Scalable shape analysis for systems code

Pointer safety faults in device drivers are one of the leading causes of crashes in operating systems code. In principle, shape analysis tools can be used to prove the absence of this type of error. In practice, however, shape analysis is not used due to the unacceptable mixture of scalability and p...

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Main Authors: Yang, H, Lee, O, Berdine, J, Calcagno, C, Cook, B, Distefano, D, O'Hearn, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008