Megatest

    ((tasks-get-last)            (apply tasks:get-last dbstruct params))

    ;; NO SYNC DB
    ((no-sync-set)               (apply db:no-sync-set         *no-sync-db* params))
    ((no-sync-get/default)       (apply db:no-sync-get/default *no-sync-db* params))
    ((no-sync-del!)              (apply db:no-sync-del!        *no-sync-db* params))
    ((no-sync-get-lock)          (apply db:no-sync-get-lock    *no-sync-db* params))

    ;; NO SYNC DB PROCESSES
    ((register-process)          (apply dbfile:register-process *no-sync-db* params))
    ((set-process-done)          (apply dbfile:set-process-done *no-sync-db* params))
    ((set-process-status)        (apply dbfile:set-process-status *no-sync-db* params))
    ((get-process-options)       (apply dbfile:get-process-options *no-sync-db* params))
    
    ;; ARCHIVES
    ;; ((archive-get-allocations)   
    ((archive-register-disk)     (apply db:archive-register-disk dbstruct params))
    ((archive-register-block-name)(apply db:archive-register-block-name dbstruct params))
    ;; ((archive-allocate-testsuite/area-to-block)(apply db:archive-allocate-testsuite/area-to-block dbstruct block-id testsuite-name areakey))

			    "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS no_sync_metadat
                                (var TEXT,
                                 val TEXT,
                                   CONSTRAINT no_sync_metadat_constraint UNIQUE (var));"
			    "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS no_sync_locks 
                                (key TEXT,
                                 val TEXT,
                                   CONSTRAINT no_sync_metadat_constraint UNIQUE (key));"
			    "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS processes
                                (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
                                 host TEXT,
                                 port INTEGER,
                                 pid INTEGER,
                                 starttime INTEGER,
                                 endtime INTEGER,
                                 status TEXT,
                                 purpose TEXT,
                                 dbname TEXT,
                                 mtversion TEXT,
                                 reason TEXT DEFAULT 'none',
                                   CONSTRAINT no_sync_processes UNIQUE (host,pid));"
			    ))))))
	 (on-tmp      (equal? (car (string-split dbpath "/")) "tmp"))
	 (db        (if on-tmp
			(dbfile:cautious-open-database dbname init-proc 0 "WAL")
			(dbfile:cautious-open-database dbname init-proc 0 #f)
			;; (sqlite3:open-database dbname)
			)))
    (if on-tmp	      ;; done in cautious-open-database
	(begin
	  (sqlite3:execute db "PRAGMA synchronous = 0;")
	  (sqlite3:set-busy-handler! db (sqlite3:make-busy-timeout 136000))))
    db))

;; processes table calls

(define (dbfile:register-process nsdb host port pid starttime status purpose dbname mtversion)
  (sqlite3:execute nsdb "INSERT INTO processes (host,port,pid,starttime,status,purpose,dbname,mtversion) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?);"
		   host port pid starttime status purpose dbname mtversion))

(define (dbfile:set-process-status nsdb host pid newstatus)
  (sqlite3:execute nsdb "UPDATE processes SET status=? WHERE host=? AND pid=?;" newstatus host pid))

(define (dbfile:get-process-options nsdb purpose dbname)
  (sqlite3:fold-row
   ;; host port pid starttime status mtversion
   (lambda (res . row)
     (cons row res))
   '()
   nsdb
   "SELECT host,port,pid,starttime,status,mtversion FROM processes WHERE purpose=? AND dbname LIKE ? AND status='alive';"
   purpose dbname))

(define (dbfile:set-process-done nsdb host pid reason)
  (sqlite3:execute nsdb "UPDATE processes SET status='ended',endtime=?,reason=? WHERE host=? AND pid=?;" (current-seconds) reason host pid)
  (dbfile:cleanup-old-entries nsdb))

(define (dbfile:cleanup-old-entries nsdb)
  (sqlite3:execute nsdb "DELETE FROM process WHERE status='ended' AND endtime<?;" (- (current-seconds) (* 3600 48))))

;; other no-sync functions

(define (dbfile:with-no-sync-db dbpath proc)
  (mutex-lock! *no-sync-db-mutex*)
  (let* ((already-open *no-sync-db*)
	 (db  (or already-open (dbfile:raw-open-no-sync-db dbpath)))
	 (res (proc db)))
    (if (not already-open)
	(sqlite3:finalize! db))

(define (rmt:no-sync-del! var)
  (rmt:send-receive 'no-sync-del! #f `(,var)))

(define (rmt:no-sync-get-lock keyname)
  (rmt:send-receive 'no-sync-get-lock #f `(,keyname)))

;; process registration

(define (rmt:register-process host port pid starttime status purpose dbname mtversion)
  (rmt:send-receive 'register-process #f (list host port pid starttime status purpose dbname mtversion)))

(define (rmt:set-process-done host pid reason)
  (rmt:send-receive 'set-process-done #f (list host pid reason)))

(define (rmt:set-process-status host pid newstatus)
  (rmt:send-receive 'set-process-status #f (list host pid newstatus)))

(define (rmt:get-process-options purpose dbname)
  (rmt:get-process-options 'get-process-options #f (list purpose dbname)))

;;======================================================================
;; A R C H I V E S
;;======================================================================

(define (rmt:archive-get-allocations  testname itempath dneeded)
  (rmt:send-receive 'archive-get-allocations #f (list testname itempath dneeded)))