing init (ZSTD_compressBegin)");
 
     if (frame && (cctx->stage==ZSTDcs_init)) {
         fhSize = ZSTD_writeFrameHeader(dst, dstCapacity, cctx->appliedParams,
                                        cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne-1, cctx->dictID);
-        if (ZSTD_isError(fhSize)) return fhSize;
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(fhSize);
         dstCapacity -= fhSize;
         dst = (char*)dst + fhSize;
         cctx->stage = ZSTDcs_ongoing;
@@ -2922,17 +3025,18 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressContinue_internal (ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
     {   size_t const cSize = frame ?
                              ZSTD_compress_frameChunk (cctx, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, lastFrameChunk) :
                              ZSTD_compressBlock_internal (cctx, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize);
-        if (ZSTD_isError(cSize)) return cSize;
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(cSize);
         cctx->consumedSrcSize += srcSize;
         cctx->producedCSize += (cSize + fhSize);
         assert(!(cctx->appliedParams.fParams.contentSizeFlag && cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne == 0));
         if (cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne != 0) {  /* control src size */
             ZSTD_STATIC_ASSERT(ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN == (unsigned long long)-1);
-            if (cctx->consumedSrcSize+1 > cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne) {
-                DEBUGLOG(4, "error : pledgedSrcSize = %u, while realSrcSize >= %u",
-                    (unsigned)cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne-1, (unsigned)cctx->consumedSrcSize);
-                return ERROR(srcSize_wrong);
-            }
+            RETURN_ERROR_IF(
+                cctx->consumedSrcSize+1 > cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne,
+                srcSize_wrong,
+                "error : pledgedSrcSize = %u, while realSrcSize >= %u",
+                (unsigned)cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne-1,
+                (unsigned)cctx->consumedSrcSize);
         }
         return cSize + fhSize;
     }
@@ -2957,7 +3061,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_getBlockSize(const ZSTD_CCtx* cctx)
 size_t ZSTD_compressBlock(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, void* dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void* src, size_t srcSize)
 {
     size_t const blockSizeMax = ZSTD_getBlockSize(cctx);
-    if (srcSize > blockSizeMax) return ERROR(srcSize_wrong);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(srcSize > blockSizeMax, srcSize_wrong);
 
     return ZSTD_compressContinue_internal(cctx, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, 0 /* frame mode */, 0 /* last chunk */);
 }
@@ -3020,9 +3124,9 @@ static size_t ZSTD_loadDictionaryContent(ZSTD_matchState_t* ms,
    NOTE: This behavior is not standard and could be improved in the future. */
 static size_t ZSTD_checkDictNCount(short* normalizedCounter, unsigned dictMaxSymbolValue, unsigned maxSymbolValue) {
     U32 s;
-    if (dictMaxSymbolValue < maxSymbolValue) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(dictMaxSymbolValue < maxSymbolValue, dictionary_corrupted);
     for (s = 0; s <= maxSymbolValue; ++s) {
-        if (normalizedCounter[s] == 0) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(normalizedCounter[s] == 0, dictionary_corrupted);
     }
     return 0;
 }
@@ -3060,53 +3164,56 @@ static size_t ZSTD_loadZstdDictionary(ZSTD_compressedBlockState_t* bs,
 
     {   unsigned maxSymbolValue = 255;
         size_t const hufHeaderSize = HUF_readCTable((HUF_CElt*)bs->entropy.huf.CTable, &maxSymbolValue, dictPtr, dictEnd-dictPtr);
-        if (HUF_isError(hufHeaderSize)) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
-        if (maxSymbolValue < 255) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(HUF_isError(hufHeaderSize), dictionary_corrupted);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(maxSymbolValue < 255, dictionary_corrupted);
         dictPtr += hufHeaderSize;
     }
 
     {   unsigned offcodeLog;
         size_t const offcodeHeaderSize = FSE_readNCount(offcodeNCount, &offcodeMaxValue, &offcodeLog, dictPtr, dictEnd-dictPtr);
-        if (FSE_isError(offcodeHeaderSize)) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
-        if (offcodeLog > OffFSELog) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(FSE_isError(offcodeHeaderSize), dictionary_corrupted);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(offcodeLog > OffFSELog, dictionary_corrupted);
         /* Defer checking offcodeMaxValue because we need to know the size of the dictionary content */
         /* fill all offset symbols to avoid garbage at end of table */
-        CHECK_E( FSE_buildCTable_wksp(bs->entropy.fse.offcodeCTable,
-                                    offcodeNCount, MaxOff, offcodeLog,
-                                    workspace, HUF_WORKSPACE_SIZE),
-                 dictionary_corrupted);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(FSE_isError(FSE_buildCTable_wksp(
+                bs->entropy.fse.offcodeCTable,
+                offcodeNCount, MaxOff, offcodeLog,
+                workspace, HUF_WORKSPACE_SIZE)),
+            dictionary_corrupted);
         dictPtr += offcodeHeaderSize;
     }
 
