r16304: Improve testing UI API. This now allows registering the full

test suite tree, looks a bit more like other unit testing API's,
fixes some memory responsibility issues, introduces testcases,
and removes the need for tests to call torture_ok().
(This used to be commit 0445b1a56a02552f895f400960b9ced39244a144)

15 files changed, 499 insertions, 324 deletions

diff --git a/source4/torture/auth/ntlmssp.c b/source4/torture/auth/ntlmssp.c
index 072d9a3b27..5c75a5b028 100644
--- a/source4/torture/auth/ntlmssp.c
+++ b/source4/torture/auth/ntlmssp.c
@@ -25,18 +25,16 @@
 #include "torture/torture.h"
 #include "torture/ui.h"
 
-BOOL torture_ntlmssp_self_check(struct torture_context *torture) 
+static BOOL torture_ntlmssp_self_check(struct torture_context *test, 
+								const void *_data) 
 {
 	struct gensec_security *gensec_security;
 	struct gensec_ntlmssp_state *gensec_ntlmssp_state;
 	DATA_BLOB data;
 	DATA_BLOB sig, expected_sig;
-	NTSTATUS status;
-	struct torture_test *test = torture_test(torture, "ntlmssp_self_check", 
-											 "NTLMSSP Self Check");
 
 	torture_assert_ntstatus_ok(test, 
-		gensec_client_start(torture, &gensec_security, NULL),
+		gensec_client_start(test, &gensec_security, NULL),
 		"gensec client start");
 
 	gensec_set_credentials(gensec_security, cmdline_credentials);
@@ -73,7 +71,6 @@ BOOL torture_ntlmssp_self_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 	if (sig.length != expected_sig.length) {
 		torture_fail(test, "Wrong sig length: %d != %d", 
 		       (int)sig.length, (int)expected_sig.length);
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -83,7 +80,7 @@ BOOL torture_ntlmssp_self_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 	talloc_free(gensec_security);
 
 	torture_assert_ntstatus_ok(test, 
-		gensec_client_start(torture, &gensec_security, NULL),
+		gensec_client_start(test, &gensec_security, NULL),
 		"Failed to start GENSEC for NTLMSSP");
 
 	gensec_set_credentials(gensec_security, cmdline_credentials);
@@ -120,7 +117,6 @@ BOOL torture_ntlmssp_self_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 	if (sig.length != expected_sig.length) {
 		torture_fail(test, "Wrong sig length: %d != %d", 
 		       (int)sig.length, (int)expected_sig.length);
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -129,8 +125,16 @@ BOOL torture_ntlmssp_self_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 				   "data mismatch");
 
 	talloc_free(gensec_security);
-	torture_ok(test);
-	talloc_free(test);
 
 	return True;
 }
+
+BOOL torture_ntlmssp(struct torture_context *torture)
+{
+	struct torture_suite *suite = torture_suite_create(torture, "AUTH-NTLMSSP");
+
+	torture_suite_add_simple_tcase(suite, "NTLMSSP self check",
+								   torture_ntlmssp_self_check, NULL);
+
+	return torture_run_suite(torture, suite);
+}
diff --git a/source4/torture/auth/pac.c b/source4/torture/auth/pac.c
index 313e0f0d3d..316a67acb0 100644
--- a/source4/torture/auth/pac.c
+++ b/source4/torture/auth/pac.c
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 #include "torture/torture.h"
 #include "torture/ui.h"
 
-static BOOL torture_pac_self_check(struct torture_context *torture) 
+static BOOL torture_pac_self_check(struct torture_context *test, 
+								   const void *_data) 
 {
 	NTSTATUS nt_status;
 	DATA_BLOB tmp_blob;
@@ -52,9 +53,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_self_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 	struct auth_serversupplied_info *server_info;
 	struct auth_serversupplied_info *server_info_out;
 
-	struct torture_test *test = torture_test(torture, "pac-selfcheck", 
-												"PAC Selfcheck");
-
 	krb5_principal client_principal;
 	time_t logon_time = time(NULL);
 
@@ -73,7 +71,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_self_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 		       smb_get_krb5_error_message(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, 
 						  ret, test));
 		
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -88,7 +85,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_self_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 	
 		krb5_free_keyblock_contents(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, 
 					    &server_keyblock);
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -100,7 +96,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_self_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 					    &server_keyblock);
 		krb5_free_keyblock_contents(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, 
 					    &krbtgt_keyblock);
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -112,7 +107,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_self_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 					    &server_keyblock);
 		krb5_free_keyblock_contents(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, 
 					    &krbtgt_keyblock);
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -136,7 +130,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_self_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 					    &server_keyblock);
 		krb5_free_principal(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, 
 				    client_principal);
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -162,7 +155,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_self_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 		krb5_free_principal(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, 
 				    client_principal);
 
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -188,7 +180,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_self_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 		krb5_free_principal(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, 
 				    client_principal);
 		
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 	
@@ -209,7 +200,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_self_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 			"(self test) PAC decoding (make server info) failed: %s", 
 		    nt_errstr(nt_status));
 		
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 	
@@ -219,12 +209,9 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_self_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 			"(self test) PAC Decode resulted in *different* domain SID: %s != %s",
 		       dom_sid_string(test, server_info->account_sid), 
 		       dom_sid_string(test, server_info_out->account_sid));
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 	
-	torture_ok(test);
-	talloc_free(test);
 	return True;
 }
 
@@ -276,11 +263,10 @@ static const uint8_t saved_pac[] = {
 };
 
 /* Check with a known 'well formed' PAC, from my test server */
-static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture) 
+static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *test,
+									const void *_data) 
 {
 	NTSTATUS nt_status;
-	struct torture_test *test = torture_test(torture, "pac-saved-check", 
-											 "PAC saved check");
 	DATA_BLOB tmp_blob, validate_blob;
 	struct PAC_DATA *pac_data, pac_data2;
 	struct PAC_LOGON_INFO *logon_info;
@@ -322,14 +308,12 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 	krbtgt_bytes = smbpasswd_gethexpwd(test, pac_kdc_key);
 	if (!krbtgt_bytes) {
 		torture_fail(test, "(saved test) Could not interpret krbtgt key");
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
 	krbsrv_bytes = smbpasswd_gethexpwd(test, pac_member_key);
 	if (!krbsrv_bytes) {
 		torture_fail(test, "(saved test) Could not interpret krbsrv key");
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -343,7 +327,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 			  smb_get_krb5_error_message(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, 
 						     ret, test));
 
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -359,7 +342,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 
 		krb5_free_keyblock_contents(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, 
 					    &server_keyblock);
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -397,7 +379,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 					    &krbtgt_keyblock);
 		krb5_free_keyblock_contents(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, 
 					    &server_keyblock);
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -418,7 +399,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 					    &server_keyblock);
 		krb5_free_principal(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, client_principal);
 		
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -441,7 +421,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 			"(saved test) PAC decoding (for logon info) failed: %s", 
 			  nt_errstr(nt_status));
 
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -461,7 +440,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 				"(saved test) PAC decoding (make server info) failed: %s", 
 		       nt_errstr(nt_status));
 		
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -479,7 +457,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 			"(saved test) PAC Decode resulted in *different* domain SID: %s != %s",
 		    "S-1-5-21-3048156945-3961193616-3706469200-1005", 
 		       dom_sid_string(test, server_info_out->account_sid));
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -498,7 +475,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 		krb5_free_principal(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, client_principal);
 
 		torture_fail(test, "(saved test) PAC push failed");
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -518,7 +494,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 		torture_fail(test, 
 			"(saved test) PAC push failed: original buffer length[%u] != created buffer length[%u]",
 			(unsigned)tmp_blob.length, (unsigned)validate_blob.length);
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -535,7 +510,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 		DEBUG(0, ("validate_blob:\n"));
 		dump_data(0, validate_blob.data, validate_blob.length);
 
