Title
Fault Localization in Multi-threaded C Programs Using Bounded Model Checking.
Abstract
Software debugging is a very time-consuming process, which is even worse for multi-threaded programs, due to the non-deterministic behavior of thread-scheduling algorithms. However, the debugging time may be greatly reduced, if automatic methods are used for localizing faults. In this study, a new method for fault localization, in multi-threaded C programs, is proposed. It transforms a multi-threaded program into a corresponding sequential one and then uses a fault-diagnosis method suitable for this type of program, in order to localize faults. The code transformation is implemented with rules and context switch information from counterexamples, which are typically generated by bounded model checkers. Experimental results show that the proposed method is effective, in such a way that sequential fault localization methods can be extended to multi-threaded programs.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1109/SBESC.2015.25
SBESC
Keywords
DocType
ISSN
Multi-threaded Software,Bounded Model Checking,Fault Localization
Conference
2324-7886
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.36
23
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Erickson H. da S. Alves150.78
Lucas Cordeiro236038.38
E. B. de Lima Filho34512.51