Megatest

              (set! ezsteps #t) ;; set the needed flag
	      (set! ezstepslst
                    (append (or ezstepslst '())
                            (list (list "subrun" (conc "{subrun=true} " mt-cmd)))))))

	;; process the ezsteps
	(if ezsteps
	    (let* ((envdbf        (conc "/tmp/."(current-user-name)"-"(current-process-id)"-"run-id"-"test-id".db"))
		   (all-steps-dat (make-hash-table))) ;; keep all the info around as stepname ==> alist;
	                                              ;;; where  'params is the params list (add other
	                                              ;;; stuff as needed)
	      (if (not (common:file-exists? ".ezsteps"))(create-directory ".ezsteps"))
	      ;; if ezsteps was defined then we are sure to have at least one step but check anyway
	      (if (not (> (length ezstepslst) 0))
		  (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "ezsteps defined but ezstepslst is zero length")
		  (let ((all-step-names (map car ezstepslst)))
		    (setenv "MT_STEP_NAMES" (string-intersperse all-step-names " "))
		    (let loop ((ezstep (car ezstepslst))
			       (tal    (cdr ezstepslst))
			       (prevstep #f))
		      (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Processing ezstep \"" (string-intersperse ezstep " ") "\"")
		      ;; check exit-info (vector-ref exit-info 1)
		      (if (launch:einf-exit-status exit-info) ;; (vector-ref exit-info 1)
			  (let* ((logpro-used (launch:runstep ezstep run-id test-id exit-info m
							      tal testconfig all-steps-dat prevstep envdbf))
				 (stepname    (car ezstep))
				 (stepparms   (hash-table-ref all-steps-dat stepname)))
			    (setenv "MT_STEP_NAME" stepname)
			    (pp (hash-table->alist all-steps-dat))
			    ;; if logpro-used read in the stepname.dat file
			    (if (and logpro-used (common:file-exists? (conc stepname ".dat")))
				(launch:load-logpro-dat run-id test-id stepname))
			    (if (steprun-good? logpro-used (launch:einf-exit-code exit-info) stepparms)
				(if (not (null? tal))
				    (loop (car tal) (cdr tal) stepname))
				(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: step " (car ezstep) " failed. Stopping")))
			  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: a prior step failed, stopping at " ezstep))
		      ))))))))

(define (launch:monitor-job run-id test-id item-path fullrunscript ezsteps test-name tconfigreg exit-info m work-area runtlim misc-flags)
  (let* ((update-period (string->number (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "test-stats-update-period") "30")))
         (start-seconds (current-seconds))
	 (calc-minutes  (lambda ()
			  (inexact->exact 
			   (round 
			    (- 
			     (current-seconds) 
			     start-seconds)))))
	 (kill-tries 0))
    ;; (tests:set-full-meta-info #f test-id run-id (calc-minutes) work-area)
    ;; (tests:set-full-meta-info test-id run-id (calc-minutes) work-area)
    (tests:set-full-meta-info #f test-id run-id (calc-minutes) work-area 10 update-db: #t)

    (let loop ((minutes   (calc-minutes))
	       (cpu-load  (alist-ref 'adj-core-load (common:get-normalized-cpu-load #f)))
	       (disk-free (get-df (current-directory)))
               (last-sync (current-seconds)))
      ;; (common:telemetry-log "zombie" (conc "launch:monitor-job -
      ;; top of loop encountered at "(current-seconds)" with
      ;; last-sync="last-sync))
      (let* ((over-time     (> (current-seconds) (+ last-sync update-period)))
             (new-cpu-load  (let* ((load  (alist-ref 'adj-core-load (common:get-normalized-cpu-load #f)))
                                   (delta (abs (- load cpu-load))))
                              (if (> delta 0.1) ;; don't bother updating with small changes
                                  load
                                  #f)))
             (new-disk-free (let* ((df    (if over-time ;; only get df every 30 seconds

             (do-sync       (or new-cpu-load new-disk-free over-time))

             (test-info   (rmt:get-test-info-by-id run-id test-id))
             (state       (db:test-get-state test-info))
             (status      (db:test-get-status test-info))
             (kill-reason  "no kill reason specified")
             (kill-job?    #f))
        #;(common:telemetry-log "zombie" (conc "launch:monitor-job - decision time encountered at "(current-seconds)" with last-sync="last-sync" do-sync="do-sync" over-time="over-time" update-period="update-period))
        (cond
         ((test-get-kill-request run-id test-id)
          (set! kill-reason "KILLING TEST since received kill request (KILLREQ)")
          (set! kill-job? #t))
         ((and runtlim (> (- (current-seconds) start-seconds) runtlim))
          (set! kill-reason (conc "KILLING TEST DUE TO TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED! Runtime=" (- (current-seconds) start-seconds) " seconds, limit=" runtlim))
          (set! kill-job? #t))
         ((equal? status "DEAD")
          (tests:update-central-meta-info run-id test-id new-cpu-load new-disk-free (calc-minutes) #f #f update-db: #t)
          (rmt:set-state-status-and-roll-up-items run-id test-id 'foo "RUNNING" "n/a" "was marked dead; really still running.")
          ;;(set! kill-reason "KILLING TEST because it was marked as DEAD by launch:handle-zombie-tests (might indicate really overloaded server or else overzealous setup.deadtime)") ;; MARK RUNNING
          (set! kill-job? #f)))

