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Title: An abstract class loader for the SSP and its implementation in TL.

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/882346· OSTI ID:882346
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  1. University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE
  2. University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX

The SSP is a hardware implementation of a subset of the JVM for use in high consequence embedded applications. In this context, a majority of the activities belonging to class loading, as it is defined in the specification of the JVM, can be performed statically. Static class loading has the net result of dramatically simplifying the design of the SSP as well as increasing its performance. Due to the high consequence nature of its applications, strong evidence must be provided that all aspects of the SSP have been implemented correctly. This includes the class loader. This article explores the possibility of formally verifying a class loader for the SSP implemented in the strategic programming language TL. Specifically, an implementation of the core activities of an abstract class loader is presented and its verification in ACL2 is considered.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
882346
Report Number(s):
SAND2004-3225; TRN: US200614%%2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English