DocumentCode
635274
Title
An observable and controllable testing framework for modern systems
Author
Tingting Yu
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
18-26 May 2013
Firstpage
1377
Lastpage
1380
Abstract
Modern computer systems are prone to various classes of runtime faults due to their reliance on features such as concurrency and peripheral devices such as sensors. Testing remains a common method for uncovering faults in these systems. However, commonly used testing techniques that execute the program with test inputs and inspect program outputs to detect failures are often ineffective. To test for concurrency and temporal faults, test engineers need to be able to observe faults as they occur instead of relying on observable incorrect outputs. Furthermore, they need to be able to control thread or process interleavings so that they are deterministic. This research will provide a framework that allows engineers to effectively test for subtle and intermittent faults in modern systems by providing them with greater observability and controllability.
Keywords
controllability; program testing; software fault tolerance; system recovery; concurrency devices; control thread; controllable testing framework; failure detection; modern computer systems; observable testing framework; peripheral devices; process interleavings; program outputs; runtime faults; test inputs; Concurrent computing; Controllability; Hardware; Monitoring; Observability; Software; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Software Engineering (ICSE), 2013 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-3073-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICSE.2013.6606721
Filename
6606721
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