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -555,7 +529,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 		krb5_free_principal(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, client_principal);
 
 		torture_fail(test, "(saved test) regnerated PAC create failed");
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -582,7 +555,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 
 		torture_fail(test, "(saved test) PAC regenerate failed: original buffer length[%u] != created buffer length[%u]",
 				(unsigned)tmp_blob.length, (unsigned)validate_blob.length);
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -607,7 +579,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 		DEBUG(0, ("validate_blob:\n"));
 		dump_data(0, validate_blob.data, validate_blob.length);
 
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -627,7 +598,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 		krb5_free_keyblock_contents(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, 
 					    &server_keyblock);
 		krb5_free_principal(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, client_principal);
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -644,7 +614,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 					    &krbtgt_keyblock);
 		krb5_free_keyblock_contents(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, 
 					    &server_keyblock);
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -662,7 +631,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 					    &krbtgt_keyblock);
 		krb5_free_keyblock_contents(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, 
 					    &server_keyblock);
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -683,7 +651,6 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 					    &krbtgt_keyblock);
 		krb5_free_keyblock_contents(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, 
 					    &server_keyblock);
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -692,15 +659,18 @@ static BOOL torture_pac_saved_check(struct torture_context *torture)
 	krb5_free_keyblock_contents(smb_krb5_context->krb5_context, 
 				    &server_keyblock);
 
-	torture_ok(test);
-	talloc_free(test);
 	return True;
 }
 
 BOOL torture_pac(struct torture_context *torture) 
 {
-	BOOL ret = True;
-	ret &= torture_pac_self_check(torture);
-	ret &= torture_pac_saved_check(torture);
-	return ret;
+	struct torture_suite *suite = torture_suite_create(torture, "AUTH-PAC");
+
+	torture_suite_add_simple_tcase(suite, "self check", 
+								   torture_pac_self_check, NULL);
+
+	torture_suite_add_simple_tcase(suite, "saved check",
+								   torture_pac_saved_check, NULL);
+
+	return torture_run_suite(torture, suite);
 }
diff --git a/source4/torture/local/binding_string.c b/source4/torture/local/binding_string.c
index 4405bf0256..a7b6cd14b4 100644
--- a/source4/torture/local/binding_string.c
+++ b/source4/torture/local/binding_string.c
@@ -26,38 +26,37 @@
 #include "torture/torture.h"
 #include "torture/ui.h"
 
-static BOOL test_BindingString(struct torture_context *torture, const char *binding)
+static BOOL test_BindingString(struct torture_context *torture, 
+							   const void *_binding)
 {
+	const char *binding = _binding;
 	struct dcerpc_binding *b, *b2;
 	const char *s, *s2;
 	struct epm_tower tower;
-	NTSTATUS status;
-	struct torture_test *test = torture_test(torture, binding, binding);
 
 	/* Parse */
-	torture_assert_ntstatus_ok(test, 
-		dcerpc_parse_binding(test, binding, &b),
+	torture_assert_ntstatus_ok(torture, 
+		dcerpc_parse_binding(torture, binding, &b),
 		"Error parsing binding string");
 
-	s = dcerpc_binding_string(test, b);
+	s = dcerpc_binding_string(torture, b);
 	if (!s) {
-		torture_fail(test, "Error converting binding back to string");
-		talloc_free(test);
+		torture_fail(torture, "Error converting binding back to string");
 		return False;
 	}
 
-	torture_assert_casestr_equal(test, binding, s, 
+	torture_assert_casestr_equal(torture, binding, s, 
 		"Mismatch while comparing original and regenerated binding strings");
 
 	/* Generate protocol towers */
-	torture_assert_ntstatus_ok(test, 
-		dcerpc_binding_build_tower(test, b, &tower),
+	torture_assert_ntstatus_ok(torture, 
+		dcerpc_binding_build_tower(torture, b, &tower),
 		"Error generating protocol tower");
 
 	/* Convert back to binding and then back to string and compare */
 
-	torture_assert_ntstatus_ok(test,
-				dcerpc_binding_from_tower(test, &tower, &b2),
+	torture_assert_ntstatus_ok(torture,
+				dcerpc_binding_from_tower(torture, &tower, &b2),
 			    "Error generating binding from tower for original binding");
 
 	/* Compare to a stripped down version of the binding string because 
@@ -66,29 +65,24 @@ static BOOL test_BindingString(struct torture_context *torture, const char *bind
 
 	b->flags = 0;
 	
-	s = dcerpc_binding_string(test, b);
+	s = dcerpc_binding_string(torture, b);
 	if (!s) {
-		torture_fail(test, "Error converting binding back to string for (stripped down)"); 
-		talloc_free(test);
+		torture_fail(torture, "Error converting binding back to string for (stripped down)"); 
 		return False;
 	}
 
 
-	s2 = dcerpc_binding_string(test, b2);
+	s2 = dcerpc_binding_string(torture, b2);
 	if (!s) {
-		torture_fail(test, "Error converting binding back to string"); 
-		talloc_free(test);
+		torture_fail(torture, "Error converting binding back to string"); 
 		return False;
 	}
 
 	if (is_ipaddress(b->host) && strcasecmp(s, s2) != 0) {
-		torture_fail(test, "Mismatch while comparing original and from protocol tower generated binding strings: '%s' <> '%s'\n", s, s2);
-		talloc_free(test);
+		torture_fail(torture, "Mismatch while comparing original and from protocol tower generated binding strings: '%s' <> '%s'\n", s, s2);
 		return False;
 	}
 
-	torture_ok(test);
-	talloc_free(test);
 	return True;
 }
 
@@ -119,12 +113,14 @@ static const char *test_strings[] = {
 
 BOOL torture_local_binding_string(struct torture_context *torture) 
 {
-	BOOL ret = True;
 	int i;
+	struct torture_suite *suite = torture_suite_create(torture, 
+													   "LOCAL-BINDING");
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(test_strings); i++) {
-		ret &= test_BindingString(torture, test_strings[i]);
+		torture_suite_add_simple_tcase(suite, test_strings[i],
+						test_BindingString, test_strings[i]);
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return torture_run_suite(torture, suite);
 }
diff --git a/source4/torture/local/event.c b/source4/torture/local/event.c
index 79f5413595..d886519220 100644
--- a/source4/torture/local/event.c
+++ b/source4/torture/local/event.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static int write_fd, read_fd;
 static struct fd_event *fde;
 static int te_count;
 static int fde_count;
-static struct torture_test *test;
+static struct torture_context *test;
 
 static void fde_handler(struct event_context *ev_ctx, struct fd_event *f, 
 			uint16_t flags, void *private)
@@ -75,11 +75,17 @@ static void timed_handler(struct event_context *ev_ctx, struct timed_event *te,
 	event_add_timed(ev_ctx, ev_ctx, timeval_current_ofs(0,500), timed_handler, private);
 }
 
-static BOOL test_event_context(struct torture_context *torture, struct event_context *ev_ctx, const char *comment)
+static BOOL test_event_context(struct torture_context *torture, const void *_data)
 {
+	struct event_context *ev_ctx;
 	int fd[2] = { -1, -1 };
+	BOOL try_epoll = (BOOL)_data;
+
+	ev_ctx = event_context_init_ops(torture, 
+									event_standard_get_ops(), 
+									&try_epoll);
 
