Index: src/btree.c
==================================================================
--- src/btree.c
+++ src/btree.c
@@ -8897,12 +8897,11 @@
     sqlite3BtreeLeave(p);
     return 0;
   }
   i = PENDING_BYTE_PAGE(pBt);
   if( i<=sCheck.nPage ) setPageReferenced(&sCheck, i);
-  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&sCheck.errMsg, zErr, sizeof(zErr), SQLITE_MAX_LENGTH);
-  sCheck.errMsg.useMalloc = 2;
+  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&sCheck.errMsg, 0, zErr, sizeof(zErr), SQLITE_MAX_LENGTH);
 
   /* Check the integrity of the freelist
   */
   sCheck.zPfx = "Main freelist: ";
   checkList(&sCheck, 1, get4byte(&pBt->pPage1->aData[32]),

Index: src/build.c
==================================================================
--- src/build.c
+++ src/build.c
@@ -4022,12 +4022,11 @@
   char *zErr;
   int j;
   StrAccum errMsg;
   Table *pTab = pIdx->pTable;
 
-  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&errMsg, 0, 0, 200);
-  errMsg.db = pParse->db;
+  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&errMsg, pParse->db, 0, 0, 200);
   for(j=0; j<pIdx->nKeyCol; j++){
     char *zCol = pTab->aCol[pIdx->aiColumn[j]].zName;
     if( j ) sqlite3StrAccumAppend(&errMsg, ", ", 2);
     sqlite3StrAccumAppendAll(&errMsg, pTab->zName);
     sqlite3StrAccumAppend(&errMsg, ".", 1);

Index: src/func.c
==================================================================
--- src/func.c
+++ src/func.c
@@ -230,17 +230,17 @@
 ){
   PrintfArguments x;
   StrAccum str;
   const char *zFormat;
   int n;
+  sqlite3 *db = sqlite3_context_db_handle(context);
 
   if( argc>=1 && (zFormat = (const char*)sqlite3_value_text(argv[0]))!=0 ){
     x.nArg = argc-1;
     x.nUsed = 0;
     x.apArg = argv+1;
-    sqlite3StrAccumInit(&str, 0, 0, SQLITE_MAX_LENGTH);
-    str.db = sqlite3_context_db_handle(context);
+    sqlite3StrAccumInit(&str, db, 0, 0, db->aLimit[SQLITE_LIMIT_LENGTH]);
     sqlite3XPrintf(&str, SQLITE_PRINTF_SQLFUNC, zFormat, &x);
     n = str.nChar;
     sqlite3_result_text(context, sqlite3StrAccumFinish(&str), n,
                         SQLITE_DYNAMIC);
   }
@@ -1565,12 +1565,11 @@
   if( sqlite3_value_type(argv[0])==SQLITE_NULL ) return;
   pAccum = (StrAccum*)sqlite3_aggregate_context(context, sizeof(*pAccum));
 
   if( pAccum ){
     sqlite3 *db = sqlite3_context_db_handle(context);
-    int firstTerm = pAccum->useMalloc==0;
-    pAccum->useMalloc = 2;
+    int firstTerm = pAccum->mxAlloc==0;
     pAccum->mxAlloc = db->aLimit[SQLITE_LIMIT_LENGTH];
     if( !firstTerm ){
       if( argc==2 ){
         zSep = (char*)sqlite3_value_text(argv[1]);
         nSep = sqlite3_value_bytes(argv[1]);

Index: src/printf.c
==================================================================
--- src/printf.c
+++ src/printf.c
@@ -136,10 +136,11 @@
 
