An epistemic perspective on consistency of concurrent computations

  • Authors:
  • Klaus von Gleissenthall;Andrey Rybalchenko

  • Affiliations:
  • Technische Universität München, Germany;Technische Universität München, Germany,Microsoft Research, Cambridge, UK

  • Venue:
  • CONCUR'13 Proceedings of the 24th international conference on Concurrency Theory
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Consistency properties of concurrent computations, e.g., sequential consistency, linearizability, or eventual consistency, are essential for devising correct concurrent algorithms. In this paper, we present a logical formalization of such consistency properties that is based on a standard logic of knowledge. Our formalization provides a declarative perspective on what is imposed by consistency requirements and provides some interesting unifying insight on differently looking properties.