A formal study of backward compatible dynamic software updates

Jun Shen; Rida Bazzi

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-22969-0_17

A formal study of backward compatible dynamic software updates

Jun Shen, Rida Bazzi

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Abstract

We study the dynamic software update problem for programs interacting with an environment that is not necessarily updated. We argue that such updates should be backward compatible. We propose a general definition of backward compatibility and cases of backward compatible program update. Based on our detailed study of real world program evolution, we propose classes of backward compatible update for interactive programs, which are included at an average of 32% of all studied program changes. The definitions of update classes are parameterized by our novel framework of program equivalence, which generalizes existing results on program equivalence to non-terminating executions. Our study of backward compatible updates is based on a typed extension of W language.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	231-248
Number of pages	18
Volume	9276
ISBN (Print)	9783319229683
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22969-0_17
State	Published - 2015
Event	13th International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods, SEFM 2015 - York, United Kingdom Duration: Sep 7 2015 → Sep 11 2015

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	9276
ISSN (Print)	03029743
ISSN (Electronic)	16113349

Other

Other	13th International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods, SEFM 2015
Country	United Kingdom
City	York
Period	9/7/15 → 9/11/15

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Computer Science(all)
Theoretical Computer Science

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Shen, J., & Bazzi, R. (2015). A formal study of backward compatible dynamic software updates. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (Vol. 9276, pp. 231-248). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9276). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22969-0_17

A formal study of backward compatible dynamic software updates. / Shen, Jun; Bazzi, Rida.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). Vol. 9276 Springer Verlag, 2015. p. 231-248 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9276).

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Shen, J & Bazzi, R 2015, A formal study of backward compatible dynamic software updates. in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). vol. 9276, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 9276, Springer Verlag, pp. 231-248, 13th International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods, SEFM 2015, York, United Kingdom, 9/7/15. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22969-0_17

Shen J, Bazzi R. A formal study of backward compatible dynamic software updates. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). Vol. 9276. Springer Verlag. 2015. p. 231-248. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22969-0_17

Shen, Jun ; Bazzi, Rida. / A formal study of backward compatible dynamic software updates. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). Vol. 9276 Springer Verlag, 2015. pp. 231-248 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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