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PLDI
2006
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
LOCKSMITH: context-sensitive correlation analysis for race detection
One common technique for preventing data races in multi-threaded programs is to ensure that all accesses to shared locations are consistently protected by a lock. We present a too...
Polyvios Pratikakis, Jeffrey S. Foster, Michael W....
OSDI
2002
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Using Model Checking to Debug Device Firmware
Device firmware is a piece of concurrent software that achieves high performance at the cost of software complexity. They contain subtle race conditions that make them difficult t...
Sanjeev Kumar, Kai Li
ATVA
2009
Springer
117views Hardware» more  ATVA 2009»
14 years 2 months ago
UnitCheck: Unit Testing and Model Checking Combined
Code model checking is a rapidly advancing research topic. However, apart from very constrained scenarios (e.g., verification of device drivers by Slam), the code model checking t...
Michal Kebrt, Ondrej Sery
CAV
2007
Springer
166views Hardware» more  CAV 2007»
14 years 1 months ago
Fast and Accurate Static Data-Race Detection for Concurrent Programs
We present new techniques for fast, accurate and scalable static data race detection in concurrent programs. Focusing our analysis on Linux device drivers allowed us to identify th...
Vineet Kahlon, Yu Yang, Sriram Sankaranarayanan, A...
SP
2008
IEEE
144views Security Privacy» more  SP 2008»
14 years 1 months ago
Cloaker: Hardware Supported Rootkit Concealment
Rootkits are used by malicious attackers who desire to run software on a compromised machine without being detected. They have become stealthier over the years as a consequence of...
Francis M. David, Ellick Chan, Jeffrey C. Carlyle,...