lastCountSize wasn't always initialized

OK, this one is not obvious judging from the content of the PR alone,
since the previous code was initializing variable lastCountSize correctly
(and does no longer now).

What you mean is that there are other places in the code
where ZSTD_buildSequencesStatistics() is invoked
and its parameter lastCountSize isn't initialized before invocation.

This effectively means that the parameter lastCountSize changes from being in+out
to being just out.
A pretty substantial change if you ask me, but one that's invisible from a function signature perspective.

Short of other more invasive technique (supplemental code annotation), I guess the only thing we can do is to properly document the behavior of parameters at interface declaration level.

Another idea would be to put lastCountSize as part of the return structure ZSTD_symbolEncodingTypeStats_t, clearly underlining that it's now a purely out return value, but it's a more invasive change.

If we wanted to keep it as in+out, we could set lastCountSize to 0 here and avoid doing so within the function:

, mirroring the old approach, but I think it makes more sense as a purely out parameter since an input value doesn't make any sense.

I think changing it to return as part of the ZSTD_symbolEncodingTypeStats_t makes sense, if we want to avoid having parameters that exist only as out types.

There is no benefit at keeping it in+out.
Actually, making it purely out is a net gain from a code resiliency perspective.

And yes, making it part of the return structure seems like a natural follow up.