 /*
 ** Set the StrAccum object to an error mode.
 */
 static void setStrAccumError(StrAccum *p, u8 eError){
+  assert( eError==STRACCUM_NOMEM || eError==STRACCUM_TOOBIG );
   p->accError = eError;
   p->nAlloc = 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -753,11 +754,11 @@
   if( p->accError ){
     testcase(p->accError==STRACCUM_TOOBIG);
     testcase(p->accError==STRACCUM_NOMEM);
     return 0;
   }
-  if( !p->useMalloc ){
+  if( p->mxAlloc==0 ){
     N = p->nAlloc - p->nChar - 1;
     setStrAccumError(p, STRACCUM_TOOBIG);
     return N;
   }else{
     char *zOld = (p->zText==p->zBase ? 0 : p->zText);
@@ -773,11 +774,11 @@
       setStrAccumError(p, STRACCUM_TOOBIG);
       return 0;
     }else{
       p->nAlloc = (int)szNew;
     }
-    if( p->useMalloc==1 ){
+    if( p->db ){
       zNew = sqlite3DbRealloc(p->db, zOld, p->nAlloc);
     }else{
       zNew = sqlite3_realloc64(zOld, p->nAlloc);
     }
     if( zNew ){
@@ -853,16 +854,12 @@
 ** pointer if any kind of error was encountered.
 */
 char *sqlite3StrAccumFinish(StrAccum *p){
   if( p->zText ){
     p->zText[p->nChar] = 0;
-    if( p->useMalloc && p->zText==p->zBase ){
-      if( p->useMalloc==1 ){
-        p->zText = sqlite3DbMallocRaw(p->db, p->nChar+1 );
-      }else{
-        p->zText = sqlite3_malloc64(p->nChar+1);
-      }
+    if( p->mxAlloc>0 && p->zText==p->zBase ){
+      p->zText = sqlite3DbMallocRaw(p->db, p->nChar+1 );
       if( p->zText ){
         memcpy(p->zText, p->zBase, p->nChar+1);
       }else{
         setStrAccumError(p, STRACCUM_NOMEM);
       }
@@ -874,29 +871,35 @@
 /*
 ** Reset an StrAccum string.  Reclaim all malloced memory.
 */
 void sqlite3StrAccumReset(StrAccum *p){
   if( p->zText!=p->zBase ){
-    if( p->useMalloc==1 ){
-      sqlite3DbFree(p->db, p->zText);
-    }else{
-      sqlite3_free(p->zText);
-    }
+    sqlite3DbFree(p->db, p->zText);
   }
   p->zText = 0;
 }
 
 /*
-** Initialize a string accumulator
+** Initialize a string accumulator.
+**
+** p:     The accumulator to be initialized.
+** db:    Pointer to a database connection.  May be NULL.  Lookaside
+**        memory is used if not NULL. db->mallocFailed is set appropriately
+**        when not NULL.
+** zBase: An initial buffer.  May be NULL in which case the initial buffer
+**        is malloced.
+** n:     Size of zBase in bytes.  If total space requirements never exceed
+**        n then no memory allocations ever occur.
+** mx:    Maximum number of bytes to accumulate.  If mx==0 then no memory
+**        allocations will ever occur.
 */
-void sqlite3StrAccumInit(StrAccum *p, char *zBase, int n, int mx){
+void sqlite3StrAccumInit(StrAccum *p, sqlite3 *db, char *zBase, int n, int mx){
   p->zText = p->zBase = zBase;
-  p->db = 0;
+  p->db = db;
   p->nChar = 0;
   p->nAlloc = n;
   p->mxAlloc = mx;
-  p->useMalloc = 1;
   p->accError = 0;
 }
 
