Defect Detection: Combining Bounded Model Checking and Code Contracts

Bounded model checking (BMC) of C/C++ programs is a matter of scientific enquiry that attracts great attention in the last few years. In this paper, we present our approach to this problem. It is based on combining several recent results in BMC, namely, the use of LLVM as a baseline for model genera...

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Main Authors: Marat Akhin, Mikhail Belyaev, Vladimir Itsykson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Yaroslavl State University 2013-12-01
Series:Моделирование и анализ информационных систем
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Online Access:https://www.mais-journal.ru/jour/article/view/155
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Summary:Bounded model checking (BMC) of C/C++ programs is a matter of scientific enquiry that attracts great attention in the last few years. In this paper, we present our approach to this problem. It is based on combining several recent results in BMC, namely, the use of LLVM as a baseline for model generation, employment of high-performance Z3 SMT solver to do the formula heavy-lifting, and the use of various function summaries to improve analysis efficiency and expressive power. We have implemented a basic prototype; experiment results on a set of simple test BMC problems are satisfactory.
ISSN:1818-1015
2313-5417