diff --git a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
index 4e4845715..0dfa814a9 100644
--- a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
+++ b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ EPICS Base 3.15.0.x releases are not intended for use in production systems.</p>
 <h2 align="center">Changes between 3.15.0.1 and 3.15.0.2</h2>
 <!-- Insert new items immediately below here ... -->
 
+<h3>
+General purpose thread pool</h3>
+
+<p>
+A general purpose threaded work queue API epicsThreadPool is added.
+Multiple pools can be created with controlable priority and number
+of worker threads.  Lazy worker startup is supported.</p>
+
 <h3>Database field setting updates</h3>
 
 <p>A database (.db) file loaded by an IOC does not have to repeat the record
diff --git a/src/libCom/Makefile b/src/libCom/Makefile
index c8f41b330..767180316 100644
--- a/src/libCom/Makefile
+++ b/src/libCom/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ include $(LIBCOM)/log/Makefile
 include $(LIBCOM)/macLib/Makefile
 include $(LIBCOM)/misc/Makefile
 include $(LIBCOM)/osi/Makefile
+include $(LIBCOM)/pool/Makefile
 include $(LIBCOM)/ring/Makefile
 include $(LIBCOM)/taskwd/Makefile
 include $(LIBCOM)/timer/Makefile
diff --git a/src/libCom/pool/Makefile b/src/libCom/pool/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efaf66729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libCom/pool/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#*************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2014 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
+#     National Laboratory.
+# EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+# in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
+#*************************************************************************
+
+# This is a Makefile fragment, see src/libCom/Makefile.
+
+SRC_DIRS += $(LIBCOM)/pool
+
+INC += epicsThreadPool.h
+
+Com_SRCS += poolJob.c
+Com_SRCS += threadPool.c
+
diff --git a/src/libCom/pool/epicsThreadPool.h b/src/libCom/pool/epicsThreadPool.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6b3f03c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libCom/pool/epicsThreadPool.h
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2014 Brookhaven Science Associates, as Operator of
+*     Brookhaven National Laboratory.
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+\*************************************************************************/
+/* General purpose worker thread pool manager
+ * mdavidsaver@bnl.gov
+ */
+#ifndef EPICSTHREADPOOL_H
+#define EPICSTHREADPOOL_H
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "shareLib.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+typedef struct {
+    unsigned int initialThreads;
+    unsigned int maxThreads;
+    unsigned int workerStack;
+    unsigned int workerPriority;
+} epicsThreadPoolConfig;
+
+typedef struct epicsThreadPool epicsThreadPool;
+
+/* Job function call modes */
+typedef enum {
+    /* Normal run of job */
+    epicsJobModeRun,
+
+    /* Thread pool is being destroyed.
+     * A chance to cleanup the job immediately with epicsJobDestroy().
+     * If ignored, the job is orphaned (dissociated from the thread pool)
+     * and epicsJobDestroy() must be called later.
+     */
+    epicsJobModeCleanup
+} epicsJobMode;
+
+typedef void (*epicsJobFunction)(void* arg, epicsJobMode mode);
+
+typedef struct epicsJob epicsJob;
+
+/* Pool operations */
+
+/* Initialize a pool config with default values.
+ * This much be done to preserve future compatibility
+ * when new options are added.
+ */
+epicsShareFunc void epicsThreadPoolConfigDefaults(epicsThreadPoolConfig *);
+
+/* fetch or create a thread pool which can be shared with other users.
+ * may return NULL for allocation failures
+ */
+epicsShareFunc epicsThreadPool* epicsThreadPoolGetShared(epicsThreadPoolConfig *opts);
+epicsShareFunc void epicsThreadPoolReleaseShared(epicsThreadPool *pool);
+
+/* If opts is NULL then defaults are used.
+ * The opts pointer is not stored by this call, and may exist on the stack.
+ */
+epicsShareFunc epicsThreadPool* epicsThreadPoolCreate(epicsThreadPoolConfig *opts);
+
+/* Blocks until all worker threads have stopped.
+ * Any jobs still attached to this pool receive a callback with EPICSJOB_CLEANUP
+ * and are then orphaned.
+ */
+epicsShareFunc void epicsThreadPoolDestroy(epicsThreadPool *);
+
+/* pool control options */
+typedef enum {
+    epicsThreadPoolQueueAdd, /* val==0 causes epicsJobQueue to fail, 1 is default */
+    epicsThreadPoolQueueRun /* val==0 prevents workers from running jobs, 1 is default */
+} epicsThreadPoolOption;
+
+epicsShareFunc void epicsThreadPoolControl(epicsThreadPool* pool,
+                                           epicsThreadPoolOption opt,
+                                           unsigned int val);
+
+/* Block until job queue is emptied and no jobs are running.
+ * Useful after calling epicsThreadPoolControl() with option epicsThreadPoolQueueAdd=0
+ *
+ * timeout<0 waits forever, timeout==0 polls, timeout>0 waits at most one timeout period
+ * Returns 0 for success or non-zero on error (timeout is ETIMEOUT)
+ */
+epicsShareFunc int epicsThreadPoolWait(epicsThreadPool* pool, double timeout);
+
+
+/* Per job operations */
+
+/* Special flag for epicsJobCreate().
+ * When passed as the third argument "user"
+ * the argument passed to the job callback
+ * will be the epicsJob*
+ */
+#define EPICSJOB_SELF epicsJobArgSelfMagic
+epicsShareExtern void* epicsJobArgSelfMagic;
+
+/* Creates, but does not add, a new job.
+ * If pool is NULL then the job is not associated with any pool and
+ * epicsJobMove() must be called before epicsJobQueue().
+ * Safe to call from a running job function.
+ * Returns a new job pointer, or NULL on error.
+ */
+epicsShareFunc epicsJob* epicsJobCreate(epicsThreadPool* pool,
+                                        epicsJobFunction cb,
+                                        void* user);
+
+/* Cancel and free a job structure.  Does not block.
+ * Job may not be immediately free'd.
+ * Safe to call from a running job function.