 /*
 ** Print into memory obtained from sqliteMalloc().  Use the internal
@@ -905,13 +908,12 @@
 char *sqlite3VMPrintf(sqlite3 *db, const char *zFormat, va_list ap){
   char *z;
   char zBase[SQLITE_PRINT_BUF_SIZE];
   StrAccum acc;
   assert( db!=0 );
-  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&acc, zBase, sizeof(zBase),
+  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&acc, db, zBase, sizeof(zBase),
                       db->aLimit[SQLITE_LIMIT_LENGTH]);
-  acc.db = db;
   sqlite3VXPrintf(&acc, SQLITE_PRINTF_INTERNAL, zFormat, ap);
   z = sqlite3StrAccumFinish(&acc);
   if( acc.accError==STRACCUM_NOMEM ){
     db->mallocFailed = 1;
   }
@@ -965,12 +967,11 @@
   }
 #endif
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_AUTOINIT
   if( sqlite3_initialize() ) return 0;
 #endif
-  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&acc, zBase, sizeof(zBase), SQLITE_MAX_LENGTH);
-  acc.useMalloc = 2;
+  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&acc, 0, zBase, sizeof(zBase), SQLITE_MAX_LENGTH);
   sqlite3VXPrintf(&acc, 0, zFormat, ap);
   z = sqlite3StrAccumFinish(&acc);
   return z;
 }
 
@@ -1011,12 +1012,11 @@
     (void)SQLITE_MISUSE_BKPT;
     if( zBuf ) zBuf[0] = 0;
     return zBuf;
   }
 #endif
-  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&acc, zBuf, n, 0);
-  acc.useMalloc = 0;
+  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&acc, 0, zBuf, n, 0);
   sqlite3VXPrintf(&acc, 0, zFormat, ap);
   return sqlite3StrAccumFinish(&acc);
 }
 char *sqlite3_snprintf(int n, char *zBuf, const char *zFormat, ...){
   char *z;
@@ -1038,12 +1038,11 @@
 */
 static void renderLogMsg(int iErrCode, const char *zFormat, va_list ap){
   StrAccum acc;                          /* String accumulator */
   char zMsg[SQLITE_PRINT_BUF_SIZE*3];    /* Complete log message */
 
-  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&acc, zMsg, sizeof(zMsg), 0);
-  acc.useMalloc = 0;
+  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&acc, 0, zMsg, sizeof(zMsg), 0);
   sqlite3VXPrintf(&acc, 0, zFormat, ap);
   sqlite3GlobalConfig.xLog(sqlite3GlobalConfig.pLogArg, iErrCode,
                            sqlite3StrAccumFinish(&acc));
 }
 
@@ -1067,12 +1066,11 @@
 */
 void sqlite3DebugPrintf(const char *zFormat, ...){
   va_list ap;
   StrAccum acc;
   char zBuf[500];
-  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&acc, zBuf, sizeof(zBuf), 0);
-  acc.useMalloc = 0;
+  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&acc, 0, zBuf, sizeof(zBuf), 0);
   va_start(ap,zFormat);
   sqlite3VXPrintf(&acc, 0, zFormat, ap);
   va_end(ap);
   sqlite3StrAccumFinish(&acc);
   fprintf(stdout,"%s", zBuf);
@@ -1118,12 +1116,11 @@
 void sqlite3TreeViewLine(TreeView *p, const char *zFormat, ...){
   va_list ap;
   int i;
   StrAccum acc;
   char zBuf[500];
-  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&acc, zBuf, sizeof(zBuf), 0);
-  acc.useMalloc = 0;
+  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&acc, 0, zBuf, sizeof(zBuf), 0);
   if( p ){
     for(i=0; i<p->iLevel && i<sizeof(p->bLine)-1; i++){
       sqlite3StrAccumAppend(&acc, p->bLine[i] ? "|   " : "    ", 4);
     }
     sqlite3StrAccumAppend(&acc, p->bLine[i] ? "|-- " : "'-- ", 4);

Index: src/select.c
==================================================================
--- src/select.c
+++ src/select.c
@@ -5537,12 +5537,11 @@
     sqlite3TreeViewLine(pView, "FROM");
     for(i=0; i<p->pSrc->nSrc; i++){
       struct SrcList_item *pItem = &p->pSrc->a[i];
       StrAccum x;
       char zLine[100];
-      sqlite3StrAccumInit(&x, zLine, sizeof(zLine), 0);
-      x.useMalloc = 0;
+      sqlite3StrAccumInit(&x, 0, zLine, sizeof(zLine), 0);
       sqlite3XPrintf(&x, 0, "{%d,*}", pItem->iCursor);
       if( pItem->zDatabase ){
         sqlite3XPrintf(&x, 0, " %s.%s", pItem->zDatabase, pItem->zName);
       }else if( pItem->zName ){
         sqlite3XPrintf(&x, 0, " %s", pItem->zName);

