Index: src/build.c
==================================================================
--- src/build.c
+++ src/build.c
@@ -596,17 +596,20 @@
 ** db parameter can be used with db->pnBytesFreed to measure the memory
 ** used by the Table object.
 */
 static void SQLITE_NOINLINE deleteTable(sqlite3 *db, Table *pTable){
   Index *pIndex, *pNext;
-  TESTONLY( int nLookaside; ) /* Used to verify lookaside not used for schema */
 
+#ifdef SQLITE_DEBUG
   /* Record the number of outstanding lookaside allocations in schema Tables
   ** prior to doing any free() operations.  Since schema Tables do not use
   ** lookaside, this number should not change. */
-  TESTONLY( nLookaside = (db && (pTable->tabFlags & TF_Ephemeral)==0) ?
-                         db->lookaside.nOut : 0 );
+  int nLookaside = 0;
+  if( db && (pTable->tabFlags & TF_Ephemeral)==0 ){
+    nLookaside = sqlite3LookasideUsed(db, 0);
+  }
+#endif
 
   /* Delete all indices associated with this table. */
   for(pIndex = pTable->pIndex; pIndex; pIndex=pNext){
     pNext = pIndex->pNext;
     assert( pIndex->pSchema==pTable->pSchema
@@ -636,11 +639,11 @@
   sqlite3VtabClear(db, pTable);
 #endif
   sqlite3DbFree(db, pTable);
 
   /* Verify that no lookaside memory was used by schema tables */
-  assert( nLookaside==0 || nLookaside==db->lookaside.nOut );
+  assert( nLookaside==0 || nLookaside==sqlite3LookasideUsed(db,0) );
 }
 void sqlite3DeleteTable(sqlite3 *db, Table *pTable){
   /* Do not delete the table until the reference count reaches zero. */
   if( !pTable ) return;
   if( ((!db || db->pnBytesFreed==0) && (--pTable->nTabRef)>0) ) return;

Index: src/main.c
==================================================================
--- src/main.c
+++ src/main.c
@@ -656,11 +656,12 @@
 ** the lookaside memory.
 */
 static int setupLookaside(sqlite3 *db, void *pBuf, int sz, int cnt){
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_LOOKASIDE
   void *pStart;
-  if( db->lookaside.nOut ){
+  
+  if( sqlite3LookasideUsed(db,0)>0 ){
     return SQLITE_BUSY;
   }
   /* Free any existing lookaside buffer for this handle before
   ** allocating a new one so we don't have to have space for 
   ** both at the same time.
@@ -684,20 +685,22 @@
     if( pStart ) cnt = sqlite3MallocSize(pStart)/sz;
   }else{
     pStart = pBuf;
   }
   db->lookaside.pStart = pStart;
+  db->lookaside.pInit = 0;
   db->lookaside.pFree = 0;
   db->lookaside.sz = (u16)sz;
   if( pStart ){
     int i;
     LookasideSlot *p;
     assert( sz > (int)sizeof(LookasideSlot*) );
+    db->lookaside.nSlot = cnt;
     p = (LookasideSlot*)pStart;
     for(i=cnt-1; i>=0; i--){
-      p->pNext = db->lookaside.pFree;
-      db->lookaside.pFree = p;
+      p->pNext = db->lookaside.pInit;
+      db->lookaside.pInit = p;
       p = (LookasideSlot*)&((u8*)p)[sz];
     }
     db->lookaside.pEnd = p;
     db->lookaside.bDisable = 0;
     db->lookaside.bMalloced = pBuf==0 ?1:0;
@@ -704,10 +707,11 @@
   }else{
     db->lookaside.pStart = db;
     db->lookaside.pEnd = db;
     db->lookaside.bDisable = 1;
     db->lookaside.bMalloced = 0;
+    db->lookaside.nSlot = 0;
   }
 #endif /* SQLITE_OMIT_LOOKASIDE */
   return SQLITE_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1223,11 +1227,11 @@
   */
   sqlite3DbFree(db, db->aDb[1].pSchema);
   sqlite3_mutex_leave(db->mutex);
   db->magic = SQLITE_MAGIC_CLOSED;
   sqlite3_mutex_free(db->mutex);
-  assert( db->lookaside.nOut==0 );  /* Fails on a lookaside memory leak */
+  assert( sqlite3LookasideUsed(db,0)==0 );
   if( db->lookaside.bMalloced ){
     sqlite3_free(db->lookaside.pStart);
   }
   sqlite3_free(db);
 }

