Megatest

	(currtime (current-seconds)))
    (if (> (- currtime lasttime) waitval)
	(begin
	  (hash-table-set! *runs:denoise* key currtime)
	  #t)
	#f)))

(define *too-soon-delays* (make-hash-table))
(define *last-test-launch* 0)

;; to-soon delay, when matching event happened in less than dseconds delay wseconds
;;
(define (runs:too-soon-delay key dseconds wseconds)
  (let* ((last-time (hash-table-ref/default *too-soon-delays* key #f)))
    (if (and last-time
	     (< (- (current-seconds) last-time) dseconds))
	(begin
	  (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "Whoa, slow down there ... "key" has been too recently seen.")
	  (thread-sleep! wseconds)))
    (hash-table-set! *too-soon-delays* key (current-seconds))))

(define (runs:can-run-more-tests runsdat run-id jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs)

  ;; Take advantage of a good place to exit if running the one-pass methodology
  (if (and (> (runs:dat-can-run-more-tests-count runsdat) 20)
	   (args:get-arg "-one-pass"))
      (exit 0))

	 (config-reruns      (let ((x (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "reruns")))
			       (if x (string->number x) #f)))
	 (allowed-tests      #f)
	 (runconf            #f))

    ;; check if readonly
    (when readonly-mode
      (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* *toppath* ".db/main.db is readonly.  Cannot proceed.")
      (exit 1))

    ;; per user request. If less than 100Meg space on dbdir partition, bail out with error
    ;; this will reduce issues in database corruption
    (common:check-db-dir-and-exit-if-insufficient)

    ;; override the number of reruns from the configs

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

    ;; run the run prehook if there are no tests yet run for this run:
    ;;
    (runs:run-pre-hook run-id)
    ;; mark all test launched flag as false in the meta table 
    (rmt:set-var run-id (conc "launch-complete-" run-id) "no")
    (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "Setting end-of-run to no")
    (let* ((config-reruns      (let ((x (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "reruns")))
			       (if x (string->number x) #f)))
	  (config-rerun-cnt (if config-reruns
			config-reruns
			1)))
    (if (eq? config-rerun-cnt run-count)

		    (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))
      
      (run:test run-id run-info keyvals runname test-record flags #f test-registry all-tests-registry runsdat testdat)
      (set! *last-test-launch* (current-seconds))
      (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?)
      ;; (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
      (if (or (not (null? tal))(not (null? reg)))
	  (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull reruns) ;; hed should be dropped at this time
	  #f))

			   waitons:     waitons
			   testmode:    testmode
			   newtal:      newtal
			   itemmaps:    itemmaps
			   ;; prereqs-not-met: prereqs-not-met
			   )))
	(runs:dat-regfull-set! runsdat regfull)

	(if (> (- (current-seconds) *last-test-launch*) 5)        ;; be pretty aggressive for five seconds after
	    (runs:too-soon-delay (conc "loop delay " hed) 1 0.6)    ;; starting a test then apply more delay
	    (runs:too-soon-delay (conc "loop delay " hed) 1 0.1)) 
	
	(if (> num-running 0)
            (set! last-time-some-running (current-seconds)))

        (if (> (current-seconds)(+ last-time-some-running (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "give-up-waiting") 36000)))
            (hash-table-set! *max-tries-hash* tfullname (+ (hash-table-ref/default *max-tries-hash* tfullname 0) 1)))
	;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "max-tries-hash: " (hash-table->alist *max-tries-hash*))

	      (if (runs:lownoise (conc "been marked do not run " tfullname) 60)
		  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Skipping test " tfullname " as it has been marked do not run due to being completed or not runnable"))
	      (if (or (not (null? tal))(not (null? reg)))
		  (loop (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg reglen regfull)
			(runs:queue-next-tal tal reg reglen regfull)
			(runs:queue-next-reg tal reg reglen regfull)
			reruns))))
	
        ;; (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) reg reruns))))

	(runs:incremental-print-results run-id)
	(debug:print 4 *default-log-port* "TOP OF LOOP => "
		     "test-name: " test-name
		     "\n  hed:         " hed
		     "\n  tal:         " (runs:pretty-long-list tal)

	  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Have leftovers!")
	  (loop (car reg)(cdr reg) '() reruns))
	 (else
          (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "rtq-9")
	  (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "Exiting loop with...\n  hed=" hed "\n  tal=" tal "\n  reruns=" reruns))
	 ))) ;; end loop on sorted test names
    ;; this is the point where everything is launched and now you can mark the run in metadata table as all launched 
    (rmt:set-var run-id (conc "launch-complete-" run-id) "yes")  
        
    ;; now *if* -run-wait we wait for all tests to be done
    ;; Now wait for any RUNNING tests to complete (if in run-wait mode)
    ;; (if (runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)((runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)))
    (thread-sleep! 0.1) ;; I think there is a race condition here. Let states/statuses settle
    
    (let wait-loop ((num-running      (rmt:get-count-tests-running-for-run-id run-id))
		    (prev-num-running 0))
      ;; (debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "num-running=" num-running ", prev-num-running=" prev-num-running)
      (if (and (or (args:get-arg "-run-wait")
		   (equal? (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "run-wait") "yes"))
	       (> num-running 0))
	  (begin
	    ;; Here we mark any old defunct tests as incomplete. Do this every fifteen minutes
	    ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Got here eh! num-running=" num-running " (> num-running 0) " (> num-running 0))
	    (thread-sleep! 5) ;; let's always sleep, prevents abutting calls to rum:get-count-tests-running-for-run-id - didn't help
	    (if (> (current-seconds)(+ last-time-incomplete 900))
		(let ((actual-num-running (rmt:get-count-tests-running-for-run-id run-id)))
		  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Marking stuck tests as INCOMPLETE while waiting for run " run-id
				    ". Running as pid " (current-process-id) " on " (get-host-name))
		  (set! last-time-incomplete (current-seconds)) ;; FIXME, this might be causing slow down - use of set!
		  (runs:find-and-mark-incomplete-and-check-end-of-run run-id #f)
		  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "run-wait specified, waiting on " actual-num-running
				    " tests in RUNNING, REMOTEHOSTSTART or LAUNCHED state at "
				    (time->string (seconds->local-time (current-seconds))))))
	    ;; (if (runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)((runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)))

	    (wait-loop (rmt:get-count-tests-running-for-run-id run-id)
		       num-running))))
    ;; LET* ((test-record
    ;; we get here on "drop through". All done!
    ;; this is moved to runs:run-testes since this function is getting called twice to ensure everthing is completed. 
    ;; (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Calling Post Hook")    
    ;; (runs:run-post-hook run-id)

	      (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Attempted to " action-desc " but run area config file not found")
	      (exit 1))
	    ;; Extract out stuff needed in most or many calls
	    ;; here then call proc
	    (let* ((keyvals    (keys:target->keyval keys target)))
	      (proc target runname keys keyvals)))
	;; (if db (sqlite3:finalize! db))
	(set! *didsomething* #t)
	)))))

;;======================================================================
;; Lock/unlock runs
;;======================================================================

(define (runs:handle-locking target keys runname lock unlock user)
  (let* ((db       #f)