+ */
+epicsShareFunc void epicsJobDestroy(epicsJob*);
+
+/* Move the job to a different pool.
+ * If pool is NULL then the job will no longer be associated
+ * with any pool.
+ * Not thread safe.  Job must not be running or queued.
+ * returns 0 on success, non-zero on error.
+ */
+epicsShareFunc int epicsJobMove(epicsJob* job, epicsThreadPool* pool);
+
+/* Adds the job to the run queue
+ * Safe to call from a running job function.
+ * returns 0 for success, non-zero on error.
+ */
+epicsShareFunc int epicsJobQueue(epicsJob*);
+
+/* Remove a job from the run queue if it is queued.
+ * Safe to call from a running job function.
+ * returns 0 if job was queued and now is not.
+ *         1 if job already ran, is running, or was not queued before,
+ *         Other non-zero on error
+ */
+epicsShareFunc int epicsJobUnqueue(epicsJob*);
+
+
+/* Mostly useful for debugging */
+
+epicsShareFunc void epicsThreadPoolReport(epicsThreadPool *pool, FILE *fd);
+
+/* Current number of active workers.  May be less than the maximum */
+epicsShareFunc unsigned int epicsThreadPoolNThreads(epicsThreadPool *);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif // EPICSTHREADPOOL_H
diff --git a/src/libCom/pool/poolJob.c b/src/libCom/pool/poolJob.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05645fea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libCom/pool/poolJob.c
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2014 Brookhaven Science Associates, as Operator of
+*     Brookhaven National Laboratory.
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+\*************************************************************************/
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
+
+#include "dbDefs.h"
+#include "errlog.h"
+#include "ellLib.h"
+#include "epicsThread.h"
+#include "epicsMutex.h"
+#include "epicsEvent.h"
+#include "epicsInterrupt.h"
+
+#include "epicsThreadPool.h"
+#include "poolPriv.h"
+
+void *epicsJobArgSelfMagic = &epicsJobArgSelfMagic;
+
+static
+void workerMain(void *arg)
+{
+    epicsThreadPool *pool = arg;
+    unsigned int nrun, ocnt;
+
+    /* workers are created with counts
+     * in the running, sleeping, and (possibly) waking counters
+     */
+
+    epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+    pool->threadsAreAwake++;
+    pool->threadsSleeping--;
+
+    while (1) {
+        ELLNODE *cur;
+
+        pool->threadsAreAwake--;
+        pool->threadsSleeping++;
+        epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+
+        epicsEventMustWait(pool->workerWakeup);
+
+        epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+        pool->threadsSleeping--;
+        pool->threadsAreAwake++;
+
+        if (pool->threadsWaking==0)
+            continue;
+
+        pool->threadsWaking--;
+
+        CHECKCOUNT(pool);
+
+        if (pool->shutdown)
+            break;
+
+        if (pool->pauserun)
+            continue;
+
+        /* more threads to wakeup */
+        if (pool->threadsWaking) {
+            epicsEventSignal(pool->workerWakeup);
+        }
+
+        while ((cur=ellGet(&pool->jobs)) != NULL) {
+            epicsJob *job = CONTAINER(cur, epicsJob, jobnode);
+
+            assert(job->queued && !job->running);
+
+            job->queued=0;
+            job->running=1;
+
+            epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+            (*job->func)(job->arg, epicsJobModeRun);
+            epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+
+            if (job->freewhendone) {
+                job->dead=1;
+                free(job);
+            }
+            else {
+                job->running=0;
+                /* job may be re-queued from within callback */
+                if (job->queued)
+                    ellAdd(&pool->jobs, &job->jobnode);
+                else
+                    ellAdd(&pool->owned, &job->jobnode);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (pool->observerCount)
+            epicsEventSignal(pool->observerWakeup);
+    }
+
+    pool->threadsAreAwake--;
+    pool->threadsRunning--;
+
+    nrun = pool->threadsRunning;
+    ocnt = pool->observerCount;
+    epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+
+    if (ocnt)
+        epicsEventSignal(pool->observerWakeup);
+
+    if (nrun)
+        epicsEventSignal(pool->workerWakeup); /* pass along */
+    else
+        epicsEventSignal(pool->shutdownEvent);
+}
+
+int createPoolThread(epicsThreadPool *pool)
+{
+    epicsThreadId tid;
+
+    tid = epicsThreadCreate("PoolWorker",
+                            pool->conf.workerPriority,
+                            pool->conf.workerStack,
+                            &workerMain,
+                            pool);
+    if (!tid)
+        return 1;
+
+    pool->threadsRunning++;
+    pool->threadsSleeping++;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+epicsJob* epicsJobCreate(epicsThreadPool *pool,
+                         epicsJobFunction func,
+                         void *arg)
+{
+    epicsJob *job = calloc(1, sizeof(*job));
+
+    if (!job)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (arg == &epicsJobArgSelfMagic)
+        arg = job;
+
+    job->pool = NULL;
+    job->func = func;
+    job->arg = arg;
+
+    epicsJobMove(job, pool);
+
+    return job;
+}
+
+void epicsJobDestroy(epicsJob *job)
+{
+    epicsThreadPool *pool;
+    if (!job || !job->pool) {
+        free(job);
+        return;
+    }
+    pool = job->pool;
+
+    epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+
+    assert(!job->dead);
+
+    epicsJobUnqueue(job);
+
+    if (job->running || job->freewhendone) {
+        job->freewhendone = 1;
+    }
+    else {
+        ellDelete(&pool->owned, &job->jobnode);
+        job->dead = 1;
+        free(job);
+    }
+
+    epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+}
+
+int epicsJobMove(epicsJob *job, epicsThreadPool *newpool)
+{
+    epicsThreadPool *pool = job->pool;
+
+    /* remove from current pool */
+    if (pool) {
+        epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+
+        if (job->queued || job->running) {
+            epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+            return EINVAL;
+        }
+
+        ellDelete(&pool->owned, &job->jobnode);
+
+        epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+    }
+
+    pool = job->pool = newpool;
+
+    /* add to new pool */
+    if (pool) {
+        epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+
+        ellAdd(&pool->owned, &job->jobnode);
+
+        epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int epicsJobQueue(epicsJob *job)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    epicsThreadPool *pool = job->pool;
+
+    if (!pool)
+        return EINVAL;
+
+    epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+
+    assert(!job->dead);
+
+    if (pool->pauseadd) {
+        ret = EPERM;
+        goto done;
+    }
+    else if (job->freewhendone) {
+        ret = EINVAL;
+        goto done;
+    }
+    else if (job->queued) {
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    job->queued = 1;
+    /* Job may be queued from within a callback */
+    if (!job->running) {
+        ellDelete(&pool->owned, &job->jobnode);
+        ellAdd(&pool->jobs, &job->jobnode);
+    }
+    else {
+        /* some worker will find it again before sleeping */
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    /* Since we hold the lock, we can be certain that all awake worker are
+     * executing work functions.  The current thread may be a worker.
