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)))
	 (tasks-db           (tasks:open-db)))

    (set-signal-handler! signal/int
			 (lambda (signum)
			   (signal-mask! signum)
			   (let ((tdb (tasks:open-db)))
			     (tasks:set-state-given-param-key tdb task-key "killed")
			     ;; (sqlite3:interrupt! tdb) ;; seems silly?
			     (sqlite3:finalize! tdb))
			   (print "Killed by signal " signum ". Exiting")
			   (exit)))

    ;; register this run in monitor.db
    (tasks:add tasks-db "run-tests" user target runname test-patts task-key) ;; params)
    (tasks:set-state-given-param-key tasks-db 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)

    (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<) " "))

    ;; 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
	  ;;
	  (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)

    ;; now add non-directly referenced dependencies (i.e. waiton)
    ;;======================================================================
    ;; refactoring this block into tests:get-full-data

    (if (not (null? required-tests))
	(debug:print-info 1 "Adding " required-tests " to the run queue"))
    ;; NOTE: these are all parent tests, items are not expanded yet.
    (debug:print-info 4 "test-records=" (hash-table->alist test-records))
    (let ((reglen (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "runqueue")))
      (if (> (length (hash-table-keys test-records)) 0)
	  (let* ((keep-going #t)
		 (th1        (make-thread (lambda ()
					    (runs:run-tests-queue run-id runname test-records keyvals flags test-patts required-tests (any->number reglen) all-tests-registry))
					  "runs:run-tests-queue"))
		 (th2        (make-thread (lambda ()				    
					    ;; (rmt:find-and-mark-incomplete-all-runs))))) CAN'T INTERRUPT IT ...
					    (let ((run-ids (rmt:get-all-run-ids)))
					      (for-each (lambda (run-id)
							  (if keep-going
							      (rmt:find-and-mark-incomplete run-id #f))) ;; ovr-deadtime)))
							run-ids)))
					  "runs: mark-incompletes")))
	    (thread-start! th1)
	    (thread-start! th2)
	    (thread-join! th1)
	    (set! keep-going #f)
	    (thread-join! th2)
	    ;; if run-count > 0 call, set -preclean and -rerun STUCK/DEAD
	    (if (> run-count 0)
		(begin
		  (if (not (hash-table-ref/default flags "-preclean" #f))
		      (hash-table-set! flags "-preclean" #t))
		  (if (not (hash-table-ref/default flags "-rerun" #f))
		      (hash-table-set! flags "-rerun" "STUCK/DEAD,n/a,ZERO_ITEMS"))

	(setenv "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
	(runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inrunname: runname) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
	(let ((items-list (items:get-items-from-config tconfig)))
	  (if (list? items-list)
	      (begin
		(if (null? items-list)
		    (let ((test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id test-name "")))
		      (if test-id (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "ZERO_ITEMS" "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites"))))
		(tests:testqueue-set-items! test-record items-list)
		(list hed tal reg reruns))
	      (begin
		(debug:print 0 "ERROR: The proc from reading the items table did not yield a list - please report this")
		(exit 1))))))

     ((and (null? fails)

	(if (and give-up
		 (not (and (null? tal)(null? reg))))
	    (let ((trimmed-tal (mt:discard-blocked-tests run-id hed tal test-records))
		  (trimmed-reg (mt:discard-blocked-tests run-id hed reg test-records)))
	      (debug:print 1 "WARNING: test " hed " has discarded prerequisites, removing it from the queue")

	      (let ((test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id hed "")))
		(if test-id (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "PREQ_DISCARDED" "Failed to run due to discarded prerequisites")))
	      
	      (if (and (null? trimmed-tal)
		       (null? trimmed-reg))
		  #f
		  (list (runs:queue-next-hed trimmed-tal trimmed-reg reglen regfull)
			(runs:queue-next-tal trimmed-tal trimmed-reg reglen regfull)
			(runs:queue-next-reg trimmed-tal trimmed-reg reglen regfull)

