Applying the right compiler optimizations to a particular program can have a significant impact on program performance. Due to the non-linear interaction of compiler optimization...
John Cavazos, Grigori Fursin, Felix V. Agakov, Edw...
Programming efficiency of heterogeneous concurrent systems is limited by the use of lock-based synchronization mechanisms. Transactional memories can greatly improve the programmi...
We present a new technique that enables software recovery in legacy applications by retrofitting exception-handling capabilities, error virtualization using rescue points. We int...
Stelios Sidiroglou, Oren Laadan, Angelos D. Keromy...
CodeSurfer/x86 is a prototype system for analyzing x86 executables. It uses a static-analysis algorithm called value-set analysis (VSA) to recover intermediate representations that...
Gogul Balakrishnan, Radu Gruian, Thomas W. Reps, T...
A reachability question is a search across feasible paths through a program for target statements matching search criteria. In three separate studies, we found that reachability q...