diff --git a/backward_references.go b/backward_references.go
index f7b164f..008c054 100644
--- a/backward_references.go
+++ b/backward_references.go
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package brotli
 
+import (
+	"sync"
+)
+
 /* Copyright 2013 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 
    Distributed under MIT license.
@@ -31,6 +35,8 @@ func computeDistanceCode(distance uint, max_distance uint, dist_cache []int) uin
 	return distance + numDistanceShortCodes - 1
 }
 
+var hasherSearchResultPool sync.Pool
+
 func createBackwardReferences(num_bytes uint, position uint, ringbuffer []byte, ringbuffer_mask uint, params *encoderParams, hasher hasherHandle, dist_cache []int, last_insert_len *uint, commands *[]command, num_literals *uint) {
 	var max_backward_limit uint = maxBackwardLimit(params.lgwin)
 	var insert_length uint = *last_insert_len
@@ -52,8 +58,14 @@ func createBackwardReferences(num_bytes uint, position uint, ringbuffer []byte,
 
 	/* Minimum score to accept a backward reference. */
 	hasher.PrepareDistanceCache(dist_cache)
-	var sr2 hasherSearchResult
-	var sr hasherSearchResult
+	sr2, _ := hasherSearchResultPool.Get().(*hasherSearchResult)
+	if sr2 == nil {
+		sr2 = &hasherSearchResult{}
+	}
+	sr, _ := hasherSearchResultPool.Get().(*hasherSearchResult)
+	if sr == nil {
+		sr = &hasherSearchResult{}
+	}
 
 	for position+hasher.HashTypeLength() < pos_end {
 		var max_length uint = pos_end - position
@@ -62,7 +74,7 @@ func createBackwardReferences(num_bytes uint, position uint, ringbuffer []byte,
 		sr.len_code_delta = 0
 		sr.distance = 0
 		sr.score = kMinScore
-		hasher.FindLongestMatch(&params.dictionary, ringbuffer, ringbuffer_mask, dist_cache, position, max_length, max_distance, gap, params.dist.max_distance, &sr)
+		hasher.FindLongestMatch(&params.dictionary, ringbuffer, ringbuffer_mask, dist_cache, position, max_length, max_distance, gap, params.dist.max_distance, sr)
 		if sr.score > kMinScore {
 			/* Found a match. Let's look for something even better ahead. */
 			var delayed_backward_references_in_row int = 0
@@ -78,14 +90,14 @@ func createBackwardReferences(num_bytes uint, position uint, ringbuffer []byte,
 				sr2.distance = 0
 				sr2.score = kMinScore
 				max_distance = brotli_min_size_t(position+1, max_backward_limit)
-				hasher.FindLongestMatch(&params.dictionary, ringbuffer, ringbuffer_mask, dist_cache, position+1, max_length, max_distance, gap, params.dist.max_distance, &sr2)
+				hasher.FindLongestMatch(&params.dictionary, ringbuffer, ringbuffer_mask, dist_cache, position+1, max_length, max_distance, gap, params.dist.max_distance, sr2)
 				if sr2.score >= sr.score+cost_diff_lazy {
 					/* Ok, let's just write one byte for now and start a match from the
 					   next byte. */
 					position++
 
 					insert_length++
-					sr = sr2
+					*sr = *sr2
 					delayed_backward_references_in_row++
 					if delayed_backward_references_in_row < 4 && position+hasher.HashTypeLength() < pos_end {
 						continue
@@ -167,4 +179,7 @@ func createBackwardReferences(num_bytes uint, position uint, ringbuffer []byte,
 
 	insert_length += pos_end - position
 	*last_insert_len = insert_length
+
+	hasherSearchResultPool.Put(sr)
+	hasherSearchResultPool.Put(sr2)
 }
diff --git a/block_splitter.go b/block_splitter.go
index f0063c1..978a131 100644
--- a/block_splitter.go
+++ b/block_splitter.go
@@ -88,17 +88,12 @@ const clustersPerBatch = 16
 func initBlockSplit(self *blockSplit) {
 	self.num_types = 0
 	self.num_blocks = 0
-	self.types = nil
-	self.lengths = nil
+	self.types = self.types[:0]
+	self.lengths = self.lengths[:0]
 	self.types_alloc_size = 0
 	self.lengths_alloc_size = 0
 }
 
-func destroyBlockSplit(self *blockSplit) {
-	self.types = nil
-	self.lengths = nil
-}
-
 func splitBlock(cmds []command, data []byte, pos uint, mask uint, params *encoderParams, literal_split *blockSplit, insert_and_copy_split *blockSplit, dist_split *blockSplit) {
 	{
 		var literals_count uint = countLiterals(cmds)
diff --git a/brotli_bit_stream.go b/brotli_bit_stream.go
index 137ef36..7acfb18 100644
--- a/brotli_bit_stream.go
+++ b/brotli_bit_stream.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package brotli
 
-import "math"
+import (
+	"math"
+	"sync"
+)
 
 const maxHuffmanTreeSize = (2*numCommandSymbols + 1)
 
@@ -415,6 +418,8 @@ func sortHuffmanTree1(v0 huffmanTree, v1 huffmanTree) bool {
 	return v0.total_count_ < v1.total_count_
 }
 