+     * We prefer to wakeup a new worker rather then wait for a busy worker to
+     * finish.  However, after we initiate a wakeup there will be a race
+     * between the worker waking up, and a busy worker finishing.
+     * Thus we can't avoid spurious wakeups.
+     */
+
+    if (pool->threadsRunning >= pool->conf.maxThreads) {
+        /* all workers created... */
+        /* ... but some are sleeping, so wake one up */
+        if (pool->threadsWaking < pool->threadsSleeping) {
+            pool->threadsWaking++;
+            epicsEventSignal(pool->workerWakeup);
+        }
+        /*else one of the running workers will find this job before sleeping */
+        CHECKCOUNT(pool);
+
+    }
+    else {
+        /* could create more workers so
+         * will either create a new worker, or wakeup an existing worker
+         */
+
+        if (pool->threadsWaking >= pool->threadsSleeping) {
+            /* all sleeping workers have already been woken.
+             * start a new worker for this job
+             */
+            if (createPoolThread(pool) && pool->threadsRunning == 0) {
+                /* oops, we couldn't lazy create our first worker
+                 * so this job would never run!
+                 */
+                ret = EAGAIN;
+                job->queued = 0;
+                /* if threadsRunning==0 then no jobs can be running */
+                assert(!job->running);
+                ellDelete(&pool->jobs, &job->jobnode);
+                ellAdd(&pool->owned, &job->jobnode);
+            }
+        }
+        if (ret == 0) {
+            pool->threadsWaking++;
+            epicsEventSignal(pool->workerWakeup);
+        }
+        CHECKCOUNT(pool);
+    }
+
+done:
+    epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int epicsJobUnqueue(epicsJob *job)
+{
+    int ret = 1;
+    epicsThreadPool *pool = job->pool;
+
+    if (!pool)
+        return EINVAL;
+
+    epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+
+    assert(!job->dead);
+
+    if (job->queued) {
+        if (!job->running) {
+            ellDelete(&pool->jobs, &job->jobnode);
+            ellAdd(&pool->owned, &job->jobnode);
+        }
+        job->queued = 0;
+        ret = 0;
+    }
+
+    epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/libCom/pool/poolPriv.h b/src/libCom/pool/poolPriv.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..237cedf45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libCom/pool/poolPriv.h
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2014 Brookhaven Science Associates, as Operator of
+*     Brookhaven National Laboratory.
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+\*************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef POOLPRIV_H
+#define POOLPRIV_H
+
+#include "epicsThreadPool.h"
+#include "ellLib.h"
+#include "epicsThread.h"
+#include "epicsEvent.h"
+#include "epicsMutex.h"
+
+struct epicsThreadPool {
+    ELLNODE sharedNode;
+    size_t sharedCount;
+
+    ELLLIST jobs; /* run queue */
+    ELLLIST owned; /* unqueued jobs. */
+
+    /* Worker state counters.
+     * The life cycle of a worker is
+     *   Wakeup -> Awake -> Sleeping
+     * Newly created workers go into the wakeup state
+     */
+
+    /* # of running workers which are not waiting for a wakeup event */
+    unsigned int threadsAreAwake;
+    /* # of sleeping workers which need to be awakened */
+    unsigned int threadsWaking;
+    /* # of workers waiting on the workerWakeup event */
+    unsigned int threadsSleeping;
+    /* # of threads started and not stopped */
+    unsigned int threadsRunning;
+
+    /* # of observers waiting on pool events */
+    unsigned int observerCount;
+
+    epicsEventId workerWakeup;
+    epicsEventId shutdownEvent;
+
+    epicsEventId observerWakeup;
+
+    /* Disallow epicsJobQueue */
+    unsigned int pauseadd:1;
+    /* Prevent workers from running new jobs */
+    unsigned int pauserun:1;
+    /* Prevent further changes to pool options */
+    unsigned int freezeopt:1;
+    /* tell workers to exit */
+    unsigned int shutdown:1;
+
+    epicsMutexId guard;
+
+    /* copy of config passed when created */
+    epicsThreadPoolConfig conf;
+};
+
+/* Called after manipulating counters to check that invariants are preserved */
+#define CHECKCOUNT(pPool) do { \
+    if (!(pPool)->shutdown) { \
+        assert((pPool)->threadsAreAwake + (pPool)->threadsSleeping == (pPool)->threadsRunning); \
+        assert((pPool)->threadsWaking <= (pPool)->threadsSleeping); \
+    } \
+} while(0)
+
+/* When created a job is idle.  queued and running are false
+ * and jobnode is in the thread pool's owned list.
+ *
+ * When the job is added, the queued flag is set and jobnode
+ * is in the jobs list.
+ *
+ * When the job starts running the queued flag is cleared and
+ * the running flag is set.  jobnode is not in any list
+ * (held locally by worker).
+ *
+ * When the job has finished running, the running flag is cleared.
+ * The queued flag may be set if the job re-added itself.
+ * Based on the queued flag jobnode is added to the appropriate
+ * list.
+ */
+struct epicsJob {
+    ELLNODE jobnode;
+    epicsJobFunction func;
+    void *arg;
+    epicsThreadPool *pool;
+
+    unsigned int queued:1;
+    unsigned int running:1;
+    unsigned int freewhendone:1; /* lazy delete of running job */
+    unsigned int dead:1; /* flag to catch use of freed objects */
+};
+
+int createPoolThread(epicsThreadPool *pool);
+
+#endif // POOLPRIV_H
diff --git a/src/libCom/pool/threadPool.c b/src/libCom/pool/threadPool.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..317f4786a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libCom/pool/threadPool.c
@@ -0,0 +1,403 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2014 Brookhaven Science Associates, as Operator of
+*     Brookhaven National Laboratory.
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+\*************************************************************************/
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
+
+#include "dbDefs.h"
+#include "errlog.h"
+#include "ellLib.h"
+#include "epicsThread.h"
+#include "epicsMutex.h"
+#include "epicsEvent.h"
+#include "epicsInterrupt.h"
+#include "cantProceed.h"
+
+#include "epicsThreadPool.h"
+#include "poolPriv.h"
+
+
+void epicsThreadPoolConfigDefaults(epicsThreadPoolConfig *opts)
+{
+    memset(opts, 0, sizeof(*opts));
+    opts->maxThreads = epicsThreadGetCPUs();
+    opts->workerStack = epicsThreadGetStackSize(epicsThreadStackSmall);
+
+    if (epicsThreadLowestPriorityLevelAbove(epicsThreadPriorityCAServerHigh, &opts->workerPriority)
+            != epicsThreadBooleanStatusSuccess)
+        opts->workerPriority = epicsThreadPriorityMedium;
+}
+
+epicsThreadPool* epicsThreadPoolCreate(epicsThreadPoolConfig *opts)
+{
+    size_t i;
+    epicsThreadPool *pool;
+
+    /* caller likely didn't initialize the options structure */
+    if (opts && opts->maxThreads == 0) {
+        errlogMessage("Error: epicsThreadPoolCreate() options provided, but not initialized");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    pool = calloc(1, sizeof(*pool));
+    if (!pool)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (opts)
+        memcpy(&pool->conf, opts, sizeof(*opts));
+    else
+        epicsThreadPoolConfigDefaults(&pool->conf);
+
+    if (pool->conf.initialThreads > pool->conf.maxThreads)
+        pool->conf.initialThreads = pool->conf.maxThreads;
+
+    pool->workerWakeup = epicsEventCreate(epicsEventEmpty);
+    pool->shutdownEvent = epicsEventCreate(epicsEventEmpty);
+    pool->observerWakeup = epicsEventCreate(epicsEventEmpty);
+    pool->guard = epicsMutexCreate();
+
+    if (!pool->workerWakeup || !pool->shutdownEvent ||
+       !pool->observerWakeup || !pool->guard)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    ellInit(&pool->jobs);
+    ellInit(&pool->owned);
+
+    epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < pool->conf.initialThreads; i++) {
+        createPoolThread(pool);
+    }
+
+    if (pool->threadsRunning == 0 && pool->conf.initialThreads != 0) {
+        epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+        errlogPrintf("Error: Unable to create any threads for thread pool\n");
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    }
+    else if (pool->threadsRunning < pool->conf.initialThreads) {
+        errlogPrintf("Warning: Unable to create all threads for thread pool (%u/%u)\n",
+                     pool->threadsRunning, pool->conf.initialThreads);
+    }
+
+    epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+
+    return pool;
+
+cleanup:
+    if (pool->workerWakeup)
+        epicsEventDestroy(pool->workerWakeup);
+    if (pool->shutdownEvent)
+        epicsEventDestroy(pool->shutdownEvent);
+    if (pool->observerWakeup)
+        epicsEventDestroy(pool->observerWakeup);
+    if (pool->guard)
+        epicsMutexDestroy(pool->guard);
+
+    free(pool);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static
+void epicsThreadPoolControlImpl(epicsThreadPool *pool, epicsThreadPoolOption opt, unsigned int val)
+{
+    if (pool->freezeopt)
+        return;
+
+    if (opt == epicsThreadPoolQueueAdd) {
+        pool->pauseadd = !val;
+    }
+    else if (opt == epicsThreadPoolQueueRun) {
+        if (!val && !pool->pauserun)
+            pool->pauserun = 1;
+
+        else if (val && pool->pauserun) {
+            int jobs = ellCount(&pool->jobs);
+            pool->pauserun = 0;
+
+            if (jobs) {
+                int wakeable = pool->threadsSleeping - pool->threadsWaking;
+
+                /* first try to give jobs to sleeping workers */
+                if (wakeable) {
+                    int wakeup = jobs > wakeable ? wakeable : jobs;
+                    assert(wakeup > 0);
+                    jobs -= wakeup;
+                    pool->threadsWaking += wakeup;
+                    epicsEventSignal(pool->workerWakeup);
+                    CHECKCOUNT(pool);
+                }
+            }
+            while (jobs-- && pool->threadsRunning < pool->conf.maxThreads) {
+                if (createPoolThread(pool) == 0) {
+                    pool->threadsWaking++;
+                    epicsEventSignal(pool->workerWakeup);
+                }
+                else
+                    break; /* oops, couldn't create worker */
+            }
+            CHECKCOUNT(pool);
