Verification Aided Regression Testing (VART)
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Verification Aided Regression Testing (VART) Fabrizio Pastore, Leonardo Mariani University of Milano - Bicocca Antti E. J. Hyvarinen Grigory Fedyukovich, Natasha Sharygina University of Lugano PINCETTE Stephan Sehestedt ABB Germany Ali Muhammad VTT Finland ISSTA 2014 Accepted
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ISSTA 2014 Accepted. Verification Aided Regression Testing (VART). Antti E. J. Hyvarinen , Grigory Fedyukovich , Natasha Sharygina University of Lugano. Fabrizio Pastore , Leonardo Mariani University of Milano - Bicocca. Ali Muhammad VTT Finland. Stephan Sehestedt ABB Germany. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Verification AidedRegression Testing
(VART)Fabrizio Pastore,
Leonardo Mariani University of Milano - Bicocca
Antti E. J. Hyvarinen, Grigory Fedyukovich, Natasha Sharygina
University of Lugano
PINCETTE
Stephan Sehestedt
ABB Germany
Ali MuhammadVTT Finland
ISSTA 2014
Accepted
Base Program
Upgraded
Program
working no longer working
Regression Failures
Base Program
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Program
Test Case
Traditional Regression Testing
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Write tests for Base
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Upgraded
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Test Case
Traditional Regression Testing
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PROBLEM: Base Test inputs might not trigger the
regression
Monitor + Inference
Base Program
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Test Case
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Test CaseTest Case Execute
Properties Model
Checking
Show PropertiesNot Valid
in Upgraded
int isAvailable(node* product){if ( notInitialized(product) )
return 0;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
int isAvailable(node* product){if ( notInitialized(product) )
return 0; if ( product->in_catalog == 0 )
return -1;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}long availableProducts( t_store* store ){
node* product = store->products;long total = 0;while ( product != 0 ) {
total += isAvailable( product );
product = product->nxt;
Base Version Upgraded Version
}return total;
Base Version:total >= 0
Upgraded Version:total >= 0 FALSE
Dynamic Properties for
Base
Base Program
Upgraded
ProgramTests
for Base
Monitoring + Inference
int isAvailable(node* product){if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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AcerAspireMacBookAirDell
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total 0 1 2
return 0 1 1 1
3
return 3
int isAvailable(node* product){if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
product.items 0 3 2 5product.name MacBookPro
product.items 0 3 2 5
AcerAspireMacBookAirDell
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total 0 1 2
return 0 1 1 1
3
return 3
int isAvailable(node* product){if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
product.items 0 3 2 5product.name MacBookPro
product.items 0 3 2 5
Inference with Daikon [Ernst et al.]
AcerAspireMacBookAirDell
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total 0 1 2
return 0 1 1 1
3
return 3
int isAvailable(node* product){if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
product.items >= 0product.name MacBookPro
product.items 0 3 2 5
Inference with Daikon [Ernst et al.]
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total 0 1 2
return one of {0,1}
3
return 3
int isAvailable(node* product){if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
product.items >= 0
product.items 0 3 2 5
Inference with Daikon [Ernst et al.]
AcerAspireMacBookAirDell
product.name MacBookPro
AcerAspireMacBookAirDell
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total >= 0
return one of {0,1}
return 3
int isAvailable(node* product){if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
product.items >= 0product.name MacBookPro
product.items 0 3 2 5
Inference with Daikon [Ernst et al.]
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total >= 0
return one of {0,1}
return one of {0,3}
int isAvailable(node* product){if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
product.items >= 0
product.items >= 0
Inference with Daikon [Ernst et al.]
Overfitting
Dynamic Properties for
Base
Monitoring + Inference
Upgraded
ProgramTests
for BaseBase
Program
Verified Properties for Base
Dynamic Properties for
Base
Intra-Version Property Verification
Monitoring + Inference
Tests for Base
isAvailable(..)
notInitialized(..)
drawProductBox(..)
main(..)Base
Program
availableItems(..) { . . . while ( .. ) { .. } assert( total > 0 )
Bounded Model Checker
Verified Properties for Base
Dynamic Properties for
Base
Intra-Version Property Verification
Monitoring + Inference
Tests for Base
isAvailable(..)
notInitialized(..)
drawProductBox(..)