     {   short matchlengthNCount[MaxML+1];
         unsigned matchlengthMaxValue = MaxML, matchlengthLog;
         size_t const matchlengthHeaderSize = FSE_readNCount(matchlengthNCount, &matchlengthMaxValue, &matchlengthLog, dictPtr, dictEnd-dictPtr);
-        if (FSE_isError(matchlengthHeaderSize)) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
-        if (matchlengthLog > MLFSELog) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(FSE_isError(matchlengthHeaderSize), dictionary_corrupted);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(matchlengthLog > MLFSELog, dictionary_corrupted);
         /* Every match length code must have non-zero probability */
-        CHECK_F( ZSTD_checkDictNCount(matchlengthNCount, matchlengthMaxValue, MaxML));
-        CHECK_E( FSE_buildCTable_wksp(bs->entropy.fse.matchlengthCTable,
-                                    matchlengthNCount, matchlengthMaxValue, matchlengthLog,
-                                    workspace, HUF_WORKSPACE_SIZE),
-                 dictionary_corrupted);
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_checkDictNCount(matchlengthNCount, matchlengthMaxValue, MaxML));
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(FSE_isError(FSE_buildCTable_wksp(
+                bs->entropy.fse.matchlengthCTable,
+                matchlengthNCount, matchlengthMaxValue, matchlengthLog,
+                workspace, HUF_WORKSPACE_SIZE)),
+            dictionary_corrupted);
         dictPtr += matchlengthHeaderSize;
     }
 
     {   short litlengthNCount[MaxLL+1];
         unsigned litlengthMaxValue = MaxLL, litlengthLog;
         size_t const litlengthHeaderSize = FSE_readNCount(litlengthNCount, &litlengthMaxValue, &litlengthLog, dictPtr, dictEnd-dictPtr);
-        if (FSE_isError(litlengthHeaderSize)) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
-        if (litlengthLog > LLFSELog) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(FSE_isError(litlengthHeaderSize), dictionary_corrupted);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(litlengthLog > LLFSELog, dictionary_corrupted);
         /* Every literal length code must have non-zero probability */
-        CHECK_F( ZSTD_checkDictNCount(litlengthNCount, litlengthMaxValue, MaxLL));
-        CHECK_E( FSE_buildCTable_wksp(bs->entropy.fse.litlengthCTable,
-                                    litlengthNCount, litlengthMaxValue, litlengthLog,
-                                    workspace, HUF_WORKSPACE_SIZE),
-                 dictionary_corrupted);
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_checkDictNCount(litlengthNCount, litlengthMaxValue, MaxLL));
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(FSE_isError(FSE_buildCTable_wksp(
+                bs->entropy.fse.litlengthCTable,
+                litlengthNCount, litlengthMaxValue, litlengthLog,
+                workspace, HUF_WORKSPACE_SIZE)),
+            dictionary_corrupted);
         dictPtr += litlengthHeaderSize;
     }
 
-    if (dictPtr+12 > dictEnd) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(dictPtr+12 > dictEnd, dictionary_corrupted);
     bs->rep[0] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+0);
     bs->rep[1] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+4);
     bs->rep[2] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+8);
@@ -3119,19 +3226,19 @@ static size_t ZSTD_loadZstdDictionary(ZSTD_compressedBlockState_t* bs,
             offcodeMax = ZSTD_highbit32(maxOffset); /* Calculate minimum offset code required to represent maxOffset */
         }
         /* All offset values <= dictContentSize + 128 KB must be representable */
-        CHECK_F (ZSTD_checkDictNCount(offcodeNCount, offcodeMaxValue, MIN(offcodeMax, MaxOff)));
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(ZSTD_checkDictNCount(offcodeNCount, offcodeMaxValue, MIN(offcodeMax, MaxOff)));
         /* All repCodes must be <= dictContentSize and != 0*/
         {   U32 u;
             for (u=0; u<3; u++) {
-                if (bs->rep[u] == 0) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
-                if (bs->rep[u] > dictContentSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+                RETURN_ERROR_IF(bs->rep[u] == 0, dictionary_corrupted);
+                RETURN_ERROR_IF(bs->rep[u] > dictContentSize, dictionary_corrupted);
         }   }
 
         bs->entropy.huf.repeatMode = HUF_repeat_valid;
         bs->entropy.fse.offcode_repeatMode = FSE_repeat_valid;
         bs->entropy.fse.matchlength_repeatMode = FSE_repeat_valid;
         bs->entropy.fse.litlength_repeatMode = FSE_repeat_valid;
-        CHECK_F(ZSTD_loadDictionaryContent(ms, params, dictPtr, dictContentSize, dtlm));
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(ZSTD_loadDictionaryContent(ms, params, dictPtr, dictContentSize, dtlm));
         return dictID;
     }
 }
@@ -3161,8 +3268,7 @@ ZSTD_compress_insertDictionary(ZSTD_compressedBlockState_t* bs,
             DEBUGLOG(4, "raw content dictionary detected");
             return ZSTD_loadDictionaryContent(ms, params, dict, dictSize, dtlm);
         }
-        if (dictContentType == ZSTD_dct_fullDict)
-            return ERROR(dictionary_wrong);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(dictContentType == ZSTD_dct_fullDict, dictionary_wrong);
         assert(0);   /* impossible */
     }
 
