in db/db_iter.cc [236:276]
void DBIter::FindPrevUserEntry() {
assert(direction_ == kReverse);
ValueType value_type = kTypeDeletion;
if (iter_->Valid()) {
do {
ParsedInternalKey ikey;
if (ParseKey(&ikey) && ikey.sequence <= sequence_) {
if ((value_type != kTypeDeletion) &&
user_comparator_->Compare(ikey.user_key, saved_key_) < 0) {
// We encountered a non-deleted value in entries for previous keys,
break;
}
value_type = ikey.type;
if (value_type == kTypeDeletion) {
saved_key_.clear();
ClearSavedValue();
} else {
Slice raw_value = iter_->value();
if (saved_value_.capacity() > raw_value.size() + 1048576) {
std::string empty;
swap(empty, saved_value_);
}
SaveKey(ExtractUserKey(iter_->key()), &saved_key_);
saved_value_.assign(raw_value.data(), raw_value.size());
}
}
iter_->Prev();
} while (iter_->Valid());
}
if (value_type == kTypeDeletion) {
// End
valid_ = false;
saved_key_.clear();
ClearSavedValue();
direction_ = kForward;
} else {
valid_ = true;
}
}