diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 9a75dd0703..c45e2fe4fc 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Factor\sout\sthe\sexception\spaths\sfrom\ssqlite3ValueToText()\sinto\sa\sseparate\nfunction\sso\sthat\sthe\smain\sroutine\sis\smuch\sfaster\sfor\sthe\scommon\scase\sof\nno\srequired\stype\sor\sencoding\sconversions.
-D 2014-08-27T03:28:50.316
+C In\sthe\ssqlite3_context\sobject,\skeep\sa\spointer\sto\sthe\sresult\svalue\srather\nthan\sstoring\sthe\sresult\svalue\sin\sthe\ssqlite3_context\sobject\sand\susing\nmemcpy()\sto\smove\sthe\svalue\sback\sinto\sits\sregister\nafter\sthe\sfunction\sreturns.\s\sThis\sruns\sfaster\sand\ssaves\sover\s500\sbytes\nof\scode\sspace.
+D 2014-08-27T14:14:06.320
 F Makefile.arm-wince-mingw32ce-gcc d6df77f1f48d690bd73162294bbba7f59507c72f
 F Makefile.in 5eb79e334a5de69c87740edd56af6527dd219308
 F Makefile.linux-gcc 91d710bdc4998cb015f39edf3cb314ec4f4d7e23
@@ -284,13 +284,13 @@ F src/update.c ea336ce7b8b3fc5e316ba8f082e6445babf81059
 F src/utf.c 77abb5e6d27f3d236e50f7c8fff1d00e15262359
 F src/util.c 068dcd26354a3898ccc64ad5c4bdb95a7a15d33a
 F src/vacuum.c 3728d74919d4fb1356f9e9a13e27773db60b7179
-F src/vdbe.c 2f8fbc520cac2f5bacc43de2aeed6a4880c9cb57
+F src/vdbe.c 8b6638420347e01f7be6c276726441579a407be0
 F src/vdbe.h c63fad052c9e7388d551e556e119c0bcf6bebdf8
-F src/vdbeInt.h df58400454823954cfb241e5858f07f37fc1fd78
-F src/vdbeapi.c cda974083d7597f807640d344ffcf76d872201ce
+F src/vdbeInt.h 4653bb420abb7acdc215659cdcedd3a59f336191
+F src/vdbeapi.c 09677a53dd8c71bcd670b0bd073bb9aefa02b441
 F src/vdbeaux.c dba006f67c9fd1b1d07ee7fb0fb38aa1905161d1
 F src/vdbeblob.c 848238dc73e93e48432991bb5651bf87d865eca4
-F src/vdbemem.c 9fc61d0860fd23399715fc436b2645154df08ce8
+F src/vdbemem.c 921d5468a68ac06f369810992e84ca22cc730a62
 F src/vdbesort.c f7f5563bf7d4695ca8f3203f3bf9de96d04ed0b3
 F src/vdbetrace.c 6f52bc0c51e144b7efdcfb2a8f771167a8816767
 F src/vtab.c 019dbfd0406a7447c990e1f7bd1dfcdb8895697f
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ F tool/vdbe_profile.tcl 67746953071a9f8f2f668b73fe899074e2c6d8c1
 F tool/warnings-clang.sh f6aa929dc20ef1f856af04a730772f59283631d4
 F tool/warnings.sh 0abfd78ceb09b7f7c27c688c8e3fe93268a13b32
 F tool/win/sqlite.vsix deb315d026cc8400325c5863eef847784a219a2f
-P f94cacc393e895522b92c9717c53357afc918d60
-R 0d26b1eecc3f76fc31005918debb0d62
+P 1624916c6e9bc5dbcfa146b316a99ac8fecb13a9
+R d81ba05103ba02a6e3d94271217446d4
 U drh
-Z 03245edbdb5b11cf6bf42be492d2d8e5
+Z 3300f3f8d44a1fbcab3339e234a49760
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index 40c815eed9..057a225c61 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1624916c6e9bc5dbcfa146b316a99ac8fecb13a9
\ No newline at end of file
+6c1ee3e388eb110de815270467b1e50592c0ba6c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/vdbe.c b/src/vdbe.c
index 5d440d825b..b8c1258f50 100644
--- a/src/vdbe.c
+++ b/src/vdbe.c
@@ -1545,8 +1545,8 @@ case OP_Function: {
   apVal = p->apArg;
   assert( apVal || n==0 );
   assert( pOp->p3>0 && pOp->p3<=(p->nMem-p->nCursor) );
-  pOut = &aMem[pOp->p3];
-  memAboutToChange(p, pOut);
+  ctx.pOut = &aMem[pOp->p3];
+  memAboutToChange(p, ctx.pOut);
 
