Index: wp-includes/default-filters.php
===================================================================
--- wp-includes/default-filters.php	(revision 23771)
+++ wp-includes/default-filters.php	(working copy)
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@
 add_action( 'plugins_loaded',             'wp_maybe_load_widgets',                    0    );
 add_action( 'plugins_loaded',             'wp_maybe_load_embeds',                     0    );
 add_action( 'shutdown',                   'wp_ob_end_flush_all',                      1    );
-add_action( 'pre_post_update',            'wp_save_post_revision',                   10, 2 );
+add_action( 'pre_post_update',            'wp_save_post_revision',                   10, 1 );
+add_action( 'post_updated',               'wp_save_post_revision',                   10, 1 );
 add_action( 'publish_post',               '_publish_post_hook',                       5, 1 );
 add_action( 'transition_post_status',     '_transition_post_status',                  5, 3 );
 add_action( 'transition_post_status',     '_update_term_count_on_transition_post_status', 10, 3 );
Index: wp-includes/post-template.php
===================================================================
--- wp-includes/post-template.php	(revision 23771)
+++ wp-includes/post-template.php	(working copy)
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@
 	if ( !in_array( $revision->post_type, array( 'post', 'page', 'revision' ) ) )
 		return false;
 
-	$author = get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $revision->post_author );
+	$author = get_the_modified_author( $revision->ID );
 	/* translators: revision date format, see http://php.net/date */
 	$datef = _x( 'j F, Y @ G:i:s', 'revision date format');
 
Index: wp-includes/post.php
===================================================================
--- wp-includes/post.php	(revision 23771)
+++ wp-includes/post.php	(working copy)
@@ -2822,6 +2822,9 @@
 		$wpdb->update( $wpdb->posts, array( 'post_name' => $data['post_name'] ), $where );
 	}
 
+	if ( 'revision' !== $post_type )
+		update_post_meta( $post_ID, '_edit_last', $user_ID );
+
 	if ( is_object_in_taxonomy($post_type, 'category') )
 		wp_set_post_categories( $post_ID, $post_category );
 
Index: wp-includes/revision.php
===================================================================
--- wp-includes/revision.php	(revision 23771)
+++ wp-includes/revision.php	(working copy)
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@
 	$return['post_parent']   = $post['ID'];
 	$return['post_status']   = 'inherit';
 	$return['post_type']     = 'revision';
-	$return['post_name']     = $autosave ? "$post[ID]-autosave" : "$post[ID]-revision";
+	$return['post_name']     = $autosave ? "$post[ID]-1-autosave" : "$post[ID]-1-revision"; // "1" is the revisioning system version
 	$return['post_date']     = isset($post['post_modified']) ? $post['post_modified'] : '';
 	$return['post_date_gmt'] = isset($post['post_modified_gmt']) ? $post['post_modified_gmt'] : '';
+	$return['post_author']   = get_post_meta( $post['ID'], '_edit_last', true );
 
 	return $return;
 }
@@ -62,19 +63,27 @@
 /**
  * Saves an already existing post as a post revision.
  *
- * Typically used immediately prior to post updates.
+ * Typically used immediately prior and after post updates.
+ * Prior to update checks for old revision data (latest revision != current post before update) and adds a copy of the current post as a revision if missing
+ * After update adds a copy of the current post as a revision, so latest revision always matches current post
  *
  * @package WordPress
  * @subpackage Post_Revisions
  * @since 2.6.0
  *
  * @uses _wp_put_post_revision()
+ * @uses wp_first_revision_matches_current_version()
  *
  * @param int $post_id The ID of the post to save as a revision.
  * @return mixed Null or 0 if error, new revision ID, if success.
  */
-function wp_save_post_revision( $post_id, $new_data = null ) {
-	// We do autosaves manually with wp_create_post_autosave()
+function wp_save_post_revision( $post_id ) {
+	//check to see if the post's first revision already matches the post data
+	//should be true before post update, _except_ for old data which
+	//doesn't include a copy of the current post data in revisions
+	if ( wp_first_revision_matches_current_version( $post_id ) )
+		return;
+
 	if ( defined( 'DOING_AUTOSAVE' ) && DOING_AUTOSAVE )
 		return;
 
@@ -82,40 +91,52 @@
 	if ( ! WP_POST_REVISIONS )
 		return;
 
