Abstract: Localizing errors by: (i) running the testcase on a software model version of a processor to yield first testcase-run results in the form of a first set of values respectively stored in the set of data storage locations; (ii) creating a resource dependency information set based on the instructions of the testcase; (iii) running the testcase on a hardware version of the processor to yield second testcase-run results in the form of a second set of values respectively stored in the set of data storage locations; (iv) determining a set of miscompare data storage location(s), including at least a first miscompare data storage location, by comparing the first set of values and the second set of values; and (v) creating an initial dynamic slice of the data flow.

Abstract: Localizing errors by: (i) running a testcase on a hardware processor and saving results; (ii) running the testcase on a software model of the processor and saving results; (iii) recording control flow information during the software run; (iv) determining a set of miscompare data storage locations by comparing the results from the hardware run with those from the software run; (v) based on the set of miscompare data storage locations and/or the control flow information, generating and running a modified version of the testcase that takes a different execution path when run on the software model than did the original testcase when run on the software model; and (vii) comparing the results from the hardware run and the results obtained from the modified software run to provide an indication of similarity between execution paths taken in these respective runs.

Abstract: Localizing errors by: (i) running the testcase on a software model version of a processor to yield first testcase-run results in the form of a first set of values respectively stored in the set of data storage locations; (ii) creating a resource dependency information set based on the instructions of the testcase; (iii) running the testcase on a hardware version of the processor to yield second testcase-run results in the form of a second set of values respectively stored in the set of data storage locations; (iv) determining a set of miscompare data storage location(s), including at least a first miscompare data storage location, by comparing the first set of values and the second set of values; and (v) creating an initial dynamic slice of the data flow.

Abstract: Localizing errors by: (i) running a testcase on a hardware processor and saving results; (ii) running the testcase on a software model of the processor and saving results; (iii) recording control flow information during the software run; (iv) determining a set of miscompare data storage locations by comparing the results from the hardware run with those from the software run; (v) based on the set of miscompare data storage locations and/or the control flow information, generating and running a modified version of the testcase that takes a different execution path when run on the software model than did the original testcase when run on the software model; and (vii) comparing the results from the hardware run and the results obtained from the modified software run to provide an indication of similarity between execution paths taken in these respective runs.