   assert( n==0 || (pOp->p2>0 && pOp->p2+n<=(p->nMem-p->nCursor)+1) );
   assert( pOp->p3<pOp->p2 || pOp->p3>=pOp->p2+n );
@@ -1562,16 +1562,7 @@ case OP_Function: {
   ctx.pFunc = pOp->p4.pFunc;
   ctx.iOp = pc;
   ctx.pVdbe = p;
-
-  /* The output cell may already have a buffer allocated. Move
-  ** the pointer to ctx.s so in case the user-function can use
-  ** the already allocated buffer instead of allocating a new one.
-  */
-  memcpy(&ctx.s, pOut, sizeof(Mem));
-  pOut->flags = MEM_Null;
-  pOut->xDel = 0;
-  pOut->zMalloc = 0;
-  MemSetTypeFlag(&ctx.s, MEM_Null);
+  MemSetTypeFlag(ctx.pOut, MEM_Null);
 
   ctx.fErrorOrAux = 0;
   if( ctx.pFunc->funcFlags & SQLITE_FUNC_NEEDCOLL ){
@@ -1584,43 +1575,23 @@ case OP_Function: {
   (*ctx.pFunc->xFunc)(&ctx, n, apVal); /* IMP: R-24505-23230 */
   lastRowid = db->lastRowid;
 
-  if( db->mallocFailed ){
-    /* Even though a malloc() has failed, the implementation of the
-    ** user function may have called an sqlite3_result_XXX() function
-    ** to return a value. The following call releases any resources
-    ** associated with such a value.
-    */
-    sqlite3VdbeMemRelease(&ctx.s);
-    goto no_mem;
-  }
-
   /* If the function returned an error, throw an exception */
   if( ctx.fErrorOrAux ){
     if( ctx.isError ){
-      sqlite3SetString(&p->zErrMsg, db, "%s", sqlite3_value_text(&ctx.s));
+      sqlite3SetString(&p->zErrMsg, db, "%s", sqlite3_value_text(ctx.pOut));
       rc = ctx.isError;
     }
     sqlite3VdbeDeleteAuxData(p, pc, pOp->p1);
   }
 
   /* Copy the result of the function into register P3 */
-  sqlite3VdbeChangeEncoding(&ctx.s, encoding);
-  assert( pOut->flags==MEM_Null );
-  memcpy(pOut, &ctx.s, sizeof(Mem));
-  if( sqlite3VdbeMemTooBig(pOut) ){
+  sqlite3VdbeChangeEncoding(ctx.pOut, encoding);
+  if( sqlite3VdbeMemTooBig(ctx.pOut) ){
     goto too_big;
   }
 
-#if 0
-  /* The app-defined function has done something that as caused this
-  ** statement to expire.  (Perhaps the function called sqlite3_exec()
-  ** with a CREATE TABLE statement.)
-  */
-  if( p->expired ) rc = SQLITE_ABORT;
-#endif
-
-  REGISTER_TRACE(pOp->p3, pOut);
-  UPDATE_MAX_BLOBSIZE(pOut);
+  REGISTER_TRACE(pOp->p3, ctx.pOut);
+  UPDATE_MAX_BLOBSIZE(ctx.pOut);
   break;
 }
 
@@ -5610,6 +5581,7 @@ case OP_AggStep: {
   int i;
   Mem *pMem;
   Mem *pRec;
+  Mem t;
   sqlite3_context ctx;
   sqlite3_value **apVal;
 
@@ -5627,11 +5599,12 @@ case OP_AggStep: {
   assert( pOp->p3>0 && pOp->p3<=(p->nMem-p->nCursor) );
   ctx.pMem = pMem = &aMem[pOp->p3];
   pMem->n++;
-  ctx.s.flags = MEM_Null;
-  ctx.s.z = 0;
-  ctx.s.zMalloc = 0;
-  ctx.s.xDel = 0;
-  ctx.s.db = db;
+  t.flags = MEM_Null;
+  t.z = 0;
+  t.zMalloc = 0;
+  t.xDel = 0;
+  t.db = db;
+  ctx.pOut = &t;
   ctx.isError = 0;
   ctx.pColl = 0;
   ctx.skipFlag = 0;
@@ -5643,7 +5616,7 @@ case OP_AggStep: {
   }
   (ctx.pFunc->xStep)(&ctx, n, apVal); /* IMP: R-24505-23230 */
   if( ctx.isError ){
-    sqlite3SetString(&p->zErrMsg, db, "%s", sqlite3_value_text(&ctx.s));
+    sqlite3SetString(&p->zErrMsg, db, "%s", sqlite3_value_text(&t));
     rc = ctx.isError;
   }
   if( ctx.skipFlag ){
@@ -5651,9 +5624,7 @@ case OP_AggStep: {
     i = pOp[-1].p1;
     if( i ) sqlite3VdbeMemSetInt64(&aMem[i], 1);
   }
-
-  sqlite3VdbeMemRelease(&ctx.s);
-
+  sqlite3VdbeMemRelease(&t);
   break;
 }
 