main(..)Base
Program
availableItems(..) { . . . while ( .. ) { .. } assert( total > 0 )
EvolCheck
function summaries
int isAvailable(node* product){if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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total >= 0
return one of {0,1}
return one of {2, 3}
product.items >= 0
int isAvailable(node* product){ assert( product->items >= 0 )
if ( notInitialized (product) )return 0;
if ( product->items > 0 )return 1;
return 0;}
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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total >= 0
return one of {0,1}
return one of {2, 3}
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long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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return one of {2, 3}
int isAvailable(node* product){ assert( product->items >= 0 )
if ( notInitialized (product) ){ int ret_0=0; assert(ret_0 == 0 || ret_0 == 1);
return ret_0; }if ( product->items > 0 )
{ int ret_1=0; assert(ret_1 == 0 || ret_0 == 1); return ret_1; }
int ret_2=0; assert(ret_2 == 0 || ret_2 == 1); return ret_2;}
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long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );assert( total >= 0 );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ assert( product->items >= 0 )
if ( notInitialized (product) ){ int ret_0=0; assert(ret_0 == 0 || ret_0 == 1);
return ret_0; }if ( product->items > 0 )
{ int ret_1=0; assert(ret_1 == 0 || ret_0 == 1); return ret_1; }
int ret_2=0; assert(ret_2 == 0 || ret_2 == 1); return ret_2;}
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long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );assert( total >= 0 );product = product->nxt;
}long ret_0 = total; assert (ret_0 == 0 || ret_0 == 3); return
ret_0;}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ assert( product->items >= 0 )
if ( notInitialized (product) ){ int ret_0=0; assert(ret_0 == 0 || ret_0 == 1);
return ret_0; }if ( product->items > 0 )
{ int ret_1=0; assert(ret_1 == 0 || ret_0 == 1); return ret_1; }
int ret_2=0; assert(ret_2 == 0 || ret_2 == 1); return ret_2;}
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );assert( total >= 0 );product = product->nxt;
}long ret_0 = total; assert (ret_0 == 0 || ret_0 == 3); return
ret_0;}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ assert( product->items >= 0 )
if ( notInitialized (product) ){ int ret_0=0; assert(ret_0 == 0 || ret_0 == 1);
return ret_0; }if ( product->items > 0 )
{ int ret_1=0; assert(ret_1 == 0 || ret_0 == 1); return ret_1; }
int ret_2=0; assert(ret_2 == 0 || ret_2 == 1); return ret_2;}
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• Verified• Unreachable• False• Unknown
classifies
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );assert( total >= 0 );product = product->nxt;
}long ret_0 = total; assert (ret_0 == 0 || ret_0 == 3); return
ret_0;}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ assert( product->items >= 0 )
if ( notInitialized (product) ){ int ret_0=0; assert(ret_0 == 0 || ret_0 == 1);
return ret_0; }if ( product->items > 0 )
{ int ret_1=0; assert(ret_1 == 0 || ret_0 == 1); return ret_1; }
int ret_2=0; assert(ret_2 == 0 || ret_2 == 1); return ret_2;}
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• Verified• Unreachable• False• Unknown
classifies
Verified Properties for Base
Dynamic Properties for
Base
Intra-Version Property Verification
Monitoring + Inference
Tests for Base
Base Program
Verified Properties for Base
Dynamic Properties for
Base
Intra-Version Property Verification
Base Program
Monitoring + Inference
Upgraded
Program
Monitoring + Filtering
Non-Regression Properties
Tests for Base
Tests for Upgrade
Verified Properties for Base
OutdatedProperties
DISCARD
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0; return -1;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;if ( notInCatalog (product) )
return -1;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
Base Upgrade
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;
return -1;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;if ( notInCatalog (product) )
return -1;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
Base Upgrade
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;
return -1;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;if ( notInCatalog (product) )
return -1;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
Base Upgrade
return one of {0,1}
product->items >= 0
total >= 0
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long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;
return -1;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;if ( notInCatalog (product) )
return -1;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}
Base Upgrade
return one of {0,1}
product->items >= 0
total >= 0
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long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;if ( notInCatalog (product) )
