diff --git a/lib/common/error_private.h b/lib/common/error_private.h
index 9dd9a87cf..a55bce847 100644
--- a/lib/common/error_private.h
+++ b/lib/common/error_private.h
@@ -48,10 +48,9 @@ typedef ZSTD_ErrorCode ERR_enum;
 /*-****************************************
 *  Error codes handling
 ******************************************/
-#ifdef ERROR
-#  undef ERROR   /* reported already defined on VS 2015 (Rich Geldreich) */
-#endif
-#define ERROR(name) ((size_t)-PREFIX(name))
+#undef ERROR   /* reported already defined on VS 2015 (Rich Geldreich) */
+#define ERROR(name) ZSTD_ERROR(name)
+#define ZSTD_ERROR(name) ((size_t)-PREFIX(name))
 
 ERR_STATIC unsigned ERR_isError(size_t code) { return (code > ERROR(maxCode)); }
 
diff --git a/lib/common/pool.c b/lib/common/pool.c
index a227044f7..9567d112f 100644
--- a/lib/common/pool.c
+++ b/lib/common/pool.c
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@
 
 /* A job is a function and an opaque argument */
 typedef struct POOL_job_s {
-  POOL_function function;
-  void *opaque;
+    POOL_function function;
+    void *opaque;
 } POOL_job;
 
 struct POOL_ctx_s {
+    ZSTD_customMem customMem;
     /* Keep track of the threads */
     pthread_t *threads;
     size_t numThreads;
@@ -98,11 +99,15 @@ static void* POOL_thread(void* opaque) {
 }
 
 POOL_ctx *POOL_create(size_t numThreads, size_t queueSize) {
+    return POOL_create_advanced(numThreads, queueSize, ZSTD_defaultCMem);
+}
+
+POOL_ctx *POOL_create_advanced(size_t numThreads, size_t queueSize, ZSTD_customMem customMem) {
     POOL_ctx *ctx;
     /* Check the parameters */
     if (!numThreads) { return NULL; }
     /* Allocate the context and zero initialize */
-    ctx = (POOL_ctx *)calloc(1, sizeof(POOL_ctx));
+    ctx = (POOL_ctx *)ZSTD_calloc(sizeof(POOL_ctx), customMem);
     if (!ctx) { return NULL; }
     /* Initialize the job queue.
      * It needs one extra space since one space is wasted to differentiate empty
@@ -119,8 +124,9 @@ POOL_ctx *POOL_create(size_t numThreads, size_t queueSize) {
     (void)pthread_cond_init(&ctx->queuePopCond, NULL);
     ctx->shutdown = 0;
     /* Allocate space for the thread handles */
-    ctx->threads = (pthread_t*)malloc(numThreads * sizeof(pthread_t));
+    ctx->threads = (pthread_t*)ZSTD_malloc(numThreads * sizeof(pthread_t), customMem);
     ctx->numThreads = 0;
+    ctx->customMem = customMem;
     /* Check for errors */
     if (!ctx->threads || !ctx->queue) { POOL_free(ctx); return NULL; }
     /* Initialize the threads */
@@ -160,9 +166,9 @@ void POOL_free(POOL_ctx *ctx) {
     pthread_mutex_destroy(&ctx->queueMutex);
     pthread_cond_destroy(&ctx->queuePushCond);
     pthread_cond_destroy(&ctx->queuePopCond);
-    if (ctx->queue) free(ctx->queue);
-    if (ctx->threads) free(ctx->threads);
-    free(ctx);
+    ZSTD_free(ctx->queue, ctx->customMem);
+    ZSTD_free(ctx->threads, ctx->customMem);
+    ZSTD_free(ctx, ctx->customMem);
 }
 
 size_t POOL_sizeof(POOL_ctx *ctx) {
@@ -214,26 +220,34 @@ void POOL_add(void* ctxVoid, POOL_function function, void *opaque) {
 
 /* We don't need any data, but if it is empty malloc() might return NULL. */
 struct POOL_ctx_s {
-  int data;
+    int dummy;
 };
+static POOL_ctx g_ctx;
 
