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Parameterized Model Checking of Fault-tolerant Distributed Algorithms by Abstraction

Annu John Igor Konnov Ulrich Schmid Helmut Veith Josef Widder

FMCAD’13 Portland, OR, USA, Oct 20-23, 2013

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Why fault-tolerant (FT) distributed algorithms

faults not in the control of system designer bit-flips in memory power outage disconnection from the network intruders take control over some computers

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Why fault-tolerant (FT) distributed algorithms

faults not in the control of system designer bit-flips in memory power outage disconnection from the network intruders take control over some computers distributed algorithms intended to make systems more reliable even in the presence of faults replicate processes exchange messages do coordinated computation goal: keep replicated processes in “good state”

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Fault-tolerant distributed algorithms

n

n processes communicate by messages

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Fault-tolerant distributed algorithms

n ? ? ? t

n processes communicate by messages all processes know that at most t of them might be faulty

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Fault-tolerant distributed algorithms

n ? ? ? t f

n processes communicate by messages all processes know that at most t of them might be faulty f are actually faulty resilience conditions, e.g., n > 3t ∧ t ≥ f ≥ 0 no masquerading: the processes know the origin of incoming messages

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Fault models from benign to Byzantine

clean crashes:

faulty processes prematurely halt after/before “send to all”

crash faults:

faulty processes prematurely halt (also) in the middle of “send to all”

mission faults:

faulty processes follow the algorithm, but some messages sent by them might be lost

symmetric faults:

faulty processes send arbitrarily to all or nobody

Byzantine faults:

faulty processes can do anything

hybrid models:

combinations of the above

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Automated Verification?

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Fault-tolerant DAs: Model Checking Challenges

unbounded data types

counting how many messages have been received

parameterization in multiple parameters

among n processes f ≤ t are faulty with n > 3t

contrast to concurrent programs

fault tolerance against adverse environments

degrees of concurrency

many degrees of partial synchrony

continuous time

fault-tolerant clock synchronization

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Importance of liveness in distributed algorithms

Interplay of safety and liveness is a central challenge in DAs interplay of safety and liveness is non-trivial asynchrony and faults lead to impossibility results

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Importance of liveness in distributed algorithms

Interplay of safety and liveness is a central challenge in DAs interplay of safety and liveness is non-trivial asynchrony and faults lead to impossibility results Rich literature to verify safety (e.g. in concurrent systems) Distributed algorithms perspective: “doing nothing is always safe” “tools verify algorithms that actually might do nothing”

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Model checking problem for fault-tolerant DA algorithms

Parameterized model checking problem: given a distributed algorithm and spec. ϕ show for all n, t, and f satisfying n > 3t ∧ t ≥ f ≥ 0 M(n, t, f ) | = ϕ every M(n, t, f ) is a system of n − f correct processes

n ? ? ? t n ? ? ? t f

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Model checking problem for fault-tolerant DA algorithms

Parameterized model checking problem: given a distributed algorithm and spec. ϕ show for all n, t, and f satisfying resilience condition M(n, t, f ) | = ϕ every M(n, t, f ) is a system of N(n, f ) correct processes

n ? ? ? t n ? ? ? t f

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Properties in Linear Temporal Logic

Unforgeability (U). If vi = 0 for all correct processes i, then for all correct processes j, acceptj remains 0 forever.

G n−f

i=1

vi = 0

→ G

n−f

j=1

acceptj = 0

Completeness (C). If vi = 1 for all correct processes i, then there is a correct

process j that eventually sets acceptj to 1. G n−f

i=1

vi = 1

→ F

n−f

j=1

acceptj = 1

Relay (R). If a correct process i sets accepti to 1, then eventually all correct

processes j set acceptj to 1. G n−f

i=1

accepti = 1

→ F

n−f

j=1

acceptj = 1

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Properties in Linear Temporal Logic

Unforgeability (U). If vi = 0 for all correct processes i, then for all correct processes j, acceptj remains 0 forever.

G n−f

i=1

vi = 0

→ G

n−f

j=1

acceptj = 0

Safety

Completeness (C). If vi = 1 for all correct processes i, then there is a correct process j that eventually sets acceptj to 1. G n−f

i=1

vi = 1

→ F

n−f

j=1

acceptj = 1

Liveness

Relay (R). If a correct process i sets accepti to 1, then eventually all correct processes j set acceptj to 1. G n−f

i=1

accepti = 1

→ F

n−f

j=1

acceptj = 1

Liveness

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Threshold-guarded fault-tolerant distributed algorithms

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Threshold-guarded FTDAs

Fault-free construct: quantified guards (t=f=0) Existential Guard if received m from some process then ... Universal Guard if received m from all processes then ... These guards allow one to treat the processes in a parameterized way

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Threshold-guarded FTDAs

Fault-free construct: quantified guards (t=f=0) Existential Guard if received m from some process then ... Universal Guard if received m from all processes then ... These guards allow one to treat the processes in a parameterized way what if faults might occur?

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Threshold-guarded FTDAs

Fault-free construct: quantified guards (t=f=0) Existential Guard if received m from some process then ... Universal Guard if received m from all processes then ... These guards allow one to treat the processes in a parameterized way what if faults might occur? Fault-Tolerant Algorithms: n processes, at most t are Byzantine Threshold Guard if received m from n − t processes then ... (the processes cannot refer to f!)

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Counting argument in threshold-guarded algorithms

n t f

if received m from t + 1 processes then ...

t + 1

Correct processes count distinct incoming messages

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Counting argument in threshold-guarded algorithms

n t f

if received m from t + 1 processes then ...

t + 1

Correct processes count distinct incoming messages

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Counting argument in threshold-guarded algorithms

n t f

if received m from t + 1 processes then ...

t + 1

at least one non-faulty sent the message

Correct processes count distinct incoming messages

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ur abstraction

at a glance

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Data + counter abstraction over parametric intervals

n = 6, t = 1, f = 1 t + 1 = 2, n − t = 5

nr. processes (counters)

received received

sent accepted

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3 processes at (sent, received=3)

1 process at (accepted, received=5)

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Data + counter abstraction over parametric intervals

n = 6, t = 1, f = 1 t + 1 = 2, n − t = 5

nr. processes (counters)

received received

sent accepted

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Data + counter abstraction over parametric intervals

n = 6, t = 1, f = 1 t + 1 = 2, n − t = 5

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received received

sent accepted

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Data + counter abstraction over parametric intervals

✘✘✘✘✘ ✘ ❳❳❳❳❳ ❳

n = 6, ✘✘✘✘✘

✘ ❳❳❳❳❳ ❳

t = 1, ✘✘✘✘✘

✘ ❳❳❳❳❳ ❳

f = 1 n > 3 · t ∧ t ≥ f Parametricintervals: I0 = [0, 1) I1 = [1, t + 1) It+1 = [t + 1, n − t) In−t = [n − t, ∞)

nr. processes (counters)

received received

sent accepted

I0

I1 It+1 In−t

I0

I1 It+1 In−t

I0

I1 It+1 In−t

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Data + counter abstraction over parametric intervals

n > 3 · t ∧ t ≥ f Parametricintervals: I0 = [0, 1) I1 = [1, t + 1) It+1 = [t + 1, n − t) In−t = [n − t, ∞)

nr. processes (counters)

received received

sent accepted

I0

I1 It+1 In−t

I0

I1 It+1 In−t

I0

I1 It+1 In−t all correct processes accepted?

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Related work: (0, 1, ∞)-counter abstraction

Pnueli, Xu, and Zuck (2001) introduced (0, 1, ∞)-counter abstraction: finitely many local states, e.g., {N, T, C}. abstract the number of processes in every state, e.g., K : C → 0, T → 1, N → “many”. perfectly reflects mutual exclusion properties e.g., G (K(C) = 0 ∨ K(C) = 1).

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Related work: (0, 1, ∞)-counter abstraction

Pnueli, Xu, and Zuck (2001) introduced (0, 1, ∞)-counter abstraction: finitely many local states, e.g., {N, T, C}. abstract the number of processes in every state, e.g., K : C → 0, T → 1, N → “many”. perfectly reflects mutual exclusion properties e.g., G (K(C) = 0 ∨ K(C) = 1).

Our parametric data + counter abstraction:

unboundendly many local states (nr. of received messages) finer counting of processes: t + 1 processes in a specific state can force global progress, while t processes cannot mapping t, t + 1, and n − t to “many” is too coarse.

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Technical details

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Technical challenges

How to do data abstraction? How to do counter abstraction? How to refine spurious counter-examples introduced by the abstraction?

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