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An Effective Methodology for Integrating Concolic Testing with SystemC-based Virtual Prototypes

Sören Tempel; Vladimir Herdt; Rolf Drechsler
In: Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference (DATE). Design, Automation & Test in Europe (DATE-2021), February 1-5, Grenoble, France, 2021.

Abstract

In this paper we propose an effective methodology for integrating Concolic Testing (CT) with SystemC-based Virtual Prototypes (VPs) for verification of embedded SW binaries. Our methodology involves three steps: 1) integrating CT support with the Instruction Set Simulator (ISS) of the VP, 2) utilizing the standard TLM-2.0 extension mechanism for transporting concolic values alongside generic TLM transactions, and 3) providing lightweight concolic overlays for SystemC-based peripherals that enable non-intrusive CT support for peripherals and thus significantly reduce the CT integration effort. Our RISC-V experiments using the RIOT operating system demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach.

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