Towards the formal verification of a C0 compiler: Code generation and implementation correctness

Proceedings - 3rd IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods, SEFM 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 2-11

  Leinenbach, D ^a   Paul, W ^a   Petrova, E ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODE GENERATION; CORRECTNESS PROOFS; FORMAL PROOFS; FORMAL SPECIFICATION; FORMAL VERIFICATION EFFORTS; FORMAL VERIFICATIONS; MACHINE LANGUAGES; SYSTEM SOFTWARES;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; SEMANTICS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SPECIFICATIONS;

PROGRAM COMPILERS;

EID: 84883305871     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SEFM.2005.51     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (34)

1. A. V. Aho and J. D. Ullman. The Theory of Parsing, Translation and Compiling, volume II: Compiling. Prentice-Hall, 1973.
2. W. R. Bevier,W. A. Hunt, Jr., J. S. Moore, andW. D. Young. An approach to systems verification. Journal of Automated Reasoning (JAR), 5(4):411-428, Dec. 1989.
3. S. Beyer, C. Jacobi, D. Kroening, D. Leinenbach, and W. Paul. Instantiating uninterpreted functional units and memory system: Functional verification of the VAMP processor. In D. Geist and E. Tronci, editors, CHARME'03, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), pages 51-65. Springer, 2003.
4. S. Beyer, C. Jacobi, D. Kroening, D. Leinenbach, and W. Paul. Putting it all together: Formal verification of the VAMP. International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer, 7, 2005. To appear.
5. J. O. Blech and S. Glesner. A formal correctness proof for code generation from SSA form in Isabelle/HOL. In P. Dadam and M. Reichert, editors, GI Jahrestagung (2), volume 51 of Lecture Notes in Informatics, pages 449-458. Gesellschaft für Informatik, 2004.
6. R. Burstall. Some techniques for proving correctness of programs which alter data structures. In B. Meltzer and D. Michie, editors, Machine Intelligence 7, pages 23-50. Edinburgh University Press, 1972.
7. P. Curzon. The verified compilation of Vista programs. In 1st ProCoS Working Group Meeting. Gentofte, Denmark, January 1994.
8. I. Dalinger, M. Hillebrand, and W. Paul. On the verification of memory management mechanisms. In D. Borrione and W. Paul, editors, CHARME'05, LNCS. Springer, 2005. To appear.
9. W. de Roever, U. Hanneman, J. Hooiman, Y. Lakhneche, M. Poel, J. Zwiers, and F. de Boer. Concurrency Verification. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2001.
10. A. Dold and V. Vialard. A mechanically verified compiling specification for a Lisp compiler. In R. Hariharan, M. Mukund, and V. Vinay, editors, Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Sience, volume 2245 of LNCS, pages 144-155. Springer, 2001.
11. M. Gargano, M. Hillebrand, D. Leinenbach, andW. Paul. On the correctness of operating system kernels. In J. Hurd and T. Melham, editors, TPHOLs'05, LNCS. Springer, 2005. To appear.
12. W. Goerigk and U. Hoffmann. Rigorous Compiler Implementation Correctness: How to Prove the Real Thing Correct. In D. Hutter,W. Stephan, P. Traverso, and M. Ullmann, editors, Applied Formal Methods-FM-Trends 98, volume 1641 of LNCS, pages 122-136, 1998.
13. Y. Gurevich and J. K. Huggins. The semantics of the C programming language. In E. Börger, G. Jäger, H. K. Büning, S. Martini, and M. M. Richter, editors, CSL'92, volume 702 of LNCS, pages 274-308. Springer, 1993.
14. J. L. Hennessy and D. A. Patterson. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach. Morgan Kaufmann, San Mateo, CA, second edition, 1996.
15. M. Hillebrand. Address Spaces and Virtual Memory: Specification, Implementation, and Correctness. PhD thesis, Saarland University, Computer Science Department, June 2005.
16. C. A. R. Hoare and N. Wirth. An axiomatic definition of the programming language PASCAL. Acta Informatica (ACTA), 2:335-355, 1973.
17. J. J. Joyce. Totally verified systems: Linking verified software to verified hardware. In M. Leeser and G. Brown, editors, Hardware Specification, Verification and Synthesis, volume 408 of LNCS, pages 177-201. Springer, 1989.
18. J. Loeckx, K. Mehlhorn, and R. Wilhelm. Foundations of Programming Languages. B. G. Teubner Stuttgart, 1986.
19. F. Mehta and T. Nipkow. Proving pointer programs in higher-order logic. In F. Baader, editor, CADE'03, volume 2741 of LNCS, pages 121-135. Springer, 2003.
20. The Motor Industry Software Reliability Association (MISRA). MISRA-C:2004 - Guidelines for the use of the C language in critical systems. Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA), Ltd., UK, 2004.
21. J. S. Moore. A mechanically verified language implementation. JAR, 5(4):461-492, 1989.
22. J. S. Moore. A grand challenge proposal for formal methods: A verified stack. In B. K. Aichernig and T. S. E. Maibaum, editors, 10th Anniversary Colloquium of UNU/IIST, volume 2757 of LNCS, pages 161-172. Springer, 2003.
23. S. M. Mueller andW. J. Paul. Computer Architecture: Complexity and Correctness. Springer, 2000.
24. H. R. Nielson and F. Nielson. Semantics with Applications: A Formal Introduction. JohnWiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, USA, 1992, revised online version: 1999.
25. T. Nipkow, L. C. Paulson, and M. Wenzel. Isabelle/HOL: A Proof Assistant for Higher-Order Logic, volume 2283 of LNCS. Springer, 2002.
26. M. Norrish. C Formalised in HOL. PhD thesis, University of Cambridge, Computer Laboratory, Dec. 1998.
27. S. Owicki and D. Gries. Verifying properties of parallel programs: an axiomatic approach. Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 19(5):279-285, 1976.
28. N. Papaspyrou. A Formal Semantics for the C Programming Language. PhD thesis, National Technical University of Athens, 1998.
29. N. Schirmer. A verification environment for sequential imperative programs in Isabelle/HOL. In F. Baader and A. Voronkov, editors, LPAR'04, volume 3452 of LNCS, pages 398-414. Springer, 2005.
30. M. Strecker. Formal verification of a Java compiler in Isabelle. In Conference on Automated Deduction, volume 2392 of LNCS, pages 63-77. Springer Verlag, 2002.
31. The Verisoft Consortium. The Verisoft project. http: //www. verisoft. de/, 2003.
32. G. Winskel. The formal semantics of programming languages. The MIT Press, 1993.
33. W. Zimmermann and A. Dold. A framework for modelling the semantics of expression evaluation with abstract state machines. In E. R. Egon Boerger, Angelo Gargantini, editor, ASM'03, volume 2589 of LNCS, pages 391-406. Springer Verlag, 2003.
34. W. Zimmermann and T. Gaul. On the Construction of Correct Compiler Back-Ends: An ASM-Approach. Journal of Universal Computer Science, 3(5):504-567, May 1997.