rocksdb-native 0.0.0

package/vendor/rocksdb/db/db_iter_test.cc

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+//  Copyright (c) 2011-present, Facebook, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+//  This source code is licensed under both the GPLv2 (found in the
+//  COPYING file in the root directory) and Apache 2.0 License
+//  (found in the LICENSE.Apache file in the root directory).
+
+#include "db/db_iter.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "db/dbformat.h"
+#include "rocksdb/comparator.h"
+#include "rocksdb/options.h"
+#include "rocksdb/perf_context.h"
+#include "rocksdb/slice.h"
+#include "rocksdb/statistics.h"
+#include "table/iterator_wrapper.h"
+#include "table/merging_iterator.h"
+#include "test_util/sync_point.h"
+#include "test_util/testharness.h"
+#include "util/string_util.h"
+#include "utilities/merge_operators.h"
+
+namespace ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE {
+
+static uint64_t TestGetTickerCount(const Options& options,
+                                   Tickers ticker_type) {
+  return options.statistics->getTickerCount(ticker_type);
+}
+
+class TestIterator : public InternalIterator {
+ public:
+  explicit TestIterator(const Comparator* comparator)
+      : initialized_(false),
+        valid_(false),
+        sequence_number_(0),
+        iter_(0),
+        cmp(comparator) {
+    data_.reserve(16);
+  }
+
+  void AddPut(std::string argkey, std::string argvalue) {
+    Add(argkey, kTypeValue, argvalue);
+  }
+
+  void AddDeletion(std::string argkey) {
+    Add(argkey, kTypeDeletion, std::string());
+  }
+
+  void AddSingleDeletion(std::string argkey) {
+    Add(argkey, kTypeSingleDeletion, std::string());
+  }
+
+  void AddMerge(std::string argkey, std::string argvalue) {
+    Add(argkey, kTypeMerge, argvalue);
+  }
+
+  void Add(std::string argkey, ValueType type, std::string argvalue) {
+    Add(argkey, type, argvalue, sequence_number_++);
+  }
+
+  void Add(std::string argkey, ValueType type, std::string argvalue,
+           size_t seq_num, bool update_iter = false) {
+    valid_ = true;
+    ParsedInternalKey internal_key(argkey, seq_num, type);
+    data_.push_back(
+        std::pair<std::string, std::string>(std::string(), argvalue));
+    AppendInternalKey(&data_.back().first, internal_key);
+    if (update_iter && valid_ && cmp.Compare(data_.back().first, key()) < 0) {
+      // insert a key smaller than current key
+      Finish();
+      // data_[iter_] is not anymore the current element of the iterator.
+      // Increment it to reposition it to the right position.
+      iter_++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // should be called before operations with iterator
+  void Finish() {
+    initialized_ = true;
+    std::sort(data_.begin(), data_.end(),
+              [this](std::pair<std::string, std::string> a,
+                     std::pair<std::string, std::string> b) {
+                return (cmp.Compare(a.first, b.first) < 0);
+              });
+  }
+
+  // Removes the key from the set of keys over which this iterator iterates.
+  // Not to be confused with AddDeletion().
+  // If the iterator is currently positioned on this key, the deletion will
+  // apply next time the iterator moves.
+  // Used for simulating ForwardIterator updating to a new version that doesn't
+  // have some of the keys (e.g. after compaction with a filter).
+  void Vanish(std::string _key) {
+    if (valid_ && data_[iter_].first == _key) {
+      delete_current_ = true;
+      return;
+    }
+    for (auto it = data_.begin(); it != data_.end(); ++it) {
+      ParsedInternalKey ikey;
+      Status pik_status =
+          ParseInternalKey(it->first, &ikey, true /* log_err_key */);
+      pik_status.PermitUncheckedError();
+      assert(pik_status.ok());
+      if (!pik_status.ok() || ikey.user_key != _key) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (valid_ && data_.begin() + iter_ > it) {
+        --iter_;
+      }
+      data_.erase(it);
+      return;
+    }
+    assert(false);
+  }
+
+  // Number of operations done on this iterator since construction.
