Generating Environment Model for Linux Device Drivers

Authors

Zakharov I., Mutilin V., Novikov E., Khoroshilov A.

Abstract

Linux device drivers can't be analyzed separately from the kernel core due to their large interdependency with each other. But source code of the whole Linux kernel is rather complex and huge to be analyzed by existing model checking tools. So a driver should be analyzed with environment model instead of the real kernel core. In the given paper requirements for driver environment model are discussed. The paper describes advantages and drawbacks of existing model generating approaches used in different systems of model checking device drivers. Besides, the paper presents a new method for generating model for Linux device drivers. Its features and shortcomings are demonstrated on the basis of application results.

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Keywords

operating system; Linux; kernel; driver; model checking; environment model; Pi-processes

Edition

Proceedings of the 7th Spring/Summer Young Researchers' Colloquium on Software Engineering. Kazan. 2013. Pp. 77-83.

DOI: 10.15514/SYRCOSE-2013-7-13

978-5-91474-020-4

Research Group

Software Engineering

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