@@ -6103,27 +6074,14 @@ case OP_VColumn: {
   pModule = pVtab->pModule;
   assert( pModule->xColumn );
   memset(&sContext, 0, sizeof(sContext));
-
-  /* The output cell may already have a buffer allocated. Move
-  ** the current contents to sContext.s so in case the user-function 
-  ** can use the already allocated buffer instead of allocating a 
-  ** new one.
-  */
-  sqlite3VdbeMemMove(&sContext.s, pDest);
-  MemSetTypeFlag(&sContext.s, MEM_Null);
-
+  sContext.pOut = pDest;
+  MemSetTypeFlag(pDest, MEM_Null);
   rc = pModule->xColumn(pCur->pVtabCursor, &sContext, pOp->p2);
   sqlite3VtabImportErrmsg(p, pVtab);
   if( sContext.isError ){
     rc = sContext.isError;
   }
-
-  /* Copy the result of the function to the P3 register. We
-  ** do this regardless of whether or not an error occurred to ensure any
-  ** dynamic allocation in sContext.s (a Mem struct) is  released.
-  */
-  sqlite3VdbeChangeEncoding(&sContext.s, encoding);
-  sqlite3VdbeMemMove(pDest, &sContext.s);
+  sqlite3VdbeChangeEncoding(pDest, encoding);
   REGISTER_TRACE(pOp->p3, pDest);
   UPDATE_MAX_BLOBSIZE(pDest);
 
