Title :
Automated analysis of concurrent systems with the constrained expression toolset
Author :
Avrunin, George S. ; Buy, Ugo A. ; Corbett, James C. ; Dillon, Laura K. ; Wileden, Jack C.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts, Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The constrained expression approach to analysis of concurrent software systems can be used with a variety of design and programming languages and does not require a complete enumeration of the set of reachable states of the concurrent system. The construction of a toolset automating the main constrained expression analysis techniques and the results of experiments with that toolset are reported. The toolset is capable of carrying out completely automated analyses of a variety of concurrent systems, starting from source code in an Ada-like design language and producing system traces displaying the properties represented bv the analysts queries. The strengths and weaknesses of the toolset and the approach are assessed on both theoretical and empirical grounds
Keywords :
parallel programming; software tools; Ada-like design language; concurrent systems; constrained expression toolset; expression analysis techniques; programming languages; reachable states; source code; system traces; Computer languages; Error correction codes; Frequency; Handicapped aids; Lifting equipment; Navigation; Operating systems; Performance analysis; Process control; Software systems;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on