made it update the masterq only if the master told it to die

bin/iqmgr.py

@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ if sys.argv[1].startswith("st"):
   print " masterq  : %d" % mq.qsize()
   print " slavesq  : %d" % sq.qsize()
 
-if sys.argv[1] == 'teardown':
+if sys.argv[1] == 'slay':
   for i in xrange(mq.qsize()):
     print i, "killing", mq.get()
-    sq.put("teardown")
+    sq.put("slay")
 
 if sys.argv[1] == 'clear':
   for i in xrange(tq.qsize()): print tq.get()

bin/slave.py

@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     # wait for master's start signal
     action = slavesq.get()
     if action == "teardown":
+      # I take it back; I'm not ready!
+      masterq.get()
+      break
+    elif action == "slay":
       break
 
     while not tasksq.empty():