@@ -3189,13 +3295,13 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressBegin_internal(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
         return ZSTD_resetCCtx_usingCDict(cctx, cdict, params, pledgedSrcSize, zbuff);
     }
 
-    CHECK_F( ZSTD_resetCCtx_internal(cctx, params, pledgedSrcSize,
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_resetCCtx_internal(cctx, params, pledgedSrcSize,
                                      ZSTDcrp_continue, zbuff) );
     {
         size_t const dictID = ZSTD_compress_insertDictionary(
                 cctx->blockState.prevCBlock, &cctx->blockState.matchState,
                 &params, dict, dictSize, dictContentType, dtlm, cctx->entropyWorkspace);
-        if (ZSTD_isError(dictID)) return dictID;
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(dictID);
         assert(dictID <= (size_t)(U32)-1);
         cctx->dictID = (U32)dictID;
     }
@@ -3212,7 +3318,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressBegin_advanced_internal(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
 {
     DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_compressBegin_advanced_internal: wlog=%u", params.cParams.windowLog);
     /* compression parameters verification and optimization */
-    CHECK_F( ZSTD_checkCParams(params.cParams) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_checkCParams(params.cParams) );
     return ZSTD_compressBegin_internal(cctx,
                                        dict, dictSize, dictContentType, dtlm,
                                        cdict,
@@ -3260,12 +3366,12 @@ static size_t ZSTD_writeEpilogue(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, void* dst, size_t dstCapacity)
     size_t fhSize = 0;
 
     DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_writeEpilogue");
-    if (cctx->stage == ZSTDcs_created) return ERROR(stage_wrong);  /* init missing */
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(cctx->stage == ZSTDcs_created, stage_wrong, "init missing");
 
     /* special case : empty frame */
     if (cctx->stage == ZSTDcs_init) {
         fhSize = ZSTD_writeFrameHeader(dst, dstCapacity, cctx->appliedParams, 0, 0);
-        if (ZSTD_isError(fhSize)) return fhSize;
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(fhSize);
         dstCapacity -= fhSize;
         op += fhSize;
         cctx->stage = ZSTDcs_ongoing;
@@ -3274,7 +3380,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_writeEpilogue(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, void* dst, size_t dstCapacity)
     if (cctx->stage != ZSTDcs_ending) {
         /* write one last empty block, make it the "last" block */
         U32 const cBlockHeader24 = 1 /* last block */ + (((U32)bt_raw)<<1) + 0;
-        if (dstCapacity<4) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(dstCapacity<4, dstSize_tooSmall);
         MEM_writeLE32(op, cBlockHeader24);
         op += ZSTD_blockHeaderSize;
         dstCapacity -= ZSTD_blockHeaderSize;
@@ -3282,7 +3388,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_writeEpilogue(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, void* dst, size_t dstCapacity)
 
     if (cctx->appliedParams.fParams.checksumFlag) {
         U32 const checksum = (U32) XXH64_digest(&cctx->xxhState);
-        if (dstCapacity<4) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(dstCapacity<4, dstSize_tooSmall);
         DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_writeEpilogue: write checksum : %08X", (unsigned)checksum);
         MEM_writeLE32(op, checksum);
         op += 4;
@@ -3300,18 +3406,20 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressEnd (ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
     size_t const cSize = ZSTD_compressContinue_internal(cctx,
                                 dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize,
                                 1 /* frame mode */, 1 /* last chunk */);
-    if (ZSTD_isError(cSize)) return cSize;
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR(cSize);
     endResult = ZSTD_writeEpilogue(cctx, (char*)dst + cSize, dstCapacity-cSize);
-    if (ZSTD_isError(endResult)) return endResult;
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR(endResult);
     assert(!(cctx->appliedParams.fParams.contentSizeFlag && cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne == 0));
     if (cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne != 0) {  /* control src size */
         ZSTD_STATIC_ASSERT(ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN == (unsigned long long)-1);
         DEBUGLOG(4, "end of frame : controlling src size");
-        if (cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne != cctx->consumedSrcSize+1) {
-            DEBUGLOG(4, "error : pledgedSrcSize = %u, while realSrcSize = %u",
-                (unsigned)cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne-1, (unsigned)cctx->consumedSrcSize);
-            return ERROR(srcSize_wrong);
-    }   }
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(
+            cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne != cctx->consumedSrcSize+1,
+            srcSize_wrong,
+             "error : pledgedSrcSize = %u, while realSrcSize = %u",
+            (unsigned)cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne-1,
+            (unsigned)cctx->consumedSrcSize);
+    }
     return cSize + endResult;
 }
 