-	test = torture_test(torture, comment, comment);
+	test = torture;
 
 	/* reset globals */
 	write_fd = -1;
@@ -101,30 +107,24 @@ static BOOL test_event_context(struct torture_context *torture, struct event_con
 
 	close(read_fd);
 	close(write_fd);
+	
+	talloc_free(ev_ctx);
 
-	torture_ok(test);
-	talloc_free(test);
 	return True;
 }
 
 BOOL torture_local_event(struct torture_context *torture) 
 {
-	struct event_context *ev_ctx;
-	BOOL try_epoll;
 	BOOL retv = True;
+	struct torture_suite *suite = torture_suite_create(torture, "LOCAL-EVENT");
 
-	try_epoll = False;
-	ev_ctx = event_context_init_ops(torture, event_standard_get_ops(), 
-									&try_epoll);
-	retv &= test_event_context(torture, ev_ctx, "standard with select");
-	talloc_free(ev_ctx);
+	torture_suite_add_simple_tcase(suite, "standard with select",
+								   test_event_context,
+								   (void *)False);
 
-	try_epoll = True;
-	ev_ctx = event_context_init_ops(torture, event_standard_get_ops(), 
-									&try_epoll);
-	retv &= test_event_context(torture, ev_ctx, 
-							   "standard try epool (or select)");
-	talloc_free(ev_ctx);
+	torture_suite_add_simple_tcase(suite, "standard try epoll (or select)",
+								   test_event_context,
+								   (void *)True);
 
 	return retv;
 }
diff --git a/source4/torture/local/idtree.c b/source4/torture/local/idtree.c
index 8d776219db..a81eddedc3 100644
--- a/source4/torture/local/idtree.c
+++ b/source4/torture/local/idtree.c
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 #include "torture/torture.h"
 #include "torture/ui.h"
 
-BOOL torture_local_idtree(struct torture_context *torture) 
+static BOOL torture_local_idtree_simple(struct torture_context *test, 
+								 const void *_data) 
 {
 	struct idr_context *idr;
 	int i;
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ BOOL torture_local_idtree(struct torture_context *torture)
 	int *present;
 	extern int torture_numops;
 	int n = torture_numops;
-	struct torture_test *test = torture_test(torture, "idtree", "idtree");
 
 	idr = idr_init(test);
 
@@ -90,7 +90,13 @@ BOOL torture_local_idtree(struct torture_context *torture)
 
 	torture_comment(test, "cleaned up");
 
-	talloc_free(test);
+	return True;
+}
 
-	return torture_result(torture);
+BOOL torture_local_idtree(struct torture_context *torture)
+{
+	struct torture_suite *suite = torture_suite_create(torture, "LOCAL-IDTREE");
+	torture_suite_add_simple_tcase(suite, "idtree", torture_local_idtree_simple,
+								   NULL);
+	return torture_run_suite(torture, suite);
 }
diff --git a/source4/torture/local/irpc.c b/source4/torture/local/irpc.c
index 5fbf76beb2..b90f91d19b 100644
--- a/source4/torture/local/irpc.c
+++ b/source4/torture/local/irpc.c
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ const uint32_t MSG_ID1 = 1, MSG_ID2 = 2;
 
 static BOOL test_debug;
 
+struct irpc_test_data
+{
+	struct messaging_context *msg_ctx1, *msg_ctx2;
+	struct event_context *ev;
+};
+
 /*
   serve up AddOne over the irpc system
 */
@@ -75,22 +81,19 @@ static NTSTATUS irpc_EchoData(struct irpc_message *irpc, struct echo_EchoData *r
 /*
   test a addone call over the internal messaging system
 */
-static BOOL test_addone(struct torture_test *parent_test, 
-			struct messaging_context *msg_ctx1,
-			struct messaging_context *msg_ctx2,
-			uint32_t value)
+static BOOL test_addone(struct torture_context *test, const void *_data,
+						const void *_value)
 {
 	struct echo_AddOne r;
 	NTSTATUS status;
-
-	struct torture_test *test = torture_subtest(parent_test, "test_addone",
-												"test_addone");
+	const struct irpc_test_data *data = _data;
+	uint32_t value = (uint32_t)value;
 
 	/* make the call */
 	r.in.in_data = value;
 
 	test_debug = True;
-	status = IRPC_CALL(msg_ctx1, MSG_ID2, rpcecho, ECHO_ADDONE, &r, test);
+	status = IRPC_CALL(data->msg_ctx1, MSG_ID2, rpcecho, ECHO_ADDONE, &r, test);
 	test_debug = False;
 	torture_assert_ntstatus_ok(test, status, "AddOne failed");
 
@@ -107,21 +110,19 @@ static BOOL test_addone(struct torture_test *parent_test,
 /*
   test a echodata call over the internal messaging system
 */
-static BOOL test_echodata(struct torture_test *parent_test, 
-			  struct messaging_context *msg_ctx1,
-			  struct messaging_context *msg_ctx2)
+static BOOL test_echodata(struct torture_context *test, 
+						  const void *_data, const void *_data2)
 {
 	struct echo_EchoData r;
 	NTSTATUS status;
-
-	struct torture_test *test = torture_subtest(parent_test, "test_echodata",
-												"test_echodata");
+	const struct irpc_test_data *data = _data;
 
 	/* make the call */
 	r.in.in_data = (unsigned char *)talloc_strdup(test, "0123456789");
 	r.in.len = strlen((char *)r.in.in_data);
 
-	status = IRPC_CALL(msg_ctx1, MSG_ID2, rpcecho, ECHO_ECHODATA, &r, test);
+	status = IRPC_CALL(data->msg_ctx1, MSG_ID2, rpcecho, ECHO_ECHODATA, &r, 
+					   test);
 	torture_assert_ntstatus_ok(test, status, "EchoData failed");
 
 	/* check the answer */
@@ -159,20 +160,17 @@ static void irpc_callback(struct irpc_request *irpc)
 /*
   test echo speed
 */
-static BOOL test_speed(struct torture_test *parent_test, 
-		       struct messaging_context *msg_ctx1,
-		       struct messaging_context *msg_ctx2,
-		       struct event_context *ev)
+static BOOL test_speed(struct torture_context *test, 
+					   const void *_data, 
+					   const void *_data2)
 {
 	int ping_count = 0;
 	int pong_count = 0;
+	const struct irpc_test_data *data = _data;
 	struct timeval tv;
 	struct echo_AddOne r;
 	int timelimit = lp_parm_int(-1, "torture", "timelimit", 10);
 
-	struct torture_test *test = torture_subtest(parent_test, "test_speed",
-												"test_speed");
-
 	tv = timeval_current();
 
 	r.in.in_data = 0;
@@ -181,7 +179,8 @@ static BOOL test_speed(struct torture_test *parent_test,
 	while (timeval_elapsed(&tv) < timelimit) {
 		struct irpc_request *irpc;
 
-		irpc = IRPC_CALL_SEND(msg_ctx1, MSG_ID2, rpcecho, ECHO_ADDONE, &r, test);
+		irpc = IRPC_CALL_SEND(data->msg_ctx1, MSG_ID2, rpcecho, ECHO_ADDONE, 
+							  &r, test);
 		torture_assert(test, irpc != NULL, "AddOne send failed");
 
 		irpc->async.fn = irpc_callback;
@@ -190,14 +189,14 @@ static BOOL test_speed(struct torture_test *parent_test,
 		ping_count++;
 
 		while (ping_count > pong_count + 20) {
-			event_loop_once(ev);
+			event_loop_once(data->ev);
 		}
 	}
 
 	torture_comment(test, "waiting for %d remaining replies (done %d)", 
 	       ping_count - pong_count, pong_count);
 	while (timeval_elapsed(&tv) < 30 && pong_count < ping_count) {
-		event_loop_once(ev);
+		event_loop_once(data->ev);
 	}
 
 	if (ping_count != pong_count) {
@@ -212,39 +211,49 @@ static BOOL test_speed(struct torture_test *parent_test,
 }
 
