diff --git a/mysql-test/lib/mtr_report.pm b/mysql-test/lib/mtr_report.pm
index 1a8a5e3e0ec..b5c868cb20a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/lib/mtr_report.pm
+++ b/mysql-test/lib/mtr_report.pm
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ sub report_option {
   #print $name, " setting $opt to ", (defined $value? $value : "undef") ,"\n";
 }
 
+sub _name {
+  return $name ? $name." " : undef;
+}
 
 sub _mtr_report_test_name ($) {
   my $tinfo= shift;
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ sub _mtr_report_test_name ($) {
   $tname.= " '$tinfo->{combination}'"
     if defined $tinfo->{combination};
 
-  print $name, _timestamp();
+  print _name(), _timestamp();
   printf "%-40s ", $tname;
 }
 
@@ -388,7 +391,7 @@ sub _timestamp {
 
 # Always print message to screen
 sub mtr_print (@) {
-  print $name, join(" ", @_), "\n";
+  print _name(), join(" ", @_), "\n";
 }
 
 
@@ -396,21 +399,21 @@ sub mtr_print (@) {
 sub mtr_report (@) {
   if (defined $verbose)
   {
-    print $name, join(" ", @_), "\n";
+    print _name(), join(" ", @_), "\n";
   }
 }
 
 
 # Print warning to screen
 sub mtr_warning (@) {
-  print STDERR $name, _timestamp(),
+  print STDERR _name(), _timestamp(),
     "mysql-test-run: WARNING: ", join(" ", @_), "\n";
 }
 
 
 # Print error to screen and then exit
 sub mtr_error (@) {
-  print STDERR $name, _timestamp(),
+  print STDERR _name(), _timestamp(),
     "mysql-test-run: *** ERROR: ", join(" ", @_), "\n";
   exit(1);
 }
@@ -419,7 +422,7 @@ sub mtr_error (@) {
 sub mtr_debug (@) {
   if ( $verbose > 2 )
   {
-    print STDERR $name,
+    print STDERR _name(),
       _timestamp(), "####: ", join(" ", @_), "\n";
   }
 }
@@ -428,7 +431,7 @@ sub mtr_debug (@) {
 sub mtr_verbose (@) {
   if ( $verbose )
   {
-    print STDERR $name, _timestamp(),
+    print STDERR _name(), _timestamp(),
       "> ",join(" ", @_),"\n";
   }
 }
@@ -439,7 +442,7 @@ sub mtr_verbose_restart (@) {
   my $proc= $server->{proc};
   if ( $verbose_restart )
   {
-    print STDERR $name,_timestamp(),
+    print STDERR _name(),_timestamp(),
       "> Restart $proc - ",join(" ", @args),"\n";
   }
 }
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 3e186b5ec46..17f3f501df0 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ sub main {
   if ( not defined $opt_parallel ) {
     # Try to find a suitable value for number of workers
     my $sys_info= My::SysInfo->new();
-    $sys_info->print_info();
 
     $opt_parallel= $sys_info->num_cpus();
     for my $limit (2000, 1500, 1000, 500){
@@ -1197,7 +1196,13 @@ sub set_build_thread_ports($) {
 
 sub collect_mysqld_features {
   my $found_variable_list_start= 0;
-  my $tmpdir= tempdir(CLEANUP => 0); # Directory removed by this function
+  my $use_tmpdir;
+  if ( defined $opt_tmpdir and -d $opt_tmpdir){
+    # Create the tempdir in $opt_tmpdir
+    $use_tmpdir= $opt_tmpdir;
+  }
+  my $tmpdir= tempdir(CLEANUP => 0, # Directory removed by this function
+		      DIR => $use_tmpdir);
 
   #
   # Execute "mysqld --no-defaults --help --verbose" to get a
@@ -2828,15 +2833,15 @@ sub run_testcase ($) {
   # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   if ( $opt_start or $opt_start_dirty )
   {
-    mtr_report("\nStarted", started(all_servers()));
-    mtr_report("Waiting for server(s) to exit...");
+    mtr_print("\nStarted", started(all_servers()));
+    mtr_print("Waiting for server(s) to exit...");
     my $proc= My::SafeProcess->wait_any();
     if ( grep($proc eq $_, started(all_servers())) )
     {
-      mtr_report("Server $proc died");
+      mtr_print("Server $proc died");
       exit(1);
     }
-    mtr_report("Unknown process $proc died");
+    mtr_print("Unknown process $proc died");
     exit(1);
   }
 
@@ -3163,7 +3168,7 @@ sub check_expected_crash_and_restart {
 # Remove all files and subdirectories of a directory
 sub clean_dir {
   my ($dir)= @_;
-  mtr_print("clean_dir: $dir");
+  mtr_verbose("clean_dir: $dir");
   finddepth(
 	  { no_chdir => 1,
 	    wanted => sub {
@@ -3173,12 +3178,12 @@ sub clean_dir {
 		  # The dir to clean
 		  return;
 		} else {
-		  mtr_print("rmdir: '$_'");
+		  mtr_verbose("rmdir: '$_'");
 		  rmdir($_) or mtr_warning("rmdir($_) failed: $!");
 		}
 	      } else {
 		# Hopefully a file
-		mtr_print("unlink: '$_'");
+		mtr_verbose("unlink: '$_'");
 		unlink($_) or mtr_warning("unlink($_) failed: $!");
 	      }
 	    }
@@ -3198,7 +3203,7 @@ sub clean_datadir {
   foreach my $cluster ( clusters() )
   {
     my $cluster_dir= "$opt_vardir/".$cluster->{name};
-    mtr_print(" - removing '$cluster_dir'");
+    mtr_verbose(" - removing '$cluster_dir'");
     rmtree($cluster_dir);
 
   }
@@ -3207,7 +3212,7 @@ sub clean_datadir {
   {
     my $mysqld_dir= dirname($mysqld->value('datadir'));
     if (-d $mysqld_dir ) {
-      mtr_print(" - removing '$mysqld_dir'");
+      mtr_verbose(" - removing '$mysqld_dir'");
       rmtree($mysqld_dir);
     }
   }
@@ -3512,7 +3517,7 @@ sub mysqld_start ($$) {
 
 sub stop_all_servers () {
 
-  mtr_print("Stopping all servers...");
+  mtr_verbose("Stopping all servers...");
 
   # Kill all started servers
   My::SafeProcess::shutdown(0, # shutdown timeout 0 => kill
@@ -4091,7 +4096,7 @@ sub gdb_arguments {
 
   # Write $args to gdb init file
   my $str= join(" ", @$$args);
-  my $gdb_init_file= "$opt_tmpdir/gdbinit.$type";
+  my $gdb_init_file= "$opt_vardir/tmp/gdbinit.$type";
 
   # Remove the old gdbinit file
   unlink($gdb_init_file);
@@ -4155,7 +4160,7 @@ sub ddd_arguments {
 
   # Write $args to ddd init file
   my $str= join(" ", @$$args);
-  my $gdb_init_file= "$opt_tmpdir/gdbinit.$type";
+  my $gdb_init_file= "$opt_vardir/tmp/gdbinit.$type";
 
   # Remove the old gdbinit file
   unlink($gdb_init_file);