@@ -3339,7 +3447,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_compress_advanced (ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
                                ZSTD_parameters params)
 {
     DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_compress_advanced");
-    CHECK_F(ZSTD_checkCParams(params.cParams));
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR(ZSTD_checkCParams(params.cParams));
     return ZSTD_compress_internal(cctx,
                                   dst, dstCapacity,
                                   src, srcSize,
@@ -3356,7 +3464,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_compress_advanced_internal(
         ZSTD_CCtx_params params)
 {
     DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_compress_advanced_internal (srcSize:%u)", (unsigned)srcSize);
-    CHECK_F( ZSTD_compressBegin_internal(cctx,
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_compressBegin_internal(cctx,
                          dict, dictSize, ZSTD_dct_auto, ZSTD_dtlm_fast, NULL,
                          params, srcSize, ZSTDb_not_buffered) );
     return ZSTD_compressEnd(cctx, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize);
@@ -3440,7 +3548,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_initCDict_internal(
         void* const internalBuffer = ZSTD_malloc(dictSize, cdict->customMem);
         cdict->dictBuffer = internalBuffer;
         cdict->dictContent = internalBuffer;
-        if (!internalBuffer) return ERROR(memory_allocation);
+        RETURN_ERROR_IF(!internalBuffer, memory_allocation);
         memcpy(internalBuffer, dictBuffer, dictSize);
     }
     cdict->dictContentSize = dictSize;
@@ -3466,7 +3574,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_initCDict_internal(
                     &cdict->cBlockState, &cdict->matchState, &params,
                     cdict->dictContent, cdict->dictContentSize,
                     dictContentType, ZSTD_dtlm_full, cdict->workspace);
-            if (ZSTD_isError(dictID)) return dictID;
+            FORWARD_IF_ERROR(dictID);
             assert(dictID <= (size_t)(U32)-1);
             cdict->dictID = (U32)dictID;
         }
@@ -3596,7 +3704,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressBegin_usingCDict_advanced(
     ZSTD_frameParameters const fParams, unsigned long long const pledgedSrcSize)
 {
     DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_compressBegin_usingCDict_advanced");
-    if (cdict==NULL) return ERROR(dictionary_wrong);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(cdict==NULL, dictionary_wrong);
     {   ZSTD_CCtx_params params = cctx->requestedParams;
         params.cParams = ZSTD_getCParamsFromCDict(cdict);
         /* Increase window log to fit the entire dictionary and source if the
@@ -3632,7 +3740,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_compress_usingCDict_advanced(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
                                 const void* src, size_t srcSize,
                                 const ZSTD_CDict* cdict, ZSTD_frameParameters fParams)
 {
-    CHECK_F (ZSTD_compressBegin_usingCDict_advanced(cctx, cdict, fParams, srcSize));   /* will check if cdict != NULL */
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR(ZSTD_compressBegin_usingCDict_advanced(cctx, cdict, fParams, srcSize));   /* will check if cdict != NULL */
     return ZSTD_compressEnd(cctx, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize);
 }
 
@@ -3700,7 +3808,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_resetCStream_internal(ZSTD_CStream* cctx,
     assert(!ZSTD_isError(ZSTD_checkCParams(params.cParams)));
     assert(!((dict) && (cdict)));  /* either dict or cdict, not both */
 
-    CHECK_F( ZSTD_compressBegin_internal(cctx,
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_compressBegin_internal(cctx,
                                          dict, dictSize, dictContentType, ZSTD_dtlm_fast,
                                          cdict,
                                          params, pledgedSrcSize,
@@ -3718,13 +3826,17 @@ static size_t ZSTD_resetCStream_internal(ZSTD_CStream* cctx,
 
 /* ZSTD_resetCStream():
  * pledgedSrcSize == 0 means "unknown" */
-size_t ZSTD_resetCStream(ZSTD_CStream* zcs, unsigned long long pledgedSrcSize)
+size_t ZSTD_resetCStream(ZSTD_CStream* zcs, unsigned long long pss)
 {
-    ZSTD_CCtx_params params = zcs->requestedParams;
+    /* temporary : 0 interpreted as "unknown" during transition period.
+     * Users willing to specify "unknown" **must** use ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN.
+     * 0 will be interpreted as "empty" in the future.
+     */
+    U64 const pledgedSrcSize = (pss==0) ? ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN : pss;
     DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_resetCStream: pledgedSrcSize = %u", (unsigned)pledgedSrcSize);
-    if (pledgedSrcSize==0) pledgedSrcSize = ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN;
-    params.fParams.contentSizeFlag = 1;
-    return ZSTD_resetCStream_internal(zcs, NULL, 0, ZSTD_dct_auto, zcs->cdict, params, pledgedSrcSize);
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_reset(zcs, ZSTD_reset_session_only) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_setPledgedSrcSize(zcs, pledgedSrcSize) );
+    return 0;
 }
 