+        }
+    }
+    /* unknown options ignored */
+
+}
+
+void epicsThreadPoolControl(epicsThreadPool *pool, epicsThreadPoolOption opt, unsigned int val)
+{
+    epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+    epicsThreadPoolControlImpl(pool, opt, val);
+    epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+}
+
+int epicsThreadPoolWait(epicsThreadPool *pool, double timeout)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+
+    while (ellCount(&pool->jobs) > 0 || pool->threadsAreAwake > 0) {
+        pool->observerCount++;
+        epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+
+        if (timeout < 0.0) {
+            epicsEventMustWait(pool->observerWakeup);
+        }
+        else {
+            switch (epicsEventWaitWithTimeout(pool->observerWakeup, timeout)) {
+            case epicsEventWaitError:
+                cantProceed("epicsThreadPoolWait: failed to wait for Event");
+                break;
+            case epicsEventWaitTimeout:
+                ret = ETIMEDOUT;
+                break;
+            case epicsEventWaitOK:
+                ret = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+        pool->observerCount--;
+
+        if (pool->observerCount)
+            epicsEventSignal(pool->observerWakeup);
+
+        if (ret != 0)
+            break;
+    }
+
+    epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+void epicsThreadPoolDestroy(epicsThreadPool *pool)
+{
+    unsigned int nThr;
+    ELLLIST notify;
+    ELLNODE *cur;
+
+    if (!pool)
+        return;
+
+    ellInit(&notify);
+
+    epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+
+    /* run remaining queued jobs */
+    epicsThreadPoolControlImpl(pool, epicsThreadPoolQueueAdd, 0);
+    epicsThreadPoolControlImpl(pool, epicsThreadPoolQueueRun, 1);
+    nThr = pool->threadsRunning;
+    pool->freezeopt = 1;
+
+    epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+
+    epicsThreadPoolWait(pool, -1.0);
+    /* At this point all queued jobs have run */
+
+    epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+
+    pool->shutdown = 1;
+    /* wakeup all */
+    if (pool->threadsWaking < pool->threadsSleeping) {
+        pool->threadsWaking = pool->threadsSleeping;
+        epicsEventSignal(pool->workerWakeup);
+    }
+
+    ellConcat(&notify, &pool->owned);
+    ellConcat(&notify, &pool->jobs);
+
+    epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+
+    if (nThr && epicsEventWait(pool->shutdownEvent) != epicsEventWaitOK){
+        errlogMessage("epicsThreadPoolDestroy: wait error");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* all workers are now shutdown */
+
+    /* notify remaining jobs that pool is being destroyed */
+    while ((cur = ellGet(&notify)) != NULL) {
+        epicsJob *job = CONTAINER(cur, epicsJob, jobnode);
+
+        job->running = 1;
+        job->func(job->arg, epicsJobModeCleanup);
+        job->running = 0;
+        if (job->freewhendone)
+            free(job);
+        else
+            job->pool = NULL; /* orphan */
+    }
+
+    epicsEventDestroy(pool->workerWakeup);
+    epicsEventDestroy(pool->shutdownEvent);
+    epicsEventDestroy(pool->observerWakeup);
+    epicsMutexDestroy(pool->guard);
+
+    free(pool);
+}
+
+
+void epicsThreadPoolReport(epicsThreadPool *pool, FILE *fd)
+{
+    ELLNODE *cur;
+    epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+
+    fprintf(fd, "Thread Pool with %u/%u threads\n"
+            " running %d jobs with %u threads\n",
+            pool->threadsRunning,
+            pool->conf.maxThreads,
+            ellCount(&pool->jobs),
+            pool->threadsAreAwake);
+    if (pool->pauseadd)
+        fprintf(fd, "  Inhibit queueing\n");
+    if (pool->pauserun)
+        fprintf(fd, "  Pause workers\n");
+    if (pool->shutdown)
+        fprintf(fd, "  Shutdown in progress\n");
+
+    for (cur = ellFirst(&pool->jobs); cur; cur = ellNext(cur)) {
+        epicsJob *job = CONTAINER(cur, epicsJob, jobnode);
+
+        fprintf(fd, "  job %p func: %p, arg: %p ",
+                job, job->func,
+                job->arg);
+        if (job->queued)
+            fprintf(fd, "Queued ");
+        if (job->running)
+            fprintf(fd, "Running ");
+        if (job->freewhendone)
+            fprintf(fd, "Free ");
+        fprintf(fd, "\n");
+    }
+
+    epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+}
+
+unsigned int epicsThreadPoolNThreads(epicsThreadPool *pool)
+{
+    unsigned int ret;
+
+    epicsMutexMustLock(pool->guard);
+    ret = pool->threadsRunning;
+    epicsMutexUnlock(pool->guard);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static
+ELLLIST sharedPools = ELLLIST_INIT;
+
+static
+epicsMutexId sharedPoolsGuard;
+
+static
+epicsThreadOnceId sharedPoolsOnce = EPICS_THREAD_ONCE_INIT;
+
+static
+void sharedPoolsInit(void* unused)
+{
+    sharedPoolsGuard = epicsMutexMustCreate();
+}
+
+epicsShareFunc epicsThreadPool* epicsThreadPoolGetShared(epicsThreadPoolConfig *opts)
+{
+    ELLNODE *node;
+    epicsThreadPool *cur;
+    epicsThreadPoolConfig defopts;
+    size_t N = epicsThreadGetCPUs();
+
+    if (!opts) {
+        epicsThreadPoolConfigDefaults(&defopts);
+        opts = &defopts;
+    }
+    /* shared pools must have a minimum allowed number of workers.
