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UNO Static Analysis With a Simple Twist.

UNO Static Analysis With a Simple Twist. Richard Mancusi CSCI – 297. Essential Principles. U ninitialized Variables N ull Pointers O ut-of-Bounds Array Indices There is a two-fold focus to this tool: Keep things simple and remove the noise associated with other static tools.

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UNO Static Analysis With a Simple Twist.

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  1. UNOStatic Analysis With a Simple Twist. Richard Mancusi CSCI – 297

  2. Essential Principles • Uninitialized Variables • Null Pointers • Out-of-Bounds Array Indices There is a two-fold focus to this tool: • Keep things simple and remove the noise associated with other static tools. • Allow for a simple means to extend the analysis

  3. Mechanics • Builds upon ctree, a public-domain compiler front-end with a few modifications • Parse tree transformation into control flow graph, with interpretations for goto and return statements • Statement attributes describing all object usage for use by the dataflow analysis module • Global analysis mechanism implemented • Extensibility using C-like syntax, …simple.

  4. Example: ‘lint –p’

  5. The Better Tool (here): • The comments generated by this tool targets the possible issues with minimal verbiage. • User has be sharper focus.

  6. Example: Extensibility via Properties • This property is used to identify any side effect or function call that occurs within a select statement.

  7. References • Gerard J. Holzmann, Uno: Static Source Code Checking for User-Defined Properties, 2002. • http://spinroot.com/uno

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