Keshmesh: A Tool for Detecting and Fixing Java Concurrency Bug Patterns

Developing concurrent software is error prone. Others have cataloged common bug patterns in concurrent Java programs. But, there are no tools for detecting complex concurrency bug patterns accurately, and concurrent programs are full of similar bugs. We have been developing a tool called Keshmesh for detecting complex concurrency bug patterns in Java programs statically. Keshmesh is the first tool that accurately detects a few of the top concurrency bug patterns of the SEI CERT catalog and suggests automated fixers for some of them. Keshmesh is fast enough to be used interactively, produces few false alarms and helps Java programmers to quickly find and fix common concurrency bug patterns in their programs.published or submitted for publicationis peer reviewe