Effective State Exploration for Model Checking on a Shared Memory Architecture

Abstract In this paper we present results from experimental studies investigating implementation strategies for explicit-state temporal-logic model checking on a virtual shared-memory high-performance parallel machine architecture. In particular, a parallel state exploration algorithm using a two-queue structure for load balancing is proposed and its performance analysed at the hand of experimental studies. We then discuss implementation issues for parallel automata-theoretic model checking using this parallel state exploration algorithm.

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