Megatest

	 (test-names         #f)  ;; (tests:filter-test-names all-test-names test-patts))
	 (required-tests     #f)  ;;(lset-intersection equal? (string-split test-patts ",") test-names))) ;; test-names)) ;; Added test-names as initial for required-tests but that failed to work
	 (task-key           (conc (hash-table->alist flags) " " (get-host-name) " " (current-process-id)))
	 (tdbdat             (tasks:open-db)))

    (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))

    (set-signal-handler! signal/int
			 (lambda (signum)
			   (signal-mask! signum)
			   (print "Received signal " signum ", cleaning up before exit. Please wait...")
			   (let ((tdbdat (tasks:open-db)))
			     (rmt:tasks-set-state-given-param-key task-key "killed"))
			   (print "Killed by signal " signum ". Exiting")
			   (exit)))
    (let ((sighand (lambda (signum)
		     ;; (signal-mask! signum) ;; to mask or not? seems to cause issues in exiting
		     (if (eq? signum signal/stop)
			 (debug:print 0 "ERROR: attempt to STOP process. Exiting."))
		     (set! *time-to-exit* #t)
		     (print "Received signal " signum ", cleaning up before exit. Please wait...")
		     (let ((th1 (make-thread (lambda ()
					       (let ((tdbdat (tasks:open-db)))
						 (rmt:tasks-set-state-given-param-key task-key "killed"))
					       (print "Killed by signal " signum ". Exiting")
					       (thread-sleep! 3)
					       (exit))))
			   (th2 (make-thread (lambda ()
					       (thread-sleep! 5)
					       (debug:print 0 "Done")
					       (exit 4)))))
		       (thread-start! th2)
		       (thread-start! th1)
		       (thread-join! th2)))))
      (set-signal-handler! signal/int sighand)
      (set-signal-handler! signal/term sighand)
      (set-signal-handler! signal/stop sighand))

    ;; register this run in monitor.db
    (rmt:tasks-add "run-tests" user target runname test-patts task-key) ;; params)
    (rmt:tasks-set-state-given-param-key task-key "running")
    (runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inkeys: keys inrunname: runname) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
    (if (file-exists? runconfigf)
	(setup-env-defaults runconfigf run-id *already-seen-runconfig-info* keyvals target)
	(debug:print 0 "WARNING: You do not have a run config file: " runconfigf))

    ;; Now generate all the tests lists
    (set! all-tests-registry (tests:get-all))
    (set! all-test-names     (hash-table-keys all-tests-registry))
    (set! test-names         (tests:filter-test-names all-test-names test-patts))

    ;; I think seeding required-tests with all test-names makes sense but lack analysis to back that up.
    ;;
    (set! required-tests     (lset-intersection equal? (string-split test-patts ",") test-names))
    (set! required-tests     (lset-intersection equal? (string-split test-patts ",") all-test-names))
    ;; (set! required-tests     (lset-intersection equal? test-names all-test-names))
    
    ;; look up all tests matching the comma separated list of globs in
    ;; test-patts (using % as wildcard)

    ;; (set! test-names (delete-duplicates (tests:get-valid-tests *toppath* test-patts)))
    (debug:print-info 0 "tests search path: " (tests:get-tests-search-path *configdat*))
    (debug:print-info 0 "all tests:  " (string-intersperse (sort all-test-names string<) " "))
    (debug:print-info 0 "test names: " (string-intersperse (sort test-names string<) " "))
    (debug:print-info 0 "tests search path: " (string-intersperse (tests:get-tests-search-path *configdat*) " "))
    (debug:print-info 0 "all tests:         " (string-intersperse (sort all-test-names string<) " "))
    (debug:print-info 0 "test names:        " (string-intersperse (sort test-names string<) " "))
    (debug:print-info 0 "required tests:    " (string-intersperse (sort required-tests string<) " "))

