A method for determining program control flow
CA 2353442 A1 · Owner: Schooler, Richard · Inventors: Schooler, Richard
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A method of generating a program control flow definition from the program code determines entry points in the program. The code is followed or scanned, from , an entry point to a branch or jump instruction or control flow instruction. A , code block is then defined as the code from the entry point up to and including the control flow instruction. From the control flow instruction additional entry points are identified. This is repeated for each entry point having a known value, resulting in a partial control flow definition. For entry points having unknown values, a constant propagation analysis is performed on the partial control flow definition to convert unknown entry point values …
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- Filed December 8, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 8, 2019.
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