 /*! ZSTD_initCStream_internal() :
@@ -3736,32 +3848,18 @@ size_t ZSTD_initCStream_internal(ZSTD_CStream* zcs,
                     ZSTD_CCtx_params params, unsigned long long pledgedSrcSize)
 {
     DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_initCStream_internal");
-    params.cParams = ZSTD_getCParamsFromCCtxParams(&params, pledgedSrcSize, dictSize);
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_reset(zcs, ZSTD_reset_session_only) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_setPledgedSrcSize(zcs, pledgedSrcSize) );
     assert(!ZSTD_isError(ZSTD_checkCParams(params.cParams)));
+    zcs->requestedParams = params;
     assert(!((dict) && (cdict)));  /* either dict or cdict, not both */
-
-    if (dict && dictSize >= 8) {
-        DEBUGLOG(4, "loading dictionary of size %u", (unsigned)dictSize);
-        if (zcs->staticSize) {   /* static CCtx : never uses malloc */
-            /* incompatible with internal cdict creation */
-            return ERROR(memory_allocation);
-        }
-        ZSTD_freeCDict(zcs->cdictLocal);
-        zcs->cdictLocal = ZSTD_createCDict_advanced(dict, dictSize,
-                                            ZSTD_dlm_byCopy, ZSTD_dct_auto,
-                                            params.cParams, zcs->customMem);
-        zcs->cdict = zcs->cdictLocal;
-        if (zcs->cdictLocal == NULL) return ERROR(memory_allocation);
+    if (dict) {
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_loadDictionary(zcs, dict, dictSize) );
     } else {
-        if (cdict) {
-            params.cParams = ZSTD_getCParamsFromCDict(cdict);  /* cParams are enforced from cdict; it includes windowLog */
-        }
-        ZSTD_freeCDict(zcs->cdictLocal);
-        zcs->cdictLocal = NULL;
-        zcs->cdict = cdict;
+        /* Dictionary is cleared if !cdict */
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_refCDict(zcs, cdict) );
     }
-
-    return ZSTD_resetCStream_internal(zcs, NULL, 0, ZSTD_dct_auto, zcs->cdict, params, pledgedSrcSize);
+    return 0;
 }
 
 /* ZSTD_initCStream_usingCDict_advanced() :
@@ -3772,22 +3870,20 @@ size_t ZSTD_initCStream_usingCDict_advanced(ZSTD_CStream* zcs,
                                             unsigned long long pledgedSrcSize)
 {
     DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_initCStream_usingCDict_advanced");
-    if (!cdict) return ERROR(dictionary_wrong); /* cannot handle NULL cdict (does not know what to do) */
-    {   ZSTD_CCtx_params params = zcs->requestedParams;
-        params.cParams = ZSTD_getCParamsFromCDict(cdict);
-        params.fParams = fParams;
-        return ZSTD_initCStream_internal(zcs,
-                                NULL, 0, cdict,
-                                params, pledgedSrcSize);
-    }
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_reset(zcs, ZSTD_reset_session_only) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_setPledgedSrcSize(zcs, pledgedSrcSize) );
+    zcs->requestedParams.fParams = fParams;
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_refCDict(zcs, cdict) );
+    return 0;
 }
 
 /* note : cdict must outlive compression session */
 size_t ZSTD_initCStream_usingCDict(ZSTD_CStream* zcs, const ZSTD_CDict* cdict)
 {
-    ZSTD_frameParameters const fParams = { 0 /* contentSizeFlag */, 0 /* checksum */, 0 /* hideDictID */ };
     DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_initCStream_usingCDict");
-    return ZSTD_initCStream_usingCDict_advanced(zcs, cdict, fParams, ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN);  /* note : will check that cdict != NULL */
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_reset(zcs, ZSTD_reset_session_only) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_refCDict(zcs, cdict) );
+    return 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -3797,33 +3893,53 @@ size_t ZSTD_initCStream_usingCDict(ZSTD_CStream* zcs, const ZSTD_CDict* cdict)
  * dict is loaded with default parameters ZSTD_dm_auto and ZSTD_dlm_byCopy. */
 size_t ZSTD_initCStream_advanced(ZSTD_CStream* zcs,
                                  const void* dict, size_t dictSize,
-                                 ZSTD_parameters params, unsigned long long pledgedSrcSize)
+                                 ZSTD_parameters params, unsigned long long pss)
 {
-    DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_initCStream_advanced: pledgedSrcSize=%u, flag=%u",
-                (unsigned)pledgedSrcSize, params.fParams.contentSizeFlag);
-    CHECK_F( ZSTD_checkCParams(params.cParams) );
-    if ((pledgedSrcSize==0) && (params.fParams.contentSizeFlag==0)) pledgedSrcSize = ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN;  /* for compatibility with older programs relying on this behavior. Users should now specify ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN. This line will be removed in the future. */
+    /* for compatibility with older programs relying on this behavior.
+     * Users should now specify ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN.
+     * This line will be removed in the future.
+     */
+    U64 const pledgedSrcSize = (pss==0 && params.fParams.contentSizeFlag==0) ? ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN : pss;
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_initCStream_advanced");
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_reset(zcs, ZSTD_reset_session_only) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_setPledgedSrcSize(zcs, pledgedSrcSize) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_checkCParams(params.cParams) );
     zcs->requestedParams = ZSTD_assignParamsToCCtxParams(zcs->requestedParams, params);
-    return ZSTD_initCStream_internal(zcs, dict, dictSize, NULL /*cdict*/, zcs->requestedParams, pledgedSrcSize);
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_loadDictionary(zcs, dict, dictSize) );
+    return 0;
 }
 
