Dosso - automatic detector of shared objects in multithreaded java programs

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2009
Tolubaeva, Munara
In this thesis, we present a simple and efficient automated analysis tool called DoSSO that detects shared objects in multithreaded Java programs. DoSSO reports only the shared objects that are modified by at least one thread. Based on this tool, we propose a new approach in developing concurrent software where programmers implement the system without considering synchronization issues first and then use appropriate locking mechanism only for the objects reported by DoSSO. To evaluate the applicability of DoSSO, we have conducted a case study on a distributed and concurrent system with graphical user interfaces. Case study results showed that DoSSO is able to identify objects that become shared among explicitly defined threads and event threads, and objects that become shared through RMI.

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M. Tolubaeva, “Dosso - automatic detector of shared objects in multithreaded java programs,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2009.