+  size_t steps() const { return steps_; }
+
+  bool Valid() const override {
+    assert(initialized_);
+    return valid_;
+  }
+
+  void SeekToFirst() override {
+    assert(initialized_);
+    ++steps_;
+    DeleteCurrentIfNeeded();
+    valid_ = (data_.size() > 0);
+    iter_ = 0;
+  }
+
+  void SeekToLast() override {
+    assert(initialized_);
+    ++steps_;
+    DeleteCurrentIfNeeded();
+    valid_ = (data_.size() > 0);
+    iter_ = data_.size() - 1;
+  }
+
+  void Seek(const Slice& target) override {
+    assert(initialized_);
+    SeekToFirst();
+    ++steps_;
+    if (!valid_) {
+      return;
+    }
+    while (iter_ < data_.size() &&
+           (cmp.Compare(data_[iter_].first, target) < 0)) {
+      ++iter_;
+    }
+
+    if (iter_ == data_.size()) {
+      valid_ = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  void SeekForPrev(const Slice& target) override {
+    assert(initialized_);
+    DeleteCurrentIfNeeded();
+    SeekForPrevImpl(target, &cmp);
+  }
+
+  void Next() override {
+    assert(initialized_);
+    assert(valid_);
+    assert(iter_ < data_.size());
+
+    ++steps_;
+    if (delete_current_) {
+      DeleteCurrentIfNeeded();
+    } else {
+      ++iter_;
+    }
+    valid_ = iter_ < data_.size();
+  }
+
+  void Prev() override {
+    assert(initialized_);
+    assert(valid_);
+    assert(iter_ < data_.size());
+
+    ++steps_;
+    DeleteCurrentIfNeeded();
+    if (iter_ == 0) {
+      valid_ = false;
+    } else {
+      --iter_;
+    }
+  }
+
+  Slice key() const override {
+    assert(initialized_);
+    return data_[iter_].first;
+  }
+
+  Slice value() const override {
+    assert(initialized_);
+    return data_[iter_].second;
+  }
+
+  Status status() const override {
+    assert(initialized_);
+    return Status::OK();
+  }
+
+  bool IsKeyPinned() const override { return true; }
+  bool IsValuePinned() const override { return true; }
+
+ private:
+  bool initialized_;
+  bool valid_;
+  size_t sequence_number_;
+  size_t iter_;
+  size_t steps_ = 0;
+
+  InternalKeyComparator cmp;
+  std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> data_;
+  bool delete_current_ = false;
+
+  void DeleteCurrentIfNeeded() {
+    if (!delete_current_) {
+      return;
+    }
+    data_.erase(data_.begin() + iter_);
+    delete_current_ = false;
+  }
+};
+
+class DBIteratorTest : public testing::Test {
+ public:
+  Env* env_;
+
+  DBIteratorTest() : env_(Env::Default()) {}
+};
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIteratorPrevNext) {
+  Options options;
+  ImmutableOptions ioptions = ImmutableOptions(options);
+  MutableCFOptions mutable_cf_options = MutableCFOptions(options);
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    ReadOptions ro;
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_b");
+
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_a");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_b");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+  // Test to check the SeekToLast() with iterate_upper_bound not set
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    ReadOptions ro;
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+  }
+
+  // Test to check the SeekToLast() with iterate_upper_bound set
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("d", "val_d");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("e", "val_e");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("f", "val_f");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    Slice prefix("d");
+
+    ReadOptions ro;
+    ro.iterate_upper_bound = &prefix;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+  }
+  // Test to check the SeekToLast() iterate_upper_bound set to a key that
+  // is not Put yet
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("d", "val_d");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    Slice prefix("z");
+
+    ReadOptions ro;
+    ro.iterate_upper_bound = &prefix;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "d");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "d");
+
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+  }
+  // Test to check the SeekToLast() with iterate_upper_bound set to the
+  // first key
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    Slice prefix("a");
+
+    ReadOptions ro;
+    ro.iterate_upper_bound = &prefix;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+  }
+  // Test case to check SeekToLast with iterate_upper_bound set
+  // (same key put may times - SeekToLast should start with the
+  // maximum sequence id of the upper bound)
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    Slice prefix("c");
+
+    ReadOptions ro;
+    ro.iterate_upper_bound = &prefix;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 7 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    SetPerfLevel(kEnableCount);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(GetPerfLevel() == kEnableCount);
+
+    get_perf_context()->Reset();
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(static_cast<int>(get_perf_context()->internal_key_skipped_count),
+              1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+
+    SetPerfLevel(kDisable);
+  }
+  // Test to check the SeekToLast() with the iterate_upper_bound set
+  // (Checking the value of the key which has sequence ids greater than
+  // and less that the iterator's sequence id)
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a1");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a2");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b1");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c1");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c2");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c3");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b2");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("d", "val_d1");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    Slice prefix("c");
+
+    ReadOptions ro;
+    ro.iterate_upper_bound = &prefix;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 4 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_b1");
+  }
+
+  // Test to check the SeekToLast() with the iterate_upper_bound set to the
+  // key that is deleted
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    Slice prefix("a");
+
+    ReadOptions ro;
+    ro.iterate_upper_bound = &prefix;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+  }
+  // Test to check the SeekToLast() with the iterate_upper_bound set
+  // (Deletion cases)
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    Slice prefix("c");
+
+    ReadOptions ro;
+    ro.iterate_upper_bound = &prefix;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+  }
+  // Test to check the SeekToLast() with iterate_upper_bound set
+  // (Deletion cases - Lot of internal keys after the upper_bound
+  // is deleted)
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("d");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("e");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("f");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("g");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("h");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    Slice prefix("c");
+
+    ReadOptions ro;
+    ro.iterate_upper_bound = &prefix;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 7 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    SetPerfLevel(kEnableCount);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(GetPerfLevel() == kEnableCount);
+
+    get_perf_context()->Reset();
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(
+        static_cast<int>(get_perf_context()->internal_delete_skipped_count), 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+
+    SetPerfLevel(kDisable);
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    ReadOptions ro;
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_a");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_b");
+
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_a");
+
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    ReadOptions ro;
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 2 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_b");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_b");
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    ReadOptions ro;
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_c");
+
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_b");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_c");
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIteratorEmpty) {
+  Options options;
+  ImmutableOptions ioptions = ImmutableOptions(options);
+  MutableCFOptions mutable_cf_options = MutableCFOptions(options);
+  ReadOptions ro;
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 0 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 0 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIteratorUseSkipCountSkips) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.statistics = ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::CreateDBStatistics();
