diff --git a/README b/README
index 0e4787c1a6..33cdf6b826 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ disabled at compile time:
     * 16-bit x86 assembler, loader and compiler for qemu-traditional / rombios
       (dev86 rpm or bin86 & bcc debs)
     * Development install of liblzma for rombios
+    * Development install of libbz2, liblzma, liblzo2, and libzstd for DomU
+      kernel decompression.
 
 Second, you need to acquire a suitable kernel for use in domain 0. If
 possible you should use a kernel provided by your OS distributor. If
diff --git a/tools/configure b/tools/configure
index 131112c41e..42c0d05bc1 100755
--- a/tools/configure
+++ b/tools/configure
@@ -643,6 +643,8 @@ PTHREAD_CFLAGS
 EXTFS_LIBS
 system_aio
 zlib
+libzstd_LIBS
+libzstd_CFLAGS
 FETCHER
 FTP
 FALSE
@@ -857,6 +859,8 @@ glib_CFLAGS
 glib_LIBS
 pixman_CFLAGS
 pixman_LIBS
+libzstd_CFLAGS
+libzstd_LIBS
 LIBNL3_CFLAGS
 LIBNL3_LIBS
 SYSTEMD_CFLAGS
@@ -1605,6 +1609,10 @@ Some influential environment variables:
   pixman_CFLAGS
               C compiler flags for pixman, overriding pkg-config
   pixman_LIBS linker flags for pixman, overriding pkg-config
+  libzstd_CFLAGS
+              C compiler flags for libzstd, overriding pkg-config
+  libzstd_LIBS
+              linker flags for libzstd, overriding pkg-config
   LIBNL3_CFLAGS
               C compiler flags for LIBNL3, overriding pkg-config
   LIBNL3_LIBS linker flags for LIBNL3, overriding pkg-config
@@ -8744,6 +8752,77 @@ fi
 
 
 
+pkg_failed=no
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libzstd" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for libzstd... " >&6; }
+
+if test -n "$libzstd_CFLAGS"; then
+    pkg_cv_libzstd_CFLAGS="$libzstd_CFLAGS"
+ elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
+    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libzstd\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libzstd") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
+  pkg_cv_libzstd_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libzstd" 2>/dev/null`
+		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
+else
+  pkg_failed=yes
+fi
+ else
+    pkg_failed=untried
+fi
+if test -n "$libzstd_LIBS"; then
+    pkg_cv_libzstd_LIBS="$libzstd_LIBS"
+ elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
+    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libzstd\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libzstd") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
+  pkg_cv_libzstd_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libzstd" 2>/dev/null`
+		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
+else
+  pkg_failed=yes
+fi
+ else
+    pkg_failed=untried
+fi
+
+
+
+if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
+   	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+
+if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.20; then
+        _pkg_short_errors_supported=yes
+else
+        _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
+fi
+        if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
+	        libzstd_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libzstd" 2>&1`
+        else
+	        libzstd_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libzstd" 2>&1`
+        fi
+	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
+	echo "$libzstd_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
+
+	true
+elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
+     	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+	true
+else
+	libzstd_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_libzstd_CFLAGS
+	libzstd_LIBS=$pkg_cv_libzstd_LIBS
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+	zlib="$zlib -DHAVE_ZSTD $libzstd_CFLAGS $libzstd_LIBS"
+fi
+
 
 
 ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "ext2fs/ext2fs.h" "ac_cv_header_ext2fs_ext2fs_h" "$ac_includes_default"
diff --git a/tools/configure.ac b/tools/configure.ac
index ee8ba5ff24..5b328700e0 100644
--- a/tools/configure.ac
+++ b/tools/configure.ac
@@ -414,6 +414,8 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([lzma], [lzma_stream_decoder], [zlib="$zlib -DHAVE_LZMA -llzma"])
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([lzo/lzo1x.h], [
 AC_CHECK_LIB([lzo2], [lzo1x_decompress], [zlib="$zlib -DHAVE_LZO1X -llzo2"])
 ])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libzstd], [libzstd],
+    [zlib="$zlib -DHAVE_ZSTD $libzstd_CFLAGS $libzstd_LIBS"], [true])
 AC_SUBST(zlib)
 AC_SUBST(system_aio)
 AX_CHECK_EXTFS
diff --git a/tools/libs/guest/Makefile b/tools/libs/guest/Makefile
index 1c729040b3..58c50250df 100644
--- a/tools/libs/guest/Makefile
+++ b/tools/libs/guest/Makefile
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ SRCS-y                 += xg_dom_decompress_unsafe_bzip2.c
 SRCS-y                 += xg_dom_decompress_unsafe_lzma.c
 SRCS-y                 += xg_dom_decompress_unsafe_lzo1x.c
 SRCS-y                 += xg_dom_decompress_unsafe_xz.c
+SRCS-y                 += xg_dom_decompress_unsafe_zstd.c
 endif
 