+     * Use the number of CPU cores
+     */
+    if (opts->maxThreads < N)
+        opts->maxThreads = N;
+
+    epicsThreadOnce(&sharedPoolsOnce, &sharedPoolsInit, NULL);
+
+    epicsMutexMustLock(sharedPoolsGuard);
+
+    for (node = ellFirst(&sharedPools); node; node = ellNext(node)) {
+        cur = CONTAINER(node, epicsThreadPool, sharedNode);
+
+        /* Must have exactly the requested priority
+         * At least the requested max workers
+         * and at least the requested stack size
+         */
+        if (cur->conf.workerPriority != opts->workerPriority)
+            continue;
+        if (cur->conf.maxThreads < opts->maxThreads)
+            continue;
+        if (cur->conf.workerStack < opts->workerStack)
+            continue;
+
+        cur->sharedCount++;
+        assert(cur->sharedCount > 0);
+        epicsMutexUnlock(sharedPoolsGuard);
+
+        epicsMutexMustLock(cur->guard);
+        *opts = cur->conf;
+        epicsMutexUnlock(cur->guard);
+        return cur;
+    }
+
+    cur = epicsThreadPoolCreate(opts);
+    if (!cur) {
+        epicsMutexUnlock(sharedPoolsGuard);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    cur->sharedCount = 1;
+
+    ellAdd(&sharedPools, &cur->sharedNode);
+    epicsMutexUnlock(sharedPoolsGuard);
+    return cur;
+}
+
+epicsShareFunc void epicsThreadPoolReleaseShared(epicsThreadPool *pool)
+{
+    if (!pool)
+        return;
+
+    epicsMutexMustLock(sharedPoolsGuard);
+
+    assert(pool->sharedCount > 0);
+
+    pool->sharedCount--;
+
+    if (pool->sharedCount == 0) {
+        ellDelete(&sharedPools, &pool->sharedNode);
+        epicsThreadPoolDestroy(pool);
+    }
+
+    epicsMutexUnlock(sharedPoolsGuard);
+}
diff --git a/src/libCom/test/Makefile b/src/libCom/test/Makefile
index 870313e1c..fd4800953 100755
--- a/src/libCom/test/Makefile
+++ b/src/libCom/test/Makefile
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ epicsThreadHooksTest_SRCS += epicsThreadHooksTest.c
 testHarness_SRCS += epicsThreadHooksTest.c
 TESTS += epicsThreadHooksTest
 
+TESTPROD_HOST += epicsThreadPoolTest
+epicsThreadPoolTest_SRCS += epicsThreadPoolTest.c
+testHarness_SRCS += epicsThreadPoolTest.c
+TESTS += epicsThreadPoolTest
+
 TESTPROD_HOST += epicsExitTest
 epicsExitTest_SRCS += epicsExitTest.c
 testHarness_SRCS += epicsExitTest.c
diff --git a/src/libCom/test/epicsRunLibComTests.c b/src/libCom/test/epicsRunLibComTests.c
index f77821199..f59d88b91 100644
--- a/src/libCom/test/epicsRunLibComTests.c
+++ b/src/libCom/test/epicsRunLibComTests.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ int epicsThreadOnceTest(void);
 int epicsThreadPriorityTest(void);
 int epicsThreadPrivateTest(void);
 int epicsThreadHooksTest(void);
+int epicsThreadPoolTest(void);
 int epicsTimeTest(void);
 int epicsTypesTest(void);
 int macLibTest(void);
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ void epicsRunLibComTests(void)
 
     runTest(epicsThreadHooksTest);
 
+    runTest(epicsThreadPoolTest);
+
     runTest(epicsTimeTest);
 
     runTest(epicsTypesTest);
diff --git a/src/libCom/test/epicsThreadPoolTest.c b/src/libCom/test/epicsThreadPoolTest.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f94b9eb5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libCom/test/epicsThreadPoolTest.c
@@ -0,0 +1,447 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2014 Brookhaven Science Associates, as Operator of
+*     Brookhaven National Laboratory.
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+\*************************************************************************/
+
+#include "epicsThreadPool.h"
+
+/* included to allow tests to peek */
+#include "../../pool/poolPriv.h"
+
+#include "testMain.h"
+#include "epicsUnitTest.h"
+
+#include "cantProceed.h"
+#include "epicsEvent.h"
+#include "epicsMutex.h"
+#include "epicsThread.h"
+
+/* Do nothing */
+static void nullop(void)
+{
+    epicsThreadPool *pool;
+    testDiag("nullop()");
+    {
+        epicsThreadPoolConfig conf;
+        epicsThreadPoolConfigDefaults(&conf);
+        testOk1(conf.maxThreads>0);
+
+        testOk1((pool=epicsThreadPoolCreate(&conf))!=NULL);
+        if(!pool)
+            return;
+    }
+
+    epicsThreadPoolDestroy(pool);
+}
+
+/* Just create and destroy worker threads */
+static void oneop(void)
+{
+    epicsThreadPool *pool;
+    testDiag("oneop()");
+    {
+        epicsThreadPoolConfig conf;
+        epicsThreadPoolConfigDefaults(&conf);
+        conf.initialThreads=2;
+        testOk1(conf.maxThreads>0);
+
+        testOk1((pool=epicsThreadPoolCreate(&conf))!=NULL);
+        if(!pool)
+            return;
+    }
+
+    epicsThreadPoolDestroy(pool);
+}
+
+/* Test that Bursts of jobs will create enough threads to
+ * run all in parallel
+ */
+typedef struct {
+    epicsMutexId guard;
+    unsigned int count;
+    epicsEventId allrunning;
+    epicsEventId done;
+    epicsJob **job;
+} countPriv;
+
+static void countjob(void *param, epicsJobMode mode)
+{
+    countPriv *cnt=param;
+    testOk1(mode==epicsJobModeRun||mode==epicsJobModeCleanup);
+    if(mode==epicsJobModeCleanup)
+        return;
+
+    epicsMutexMustLock(cnt->guard);
+    testDiag("Job %lu", (unsigned long)cnt->count);
+    cnt->count--;
+    if(cnt->count==0) {
+        testDiag("All jobs running");
+        epicsEventSignal(cnt->allrunning);
+    }
+    epicsMutexUnlock(cnt->guard);
+
+    epicsEventMustWait(cnt->done);
+    epicsEventSignal(cnt->done); /* pass along to next thread */
+}
+
+/* Starts "mcnt" jobs in a pool with initial and max
+ * thread counts "icnt" and "mcnt".
+ * The test ensures that all jobs run in parallel.