diff --git a/src/vdbeInt.h b/src/vdbeInt.h
index 3f84ba8455..a96fa4e3c5 100644
--- a/src/vdbeInt.h
+++ b/src/vdbeInt.h
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ struct AuxData {
 ** (Mem) which are only defined there.
 */
 struct sqlite3_context {
+  Mem *pOut;            /* The return value is stored here */
   FuncDef *pFunc;       /* Pointer to function information.  MUST BE FIRST */
-  Mem s;                /* The return value is stored here */
   Mem *pMem;            /* Memory cell used to store aggregate context */
   CollSeq *pColl;       /* Collating sequence */
   Vdbe *pVdbe;          /* The VM that owns this context */
diff --git a/src/vdbeapi.c b/src/vdbeapi.c
index b2d8059153..c4a2eebe08 100644
--- a/src/vdbeapi.c
+++ b/src/vdbeapi.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static void setResultStrOrError(
   u8 enc,                 /* Encoding of z.  0 for BLOBs */
   void (*xDel)(void*)     /* Destructor function */
 ){
-  if( sqlite3VdbeMemSetStr(&pCtx->s, z, n, enc, xDel)==SQLITE_TOOBIG ){
+  if( sqlite3VdbeMemSetStr(pCtx->pOut, z, n, enc, xDel)==SQLITE_TOOBIG ){
     sqlite3_result_error_toobig(pCtx);
   }
 }
@@ -234,38 +234,38 @@ void sqlite3_result_blob(
   void (*xDel)(void *)
 ){
   assert( n>=0 );
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
   setResultStrOrError(pCtx, z, n, 0, xDel);
 }
 void sqlite3_result_double(sqlite3_context *pCtx, double rVal){
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
-  sqlite3VdbeMemSetDouble(&pCtx->s, rVal);
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
+  sqlite3VdbeMemSetDouble(pCtx->pOut, rVal);
 }
 void sqlite3_result_error(sqlite3_context *pCtx, const char *z, int n){
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
   pCtx->isError = SQLITE_ERROR;
   pCtx->fErrorOrAux = 1;
-  sqlite3VdbeMemSetStr(&pCtx->s, z, n, SQLITE_UTF8, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
+  sqlite3VdbeMemSetStr(pCtx->pOut, z, n, SQLITE_UTF8, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
 }
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_UTF16
 void sqlite3_result_error16(sqlite3_context *pCtx, const void *z, int n){
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
   pCtx->isError = SQLITE_ERROR;
   pCtx->fErrorOrAux = 1;
-  sqlite3VdbeMemSetStr(&pCtx->s, z, n, SQLITE_UTF16NATIVE, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
+  sqlite3VdbeMemSetStr(pCtx->pOut, z, n, SQLITE_UTF16NATIVE, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
 }
 #endif
 void sqlite3_result_int(sqlite3_context *pCtx, int iVal){
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
-  sqlite3VdbeMemSetInt64(&pCtx->s, (i64)iVal);
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
+  sqlite3VdbeMemSetInt64(pCtx->pOut, (i64)iVal);
 }
 void sqlite3_result_int64(sqlite3_context *pCtx, i64 iVal){
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
-  sqlite3VdbeMemSetInt64(&pCtx->s, iVal);
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
+  sqlite3VdbeMemSetInt64(pCtx->pOut, iVal);
 }
 void sqlite3_result_null(sqlite3_context *pCtx){
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
-  sqlite3VdbeMemSetNull(&pCtx->s);
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
+  sqlite3VdbeMemSetNull(pCtx->pOut);
 }
 void sqlite3_result_text(
   sqlite3_context *pCtx, 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void sqlite3_result_text(
   int n,
   void (*xDel)(void *)
 ){
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
   setResultStrOrError(pCtx, z, n, SQLITE_UTF8, xDel);
 }
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_UTF16
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void sqlite3_result_text16(
   int n, 
   void (*xDel)(void *)
 ){
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
   setResultStrOrError(pCtx, z, n, SQLITE_UTF16NATIVE, xDel);
 }
 void sqlite3_result_text16be(
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void sqlite3_result_text16be(
   int n, 
   void (*xDel)(void *)
 ){
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
   setResultStrOrError(pCtx, z, n, SQLITE_UTF16BE, xDel);
 }
 void sqlite3_result_text16le(
@@ -301,43 +301,43 @@ void sqlite3_result_text16le(
   int n, 
   void (*xDel)(void *)
 ){
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
   setResultStrOrError(pCtx, z, n, SQLITE_UTF16LE, xDel);
 }
 #endif /* SQLITE_OMIT_UTF16 */
 void sqlite3_result_value(sqlite3_context *pCtx, sqlite3_value *pValue){
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
-  sqlite3VdbeMemCopy(&pCtx->s, pValue);
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
+  sqlite3VdbeMemCopy(pCtx->pOut, pValue);
 }
 void sqlite3_result_zeroblob(sqlite3_context *pCtx, int n){
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
-  sqlite3VdbeMemSetZeroBlob(&pCtx->s, n);
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
+  sqlite3VdbeMemSetZeroBlob(pCtx->pOut, n);
 }
 void sqlite3_result_error_code(sqlite3_context *pCtx, int errCode){
   pCtx->isError = errCode;
   pCtx->fErrorOrAux = 1;
-  if( pCtx->s.flags & MEM_Null ){
-    sqlite3VdbeMemSetStr(&pCtx->s, sqlite3ErrStr(errCode), -1, 
+  if( pCtx->pOut->flags & MEM_Null ){
+    sqlite3VdbeMemSetStr(pCtx->pOut, sqlite3ErrStr(errCode), -1, 
                          SQLITE_UTF8, SQLITE_STATIC);
   }
 }
 
 /* Force an SQLITE_TOOBIG error. */
 void sqlite3_result_error_toobig(sqlite3_context *pCtx){
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
   pCtx->isError = SQLITE_TOOBIG;
   pCtx->fErrorOrAux = 1;
-  sqlite3VdbeMemSetStr(&pCtx->s, "string or blob too big", -1, 
+  sqlite3VdbeMemSetStr(pCtx->pOut, "string or blob too big", -1, 
                        SQLITE_UTF8, SQLITE_STATIC);
 }
 
