This commit replaces some of

for i := len(x) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {...}

style loops, which do not rely on reverse iteration order.

Change-Id: I5542834286562da058200c06e7a173b13760e54d
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/21044Reviewed-by: Keith Randall <khr@golang.org>