 -include $(XEN_TARGET_ARCH)/Makefile
diff --git a/tools/libs/guest/xg_dom_bzimageloader.c b/tools/libs/guest/xg_dom_bzimageloader.c
index f959a77602..668881458c 100644
--- a/tools/libs/guest/xg_dom_bzimageloader.c
+++ b/tools/libs/guest/xg_dom_bzimageloader.c
@@ -589,6 +589,85 @@ static int xc_try_lzo1x_decode(
 
 #endif
 
+#if defined(HAVE_ZSTD)
+
+#include <zstd.h>
+
+static int xc_try_zstd_decode(
+    struct xc_dom_image *dom, void **blob, size_t *size)
+{
+    size_t outsize, insize, actual;
+    unsigned char *outbuf;
+
+    /* Magic, descriptor byte, and trailing size field. */
+    if ( *size <= 9 )
+    {
+        DOMPRINTF("ZSTD: insufficient input data");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    insize = *size - 4;
+    outsize = get_unaligned_le32(*blob + insize);
+
+    if ( xc_dom_kernel_check_size(dom, outsize) )
+    {
+        DOMPRINTF("ZSTD: output too large");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    outbuf = malloc(outsize);
+    if ( !outbuf )
+    {
+        DOMPRINTF("ZSTD: failed to alloc memory");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    actual = ZSTD_decompress(outbuf, outsize, *blob, insize);
+
+    if ( ZSTD_isError(actual) )
+    {
+        DOMPRINTF("ZSTD: error: %s", ZSTD_getErrorName(actual));
+        free(outbuf);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if ( actual != outsize )
+    {
+        DOMPRINTF("ZSTD: got 0x%zx bytes instead of 0x%zx",
+                  actual, outsize);
+        free(outbuf);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if ( xc_dom_register_external(dom, outbuf, outsize) )
+    {
+        DOMPRINTF("ZSTD: error registering stream output");
+        free(outbuf);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    DOMPRINTF("%s: ZSTD decompress OK, 0x%zx -> 0x%zx",
+              __FUNCTION__, insize, outsize);
+
+    *blob = outbuf;
+    *size = outsize;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#else /* !defined(HAVE_ZSTD) */
+
+static int xc_try_zstd_decode(
+    struct xc_dom_image *dom, void **blob, size_t *size)
+{
+    xc_dom_panic(dom->xch, XC_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                 "%s: ZSTD decompress support unavailable\n",
+                 __FUNCTION__);
+    return -1;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 #else /* __MINIOS__ */
 
