Precision-Guided Context Sensitivity for Pointer Analysis

Introduction

Zipper is the first research work that shows how and where most imprecision is introduced in a context-insensitive pointer analysis. By applying context sensitivity only to the precision-critical methods identified by Zipper (context insensitivity to other methods), Zipper enables the conventional context-sensitive pointer analysis (e.g., 2-object-sensitivity) to run much faster while retaining essentially all of its precision. The technical details of Zipper can be found in our paper titled " Precision-Guided Context Sensitivity for Pointer Analysis", OOPSLA'18.

License

MIT License

Release

The source code, executable program and tutorial of Zipper are available at GitHub repository.

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