Megatest

	  (set-megatest-env-vars db run-id) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
	  (change-directory work-area) 
	  (set-run-config-vars db run-id)
	  ;; environment overrides are done *before* the remaining critical envars.
	  (alist->env-vars env-ovrd)
	  (set-megatest-env-vars db run-id)
	  (set-item-env-vars itemdat)
	  (save-environment-as-files "megatest" 
				     flst:      '("DISPLAY")
				     overrides: (if (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "homedir")
						    (list (list "HOME" (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "homedir"))
						    (list (list "HOME" work-area)))))
	  (test-set-meta-info db run-id test-name itemdat)
	  (test-set-status! db test-id "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "n/a" (args:get-arg "-m") #f)
	  (if (args:get-arg "-xterm")
	      (set! fullrunscript "xterm")
	      (if (and fullrunscript (not (file-execute-access? fullrunscript)))
		  (system (conc "chmod ug+x " fullrunscript))))
	  ;; We are about to actually kick off the test

  ;; pass on that idea for now.
  (set! *configinfo* (find-and-read-config (if (args:get-arg "-config")(args:get-arg "-config") "megatest.config") environ-patt: "env-override"))
  (set! *configdat*  (if (car *configinfo*)(car *configinfo*) #f))
  (set! *toppath*    (if (car *configinfo*)(cadr *configinfo*) #f))
  (if *toppath*
      (setenv "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME" *toppath*) ;; to be deprecated
      (debug:print 0 "ERROR: failed to find the top path to your run setup."))
  ;; here we extract the path to the megatest executable and append it to the path
  (let ((path (pathname-directory (car (argv)))))
    (if path
	(setenv "PATH" (conc
			(get-environment-variable "PATH")
			":"
			(posix-extras#resolve-pathname path)))))
  *toppath*)

(define (get-best-disk confdat)
  (let* ((disks    (hash-table-ref/default confdat "disks" #f))
	 (best     #f)
	 (bestsize 0))
    (if disks