Index: ext/fts5/fts5.c
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/fts5.c
+++ ext/fts5/fts5.c
@@ -503,11 +503,11 @@
   return rc;
 }
 
 static int fts5StmtType(int idxNum){
   if( FTS5_PLAN(idxNum)==FTS5_PLAN_SCAN ){
-    return (idxNum&FTS5_ORDER_ASC) ? FTS5_STMT_SCAN_ASC : FTS5_STMT_SCAN_DESC;
+    return (idxNum&FTS5_ORDER_DESC) ? FTS5_STMT_SCAN_DESC : FTS5_STMT_SCAN_ASC;
   }
   return FTS5_STMT_LOOKUP;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -650,11 +650,11 @@
   }
   
   return rc;
 }
 
-static int fts5CursorFirstSorted(Fts5Table *pTab, Fts5Cursor *pCsr, int bAsc){
+static int fts5CursorFirstSorted(Fts5Table *pTab, Fts5Cursor *pCsr, int bDesc){
   Fts5Config *pConfig = pTab->pConfig;
   Fts5Sorter *pSorter;
   int nPhrase;
   int nByte;
   int rc = SQLITE_OK;
@@ -678,11 +678,11 @@
   ** If SQLite a built-in statement cache, this wouldn't be a problem. */
   zSql = sqlite3_mprintf("SELECT rowid, rank FROM %Q.%Q ORDER BY %s(%s%s%s) %s",
       pConfig->zDb, pConfig->zName, zRank, pConfig->zName,
       (zRankArgs ? ", " : ""),
       (zRankArgs ? zRankArgs : ""),
-      bAsc ? "ASC" : "DESC"
+      bDesc ? "DESC" : "ASC"
   );
   if( zSql==0 ){
     rc = SQLITE_NOMEM;
   }else{
     rc = sqlite3_prepare_v2(pConfig->db, zSql, -1, &pSorter->pStmt, 0);
@@ -704,13 +704,13 @@
   }
 
   return rc;
 }
 
-static int fts5CursorFirst(Fts5Table *pTab, Fts5Cursor *pCsr, int bAsc){
+static int fts5CursorFirst(Fts5Table *pTab, Fts5Cursor *pCsr, int bDesc){
   int rc;
-  rc = sqlite3Fts5ExprFirst(pCsr->pExpr, pTab->pIndex, bAsc);
+  rc = sqlite3Fts5ExprFirst(pCsr->pExpr, pTab->pIndex, bDesc);
   if( sqlite3Fts5ExprEof(pCsr->pExpr) ){
     CsrFlagSet(pCsr, FTS5CSR_EOF);
   }
   fts5CsrNewrow(pCsr);
   return rc;
@@ -871,11 +871,11 @@
   int nVal,                       /* Number of elements in apVal */
   sqlite3_value **apVal           /* Arguments for the indexing scheme */
 ){
   Fts5Table *pTab = (Fts5Table*)(pCursor->pVtab);
   Fts5Cursor *pCsr = (Fts5Cursor*)pCursor;
-  int bAsc = ((idxNum & FTS5_ORDER_ASC) ? 1 : 0);
+  int bDesc = ((idxNum & FTS5_ORDER_DESC) ? 1 : 0);
   int rc = SQLITE_OK;
 
   assert( nVal<=2 );
   assert( pCsr->pStmt==0 );
   assert( pCsr->pExpr==0 );
@@ -892,11 +892,11 @@
     ** (pCursor) is used to execute the query issued by function 
     ** fts5CursorFirstSorted() above.  */
     assert( FTS5_PLAN(idxNum)==FTS5_PLAN_SCAN );
     pCsr->idxNum = FTS5_PLAN_SOURCE;
     pCsr->pExpr = pTab->pSortCsr->pExpr;
-    rc = fts5CursorFirst(pTab, pCsr, bAsc);
+    rc = fts5CursorFirst(pTab, pCsr, bDesc);
   }else{
     int ePlan = FTS5_PLAN(idxNum);
     pCsr->idxNum = idxNum;
     if( ePlan==FTS5_PLAN_MATCH || ePlan==FTS5_PLAN_SORTED_MATCH ){
       const char *zExpr = (const char*)sqlite3_value_text(apVal[0]);
@@ -911,13 +911,13 @@
         }else{
           char **pzErr = &pTab->base.zErrMsg;
           rc = sqlite3Fts5ExprNew(pTab->pConfig, zExpr, &pCsr->pExpr, pzErr);
           if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
             if( ePlan==FTS5_PLAN_MATCH ){
-              rc = fts5CursorFirst(pTab, pCsr, bAsc);
+              rc = fts5CursorFirst(pTab, pCsr, bDesc);
             }else{
-              rc = fts5CursorFirstSorted(pTab, pCsr, bAsc);
+              rc = fts5CursorFirstSorted(pTab, pCsr, bDesc);
             }
           }
         }
       }
     }else{

Index: ext/fts5/fts5Int.h
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/fts5Int.h
+++ ext/fts5/fts5Int.h
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@
 
 /*
 ** Values used as part of the flags argument passed to IndexQuery().
 */
 #define FTS5INDEX_QUERY_PREFIX 0x0001       /* Prefix query */
-#define FTS5INDEX_QUERY_ASC    0x0002       /* Docs in ascending rowid order */
+#define FTS5INDEX_QUERY_DESC    0x0002      /* Docs in descending rowid order */
 
 /*
 ** Create/destroy an Fts5Index object.
 */
 int sqlite3Fts5IndexOpen(Fts5Config *pConfig, int bCreate, Fts5Index**, char**);
@@ -363,10 +363,17 @@
 /**************************************************************************
 ** Interface to code in fts5_hash.c. 
 */
 typedef struct Fts5Hash Fts5Hash;
 
+typedef struct Fts5Data Fts5Data;
+struct Fts5Data {
+  u8 *p;                          /* Pointer to buffer containing record */
+  int n;                          /* Size of record in bytes */
+  int nRef;                       /* Ref count */
+};
+
 /*
 ** Create a hash table, free a hash table.
 */
 int sqlite3Fts5HashNew(Fts5Hash**, int *pnSize);
 void sqlite3Fts5HashFree(Fts5Hash*);
@@ -393,10 +400,15 @@
   int (*xTerm)(void*, const char*, int),
   int (*xEntry)(void*, i64, const u8*, int),
   int (*xTermDone)(void*)
 );
 
+int sqlite3Fts5HashQuery(
+  Fts5Hash*,                      /* Hash table to query */
+  const char *pTerm, int nTerm,   /* Query term */
+  Fts5Data **ppData               /* OUT: Query result */
+);
 
 
 /*
 ** End of interface to code in fts5_hash.c.
 **************************************************************************/
@@ -468,19 +480,19 @@
   Fts5Expr **ppNew, 
   char **pzErr
 );
 
 /*
-** for(rc = sqlite3Fts5ExprFirst(pExpr, pIdx, bAsc);
+** for(rc = sqlite3Fts5ExprFirst(pExpr, pIdx, bDesc);
 **     rc==SQLITE_OK && 0==sqlite3Fts5ExprEof(pExpr);
 **     rc = sqlite3Fts5ExprNext(pExpr)
 ** ){
 **   // The document with rowid iRowid matches the expression!
 **   i64 iRowid = sqlite3Fts5ExprRowid(pExpr);
 ** }
 */
-int sqlite3Fts5ExprFirst(Fts5Expr*, Fts5Index *pIdx, int bAsc);
+int sqlite3Fts5ExprFirst(Fts5Expr*, Fts5Index *pIdx, int bDesc);
 int sqlite3Fts5ExprNext(Fts5Expr*);
 int sqlite3Fts5ExprEof(Fts5Expr*);
 i64 sqlite3Fts5ExprRowid(Fts5Expr*);
 
 void sqlite3Fts5ExprFree(Fts5Expr*);