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateFromStringId("stringappend");
+
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < 200; ++i) {
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "b");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "c");
+  }
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      2 /* sequence */, options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+      nullptr /* read_callback */));
+  db_iter->SeekToLast();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(TestGetTickerCount(options, NUMBER_OF_RESEEKS_IN_ITERATION), 1u);
+
+  db_iter->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(TestGetTickerCount(options, NUMBER_OF_RESEEKS_IN_ITERATION), 2u);
+
+  db_iter->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(TestGetTickerCount(options, NUMBER_OF_RESEEKS_IN_ITERATION), 3u);
+
+  db_iter->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+  ASSERT_EQ(TestGetTickerCount(options, NUMBER_OF_RESEEKS_IN_ITERATION), 3u);
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIteratorUseSkip) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateFromStringId("stringappend");
+  ImmutableOptions ioptions = ImmutableOptions(options);
+  MutableCFOptions mutable_cf_options = MutableCFOptions(options);
+
+  {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 200; ++i) {
+      TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+      internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_1");
+      internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+      for (size_t k = 0; k < 200; ++k) {
+        internal_iter->AddPut("c", std::to_string(k));
+      }
+      internal_iter->Finish();
+
+      options.statistics = ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::CreateDBStatistics();
+      std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+          env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+          internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, i + 2 /* sequence */,
+          options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+          nullptr /* read_callback */));
+      db_iter->SeekToLast();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), std::to_string(i));
+      db_iter->Prev();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1");
+      db_iter->Prev();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_2");
+      db_iter->Prev();
+
+      ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+    }
+  }
+
+  {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 200; ++i) {
+      TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+      internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_1");
+      internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+      for (size_t k = 0; k < 200; ++k) {
+        internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+      }
+      internal_iter->AddPut("c", "200");
+      internal_iter->Finish();
+
+      std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+          env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+          internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, i + 2 /* sequence */,
+          options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+          nullptr /* read_callback */));
+      db_iter->SeekToLast();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1");
+      db_iter->Prev();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_2");
+      db_iter->Prev();
+
+      ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+    }
+
+    {
+      TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+      internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_1");
+      internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+      for (size_t i = 0; i < 200; ++i) {
+        internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+      }
+      internal_iter->AddPut("c", "200");
+      internal_iter->Finish();
+
+      std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+          env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+          internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 202 /* sequence */,
+          options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+          nullptr /* read_callback */));
+      db_iter->SeekToLast();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "200");
+      db_iter->Prev();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1");
+      db_iter->Prev();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_2");
+      db_iter->Prev();
+
+      ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+    }
+  }
+
+  {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 200; ++i) {
+      TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+      for (size_t k = 0; k < 200; ++k) {
+        internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+      }
+      internal_iter->AddPut("c", "200");
+      internal_iter->Finish();
+      std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+          env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+          internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, i /* sequence */,
+          options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+          nullptr /* read_callback */));
+      db_iter->SeekToLast();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+
+      db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+    }
+
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 200; ++i) {
+      internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+    }
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "200");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 200 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "200");
+
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+
+    db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "200");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+  }
+
+  {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 200; ++i) {
+      TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+      internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_1");
+      internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+      for (size_t k = 0; k < 200; ++k) {
+        internal_iter->AddPut("d", std::to_string(k));
+      }
+
+      for (size_t k = 0; k < 200; ++k) {
+        internal_iter->AddPut("c", std::to_string(k));
+      }
+      internal_iter->Finish();
+
+      std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+          env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+          internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, i + 2 /* sequence */,
+          options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+          nullptr /* read_callback */));
+      db_iter->SeekToLast();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "d");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), std::to_string(i));
+      db_iter->Prev();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1");
+      db_iter->Prev();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_2");
+      db_iter->Prev();
+
+      ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+    }
+  }
+
+  {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 200; ++i) {
+      TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+      internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "b");
+      internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "a");
+      for (size_t k = 0; k < 200; ++k) {
+        internal_iter->AddMerge("c", std::to_string(k));
+      }
+      internal_iter->Finish();
+
+      std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+          env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+          internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, i + 2 /* sequence */,
+          options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+          nullptr /* read_callback */));
+      db_iter->SeekToLast();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+      std::string merge_result = "0";
+      for (size_t j = 1; j <= i; ++j) {
+        merge_result += "," + std::to_string(j);
+      }
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), merge_result);
+
+      db_iter->Prev();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "b");
+
+      db_iter->Prev();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "a");
+
+      db_iter->Prev();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIteratorSkipInternalKeys) {
+  Options options;
+  ImmutableOptions ioptions = ImmutableOptions(options);
+  MutableCFOptions mutable_cf_options = MutableCFOptions(options);
+  ReadOptions ro;
+
+  // Basic test case ... Make sure explicityly passing the default value works.
+  // Skipping internal keys is disabled by default, when the value is 0.
