Index: trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pcontrol/CheckSystem.c
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--- trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pcontrol/CheckSystem.c	(revision 16589)
+++ trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pcontrol/CheckSystem.c	(revision 17475)
@@ -99,4 +99,6 @@
 
     if (RunLevel != PCONTROL_RUN_NONE) {
+      Nhostchecks += CheckRespHosts(0.020); /* check for incoming messages */
+      TestCheckPoint ();
       Nhostchecks += CheckDoneHosts(0.020); /* reset the host */
       TestCheckPoint ();
@@ -258,4 +260,30 @@
 }
 
+int CheckRespHosts (float MaxDelay) {
+
+  struct timeval start, stop;
+  int i, Nobject;
+  Stack *stack;
+  Host  *host;
+  float dtime;
+
+  /* Loop through objects on the stack, no more than once. see note above */
+  stack = GetHostStack (PCONTROL_HOST_RESP);
+  Nobject = stack[0].Nobject;
+
+  /* always allow at least one test */
+  gettimeofday (&start, (void *) NULL);
+  dtime = 0.0;
+  for (i = 0; (i < Nobject) && (dtime < MaxDelay); i++) {
+    host = PullStackByLocation (stack, STACK_TOP);
+    if (host == NULL) break;
+    CheckRespHost (host);
+    gettimeofday (&stop, (void *) NULL);
+    dtime = DTIME (stop, start);
+  }
+  if (DEBUG) gprint (GP_ERR, "checked %d hosts\n", i);
+  return (i);
+}
+
 int CheckDoneHosts (float MaxDelay) {