Index: ext/fts5/fts5_expr.c
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/fts5_expr.c
+++ ext/fts5/fts5_expr.c
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
 void sqlite3Fts5Parser(void*, int, Fts5Token, Fts5Parse*);
 
 struct Fts5Expr {
   Fts5Index *pIndex;
   Fts5ExprNode *pRoot;
-  int bAsc;
+  int bDesc;                      /* Iterate in descending docid order */
   int nPhrase;                    /* Number of phrases in expression */
   Fts5ExprPhrase **apExprPhrase;  /* Pointers to phrase objects */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -598,37 +598,37 @@
 
   return SQLITE_OK;
 }
 
 /*
-** Advance iterator pIter until it points to a value equal to or smaller
-** than the initial value of *piMin. If this means the iterator points
-** to a value smaller than *piMin, update *piMin to the new smallest value.
+** Advance iterator pIter until it points to a value equal to or laster
+** than the initial value of *piLast. If this means the iterator points
+** to a value laster than *piLast, update *piLast to the new lastest value.
 **
 ** If the iterator reaches EOF, set *pbEof to true before returning. If
 ** an error occurs, set *pRc to an error code. If either *pbEof or *pRc
 ** are set, return a non-zero value. Otherwise, return zero.
 */
 static int fts5ExprAdvanceto(
   Fts5IndexIter *pIter,           /* Iterator to advance */
-  int bAsc,                       /* True if iterator is "rowid ASC" */
+  int bDesc,                      /* True if iterator is "rowid DESC" */
   i64 *piLast,                    /* IN/OUT: Lastest rowid seen so far */
   int *pRc,                       /* OUT: Error code */
   int *pbEof                      /* OUT: Set to true if EOF */
 ){
   i64 iLast = *piLast;
   i64 iRowid;
 
   iRowid = sqlite3Fts5IterRowid(pIter);
-  if( (bAsc==0 && iRowid>iLast) || (bAsc && iRowid<iLast) ){
+  if( (bDesc==0 && iLast>iRowid) || (bDesc && iLast<iRowid) ){
     sqlite3Fts5IterNextFrom(pIter, iLast);
     if( sqlite3Fts5IterEof(pIter) ){
       *pbEof = 1;
       return 1;
     }
     iRowid = sqlite3Fts5IterRowid(pIter);
-    assert( (bAsc==0 && iRowid<=iLast) || (bAsc==1 && iRowid>=iLast) );
+    assert( (bDesc==0 && iRowid>=iLast) || (bDesc==1 && iRowid<=iLast) );
   }
   *piLast = iRowid;
 
   return 0;
 }
@@ -654,16 +654,17 @@
   int rc = SQLITE_OK;
   int i, j;                       /* Phrase and token index, respectively */
   i64 iLast;                      /* Lastest rowid any iterator points to */
   int bMatch;                     /* True if all terms are at the same rowid */
 
-  /* Set iLast, the lastest rowid any iterator points to. If the iterator
-  ** skips through rowids in the default descending order, this means the
-  ** minimum rowid. Or, if the iterator is "ORDER BY rowid ASC", then it
-  ** means the maximum rowid.  */
+  /* Initialize iLast, the "lastest" rowid any iterator points to. If the
+  ** iterator skips through rowids in the default ascending order, this means
+  ** the maximum rowid. Or, if the iterator is "ORDER BY rowid DESC", then it
+  ** means the minimum rowid.  */
   iLast = sqlite3Fts5IterRowid(pNear->apPhrase[0]->aTerm[0].pIter);
-  if( bFromValid && (iFrom>iLast)==(pExpr->bAsc!=0) ){
+  if( bFromValid && (iFrom>iLast)==(pExpr->bDesc==0) ){
+    assert( pExpr->bDesc || iFrom>=iLast );
     iLast = iFrom;
   }
 
   do {
     bMatch = 1;
@@ -671,11 +672,11 @@
       Fts5ExprPhrase *pPhrase = pNear->apPhrase[i];
       for(j=0; j<pPhrase->nTerm; j++){
         Fts5IndexIter *pIter = pPhrase->aTerm[j].pIter;
         i64 iRowid = sqlite3Fts5IterRowid(pIter);
         if( iRowid!=iLast ) bMatch = 0;
-        if( fts5ExprAdvanceto(pIter, pExpr->bAsc, &iLast, &rc, &pNode->bEof) ){
+        if( fts5ExprAdvanceto(pIter, pExpr->bDesc, &iLast, &rc, &pNode->bEof) ){
           return rc;
         }
       }
     }
   }while( bMatch==0 );
@@ -772,11 +773,11 @@
     for(j=0; j<pPhrase->nTerm; j++){
       pTerm = &pPhrase->aTerm[j];
       rc = sqlite3Fts5IndexQuery(
           pExpr->pIndex, pTerm->zTerm, strlen(pTerm->zTerm),
           (pTerm->bPrefix ? FTS5INDEX_QUERY_PREFIX : 0) |
-          (pExpr->bAsc ? FTS5INDEX_QUERY_ASC : 0),
+          (pExpr->bDesc ? FTS5INDEX_QUERY_DESC : 0),
           &pTerm->pIter
       );
       assert( rc==SQLITE_OK || pTerm->pIter==0 );
       if( pTerm->pIter==0 || sqlite3Fts5IterEof(pTerm->pIter) ){
         pNode->bEof = 1;
@@ -808,11 +809,11 @@
   Fts5ExprNode *p1, 
   Fts5ExprNode *p2
 ){
   if( p2->bEof ) return -1;
   if( p1->bEof ) return +1;
-  if( pExpr->bAsc ){
+  if( pExpr->bDesc==0 ){
     if( p1->iRowid<p2->iRowid ) return -1;
     return (p1->iRowid > p2->iRowid);
   }else{
     if( p1->iRowid>p2->iRowid ) return -1;
     return (p1->iRowid < p2->iRowid);
@@ -909,22 +910,21 @@
 
       case FTS5_AND: {
         Fts5ExprNode *p1 = pNode->pLeft;
         Fts5ExprNode *p2 = pNode->pRight;
 
-
         while( p1->bEof==0 && p2->bEof==0 && p2->iRowid!=p1->iRowid ){
           Fts5ExprNode *pAdv;
-          assert( pExpr->bAsc==0 || pExpr->bAsc==1 );
-          if( pExpr->bAsc==(p1->iRowid < p2->iRowid) ){
+          assert( pExpr->bDesc==0 || pExpr->bDesc==1 );
+          if( pExpr->bDesc==(p1->iRowid > p2->iRowid) ){
             pAdv = p1;
-            if( bFromValid==0 || pExpr->bAsc==(p2->iRowid > iFrom) ){
+            if( bFromValid==0 || pExpr->bDesc==(p2->iRowid < iFrom) ){
               iFrom = p2->iRowid;
             }
           }else{
             pAdv = p2;
-            if( bFromValid==0 || pExpr->bAsc==(p1->iRowid > iFrom) ){
+            if( bFromValid==0 || pExpr->bDesc==(p1->iRowid < iFrom) ){
               iFrom = p1->iRowid;
             }
           }
           rc = fts5ExprNodeNext(pExpr, pAdv, 1, iFrom);
           if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ) break;
@@ -1001,22 +1001,22 @@
 
 
 
 /*
 ** Begin iterating through the set of documents in index pIdx matched by
-** the MATCH expression passed as the first argument. If the "bAsc" parameter
-** is passed a non-zero value, iteration is in ascending rowid order. Or,
-** if it is zero, in descending order.
+** the MATCH expression passed as the first argument. If the "bDesc" parameter
+** is passed a non-zero value, iteration is in descending rowid order. Or,
+** if it is zero, in ascending order.
 **
 ** Return SQLITE_OK if successful, or an SQLite error code otherwise. It
 ** is not considered an error if the query does not match any documents.
 */
-int sqlite3Fts5ExprFirst(Fts5Expr *p, Fts5Index *pIdx, int bAsc){
+int sqlite3Fts5ExprFirst(Fts5Expr *p, Fts5Index *pIdx, int bDesc){
   int rc = SQLITE_OK;
   if( p->pRoot ){
     p->pIndex = pIdx;
-    p->bAsc = bAsc;
+    p->bDesc = bDesc;
     rc = fts5ExprNodeFirst(p, p->pRoot);
   }
   return rc;
 }
 

Index: ext/fts5/fts5_hash.c
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/fts5_hash.c
+++ ext/fts5/fts5_hash.c
@@ -53,19 +53,29 @@
 */
 struct Fts5HashEntry {
   Fts5HashEntry *pNext;           /* Next hash entry with same hash-key */
   
   int nAlloc;                     /* Total size of allocation */
-  int iRowidOff;                  /* Offset of last rowid written */
+  int iSzPoslist;                 /* Offset of space for 4-byte poslist size */
   int nData;                      /* Total bytes of data (incl. structure) */
 
   int iCol;                       /* Column of last value written */
   int iPos;                       /* Position of last value written */
   i64 iRowid;                     /* Rowid of last value written */
   char zKey[0];                   /* Nul-terminated entry key */
 };
 
+/*
+** Format value iVal as a 4-byte varint and write it to buffer a[]. 4 bytes
+** are used even if the value could fit in a smaller amount of space. 
+*/
+static void fts5Put4ByteVarint(u8 *a, int iVal){
+  a[0] = (0x80 | (u8)(iVal >> 21));
+  a[1] = (0x80 | (u8)(iVal >> 14));
+  a[2] = (0x80 | (u8)(iVal >>  7));
+  a[3] = (0x7F & (u8)(iVal));
+}
 
 /*
 ** Allocate a new hash table.
 */
 int sqlite3Fts5HashNew(Fts5Hash **ppNew, int *pnByte){
@@ -159,29 +169,10 @@
   pHash->nSlot = nNew;
   pHash->aSlot = apNew;
   return SQLITE_OK;
 }
 