-	if ( !$post = get_post( $post_id, ARRAY_A ) )
+	if ( ! $post = get_post( $post_id, ARRAY_A ) )
 		return;
 
 	if ( 'auto-draft' == $post['post_status'] )
 		return;
 
-	if ( !post_type_supports($post['post_type'], 'revisions') )
+	if ( ! post_type_supports( $post['post_type'], 'revisions' ) )
 		return;
 
-	// if new data is supplied, check that it is different from last saved revision, unless a plugin tells us to always save regardless
-	if ( apply_filters( 'wp_save_post_revision_check_for_changes', true, $post, $new_data ) && is_array( $new_data ) ) {
-		$post_has_changed = false;
-		foreach ( array_keys( _wp_post_revision_fields() ) as $field ) {
-			if ( normalize_whitespace( $new_data[ $field ] ) != normalize_whitespace( $post[ $field ] ) ) {
-				$post_has_changed = true;
-				break;
+	// compare the proposed update with the last stored revision, verify
+	// different, unless a plugin tells us to always save regardless
+	if ( $revisions = wp_get_post_revisions( $post_id ) ) { // grab the last revision
+		$last_revision = array_shift( $revisions );
+
+		if ( $last_revision_array = get_post( $last_revision->ID, ARRAY_A ) ) { //if no previous revisions, save one for sure
+
+			if ( apply_filters( 'wp_save_post_revision_check_for_changes', true, $last_revision_array, $post ) && is_array( $post ) ) {
+				$post_has_changed = false;
+
+				foreach ( array_keys( _wp_post_revision_fields() ) as $field ) {
+
+					if ( normalize_whitespace( $post[ $field ] ) != normalize_whitespace( $last_revision_array[ $field ] ) ) {
+						$post_has_changed = true;
+						break;
+
+					}
+				}
+
+				//don't save revision if post unchanged
+				if( ! $post_has_changed )
+					return;
 			}
 		}
-		//don't save revision if post unchanged
-		if( ! $post_has_changed )
-			return;
 	}
 
 	$return = _wp_put_post_revision( $post );
 
 	// WP_POST_REVISIONS = true (default), -1
-	if ( !is_numeric( WP_POST_REVISIONS ) || WP_POST_REVISIONS < 0 )
+	if ( ! is_numeric( WP_POST_REVISIONS ) || WP_POST_REVISIONS < 0 )
 		return $return;
 
 	// all revisions and (possibly) one autosave
 	$revisions = wp_get_post_revisions( $post_id, array( 'order' => 'ASC' ) );
 
 	// WP_POST_REVISIONS = (int) (# of autosaves to save)
-	$delete = count($revisions) - WP_POST_REVISIONS;
+	$delete = count( $revisions ) - WP_POST_REVISIONS;
 
 	if ( $delete < 1 )
 		return $return;
@@ -123,9 +144,9 @@
 	$revisions = array_slice( $revisions, 0, $delete );
 
 	for ( $i = 0; isset($revisions[$i]); $i++ ) {
-		if ( false !== strpos( $revisions[$i]->post_name, 'autosave' ) )
+		if ( false !== strpos( $revisions[ $i ]->post_name, 'autosave' ) )
 			continue;
-		wp_delete_post_revision( $revisions[$i]->ID );
+		wp_delete_post_revision( $revisions[ $i ]->ID );
 	}
 
 	return $return;
@@ -142,7 +163,7 @@
  * @subpackage Post_Revisions
  * @since 2.6.0
  * @uses wp_get_post_revisions()
- *  
+ *
  * @param int $post_id The post ID.
  * @param int $user_id optional The post author ID.
  * @return object|bool The autosaved data or false on failure or when no autosave exists.
@@ -393,6 +414,130 @@
 	return $post;
 }
 
