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+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd and others.
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+##############################################################################
+
+import mock
+import unittest
+import multiprocessing
+from yardstick.benchmark.runners import iteration
+from yardstick.common import exceptions as y_exc
+
+
+class IterationRunnerTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.scenario_cfg = {
+            'runner': {'interval': 0, "duration": 0},
+            'type': 'some_type'
+        }
+
+        self.benchmark = mock.Mock()
+        self.benchmark_cls = mock.Mock(return_value=self.benchmark)
+
+    def _assert_defaults__worker_run_setup_and_teardown(self):
+        self.benchmark_cls.assert_called_once_with(self.scenario_cfg, {})
+        self.benchmark.setup.assert_called_once()
+
+    def _assert_defaults__worker_run_one_iteration(self):
+        self.benchmark.pre_run_wait_time.assert_called_once_with(0)
+        self.benchmark.my_method.assert_called_once_with({})
+
+    def test__worker_process_broad_exception(self):
+        self.benchmark.my_method = mock.Mock(
+            side_effect=y_exc.YardstickException)
+
+        with self.assertRaises(Exception):
+            iteration._worker_process(mock.Mock(), self.benchmark_cls, 'my_method',
+                                 self.scenario_cfg, {},
+                                 multiprocessing.Event(), mock.Mock())
+
+        self._assert_defaults__worker_run_one_iteration()
+        self._assert_defaults__worker_run_setup_and_teardown()