+var huffmanTreePool sync.Pool
+
 func buildAndStoreHuffmanTreeFast(histogram []uint32, histogram_total uint, max_bits uint, depth []byte, bits []uint16, storage_ix *uint, storage []byte) {
 	var count uint = 0
 	var symbols = [4]uint{0}
@@ -446,7 +451,13 @@ func buildAndStoreHuffmanTreeFast(histogram []uint32, histogram_total uint, max_
 	}
 	{
 		var max_tree_size uint = 2*length + 1
-		var tree []huffmanTree = make([]huffmanTree, max_tree_size)
+		tree, _ := huffmanTreePool.Get().(*[]huffmanTree)
+		if tree == nil || cap(*tree) < int(max_tree_size) {
+			tmp := make([]huffmanTree, max_tree_size)
+			tree = &tmp
+		} else {
+			*tree = (*tree)[:max_tree_size]
+		}
 		var count_limit uint32
 		for count_limit = 1; ; count_limit *= 2 {
 			var node int = 0
@@ -455,9 +466,9 @@ func buildAndStoreHuffmanTreeFast(histogram []uint32, histogram_total uint, max_
 				l--
 				if histogram[l] != 0 {
 					if histogram[l] >= count_limit {
-						initHuffmanTree(&tree[node:][0], histogram[l], -1, int16(l))
+						initHuffmanTree(&(*tree)[node:][0], histogram[l], -1, int16(l))
 					} else {
-						initHuffmanTree(&tree[node:][0], count_limit, -1, int16(l))
+						initHuffmanTree(&(*tree)[node:][0], count_limit, -1, int16(l))
 					}
 
 					node++
@@ -471,7 +482,7 @@ func buildAndStoreHuffmanTreeFast(histogram []uint32, histogram_total uint, max_
 				var j int = n + 1
 				var k int
 
-				sortHuffmanTreeItems(tree, uint(n), huffmanTreeComparator(sortHuffmanTree1))
+				sortHuffmanTreeItems(*tree, uint(n), huffmanTreeComparator(sortHuffmanTree1))
 
 				/* The nodes are:
 				   [0, n): the sorted leaf nodes that we start with.
@@ -482,15 +493,15 @@ func buildAndStoreHuffmanTreeFast(histogram []uint32, histogram_total uint, max_
 				   There will be (2n+1) elements at the end. */
 				initHuffmanTree(&sentinel, math.MaxUint32, -1, -1)
 
-				tree[node] = sentinel
+				(*tree)[node] = sentinel
 				node++
-				tree[node] = sentinel
+				(*tree)[node] = sentinel
 				node++
 
 				for k = n - 1; k > 0; k-- {
 					var left int
 					var right int
-					if tree[i].total_count_ <= tree[j].total_count_ {
+					if (*tree)[i].total_count_ <= (*tree)[j].total_count_ {
 						left = i
 						i++
 					} else {
@@ -498,7 +509,7 @@ func buildAndStoreHuffmanTreeFast(histogram []uint32, histogram_total uint, max_
 						j++
 					}
 
-					if tree[i].total_count_ <= tree[j].total_count_ {
+					if (*tree)[i].total_count_ <= (*tree)[j].total_count_ {
 						right = i
 						i++
 					} else {
@@ -507,17 +518,17 @@ func buildAndStoreHuffmanTreeFast(histogram []uint32, histogram_total uint, max_
 					}
 
 					/* The sentinel node becomes the parent node. */
-					tree[node-1].total_count_ = tree[left].total_count_ + tree[right].total_count_
+					(*tree)[node-1].total_count_ = (*tree)[left].total_count_ + (*tree)[right].total_count_
 
-					tree[node-1].index_left_ = int16(left)
-					tree[node-1].index_right_or_value_ = int16(right)
+					(*tree)[node-1].index_left_ = int16(left)
+					(*tree)[node-1].index_right_or_value_ = int16(right)
 
 					/* Add back the last sentinel node. */
-					tree[node] = sentinel
+					(*tree)[node] = sentinel
 					node++
 				}
 
-				if setDepth(2*n-1, tree, depth, 14) {
+				if setDepth(2*n-1, *tree, depth, 14) {
 					/* We need to pack the Huffman tree in 14 bits. If this was not
 					   successful, add fake entities to the lowest values and retry. */
 					break
@@ -525,7 +536,7 @@ func buildAndStoreHuffmanTreeFast(histogram []uint32, histogram_total uint, max_
 			}
 		}
 
-		tree = nil
+		huffmanTreePool.Put(tree)
 	}
 
 	convertBitDepthsToSymbols(depth, length, bits)
@@ -875,27 +886,37 @@ type blockEncoder struct {
 	bits_             []uint16
 }
 