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("d", "val_d");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    ro.max_skippable_internal_keys = 0;
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_a");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "d");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_d");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->status().ok());
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "d");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_d");
+
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_a");
+
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+  }
+
+  // Test to make sure that the request will *not* fail as incomplete if
+  // num_internal_keys_skipped is *equal* to max_skippable_internal_keys
+  // threshold. (It will fail as incomplete only when the threshold is
+  // exceeded.)
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    ro.max_skippable_internal_keys = 2;
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_a");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_c");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->status().ok());
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_c");
+
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_a");
+
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->status().ok());
+  }
+
+  // Fail the request as incomplete when num_internal_keys_skipped >
+  // max_skippable_internal_keys
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    ro.max_skippable_internal_keys = 2;
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_a");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->status().IsIncomplete());
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_c");
+
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->status().IsIncomplete());
+  }
+
+  // Test that the num_internal_keys_skipped counter resets after a successful
+  // read.
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("d");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("d");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("d");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("e", "val_e");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    ro.max_skippable_internal_keys = 2;
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_a");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_c");
+
+    db_iter->Next();  // num_internal_keys_skipped counter resets here.
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->status().IsIncomplete());
+  }
+
+  // Test that the num_internal_keys_skipped counter resets after a successful
+  // read.
+  // Reverse direction
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("d");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("d");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("e", "val_e");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    ro.max_skippable_internal_keys = 2;
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "e");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_e");
+
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_c");
+
+    db_iter->Prev();  // num_internal_keys_skipped counter resets here.
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->status().IsIncomplete());
+  }
+
+  // Test that skipping separate keys is handled
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("d");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("e", "val_e");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    ro.max_skippable_internal_keys = 2;
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_a");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->status().IsIncomplete());
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "e");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_e");
+
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->status().IsIncomplete());
+  }
+
+  // Test if alternating puts and deletes of the same key are handled correctly.
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("d", "val_d");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("d");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("e", "val_e");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    ro.max_skippable_internal_keys = 2;
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_a");
+
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->status().IsIncomplete());
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "e");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_e");
+
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->status().IsIncomplete());
+  }
+
+  // Test for large number of skippable internal keys with *default*
+  // max_sequential_skip_in_iterations.
+  {
+    for (size_t i = 1; i <= 200; ++i) {
+      TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+      internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+      for (size_t j = 1; j <= i; ++j) {
+        internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+        internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+      }
+      internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+      internal_iter->Finish();
+
+      ro.max_skippable_internal_keys = i;
+      std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+          env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+          internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 2 * i + 1 /* sequence */,
+          options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+          nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+      db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_a");
+
+      db_iter->Next();
+      if ((options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations + 1) >=
+          ro.max_skippable_internal_keys) {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+        ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->status().IsIncomplete());
+      } else {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+        ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+        ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_c");
+      }
+
+      db_iter->SeekToLast();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_c");
+
+      db_iter->Prev();
+      if ((options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations + 1) >=
+          ro.max_skippable_internal_keys) {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+        ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->status().IsIncomplete());
+      } else {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+        ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+        ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_a");
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Test for large number of skippable internal keys with a *non-default*
+  // max_sequential_skip_in_iterations.
+  {
+    for (size_t i = 1; i <= 200; ++i) {
+      TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+      internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+      for (size_t j = 1; j <= i; ++j) {
+        internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+        internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+      }
+      internal_iter->AddPut("c", "val_c");
+      internal_iter->Finish();
+
+      options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations = 1000;
+      ro.max_skippable_internal_keys = i;
+      std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+          env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+          internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 2 * i + 1 /* sequence */,
+          options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+          nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+      db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_a");
+
+      db_iter->Next();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->status().IsIncomplete());
+
+      db_iter->SeekToLast();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+      ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val_c");
+
+      db_iter->Prev();
+      ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->status().IsIncomplete());
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIterator1) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateFromStringId("stringappend");
+
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  internal_iter->AddPut("a", "0");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("b", "0");
+  internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+  internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "1");
+  internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "2");
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      1 /* sequence */, options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+      nullptr /* read_callback */));
+  db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "0");
+  db_iter->Next();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+  db_iter->Next();
+  ASSERT_FALSE(db_iter->Valid());
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIterator2) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateFromStringId("stringappend");
+
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  internal_iter->AddPut("a", "0");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("b", "0");
+  internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+  internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "1");
+  internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "2");
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      0 /* sequence */, options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+      nullptr /* read_callback */));
+  db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "0");
+  db_iter->Next();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIterator3) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateFromStringId("stringappend");
+
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  internal_iter->AddPut("a", "0");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("b", "0");
+  internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+  internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "1");
+  internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "2");
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      2 /* sequence */, options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+      nullptr /* read_callback */));
+  db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "0");
+  db_iter->Next();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIterator4) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateFromStringId("stringappend");
+
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  internal_iter->AddPut("a", "0");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("b", "0");
+  internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+  internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "1");
+  internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "2");
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      4 /* sequence */, options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+      nullptr /* read_callback */));
+  db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "0,1");
+  db_iter->Next();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "2");
+  db_iter->Next();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIterator5) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateFromStringId("stringappend");
+  ImmutableOptions ioptions = ImmutableOptions(options);
+  MutableCFOptions mutable_cf_options = MutableCFOptions(options);