 /* An SQLITE_NOMEM error. */
 void sqlite3_result_error_nomem(sqlite3_context *pCtx){
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
-  sqlite3VdbeMemSetNull(&pCtx->s);
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
+  sqlite3VdbeMemSetNull(pCtx->pOut);
   pCtx->isError = SQLITE_NOMEM;
   pCtx->fErrorOrAux = 1;
-  pCtx->s.db->mallocFailed = 1;
+  pCtx->pOut->db->mallocFailed = 1;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ void *sqlite3_user_data(sqlite3_context *p){
 */
 sqlite3 *sqlite3_context_db_handle(sqlite3_context *p){
   assert( p && p->pFunc );
-  return p->s.db;
+  return p->pOut->db;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ sqlite3_int64 sqlite3StmtCurrentTime(sqlite3_context *p){
   Vdbe *v = p->pVdbe;
   int rc;
   if( v->iCurrentTime==0 ){
-    rc = sqlite3OsCurrentTimeInt64(p->s.db->pVfs, &v->iCurrentTime);
+    rc = sqlite3OsCurrentTimeInt64(p->pOut->db->pVfs, &v->iCurrentTime);
     if( rc ) v->iCurrentTime = 0;
   }
   return v->iCurrentTime;
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ static SQLITE_NOINLINE void *createAggContext(sqlite3_context *p, int nByte){
 */
 void *sqlite3_aggregate_context(sqlite3_context *p, int nByte){
   assert( p && p->pFunc && p->pFunc->xStep );
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(p->s.db->mutex) );
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(p->pOut->db->mutex) );
   testcase( nByte<0 );
   if( (p->pMem->flags & MEM_Agg)==0 ){
     return createAggContext(p, nByte);
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ void *sqlite3_aggregate_context(sqlite3_context *p, int nByte){
 void *sqlite3_get_auxdata(sqlite3_context *pCtx, int iArg){
   AuxData *pAuxData;
 
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
   for(pAuxData=pCtx->pVdbe->pAuxData; pAuxData; pAuxData=pAuxData->pNext){
     if( pAuxData->iOp==pCtx->iOp && pAuxData->iArg==iArg ) break;
   }
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ void sqlite3_set_auxdata(
   AuxData *pAuxData;
   Vdbe *pVdbe = pCtx->pVdbe;
 
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->s.db->mutex) );
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
   if( iArg<0 ) goto failed;
 
   for(pAuxData=pVdbe->pAuxData; pAuxData; pAuxData=pAuxData->pNext){
diff --git a/src/vdbemem.c b/src/vdbemem.c
index a76bd48865..95e23c61a7 100644
--- a/src/vdbemem.c
+++ b/src/vdbemem.c
@@ -290,17 +290,20 @@ int sqlite3VdbeMemFinalize(Mem *pMem, FuncDef *pFunc){
   int rc = SQLITE_OK;
   if( ALWAYS(pFunc && pFunc->xFinalize) ){
     sqlite3_context ctx;
+    Mem t;
     assert( (pMem->flags & MEM_Null)!=0 || pFunc==pMem->u.pDef );
     assert( pMem->db==0 || sqlite3_mutex_held(pMem->db->mutex) );
     memset(&ctx, 0, sizeof(ctx));
-    ctx.s.flags = MEM_Null;
-    ctx.s.db = pMem->db;
+    memset(&t, 0, sizeof(t));
+    t.flags = MEM_Null;
+    t.db = pMem->db;
+    ctx.pOut = &t;
     ctx.pMem = pMem;
     ctx.pFunc = pFunc;
     pFunc->xFinalize(&ctx); /* IMP: R-24505-23230 */
     assert( 0==(pMem->flags&MEM_Dyn) && !pMem->xDel );
     sqlite3DbFree(pMem->db, pMem->zMalloc);
-    memcpy(pMem, &ctx.s, sizeof(ctx.s));
+    memcpy(pMem, &t, sizeof(t));
     rc = ctx.isError;
   }
   return rc;
@@ -615,14 +618,28 @@ void sqlite3VdbeMemSetZeroBlob(Mem *pMem, int n){
 #endif
 }
 
+/*
+** The pMem is known to contain content that needs to be destroyed prior
+** to a value change.  So invoke the destructor, then set the value to
+** a 64-bit integer.
+*/
+static SQLITE_NOINLINE void vdbeReleaseAndSetInt64(Mem *pMem, i64 val){
+  sqlite3VdbeMemReleaseExternal(pMem);
+  pMem->u.i = val;
+  pMem->flags = MEM_Int;
+}
+
 /*
 ** Delete any previous value and set the value stored in *pMem to val,
 ** manifest type INTEGER.
 */
 void sqlite3VdbeMemSetInt64(Mem *pMem, i64 val){
-  sqlite3VdbeMemRelease(pMem);
-  pMem->u.i = val;
-  pMem->flags = MEM_Int;
+  if( VdbeMemDynamic(pMem) ){
+    vdbeReleaseAndSetInt64(pMem, val);
+  }else{
+    pMem->u.i = val;
+    pMem->flags = MEM_Int;
+  }
 }
 
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_FLOATING_POINT