@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@
 
 (define *test-meta-updated* (make-hash-table))
 (define *globalexitstatus*  0) ;; attempt to work around possible thread issues
 (define *passnum*           0) ;; when running track calls to run-tests or similar
 ;; (define *alt-log-file* #f)  ;; used by -log
-(define *common:denoise*    (make-hash-table)) ;; for low noise printing
+;; (define *common:denoise*    (make-hash-table)) ;; for low noise printing
 (define *default-log-port*  (current-error-port))
 (define *time-zero* (current-seconds)) ;; for the watchdog
 (define *default-area-tag* "local")
 
 ;; DATABASE
@@ -141,22 +141,22 @@
 ;; db stats
 (define *db-stats*            (make-hash-table)) ;; hash of vectors < count duration-total >
 (define *db-stats-mutex*      (make-mutex))
 ;; db access
 (define *db-last-access*      (current-seconds)) ;; last db access, used in server
-(define *db-write-access*     #t)
+;; (define *db-write-access*     #t)
 ;; db sync
-(define *db-last-sync*        0)                 ;; last time the sync to megatest.db happened
+;; (define *db-last-sync*        0)                 ;; last time the sync to megatest.db happened
 (define *db-sync-in-progress* #f)                ;; if there is a sync in progress do not try to start another
-(define *db-multi-sync-mutex* (make-mutex))      ;; protect access to *db-sync-in-progress*, *db-last-sync*
+;; (define *db-multi-sync-mutex* (make-mutex))      ;; protect access to *db-sync-in-progress*, *db-last-sync*
 ;; task db
 (define *task-db*             #f) ;; (vector db path-to-db)
 (define *db-access-allowed*   #t) ;; flag to allow access
 ;; (define *db-access-mutex*     (make-mutex)) ;; moved to dbfile
 (define *db-transaction-mutex* (make-mutex))
 (define *db-cache-path*       #f)
-(define *db-with-db-mutex*    (make-mutex))
+;; (define *db-with-db-mutex*    (make-mutex))
 (define *db-api-call-time*    (make-hash-table)) ;; hash of command => (list of times)
 ;; no sync db
 ;; (define *no-sync-db*          #f)  ;; moved to dbfile
 
 ;; SERVER
@@ -172,12 +172,12 @@
 (define *run-id*            #f)
 (define *server-kind-run*   (make-hash-table))
 (define *home-host*         #f)
 ;; (define *total-non-write-delay* 0)
 (define *heartbeat-mutex*   (make-mutex))
-(define *api-process-request-count* 0)
-(define *max-api-process-requests* 0)
+;; (define *api-process-request-count* 0)
+;; (define *max-api-process-requests* 0)
 (define *server-overloaded*  #f)
 
 ;; client
 (define *rmt-mutex*         (make-mutex))     ;; remote access calls mutex