-/*
-** Store the 32-bit integer passed as the second argument in buffer p.
-*/
-static int fts5PutNativeInt(u8 *p, int i){
-  assert( sizeof(i)==4 );
-  memcpy(p, &i, sizeof(i));
-  return sizeof(i);
-}
-
-/*
-** Read and return the 32-bit integer stored in buffer p.
-*/
-static int fts5GetNativeU32(u8 *p){
-  int i;
-  assert( sizeof(i)==4 );
-  memcpy(&i, p, sizeof(i));
-  return i;
-}
-
 int sqlite3Fts5HashWrite(
   Fts5Hash *pHash,
   i64 iRowid,                     /* Rowid for this entry */
   int iCol,                       /* Column token appears in (-ve -> delete) */
   int iPos,                       /* Position of token within column */
@@ -190,11 +181,11 @@
   unsigned int iHash = fts5HashKey(pHash->nSlot, pToken, nToken);
   Fts5HashEntry *p;
   u8 *pPtr;
   int nIncr = 0;                  /* Amount to increment (*pHash->pnByte) by */
 
-  /* Attempt to locate an existing hash object */
+  /* Attempt to locate an existing hash entry */
   for(p=pHash->aSlot[iHash]; p; p=p->pNext){
     if( memcmp(p->zKey, pToken, nToken)==0 && p->zKey[nToken]==0 ) break;
   }
 
   /* If an existing hash entry cannot be found, create a new one. */
@@ -212,30 +203,31 @@
     if( !p ) return SQLITE_NOMEM;
     memset(p, 0, sizeof(Fts5HashEntry));
     p->nAlloc = nByte;
     memcpy(p->zKey, pToken, nToken);
     p->zKey[nToken] = '\0';
-    p->iRowidOff = p->nData = nToken + 1 + sizeof(Fts5HashEntry);
+    p->nData = nToken + 1 + sizeof(Fts5HashEntry);
     p->nData += sqlite3PutVarint(&((u8*)p)[p->nData], iRowid);
+    p->iSzPoslist = p->nData;
+    p->nData += 4;
     p->iRowid = iRowid;
     p->pNext = pHash->aSlot[iHash];
     pHash->aSlot[iHash] = p;
     pHash->nEntry++;
-
     nIncr += p->nData;
   }
 
   /* Check there is enough space to append a new entry. Worst case scenario
   ** is:
   **
-  **     + 4 bytes for the previous entry size field,
   **     + 9 bytes for a new rowid,
+  **     + 4 bytes reserved for the "poslist size" varint.
   **     + 1 byte for a "new column" byte,
   **     + 3 bytes for a new column number (16-bit max) as a varint,
   **     + 5 bytes for the new position offset (32-bit max).
   */
-  if( (p->nAlloc - p->nData) < (4 + 9 + 1 + 3 + 5) ){
+  if( (p->nAlloc - p->nData) < (9 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 5) ){
     int nNew = p->nAlloc * 2;
     Fts5HashEntry *pNew;
     Fts5HashEntry **pp;
     pNew = (Fts5HashEntry*)sqlite3_realloc(p, nNew);
     if( pNew==0 ) return SQLITE_NOMEM;
@@ -248,13 +240,15 @@
   nIncr -= p->nData;
 
   /* If this is a new rowid, append the 4-byte size field for the previous
   ** entry, and the new rowid for this entry.  */
   if( iRowid!=p->iRowid ){
-    p->nData += fts5PutNativeInt(&pPtr[p->nData], p->nData - p->iRowidOff);
-    p->iRowidOff = p->nData;
-    p->nData += sqlite3PutVarint(&pPtr[p->nData], iRowid);
+    assert( p->iSzPoslist>0 );
+    fts5Put4ByteVarint(&pPtr[p->iSzPoslist], p->nData - p->iSzPoslist - 4);
+    p->nData += sqlite3PutVarint(&pPtr[p->nData], iRowid - p->iRowid);
+    p->iSzPoslist = p->nData;
+    p->nData += 4;
     p->iCol = 0;
     p->iPos = 0;
     p->iRowid = iRowid;
   }
 
@@ -377,37 +371,38 @@
   rc = fts5HashEntrySort(pHash, &pList);
   if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
     while( pList ){
       Fts5HashEntry *pNext = pList->pNext;
       if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
+        const int nSz = pList->nData - pList->iSzPoslist - 4;
+        const int nKey = strlen(pList->zKey);
+        i64 iRowid = 0;
         u8 *pPtr = (u8*)pList;
-        int nKey = strlen(pList->zKey);
-        int iOff = pList->iRowidOff;
-        int iEnd = sizeof(Fts5HashEntry) + nKey + 1;
-        int nByte = pList->nData - pList->iRowidOff;
+        int iOff = sizeof(Fts5HashEntry) + nKey + 1;
 
+        /* Fill in the final poslist size field */
+        fts5Put4ByteVarint(&pPtr[pList->iSzPoslist], nSz);
+        
+        /* Issue the new-term callback */
         rc = xTerm(pCtx, pList->zKey, nKey);
-        while( rc==SQLITE_OK && iOff ){
-          int nVarint;
-          i64 iRowid;
-          nVarint = getVarint(&pPtr[iOff], (u64*)&iRowid);
-          rc = xEntry(pCtx, iRowid, &pPtr[iOff+nVarint], nByte-nVarint);
-          if( iOff==iEnd ){
-            iOff = 0;
-          }else{
-            nByte = fts5GetNativeU32(&pPtr[iOff-sizeof(int)]);
-            iOff = iOff - sizeof(int) - nByte;
-          }
-        }
-        if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
-          rc = xTermDone(pCtx);
-        }
+
+        /* Issue the xEntry callbacks */
+        while( rc==SQLITE_OK && iOff<pList->nData ){
+          i64 iDelta;             /* Rowid delta value */
+          int nPoslist;           /* Size of position list in bytes */
+          iOff += getVarint(&pPtr[iOff], (u64*)&iDelta);
+          iRowid += iDelta;
+          iOff += fts5GetVarint32(&pPtr[iOff], nPoslist);
+          rc = xEntry(pCtx, iRowid, &pPtr[iOff], nPoslist);
+          iOff += nPoslist;
+        }
+
+        /* Issue the term-done callback */
+        if( rc==SQLITE_OK ) rc = xTermDone(pCtx);
       }
       sqlite3_free(pList);
       pList = pNext;
     }
   }
   return rc;
 }
-
-
 

Index: ext/fts5/fts5_index.c
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/fts5_index.c
+++ ext/fts5/fts5_index.c
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@
 */
 
 #define FTS5_OPT_WORK_UNIT  1000  /* Number of leaf pages per optimize step */
 #define FTS5_WORK_UNIT      64    /* Number of leaf pages in unit of work */
 
-#define FTS5_MIN_DLIDX_SIZE  4    /* Add dlidx if this many empty pages */
+#define FTS5_MIN_DLIDX_SIZE 4000  /* Add dlidx if this many empty pages */
 
 /*
 ** Details:
 **
 ** The %_data table managed by this module,
@@ -268,11 +268,10 @@
 #define FTS5_DATA_ZERO_PADDING 8
 
 typedef struct Fts5BtreeIter Fts5BtreeIter;
 typedef struct Fts5BtreeIterLevel Fts5BtreeIterLevel;
 typedef struct Fts5ChunkIter Fts5ChunkIter;
-typedef struct Fts5Data Fts5Data;
 typedef struct Fts5DlidxIter Fts5DlidxIter;
 typedef struct Fts5MultiSegIter Fts5MultiSegIter;
 typedef struct Fts5NodeIter Fts5NodeIter;
 typedef struct Fts5PageWriter Fts5PageWriter;
 typedef struct Fts5PosIter Fts5PosIter;
@@ -309,11 +308,11 @@
   sqlite3_stmt *pDeleter;         /* "DELETE FROM %_data ... id>=? AND id<=?" */
   int nRead;                      /* Total number of blocks read */
 };
 
 struct Fts5DoclistIter {
-  int bAsc;
+  int bDesc;                      /* True for DESC order, false for ASC */
   u8 *a;
   int n;
   int i;
 
   /* Output variables. aPoslist==0 at EOF */
@@ -331,19 +330,10 @@
   Fts5MultiSegIter *pMulti;
   Fts5DoclistIter *pDoclist;
   Fts5Buffer poslist;             /* Buffer containing current poslist */
 };
 
-/*
-** A single record read from the %_data table.
-*/
-struct Fts5Data {
-  u8 *p;                          /* Pointer to buffer containing record */
-  int n;                          /* Size of record in bytes */
-  int nRef;                       /* Ref count */
-};
-
 /*
 ** The contents of the "structure" record for each index are represented
 ** using an Fts5Structure record in memory. Which uses instances of the 
 ** other Fts5StructureXXX types as components.
 */
@@ -1480,10 +1470,15 @@
   if( pIter ){
     fts5DataRelease(pIter->pData);
     sqlite3_free(pIter);
   }
 }
+
+static void fts5LeafHeader(Fts5Data *pLeaf, int *piRowid, int *piTerm){
+  *piRowid = (int)fts5GetU16(&pLeaf->p[0]);
+  *piTerm = (int)fts5GetU16(&pLeaf->p[2]);
+}
 