 int xc_try_bzip2_decode(struct xc_dom_image *dom, void **blob, size_t *size);
@@ -736,6 +815,17 @@ static int xc_dom_probe_bzimage_kernel(struct xc_dom_image *dom)
             return -EINVAL;
         }
     }
+    else if ( check_magic(dom, "\x28\xb5\x2f\xfd", 4) )
+    {
+        ret = xc_try_zstd_decode(dom, &dom->kernel_blob, &dom->kernel_size);
+        if ( ret < 0 )
+        {
+            xc_dom_panic(dom->xch, XC_INVALID_KERNEL,
+                         "%s unable to ZSTD decompress kernel",
+                         __FUNCTION__);
+            return -EINVAL;
+        }
+    }
     else if ( check_magic(dom, "\135\000", 2) )
     {
         ret = xc_try_lzma_decode(dom, &dom->kernel_blob, &dom->kernel_size);
diff --git a/tools/libs/guest/xg_dom_decompress_unsafe.h b/tools/libs/guest/xg_dom_decompress_unsafe.h
index 5dc18c896e..969846cb32 100644
--- a/tools/libs/guest/xg_dom_decompress_unsafe.h
+++ b/tools/libs/guest/xg_dom_decompress_unsafe.h
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ int xc_try_lzo1x_decode(struct xc_dom_image *dom, void **blob, size_t *size)
     __attribute__((visibility("internal")));
 int xc_try_xz_decode(struct xc_dom_image *dom, void **blob, size_t *size)
     __attribute__((visibility("internal")));
+int xc_try_zstd_decode(struct xc_dom_image *dom, void **blob, size_t *size)
+    __attribute__((visibility("internal")));
diff --git a/tools/libs/guest/xg_dom_decompress_unsafe_zstd.c b/tools/libs/guest/xg_dom_decompress_unsafe_zstd.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52558d2ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/libs/guest/xg_dom_decompress_unsafe_zstd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <endian.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#include "xg_private.h"
+#include "xg_dom_decompress_unsafe.h"
+
+typedef uint8_t u8;
+
+typedef uint16_t __u16;
+typedef uint32_t __u32;
+typedef uint64_t __u64;
+
+typedef uint16_t __le16;
+typedef uint32_t __le32;
+typedef uint64_t __le64;
+
+typedef uint16_t __be16;
+typedef uint32_t __be32;
+typedef uint64_t __be64;
+
+#define __attribute_const__
+#define __force
+#define always_inline
+#define noinline
+
+#undef ERROR
+
+#define __BYTEORDER_HAS_U64__
+#define __TYPES_H__ /* xen/types.h guard */
+#include "../../xen/include/xen/byteorder/little_endian.h"
+#define __ASM_UNALIGNED_H__ /* asm/unaligned.h guard */
+#include "../../xen/include/xen/unaligned.h"
+#include "../../xen/include/xen/xxhash.h"
+#include "../../xen/lib/xxhash64.c"
+#include "../../xen/common/unzstd.c"
+
+int xc_try_zstd_decode(
+    struct xc_dom_image *dom, void **blob, size_t *size)
+{
+    return xc_dom_decompress_unsafe(unzstd, dom, blob, size);
+}
diff --git a/xen/common/zstd/decompress.c b/xen/common/zstd/decompress.c
index 3d3ef136e5..b024910814 100644
--- a/xen/common/zstd/decompress.c
+++ b/xen/common/zstd/decompress.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "huf.h"
 #include "mem.h" /* low level memory routines */
 #include "zstd_internal.h"
-#include <xen/string.h> /* memcpy, memmove, memset */
 
 #define ZSTD_PREFETCH(ptr) __builtin_prefetch(ptr, 0, 0)
 
@@ -99,9 +98,12 @@ struct ZSTD_DCtx_s {
 	BYTE headerBuffer[ZSTD_FRAMEHEADERSIZE_MAX];
 }; /* typedef'd to ZSTD_DCtx within "zstd.h" */
 
-size_t INIT ZSTD_DCtxWorkspaceBound(void) { return ZSTD_ALIGN(sizeof(ZSTD_stack)) + ZSTD_ALIGN(sizeof(ZSTD_DCtx)); }
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_DCtxWorkspaceBound(void)
+{
+	return ZSTD_ALIGN(sizeof(ZSTD_stack)) + ZSTD_ALIGN(sizeof(ZSTD_DCtx));
+}
 
-size_t INIT ZSTD_decompressBegin(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx)
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_decompressBegin(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx)
 {
 	dctx->expected = ZSTD_frameHeaderSize_prefix;
 	dctx->stage = ZSTDds_getFrameHeaderSize;
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ size_t INIT ZSTD_decompressBegin(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-ZSTD_DCtx *INIT ZSTD_createDCtx_advanced(ZSTD_customMem customMem)
+STATIC ZSTD_DCtx *INIT ZSTD_createDCtx_advanced(ZSTD_customMem customMem)
 {
 	ZSTD_DCtx *dctx;
 
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ ZSTD_DCtx *INIT ZSTD_createDCtx_advanced(ZSTD_customMem customMem)
 	return dctx;
 }
 
