Dynamic binary translation using run-time feedbacks

Science of Computer Programming

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-204

  Ung, David ^a   Cifuentes, Cristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SUN MICROSYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Binary translation; Dynamic compilation; Dynamic execution; Re engineering; Reverse engineering; Run time profiling; Virtual machine

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED LANGUAGE TRANSLATION; FEEDBACK; OPTIMIZATION; REVERSE ENGINEERING; SET THEORY;

BINARY TRANSLATION; DYNAMIC COMPILATION; DYNAMIC EXECUTION; RUN-TIME PROFILING; VIRTUAL MACHINE;

REENGINEERING;

EID: 32144432656     PISSN: 01676423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scico.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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