 
-BOOL torture_local_irpc(struct torture_context *torture) 
+static BOOL irpc_setup(struct torture_context *test, void **_data)
 {
-	struct torture_test *test = torture_test(torture, "torture_local_irpc", "");
-	struct messaging_context *msg_ctx1, *msg_ctx2;
-	struct event_context *ev;
+	struct irpc_test_data *data;
+
+	*_data = data = talloc(test, struct irpc_test_data);
 
 	lp_set_cmdline("lock dir", "lockdir.tmp");
 
-	ev = event_context_init(test);
+	data->ev = event_context_init(test);
 	torture_assert(test, 
-				   msg_ctx1 = messaging_init(test, MSG_ID1, ev),
+				   data->msg_ctx1 = messaging_init(test, MSG_ID1, data->ev),
 				   "Failed to init first messaging context");
 
 	torture_assert(test,
-				   msg_ctx2 = messaging_init(test, MSG_ID2, ev),
+				   data->msg_ctx2 = messaging_init(test, MSG_ID2, data->ev),
 				   "Failed to init second messaging context");
 
 	/* register the server side function */
-	IRPC_REGISTER(msg_ctx1, rpcecho, ECHO_ADDONE, irpc_AddOne, NULL);
-	IRPC_REGISTER(msg_ctx2, rpcecho, ECHO_ADDONE, irpc_AddOne, NULL);
+	IRPC_REGISTER(data->msg_ctx1, rpcecho, ECHO_ADDONE, irpc_AddOne, NULL);
+	IRPC_REGISTER(data->msg_ctx2, rpcecho, ECHO_ADDONE, irpc_AddOne, NULL);
 
-	IRPC_REGISTER(msg_ctx1, rpcecho, ECHO_ECHODATA, irpc_EchoData, NULL);
-	IRPC_REGISTER(msg_ctx2, rpcecho, ECHO_ECHODATA, irpc_EchoData, NULL);
+	IRPC_REGISTER(data->msg_ctx1, rpcecho, ECHO_ECHODATA, irpc_EchoData, NULL);
+	IRPC_REGISTER(data->msg_ctx2, rpcecho, ECHO_ECHODATA, irpc_EchoData, NULL);
 
-	test_addone(test, msg_ctx1, msg_ctx2, 0);
-	test_addone(test, msg_ctx1, msg_ctx2, 0x7FFFFFFE);
-	test_addone(test, msg_ctx1, msg_ctx2, 0xFFFFFFFE);
-	test_addone(test, msg_ctx1, msg_ctx2, 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	test_addone(test, msg_ctx1, msg_ctx2, random() & 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	test_echodata(test, msg_ctx1, msg_ctx2);
-	test_speed(test, msg_ctx1, msg_ctx2, ev);
+	return True;
+}
 
-	talloc_free(test);
+BOOL torture_local_irpc(struct torture_context *torture) 
+{
+	struct torture_suite *suite = torture_suite_create(torture, "LOCAL-IRPC");
+	struct torture_tcase *tcase = torture_suite_add_tcase(suite, "irpc");
+	int i;
+	uint32_t values[] = {0, 0x7FFFFFFE, 0xFFFFFFFE, 0xFFFFFFFF, 
+						 random() & 0xFFFFFFFF};
+
+	tcase->setup = irpc_setup;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(values); i++) {
+		torture_tcase_add_test(tcase, "addone", test_addone, (void *)values[i]);
+	}
+						   
+	torture_tcase_add_test(tcase, "echodata", test_echodata, NULL);
+	torture_tcase_add_test(tcase, "speed", test_speed, NULL);
 
-	return torture_result(torture);
+	return torture_run_suite(torture, suite);
 }
diff --git a/source4/torture/local/messaging.c b/source4/torture/local/messaging.c
index 572ace0448..38d3056f6e 100644
--- a/source4/torture/local/messaging.c
+++ b/source4/torture/local/messaging.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void exit_message(struct messaging_context *msg, void *private,
 /*
   test ping speed
 */
-static void test_ping_speed(struct torture_context *torture)
+static BOOL test_ping_speed(struct torture_context *torture, const void *_data)
 {
 	struct event_context *ev;
 	struct messaging_context *msg_client_ctx;
@@ -66,36 +66,33 @@ static void test_ping_speed(struct torture_context *torture)
 	struct timeval tv;
 	int timelimit = lp_parm_int(-1, "torture", "timelimit", 10);
 	uint32_t msg_ping, msg_exit;
-	struct torture_test *test = torture_test(torture, "ping_speed", "ping speed");
 
 	lp_set_cmdline("lock dir", "lockdir.tmp");
 
-	ev = event_context_init(test);
+	ev = event_context_init(torture);
 
-	msg_server_ctx = messaging_init(test, 1, ev);
+	msg_server_ctx = messaging_init(torture, 1, ev);
 	
 	if (!msg_server_ctx) {
-		torture_fail(test, "Failed to init ping messaging context");
-		talloc_free(test);
-		return;
+		torture_fail(torture, "Failed to init ping messaging context");
+		return False;
 	}
 		
 	messaging_register_tmp(msg_server_ctx, NULL, ping_message, &msg_ping);
-	messaging_register_tmp(msg_server_ctx, test, exit_message, &msg_exit);
+	messaging_register_tmp(msg_server_ctx, torture, exit_message, &msg_exit);
 
-	msg_client_ctx = messaging_init(test, 2, ev);
+	msg_client_ctx = messaging_init(torture, 2, ev);
 
 	if (!msg_client_ctx) {
-		torture_fail(test, "msg_client_ctx messaging_init() failed");
-		talloc_free(test);
-		return;
+		torture_fail(torture, "msg_client_ctx messaging_init() failed");
+		return False;
 	}
 
 	messaging_register_tmp(msg_client_ctx, &pong_count, pong_message, &msg_pong);
 
 	tv = timeval_current();
 
-	torture_comment(test, "Sending pings for %d seconds", timelimit);
+	torture_comment(torture, "Sending pings for %d seconds", timelimit);
 	while (timeval_elapsed(&tv) < timelimit) {
 		DATA_BLOB data;
 		NTSTATUS status1, status2;
@@ -107,13 +104,13 @@ static void test_ping_speed(struct torture_context *torture)
 		status2 = messaging_send(msg_client_ctx, 1, msg_ping, NULL);
 
 		if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status1)) {
-			torture_fail(test, "msg1 failed - %s", nt_errstr(status1));
+			torture_fail(torture, "msg1 failed - %s", nt_errstr(status1));
 		} else {
 			ping_count++;
 		}
 
 		if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status2)) {
-			torture_fail(test, "msg2 failed - %s", nt_errstr(status2));
+			torture_fail(torture, "msg2 failed - %s", nt_errstr(status2));
 		} else {
 			ping_count++;
 		}
@@ -123,31 +120,34 @@ static void test_ping_speed(struct torture_context *torture)
 		}
 	}
 