-ZSTD_DCtx *INIT ZSTD_initDCtx(void *workspace, size_t workspaceSize)
+STATIC ZSTD_DCtx *INIT ZSTD_initDCtx(void *workspace, size_t workspaceSize)
 {
 	ZSTD_customMem const stackMem = ZSTD_initStack(workspace, workspaceSize);
 	return ZSTD_createDCtx_advanced(stackMem);
@@ -150,11 +152,13 @@ size_t INIT ZSTD_freeDCtx(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx)
 	return 0; /* reserved as a potential error code in the future */
 }
 
+#ifdef BUILD_DEAD_CODE
 void INIT ZSTD_copyDCtx(ZSTD_DCtx *dstDCtx, const ZSTD_DCtx *srcDCtx)
 {
 	size_t const workSpaceSize = (ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_ABSOLUTEMAX + WILDCOPY_OVERLENGTH) + ZSTD_frameHeaderSize_max;
 	memcpy(dstDCtx, srcDCtx, sizeof(ZSTD_DCtx) - workSpaceSize); /* no need to copy workspace */
 }
+#endif
 
 STATIC size_t ZSTD_findFrameCompressedSize(const void *src, size_t srcSize);
 STATIC size_t ZSTD_decompressBegin_usingDict(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, const void *dict,
@@ -166,6 +170,7 @@ static void ZSTD_refDDict(ZSTD_DCtx *dstDCtx, const ZSTD_DDict *ddict);
 *   Decompression section
 ***************************************************************/
 
+#ifdef BUILD_DEAD_CODE
 /*! ZSTD_isFrame() :
  *  Tells if the content of `buffer` starts with a valid Frame Identifier.
  *  Note : Frame Identifier is 4 bytes. If `size < 4`, @return will always be 0.
@@ -184,6 +189,7 @@ unsigned INIT ZSTD_isFrame(const void *buffer, size_t size)
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 /** ZSTD_frameHeaderSize() :
 *   srcSize must be >= ZSTD_frameHeaderSize_prefix.
@@ -206,7 +212,7 @@ static size_t INIT ZSTD_frameHeaderSize(const void *src, size_t srcSize)
 *   @return : 0, `fparamsPtr` is correctly filled,
 *            >0, `srcSize` is too small, result is expected `srcSize`,
 *             or an error code, which can be tested using ZSTD_isError() */
-size_t INIT ZSTD_getFrameParams(ZSTD_frameParams *fparamsPtr, const void *src, size_t srcSize)
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_getFrameParams(ZSTD_frameParams *fparamsPtr, const void *src, size_t srcSize)
 {
 	const BYTE *ip = (const BYTE *)src;
 
@@ -291,6 +297,7 @@ size_t INIT ZSTD_getFrameParams(ZSTD_frameParams *fparamsPtr, const void *src, s
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef BUILD_DEAD_CODE
 /** ZSTD_getFrameContentSize() :
 *   compatible with legacy mode
 *   @return : decompressed size of the single frame pointed to be `src` if known, otherwise
@@ -367,6 +374,7 @@ unsigned long long INIT ZSTD_findDecompressedSize(const void *src, size_t srcSiz
 		return totalDstSize;
 	}
 }
+#endif /* BUILD_DEAD_CODE */
 
 /** ZSTD_decodeFrameHeader() :
 *   `headerSize` must be the size provided by ZSTD_frameHeaderSize().
@@ -393,7 +401,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /*! ZSTD_getcBlockSize() :
 *   Provides the size of compressed block from block header `src` */
-size_t INIT ZSTD_getcBlockSize(const void *src, size_t srcSize, blockProperties_t *bpPtr)
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_getcBlockSize(const void *src, size_t srcSize, blockProperties_t *bpPtr)
 {
 	if (srcSize < ZSTD_blockHeaderSize)
 		return ERROR(srcSize_wrong);
@@ -431,7 +439,7 @@ static size_t INIT ZSTD_setRleBlock(void *dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void *s
 