    ;; on the first pass or call to run-tests set FAILS to NOT_STARTED if
    ;; -keepgoing is specified
    (if (eq? *passnum* 0)
	(begin
	  ;; Is this still necessary? I think not. Unreachable tests are marked as such and 
	  ;; should not cause problems here.
	  ;;
	  ;; have to delete test records where NOT_STARTED since they can cause -keepgoing to 
	  ;; get stuck due to becoming inaccessible from a failed test. I.e. if test B depends 
	  ;; on test A but test B reached the point on being registered as NOT_STARTED and test
	  ;; A failed for some reason then on re-run using -keepgoing the run can never complete.
	  ;;
	  ;; (rmt:general-call 'delete-tests-in-state run-id "NOT_STARTED")
	  
	  ;; Now convert FAIL and anything in allow-auto-rerun to NOT_STARTED
	  ;; Now convert anything in allow-auto-rerun to NOT_STARTED
	  ;;
	  (for-each (lambda (state)
		      (rmt:set-tests-state-status run-id test-names state #f "NOT_STARTED" state))
		    (string-split (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "allow-auto-rerun") "")))))

    ;; Ensure all tests are registered in the test_meta table
    (runs:update-all-test_meta #f)

	  '()
	  reg)))

(define runs:nothing-left-in-queue-count 0)

(define (runs:expand-items hed tal reg reruns regfull newtal jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs run-id waitons item-path testmode test-record can-run-more items runname tconfig reglen test-registry test-records itemmap)
  (let* ((loop-list       (list hed tal reg reruns))
	 (prereqs-not-met (rmt:get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons item-path testmode itemmap: itemmap))
	 (prereqs-not-met (rmt:get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons item-path mode: testmode itemmap: itemmap))
	 ;; (prereqs-not-met (mt:lazy-get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons item-path mode: testmode itemmap: itemmap))
	 (fails           (runs:calc-fails prereqs-not-met))
	 (prereq-fails    (runs:calc-prereq-fail prereqs-not-met))
	 (non-completed   (runs:calc-not-completed prereqs-not-met))
	 (runnables       (runs:calc-runnable prereqs-not-met)))
    (debug:print-info 4 "START OF INNER COND #2 "
		      "\n can-run-more:    " can-run-more

             ;;    		   (not (member x allinqueue)))
             ;;    		 prereqstrs))
	     (give-up    #f))

	;; We can get here when a prereq has not been run due to *it* having a prereq that failed.
	;; We need to use this to dequeue this item as CANNOTRUN
	;; 
	(if (member testmode '(toplevel))
	(if (member 'toplevel testmode) ;; '(toplevel)) ;; NOTE: this probably should be (member 'toplevel testmode)
	    (for-each (lambda (prereq)
			(if (eq? (hash-table-ref/default test-registry prereq 'justfine) 'CANNOTRUN)
			    (set! give-up #t)))
		      prereqstrs))

	(if (and give-up
		 (not (and (null? tal)(null? reg))))

(define (runs:process-expanded-tests hed tal reg reruns reglen regfull test-record runname test-name item-path jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs run-id waitons item-path testmode test-patts required-tests test-registry registry-mutex flags keyvals run-info newtal all-tests-registry itemmap)
  (let* ((run-limits-info         (runs:can-run-more-tests run-id jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs)) ;; look at the test jobgroup and tot jobs running
	 (have-resources          (car run-limits-info))
	 (num-running             (list-ref run-limits-info 1))
	 (num-running-in-jobgroup (list-ref run-limits-info 2)) 
	 (max-concurrent-jobs     (list-ref run-limits-info 3))
	 (job-group-limit         (list-ref run-limits-info 4))
	 (prereqs-not-met         (rmt:get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons item-path testmode itemmap: itemmap))
	 (prereqs-not-met         (rmt:get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons item-path mode: testmode itemmap: itemmap))
	 ;; (prereqs-not-met         (mt:lazy-get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons item-path mode: testmode itemmap: itemmap))
	 (fails                   (runs:calc-fails 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)))
	 (non-completed           (runs:calc-not-completed prereqs-not-met))
					  (runs:calc-not-completed prereqs-not-met)))
	 (loop-list               (list hed tal reg reruns))
	 ;; configure the load runner
	 (numcpus                 (common:get-num-cpus))
	 (maxload                 (string->number (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "jobtools" "maxload") "3")))
	 (waitdelay               (string->number (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "jobtools" "waitdelay") "60"))))
    (debug:print-info 4 "have-resources: " have-resources " prereqs-not-met: (" 
		      (string-intersperse 
		       (map (lambda (t)
			      (if (vector? t)
				  (conc (db:test-get-state t) "/" (db:test-get-status t))
				  (conc " WARNING: t is not a vector=" t )))
			    prereqs-not-met) ", ") ") fails: " fails)
			    prereqs-not-met)
		       ", ") ") fails: " fails
		       "\nregistered? " (hash-table-ref/default test-registry (db:test-make-full-name test-name item-path) #f))
			    

