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Visibly pushdown Kleene algebra is an algebraic system using only propositional reasoning while still being able to represent well-known constructs of programming languages (sequences, alternatives, loops and code blocks) in a natural way. In this paper, this system is used to verify the following interprocedural compiler optimizations: interprocedural dead code elimination, inlining of functions, tail-recursion elimination, procedure reordering and function cloning. The proofs are equational and machine-verifiable.
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Bolduc, C., Ktari, B. (2011). Verification of Common Interprocedural Compiler Optimizations Using Visibly Pushdown Kleene Algebra. In: Johnson, M., Pavlovic, D. (eds) Algebraic Methodology and Software Technology. AMAST 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6486. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17796-5_2
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