assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(db->mutex) );
  rc = sqlite3LockAndPrepare(db, zSql, -1, 0, p, &pNew, 0);
  if( rc ){
    if( rc==SQLITE_NOMEM ){
      db->mallocFailed = 1;
    }
    assert( pNew==0 );
    return (rc==SQLITE_LOCKED) ? SQLITE_LOCKED : SQLITE_SCHEMA;
  }else{
    assert( pNew!=0 );
  }
  sqlite3VdbeSwap((Vdbe*)pNew, p);
  sqlite3TransferBindings(pNew, (sqlite3_stmt*)p);
  sqlite3VdbeResetStepResult((Vdbe*)pNew);
  sqlite3VdbeFinalize((Vdbe*)pNew);

  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(db->mutex) );
  rc = sqlite3LockAndPrepare(db, zSql, -1, 0, p, &pNew, 0);
  if( rc ){
    if( rc==SQLITE_NOMEM ){
      db->mallocFailed = 1;
    }
    assert( pNew==0 );
    return rc;
  }else{
    assert( pNew!=0 );
  }
  sqlite3VdbeSwap((Vdbe*)pNew, p);
  sqlite3TransferBindings(pNew, (sqlite3_stmt*)p);
  sqlite3VdbeResetStepResult((Vdbe*)pNew);
  sqlite3VdbeFinalize((Vdbe*)pNew);

/*
** This is the top-level implementation of sqlite3_step().  Call
** sqlite3Step() to do most of the work.  If a schema error occurs,
** call sqlite3Reprepare() and try again.
*/
int sqlite3_step(sqlite3_stmt *pStmt){
  int rc = SQLITE_OK;

  Vdbe *v = (Vdbe*)pStmt;
  int cnt = 0;

  sqlite3 *db;

  if( vdbeSafetyNotNull(v) ){
    return SQLITE_MISUSE_BKPT;
  }
  db = v->db;
  sqlite3_mutex_enter(db->mutex);
  while( (rc = sqlite3Step(v))==SQLITE_SCHEMA
         && cnt++ < 5
         && (rc = sqlite3Reprepare(v))==SQLITE_OK ){
    sqlite3_reset(pStmt);
    v->expired = 0;
  }
  if( rc==SQLITE_SCHEMA && ALWAYS(v->isPrepareV2) && ALWAYS(db->pErr) ){
    /* This case occurs after failing to recompile an sql statement. 
    ** The error message from the SQL compiler has already been loaded 
    ** into the database handle. This block copies the error message 
    ** from the database handle into the statement and sets the statement
    ** program counter to 0 to ensure that when the statement is 
    ** finalized or reset the parser error message is available via
    ** sqlite3_errmsg() and sqlite3_errcode().
    */
    const char *zErr = (const char *)sqlite3_value_text(db->pErr); 
    sqlite3DbFree(db, v->zErrMsg);
    if( !db->mallocFailed ){
      v->zErrMsg = sqlite3DbStrDup(db, zErr);

    } else {
      v->zErrMsg = 0;
      v->rc = SQLITE_NOMEM;
    }
  }
  rc = sqlite3ApiExit(db, rc);
  sqlite3_mutex_leave(db->mutex);
  return rc;
}

/*
** This is the top-level implementation of sqlite3_step().  Call
** sqlite3Step() to do most of the work.  If a schema error occurs,
** call sqlite3Reprepare() and try again.
*/
int sqlite3_step(sqlite3_stmt *pStmt){
  int rc = SQLITE_OK;      /* Result from sqlite3Step() */
  int rc2 = SQLITE_OK;     /* Result from sqlite3Reprepare() */
  Vdbe *v = (Vdbe*)pStmt;  /* the prepared statement */

  int cnt = 0;             /* Counter to prevent infinite loop of reprepares */
  sqlite3 *db;             /* The database connection */

  if( vdbeSafetyNotNull(v) ){
    return SQLITE_MISUSE_BKPT;
  }
  db = v->db;
  sqlite3_mutex_enter(db->mutex);
  while( (rc = sqlite3Step(v))==SQLITE_SCHEMA
         && cnt++ < 5
         && (rc2 = rc = sqlite3Reprepare(v))==SQLITE_OK ){
    sqlite3_reset(pStmt);
    v->expired = 0;
  }
  if( rc2!=SQLITE_OK && v->isPrepareV2 && db->pErr ){
    /* This case occurs after failing to recompile an sql statement. 
    ** The error message from the SQL compiler has already been loaded 
    ** into the database handle. This block copies the error message 
    ** from the database handle into the statement and sets the statement
    ** program counter to 0 to ensure that when the statement is 
    ** finalized or reset the parser error message is available via
    ** sqlite3_errmsg() and sqlite3_errcode().
    */
    const char *zErr = (const char *)sqlite3_value_text(db->pErr); 
    sqlite3DbFree(db, v->zErrMsg);
    if( !db->mallocFailed ){
      v->zErrMsg = sqlite3DbStrDup(db, zErr);
      v->rc = rc2;
    } else {
      v->zErrMsg = 0;
      v->rc = rc = SQLITE_NOMEM;
    }
  }
  rc = sqlite3ApiExit(db, rc);
  sqlite3_mutex_leave(db->mutex);
  return rc;
}