 /*! ZSTD_decodeLiteralsBlock() :
 	@return : nb of bytes read from src (< srcSize ) */
-size_t INIT ZSTD_decodeLiteralsBlock(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, const void *src, size_t srcSize) /* note : srcSize < BLOCKSIZE */
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_decodeLiteralsBlock(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, const void *src, size_t srcSize) /* note : srcSize < BLOCKSIZE */
 {
 	if (srcSize < MIN_CBLOCK_SIZE)
 		return ERROR(corruption_detected);
@@ -795,7 +803,7 @@ static size_t INIT ZSTD_buildSeqTable(FSE_DTable *DTableSpace, const FSE_DTable
 	}
 }
 
-size_t INIT ZSTD_decodeSeqHeaders(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, int *nbSeqPtr, const void *src, size_t srcSize)
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_decodeSeqHeaders(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, int *nbSeqPtr, const void *src, size_t srcSize)
 {
 	const BYTE *const istart = (const BYTE *const)src;
 	const BYTE *const iend = istart + srcSize;
@@ -1481,6 +1489,7 @@ static void INIT ZSTD_checkContinuity(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, const void *dst)
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef BUILD_DEAD_CODE
 size_t INIT ZSTD_decompressBlock(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, void *dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void *src, size_t srcSize)
 {
 	size_t dSize;
@@ -1498,8 +1507,9 @@ size_t INIT ZSTD_insertBlock(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, const void *blockStart, size_t blo
 	dctx->previousDstEnd = (const char *)blockStart + blockSize;
 	return blockSize;
 }
+#endif /* BUILD_DEAD_CODE */
 
-size_t INIT ZSTD_generateNxBytes(void *dst, size_t dstCapacity, BYTE byte, size_t length)
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_generateNxBytes(void *dst, size_t dstCapacity, BYTE byte, size_t length)
 {
 	if (length > dstCapacity)
 		return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
@@ -1512,7 +1522,7 @@ size_t INIT ZSTD_generateNxBytes(void *dst, size_t dstCapacity, BYTE byte, size_
  *  `src` must point to the start of a ZSTD frame, ZSTD legacy frame, or skippable frame
  *  `srcSize` must be at least as large as the frame contained
  *  @return : the compressed size of the frame starting at `src` */
-size_t INIT ZSTD_findFrameCompressedSize(const void *src, size_t srcSize)
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_findFrameCompressedSize(const void *src, size_t srcSize)
 {
 	if (srcSize >= ZSTD_skippableHeaderSize && (ZSTD_readLE32(src) & 0xFFFFFFF0U) == ZSTD_MAGIC_SKIPPABLE_START) {
 		return ZSTD_skippableHeaderSize + ZSTD_readLE32((const BYTE *)src + 4);
@@ -1709,12 +1719,12 @@ static size_t INIT ZSTD_decompressMultiFrame(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, void *dst, size_t
 	return (BYTE *)dst - (BYTE *)dststart;
 }
 
-size_t INIT ZSTD_decompress_usingDict(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, void *dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void *src, size_t srcSize, const void *dict, size_t dictSize)
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_decompress_usingDict(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, void *dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void *src, size_t srcSize, const void *dict, size_t dictSize)
 {
 	return ZSTD_decompressMultiFrame(dctx, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, dict, dictSize, NULL);
 }
 
-size_t INIT ZSTD_decompressDCtx(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, void *dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void *src, size_t srcSize)
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_decompressDCtx(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, void *dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void *src, size_t srcSize)
 {
 	return ZSTD_decompress_usingDict(dctx, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, NULL, 0);
 }
@@ -1723,9 +1733,12 @@ size_t INIT ZSTD_decompressDCtx(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, void *dst, size_t dstCapacity,
 *   Advanced Streaming Decompression API
 *   Bufferless and synchronous
 ****************************************/
-size_t INIT ZSTD_nextSrcSizeToDecompress(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx) { return dctx->expected; }
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_nextSrcSizeToDecompress(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx)
+{
+	return dctx->expected;
+}
 
