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Verification and abstraction of flow-graph programs with pointers and computed jumps
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Wahab, Matthew (1998) Verification and abstraction of flow-graph programs with pointers and computed jumps. University of Warwick. Department of Computer Science. (Department of Computer Science research report). (Unpublished)
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Abstract
A flow-graph language which includes a simultaneous assignment, pointers and computed jumps is developed. The language is expressive enough that sequential composition can be defined as a function on commands, constructing a single command from its arguments. This allows the abstraction of a program to be constructed from the program text. This form of abstraction is the reverse of compilation: the abstraction of a program is also a program. The sequential composition operator can reduce the number of commands which must be considered when verifying a program. This provides a method for simplifying program verification. Proof rules are defined for reasoning about the liveness properties of flow-graph programs. The language is expressive enough to describe sequential object code programs and a program for the Alpha AXP processor is verified as an example.
| Item Type: | Report | ||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Computer Science | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Assembly languages (Electronic computers) | ||||
| Series Name: | Department of Computer Science research report | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Warwick. Department of Computer Science | ||||
| Official Date: | 9 November 1998 | ||||
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| Number: | Number 354 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 49 | ||||
| DOI: | CS-RR-354 | ||||
| Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
| Theses Department: | Department of Computer Science | ||||
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
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