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A Shape Analysis for Non-linear Data Structures

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Static Analysis (SAS 2010)

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We present a terminating shape analysis based on Separation Logic for programs that manipulate non-linear data structures such as trees and graphs. The analysis automatically calculates concise invariants for loops, with a level of precision depending on the manipulations applied on each program variable. We report experimental results obtained from running a prototype that implements our analysis on a variety of examples.

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Cherini, R., Rearte, L., Blanco, J. (2010). A Shape Analysis for Non-linear Data Structures. In: Cousot, R., Martel, M. (eds) Static Analysis. SAS 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6337. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15769-1_13

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