-func initBlockEncoder(self *blockEncoder, histogram_length uint, num_block_types uint, block_types []byte, block_lengths []uint32, num_blocks uint) {
+var blockEncoderPool sync.Pool
+
+func getBlockEncoder(histogram_length uint, num_block_types uint, block_types []byte, block_lengths []uint32, num_blocks uint) *blockEncoder {
+	self, _ := blockEncoderPool.Get().(*blockEncoder)
+
+	if self != nil {
+		self.block_ix_ = 0
+		self.entropy_ix_ = 0
+		self.depths_ = self.depths_[:0]
+		self.bits_ = self.bits_[:0]
+	} else {
+		self = &blockEncoder{}
+	}
+
 	self.histogram_length_ = histogram_length
 	self.num_block_types_ = num_block_types
 	self.block_types_ = block_types
 	self.block_lengths_ = block_lengths
 	self.num_blocks_ = num_blocks
 	initBlockTypeCodeCalculator(&self.block_split_code_.type_code_calculator)
-	self.block_ix_ = 0
 	if num_blocks == 0 {
 		self.block_len_ = 0
 	} else {
 		self.block_len_ = uint(block_lengths[0])
 	}
-	self.entropy_ix_ = 0
-	self.depths_ = nil
-	self.bits_ = nil
+
+	return self
 }
 
 func cleanupBlockEncoder(self *blockEncoder) {
-	self.depths_ = nil
-	self.bits_ = nil
+	blockEncoderPool.Put(self)
 }
 
 /* Creates entropy codes of block lengths and block types and stores them
@@ -948,8 +969,16 @@ func storeSymbolWithContext(self *blockEncoder, symbol uint, context uint, conte
 
 func buildAndStoreEntropyCodesLiteral(self *blockEncoder, histograms []histogramLiteral, histograms_size uint, alphabet_size uint, tree []huffmanTree, storage_ix *uint, storage []byte) {
 	var table_size uint = histograms_size * self.histogram_length_
-	self.depths_ = make([]byte, table_size)
-	self.bits_ = make([]uint16, table_size)
+	if cap(self.depths_) < int(table_size) {
+		self.depths_ = make([]byte, table_size)
+	} else {
+		self.depths_ = self.depths_[:table_size]
+	}
+	if cap(self.bits_) < int(table_size) {
+		self.bits_ = make([]uint16, table_size)
+	} else {
+		self.bits_ = self.bits_[:table_size]
+	}
 	{
 		var i uint
 		for i = 0; i < histograms_size; i++ {
@@ -961,8 +990,16 @@ func buildAndStoreEntropyCodesLiteral(self *blockEncoder, histograms []histogram
 
 func buildAndStoreEntropyCodesCommand(self *blockEncoder, histograms []histogramCommand, histograms_size uint, alphabet_size uint, tree []huffmanTree, storage_ix *uint, storage []byte) {
 	var table_size uint = histograms_size * self.histogram_length_
-	self.depths_ = make([]byte, table_size)
-	self.bits_ = make([]uint16, table_size)
+	if cap(self.depths_) < int(table_size) {
+		self.depths_ = make([]byte, table_size)
+	} else {
+		self.depths_ = self.depths_[:table_size]
+	}
+	if cap(self.bits_) < int(table_size) {
+		self.bits_ = make([]uint16, table_size)
+	} else {
+		self.bits_ = self.bits_[:table_size]
+	}
 	{
 		var i uint
 		for i = 0; i < histograms_size; i++ {
@@ -974,8 +1011,16 @@ func buildAndStoreEntropyCodesCommand(self *blockEncoder, histograms []histogram
 
 func buildAndStoreEntropyCodesDistance(self *blockEncoder, histograms []histogramDistance, histograms_size uint, alphabet_size uint, tree []huffmanTree, storage_ix *uint, storage []byte) {
 	var table_size uint = histograms_size * self.histogram_length_
-	self.depths_ = make([]byte, table_size)
-	self.bits_ = make([]uint16, table_size)
+	if cap(self.depths_) < int(table_size) {
+		self.depths_ = make([]byte, table_size)
+	} else {
+		self.depths_ = self.depths_[:table_size]
+	}
+	if cap(self.bits_) < int(table_size) {
+		self.bits_ = make([]uint16, table_size)
+	} else {
+		self.bits_ = self.bits_[:table_size]
+	}
 	{
 		var i uint
 		for i = 0; i < histograms_size; i++ {
@@ -997,9 +1042,6 @@ func storeMetaBlock(input []byte, start_pos uint, length uint, mask uint, prev_b
 	var num_effective_distance_symbols uint32 = num_distance_symbols
 	var tree []huffmanTree
 	var literal_context_lut contextLUT = getContextLUT(literal_context_mode)
-	var literal_enc blockEncoder
-	var command_enc blockEncoder
-	var distance_enc blockEncoder
 	var dist *distanceParams = &params.dist
 	if params.large_window && num_effective_distance_symbols > numHistogramDistanceSymbols {
 		num_effective_distance_symbols = numHistogramDistanceSymbols
@@ -1008,13 +1050,13 @@ func storeMetaBlock(input []byte, start_pos uint, length uint, mask uint, prev_b
 	storeCompressedMetaBlockHeader(is_last, length, storage_ix, storage)
 