-	torture_comment(test, "waiting for %d remaining replies (done %d)", 
+	torture_comment(torture, "waiting for %d remaining replies (done %d)", 
 	       ping_count - pong_count, pong_count);
 	while (timeval_elapsed(&tv) < 30 && pong_count < ping_count) {
 		event_loop_once(ev);
 	}
 
-	torture_comment(test, "sending exit");
+	torture_comment(torture, "sending exit");
 	messaging_send(msg_client_ctx, 1, msg_exit, NULL);
 
 	if (ping_count != pong_count) {
-		torture_fail(test, "ping test failed! received %d, sent %d", 
+		torture_fail(torture, "ping test failed! received %d, sent %d", 
 		       pong_count, ping_count);
 	}
 
-	torture_comment(test, "ping rate of %.0f messages/sec", 
+	torture_comment(torture, "ping rate of %.0f messages/sec", 
 	       (ping_count+pong_count)/timeval_elapsed(&tv));
 
 	talloc_free(msg_client_ctx);
 	talloc_free(msg_server_ctx);
 
 	talloc_free(ev);
+
+	return True;
 }
 
 BOOL torture_local_messaging(struct torture_context *torture) 
 {
-	test_ping_speed(torture);
-	return torture_result(torture);
+	struct torture_suite *s = torture_suite_create(torture, "LOCAL-MESSAGING");
+	torture_suite_add_simple_tcase(s, "ping_speed", test_ping_speed, NULL);
+	return torture_run_suite(torture, s);
 }
diff --git a/source4/torture/local/ndr.c b/source4/torture/local/ndr.c
index 9950531a26..4f743b5229 100644
--- a/source4/torture/local/ndr.c
+++ b/source4/torture/local/ndr.c
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@
 #include "torture/ui.h"
 #include "librpc/ndr/libndr.h"
 
-static BOOL test_check_string_terminator(struct torture_context *torture)
+static BOOL test_check_string_terminator(struct torture_context *test,
+										 const void *_data)
 {
 	struct ndr_pull *ndr;
 	DATA_BLOB blob;
-	struct torture_test *test = torture_test(torture, "string_terminator",
-											 "string terminator");
 
 	/* Simple test */
 	blob = strhex_to_data_blob("0000");
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ static BOOL test_check_string_terminator(struct torture_context *torture)
 
 	if (NT_STATUS_IS_OK(ndr_check_string_terminator(ndr, 1, 3))) {
 		torture_fail(test, "check_string_terminator checked beyond string boundaries");
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
@@ -68,21 +66,22 @@ static BOOL test_check_string_terminator(struct torture_context *torture)
 	if (NT_STATUS_IS_OK(ndr_check_string_terminator(ndr, 2, 1))) {
 		torture_fail(test, 
 					 "check_string_terminator erroneously reported terminator");
-		talloc_free(test);
 		return False;
 	}
 
 	torture_assert (test, ndr->offset == 0,
 		"check_string_terminator did not reset offset");
 
-	talloc_free(test);
-
 	return True;
 }
 
 BOOL torture_local_ndr(struct torture_context *torture)
 {
-	test_check_string_terminator(torture);
+	struct torture_suite *suite = torture_suite_create(torture, "LOCAL-NDR");
+
+	torture_suite_add_simple_tcase(suite, "string terminator", 
+								   test_check_string_terminator,
+								   NULL);
 
-	return torture_result(torture);
+	return torture_run_suite(torture, suite);
 }
diff --git a/source4/torture/local/registry.c b/source4/torture/local/registry.c
index 49f019ba7a..4c8d773a44 100644
--- a/source4/torture/local/registry.c
+++ b/source4/torture/local/registry.c
@@ -26,19 +26,32 @@
 #include "torture/torture.h"
 #include "torture/ui.h"
 
-static bool test_hive(struct torture_context *parent_ctx, const char *backend, const char *location)
+const static struct test_backend_settings {
+	const char *name;
+	const char *location;
+} backends[] = {
+	{ "nt4", "TEST.DAT" },
+	{ "ldb", "test.ldb" },
+	{ "gconf", "." },
+	{ "dir", "." },
+	{ NULL, NULL }
+};
+
+static BOOL test_hive(struct torture_context *ctx, const void *_backend)
 {
 	WERROR error;
 	struct registry_key *root, *subkey;
 	uint32_t count;
-	struct torture_test *ctx = torture_test(parent_ctx, "test_hive", backend);
-	
-	if (!reg_has_backend(backend)) {
-		torture_skip(ctx, "Backend '%s' support not compiled in", backend);
+	const struct test_backend_settings *backend = _backend;
+
+	if (!reg_has_backend(backend->name)) {
+		torture_skip(ctx, "Backend '%s' support not compiled in", 
+					 backend->name);
 		return True;
 	}
 
-	error = reg_open_hive(ctx, backend, location, NULL, cmdline_credentials, &root);
+	error = reg_open_hive(ctx, backend->name, 
+						  backend->location, NULL, cmdline_credentials, &root);
 	torture_assert_werr_ok(ctx, error, "reg_open_hive()");
 
 	/* This is a new backend. There should be no subkeys and no 
@@ -61,21 +74,20 @@ static bool test_hive(struct torture_context *parent_ctx, const char *backend, c
 
 	talloc_free(root);
 
-	torture_ok(ctx);
-
 	return True;
 }
 
 BOOL torture_registry(struct torture_context *torture) 
 {
-	BOOL ret = True;
+	struct torture_suite *suite = torture_suite_create(torture, 
+													   "LOCAL-REGISTRY");
+	int i;
 
 	registry_init();
 
-	ret &= test_hive(torture, "nt4", "TEST.DAT");
-	ret &= test_hive(torture, "ldb", "test.ldb");
-	ret &= test_hive(torture, "gconf", ".");
-	ret &= test_hive(torture, "dir", ".");
+	for (i = 0; backends[i].name; i++) {
+		torture_suite_add_simple_tcase(suite, backends[i].name, test_hive, &backends[i]);
+	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return torture_run_suite(torture, suite);
 }
diff --git a/source4/torture/local/resolve.c b/source4/torture/local/resolve.c
index 29606f4966..da83b45341 100644
--- a/source4/torture/local/resolve.c
+++ b/source4/torture/local/resolve.c
@@ -26,11 +26,9 @@
 #include "torture/torture.h"
 #include "torture/ui.h"
 
-static BOOL test_async_resolve(struct torture_context *torture)
+static BOOL test_async_resolve(struct torture_context *test, const void *_data)
 {
 	struct nbt_name n;
-	struct torture_test *test = torture_test(torture, "async_resolve",
-											 "asynchronous resolve");
 	struct event_context *ev;
 	int timelimit = lp_parm_int(-1, "torture", "timelimit", 10);
 	const char *host = lp_parm_string(-1, "torture", "host");
@@ -56,21 +54,18 @@ static BOOL test_async_resolve(struct torture_context *torture)
 	torture_comment(test, "async rate of %.1f resolves/sec", 
 					count/timeval_elapsed(&tv));
 
-	talloc_free(test);
 	return True;
 }
 
 /*
   test resolution using sync method
 */
-static BOOL test_sync_resolve(struct torture_context *torture)
+static BOOL test_sync_resolve(struct torture_context *test, const void *_data)
 {
 	int timelimit = lp_parm_int(-1, "torture", "timelimit", 10);
 	struct timeval tv = timeval_current();
 	int count = 0;
 	const char *host = lp_parm_string(-1, "torture", "host");
-	struct torture_test *test = torture_test(torture, "sync resolve",
-											 "synchronous resolve");
 
 	torture_comment(test, "Testing sync resolve of localhost for %d seconds", 
 				 timelimit);
@@ -82,15 +77,17 @@ static BOOL test_sync_resolve(struct torture_context *torture)
 	torture_comment(test, "sync rate of %.1f resolves/sec", 
 				 count/timeval_elapsed(&tv));
 