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_3");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "put_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_5");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 0 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_3");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "put_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_5");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 1 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1,merge_2");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_3");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "put_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_5");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 2 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1,merge_2,merge_3");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_3");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "put_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_5");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 3 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "put_1");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_3");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "put_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_5");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 4 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "put_1,merge_4");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_3");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "put_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_5");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 5 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "put_1,merge_4,merge_5");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_3");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "put_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_5");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 6 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "put_1,merge_4,merge_5,merge_6");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    // put, singledelete, merge
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddPut("a", "val_a");
+    internal_iter->AddSingleDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val_b");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 10 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->Seek("b");
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIterator6) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateFromStringId("stringappend");
+  ImmutableOptions ioptions = ImmutableOptions(options);
+  MutableCFOptions mutable_cf_options = MutableCFOptions(options);
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_3");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_5");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 0 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_3");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_5");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 1 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1,merge_2");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_3");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_5");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 2 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1,merge_2,merge_3");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_3");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_5");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 3 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_3");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_5");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 4 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_4");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_3");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_5");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 5 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_4,merge_5");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_3");
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_5");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 6 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_4,merge_5,merge_6");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIterator7) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateFromStringId("stringappend");
+  ImmutableOptions ioptions = ImmutableOptions(options);
+  MutableCFOptions mutable_cf_options = MutableCFOptions(options);
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_2");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_3");
+
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_5");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_7");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_8");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_9");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_10");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_11");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 0 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_2");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_3");
+
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_5");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_7");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_8");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_9");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_10");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_11");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 2 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "val,merge_2");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_2");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_3");
+
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_5");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_7");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_8");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_9");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_10");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_11");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 4 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_3");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_2");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_3");
+
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_5");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_7");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_8");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_9");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_10");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_11");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 5 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_4");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_3");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_2");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_3");
+
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_5");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_7");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_8");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_9");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_10");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_11");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 6 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_4,merge_5");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_3");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_2");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_3");
+
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_5");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_7");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_8");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_9");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_10");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_11");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 7 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_4,merge_5");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_2");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_3");
+
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_5");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_7");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_8");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_9");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_10");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_11");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 9 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_4,merge_5");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_6,merge_7");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_2");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_3");
+
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_5");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_7");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_8");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_9");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_10");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_11");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 13 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_4,merge_5");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(),
+              "merge_6,merge_7,merge_8,merge_9,merge_10,merge_11");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddPut("b", "val");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_2");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_3");
+
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("c", "merge_5");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_7");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_8");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_9");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_10");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_11");
+
+    internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ioptions, mutable_cf_options, BytewiseComparator(),
+        internal_iter, nullptr /* version */, 14 /* sequence */,
+        options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(),
+              "merge_6,merge_7,merge_8,merge_9,merge_10,merge_11");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!db_iter->Valid());
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIterator8) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateFromStringId("stringappend");
+
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  internal_iter->AddDeletion("a");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("a", "0");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("b", "0");
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      10 /* sequence */, options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+      nullptr /* read_callback */));
+  db_iter->SeekToLast();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "0");
+
+  db_iter->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "0");
+}
+
+// TODO(3.13): fix the issue of Seek() then Prev() which might not necessary
+//             return the biggest element smaller than the seek key.
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIterator9) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateFromStringId("stringappend");
+  {
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_1");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "merge_2");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_3");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "merge_4");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("d", "merge_5");
+    internal_iter->AddMerge("d", "merge_6");
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+        BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+        10 /* sequence */, options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToLast();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_3,merge_4");
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "d");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_5,merge_6");
+
+    db_iter->Seek("b");
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_3,merge_4");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_1,merge_2");
+
+    db_iter->SeekForPrev("b");
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_3,merge_4");
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "d");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_5,merge_6");
+
+    db_iter->Seek("c");
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "d");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_5,merge_6");
+    db_iter->Prev();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_3,merge_4");
+
+    db_iter->SeekForPrev("c");
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_3,merge_4");
+    db_iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "d");
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "merge_5,merge_6");
+  }
+}
+
+// TODO(3.13): fix the issue of Seek() then Prev() which might not necessary
+//             return the biggest element smaller than the seek key.