 size_t ZSTD_initCStream_usingDict(ZSTD_CStream* zcs, const void* dict, size_t dictSize, int compressionLevel)
 {
-    ZSTD_CCtxParams_init(&zcs->requestedParams, compressionLevel);
-    return ZSTD_initCStream_internal(zcs, dict, dictSize, NULL, zcs->requestedParams, ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN);
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_initCStream_usingDict");
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_reset(zcs, ZSTD_reset_session_only) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_setParameter(zcs, ZSTD_c_compressionLevel, compressionLevel) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_loadDictionary(zcs, dict, dictSize) );
+    return 0;
 }
 
 size_t ZSTD_initCStream_srcSize(ZSTD_CStream* zcs, int compressionLevel, unsigned long long pss)
 {
-    U64 const pledgedSrcSize = (pss==0) ? ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN : pss;  /* temporary : 0 interpreted as "unknown" during transition period. Users willing to specify "unknown" **must** use ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN. `0` will be interpreted as "empty" in the future */
-    ZSTD_CCtxParams_init(&zcs->requestedParams, compressionLevel);
-    return ZSTD_initCStream_internal(zcs, NULL, 0, NULL, zcs->requestedParams, pledgedSrcSize);
+    /* temporary : 0 interpreted as "unknown" during transition period.
+     * Users willing to specify "unknown" **must** use ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN.
+     * 0 will be interpreted as "empty" in the future.
+     */
+    U64 const pledgedSrcSize = (pss==0) ? ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN : pss;
+    DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_initCStream_srcSize");
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_reset(zcs, ZSTD_reset_session_only) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_refCDict(zcs, NULL) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_setParameter(zcs, ZSTD_c_compressionLevel, compressionLevel) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_setPledgedSrcSize(zcs, pledgedSrcSize) );
+    return 0;
 }
 
 size_t ZSTD_initCStream(ZSTD_CStream* zcs, int compressionLevel)
 {
     DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_initCStream");
-    return ZSTD_initCStream_srcSize(zcs, compressionLevel, ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN);
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_reset(zcs, ZSTD_reset_session_only) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_refCDict(zcs, NULL) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_setParameter(zcs, ZSTD_c_compressionLevel, compressionLevel) );
+    return 0;
 }
 
 /*======   Compression   ======*/
@@ -3847,10 +3963,10 @@ static size_t ZSTD_limitCopy(void* dst, size_t dstCapacity,
  *  internal function for all *compressStream*() variants
  *  non-static, because can be called from zstdmt_compress.c
  * @return : hint size for next input */
-size_t ZSTD_compressStream_generic(ZSTD_CStream* zcs,
-                                   ZSTD_outBuffer* output,
-                                   ZSTD_inBuffer* input,
-                                   ZSTD_EndDirective const flushMode)
+static size_t ZSTD_compressStream_generic(ZSTD_CStream* zcs,
+                                          ZSTD_outBuffer* output,
+                                          ZSTD_inBuffer* input,
+                                          ZSTD_EndDirective const flushMode)
 {
     const char* const istart = (const char*)input->src;
     const char* const iend = istart + input->size;
@@ -3873,8 +3989,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressStream_generic(ZSTD_CStream* zcs,
         switch(zcs->streamStage)
         {
         case zcss_init:
-            /* call ZSTD_initCStream() first ! */
-            return ERROR(init_missing);
+            RETURN_ERROR(init_missing, "call ZSTD_initCStream() first!");
 
         case zcss_load:
             if ( (flushMode == ZSTD_e_end)
@@ -3884,7 +3999,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressStream_generic(ZSTD_CStream* zcs,
                 size_t const cSize = ZSTD_compressEnd(zcs,
                                                 op, oend-op, ip, iend-ip);
                 DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_compressEnd : cSize=%u", (unsigned)cSize);
-                if (ZSTD_isError(cSize)) return cSize;
+                FORWARD_IF_ERROR(cSize);
                 ip = iend;
                 op += cSize;
                 zcs->frameEnded = 1;
@@ -3925,7 +4040,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressStream_generic(ZSTD_CStream* zcs,
                                     zcs->inBuff + zcs->inToCompress, iSize) :
                         ZSTD_compressContinue(zcs, cDst, oSize,
                                     zcs->inBuff + zcs->inToCompress, iSize);
-                if (ZSTD_isError(cSize)) return cSize;
+                FORWARD_IF_ERROR(cSize);
                 zcs->frameEnded = lastBlock;
                 /* prepare next block */
                 zcs->inBuffTarget = zcs->inBuffPos + zcs->blockSize;
@@ -4001,7 +4116,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_nextInputSizeHint_MTorST(const ZSTD_CCtx* cctx)
 
 size_t ZSTD_compressStream(ZSTD_CStream* zcs, ZSTD_outBuffer* output, ZSTD_inBuffer* input)
 {
-    CHECK_F( ZSTD_compressStream2(zcs, output, input, ZSTD_e_continue) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_compressStream2(zcs, output, input, ZSTD_e_continue) );
     return ZSTD_nextInputSizeHint_MTorST(zcs);
 }
 
