Megatest

					(debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "prereqs-not-met is not a list! " prereqs-not-met)
					'())))
	 (non-completed           (filter (lambda (x)             ;; remove hed from not completed list, duh, of course it is not completed!
					    (not (equal? x hed)))
					  (runs:calc-not-completed prereqs-not-met)))
	 (loop-list               (list hed tal reg reruns))
	 ;; configure the load runner

	 (maxload                 (string->number (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "jobtools" "maxload") "3.0")))         ;; use a non-number string to disable
         (maxhomehostload         (string->number (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "jobtools" "maxhomehostload") "2.0"))) ;; use a non-number string to disable
         (waitdelay               (string->number (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "jobtools" "waitdelay") "60"))))
    (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "have-resources: " have-resources " prereqs-not-met: (" 
		      (string-intersperse 
		       (map (lambda (t)
			      (if (vector? t)

	       (and (member 'toplevel testmode) ;;  'toplevel)
		    (null? non-completed)
		    (not (member 'exclusive testmode)))))
      ;; (hash-table-delete! *max-tries-hash* (db:test-make-full-name test-name item-path))
      ;; we are going to reset all the counters for test retries by setting a new hash table
      ;; this means they will increment only when nothing can be run
      (set! *max-tries-hash* (make-hash-table))
      
      ;; well, first lets see if cpu load throttling is enabled. If so wait around until the
      ;; average cpu load is under the threshold before continuing

      ;; jobtools maxload is useful for where the full Megatest run is done on one machine
      (if maxload ;; only gate if maxload is specified, NOTE: maxload is normalized, i.e. load=1 means all cpus fully utilized
          (common:wait-for-normalized-load maxload "Waiting for load to drop before starting more tests" #f))

      ;; jobtools maxhomehostload is intended to prevent overloading on the homehost which can cause database corruption issues
      (if maxhomehostload
          (common:wait-for-homehost-load maxhomehostload (conc "Waiting for homehost load to drop below normalized value of " maxhomehostload)))
      
      (run:test run-id run-info keyvals runname test-record flags #f test-registry all-tests-registry)
      (runs:incremental-print-results run-id)
      (hash-table-set! test-registry (db:test-make-full-name test-name item-path) 'running)
      (runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-count runsdat)  ;; DELAY TWEAKER (still needed?)

	     (conc (db:test-get-testname t) ":" (db:test-get-state t) "/" (db:test-get-status t))))
       lst))

;; parent-test is there as a placeholder for when parent-tests can be run as a setup step
;;
(define (run:test run-id run-info keyvals runname test-record flags parent-test test-registry all-tests-registry)
  ;; All these vars might be referenced by the testconfig file reader
  ;; 
  ;; NEED to reprocess testconfig here, ensuring that item variables are available.
  ;; This is for Tal's issue with item-specific env vars not being set for use in skip.
  ;; HSD https://hsdes.intel.com/appstore/icf/index.html#/article?articleId=1408763273
  ;;
  (let* ((test-name    (tests:testqueue-get-testname   test-record))
	 (test-waitons (tests:testqueue-get-waitons    test-record))

	 (itemdat      (tests:testqueue-get-itemdat    test-record))





	 (item-path     "")
	 (db           #f)
	 (full-test-name #f))

    ;; setting itemdat to a list if it is #f
    (if (not itemdat)(set! itemdat '()))
    (set! item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
    (set! full-test-name (db:test-make-full-name test-name item-path))
    (runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inrunname: runname testname: test-name itempath: item-path) ;; these may be needed by the launching process

   (let* ((test-conf ;; re-instate the tests:get-testconfig once the kinks are worked out. FIXME!!!
	    ;; (tests:get-testconfig test-name item-path all-tests-registry #t force-create: #t))
	    (tests:testqueue-get-testconfig test-record )) 
	   (test-path    (hash-table-ref all-tests-registry test-name)) ;; (conc *toppath* "/tests/" test-name)) ;; could use tests:get-testconfig here ...

	   (force        (hash-table-ref/default flags "-force" #f))
	   (rerun        (hash-table-ref/default flags "-rerun" #f))
	   (keepgoing    (hash-table-ref/default flags "-keepgoing" #f))
	   (incomplete-timeout (string->number (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "incomplete-timeout") "x")))
	   )

    (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port*
		      "\nTESTNAME: " full-test-name 
		      "\n   test-config: " (hash-table->alist test-conf)
		      "\n   itemdat: " itemdat
		      )
    (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "Attempting to launch test " full-test-name)
    ;; (setenv "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name) ;; 
    ;; (setenv "MT_ITEMPATH"  item-path)
    ;; (setenv "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)

    (change-directory *toppath*)

    ;; Here is where the test_meta table is best updated
    ;; Yes, another use of a global for caching. Need a better way?
    ;;
    ;; There is now a single call to runs:update-all-test_meta and this 
    ;; per-test call is not needed. Given the delicacy of the move to 

		  ((and skip-check
			(configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "prevrunning"))
		   ;; run-ids = #f means *all* runs
		   (let ((running-tests (rmt:get-tests-for-runs-mindata #f full-test-name '("RUNNING" "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "LAUNCHED") '() #f)))
		     (if (not (null? running-tests)) ;; have to skip 
			 (set! skip-test "Skipping due to previous tests running"))))

 		    ;; split the string and OR of file-exists?
		    ((and skip-check
			  (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "fileexists"))
		     (let* ((files    (string-split (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "fileexists")))
			    (existing (filter common:file-exists? files)))
		       (if (not (null? existing)) ;; (common:file-exists? (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "fileexists"))
			   (set! skip-test (conc "Skipping due to existance of file(s) " (string-intersperse existing ", ")))))) ;; (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "fileexists")))))

 		    ((and skip-check
			  (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "filenotexists"))
		      (let* ((files    (string-split (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "filenotexists")))
			      (existing (filter common:file-exists? files)))
			      (if (null? existing) ;;  (common:file-exists? (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "filenotexists")))
			        (set! skip-test (conc "Skipping due to non existance of files " (string-intersperse files ", ")))))) ;; (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "filenotexists")))))        
		 
       ((and skip-check
			(configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "script"))
		   (if (= (system (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "script")) 0)
                        (set! skip-test (conc "Skipping due to zero return value of script " (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "script")))))
      
                  ((and skip-check
			(configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "rundelay"))
		   ;; run-ids = #f means *all* runs

	;;      (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "NOTE: " test-name " is already running")))
	(else      
	 (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Failed to launch test " full-test-name ". Unrecognised state " (test:get-state testdat))
	 (case (string->symbol (test:get-state testdat)) 
	   ((COMPLETED INCOMPLETE)
	    (hash-table-set! test-registry (db:test-make-full-name test-name test-path) 'DONOTRUN))
	   (else
	    (hash-table-set! test-registry (db:test-make-full-name test-name test-path) 'DONOTRUN)))))))))

;;======================================================================
;; END OF NEW STUFF
;;======================================================================

(define (get-dir-up-n dir . params) 
  (let ((dparts  (string-split dir "/"))