-	talloc_free(test);
 	return True;
 }
 
 
 BOOL torture_local_resolve(struct torture_context *torture) 
 {
-	test_async_resolve(torture);
-	test_sync_resolve(torture);
+	struct torture_suite *suite = torture_suite_create(torture, 
+													   "LOCAL-RESOLVE");
 
-	return torture_result(torture);
+	torture_suite_add_simple_tcase(suite, "async", test_async_resolve, NULL);
+	torture_suite_add_simple_tcase(suite, "sync", test_sync_resolve, NULL);
+
+	return torture_run_suite(torture, suite);
 }
diff --git a/source4/torture/rpc/samr.c b/source4/torture/rpc/samr.c
index 6e21ff595f..57e50009b4 100644
--- a/source4/torture/rpc/samr.c
+++ b/source4/torture/rpc/samr.c
@@ -3368,45 +3368,27 @@ static BOOL test_Connect(struct dcerpc_pipe *p, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 
 BOOL torture_rpc_samr(struct torture_context *torture)
 {
-        NTSTATUS status;
-        struct dcerpc_pipe *p;
-	TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx;
+    NTSTATUS status;
+    struct dcerpc_pipe *p;
 	BOOL ret = True;
 	struct policy_handle handle;
 
-	mem_ctx = talloc_init("torture_rpc_samr");
-
-	status = torture_rpc_connection(mem_ctx, &p, &dcerpc_table_samr);
+	status = torture_rpc_connection(torture, &p, &dcerpc_table_samr);
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
-		talloc_free(mem_ctx);
 		return False;
 	}
 
-	if (!test_Connect(p, mem_ctx, &handle)) {
-		ret = False;
-	}
+	ret &= test_Connect(p, torture, &handle);
 
-	if (!test_QuerySecurity(p, mem_ctx, &handle)) {
-		ret = False;
-	}
-
-	if (!test_EnumDomains(p, mem_ctx, &handle)) {
-		ret = False;
-	}
+	ret &= test_QuerySecurity(p, torture, &handle);
 
-	if (!test_SetDsrmPassword(p, mem_ctx, &handle)) {
-		ret = False;
-	}
+	ret &= test_EnumDomains(p, torture, &handle);
 
-	if (!test_Shutdown(p, mem_ctx, &handle)) {
-		ret = False;
-	}
+	ret &= test_SetDsrmPassword(p, torture, &handle);
 
-	if (!test_samr_handle_Close(p, mem_ctx, &handle)) {
-		ret = False;
-	}
+	ret &= test_Shutdown(p, torture, &handle);
 
-	talloc_free(mem_ctx);
+	ret &= test_samr_handle_Close(p, torture, &handle);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/source4/torture/smbtorture.c b/source4/torture/smbtorture.c
index c2c76d25c3..bdd7f0ed84 100644
--- a/source4/torture/smbtorture.c
+++ b/source4/torture/smbtorture.c
@@ -233,12 +233,22 @@ static void max_runtime_handler(int sig)
 	exit(1);
 }
 
-static void simple_test_start (struct torture_test *test)
+static void simple_tcase_start (struct torture_context *ctx, 
+							   struct torture_tcase *tcase,
+							   struct torture_test *test)
 {
-	printf("Testing %s...\n", test->name);
+	printf("Testing %s...\n", tcase->name);
 }
 
-static void simple_test_result (struct torture_test *test, enum torture_result res, const char *reason)
+static void simple_test_start (struct torture_context *ctx, 
+							   struct torture_tcase *tcase,
+							   struct torture_test *test)
+{
+	printf("Testing %s/%s...\n", tcase->name, test->name);
+}
+
+static void simple_test_result (struct torture_context *context, 
+								enum torture_result res, const char *reason)
 {
 	switch (res) {
 	case TORTURE_OK:
@@ -246,19 +256,19 @@ static void simple_test_result (struct torture_test *test, enum torture_result r
 			printf("OK: %s\n", reason);
 		break;
 	case TORTURE_FAIL:
-		printf("ERROR: %s - %s\n", test->name, reason);
+		printf("ERROR: %s - %s\n", context->active_test->name, reason);
 		break;
 	case TORTURE_TODO:
-		printf("TODO: %s - %s\n", test->name, reason);
+		printf("TODO: %s - %s\n", context->active_test->name, reason);
 		break;
 	case TORTURE_SKIP:
-		printf("SKIP: %s - %s\n", test->name, reason);
+		printf("SKIP: %s - %s\n", context->active_test->name, reason);
 		break;
 
 	}
 }
 
-static void simple_comment (struct torture_test *test, const char *comment)
+static void simple_comment (struct torture_context *test, const char *comment)
 {
 	printf("# %s\n", comment);
 }
@@ -266,34 +276,38 @@ static void simple_comment (struct torture_test *test, const char *comment)
 const static struct torture_ui_ops std_ui_ops = {
 	.comment = simple_comment,
 	.test_start = simple_test_start,
+	.tcase_start = simple_tcase_start,
 	.test_result = simple_test_result
 };
 
 
-static void subunit_test_start (struct torture_test *test)
+static void subunit_test_start (struct torture_context *ctx, 
+							    struct torture_tcase *tcase,
+								struct torture_test *test)
 {
 	printf("test: %s\n", test->name);
 }
 
-static void subunit_test_result (struct torture_test *test, enum torture_result res, const char *reason)
+static void subunit_test_result (struct torture_context *context, 
+								 enum torture_result res, const char *reason)
 {
 	switch (res) {
 	case TORTURE_OK:
-		printf("success: %s\n", test->name);
+		printf("success: %s\n", context->active_test->name);
 		break;
 	case TORTURE_FAIL:
-		printf("failure: %s [ %s ]\n", test->name, reason);
+		printf("failure: %s [ %s ]\n", context->active_test->name, reason);
 		break;
 	case TORTURE_TODO:
-		printf("todo: %s\n", test->name);
+		printf("todo: %s\n", context->active_test->name);
 		break;
 	case TORTURE_SKIP:
-		printf("skip: %s\n", test->name);
+		printf("skip: %s\n", context->active_test->name);
 		break;
 	}
 }
 
-static void subunit_comment (struct torture_test *test, const char *comment)
+static void subunit_comment (struct torture_context *test, const char *comment)
 {
 	printf("# %s\n", comment);
 }
@@ -304,29 +318,32 @@ const static struct torture_ui_ops subunit_ui_ops = {
 	.test_result = subunit_test_result
 };
 
-static void harness_test_start (struct torture_test *test)
+static void harness_test_start (struct torture_context *ctx, 
+							    struct torture_tcase *tcase,
+								struct torture_test *test)
 {
 }
 
-static void harness_test_result (struct torture_test *test, enum torture_result res, const char *reason)
+static void harness_test_result (struct torture_context *context, 
+								 enum torture_result res, const char *reason)
 {
 	switch (res) {
 	case TORTURE_OK:
-		printf("ok %s - %s\n", test->name, reason);
+		printf("ok %s - %s\n", context->active_test->name, reason);
 		break;
 	case TORTURE_FAIL:
-		printf("not ok %s - %s\n", test->name, reason);
+		printf("not ok %s - %s\n", context->active_test->name, reason);
 		break;
 	case TORTURE_TODO:
-		printf("todo %s - %s\n", test->name, reason);
+		printf("todo %s - %s\n", context->active_test->name, reason);
 		break;
 	case TORTURE_SKIP:
-		printf("skip %s - %s\n", test->name, reason);
+		printf("skip %s - %s\n", context->active_test->name, reason);
 		break;
 	}
 }
 