return -1;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}return one of {0,1}
product->items >= 0
total >= 0
void testNotInCatalog(){list_node* prod =
create_product();prod->name = “MacBook”;prod->in_catalog = 0;
assertEquals(-1,isAvailable(prod));}
Test for the upgrade
Upgrade
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
void testNotInCatalog(){list_node* prod =
create_product();prod->name = “MacBook”;prod->in_catalog = 0;
assertEquals(-1,isAvailable(prod));}
Test for the upgrade
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int isAvailable(node* product){ if ( notInitialized (product) )
return 0;if ( notInCatalog (product) )
return -1;if ( product->items > 0 )
return 1;return 0;
}return one of {0,1}
product->items >= 0
total >= 0
product.items 0product.in_catalog 0
return -1product.name MacBook
Upgrade
Verified Properties for Base
Dynamic Properties for
Base
Intra-Version Property Verification
Base Program
Monitoring + Inference
Monitoring + Filtering
Non-Regression Properties
Tests for Base
Tests for Upgrade
Verified Properties for BaseUpgrade
d Program
Verified Properties for Base
Dynamic Properties for
Base
Intra-Version Property Verification
Regression Problems + Counterexamples
Inter-Version Property Verification
Base Program
Monitoring + Inference
Monitoring + Filtering
Non-Regression Properties
Tests for Base
Tests for Upgrade
Verified Properties for BaseUpgrade
d Program
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );assert( total >= 0 );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ assert( product->items >= 0 );
if ( notInitialized (product) )return 0;
if ( notInCatalog (product) )return -1;
if ( product->items > 0 )return 1;
return 0;} classifies
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );assert( total >= 0 );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ assert( product->items >= 0 );
if ( notInitialized (product) )return 0;
if ( notInCatalog (product) )return -1;
if ( product->items > 0 )return 1;
return 0;}
• Verified• False• Unreachable• Unknown
Execute Model Checkeron source with assertionsclassifies
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );assert( total >= 0 );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ assert( product->items >= 0 );
if ( notInitialized (product) )return 0;
if ( notInCatalog (product) )return -1;
if ( product->items > 0 )return 1;
return 0;}
• Verified• False• Unreachable• Unknown
Execute Model Checkeron source with assertionsclassifies
FALSE
Presented to developers
long availableProducts( t_store* store ){node* product = store->products;long total = 0;
while ( product != 0 ) {total += isAvailable( product );assert( total >= 0 );product = product->nxt;
}return total;
}
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int isAvailable(node* product){ assert( product->items >= 0 );
if ( notInitialized (product) )return 0;
if ( notInCatalog (product) )return -1;
if ( product->items > 0 )return 1;
return 0;}
• Verified• False• Unreachable• Unknown
Execute Model Checkeron source with assertionsclassifies
FALSE
Presented to developers
Dynamic Properties for
Base
Verified Properties for Base
Intra-Version Property Verification
Base Program
Monitoring + Inference
Upgraded
ProgramTests
for Base
Regression Problems + Counterexamples
Inter-Version Property Verification
Monitoring + Filtering
Non-Regression Properties
Tests for Upgrade
Verified Properties for Base
Console Version Eclipse GUI
Tool ImplementationWWW.LTA.DISCO.UNIMIB.IT/TOOLS/VART
Empirical Validation
• Effectiveness wrt Test Coverage• Effectiveness with Regression
Faults not covered by Test Suites
Effectiveness wrt Test Coverage
High CoverageLow CoverageComplete PropertiesExtensive Tests
Poor PropertiesPoor Tests
Effectiveness vs Test Coverage
• GREP, 871 Test Cases• Faulty Versions of GREP from
Software-artifacts Infrastructure Repository (SIR) http://sir.unl.edu
• Selected all the faulty versions derived from GREP v3 and v4, with faults covered by test cases
High CoverageLow CoverageComplete PropertiesExtensive Tests
Poor PropertiesPoor Tests
Fault ID
Base Version Upgrade Version Change Size
v3 DG10
10/6/1999 16:44:13
10/6/1999 1:13:21
483
v3 KP2v3 KP9v3 DG1 8/13/1999
14:45:218/13/1999 15:02:00
944v3 DG8v3 KP7v3 DG3 10/07/1999
3:42:5710/12/1999
4:11:40185
v3 DG2v4 KP8 1/21/2000
2:22:471/25/2000
3:34:23354
v4 DG3v4 KP6 1/17/2000
0:55:061/20/2000
4:43:0389
Fault ID
Base Version Upgrade Version Change Size
v3 DG10
10/6/1999 16:44:13
10/6/1999 1:13:21
483
v3 KP2v3 KP9v3 DG1 8/13/1999
14:45:218/13/1999 15:02:00
944v3 DG8v3 KP7v3 DG3 10/07/1999
3:42:5710/12/1999
4:11:40185
v3 DG2v4 KP8 1/21/2000
2:22:471/25/2000
3:34:23354
v4 DG3v4 KP6 1/17/2000
0:55:061/20/2000
4:43:0389
TC1
TC2 TC3 TC4 ... TC817
Functions
TC1
TC2 TC3 TC4
... TC817
copy(..) branch1
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branch2
✔
branch3
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lex(..) branch1
✔
branch2
✔ ✔ ✔
branch3
✔
main(..) branch1
✔ ✔ ✔
branch2
...