    
    (if (and (not (null? prereqs-not-met))
	     (runs:lownoise (conc "waiting on tests " prereqs-not-met hed) 60))
	(debug:print-info 2 "waiting on tests; " (string-intersperse (runs:mixed-list-testname-and-testrec->list-of-strings prereqs-not-met) ", ")))

    ;; Don't know at this time if the test have been launched at some time in the past
    ;; i.e. is this a re-launch?

     
     ;; Register tests 
     ;;
     ((not (hash-table-ref/default test-registry (db:test-make-full-name test-name item-path) #f))
      (debug:print-info 4 "Pre-registering test " test-name "/" item-path " to create placeholder" )
      ;; always do firm registration now in v1.60 and greater ;; (eq? *transport-type* 'fs) ;; no point in parallel registration if use fs
      (let register-loop ((numtries 15))
	(rmt:general-call 'register-test run-id run-id test-name item-path)
	(rmt:register-test run-id test-name item-path)
	(if (rmt:get-test-id run-id test-name item-path)
	    (hash-table-set! test-registry (db:test-make-full-name test-name item-path) 'done)
	    (if (> numtries 0)
		(begin
		  (thread-sleep! 0.5)
		  (register-loop (- numtries 1)))
		(debug:print 0 "ERROR: failed to register test " (db:test-make-full-name test-name item-path)))))
      (if (not (eq? (hash-table-ref/default test-registry (db:test-make-full-name test-name "") #f) 'done))
	  (begin
	    (rmt:general-call 'register-test run-id run-id test-name "")
	    (rmt:register-test run-id test-name "")
	    (if (rmt:get-test-id run-id test-name "")
		(hash-table-set! test-registry (db:test-make-full-name test-name "") 'done))))
      (runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-count)   ;; DELAY TWEAKER (still needed?)
      (if (and (null? tal)(null? reg))
	  (list hed tal (append reg (list hed)) reruns)
	  (list (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg reglen regfull)
		(runs:queue-next-tal tal reg reglen regfull)

      ;; could have done hed tal here but doing car/cdr of newtal to rotate tests
      (list (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reg reruns))
     
     ;; This is the final stage, everything is in place so launch the test
     ;;
     ((and have-resources
	   (or (null? prereqs-not-met)
	       (and (eq? testmode 'toplevel)
	       (and (member 'toplevel testmode) ;;  'toplevel)
		    (null? non-completed))))
      ;; (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

      ;; a message and drop hed from the items to be processed.
      ;; (runs:mixed-list-testname-and-testrec->list-of-strings prereqs-not-met)
      (if (and (not (null? prereqs-not-met))
	       (runs:lownoise (conc "waiting on tests " prereqs-not-met hed) 60))
	  (debug:print-info 1 "waiting on tests; " (string-intersperse 
						    (runs:mixed-list-testname-and-testrec->list-of-strings 
						     prereqs-not-met) ", ")))
      (if (null? fails)
      (if (or (null? fails)
	      (member 'toplevel testmode))
	  (begin
	    ;; couldn't run, take a breather
	    (if  (runs:lownoise "Waiting for more work to do..." 60)
		 (debug:print-info 0 "Waiting for more work to do..."))
	    (thread-sleep! 1)
	    (list (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reg reruns))
	  ;; the waiton is FAIL so no point in trying to run hed ever again

