The state space explosion problem is still the key obstacle for applying model checking to systems of industrial size. Abstraction-based methods have been particularly successful in this regard. This paper presents an...The state space explosion problem is still the key obstacle for applying model checking to systems of industrial size. Abstraction-based methods have been particularly successful in this regard. This paper presents an approach based on refinement of search space partition and abstraction which combines these two techniques for reducing the complexity of model checking. The refinement depends on the representation of each portion of search space. Especially, search space can be refined stepwise to get a better reduction. As reported in the case study, the integration of search space partition and abstraction improves the efficiency of verification with respect to the requirement of memory and obtains significant advantage over the use of each of them in isolation.展开更多
时钟约束语言CCSL是一种用于描述实时嵌入式系统中事件之间约束的形式化语言,它是UML针对实时嵌入式系统建模的扩展包MARTE(modeling and analysis of real-time and embedded systems)中用于对时间建模的一个子语言.给定一组由CCSL定...时钟约束语言CCSL是一种用于描述实时嵌入式系统中事件之间约束的形式化语言,它是UML针对实时嵌入式系统建模的扩展包MARTE(modeling and analysis of real-time and embedded systems)中用于对时间建模的一个子语言.给定一组由CCSL定义的时钟约束条件,需要判断是否存在某种调度策略满足约束、是否所有满足这些约束的行为都不会导致系统死锁等分析.目前已经有一定的针对CCSL的形式化分析研究工作,如基于状态迁移系统与时间自动机的方法等.但这些方法要么只针对某种特定的分析,要么只适用于部分CCSL约束,要么分析效率较低.提出了基于SMT的统一且高效的CCSL形式化分析方法.统一性体现在其可用于有效性证明、迹分析、死锁检测、LTL模型检测等方面的验证与分析.基于该方法开发了原型工具,同时支持上述4种验证功能.工具集成了当前最高效的SMT求解器Z3和CVC4.得益于SMT求解器的高效性,实验中大部分的验证可以在短时间内完成.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60573012 and 60421001) the National Grand FundamentalResearch 973 Program of China (Grant No. 2002cb312200)
文摘The state space explosion problem is still the key obstacle for applying model checking to systems of industrial size. Abstraction-based methods have been particularly successful in this regard. This paper presents an approach based on refinement of search space partition and abstraction which combines these two techniques for reducing the complexity of model checking. The refinement depends on the representation of each portion of search space. Especially, search space can be refined stepwise to get a better reduction. As reported in the case study, the integration of search space partition and abstraction improves the efficiency of verification with respect to the requirement of memory and obtains significant advantage over the use of each of them in isolation.
文摘时钟约束语言CCSL是一种用于描述实时嵌入式系统中事件之间约束的形式化语言,它是UML针对实时嵌入式系统建模的扩展包MARTE(modeling and analysis of real-time and embedded systems)中用于对时间建模的一个子语言.给定一组由CCSL定义的时钟约束条件,需要判断是否存在某种调度策略满足约束、是否所有满足这些约束的行为都不会导致系统死锁等分析.目前已经有一定的针对CCSL的形式化分析研究工作,如基于状态迁移系统与时间自动机的方法等.但这些方法要么只针对某种特定的分析,要么只适用于部分CCSL约束,要么分析效率较低.提出了基于SMT的统一且高效的CCSL形式化分析方法.统一性体现在其可用于有效性证明、迹分析、死锁检测、LTL模型检测等方面的验证与分析.基于该方法开发了原型工具,同时支持上述4种验证功能.工具集成了当前最高效的SMT求解器Z3和CVC4.得益于SMT求解器的高效性,实验中大部分的验证可以在短时间内完成.
