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An approach to formal verification of python software transactional memory

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Branislav Kordic,

Miroslav Popovic,

Silvia Ghilezan,

Ilija BasicevicAuthors Info & Claims

ECBS '17: Proceedings of the Fifth European Conference on the Engineering of Computer-Based Systems

Article No.: 13, Pages 1 - 10

https://doi.org/10.1145/3123779.3123788

Published: 31 August 2017 Publication History

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Although Python is one of the most widely used programming languages, and it is a foundation for a variety of parallel and distributed computing frameworks, it still lacks an applicable and reliable software transactional memory. In this paper, we present an approach to formal verification of a Python Software Transactional Memory (PSTM) solution using UPPAAL tool. The aims are (i) to apply a formal verification process to a real STM implementation in order to derive a faithful STM model based on a PSTM design and (ii) to use developed PSTM model for automated machine-checked formal verification of core system properties such as safety and liveness using a model checker tool. Firstly, an architecture of PSTM solution is introduced. Secondly, formalization and a PSTM system model are analyzed. Finally, core PSTM system's properties are verified, namely safety, liveness, and reachability. Utilizing a UPPAAL's model checker tool it is successfully verified that the PSTM system model satisfies each of the three formerly mentioned properties.

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Index Terms

An approach to formal verification of python software transactional memory
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software organization and properties
    1. Software functional properties
      1. Correctness
        Functionality
      2. Formal methods
        Model checking
        Software verification
    2. Software system structures
      1. Software system models
        State systems

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ECBS '17: Proceedings of the Fifth European Conference on the Engineering of Computer-Based Systems

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DOI:10.1145/3123779

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Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia
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University of Cyprus, Cyprus

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ECBS '17: Fifth European Conference on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems

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Popovic MPopovic MGhilezan SKordic B(2019)Formal Verification of Python Software Transactional Memory Serializability Based on the Push/Pull Semantic ModelProceedings of the 6th Conference on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems10.1145/3352700.3352706(1-8)Online publication date: 2-Sep-2019
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3352700.3352706
Kordic BPopovic MPopovic MGoldstein MAmitay MDayan D(2019)A Protein Structure Prediction Program Architecture Based on a Software Transactional MemoryProceedings of the 6th Conference on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems10.1145/3352700.3352701(1-9)Online publication date: 2-Sep-2019
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3352700.3352701
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