				  reruns))))
		     (else
		      (if (runs:lownoise (conc "FAILED prerequitests and we tried" hed) 60)
			  (debug:print 0 "WARNING: test " hed " has FAILED prerequitests and we've tried at least 10 times to run it. Giving up now."))
		      ;; (debug:print 0 "         prereqs: " prereqs-not-met)
		      (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'removed)
		      (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "TEN_STRIKES" #f)
		      ;; I'm unclear on if this roll up is needed - it may be the root cause of the "all set to FAIL" bug.
		      (mt:roll-up-pass-fail-counts run-id test-name item-path "FAIL") ;; treat as FAIL
		      (rmt:roll-up-pass-fail-counts run-id test-name item-path #f "FAIL") ;; treat as FAIL
		      (list (if (null? tal)(car newtal)(car tal))
			    tal
			    reg
			    reruns)))))
	      ;; can't drop this - maybe running? Just keep trying
	      (let ((runable-tests (runs:runable-tests prereqs-not-met)))
		(if (null? runable-tests)

(define (runs:runable-tests tests)
  (filter (lambda (t)
	    (if (not (vector? t))
		t
		(let ((state  (db:test-get-state t))
		      (status (db:test-get-status t)))
		  (case (string->symbol state)
		    ((COMPLETED) #f)
		    ((COMPLETED INCOMPLETE) #f)
		    ((NOT_STARTED)
		     (if (member status '("TEN_STRIKES" "BLOCKED" "PREQ_FAIL" "ZERO_ITEMS" "PREQ_DISCARDED" "TIMED_OUT" ))
			 #f
			 t))
		    ((DELETED) #f)
		    (else t)))))
	  tests))

	  (hash-table-set! *max-tries-hash* tfullname (+ (hash-table-ref/default *max-tries-hash* tfullname 0) 1)))
	;; (debug:print 0 "max-tries-hash: " (hash-table->alist *max-tries-hash*))

	;; Ensure all top level tests get registered. This way they show up as "NOT_STARTED" on the dashboard
	;; and it is clear they *should* have run but did not.
	(if (not (hash-table-ref/default test-registry (db:test-make-full-name test-name "") #f))
	    (begin
	      (rmt:general-call 'register-test run-id run-id test-name "")
	      (rmt:register-test run-id test-name "")
	      (hash-table-set! test-registry (db:test-make-full-name test-name "") 'done)))
	
	;; Fast skip of tests that are already "COMPLETED" - NO! Cannot do that as the items may not have been expanded yet :(
	;;
	(if (member (hash-table-ref/default test-registry tfullname #f) 
		    '(DONOTRUN removed)) ;; *common:cant-run-states-sym*) ;; '(COMPLETED KILLED WAIVED UNKNOWN INCOMPLETE))
	    (begin

    ;; LET* ((test-record
    ;; we get here on "drop through". All done!
    (debug:print-info 1 "All tests launched")))

(define (runs:calc-fails prereqs-not-met)
  (filter (lambda (test)
	    (and (vector? test) ;; not (string? test))
		 (equal? (db:test-get-state test) "COMPLETED")
		 (member (db:test-get-state test) '("INCOMPLETE" "COMPLETED"))
		 (not (member (db:test-get-status test)
			      '("PASS" "WARN" "CHECK" "WAIVED" "SKIP")))))
	  prereqs-not-met))

(define (runs:calc-prereq-fail prereqs-not-met)
  (filter (lambda (test)
	    (and (vector? test) ;; not (string? test))
		 (equal? (db:test-get-state test) "NOT_STARTED")
		 (not (member (db:test-get-status test)
			      '("n/a" "KEEP_TRYING")))))
	  prereqs-not-met))

(define (runs:calc-not-completed prereqs-not-met)
  (filter
   (lambda (t)
     (or (not (vector? t))
	 (not (equal? "COMPLETED" (db:test-get-state t)))))
	 (not (member (db:test-get-state t) '("INCOMPLETE" "COMPLETED")))))
   prereqs-not-met))