@@ -4013,14 +4128,15 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressStream2( ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
 {
     DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTD_compressStream2, endOp=%u ", (unsigned)endOp);
     /* check conditions */
-    if (output->pos > output->size) return ERROR(GENERIC);
-    if (input->pos  > input->size)  return ERROR(GENERIC);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(output->pos > output->size, GENERIC);
+    RETURN_ERROR_IF(input->pos  > input->size, GENERIC);
     assert(cctx!=NULL);
 
     /* transparent initialization stage */
     if (cctx->streamStage == zcss_init) {
         ZSTD_CCtx_params params = cctx->requestedParams;
         ZSTD_prefixDict const prefixDict = cctx->prefixDict;
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_initLocalDict(cctx) ); /* Init the local dict if present. */
         memset(&cctx->prefixDict, 0, sizeof(cctx->prefixDict));   /* single usage */
         assert(prefixDict.dict==NULL || cctx->cdict==NULL);    /* only one can be set */
         DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_compressStream2 : transparent init stage");
@@ -4039,11 +4155,11 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressStream2( ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
                 DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_compressStream2: creating new mtctx for nbWorkers=%u",
                             params.nbWorkers);
                 cctx->mtctx = ZSTDMT_createCCtx_advanced(params.nbWorkers, cctx->customMem);
-                if (cctx->mtctx == NULL) return ERROR(memory_allocation);
+                RETURN_ERROR_IF(cctx->mtctx == NULL, memory_allocation);
             }
             /* mt compression */
             DEBUGLOG(4, "call ZSTDMT_initCStream_internal as nbWorkers=%u", params.nbWorkers);
-            CHECK_F( ZSTDMT_initCStream_internal(
+            FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTDMT_initCStream_internal(
                         cctx->mtctx,
                         prefixDict.dict, prefixDict.dictSize, ZSTD_dct_rawContent,
                         cctx->cdict, params, cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne-1) );
@@ -4051,7 +4167,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressStream2( ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
             cctx->appliedParams.nbWorkers = params.nbWorkers;
         } else
 #endif
-        {   CHECK_F( ZSTD_resetCStream_internal(cctx,
+        {   FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_resetCStream_internal(cctx,
                             prefixDict.dict, prefixDict.dictSize, prefixDict.dictContentType,
                             cctx->cdict,
                             params, cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne-1) );
@@ -4063,20 +4179,30 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressStream2( ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
     /* compression stage */
 #ifdef ZSTD_MULTITHREAD
     if (cctx->appliedParams.nbWorkers > 0) {
+        int const forceMaxProgress = (endOp == ZSTD_e_flush || endOp == ZSTD_e_end);
+        size_t flushMin;
+        assert(forceMaxProgress || endOp == ZSTD_e_continue /* Protection for a new flush type */);
         if (cctx->cParamsChanged) {
             ZSTDMT_updateCParams_whileCompressing(cctx->mtctx, &cctx->requestedParams);
             cctx->cParamsChanged = 0;
         }
-        {   size_t const flushMin = ZSTDMT_compressStream_generic(cctx->mtctx, output, input, endOp);
+        do {
+            flushMin = ZSTDMT_compressStream_generic(cctx->mtctx, output, input, endOp);
             if ( ZSTD_isError(flushMin)
               || (endOp == ZSTD_e_end && flushMin == 0) ) { /* compression completed */
                 ZSTD_CCtx_reset(cctx, ZSTD_reset_session_only);
             }
-            DEBUGLOG(5, "completed ZSTD_compressStream2 delegating to ZSTDMT_compressStream_generic");
-            return flushMin;
-    }   }
+            FORWARD_IF_ERROR(flushMin);
+        } while (forceMaxProgress && flushMin != 0 && output->pos < output->size);
+        DEBUGLOG(5, "completed ZSTD_compressStream2 delegating to ZSTDMT_compressStream_generic");
+        /* Either we don't require maximum forward progress, we've finished the
+         * flush, or we are out of output space.
+         */
+        assert(!forceMaxProgress || flushMin == 0 || output->pos == output->size);
+        return flushMin;
+    }
 #endif
-    CHECK_F( ZSTD_compressStream_generic(cctx, output, input, endOp) );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_compressStream_generic(cctx, output, input, endOp) );
     DEBUGLOG(5, "completed ZSTD_compressStream2");
     return cctx->outBuffContentSize - cctx->outBuffFlushedSize; /* remaining to flush */
 }
@@ -4107,10 +4233,10 @@ size_t ZSTD_compress2(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
                                         dst, dstCapacity, &oPos,
                                         src, srcSize, &iPos,
                                         ZSTD_e_end);
-        if (ZSTD_isError(result)) return result;
+        FORWARD_IF_ERROR(result);
         if (result != 0) {  /* compression not completed, due to lack of output space */
             assert(oPos == dstCapacity);
-            return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
+            RETURN_ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
         }
         assert(iPos == srcSize);   /* all input is expected consumed */
         return oPos;
@@ -4132,7 +4258,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_endStream(ZSTD_CStream* zcs, ZSTD_outBuffer* output)
 {
     ZSTD_inBuffer input = { NULL, 0, 0 };
     size_t const remainingToFlush = ZSTD_compressStream2(zcs, output, &input, ZSTD_e_end);
-    CHECK_F( remainingToFlush );
+    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( remainingToFlush );
     if (zcs->appliedParams.nbWorkers > 0) return remainingToFlush;   /* minimal estimation */
     /* single thread mode : attempt to calculate remaining to flush more precisely */
     {   size_t const lastBlockSize = zcs->frameEnded ? 0 : ZSTD_BLOCKHEADERSIZE;
@@ -4151,7 +4277,7 @@ int ZSTD_maxCLevel(void) { return ZSTD_MAX_CLEVEL; }
 int ZSTD_minCLevel(void) { return (int)-ZSTD_TARGETLENGTH_MAX; }
 