MINIMAL REGRESSION TEST SUITE
Mod
ified
Incr
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tal C
over
age
20%
50%
20% 50% MRT(75%)
TC1 TC817 TC3 TC.. TC..TC..
Coverage Identified Faults
Property Violations
Fault ID RegressionTesting
VART
TP FP
Coverage 20%
3 5 5 0
Coverage 50%
7 8 2 0
Minimal Regression Test Suite
10 10 0 0(coverage 75%)
Effectiveness with Regression Faults Not Covered by Test Suites
Subject
Size (LOC)
Base Upgrade Test Suite Size
VTT 488 10.1 10.2 1000
VTT: Motion Trajectory Controller
Effectiveness with Regression Faults Not Covered by Test Suites
Subject
Size (LOC)
Base Upgrade Test Suite Size
VTT 488 10.1 10.2 1000ABB-1 200 - - 1600ABB-2 200 - - 1600ABB-3 200 - - 1600
ABB: Protection Function
Effectiveness with Regression Faults Not Covered by Test Suites
Subject
Size (LOC)
Base Upgrade Test Suite Size
VTT 488 10.1 10.2 1000ABB-1 200 - - 1600ABB-2 200 - - 1600ABB-3 200 - - 1600SORT 4653 20/06/2012 02/07/2012 427GREP 590 01/17/2001 01/20/2001 817
Effectiveness with Regression Faults Not Covered by Test Suites
Subject DynamicProperties
Non-RegressionProperties
Property ViolationsTP FP Precisio
n
VTT 1045 658 15 0 1.00ABB-1 3278 163 57 1 0.98ABB-2 3278 163 57 1 0.98ABB-3 3278 163 0 1 0.00SORT 356 2 1 0 1.00GREP 3303 51 3 0 1.00
Pre- and Post-conditionscatch illegal uses of
functions
New code with wrong use of base function
stream_open (char const *file, . . . if (*how == 'r’) { . . . } return fopen (file, how);}
stream_open (char const *file, . . . if (*how == 'r’) { . . . } else if (*how == 'w’) { if (ftruncate (outfd, 0) != 0)
error (EXIT_FAILURE, . . . fp = fdopen (outfd, how); } else return fp;}
SORT_FAILURE
void error (int status, . . . assert( status == 0 || status == 2 );
Base Upgrade
Unreachable assertionscatch errors in branch
conditions
Missing else: unreachable assertion
if (ISDIGIT(c)) { minrep = c - '0'; for (;;) { ... minrep = 10 * minrep + c - '0'; }}
else if (c == ',’) dfaerror(_("malformed")); if (c == ',’){for (;;) {
if (ISDIGIT(c)) { minrep = c - '0'; for (;;) { ... minrep = 10 * minrep + c - '0'; }}
else dfaerror(_("malformed")); if (c == ',’) { . . . for (;;) {
assert( c >= 44 );
Base Upgrade
Assertions identifythe variables with wrong
assignments
Wrong Refactoring
status = count;if (list_files == 1 - 2 * status) printf ("%s%c", filename, '\n' & filename_mask);
if (count) { status = 0; if (list_files == 1) printf ("%s\n", filename);} else { status = 1; if (list_files == -1) printf ("%s\n", filename);} assert( count != status );
assert( status <= 1 );assert( desc >= 0 );
! missing
Base Upgrade
Verification Aided Regression Testing (VART)
Compensate Low Test Coverage
Spot Regressions Hard to Find
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