 /*
 ** Load the next leaf page into the segment iterator.
 */
 static void fts5SegIterNextPage(
@@ -1501,12 +1496,19 @@
     pIter->pLeaf = 0;
   }
 }
 
 /*
-** Leave pIter->iLeafOffset as the offset to the size field of the first
-** position list. The position list belonging to document pIter->iRowid.
+** Fts5SegIter.iLeafOffset currently points to the first byte of the 
+** "nSuffix" field of a term. Function parameter nKeep contains the value
+** of the "nPrefix" field (if there was one - it is passed 0 if this is
+** the first term in the segment).
+**
+** This function populates (Fts5SegIter.term) and (Fts5SegIter.iRowid)
+** accordingly and leaves (Fts5SegIter.iLeafOffset) set to the offset to 
+** the size field of the first position list. The position list belonging 
+** to document (Fts5SegIter.iRowid).
 */
 static void fts5SegIterLoadTerm(Fts5Index *p, Fts5SegIter *pIter, int nKeep){
   u8 *a = pIter->pLeaf->p;        /* Buffer to read data from */
   int iOff = pIter->iLeafOffset;  /* Offset to read at */
   int nNew;                       /* Bytes of new data */
@@ -1567,15 +1569,10 @@
     pIter->iLeafOffset = fts5GetU16(&a[2]);
     fts5SegIterLoadTerm(p, pIter, 0);
   }
 }
 
-static void fts5LeafHeader(Fts5Data *pLeaf, int *piRowid, int *piTerm){
-  *piRowid = (int)fts5GetU16(&pLeaf->p[0]);
-  *piTerm = (int)fts5GetU16(&pLeaf->p[2]);
-}
-
 /*
 ** This function is only ever called on iterators created by calls to
 ** Fts5IndexQuery() with the FTS5INDEX_QUERY_ASC flag set.
 **
 ** When this function is called, iterator pIter points to the first rowid
@@ -1596,11 +1593,11 @@
     i += fts5GetVarint32(&a[i], nPos);
     i += nPos;
     if( i>=n ) break;
     i += getVarint(&a[i], (u64*)&iDelta);
     if( iDelta==0 ) break;
-    pIter->iRowid -= iDelta;
+    pIter->iRowid += iDelta;
 
     if( iRowidOffset>=pIter->nRowidOffset ){
       int nNew = pIter->nRowidOffset + 8;
       int *aNew = (int*)sqlite3_realloc(pIter->aRowidOffset, nNew*sizeof(int));
       if( aNew==0 ){
@@ -1676,11 +1673,11 @@
   if( p->rc==SQLITE_OK && pLeaf ){
     if( pIter->iLeafOffset<pLeaf->n ){
       bRet = (pLeaf->p[pIter->iLeafOffset]==0x00);
     }else{
       Fts5Data *pNew = fts5DataRead(p, FTS5_SEGMENT_ROWID(
-            pIter->iIdx, pIter->pSeg->iSegid, 0, pIter->iLeafPgno
+            pIter->iIdx, pIter->pSeg->iSegid, 0, pIter->iLeafPgno+1
       ));
       if( pNew ){
         bRet = (pNew->p[4]==0x00);
         fts5DataRelease(pNew);
       }
@@ -1711,11 +1708,11 @@
 
         pIter->iLeafOffset = iOff = pIter->aRowidOffset[pIter->iRowidOffset];
         iOff += fts5GetVarint32(&a[iOff], nPos);
         iOff += nPos;
         getVarint(&a[iOff], (u64*)&iDelta);
-        pIter->iRowid += iDelta;
+        pIter->iRowid -= iDelta;
       }else{
         fts5SegIterReverseNewPage(p, pIter);
       }
     }else{
       Fts5Data *pLeaf = pIter->pLeaf;
@@ -1746,11 +1743,11 @@
             pIter->iLeafOffset = 4;
           }else if( iOff!=fts5GetU16(&a[2]) ){
             pIter->iLeafOffset += fts5GetVarint32(&a[iOff], nKeep);
           }
         }else{
-          pIter->iRowid -= iDelta;
+          pIter->iRowid += iDelta;
         }
       }else{
         iOff = 0;
         /* Next entry is not on the current page */
         while( iOff==0 ){
@@ -1920,11 +1917,11 @@
   int iPg = 1;
   int h;
   int bGe = ((flags & FTS5INDEX_QUERY_PREFIX) && iIdx==0);
   int bDlidx = 0;                 /* True if there is a doclist-index */
 
-  assert( bGe==0 || (flags & FTS5INDEX_QUERY_ASC)==0 );
+  assert( bGe==0 || (flags & FTS5INDEX_QUERY_DESC)==0 );
   assert( pTerm && nTerm );
   memset(pIter, 0, sizeof(*pIter));
   pIter->pSeg = pSeg;
   pIter->iIdx = iIdx;
 
@@ -1978,17 +1975,17 @@
   }
 
   if( p->rc==SQLITE_OK && bGe==0 ){
     pIter->flags |= FTS5_SEGITER_ONETERM;
     if( pIter->pLeaf ){
-      if( flags & FTS5INDEX_QUERY_ASC ){
+      if( flags & FTS5INDEX_QUERY_DESC ){
         pIter->flags |= FTS5_SEGITER_REVERSE;
       }
       if( bDlidx ){
         fts5SegIterLoadDlidx(p, iIdx, pIter);
       }
-      if( flags & FTS5INDEX_QUERY_ASC ){
+      if( flags & FTS5INDEX_QUERY_DESC ){
         fts5SegIterReverse(p, iIdx, pIter);
       }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -2040,11 +2037,11 @@
     int res = fts5BufferCompare(&p1->term, &p2->term);
     if( res==0 ){
       assert( i2>i1 );
       assert( i2!=0 );
       if( p1->iRowid==p2->iRowid ) return i2;
-      res = ((p1->iRowid < p2->iRowid)==pIter->bRev) ? -1 : +1;
+      res = ((p1->iRowid > p2->iRowid)==pIter->bRev) ? -1 : +1;
     }
     assert( res!=0 );
     if( res<0 ){
       iRes = i1;
     }else{
@@ -2054,39 +2051,10 @@
 
   pIter->aFirst[iOut] = iRes;
   return 0;
 }
 
-/*
-** Free the iterator object passed as the second argument.
-*/
-static void fts5MultiIterFree(Fts5Index *p, Fts5MultiSegIter *pIter){
-  if( pIter ){
-    int i;
-    for(i=0; i<pIter->nSeg; i++){
-      fts5SegIterClear(&pIter->aSeg[i]);
-    }
-    sqlite3_free(pIter);
-  }
-}
-
-static void fts5MultiIterAdvanced(
-  Fts5Index *p,                   /* FTS5 backend to iterate within */
-  Fts5MultiSegIter *pIter,        /* Iterator to update aFirst[] array for */
-  int iChanged,                   /* Index of sub-iterator just advanced */
-  int iMinset                     /* Minimum entry in aFirst[] to set */
-){
-  int i;
-  for(i=(pIter->nSeg+iChanged)/2; i>=iMinset && p->rc==SQLITE_OK; i=i/2){
-    int iEq;
-    if( (iEq = fts5MultiIterDoCompare(pIter, i)) ){
-      fts5SegIterNext(p, &pIter->aSeg[iEq]);
-      i = pIter->nSeg + iEq;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 /*
 ** Move the seg-iter so that it points to the first rowid on page iLeafPgno.
 ** It is an error if leaf iLeafPgno contains no rowid.
 */
 static void fts5SegIterGotoPage(
@@ -2168,10 +2136,40 @@
     if( bRev!=0 && pIter->iRowid>=iMatch ) break;
     bMove = 1;
   }
 }
 
+
+/*
+** Free the iterator object passed as the second argument.
+*/
+static void fts5MultiIterFree(Fts5Index *p, Fts5MultiSegIter *pIter){
+  if( pIter ){
+    int i;
+    for(i=0; i<pIter->nSeg; i++){
+      fts5SegIterClear(&pIter->aSeg[i]);
+    }
+    sqlite3_free(pIter);
+  }
+}
+
+static void fts5MultiIterAdvanced(
+  Fts5Index *p,                   /* FTS5 backend to iterate within */
+  Fts5MultiSegIter *pIter,        /* Iterator to update aFirst[] array for */
+  int iChanged,                   /* Index of sub-iterator just advanced */
+  int iMinset                     /* Minimum entry in aFirst[] to set */
+){
+  int i;
+  for(i=(pIter->nSeg+iChanged)/2; i>=iMinset && p->rc==SQLITE_OK; i=i/2){
+    int iEq;
+    if( (iEq = fts5MultiIterDoCompare(pIter, i)) ){
+      fts5SegIterNext(p, &pIter->aSeg[iEq]);
+      i = pIter->nSeg + iEq;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /*
 ** Move the iterator to the next entry. 
 **
 ** If an error occurs, an error code is left in Fts5Index.rc. It is not 
 ** considered an error if the iterator reaches EOF, or if it is already at 
@@ -2246,11 +2244,11 @@
   );
   if( pNew==0 ) return;
   pNew->nSeg = nSlot;
   pNew->aSeg = (Fts5SegIter*)&pNew[1];
   pNew->aFirst = (u16*)&pNew->aSeg[nSlot];
-  pNew->bRev = (0!=(flags & FTS5INDEX_QUERY_ASC));
+  pNew->bRev = (0!=(flags & FTS5INDEX_QUERY_DESC));
   pNew->bSkipEmpty = bSkipEmpty;
 
