From Event-B to Verified C via HLL
Abstract
This work addresses the correct translation of an Event-B model to C code via an intermediate formal language, HLL. The proof of correctness follows two main steps. First, the final refinement of the Event-B model, including invariants, is translated to HLL. At that point, additional properties (e.g., deadlock-freeness, liveness properties, etc.) are added to the HLL model. The proof of the invariants and additional properties at the HLL level guarantees the correctness of the translation. Second, the C code is automatically generated from the HLL model for most of the system functions and manually for the remaining ones; in this case, the HLL model provides formal contracts to the software developer. An equivalence proof between the C code and the HLL model guarantees the correctness of the code.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.1610.07410,
title = {From Event-B to Verified C via HLL},
author = {Ning Ge and Arnaud Dieumegard and Eric Jenn and Laurent Voisin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.07410},
year = {2016}
}