 	tree = make([]huffmanTree, maxHuffmanTreeSize)
-	initBlockEncoder(&literal_enc, numLiteralSymbols, mb.literal_split.num_types, mb.literal_split.types, mb.literal_split.lengths, mb.literal_split.num_blocks)
-	initBlockEncoder(&command_enc, numCommandSymbols, mb.command_split.num_types, mb.command_split.types, mb.command_split.lengths, mb.command_split.num_blocks)
-	initBlockEncoder(&distance_enc, uint(num_effective_distance_symbols), mb.distance_split.num_types, mb.distance_split.types, mb.distance_split.lengths, mb.distance_split.num_blocks)
+	literal_enc := getBlockEncoder(numLiteralSymbols, mb.literal_split.num_types, mb.literal_split.types, mb.literal_split.lengths, mb.literal_split.num_blocks)
+	command_enc := getBlockEncoder(numCommandSymbols, mb.command_split.num_types, mb.command_split.types, mb.command_split.lengths, mb.command_split.num_blocks)
+	distance_enc := getBlockEncoder(uint(num_effective_distance_symbols), mb.distance_split.num_types, mb.distance_split.types, mb.distance_split.lengths, mb.distance_split.num_blocks)
 
-	buildAndStoreBlockSwitchEntropyCodes(&literal_enc, tree, storage_ix, storage)
-	buildAndStoreBlockSwitchEntropyCodes(&command_enc, tree, storage_ix, storage)
-	buildAndStoreBlockSwitchEntropyCodes(&distance_enc, tree, storage_ix, storage)
+	buildAndStoreBlockSwitchEntropyCodes(literal_enc, tree, storage_ix, storage)
+	buildAndStoreBlockSwitchEntropyCodes(command_enc, tree, storage_ix, storage)
+	buildAndStoreBlockSwitchEntropyCodes(distance_enc, tree, storage_ix, storage)
 
 	writeBits(2, uint64(dist.distance_postfix_bits), storage_ix, storage)
 	writeBits(4, uint64(dist.num_direct_distance_codes)>>dist.distance_postfix_bits, storage_ix, storage)
@@ -1034,19 +1076,19 @@ func storeMetaBlock(input []byte, start_pos uint, length uint, mask uint, prev_b
 		encodeContextMap(mb.distance_context_map, mb.distance_context_map_size, mb.distance_histograms_size, tree, storage_ix, storage)
 	}
 
-	buildAndStoreEntropyCodesLiteral(&literal_enc, mb.literal_histograms, mb.literal_histograms_size, numLiteralSymbols, tree, storage_ix, storage)
-	buildAndStoreEntropyCodesCommand(&command_enc, mb.command_histograms, mb.command_histograms_size, numCommandSymbols, tree, storage_ix, storage)
-	buildAndStoreEntropyCodesDistance(&distance_enc, mb.distance_histograms, mb.distance_histograms_size, uint(num_distance_symbols), tree, storage_ix, storage)
+	buildAndStoreEntropyCodesLiteral(literal_enc, mb.literal_histograms, mb.literal_histograms_size, numLiteralSymbols, tree, storage_ix, storage)
+	buildAndStoreEntropyCodesCommand(command_enc, mb.command_histograms, mb.command_histograms_size, numCommandSymbols, tree, storage_ix, storage)
+	buildAndStoreEntropyCodesDistance(distance_enc, mb.distance_histograms, mb.distance_histograms_size, uint(num_distance_symbols), tree, storage_ix, storage)
 	tree = nil
 
 	for _, cmd := range commands {
 		var cmd_code uint = uint(cmd.cmd_prefix_)
-		storeSymbol(&command_enc, cmd_code, storage_ix, storage)
+		storeSymbol(command_enc, cmd_code, storage_ix, storage)
 		storeCommandExtra(&cmd, storage_ix, storage)
 		if mb.literal_context_map_size == 0 {
 			var j uint
 			for j = uint(cmd.insert_len_); j != 0; j-- {
-				storeSymbol(&literal_enc, uint(input[pos&mask]), storage_ix, storage)
+				storeSymbol(literal_enc, uint(input[pos&mask]), storage_ix, storage)
 				pos++
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -1054,7 +1096,7 @@ func storeMetaBlock(input []byte, start_pos uint, length uint, mask uint, prev_b
 			for j = uint(cmd.insert_len_); j != 0; j-- {
 				var context uint = uint(getContext(prev_byte, prev_byte2, literal_context_lut))
 				var literal byte = input[pos&mask]
-				storeSymbolWithContext(&literal_enc, uint(literal), context, mb.literal_context_map, storage_ix, storage, literalContextBits)
+				storeSymbolWithContext(literal_enc, uint(literal), context, mb.literal_context_map, storage_ix, storage, literalContextBits)
 				prev_byte2 = prev_byte
 				prev_byte = literal
 				pos++
@@ -1070,10 +1112,10 @@ func storeMetaBlock(input []byte, start_pos uint, length uint, mask uint, prev_b
 				var distnumextra uint32 = uint32(cmd.dist_prefix_) >> 10
 				var distextra uint64 = uint64(cmd.dist_extra_)
 				if mb.distance_context_map_size == 0 {
-					storeSymbol(&distance_enc, dist_code, storage_ix, storage)
+					storeSymbol(distance_enc, dist_code, storage_ix, storage)
 				} else {
 					var context uint = uint(commandDistanceContext(&cmd))
-					storeSymbolWithContext(&distance_enc, dist_code, context, mb.distance_context_map, storage_ix, storage, distanceContextBits)
+					storeSymbolWithContext(distance_enc, dist_code, context, mb.distance_context_map, storage_ix, storage, distanceContextBits)
 				}
 
 				writeBits(uint(distnumextra), distextra, storage_ix, storage)
@@ -1081,9 +1123,9 @@ func storeMetaBlock(input []byte, start_pos uint, length uint, mask uint, prev_b
 		}
 	}
 
