Translation validation of loop optimizations and software pipelining in the TVOC framework: In memory of Amir Pnueli

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Abstract

Translation validation (TV) is the process of proving that the execution of a translator has generated an output that is a correct translation of the input. When applied to optimizing compilers, TV is used to prove that the generated target code is a correct translation of the source program being compiled. This is in contrast to verifying a compiler, i.e. ensuring that the compiler will generate correct target code for every possible source program - which is generally a far more difficult endeavor. This paper reviews the TVOC framework developed by Amir Pnueli and his colleagues for translation validation for optimizing compilers, where the program being compiled undergoes substantional transformation for the purposes of optimization. The paper concludes with a discussion of how recent work on the TV of software pipelining by Tristan & Leroy can be incorporated into the TVOC framework.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationStatic Analysis - 17th International Symposium, SAS 2010, Proceedings
Pages6-21
Number of pages16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event17th International Static Analysis Symposium, SAS 2010 - Perpignan, France
Duration: Sep 14 2010Sep 16 2010

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume6337 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other17th International Static Analysis Symposium, SAS 2010
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityPerpignan
Period9/14/109/16/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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