diff --git a/libs/libks/src/include/ks_pool.h b/libs/libks/src/include/ks_pool.h
index efa2677e51..083d152ac8 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/include/ks_pool.h
+++ b/libs/libks/src/include/ks_pool.h
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ KS_BEGIN_EXTERN_C
 
 typedef enum {
 	KS_POOL_FLAG_DEFAULT = 0,
-
 	KS_POOL_FLAG_BEST_FIT = (1 << 0),
+	KS_POOL_FLAG_NO_ASSERT = (1 << 1),
+	KS_POOL_FLAG_NO_ZERO = (1 << 2),
 /*
  * Choose a best fit algorithm not first fit.  This takes more CPU
  * time but will result in a tighter heap.
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/ks_pool.c b/libs/libks/src/ks_pool.c
index 2a6750e91d..92e2d827fe 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/ks_pool.c
+++ b/libs/libks/src/ks_pool.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright 1996 by Gray Watson.
  *
- * This file is part of the ks_mpool package.
+ * This file is part of the ks_pool package.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for
  * any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
@@ -1465,6 +1465,12 @@ KS_DECLARE(void *) ks_pool_alloc_ex(ks_pool_t *mp_p, const unsigned long byte_si
 		mp_p->mp_log_func(mp_p, KS_POOL_FUNC_ALLOC, byte_size, 0, addr, NULL, 0);
 	}
 
+	ks_assert(addr || (mp_p->mp_flags & KS_POOL_FLAG_NO_ASSERT));
+
+	if (!(mp_p->mp_flags & KS_POOL_FLAG_NO_ZERO)) {
+		memset(addr, 0, byte_size);
+	}
+
 	return addr;
 }
 
@@ -1554,6 +1560,12 @@ KS_DECLARE(void *) ks_pool_calloc_ex(ks_pool_t *mp_p, const unsigned long ele_n,
 		mp_p->mp_log_func(mp_p, KS_POOL_FUNC_CALLOC, ele_size, ele_n, addr, NULL, 0);
 	}
 
+	ks_assert(addr || (mp_p->mp_flags & KS_POOL_FLAG_NO_ASSERT));
+
+	if (!(mp_p->mp_flags & KS_POOL_FLAG_NO_ZERO)) {
+		memset(addr, 0, ele_n * ele_size);
+	}
+
 	return addr;
 }
 
@@ -1785,6 +1797,8 @@ KS_DECLARE(void *) ks_pool_resize_ex(ks_pool_t *mp_p, void *old_addr, const unsi
 
 	ks_mutex_unlock(mp_p->mutex);
 
+	ks_assert(new_addr || (mp_p->mp_flags & KS_POOL_FLAG_NO_ASSERT));
+
 	return new_addr;
 }