diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-kernel.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-kernel.yml
index ab01768a..35871ff0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-kernel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-kernel.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Create linux kernel library + build + test
-      run: make -C contrib/linux-kernel test
+      run: make -C contrib/linux-kernel test CFLAGS="-Werror -Wunused-const-variable -Wunused-but-set-variable"
diff --git a/contrib/linux-kernel/Makefile b/contrib/linux-kernel/Makefile
index e9a7bb0d..1997f9b8 100644
--- a/contrib/linux-kernel/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/linux-kernel/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ import: libzstd
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: libzstd
-	$(MAKE) -C test run-test CFLAGS="-O3" -j
+	$(MAKE) -C test run-test CFLAGS="-O3 $(CFLAGS)" -j
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
diff --git a/contrib/linux-kernel/zstd_deps.h b/contrib/linux-kernel/zstd_deps.h
index d4ea0b2a..44ec0328 100644
--- a/contrib/linux-kernel/zstd_deps.h
+++ b/contrib/linux-kernel/zstd_deps.h
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ typedef int64_t  S64;
 #ifndef ZSTD_DEPS_MALLOC
 #define ZSTD_DEPS_MALLOC
 
-#define ZSTD_malloc(s) (NULL)
-#define ZSTD_free(p) ((void)0)
-#define ZSTD_calloc(n,s) (NULL)
+#define ZSTD_malloc(s) ({ (void)(s); NULL; })
+#define ZSTD_free(p) ((void)(p))
+#define ZSTD_calloc(n,s) ({ (void)(n); (void)(s); NULL; })
 
 #endif /* ZSTD_DEPS_MALLOC */
 #endif /* ZSTD_DEPS_NEED_MALLOC */
diff --git a/lib/common/zstd_internal.h b/lib/common/zstd_internal.h
index 8cbeedd8..79887c9e 100644
--- a/lib/common/zstd_internal.h
+++ b/lib/common/zstd_internal.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void _force_has_format_string(const char *format, ...) {
 
 #define ZSTD_REP_NUM      3                 /* number of repcodes */
 #define ZSTD_REP_MOVE     (ZSTD_REP_NUM-1)
-static const U32 repStartValue[ZSTD_REP_NUM] = { 1, 4, 8 };
+static UNUSED_ATTR const U32 repStartValue[ZSTD_REP_NUM] = { 1, 4, 8 };
 
 #define KB *(1 <<10)
 #define MB *(1 <<20)
@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ static const U32 repStartValue[ZSTD_REP_NUM] = { 1, 4, 8 };
 #define BIT0   1
 
 #define ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_ABSOLUTEMIN 10
-static const size_t ZSTD_fcs_fieldSize[4] = { 0, 2, 4, 8 };
-static const size_t ZSTD_did_fieldSize[4] = { 0, 1, 2, 4 };
+static UNUSED_ATTR const size_t ZSTD_fcs_fieldSize[4] = { 0, 2, 4, 8 };
+static UNUSED_ATTR const size_t ZSTD_did_fieldSize[4] = { 0, 1, 2, 4 };
 
 #define ZSTD_FRAMEIDSIZE 4   /* magic number size */
 
 #define ZSTD_BLOCKHEADERSIZE 3   /* C standard doesn't allow `static const` variable to be init using another `static const` variable */
-static const size_t ZSTD_blockHeaderSize = ZSTD_BLOCKHEADERSIZE;
+static UNUSED_ATTR const size_t ZSTD_blockHeaderSize = ZSTD_BLOCKHEADERSIZE;
 typedef enum { bt_raw, bt_rle, bt_compressed, bt_reserved } blockType_e;
 
 #define ZSTD_FRAMECHECKSUMSIZE 4
@@ -186,42 +186,52 @@ typedef enum { set_basic, set_rle, set_compressed, set_repeat } symbolEncodingTy
 #define OffFSELog   8
 #define MaxFSELog  MAX(MAX(MLFSELog, LLFSELog), OffFSELog)
 
-static const U32 LL_bits[MaxLL+1] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-                                      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-                                      1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3,
-                                      4, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11,12,
-                                     13,14,15,16 };
-static const S16 LL_defaultNorm[MaxLL+1] = { 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
-                                             2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1,
-                                             2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
-                                             2, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
-                                            -1,-1,-1,-1 };
+static UNUSED_ATTR const U32 LL_bits[MaxLL+1] = {
+     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+     1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3,
+     4, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11,12,
+    13,14,15,16
+};
+static UNUSED_ATTR const S16 LL_defaultNorm[MaxLL+1] = {
+     4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
+     2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1,
+     2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
+     2, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+    -1,-1,-1,-1
+};
 #define LL_DEFAULTNORMLOG 6  /* for static allocation */
-static const U32 LL_defaultNormLog = LL_DEFAULTNORMLOG;
+static UNUSED_ATTR const U32 LL_defaultNormLog = LL_DEFAULTNORMLOG;
 
