Title
Local Shape Analysis for Overlaid Data Structures.
Abstract
We present a shape analysis for programs that manipulate overlaid data structures which share sets of objects. The abstract domain contains Separation Logic formulas that (1) combine a per-object separating conjunction with a per-field separating conjunction and (2) constrain a set of variables interpreted as sets of objects. The definition of the abstract domain operators is based on a notion of homomorphism between formulas, viewed as graphs, used recently to define optimal decision procedures for fragments of the Separation Logic. Based on a Frame Rule that supports the two versions of the separating conjunction, the analysis is able to reason in a modular manner about non-overlaid data structures and then, compose information only at a few program points, e.g., procedure returns. We have implemented this analysis in a prototype tool and applied it on several interesting case studies that manipulate overlaid and nested linked lists.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1007/978-3-642-38856-9_10
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Field
DocType
Volume
Data structure,Separation logic,Linked list,Computer science,Graph homomorphism,Theoretical computer science,Homomorphism,Operator (computer programming),Tree automaton,Shape analysis (digital geometry)
Conference
7935
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
0302-9743
5
0.43
References 
Authors
19
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Cezara Dragoi1627.10
Constantin Enea224926.95
Mihaela Sighireanu365837.99