For the OP_SeekScan opcode, adjust the number of steps run before giving
up based on the estimated number of comparisons needed to perform a seek.

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diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 20b2626..59691be 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-D 2020-09-30T00:48:45.754
+C For\sthe\sOP_SeekScan\sopcode,\sadjust\sthe\snumber\sof\ssteps\srun\sbefore\sgiving\nup\sbased\son\sthe\sestimated\snumber\sof\scomparisons\sneeded\sto\sperform\sa\sseek.
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@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@
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-F src/wherecode.c 8d5e5973bcb5348877ac07ec85fb98cc3bb3b3377b79845cb39b3e812194cc47
+F src/wherecode.c ccaedd1965710e9ae35beaea59ac0ae08eb3562ab33b3a4190624b62a2e73338
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diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index fa007f4..42e169a 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/src/wherecode.c b/src/wherecode.c
index 9dbc1d4..5a17130 100644
--- a/src/wherecode.c
+++ b/src/wherecode.c
@@ -1807,7 +1807,16 @@
       if( (pLoop->wsFlags & WHERE_IN_SEEKSCAN)!=0 ){
         assert( op==OP_SeekGE );
         assert( regBignull==0 );
-        sqlite3VdbeAddOp1(v, OP_SeekScan, 10);  VdbeCoverage(v);
+        /* TUNING:  The OP_SeekScan opcode seeks to reduce the number
+        ** of expensive seek operations by replacing a single seek with
+        ** 1 or more step operations.  The question is, how many steps
+        ** should we try before giving up and going with a seek.  The cost
+        ** of a seek is proportional to the logarithm of the of the number
+        ** of entries in the tree, so basing the number of steps to try
+        ** on the estimated number of rows in the btree seems like a good
+        ** guess. */
+        sqlite3VdbeAddOp1(v, OP_SeekScan, (pIdx->aiRowLogEst[0]+9)/10);
+        VdbeCoverage(v);
       }
       sqlite3VdbeAddOp4Int(v, op, iIdxCur, addrNxt, regBase, nConstraint);
       VdbeCoverage(v);