   /* Initialize each of the component segment iterators. */
   if( iLevel<0 ){
     Fts5StructureLevel *pEnd = &pStruct->aLevel[pStruct->nLevel];
@@ -2326,12 +2324,12 @@
   while( 1 ){
     i64 iRowid;
     fts5MultiIterNext(p, pIter, 1, iMatch);
     if( fts5MultiIterEof(p, pIter) ) break;
     iRowid = fts5MultiIterRowid(pIter);
-    if( pIter->bRev==0 && iRowid<=iMatch ) break;
-    if( pIter->bRev!=0 && iRowid>=iMatch ) break;
+    if( pIter->bRev==0 && iRowid>=iMatch ) break;
+    if( pIter->bRev!=0 && iRowid<=iMatch ) break;
   }
 }
 
 /*
 ** Return a pointer to a buffer containing the term associated with the 
@@ -2792,12 +2790,12 @@
 
     /* Write the docid. */
     if( pWriter->bFirstRowidInDoclist || pWriter->bFirstRowidInPage ){
       fts5BufferAppendVarint(&p->rc, &pPage->buf, iRowid);
     }else{
-      assert( p->rc || iRowid<pWriter->iPrevRowid );
-      fts5BufferAppendVarint(&p->rc, &pPage->buf, pWriter->iPrevRowid - iRowid);
+      assert( p->rc || iRowid>pWriter->iPrevRowid );
+      fts5BufferAppendVarint(&p->rc, &pPage->buf, iRowid - pWriter->iPrevRowid);
     }
     pWriter->iPrevRowid = iRowid;
     pWriter->bFirstRowidInDoclist = 0;
     pWriter->bFirstRowidInPage = 0;
 
@@ -3709,14 +3707,14 @@
 static void fts5DoclistIterNext(Fts5DoclistIter *pIter){
   if( pIter->i<pIter->n ){
     if( pIter->i ){
       i64 iDelta;
       pIter->i += getVarint(&pIter->a[pIter->i], (u64*)&iDelta);
-      if( pIter->bAsc ){
-        pIter->iRowid += iDelta;
-      }else{
+      if( pIter->bDesc ){
         pIter->iRowid -= iDelta;
+      }else{
+        pIter->iRowid += iDelta;
       }
     }else{
       pIter->i += getVarint(&pIter->a[pIter->i], (u64*)&pIter->iRowid);
     }
     pIter->i += fts5GetVarint32(&pIter->a[pIter->i], pIter->nPoslist);
@@ -3727,33 +3725,33 @@
   }
 }
 
 static void fts5DoclistIterInit(
   Fts5Buffer *pBuf, 
-  int bAsc, 
+  int bDesc, 
   Fts5DoclistIter *pIter
 ){
   memset(pIter, 0, sizeof(*pIter));
   pIter->a = pBuf->p;
   pIter->n = pBuf->n;
-  pIter->bAsc = bAsc;
+  pIter->bDesc = bDesc;
   fts5DoclistIterNext(pIter);
 }
 
 /*
 ** Append a doclist to buffer pBuf.
 */
 static void fts5MergeAppendDocid(
   int *pRc,                       /* IN/OUT: Error code */
-  int bAsc,
+  int bDesc,
   Fts5Buffer *pBuf,               /* Buffer to write to */
   i64 *piLastRowid,               /* IN/OUT: Previous rowid written (if any) */
   i64 iRowid                      /* Rowid to append */
 ){
   if( pBuf->n==0 ){
     fts5BufferAppendVarint(pRc, pBuf, iRowid);
-  }else if( bAsc==0 ){
+  }else if( bDesc ){
     fts5BufferAppendVarint(pRc, pBuf, *piLastRowid - iRowid);
   }else{
     fts5BufferAppendVarint(pRc, pBuf, iRowid - *piLastRowid);
   }
   *piLastRowid = iRowid;
@@ -3767,11 +3765,11 @@
 ** If an error occurs, an error code is left in p->rc. If an error has
 ** already occurred, this function is a no-op.
 */
 static void fts5MergePrefixLists(
   Fts5Index *p,                   /* FTS5 backend object */
-  int bAsc,
+  int bDesc,
   Fts5Buffer *p1,                 /* First list to merge */
   Fts5Buffer *p2                  /* Second list to merge */
 ){
   if( p2->n ){
     i64 iLastRowid = 0;
@@ -3780,25 +3778,25 @@
     Fts5Buffer out;
     Fts5Buffer tmp;
     memset(&out, 0, sizeof(out));
     memset(&tmp, 0, sizeof(tmp));
 
-    fts5DoclistIterInit(p1, bAsc, &i1);
-    fts5DoclistIterInit(p2, bAsc, &i2);
+    fts5DoclistIterInit(p1, bDesc, &i1);
+    fts5DoclistIterInit(p2, bDesc, &i2);
     while( i1.aPoslist!=0 || i2.aPoslist!=0 ){
       if( i2.aPoslist==0 || (i1.aPoslist && 
-           ( (!bAsc && i1.iRowid>i2.iRowid) || (bAsc && i1.iRowid<i2.iRowid) )
+           ( (bDesc && i1.iRowid>i2.iRowid) || (!bDesc && i1.iRowid<i2.iRowid) )
       )){
         /* Copy entry from i1 */
-        fts5MergeAppendDocid(&p->rc, bAsc, &out, &iLastRowid, i1.iRowid);
+        fts5MergeAppendDocid(&p->rc, bDesc, &out, &iLastRowid, i1.iRowid);
         fts5BufferAppendVarint(&p->rc, &out, i1.nPoslist);
         fts5BufferAppendBlob(&p->rc, &out, i1.nPoslist, i1.aPoslist);
         fts5DoclistIterNext(&i1);
       }
       else if( i1.aPoslist==0 || i2.iRowid!=i1.iRowid ){
         /* Copy entry from i2 */
-        fts5MergeAppendDocid(&p->rc, bAsc, &out, &iLastRowid, i2.iRowid);
+        fts5MergeAppendDocid(&p->rc, bDesc, &out, &iLastRowid, i2.iRowid);
         fts5BufferAppendVarint(&p->rc, &out, i2.nPoslist);
         fts5BufferAppendBlob(&p->rc, &out, i2.nPoslist, i2.aPoslist);
         fts5DoclistIterNext(&i2);
       }
       else{
@@ -3807,11 +3805,11 @@
         Fts5PoslistWriter writer;
 
         memset(&writer, 0, sizeof(writer));
 
         /* Merge the two position lists. */ 
-        fts5MergeAppendDocid(&p->rc, bAsc, &out, &iLastRowid, i2.iRowid);
+        fts5MergeAppendDocid(&p->rc, bDesc, &out, &iLastRowid, i2.iRowid);
         fts5BufferZero(&tmp);
         sqlite3Fts5PoslistReaderInit(-1, i1.aPoslist, i1.nPoslist, &r1);
         sqlite3Fts5PoslistReaderInit(-1, i2.aPoslist, i2.nPoslist, &r2);
         while( p->rc==SQLITE_OK && (r1.bEof==0 || r2.bEof==0) ){
           i64 iNew;
@@ -3845,11 +3843,11 @@
   *p2 = tmp;
 }
 
 static void fts5SetupPrefixIter(
   Fts5Index *p,                   /* Index to read from */
-  int bAsc,                       /* True for "ORDER BY rowid ASC" */
+  int bDesc,                      /* True for "ORDER BY rowid DESC" */
   const u8 *pToken,               /* Buffer containing prefix to match */
   int nToken,                     /* Size of buffer pToken in bytes */
   Fts5IndexIter *pIter            /* Populate this object */
 ){
   Fts5Structure *pStruct;
@@ -3876,47 +3874,47 @@
       const u8 *pTerm = fts5MultiIterTerm(p1, &nTerm);
       assert( memcmp(pToken, pTerm, MIN(nToken, nTerm))<=0 );
       if( nTerm<nToken || memcmp(pToken, pTerm, nToken) ) break;
 
