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Having in mind the ultimate goal of translation validation for optimizing compilers, we propose a new algorithm for solving the problem of finding basic block and variable correspondence between two (low-level) programs generated by a compiler from the same source using different optimizations. The essence of our technique is interpretation of the two programs on random inputs and comparing the histories of value changes for variables. We describe an architecture of a system for finding basic block and variable correspondence and provide experimental evidence of its usefulness.
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Narasamdya, I., Voronkov, A. (2005). Finding Basic Block and Variable Correspondence. In: Hankin, C., Siveroni, I. (eds) Static Analysis. SAS 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3672. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11547662_18
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