-ZSTD_nextInputType_e INIT ZSTD_nextInputType(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx)
+STATIC ZSTD_nextInputType_e INIT ZSTD_nextInputType(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx)
 {
 	switch (dctx->stage) {
 	default: /* should not happen */
@@ -1745,7 +1758,7 @@ int INIT ZSTD_isSkipFrame(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx) { return dctx->stage == ZSTDds_skipFr
 /** ZSTD_decompressContinue() :
 *   @return : nb of bytes generated into `dst` (necessarily <= `dstCapacity)
 *             or an error code, which can be tested using ZSTD_isError() */
-size_t INIT ZSTD_decompressContinue(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, void *dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void *src, size_t srcSize)
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_decompressContinue(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, void *dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void *src, size_t srcSize)
 {
 	/* Sanity check */
 	if (srcSize != dctx->expected)
@@ -1971,7 +1984,7 @@ static size_t INIT ZSTD_decompress_insertDictionary(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, const void
 	return ZSTD_refDictContent(dctx, dict, dictSize);
 }
 
-size_t INIT ZSTD_decompressBegin_usingDict(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, const void *dict, size_t dictSize)
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_decompressBegin_usingDict(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, const void *dict, size_t dictSize)
 {
 	CHECK_F(ZSTD_decompressBegin(dctx));
 	if (dict && dictSize)
@@ -1991,7 +2004,9 @@ struct ZSTD_DDict_s {
 	ZSTD_customMem cMem;
 }; /* typedef'd to ZSTD_DDict within "zstd.h" */
 
+#ifdef BUILD_DEAD_CODE
 size_t INIT ZSTD_DDictWorkspaceBound(void) { return ZSTD_ALIGN(sizeof(ZSTD_stack)) + ZSTD_ALIGN(sizeof(ZSTD_DDict)); }
+#endif
 
 static const void *INIT ZSTD_DDictDictContent(const ZSTD_DDict *ddict) { return ddict->dictContent; }
 
@@ -2023,6 +2038,7 @@ static void INIT ZSTD_refDDict(ZSTD_DCtx *dstDCtx, const ZSTD_DDict *ddict)
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef BUILD_DEAD_CODE
 static size_t INIT ZSTD_loadEntropy_inDDict(ZSTD_DDict *ddict)
 {
 	ddict->dictID = 0;
@@ -2090,6 +2106,7 @@ ZSTD_DDict *INIT ZSTD_initDDict(const void *dict, size_t dictSize, void *workspa
 	ZSTD_customMem const stackMem = ZSTD_initStack(workspace, workspaceSize);
 	return ZSTD_createDDict_advanced(dict, dictSize, 1, stackMem);
 }
+#endif /* BUILD_DEAD_CODE */
 
 size_t INIT ZSTD_freeDDict(ZSTD_DDict *ddict)
 {
@@ -2103,6 +2120,7 @@ size_t INIT ZSTD_freeDDict(ZSTD_DDict *ddict)
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef BUILD_DEAD_CODE
 /*! ZSTD_getDictID_fromDict() :
  *  Provides the dictID stored within dictionary.
  *  if @return == 0, the dictionary is not conformant with Zstandard specification.
@@ -2145,11 +2163,12 @@ unsigned INIT ZSTD_getDictID_fromFrame(const void *src, size_t srcSize)
 		return 0;
 	return zfp.dictID;
 }
+#endif /* BUILD_DEAD_CODE */
 
 /*! ZSTD_decompress_usingDDict() :
 *   Decompression using a pre-digested Dictionary
 *   Use dictionary without significant overhead. */
-size_t INIT ZSTD_decompress_usingDDict(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, void *dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void *src, size_t srcSize, const ZSTD_DDict *ddict)
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_decompress_usingDDict(ZSTD_DCtx *dctx, void *dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void *src, size_t srcSize, const ZSTD_DDict *ddict)
 {
 	/* pass content and size in case legacy frames are encountered */
 	return ZSTD_decompressMultiFrame(dctx, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, NULL, 0, ddict);
@@ -2186,7 +2205,7 @@ struct ZSTD_DStream_s {
 	U32 hostageByte;
 }; /* typedef'd to ZSTD_DStream within "zstd.h" */
 
