Dynamic Java program analysis using virtual machine modification
This article focuses on practical questions of performing program analysis for applications executed using interpreters and virtual machines. Using Dalvik virtual machine in Android operating system as target interpreter layer, we showcase the possibilities of program analysis through automatic exec...
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| Published in: | Trudy Instituta sistemnogo programmirovaniâ Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 23 - 38 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Russian Academy of Sciences, Ivannikov Institute for System Programming
01.10.2018
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| ISSN: | 2079-8156, 2220-6426 |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | This article focuses on practical questions of performing program analysis for applications executed using interpreters and virtual machines. Using Dalvik virtual machine in Android operating system as target interpreter layer, we showcase the possibilities of program analysis through automatic execution data extraction and profiling. The article describes functional modifications for Dalvik virtual machine which allow generating extra statistics and data to be intercepted by a debugger client for further processing. We conclude with the brief overview of a set of experiments performed on a set of standard Android applications, identifying several memory usage trends; lastly, we discuss possible future improvements for the implemented system. |
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| ISSN: | 2079-8156 2220-6426 |
| DOI: | 10.15514/ISPRAS-2015-27(2)-2 |