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Mechanising Data-Types for Kernel Design in Z

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Formal Methods: Foundations and Applications (SBMF 2009)

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We present results from the mechanisation of a priority queue and its operations. Our interest comes from its use in the specification and refinement of a scheduler for OS kernels for embedded real-time devices. It is part of a pilot project within the international Grand Challenge in Verified Software. Our work uncovers important hidden and missing properties, and their relation to kernel design.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of York, UK

    Leo Freitas

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  1. Departamento de Informática e Matemática Aplicada, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Campus Universitário, CEP: 59078-900, Lagoa Nova Natal, RN, Brasil

    Marcel Vinícius Medeiros Oliveira

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of York, Heslington, YO1 7BZ, York, UK

    Jim Woodcock

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Freitas, L. (2009). Mechanising Data-Types for Kernel Design in Z. In: Oliveira, M.V.M., Woodcock, J. (eds) Formal Methods: Foundations and Applications. SBMF 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5902. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10452-7_13

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