-	cleanupBlockEncoder(&distance_enc)
-	cleanupBlockEncoder(&command_enc)
-	cleanupBlockEncoder(&literal_enc)
+	cleanupBlockEncoder(distance_enc)
+	cleanupBlockEncoder(command_enc)
+	cleanupBlockEncoder(literal_enc)
 	if is_last {
 		jumpToByteBoundary(storage_ix, storage)
 	}
diff --git a/encode.go b/encode.go
index dbd9db8..8f9eaa4 100644
--- a/encode.go
+++ b/encode.go
@@ -464,8 +464,7 @@ func writeMetaBlockInternal(data []byte, mask uint, last_flush_pos uint64, bytes
 	} else if params.quality < minQualityForBlockSplit {
 		storeMetaBlockTrivial(data, uint(wrapped_last_flush_pos), bytes, mask, is_last, params, commands, storage_ix, storage)
 	} else {
-		var mb metaBlockSplit
-		initMetaBlockSplit(&mb)
+		mb := getMetaBlockSplit()
 		if params.quality < minQualityForHqBlockSplitting {
 			var num_literal_contexts uint = 1
 			var literal_context_map []uint32 = nil
@@ -473,9 +472,9 @@ func writeMetaBlockInternal(data []byte, mask uint, last_flush_pos uint64, bytes
 				decideOverLiteralContextModeling(data, uint(wrapped_last_flush_pos), bytes, mask, params.quality, params.size_hint, &num_literal_contexts, &literal_context_map)
 			}
 
-			buildMetaBlockGreedy(data, uint(wrapped_last_flush_pos), mask, prev_byte, prev_byte2, literal_context_lut, num_literal_contexts, literal_context_map, commands, &mb)
+			buildMetaBlockGreedy(data, uint(wrapped_last_flush_pos), mask, prev_byte, prev_byte2, literal_context_lut, num_literal_contexts, literal_context_map, commands, mb)
 		} else {
-			buildMetaBlock(data, uint(wrapped_last_flush_pos), mask, &block_params, prev_byte, prev_byte2, commands, literal_context_mode, &mb)
+			buildMetaBlock(data, uint(wrapped_last_flush_pos), mask, &block_params, prev_byte, prev_byte2, commands, literal_context_mode, mb)
 		}
 
 		if params.quality >= minQualityForOptimizeHistograms {
@@ -487,11 +486,11 @@ func writeMetaBlockInternal(data []byte, mask uint, last_flush_pos uint64, bytes
 				num_effective_dist_codes = numHistogramDistanceSymbols
 			}
 
-			optimizeHistograms(num_effective_dist_codes, &mb)
+			optimizeHistograms(num_effective_dist_codes, mb)
 		}
 
-		storeMetaBlock(data, uint(wrapped_last_flush_pos), bytes, mask, prev_byte, prev_byte2, is_last, &block_params, literal_context_mode, commands, &mb, storage_ix, storage)
-		destroyMetaBlockSplit(&mb)
+		storeMetaBlock(data, uint(wrapped_last_flush_pos), bytes, mask, prev_byte, prev_byte2, is_last, &block_params, literal_context_mode, commands, mb, storage_ix, storage)
+		freeMetaBlockSplit(mb)
 	}
 
 	if bytes+4 < *storage_ix>>3 {
@@ -772,9 +771,14 @@ func encodeData(s *Writer, is_last bool, force_flush bool) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if s.params.quality == fastTwoPassCompressionQuality && s.command_buf_ == nil {
-		s.command_buf_ = make([]uint32, kCompressFragmentTwoPassBlockSize)
-		s.literal_buf_ = make([]byte, kCompressFragmentTwoPassBlockSize)
+	if s.params.quality == fastTwoPassCompressionQuality {
+		if s.command_buf_ == nil || cap(s.command_buf_) < int(kCompressFragmentTwoPassBlockSize) {
+			s.command_buf_ = make([]uint32, kCompressFragmentTwoPassBlockSize)
+			s.literal_buf_ = make([]byte, kCompressFragmentTwoPassBlockSize)
+		} else {
+			s.command_buf_ = s.command_buf_[:kCompressFragmentTwoPassBlockSize]
+			s.literal_buf_ = s.literal_buf_[:kCompressFragmentTwoPassBlockSize]
+		}
 	}
 
 	if s.params.quality == fastOnePassCompressionQuality || s.params.quality == fastTwoPassCompressionQuality {
@@ -975,29 +979,23 @@ func checkFlushComplete(s *Writer) {
 func encoderCompressStreamFast(s *Writer, op int, available_in *uint, next_in *[]byte) bool {
 	var block_size_limit uint = uint(1) << s.params.lgwin
 	var buf_size uint = brotli_min_size_t(kCompressFragmentTwoPassBlockSize, brotli_min_size_t(*available_in, block_size_limit))
-	var tmp_command_buf []uint32 = nil
 	var command_buf []uint32 = nil
-	var tmp_literal_buf []byte = nil
 	var literal_buf []byte = nil
 	if s.params.quality != fastOnePassCompressionQuality && s.params.quality != fastTwoPassCompressionQuality {
 		return false
 	}
 
