diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 30bef2c31f..154cd1a029 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Reorder\sthe\selements\sof\sthe\sMem\sobject\sfor\sa\ssmall\ssize\sreduction\sand\nperformance\simprovement.
-D 2014-09-16T14:16:31.846
+C Reduce\sthe\snumber\sof\sarguments\sto\sRecordCompare\sfunctions\sfrom\s4\sto\s3,\nresulting\sin\sa\ssmall\sperformance\sincrease.
+D 2014-09-16T14:37:35.076
 F Makefile.arm-wince-mingw32ce-gcc d6df77f1f48d690bd73162294bbba7f59507c72f
 F Makefile.in cf57f673d77606ab0f2d9627ca52a9ba1464146a
 F Makefile.linux-gcc 91d710bdc4998cb015f39edf3cb314ec4f4d7e23
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ F src/auth.c d8abcde53426275dab6243b441256fcd8ccbebb2
 F src/backup.c a31809c65623cc41849b94d368917f8bb66e6a7e
 F src/bitvec.c 19a4ba637bd85f8f63fc8c9bae5ade9fb05ec1cb
 F src/btmutex.c 49ca66250c7dfa844a4d4cb8272b87420d27d3a5
-F src/btree.c e4916b441bb036897cc69df275a2df3fea4d53b6
+F src/btree.c 6aa61c0e3d20d1d1acc8fb33d8f0ebd675305d3c
 F src/btree.h a79aa6a71e7f1055f01052b7f821bd1c2dce95c8
 F src/btreeInt.h e0ecb5dba292722039a7540beb3fc448103273cc
 F src/build.c 047d7e1d2d89fa55134fa1d6b669c9c2983c0d11
@@ -289,19 +289,19 @@ F src/utf.c 77abb5e6d27f3d236e50f7c8fff1d00e15262359
 F src/util.c 4006c01772bd8d8ac4306d523bbcee41d3e392d8
 F src/vacuum.c 59f03f92bcff57faa6a8ca256eb29ccddfb0614a
 F src/vdbe.c 9a45dcbcc967fc0cb9248c75ba245d1d47de3e78
-F src/vdbe.h c63fad052c9e7388d551e556e119c0bcf6bebdf8
+F src/vdbe.h 09f5b4e3719fa454f252322b1cdab5cf1f361327
 F src/vdbeInt.h 0de8705e38b5f28808e37cebb9ec6df995ac3304
 F src/vdbeapi.c 4d2aa56efa1b4a010012466bf8e97dbf179081a6
-F src/vdbeaux.c 4d607ce804cc4ee129df5745f7b73ed472f808b6
+F src/vdbeaux.c d06769a7c1f8db9c04fe1457d357203a06684662
 F src/vdbeblob.c 848238dc73e93e48432991bb5651bf87d865eca4
 F src/vdbemem.c 4d1e1398be24f85805196c20a80699be0699a9ca
-F src/vdbesort.c a7a40ceca6325b853040ffcc363dcd49a45f201b
+F src/vdbesort.c 09efa5e5098d1a159cd21f588eb118e4fe87cfde
 F src/vdbetrace.c 16d39c1ef7d1f4a3a7464bea3b7b4bdd7849c415
 F src/vtab.c 019dbfd0406a7447c990e1f7bd1dfcdb8895697f
 F src/wal.c 10e7de7ce90865a68153f001a61f1d985cd17983
 F src/wal.h df01efe09c5cb8c8e391ff1715cca294f89668a4
 F src/walker.c c253b95b4ee44b21c406e2a1052636c31ea27804
-F src/where.c 839b5e1db2507e221ad1c308f148a8519ed750be
+F src/where.c dc276288039fb45ce23c80e4535980f5a152d8ec
 F src/whereInt.h 124d970450955a6982e174b07c320ae6d62a595c
 F test/8_3_names.test ebbb5cd36741350040fd28b432ceadf495be25b2
 F test/aggerror.test a867e273ef9e3d7919f03ef4f0e8c0d2767944f2
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ F tool/vdbe_profile.tcl 67746953071a9f8f2f668b73fe899074e2c6d8c1
 F tool/warnings-clang.sh f6aa929dc20ef1f856af04a730772f59283631d4
 F tool/warnings.sh 0abfd78ceb09b7f7c27c688c8e3fe93268a13b32
 F tool/win/sqlite.vsix deb315d026cc8400325c5863eef847784a219a2f
-P 8fb90da77ce0e662c1ef1ae0d854e5164494b7af
-R 66ed6d98b57d603d2a5f34403ecc91fe
+P 0be3019ed794c10de67dfd645ceea7d45815bc4b
+R 4ac54fa45280398cdbf86b6ba8db7793
 U drh
-Z d53857782fade1fcfcd0d6fed6dee986
+Z fba86109c421937fd36d2c7c73cc5fa1
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index d1ee51fd68..d03654a7d8 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0be3019ed794c10de67dfd645ceea7d45815bc4b
\ No newline at end of file
+8239c35aedd583af79505378bb7dbb78346a3f45
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/btree.c b/src/btree.c
index fe34b4a836..522e945ac2 100644
--- a/src/btree.c
+++ b/src/btree.c
@@ -4746,14 +4746,14 @@ int sqlite3BtreeMovetoUnpacked(
           ** single byte varint and the record fits entirely on the main
           ** b-tree page.  */
           testcase( pCell+nCell+1==pPage->aDataEnd );
-          c = xRecordCompare(nCell, (void*)&pCell[1], pIdxKey, 0);
+          c = xRecordCompare(nCell, (void*)&pCell[1], pIdxKey);
         }else if( !(pCell[1] & 0x80) 
           && (nCell = ((nCell&0x7f)<<7) + pCell[1])<=pPage->maxLocal
         ){
           /* The record-size field is a 2 byte varint and the record 
           ** fits entirely on the main b-tree page.  */
           testcase( pCell+nCell+2==pPage->aDataEnd );
-          c = xRecordCompare(nCell, (void*)&pCell[2], pIdxKey, 0);
+          c = xRecordCompare(nCell, (void*)&pCell[2], pIdxKey);
         }else{
           /* The record flows over onto one or more overflow pages. In
           ** this case the whole cell needs to be parsed, a buffer allocated
@@ -4774,7 +4774,7 @@ int sqlite3BtreeMovetoUnpacked(
             sqlite3_free(pCellKey);
             goto moveto_finish;
           }
-          c = xRecordCompare(nCell, pCellKey, pIdxKey, 0);
+          c = xRecordCompare(nCell, pCellKey, pIdxKey);
           sqlite3_free(pCellKey);
         }
         assert( 
diff --git a/src/vdbe.h b/src/vdbe.h
index ef91010d80..f975f95543 100644
--- a/src/vdbe.h
+++ b/src/vdbe.h
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ void sqlite3VdbeSetVarmask(Vdbe*, int);
 int sqlite3MemCompare(const Mem*, const Mem*, const CollSeq*);
 
