In ansible 2.2 always_run is depreciated. Switch to check_mode.

tasks/growroot_cloud.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 - name: growpart the second partition (/) to full size
   command: growpart /dev/vda 2
   register: growpart
-  always_run: true
+  check_mode: no
   changed_when: "growpart.rc != 1"
   #failed_when: growpart.rc == 2
   ignore_errors: true

tasks/growroot_cloud_el7.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 - name: growpart the first partition (/) to full size
   command: growpart /dev/vda 1
   register: growpart
-  always_run: true
+  check_mode: no
   changed_when: "growpart.rc != 1"
   failed_when: growpart.rc == 2
 

tasks/persistent_cloud.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   register: host_is_up
   ignore_errors: true
   changed_when: false
-  always_run: true
+  check_mode: no
 
 - name: clean out old known_hosts (name based entries)
   local_action: known_hosts path={{item}} host={{inventory_hostname}} state=absent
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   changed_when: volume_available.rc == 0
   ignore_errors: True
   when: volumes is defined
-  always_run: True
+  check_mode: no
 
 #
 # If it is attach it.
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 
 - name: gather facts
   setup:
-  always_run: True
+  check_mode: no
   ignore_errors: True
   register: facts
 

tasks/virt_instance_create.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   delegate_to: "{{ vmhost }}"
   virt: command=list_vms
   register: result
-  always_run: yes
+  check_mode: no
 
 - name: ensure the lv for the guest is made
   lvol: lv={{ inventory_hostname }} vg={{ volgroup }} size={{ lvm_size }} state=present