+ * "cork" checks the function of pausing the run queue
+ * with epicsThreadPoolQueueRun
+ */
+static void postjobs(size_t icnt, size_t mcnt, int cork)
+{
+    size_t i;
+    epicsThreadPool *pool;
+    countPriv *priv=callocMustSucceed(1, sizeof(*priv), "postjobs priv alloc");
+    priv->guard=epicsMutexMustCreate();
+    priv->done=epicsEventMustCreate(epicsEventEmpty);
+    priv->allrunning=epicsEventMustCreate(epicsEventEmpty);
+    priv->count=mcnt;
+    priv->job=callocMustSucceed(mcnt, sizeof(*priv->job), "postjobs job array");
+
+    testDiag("postjobs(%lu,%lu)", (unsigned long)icnt, (unsigned long)mcnt);
+
+    {
+        epicsThreadPoolConfig conf;
+        epicsThreadPoolConfigDefaults(&conf);
+        conf.initialThreads=icnt;
+        conf.maxThreads=mcnt;
+
+        testOk1((pool=epicsThreadPoolCreate(&conf))!=NULL);
+        if(!pool)
+            return;
+    }
+
+    if(cork)
+        epicsThreadPoolControl(pool, epicsThreadPoolQueueRun, 0);
+
+    for(i=0; i<mcnt; i++) {
+        testDiag("i=%lu", (unsigned long)i);
+        priv->job[i] = epicsJobCreate(pool, &countjob, priv);
+        testOk1(priv->job[i]!=NULL);
+        testOk1(epicsJobQueue(priv->job[i])==0);
+    }
+
+    if(cork) {
+        /* no jobs should have run */
+        epicsMutexMustLock(priv->guard);
+        testOk1(priv->count==mcnt);
+        epicsMutexUnlock(priv->guard);
+
+        epicsThreadPoolControl(pool, epicsThreadPoolQueueRun, 1);
+    }
+
+    testDiag("Waiting for all jobs to start");
+    epicsEventMustWait(priv->allrunning);
+    testDiag("Stop all");
+    epicsEventSignal(priv->done);
+
+    for(i=0; i<mcnt; i++) {
+        testDiag("i=%lu", (unsigned long)i);
+        epicsJobDestroy(priv->job[i]);
+    }
+
+    epicsThreadPoolDestroy(pool);
+    epicsMutexDestroy(priv->guard);
+    epicsEventDestroy(priv->allrunning);
+    epicsEventDestroy(priv->done);
+    free(priv->job);
+    free(priv);
+}
+
+static unsigned int flag0 = 0;
+
+/* Test cancel from job (no-op)
+ * and destroy from job (lazy free)
+ */
+static void cleanupjob0(void* arg, epicsJobMode mode)
+{
+    epicsJob *job=arg;
+    testOk1(mode==epicsJobModeRun||mode==epicsJobModeCleanup);
+    if(mode==epicsJobModeCleanup)
+        return;
+
+    assert(flag0==0);
+    flag0=1;
+
+    testOk1(epicsJobQueue(job)==0);
+
+    epicsJobDestroy(job); /* delete while job is running */
+}
+static void cleanupjob1(void* arg, epicsJobMode mode)
+{
+    epicsJob *job=arg;
+    testOk1(mode==epicsJobModeRun||mode==epicsJobModeCleanup);
+    if(mode==epicsJobModeCleanup)
+        return;
+
+    testOk1(epicsJobQueue(job)==0);
+
+    testOk1(epicsJobUnqueue(job)==0);
+    /* delete later after job finishes, but before pool is destroyed */
+}
+static void cleanupjob2(void* arg, epicsJobMode mode)
+{
+    epicsJob *job=arg;
+    testOk1(mode==epicsJobModeRun||mode==epicsJobModeCleanup);
+    if(mode==epicsJobModeCleanup)
+        epicsJobDestroy(job); /* delete when threadpool is destroyed */
+    else if(mode==epicsJobModeRun)
+        testOk1(epicsJobUnqueue(job)==1);
+}
+static epicsJobFunction cleanupjobs[3] = {&cleanupjob0,&cleanupjob1,&cleanupjob2};
+
+/* Tests three methods for job cleanup.
+ * 1. destroy which running
+ * 2. deferred cleanup after pool destroyed
+ * 3. immediate cleanup when pool destroyed
+ */
+static void testcleanup(void)
+{
+    int i=0;
+    epicsThreadPool *pool;
+    epicsJob *job[3];
+
+    testDiag("testcleanup()");
+
+    testOk1((pool=epicsThreadPoolCreate(NULL))!=NULL);
+    if(!pool)
+        return;
+
+    /* unrolled so that valgrind can show which methods leaks */
+    testOk1((job[0]=epicsJobCreate(pool, cleanupjobs[0], EPICSJOB_SELF))!=NULL);
+    testOk1((job[1]=epicsJobCreate(pool, cleanupjobs[1], EPICSJOB_SELF))!=NULL);
+    testOk1((job[2]=epicsJobCreate(pool, cleanupjobs[2], EPICSJOB_SELF))!=NULL);
+    for(i=0; i<3; i++) {
+        testOk1(epicsJobQueue(job[i])==0);
+    }
+
+    epicsThreadPoolWait(pool, -1);
+    epicsJobDestroy(job[1]);
+    epicsThreadPoolDestroy(pool);
+}
+
+/* Test re-add from inside job */
+typedef struct {
+    unsigned int count;
+    epicsEventId done;
+    epicsJob *job;
+    unsigned int inprogress;
+} readdPriv;
+
+static void readdjob(void *arg, epicsJobMode mode)
+{
+    readdPriv *priv=arg;
+    testOk1(mode==epicsJobModeRun||mode==epicsJobModeCleanup);
+    if(mode==epicsJobModeCleanup)
+        return;
+    testOk1(priv->inprogress==0);
+    testDiag("count==%u", priv->count);
+
+    if(priv->count--) {
+        priv->inprogress=1;
+        epicsJobQueue(priv->job);
+        epicsThreadSleep(0.05);
+        priv->inprogress=0;
+    }else{
+        epicsEventSignal(priv->done);
+        epicsJobDestroy(priv->job);
+    }
+}
+
+/* Test re-queueing a job while it is running.
+ * Check that a single job won't run concurrently.
