slightly improved compression speed
diff --git a/lib/common/zstd_internal.h b/lib/common/zstd_internal.h
index 438045b..d039187 100644
--- a/lib/common/zstd_internal.h
+++ b/lib/common/zstd_internal.h
@@ -192,13 +192,13 @@
 
 
 typedef struct {
+    seqDef* sequencesStart;
     seqDef* sequences;
     BYTE* litStart;
     BYTE* lit;
     BYTE* llCode;
     BYTE* mlCode;
     BYTE* ofCode;
-    U32   nbSeq;
     U32   longLengthID;   /* 0 == no longLength; 1 == Lit.longLength; 2 == Match.longLength; */
     U32   longLengthPos;
     /* opt */
diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
index 49b8b0a..07f23b5 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 static void ZSTD_resetSeqStore(seqStore_t* ssPtr)
 {
     ssPtr->lit = ssPtr->litStart;
-    ssPtr->nbSeq = 0;
+    ssPtr->sequences = ssPtr->sequencesStart;
     ssPtr->longLengthID = 0;
 }
 
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@
         ptr = zc->seqStore.priceTable + ZSTD_OPT_NUM+1;
         zc->seqStore.litLengthSum = 0;
     }
-    zc->seqStore.sequences = (seqDef*)ptr;
-    ptr = zc->seqStore.sequences + maxNbSeq;
+    zc->seqStore.sequencesStart = (seqDef*)ptr;
+    ptr = zc->seqStore.sequencesStart + maxNbSeq;
     zc->seqStore.llCode = (BYTE*) ptr;
     zc->seqStore.mlCode = zc->seqStore.llCode + maxNbSeq;
     zc->seqStore.ofCode = zc->seqStore.mlCode + maxNbSeq;
@@ -545,11 +545,11 @@
 {
     BYTE const LL_deltaCode = 19;
     BYTE const ML_deltaCode = 36;
-    const seqDef* const sequences = seqStorePtr->sequences;
+    const seqDef* const sequences = seqStorePtr->sequencesStart;
     BYTE* const llCodeTable = seqStorePtr->llCode;
     BYTE* const ofCodeTable = seqStorePtr->ofCode;
     BYTE* const mlCodeTable = seqStorePtr->mlCode;
-    U32 const nbSeq = seqStorePtr->nbSeq;
+    U32 const nbSeq = (U32)(seqStorePtr->sequences - seqStorePtr->sequencesStart);
     U32 u;
     for (u=0; u<nbSeq; u++) {
         U32 const llv = sequences[u].litLength;
@@ -576,14 +576,14 @@
     FSE_CTable* CTable_OffsetBits = zc->offcodeCTable;
     FSE_CTable* CTable_MatchLength = zc->matchlengthCTable;
     U32 LLtype, Offtype, MLtype;   /* compressed, raw or rle */
-    const seqDef* const sequences = seqStorePtr->sequences;
+    const seqDef* const sequences = seqStorePtr->sequencesStart;
     const BYTE* const ofCodeTable = seqStorePtr->ofCode;
     const BYTE* const llCodeTable = seqStorePtr->llCode;
     const BYTE* const mlCodeTable = seqStorePtr->mlCode;
     BYTE* const ostart = (BYTE*)dst;
     BYTE* const oend = ostart + dstCapacity;
     BYTE* op = ostart;
-    size_t const nbSeq = seqStorePtr->nbSeq;
+    size_t const nbSeq = seqStorePtr->sequences - seqStorePtr->sequencesStart;
     BYTE* seqHead;
 
     /* Compress literals */
@@ -765,7 +765,6 @@
         printf("Cpos %6u :%5u literals & match %3u bytes at distance %6u \n",
                pos, (U32)litLength, (U32)matchCode+MINMATCH, (U32)offsetCode);
 #endif
-    U32 const nbSeq = seqStorePtr->nbSeq;
     ZSTD_statsUpdatePrices(&seqStorePtr->stats, litLength, (const BYTE*)literals, offsetCode, matchCode);   /* debug only */
 
