Abstract

One of the mini challenges in software verification related to the Grand Challenge proposed by Tony Hoare concerns the formal specification and verification of an operating system kernel. This paper proposes a simple and correct specification of an OS kernel in Z which simplifies the understanding and verification of operating system components. Our current specification comprises process management, interprocess communication and a POSIX-compliant file system.

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