• DocumentCode
    2797125
  • Title

    Analysis of the Linux Kernel Evolution Using Code Clone Coverage

  • Author

    Livieri, Simone ; Higo, Yoshiki ; Matsushita, Makoto ; Inoue, Katsuro

  • Author_Institution
    Osaka Univ., Toyonaka
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    20-26 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    22
  • Lastpage
    22
  • Abstract
    Most studies of the evolution of software systems are based on the comparison of simple software metrics. In this paper, we present our preliminary investigation of the evolution of the Linux kernel using code-clone analysis and the code-clone coverage metrics. We examined 136 versions of the stable Linux kernel using a distributed extension of the code clone detection tool CCFinder. The result is shown as a heat map.
  • Keywords
    Linux; operating system kernels; software metrics; Linux kernel evolution; code clone detection tool; software metrics; Cloning; Information analysis; Information science; Kernel; Large-scale systems; Linux; Performance analysis; Software metrics; Software systems; Vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Mining Software Repositories, 2007. ICSE Workshops MSR '07. Fourth International Workshop on
  • Conference_Location
    Minneapolis, MN
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-2950-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSR.2007.1
  • Filename
    4228659
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2797125