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIterator10) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  internal_iter->AddPut("a", "1");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("b", "2");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("c", "3");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("d", "4");
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      10 /* sequence */, options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+      nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+  db_iter->Seek("c");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  db_iter->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "2");
+
+  db_iter->Next();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "3");
+
+  db_iter->SeekForPrev("c");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  db_iter->Next();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "d");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "4");
+
+  db_iter->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "3");
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, SeekToLastOccurrenceSeq0) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.merge_operator = nullptr;
+
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  internal_iter->AddPut("a", "1");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("b", "2");
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      10 /* sequence */, 0 /* force seek */, nullptr /* read_callback */));
+  db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "1");
+  db_iter->Next();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "2");
+  db_iter->Next();
+  ASSERT_FALSE(db_iter->Valid());
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIterator11) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateFromStringId("stringappend");
+
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  internal_iter->AddPut("a", "0");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("b", "0");
+  internal_iter->AddSingleDeletion("b");
+  internal_iter->AddMerge("a", "1");
+  internal_iter->AddMerge("b", "2");
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      1 /* sequence */, options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+      nullptr /* read_callback */));
+  db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "0");
+  db_iter->Next();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+  db_iter->Next();
+  ASSERT_FALSE(db_iter->Valid());
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIterator12) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.merge_operator = nullptr;
+
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  internal_iter->AddPut("a", "1");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("b", "2");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("c", "3");
+  internal_iter->AddSingleDeletion("b");
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      10 /* sequence */, 0 /* force seek */, nullptr /* read_callback */));
+  db_iter->SeekToLast();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "3");
+  db_iter->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "1");
+  db_iter->Prev();
+  ASSERT_FALSE(db_iter->Valid());
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIterator13) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.merge_operator = nullptr;
+
+  std::string key;
+  key.resize(9);
+  key.assign(9, static_cast<char>(0));
+  key[0] = 'b';
+
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  internal_iter->AddPut(key, "0");
+  internal_iter->AddPut(key, "1");
+  internal_iter->AddPut(key, "2");
+  internal_iter->AddPut(key, "3");
+  internal_iter->AddPut(key, "4");
+  internal_iter->AddPut(key, "5");
+  internal_iter->AddPut(key, "6");
+  internal_iter->AddPut(key, "7");
+  internal_iter->AddPut(key, "8");
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      2 /* sequence */, 3 /* max_sequential_skip_in_iterations */,
+      nullptr /* read_callback */));
+  db_iter->Seek("b");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), key);
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "2");
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIterator14) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.merge_operator = nullptr;
+
+  std::string key("b");
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  internal_iter->AddPut("b", "0");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("b", "1");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("b", "2");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("b", "3");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("a", "4");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("a", "5");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("a", "6");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("c", "7");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("c", "8");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("c", "9");
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      4 /* sequence */, 1 /* max_sequential_skip_in_iterations */,
+      nullptr /* read_callback */));
+  db_iter->Seek("b");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "3");
+  db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter->value().ToString(), "4");
+}
+
+class DBIterWithMergeIterTest : public testing::Test {
+ public:
+  DBIterWithMergeIterTest()
+      : env_(Env::Default()), icomp_(BytewiseComparator()) {
+    options_.merge_operator = nullptr;
+
+    internal_iter1_ = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter1_->Add("a", kTypeValue, "1", 3u);
+    internal_iter1_->Add("f", kTypeValue, "2", 5u);
+    internal_iter1_->Add("g", kTypeValue, "3", 7u);
+    internal_iter1_->Finish();
+
+    internal_iter2_ = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    internal_iter2_->Add("a", kTypeValue, "4", 6u);
+    internal_iter2_->Add("b", kTypeValue, "5", 1u);
+    internal_iter2_->Add("c", kTypeValue, "6", 2u);
+    internal_iter2_->Add("d", kTypeValue, "7", 3u);
+    internal_iter2_->Finish();
+
+    std::vector<InternalIterator*> child_iters;
+    child_iters.push_back(internal_iter1_);
+    child_iters.push_back(internal_iter2_);
+    InternalKeyComparator icomp(BytewiseComparator());
+    InternalIterator* merge_iter =
+        NewMergingIterator(&icomp_, &child_iters[0], 2u);
+
+    db_iter_.reset(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro_, ImmutableOptions(options_), MutableCFOptions(options_),
+        BytewiseComparator(), merge_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+        8 /* read data earlier than seqId 8 */,
+        3 /* max iterators before reseek */, nullptr /* read_callback */));
+  }
+
+  Env* env_;
+  ReadOptions ro_;
+  Options options_;
+  TestIterator* internal_iter1_;
+  TestIterator* internal_iter2_;
+  InternalKeyComparator icomp_;
+  Iterator* merge_iter_;
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter_;
+};
+
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIterator1) {
+  db_iter_->SeekToFirst();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "4");
+  db_iter_->Next();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "5");
+  db_iter_->Next();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "6");
+  db_iter_->Next();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "d");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "7");
+  db_iter_->Next();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "f");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "2");
+  db_iter_->Next();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "g");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "3");
+  db_iter_->Next();
+  ASSERT_FALSE(db_iter_->Valid());
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIterator2) {
+  // Test Prev() when one child iterator is at its end.
+  db_iter_->SeekForPrev("g");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "g");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "3");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "f");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "2");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "d");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "7");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "6");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "5");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "4");
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace1) {
+  // Test Prev() when one child iterator is at its end but more rows
+  // are added.
+  db_iter_->Seek("f");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "f");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "2");
+
+  // Test call back inserts a key in the end of the mem table after
+  // MergeIterator::Prev() realized the mem table iterator is at its end
+  // and before an SeekToLast() is called.
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
+      "MergeIterator::Prev:BeforePrev",
+      [&](void* /*arg*/) { internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "7", 12u); });
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "d");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "7");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "6");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "5");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "4");
+
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace2) {
+  // Test Prev() when one child iterator is at its end but more rows
+  // are added.
+  db_iter_->Seek("f");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "f");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "2");
+
+  // Test call back inserts entries for update a key in the end of the
+  // mem table after MergeIterator::Prev() realized the mem tableiterator is at
+  // its end and before an SeekToLast() is called.