+ */
+static void testreadd(void) {
+    epicsThreadPoolConfig conf;
+    epicsThreadPool *pool;
+    readdPriv *priv=callocMustSucceed(1, sizeof(*priv), "testcleanup priv");
+    readdPriv *priv2=callocMustSucceed(1, sizeof(*priv), "testcleanup priv");
+
+    testDiag("testreadd");
+
+    priv->done=epicsEventMustCreate(epicsEventEmpty);
+    priv->count=5;
+    priv2->done=epicsEventMustCreate(epicsEventEmpty);
+    priv2->count=5;
+
+    epicsThreadPoolConfigDefaults(&conf);
+    conf.maxThreads = 2;
+    testOk1((pool=epicsThreadPoolCreate(&conf))!=NULL);
+    if(!pool)
+        return;
+
+    testOk1((priv->job=epicsJobCreate(pool, &readdjob, priv))!=NULL);
+    testOk1((priv2->job=epicsJobCreate(pool, &readdjob, priv2))!=NULL);
+
+    testOk1(epicsJobQueue(priv->job)==0);
+    testOk1(epicsJobQueue(priv2->job)==0);
+    epicsEventMustWait(priv->done);
+    epicsEventMustWait(priv2->done);
+
+    testOk1(epicsThreadPoolNThreads(pool)==2);
+    testDiag("epicsThreadPoolNThreads = %d", epicsThreadPoolNThreads(pool));
+
+    epicsThreadPoolDestroy(pool);
+    epicsEventDestroy(priv->done);
+    epicsEventDestroy(priv2->done);
+    free(priv);
+    free(priv2);
+
+}
+
+static int shouldneverrun = 0;
+static int numtoolate = 0;
+
+/* test job canceling */
+static
+void neverrun(void *arg, epicsJobMode mode)
+{
+    epicsJob *job=arg;
+    testOk1(mode==epicsJobModeCleanup);
+    if(mode==epicsJobModeCleanup)
+        epicsJobDestroy(job);
+    else
+        shouldneverrun++;
+}
+static epicsEventId cancel[2];
+static
+void toolate(void *arg, epicsJobMode mode)
+{
+    epicsJob *job=arg;
+    if(mode==epicsJobModeCleanup){
+        epicsJobDestroy(job);
+        return;
+    }
+    testPass("Job runs");
+    numtoolate++;
+    epicsEventSignal(cancel[0]);
+    epicsEventMustWait(cancel[1]);
+}
+
+static
+void testcancel(void)
+{
+    epicsJob *job[2];
+    epicsThreadPool *pool;
+    testOk1((pool=epicsThreadPoolCreate(NULL))!=NULL);
+    if(!pool)
+        return;
+
+    cancel[0]=epicsEventCreate(epicsEventEmpty);
+    cancel[1]=epicsEventCreate(epicsEventEmpty);
+
+    testOk1((job[0]=epicsJobCreate(pool, &neverrun, EPICSJOB_SELF))!=NULL);
+    testOk1((job[1]=epicsJobCreate(pool, &toolate, EPICSJOB_SELF))!=NULL);
+
+    /* freeze */
+    epicsThreadPoolControl(pool, epicsThreadPoolQueueRun, 0);
+
+    testOk1(epicsJobUnqueue(job[0])==1); /* not queued yet */
+
+    epicsJobQueue(job[0]);
+    testOk1(epicsJobUnqueue(job[0])==0);
+    testOk1(epicsJobUnqueue(job[0])==1);
+
+    epicsThreadSleep(0.01);
+    epicsJobQueue(job[0]);
+    testOk1(epicsJobUnqueue(job[0])==0);
+    testOk1(epicsJobUnqueue(job[0])==1);
+
+    epicsThreadPoolControl(pool, epicsThreadPoolQueueRun, 1);
+
+    epicsJobQueue(job[1]); /* actually let it run this time */
+
+    epicsEventMustWait(cancel[0]);
+    testOk1(epicsJobUnqueue(job[0])==1);
+    epicsEventSignal(cancel[1]);
+
+    epicsThreadPoolDestroy(pool);
+    epicsEventDestroy(cancel[0]);
+    epicsEventDestroy(cancel[1]);
+
+    testOk1(shouldneverrun==0);
+    testOk1(numtoolate==1);
+}
+
+static
+unsigned int sharedWasDeleted=0;
+
+static
+void lastjob(void *arg, epicsJobMode mode)
+{
+    epicsJob *job=arg;
+    if(mode==epicsJobModeCleanup) {
+        sharedWasDeleted=1;
+        epicsJobDestroy(job);
+    }
+}
+
+static
+void testshared(void)
+{
+    epicsThreadPool *poolA, *poolB;
+    epicsThreadPoolConfig conf;
+    epicsJob *job;
+
+    epicsThreadPoolConfigDefaults(&conf);
+
+    testDiag("Check reference counting of shared pools");
+
+    testOk1((poolA=epicsThreadPoolGetShared(&conf))!=NULL);
+
+    testOk1(poolA->sharedCount==1);
+
+    testOk1((poolB=epicsThreadPoolGetShared(&conf))!=NULL);
+
+    testOk1(poolA==poolB);
+
+    testOk1(poolA->sharedCount==2);
+
+    epicsThreadPoolReleaseShared(poolA);
+
+    testOk1(poolB->sharedCount==1);
+
+    testOk1((job=epicsJobCreate(poolB, &lastjob, EPICSJOB_SELF))!=NULL);
+
+    epicsThreadPoolReleaseShared(poolB);
+
+    testOk1(sharedWasDeleted==1);
+
+    testOk1((poolA=epicsThreadPoolGetShared(&conf))!=NULL);
+
+    testOk1(poolA->sharedCount==1);
+
+    epicsThreadPoolReleaseShared(poolA);
+
+}
+
+MAIN(epicsThreadPoolTest)
+{
+    testPlan(171);
+
+    nullop();
+    oneop();
+    testDiag("Queue with delayed start");
+    postjobs(1,1,1);
+    postjobs(0,1,1);
+    postjobs(4,4,1);
+    postjobs(0,4,1);
+    postjobs(2,4,1);
+    testDiag("Queue with immediate start");
+    postjobs(1,1,0);
+    postjobs(0,1,0);
+    postjobs(4,4,0);
+    postjobs(0,4,0);
+    postjobs(2,4,0);
+    testcleanup();
+    testreadd();
+    testcancel();
+    testshared();
+
+    return testDone();
+}