Index: src/sqliteInt.h
==================================================================
--- src/sqliteInt.h
+++ src/sqliteInt.h
@@ -2833,12 +2833,11 @@
   sqlite3 *db;         /* Optional database for lookaside.  Can be NULL */
   char *zBase;         /* A base allocation.  Not from malloc. */
   char *zText;         /* The string collected so far */
   int  nChar;          /* Length of the string so far */
   int  nAlloc;         /* Amount of space allocated in zText */
-  int  mxAlloc;        /* Maximum allowed string length */
-  u8   useMalloc;      /* 0: none,  1: sqlite3DbMalloc,  2: sqlite3_malloc */
+  int  mxAlloc;        /* Maximum allowed allocation.  0 for no malloc usage */
   u8   accError;       /* STRACCUM_NOMEM or STRACCUM_TOOBIG */
 };
 #define STRACCUM_NOMEM   1
 #define STRACCUM_TOOBIG  2
 
@@ -3592,11 +3591,11 @@
   FuncDestructor *pDestructor
 );
 int sqlite3ApiExit(sqlite3 *db, int);
 int sqlite3OpenTempDatabase(Parse *);
 
-void sqlite3StrAccumInit(StrAccum*, char*, int, int);
+void sqlite3StrAccumInit(StrAccum*, sqlite3*, char*, int, int);
 void sqlite3StrAccumAppend(StrAccum*,const char*,int);
 void sqlite3StrAccumAppendAll(StrAccum*,const char*);
 void sqlite3AppendChar(StrAccum*,int,char);
 char *sqlite3StrAccumFinish(StrAccum*);
 void sqlite3StrAccumReset(StrAccum*);

Index: src/vdbetrace.c
==================================================================
--- src/vdbetrace.c
+++ src/vdbetrace.c
@@ -82,13 +82,12 @@
   Mem *pVar;               /* Value of a host parameter */
   StrAccum out;            /* Accumulate the output here */
   char zBase[100];         /* Initial working space */
 
   db = p->db;
-  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&out, zBase, sizeof(zBase), 
+  sqlite3StrAccumInit(&out, db, zBase, sizeof(zBase), 
                       db->aLimit[SQLITE_LIMIT_LENGTH]);
-  out.db = db;
   if( db->nVdbeExec>1 ){
     while( *zRawSql ){
       const char *zStart = zRawSql;
       while( *(zRawSql++)!='\n' && *zRawSql );
       sqlite3StrAccumAppend(&out, "-- ", 3);

Index: src/where.c
==================================================================
--- src/where.c
+++ src/where.c
@@ -3101,12 +3101,11 @@
 
     isSearch = (flags&(WHERE_BTM_LIMIT|WHERE_TOP_LIMIT))!=0
             || ((flags&WHERE_VIRTUALTABLE)==0 && (pLoop->u.btree.nEq>0))
             || (wctrlFlags&(WHERE_ORDERBY_MIN|WHERE_ORDERBY_MAX));
 
-    sqlite3StrAccumInit(&str, zBuf, sizeof(zBuf), SQLITE_MAX_LENGTH);
-    str.db = db;
+    sqlite3StrAccumInit(&str, db, zBuf, sizeof(zBuf), SQLITE_MAX_LENGTH);
     sqlite3StrAccumAppendAll(&str, isSearch ? "SEARCH" : "SCAN");
     if( pItem->pSelect ){
       sqlite3XPrintf(&str, 0, " SUBQUERY %d", pItem->iSelectId);
     }else{
       sqlite3XPrintf(&str, 0, " TABLE %s", pItem->zName);