 	if s.params.quality == fastTwoPassCompressionQuality {
-		if s.command_buf_ == nil && buf_size == kCompressFragmentTwoPassBlockSize {
-			s.command_buf_ = make([]uint32, kCompressFragmentTwoPassBlockSize)
-			s.literal_buf_ = make([]byte, kCompressFragmentTwoPassBlockSize)
+		if s.command_buf_ == nil || cap(s.command_buf_) < int(buf_size) {
+			s.command_buf_ = make([]uint32, buf_size)
+			s.literal_buf_ = make([]byte, buf_size)
+		} else {
+			s.command_buf_ = s.command_buf_[:buf_size]
+			s.literal_buf_ = s.literal_buf_[:buf_size]
 		}
 
-		if s.command_buf_ != nil {
-			command_buf = s.command_buf_
-			literal_buf = s.literal_buf_
-		} else {
-			tmp_command_buf = make([]uint32, buf_size)
-			tmp_literal_buf = make([]byte, buf_size)
-			command_buf = tmp_command_buf
-			literal_buf = tmp_literal_buf
-		}
+		command_buf = s.command_buf_
+		literal_buf = s.literal_buf_
 	}
 
 	for {
@@ -1056,8 +1054,6 @@ func encoderCompressStreamFast(s *Writer, op int, available_in *uint, next_in *[
 		break
 	}
 
-	tmp_command_buf = nil
-	tmp_literal_buf = nil
 	checkFlushComplete(s)
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/memory.go b/memory.go
index 7208a3b..a07c705 100644
--- a/memory.go
+++ b/memory.go
@@ -23,12 +23,18 @@ func brotli_ensure_capacity_uint8_t(a *[]byte, c *uint, r uint) {
 		for new_size < r {
 			new_size *= 2
 		}
-		var new_array []byte = make([]byte, new_size)
-		if *c != 0 {
-			copy(new_array, (*a)[:*c])
+
+		if cap(*a) < int(new_size) {
+			var new_array []byte = make([]byte, new_size)
+			if *c != 0 {
+				copy(new_array, (*a)[:*c])
+			}
+
+			*a = new_array
+		} else {
+			*a = (*a)[:new_size]
 		}
 
-		*a = new_array
 		*c = new_size
 	}
 }
@@ -45,12 +51,16 @@ func brotli_ensure_capacity_uint32_t(a *[]uint32, c *uint, r uint) {
 			new_size *= 2
 		}
 
-		new_array = make([]uint32, new_size)
-		if *c != 0 {
-			copy(new_array, (*a)[:*c])
-		}
+		if cap(*a) < int(new_size) {
+			new_array = make([]uint32, new_size)
+			if *c != 0 {
+				copy(new_array, (*a)[:*c])
+			}
 
-		*a = new_array
+			*a = new_array
+		} else {
+			*a = (*a)[:new_size]
+		}
 		*c = new_size
 	}
 }
diff --git a/metablock.go b/metablock.go
index d7e9eee..3014df8 100644
--- a/metablock.go
+++ b/metablock.go
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package brotli
 
+import (
+	"sync"
+)
+
 /* Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 
    Distributed under MIT license.
@@ -25,31 +29,30 @@ type metaBlockSplit struct {
 	distance_histograms_size  uint
 }
 
-func initMetaBlockSplit(mb *metaBlockSplit) {
-	initBlockSplit(&mb.literal_split)
-	initBlockSplit(&mb.command_split)
-	initBlockSplit(&mb.distance_split)
-	mb.literal_context_map = nil
-	mb.literal_context_map_size = 0
-	mb.distance_context_map = nil
-	mb.distance_context_map_size = 0
-	mb.literal_histograms = nil
-	mb.literal_histograms_size = 0
-	mb.command_histograms = nil
-	mb.command_histograms_size = 0
-	mb.distance_histograms = nil
-	mb.distance_histograms_size = 0
+var metaBlockPool sync.Pool
+
+func getMetaBlockSplit() *metaBlockSplit {
+	mb, _ := metaBlockPool.Get().(*metaBlockSplit)
+
+	if mb == nil {
+		mb = &metaBlockSplit{}
+	} else {
+		initBlockSplit(&mb.literal_split)
+		initBlockSplit(&mb.command_split)
+		initBlockSplit(&mb.distance_split)
+		mb.literal_context_map = mb.literal_context_map[:0]
+		mb.literal_context_map_size = 0
+		mb.distance_context_map = mb.distance_context_map[:0]
+		mb.distance_context_map_size = 0
+		mb.literal_histograms = mb.literal_histograms[:0]
+		mb.command_histograms = mb.command_histograms[:0]
+		mb.distance_histograms = mb.distance_histograms[:0]
+	}
+	return mb
 }
 