+function _wp_get_post_revision_version( $post ) {
+	if ( is_array( $post ) ) {
+		if ( ! isset( $post['post_name'] ) ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		$name = $post['post_name'];
+	} elseif ( is_object( $post ) ) {
+		if ( ! isset( $post->post_name ) ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		$name = $post->post_name;
+	} else {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if ( ! preg_match( '/^([\d-]+)(?:autosave|revision)(?:-\d+)*$/', $name, $matches ) ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	$parts = explode( '-', trim( $matches[1], '-' ) );
+
+	if ( 2 !== count( $parts ) ) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return (int) $parts[1];
+}
+
+function _wp_upgrade_revisions_of_post( $post ) {
+	global $wpdb;
+
+	$post = get_post( $post );
+	if ( ! $post )
+		return false;
+
+	if ( ! post_type_supports( $post->post_type, 'revisions' ) )
+		return false;
+
+	$revisions = wp_get_post_revisions( $post->ID ); // array( 'order' => 'DESC', 'orderby' => 'date' ); // Always work from most recent to oldest
+
+	if ( ! $revisions )
+		return true;
+
+	// Add post option exclusively
+	$lock      = "revision-upgrade-{$post->ID}";
+	$locked_at = time();
+	$result = $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "INSERT IGNORE INTO `$wpdb->options` (`option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload`) VALUES (%s, %s, 'no') /* LOCK */", $lock, $locked_at ) );
+	if ( ! $result ) {
+		// If we couldn't get a lock, see how old the previous lock is
+		$locked_at = get_option( $lock );
+		if ( !$locked_at ) {
+			// Can't write to the lock, and can't read the lock.
+			// Something broken has happened
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if ( $lock_at < time() - 3600 ) {
+			// Lock is too old - try again
+			delete_option( $lock );
+			return wp_upgrade_revisions_of_post( $post );
+		}
+
+		// Lock is not too old: some other process may be upgrading this post.  Bail.
+		return;
+	} else {
+		// If we could get a lock, re-"add" the option to fire all the correct filters.
+		add_option( $lock, $locked_at );
+	}
+
+	$success = true;
+
+	reset( $revisions );
+	do {
+		$this_revision = current( $revisions );
+		$prev_revision = next( $revisions );
+
+		$this_revision_version = _wp_get_post_revision_version( $this_revision );
+
+		// Something terrible happened
+		if ( false === $this_revision_version )
+			continue;
+
+		// 1 is the latest revision version, so we're already up to date
+		if ( 0 < $this_revision_version )
+			continue;
+
+		// This revision is the oldest revision of the post.
+		// The correct post_author is probably $post->post_author, but that's only a good guess.
+		// Leave un-upgraded.  Will be caught by get_modified_post_author() on display.
+		if ( ! $prev_revision ) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		$prev_revision_version = _wp_get_post_revision_version( $prev_revision );
+
+		// If the previous revision is already up to date, it no longer has the information we need :(
+		if ( 0 < $prev_revision_version ) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		// Upgrade this revision
+
+		// Cast as object so that wp_update_post() handles slashing for us
+		$update = (object) array(
+			'ID'          => $this_revision->ID,
+			'post_name'   => preg_replace( '/^(\d+)(?:-0)?-/', '\\1-1-', $this_revision->post_name ),
+			'post_author' => $prev_revision->post_author,
+		);
+
+		$result = wp_update_post( $update );
+		if ( ! $result || is_wp_error( $result ) ) {
+			// Wilhelm!
+			$success = false;
+			break;
+		}
+	} while ( $prev_revision );
+
+	delete_option( $lock );
+	return true;
+}
+
+
 function _show_post_preview() {
 