 POOL_ctx* POOL_create(size_t numThreads, size_t queueSize) {
-  (void)numThreads;
-  (void)queueSize;
-  return (POOL_ctx*)malloc(sizeof(POOL_ctx));
+    return POOL_create_advanced(numThreads, queueSize, ZSTD_defaultCMem);
+}
+
+POOL_ctx* POOL_create_advanced(size_t numThreads, size_t queueSize, ZSTD_customMem customMem) {
+    (void)numThreads;
+    (void)queueSize;
+    (void)customMem;
+    return &g_ctx;
 }
 
 void POOL_free(POOL_ctx* ctx) {
-    free(ctx);
+    assert(ctx == &g_ctx);
+    (void)ctx;
 }
 
 void POOL_add(void* ctx, POOL_function function, void* opaque) {
-  (void)ctx;
-  function(opaque);
+    (void)ctx;
+    function(opaque);
 }
 
 size_t POOL_sizeof(POOL_ctx* ctx) {
     if (ctx==NULL) return 0;  /* supports sizeof NULL */
+    assert(ctx == &g_ctx);
     return sizeof(*ctx);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/common/pool.h b/lib/common/pool.h
index 264c5c9ca..411b73e11 100644
--- a/lib/common/pool.h
+++ b/lib/common/pool.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 
 #include <stddef.h>   /* size_t */
+#include "zstd_internal.h"   /* ZSTD_customMem */
 
 typedef struct POOL_ctx_s POOL_ctx;
 
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ typedef struct POOL_ctx_s POOL_ctx;
 */
 POOL_ctx *POOL_create(size_t numThreads, size_t queueSize);
 
+POOL_ctx *POOL_create_advanced(size_t numThreads, size_t queueSize, ZSTD_customMem customMem);
+
 /*! POOL_free() :
     Free a thread pool returned by POOL_create().
 */
diff --git a/lib/common/threading.h b/lib/common/threading.h
index ab09977a8..bd4b654c2 100644
--- a/lib/common/threading.h
+++ b/lib/common/threading.h
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ extern "C" {
 #  define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #endif
 
+#undef ERROR   /* reported already defined on VS 2015 (Rich Geldreich) */
 #include <windows.h>
+#undef ERROR
+#define ERROR(name) ZSTD_ERROR(name)
+
 
 /* mutex */
 #define pthread_mutex_t           CRITICAL_SECTION
diff --git a/lib/common/zstd_common.c b/lib/common/zstd_common.c
index 08384cabf..1155c60c4 100644
--- a/lib/common/zstd_common.c
+++ b/lib/common/zstd_common.c
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>      /* malloc, calloc, free */
 #include <string.h>      /* memset */
 #include "error_private.h"
-#define ZSTD_STATIC_LINKING_ONLY
-#include "zstd.h"
+#include "zstd_internal.h"
 
 
 /*-****************************************
diff --git a/lib/common/zstd_internal.h b/lib/common/zstd_internal.h
index ac1f39896..fce75723a 100644
--- a/lib/common/zstd_internal.h
+++ b/lib/common/zstd_internal.h
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 #include "xxhash.h"                /* XXH_reset, update, digest */
 
 
+#if defined (__cplusplus)
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+
 /*-*************************************
 *  Debug
 ***************************************/
@@ -334,5 +339,8 @@ typedef struct {
 size_t ZSTD_getcBlockSize(const void* src, size_t srcSize,
                           blockProperties_t* bpPtr);
 
+#if defined (__cplusplus)
+}
+#endif
 
 #endif   /* ZSTD_CCOMMON_H_MODULE */
diff --git a/lib/compress/zstdmt_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstdmt_compress.c
index 8564bc439..84a568890 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstdmt_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstdmt_compress.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ ZSTDMT_CCtx* ZSTDMT_createCCtx_advanced(unsigned nbThreads, ZSTD_customMem cMem)
     mtctx->allJobsCompleted = 1;
     mtctx->sectionSize = 0;
     mtctx->overlapLog = ZSTDMT_OVERLAPLOG_DEFAULT;
-    mtctx->factory = POOL_create(nbThreads, 0);
+    mtctx->factory = POOL_create_advanced(nbThreads, 0, cMem);
     mtctx->jobs = ZSTDMT_allocJobsTable(&nbJobs, cMem);
     mtctx->jobIDMask = nbJobs - 1;
     mtctx->bufPool = ZSTDMT_createBufferPool(nbThreads, cMem);