Megatest

							  (round 
							   (- 
							    (current-seconds) 
							    start-seconds)))))
					(kill-tries 0))
				   (let loop ((minutes   (calc-minutes)))
				     (begin
				       (set! kill-job? (open-run-close test-get-kill-request #f test-id)) ;; run-id test-name itemdat))
				       (open-run-close test-set-meta-info #f test-id run-id test-name itemdat minutes)
				       (if kill-job? 
					   (begin
					     (mutex-lock! m)
					     (let* ((pid (vector-ref exit-info 0)))
					       (if (number? pid)
						   (begin

	 (toptest-work-area #f) ;; for iterated tests the top test contains data relevant for all
	 (diskpath   #f)
	 (cmdparms   #f)
	 (fullcmd    #f) ;; (define a (with-output-to-string (lambda ()(write x))))
	 (mt-bindir-path #f)
	 (item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
	 (test-id    (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id #f run-id test-name item-path))
	 (testinfo   (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-info-by-id #f test-id))
	 (mt_target  (string-intersperse (map cadr keyvallst) "/"))
	 (debug-param (append (if (args:get-arg "-debug")  (list "-debug" (args:get-arg "-debug")) '())
			      (if (args:get-arg "-logging")(list "-logging") '()))))
    (if hosts (set! hosts (string-split hosts)))
    ;; set the megatest to be called on the remote host
    (if (not remote-megatest)(set! remote-megatest local-megatest)) ;; "megatest"))
    (set! mt-bindir-path (pathname-directory remote-megatest))

		      (loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reruns))))) ;; END OF (or (procedure? items)(eq? items 'have-procedure))
	     
	     ;; this case should not happen, added to help catch any bugs
	     ((and (list? items) itemdat)
	      (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Should not have a list of items in a test and the itemspath set - please report this")
	      (exit 1))
	     ((not (null? reruns))
	      (let* ((newlst (open-run-close tests:filter-non-runnable #f run-id tal test-records)) ;; i.e. not FAIL, WAIVED, INCOMPLETE, PASS, KILLED,
		     (junked (lset-difference equal? tal newlst)))
		(debug:print-info 4 "full drop through, if reruns is less than 100 we will force retry them, reruns=" reruns ", tal=" tal)
		(if (< num-retries max-retries)
		    (set! newlst (append reruns newlst)))
		(set! num-retries (+ num-retries 1))
		(thread-sleep! (+ 1 *global-delta*))
		(if (not (null? newlst))

	   (hash-table-set! *test-meta-updated* test-name #t)
           (open-run-close runs:update-test_meta db test-name test-conf)))
    
    ;; (lambda (itemdat) ;;; ((ripeness "overripe") (temperature "cool") (season "summer"))
    (let* ((new-test-path (string-intersperse (cons test-path (map cadr itemdat)) "/"))
	   (new-test-name (if (equal? item-path "") test-name (conc test-name "/" item-path))) ;; just need it to be unique
	   (test-id       (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id #f  run-id test-name item-path))
	   (testdat       (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-info-by-id #f test-id)))
      (if (not testdat)
	  (begin
	    ;; ensure that the path exists before registering the test
	    ;; NOPE: Cannot! Don't know yet which disk area will be assigned....
	    ;; (system (conc "mkdir -p " new-test-path))
	    ;;
	    ;; (open-run-close tests:register-test db run-id test-name item-path)
	    ;;
	    ;; NB// for the above line. I want the test to be registered long before this routine gets called!
	    ;;
	    (set! test-id (open-run-close db:get-test-id db run-id test-name item-path))
	    (if (not test-id)
		(begin
		  (debug:print 2 "WARN: Test not pre-created? test-name=" test-name ", item-path=" item-path ", run-id=" run-id)
		  (open-run-close db:tests-register-test #f run-id test-name item-path)
		  (set! test-id (open-run-close db:get-test-id db run-id test-name item-path))))
	    (debug:print-info 4 "test-id=" test-id ", run-id=" run-id ", test-name=" test-name ", item-path=\"" item-path "\"")
	    (set! testdat (open-run-close db:get-test-info-by-id db test-id))))
      (set! test-id (db:test-get-id testdat))
      (change-directory test-path)
      (case (if force ;; (args:get-arg "-force")
		'NOT_STARTED
		(if testdat
		    (string->symbol (test:get-state testdat))
		    'failed-to-insert))

;; Do not rpc this one, do the underlying calls!!!
(define (tests:test-set-status! test-id state status comment dat)
  (debug:print-info 4 "tests:test-set-status! test-id=" test-id ", state=" state ", status=" status ", dat=" dat)
  (let* ((db          #f)
	 (real-status status)
	 (otherdat    (if dat dat (make-hash-table)))
	 (testdat     (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-info-by-id #f test-id))
	 (run-id      (db:test-get-run_id testdat))
	 (test-name   (db:test-get-testname   testdat))
	 (item-path   (db:test-get-item-path testdat))
	 ;; before proceeding we must find out if the previous test (where all keys matched except runname)
	 ;; was WAIVED if this test is FAIL
	 (waived   (if (equal? status "FAIL")
		       (let ((prev-test (open-run-close test:get-previous-test-run-record db run-id test-name item-path)))

       (let* ((test-record (hash-table-ref testrecordshash testkeyname))
	      (test-name   (tests:testqueue-get-testname  test-record))
	      (itemdat     (tests:testqueue-get-itemdat   test-record))
	      (item-path   (tests:testqueue-get-item_path test-record))
	      (waitons     (tests:testqueue-get-waitons   test-record))
	      (keep-test   #t)
	      (test-id     (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id #f run-id test-name item-path))
	      (tdat        (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-info-by-id #f test-id)))
	 (if tdat
	     (begin
	       ;; Look at the test state and status
	       (if (or (member (db:test-get-status tdat) 
			       '("PASS" "WARN" "WAIVED" "CHECK"))
		       (member (db:test-get-state tdat)
			       '("INCOMPLETE" "KILLED")))
		   (set! keep-test #f))

	       ;; examine waitons for any fails. If it is FAIL or INCOMPLETE then eliminate this test
	       ;; from the runnable list
	       (if keep-test
		   (for-each (lambda (waiton)
			       ;; for now we are waiting only on the parent test
			       (let* ((parent-test-id (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id #f run-id waiton ""))
				      (wtdat (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-info-by-id #f test-id)))
				 (if (or (member (db:test-get-status wtdat)
						 '("FAIL" "KILLED"))
					 (member (db:test-get-state wtdat)
						 '("INCOMPETE")))
				     (set! keep-test #f)))) ;; no point in running this one again
			     waitons))))
	 (if keep-test (set! runnables (cons testkeyname runnables)))))
     testkeynames)
    runnables))

;;======================================================================
;; test steps
;;======================================================================

;; teststep-set-status! used to be here

(define (test-get-kill-request test-id) ;; run-id test-name itemdat)
  (let* (;; (item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
	 (testdat   (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-info-by-id test-id))) ;; run-id test-name item-path)))
    (equal? (test:get-state testdat) "KILLREQ")))

(define (test:tdb-get-rundat-count tdb)
  (if tdb
      (let ((res 0))
	(sqlite3:for-each-row
	 (lambda (count)