diff --git a/include/lc/pool.h b/include/lc/pool.h
index 27767be2..45886cf0 100644
--- a/include/lc/pool.h
+++ b/include/lc/pool.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void* lc_pool_get_nb(lc_pool* pool);
 
 #define POOL_UNINIT ((int32_t)-1)
 
-LC_INLINE int32_t lc_pool_get_local(struct lc_pool* pool)
+LC_INLINE int32_t lc_pool_get_local_id(struct lc_pool* pool)
 {
   int wid = lc_worker_id();
   int32_t pid = tls_pool_struct[wid][pool->key];
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ LC_INLINE void* lc_pool_steal(struct lc_pool* pool, int32_t pid)
 
 LC_INLINE void lc_pool_put(struct lc_pool* pool, void* elm)
 {
-  int32_t pid = lc_pool_get_local(pool);
+  int32_t pid = lc_pool_get_local_id(pool);
   struct dequeue* lpool = pool->lpools[pid];
   dq_push_top(lpool, elm);
 }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ LC_INLINE void lc_pool_put_to(struct lc_pool* pool, void* elm, int32_t pid)
 
 LC_INLINE void* lc_pool_get_nb(struct lc_pool* pool)
 {
-  int32_t pid = lc_pool_get_local(pool);
+  int32_t pid = lc_pool_get_local_id(pool);
   struct dequeue* lpool = pool->lpools[pid];
   void* elm = dq_pop_top(lpool);
   if (elm == NULL)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ LC_INLINE void* lc_pool_get_nb(struct lc_pool* pool)
 
 LC_INLINE void* lc_pool_get(struct lc_pool* pool)
 {
-  int32_t pid = lc_pool_get_local(pool);
+  int32_t pid = lc_pool_get_local_id(pool);
   struct dequeue* lpool = pool->lpools[pid];
   void* elm = NULL;
   while (elm == NULL) {
diff --git a/src/include/server/server_ibv_helper.h b/src/include/server/server_ibv_helper.h
index ce0cb083..829e7cbb 100644
--- a/src/include/server/server_ibv_helper.h
+++ b/src/include/server/server_ibv_helper.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static inline void ibv_post_recv_(lc_server* s, lc_packet* p)
       .num_sge = 1,
   };
 
-  p->context.poolid = lc_pool_get_local(s->pkpool);
+  p->context.poolid = lc_pool_get_local_id(s->pkpool);
 
   struct ibv_recv_wr* bad_wr = 0;
   IBV_SAFECALL(ibv_post_srq_recv(s->dev_srq, &wr, &bad_wr));
diff --git a/src/include/server/server_psm2.h b/src/include/server/server_psm2.h
index 1d9c512d..2a2835b9 100644
--- a/src/include/server/server_psm2.h
+++ b/src/include/server/server_psm2.h
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static inline void lc_server_post_recv(lc_server* s, lc_packet* p)
   }
 
   psm2_mq_tag_t rtag = PSM_TAG_TRECV_DATA();
-  p->context.poolid = lc_pool_get_local(s->pkpool);
+  p->context.poolid = lc_pool_get_local_id(s->pkpool);
 
   PSM_SAFECALL(psm2_mq_irecv2(
       s->mq, PSM2_MQ_ANY_ADDR, &rtag,                       /* message tag */
diff --git a/src/long.c b/src/long.c
index 5e5a1c02..4265dd47 100644
--- a/src/long.c
+++ b/src/long.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "lc/pool.h"
 
 #ifdef LC_PKT_RET_LONG
-#define LC_LONG_POOL_ID(ep) (lc_pool_get_local(ep->pkpool))
+#define LC_LONG_POOL_ID(ep) (lc_pool_get_local_id(ep->pkpool))
 #else
 #define LC_LONG_POOL_ID(ep) (-1)
 #endif
diff --git a/src/medium.c b/src/medium.c
index 8252ccce..6682960d 100644
--- a/src/medium.c
+++ b/src/medium.c
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 #include "lc_priv.h"
 #include "lc/pool.h"
 
+#define LC_MED_POOL_ID(ep, size) ((size > LC_PKT_RET_MED_SIZE) ? lc_pool_get_local_id(ep->pkpool) : -1)
+
 lc_status lc_sendm(void* src, size_t size, int rank, int tag, lc_ep ep)
 {
   LC_POOL_GET_OR_RETN(ep->pkpool, p);
-  lci_pk_init(ep, (size > LC_PKT_RET_MED_SIZE) ? lc_pool_get_local(ep->pkpool) : -1,
-              LC_PROTO_DATA, p);
+  lci_pk_init(ep, LC_MED_POOL_ID(ep, size), LC_PROTO_DATA, p);
   struct lci_rep* rep = &(ep->rep[rank]);
   memcpy(p->data.buffer, src, size);
   lc_server_sendm(ep->server, rep->handle, size, p,
@@ -19,8 +20,7 @@ lc_status lc_sendm(void* src, size_t size, int rank, int tag, lc_ep ep)
 lc_status lc_putm(void* src, size_t size, int rank, uintptr_t addr, lc_ep ep)
 {
   LC_POOL_GET_OR_RETN(ep->pkpool, p);
-  lci_pk_init(ep, (size > LC_PKT_RET_MED_SIZE) ? lc_pool_get_local(ep->pkpool) : -1,
-              LC_PROTO_DATA, p);
+  lci_pk_init(ep, LC_MED_POOL_ID(ep, size), LC_PROTO_DATA, p);
   struct lci_rep* rep = &(ep->rep[rank]);
   memcpy(&p->data, src, size);
   lc_server_putm(ep->server, rep->handle, rep->base, (uint32_t) (addr - rep->base),
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ lc_status lc_putm(void* src, size_t size, int rank, uintptr_t addr, lc_ep ep)
 lc_status lc_putms(void* src, size_t size, int rank, uintptr_t addr, int meta, lc_ep ep)
 {
   LC_POOL_GET_OR_RETN(ep->pkpool, p);
-  lci_pk_init(ep, (size > LC_PKT_RET_MED_SIZE) ? lc_pool_get_local(ep->pkpool) : -1,
-              LC_PROTO_DATA, p);
+  lci_pk_init(ep, LC_MED_POOL_ID(ep, size), LC_PROTO_DATA, p);
   struct lci_rep* rep = &(ep->rep[rank]);
   memcpy(&p->data, src, size);
   lc_server_putms(ep->server, rep->handle, rep->base, (uint32_t) (addr - rep->base),