diff --git a/core/test_run_utils.py b/core/test_run_utils.py
index 3871bab..51e6435 100644
--- a/core/test_run_utils.py
+++ b/core/test_run_utils.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def __makereport(cls, item, call, res):
     if res.outcome == "skipped":
         cls.LOGGER.skip("Test skipped.")
 
-    if res.when == "call" and cls.LOGGER.get_result() == BaseLogResult.FAILED:
+    if res.when in ["call", "setup"] and cls.LOGGER.get_result() >= BaseLogResult.FAILED:
         res.outcome = "failed"
         # To print additional message in final test report, assign it to res.longrepr
 
diff --git a/log/base_log.py b/log/base_log.py
index 0f717a4..29c5b60 100644
--- a/log/base_log.py
+++ b/log/base_log.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 #
 # Copyright(c) 2019-2021 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright(c) 2024 Huawei Technologies
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
-from enum import Enum
+from enum import IntEnum
 from re import sub
 
 
-class BaseLogResult(Enum):
+class BaseLogResult(IntEnum):
     DEBUG = 10
     PASSED = 11
     WORKAROUND = 12
diff --git a/storage_devices/disk.py b/storage_devices/disk.py
index 8e2cbbc..00bd486 100644
--- a/storage_devices/disk.py
+++ b/storage_devices/disk.py
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ class SataDisk(Disk):
     @classmethod
     def plug_all(cls) -> Output:
         cmd = (
-            f"for i in $(find -H /sys/devices/ -path '*/scsi_host/*/scan' -type f); do echo "
-            f"'- - -' > $i; done;"
+            "find -H /sys/devices/ -path '*/scsi_host/*/scan' -type f |"
+            " xargs -P20 -I % sh -c \"echo '- - -' | tee %\""
         )
         output = TestRun.executor.run_expect_success(cmd)
         return output
diff --git a/test_tools/mdadm.py b/test_tools/mdadm.py
index ae962bb..db5e60a 100644
--- a/test_tools/mdadm.py
+++ b/test_tools/mdadm.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #
 # Copyright(c) 2020-2021 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright(c) 2024 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
+
 import re
 
 from core.test_run import TestRun
 from test_utils.size import Unit
+from test_utils.os_utils import Udev
 
 
 class Mdadm:
@@ -33,7 +36,11 @@ class Mdadm:
         if conf.size:
             cmd += f"--size={int(conf.size.get_value(Unit.KibiByte))} "
         cmd += device_paths
-        return TestRun.executor.run_expect_success(cmd)
+        ret = TestRun.executor.run_expect_success(cmd)
+        Udev.trigger()
+        Udev.settle()
+
+        return ret
 
     @staticmethod
     def detail(raid_device_paths: str):
@@ -76,8 +83,6 @@ class Mdadm:
         raids = []
 
         uuid_path_prefix = "/dev/disk/by-id/md-uuid-"
-        # sometimes links for RAIDs are not properly created, force udev to create them
-        TestRun.executor.run("udevadm trigger && udevadm settle")
 
         for line in output.stdout.splitlines():
             split_line = line.split()
diff --git a/test_utils/os_utils.py b/test_utils/os_utils.py
index c0bb0e2..e9c01f1 100644
--- a/test_utils/os_utils.py
+++ b/test_utils/os_utils.py
@@ -381,10 +381,13 @@ def get_udev_service_path(unit_name):
     return path
 
 
-def kill_all_io():
-    # TERM signal should be used in preference to the KILL signal, since a
-    # process may install a handler for the TERM signal in order to perform
-    # clean-up steps before terminating in an orderly fashion.
+def kill_all_io(graceful=True):
+    if graceful:
+        # TERM signal should be used in preference to the KILL signal, since a
+        # process may install a handler for the TERM signal in order to perform
+        # clean-up steps before terminating in an orderly fashion.
+        TestRun.executor.run("killall -q --signal TERM dd fio blktrace")
+        time.sleep(3)
     TestRun.executor.run("killall -q --signal TERM dd fio blktrace")
     time.sleep(3)
     TestRun.executor.run("killall -q --signal KILL dd fio blktrace")