Lean and Efficient System Software Product Lines: Where Aspects Beat Objects

Lohmann, Daniel; Spinczyk, Olaf; Schröder-Preikschat, Wolfgang

doi:10.1007/11922827_8

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“…al. [1] argue that the development of finegrained and resource-efficient system software product lines requires a means for separation of concerns [9] that does not lead to extra overhead in terms of memory and performance which they show using AspectC++. The FACET [2] project identifies the core functionality of a middleware framework and then codifies all additional functionality into separate aspects that represent domain concerns, which then can be woven into the core middleware.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Generative Middleware Specialization Process for Distributed Real-Time and Embedded Systems

Dabholkar

Gokhale

2011

2011 14th IEEE International Symposium on Object/Component/Service-Oriented Real-Time Distributed Computing

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Abstract-General-purpose middleware must often be specialized for resource-constrained, real-time and embedded systems to improve their response-times, reliability, memory footprint, and even power consumption. Software engineering techniques, such as aspect-oriented programming (AOP), feature-oriented programming (FOP), and reflection make the specialization task simpler, albeit still requiring the system developer to manually identify the system invariants, and sources of performance and memory footprint bottlenecks that determine the required specializations. Specialization reuse is also hampered due to a lack of common taxonomy to document the recurring specializations. This paper presents the GeMS (Generative Middleware Specialization) framework to address these challenges. We present results of applying GeMS to a Distributed Real-time and Embedded (DRE) system case study that depict a 21-35% reduction in footprint, and a36% improvement in performance while simultaneously alleviating97% of the developer efforts in specializing middleware.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most prior efforts at specializing middleware (and other system artifacts) [1]- [6] often require manual efforts in identifying opportunities for specialization and realizing them on the software artifacts. At first glance it may appear that these manual efforts are expended towards addressing problems that are purely accidental in nature.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Generative Middleware Specialization Process for Distributed Real-Time and Embedded Systems

Dabholkar

Gokhale

2011

2011 14th IEEE International Symposium on Object/Component/Service-Oriented Real-Time Distributed Computing

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“…Hence, feature modeling is specially important during domain engineering and also during product configuration. Several feature implementation techniques have also been proposed in order to facilitate the actual implementation of the software assets of a SPL [27], [20], [15]. Moreover, techniques for scoping [19], testing [30], managing variability [17], are also available, business aspects like risk management [31], management and financial controls [29] are also addressed.…”

Section: Introduction a Software Product Linesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards Tool Support for the Configuration of Non-Functional Properties in SPLs

Sincero

Schröder-Preikschat

Spinczyk

2009

2009 42nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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Abstract-The configuration of NFPs (non-functional properties) is a crucial problem in the development of software-intensive systems. Most of the approaches currently available tackle this problem during software design. However, at this stage, NFPs cannot be properly predicted. As a solution for this problem we present the new extensions of the Feedback approach which aims at improving the configuration of NFPs in SPLs. We introduce our set of tools that are used to support the approach and show how to use them by applying it to the well-known SPL (The Graph Product Line) that was suggested as a platform for evaluating SPL technologies. I. INTRODUCTION A. Software Product LinesThe development of software product lines (SPLs) are considered [31] to be a new paradigm, as the result of its implementation, different members of a family of systems (product portfolio) can be generated. A SPL is, normally, comprised of a set of assets (software components, documentation, etc.) that can be assembled together to deliver products that satisfy the needs of a particular domain.Several methodologies have been proposed in order to support the development of SPLs. Domain engineering [11] is the act of studying and documenting a specific domain in order to support the subsequent development phases (e.g. application engineering). Feature modeling is the approach used to capture the common, the variable and the interdependency's present in a specific domain, the results are captured in a model (normally a represented in the form of a feature diagram) that determines which sets of features are valid product specifications. Hence, feature modeling is specially important during domain engineering and also during product configuration. [29] are also addressed. The use of these, and, of course, other methodologies, in the context of SPL development, aim at reduced time to market, reduced costs, higher productivity, better product quality [31], etc.

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“…al. [12] argue that fine-grained and resource-efficient embedded system software requires a means for separation of concerns that does not lead to extra overhead in terms of memory and performance. Aspect-oriented programming (AOP) [9] is shown to eliminate this overhead.…”

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An Approach to Middleware Specialization for Cyber Physical Systems

Dabholkar

Gokhālé

2009

2009 29th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops

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Contemporary computing infrastructure, such as networking stacks, OS and middleware, are made up of layers of software functionality that have evolved over decades to support the broadest range of applications. The featurerichness and the layers of functionality, however, tend to be excessive and a source of performance overhead for Cyberphysical Systems (CPS). Yet it is necessary to leverage the decades of proven patterns and principles in these infrastructures. This paper presents an approach to systematically specialize general-purpose middleware used to host CPS. Our approach is based on the principles of FeatureOriented Software Development (FOSD), which requires deducing an algebraic structure of contemporary middleware based on a higher level of abstraction of features. The paper showcase how Origami matrices and generative programming can play a key role in realizing the specializations. The paper concludes by delving in to future open areas of middleware specialization research.

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Lean and Efficient System Software Product Lines: Where Aspects Beat Objects

Cited by 11 publications

References 41 publications

A Generative Middleware Specialization Process for Distributed Real-Time and Embedded Systems

A Generative Middleware Specialization Process for Distributed Real-Time and Embedded Systems

Towards Tool Support for the Configuration of Non-Functional Properties in SPLs

An Approach to Middleware Specialization for Cyber Physical Systems

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