       if( doclist.n>0 
-       && ((!bAsc && iRowid>=iLastRowid) || (bAsc && iRowid<=iLastRowid))
+       && ((!bDesc && iRowid<=iLastRowid) || (bDesc && iRowid>=iLastRowid))
       ){
 
         for(i=0; p->rc==SQLITE_OK && doclist.n; i++){
           assert( i<nBuf );
           if( aBuf[i].n==0 ){
             fts5BufferSwap(&doclist, &aBuf[i]);
             fts5BufferZero(&doclist);
           }else{
-            fts5MergePrefixLists(p, bAsc, &doclist, &aBuf[i]);
+            fts5MergePrefixLists(p, bDesc, &doclist, &aBuf[i]);
             fts5BufferZero(&aBuf[i]);
           }
         }
       }
       if( doclist.n==0 ){
         fts5BufferAppendVarint(&p->rc, &doclist, iRowid);
-      }else if( bAsc==0 ){
+      }else if( bDesc ){
         fts5BufferAppendVarint(&p->rc, &doclist, iLastRowid - iRowid);
       }else{
         fts5BufferAppendVarint(&p->rc, &doclist, iRowid - iLastRowid);
       }
       iLastRowid = iRowid;
       fts5MultiIterPoslist(p, p1, 1, &doclist);
     }
 
     for(i=0; i<nBuf; i++){
-      fts5MergePrefixLists(p, bAsc, &doclist, &aBuf[i]);
+      fts5MergePrefixLists(p, bDesc, &doclist, &aBuf[i]);
       fts5BufferFree(&aBuf[i]);
     }
     fts5MultiIterFree(p, p1);
 
     pDoclist = (Fts5DoclistIter*)fts5IdxMalloc(p, sizeof(Fts5DoclistIter));
     if( !pDoclist ){
       fts5BufferFree(&doclist);
     }else{
       pIter->pDoclist = pDoclist;
-      fts5DoclistIterInit(&doclist, bAsc, pIter->pDoclist);
+      fts5DoclistIterInit(&doclist, bDesc, pIter->pDoclist);
     }
   }
 
   fts5StructureRelease(pStruct);
   sqlite3_free(aBuf);
@@ -4271,12 +4269,12 @@
         fts5MultiIterNew(p, pRet->pStruct, 
             iIdx, 1, flags, (const u8*)pToken, nToken, -1, 0, &pRet->pMulti
         );
       }
     }else{
-      int bAsc = (flags & FTS5INDEX_QUERY_ASC)!=0;
-      fts5SetupPrefixIter(p, bAsc, (const u8*)pToken, nToken, pRet);
+      int bDesc = (flags & FTS5INDEX_QUERY_DESC)!=0;
+      fts5SetupPrefixIter(p, bDesc, (const u8*)pToken, nToken, pRet);
     }
   }
 
   if( p->rc ){
     sqlite3Fts5IterClose(pRet);
@@ -4319,12 +4317,12 @@
 ** descending rowid order.
 */
 static void fts5DoclistIterNextFrom(Fts5DoclistIter *p, i64 iMatch){
   do{
     i64 iRowid = p->iRowid;
-    if( p->bAsc!=0 && iRowid>=iMatch ) break;
-    if( p->bAsc==0 && iRowid<=iMatch ) break;
+    if( p->bDesc==0 && iRowid>=iMatch ) break;
+    if( p->bDesc!=0 && iRowid<=iMatch ) break;
     fts5DoclistIterNext(p);
   }while( p->aPoslist );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -4600,11 +4598,11 @@
     iOff += fts5DecodePoslist(pRc, pBuf, &a[iOff], MIN(n-iOff, nPos));
     if( iOff<n ){
       i64 iDelta;
       iOff += sqlite3GetVarint(&a[iOff], (u64*)&iDelta);
       if( iDelta==0 ) return iOff;
-      iDocid -= iDelta;
+      iDocid += iDelta;
       sqlite3Fts5BufferAppendPrintf(pRc, pBuf, " rowid=%lld", iDocid);
     }
   }
 
   return iOff;
@@ -4689,11 +4687,10 @@
         iOff = iTermOff;
       }else{
         iOff = n;
       }
       fts5DecodePoslist(&rc, &s, &a[4], iOff-4);
-
 
       assert( iRowidOff==0 || iOff==iRowidOff );
       if( iRowidOff ){
         iOff += fts5DecodeDoclist(&rc, &s, &a[iOff], n-iOff);
       }

Index: ext/fts5/test/fts5aa.test
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/test/fts5aa.test
+++ ext/fts5/test/fts5aa.test
@@ -183,11 +183,13 @@
       set rowid [expr int(rand() * 100)]
       execsql { REPLACE INTO t1(rowid,x,y,z) VALUES($rowid, $x, $y, $z) }
     }
     execsql { INSERT INTO t1(t1) VALUES('integrity-check'); }
   } {}
+  if {$i==2} break
 }
+#db eval {SELECT rowid, fts5_decode(rowid, block) aS r FROM t1_data} {puts $r}
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 reset_db
 do_execsql_test 8.0 {
@@ -310,11 +312,11 @@
   INSERT INTO t1(rowid, x) VALUES(1, 'o n e'), (2, 't w o');
 } {}
 
 do_execsql_test 13.2 {
   SELECT rowid FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH 'o';
-} {2 1}
+} {1 2}
 
 do_execsql_test 13.4 {
   DELETE FROM t1 WHERE rowid=2;
 } {}
 

Index: ext/fts5/test/fts5ab.test
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/test/fts5ab.test
+++ ext/fts5/test/fts5ab.test
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@
   INSERT INTO t1 VALUES('one two', 'three four');
   INSERT INTO t1(rowid, a, b) VALUES(45, 'forty', 'five');
 }
 
 do_execsql_test 1.1 {
-  SELECT * FROM t1;
+  SELECT * FROM t1 ORDER BY rowid DESC;
 } { forty five {one two} {three four} hello world }
 
 do_execsql_test 1.2 {
-  SELECT rowid FROM t1;
+  SELECT rowid FROM t1 ORDER BY rowid DESC;
 } {45 2 1}
 
 do_execsql_test 1.3 {
   SELECT rowid FROM t1 ORDER BY rowid ASC;
 } {1 2 45}
@@ -88,11 +88,16 @@
   7  g    {4}
   8  x    {6}
   9  y    {6}
   10 z    {6}
 } {
-  do_execsql_test 2.7.$tn { SELECT rowid FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH $expr } $res
+  do_execsql_test 2.7.$tn.1 { 
+    SELECT rowid FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH $expr ORDER BY rowid DESC
+  } $res
+  do_execsql_test 2.7.$tn.2 { 
+    SELECT rowid FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH $expr ORDER BY rowid ASC
+  } [lsort -integer $res]
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 reset_db
@@ -125,11 +130,11 @@
   5 {abaft + abashing} {8 5}
   6 {abandon + abandoning} {10}
   7 {"abashing abases abasement abaft abashing"} {8}
 } {
   do_execsql_test 3.2.$tn {
-    SELECT rowid FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH $expr
+    SELECT rowid FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH $expr ORDER BY rowid DESC
   } $res
 }
 
 do_execsql_test 3.3 {
   SELECT rowid FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH 'NEAR(aback abate, 2)'
@@ -143,11 +148,11 @@
   5 {abaft + abashing} {5 8}
   6 {abandon + abandoning} {10}
   7 {"abashing abases abasement abaft abashing"} {8}
 } {
   do_execsql_test 3.4.$tn {
-    SELECT rowid FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH $expr ORDER BY rowid ASC
+    SELECT rowid FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH $expr
   } $res
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Documents with more than 2M tokens.
@@ -163,15 +168,15 @@
   do_execsql_test 4.$tn { INSERT INTO s1 VALUES($doc) }
 }
 
 do_execsql_test 4.3 {
   SELECT rowid FROM s1 WHERE s1 MATCH 'x'
-} {2 1}
+} {1 2}
 
 do_execsql_test 4.4 {
   SELECT rowid FROM s1 WHERE s1 MATCH '"a x"'
-} {2 1}
+} {1 2}
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Check that a special case of segment promotion works. The case is where
 # a new segment is written to level L, but the oldest segment within level
 # (L-2) is larger than it.
@@ -231,8 +236,25 @@
 do_test 5.4 {
   execsql { INSERT INTO s2 VALUES(rnddoc(160)) }
   fts5_level_segs s2
 } {2 0}
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+do_execsql_test 6.0 {
+  CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE s3 USING fts5(x);
+  BEGIN;
+    INSERT INTO s3 VALUES('a b c');
+    INSERT INTO s3 VALUES('A B C');
+}
+
+do_execsql_test 6.1 {
+  SELECT rowid FROM s3 WHERE s3 MATCH 'a'
+} {2 1}
+
+do_execsql_test 6.2 {
+  COMMIT;
+  SELECT rowid FROM s3 WHERE s3 MATCH 'a'
+} {2 1}
 
 finish_test
 

Index: ext/fts5/test/fts5ac.test
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/test/fts5ac.test
+++ ext/fts5/test/fts5ac.test
@@ -132,10 +132,11 @@
 
 do_test 1.1 {
   foreach {id x y} $data {
     execsql { INSERT INTO xx(rowid, x, y) VALUES($id, $x, $y) }
   }
+  execsql { INSERT INTO xx(xx) VALUES('integrity-check') }
 } {}
 