-size_t INIT ZSTD_DStreamWorkspaceBound(size_t maxWindowSize)
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_DStreamWorkspaceBound(size_t maxWindowSize)
 {
 	size_t const blockSize = MIN(maxWindowSize, ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_ABSOLUTEMAX);
 	size_t const inBuffSize = blockSize;
@@ -2216,7 +2235,7 @@ static ZSTD_DStream *INIT ZSTD_createDStream_advanced(ZSTD_customMem customMem)
 	return zds;
 }
 
-ZSTD_DStream *INIT ZSTD_initDStream(size_t maxWindowSize, void *workspace, size_t workspaceSize)
+STATIC ZSTD_DStream *INIT ZSTD_initDStream(size_t maxWindowSize, void *workspace, size_t workspaceSize)
 {
 	ZSTD_customMem const stackMem = ZSTD_initStack(workspace, workspaceSize);
 	ZSTD_DStream *zds = ZSTD_createDStream_advanced(stackMem);
@@ -2249,6 +2268,7 @@ ZSTD_DStream *INIT ZSTD_initDStream(size_t maxWindowSize, void *workspace, size_
 	return zds;
 }
 
+#ifdef BUILD_DEAD_CODE
 ZSTD_DStream *INIT ZSTD_initDStream_usingDDict(size_t maxWindowSize, const ZSTD_DDict *ddict, void *workspace, size_t workspaceSize)
 {
 	ZSTD_DStream *zds = ZSTD_initDStream(maxWindowSize, workspace, workspaceSize);
@@ -2257,6 +2277,7 @@ ZSTD_DStream *INIT ZSTD_initDStream_usingDDict(size_t maxWindowSize, const ZSTD_
 	}
 	return zds;
 }
+#endif
 
 size_t INIT ZSTD_freeDStream(ZSTD_DStream *zds)
 {
@@ -2279,10 +2300,12 @@ size_t INIT ZSTD_freeDStream(ZSTD_DStream *zds)
 
 /* *** Initialization *** */
 
+#ifdef BUILD_DEAD_CODE
 size_t INIT ZSTD_DStreamInSize(void) { return ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_ABSOLUTEMAX + ZSTD_blockHeaderSize; }
 size_t INIT ZSTD_DStreamOutSize(void) { return ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_ABSOLUTEMAX; }
+#endif
 
-size_t INIT ZSTD_resetDStream(ZSTD_DStream *zds)
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_resetDStream(ZSTD_DStream *zds)
 {
 	zds->stage = zdss_loadHeader;
 	zds->lhSize = zds->inPos = zds->outStart = zds->outEnd = 0;
@@ -2300,7 +2323,7 @@ ZSTD_STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_limitCopy(void *dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void
 	return length;
 }
 
-size_t INIT ZSTD_decompressStream(ZSTD_DStream *zds, ZSTD_outBuffer *output, ZSTD_inBuffer *input)
+STATIC size_t INIT ZSTD_decompressStream(ZSTD_DStream *zds, ZSTD_outBuffer *output, ZSTD_inBuffer *input)
 {
 	const char *const istart = (const char *)(input->src) + input->pos;
 	const char *const iend = (const char *)(input->src) + input->size;
diff --git a/xen/common/zstd/error_private.h b/xen/common/zstd/error_private.h
index d07bf3cb9b..906d537e08 100644
--- a/xen/common/zstd/error_private.h
+++ b/xen/common/zstd/error_private.h
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@
 #ifndef ERROR_H_MODULE
 #define ERROR_H_MODULE
 
-/* ****************************************
-*  Dependencies
-******************************************/
-#include <xen/types.h> /* size_t */
-
 /**
  * enum ZSTD_ErrorCode - zstd error codes
  *
diff --git a/xen/common/zstd/fse.h b/xen/common/zstd/fse.h
index b86717c34d..5761e09f17 100644
--- a/xen/common/zstd/fse.h
+++ b/xen/common/zstd/fse.h
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@
 #ifndef FSE_H
 #define FSE_H
 
-/*-*****************************************
-*  Dependencies
-******************************************/
-#include <xen/types.h> /* size_t, ptrdiff_t */
-
 /*-*****************************************
 *  FSE_PUBLIC_API : control library symbols visibility
 ******************************************/
diff --git a/xen/common/zstd/fse_decompress.c b/xen/common/zstd/fse_decompress.c
index cc51206df6..6c61e9002e 100644
--- a/xen/common/zstd/fse_decompress.c
+++ b/xen/common/zstd/fse_decompress.c
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
 #include "bitstream.h"
 #include "fse.h"
 #include "zstd_internal.h"
-#include <xen/compiler.h>
-#include <xen/string.h> /* memcpy, memset */
 