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
+      "MergeIterator::Prev:BeforePrev", [&](void* /*arg*/) {
+        internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "7", 12u);
+        internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "7", 11u);
+      });
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "d");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "7");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "6");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "5");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "4");
+
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace3) {
+  // Test Prev() when one child iterator is at its end but more rows
+  // are added and max_skipped is triggered.
+  db_iter_->Seek("f");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "f");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "2");
+
+  // Test call back inserts entries for update a key in the end of the
+  // mem table after MergeIterator::Prev() realized the mem table iterator is at
+  // its end and before an SeekToLast() is called.
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
+      "MergeIterator::Prev:BeforePrev", [&](void* /*arg*/) {
+        internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "7", 16u, true);
+        internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "7", 15u, true);
+        internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "7", 14u, true);
+        internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "7", 13u, true);
+        internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "7", 12u, true);
+        internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "7", 11u, true);
+      });
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "d");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "7");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "6");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "5");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "4");
+
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace4) {
+  // Test Prev() when one child iterator has more rows inserted
+  // between Seek() and Prev() when changing directions.
+  internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "9", 4u);
+
+  db_iter_->Seek("g");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "g");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "3");
+
+  // Test call back inserts entries for update a key before "z" in
+  // mem table after MergeIterator::Prev() calls mem table iterator's
+  // Seek() and before calling Prev()
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
+      "MergeIterator::Prev:BeforePrev", [&](void* arg) {
+        IteratorWrapper* it = reinterpret_cast<IteratorWrapper*>(arg);
+        if (it->key().starts_with("z")) {
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 16u, true);
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 15u, true);
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 14u, true);
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 13u, true);
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 12u, true);
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 11u, true);
+        }
+      });
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "f");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "2");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "d");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "7");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "6");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "5");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "4");
+
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace5) {
+  internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "9", 4u);
+
+  // Test Prev() when one child iterator has more rows inserted
+  // between Seek() and Prev() when changing directions.
+  db_iter_->Seek("g");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "g");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "3");
+
+  // Test call back inserts entries for update a key before "z" in
+  // mem table after MergeIterator::Prev() calls mem table iterator's
+  // Seek() and before calling Prev()
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
+      "MergeIterator::Prev:BeforePrev", [&](void* arg) {
+        IteratorWrapper* it = reinterpret_cast<IteratorWrapper*>(arg);
+        if (it->key().starts_with("z")) {
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 16u, true);
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 15u, true);
+        }
+      });
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "f");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "2");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "d");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "7");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "6");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "5");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "4");
+
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace6) {
+  internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "9", 4u);
+
+  // Test Prev() when one child iterator has more rows inserted
+  // between Seek() and Prev() when changing directions.
+  db_iter_->Seek("g");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "g");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "3");
+
+  // Test call back inserts an entry for update a key before "z" in
+  // mem table after MergeIterator::Prev() calls mem table iterator's
+  // Seek() and before calling Prev()
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
+      "MergeIterator::Prev:BeforePrev", [&](void* arg) {
+        IteratorWrapper* it = reinterpret_cast<IteratorWrapper*>(arg);
+        if (it->key().starts_with("z")) {
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 16u, true);
+        }
+      });
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "f");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "2");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "d");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "7");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "6");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "5");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "4");
+
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace7) {
+  internal_iter1_->Add("u", kTypeValue, "10", 4u);
+  internal_iter1_->Add("v", kTypeValue, "11", 4u);
+  internal_iter1_->Add("w", kTypeValue, "12", 4u);
+  internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "9", 4u);
+
+  // Test Prev() when one child iterator has more rows inserted
+  // between Seek() and Prev() when changing directions.
+  db_iter_->Seek("g");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "g");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "3");
+
+  // Test call back inserts entries for update a key before "z" in
+  // mem table after MergeIterator::Prev() calls mem table iterator's
+  // Seek() and before calling Prev()
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
+      "MergeIterator::Prev:BeforePrev", [&](void* arg) {
+        IteratorWrapper* it = reinterpret_cast<IteratorWrapper*>(arg);
+        if (it->key().starts_with("z")) {
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 16u, true);
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 15u, true);
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 14u, true);
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 13u, true);
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 12u, true);
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 11u, true);
+        }
+      });
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "f");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "2");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "d");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "7");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "c");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "6");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "b");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "5");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "a");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "4");
+
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace8) {
+  // internal_iter1_: a, f, g
+  // internal_iter2_: a, b, c, d, adding (z)
+  internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "9", 4u);
+
+  // Test Prev() when one child iterator has more rows inserted
+  // between Seek() and Prev() when changing directions.
