runtimeverification / runtimeverification/haskell-backend

Z3 bindings for booster: how to implement SMT hooks

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runtimeverification/hs-backend-booster
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Description

After inspecting the SMT bindings for haskell-backend, the idea came up to use a different technique for smt-hook functions:

  • define a function of the same name as in K, and assert that its value is equal to the smt-hook body expression
  • partial functions can be encoded by asserting an implication (definedness condition => function value equal). This will require a modified hook syntax, probably by adding a new attribute that can express the condition.
    (related issue in the old backend: https://github.com/runtimeverification/haskell-backend/issues/3603)

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the SMT bindings for the haskell-backend and the related old-backend issue 3603; no specific file or test is named here. The work would be complete when Z3 bindings support the proposed total and partial smt-hook encoding and the required hook syntax condition is defined.

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Tech stack
haskell
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
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