Title :
Verifying safety-critical timing and memory-usage properties of embedded software by abstract interpretation
Author :
Heckmann, Reinhold ; Ferdinand, Christian
Author_Institution :
AbsInt Angewandte Informatik GmbH, Saarbrucken, Germany
Abstract :
Static program analysis by abstract interpretation is an efficient method to determine the properties of embedded software. One example is value analysis, which determines the values stored in the processor registers. Its results are used as input to more advanced analyses, which ultimately yield information about the stack usage and the timing behavior of embedded software.
Keywords :
embedded systems; formal verification; program diagnostics; program processors; systems analysis; timing; abstract interpretation; embedded processor; embedded software; formal verification; memory-usage properties verification; processor registers; safety-critical timing verification; stack usage; static program analysis; value analysis; Application software; Automatic control; Concrete; Embedded software; Information analysis; Machinery; Real time systems; Registers; Runtime; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Design, Automation and Test in Europe, 2005. Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2288-2
DOI :
10.1109/DATE.2005.326