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Verification of Concurrent Programs: Proving Eventualities by Well- Founded Ranking

Authors: Zohar Manna; Amir Pnueli; STANFORD UNIV CA DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
Abstract:
In this paper, one of a series on verification of concurrent programs the authors present proof methods for establishing eventuality and until properties. The methods are based on well-founded ranking and are applicable to both just and fair computations. These methods do not assume a decrease of the rank at each computation step. It is sufficient that there exists one process which decrease the rank when activated. Fairness then ensures that the program will eventually attain its goal. In the finite state case the proofs can be represented by diagrams. Several examples are given. (Author)

Pages: 27
Report Date: MAY 1982
Contract Number: N00014-76-C-0687, AFOSR-81-001
Report Number: A614231

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Keywords relating to this report:
*COMPUTATIONS
*COMPUTER PROGRAM VERIFICATION
CONVERGENCE
DIAGRAMS
NUMERICAL METHODS AND PROCEDURES
RANKING
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