SPLAT: a tool for model-checking and dynamically-enforcing abstractions

Authors:
Anil Madhavapeddy;David Scott;Richard Sharp
Affiliations:
Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge;Fraser Research;Intel Research Cambridge
Venue:
SPIN'05 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Model Checking Software
Year:
2005

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Abstract

Conventional software model-checking involves (i) creating an abstract model of a complex application; (ii) validating this model against the application; and (iii) checking safety properties against the abstract model. To non-experts, steps (i) and (ii) are often the most daunting. Firstly how does one decide which aspects of the application to include in the abstract model? Secondly, how does one determine whether the abstraction inadvertently “hides” critical bugs? Similarly, if a counter-example is found, how does one determine whether this is a genuine bug or just a modelling artifact?