Distributed-Memory Model Checking with SPIN

  • Authors:
  • Flavio Lerda;Riccardo Sisto

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 5th and 6th International SPIN Workshops on Theoretical and Practical Aspects of SPIN Model Checking
  • Year:
  • 1999

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Abstract

The main limiting factor of the model checker SPIN is currently the amount of available physical memory. This paper explores the possibility of exploiting a distributed-memory execution environment, such as a network of workstations interconnected by a standard LAN, to extend the size of the verification problems that can be successfully handled by SPIN. A distributed version of the algorithm used by SPIN to verify safety properties is presented, and its compatibility with the main memory and complexity reduction mechanisms of SPIN is discussed. Finally, some preliminary experimental results are presented.