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Thread-Modular Counterexample-Guided Abstraction Refinement

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We consider the refinement of a static analysis method called thread-modular verification. It was an open question whether such a refinement can be done automatically. We present a counterexample-guided abstraction refinement algorithm for thread-modular verification and demonstrate its potential, both theoretically and practically.

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  • Critical Location
  • Mutual Exclusion
  • Static Analysis Method
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    Alexander Malkis & Andreas Podelski

  2. TU München,  

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  2. ELIAUS-DALI Laboratory, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, 52, avenue Paul Alduy, 66860, Perpignan cedex, France

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Malkis, A., Podelski, A., Rybalchenko, A. (2010). Thread-Modular Counterexample-Guided Abstraction Refinement. In: Cousot, R., Martel, M. (eds) Static Analysis. SAS 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6337. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15769-1_22

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