The Specification-Based Testing of a Trusted Kernel: MK++

  • Authors:
  • Richard L. Ford;Richard T. Simon;William R. Bevier;Lawrence M. Smith

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • ICFEM '97 Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods
  • Year:
  • 1997

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Abstract

The MK++ kernel, a descendant of Mach, was designed and implemented at the Open Group Research Institute. Independently, Computational Logic had developed a formal specification for the Mach kernel interface. We report on the adaptation of this specification to MK++, and its use in the derivation of a testing strategy for the MK++ implementation. The results and utility of the tests are discussed.