-static void harness_comment (struct torture_test *test, const char *comment)
+static void harness_comment (struct torture_context *test, const char *comment)
 {
 	printf("# %s\n", comment);
 }
@@ -350,7 +367,7 @@ const static struct torture_ui_ops harness_ui_ops = {
 	struct torture_context *torture;
 	char **argv_new;
 	poptContext pc;
-	static char *ui_ops_name = "simple";
+	static const char *ui_ops_name = "simple";
 	enum {OPT_LOADFILE=1000,OPT_UNCLIST,OPT_TIMELIMIT,OPT_DNS,
 	      OPT_DANGEROUS,OPT_SMB_PORTS,OPT_ASYNC};
 	
diff --git a/source4/torture/torture.c b/source4/torture/torture.c
index 66f37d51f5..6080b8cb82 100644
--- a/source4/torture/torture.c
+++ b/source4/torture/torture.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ static struct {
 	{"SCAN-EAMAX", torture_max_eas, 0},
 
 	/* local (no server) testers */
-	{"LOCAL-NTLMSSP", torture_ntlmssp_self_check, 0},
+	{"LOCAL-NTLMSSP", torture_ntlmssp, 0},
 	{"LOCAL-ICONV", torture_local_iconv, 0},
 	{"LOCAL-TALLOC", torture_local_talloc, 0},
 	{"LOCAL-MESSAGING", torture_local_messaging, 0},
diff --git a/source4/torture/ui.c b/source4/torture/ui.c
index 62f8bacb65..5315640717 100644
--- a/source4/torture/ui.c
+++ b/source4/torture/ui.c
@@ -21,93 +21,220 @@
 
 #include "includes.h"
 #include "torture/ui.h"
+#include "dlinklist.h"
 
-static int test_destructor(void *_test)
+void torture_comment(struct torture_context *context, const char *comment, ...) _PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3)
 {
-	struct torture_test *test = _test;
+	va_list ap;
+	char *tmp;
+	va_start(ap, comment);
+	tmp = talloc_vasprintf(context, comment, ap);
+		
+	context->ui_ops->comment(context, tmp);
+	
+	talloc_free(tmp);
+}
 
-	if (test->result == TORTURE_OK)
-		torture_ok(test);
 
-	return 0;	
+void torture_ok(struct torture_context *context)
+{
+	context->ui_ops->test_result(context, TORTURE_OK, NULL);
+	context->success++;
 }
 
+void torture_fail(struct torture_context *context, const char *fmt, ...) _PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	char *reason;
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	reason = talloc_vasprintf(context, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+	context->ui_ops->test_result(context, TORTURE_FAIL, reason);
+	talloc_free(reason);
 
-struct torture_test *torture_test(struct torture_context *ctx, const char *name, const char *description)
+	context->failed++;
+}
+
+void torture_skip(struct torture_context *context, const char *fmt, ...) _PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3)
 {
-	struct torture_test *test = talloc(ctx, struct torture_test);
+	va_list ap;
+	char *reason;
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	reason = talloc_vasprintf(context, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+	context->ui_ops->test_result(context, TORTURE_SKIP, reason);
+	talloc_free(reason);
+	context->skipped++;
+}
 
-	test->name = talloc_strdup(test, name);
-	test->description = talloc_strdup(test, description);
-	test->context = ctx;
+void torture_register_suite(struct torture_suite *suite)
+{
+	/* FIXME */
+}
 
-	ctx->ui_ops->test_start(test);
+struct torture_suite *torture_suite_create(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, const char *name)
+{
+	struct torture_suite *suite = talloc(ctx, struct torture_suite);
 
-	talloc_set_destructor(test, test_destructor);
+	suite->name = talloc_strdup(suite, name);
+	suite->testcases = NULL;
 
-	return test;
+	return suite;
+}
+
+void torture_tcase_set_fixture(struct torture_tcase *tcase, 
+		BOOL (*setup) (struct torture_context *, void **),
+		BOOL (*teardown) (struct torture_context *, void *))
+{
+	tcase->setup = setup;
+	tcase->teardown = teardown;
 }
 
-struct torture_test *torture_subtest(struct torture_test *parent, const char *name, const char *description)
+struct torture_test *torture_tcase_add_test(struct torture_tcase *tcase, 
+						const char *name, 
+						BOOL (*run) (struct torture_context *, 
+									 const void *tcase_data,
+									 const void *test_data),
+						const void *data)
 {
-	struct torture_test *test = talloc(parent, struct torture_test);
+	struct torture_test *test = talloc(tcase, struct torture_test);
 
 	test->name = talloc_strdup(test, name);
-	test->description = talloc_strdup(test, description);
-	test->context = parent->context;
+	test->description = NULL;
+	test->run = run;
+	test->data = data;
 
-	test->context->ui_ops->test_start(test);
+	DLIST_ADD(tcase->tests, test);
 
-	talloc_set_destructor(test, test_destructor);
-	
 	return test;
 }
 
-void torture_comment(struct torture_test *test, const char *comment, ...) _PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3)
+struct torture_tcase *torture_suite_add_tcase(struct torture_suite *suite, 
+							 const char *name)
 {
-	va_list ap;
-	char *tmp;
-	va_start(ap, comment);
-	tmp = talloc_vasprintf(test, comment, ap);
-		
-	test->context->ui_ops->comment(test, tmp);
+	struct torture_tcase *tcase = talloc(suite, struct torture_tcase);
+
+	tcase->name = talloc_strdup(tcase, name);
+	tcase->description = NULL;
+	tcase->setup = NULL;
+	tcase->teardown = NULL;
+	tcase->fixture_persistent = True;
+	tcase->tests = NULL;
+
+	DLIST_ADD(suite->testcases, tcase);
+
+	return tcase;
+}
+
+BOOL torture_run_suite(struct torture_context *context, 
+					   struct torture_suite *suite)
+{
+	BOOL ret = True;
+	struct torture_tcase *tcase;
+
+	for (tcase = suite->testcases; tcase; tcase = tcase->next) {
+		ret &= torture_run_tcase(context, tcase);
+	}
 	
-	talloc_free(tmp);
+	return ret;
 }
 
+BOOL torture_run_tcase(struct torture_context *context, 
+					   struct torture_tcase *tcase)
+{
+	BOOL ret = True;
+	void *data = NULL;
+	struct torture_test *test;
+
+	context->active_tcase = tcase;
+	if (context->ui_ops->tcase_start)
+		context->ui_ops->tcase_start(context, tcase);
+
+	if (tcase->fixture_persistent && tcase->setup 
+		&& !tcase->setup(context, &data))
+			return False;
+
+	for (test = tcase->tests; test; test = test->next) {
+		if (tcase->fixture_persistent) {
+			context->active_test = test;
+			context->ui_ops->test_start(context, tcase, test);
+			ret &= test->run(context, (tcase->setup?data:tcase->data), 
+							 test->data);
+		} else
+			ret &= torture_run_test(context, tcase, test);
 