 	if ( isset($_GET['preview_id']) && isset($_GET['preview_nonce']) ) {
Index: wp-includes/author-template.php
===================================================================
--- wp-includes/author-template.php	(revision 23771)
+++ wp-includes/author-template.php	(working copy)
@@ -61,18 +61,68 @@
 /**
  * Retrieve the author who last edited the current post.
  *
+ * As of WordPress 3.6, returns the display name of the user who created the revision if called on a revision object.
+ *
  * @since 2.8
- * @uses $post The current post's DB object.
  * @uses get_post_meta() Retrieves the ID of the author who last edited the current post.
  * @uses get_userdata() Retrieves the author's DB object.
  * @uses apply_filters() Calls 'the_modified_author' hook on the author display name.
+ *
+ * @param mixed $post_id Post ID, WP_Post, or falsey to use the current post.
  * @return string The author's display name.
  */
-function get_the_modified_author() {
-	if ( $last_id = get_post_meta( get_post()->ID, '_edit_last', true) ) {
-		$last_user = get_userdata($last_id);
-		return apply_filters('the_modified_author', $last_user->display_name);
+function get_the_modified_author( $post_id = 0 ) {
+	$post = get_post( $post_id );
+	if ( ! $post )
+		return;
+
+	$unknown = false;
+
+	if ( 'revision' === $post->post_type ) {
+		// _wp_get_post_revision_version() can return false
+		$revision_version = _wp_get_post_revision_version( $post );
+		if ( false === $revision_version ) {
+			// False means something horrible happened.  Just return something.
+			$modified_author_id = $post->post_author;
+		} elseif ( 0 === $revision_version ) {
+			// Set as fallback
+			$modified_author_id = $post->post_author;
+
+			$revisions = wp_get_post_revisions( $post->post_parent );
+			reset( $revisions );
+			do {
+				$this_revision = current( $revisions );
+				$prev_revision = next( $revisions ); // Ordered DESC
+
+				if ( $post->ID == $this_revision->ID && $prev_revision ) {
+					$prev_revision_version = _wp_get_post_revision_version( $prev_revision );
+					if ( 0 === $prev_revision_version ) {
+						$modified_author_id = $prev_revision->post_author;
+					} else {
+						$unknown = true;
+					}
+					break;
+				}
+			} while ( $prev_revision );
+		} else {
+			// Everything is up to date
+			$modified_author_id = $post->post_author;
+		}
+	} else {
+		$modified_author_id = get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_edit_last', true );
 	}
+
+	if ( ! $modified_author_id )
+		return;
+
+	$modified_author = get_userdata( $modified_author_id );
+
+	$display_name = $modified_author->display_name;
+	if ( $unknown ) {
+		$display_name = sprintf( _x( '%1$s?', 'Unknown revision author name: %1$s = display_name of best guess at author' ), $display_name );
+	}
+
+	return apply_filters( 'the_modified_author', $display_name );
 }
 
 /**
Index: wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php	(revision 23771)
+++ wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php	(working copy)
@@ -2215,7 +2215,7 @@
 
 		if ( $compare_two_mode ) {
 			$compare_to_gravatar = get_avatar( $left_revision->post_author, 24 );
-			$compare_to_author = get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $left_revision->post_author );
+			$compare_to_author = get_the_modified_author( $left_revision->ID );
 			$compare_to_date = date_i18n( $datef, strtotime( $left_revision->post_modified ) );
 
 			$revision_from_date_author = sprintf(
@@ -2229,7 +2229,7 @@
 		}
 
 		$gravatar = get_avatar( $revision->post_author, 24 );
-		$author = get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $revision->post_author );
+		$author = $author = get_the_modified_author( $revision->ID );
 		$date = date_i18n( $datef, strtotime( $revision->post_modified ) );
 		$revision_date_author = sprintf(
 			/* translators: post revision title: 1: author avatar, 2: author name, 3: time ago, 4: date */
Index: wp-admin/includes/post.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/includes/post.php	(revision 23771)
+++ wp-admin/includes/post.php	(working copy)
@@ -249,8 +249,6 @@
 
 	add_meta( $post_ID );
 
-	update_post_meta( $post_ID, '_edit_last', $GLOBALS['current_user']->ID );
-
 	wp_update_post( $post_data );
 
 	// Now that we have an ID we can fix any attachment anchor hrefs
@@ -565,8 +563,6 @@
 
 	add_meta( $post_ID );
 
-	add_post_meta( $post_ID, '_edit_last', $GLOBALS['current_user']->ID );
-
 	// Now that we have an ID we can fix any attachment anchor hrefs
 	_fix_attachment_links( $post_ID );
 
Index: wp-admin/js/revisions.js
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/js/revisions.js	(revision 23771)
+++ wp-admin/js/revisions.js	(working copy)
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
 						( REVAPP._right_diff >= REVAPP._revisions.length ) ? '' : REVAPP._revisions.at( REVAPP._right_diff ).get( 'revision_date_author_short' ) );
 				} else {
 					REVAPP.addTooltip ( $( 'a.ui-slider-handle' ),
-						( REVAPP._right_diff >= REVAPP._revisions.length ) ? '' : REVAPP._revisions.at( REVAPP._right_diff ).get( 'revision_date_author_short' ) );
+						( REVAPP._right_diff > REVAPP._revisions.length ) ? '' : REVAPP._revisions.at( REVAPP._right_diff - 1 ).get( 'revision_date_author_short' ) );
 				}
 
 				//