+  db_iter_->Seek("g");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "g");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "3");
+
+  // Test call back inserts two keys before "z" in mem table after
+  // MergeIterator::Prev() calls mem table iterator's Seek() and
+  // before calling Prev()
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
+      "MergeIterator::Prev:BeforePrev", [&](void* arg) {
+        IteratorWrapper* it = reinterpret_cast<IteratorWrapper*>(arg);
+        if (it->key().starts_with("z")) {
+          internal_iter2_->Add("x", kTypeValue, "7", 16u, true);
+          internal_iter2_->Add("y", kTypeValue, "7", 17u, true);
+        }
+      });
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "f");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "2");
+  db_iter_->Prev();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "d");
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "7");
+
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, SeekPrefixTombstones) {
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  Options options;
+  options.prefix_extractor.reset(NewNoopTransform());
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  internal_iter->AddDeletion("b");
+  internal_iter->AddDeletion("c");
+  internal_iter->AddDeletion("d");
+  internal_iter->AddDeletion("e");
+  internal_iter->AddDeletion("f");
+  internal_iter->AddDeletion("g");
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  ro.prefix_same_as_start = true;
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      10 /* sequence */, options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+      nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+  int skipped_keys = 0;
+
+  get_perf_context()->Reset();
+  db_iter->SeekForPrev("z");
+  skipped_keys =
+      static_cast<int>(get_perf_context()->internal_key_skipped_count);
+  ASSERT_EQ(skipped_keys, 0);
+
+  get_perf_context()->Reset();
+  db_iter->Seek("a");
+  skipped_keys =
+      static_cast<int>(get_perf_context()->internal_key_skipped_count);
+  ASSERT_EQ(skipped_keys, 0);
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, SeekToFirstLowerBound) {
+  const int kNumKeys = 3;
+  for (int i = 0; i < kNumKeys + 2; ++i) {
+    // + 2 for two special cases: lower bound before and lower bound after the
+    // internal iterator's keys
+    TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+    for (int j = 1; j <= kNumKeys; ++j) {
+      internal_iter->AddPut(std::to_string(j), "val");
+    }
+    internal_iter->Finish();
+
+    ReadOptions ro;
+    auto lower_bound_str = std::to_string(i);
+    Slice lower_bound(lower_bound_str);
+    ro.iterate_lower_bound = &lower_bound;
+    Options options;
+    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+        env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+        BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+        10 /* sequence */, options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+        nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+    db_iter->SeekToFirst();
+    if (i == kNumKeys + 1) {
+      // lower bound was beyond the last key
+      ASSERT_FALSE(db_iter->Valid());
+      ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+    } else {
+      ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+      int expected;
+      if (i == 0) {
+        // lower bound was before the first key
+        expected = 1;
+      } else {
+        // lower bound was at the ith key
+        expected = i;
+      }
+      ASSERT_EQ(std::to_string(expected), db_iter->key().ToString());
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, PrevLowerBound) {
+  const int kNumKeys = 3;
+  const int kLowerBound = 2;
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  for (int j = 1; j <= kNumKeys; ++j) {
+    internal_iter->AddPut(std::to_string(j), "val");
+  }
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  auto lower_bound_str = std::to_string(kLowerBound);
+  Slice lower_bound(lower_bound_str);
+  ro.iterate_lower_bound = &lower_bound;
+  Options options;
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      10 /* sequence */, options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+      nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+  db_iter->SeekToLast();
+  for (int i = kNumKeys; i >= kLowerBound; --i) {
+    ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(std::to_string(i), db_iter->key().ToString());
+    db_iter->Prev();
+  }
+  ASSERT_FALSE(db_iter->Valid());
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, SeekLessLowerBound) {
+  const int kNumKeys = 3;
+  const int kLowerBound = 2;
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  for (int j = 1; j <= kNumKeys; ++j) {
+    internal_iter->AddPut(std::to_string(j), "val");
+  }
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  ReadOptions ro;
+  auto lower_bound_str = std::to_string(kLowerBound);
+  Slice lower_bound(lower_bound_str);
+  ro.iterate_lower_bound = &lower_bound;
+  Options options;
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ro, ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      10 /* sequence */, options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+      nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+  auto before_lower_bound_str = std::to_string(kLowerBound - 1);
+  Slice before_lower_bound(lower_bound_str);
+
+  db_iter->Seek(before_lower_bound);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_EQ(lower_bound_str, db_iter->key().ToString());
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, ReverseToForwardWithDisappearingKeys) {
+  Options options;
+  options.prefix_extractor.reset(NewCappedPrefixTransform(0));
+
+  TestIterator* internal_iter = new TestIterator(BytewiseComparator());
+  internal_iter->AddPut("a", "A");
+  internal_iter->AddPut("b", "B");
+  for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
+    internal_iter->AddPut("c" + std::to_string(i), "");
+  }
+  internal_iter->Finish();
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter(NewDBIterator(
+      env_, ReadOptions(), ImmutableOptions(options), MutableCFOptions(options),
+      BytewiseComparator(), internal_iter, nullptr /* version */,
+      10 /* sequence */, options.max_sequential_skip_in_iterations,
+      nullptr /* read_callback */));
+
+  db_iter->SeekForPrev("a");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+  ASSERT_EQ("a", db_iter->key().ToString());
+
+  internal_iter->Vanish("a");
+  db_iter->Next();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_OK(db_iter->status());
+  ASSERT_EQ("b", db_iter->key().ToString());
+
+  // A (sort of) bug used to cause DBIter to pointlessly drag the internal
+  // iterator all the way to the end. But this doesn't really matter at the time
+  // of writing because the only iterator that can see disappearing keys is
+  // ForwardIterator, which doesn't support SeekForPrev().
+  EXPECT_LT(internal_iter->steps(), 20);
+}
+
+}  // namespace ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::port::InstallStackTraceHandler();
+  ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
+  return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
+}