 static const ZSTD_compressionParameters ZSTD_defaultCParameters[4][ZSTD_MAX_CLEVEL+1] = {
-{   /* "default" - guarantees a monotonically increasing memory budget */
+{   /* "default" - for any srcSize > 256 KB */
     /* W,  C,  H,  S,  L, TL, strat */
     { 19, 12, 13,  1,  6,  1, ZSTD_fast    },  /* base for negative levels */
     { 19, 13, 14,  1,  7,  0, ZSTD_fast    },  /* level  1 */
@@ -4258,13 +4384,13 @@ static const ZSTD_compressionParameters ZSTD_defaultCParameters[4][ZSTD_MAX_CLEV
 };
 
 /*! ZSTD_getCParams() :
-*  @return ZSTD_compressionParameters structure for a selected compression level, srcSize and dictSize.
-*   Size values are optional, provide 0 if not known or unused */
+ * @return ZSTD_compressionParameters structure for a selected compression level, srcSize and dictSize.
+ *  Size values are optional, provide 0 if not known or unused */
 ZSTD_compressionParameters ZSTD_getCParams(int compressionLevel, unsigned long long srcSizeHint, size_t dictSize)
 {
     size_t const addedSize = srcSizeHint ? 0 : 500;
-    U64 const rSize = srcSizeHint+dictSize ? srcSizeHint+dictSize+addedSize : (U64)-1;
-    U32 const tableID = (rSize <= 256 KB) + (rSize <= 128 KB) + (rSize <= 16 KB);   /* intentional underflow for srcSizeHint == 0 */
+    U64 const rSize = srcSizeHint+dictSize ? srcSizeHint+dictSize+addedSize : ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN;  /* intentional overflow for srcSizeHint == ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN */
+    U32 const tableID = (rSize <= 256 KB) + (rSize <= 128 KB) + (rSize <= 16 KB);
     int row = compressionLevel;
     DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTD_getCParams (cLevel=%i)", compressionLevel);
     if (compressionLevel == 0) row = ZSTD_CLEVEL_DEFAULT;   /* 0 == default */
@@ -4272,13 +4398,14 @@ ZSTD_compressionParameters ZSTD_getCParams(int compressionLevel, unsigned long l
     if (compressionLevel > ZSTD_MAX_CLEVEL) row = ZSTD_MAX_CLEVEL;
     {   ZSTD_compressionParameters cp = ZSTD_defaultCParameters[tableID][row];
         if (compressionLevel < 0) cp.targetLength = (unsigned)(-compressionLevel);   /* acceleration factor */
-        return ZSTD_adjustCParams_internal(cp, srcSizeHint, dictSize);
+        return ZSTD_adjustCParams_internal(cp, srcSizeHint, dictSize);               /* refine parameters based on srcSize & dictSize */
     }
 }
 
 /*! ZSTD_getParams() :
-*   same as ZSTD_getCParams(), but @return a `ZSTD_parameters` object (instead of `ZSTD_compressionParameters`).
-*   All fields of `ZSTD_frameParameters` are set to default (0) */
+ *  same idea as ZSTD_getCParams()
+ * @return a `ZSTD_parameters` structure (instead of `ZSTD_compressionParameters`).
+ *  Fields of `ZSTD_frameParameters` are set to default values */
 ZSTD_parameters ZSTD_getParams(int compressionLevel, unsigned long long srcSizeHint, size_t dictSize) {
     ZSTD_parameters params;
     ZSTD_compressionParameters const cParams = ZSTD_getCParams(compressionLevel, srcSizeHint, dictSize);