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A software-based concurrent error detection technique for powerPC processor-based embedded systems

Fazeli, M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2005

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1109/DFTVS.2005.14
  3. Publisher: 2005
  4. Abstract:
  5. This paper presents a behavior-based error detection technique called Control Flow Checking using Branch Trace Exceptions for PowerPC processors family (CFCBTE). This technique is based on the branch trace exception feature available in the PowerPC processors family for debugging purposes. This technique traces the target addresses of program branches at run-time and compares them with reference target addresses to detect possible violations caused by transient faults. The reference target addresses are derived by a preprocessor from the source program. The proposed technique is experimentally evaluated on a 32-bit PowerPC microcontroller using software implemented fault injection (SWIFI). The results show that this technique detects about 91% of the injected control flow errors. The memory overhead is 39.16% on average, and the performance overhead varies between 110% and 304% depending on the workload used. This technique does not modify the program source code. © 2005 IEEE
  6. Keywords:
  7. Embedded systems ; Fault tolerant computer systems ; Microcontrollers ; Program debugging ; Program processors ; Branch tree exceptions ; Control flow checking ; Fault injection ; PowerPC processors ; Error detection
  8. Source: 20th IEEE International Symposium on Defect and Fault Tolerance in VLSI Systems, DFT 2005, Monterey, CA, 3 October 2005 through 5 October 2005 ; 2005 , Pages 266-274 ; 15505774 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1544525