Index: /tags/ipp-20130712/pstamp/scripts/pstamp_checkdependent.pl
===================================================================
--- /tags/ipp-20130712/pstamp/scripts/pstamp_checkdependent.pl	(revision 36459)
+++ /tags/ipp-20130712/pstamp/scripts/pstamp_checkdependent.pl	(revision 36460)
@@ -304,4 +304,20 @@
             }
             $queued_update = 1;
+        } elsif ($chip->{state} eq 'cleaned' and $chip->{data_state} eq 'update') {
+            # we've had a number of runs in this limbo state
+
+            my $command = "$chiptool -updaterun -set_state update -chip_id $chip_id";
+            $command .= " -set_label $rlabel" if $rlabel;
+
+            if (!$no_update) {
+                my ( $success, $error_code, $full_buf, $stdout_buf, $stderr_buf ) =
+                            run(command => $command, verbose => $verbose);
+                unless ($success) {
+                    my_die("failed to change ${stage}Run $stage_id $component from goto_cleaned to update", $PS_EXIT_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
+                }
+            } else {
+                print "skipping $command\n";
+            }
+            $queued_update = 1;
         } elsif ($chip->{fault}) {
             $fault_count++;
@@ -460,4 +476,18 @@
             print "skipping $command\n";
         }
+    } elsif ($chips_ready and $skycell->{data_state} eq 'update' and $skycell->{state} ne 'update') {
+        my $command = "$warptool -updaterun -warp_id $warp_id -set_state update";
+        $command .= " -set_label $rlabel" if $rlabel;
+
+        if (!$no_update) {
+            my ( $success, $error_code, $full_buf, $stdout_buf, $stderr_buf ) =
+                        run(command => $command, verbose => $verbose);
+            unless ($success) {
+                my_die("failed to change state of ${stage}Run $stage_id to update", $PS_EXIT_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
+            }
+        } else {
+            print "skipping $command\n";
+        }
+
     } elsif (scalar @chipsToUpdate > 0) {
         my $fault = check_states_chip($chip_id, \@chipsToUpdate, $rlabel, $need_magic);
@@ -529,4 +559,8 @@
             }
             return $warp_status;
+        } elsif ($warp->{quality} != 0) {
+            print STDERR "input warp has quality error\n";
+            faultComponent('diff', $diff_id, $skycell_id, $PSTAMP_GONE);
+            return $PSTAMP_GONE;
         }
         # warps are ready fall through and queue the diff update
Index: /tags/ipp-20130712/pstamp/scripts/pstampparse.pl
===================================================================
--- /tags/ipp-20130712/pstamp/scripts/pstampparse.pl	(revision 36459)
+++ /tags/ipp-20130712/pstamp/scripts/pstampparse.pl	(revision 36460)
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@
 my $no_update;
 my $dest_requires_magic;
+my $dump_params = 0;
 
 # set this to true to disable update processing
@@ -48,4 +49,5 @@
     'save-temps'=>  \$save_temps,
     'no-update' =>  \$no_update,
+    'dump-params' => \$dump_params,
 );
 
@@ -238,28 +240,17 @@
 
 
+# if label is for one of the high priority channels, watch for big requests
+my $watch_for_big_requests = (!($label =~ /BIG/) and ($label =~ /PSI/ or $label =~ /WEB/));
+
+my $big_limit = 100;    # XXX: this should be in a configuration file somewhere not hard coded
+
+if ($watch_for_big_requests and $nRows > $big_limit) {
+    $label = change_to_lower_priority_label($label);
+    $watch_for_big_requests = 0;
+}
 
 my $num_jobs = 0;
-my $imageList;
-my $stage;
-my $big_limit = 100;    # XXX: this should be in a configuration file some where
+
 foreach my $row (@$rows) {
-
-    if (!($label =~ /BIG/) and ($label =~ /PSI/ or $label =~ /WEB/)  and
-        ($nRows > 200 or $num_jobs > 200) and $req_id and !$no_update) {
-        # This is a "big" request and it came from one of the "high priority" 
-        # channels and doesn't have a specific label assigned.
-        # Change the label to a value that its jobs run with lower priority.
-        my $old_label = $label;
-
-        print "\nChanging label for big request from $old_label to $label\n";
-        $label = ($label =~ /WEB/) ? 'WEB.BIG' : 'PSI.BIG';
-
-        my $command = "$pstamptool -updatereq -req_id $req_id  -set_label $label";
-        my ( $success, $error_code, $full_buf, $stdout_buf, $stderr_buf ) =
-            run(command => $command, verbose => $verbose);
-        unless ($success) {
-            my_die("$command failed", $PS_EXIT_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
-        }
-    }
 
     # validate the paramaters
@@ -274,4 +265,10 @@
 
     $num_jobs += processRow($action, $row);
+
+    # see whether number of jobs limit for high priority request was exceeded
+    if ($watch_for_big_requests and $num_jobs > $big_limit) {
+        $label = change_to_lower_priority_label($label);
+        $watch_for_big_requests = 0;
+    }
 }
 
@@ -284,4 +281,21 @@
 
 exit 0;
+
+# end of main function
+
+sub change_to_lower_priority_label {
+    my $label = shift;
+    my $old_label = $label;
+    $label = ($label =~ /WEB/) ? 'WEB.BIG' : 'PSI.BIG';
+    print "\nChanging label for big $old_label request to $label\n";
+
+    my $command = "$pstamptool -updatereq -req_id $req_id  -set_label $label";
+    my ( $success, $error_code, $full_buf, $stdout_buf, $stderr_buf ) =
+        run(command => $command, verbose => $verbose);
+    unless ($success) {
+        my_die("$command failed", $PS_EXIT_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
+    }
+    return $label;
+}
 
 sub checkRow {
@@ -492,5 +506,5 @@
     print "\nCalling locate_images_for_row for row: $rownum\n";
 
-    $imageList = locate_images_for_row($ipprc, $image_db, $camera, $row, $verbose);
+    my $imageList = locate_images_for_row($ipprc, $image_db, $camera, $row, $verbose);
 
     my $dtime_locate = gettimeofday() - $start_locate;
@@ -584,5 +598,5 @@
     # information required is contained there
 
-    $imageList = locate_images($ipprc, $image_db, $rowList, $req_type, $stage, $id, $tess_id, $component,
+    my $imageList = locate_images($ipprc, $image_db, $rowList, $req_type, $stage, $id, $tess_id, $component,
                 $option_mask, $need_magic, $mjd_min, $mjd_max, $filter, $data_group, $verbose);
 
@@ -775,4 +789,11 @@
             print "$image->{image}\n";
             ++$firstRow->{job_num};
+            if ($dump_params) {
+                my $rownum = $firstRow->{ROWNUM};
+                my $jobnum = $firstRow->{job_num};
+                my $filter = substr $image->{filter}, 0, 1;
+                my $output_base = "${rownum}_${jobnum}_${filter}";
+                write_params($output_base, $image);
+            }
         }
     } elsif ($job_type eq "get_image") {