Index: src/malloc.c
==================================================================
--- src/malloc.c
+++ src/malloc.c
@@ -352,11 +352,10 @@
       /* Trash all content in the buffer being freed */
       memset(p, 0xaa, db->lookaside.sz);
 #endif
       pBuf->pNext = db->lookaside.pFree;
       db->lookaside.pFree = pBuf;
-      db->lookaside.nOut--;
       return;
     }
   }
   assert( sqlite3MemdebugHasType(p, (MEMTYPE_LOOKASIDE|MEMTYPE_HEAP)) );
   assert( sqlite3MemdebugNoType(p, (u8)~(MEMTYPE_LOOKASIDE|MEMTYPE_HEAP)) );
@@ -513,20 +512,20 @@
   assert( db->pnBytesFreed==0 );
   if( db->lookaside.bDisable==0 ){
     assert( db->mallocFailed==0 );
     if( n>db->lookaside.sz ){
       db->lookaside.anStat[1]++;
-    }else if( (pBuf = db->lookaside.pFree)==0 ){
-      db->lookaside.anStat[2]++;
-    }else{
+    }else if( (pBuf = db->lookaside.pFree)!=0 ){
       db->lookaside.pFree = pBuf->pNext;
-      db->lookaside.nOut++;
       db->lookaside.anStat[0]++;
-      if( db->lookaside.nOut>db->lookaside.mxOut ){
-        db->lookaside.mxOut = db->lookaside.nOut;
-      }
+      return (void*)pBuf;
+    }else if( (pBuf = db->lookaside.pInit)!=0 ){
+      db->lookaside.pInit = pBuf->pNext;
+      db->lookaside.anStat[0]++;
       return (void*)pBuf;
+    }else{
+      db->lookaside.anStat[2]++;
     }
   }else if( db->mallocFailed ){
     return 0;
   }
 #else

Index: src/sqliteInt.h
==================================================================
--- src/sqliteInt.h
+++ src/sqliteInt.h
@@ -1243,13 +1243,13 @@
 */
 struct Lookaside {
   u32 bDisable;           /* Only operate the lookaside when zero */
   u16 sz;                 /* Size of each buffer in bytes */
   u8 bMalloced;           /* True if pStart obtained from sqlite3_malloc() */
-  int nOut;               /* Number of buffers currently checked out */
-  int mxOut;              /* Highwater mark for nOut */
-  int anStat[3];          /* 0: hits.  1: size misses.  2: full misses */
+  u32 nSlot;              /* Number of lookaside slots allocated */
+  u32 anStat[3];          /* 0: hits.  1: size misses.  2: full misses */
+  LookasideSlot *pInit;   /* List of buffers not previously used */
   LookasideSlot *pFree;   /* List of available buffers */
   void *pStart;           /* First byte of available memory space */
   void *pEnd;             /* First byte past end of available space */
 };
 struct LookasideSlot {
@@ -3573,10 +3573,11 @@
 
 sqlite3_int64 sqlite3StatusValue(int);
 void sqlite3StatusUp(int, int);
 void sqlite3StatusDown(int, int);
 void sqlite3StatusHighwater(int, int);
+int sqlite3LookasideUsed(sqlite3*,int*);
 
 /* Access to mutexes used by sqlite3_status() */
 sqlite3_mutex *sqlite3Pcache1Mutex(void);
 sqlite3_mutex *sqlite3MallocMutex(void);
 

Index: src/status.c
==================================================================
--- src/status.c
+++ src/status.c
@@ -167,10 +167,32 @@
     *pCurrent = (int)iCur;
     *pHighwater = (int)iHwtr;
   }
   return rc;
 }
+
+/*
+** Return the number of LookasideSlot elements on the linked list
+*/
+static u32 countLookasideSlots(LookasideSlot *p){
+  u32 cnt = 0;
+  while( p ){
+    p = p->pNext;
+    cnt++;
+  }
+  return cnt;
+}
+
+/*
+** Count the number of slots of lookaside memory that are outstanding
+*/
+int sqlite3LookasideUsed(sqlite3 *db, int *pHighwater){
+  u32 nInit = countLookasideSlots(db->lookaside.pInit);
+  u32 nFree = countLookasideSlots(db->lookaside.pFree);
+  if( pHighwater ) *pHighwater = db->lookaside.nSlot - nInit;
+  return db->lookaside.nSlot - (nInit+nFree);
+}
 
 /*
 ** Query status information for a single database connection
 */
 int sqlite3_db_status(
@@ -187,14 +209,19 @@
   }
 #endif
   sqlite3_mutex_enter(db->mutex);
   switch( op ){
     case SQLITE_DBSTATUS_LOOKASIDE_USED: {
-      *pCurrent = db->lookaside.nOut;
-      *pHighwater = db->lookaside.mxOut;
+      *pCurrent = sqlite3LookasideUsed(db, pHighwater);
       if( resetFlag ){
-        db->lookaside.mxOut = db->lookaside.nOut;
+        LookasideSlot *p = db->lookaside.pFree;
+        if( p ){
+          while( p->pNext ) p = p->pNext;
+          p->pNext = db->lookaside.pInit;
+          db->lookaside.pInit = db->lookaside.pFree;
+          db->lookaside.pFree = 0;
+        }
       }
       break;
     }
 
     case SQLITE_DBSTATUS_LOOKASIDE_HIT: