7 Search Results for "Zappa Nardelli, Francesco"

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Brief Announcement
DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.DISC.2025.62
Brief Announcement: Time, Fences and the Ordering of Events in TSO

Authors: Raïssa Nataf and Yoram Moses

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 356, 39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025)

Abstract
Total Store Order (TSO) is one of the most popular relaxed memory model in multiprocessor architectures, widely implemented, for example, in Intel’s x86 and x64 platforms. It delays write visibility via store buffers, thereby allowing a significant improvement in efficiency. This, however, complicates reasoning about correctness, as executions may violate sequential consistency. We present a semantic framework that provides effective tools that can pinpoint when such synchronization is necessary under TSO. We define a TSO-specific occurs-before relation, adapting Lamport’s happens-before to TSO, and prove that events at different sites can be temporally ordered only via an occurs-before chain. Analyzing how fences and RMWs create these chains lets us identify when they are unavoidable. We present in this BA how these results impact linearizable implementations of registers, capturing information flow and causality in TSO. The full version of this work provides details as well as results regarding the need for synchronization in linearizable implementations of additional objects.
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Raïssa Nataf and Yoram Moses. Brief Announcement: Time, Fences and the Ordering of Events in TSO. In 39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 356, pp. 62:1-62:7, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{nataf_et_al:LIPIcs.DISC.2025.62,
  author =	{Nataf, Ra\"{i}ssa and Moses, Yoram},
  title =	{{Brief Announcement: Time, Fences and the Ordering of Events in TSO}},
  booktitle =	{39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025)},
  pages =	{62:1--62:7},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-402-4},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{356},
  editor =	{Kowalski, Dariusz R.},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.DISC.2025.62},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-248784},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.DISC.2025.62},
  annote =	{Keywords: TSO, linearizability, happens before, fences, synchronization actions}
}
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Pearl/Brave New Idea
DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.41
Shouting at Memory: Where Did My Write Go? (Pearl/Brave New Idea)

Authors: Vasileios Klimis

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 333, 39th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2025)

Abstract
Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) promises persistent data, but verifying that promise on real hardware is challenging due to opaque caching and internal buffers like Intel’s WPQ, which obscure the true state of writes. Traditional validation methods often fall short. This paper introduces a novel perspective: leveraging the subtle timing variations of memory accesses as a direct probe into write persistence. We present a software technique, inspired by echolocation, that uses high-resolution timers to measure memory load latencies. These timings act as distinct signatures ("echoes") revealing whether a write’s data resides in volatile caches or has reached the NVM persistence domain. This offers a non-invasive method to track write progression towards durability. To reliably interpret these potentially noisy timing signatures and systematically explore complex persistence behaviours, we integrate this echolocation probe into an active model learning framework. This synergy enables the automated inference of a system’s actual persistency semantics directly from black-box hardware observations. The approach is hardware-agnostic, adaptive, and scalable. Preliminary experiments on Intel x86 - a platform where persistence validation is notably challenged by the opaque Write Pending Queue (WPQ) - demonstrate the feasibility of our technique. We observed distinct latency clusters differentiating volatile cache accesses from those reaching the persistence domain. This combined approach offers a promising path towards robust and automated validation of NVM persistency across diverse architectures.
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Vasileios Klimis. Shouting at Memory: Where Did My Write Go? (Pearl/Brave New Idea). In 39th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 333, pp. 41:1-41:26, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{klimis:LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.41,
  author =	{Klimis, Vasileios},
  title =	{{Shouting at Memory: Where Did My Write Go?}},
  booktitle =	{39th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2025)},
  pages =	{41:1--41:26},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-373-7},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{333},
  editor =	{Aldrich, Jonathan and Silva, Alexandra},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.41},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-233339},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.41},
  annote =	{Keywords: Persistency Memory Semantics, Fuzz Testing, Model Learning}
}
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Artifact
DOI: 10.4230/DARTS.5.2.8
On Julia’s Efficient Algorithm for Subtyping Union Types and Covariant Tuples (Artifact)

Authors: Benjamin Chung, Francesco Zappa Nardelli, and Jan Vitek

Published in: DARTS, Volume 5, Issue 2, Special Issue of the 33rd European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2019)

Abstract
This is the artifact for the pearl paper "On Julia’s efficient algorithm for subtyping union types and covariant tuples."
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Benjamin Chung, Francesco Zappa Nardelli, and Jan Vitek. On Julia’s Efficient Algorithm for Subtyping Union Types and Covariant Tuples (Artifact). In Special Issue of the 33rd European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2019). Dagstuhl Artifacts Series (DARTS), Volume 5, Issue 2, pp. 8:1-8:2, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2019)

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@Article{chung_et_al:DARTS.5.2.8,
  author =	{Chung, Benjamin and Nardelli, Francesco Zappa and Vitek, Jan},
  title =	{{On Julia’s Efficient Algorithm for Subtyping Union Types and Covariant Tuples}},
  pages =	{8:1--8:2},
  journal =	{Dagstuhl Artifacts Series},
  ISSN =	{2509-8195},
  year =	{2019},
  volume =	{5},
  number =	{2},
  editor =	{Chung, Benjamin and Nardelli, Francesco Zappa and Vitek, Jan},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DARTS.5.2.8},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-107855},
  doi =		{10.4230/DARTS.5.2.8},
  annote =	{Keywords: Type systems, subtyping, algorithmic type systems, distributive unions}
}
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Pearl
DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2019.24
Julia’s Efficient Algorithm for Subtyping Unions and Covariant Tuples (Pearl)

Authors: Benjamin Chung, Francesco Zappa Nardelli, and Jan Vitek

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 134, 33rd European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2019)

Abstract
The Julia programming language supports multiple dispatch and provides a rich type annotation language to specify method applicability. When multiple methods are applicable for a given call, Julia relies on subtyping between method signatures to pick the correct method to invoke. Julia’s subtyping algorithm is surprisingly complex, and determining whether it is correct remains an open question. In this paper, we focus on one piece of this problem: the interaction between union types and covariant tuples. Previous work normalized unions inside tuples to disjunctive normal form. However, this strategy has two drawbacks: complex type signatures induce space explosion, and interference between normalization and other features of Julia’s type system. In this paper, we describe the algorithm that Julia uses to compute subtyping between tuples and unions - an algorithm that is immune to space explosion and plays well with other features of the language. We prove this algorithm correct and complete against a semantic-subtyping denotational model in Coq.
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Benjamin Chung, Francesco Zappa Nardelli, and Jan Vitek. Julia’s Efficient Algorithm for Subtyping Unions and Covariant Tuples (Pearl). In 33rd European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2019). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 134, pp. 24:1-24:15, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2019)

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@InProceedings{chung_et_al:LIPIcs.ECOOP.2019.24,
  author =	{Chung, Benjamin and Zappa Nardelli, Francesco and Vitek, Jan},
  title =	{{Julia’s Efficient Algorithm for Subtyping Unions and Covariant Tuples}},
  booktitle =	{33rd European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2019)},
  pages =	{24:1--24:15},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-111-5},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2019},
  volume =	{134},
  editor =	{Donaldson, Alastair F.},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2019.24},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-108165},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2019.24},
  annote =	{Keywords: Type systems, Subtyping, Union types}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2018.12
KafKa: Gradual Typing for Objects

Authors: Benjamin Chung, Paley Li, Francesco Zappa Nardelli, and Jan Vitek

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 109, 32nd European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2018)

Abstract
A wide range of gradual type systems have been proposed, providing many languages with the ability to mix typed and untyped code. However, hiding under language details, these gradual type systems embody fundamentally different ideas of what it means to be well-typed. In this paper, we show that four of the most common gradual type systems provide distinct guarantees, and we give a formal framework for comparing gradual type systems for object-oriented languages. First, we show that the different gradual type systems are practically distinguishable via a three-part litmus test. We present a formal framework for defining and comparing gradual type systems. Within this framework, different gradual type systems become translations between a common source and target language, allowing for direct comparison of semantics and guarantees.
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Benjamin Chung, Paley Li, Francesco Zappa Nardelli, and Jan Vitek. KafKa: Gradual Typing for Objects. In 32nd European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2018). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 109, pp. 12:1-12:25, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2018)

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@InProceedings{chung_et_al:LIPIcs.ECOOP.2018.12,
  author =	{Chung, Benjamin and Li, Paley and Zappa Nardelli, Francesco and Vitek, Jan},
  title =	{{KafKa: Gradual Typing for Objects}},
  booktitle =	{32nd European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2018)},
  pages =	{12:1--12:25},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-079-8},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2018},
  volume =	{109},
  editor =	{Millstein, Todd},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2018.12},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-92170},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2018.12},
  annote =	{Keywords: Gradual typing, object-orientation, language design, type systems}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/DARTS.4.3.10
KafKa: Gradual Typing for Objects (Artifact)

Authors: Benjamin Chung, Paley Li, Francesco Zappa Nardelli, and Jan Vitek

Published in: DARTS, Volume 4, Issue 3, Special Issue of the 32nd European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2018)

Abstract
A wide range of gradual type systems have been proposed, providing many languages with the ability to mix typed and untyped code. However, hiding under language details, these gradual type systems have fundamentally different ideas of what it means to be typed. In this paper, we show that four of the most common gradual type systems provide distinct guarantees, and we give a formal framework for comparing gradual type systems for object-oriented languages. First, we show that the different gradual type systems are practically distinguishable via a three-part litmus test. Then, we present a formal framework for defining and comparing gradual type systems. Within this framework, different gradual type systems become translations between a common source and target language, allowing for direct comparison of semantics and guarantees.
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Benjamin Chung, Paley Li, Francesco Zappa Nardelli, and Jan Vitek. KafKa: Gradual Typing for Objects (Artifact). In Special Issue of the 32nd European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2018). Dagstuhl Artifacts Series (DARTS), Volume 4, Issue 3, pp. 10:1-10:3, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2018)

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@Article{chung_et_al:DARTS.4.3.10,
  author =	{Chung, Benjamin and Li, Paley and Nardelli, Francesco Zappa and Vitek, Jan},
  title =	{{KafKa: Gradual Typing for Objects (Artifact)}},
  pages =	{10:1--10:3},
  journal =	{Dagstuhl Artifacts Series},
  ISSN =	{2509-8195},
  year =	{2018},
  volume =	{4},
  number =	{3},
  editor =	{Chung, Benjamin and Li, Paley and Nardelli, Francesco Zappa and Vitek, Jan},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DARTS.4.3.10},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-92411},
  doi =		{10.4230/DARTS.4.3.10},
  annote =	{Keywords: Gradual typing, object-orientation, language design, type systems}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2015.76
Concrete Types for TypeScript

Authors: Gregor Richards, Francesco Zappa Nardelli, and Jan Vitek

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 37, 29th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2015)

Abstract
Typescript extends JavaScript with optional type annotations that are, by design, unsound and, that the Typescript compiler discards as it emits code. This design point preserves programming idioms developers are familiar with, and allows them to leave their legacy code unchanged, while offering a measure of static error checking in parts of the program that have type annotations. We present an alternative design for TypeScript, one where it is possible to support the same degree of dynamism, but where types can be strengthened to provide hard guarantees. We report on an implementation, called StrongScript, that improves runtime performance of typed programs when run on a modified version of the V8 JavaScript engine.
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Gregor Richards, Francesco Zappa Nardelli, and Jan Vitek. Concrete Types for TypeScript. In 29th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2015). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 37, pp. 76-100, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2015)

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@InProceedings{richards_et_al:LIPIcs.ECOOP.2015.76,
  author =	{Richards, Gregor and Zappa Nardelli, Francesco and Vitek, Jan},
  title =	{{Concrete Types for TypeScript}},
  booktitle =	{29th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2015)},
  pages =	{76--100},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-939897-86-6},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2015},
  volume =	{37},
  editor =	{Boyland, John Tang},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2015.76},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-52185},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2015.76},
  annote =	{Keywords: Gradual typing, dynamic languages}
}
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