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Total unfolding: theory and applications

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2008

Björn Lisper
Björn Lisper
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The Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Teleinformatics, Electrum/204, S-164 40 Kista, Sweden and Swedish Institute of Computer Science, PO Box 1263, S-164 28 Kista, Sweden
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Unfolding is a common technique in program transformations. Here, we present a computation model where unfolding is a simple generalisation of the usual concept of evaluation. The model is a variant of the well-known full substitution evaluation rule for recursive programs. The evaluation mechanism involved is symbolic substitution of function definitions followed by simplification. Simplification is expressed as a confluent rewrite strategy which uses three kinds of reductions: β-reduction, non-erasing reduction, and erasing reduction. Non-erasing reductions include simplification of constant subexpressions. Erasing reductions formalize the behaviour of nonstrict operations. In this computation model, we prove a termination theorem of symbolic unfolding relative to more instantiated calls. A possible application of the model is a technique called total unfolding, where a partially instantiated function call is unfolded until no more calls exist. Under certain conditions the result will be a first order term: such terms correspond to basic blocks in imperative programs and can be efficiently implemented by scheduling techniques. Possible applications are hardware synthesis, and code generation for parallel machines.

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Journal of Functional Programming , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , October 1994 , pp. 479 - 498
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