Algorithm Selection for Dynamic Symbolic Execution: A Preliminary Study

Autor: Harald Søndergaard, Graeme Gange, Roberto Amadini, Peter Schachte, Peter J. Stuckey
Přispěvatelé: Amadini R., Gange G., Schachte P., Sondergaard H., Stuckey P.J.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Logic-Based Program Synthesis and Transformation ISBN: 9783030684457
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Popis: Given a portfolio of algorithms, the goal of Algorithm Selection (AS) is to select the best algorithm(s) for a new, unseen problem instance. Dynamic Symbolic Execution (DSE) brings together concrete and symbolic execution to maximise the program coverage. DSE uses a constraint solver to solve the path conditions and generate new inputs to explore. In this paper we join these lines of research by introducing a model that combines DSE and AS approaches. The proposed AS/DSE model is a generic and flexible framework enabling the DSE engine to solve the path conditions it collects with a portfolio of different solvers, by exploiting and extending the well-known AS techniques that have been developed over the last decade. In this way, one can increase the coverage and sometimes even outperform the aggregate coverage achievable by running simultaneously all the solvers of the portfolio.
Databáze: OpenAIRE