-func destroyMetaBlockSplit(mb *metaBlockSplit) {
-	destroyBlockSplit(&mb.literal_split)
-	destroyBlockSplit(&mb.command_split)
-	destroyBlockSplit(&mb.distance_split)
-	mb.literal_context_map = nil
-	mb.distance_context_map = nil
-	mb.literal_histograms = nil
-	mb.command_histograms = nil
-	mb.distance_histograms = nil
+func freeMetaBlockSplit(mb *metaBlockSplit) {
+	metaBlockPool.Put(mb)
 }
 
 func initDistanceParams(params *encoderParams, npostfix uint32, ndirect uint32) {
@@ -206,21 +209,30 @@ func buildMetaBlock(ringbuffer []byte, pos uint, mask uint, params *encoderParam
 	distance_histograms = make([]histogramDistance, distance_histograms_size)
 	clearHistogramsDistance(distance_histograms, distance_histograms_size)
 
-	assert(mb.command_histograms == nil)
 	mb.command_histograms_size = mb.command_split.num_types
-	mb.command_histograms = make([]histogramCommand, (mb.command_histograms_size))
+	if cap(mb.command_histograms) < int(mb.command_histograms_size) {
+		mb.command_histograms = make([]histogramCommand, (mb.command_histograms_size))
+	} else {
+		mb.command_histograms = mb.command_histograms[:mb.command_histograms_size]
+	}
 	clearHistogramsCommand(mb.command_histograms, mb.command_histograms_size)
 
 	buildHistogramsWithContext(cmds, &mb.literal_split, &mb.command_split, &mb.distance_split, ringbuffer, pos, mask, prev_byte, prev_byte2, literal_context_modes, literal_histograms, mb.command_histograms, distance_histograms)
 	literal_context_modes = nil
 
-	assert(mb.literal_context_map == nil)
 	mb.literal_context_map_size = mb.literal_split.num_types << literalContextBits
-	mb.literal_context_map = make([]uint32, (mb.literal_context_map_size))
+	if cap(mb.literal_context_map) < int(mb.literal_context_map_size) {
+		mb.literal_context_map = make([]uint32, (mb.literal_context_map_size))
+	} else {
+		mb.literal_context_map = mb.literal_context_map[:mb.literal_context_map_size]
+	}
 
-	assert(mb.literal_histograms == nil)
 	mb.literal_histograms_size = mb.literal_context_map_size
-	mb.literal_histograms = make([]histogramLiteral, (mb.literal_histograms_size))
+	if cap(mb.literal_histograms) < int(mb.literal_histograms_size) {
+		mb.literal_histograms = make([]histogramLiteral, (mb.literal_histograms_size))
+	} else {
+		mb.literal_histograms = mb.literal_histograms[:mb.literal_histograms_size]
+	}
 
 	clusterHistogramsLiteral(literal_histograms, literal_histograms_size, buildMetaBlock_kMaxNumberOfHistograms, mb.literal_histograms, &mb.literal_histograms_size, mb.literal_context_map)
 	literal_histograms = nil
@@ -236,13 +248,19 @@ func buildMetaBlock(ringbuffer []byte, pos uint, mask uint, params *encoderParam
 		}
 	}
 
-	assert(mb.distance_context_map == nil)
 	mb.distance_context_map_size = mb.distance_split.num_types << distanceContextBits
-	mb.distance_context_map = make([]uint32, (mb.distance_context_map_size))
+	if cap(mb.distance_context_map) < int(mb.distance_context_map_size) {
+		mb.distance_context_map = make([]uint32, (mb.distance_context_map_size))
+	} else {
+		mb.distance_context_map = mb.distance_context_map[:mb.distance_context_map_size]
+	}
 
-	assert(mb.distance_histograms == nil)
 	mb.distance_histograms_size = mb.distance_context_map_size
-	mb.distance_histograms = make([]histogramDistance, (mb.distance_histograms_size))
+	if cap(mb.distance_histograms) < int(mb.distance_histograms_size) {
+		mb.distance_histograms = make([]histogramDistance, (mb.distance_histograms_size))
+	} else {
+		mb.distance_histograms = mb.distance_histograms[:mb.distance_histograms_size]
+	}
 
 	clusterHistogramsDistance(distance_histograms, mb.distance_context_map_size, buildMetaBlock_kMaxNumberOfHistograms, mb.distance_histograms, &mb.distance_histograms_size, mb.distance_context_map)
 	distance_histograms = nil
@@ -295,9 +313,12 @@ func initContextBlockSplitter(self *contextBlockSplitter, alphabet_size uint, nu
 	brotli_ensure_capacity_uint8_t(&split.types, &split.types_alloc_size, max_num_blocks)
 	brotli_ensure_capacity_uint32_t(&split.lengths, &split.lengths_alloc_size, max_num_blocks)
 	split.num_blocks = max_num_blocks
-	assert(*histograms == nil)
 	*histograms_size = max_num_types * num_contexts
-	*histograms = make([]histogramLiteral, (*histograms_size))
+	if histograms == nil || cap(*histograms) < int(*histograms_size) {
+		*histograms = make([]histogramLiteral, (*histograms_size))
+	} else {
+		*histograms = (*histograms)[:*histograms_size]
+	}
 	self.histograms_ = *histograms
 
