IP Library Patent Application 13813836
Patent Application
App. No. 13/813,836

DATA DEPENDENCE ANALYSIS SUPPORT DEVICE, DATA DEPENDENCE ANALYSIS SUPPORT PROGRAM, AND DATA DEPENDENCE ANALYSIS SUPPORT METHOD

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13/813,836
Abstract

A data dependence analysis support device calculates pointer information by performing a context-sensitive pointer analysis on every pointer used in a program; calculates dataflow information between statements by performing a context-sensitive dataflow analysis, using the context-sensitive pointer information, on all statements in an analysis target region and all statements that might be called upon execution of the analysis target region; and calculates inter-region data dependence information, using the dataflow information, for two or more threaded regions included in the source program.

Claims (27)

1 . A data dependence analysis support device for performing a context-sensitive data dependence analysis on a source program, comprising:

a pointer information generation unit configured to generate pointer information by performing a context-sensitive pointer analysis on every pointer used in the source program;

a dataflow information generation unit configured to generate dataflow information by performing a context-sensitive dataflow analysis, using the pointer information, on an analysis target region that is a portion of the source program and is designated for analysis of data dependence between two or more threaded regions; and

an inter-region dependence information generation unit configured to generate inter-region dependence information on data dependence between the two or more threaded regions using the dataflow information, the inter-region dependence information indicating a threaded region that is a source of dependence, a threaded region that is a target of dependence, and a variable causing dependence.

2 . The data dependence analysis support device of claim 1 , wherein

the analysis target region is a collection of a single function and every function called by the single function, the collection including all of the two or more threaded regions.

3 . The data dependence analysis support device of claim 1 , wherein

the dataflow information generation unit generates combined pointer information by combining the pointer information for pointers used in a single function including the analysis target region and every function called by the single function, the combined pointer information treating the single function as a context.

4 . The data dependence analysis support device of claim 1 , further comprising

an analysis target region designation unit configured to receive input of information designating the analysis target region.

5 . The data dependence analysis support device of claim 1 , further comprising

a region designation unit configured to receive input of information designating the two or more threaded regions.

6 . The data dependence analysis support device of claim 1 , further comprising

an inter-region dependence information output unit configured to output the inter-region dependence information.

7 . The data dependence analysis support device of claim 1 , wherein

when the pointer information generation unit stores pointer information for a same source program, the dataflow information generation unit generates the dataflow information using the stored pointer information.

8 . The data dependence analysis support device of claim 1 , wherein

when the dataflow analysis unit stores dataflow information for a same analysis target region, the inter-region dependence information generation unit generates the inter-region dependence information using the stored dataflow information.

9 . A data dependence analysis support program for causing a computer to perform a context-sensitive data dependence analysis on a source program,

the context-sensitive data dependence analysis comprising the steps of:

generating pointer information by performing a context-sensitive pointer analysis on every pointer used in the source program;

generating dataflow information by performing a context-sensitive dataflow analysis, using the pointer information, on an analysis target region that is a portion of the source program and is designated for analysis of data dependence between two or more threaded regions; and

generating inter-region dependence information on data dependence between the two or more threaded regions using the dataflow information, the inter-region dependence information indicating a threaded region that is a source of dependence, a threaded region that is a target of dependence, and a variable causing dependence.

10 . A data dependence analysis support method for performing a context-sensitive data dependence analysis on a source program, comprising the steps of:

generating pointer information by performing a context-sensitive pointer analysis on every pointer used in the source program, the pointer information indicating correspondence between each pointer and the variable pointed to by the pointer;

generating dataflow information by performing a context-sensitive dataflow analysis, using the pointer information, on an analysis target region that is a portion of the source program and is designated for analysis of data dependence between two or more threaded regions, and

generating inter-region dependence information on data dependence between the two or more threaded regions using the dataflow information, the inter-region dependence information indicating a threaded region that is a source of dependence, a threaded region that is a target of dependence, and a variable causing dependence.

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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERRONEOUSLY FILED APPLICATION NUMBERS 13/384239, 13/498734, 14/116681 AND 14/301144 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 034194 FRAME 0143. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 24, 2020
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