Publication detail

Monotonic Abstraction for Programs with Multiply-Linked Structures

CEDERBERG, J. VOJNAR, T. ABDULLA, P.

Original Title

Monotonic Abstraction for Programs with Multiply-Linked Structures

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

We investigate the use of monotonic abstraction and backward reachability analysis as means of performing shape analysis on programs with multiply pointed structures. By encoding the heap as a vertex- and edge-labeled graph, we can model the low level behaviour exhibited by programs written in the C programming language. Using the notion of signatures, which are predicates that define sets of heaps, we can check properties such as absence of null pointer dereference and shape invariants. We report on the results from running a prototype based on the method on several programs such as insertion into and merging of doubly-linked lists.

Keywords

formal verification, program analysis, upward closed sets, monotonic abstraction, dynamic memory, pointers, dynamic linked data structures, multiple selectors, doubly-linked lists, trees, null pointer dereference, dangling pointers, memory leakage

Authors

CEDERBERG, J.; VOJNAR, T.; ABDULLA, P.

RIV year

2013

Released

1. 2. 2013

ISBN

0129-0541

Periodical

International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science

Year of study

24

Number

2

State

Republic of Singapore

Pages from

187

Pages to

210

Pages count

24

URL

http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0129054113400078

BibTex

@article{BUT103515,
  author="Jonathan {Cederberg} and Tomáš {Vojnar} and Parosh {Abdulla}",
  title="Monotonic Abstraction for Programs with Multiply-Linked Structures",
  journal="International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science",
  year="2013",
  volume="24",
  number="2",
  pages="187--210",
  doi="10.1142/S0129054113400078",
  issn="0129-0541",
  url="http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0129054113400078"
}