 	/* Clear only current histogram. */
@@ -450,9 +471,12 @@ func contextBlockSplitterAddSymbol(self *contextBlockSplitter, symbol uint, cont
 
 func mapStaticContexts(num_contexts uint, static_context_map []uint32, mb *metaBlockSplit) {
 	var i uint
-	assert(mb.literal_context_map == nil)
 	mb.literal_context_map_size = mb.literal_split.num_types << literalContextBits
-	mb.literal_context_map = make([]uint32, (mb.literal_context_map_size))
+	if cap(mb.literal_context_map) < int(mb.literal_context_map_size) {
+		mb.literal_context_map = make([]uint32, (mb.literal_context_map_size))
+	} else {
+		mb.literal_context_map = mb.literal_context_map[:mb.literal_context_map_size]
+	}
 
 	for i = 0; i < mb.literal_split.num_types; i++ {
 		var offset uint32 = uint32(i * num_contexts)
diff --git a/metablock_command.go b/metablock_command.go
index d47541c..14c7b77 100644
--- a/metablock_command.go
+++ b/metablock_command.go
@@ -43,9 +43,12 @@ func initBlockSplitterCommand(self *blockSplitterCommand, alphabet_size uint, mi
 	brotli_ensure_capacity_uint8_t(&split.types, &split.types_alloc_size, max_num_blocks)
 	brotli_ensure_capacity_uint32_t(&split.lengths, &split.lengths_alloc_size, max_num_blocks)
 	self.split_.num_blocks = max_num_blocks
-	assert(*histograms == nil)
 	*histograms_size = max_num_types
-	*histograms = make([]histogramCommand, (*histograms_size))
+	if histograms == nil || cap(*histograms) < int(*histograms_size) {
+		*histograms = make([]histogramCommand, (*histograms_size))
+	} else {
+		*histograms = (*histograms)[:*histograms_size]
+	}
 	self.histograms_ = *histograms
 
 	/* Clear only current histogram. */
diff --git a/metablock_distance.go b/metablock_distance.go
index 9592312..5110a81 100644
--- a/metablock_distance.go
+++ b/metablock_distance.go
@@ -43,9 +43,12 @@ func initBlockSplitterDistance(self *blockSplitterDistance, alphabet_size uint,
 	brotli_ensure_capacity_uint8_t(&split.types, &split.types_alloc_size, max_num_blocks)
 	brotli_ensure_capacity_uint32_t(&split.lengths, &split.lengths_alloc_size, max_num_blocks)
 	self.split_.num_blocks = max_num_blocks
-	assert(*histograms == nil)
 	*histograms_size = max_num_types
-	*histograms = make([]histogramDistance, (*histograms_size))
+	if histograms == nil || cap(*histograms) < int(*histograms_size) {
+		*histograms = make([]histogramDistance, *histograms_size)
+	} else {
+		*histograms = (*histograms)[:*histograms_size]
+	}
 	self.histograms_ = *histograms
 
 	/* Clear only current histogram. */
diff --git a/metablock_literal.go b/metablock_literal.go
index d7e8a7c..307f8da 100644
--- a/metablock_literal.go
+++ b/metablock_literal.go
@@ -43,9 +43,12 @@ func initBlockSplitterLiteral(self *blockSplitterLiteral, alphabet_size uint, mi
 	brotli_ensure_capacity_uint8_t(&split.types, &split.types_alloc_size, max_num_blocks)
 	brotli_ensure_capacity_uint32_t(&split.lengths, &split.lengths_alloc_size, max_num_blocks)
 	self.split_.num_blocks = max_num_blocks
-	assert(*histograms == nil)
 	*histograms_size = max_num_types
-	*histograms = make([]histogramLiteral, (*histograms_size))
+	if histograms == nil || cap(*histograms) < int(*histograms_size) {
+		*histograms = make([]histogramLiteral, *histograms_size)
+	} else {
+		*histograms = (*histograms)[:*histograms_size]
+	}
 	self.histograms_ = *histograms
 
 	/* Clear only current histogram. */
diff --git a/ringbuffer.go b/ringbuffer.go
index a304964..1c8f86f 100644
--- a/ringbuffer.go
+++ b/ringbuffer.go
@@ -44,11 +44,16 @@ const kSlackForEightByteHashingEverywhere uint = 7
 /* Allocates or re-allocates data_ to the given length + plus some slack
    region before and after. Fills the slack regions with zeros. */
 func ringBufferInitBuffer(buflen uint32, rb *ringBuffer) {
-	var new_data []byte = make([]byte, (2 + uint(buflen) + kSlackForEightByteHashingEverywhere))
+	var new_data []byte
 	var i uint
+	size := 2 + int(buflen) + int(kSlackForEightByteHashingEverywhere)
+	if cap(rb.data_) < size {
+		new_data = make([]byte, size)
+	} else {
+		new_data = rb.data_[:size]
+	}
 	if rb.data_ != nil {
 		copy(new_data, rb.data_[:2+rb.cur_size_+uint32(kSlackForEightByteHashingEverywhere)])
-		rb.data_ = nil
 	}
 
 	rb.data_ = new_data