-static const U32 ML_bits[MaxML+1] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-                                      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-                                      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-                                      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-                                      1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3,
-                                      4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9,10,11,
-                                     12,13,14,15,16 };
-static const S16 ML_defaultNorm[MaxML+1] = { 1, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
-                                             2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
-                                             1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
-                                             1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
-                                             1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
-                                             1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,-1,-1,
-                                            -1,-1,-1,-1,-1 };
+static UNUSED_ATTR const U32 ML_bits[MaxML+1] = {
+     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+     1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3,
+     4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9,10,11,
+    12,13,14,15,16
+};
+static UNUSED_ATTR const S16 ML_defaultNorm[MaxML+1] = {
+     1, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
+     2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+     1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+     1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+     1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+     1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,-1,-1,
+    -1,-1,-1,-1,-1
+};
 #define ML_DEFAULTNORMLOG 6  /* for static allocation */
-static const U32 ML_defaultNormLog = ML_DEFAULTNORMLOG;
+static UNUSED_ATTR const U32 ML_defaultNormLog = ML_DEFAULTNORMLOG;
 
-static const S16 OF_defaultNorm[DefaultMaxOff+1] = { 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2,
-                                                     2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
-                                                     1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
-                                                    -1,-1,-1,-1,-1 };
+static UNUSED_ATTR const S16 OF_defaultNorm[DefaultMaxOff+1] = {
+     1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2,
+     2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+     1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+    -1,-1,-1,-1,-1
+};
 #define OF_DEFAULTNORMLOG 5  /* for static allocation */
-static const U32 OF_defaultNormLog = OF_DEFAULTNORMLOG;
+static UNUSED_ATTR const U32 OF_defaultNormLog = OF_DEFAULTNORMLOG;
 
 
 /*-*******************************************
diff --git a/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress_internal.h b/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress_internal.h
index 82bf7c75..3c8e955b 100644
--- a/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress_internal.h
+++ b/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress_internal.h
@@ -27,26 +27,26 @@
 /*-*******************************************************
  *  Constants
  *********************************************************/
-static const U32 LL_base[MaxLL+1] = {
+static UNUSED_ATTR const U32 LL_base[MaxLL+1] = {
                  0,    1,    2,     3,     4,     5,     6,      7,
                  8,    9,   10,    11,    12,    13,    14,     15,
                 16,   18,   20,    22,    24,    28,    32,     40,
                 48,   64, 0x80, 0x100, 0x200, 0x400, 0x800, 0x1000,
                 0x2000, 0x4000, 0x8000, 0x10000 };
 
-static const U32 OF_base[MaxOff+1] = {
+static UNUSED_ATTR const U32 OF_base[MaxOff+1] = {
                  0,        1,       1,       5,     0xD,     0x1D,     0x3D,     0x7D,
                  0xFD,   0x1FD,   0x3FD,   0x7FD,   0xFFD,   0x1FFD,   0x3FFD,   0x7FFD,
                  0xFFFD, 0x1FFFD, 0x3FFFD, 0x7FFFD, 0xFFFFD, 0x1FFFFD, 0x3FFFFD, 0x7FFFFD,
                  0xFFFFFD, 0x1FFFFFD, 0x3FFFFFD, 0x7FFFFFD, 0xFFFFFFD, 0x1FFFFFFD, 0x3FFFFFFD, 0x7FFFFFFD };
 
-static const U32 OF_bits[MaxOff+1] = {
+static UNUSED_ATTR const U32 OF_bits[MaxOff+1] = {
                      0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,
                      8,  9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
                     16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
                     24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 };
 
-static const U32 ML_base[MaxML+1] = {
+static UNUSED_ATTR const U32 ML_base[MaxML+1] = {
                      3,  4,  5,    6,     7,     8,     9,    10,
                     11, 12, 13,   14,    15,    16,    17,    18,
                     19, 20, 21,   22,    23,    24,    25,    26,
diff --git a/lib/zstd.h b/lib/zstd.h
index 063b4718..0a93ee6f 100644
--- a/lib/zstd.h
+++ b/lib/zstd.h
@@ -1392,7 +1392,11 @@ ZSTDLIB_API const ZSTD_DDict* ZSTD_initStaticDDict(
 typedef void* (*ZSTD_allocFunction) (void* opaque, size_t size);
 typedef void  (*ZSTD_freeFunction) (void* opaque, void* address);
 typedef struct { ZSTD_allocFunction customAlloc; ZSTD_freeFunction customFree; void* opaque; } ZSTD_customMem;
-static ZSTD_customMem const ZSTD_defaultCMem = { NULL, NULL, NULL };  /**< this constant defers to stdlib's functions */
+static
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+__attribute__((__unused__))
+#endif
+ZSTD_customMem const ZSTD_defaultCMem = { NULL, NULL, NULL };  /**< this constant defers to stdlib's functions */
 
 ZSTDLIB_API ZSTD_CCtx*    ZSTD_createCCtx_advanced(ZSTD_customMem customMem);
 ZSTDLIB_API ZSTD_CStream* ZSTD_createCStream_advanced(ZSTD_customMem customMem);