 /* **************************************************************
 *  Error Management
diff --git a/xen/common/zstd/huf.h b/xen/common/zstd/huf.h
index a9d522c7bb..a498e0de28 100644
--- a/xen/common/zstd/huf.h
+++ b/xen/common/zstd/huf.h
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@
 #ifndef HUF_H_298734234
 #define HUF_H_298734234
 
-/* *** Dependencies *** */
-#include <xen/types.h> /* size_t */
-
 /* ***   Tool functions *** */
 #define HUF_BLOCKSIZE_MAX (128 * 1024) /**< maximum input size for a single block compressed with HUF_compress */
 size_t HUF_compressBound(size_t size); /**< maximum compressed size (worst case) */
diff --git a/xen/common/zstd/huf_decompress.c b/xen/common/zstd/huf_decompress.c
index 341619e642..f6aca709a6 100644
--- a/xen/common/zstd/huf_decompress.c
+++ b/xen/common/zstd/huf_decompress.c
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
 #include "bitstream.h" /* BIT_* */
 #include "fse.h"       /* header compression */
 #include "huf.h"
-#include <xen/compiler.h>
-#include <xen/string.h> /* memcpy, memset */
 
 /* **************************************************************
 *  Error Management
diff --git a/xen/common/zstd/mem.h b/xen/common/zstd/mem.h
index 2883200696..2acae6a8ed 100644
--- a/xen/common/zstd/mem.h
+++ b/xen/common/zstd/mem.h
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
 /*-****************************************
 *  Dependencies
 ******************************************/
+#ifdef __XEN__
 #include <xen/string.h> /* memcpy */
 #include <xen/types.h>  /* size_t, ptrdiff_t */
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
+#endif
 
 /*-****************************************
 *  Compiler specifics
diff --git a/xen/common/zstd/zstd_internal.h b/xen/common/zstd/zstd_internal.h
index 7f8e5529eb..caa7aab406 100644
--- a/xen/common/zstd/zstd_internal.h
+++ b/xen/common/zstd/zstd_internal.h
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@
 ***************************************/
 #include "error_private.h"
 #include "mem.h"
+#ifdef __XEN__
 #include <xen/compiler.h>
 #include <xen/xxhash.h>
+#endif
 
 #define ALIGN(x, a) ((x + (a) - 1) & ~((a) - 1))
 #define PTR_ALIGN(p, a) ((typeof(p))ALIGN((unsigned long)(p), (a)))
@@ -95,8 +97,10 @@ typedef struct ZSTD_DStream_s ZSTD_DStream;
 /*-*************************************
 *  shared macros
 ***************************************/
+#ifndef MIN
 #define MIN(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
 #define MAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
+#endif
 #define CHECK_F(f)                       \
 	{                                \
 		size_t const errcod = f; \
diff --git a/xen/include/xen/unaligned.h b/xen/include/xen/unaligned.h
index eef7ec73b6..0a2b16d05d 100644
--- a/xen/include/xen/unaligned.h
+++ b/xen/include/xen/unaligned.h
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
 #ifndef __XEN_UNALIGNED_H__
 #define __XEN_UNALIGNED_H__
 
+#ifdef __XEN__
 #include <xen/types.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
+#endif
 
 #define get_unaligned(p) (*(p))
 #define put_unaligned(val, p) (*(p) = (val))
diff --git a/xen/lib/xxhash64.c b/xen/lib/xxhash64.c
index ba6bcf152d..481e76fbcf 100644
--- a/xen/lib/xxhash64.c
+++ b/xen/lib/xxhash64.c
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@
  * - xxHash source repository: https://github.com/Cyan4973/xxHash
  */
 
+#ifdef __XEN__
 #include <xen/compiler.h>
 #include <xen/errno.h>
 #include <xen/string.h>
 #include <xen/xxhash.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
+#endif
 
 /*-*************************************
  * Macros