Effective interactive resolution of static analysis alarms
Abstract
We propose an interactive approach to resolve static analysis alarms. Our approach synergistically combines a sound but imprecise analysis with precise but unsound heuristics, through user interaction. In each iteration, it solves an optimization problem to find a set of questions for the user such that the expected payoff is maximized. We have implemented our approach in a tool, Ursa, that enables interactive alarm resolution for any analysis specified in the declarative logic programming language Datalog. We demonstrate the effectiveness of Ursa on a state-of-the-art static datarace analysis using a suite of 8 Java programs comprising 41-194 KLOC each. Ursa is able to eliminate 74% of the false alarms per benchmark with an average payoff of 12× per question. Moreover, Ursa prioritizes user effort effectively by posing questions that yield high payoffs earlier.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Oct 12, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1145/3133881
Entities
People
- Mayur Naik
- Radu Grigore
- Xin Zhang
- Xujie Si
Organizations
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Georgia Tech
- National Science Foundation
- University of Kent
- University of Pennsylvania