 # Usage:
 #
 #   poslist aCol ?-pc VARNAME? ?-near N? ?-col C? -- phrase1 phrase2...
@@ -251,11 +252,11 @@
 #   <rowid> {<phrase 0 matches> <phrase 1 matches>...}
 #
 # where each <phrase X matches> element is a list of phrase matches in the
 # same form as returned by auxiliary scalar function fts5_test().
 #
-proc matchdata {bPos expr {bAsc 0}} {
+proc matchdata {bPos expr {bAsc 1}} {
 
   set tclexpr [db one {SELECT fts5_expr_tcl($expr, 'nearset $cols', 'x', 'y')}]
   set res [list]
 
   #puts $tclexpr
@@ -305,10 +306,12 @@
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Test phrase queries.
 #
 foreach {tn phrase} {
+  8 "c"
+
   1 "o"
   2 "b q"
   3 "e a e"
   4 "m d g q q b k b w f q q p p"
   5 "l o o l v v k"
@@ -398,12 +401,12 @@
 do_execsql_test 6.integrity {
   INSERT INTO xx(xx) VALUES('integrity-check');
 }
 #db eval {SELECT rowid, fts5_decode(rowid, block) aS r FROM xx_data} {puts $r}
 foreach {bAsc sql} {
-  0 {SELECT rowid FROM xx WHERE xx MATCH $expr}
-  1 {SELECT rowid FROM xx WHERE xx MATCH $expr ORDER BY rowid ASC}
+  1 {SELECT rowid FROM xx WHERE xx MATCH $expr}
+  0 {SELECT rowid FROM xx WHERE xx MATCH $expr ORDER BY rowid DESC}
 } {
   foreach {tn expr} {
     0.1 x
     1 { NEAR(r c) }
     2 { NEAR(r c, 5) }

Index: ext/fts5/test/fts5ad.test
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/test/fts5ad.test
+++ ext/fts5/test/fts5ad.test
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
   2 {i*} {3 2}
   3 {t*} {3 1}
   4 {r*} {3 1}
 } {
   do_execsql_test 1.$tn {
-    SELECT rowid FROM yy WHERE yy MATCH $match
+    SELECT rowid FROM yy WHERE yy MATCH $match ORDER BY rowid DESC
   } $res
 }
 
 foreach {tn match res} {
   5 {c*} {1}
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@
   6 {i*} {2 3}
   7 {t*} {1 3}
   8 {r*} {1 3}
 } {
   do_execsql_test 1.$tn {
-    SELECT rowid FROM yy WHERE yy MATCH $match ORDER BY rowid ASC
+    SELECT rowid FROM yy WHERE yy MATCH $match
   } $res
 }
 
 foreach {T create} {
   2 {
@@ -192,12 +192,12 @@
     }
     return $ret
   }
   
   foreach {bAsc sql} {
-    0 {SELECT rowid FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH $prefix}
-    1 {SELECT rowid FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH $prefix ORDER BY rowid ASC}
+    1 {SELECT rowid FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH $prefix}
+    0 {SELECT rowid FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH $prefix ORDER BY rowid DESC}
   } {
     foreach {tn prefix} {
       1  {a*} 2 {ab*} 3 {abc*} 4 {abcd*} 5 {abcde*} 
       6  {f*} 7 {fg*} 8 {fgh*} 9 {fghi*} 10 {fghij*}
       11 {k*} 12 {kl*} 13 {klm*} 14 {klmn*} 15 {klmno*}

Index: ext/fts5/test/fts5ae.test
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/test/fts5ae.test
+++ ext/fts5/test/fts5ae.test
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@
   INSERT INTO t3 
   VALUES('k x j r m a d o i z j', 'r t t t f e b r x i v j v g o');
   SELECT rowid, fts5_test_poslist(t3) 
   FROM t3 WHERE t3 MATCH 'a OR b AND c';
 } {
-  3 0.0.5 
   1 {0.0.6 1.0.9 0.0.10 0.0.12 1.0.15 2.1.2}
+  3 0.0.5 
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 
 do_execsql_test 4.0 {
@@ -188,12 +188,12 @@
 }
 
 do_execsql_test 6.2 {
   SELECT rowid, fts5_test_tokenize(t6) FROM t6 WHERE t6 MATCH 't*'
 } {
-  2 {{horatio than are} {dreamt of in your philosophy}}
   1 {{there are more} {things in heaven and earth}}
+  2 {{horatio than are} {dreamt of in your philosophy}}
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Test the xQueryPhrase() API
 #

Index: ext/fts5/test/fts5ak.test
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/test/fts5ak.test
+++ ext/fts5/test/fts5ak.test
@@ -38,23 +38,23 @@
 }
 
 do_execsql_test 1.2 {
   SELECT highlight(ft1, 0, '[', ']') FROM ft1 WHERE ft1 MATCH 'e';
 } {
-  {g d a [e] h a b c f j}
-  {i c c f a d g h j [e]}
-  {j f c [e] d a h j d b}
+  {[e] j a [e] f h b f h h}
+  {d c j d c j b c g [e]}
   {i a d [e] g j g d a a}
-  {d c j d c j b c g [e]}
-  {[e] j a [e] f h b f h h}
+  {j f c [e] d a h j d b}
+  {i c c f a d g h j [e]}
+  {g d a [e] h a b c f j}
 }
 
 do_execsql_test 1.3 {
   SELECT highlight(ft1, 0, '[', ']') FROM ft1 WHERE ft1 MATCH 'h + d';
 } {
-  {j f [h d] g h i b d f} 
   {[h d] b j c c g a c a}
+  {j f [h d] g h i b d f} 
 }
 
 do_execsql_test 1.4 {
   SELECT highlight(ft1, 0, '[', ']') FROM ft1 WHERE ft1 MATCH 'd + d';
 } {
@@ -62,16 +62,16 @@
 }
 
 do_execsql_test 1.5 {
   SELECT highlight(ft1, 0, '[', ']') FROM ft1 WHERE ft1 MATCH 'e e e'
 } {
-  {g d a [e] h a b c f j}
-  {i c c f a d g h j [e]}
-  {j f c [e] d a h j d b}
+  {[e] j a [e] f h b f h h}
+  {d c j d c j b c g [e]}
   {i a d [e] g j g d a a}
-  {d c j d c j b c g [e]}
-  {[e] j a [e] f h b f h h}
+  {j f c [e] d a h j d b}
+  {i c c f a d g h j [e]}
+  {g d a [e] h a b c f j}
 }
 
 do_execsql_test 1.6 {
   SELECT highlight(ft1, 0, '[', ']') FROM ft1 WHERE ft1 MATCH 'd + d d + d';
 } {
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@
   --   '[a b c] x [c d e]'
   --   '[a b c] [c d e]'
   --   '[a b c d e]'
   SELECT highlight(ft, 0, '[', ']') FROM ft WHERE ft MATCH 'a+b+c AND c+d+e';
 } {
-  {[a b c d e]}
+  {[a b c] x [c d e]}
   {[a b c] [c d e]}
-  {[a b c] x [c d e]}
+  {[a b c d e]}
 }
 
 
 finish_test
 

Index: ext/fts5/test/fts5al.test
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/test/fts5al.test
+++ ext/fts5/test/fts5al.test
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@
 proc rowidtest {cmd} { $cmd xRowid }
 sqlite3_fts5_create_function db rowidtest rowidtest
 
 do_execsql_test 3.3.1 {
   SELECT rowidtest(t1) FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH 'q'
-} {2 1}
+} {1 2}
 
 proc insttest {cmd} {
   set res [list]
   for {set i 0} {$i < [$cmd xInstCount]} {incr i} {
     lappend res [$cmd xInst $i]
@@ -116,19 +116,19 @@
 sqlite3_fts5_create_function db insttest insttest
 
 do_execsql_test 3.4.1 {
   SELECT insttest(t1) FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH 'q'
 } {
-  {{0 0 5}} 
   {{0 0 0}}
+  {{0 0 5}} 
 }
 
 do_execsql_test 3.4.2 {
   SELECT insttest(t1) FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH 'r+e OR w'
 } {
-  {{0 0 2} {1 0 4}} 
   {{1 0 1}}
+  {{0 0 2} {1 0 4}} 
 }
 
 proc coltest {cmd} {
   list [$cmd xColumnSize 0] [$cmd xColumnText 0]
 }
@@ -135,11 +135,12 @@
 sqlite3_fts5_create_function db coltest coltest
 
