-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-#ifndef HASH_GIVE_ALLOC
-#ifdef HASH_USE_POOL
-
-static inline void * P(alloc) (unsigned int size)
-{ return mp_alloc_fast(HASH_USE_POOL, size); }
+#ifdef HASH_GIVE_ALLOC
+/* If the caller has requested to use his own allocation functions, do so */
+static inline void P(init_alloc) (TAU) { }
+static inline void P(cleanup_alloc) (TAU) { }
+
+#elif defined(HASH_USE_POOL)
+/* If the caller has requested to use his mempool, do so */
+#include "lib/mempool.h"
+static inline void * P(alloc) (TAUC unsigned int size) { return mp_alloc_fast(HASH_USE_POOL, size); }
+static inline void P(free) (TAUC void *x UNUSED) { }
+static inline void P(init_alloc) (TAU) { }
+static inline void P(cleanup_alloc) (TAU) { }
+
+#elif defined(HASH_AUTO_POOL)
+/* Use our own pools */
+#include "lib/mempool.h"
+static inline void * P(alloc) (TAUC unsigned int size) { return mp_alloc_fast(T.pool, size); }
+static inline void P(free) (TAUC void *x UNUSED) { }
+static inline void P(init_alloc) (TAU) { T.pool = mp_new(HASH_AUTO_POOL); }
+static inline void P(cleanup_alloc) (TAU) { mp_delete(T.pool); }
+#define HASH_USE_POOL