Megatest

        (this-wd-num     (begin (mutex-lock! *wdnum*mutex) (let ((x *wdnum*)) (set! *wdnum* (add1 *wdnum*)) (mutex-unlock! *wdnum*mutex) x)))
        )
    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "watchdog starting. legacy-sync is " legacy-sync" pid="(current-process-id)" this-wd-num="this-wd-num)
    (if (and legacy-sync (not *time-to-exit*))
	(let ((dbstruct (db:setup)))
	  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Server running, periodic sync started.")
	  (let loop ()
            ;;(BB> "watchdog loop.  pid="(current-process-id)" this-wd-num="this-wd-num" *time-to-exit*="*time-to-exit*)
	    ;; sync for filesystem local db writes
	    ;;
	    (mutex-lock! *db-multi-sync-mutex*)
	    (let* ((need-sync        (>= *db-last-access* *db-last-sync*)) ;; no sync since last write
		   (sync-in-progress *db-sync-in-progress*)
		   (should-sync      (and (not *time-to-exit*)
                                          (> (- (current-seconds) *db-last-sync*) 5))) ;; sync every five seconds minimum

		    (set! last-time start-time)
		    (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "timestamp -> " (seconds->time-string (current-seconds)) ", time since start -> " (seconds->hr-min-sec (- (current-seconds) *time-zero*))))))
	    
	    ;; keep going unless time to exit
	    ;;
	    (if (not *time-to-exit*)
		(let delay-loop ((count 0))
                  ;;(BB> "delay-loop top; count="count" pid="(current-process-id)" this-wd-num="this-wd-num" *time-to-exit*="*time-to-exit*)
                                                            
		  (if (and (not *time-to-exit*)
			   (< count 4)) ;; was 11, changing to 4. 
		      (begin
			(thread-sleep! 1)
			(delay-loop (+ count 1))))
		  (if (not *time-to-exit*) (loop))))
	    (if (common:low-noise-print 30)
		(debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Exiting watchdog timer, *time-to-exit* = " *time-to-exit*" pid="(current-process-id)" this-wd-num="this-wd-num)))))))

(define (std-exit-procedure)
  (on-exit (lambda () 0))
  ;;(BB> "std-exit-procedure called; *time-to-exit*="*time-to-exit*)
  (let ((no-hurry  (if *time-to-exit* ;; hurry up
		       #f
		       (begin
			 (set! *time-to-exit* #t)
			 #t))))
    (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "starting exit process, finalizing databases.")
    (if (and no-hurry (debug:debug-mode 18))

    )

  0)

(define (std-signal-handler signum)
  ;; (signal-mask! signum)
  (set! *time-to-exit* #t)
  ;;(BB> "got signal "signum)
  (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Received signal " signum " exiting promptly")
  ;; (std-exit-procedure) ;; shouldn't need this since we are exiting and it will be called anyway
  (exit))

(set-signal-handler! signal/int  std-signal-handler)  ;; ^C
(set-signal-handler! signal/term std-signal-handler)
;; (set-signal-handler! signal/stop std-signal-handler)  ;; ^Z NO, do NOT handle ^Z!