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Verifying the Design of Dynamic Software Updating in the OTS/CafeOBJ Method

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Specification, Algebra, and Software

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Dynamic Software Updating (DSU) is a technique for updating running software systems without incurring downtime. However, a challenging problem is how to design a correct dynamic update so that the system after being updated will run as expected instead of causing any inconsistencies or even crashes. The OTS/CafeOBJ method is an effective and practical approach to specifying and verifying the design of software. In this paper, we propose an algebraic way of specifying and verifying the design of dynamic updates in the OTS/CafeOBJ method. By verifying the design of a dynamic update, we can (1) gain a better understanding of the update, e.g., how the behavior of the running system is affected by the update, (2) identify updating points where the dynamic update can be safely applied, (3) detect potential errors, and hence (4) design a safer dynamic update.

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  1. Research Center for Software Verification, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan

    Min Zhang, Kazuhiro Ogata & Kokichi Futatsugi

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  1. School of Network and Information, Senshu University, 2-1-1 Higashi-mita, Tama-ku, 214-8580, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

    Shusaku Iida

  2. Department of Computer Science, Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), 201 N. Goodwin Avenue, MC 258, 61801, Urbana, IL, USA

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  3. School of Information Science, Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), 1-1 Asahidai, 923-1292, Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan

    Kazuhiro Ogata

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Zhang, M., Ogata, K., Futatsugi, K. (2014). Verifying the Design of Dynamic Software Updating in the OTS/CafeOBJ Method. In: Iida, S., Meseguer, J., Ogata, K. (eds) Specification, Algebra, and Software. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8373. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54624-2_28

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