// of this loop, including merge sort of terms from
// multiple threads and interacting with the
// TermsConsumer, only calling out to us (passing us the
// DocsConsumer) to handle delivery of docs/positions
final PostingsConsumer postingsConsumer = termsConsumer.startTerm(text);
final int delDocLimit;
if (segDeletes != null) {
protoTerm.bytes = text;
final Integer docIDUpto = segDeletes.get(protoTerm);