 void sqlite3VdbeRecordUnpack(KeyInfo*,int,const void*,UnpackedRecord*);
-int sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(int,const void*,UnpackedRecord*,int);
+int sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(int,const void*,UnpackedRecord*);
 UnpackedRecord *sqlite3VdbeAllocUnpackedRecord(KeyInfo *, char *, int, char **);
 
-typedef int (*RecordCompare)(int,const void*,UnpackedRecord*,int);
+typedef int (*RecordCompare)(int,const void*,UnpackedRecord*);
 RecordCompare sqlite3VdbeFindCompare(UnpackedRecord*);
 
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_TRIGGER
diff --git a/src/vdbeaux.c b/src/vdbeaux.c
index 65792b485e..5a0b330060 100644
--- a/src/vdbeaux.c
+++ b/src/vdbeaux.c
@@ -3482,7 +3482,7 @@ static i64 vdbeRecordDecodeInt(u32 serial_type, const u8 *aKey){
 ** pPKey2->errCode is set to SQLITE_NOMEM and, if it is not NULL, the
 ** malloc-failed flag set on database handle (pPKey2->pKeyInfo->db).
 */
-int sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(
+static int vdbeRecordCompareWithSkip(
   int nKey1, const void *pKey1,   /* Left key */
   UnpackedRecord *pPKey2,         /* Right key */
   int bSkip                       /* If true, skip the first field */
@@ -3664,6 +3664,13 @@ int sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(
   );
   return pPKey2->default_rc;
 }
+int sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(
+  int nKey1, const void *pKey1,   /* Left key */
+  UnpackedRecord *pPKey2          /* Right key */
+){
+  return vdbeRecordCompareWithSkip(nKey1, pKey1, pPKey2, 0);
+}
+
 
 /*
 ** This function is an optimized version of sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare() 
@@ -3676,8 +3683,7 @@ int sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(
 */
 static int vdbeRecordCompareInt(
   int nKey1, const void *pKey1, /* Left key */
-  UnpackedRecord *pPKey2,       /* Right key */
-  int bSkip                     /* Ignored */
+  UnpackedRecord *pPKey2        /* Right key */
 ){
   const u8 *aKey = &((const u8*)pKey1)[*(const u8*)pKey1 & 0x3F];
   int serial_type = ((const u8*)pKey1)[1];
@@ -3686,9 +3692,7 @@ static int vdbeRecordCompareInt(
   u64 x;
   i64 v = pPKey2->aMem[0].u.i;
   i64 lhs;
-  UNUSED_PARAMETER(bSkip);
 