-void torture_ok(struct torture_test *test)
+	}
+	context->active_test = NULL;
+
+	if (tcase->fixture_persistent && tcase->teardown &&
+		!tcase->teardown(context, data))
+		return False;
+
+	context->active_tcase = NULL;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+BOOL torture_run_test(struct torture_context *context, 
+					  struct torture_tcase *tcase,
+					  struct torture_test *test)
 {
-	test->context->ui_ops->test_result(test, TORTURE_OK, NULL);
-	test->context->success++;
+	BOOL ret;
+	void *data = NULL;
+
+	if (tcase->setup && !tcase->setup(context, &data))
+		return False;
+
+	context->active_tcase = tcase;
+	context->active_test = test;
+	context->ui_ops->test_start(context, tcase, test);
+	ret = test->run(context, tcase->setup?data:tcase->data, test->data);
+	context->active_test = NULL;
+	context->active_tcase = NULL;
+
+	if (tcase->teardown && !tcase->teardown(context, data))
+		return False;
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
-void torture_fail(struct torture_test *test, const char *fmt, ...) _PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3)
+const char *torture_setting(struct torture_context *test, const char *name, 
+							const char *default_value)
 {
-	va_list ap;
-	char *reason;
-	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	reason = talloc_vasprintf(test, fmt, ap);
-	va_end(ap);
-	test->context->ui_ops->test_result(test, TORTURE_FAIL, reason);
-	talloc_free(reason);
+	const char *ret = lp_parm_string(-1, "torture", name);
 
-	test->context->failed++;
+	if (ret == NULL)
+		return default_value;
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
-BOOL torture_result(struct torture_context *torture)
+static BOOL simple_tcase_helper(struct torture_context *test, 
+								const void *tcase_data,
+								const void *test_data)
 {
-	return (torture->failed == 0);
+	BOOL (*run) (struct torture_context *, const void *) = test_data;
+
+	return run(test, tcase_data);
 }
 
-void torture_skip(struct torture_test *test, const char *fmt, ...) _PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3)
+struct torture_tcase *torture_suite_add_simple_tcase(
+					struct torture_suite *suite, 
+					const char *name,
+					BOOL (*run) (struct torture_context *test, const void *),
+					const void *data)
 {
-	va_list ap;
-	char *reason;
-	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	reason = talloc_vasprintf(test, fmt, ap);
-	va_end(ap);
-	test->context->ui_ops->test_result(test, TORTURE_SKIP, reason);
-	talloc_free(reason);
-	test->context->skipped++;
+	struct torture_tcase *tcase;
+	
+	tcase = torture_suite_add_tcase(suite, name);
+	tcase->data = data;
+	
+	torture_tcase_add_test(tcase, "Test", simple_tcase_helper, run);
+
+	return tcase;
+}
+
+BOOL torture_teardown_free(struct torture_context *torture, void *data)
+{
+	return talloc_free(data);
 }
diff --git a/source4/torture/ui.h b/source4/torture/ui.h
index 9c19d99f1c..ccd50095a5 100644
--- a/source4/torture/ui.h
+++ b/source4/torture/ui.h
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@
    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 */
 
+#ifndef __TORTURE_UI_H__
+#define __TORTURE_UI_H__
+
 struct torture_test;
+struct torture_context;
+struct torture_tcase;
 
 enum torture_result { 
 	TORTURE_OK=0, 
@@ -30,35 +35,82 @@ enum torture_result {
 
 struct torture_ui_ops
 {
-	void (*comment) (struct torture_test *, const char *);
-	void (*test_start) (struct torture_test *);
-	void (*test_result) (struct torture_test *, enum torture_result, 
+	void (*comment) (struct torture_context *, const char *);
+	void (*tcase_start) (struct torture_context *, struct torture_tcase *); 
+	void (*tcase_finish) (struct torture_context *, struct torture_tcase *);
+	void (*test_start) (struct torture_context *, 
+						struct torture_tcase *,
+						struct torture_test *);
+	void (*test_result) (struct torture_context *, enum torture_result, 
 						 const char *reason);
 };
 
-struct torture_test
-{
-	char *name;
-	char *description;
-
-	void *ui_data;
-
-	enum torture_result result;
-
-	struct torture_context *context;
-};
-
 struct torture_context
 {
 	const struct torture_ui_ops *ui_ops;
 	void *ui_data;
 
+	struct torture_test *active_test;
+	struct torture_tcase *active_tcase;
+
 	int skipped;
 	int todo;
 	int success;
 	int failed;
 };
 
+struct torture_suite
+{
+	const char *name;
+	const char *description;
+	struct torture_tcase {
+	    const char *name;
+		const char *description;
+		BOOL (*setup) (struct torture_context *tcase, void **data);
+		BOOL (*teardown) (struct torture_context *tcase, void *data); 
+		BOOL fixture_persistent;
+		const void *data;
+		struct torture_test {
+			const char *name;
+			const char *description;
+			const void *data;
+			BOOL (*run) (struct torture_context *test, 
+						 const void *tcase_data,
+						 const void *test_data);
+			struct torture_test *prev, *next;
+		} *tests;
+		struct torture_tcase *prev, *next;
+	} *testcases;
+};
+
+void torture_register_suite(struct torture_suite *suite);
+struct torture_suite *torture_suite_create(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, const char *name);
+void torture_tcase_set_fixture(struct torture_tcase *tcase, 
+		BOOL (*setup) (struct torture_context *, void **),
+		BOOL (*teardown) (struct torture_context *, void *));
+struct torture_test *torture_tcase_add_test(struct torture_tcase *tcase, 
+		const char *name, 
+		BOOL (*run) (struct torture_context *test, const void *tcase_data,
+					 const void *test_data),
+		const void *test_data);
+struct torture_tcase *torture_suite_add_tcase(struct torture_suite *suite, 
+							 const char *name);
+struct torture_tcase *torture_suite_add_simple_tcase(
+		struct torture_suite *suite, 
+		const char *name,
+		BOOL (*run) (struct torture_context *test, const void *test_data),
+		const void *data);
+
+BOOL torture_run_suite(struct torture_context *context, 
+					   struct torture_suite *suite);
+
+BOOL torture_run_tcase(struct torture_context *context, 
+					   struct torture_tcase *tcase);
+
+BOOL torture_run_test(struct torture_context *context, 
+					  struct torture_tcase *tcase,
+					  struct torture_test *test);
+
 #define torture_assert(ctx,expr,string) \
 	if (!(expr)) { \
 		torture_fail(ctx, "%s:%d (%s): %s", __FILE__, __LINE__, string, \
@@ -103,10 +155,14 @@ struct torture_context
 #define torture_assert_werr_ok(ctx,expr,string) \
 		torture_assert_werr_equal(ctx,expr,WERR_OK,string)
 
-struct torture_test *torture_test(struct torture_context *ctx, const char *name, const char *description);
-struct torture_test *torture_subtest(struct torture_test *parent, const char *name, const char *description);
-void torture_comment(struct torture_test *test, const char *comment, ...) _PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3);
-void torture_ok(struct torture_test *test);
-void torture_fail(struct torture_test *test, const char *reason, ...) _PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3);
-void torture_skip(struct torture_test *test, const char *reason, ...) _PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3);
-BOOL torture_result(struct torture_context *torture);
+void torture_comment(struct torture_context *test, const char *comment, ...) _PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3);
+void torture_ok(struct torture_context *test);
+void torture_fail(struct torture_context *test, const char *reason, ...) _PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3);
+void torture_skip(struct torture_context *test, const char *reason, ...) _PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3);
+const char *torture_setting(struct torture_context *test, const char *name, 
+							const char *default_value);
+
+/* Helper function commonly used */
+BOOL torture_teardown_free(struct torture_context *torture, void *data);
+
+#endif /* __TORTURE_UI_H__ */