        (debug:print 4 *default-log-port* "cpu: " new-cpu-load " disk: " new-disk-free " last-sync: " last-sync " do-sync: " do-sync)
        (launch:handle-zombie-tests run-id)
        (if do-sync ;; save meta data about the running of this test



	    (tests:update-central-meta-info run-id test-id new-cpu-load new-disk-free (calc-minutes) #f #f))


	(if kill-job? 
	    (begin
              (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "proceeding to kill test: "kill-reason)
	      (mutex-lock! m)
	      ;; NOTE: The pid can change as different steps are run. Do we need handshaking between this
	      ;;       section and the runit section? Or add a loop that tries three times with a 1/4 second
	      ;;       between tries?

	    (begin
	      (thread-sleep! 3) ;; (+ 3 (random 6))) ;; add some jitter to the call home time to spread out the db accesses
	      (if (hash-table-ref/default misc-flags 'keep-going #f)  ;; keep originals for cpu-load and disk-free unless they change more than the allowed delta
		  (loop (calc-minutes)
                        (or new-cpu-load cpu-load)
                        (or new-disk-free disk-free)
                        (if do-sync (current-seconds) last-sync)))))))
    (tests:update-central-meta-info run-id test-id (get-cpu-load) (get-df (current-directory))(calc-minutes) #f #f update-db: #t))) ;; NOTE: Checking twice for keep-going is intentional


(define (launch:execute encoded-cmd)
  (let* ((cmdinfo    (common:read-encoded-string encoded-cmd))
	 (tconfigreg #f))
    (setenv "MT_CMDINFO" encoded-cmd)
    ;;(bb-check-path msg: "launch:execute incoming")

                                                    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: missing files from " work-area ": " (string-intersperse bad-files ", "))
                                                    (launch:test-copy testpath work-area))))
                                            ;; one more time, change to the work-area directory
                                            (change-directory work-area)))
	       ) ;; let*

	  (if contour (setenv "MT_CONTOUR" contour))

	  ;; immediated set some key variables from CMDINFO data, yes, these will be set again below ...
	  ;;
	  (setenv "MT_TESTSUITENAME" areaname)
	  (setenv "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME" top-path)
	  (set! *toppath* top-path)
          (change-directory *toppath*) ;; temporarily switch to the run area home
	  (setenv "MT_TEST_RUN_DIR"  work-area)

				(db:test-get-host        test-info)
				(begin
				  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: failed to find a record for test-id " test-id ", exiting.")
				  (exit))))
		 (test-pid  (db:test-get-process_id  test-info)))
	    (cond
             ;; -mrw- I'm removing KILLREQ from this list so that a test in KILLREQ state is treated as a "do not run" flag.
	     ;;((or (member (db:test-get-state test-info) '("INCOMPLETE" "KILLED" "UNKNOWN" "STUCK")) ;; prior run of this test didn't complete, go ahead and try to rerun
	     ;;	  (and (equal? (db:test-get-state test-info) "COMPLETED")                           ;; completed/abort => rerun if asked
	     ;;	       (member (db:test-get-status test-info) '("ABORT"))))
	     ((member (db:test-get-state test-info) '("INCOMPLETE" "KILLED" "UNKNOWN" "STUCK")) ;; prior run of this test didn't complete, go ahead and try to rerun
	      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: test is INCOMPLETE or KILLED, treat this execute call as a rerun request")
	      ;; (tests:test-force-state-status! run-id test-id "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "n/a")

              (rmt:general-call 'set-test-start-time #f test-id)
              (rmt:test-set-state-status run-id test-id "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "n/a" #f)
	      ) ;; prime it for running

;; 100% COMPLETED/ (PASS,FAIL,ABORT etc.) ==> COMPLETED / X where X is same as itemized rollup
;; > 3 RUNNING with not test_dead do nothing (run should already be RUNNING/ na
;; > 0 RUNNING and test_dead then send KILLREQ ==> COMPLETED
;; 0 RUNNING ==> this is actually the first condition, should not get here

(define (launch:end-of-run-check run-id )
    (let* ((not-completed-cnt (rmt:get-not-completed-cnt run-id))  
           (running-cnt (rmt:get-count-tests-running-for-run-id run-id))
           (all-test-launched (rmt:get-var (conc "lunch-complete-" run-id)))
           (current-state (rmt:get-run-state run-id))
           (current-status (rmt:get-run-status run-id)))
     ;;get-vars run-id to query metadata table to check if all completed. if all-test-launched = yes then only not-completed-cnt = 0 means everyting is completed if no entry found in the table do nothing 
     (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Running test cnt :" running-cnt)                      
     (rmt:set-state-status-and-roll-up-run  run-id current-state current-status)
     (runs:update-junit-test-reporter-xml run-id)