 do_execsql_test 3.5.1 {
   SELECT coltest(t1) FROM t1 WHERE t1 MATCH 'q'
 } {
-  {6 {y t r e w q}} {6 {q w e r t y}}
+  {6 {q w e r t y}}
+  {6 {y t r e w q}} 
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Tests for remapping the "rank" column.
 #
@@ -186,11 +187,11 @@
 do_execsql_test 4.1.3 {
   SELECT rowid, rank FROM t2 
   WHERE t2 MATCH 'a' AND rank MATCH 'firstinst()'
   ORDER BY rank DESC
 } {
-  5 103  9 102  6 9  10 8  3 6  2 4  7 0  1 0 
+  5 103  9 102  6 9  10 8  3 6  2 4  1 0  7 0  
 }
 
 do_execsql_test 4.1.4 {
   INSERT INTO t2(t2, rank) VALUES('rank', 'firstinst()');
   SELECT rowid, rank FROM t2 WHERE t2 MATCH 'a' ORDER BY rowid ASC
@@ -200,18 +201,18 @@
 }
 
 do_execsql_test 4.1.5 {
   SELECT rowid, rank FROM t2 WHERE t2 MATCH 'a' ORDER BY rank DESC
 } {
-  5 103  9 102  6 9  10 8  3 6  2 4  7 0  1 0 
+  5 103  9 102  6 9  10 8  3 6  2 4  1 0  7 0  
 }
 
 do_execsql_test 4.1.6 {
   INSERT INTO t2(t2, rank) VALUES('rank', 'firstinst (    ) ');
   SELECT rowid, rank FROM t2 WHERE t2 MATCH 'a' ORDER BY rank DESC
 } {
-  5 103  9 102  6 9  10 8  3 6  2 4  7 0  1 0 
+  5 103  9 102  6 9  10 8  3 6  2 4   1 0  7 0  
 }
 
 proc rowidplus {cmd ival} { 
   expr [$cmd xRowid] + $ival
 }
@@ -255,18 +256,18 @@
 do_execsql_test 4.3.2 {
   SELECT * FROM t3
   WHERE t3 MATCH 'a' AND rank MATCH 'rowidmod(4)' 
   ORDER BY rank ASC
 } {
-  {a four} {a five} {a one} {a two} {a three}
+  {a four} {a one} {a five} {a two} {a three}
 }
 do_execsql_test 4.3.3 {
   SELECT *, rank FROM t3
   WHERE t3 MATCH 'a' AND rank MATCH 'rowidmod(3)' 
   ORDER BY rank ASC
 } {
-  {a three} 0 {a four} 1 {a one} 1 {a five} 2 {a two} 2
+  {a three} 0 {a one} 1 {a four} 1 {a two} 2 {a five} 2 
 }
 
 
 finish_test
 

Index: ext/fts5/test/fts5content.test
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/test/fts5content.test
+++ ext/fts5/test/fts5content.test
@@ -24,42 +24,42 @@
   INSERT INTO f1(rowid, a, b) VALUES(3, 'three', 't h r e e');
 }
 
 do_execsql_test 1.2 {
   SELECT rowid FROM f1 WHERE f1 MATCH 'o';
-} {2 1}
+} {1 2}
 
 do_execsql_test 1.3 {
   INSERT INTO f1(a, b) VALUES('four',   'f o u r');
   SELECT rowid FROM f1 WHERE f1 MATCH 'o';
-} {4 2 1}
+} {1 2 4}
 
 do_execsql_test 1.4 {
   SELECT rowid, a, b FROM f1 WHERE f1 MATCH 'o';
-} {4 {} {} 2 {} {} 1 {} {}}
+} {1 {} {} 2 {} {} 4 {} {}}
 
 do_execsql_test 1.5 {
   SELECT rowid, highlight(f1, 0, '[', ']') FROM f1 WHERE f1 MATCH 'o';
-} {4 {} 2 {} 1 {}}
+} {1 {} 2 {} 4 {}}
 
 do_execsql_test 1.6 {
   SELECT rowid, highlight(f1, 0, '[', ']') IS NULL FROM f1 WHERE f1 MATCH 'o';
-} {4 1 2 1 1 1}
+} {1 1 2 1 4 1}
 
 do_execsql_test 1.7 {
   SELECT rowid, snippet(f1, -1, '[', ']', '...', 5) IS NULL 
   FROM f1 WHERE f1 MATCH 'o';
-} {4 1 2 1 1 1}
+} {1 1 2 1 4 1}
 
 do_execsql_test 1.8 {
   SELECT rowid, snippet(f1, 1, '[', ']', '...', 5) IS NULL 
   FROM f1 WHERE f1 MATCH 'o';
-} {4 1 2 1 1 1}
+} {1 1 2 1 4 1}
 
 do_execsql_test 1.9 {
   SELECT rowid FROM f1;
-} {4 3 2 1}
+} {1 2 3 4}
 
 do_execsql_test 1.10 {
   SELECT * FROM f1;
 } {{} {}  {} {}  {} {}  {} {}}
 
@@ -83,15 +83,15 @@
   INSERT INTO f1(f1, rowid, a, b) VALUES('delete', 2, 'two', 't w o');
 } {}
 
 do_execsql_test 1.16 {
   SELECT rowid FROM f1 WHERE f1 MATCH 'o';
-} {4 1}
+} {1 4}
 
 do_execsql_test 1.17 {
   SELECT rowid FROM f1;
-} {4 3 1}
+} {1 3 4}
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # External content tables
 #
 reset_db

Index: ext/fts5/test/fts5corrupt.test
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/test/fts5corrupt.test
+++ ext/fts5/test/fts5corrupt.test
@@ -51,25 +51,24 @@
 
 db_restore_and_reopen
 #db eval {SELECT rowid, fts5_decode(rowid, block) aS r FROM t1_data} {puts $r}
 
 
-
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
 do_execsql_test 2.0 {
   CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE t2 USING fts5(x);
-  INSERT INTO t2(t2, rank) VALUES('pgsz', 32);
-}
-do_test 2.1 {
-  db transaction {
-    for {set i 0} {$i < 20} {incr i} {
-      execsql { INSERT INTO t2 VALUES('xxxxxxxxxx') }
-    }
-    for {set i 0} {$i < 20} {incr i} {
-      execsql { INSERT INTO t2 VALUES('xxxxxxxxxzzzz') }
-    }
+  INSERT INTO t2(t2, rank) VALUES('pgsz', 64);
+}
+db func rnddoc fts5_rnddoc
+do_test 2.1 {
+  for {set i 0} {$i < 500} {incr i} {
+    execsql { INSERT INTO t2 VALUES(rnddoc(50)) }
+    execsql { INSERT INTO t2(t2) VALUES('integrity-check') }
   }
 } {}
-db eval {SELECT rowid, fts5_decode(rowid, block) aS r FROM t2_data} {puts $r}
+
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
 
 finish_test
 

Index: ext/fts5/test/fts5fault1.test
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/test/fts5fault1.test
+++ ext/fts5/test/fts5fault1.test
@@ -88,17 +88,17 @@
 faultsim_save_and_close
 
 foreach {tn expr res} {
   1 { dk  }           7
   2 { m f }           1
-  3 { f*  }           {10 9 8 6 5 4 3 1}
-  4 { m OR f }        {10 9 8 5 4 1}
+  3 { f*  }           {1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10}
+  4 { m OR f }        {1 4 5 8 9 10}
   5 { sn + gh }       {5}
   6 { "sn gh" }       {5}
   7 { NEAR(r a, 5) }  {9}
-  8 { m* f* }         {10 9 8 6 4 1}
-  9 { m* + f* }       {8 1}
+  8 { m* f* }         {1 4 6 8 9 10}
+  9 { m* + f* }       {1 8}
 } {
   do_faultsim_test 4.$tn -prep {
     faultsim_restore_and_reopen
   } -body "
     execsql { SELECT rowid FROM t2 WHERE t2 MATCH '$expr' }
@@ -300,11 +300,11 @@
 db func rnddoc rnddoc
 
 do_test 8.0 {
   execsql { CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE x1 USING fts5(a) }
   set ::res [list]
-  for {set i 100} {$i>0} {incr i -1} {
+  for {set i 1} {$i<100} {incr i 1} {
     execsql { INSERT INTO x1 VALUES( rnddoc(50) ) }
     lappend ::res $i
   }
 } {}
 

Index: ext/fts5/test/fts5rowid.test
==================================================================
--- ext/fts5/test/fts5rowid.test
+++ ext/fts5/test/fts5rowid.test
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@
   execsql COMMIT
 } {}
 
 do_execsql_test 5.1 {
   SELECT rowid FROM x4 WHERE x4 MATCH 'a'
-} {4 3 2 1}
+} {1 2 3 4}
 
 set res [db one {SELECT count(*) FROM x4_data}]
 do_execsql_test 5.2 {
   SELECT count(fts5_decode(rowid, block)) FROM x4_data;
 } $res