(define (runs:calc-not-completed prereqs-not-met)
  (filter
   (lambda (t)
     (or (not (vector? t))
	 (not (equal? "COMPLETED" (db:test-get-state t)))))
   prereqs-not-met))
;; (define (runs:calc-not-completed prereqs-not-met)
;;   (filter
;;    (lambda (t)
;;      (or (not (vector? t))
;; 	 (not (equal? "COMPLETED" (db:test-get-state t)))))
;;    prereqs-not-met))

(define (runs:calc-runnable prereqs-not-met)
  (filter 
   (lambda (t)
     (or (not (vector? t))
	 (and (equal? "NOT_STARTED" (db:test-get-state t))
	      (member (db:test-get-status t)

	    ;;
	    ;; NB// for the above line. I want the test to be registered long before this routine gets called!
	    ;;
	    (if (not test-id)(set! test-id (rmt:get-test-id 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)
		  (rmt:general-call 'register-test run-id run-id test-name item-path)
		  (rmt:register-test run-id test-name item-path)
		  (set! test-id (rmt:get-test-id 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 (rmt:get-test-info-by-id run-id test-id))
	    (if (not testdat)
		(begin
		  (debug:print-info 0 "WARNING: server is overloaded, trying again in one second")
		  (thread-sleep! 1)

      (case (if force ;; (args:get-arg "-force")
		'NOT_STARTED
		(if testdat
		    (string->symbol (test:get-state testdat))
		    'failed-to-insert))
	((failed-to-insert)
	 (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Failed to insert the record into the db"))
	((NOT_STARTED COMPLETED DELETED)
	((NOT_STARTED COMPLETED DELETED INCOMPLETE)
	 (let ((runflag #f))
	   (cond
	    ;; -force, run no matter what
	    (force (set! runflag #t))
	    ;; NOT_STARTED, run no matter what
	    ((member (test:get-state testdat) '("DELETED" "NOT_STARTED"))(set! runflag #t))
	    ((member (test:get-state testdat) '("DELETED" "NOT_STARTED" "INCOMPLETE"))(set! runflag #t))
	    ;; not -rerun and PASS, WARN or CHECK, do no run
	    ((and (or (not rerun)
		      keepgoing)
		  ;; Require to force re-run for COMPLETED or *anything* + PASS,WARN or CHECK
		  (or (member (test:get-status testdat) '("PASS" "WARN" "CHECK" "SKIP" "WAIVED"))
		      (member (test:get-state  testdat) '("COMPLETED")))) 
	     (debug:print-info 2 "running test " test-name "/" item-path " suppressed as it is " (test:get-state testdat) " and " (test:get-status testdat))

		       (set! skip-test (conc "Skipping due to existance of file " (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "fileexists")))))

		  ((and skip-check
			(configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "rundelay"))
		   ;; run-ids = #f means *all* runs
		   (let* ((numseconds      (common:hms-string->seconds (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "rundelay")))
			  (running-tests   (rmt:get-tests-for-runs-mindata #f full-test-name '("RUNNING" "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "LAUNCHED") '() #f))
			  (completed-tests (rmt:get-tests-for-runs-mindata #f full-test-name '("COMPLETED") '("PASS" "FAIL" "ABORT") #f))
			  (completed-tests (rmt:get-tests-for-runs-mindata #f full-test-name '("COMPLETED" "INCOMPLETE") '("PASS" "FAIL" "ABORT") #f)) ;; ironically INCOMPLETE is same as COMPLETED in this contex
			  (last-run-times  (map db:mintest-get-event_time completed-tests))
			  (time-since-last (- (current-seconds) (if (null? last-run-times) 0 (apply max last-run-times)))))
		     (if (or (not (null? running-tests)) ;; have to skip if test is running
			     (> numseconds time-since-last))
			 (set! skip-test (conc "Skipping due to previous test run less than " (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "rundelay") " ago"))))))
		 
		 (if skip-test