-  assert( bSkip==0 );
   assert( (*(u8*)pKey1)<=0x3F || CORRUPT_DB );
   switch( serial_type ){
     case 1: { /* 1-byte signed integer */
@@ -3738,10 +3742,10 @@ static int vdbeRecordCompareInt(
     ** (as gcc is clever enough to combine the two like cases). Other 
     ** compilers might be similar.  */ 
     case 0: case 7:
-      return sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(nKey1, pKey1, pPKey2, 0);
+      return sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(nKey1, pKey1, pPKey2);
 
     default:
-      return sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(nKey1, pKey1, pPKey2, 0);
+      return sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(nKey1, pKey1, pPKey2);
   }
 
   if( v>lhs ){
@@ -3751,7 +3755,7 @@ static int vdbeRecordCompareInt(
   }else if( pPKey2->nField>1 ){
     /* The first fields of the two keys are equal. Compare the trailing 
     ** fields.  */
-    res = sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(nKey1, pKey1, pPKey2, 1);
+    res = vdbeRecordCompareWithSkip(nKey1, pKey1, pPKey2, 1);
   }else{
     /* The first fields of the two keys are equal and there are no trailing
     ** fields. Return pPKey2->default_rc in this case. */
@@ -3770,17 +3774,13 @@ static int vdbeRecordCompareInt(
 */
 static int vdbeRecordCompareString(
   int nKey1, const void *pKey1, /* Left key */
-  UnpackedRecord *pPKey2,       /* Right key */
-  int bSkip
+  UnpackedRecord *pPKey2        /* Right key */
 ){
   const u8 *aKey1 = (const u8*)pKey1;
   int serial_type;
   int res;
-  UNUSED_PARAMETER(bSkip);
 
-  assert( bSkip==0 );
   getVarint32(&aKey1[1], serial_type);
-
   if( serial_type<12 ){
     res = pPKey2->r1;      /* (pKey1/nKey1) is a number or a null */
   }else if( !(serial_type & 0x01) ){ 
@@ -3802,7 +3802,7 @@ static int vdbeRecordCompareString(
       res = nStr - pPKey2->aMem[0].n;
       if( res==0 ){
         if( pPKey2->nField>1 ){
-          res = sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(nKey1, pKey1, pPKey2, 1);
+          res = vdbeRecordCompareWithSkip(nKey1, pKey1, pPKey2, 1);
         }else{
           res = pPKey2->default_rc;
         }
@@ -3980,7 +3980,7 @@ int sqlite3VdbeIdxKeyCompare(
   if( rc ){
     return rc;
   }
-  *res = sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(m.n, m.z, pUnpacked, 0);
+  *res = sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(m.n, m.z, pUnpacked);
   sqlite3VdbeMemRelease(&m);
   return SQLITE_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/vdbesort.c b/src/vdbesort.c
index b9a62bf569..2d7bc8a7a4 100644
--- a/src/vdbesort.c
+++ b/src/vdbesort.c
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ static int vdbeSorterCompare(
   if( pKey2 ){
     sqlite3VdbeRecordUnpack(pTask->pSorter->pKeyInfo, nKey2, pKey2, r2);
   }
-  return sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(nKey1, pKey1, r2, 0);
+  return sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(nKey1, pKey1, r2);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2517,6 +2517,6 @@ int sqlite3VdbeSorterCompare(
     }
   }
 
-  *pRes = sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(pVal->n, pVal->z, r2, 0);
+  *pRes = sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(pVal->n, pVal->z, r2);
   return SQLITE_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/where.c b/src/where.c
index 5b990fc108..c7cb7bb67c 100644
--- a/src/where.c
+++ b/src/where.c
@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@ static void whereKeyStats(
   assert( pRec->nField>0 && iCol<pIdx->nSampleCol );
   do{
     iTest = (iMin+i)/2;
-    res = sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(aSample[iTest].n, aSample[iTest].p, pRec, 0);
+    res = sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(aSample[iTest].n, aSample[iTest].p, pRec);
     if( res<0 ){
       iMin = iTest+1;
     }else{
@@ -1928,16 +1928,16 @@ static void whereKeyStats(
   if( res==0 ){
     /* If (res==0) is true, then sample $i must be equal to pRec */
     assert( i<pIdx->nSample );
-    assert( 0==sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(aSample[i].n, aSample[i].p, pRec, 0)
+    assert( 0==sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(aSample[i].n, aSample[i].p, pRec)
          || pParse->db->mallocFailed );
   }else{
     /* Otherwise, pRec must be smaller than sample $i and larger than
     ** sample ($i-1).  */
     assert( i==pIdx->nSample 
-         || sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(aSample[i].n, aSample[i].p, pRec, 0)>0
+         || sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(aSample[i].n, aSample[i].p, pRec)>0
          || pParse->db->mallocFailed );
     assert( i==0
-         || sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(aSample[i-1].n, aSample[i-1].p, pRec, 0)<0
+         || sqlite3VdbeRecordCompare(aSample[i-1].n, aSample[i-1].p, pRec)<0
          || pParse->db->mallocFailed );
   }
 #endif /* ifdef SQLITE_DEBUG */