     /* copy Literals */
@@ -773,17 +772,17 @@
     seqStorePtr->lit += litLength;
 
     /* literal Length */
-    if (litLength>0xFFFF) { seqStorePtr->longLengthID = 1; seqStorePtr->longLengthPos = nbSeq; }
-    seqStorePtr->sequences[nbSeq].litLength = (U16)litLength;
+    if (litLength>0xFFFF) { seqStorePtr->longLengthID = 1; seqStorePtr->longLengthPos = (U32)(seqStorePtr->sequences - seqStorePtr->sequencesStart); }
+    seqStorePtr->sequences[0].litLength = (U16)litLength;
 
     /* match offset */
-    seqStorePtr->sequences[nbSeq].offset = offsetCode + 1;
+    seqStorePtr->sequences[0].offset = offsetCode + 1;
 
     /* match Length */
-    if (matchCode>0xFFFF) { seqStorePtr->longLengthID = 2; seqStorePtr->longLengthPos = nbSeq; }
-    seqStorePtr->sequences[nbSeq].matchLength = (U16)matchCode;
+    if (matchCode>0xFFFF) { seqStorePtr->longLengthID = 2; seqStorePtr->longLengthPos = (U32)(seqStorePtr->sequences - seqStorePtr->sequencesStart); }
+    seqStorePtr->sequences[0].matchLength = (U16)matchCode;
 
-    seqStorePtr->nbSeq++;
+    seqStorePtr->sequences++;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/dictBuilder/zdict.c b/lib/dictBuilder/zdict.c
index d16e1ef..84272d1 100644
--- a/lib/dictBuilder/zdict.c
+++ b/lib/dictBuilder/zdict.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@
         }
 
         /* seqStats */
-        {   U32 const nbSeq = seqStorePtr->nbSeq;
+        {   U32 const nbSeq = (U32)(seqStorePtr->sequences - seqStorePtr->sequencesStart);
             ZSTD_seqToCodes(seqStorePtr);
 
             {   const BYTE* codePtr = seqStorePtr->ofCode;
diff --git a/lib/zstd.h b/lib/zstd.h
index 1dded9b..6b9ed46 100644
--- a/lib/zstd.h
+++ b/lib/zstd.h
@@ -80,16 +80,19 @@
 
 /*! ZSTD_getDecompressedSize() :
 *   @return : decompressed size if known, 0 otherwise.
-       note 1 : decompressed size could be wrong or intentionally modified !
-                Always ensure result fits within application's authorized limits !
-                Each application can set its own limit, depending on local limitations.
-                For extended interoperability, it is recommended to support at least 8 MB.
-       note 2 : when `0`, if precise failure cause is needed, use ZSTD_getFrameParams() to know more. */
+*      note 1 : decompressed size could be wrong or intentionally modified !
+*               Always ensure result fits within application's authorized limits !
+*               Each application can set its own limit, depending on local restrictions.
+*               For extended interoperability, it is recommended to support at least 8 MB.
+*      note 2 : when `0`, if precise failure cause is needed, use ZSTD_getFrameParams() to know more.
+*      note 3 : when `0`, and if no external guarantee about maximum possible decompressed size,
+*               it's necessary to use "streaming mode" to decompress data. */
 unsigned long long ZSTD_getDecompressedSize(const void* src, size_t srcSize);
 
 /*! ZSTD_decompress() :
     `compressedSize` : must be the _exact_ size of compressed input, otherwise decompression will fail.
-    `dstCapacity` must be equal or larger than originalSize.
+    `dstCapacity` must be equal or larger than originalSize (see ZSTD_getDecompressedSize() ).
+    If maximum possible content size is unknown, use streaming mode to decompress data.
     @return : the number of bytes decompressed into `dst` (<= `dstCapacity`),
               or an errorCode if it fails (which can be tested using ZSTD_isError()) */
 ZSTDLIB_API size_t ZSTD_decompress( void* dst, size_t dstCapacity,