	    (debug:print-info 1 "no fails in prerequisites for " hed " but also none running, keeping " hed " for now. Try count: " (hash-table-ref/default *seen-cant-run-tests* hed 0))
	    ;; num-retries code was here
	    ;; we use this opportunity to move contents of reg to tal
	    (list (car newtal)(append (cdr newtal) reg) '() reruns)) ;; an issue with prereqs not yet met?
	  (begin
	    (debug:print-info 1 "no fails in prerequisites for " hed " but nothing seen running in a while, dropping test " hed " from the run queue")
	    (let ((test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id hed "")))
	      (if test-id (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "TIMED_OUT" "Nothing seen running in a while.")))
	    (list (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))))

     ((and 
       (or (not (null? fails))
	   (not (null? prereq-fails)))
       (member 'normal testmode))
      (debug:print-info 1 "test "  hed " (mode=" testmode ") has failed prerequisite(s); "
			(string-intersperse (map (lambda (t)(conc (db:test-get-testname t) ":" (db:test-get-state t)"/"(db:test-get-status t))) fails) ", ")
			", removing it from to-do list")
      (let ((test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id hed "")))
	(if test-id
	    (if (not (null? prereq-fails))
		(mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "PREQ_DISCARDED" "Failed to run due to prior failed prerequisites")
		(mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "PREQ_FAIL"      "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites"))))
      (if (or (not (null? reg))(not (null? tal)))
	  (begin
	    (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'CANNOTRUN)
	    (list (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg reglen regfull)
		  (runs:queue-next-tal tal reg reglen regfull)
		  (runs:queue-next-reg tal reg reglen regfull)
		  (cons hed reruns)))

		reruns)
	  #f))
     
     ;; Register tests 
     ;;
     ((not (hash-table-ref/default test-registry (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path) #f))
      (debug:print-info 4 "Pre-registering test " test-name "/" item-path " to create placeholder" )
      (if #t ;; always do firm registration now in v1.60 and greater ;; (eq? *transport-type* 'fs) ;; no point in parallel registration if use fs
	  (begin
	    (rmt:general-call 'register-test run-id run-id test-name item-path)
	    (hash-table-set! test-registry (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path) 'done))
	  (let ((th (make-thread (lambda ()
				   (mutex-lock! registry-mutex)
				   (hash-table-set! test-registry (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path) 'start)
				   (mutex-unlock! registry-mutex)

	  ;; the waiton is FAIL so no point in trying to run hed ever again
	  (if (or (not (null? reg))(not (null? tal)))
	      (if (vector? hed)
		  (begin
		    (debug:print 1 "WARNING: Dropping test " test-name "/" item-path
				 " from the launch list as it has prerequistes that are FAIL")
		    (let ((test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id hed "")))
		      (if test-id (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "PREQ_FAIL" "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites")))
		    (runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-count) ;; DELAY TWEAKER (still needed?)
		    ;; (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
		    ;; This next is for the items
		    (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "BLOCKED" #f)
		    (hash-table-set! test-registry (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path) 'removed)
		    (list (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg reglen regfull)
			  (runs:queue-next-tal tal reg reglen regfull)

	       (tal         (cdr sorted-test-names))
	       (reg         '()) ;; registered, put these at the head of tal 
	       (reruns      '()))

      (if (not (null? reruns))(debug:print-info 4 "reruns=" reruns))

      ;; Here we mark any old defunct tests as incomplete. Do this every fifteen minutes
      ;; moving this to a parallel thread and just run it once.
      ;;
      (if (> (current-seconds)(+ last-time-incomplete 900))
          (begin
            (set! last-time-incomplete (current-seconds))
            ;; (rmt:find-and-mark-incomplete-all-runs)
	    ))

      ;; (print "Top of loop, hed=" hed ", tal=" tal " ,reruns=" reruns)
      (let* ((test-record (hash-table-ref test-records hed))
	     (test-name   (tests:testqueue-get-testname test-record))
	     (tconfig     (tests:testqueue-get-testconfig test-record))
	     (jobgroup    (config-lookup tconfig "test_meta" "jobgroup"))
	     (testmode    (let ((m (config-lookup tconfig "requirements" "mode")))