Index: NOTES
==================================================================
--- NOTES
+++ NOTES
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
+=====================================================================
+NOTES from looking at branch v1.62-rpc
+=====================================================================
+
+*last-db-access* or *db-last-access* ==> which is it to be?
 
 ======================================================================
 New way of launching needed to accomodate different target hosttypes
 for items
 ======================================================================
 
 [flavors]
-general ssh #{getbgesthost general}
+general ssh #{getbesthost general}
 nbgeneral nbjob run JOBCOMMAND -log $MT_LINKTREE/$MT_TARGET/$MT_RUNNAME.$MT_TESTNAME-$MT_ITEM_PATH.lgo
 
 [hosts]
 general cubian xena
 

Index: db.scm
==================================================================
--- db.scm
+++ db.scm
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@
 ;;  (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "dbdir")
 ;;      (conc (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree") "/.db")))
 	       
 (define (db:set-sync db)
   (let ((syncprag (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "sychronous")))
-    (sqlite3:execute db (conc "PRAGMA synchronous = " (or syncprag 1) ";")))) 
+    (sqlite3:execute db (conc "PRAGMA synchronous = " (or syncprag 0) ";")))) 
 
 ;; open an sql database inside a file lock
 ;; returns: db existed-prior-to-opening
 ;; RA => Returns a db handler; sets the lock if opened in writable mode
 ;;
@@ -211,11 +211,11 @@
     (if file-write ;; dir-writable
 	(let (;; (lock    (obtain-dot-lock fname 1 5 10))
 	      (db      (sqlite3:open-database fname)))
 	  (sqlite3:set-busy-handler! db (make-busy-timeout 136000))
 	  ;; (db:set-sync db)
-	  (sqlite3:execute db "PRAGMA synchronous = NORMAL;")
+	  (sqlite3:execute db "PRAGMA synchronous = 0;")
 	  (if (not file-exists)
 	      (begin
 		(if (string-match "^/tmp/.*" fname) ;; this is a file in /tmp
 		    (sqlite3:execute db "PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL;")
 		    (print "Creating " fname " in NON-WAL mode."))

Index: tests.scm
==================================================================
--- tests.scm
+++ tests.scm
@@ -1332,11 +1332,11 @@
 	 "SELECT count(id) FROM test_rundat;")
 	res))
   0)
 
 (define (tests:update-central-meta-info run-id test-id cpuload diskfree minutes uname hostname)
-  (rmt:general-call 'update-test-rundat run-id test-id (or cpuload -1)(or diskfree -1)(or minutes -1))
+  (rmt:general-call 'update-test-rundat run-id test-id (current-seconds) (or cpuload -1)(or diskfree -1) -1 (or minutes -1))
   (if (and cpuload diskfree)
       (rmt:general-call 'update-cpuload-diskfree run-id cpuload diskfree test-id))
   (if minutes 
       (rmt:general-call 'update-run-duration run-id minutes test-id))
   (if (and uname hostname)