A Formal Modeling Approach for Portable Low-Level OS Functionality

Gomes, Renata Martins; Aichernig, Bernhard K.; Baunach, Marcel Carsten

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-58768-0_9

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“…Note: This paper results from a combination of [27], a publication that led to the invitation for this special section, and our subsequent paper [28]. We have significantly extended the content with unpublished work, including a new example and more details on how code is generated from formal models.…”

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A framework for embedded software portability and verification: from formal models to low-level code

Martins Gomes,

Aichernig,

Baunach

2024

Softw Syst Model

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Porting software to new target architectures is a common challenge, particularly when dealing with low-level functionality in drivers or OS kernels that interact directly with hardware. Traditionally, adapting code for different hardware platforms has been a manual and error-prone process. However, with the growing demand for dependability and the increasing hardware diversity in systems like the IoT, new software development approaches are essential. This includes rigorous methods for verifying and automatically porting Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) to various devices. Our framework addresses this challenge through formal methods and code generation for embedded RTOS. We demonstrate a hardware-specific part of a kernel model in Event-B, ensuring correctness according to the specification. Since hardware details are only added in late modeling stages, we can reuse most of the model and proofs for multiple targets. In a proof of concept, we refine the generic model for two different architectures, also ensuring safety and liveness properties. We then showcase automatic low-level code generation from the model. Finally, a hardware-independent factorial function model illustrates more potential of our approach.

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confidence: 99%